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  • Leicester openers in untroubled start

    England paceman Matthew Hoggard was searching for his 400th first-class wicket when he shared the new ball with Deon Kruis after Leicestershire had won the toss and decided to bat first in the championship match at Grace Road today. Both sides went into

  • Confidence boost for Bradford

    The announcement today that developers Westfield have put forward revised plans for the giant Broadway shopping scheme will be widely welcomed. There are those - driven, perhaps, by Bradford's traditional lack of self-confidence - who feared the fact

  • 40 bank branches face axe

    The Yorkshire Bank is to shut 40 branches over the next 18 months as part of a dramatic cost-cutting programme initiated by its Australian owner, it was confirmed today. National Australia Bank (NAB) said it was axing the Yorkshire branches along with

  • On track for screen fame

    Railway heritage bosses expect to get more of a starring role in film and television, as TV bosses increases production output in the North. The BBC is planning to regionalise more of its work, and Paul Holroyd of the Vintage Carriages Trust in Ingrow

  • Annette takes aim at her big ambition

    Annette Gregory may be small but her dreams are larger than life. The 4ft 2in nursery nurse is hoping to make her mark in France next month and walk away with a gold medal at the 4th World Dwarf Games. Miss Gregory, 29, of Bingley, has achondroplasia

  • Villagers fear licence means drinks all night

    Villagers are drawing up plans to fight off a hotel's bid to stay open all day and night, serve alcohol into the early hours and dish up hot food until 5am. The Elmwood Hotel in Calverley has also angered residents in the peaceful village by wanting a

  • Holiday elders in a Caribbean stew

    Young-at-heart elders from an African and Caribbean community group are bound for Barbados to soak up a fortnight of sun, sea and sentiment. But the 22 holidaymakers - who all regularly meet up at the Guhlberg Day Centre in Little Horton and are all aged

  • 'Broken lift is making our lives a misery'

    Pensioners and disabled residents say they have been trapped in their own homes for two weeks because the lift in their seven-storey block of flats is out of order. Terence Conlon, 79, a resident in Newcastle House, Church Bank, Bradford, said many residents

  • Police widen probe into postal voting

    Police are now looking at 252 postal votes and applications in Bradford as their investigation into suspected postal ballot fraud in the district widens. In what is far and away the biggest current investigation into potential ballot fraud in the UK,

  • School shake-up given green light

    A huge shake up of special schools in Bradford was approved last night at an emotional meeting at City Hall. The proposals to close the ten specialist schools in Bradford and replace them with six new schools were approved subject to planning permission

  • A solemn city pays respect to the dead

    The strains of You'll Never Walk Alone and Abide With Me rang out across a sun-kissed Centenary Square today as tearful relatives paid their respects to the victims of the Valley Parade fire disaster. Twenty years on from the horrific fire which ripped

  • Letters to the Editor

    Chance to explore the real world SIR - Re the letter from Peter Rushworth (T&A, May 6) regarding the perceived danger when the Great Northern Trail opens and public access is gained to the former Great Northern Railway track bed and viaducts along

  • Shepherd onslaught too good for Burley

    Chris Shepherd produced a devastating spell of bowling to give Division A newcomers Tong Park their first win, which took them into joint fourth place with Otley. Shepherd's 11-over stint saw him take five for 24, which included a hat-trick and, later

  • Clayton A are swept aside by Edmondson

    Brighouse A took advantage of the home green in their Naylor Premier League clash with Clayton A but it took a couple of late single-figure wins from Ian Smith (21-6) and Jon Edmondson (21-4) to seal the victory. Eccleshill had to dig a little deeper

  • Fans get chance to quiz City manager

    Colin Todd is happy to be placed in the firing line by supporters. Todd and his assistant Bobby Davison will be put on the spot at a fans' forum organised by the Bradford City Independent Supporters Club. City's management duo are looking forward to the

  • Bulls get their man

    It may have taken several months but the Bulls have finally got their man, prising emerging star Ben Harris from the clutches of NRL champions Canterbury Bulldogs. The 21-year-old centre, who played in the Bulldogs' 2004 Grand Final victory over Sydney

  • Furnishing skills for living well

    Life skills, such as cookery and DIY are to be taught at a project launched 25 years ago in a lock-up building. The Keighley Furniture Project is setting up the courses at its Springfield Mills base in Oakworth Road. And in line with its re-cycling ethos

  • Access key to road closures

    A decision on town centre road closures in Cleckheaton which are needed for a supermarket to be built could hinge on preserving a right of way for pedestrians. Bradford-based developer Magellan applied for six road closures after gaining planning permission

  • Jailed for setting fire to own home

    A 25-year-old woman who deliberately set fire to her house after a row with her boyfriend has been jailed for 15 months. Amanda Docherty had to be rescued from the smoke-filled building when she lit a cushion with a cigarette. She put her elderly neighbour

  • We are on the rise!

    The new developers of Bradford's £300 million Broadway retail scheme today revealed a raft of new proposals designed to drive forward building work. Developer Westfield said the project, which will revitalise city centre shopping, is on track to finish