A mink the size of a cat has caused chaos at a nature reserve with its voracious appetite. The uninvited guest ate its way through ducks and swans at Bronte Caravan Park, decimating the levels of wildfowl, as well as reducing fish stocks. Danny Parker
Boffins have discovered that an Iron Age woman who died about 2,000 years ago, had earache and was disabled. She was laid to rest aged between 35 and 40 in a special burial ground in the Yorkshire Dales. Archaeologists at Bradford University have been
Residents in the Spen Valley are to be encouraged to foster a love of books instead of seeing it as a snobbish pastime. Under the innovative Kirklees Reader-in-Residence scheme - only the second of its kind in the country - a reading group made up of
A mother jailed for life for the first known murder by arsenic poisoning in Britain in 40 years has finally confessed to the killing. Zoora Shah was found guilty of murdering Bradford businessman Mohammed Azam, brother of former president of Bradford
Having won an away league match last Saturday at the 14th attempt, Bradford and Bingley must now be hoping their home form picks up in North Division Two. The Bees, who face Morpeth at Wagon Lane tomorrow, won five of their first six league matches there
Apart from gruesome scenes from a string of horror films, Friday the 13th conjures up images of strange happenings and evil spirits. Joanne Earp spoke to a leading psychologist to find out the reason why. You might not own a rabbit's foot, have a lucky
As the film Fairytale - A True Story goes on nationwide release today Sarah Walsh catches up with the Bradford Theosophical Society, which played a crucial part in the saga. The infamous photographs of frolicking fairies, 'snapped' by Elsie Wright and
A quarter-of-a-million pounds is burning a hole in the pockets of a Bradford charity. Bradford Environmental Action Trust has £220,000 to distribute to deserving "green" projects, but has only been able to give out £1,000 so far. And it is now appealing
Pensioner Murray Hustler has hit the headlines in New Zealand - thanks to his Yorkshire roots. The 67-year-old retired company director mustered three karate chops when he was set upon by a young attacker in the street. And Mr Hustler, whose family is
A stand-up comic from the North-East is aiming to make a mark on the world of comedy with his observations about life in Saltaire. Mark Rough has reached the regional finals stage of the Hooch Open Mike Awards, which is run by the London-based Comedy
Speeding motorists have demolished a stone wall 24 times in 12 years - but that's not enough to warrant extensive road safety measures, according to Council bosses. Residents in Keighley's twisting Glen Lee Lane are at their wits' end over the accidents
A factory worker suffered a terrifying ordeal on a bus after a robber threatened to beat him up unless he handed over his cash. Paul Heward, of Odsal, has blasted the driver and passengers for not coming to his aid despite the thug hurling a string of
Council Tax payers in Bradford face increases in their bills of 6.6 per cent from April. It will mean most families forking out between 60p and 80p a week extra, compared with last year. The rise is well above the 2.5 per cent inflation rate, but is the
Are you a lap-top toter? Computer crime, I am told, is costing UK businesses more than £250 million a year, and certainly, we have lost a few from the office. But lap-tops are now fast becoming the main target for thieves. Even if you are insured, it
A major business conference is being held in Bradford next week to promote a top-level management development programme. An introductory conference to the Business Masters Management Development Programme has already attracted more than 100 delegates
Centre Matt Calland has special reason for wanting to do well when Bradford Bulls launch their bid for a third successive Wembley appearance at First Division Rochdale on Sunday. The 27-year-old still lives in the Lancashire town where he started his
Great Britain prop Brian McDermott has finally been ruled out of the Bulls Challenge Cup opener at Rochdale on Sunday. McDermott sustained a hairline fracture of a rib in Sunday's friendly win over Batley and was unable to join in training yesterday.
Bradford City today eased their defensive crisis by signing Sunderland's international defender Andy Melville on loan. Bantams boss Paul Jewell finalised the move this morning and the 29-year-old looks set to go straight into the side at Middlesbrough
I bought my husband an electric screwdriver for Christmas. Like a child with a new toy, within minutes he was putting up shelves in the kitchen and excitedly planning his next job. Not wanting me to miss out on this enriching new experience, halfway through
This time next week, if not sooner say the pundits, British and American supersonic whizz-bangs will be exploding in Iraq in round four or five of the war against Saddam Hussein. Round one was Desert Shield, the tourniquet of economic sanctions applied
David Behrens sees if some local comics have got what it takes to take the stage when the Comedy Store comes to town. 'There's a TV crew here tonight", said Don Ward, founder and owner of London's Comedy Store. "Don't let that put you off." The 16 comics
Some of the developers of a luxury housing estate have been given deadlines to finish the work - or face legal action by Bradford Council. The planning sub-committee decided to take tough action over problems in parts of the development at Apperley Bridge
The family of a severely disabled eight-year-old boy were setting off on a trip-of-a-lifetime today to take him to swim with dolphins. Samantha and Philip Slingsby, who live in Fairweather Green, say the two weeks of therapy in Florida could transform
