Manufacturers in Bradford are bracing themselves for more job losses and reduced orders - according to the district's latest economic survey. The Chamber of Commerce's quarterly review for July to September discovered only a quarter of manufacturing firms
Children as young as two in Skipton are picking up used syringes thrown away by drug addicts. Part of the area around Christ Church is said to be a haven for heroin addicts and even children at the local primary school have found hypodermic needles on
A community health watchdog has called for a better deal for Bradford's patients after new figures revealed waiting lists have gone up since Labour came into power. The Department of Health's figures show that national waiting lists have fallen in only
Work has started on a £7 million scheme to turn a vandalised former hospital on green belt land in Cleckheaton into a business park. The four-acre site in Bradford Road housed the old North Bierley Hospital which closed in 1989 and has been derelict since
Shipley residents and community groups gathered on Saturday to help put together a plan of action to improve the area. Shipley Labour MP Chris Leslie and local ward councillors led discussions and workshops at the annual Shipley Constituency Area Conference
Veteran rockers Smokie are boosting a charity appeal which aims to help cancer sufferers. The Bradford band have agreed to give a rare live performance on home territory next week. They will be on stage at the Victoria Hall Keighley, on November 28, supported
Emergency talks between Bradford Council and business leaders were demanded today to stop travellers continually setting up illegal pitches around the city. One group which had camped on one of Bradford's busiest car parks in George Street left yesterday
Customer service has helped a former one-man firm turn into a multi-million pound business 35 years down the line. The Label Makers, based in Prince Street, Bradford, was started in October, 1963 by John Webster who bought an overprinting machine which
Rugby Union: Baildon 26, York RI 5. A dirty pair of shorts was proof that Andy Greaves wasn't dreaming about having made his first team comeback for Baildon. But the 47-year-old grandfather had taken some convincing - particularly beforehand. Greaves
Bradford City top scorer Lee Mills could be facing a possible ban after confronting a linesman at the end of the pulsating derby clash with Huddersfield Town. The 28-year-old had to be dragged away from the officials by his manager Paul Jewell following
News that their wheelie bins could become vehicles for advertising will have come as something of a surprise to Bradford residents, who might well be shocked at the double standards the plan reveals. After all, it's only a few weeks since the Waste Management
There are plenty of people around who will tell you that single-parenthood is a recipe for disaster. Full stop. No exceptions. But it isn't, always. Two parents who are in harmony and pulling in the same direction for the benefit of the whole family are
Lots of stars have squeaky voices - but Joe Pasquale is the only one not to have been drawn by Walt Disney. "This is my real voice - honest," he says as if being interfered with by a chicken strangler. "When I'm on stage it goes an octave higher still
Councillors are pressing ahead with plans to create a parish council for Aireborough. The council which would serve Rawdon, Yeadon and Guiseley could be up and running by the year 2000 but the idea would need the support of ten per cent of the population
Redundant road signs left after the recent traffic-calming work on the A65 through Ilkley should be removed as soon as possible, according to the Civic Society. "They present a very sad and untidy advertisement to the delay in completing this relatively
Since July 30, 1998 a so-called 'no win, no fee' system has been available in all civil claims for both plaintiffs and defendants. Solicitors will advise their clients whether such an arrangement is suitable for any civil cases they are involved in. Under
Leeds United 4, Charlton Athletic 1; by David Markham. David O'Leary foresees a bright future at Elland Road with a squad of young British-born players. Three of them were among the scorers in Leeds' win at the expense of Premiership new boys Charlton
Paul Jewell comments: We were in control in the first half but if you don't stick chances away then you will be made to pay for it. That is what happened. The most disappointing thing for us is that when we came under a little bit of pressure, they scored
Huddersfield Town 2, Bradford City 1; by Richard Sutcliffe, at the McAlpine Stadium. When Nico Vaesen was performing heroics during the first hour of this thrilling West Yorkshire derby, few could have predicted just what would follow. The Belgian goalkeeper
Before the lean forefinger of winter could burst the autumn bubble, my wife and I returned to Martons Both, which straddles the A59 between Skipton and Gisburn and are within hailing distance of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. We strolled along the towpath
A pensioner has appealed for burglars to return a picture of his mother taken in a raid on his house while he was in a nursing home. Widower Harold Baker, 78, had his home stripped of personal mementoes. Among the items to go was his only picture of his
