Q AND A. Publisher: Doubleday; Author: Vikas Swarup; Price: £10.99. A highly original, colourful and blackly comic first novel by an exciting new name in contemporary fiction about how a penniless waiter from Mubai becomes the biggest quiz-show winner
THE LAST SONG OF DUSK. Publisher: Orion Books; Author: Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi; Price: £6.99. Winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2004 The Last Song of Dusk is a sparkling and refreshingly original take on the 'Indian' novel, by a hugely talented
West Bowling 19 West Hull 8 Man-of-the-match loose forward Ricky Helliwell posted two vital tries as relegation-haunted West Bowling continued their gallant battle to avoid the dreaded drop from the National Conference Premier Division against the once
Bradford City 0 Hull City 2 Peter Taylor didn't get shirty about this one. The Hull boss threw a tizzy fit after City had conquered the KC eight months ago and blamed defeat on having to change kits. But he didn't have to tear a strip off anyone yesterday
Park Avenue 1 Altrincham 2 An injury-time goal from former Manchester United starlet Rod Thornley robbed Avenue of at least a draw from a game they dominated for long spells as their fortunes steadfastly refuse to alter. Having been condemned to the drop
A shocking first half condemned the Bulls to a third consecutive Super League defeat as Warrington Wolves clung on for a 35-32 victory at the Halliwell Jones yesterday. The result leaves Brian Noble's side outside the top six, level on points with London
Last week saw the widely anticipated announcement of the General Election. This will almost certainly herald the start of a quiet period in the market that will follow through to the autumn as attention is shifted away from stocks and shares and onto
Morrisons finance director Martin Ackroyd today said he had reluctantly decided to quit the firm after 31 years "in order to save the good name of the company I love". Speaking for the first time since he announced his resignation last month, Mr Ackroyd
Bingley's multi-million-pound relief road turned into an impromptu bus stop yesterday when Labour's General Election campaign rode into town. The election bus stopped off at the £47.9 million road after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Chancel-lor
Plans for a fresh look for Shipley's famous indoor market have been unveiled. An application has been submitted by the owners of the market hall, London and Associated Properties plc, to demolish the existing entrance underneath the clock tower on Kirkgate
A Bradford minister is appealing for help to fund a Romanian family's stay in Britain while their baby son undergoes life-saving treatment. Graham Jones, one of the curates at Gateway Christian Centre, said changes to the law are preventing Marius and
Some of the county's favourite sweets are about to be shared out as a Cleckheaton confectionery factory introduces its treats to Southeners through a £1 million advertising campaign. Sports Mixture and Midget Gems have been manufactured at the Lion Confectionery
Carl and Deborah Dalton are Bradford's very own Royal couple. They married on Saturday and shared their big day with Charles and Camilla. Like the heir to the throne and his wife, Carl and Deborah, of Allerton, opted for a civil service. Theirs was held
Bradford schoolchildren are being encouraged to join their local library, under a new "loyalty card" scheme which gives them the chance to win the latest games consoles. Pupils from Atlas Primary School, Marshfields School and St Mary's School attended
One-year-old Lily Cater is battling a killer heart condition that is so rare it affects only two babies a year in Britain. Her doting parents have been told tiny Lily could die at any moment and have begun a desperate race against time to find a cure
Not enough room for 182 new flats SIR - Bingley is under siege from developers interested not in "an up-and-coming, vibrant town" as publicly stated, but as a source of income to the detriment of existing residents. Bingley was a nice place to live, but
Keighley Cougars 31 York City Knights 42 Cougars coach Gary Moorby was seething after this game, gutted that his team could throw away a 31-12 lead, but he was also fuming about with the performance of referee Philip Bentham. This game turned on the 56th-minute
Farsley Celtic 3 Bridlington Town 1 The Celts have been concentrating on their own results as the UniBond Premier Division season reaches a climax and on Saturday their outlook paid dividends as they eked out a fine win. They broke through the 70-point
Bradford & Bingley 25 Cleckheaton 13 Cleckheaton's bid for survival in their first season in National League Three North will go to the wire. Victory at home to Tynedale on April 23 will mean they have avoided the drop, but a defeat will leave them
Warrington Wolves 35 Bradford Bulls 32 So bad were the Bulls in the first half against Warrington at the Halliwell Jones that five second-half tries weren't enough to rescue the two Super League points that got away. A magnificent fightback on a par with
York RI 17 Baildon 21 The Jenny Laners' season is again coming to a dramatic climax. Having beaten York RI, they discovered that Yorkshire League Three promotion rivals West Leeds had beaten champions Barnsley, which keeps Leeds a point ahead of Baildon
Peter Atherton is following Nicky Summerbee out of Valley Parade. The veteran defender's five-year spell with City is over after he turned down a new deal. "Peter was offered a contract but we haven't been able to come to any agreement," said Colin Todd
It is good to hear that West Yorkshire Police have moved quickly to deter malpractice in next month's general election by appointing a specialist officer to oversee any criminal fraud investigations. The poll scandal at Birmingham, where six councillors
Susan and Mick Peat broke all the rules when they bought a shop on a whim. They had no knowledge of running a business or about the products they were to sell. They had no business plan or outside financial backing - but they did possess industrial-strength
"Sweat shop-style" management driven by target-setting bosses could cost the UK call centre industry £3 billion-a-year by 2007, according to research by a Bradford firm. Alison Widdup, who runs Arete Business Services, believes the way many call centres
London Welsh 20 Otley 14 London Welsh have not had a great season and are fighting to avoid relegation. They are in a head-to-head race with Henley for joining the ill-fated Orrell, but a poor home record gave the Exiles little confidence in their encounter
The Yorkshire-born businessman whose vision helped to transform the heart of Bradford has died, aged 100. Arnold Hagenbach was the entrepreneur who brought the American shopping mall concept to the streets of Bradford. Mr Hagenbach, with his partner Sam
Funding for the ambitious Airedale Masterplan would be sought through the private and public sectors, it was revealed today. But the chairman of the Airedale Partnership, the organisation spearheading plans for the regeneration of the Aire Valley, said
A headteacher who turned a new Bradford school into a flagship institution is leaving to take up a fresh challenge in Lancashire. Staff and pupils at Challenge College in Frizinghall will be saying their final farewells as headteacher Gareth Dawkins prepares
