A study of the way the media handled the 1995 Manningham riots has praised the unbiased approach of the Telegraph & Argus. The paper's refusal to sensationalise and its commitment to informing the public by publishing extensive extracts from the subsequent
A hospital chief is being asked to carry out an urgent review on a £100,000 parking scheme after a retired magistrate said he was appalled by the system. Eric Sunderland, who retired from the bench last year, was threatened with clamping after he parked
Work will start this summer on creating outdoor games areas to encourage thousands of children in Kirklees to enjoy sports instead of being glued to the TV or computer screen. Kirklees Council is to provide eight multi-courts in parks and recreation grounds
Vandals have again attacked a village bowling green - only days after previous damage was repaired. Players at Royd House Bowling Club in Wilsden said today they were devastated by the latest wrecking spree which saw three giant "crop circles" cut into
A severely-disabled Bradford youngster is hoping to jet off to Cyprus for pioneering acid treatment by Russian doctors to improve her quality of life. Nine-year-old Rebecca Illand has cerebral palsy and microcephaly - a condition which affects the size
Motor sport: Allerton's Nick Jefferies heads the entry list as Oliver's Mount opens on Sunday with the annual Ken Redfern Trophy Spring National Road Race meeting. The event is 25 years old, and that has only strengthened the entry, Honda using the Scarborough
Manager Paul Jewell called his Bradford City players in for training on their day off yesterday in readiness for Sunday's game with Queens Park Rangers. It was his reaction to Monday's 2-0 defeat at Bury - a performance he described as "scandalous". He
Elderly and disabled people who have to catch a bus to the nearest post box have launched a campaign to have one installed closer to their Bradford homes. The group from Brentwood Gardens, Odsal, whose ages range from 59 to 92, say that for years they
Determined opponents of a new housing estate in Sandy Lane are squatting on the land to prevent workmen laying new sewers for it through a local family's garden. Members of RAGE, (Residents' Action Group for the Environment) launched the new protest yesterday
A sports-mad teenager who suffers from a rare blood disorder could soon be shooting hoops from his own hi-tech wheelchair thanks to a team of Bradford fundraisers. Terence Rankin has Parkes-Weber's syndrome, a condition which causes excessively large
Bogus customers will be used to trap private hire drivers who are breaking the rules. Bradford Council is planning to clamp down on the operators in the near future with an undercover entrapment operation. The private hire drivers are only insured to
Families of patients who waited hours on hospital trolleys for a bed today angrily turned on health minister Frank Dobson during a visit to Bradford. The Minister admitted waits on trolleys were unacceptable but said it was "bound to happen" in busy hospitals
"A dazzling white smile glitters across his face," gushes the feature writer. "This is a man whose tailoring business was forced into receivership" but (and I edit) "by the time the news became public, a way forward had already been found: he has bought
A leading businessman is visiting Pakistan and India to help increase trade between Bradford and the two countries. Fazal Hussain, 66, is chairman of the Bradford Asian Business Forum. He is also owner of two businesses in the city - Wellfield Investments
Pacey striker Gareth Grant scored a hat-trick as Bradford City's youth team triumphed in the Northern Intermediate League Cup final with a 3-0 win against arch rivals Leeds United in atrocious conditions at Valley Parade last night. Victory was a great
Snooker manager Geoff Feint will stick by Paul Hunter after the 19-year-old was fined by the game's bosses for testing positive for marijuana. Hunter, from Yeadon, has been fined £4,550 and docked 1,140 ranking points by the World Professional Billiards
Matthew Elliott's Bulls squad have suffered a further double injury blow as they bid to overcome a confidence crisis. Skipper Graeme Bradley will definitely miss the champions' Friday night trip to Sheffield Eagles while fellow Aussie Danny Peacock is
Saturday sittings at Bingley Magistrates' Court have come to an end. Clerk to the Justices David Chandler is pressing ahead with controversial plans to halt weekend sessions, despite opposition from lawyers and police. Now, from this weekend, urgent cases
