Curry wars are heading for the stage in West Yorkshire. Balti Kings, a new play set in Birmingham's Balti Land, tells the story of a battle between rival Asian restaurants. It features real live cooking and has already gone down a storm on tour. The idea
Bradford University's Fellow in Music Antony Hall is to leaving after four years in post - but has made sure his last concert will be one to remember. He will bow out when the university's Wind Orchestra and Chorus play at Bradford Cathedral tomorrow
A Keighley-born mother of four is facing armed kidnapping charges in a Florida prison after a bungled attempt to rescue her husband from Death Row. Josie Clark, who attended St Anne's RC School, Keighley, in the 1960s, is facing a 30-year jail sentence
A teenager's dream of walking down the aisle as a bridesmaid at her father's wedding will come true tomorrow just a month after she was knocked down by a double-decker bus. Thirteen-year-old Kerry Rawlinson was hit by the bus as she dashed across Queens
When Scowen Mogg was rushed into Airedale General Hospital he was facing life-saving surgery. Crucial to keeping the former police chief superintendent alive, was the work of the anaesthetist. And yesterday, Mr Mogg, 77, of Keighley, was back at the Steeton
Robbers wielding a shotgun threatened staff at a shop in Baildon before fleeing with just a few packets of cigarettes late last night. The three men aimed the weapon at the terrified staff in The Staves shop as they were closing up at 10.45pm. A police
As a newspaper, we might be expected to be very fond of cliches, especially in headlines. In fact we do try hard to control these and keep their appearance in our columns to a level which informs rather than irritates readers. However, we are fond of
Consumers are being warned to carry out their own checks on the suitability of products before buying them. West Yorkshire Trading Standards say people should be wary about basing a decision to buy solely on information supplied by sales staff. The warning
A Bradford hotel landlord has been found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl over a period of four years. A Bradford Crown Court jury convicted Michael Delaney, 62, of indecency with a child and three indecent assaults. The case was adjourned for
At least 14 of the district's playing fields could be swallowed up by developers, according to campaigners. Figures released by the National Playing Fields Association show nearly a third of recreation areas under threat in West Yorkshire are located
A Skipton school has 11 unfilled places for the new academic year but won't be offering them to local boys. Instead Ermysted's Grammar School has advertised for boys from Lancashire to fill the vacancies for year seven in September to the fury of many
Workers bit off more than they could chew when candles on a birthday cake sparked a fire alert. Sales workers at Flexiform Business Furniture in Leeds Road, Bradford, crammed 60 candles onto the cake for colleague Beryl Collins' 60th birthday. But once
A man who bragged about being involved in quail fighting - and even showed investigators how to sharpen the birds' beaks using a razor - has narrowly escaped jail. Mohammed Taj Khan was secretly filmed staging a fight between two quail in the cellar of
Schoolgirl Christine Jackson has swapped the muddy pitches of Bradford for the sandy beaches of the Caribbean to play in an international women's football tournament. The 14-year-old, who is a pupil at Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge, returned
West Yorkshire's newest rock night is launched next week with a band competition called the Survival Of The Fittest. The Strychnine Lounge opens its doors for business on June 2 with the aim of showcasing the best new music in the region. Based at Woodkirk
The biggest ever Bradford Festival kicks off tomorrow by playing its part in a national extravaganza of live music. It will be the regional focus for BBC Music Live, one of the most ambitious broadcasting projects ever undertaken in this country. More
Supergran Gladys Kell will sit back in the lap of luxury on the last Concorde flight to take off from Leeds Bradford Airport...14 years after she flew on the first one. At 9.05am on Saturday, June 10, Gladys hopes the bubbly will be flowing when she boards
Campaigners claim they are being bribed with the offer of a new puffin crossing in return for a waste scheme in their village. Residents have opposed a planning application for a landfill site at Buck Park Quarry, Whalley Lane, Denholme. A new bid by
Auditors checking Bradford Council's books have found it continued to pay tens of thousands of pounds in pensions to former employees after they died. The cash was automatically paid into the bank accounts of the deceased and was pocketed by greedy relatives
A freak double injury blow has forced Bradford Bulls' defensive rock Bernard Dwyer to call time on a 16-year career at the top of the British game. Now he will be given a special send-off when, fittingly, the Bulls take on his only other professional
Two more intensive care beds are to be provided in Bradford in a million-pound boost for care of the most seriously ill patients. The beds will have to be up and running by December 1 as part of the conditions laid down by the Government. Bradford Hospitals
Train firms are being urged to narrow differences in fares from Bradford to London which can rise from £35 to as much as £118 for the same trip. Stewart Francis, chairman of newly-formed watchdog the Rail Passenger Council, said some customers were being
Community safety partners from across the country will converge on Bradford next month to hear how the district is cracking down on crime and disorder. Bradford Council is one of six local authorities to be awarded Beacon Status for community safety and
All this week adults have been encouraged to take up new skills through Adult Learning, and start a new direction in life. It has paid off for hundreds of people over the years, and continues to grow in realising the potential of those who may have missed
