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  • Nell Bank Centre in Ilkley launches three new projects

    An award-winning outdoor education centre has an exciting year ahead with the launch of three major projects. The Nell Bank Centre, in Denton Road, Ilkley, has additions planned to expand its facilities offered to children of all ages across the

  • Architecture is cutting estate crime

    Security experts are spotlighting the vital role of designers in reducing burglary rates in West Yorkshire, including Bradford. Secured by Design (SBD), an initiative from the Association of Chief Police Officers, uses innovative architecture and

  • Entries wanted for Miss West Yorkshire pageant

    Bradford women wishing to enter this year’s Miss West Yorkshire competition have until January 20 to sign up. Organiser Alexandra Devine said she was keen to encourage women from the district to take part in the event held at Grappolo’s Restaurant

  • Live blog: Barnet v City

    3:31pm Doyle long throw nodded out by Iro as far as edge of box where Darby has a decent pop, which flies into terrace. 3:27pm Gary Jones shoved in back to win free-kick 30

  • Aieborough elderly disabled help plea

    A charity which provides a lifeline to the elderly is appealing for volunteers to help with its vital work. Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly with Disabilities is asking for volunteers to come forward even if they can only give as little

  • Still chance to join in Bradford Bulls' 'X Factor'

    Budding singers and bands can still audition for the chance to win £5,000 in Bradford Bulls’ X Factor-style competition after a deadline for entrants was extended. A number of performers have already been chosen to form part of the club’s pre-match

  • Charity’s £200 boost from raffle

    A Keighley social group raised £200 for the Macmillan cancer care charity during its Christmas dinner. The Temple Diners held a raffle during their joint dinner with Bradford’s Dominica Assoc-iation. The groups wanted to raise money for Macmillan

  • Shipley bank manager Diane's surprise delivery

    Surprised Shipley bank manager Diane Shorter found herself the centre of attention when she went into labour while presenting a cheque for £50,000 to a children’s hospice just before Christmas. Diane, who works for HSBC in Shipley, was one of the

  • Fire brigade chief retires after 30-year career

    A fire chief in West Yorkshire is steaming into retirement after a 30-year career. Assistant Chief Officer (ACO) Martyn Redfearn, whose roles have included being in charge of fire safety in the Bradford district, now plans to pursue his passion

  • Work to cut Wyke sewage risk

    Work is to begin on Monday on an £800,000 project to improve a sewerage system in Wyke to stop homes getting flooded. Yorkshire Water says the scheme will “significantly” reduce the risk of properties suffering sewer flooding inside their homes

  • Bradford housing needs policy review

    Plans to review and redesign Bradford district’s social housing allocations policy will be heard next week. The Regeneration and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on January 10 for an update on whether the Social Housing Allocations

  • Experts can help your fitness push

    People having trouble sticking to their new year’s resolution are being invited to meet experts at the district’s Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centres. Open events takes place at the centre in Shipley on Tuesday, January 22, from 2pm to

  • Cottingley mum Katie’s angry at medicine verdict

    An asthma patient has spoken of her anger at a decision which could see a drug which has improved the quality of her life withdrawn from the NHS. Katie Conway, 30, of Cottingley, has suffered from lung problems all her life after being born ten

  • More Bradford people seeking help on mortgages

    Rising numbers of people are becoming suicidal as spiralling mortgage arrears mean they face the threat of losing their home, a Bradford charity has warned. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) said that 28 per cent of its new clients in 2012 were

  • Ilkley's Hector to get Sailor of Year award

    A teenage sailor from Ilkley will be heading to London next weekend to collect his RYA Yorkshire and Humber Young Sailor of the Year award. Seventeen-year-old Hector Simpson, of Grove Road, was picked for the award by a panel of judges and will

  • Bantams chief takes shot at Bradford Council

    Mark Lawn today hit out at Bradford Council for their “apathy” over City’s Capital One Cup heroics. The club have been inundated with messages from well-wishers since shocking Arsenal to book their shot at Aston Villa in the last four. But

  • Buttershaw hit-and-run victim tells of Wibsey collision

    A pedestrian who was left seriously injured in the road in a New Year’s Day hit-and-run incident has urged witnesses to come forward and identify the driver. Groundworker Anthony Rogivska, 25, was left for dead after he was run over by a black

  • Ant & Dec join the Morrisons team

    Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons has signed a pioneering multi-million pound deal to sponsor two prime-time TV shows starring presenters Ant & Dec as part of a campaign to highlight traditional in-store skills which set it apart from

  • Portable camera to catch Bradford bus lane cheats

    A new portable camera which will be moved around the district to catch motorists who flout bus lane rules will go live in Bradford later this month. The camera will initially be used on the outbound section of Bolton Road towards its junction with

  • Social media and Moe to the rescue of dog in Shipley Glen

    A dog which was trapped down a hole for 53 hours owes his life to social networking, according to his owner and rescuers. Zak, an 18-month-old golden labrador, went missing while out on a New Year’s Day walk around Shipley Glen. He was rescued

  • Pistol used in raid on Bradford shop owners

    An elderly business couple were “pistol whipped” with an imitation gun during a terrifying raid at their Bradford shop. The couple needed hospital treatment after two masked men attacked them as they opened up for business. Detectives condemned

  • Lambert: I do not need to sell Bent

    Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists he is under no pressure to sell any players during the January transfer window – including record signing Darren Bent. Bent could make his comeback from a hamstring injury in today’s FA Cup third-round tie