A Shipley oilfield services company which does business all over the world has announced nearly £20 million worth of orders this year. Global Marine Energy has contracts worth £19.4 million on its order book for the next 12 months. The firm has acquired
With mobile phones that take photographs, cameras that take movies, camcorders that record mp3s and mp3 players that take your mother out on her birthday and keep the kids entertained while you have a lie-in, I think it's fair to say that technology has
For the second time in four weeks, the West Riding County Amateur League was severely disrupted by the weather. At the beginning of March, it was the snow and ice that caused the postponement of all but four of the games. On Saturday, it was heavy overnight
The Brownlee brothers are taking the country by storm. The unstoppable Bradford Grammar School trio have scooped numerous county and national titles in cross-country, fell running, triathlon and swimming - and international success beckons. Alistair,
Farsley Celtic have the first of three chances to cap their season with a cup tonight when they take on Stocks-bridge Park Steels in the UniBond League Challenge Cup final. They still have the West Riding County Cup final to look forward to against Conference
There are bound to be raised eyebrows at the news that the troubled St Peter's House in Forster Square is in the process of being sold to the South Asian arts company Kala Sangam for a figure understood to be less than £500,000. The greatest source of
A Bradford-based pneumatics and fluid processing specialist has announced the acquisition of a North Shields equipment provider. Thorite has acquired the 130-year-old Hogg Pneumatic Solutions. Hogg specialises in supplying and servicing industry-leading
Bingley-based Thermal company Damart has raised £20,000 for the Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC) by selling a limited-edition pink vest. The vest was designed by Damart's in-house team and incorporated the international pink ribbon symbol for breast awareness
A Shipley oilfield services company which does business all over the world has announced nearly £20 million worth of orders this year. Global Marine Energy has contracts worth £19.4 million on its order book for the next 12 months. The firm has acquired
A £2.5 million outdoor sports ground has been criticised before it even opens because it will not be floodlit. The Myra Shay project in Barkerend Road is due to open in 2007, providing a venue for football and cricket. But there were claims today the
A hotline set up to allay the fears of breast cancer patients in Bradford in the wake of a BBC programme which claimed women did not get a critical part of their treatment has received almost 40 calls. The helpline - staffed by specialist breast care
Two men who wielded Samurai swords "like maniacs" in a frenzied attack on three nightclub doormen have been jailed for a total of 11 years. Barry Nunney, 21, and Michael Colton, 24, were yesterday sentenced to five-and-a-half years each for the terrifying
Residents don't care about litter SIR - Having read Cathy MacKay's letter (T&A, March 30) I felt compelled to give my observations of the litter problem in the Leeds Road area. Bradford's Big Sweep campaign is to be commended but the efforts of these
The Senior League Cup final will be between West Bowling and Bolton Woods after a morning of goals at Rawdon Meadows saw Bowling hit the target five times in the second half to beat Dudley Hill Rangers 5-3 and, in another tight game, Woods beat Fairweather
Ipswich Town striker Dean McDonald is NOT on Colin Todd's summer shopping list. Reports in East Anglia claimed that City and Blackpool were leading the chase for the 20-year-old, who is not being kept on at Portman Road. Former Arsenal trainee McDonald
Bulls assistant Steve McNamara could be leaving Odsal to become Hull FC's head coach. The Airlie Birds yesterday sacked John Kear and swiftly targeted their former player to become the youngest boss in Super League. Bradford chief executive Gareth Davies
A ten-year-old boy who is fighting cancer at home is able to play an active role in school life thanks to state-of-the-art technology. David Redsell has not attended Hoyle Court Primary, in Baildon, since he was diagnosed with a fast-growing malignant
Plans to overhaul Bradford Council's top brass and put the savings into frontline services could be delayed by months. The authority's three assistant chief executives and 12 director posts are being slimmed down as part of a cost-cutting restructuring
Health and safety in Bradford cemeteries has been praised by the author of a national report into graveyard safety. Jerry White, one of the authors of the report from the Local Government Ombudsman into memorial safety, has described Bradford as being
The chief executive of Bradford District Care Trust Con Egan is leaving after leading it from its formation in April 2002. Mr Egan is taking up a new role as chief executive of the new Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust. It was formed on April 1 by
Hundreds of Bradford police officers are gearing up to move into a new state-of-the-art station. More than 700 officers and staff will take up residence at the bombproof headquarters this summer. As the first stage of the move, the old Odsal police station
A national campaign was launched today to highlight the low levels of female councillors. The push comes with one month to go until local elections are held across the country. The Fawcett Society says less than a third of councillors are women. And in
Top Tory councillor Simon Cooke, above, has stepped down from his key post on Bradford Council. The man charged with overseeing the Council's part in the regeneration of the city quit over "persistent personal attacks" from other members. Councillor Cooke
Troubled St Peter's House is being sold to a South Asian arts group in a secret deal. The prestigious building in Forster Square, which once housed the failed £5 million Life Force faith museum, is close to being signed over to the Kala Sangam Asian arts
