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  • Couple's five-year wait for windows

    A couple living in a damp Bradford Council house claim they have been waiting five years for rotten windows to be replaced. Frank and Ivy Spencer, who are both disabled and suffer from angina, say they have been told there is no cash available for the

  • Villagers fight second bid for housing project

    Residents are fighting plans for a second major housing development in their village. They want to throw out a scheme to build 41 new homes on a field off Effingham Road, Harden, near Bingley. Objectors say the proposal would massively increase traffic

  • 'Crumbling' street will be monitored

    Angry families have accused Bradford Council of doing a U-turn, claiming councillors and insurance companies have failed their crumbling street. Residents of Salt Street, Manningham, say that subsidence is wrecking their homes and putting their health

  • Threat of legal action over BSE bid pair

    Business bosses in Bradford are determined to take legal action against two company directors who allegedly ran up a string of debts over an incinerator scheme in the city. George Carpenter and Inge Gram - directors of Kingsclear Technologies & Associated

  • Uproar as Ryan cancels council meeting

    A storm has erupted after this month's full meeting of Bradford Council was cancelled - because there was ''not enough business''. Council leader John Ryan was today accused of being "embarrassed and frightened" after cancelling Tuesday's meeting. Councillor

  • Bulldozer fears over 'fairy land'

    A building company is in talks with Bradford Council about plans to build homes near the site of the famous Cottingley Fairies. But the developer today allayed fears over the plans which have emerged just days before a film about the famous hoax sighting

  • Superdome deadline

    The developers of National Superdome at Odsal have just six weeks to come back to Bradford Council with its funding plans. Councillors decided at a stormy City Hall meeting last night that developers of the proposed £200 million project should report

  • Jonathan Oxley: Business Law

    Many people are in business in partnerships, but few fully understand the implications of their relationship. This is, perhaps, all the more surprising as the law is based on a very old statute, the Partnership Act 1890. Any two or more persons carrying

  • Bulls expecting rush for Challenge Cup tickets

    Bradford Bulls fans are being strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance for the Challenge Cup tie at Rochdale on Sunday week. The First Division club's Spotland ground, which they share with the town's soccer club, has a capacity of only 8,000 with

  • Ramage gets FA all clear

    Bradford City's Craig Ramage was a relieved man today when it was revealed that his booking in the 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town will not lead to a suspension. The talented midfielder had feared that his 48th minute caution was his fifth of the season, which

  • Hospital chefs cook up recipe for success

    Two hospital chefs in Bradford are dishing up a recipe for success in a national competition. Philip Webster and Stephen Dunwell have cooked their way into the finals of a competition to find the country's top team of hospital chefs. The pair have devised

  • School goes for £1m lottery gold

    A £1m Lottery bid is to be made by a special school in Bradford to build on the Olympic successes of children with severe special needs. The centre of excellence - which would only be the second of its kind in Britain - would provide a much-needed arena

  • Detectives probe woman's death

    Detectives were today investigating the suspicious death of a Bradford woman. The 40-year-old was found at her home in Granton Street, Bradford Moor, last night. Part of the cul-de-sac was sealed off by police and forensic experts were at the scene today

  • Survey is blueprint for city's economy

    An economic blueprint for Bradford will be drawn up using the results of a massive survey commissioned by the district's Training & Enterprise Council. Hundreds of people throughout the district have been sent a questionnaire from the Local Futures

  • Toulouse trek so testing for Dougie

    Tomorrow night in Toulouse, Dougie Lampkin aims to add more points to his Indoor World Championship total in round four of the series, having won the Helsinki round last Saturday. It will be a tough few days for the defending champion, Lampkin having