Tony Blair has thrown his weight behind the T&A's "End the Abuse" campaign. The Prime Minister branded violence against hospital staff "totally inexcusable". He spoke out after we told him more than 400 staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's
Moortown 16 Baildon 38 Dominant in the pack, Baildon climbed to fourth in Yorkshire Division Three on the back of their first win at Moortown for over a decade. And it put the Jenny Laners in good heart for what could be a crunch clash at home to second-placed
Pertemps Bees 32 Otley 19 Despite coming away from divisional leaders Pertemps Bees pointless, Otley can be pleased with the way they played the last quarter for so far this season they have failed to match their performances of last year. They began
Leodiensian 12 Bradford Salem 27 Bradford Salem continued their unbeaten run with an emphatic win at Leodiensian. With last year's loss in the Powergen Vase still haunting them, Salem started in determined fashion and after only two minutes good recycled
Cleckheaton 16 Hull 15 Gary Pearce was more puzzled than anything after his Hull side had lost this Powergen Cup second-round North tie. The former Welsh rugby league international looked on from the sidelines and said afterwards: "I cannot believe that
Eccleshill United 0 Mickleover Sports 0 After a passionless afternoon at Plumpton Park which brought Eccleshill a single point, the Northern Counties East Premier Division club are looking towards tomorrow's home derby. Liversedge are the visitors and
Liversedge 3 Prescot Cables 0 Liversedge steamrolled over UniBond Premier League opposition Prescot Cables to reach the next round of the FA Cup and ambitious manager Eugene Lacy is already dreaming about mixing it with the bigger clubs. Lacy wanted to
Altrincham 4 Farsley Celtic 1 The Celts took the lead at Moss Lane but were dumped out of the FA Cup at the second qualifying round stage after a brace from Altrincham striker Marcus Hollows turned the tie. Even the Conference North side admitted that
With the dark winter nights approaching and a steady increase in the numbers of people spending their evenings in the town and city centres in the run up to the festive season, it is imperative that members of the public feel that they are as safe as
Bradford is to take part in a major national business event which will see successful entrepreneurs share some of the secrets of their success. About 6,000 businesspeople from across the UK are to take part in the DTI Living Innovation event, with Bradford
Adeeba Malik today pledged to bring her experiences of the challenges facing Bradford working women to bear in her new role on a Government commission. The deputy chief executive of Bradford-based economic development agency QED-UK has been chosen to
The boss of a small Bradford manufacturing company which has won Government praise for its work with disabled staff today urged others to follow its example. Ropac (Yorkshire), formerly South Bradford Patterns, has attracted praise from a host of MPs
"We haven't seen anything like it for years!" This is the universally positive message sweeping through key Bradford wool firms whose order books were swelled at the recent Paris Vision international textile exhibition. A combination of factors has left
Developers of luxury apartments in Shipley will pay for more than £2 million of improvements to the town. The money has been pledged to Bradford Council by Newmason Properties in a legal agreement laid down as part of the planning conditions for the £60
A breast cancer surgeon from Shipley is facing disciplinary action after lying on his CV to get a job at Bradford Royal Infirmary. After meeting in private at the weekend the professional conduct committee of the General Medical Council found many charges
Tony Blair has thrown his weight behind the T&A's "End the Abuse" campaign. The Prime Minister branded violence against hospital staff "totally inexcusable". He spoke out after we told him more than 400 staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's
Harrogate 28 Bradford & Bingley 29 A try from Joe Nau in the fourth minute of injury time booked the Bees' passage into the third round of the Powergen Cup. For their victory over their National League Two opponents, the Bees are rewarded with a trip
Blaydon 16 Wharfedale 14 Blaydon added their name to the impressive list of lower-division sides that have knocked Wharfedale out of the national cup. It is the first time that the National League Three North club have advanced to the third round - and
Warrington Woolston 32 Bradford Dudley Hill 18 Dudley Hill are looking into the eligibility of one of the Warrington Woolston Rovers players after the Bradford side were defeated in this LHF Healthplan National League Three qualifying final play-off at
West Bowling 6 Oulton Raiders 30 A costly defensive blunder sent West Bowling crashing to a National Conference Premier Division defeat against Oulton Raiders at the Bankfoot Oval. Bowling made a lively start but the Raiders took the lead against the
Pickering 0 Thackley 3 Thackley claimed their first victory of the season in the Northern Counties East Premier Division with a comfortable win over mid-table Pickering Town at the North Yorkshire club's Recreation Ground. It was the Bradford side's seventh
Silsden 5 Flixton 1 Cougar Park revelled in a home win and a Dale Hoyle hat-trick as Silsden hit five at home to Mancunians Flixton in North West Counties Division Two. The contest was effectively ended before the half-hour mark as the home side raced
Bradford City 1 Barnsley 0 As the old saying goes, if at first you don't succeed try again. And again. And again. It wasn't so much a case of second or third time lucky for Dean Windass on Saturday. More like sixth or seventh. Deano, City's top scorer
Leeds Rhinos 12 Bradford Bulls 26 The Bulls turned the tables on the Rhinos in spectacular fashion on Saturday night to book their place in the Grand Final for the fourth year in a row. Common wisdom had it that the table-topping Rhinos would once again
Bradford Park Avenue 2 Squires Gate 1 It was a scary ride but the roller-coaster is still on its tracks as Avenue edged into today's draw for the third qualifying round of the FA Cup at the expense of Blackpool's Squires Gate. Manager Carl Shutt was forced
Colin Todd is pushing to keep Dele Adebola for a third month and possibly longer. Adebola's loan spell runs out after the trip to MK Dons on Friday. But City and Coventry have already agreed in principle to an extension providing the striker himself is
"We believed." That was coach Brian Noble's simple assessment as the Bulls turned around a horror defeat at Headingley just six weeks ago to earn their place at Old Trafford for the fourth consecutive year with a 26-12 victory over hot favourites Leeds
It has been a very busy week, with several companies issuing statements on top of continued news on the progress of the bid for Abbey and Morrisons disposal of Safeway stores. Banco Santander (BSCH) has announced it is to call an extraordinary general
Thai restaurant owner Sally Niu aims to provide authentic and healthy food with no hidden ingredients. She even lets you know the precise number of calories in each dish. And, she says, her unique "spa menu" is good for the soul as well as the body. The
Loans of up to £15,000 are being made available to small Bradford firms which might otherwise struggle to get the finance they require. The pioneering Bradford Enterprise Fund will be officially unveiled by Gerry Sutcliffe, Minister for Employment Relations
A copy of the world-famous portrait of the three Bronte sisters Charlotte Emily and Anne - one of the star exhibits at the National Portrait Gallery in London - has been hung at the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth. It replaces the old printed copy
A Council licensing chief has today welcomed stricter guidelines for the granting of new and renewed licences for cabbies. Under the new proposed criteria when hackney carriage and private-hire drivers apply for a new licence or renewed licences after
As the Government prepares to outline proposals on smoking this month a call has been made in Bradford for a complete ban on cigarettes in public places. Dianne Woodall, of the Bradford Stop Smoking Service, said to protect people's health there "ideally
A labourer who survived an eight foot long spike plunging through his eye has met Bradford firefighters to thank them for helping to rescue him. Tony Coffey was injured when the threaded metal rod pierced his eye as he worked on an overnight refit of
A woman responsible for helping to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for the care of cancer patients in Bradford is leaving the city. Michelle Norcliffe, fundraising manager for the Bradford Macmillan Cancer Relief appeal, who has worked in Bradford
A multi-million-pound redevelopment of a historic Bradford park has paid off - attracting a million visits in a year. The results of the first electronic count for Lister Park since its £3.6 million refurbishment have shown visitor numbers have increased
A 19-year-old is recovering today after being gunned down in broad daylight in a Bradford street - the sixth shooting in less than a month. The teenager was walking in Mumford Street, West Bowling, when he was shot twice. He sustained injuries to one
A £3.6 million price tag has been put on a proposal to save the famous towers of Bradford's former Odeon Cinema. International engineering consultants have already ruled out saving the whole building and have now revealed the costs of various options
Time to tackle our transport problem Sir - Again the T&A is campaigning over another worthy cause. How lucky we are to have such a campaigning local newspaper. Concerns about Bradford City Football Club, Bradford post offices and now abuse against
