School musicians are embarking on a fundraising drive to raise money for a tour to Italy at Easter. Fifty-three music students at Whitcliffe Mount Busin-ess and Enterprise College, in Cleckheaton, are planning to take part in the trip to Lake Garda.
Veterans from the Bradford district who fought in the Second World War are set to return to the battlefields 65 years later. Men from Bradford and Shipley who fought at Arnhem in Holland were joined by fellow Yorkshire soldiers at gatherings in Doncaster
City's four-match winning run was brought to a halt by League Two new boys Burton. Gareth Evans had put the Bantams on the way with his third goal of the season midway through the first half. Michael Flynn gambled on James Hanson's flick to force a mistake
The chairman of Bradford Civic Society, Anthony Mann, has accused local politicians and regeneration officials of deliberately ignoring an alternative regeneration manifesto. In July more than 140 of them were sent copies of the charity’s booklet
The barbecue summer didn’t quite happen, did it? As it is prone to doing, the weather hoodwinked the Met Office, leaving the owners of filling stations with mountains of charcoal briquettes on their forecourts. Even some wine scribes caught a cold
Aussie chef John Torode likes to recall his granny’s fearless cooking habits, as if to prove his outback credentials. “She used to like the parson’s nose. She’d eat that bit and throw the rest of it away.” Just to explain, the ‘parson’s nose’ is the
The widow of former Bradford rally driver and team manager Tony Fall has been given a suspended prison sentence after faking his will to disinherit his two sons. Patricia Jung Fall, 59, has been ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid community
A Bradford support group for people who have had head and neck cancer is calling on people to join the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The Croakies support group meets once a month and provides a place for
City's youth team were beaten for the first time this season when they went down 1-0 to Hull this morning. The home side, who were without Phil Cutler and Dominic Rowe, had the best of the first half. But they paid the price for failing to deal with
Real ale lovers have launched a campaign aimed at encouraging landlords to support the booming number of local breweries by serving beers brewed less than 20 miles from their pub doorsteps. The LocAle Campaign has been organised by the Bradford
A former Bradford teacher is on cloud nine after ‘proposing’ to his girlfriend at more than 19,000 feet. Stephen Jefferson made life-changing decisions over the summer holidays and has left his job teaching PE at Byron Primary in Barkerend Road after
School exams for 11-year-olds are placing children under too much stress and must be scrapped, say teaching union heads. Members of the public were invited to sign a petition calling for the abolition of SATs for Year Six pupils, during a canvassing
Europe – Last Look At Eden (Ear Music) ***** I really didn’t expect to like this, but I did. It’s hard to imagine that this is the same band that gave us the 1986 classic The Final Countdown. This is an absolute gem of an album with some phenomenal
More than 100 years after a farmer built a road to make a short cut to his home, his ancestors have “officially” named it after him. The Lund clan – all ten cousins – have gathered in the hamlet of Goose Eye, near Keighley, to unveil the first street
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Martin Leonardo Fernandez Costello, aged 49, of Argent Way, Holme Wood; criminal damage, £50 compensation, £85 costs. Hayden Lister, aged 26, of Springfield Road, Shipley; speeding, £250 fine
Firefighters were called after a blaze started near Park Methodist Church, in Cross Street, West Bowling Bradford. Firebugs set light to a pile of wood in a skip near the church at 11.45pm last night. A crew from Bradford prevented the fire from spreading
A library which loans specialist toys to disabled youngsters in Bradford is appealing for volunteers so it can help older children in the district. Bradford Toy Library, based at the Child Development Centre at St Luke’s hospital, provides
The coffin of a woman tragically killed alongside her friend in a crash with a stolen car was carried through a Brownie and Guide guard of honour at her funeral. More than 100 family and friends gathered at St Luke’s Church in Eccleshill yesterday to
Steve McNamara admits some of his players thought they had reached the play-offs at the end of last night’s dramatic game at Hull FC. The Bulls posted their fifth successive win with a gritty 21-18 triumph – but it wasn’t enough to make the eight. They
A have-a-go shop owner fought off an armed robber after disarming him of a samurai sword during a raid at an upmarket designer jewellers in Saltaire. John Bradley told last night how he stood up to two armed raiders wearing balaclava masks
Steve O’Leary will focus on fitness rather than his future as he recovers from a broken toe. The midfielder faces a month stuck on the sidelines after a scan revealed the extent of his injury. Having signed only a short-term deal until January 3, O’
Hull 18 Bulls 21 They had been talking about a miracle at the Bulls... but no one expected it from Catalans Dragons. Bradford kept their side of the bargain as they chased the final play-off berth, winning at Hull last night to make it five on the bounce
