Bradford City reserves 1 Hartlepool reserves 2 Owen Morrison is being urged to follow Nicky Summerbee's lead. Morrison was axed to the reserves yesterday after a poor display against Torquay. Manager Colin Todd hopes the shock will have the same effect
City will move 867 season-ticket holders to accommodate extra away fans for the Valley Parade derbies against Huddersfield and Hull. Both visiting clubs will be given the whole of the Yorkshire First Stand on Midland Road for the matches - which are expected
The booming Chinese economy has helped a Bradford-based steel stockholding company increase its annual profits threefold. Barrett Steel Ltd, of Dudley Hill, saw pre-tax profits rise to £20.9 million for the year to the end of September, up from £7.4 million
Members of an award winning Bradford youth project are to reunite to help a community devastated by the Tsunami. Nine members of the Youth Perceptions Project visited the Seychelles in 2000 on a youth exchange programme. Now after seeing the devastation
A Bradford-born Rabbi will today be presented with a Polish knighthood in honour of his work to remember victims of Nazi death camps. And tomorrow Rabbi Walter Roths-child will lead Jewish prayers at the Holocaust memorial Service at Auschwitz. Former
Forced marriages in Bradford are to be tackled as part of a new nationwide crackdown. A specialist Home Office team to tackle the controversial issue is being officially launched by Home Secretary Charles Clarke. The move has been praised by Keighley
Elderly and vulnerable patients are being forced to travel alone in ambulances to hospital appointments after health bosses banned carers from going with them. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has stopped escorts - carers, family and friends
Do parents know off-road risks? SIR - Last Sunday, while enjoying a pleasant afternoon walk on Baildon Moor, I witnessed seven young persons on off-road motorcycles. Some were riding up the path adjacent to Baildon Golf Club's 18th fairway, others were
Victoria Rangers made the best possible start in their Premier Division relegation battle against Queens-bury when centre Karl Wroe posted the opening try with only two minutes on the clock. Scrum half Phil Greenwood added the conversion but their joy
The demise of Heaton United - who looked destined to become the first Asian side to complete the journey through the Alliance divisions to the Premier - has switched the spotlight over to Queensbridge United. Playing up front regularly for the first time
Eccleshill United 6 Maltby Main 2 Ian Twitchen returned from suspension and picked up a hat-trick for Eccleshill United - his second in successive games. That helped United to a second victory over Maltby Main in the space of four days in the Northern
Shontayne Hape has been left heartbroken by news he will be out of action for six months with a knee injury. An exploratory operation confirmed he requires surgery on his right knee to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The problem is a recurrence
An unqualified motorcyclist died after he lost control of his high-powered machine and smashed into a lorry, an inquest heard. Andrew Bleazard, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene at Knotts Ford Nook, near Otley. Leeds Coroner's Court heard yesterday
The drop in the number of serious firearms offences in West Yorkshire, against the national trend and for the second year running, deserves a guarded welcome. Certainly any fall in the use of guns in recorded crime is good news. It is something the Telegraph
The husband of a young mother of two has paid tribute to his wife following her tragic death. Steven Welsh thanked his wife Stephanie, 32, for the love she had shared with him and their two sons. Mrs Welsh of King Street, Silsden, was killed last Thursday
Researchers at the University of Bradford hope to make life easier for dementia sufferers and their carers through a pioneering study. Bradford Dementia Group, based at the university's School of Health Studies, is joining experts from Bangor University
West Yorkshire Police have bucked the national trend by slashing the number of serious firearms offences. Home Office figures show that the use of firearms in recorded crimes rose nationally by just under one per cent during 2003-2004. But in West Yorkshire
The company responsible for looking after 29,000 homes across the district last night failed to send a representative to a Bradford Council meeting about its repairs record. The meeting was called earlier this month when full Council voted to commission
