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  • Hereford 2 City 0

    Two second-half goals sent City slumping to a dismal defeat at Hereford - and they again finished with only ten men. Skipper Michael Flynn was dismissed for two bookings and the Bulls, who had lost five of their previous six home games, took full advantage

  • City team news

    Marcel Seip was handed his City debut this afternoon as Phil Parkinson made three changes. The Dutch centre half filled the gap left by the suspended Andrew Davies. There was another change in midfield where Adam Reed had recovered from injury to replace

  • Diver somersaults 100 times for charity

    A Wyke man made a splash for charity after taking on a fundraising challenge with a twist. Peter Maggs somersaulted 100 times off a 16ft diving board at Shipley Pool, to raise money for Heart Research UK. Peter, 57, an IT specialist at Bradford College

  • Thornton and Denholme medical services feedback extended

    A consultation about future medical services at Thornton and Denholme has been extended to give more people the chance to give their views. As part of the process Bradford Council’s health overview and scrutiny committee will meet in public

  • Mains burst disruption goes on

    A massive pipe burst that left many Bradford shops and offices under water is continuing to cause disruption. Work is continuing to repair the burst, which happened in White Abbey Road on Monday, and to tackle structural damage to nearby buildings.

  • Skipton Girls’ High School students celebrate 125th year

    Students at a girls school looked to great women of the past to mark their school’s 125th anniversary. As part of a week of celebrations at Skipton Girls’ High School, many girls turned up at school on the day 125 years ago that the school was opened

  • Peltier aims to set the world on fire

    Sandy Lane lad Ross Peltier heads to Philadelphia today as he bids to steer Jamaica towards the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The rookie Huddersfield Giants forward, 19, is part of the Jamaica squad which travels to America for the World Cup

  • Ukranian band returns from space to Bradford club roots

    From Outer Space to Bradford – the city’s Ukrainian Club is getting set to host a band whose music has been played on an orbiting space station. The Ukrainians are coming down to earth by returning to their roots and performing at the Legrams

  • At-risk Bradford groups are urged to get flu jab

    Infection control experts in Bradford and Airedale are joining forces to fight flu in the district for International Infection Prevention Week which starts tomorrow. As winter approaches patients and NHS staff are being reminded of the importance of

  • Keighley men are spared jail over legal aid fraud

    Three Keighley men who fraudulently obtained legal aid to defend charges of attempted murder have been given suspended prison sentences. Arif Mahmood, Mohammed Majid and Faisal Mahmood, who all previously lived in Spencer Street, benefited “substantially

  • Family pay tribute to brother with new hospice group

    by Claire Lomax Health Reporter The family and friends of a man who lost his life to an agressive brain tumour have set up a fundraising group for Marie Curie Cancer Care in his memory. Christopher Metcalfe was 60 when he was diagnosed with

  • Bradford Central Library shut as serious fire risk

    Bradford Central Library has been closed after being identified as a serious fire risk. The very future of the building which also contains the district’s archive is now in doubt after it was found that emergency work to make its central staircase safe

  • Play it safe in run-up to plot night, plea

    People are being asked to play their part in keeping the district safe as Bonfire Night approaches by reporting fly-tipping and dangerous bonfires. Bradford Council, the police, fire service and social landlord, Incommunities, hope to tackle problems

  • Pair locked up for robbing cashier at Madia Foods, Bradford

    Two 20-year-old men who wielded an axe and a metal bar while robbing a teenage cashier at a family wholesale business have each been locked up for three years. Qaiser Khan and Ibrar Rauf, both of addresses in Westfield Road, Manningham, Bradford, made

  • Police chief took his own life, coroner rules

    A police chief driven to distraction by screeching noises in his ear that he blamed on radiotherapy took his own life, an inquest heard. Chief Inspector Tony Craven, 48, was convinced the unremitting cacophony he found so unbearable was a result of two

  • ‘WI calendar girls were so brave’ says Lynda Bellingham

    Lynda Bellingham has paid tribute to the WI ladies who stripped off to raise more than £3 million for Leukaemia Research – inspiring the hit show she is bringing to Bradford from Monday. The actress, who is also a panelist on ITV show Loose

  • Bradford Bulls unveil 'massive' new signing

    Powerhouse prop Manase Manuokafoa has become the Bulls’ sixth new signing after agreeing a one-year deal at Odsal. The giant Tonga international, who stands 6ft 5in and weighs in at 17st 1lb, arrives from Parramatta Eels following spells with

  • £51m Bradford bid made to build new schools

    Bradford Council has submitted a £51 million bid to rebuild four secondary schools in the district after one school, Queensbury, pulled out of the deal because it cannot afford the charges. The bid to a new Government fund designed to replace

  • Bradford City: Branston move opens door for Seip

    Marcel Seip will make his City debut at Hereford this afternoon following Guy Branston’s shock loan move to Rotherham. Branston yesterday joined his former club for three months - and was promptly sent off on his debut, a 5-2 defeat at Bristol