Veronica Harewood loves working with young people. As a youth worker with Bradford Council she has a finger in many pies, all of them projects to encourage youngsters to enjoy themselves, have fun and maybe find a vocation into the bargain. The 55-
Smoking will be banned in all pubs, clubs and restaurants from the summer of next year. In an historic free vote last night MPs decided overwhelmingly to ban smoking in all enclosed public spaces in England - and throw out plans to exempt members'
Never has the cliche 'a game of two halves' been more apt than when Bradford Wildcats under-11s met Bankfoot. The Wildcats came back from 5-1 down at half-time to beat their Keybury League rivals 8-6 in a thrilling encounter. There were hat-tricks from
If any of the Bulls' prop forward contingent feel they can afford to have the odd off day this season they are sadly mistaken. With teenager Matt James champing at the bit to break into the senior side, Stuart Fielden, Joe Vagana and Andy Lynch know a
Colin Todd wants to make a double raid on the loan market. The City boss hopes to borrow a midfielder ahead of Saturday's home clash with Bristol City. And he also wants a striker to cover the five games Dean Windass will sit out after the weekend. Todd
It is a shame that the clock on Shipley's landmark market tower has broken down. As town centre manager Yvonne Crossley says, time standing still is not the impression Shipley wants to give people. Yet the estimated £50,000 cost of repairing the clock
An Ilkley construction company has scooped two awards for a modern re-development. Quarmby Construction Company won two trophies in the Altered Building Category at the Leeds Architecture Awards. The company was rewarded for the redevelopment of the Carriageworks
Big supermarket chains including Morrisons should be prevented from staging mergers and takeovers, it is claimed. That's one of the recommendations in a report issued to Parliament today which looks at the effects of superstores on smaller shops. The
West Yorkshire Police has defended its storing of DNA samples from nearly 800 innocent young people. Genetic details from the under-18s have been kept on a hi-tech database, even though they have not been charged, cautioned or convicted of an offence.
A Bradford group which lost out in a TV battle for lottery cash is to get a helping hand from its Sheffield rival. Last November, the Friends of Judy Woods went head-to-head with Heeley City Farm in Sheffield to win £50,000 from the National Lottery's
Menston boys the Kaiser Chiefs will go head-to-head with British rock royalty at tonight's Brit Awards. The five-piece band are nominated in several categories at the prestigious music awards, including Best Live Act, Best Album, Best RockAct and Best
Homes, shops and a restaurant are expected to be built on a site in the heart of Manningham destroyed by fire during the 2001 riots. The £2 million scheme could be completed in two years if planners approve it tomorrow. It would bring jobs as well as
A Valentine's Day football match was cancelled in the name of love. Liversedge FC manager Eugene Lacy was stood up by his players who pulled out of the Northern Counties East League Cup quarter-final because they had other match-making in mind. The club
A woman asylum seeker who was terrified of being sent back to Pakistan committed suicide by setting herself alight. An inquest in Bradford yesterday was told 22-year-old Nusrat Raza, of Otley Road, Undercliffe, died from 90 per cent burns after deliberately
Love was in the air at Swansea's Liberty Stadium last night. So was driving rain and a powerful, swirling wind which made sure that this Valentine's Day was not an evening for football romantics. Cupid's arrow found its target at half-time when Swansea
Teenage wingman Ryan Smith proved the West Bowling hero in their last-gasp National Conference Division One win at Thatto Heath Crusaders. Bowling were always behind until the final five minutes in what was a tough encounter, despite two sparkling tries
A major one-day exhibition is being organised in early March for small businesses in the Spen Valley. Business Rules 2006 aims to provide small businesses with the latest developments and updates in regulations affecting business. The annual exhibition
Students at a Bradford school will be among the first state pupils in the country to sit an Intern-ational GCSE (IGCSE). The Sports College and Foundation School in Leaven-thorpe Lane, Thornton, is pioneering the qualification this year which has found
Former serviceman Geoffrey Thorne today called a High Court settlement over the death of a comrade killed in nerve gas experiments "another cover-up". Mr Thorne, now 75, was a 23-year-old RAF engineer when he volunteered to take part in top secret Ministry
A mother-of-three accused of luring her lover to his death told a jury she would never have harmed him. Tracey Cameron said she still loved Leonard Fulbirg at the time he vanished overnight on August 11, 1996. Cameron and Graham Haylett, the man she was
A judge has applauded the bravery of three post office workers who tackled a would-be robber wielding a gun. Sub-postmaster Ted Sample grabbed Sam Dunning's arm after the 21-year-old barged into the post office at Ilkley railway station at opening time
Smoking will be banned in all pubs, clubs and restaurants from the summer of next year. In an historic free vote last night MPs decided overwhelmingly to ban smoking in all enclosed public spaces in England - and throw out plans to exempt members' clubs
A religion not at ease with itself SIR - It is known historically that the best practices of Islam allowed tolerance towards other faiths, as evidenced by the Moors occupation of Spain for more than 700 years where religious freedom was extended to Christians
Our columnist this week is a 20-year-old from Keighley who is studying at Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds, Tim Steere Have you ever asked yourself: 'why am I bothering with this? All the stress, the pain, the misery, is it worth it?' I challenge
