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  • City 1 AFC Wimbledon 2

    Valley Parade's 125th birthday celebrations went flat as City slipped to another depressing defeat at the hands of AFC Wimbledon. Boos greeted the final whistle after a result which left Phil Parkinson's men still wallowing at the wrong end of League

  • Armed gang robs woman at her Bradford home

    A 46-year-old woman was tied up and robbed after three masked men forced their way into her Bradford home yesterday. The gang, armed with an axe and what is thought to be a stun gun, stole what police have described as a “substantial amount

  • Liz has charity target all zipped up

    A young woman battling against cancer has taken part in a 220m zip slide to help raise thousands of pounds for Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale. Liz Ellis (pictured), 28, of Idle, joined nine other dare devils who zipped their way down across the

  • Death driver jailed for causing crash

    A speeding driver who smashed into a car killing an 87-year-old grandfather and injuring four family members has been jailed for four years. Bilal Hussain left his home minutes before losing control of the Vauxhall Vectra in Toller Lane, Bradford, and

  • Westwood Park face big test of their credentials

    Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division leaders Westwood Park entertain reigning champions and West Riding Sunday County Cup holders West Bowling tomorrow in the match of the day. Buttershaw White Star have a much-improved Queensbury as visitors

  • Pair quizzed over child's death

    Detectives were last night continuing to question a man and a woman in connection with the death of a young child, whose badly decomposed body was found by police in a house in Bradford. The 41-year-old woman and 22-year-old man, believed to be the mother

  • Shipley journalist highlights eczema problems

    You’ve got to hand it to him – sports journalist John Fuller has come up with a novel way of raising awareness about living with eczema. The 34-year-old from Highfield Terrace, Shipley, wore wicket-keeping gloves for a whole day to show just how awkward

  • Plymouth's Reid it and weep story

    They’ve lost eight games in a row and have already been cut adrift at the bottom. But Plymouth’s decision to axe Peter Reid this week has left a bad taste. Forget Inter Milan removing their fourth manager in nine months. The real shock was seeing Reid

  • Happy 125th anniversary Valley Parade

    In the world beyond Bradford, it seemed a pretty insignificant event. The year 1886 saw France present the United States with the Statue of Liberty and Karl Benz patent the first petrol-driven car. Coca-Cola and Heinz Baked Beans were revolutionary

  • Blaze destroys former pub in Bradford

    Firefighters were last night scrambled to a blaze in a derelict pub for the second time in less than a fortnight. Flames broke through the roof at the boarded up Tempest pub in Kesteven Road, Holme Wood, shortly after 10pm. At its peak 25 firefighters

  • Bradford cyclist death crash appeal is renewed

    Police have renewed appeals for witnesses to a fatal accident in Bradford, after naming the cyclist who was killed. Vitalijs Rozenbergs, 22, died after his bicycle was in collision with a blue Audi RS3 sports car, outside Tesco in Canal Road, Bradford

  • Dad who beat and abused daughters behind bars

    A brutal father who beat and sexually abused his three daughters four decades ago is behind bars awaiting a long prison sentence. It took a jury at Bradford Crown Court fewer than two hours yesterday to find the 69-year-old man guilty of all 29 offences

  • Bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour

    A raft of recommendations have been made following a detailed report into anti-social behaviour across the district. The review found that the approach to addressing such behaviour had been piecemeal, but found significant improvements were

  • Time capsule buried at new youth centre

    A time capsule intended to be discovered by young people of future generations has been buried at the site of a new multi-million pound youth centre in Bradford. A group of young people, who have been involved with the Culture Fusion centre

  • Langley: Shame Lynchy had no fitting Bradford Bulls send-off

    Jamie Langley admits he was sorry to see skipper Andy Lynch quit the Bulls. Bradford released the long-serving prop from the last year of his contract after agreeing a fee with Hull for his services. The 31-year-old, who served the club with distinction

  • Four years for man who caused power chaos in Spen

    A man has been jailed for four years after he stole copper cable from an electricity sub-station, disrupting the power supply to hundreds of homes. Damage costing hundreds of thousands of pounds was caused when Robert Miles, 34, of South Parade

  • Green field homes plan thrown out by councillors

    Planning chiefs have rejected a controversial outline application to build up to 440 homes on green fields near Bingley. More than 250 campaigners, many waving placards, attended the Shipley Planning Panel meeting at Bingley Arts Centre yesterday

  • Davies a welcome addition to leaky Bradford City defence

    Andrew Davies will be thrown straight into City’s back four against AFC Wimbledon to kick off his three-month emergency loan. Skipper Guy Branston could be in line for the chop to accommodate the 6ft 3in Stoke centre half. Davies trained