Julie Carroll aspired to a career in administration after leaving school - she'd always wanted to do office work and landed her first job in an insurance brokers, training on the job. "I didn't have any office qualifications so they sent me to learn
SIR - Wow! What a difference it will make not only to the Melborn Hotel site but to the whole area when the state-of-the-art outlet for specialist business opens next April. Your picture of an artist's impression of how the building will look, above,
SIR - Once again I am filled with revulsion, this time by the plans of Dhiren Barot to kill and maim thousands of unknown people. The Human Rights Act is basically okay, but there should be exceptions to it, as there are with the Bail Act. Surely Human
SIR - My grandfather was an infantryman in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and in the spring of 1916 was wounded and sent home. What a lucky lad he was! A few months later he could have been at the Somme. I treasure his pay book, in which his
SIR - The recent court case involving Nick Griffin has brought a concern of mine into sharp focus. Because the case did not go the way the government wanted, they are considering changing the law so that in future it would. We are heading towards a
SIR - It is diabolical that prices for leisure facilities that should be essential services provided by our Council are to go up. It is about time that our city fathers concentrated on the upcoming generation and gave children in full-time education free
SIR - Your article on chips in bins to measure a household's production of non-recyclable waste (T&A, November 10) which in some countries gives rise to differential charging schemes, raises some interesting points, especially if we as a country follow
SIR - I try to do my best for the environment. I recycle everything, travel by bus, have disconnected my electric doorbell, don't have the TV on standby, ruined my eyes attempting to read with energy-saving light bulbs and burned my kettle out by putting
SIR - Despite Gordon Brown stealing £5 billion a year from our pensions and making us the highest-taxed country in Europe we face even more rises. This appalling Government is attempting to fool us by pretending to be the champions of all things green
SIR - If you were to pick one campaign that would be almost universally unpopular, trying to ban the sale of fireworks to the public must be right up there. I have read your editorials over the last few years with disappointment. In them you conjure
SIR - Keith Trobridge (T&A, November 10) rightly identifies a court's inaccurate application of criminal intent' in sentencing a truck-driver who, by inattention, caused a fatal consequence. This was very similar to the Gary Hart case at Great Heck,
Singer and actress Linda Nolan will be adding her voice to a campaign protesting against the decision not to make vital drugs available to people in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. Linda, who is starring in Blood Brothers at The Alhambra, Bradford
A major recruitment drive has been launched in a bid to boost the number of members of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital, has distributed more than 120,000 membership
A therapist has helped reduce staff absenteeism at a call centre by providing on-site massages to workers during office hours. Nicky Holdsworth, owner and therapist at The Healing Rooms, Bingley, has been working with the Bradford & Bingley bank's call
The University of Bradford is to play a formal role in improving standards in schools across the district, it was revealed. On Friday, head teachers from eight secondary schools will be the first to sign-up to a pioneering project which will see them
You don't need to spare some change for the homeless this winter. EMMA CLAYTON looks at how we can help out financially without really noticing. We've all done it. You're laden down with bags full of Christmas shopping and you walk past someone crouching
A BNP councillor being investigated over an e-mail containing pornographic images has been cleared of breaching a national board's code of conduct. Councillor Paul Cromie, pictured, was referred to the Standards Board for England over the e-mail which
When The Secret Agent was screened two years ago Andy Sykes was revealed as the BNP whistle-blower who lifted the lid on the party's activities in Bradford. The BBC report led to BNP leader Nick Griffin and activist Mark Collett facing charges of stirring
Comedian Catherine Tate has been rolling out a barrel of laughs at a Wharfedale pub filming a one-off drama for TV. The actress was in the region this week for a two-day shoot joined by other famous face Steve Pemberton of League of Gentleman fame.
Bradford United under-eights lost to a well-taken goal from Cormack Bentley at home to Weston Lane in a closely-fought match full of good football in the Keybury League. Goals from Kietan Shergill, Mason Kirby and Owen Clark gave United under-sevens
A pupil wearing his school uniform was caught delivering a bag containing £6,000 of heroin from Bradford to Keighley. Akhtar Hussain was travelling in a taxi which was stopped by drugs squad officers who had mounted a surveillance operation, Bradford
Higher prices at sport and leisure centres will only cover half the expected rise in fuel bills. The increases will make the cost of keeping fit in Bradford higher than anywhere else in West Yorkshire. Raising the fees from the beginning of next year
Castleford and the Bulls are involved in a tug-of-war for full back Michael Platt. The Bulls announced the signing of the former Salford and Swinton player following Castleford's relegation from Super League but, because he did not have a release clause
Junior Witter reckons the WBC's experiment to announce the scores midway through fights could make for more exciting contests. Under the World Boxing Council's new rules, the referee will reveal how the judges see it after the fourth and eighth round
A gunman today admitted shooting dead policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky. But Yusuf Jamma told Newcastle Crown Court he did not intend to fire the gun, he did not know it was loaded and did not intend to harm anyone. Jamma admitted that at the start
A Bradford primary school has been branded as failing by education watchdogs Ofsted. Southmere Primary School has been placed in special measures because "standards are far too low and pupils' achievement is not good enough". The school in Great Horton
Our columnist this week is Sam Bairstow, a 21-year-old student from Cottingley. Being rich and powerful certainly brings with it a lot of benefits and privileges that the ordinary Joe just isn't entitled to. But Madonna has recently taken the prize
The firm in charge of Bradford's schools has been ordered to pay a black employee more than £63,000 damages for racial discrimination. An employment tribunal awarded the damages after finding Serco Ltd, operator of Education Bradford, racially discriminated
International full back Lee Innes scored the opening two tries on his debut to put Clayton on track for a 32-4 Pennine League success at Keighley Town. Innes, who was the National Conference Division Two player of the year with West Bowling in 2005,
Following their heroics against MK Dons on Sunday, Farsley's players will be asked to put themselves on the line again tonight in a re-arranged Con-ference North fixture. The Celts squad will still be recovering from the effort needed to hold their Coca-Cola
Guiseley earned a point from a 1-1 home draw against North Ferriby United in the UniBond Premier Division. They had to come from a goal down but after late pressure they were unfortunate not to make it back-to-back wins following Saturday's 1-0 victory
Shepshed Dynamoes 1 Park Avenue 0 Bradford Park Avenue failed in their quest to reach double figures on their unbeaten run in all competitions last night when they were hit by a late goal at Shepshed Dynamoes. The Leicestershire side banked all three
A man accused of the attempted murder of PC Teresa Milburn following a bungled armed robbery in which PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead has been cleared at the order of a judge today. Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 25, has no case to answer over the attempted
The chief executive of Bradford-based lender Provident Financial is stepping down by mutual consent at the end of this year. Robin Ashton, who joined the city company in 1983 and became chief executive five years ago, will assist the board until April
A group of Bradford's older people are hoping senior power will help them scoop £50,000 in a new X Factor-style television show. The Bradford and District Senior Power Group (BDSPG) are auditioning for the new ITV show on Saturday, where a panel of millionaires
Everyone has an opinion on the National Health Service, be it about their GP, the ambulance service, hospital waiting lists, hospital food and so on or how you or a relative found the experience of a recent visit to A&E or outpatients or a hospital stay
In 1899, Winston Churchill was captured by the Boers whilst covering the war as reporter for the Morning Post. In 1956, Love Me Tender, the first film starring Elvis Presley, premiered in New York. In 1969, Match of the Day was screened in colour for
A qualified electrician deliberately rigged up wiring to electrocute himself in a bath, an inquest heard. David Revitt, 41, was found dead at his Bradford home by his former partner, Caron Brown, in July. Electrical engineer Steve Thun, who examined
A former firefighter who was found guilty of waging a two-year campaign of harassment against his next-door neighbour has started an appeal against his conviction. Brian Pemberton, 59, is alleged to have tormented Kathryn McKay after the once-friendly
A councillor has pledged to champion the plight of people who are arrested when defending themselves against yobs. Keighley town councillor Brian Hudson has made an official complaint against West Yorkshire Police over his arrest for the alleged assault
City reserves 0 Sheff Wed res 5 Experience certainly didn't matter as City reserves were thumped by Sheffield Wednesday in the Pontin's Holidays League at the Bradford & Bingley Stadium yesterday. Loanee David Graham started against his parent side
Yorkshire were rocked by one of the biggest bombshells in their long and turbulent history yesterday with the shock news that Chris Adams has decided not to take up his dual role as captain and the man in charge of professional cricket. Instead, Adams
Tommy Black was today set to become City's second loan capture in a week. The Crystal Palace winger was following Colin Healy into Valley Parade as Colin Todd beefs up his midfield options. Black, a former Arsenal trainee who played once in the Premiership
A family business selling craft kits inspired by the couple's flock of sheep is to fold. The Wooden Heart of Yorkshire, which last year announced big sales in the American market, has called in liquidators. Boss Paul Aldred gave up his job in marketing
