Young people from schools throughout the city have been urged to aim for the stars after a visit from a Russian spaceman. Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov spoke to pupils from throughout Bradford and Keighley during a whistlestop tour of the region. Mr Volkov
Staff at a hotel have stepped in at the eleventh hour to save a Christmas party for people with learning difficulties. Some 35 members of the Mencap and Gateway Friday Club, which meets at Keighley Resource Centre every second week, were facing the prospect
Bradford Grammar School pupil Alistair Brownlee has crowned a stellar 2006 by being named Male Student of the Year at the School Sport Matters awards in London. Judge Gareth Davies, a sportswriter from The Daily Telegraph, which runs the event as a joint
Campaigners fighting to save a Bradford primary school dubbed the worst in the country have been buoyed by its performance in Government league tables. Usher Street Primary was placed at 99th from a total of 156 schools in the Bradford district which
Table tennis coach Hans Soova is a good sport when it comes to coaching youngsters. The pensioner who lives in Baildon has just been awarded a bactive award by Bradford Council in honour of teaching the district's young people about the sport. Mr Soova
Two very special people have saved a village gala from dropping off the community's calendar. Organisers of the annual Wrose Carnival feared it would have to be cancelled next year if no-one volunteered to bump up committee numbers. But two new faces
Hugh Porter MBE certainly had a day of contrasts on Sunday. The 66-year-old former world professional cycling champion (he won the pursuit crown four times) started it by commentating on the fourth round of the National Trophy cyclo-cross events in Bradford's
The jury in the PC Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial was tonight sent home after failing to reach verdicts after more than three hours' deliberation. The jury of six women and five men had retired to consider their verdicts shortly after midday in the
Police have set up a crime-fighting home' in a bid to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on an estate. Officers are working from a converted flat at Windhill, Shipley, targeting rabble-rousers who have made life a misery for residents. Police will
Super-keen Steve McNamara admits his thoughts turned to engage Super League XII within hours of the Bulls' agonising play-off defeat. As the squad hits a fourth week of pre-season, he concedes preparations have been going on a lot longer - ever since
Bay Athletic and Tyersal, who at the start of play on Saturday were joint leaders of the West Riding County Amateur League Mumtaz Premier Division, ended three points apart after late goals made a significant difference to the results of their games.
Colin Todd wants only one birthday present tonight - a ticket to the FA Cup third round. City are back at Millwall for the second time in three days for the replay which decides who will go to Stoke on January 6 - a reward which could net the club around
A woman convicted of owning a dangerous dog has backed the Telegraph & Argus Curb the Danger Dogs campaign. Laura Liversidge was made the subject of a nine-month detention and training order that was suspended for two years after her pet American pit
A ten-year-old boy has been injured during a race hate attack against his family. Amin Jahanzeb was cut by flying glass when thugs threw a large paving slab through the living room window of his home. He also suffered bruising when he was struck by
A police hunt for a suspected serial killer of prostitutes in Suffolk parallels the search for Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe in the 1970s and early 1980s. JIM GREENHALF reports. Two murders, one suspicious death and two young women missing within
I can't honestly say I've ever been the biggest of James Bond fans. Every Bond movie I've seen has merged into this endless reel of car chases, dinner jackets, explosions and jiggling breasts. Actually, when I read that back, Bond films don't sound
Bradford Council's ruling Conservative group has ousted its councillor responsible for the running of the district's schools. Councillor Dale Smith, who is also Tory deputy leader, has been replaced by Councillor Colin Gill. The shake-up has occurred
Mark Bower urged City to rediscover their killer touch if they want to stay in the FA Cup tonight. The Bantams face Millwall at the New Den again on a revenge mission for Saturday's 2-0 defeat. But Bower admitted they can only put the record straight
The qualifying date for the Veterans Badge has been extended again to the end of 1969. For details you can call freefone 0800 169 2277 and have your Service and National Insurance Numbers handy. If you are claiming for a Merchant Seaman make them aware
Filtronic is predicting a flat performance for the next six months of trading. The Saltaire-based electronics company issued the warning in a trading statement to the stock exchange. A spokesman said: "The company now foresees a flat performance for
Quarmby Construction has won a multi-million-pound contract for extensive work on the landmark Victoria Mills development. The deal is for the Ilkley-based company to carry out the new-build elements of phase two of the £70 million residential apartment
Pupils at a Bradford school are throwing their weight behind a wrestling course which boosts essential skills. A group of 16 Carlton Bolling Community College students have been training hard in preparation for a unique tag wrestling tournament - after
A worker suffered a badly crushed leg when he became trapped under a forklift truck at a Baildon factory early today. Workmates at Denson Marston radiator makers in Otley Road, raised thre alarm shortly after 6.30am. Paramedics and firefighters from
With the need to strengthen the Leeds squad becoming more vital with every defeat, chairman Ken Bates has hinted there could be a significant announcement' of new investment in the new year. Bates has admitted that the financial situation at the club
Farsley Celtic face a huge test in the Conference North tonight as they head to mid-table rivals Vauxhall Motors on the back of two disappointing draws. Celts boss Lee Sinnott was the first to admit that his side had dipped below the standards they have
In 1907, laws were passed in New York forcing women to swear to their age and good character before marriage. In 1911, Dehli replaced Calcutta as the capital of India In 1955, British engineer Christopher Cockerell patented the hovercraft. 25 Years
A disgraced councillor found guilty of sexually abusing two young girls is to appeal against his conviction. Bob Hargreaves, 62, was convicted of eight of the 13 charges he faced at Bradford Crown Court, including one of attempted rape. He was subsequently
A widow has been hearing how her tank commander husband died days after being ordered to hand back life-saving body armour. Sergeant Steven Roberts, 33, of Shipley, was shot dead by "friendly fire" as he manned a checkpoint outside the southern Iraqi
Residents are calling for traffic-calming measures on a stretch of road where they say "an accident is waiting to happen". Greenhill Lane and Sty Lane, Micklethwaite, have been closed from Micklethwaite Lane and the end of Lady Lane since a retaining
A group of residents might have to pay for improvements to a road after Bradford Council decided to take no action. Two years ago Alan Whyte and a neighbour collected 45 signatures to get grass verges on a cul-de-sac off Clayton Road asphalted over
