Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble reckons the Tetley's Super League is tougher than ever this season. With six matches played, every team has lost at least once and each team has won at least once. Wigan have lost half of their matches, and promoted Widnes
Nicky Law will try to button his lip to keep out of trouble with referees. The Bantams boss faces a misconduct rap for his verbal attack on Rob Styles in the players' tunnel at half-time of the Wimbledon game. Law has no plans to argue his case, which
The regeneration of the Royds area of Bradford has been something of a success story so far. The cosmetic improvements made to the area have been recognised by national awards. The part of Bradford covered by the Royds scheme is now a much more aesthetically-pleasing
In 1871, the home for orphaned girls was opened in Bradford. In 1935, Quantas and Imperial Airways inaugurated the London to Australia air service. In 1997, Tiger Woods was the youngest person to win the Masters golf tournament. From the Telegraph &
The contractor building Bingley's three-mile relief road is digging deep to help a children's charity. Amec is supporting the Kidz Klub project until the £47.9m road is completed in autumn 2003. And to mark the launch of the charity, a group of pupils
An organisation which provides leisure opportunities for disabled adults has been given a massive cash boost. Officials at Shipley Leisure Library staged a special party to celebrate the organisation's 12th anniversary and receipt of a £9,585 grant from
More than 300 people turned out to pay their last respects to stab victim Mark Webster. Flowers covered the grounds of St Peter's Church, Addingham, as the mourners came to remember the 21-year-old who died after being stabbed early on Easter Monday outside
Plans to transfer Bradford's 26,000 Council houses to an external trust with no watchdog to monitor it afterwards have sparked anger at a committee meeting. Now the Council's Health and Housing Scrutiny Committee will express concern that it has lost
A thumbprint identification scheme has been launched in Bradford to put the finger on credit card fraudsters. Gel ink pads are being introduced into mobile phone shops across the city centre as Fraud Squad officers believe they are the prime targets for
An office junior spent two days in intensive care after filing racks crashed down on top of him at work, leaving him unable to breathe, a court heard. Lee Oxley, 18, was lucky to escape serious injury after the accident at Bradford solicitors Kenningham
Three youngsters have returned from a national diving championships clutching gold medals. Elliott Collett (11) from East Morton, and two nine-year-olds, Chloe Hurd and David Cowen from Haworth, made their big splash at the ASA National Novice Competitions
A professional approach to the amateur game is winning trophy after trophy for Heaton United. Scouting opposition, picking a team based on playing conditions, and fortnightly meetings of senior squad members are all part of the philosophy that keeps United
Work has begun on a multi-million pound business and conference centre in the heart of Buttershaw which will create 200 new jobs. The £6 million Enterprise Park will take 18 months to build but will house 48 businesses, with units ranging from 250 sq
A group of Bradford students are organising a major arts weekend at the Priestley Centre to help resurrect its use as a film theatre. And the five students have clinched funding from the national Film Council for the event, which will combine film screenings
Thousands of Morrisons workers are celebrating today after discovering they will share a record £12.5 million in their annual profit payout. The cash will be divided between 26,399 of the company's employees, with 2,359 members of staff in Bradford receiving
A teenager who threw several missiles including a petrol bomb during the Bradford riots has been locked up for 18 months. The youth was 15 when he became involved in disturbances in the city on the night of July 7 last year. Police video footage showed
Battling Hayley Finch was over the moon after her new footballing hero visited her in hospital after finding out injury has forced her to miss Bradford City's last home game of the season today. City signing Michael Standing, pictured with Hayley, spent
Top-level security will surround Bradford Council elections next month with the public barred from counts and viewing them live on video screens instead. The move follows violence at previous elections, including fighting in St George's Hall, Bradford
He's more used to serving up the fruits of the sea. But celebrity chef Rick Stein couldn't resist the lure of a fine curry for his latest TV series and inevitable book spin-off that celebrate his favourite recipes. And so, of course, he turned to Bradford
A man has been jailed for seven years after carrying out a "fearsome attack" on a defenceless grandfather, bludgeoning him repeatedly with a garden spade. Robert Richardson, 40, attacked James Ward as he left his Bradford bedsit for work, hitting him
