Hundreds of people have told Bradford Transport chiefs that their buses are just the ticket. And large numbers of passengers are shunning out of town shopping centres to hop on a bus bound for the town and city centres, according to a new survey. First
Bradford traders have stepped up their battle to get work started on a £6 million refurbishment scheme for historic Rawson Market. Strongly worded notices have been displayed throughout the temporary market building in Rawson Place urging people to "show
A young-at-heart mum who went into hospital for a hysterectomy only to discover she had incurable cancer has lost her two-year battle against the disease. Carol Watts, who inspired her son to raise £2,200 for the Tele-graph & Argus-backed MRI scanner
An Asian salesman sacked from a Bradford computer firm today won his case for unfair dismissal. But Gull Hussain - who said his bosses ordered him to adopt a more English-sounding name - lost his racial discrimination claim. In a written decision following
A 15-year-old Bradford boy who endured 37 operations after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour told his parents he wanted to go home to die. Brave Andrew Peirson couldn't cope after he was put on a ventilator to help his worsening respiratory problems
IAN LEWIS speaks to the men behind the production of Les Miserables which comes to Bradford next month. The "greatest show on earth" is on its way to Bradford with the city's theatre-goers promised a production up to West End and Broadway standards. Les
An historic graveyard managed by Bradford Council has been branded a disgrace by a parish priest. The land at Upper Nidd Street, Thornbury, is the site of the monument marking the grave of young hero teacher Andrew Falkingham, who died while trying to
Runners will be looking to the moon to light their way in a relay challenge across the North of England for the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal. The 38-strong group from Baildon Runners hope to raise more than £1,000 for the appeal in the run from
A family has called for tougher security at a Bradford pensioners' complex after burgling yobs raided an 82-year old woman for the THIRD time. Grandmother Lerener Richardson went to confront intruders when she was alerted at 2.45am by her dog Sam - but
The schools shake-up in Bradford poses a real danger that standards will dip sharply in the classroom, claims the leading teachers' union. The National Union of Teachers has fired its first official broadside at the education authority's proposals for
Two women, one from Shipley, the other from Skipton, are preparing for a visit to the Great Wall of China. Adventurous Susan Docherty, 26, of Shipley, and Liz Humphrey-Williams, who works for Craven Council, are taking part in a pioneering 100km charity
Two ambulance workers have scooped an award for their efforts to help a teenager who lost a hand after it became trapped in a butcher's mincing machine. Paramedic Pam Saveall and station officer David Brompton, who are based at Brighouse, are visiting
A Bradford caretaker has been accused of deliberately ramming a young cyclist with a car in a fit of temper after he spotted the boy trespassing on school grounds. John Passman, 47, is alleged to have driven at the 12-year-old boy at Thornton Grammar
The hundreds of companies which make up Keighley Business Forum are being urged to help regenerate the local economy by adopting a higher profile. Forum director Iain Copping wants businesses to improve networking and inter-trading and take advantage
Paul Jewell will meet Stuart McCall this weekend and is "hopeful" of attracting the Scotland star back to Bradford City. The Bantams are the only club to fix up a meeting with the 33-year-old following his meeting with outgoing Rangers manager Walter
Bulls try ace Tevita Vaikona has paid tribute to coach Matthew Elliott's part in the impressive start to his Super League career. The Tongan powerhouse, who is the champions' top scorer this term with seven touchdowns - including one in each of his last
Millions of pounds worth of business investment and Lottery funding is being sought to finance an ambitious project to transform a Bradford estate in time for the Millennium. The scheme, Buttershaw Millennium Green, would include new housing and shops
Business bosses in West Yorkshire are being warned to look out for World Cup competitions sent out on fax machines. Trading Standards officers say some firms are already unwittingly paying out cash because of the entry forms, which promise tickets to
