The head of a Bradford upper school has put his own future on the line to secure a better education for children in the neighbouring estates. Neil Donkin, the head at Eccleshill Upper, will have to apply for his own job against a field of national candidates
New plans for a shopping complex at Haworth will be revealed to villagers this week. Leeds developers Axis (Branwell) will display their proposals at Haworth Tourist Information Centre for a week from today. Company representatives will be available at
Two luxury toilets are likely to be removed from Bradford city centre because they have become dens for drug takers. Bradford led the way as one of the first cities to get the hi-tech superloos three years ago. They were installed as part of the city's
The words "Wish You Were Here" are unlikely to appear on postcards sent by one Bradford family this summer. For they will be jetting off on holiday together - all 19 of them! The extended Legge family, most of whom live on Bradford's Buttershaw estate
A new management team has been put in place at Bradford chemical firm Allied Colloids - now owned by Swiss firm Ciba Speciality Chemicals. David Farrar, former chief executive of Allied Colloids, has been named as president of the group's water treatment
Shaun Edwards' future at Odsal looks secure after successful talks aimed at clearing the air. His stay with the Bulls has been punctuated with constant rumours of a move back to Wigan and stories of dressing room friction. But coach Matthew Elliott stressed
More than 100 hopefuls are off the mark, vying for seats on Britain's fourth biggest metropolitan authority. Election fever has hit the streets after nominations closed at City Hall yesterday. Minority groups are in an all-out battle to cut Labour's 50
A Bradford nurse is spearheading a national campaign to recruit more people amid fears over a growing shortage of nurses. Salma Yasmeen, 24, a community mental health nurse in Bradford, was among only three nurses from the Northern and Yorkshire region
A notorious stretch of road which claimed the life of a young pedestrian is to undergo safety improvements. Robert Watmuff was killed last month when he and a friend were walking home along Harden Road, Bingley. The 21-year-old, of Hornsea Drive, Wilsden
Freemasons have accused Bradford Council of discrimination over its policy of asking certain officers to declare membership of the organisation. Bradford businessman Keith Madeley, press officer for West Yorkshire Freemasons, has condemned the Council
Crime has crashed by nine per cent across West Yorkshire, according to figures out today. The good news compares with a national 8.8 per cent drop while other forces such as the City of London saw a rise of 6.2 per cent between 1996 and 1997. And the
A Christian group is issuing an official complaint over a fast-fit car centre which used the symbol of the cross to promote tyres, exhausts and brakes. West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council officer Stephanie Rybak was among those offended by the advert placed
Customs officers have seized a massive one million cigarettes - bound for Bradford's housing estates - from smugglers at Leeds-Bradford airport. Officers have warned that cigarette bootlegging has reached "epidemic proportions". A spokesman said: "We
Bradford City's attractive home match against First Division leaders Nottingham Forest on Saturday is heading for a sell-out. Chairman Geoffrey Richmond said: "Forest have told us they have already sold 2,000 tickets and expect to sell their 3,500 allocation
A caring medical student is giving up part of her summer holiday to help orphans and leprosy sufferers in Pakistan. Helen Brotherton, 19, who comes from Baildon and is studying medicine at Edinburgh University, will spend a month teaching English to children
