BABE: PIG IN THE CITY Never before had a first-time actor hammed it up with such style and trotted away with all the glory. Babe was THE undisputed big screen star of 1995 after making a phenomenal debut in the hit film of the same name. The little pig
Returning to West Yorkshire always brings back memories for John Hegley, right. He may never have become one of Britain's favourite poets had it not been for a job he had at a children's day care centre in Bradford. John says working for the social services
Mantra may be a new name on the Bradford music scene but they've been around for a while masquerading under different guises. The four-piece indie rockers used to be known as Menagerie and even more briefly as Shifter before adopting their new moniker
Council worker James Murgatroyd has won the chance to play at Britain's best-known comedy spot. The 28-year-old of Fagley joker yesterday won the grand final of a prestigious national competition for up-and-coming comedians. James, a Bradford Council
Most teenagers would give their right arm for the chance to be the first to try out the latest computer games. But lucky Alex Cresswell is going to be paid for it. The 13-year-old must have thought Christmas had come early when electronics giant Sony
Home Secretary Jack Straw has praised once notorious Ravenscliffe estate after the figures released today showed a massive drop in crime. A police chief also revealed the force now had to set time aside to study mountains of information given by residents
Liver-swap youngster Kabel Mazhar says he wants to go back to school - just two weeks after his major operation. And the youngster is making such good progress he could be home for Christmas, doctors have said. The eight-year-old, from Shipley, is making
An 81-year-old woman has died after being struck by a lorry outside a newsagent's shop in Keighley town centre. Velma Hall lost her life despite a battle to save her by surgeons at Airedale General Hospital and paramedics at the scene near the junction
The magic of Cottingley's famous 'fairy dell' is set to be overshadowed by a plan to build dozens of houses. Planners have approved a scheme to build 60 homes on land at Cottingley Moor Road - near to where Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright took their
The president of Bingley's Chamber of Trade has called for roadworks on the A650 to be stopped immediately. Pauline Wood hit out following an announcement by the Council's highways sub-commitee chairman Coun Phil Thorn-ton that the major work would finish
Travellers are pressing for crunch talks with Bradford Council in a bid to find them a permanent home. The group have moved to the roadside in Transperience Way, near the former Transperience discovery park and in Beech Grove, Undercliffe after being
Darlington may be a division below Keighley, but the hosts are expecting a big test tomorrow in the fourth round of the NPI Cup. "We beat them fairly comfortably last year in North East Division Two in our promotion season, but they are a different side
An exciting Bradford derby is in prospect tomorrow when Eccleshill United host Thackley in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division at Plumpton Park. United were knocked out of the league cup in midweek and are languishing in the lower regions
Leading scorer Lee Mills has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association. It follows a confrontation with a linesman at the end of Bradford City's match at Huddersfield on November 20. The striker has 14 days in which to respond to the charge
Unemployed people and low-income families wanting extra cash for Christmas are being targeted in bogus advertisements. They are being offered the chance to earn money for assembly and packing work at home - but they have to pay first. The West Yorkshire
It may not seem so when the leading man's dressed as a woman and two of the cast are stuffed inside a cow costume - but pantomime is a serious business. Paul Elliott, for instance, didn't get where he is today simply by enjoying himself. Elliott, an avuncular
Health and safety experts are moving into a Bradford school to check if children and staff are at risk from asbestos. The inspectors will analyse the dangers posed by asbestos in wall panels at Ryshworth Middle School in Crossflatts. A second school in
A new scheme to help long-term jobless people learn commercial driving skills has been launched by transport recruitment specialist Driver Hire Bradford. The training initiative has been set up in partnership with Bradford & District Training &
An investigation has been started by Bradford Council into why one of its tenants was forced to live with a smashed front window for a month. Jackie Shiraishi, 54, said she ended up "living like a mole" and was forced to put heating and lighting on at
Up to 100 community groups are scrambling for cash in the final round of Bradford Council's grant hand-out. A pot of £200,000 is available to be shared out among those groups which failed to secure grants in the first round. The Council's community grants
