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  • Hare title defence tops Liverpool bill

    James Hare and Dale Robinson are flying the flag for West Yorkshire boxing in Liverpool tonight. The best buddies have suddenly been thrust into the role of standard bearers at the Everton Park Sports Centre. Both were due to fight on the undercard of

  • Defeat is cruel on City

    Millwall 1, City 0: A scrappy goal from sub Neil Harris seven minutes from time robbed City of a deserved point at Millwall this afternoon. The Bantams have now lost six in a row but this was a harsh result after a gritty, fully-committed display in which

  • Video ban is such a sad step

    It's a truly sad indictment of our times that some schools even think about taking the step of banning video cameras at children's nativity plays for fear that the footage could end up on the internet to feed paedophiles' evil lust for pictures of youngsters

  • Breakdown firm backs rugby team

    A Bradford-based breakdown company has sponsored Wibsey Warriors Under 11s Junior Rugby League Team for a third season. International Breakdown Ltd, which is based off Manchester Road, recently gave the side its new 2002/3 kit at a presentation attended

  • Another team deal for Damart Sport

    Thermal clothing giant Damart Sport has signed a major deal which aims to boost sporting performance. The Bingley company, which has a £70 million turnover, has become an official clothes supplier to Leeds Tykes Rugby Union Club. The announcement comes

  • School deputy calms closure fear

    A deputy head teacher has quashed rumours that his school is about to close, although an informal review over projected pupil numbers is taking place. Kirklees Council's education department is examining both High Bank First School and Early Years Unit

  • Pupils tune in to school radio idea

    Youngsters at a Bingley school are setting up their own radio station. A group of 17 pupils at Beckfoot School are putting the finishing touches to Psychedelic Sounds before its launch on January 13. The station, thought to be the first at a Bradford

  • Hunt for security guard robbers

    Detectives are trying to track down more witnesses to a robbery in Shipley on Wednesday night. A 51-year-old security guard was struck from behind while he was filling the cash machine at Abbey National Bank in Westcroft at about 8pm. The guard was bruised

  • Nativity video ban 'edge of paranoia'

    Schools which ban parents from filming their children in nativity plays are edging on paranoia, a union boss declared today. Ian Murch, secretary of Bradford National Union of Teachers, spoke out after hearing a Luton school has put a ban of any kind

  • Vote recount costs candidate £25,000

    A father-of-six was today facing a £25,000 bill after his bid to overturn an election result failed. Jamshed Khan, who lost out to a Labour rival in the Little Horton Ward at Bradford Council election in May, challenged the result at London's High Court

  • Tonight's the night Kimberley aims for fame!

    Kimberley Walsh won't have far to look for support when she takes to the stage on the biggest night of her life tonight. The audience at the Popstars: The Rivals studio will be packed with friends and family cheering on the Allerton 21-year-old. But her

  • Now I can start, says Bradford's new Bishop

    It was a ceremony as old as the Church of England itself. But the legal and ceremonial confirmation of Bishop David James in the splendid surroundings of York Minister ushered in a bright, new future for the church in Bradford. Bishop David, pictured,

  • Mixing with the very best!

    Selling his Mitsubishi Evo to Kiwi Test star Lance Hohaia was one of Shontayne Hape's final acts before leaving his beloved New Zealand. And after a gruelling journey via Hong Kong, the 21-year-old centre arrived at Odsal for handshakes with Brian Noble

  • Bulls' new signing is Hape to be here

    Bulls new-boy Shontayne Hape today boldly declared: I have come here to win the Grand Final. The 21-year-old former New Zealand Warriors centre flew in from Auckland yesterday full of hope for the new season. A close friend of Robbie Paul, the confident

  • Keep safe - for £20!

    Residents are to be offered burglar alarms costing only £20 each to protect their homes following a spate of burglaries. The Council of Mosques has secured £26,000 in funding to deter house breakers by bolstering security at 100 vulnerable homes in West

  • Building society's mortgage award

    Skipton Building Society has been given an award for its mortgages. The company has been voted a Five Star Mortgage Service Provider by readers of Financial Adviser for the third year in a row. The Society, which is based at The Bailey, Skipton, was one

  • On This Day

    In 1900, playwright Oscar Wilde died aged 46. In 1922, the question of the Midland through railway line across Bradford was raised in Parliament. In 1936, the Crystal Palace in London was destroyed by fire. From the Telegraph & Arhus of November 30th

  • Dividend cut?

    Abbey National's new chief executive looks set to slash the company's dividend in a bid to turn the bank's fortunes around. Luqman Arnold, who was appointed last month, is expected to announce cuts of up to 40 per cent tomorrow. He is also expected to

  • Punk history up for auction

    Memorabilia signed by the Sex Pistols during a visit to Keighley 25 years ago is to be auctioned at Sotheby's. The autographs - on a torn sheet from a notebook - were obtained when the controversial band played at the former Nikkers night club in December

  • Bunnies need more space at sanctuary

    A former nurse who converted her family home into a rabbit sanctuary needs bunny lovers to help raise money to complete an extension. Over the years the number of rabbits under the care of Sonya and Jim McDonough has spiralled from one family pet to 60

  • Club with no funds may have to close

    A club which has served young people for almost a century faces the axe after missing out on vital funding. Sedbergh Club lost its dream of becoming a multi-million pound sports village last December and its funding from Bradford Council has also vanished

  • Lawyer denied access to arrested journalist

    A Bradford journalist held on suspicion of anti-state activities in Bangladesh has been told she cannot see her lawyers, despite a court ruling that she should be able to meet them. The legal team working for Zaiba Naz Malik had been told access would

  • Boy's hospice help in memory of dad

    A little boy whose father died of cancer is hoping to help other families in the same situation by raising money for a Bradford hospice. Four-year-old William Redmond's father Edward died of the disease in January at the age of 56. Today William, pictured

  • Another five hit by E-coli

    Five more children who attend a nursery in Skipton have fallen victim to the deadly bug E-Coli. It brings the number who have succumbed to the outbreak to 11 - ten children and one adult. The nursery, Busy Bears, in Broughton Road, was closed on Wednesday

  • Hunt for TV conman

    A Bradford conman on the run from justice is thought to be masterminding a massive international fraud from his hideout. While police forces across Britain hunt for Robert Bowman - who has already admitted 'swindling money from the dead' - he is said

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I'm a devout Muslim, but those condescending readers who rattle on about so-called Islamphobia annoy me greatly. If this term means phobia of Islam, I suggest those who use it have a phobia of upsetting Islam at all costs! Really with what's gone