A low crime district could lose control of its own bobbies to a "big brother" organisation as part of a police authority shake-up. Craven police division - part of North Yorkshire police authority -- could be swallowed up in widespread boundary changes
Up to 100 nurses and other professionals will staff a new 24-hour health helpline service for Keighley people from next Spring. The government's NHS Direct initiative will operate across West Yorkshire and is aimed at helping people manage health problems
A Wild West fan charged with illegal possession of a rifle, believed to have been used by British soldiers fighting the Zulus in 1879, has won his case. In a sensational twist today at Bingley Magistrates' Court, the prosecution dropped all charges against
Plucky Mansfield nearly caused a major Worthington Cup upset against First Division Huddersfield Town at the McAlpine Stadium last night. Leading 2-1 at half time, the Stags looked in control against a below-par Terriers side. But an inspired substitution
Darren Gough believes England's Test series victory over South Africa could be the launching pad for a stunning success Down Under this winter. England attempt to recapture the Ashes on their tour of Australia and the Yorkshire paceman feels his team-mates
Paul Jewell writes: It was another frustrating evening for us. The first half was like watching paint dry although in the second half I thought we did alright. And with a little bit more luck we could have won the game. I believe we need to get our noses
Bradford City 1, Lincoln City 1: Match Report by Richard Sutcliffe. Bradford City have it all to do if they are to progress in the Worthington Cup after being held to a disappointing home draw. The Bantams had been expected to build a valuable lead over
Goal-scoring hero Peter Beagrie believes Bradford City must travel to Lincoln with confidence next week, despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home by the Second Division side last night. The 33-year-old struck with a well-worked free kick in the 89th minute
It's back to the days of National Service again and if they weren't always the good old days, there were times when they weren't that bad, either. The great Spike Milligan's memoirs show that, while Napoleon's armies and their successors marched on their
A woman who was being harassed by her former boyfriend told a court: "I thought I was going to die." Susan Spencer, who had broken up with David John Brotherton, told the court how he reversed his vehicle towards her after an altercation in a pub. David
To many young people on Ravenscliffe estate in Bradford it's just another empty building. Some people will remember what the building was once used for, in the days when bobbies were on the beat and everyone knew the local policeman. The police box was
One of the most popular attractions in a town's leisure park is to be extended as part of a half-a-million pound improvement package. Craven district council aims to increase the 12 hole pitch and put course - which attracts thousands of players a year
Heaton residents have won a fight to save their village chemist shop. More than 1,400 people signed a petition to safeguard Heaton Pharmacy in Highgate, which they claimed was under threat from another chemist's opening nearby. They feared that the village
A dramatic rise in heroin abuse is forcing health chiefs to ration needles and syringes for addicts. The pioneering Bradford Needle Exchange Scheme has spent half the scheme's £100,000 equipment budget in just three months. Now syringes and needles are
A man has lost his left eye after being savagely mugged for just £2.30 in Otley. Labourer Stephen Johnson, 48, of Shirley Close, had his head smashed against a wall when he was attacked by the lone mugger as he walked home from work. Today, detectives
Business people in Ilkley have been criticised for not supporting the town's Yorkshire in Bloom entry. The town scooped two honours in the annual awards, winning the Wybone trophy for a litter free environment and coming second in the best kept town category
Susan and Richard Gledhill are now waiting anxiously to see if their garden wall will have to be repaired for yet a fifth time. Cars can't seem to avoid ploughing into the wall. But the incidents are long past a joke for the couple at their home in Leeds
The parents of a boy who was knocked down outside his Shipley school are celebrating today after a 14-month battle for a pedestrian crossing is set to end in victory. Mark Harrison, 12, was hit by a car as he crossed Saltaire Road outside Wycliffe Middle
An elderly disabled woman had an incredible escape after her car plunged down a 140 ft sheer drop. Luckily a tree 60ft down the cliff stopped the 70-year-old's Suzuki Vitara from hurtling 80ft further down the banking and careering into a row of houses
Many of the formalities of running a Limited Company tend to get lost in the bustle of day-to-day activity. This is particularly true of legal requirements relating to directors and meetings of directors. It is, however, important to have a knowledge
Businesses can forge friendships across the channel with their European counterparts thanks to a new high-tech service. 'Europartners' has been set up to help Bradford's small and medium sized businesses find partners in Europe where they can develop
Aire-Wharfe League Round-up: The race for this title looks likely to go to the last match of the season when the two leading contenders, Adel and Rawdon, meet at Town Street. Rawdon remain tucked in a point behind the defending champions after a four-wicket
Full marks to Bradford City for taking a lead in the fight against racism in soccer. The "Show Racism the Red Card" national video campaign is a very important one. What better place than multi-cultural Bradford could there be to kick it off? Thanks to
Bradford Ice Arena's head skating coach, who was caught up in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has played host to a group of Chernobyl children. The group of 14 youngsters was invited to the city centre rink as part of a month-long list of activities and
A blind girl's mother has criticised a disability pressure group for backing proposals to close her daughter's school. Saltaire mum Carol Hodson says the British Council of Disabled People have got it wrong in supporting plans to shut Temple Bank School
Trailblazing Bradford City FC are helping to boot racism into touch by becoming the first club in the country to sponsor a project giving every local school a free anti-racism video. The Bantams have teamed up with Bradford Council and the district's
Little Neil McGregor, whose battle against leukaemia inspired fund-raisers to arrange a dream trip to EuroDisney, has died at the age of six. Neil, of Allerton, suffered from acute myeloid leukaemia, which affects just 60 children throughout the country
