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  • £600,000 of airport money is left unspent

    A total of £600,000 of Bradford Council’s £3 million ward investment fund remains unallocated, two years after it was introduced. And one ward has not spent any of the cash designed to benefit communities. Bradford Council set up the fund in 2007 using

  • Scooter fans in grand day out!

    Scooter enthusiasts from across Yorkshire have raised £1,300 for the Bradford Burns Unit Appeal in a ride from Halifax to York. Members of Mutts Nuts scooter group, based in Northowram, set off from the village and stopped in Bradford, Leeds

  • School is praised for soccer event

    A school which has been running an annual Community Sunday for three years has been nominated in the Telegraph & Argus Bradford’s Best Community Awards. Springwood Community Prim-ary has been nominated for the Best School Community Project for its work

  • Standing by for a safe bonfire night

    Clean-up teams in Bradford are gearing up for their busiest time of the year in the run-up to Bonfire Night. Bradford Council staff are on standby following co-ordinated efforts to stamp out illegal and dangerous bonfires. The Council’s executive member

  • CITY 1 HEREFORD 0

    City got back to winning ways against Hereford at Valley Parade this afternoon. Stuart McCall's side were well worth the win after back-to-back losses. But the job was made harder when Lee Bullock was harshly dismissed for two yellow cards, leaving them

  • Eclectic cocktail

    Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit (Decca) ***** This is Jamie Cullum’s fifth record in a genre-defying career that has entertained an ever-growing fan base across the globe since his first Verve record was released in 2002. The title of the record is taken

  • Getting a taste of Yorkshire

    Picpoul de Pinet, cinsault and muscat petit grains; now try pronouncing those without sounding like Inspector Clouseau. Come to think, these grapes have names that could easily pass for characters in the Three Musketeers. The three varietals

  • Spooky snacks and devilish dinners

    Halloween is creeping up, so Good Food Magazine have come up with a few suggestions to make it a tasty celebration. EYEBALL PASTA (Serves 4-6). Ingredients: 100g cherry tomatoes; 150g pack mini mozzarella balls, drained; handful basil; 400g green

  • Big discounts mean you can live your dream of luxury

    If you have dreamed of luxury stays in the best hotel rooms around the world, this is almost certainly the time to treat yourself. According to Hotels.com, which tracks real prices paid per room for 78,000 venues across 13,000 locations worldwide, the

  • Youth team fall to leaders

    City's youth team went down 1-0 to leaders York this morning. David Wetherall's youngsters matched the visitors for long periods but it was York who took the decisive chance.

  • History that’s right on your doorstep

    Not only is the half-term holiday a great opportunity to see the exhibitions at the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, it’s also a chance to enjoy special discounted entry. Throughout the half-term week, two-for-one vouchers can be found at various

  • City team news

    Mr Reliable Simon Ramsden was missing from City's back four as they looked to bounce back from two defeats. Ramsden injured his calf in training which meant another chance at right back for Jon Bateson. Chris Brandon was also back in the side as James

  • Battle of Agincourt to be revisited

    One of the most famous battles in English history will be demonstrated at the mediaeval site of Bolton Priory, near Skipton. Archers with their six-foot longbows will from noon onwards tomorrow – 594 years later to the day – demonstrate how

  • Fatal-crash jail term appeal bid rejected

    An appeal by a Bradford teenager to get a reduction in a six-year sentence for causing the death of his best friend in a high-speed motorway crash has been rejected. Faad Hussain, 19, is being held in a young-offender institution after being sentenced

  • Girl, 14, suffers sex attack in Bradford park

    A 14-year-old girl suffered a serious sexual assault at Harold Park, Low Moor, Bradford, last night. The attack took place at 9.30pm and the area was sealed off by police, who remained at the scene early today. A 15-year-old boy was arrested early today

  • Car crashes into Bradford hotel car park

    Three people had a lucky escape when a silver Alfa Romeo they were travelling in left the road and landed on its roof in the car park at the Cedar Court Hotel, Rooley Lane, Bradford, at 1.50am today. Police and firefighters were called to

  • Solicitor jailed for drugs money laundering

    An award-winning Bradford solicitor, who laundered money for a major drug dealer – now serving a 25-year prison sentence – was today starting his own jail term. Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday that disgraced Shadab Khan’s career and reputation was

  • I’ve only got myself to blame, says Thorne

    Frustrated Peter Thorne blames himself for his latest injury woe. Thorne faces another couple of weeks kicking his heels after suffering a small tear in his hamstring during a training run. It is another setback for City’s top scorer for the past two

  • City escapes postal strike round

    Bradford will be spared one of the planned three days of strikes by postal workers next week. Mick Gledhill, the Com-munication Workers’ Union official in Bradford, said one of the three days of action – Friday – would only effect electronic date centres