Dick Porter entrusts his eight-year-old son to the care of a summer camp in Surrey. You have to steel your heart to leave an eight-year-old for his first-ever holiday without Mum and Dad. Especially when, at the very moment of your brave goodbyes, there's
Three old maps of Addingham village have been preserved for posterity. The relics of village history have been handed to Bradford District Archives service for professional restoration and storage. The three maps in question are the Addingham Township
A stallholder is calling on Craven District Council to provide a regular refuse collection for market traders in a bid to clean up Skipton High Street. Michael Drewett says Skipton is the only council-run market in the country which does not provide a
The deadlock over the proposed development of a Dales-style village on the former Middleton Hospital site could be broken by early next year. A plan to build 103 houses on the site will come under the scrutiny of a Department of the Environment inspector
Governors who fear for their school's future after it was announced that the number of new pupils will be cut by half are considering taking their protest to Education Secretary David Blunkett. Wycliffe CE Middle is to be converted to a primary school
Music fans flocked to Bingley's Myrtle Park for a pop extravaganza at the weekend. Big names at the two-day event spanned the decades, from seventies favourites Hot Chocolate - minus famous frontman Errol Brown - to current act Hinda Hicks. Coronation
Growing Bradford freight forwarder Hellmann has expanded its international service. The company, based on Cemetery Road, has expanded over the past few years through alliances with a number of European freight companies. The Bradford firm's latest link-up
Having scaled the heights over the past week, Yorkshire plumbed the depths yesterday when they crashed by six wickets to Sussex at Hove in the AXA League after being bowled out for a derisory 89 in 37 overs. The defeat, their first in nine years by Sussex
Paul Jewell is looking for his Bradford City side to begin picking up points away from home - starting tomorrow at Ipswich Town. The Bantams have lost their first two games on their travels this season - at Watford and Crewe - despite creating enough
Matthew Elliott writes: I'm not over-critical of my boys. We came ready to play but at the moment the crucial calls and big plays are not going our way. The frustration led to a lot of errors and there was a catastrophic amount of those in the second
It was apparently a "misunderstanding" which led to Council officials deciding to censor the title of a play from the illuminated display in Centenary Square. It is one from which a lesson must be learned. Such misunderstandings do no favours to Bradford
GPs in the Keighley district today criticised health bosses for ignoring their wishes over a radical shake-up which affects the Worth Valley. Primary health services - family doctors and community nurses - are to be split into four groups in the Bradford
A terrified pensioner had a knife held to her throat by a robber who burst into her bedroom early today. The 76-year-old, who lives alone in a terraced cottage near Wibsey High Street, was forced to hand over cash to the intruder She was woken at around
Students laying down the law may seem a bit of a upside-down way to look at school. But students at Bowling Community College have had a direct hand in forming their own code of conduct which everyone must follow. Education reporter Lyn Barton went along
As a teenager, Dannii Minogue was convinced she had been given the eye by Boy George. Now, years later, she finds herself his celebrity equal. The Aussie singing star, who arrives in Bradford this month, as part of her UK tour, shared the stage with Boy
A father hailed a hero after saving the life of his baby son is set to relive the drama in front of television cameras. Sean McNulty, of Woodside Road, Silsden, put his first aid training into action to revive his son, Joshua, when the toddler landed
GPs in the Wharfe valley today criticised health bosses for ignoring their wishes over a radical shake-up. Primary health services - family doctors and community nurses - are to be split into four groups in the Bradford district in a controversial shake-up
Drugs tsar Keith Hellawell will be among representatives meeting to discuss a drug referral scheme pioneered in Kirklees. The UK anti-drugs co-ordinator and former West Yorkshire Chief Constable will be joining with representatives from health authorities
A full inquest into the death of a diver trapped in a decompression chamber during a violent typhoon in the South China Seas started today seven years after the tragedy happened. Former Bradford schoolboy Stephen Hardy was one of four men who died when
One of the enjoyable things about running a business information service is that you never know what is coming next. One minute you can be answering a question about the market share of Coca Cola versus Pepsi; the next it can be tracking down suppliers
Non-League: Bradford Park Avenue 4, Easington Colliery 1. Avenue will have the chance to avenge last season's humiliating early exit from the FA Cup against Bootle after breaking their scoring duck to register a commanding victory. Their barren spell
Bradford League Cricket: Bradford & Bingley are now favourites to win the Bradford League First Division championship after the weather played a decisive part in this rain affected season. While leaders Bingley enjoyed a comfortable seven wicket win
London Broncos 34, Bradford Bulls 8; Nigel Askham at The Stoop. Bulls certainly believe in making things hard for themselves. Their fifth defeat in seven games means they still can't be assured a place in the play-off series. Coach Matthew Elliott was
Bradford City and Bradford Bulls are holding talks about the possibility of ground-sharing. City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has offered the Bulls a home at a new-look 29,000 seater Valley Parade. But Bulls chairman Chris Caisley says he is keen to stay
Bradford Bulls are closing in on what they describe as a major signing with Wigan's Henry Paul the hot tip to team up with brother Robbie at Odsal next season. The club today refused to comment publicly on the identity of their target but say they will
After an early lunch, I motored over the hill to Malham, inched my car into one of the few available parking spaces and sauntered along the path for Janet's Foss, heading for Gordale Scar. I was in limestone country. This pearl-grey rock lights up the
This is not a good time for those of us of a downbeat disposition. There are not many reasons to be cheerful if we dare to look ahead. The world seems to be in deep trouble. It has seemed like that many times throughout this century. It must have seemed
Spenborough athletics stadium thronged to the beat of marching bands during the North of England Open Championships at the weekend. Around 800 youngsters trooped around the track at the newly re-opened Princess Mary Stadium in Liversedge as 20 bands competed
The multi-million-pound appeal for a new hospice in Bradford has won a £50,000 boost as part of the biggest ever corporate gift to the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. More cash is expected to be injected in coming years into the appeal for a new centre
People power has triumphed at a Little Horton pensioners' complex where residents feared a new housing scheme would block access to their homes by emergency vehicles. A developer is now going back to the drawing board with the plans after the firm's boss
A new stage school has been set up for children from ethnic minorities and deprived backgrounds. Josie Flavius and Diana Joseph have launched JD Productions, which is geared towards talented young people from Bradford who are black, Asian or underprivileged
Protesters fighting for the re-instatement of a senior council officer have called on Local Government Minister Hilary Armstrong for support. The action group pressing for Mohammed Masood to be allowed to return to his City Hall job has also organised
Highways chiefs have been asked to carry out a top priority road safety survey in the area of traffic-snarled Sticker Lane after a youngster was knocked down. Schoolgirl Cherub Knowles, 11, faces at least two months in traction then weeks on crutches
Bradford Council has backed down after a controversial decision to ban a play's saucy title from a city centre noticeboard. The Priestley Centre for the Arts was outraged after being told the Council would not advertise the play Sexual Perversity in Chicago
