The 2006 Winter Olympics venue at Sestriere, Italy, served as an inspirational backdrop for an overwhelming trials victory for Silsden's Dougie Lampkin on the first day of the seventh round of the FIM World Trials Championship. Lampkin and his Radson
Menston's first win in six weeks was enough to see them leap-frog over North Leeds and into second place in Division A of the Aire-Wharfe League. But with Bilton claiming five points from a winning draw at North Leeds it means Menston trail the leaders
Former Bulls hero Stuart Spruce is considering postponing his retirement as a player yet again. The 32-year-old Widnes Vikings full back, in the second season of a second spell with his home-town club, announced in March that this would be his last season
Danny Cadamarteri will miss the first month of the season as he recovers from knee surgery. The Bradford-born striker has set himself a September target to win back his place in Nicky Law's plans. Cadamarteri is desperate to show supporters the form that
There can now surely be no doubt about the strength and sincerity of opposition among residents of Micklethwaite to plans for a huge greenfield housing development off Sty Lane. The fact that they have stumped up £18,000 between them to hire a barrister
In 1926, the National Geographic magazine published the first underwater colour pictures. In 1979, Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq after forcing the resignation of Hasan a-Bakir. In 1981, After 23 years of use, the name Datsun was changed to Nissan
Campaigners opposing a massive housing development have paid £18,000 from their own pockets to hire experts to fight the plan. They have brought in a barrister and back-up team to put their case against Bradford Council's proposal to earmark land off
School pupils have been getting into a twist creating a large blanket to donate to charity. Members of a lunchtime knitting club at Crossflatts Primary School, near Bingley, have been producing squares for the project all year. And, with help from parents
Bradford women can find out the sex of their baby for the first time - thanks to a change in policy at the city's maternity unit. At the Bradford Royal Infirm-ary, women having ante-natal screening have never been told whether they are expecting a boy
A bumper number of women runners are preparing to race to save lives. Cancer Research UK's Race For Life takes place in Lister Park on Sunday - the first time it has been held in Bradford. Organisers of the 5km, women-only event have now closed entries
An autistic six-year-old boy has been suspended from a Skipton school for 30 days after teachers said his disruptive behaviour put them and other pupils at risk. Michael Wloch has been told not to return to St Stephen's School until October 8. But his
Craig White and Andy Gray added a dash of colour to Yorkshire's first innings at Riverside yesterday to help put their side in a strong position on the opening day of the championship match against Durham. Yorkshire were in some trouble when the pair
Bradford boxer Nadeem Siddique today revealed his fear after being knocked out by a potentially fatal bug. Siddique spent a week in hospital after being struck down by viral meningitis. And the unbeaten lightweight prospect admitted: "I couldn't walk,
A prestigious Bradford hotel is part of a group being targeted by a property entrepreneur. The future of the Hanover International, in Rooley Lane, is expected to become clear in the next few weeks after its parent company said it was holding out for
Two schools could share the same site if education plans in Heckmondwike are given the go-ahead. Kirklees Council's education department has submitted an outline planning application for the building of a school to replace Fairfield Special School in
A new store in Shipley will bring between 30 and 40 jobs to the town, it was announced today. Retail giant Argos revealed plans to open a branch of the catalogue store in Otley Road in time for the Christmas trade rush. The store is part of Argos' aim
An armed robber is appealing against his conviction claiming that he was high on a mind-bending cocktail of drugs when he confessed to police. Michael Holliday claims he even bragged to detectives about non-existent raids he dreamed up after bingeing
Another 65 people have been fined for not wearing seatbelts in the second phase of a crackdown in Bradford. Police officers gave out the fixed penalty tickets in just under two hours on Toller Lane in Manningham. Sergeant Paul Hepworth, community safety
Plunging interest rates helped Bradford Council stay in the black - and could increase spending on services next year. The Council spent £3.5 million less than it budgeted for last year, mainly thanks to the falling interest rates reducing the amount
Bradford's hospitals are among the best performing in the country after being given top Government ratings three years running. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary, where some of the staff are pictured, and St Luke's
A former doctor at Armley jail stripped prisoners and carried out sex acts on them, a General Medical Council hearing was told. And GP John Anthony Sykes allegedly ignored bosses' warnings not to get too close to inmates by taking a released prisoner
SIR - I'm amazed those bright young Asian businessmen don't feel patronised at these Asian Businessman Award nights. Asians have been here three generations and are well and truly established in every sphere of society. Surely they deserve to be compared
