The terrible events at Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado, last week again threw the subject of school security into the spotlight. Education Reporter Lyn Barton investigates whether Bradford schools are safe places to leave your children and what
Craig Urbani stretches out on the couch, as if expecting someone to feed him grapes. Even though he professes to despise the techniques of method acting, he is working very hard indeed at being cool. He's had a good teacher. Henry Winkler, the actor who
An agreement sealing a partnership for better public transport in the Otley area will be just the ticket for bus passengers. A quality partnership document involving Otley Town Council, West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority (WYPTA) and Metro has
A petition demanding an end to development on greenfield sites in the Worth Valley will be considered by councillors tomorrow. The petition, containing nearly 300 signatures, is to be presented to a full meeting of Bradford Council. Campaigners say the
Nine-year-old Laura Thompson waited for hours for the first Kosovan refugees to arrive in the UK - then handed over her prized teddy. The Yeadon youngster was among 25 people who gathered at Leeds-Bradford Airport yesterday afternoon to welcome the 161
Two motorcyclists and a pedestrian died in three separate accidents over the weekend. A motorcyclist died and his female pillion passenger was severely injured in a crash near the The Flappit pub junction, Haworth, on Saturday afternoon. Police said the
A headteacher is furious after a prestigious refurbishment to his school ended with him having to apologise to visitors for the mess. Allan Mirfield of Priestthorpe First School, Mornington Road, Bingley, won a Government grant of £25,000 and used £8,000
Police chiefs in Bradford have been put on bomb alert amid fears of a nationwide neo-Nazi campaign targeting Asian and black communities. The city's community leaders were today seeking urgent meetings with police to discuss the threat and warning people
Brothers Frank and John Walsh turned a well-known phrase on its head when they were thinking of names for their new Bradford business. Now a year down the road Drain Brain UK, based in Eccleshill, has expanded so much it is looking at a £1 million turnover
I see from a recent survey that 92 per cent of business owners, if they had their time again, would not start a business. You can put me fairly and squarely in that 92 per cent. I did not dream, when I dreamt of my future, of becoming either a social
Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons will have a fight on its hands if Asda is taken over, according to a stores analyst. Mike Godliman, a director of London market analysts Verdict Research, said today that Morrisons could be hit on two fronts if one
Children with special needs around the world are being helped by a Bradford firm which has designed a range of products to assist them. Bradford company Assistive Education & Therapy Technologies is based at Carlisle Business Centre and has drawn
A Bradford specialist measuring instrument-maker has been given a chance to send its goods even further round the world since it was taken over by an American group. Bowers Group plc, in Leeds Old Road, is now part of the USI hardware and tools business
Spring Ram is continuing to recover slowly by returning to its core business of kitchen and bathroom products. Hence the sale of Stag Holdings, a loss-making furniture business, to its management for £4.25m was welcomed by the market. Stag was purchased
Darren Moore was today celebrating after winning a top PFA award. The giant central defender, who was 25 last week, was the only Bradford City player named in the PFA First Division side. The divisional teams and the other awards were announced at the
Non-League Soccer: Thackley 2, Eccleshill United 1. As a passionate derby the match lived up to its billing, but it cried out for quality players who could dictate the pace of play and create chances from nothing with a defence splitting pass or a pinpoint
Bulls young gun prop Stuart Fielden could be in the running as a shock Great Britain selection for the end of season Tri-Series Down Under. The 19-year-old has made rapid strides since being handed his debut last June and caught the eye of national coach
Paul Jewell writes: I said before the game that there were going to be twists and turns in the battle for promotion and it was certainly that on Saturday. I still believe it will go right to the wire. One thing is for sure, we will not be giving up. That
QPR 1, Bradford City 3; Match Report by Richard Sutcliffe. This was an afternoon which every Bradford City fan who made the trip to London will remember for a very long time. Around 1,800 fans had travelled south more in hope than expectation that their
Defender John Dreyer insists Bradford City still have a lot to do if they are to earn automatic promotion despite reclaiming second place in the First Division over the weekend. The Bantams chalked up a fine 3-1 victory at QPR and thanks to Ipswich's
Race hatred has been an ever-present part of British society for most of the second half of this century, since the start of mass immigration in the 1950s. Most of the time it has remained hidden, bubbling under. But at various times over the years it
Snooker: James Wattana made life difficult for Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White in Sheffield as he made an encouraging start to his Embassy World Champion-ship second round tie with the six times world champion. The Bradford-based world number 15 from Thailand
They'll be playing Dingle Bells at the Bradford Alhambra this Christmas - Big Mandy is the city's panto star. The Bradford theatre announced today that the larger-than-life star of TV's Emmerdale will head the cast of a spectacular Millennium production
A damning report out today makes heavy criticism of West Yorkshire Police over its race relations in Manningham. The report, which will be sent to Home Secretary Jack Straw and MPs, calls for a radical overhaul of its race and community relations procedures
Silsden mini-skips owner Chris Atkinson faces an anxious future following the latest round in a long-running feud with a neighbour. A public inquiry - called after Mr Atkinson, whose business is based at Bradley Green, was alleged to have breached conditions
Objectors to a planned housing estate at the Middleton Hospital site in Ilkley say they are confident their voice was heard at a public inquiry - despite confusion over planning applications. Before the inquiry in Harrogate, many objectors were worried
The investigation of racist attacks is to become a priority of officers working in the Spen Valley and Mirfield. At the launch of the crackdown today, it was revealed that all officers working in the Dewsbury Police Division have received race training
Bradford firms have staved off the effects of a full-blown recession, according to the district's Chamber of Commerce. Latest figures show that the district's firms are doing better and the sales trend is up at home and abroad . The more optimistic view
Imagine the scene. You are sitting at home and want to go to the bank before you do a spot of shopping. There are a few letters to write before you set off on the shopping spree and you need to have a three-way conversation with friends about the holiday
Hi-tech equipment produced in Bradford is sounding the death knell for traditional television and winning a top firm millions of pounds in deals. Bradford hi-tech firm Pace Micro Technology is at the leading edge of the UK electronics industry with its
Rugby League: Keighley Cougars 40, Lancashire Lynx 14. A stunning five-try performance from Matt Foster was the highlight of the Cougars' best victory of the season. Foster, switched from full back into the centre by caretaker-coach Frank Punchard, was
Bradford Cup Final: Clayton 27, West bowling 8. Clayton stand-off Scott Pendlebury gave a sparkling second half performance to lead his side to a well-deserved victory over arch rivals West Bowling in the Rhodes Booth Ramsbottom Bradford Cup final at
Rugby Union: Bradford & Bingley 20, Otley 29. While Saturday afternoon's double-header was mainly about remembering Granville Clark, it was difficult not to look forward to next season. With confirmation that Colin Hay had signed a contract on the
Cricket: Farsley continued their great start to the season with a 76-run home win over last season's Second Division champions Cleckheaton in a match reduced to 40 overs. In a wet start to the season which has frustrated many clubs, Farsley stand on top
Bradford University has been chosen as one of the England and Wales Cricket Board's six Centres of Cricketing Excellence which are to be set up under a new £300,000 scheme due to begin next year. It means that Bradford will enhance still further its growing
We're a depressed lot in Britain - more than twice as depressed as we were five years ago, according to a jolly-sounding organisation called the National Depression Campaign. And one of the main triggers of this very real and debilitating illness is worry
Bradford Bulls prop forward Brian McDermott was today given an 80-hour community service order and ordered to pay £1,000 to a teenager he hit in the street. The Great Britain Rugby League star had earlier been found guilty of causing 17-year-old David
A new team of dedicated police officers to tackle domestic violence has been set up in the Odsal division of Bradford. Two full-time investigators will join existing co-ordinator PC Jacquie Smith to concentrate on the crime - which accounts for a third
Three terrified girls fled screaming after a man fired an air rifle at them. Thirteen-year-old Cheryl Thompson was struck a glancing blow in her left leg by one pellet as she played with two friends in Judy Woods, Woodside, at about 2pm on Saturday. A
A disabled teenager and his sick mother were today looking forward to a dream holiday in the sun thanks to big-hearted Bradford folk. Cancer sufferer Diane Metcalfe and son Adam, who was born with no arms, have never been abroad as a family before but
The unlikely diary clash between the Cannes film festival and the Division One play-offs is always in the mind of top film producer and keen Bradford City fan Steve Abbott. Steve, whose film credits include producing A Fish Called Wanda and Brassed Off
