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  • Gordon is fired up by stone posers

    Ancient markings on stones on the moors of Bradford have mystified generations of archaeologists. What were our Neolithic or Bronze Age ancestors up to when they chiselled the grooves? Were they communicating with the stars, or performing magical rites

  • Dad mourns his joyrider son, 16

    The father of a 16-year-old who died in a joyriding accident today spoke of his heartbreak. Disabled Stephen Murphy said his son James Petty was about to make a new start in life. He said he was planning to leave a life of crime behind him. Mr Murphy,

  • £500,000 is raised in ten weeks

    Fundraisers are celebrating after raising £500,000 for a new multi-million pound hospice in just ten weeks. The cash will go towards the £5 million target needed to build a new Marie Curie Centre in Leeds Road, Bradford. The appeal, launched in March,

  • Caution over chart of patients' deaths

    New hospital league tables showing the death rates of patients have been cautiously welcomed in Bradford. The move, expected to be confirmed by Health Secretary Frank Dobson today, comes in the wake of the scandal at Bristol Royal Infirmary where 29 children

  • Fan threatens to sue over tickets fiasco

    A Bradford football fan is threatening to sue the holiday firm who put her in touch with a company selling World Cup tickets after the official receiver was called in to investigate it. Karen Mace, 31, a solicitor's clerk, approached Thomas Cook in Kirkgate

  • £600,000 'clanger' - Council officer suspended

    A senior council officer has been suspended on full pay after dropping a £600,000 clanger over the housing accounts. Investigations have revealed the cash has not been transferred from the housing capital account to the revenue account. The authority

  • Michael Mallett: World of Wool

    A long time ago I wrote some waffly piece for a wool publication, asserting that the future for an expanding wool trade and industry lay increasingly in the Far East. It was quite a novel idea at the time, and for some years it looked shrewd. It now seems

  • Cash rewards for some Smart ideas

    Two Bradford firms have won Government cash to help them put new ideas into practice. Chase Advanced Technologies and Oceans Environmental Engineering are among 11 firms from West Yorkshire and 25 from the region who have won cash under the Smart project

  • Broadley busy on Bingley's behalf

    Athletics: Stevie Green and Colin Moore helped Bingley Harriers' cause in a Northern Men's League Division 3C fixture at South Leeds Stadium. Green won the 5000 metres, while Moore was runner-up, this time to Gareth Raven of East Cheshire in the 1500m

  • First-ball joy tempered by fightback

    Yorkshire made a magnificent start to their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final match at Headingley today, reducing Essex to 33 for three at one stage after Chris Silverwood had captured a wicket with the very first ball of the game. But captain Nasser Hussain

  • Bradley battles to clear his name

    Sent off Bulls skipper Graeme Bradley will launch a determined battle to clear his name in a bid to face Wigan in Friday night's Super League showdown at Odsal. Bradley will make a personal appearance before Thursday night's disciplinary committee following

  • Theatre Review: Queen, West Yorkshire Playhouse

    Kay Mellor clearly knows the world of the TV soap very well indeed. She should: she's written enough real ones. Her current creation is Castle Grove, a perfectly dreadful, though fortunately fictional, serial set in a north that bears more than a passing

  • Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?

    Nice to know that our "cool" Government, with its emphasis on youth, really does care for the Seniors after all. Well, hasn't it proved it with its "passport for pensioners", launched this week, which sets out a list of the rights to health care, benefits

  • Genetic engineering? It's food for thought

    Prince Charles warns us about the possible health and environmental risks of scientifically "doctored" foods. But what do we really know about the contents of our food, and is genetic engineering the whole story? Jim Greenhalf reports. Bread, chocolate

  • Bradford's oldest practice goes hi-tech

    Patients at the oldest GP practice in Bradford are set to benefit in the £1.5million development of a new purpose-built medical centre. The Leylands Medical Centre in Leylands Lane, Heaton, replaces an out-of-date surgery run by Dr Brian Karet and partners

  • Shops bid by rival developer

    Plans to revamp Bingley's Myrtle Walk shopping centre in an £11 million project have been thrown into doubt by a rival bid. Donaldson's, who own the site, plan to partially demolish it and rebuild it, increasing the size and adding a 622-space car park

  • 'Million-ton' dump triggers concern

    Plans to dump millions of tonnes of waste at a quarry have come under fire. Humberside-based firm Wastewise has applied to Bradford Council to use Buck Park Quarry in Whalley Lane, Denholme, as a landfill site. The application is also for permission to

  • We'll get you super-fit!

    Manager Paul Jewell and assistant Chris Hutchings believe Bradford City will be as fit as they have ever been by the start of next season. The Bantams squad return for pre-season training on Monday, June 29, as they prepare for the start of the 1998-99

  • St Ives may become country park jewel

    Ambitious plans costing up to £500,000 to transform the St Ives Estate into a country park have been unveiled. One hundred acres of land will be released for public use when the development at the Bingley beauty spot goes ahead - and part of it may be

  • Ambitious plan to build sport and social haven

    A school and a community centre have unveiled plans to improve social and sporting activities for Wyke residents. The project, estimated to cost £1.7 million, is being spearheaded by John Fryett, the headteacher of Wyke Manor School, and Pat Sherry, the

  • 'Hidden' patients who must exist on oxygen

    The "hidden" victims of smoking were highlighted during the presentation of the country's first awards to honour people who strive to stub out the killer habit. Seven people from the Bradford area were among 25 to receive Outstanding Achievement Awards