A drugs scheme is fighting for its survival after it was refused a £27,000 grant by Bradford Council. The Ripple Project in Buttershaw faces closure after the Council's decision to scrap funding for the community group and it is now appealing against
Yorkshire Dales guardians are to lobby high ranking officials in Whitehall and Brussels to draw attention to the crisis facing upland farmers. Dales farmers are set to lose millions of pounds when the European Union makes sweeping changes to its structural
As farmers and butchers across the region welcomed the lifting of the beef ban, one of the country's leading food experts voiced a word of caution. Professor Richard Lacey, one of the first experts to warn of the dangers of BSE in beef, said it was too
Disappointed Saltaire Cricket Club officials are seeking a meeting with Shipley MP Chris Leslie following the rejection of their £160,000 lottery bid. News that their application for money to upgrade facilities at the Roberts Park ground was turned down
A blind teacher has conquered his biggest challenge yet by trekking to the Mount Everest base camp. Peter Richardson, 50, of Bradford, scaled 18,000 feet to Kala Pattar, which is in the shadow of Mount Everest. Mr Richardson, who has been blind since
A lack of skilled bakers is holding back bread production at a Bradford bakery. Carriages Continental Breads is searching for youngsters to take part in its Modern Apprenticeship scheme after being forced to turn down orders due to a lack of staff. Owner
Grattan League: One In Twelve are proving the dark horses in Division Two and they moved up to fourth after a 6-3 victory at Baildon. Ilyas Usman led the way for the winners with a hat-trick. Ian Muddell netted twice for Baildon in the second half, but
Bradford City manager Paul Jewell insists that Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield has made his team more determined than ever to be successful this season. After holding an inquest into the loss at the McAlpine Stadium with his squad, Jewell said:
Aussie second-rower Jeremy Donougher has taken up the option of a one-year extension to his contract with Bradford Bulls. Coach Matthew Elliott, who has just returned from a holiday in Australia, is delighted with the news. "Jeremy had a very bad ankle
One thing that clearly hasn't improved with the change of government is the speed with which major planning decisions are taken in Whitehall. The original application by Prince's Soft Drinks to build a new depot at Cross Lane, off the Drighlington by-pass
Most patient visits to GPs or to hospital specialists lead to a diagnosis of an illness or condition which is readily identifiable. But some people can go for years without a diagnosis of sometimes frightening symptoms, until eventually their complaint
Doris was a much-loved small mongrel with a fawn, slightly rough coat. She was one of my patients for years but I particularly remember the last year of her life. She was15 and beginning to show some of the problems of old age when her owner brought her
This must be about the commonest conversation in any doctor's surgery. Doctor: If you keep on smoking, you'll end up with a terrible chest/heart attack/stroke. Patient: But my grandfather/uncle/father smoked like a chimney, lived on till he was 97 and
You know how it is, you haven't bothered with the bathroom scales for a long time and suddenly you spy them behind the linen basket, and before you can stop yourself you have done the unthinkable - yes, stepped on them. And what a shock it is to discover
One of the reasons given for discriminating against older people when they apply for jobs is that they are less able than young people to keep up with the computer technology which dominates most workplaces nowadays. That argument is a load of old rubbish
Plans for a massive soft drinks depot have hit a major stumbling block - because it would stand on the site of a famous civil war battle. Environment and Transport Secretary John Prescott has decided to hold a public inquiry in Bradford into the plan
A Inland Revenue manager who pocketed cash he made from selling off surplus office furniture has been jailed for nine months. Geoffrey Booth, 48, who had an exemplary 20-year career with the Inland Revenue, was given the job of disposing of unwanted furniture
Eight more Bradford City fans have complained to the club they were wrongly arrested before last month's cup match against Leeds United. And two supporters who were locked in cells and missed the game have lodged a formal complaint with West Yorkshire
At least seven people are known to have been injured in firework mishaps, according to newly released figures. Bradford firefighters told of two injuries between October 1 and November 7. And Peter Bradley, a consultant in the accident and emergency department
A permanently flooded road has isolated part of Draughton - leaving residents stranded and villagers unable to pass through a beauty spot. Residents say the flood, on a wide bridleway near St Augustine's Church, has been caused by blocked culverts long
The director of Ilkley Literature Festival has assured residents the event is staying put in the town, despite its rapid expansion this year. David Porter has also revealed Ilkley will host an international event dedicated to the life and works of the
Shoppers flocking to the Centre 27 retail and leisure park in Birstall at weekends are facing severe traffic congestion because of major new roadworks costing £1.5 million. And stores based there fear the problem will get worse as Christmas approaches
An external inquiry is underway after a housebound pensioner was left without food and drink for seven hours when a Bradford Council home care worker failed to show up. Widower George Halmshaw, 72, who is paralysed down his right side and has lost his
Cricket: Nottinghamshire today signed Yorkshire's 31-year-old left-arm spinner Richard Stemp on a two-year contract. Stemp, who was offered his release from Yorkshire at the end of last season with a year of his contract still to run, is Nottinghamshire
Bulls coach Matthew Elliott hopes to hear in the next week or so whether his Australian spying mission has been successful. Elliott, who was taking charge of training again today after arriving back at the weekend, has refused to name potential targets
Duncan Wilson was a busker and musician, well-known in pubs and clubs around Bradford. But tragedy struck when he was given a cigarette spiked with heroin by two men trying to rob him, overdosed and fell into a coma. His family were told he was in a Persistent
Ken was picked out of a room filled with dozens of orphans by Hilda and Malcolm Cothliff as the baby they wanted to grow up as their son. But his desire to find out about his real parents led him to embark on a 20-year crusade for the truth. Ken Cothliff
Shop owner Muskesh Patel had to wait nearly five days to have a hole dug by Yorkshire Water filled in - even though it was blocking in his car. Mr Patel, 39, keeps his prized Mercedes car in a garage next to the Bierley Mini Market he runs in Dawson Lane
Organisers of Skipton's Christmas festivities say they have been let down at the last minute over a parking site for visiting coaches. In previous years the dozens of coach firms flocking to the Medieval Markets events have been able to park for free
Addingham residents have been told by Bradford Council's leader to draw up their own design for the future of the village if they do not agree with his planners. Councillor Ian Greenwood urged parish councillors to get busy in time for the next Unitary
Ilkley's hoteliers are being asked to boost the work of a group dedicated to promoting the town. The Ilkley Tourist Management Committee meets on Monday with its secretary keen to build on years of success. Miggy Bailey said: "I think it should be stressed
A Labour electoral ward has taken the unusual step of suspending itself amid problems involving a councillor and two of its members. Queensbury Ward members voted to suspend activities following the resignation of chairman Richard Price. A spokesman for
