Parents of drug abusers on a Bradford estate are being offered support to help them cope with the problem. A needle exchange service is also being considered to stop addicts leaving their used equipment in the streets of Thorpe Edge. Organisers of the
A £1.5 million scheme to improve transport and the environment will be carried out in Bradford this year. The Government has given the go-ahead for the scheme to be implemented by Bradford Council and the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority,
Police have been accused of using strong-arm tactics by protesters in Sandy Lane who are fighting a luxury housing development. Officers from Toller Lane Police escorted Bradford Council officials to Acacia Drive when they towed away two caravans used
Bradford has become a national classroom - showing local authorities across the country how it deals with housing issues. And today the Council earned praise from a national housing officer for setting good examples and promoting innovative schemes. Now
A Cleckheaton woman could be trapped in Kenya for up to seven years after the trial into her involvement in an alleged multi-million pound fraud case was suspended. The fate of Kerry Anne Page, who is charged with theft and handling stolen goods, was
Is Britain in danger of drowning under a sea of concrete? As the Conservative Party enters the debate over housing policy for the 21st century, most of the political parties as well as a variety of pressure groups are turning their attention to the impact
Saracens Rugby Union Club are bidding to stage the Super League roadshow clash between London Broncos and the Bulls in July. Former Bulls marketing guru Peter Deakin, who now holds a similar post with the Watford-based union giants, is keen to test the
Sickening. That is the only word which can adequately describe the heartbreaking manner of Bradford City's defeat at promotion-chasing Wolves. Fifteen seconds of stoppage time had elapsed at the end of an absorbing contest when full back Lee Naylor sent
Former City player Robbie James has died at the age of 40. The ex-Welsh international collapsed and died while playing for Llanelli, the club he managed. He was rushed to hospital, but was dead on arrival. The match between Llanelli and Porthcawl was
Bradford City are making a concessionary ticket offer to fans in a bid to boost attendances for their next two vital home matches. The games against Oxford on Saturday and Port Vale next Tuesday are crucial to City's play-off hopes. The offer is to the
Big business in Bradford has called for middle schools to be scrapped in favour of an education system better equipped to produce highly-skilled school-leavers for the industrial future. And Bradford Breakthrough has also called on education chiefs to
A new scheme where residents swap skills and trade jobs has been set up in Shipley. The Local Exchange and Trading System (LETS) has just got off the ground and is looking for new members. Organisers say it encourages a sense of community and provides
Classic car enthusiast David Sale is fighting for compensation after his cherished Scimitar exploded in flames, ending up a charred lump in a lay-by. Since June he claims to have been fighting to convince Keighley garage Motosave it was to blame for the
A Keighley businessman who lost two daughters in the Hillsborough disaster says he has been left 'totally devastated' by the announcement that there will be no fresh public inquiry into the tragedy. Trevor Hicks, chairman of the Hillsborough Families
Firebugs caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage after starting a blaze at a cut-price furniture shop in Shipley. Items of donated furniture - destined to help needy local families - left outside the store in Church Street, Windhill, were set on fire
Thugs have bombarded a mother's home with bricks and eggs after she invited Home Secretary Jack Straw to witness the problems on a troubled Bradford estate. Mother-of-five Adele Murphy welcomed Mr Straw into her home last month after challenging him to
Top notch training at Bradford chemical giant Allied Colloids will help boost workplace skills across Europe. The Low Moor firm produces such high quality in-house training it is the only chemical company in the UK to be selected to take part in the prestigious
Former world champions John Parrott and Dennis Taylor will be facing each other in the fourth Telegraph & Argus Regal Snooker Classic. The popular duo square up at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre on Saturday, March 21 (8.00). Before the match, the
Bradford is proving that it has no dearth of engineering talent in its schools - but girls are once again leading the way and breaking through into the male domain of mechanics and manufacturing, as Education Reporter CHRIS HEWITT found out Fifteen-year-old
Rail passengers will soon be able to come in from the cold at Bingley station. Renovation work carried out to a formerly-vandalised waiting room was ruined by continued water leaks which delayed its reopening for more than a year. Bingley Civic Trust
Employers are missing out on a wealth of skill and talent in the workforce by overlooking Asian women, a new report concludes today. A study undertaken by the Trades Union Congress says 19 per cent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in West Yorkshire
A judge jailed a pub burglar for 18 months and then told him he deserved a longer sentence. Bradford Crown Court heard that Mohammed Shabir Ahmed carried out a late-night burglary at the Cross Roads pub in Keighley. He was accompanied by two other men
