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  • Research to focus on low birth weight

    How birth weight and growth in the womb affects future health will be the primary focus of the Born in Bradford research. The project is the world's biggest research study into children's health and it will follow the lives of more than 10,000 babies

  • Lollywood's newest star is home boy

    A Bradford father and son are hoping their new actionpacked film will put their city on the map with a glittering premiere here. Father-of-two Sahil Khan is starring in a Pakistani "Lollywood" film, called Dil Se Dil Tak, alongside his father Raja

  • 'Sent off for simply celebrating a goal'

    Donovan Ricketts is that laid back he is almost horizontal. It takes a lot to get City's gentle giant worked up. Ricketts likes to play his football with a smile on his face, not a scowl. So it must be something dramatic to make the big Jamaican snap.

  • Roaring forty sees off brave Tynedale

    The Bees followed up last week's scintillating display at Preston Grass-hoppers with 40 minutes of the best rugby seen at Wagon Lane in many years. Unfortunately, after a first half that was all about champagne rugby, the Bees turned in a second-half

  • Bowling make a quick exit in cup

    West Bowling's interest in the GMB Union National Cup came to an abrupt end with an early second-round exit against old rivals Ovenden at the Bankfoot Oval. The opening minutes saw some fiery exchanges and Bowling suffered a huge blow when player-coach

  • 'We're still the team to fear'

    The signs are promising that the Bulls will continue their champion form. That's the view of long-serving Mick Withers ahead of 2006. With six first-team regulars, including Robbie Paul, Jamie Peacock and Leon Pryce, heading through the exit door, some

  • Shares Week

    The last week has been one of mixed performances on the FTSE 100 as it had a couple of strong sessions early on in the week, only to fall back to its starting levels by the close of play on Friday. The general retailing sector was disappointed that the

  • Triple blow for commuters

    Commuters using public transport face a bleak start to 2006 with rail and travelcard fares all rising - some four times the rate of inflation. Passenger transport authority Metro says the cost of some travelcards will rise by 11 per cent and Northern

  • Royal seal for volunteers

    Volunteers from Bradford Nightstop, which provides emergency accommodation for homeless young people, have been presented with an award by the Duke of York. Project co-ordinator Bev Johnson and a group of volunteers were awarded the Duke of York's Community

  • Council kitty looks promising for 2006

    There is enough money in Bradford Council's kitty next year for it to make just a five per cent Council Tax increase, give similar service to this year and still make relatively few cuts. City Hall accountants have calculated that Bradford will get £25.7

  • Lender fixed on buy-to-let

    Specialist lender Bradford & Bingley is to continue offering mortgages on new buy-to-let properties after one of its main rivals pulled out of the market. The Portman Building Society's subsidiary The Mortgage Works became the first lender to refuse

  • Avenue owe a big debt to Worsnop

    Bradford Park Avenue struggled to their fifth home league draw of the season - and were lucky to escape with a point. After missing the previous three league matches through weather postponements, the side facing bottom club Leek Town looked strong on

  • Otley on the climb after Notts victory

    Nottingham - settling down after last season's promotion - were just two points ahead of Otley in eighth spot going into this match. However, they had lost three games by just a single point and they came to Cross Green looking for only their second win

  • Johnson's header clinches passage

    The Dennyfield faithful may have been outsung by a boisterous but friendly contingent of Colne supporters but it was their club who were in today's FA Vase draw as one of the last 32 in the country. It is the second season in succession that Thackley

  • City appeal over red card row

    City must wait until tomorrow to find out if Donovan Ricketts' controversial red card in the 1-1 draw at Southend will be overturned. The club put in a fast-track appeal to the Football Association after the Jamaican was dismissed for gesturing to the

  • 'Festive fizzle out' costs firms £8m

    More than two thirds of Yorkshire workers openly admit to being less productive during the entire month of December due to festive entertaining and stress over Christmas preparations. These are the findings of research carried out by catering company

  • Designer's concern is fabric of planet

    Katharine Hamnett's roots extend deep into Bradford. Her grandmother, one of the Bradford Listers, was the first woman to get a science degree and subsequently a doctorate from Leeds University during the Edwardian era. She also once had the dubious privilege

  • Hospital mortality rates are reduced

    Airedale Hospital has received special praise from a health firm after being shortlisted for hospital of the year for the second time in three years. It also recorded the lowest death rate in the whole of the Yorkshire and Humber region. Bradford Teaching

  • Research to focus on low birth weight

    How birth weight and growth in the womb affects future health will be the primary focus of the Born in Bradford research. The project is the world's biggest research study into children's health and it will follow the lives of more than 10,000 babies

  • £200,000 to save community fleet

    The boss of a community transport scheme which folded earlier this month says he fears it needs at least £200,000 more to operate again. Council bosses were meeting again today to discuss the rescue of Bradford Community Transport's fleet after an initial

  • Residents flee as blaze guts bakery

    People were evacuated from their homes amid fears of a gas explosion when fire ripped through a Bradford bakery on Saturday night. The blaze broke out at 6.40pm at Kashmir Crown Bakeries in Oxley Street, Manningham. Five workers were frying Bombay Mix

  • Postcode premium shock for motorist

    Car owner Bernard Kearns was shocked when he learned his latest motor insurance premium had more than doubled. But when he contacted insurance giant Morethan to find out why, he was in for another surprise. Staff blamed the rise on Mr Kearns's address

  • Council's leisure prices set to rise

    Bradford's shire horses Noble, Henry, Angus and Murdoch look set for a January pay rise. Council chiefs, who hire out the animals to public events across the district, are hoping to raise the fee they charge by ten per cent. The horses currently bring

  • Letters to the Editor

    Water way to solve all our problems! SIR - The current proposal for a 'grand' water feature in the centre of Bradford is far too timid. If we really stretched our imaginations, we could come up with a single approach which would save millions on the futile