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  • Heartache over grave vandalism

    A family was suffering fresh heartbreak today after thieves snatched a graveside memorial to two children. A wooden cross which had been blessed with Holy water was taken from the grave at West Bowling cemetery. And photographs of two-year-old Dawn Marie

  • Farmers say sorry to residents

    Farmers in charge of land where a circus appeared overnight have apologised to neighbouring residents. People in Calverley could hardly believe their eyes when tigers and elephants suddenly descended on a private field opposite their homes without any

  • Dome experts help preserve historic church

    A multi-thousand pound project has begun to preserve a 250-year-old church hailed as being of outstanding national importance. And Buro Happold, the structural engineers working on Grade I listed Fulneck Moravian Church, are also helping to create one

  • Traders win backing over market delay

    Support has come from across Yorkshire for Bradford's Rawson Market traders who say they are struggling to keep their businesses afloat. The stallholders say the future of the historic market in the heart of the city is in jeopardy unless Bradford Council

  • Study shows patients being treated sooner

    Numbers of cancelled operations in Bradford's hospitals have been slashed but waiting lists have continued to lengthen, according to a new report. Figures show the number of operations cancelled in the Bradford Health Authority area fell from 1,158 in

  • 500 new jobs on the way

    More than 500 jobs will be created at a Bradford business park following an announcement today that the city has won its bid for more than £91,000 worth of European funding. The cash injection will help develop business space and servicing at Sandersons

  • Puppy parties are doggy heaven

    The phrase "party animal" has taken on a whole new meaning at one Bradford vets. For the Thornbury Veterinary Group is throwing puppy parties - and the guests certainly know how to have a good time. True to tradition, four-legged party-goers and their

  • In My View by Helen Mead

    Do you quake at the knees when you go to see the doctor? I don't mean due to a physical ailment - but because your GP is so good-looking that you are prone to swoon at the very sight of him? With a host of handsome TV doctors played by actors chosen for

  • Help for the homeless

    On Saturday the issue of homelessness will be highlighted in Bradford when campaigners rope in shoppers and passers-by to help them build a house in Centenary Square. But as SARAH WALSH finds out, young homeless people need more than a roof over their

  • Strike it lucky for scanner fund

    Ten-pin bowling fans are being invited to help Bradford's Telegraph & Argus-backed Millennium Scanner Appeal strike it rich. Shipley's new ten-pin bowling centre is offering people the chance to step back in time and take to the lanes at 1960s prices

  • Comedy club is 'beyond a joke'

    As home to a new comedy club, a Saltaire pub is serving up a barrel of laughs alongside its beer. But some local residents are distinctly unamused. They say the monthly Fnrr Fnrr Comedy Club at Fanny's Ale and Cider House in Saltaire Road - launched in

  • Call to axe school assemblies criticised

    Bradford church leaders have today hit out at calls by head teachers to scrap the law which requires schools to hold daily religious assemblies. Head teachers were today calling for a change in the law to allow schools to replace daily religious assemblies

  • Family-run firm is too big for home

    A digital imaging and multi-media production company has moved to spacious new premises on a Bradford business park after outgrowing its previous base - the cellar of a family house. Digitronix Limited, set up three years ago by Paul and Amanda Stevenson

  • Dreyer in bid for new contract

    Defender John Dreyer is hoping to prove his fitness in pre-season and earn a new contract with Bradford City. The 34-year-old has not played for the Bantams since injuring his foot in the 1-0 home victory over Bury in mid-December. However Dreyer has

  • Bulls aim to shine!

    Shaun Edwards is calling on the Bulls to polish up their Odsal act as they prepare for tomorrow's crunch clash with his former club London Broncos. The champions have already lost two home games - as many as they did in the first two seasons of Super

  • Cashback scheme 'could save thousands'

    Shipley MP Chris Leslie is launching a Private Members' Bill aimed at making Britain greener - by awarding cash to customers who return drinks bottles to shops. The Drinks Container Recycling Bill will receive its first reading in the House of Commons

  • Amy, six, wins TV role

    Stardom beckons for a talented six-year-old who has landed a prime part in a popular television programme. Cute Amy Barker, of Kings Road, Bolton, Bradford, will make her TV debut as Emily Broadley in an episode of the ITV hit series Where The Heart Is