Shipley's Mark Shipman won the three-metre synchronised final with City of Sheffield team-mate Tony Ally at the British Championships at Manchester Aquatics Centre. They scored 376.59 points, clubmate Ben Swain and Crystal Palace's Blake Aldridge coming
City are ready to unwrap teenage sensation Joe Brown during the hectic Christmas spell. The 17-year-old hot prospect made it two goals from two substitute appearances in the LDV Vans Trophy when he headed the consolation at Kidderminster on Tuesday. Brown
Judge Stephen Ashurst made some very perceptive comments when he sentenced Bradford drugs dealer Khalid Malik to 25 years' imprisonment at Leeds Crown Court yesterday. He told Malik and his co-conspirators that judges experienced day in and day out the
Morrisons is thought to be speeding up its search for a new chief executive but it is refusing to confirm reports that it has engaged a specialist team of headhunters. In October, as the retailer announced the first loss in its 106 year history, it emerged
A "forgotten corner" of Bradford has received a £150,000 cash injection to boost the area. Community facilities will be regenerated in Frizinghall from the new National Lottery community fund. The cash will be used to employ two workers for three years
Consumer affairs minister and Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe is spearheading a major consultation as part of a crackdown on conmen. Mr Sutcliffe wants to hear from shoppers concerned about aggressive doorstep selling, scams requiring competition 'winners
Villagers in Shipley think someone has been stealing their water and spiriting it away in dawn raids. Officials believe gallons of the local supply have been surreptitiously syphoned from a hydrant into a road tanker. Yorkshire Water has launched an investigation
Bradford's Council for Mosques will be working around the clock to help those who are homeless and in need over this Christmas and New Year. Board members have decided to provide food and shelter for the city's homeless over the festive period. "We do
A Bradford mum has been named one of Britain's bravest women of the year. Pat Bleau, of Horton Bank Top, dedicated her life to helping others when her 16-year-old daughter Chantelle died eight years ago after sniffing lighter fuel. She set up the Chantelle
Families could be forced to pay more for police services after a "dire" funding allocation proposed for next year. And a senior councillor has warned "tough choices" will have to be made as West Yorkshire Police Authority tries to balance its budget.
Reasons canal plan can succeed SIR - Browsing in a newsagents this week I could not help noticing just how many magazines cater now for canal boats and the like - and from one I noticed that Liverpool is to create a new connection to join their end of
Acting Bulls chairman Peter Hood today insisted: "It's business as usual." The 57-year-old will stand in for Chris Caisley once the current chief steps aside after the World Club Challenge in February. There are plenty of question marks about which direction
New plans to reverse the "chronic under performance" of Bradford companies in export markets is Yorkshire Forward's top business priority, according to the organisation's new chief executive. Tom Riordan, above, who becomes the youngest RDA chief executive
A 15th Century Bronte pub has become the first in Britain to serve an exotic tipple from Austria being imported by a Menston company. The Fleece in Haworth has begun serving Stroh Punsch, a mulled fruit flavoured wine traditionally drunk on the ski slopes
Placard-bearing pupils dem-onstrated as senior councillors voted to close their school. Youngsters descended on the meeting of Kirklees Council's cabinet to show the strength of support for RM Grylls Middle School. Education bosses recommended the school
Bradford is succeeding in building stronger and safer communities according to an independent report. However, the Audit Commission, which carried out the work, said weaknesses in Bradford Council's approach to the problem made the prospects for further
Medical staff from Bradford Royal Infirmary have used their emergency care skills to help victims of the South Asian earthquake disaster. Eight volunteers who work in the Accident and Emergency department at the infirmary have given up their free time
The creators of a new Bradford-based Urdu and English magazine are hoping it will build bridges between the city's communities. The literary journal Tadeeb International, which has contributors from all over the world and is put together in Bradford,
An overseas student described by a judge as a "really decent young man" has been jailed for three years for attacking a Bradford prostitute. Aderogba Adeymi, 27, grabbed the woman's throat in a dark and desolate side street off Sunbridge Road after they
Police have named and shamed a teenage yob who was given a five-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order because of his behaviour on a Bradford estate. Posters carrying a photograph of Benjamin Brown have been put up in shops and leaflets posted to hundreds of
A church anti-poverty group has criticised Bradford door-step lender Provident Finan-cial over its "extortionate" interest rates on some loans being offered this Christmas. Provident, which has a million UK customers, is offering to lend money at annual
A high performance car dealer in Bradford has been jailed for 25 years for plotting to flood the district with 130kg of heroin with a street value of £7 million. Father-of-four Khalid Malik lived the high life while selfishly ignoring the tragedy and
