Pennington's has been sounded out as a possible venue for a European title fight. Promoter John Ingle believes the Bradford nightclub would be ideal to stage the super-bantamweight clash between Esham Pickering and Italian Vincenzo Gigliotti. Ingle has
Colin Todd wants to see City "play like men" to get out of trouble this season. The 3-2 victory over Millwall has left fans and players buzzing and lifted hopes of beating the drop. But Todd knows City have to iron out the faults which are gifting poor
TV scientist Adam Hart-Davis came to Bradford to celebrate 25 years of the Colour Museum - and dressed for the part. He wore one orange sock and one yellow one, some blue, red and yellow patchwork shoes and a multi-coloured ethnic Senegalese shirt. He
Pedestrians have welcomed new sensory crossings which signal the end of hazardous subways under a busy Bradford Road. The new Puffin crossings, due to open on Monday, over the junction between Manchester Road and Mayo Avenue use microwave movement sensors
A major Bradford business claims it has the cleanest street in the district thanks to a Council street cleaner. Car dealership JCT600 is on a mission to clean up the city and has sponsored a street cleaner to keep its premises in Sticker Lane, Bradford
Ambitious plans to regenerate Bradford city centre will spark an economic boom, experts forecast today. Researchers commissioned to examine the benefits of Bradford Centre Regeneration's radical master plan, prepared by international architects Will Alsop
David Byas has been confirmed as Yorkshire's new director of cricket and his first big task when he takes up the appointment on January 1 will be to decide how to restructure the coaching side of the club's operations. The former captain, who led Yorkshire
The independent report into the commercial viability of the Bradford masterplan in general and the Broadway shopping development in particular is excellent news. It predicts that the regeneration of the city centre could bring in up to £265 million a
In 1901, Gillette introduced his double-edged bladed disposable safety razor. In 1913, the Ford Motor Co. introduced the assembly line method of car production. In 1954, US Senator McCarthy was accused of conduct unbecoming a Senator after his anti-communist
Pioneering 'green' business parks are proposed for Bradford and Keighley, aimed at boosting jobs and creating a cleaner environment. The parks would be part of a nationwide scheme run by the environmental regeneration charity, Groundwork UK and would
Language barriers and cultural myths surrounding epilepsy are stigmatising sufferers of the condition within Bradford's South Asian community, a new study has revealed. Carried out by the Health Services Research Unit and led by Professor John Wright
A businessman has offered to help two sisters who are being denied free travel to school by education chiefs because their near six-mile round trip to school along busy roads and past derelict sites is deemed 'safe'. Care home owner David Crabtree today
A disabled man was today being hunted by detectives after he failed to appear in court to be sentenced for slashing a have-a-go hero with a cut-throat razor. A warrant was issued for the arrest of mugger William Meskiri by Judge Roger Scott at Bradford
The Canon of Bradford Cathedral is to receive a bravery award for stopping a distraught asylum seeker from setting fire to himself by giving him a lifesaving hug. Reverend Canon Derek Jackson has been nominated by West Yorkshire Chief Constable Colin
Start spending on transport system SIR - The UK freight transport industry, the most efficient in the world, is facing two key problems which only the Chancellor can influence. If you've got it then it came on a truck but on the other hand, we pay higher
