Residents in South Craven are being encouraged to go green this festive season and recycle their Christmas trees and cards. Cleansing officials have joined up with garden centres to provide skips on their premises for trees to be collected once the Christmas
More than £250,000 is to be spent revamping Yeadon Town Hall. Leeds City Council will spend the cash on completely rewiring the 19th century building. Work is due to start next August when the Town Hall is closed and should be completed by September.
The government is keen to introduce rules that will make our every-day consumer items more eco-friendly. Suggested ideas include labelling goods to inform the public of a product's impact on the environment, setting minimum levels for products' environmental
Bradford firms are being given a helping hand by the extension of a scheme run by the district's Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is extending the range of vouchers issued for temporary exports called carnets - the French for booklets of vouchers. The
Amateur Rugby League: Clayton have only themselves to blame for their 28-10 home defeat by Normanton in the delayed first round Silk Cut Challenge Cup tie at the Delph. The Knights took an early six points lead, but the Villagers levelled the match at
Bradford Bulls have released centre Kevin Crouthers on a 12 month loan deal to Super League new boys Wakefield Trinity. It is the latest cost-cutting measure following the club's spending spree in recent months and winger Andy Hodgson plus Great Britain
Bradford City are chasing cash-strapped Portsmouth's attacking midfielder Sammy Igoe as they bid to step up their drive for the Premiership. But Bantams boss Paul Jewell has denied national press reports linking him with a £500,000 move for Charlton's
One of the greatest criticisms levelled at Bradford for years has been that it lacks direction and vision. It is very difficult for the people who live here, let alone the business investors we need to attract from outside, to get a handle on just where
John Logie Baird didn't know what he was letting the world in for when he invented television. And it's certain that, when the first flickering images took shape on his screen in 1926, he had little idea that he was signing the death warrant for Christmas
People power looks to have won the day in a battle with City Hall highways chiefs over plans to slap down parking restrictions in a courtyard surrounded by shops and offices. Bradford Council officers wanted to introduce a parking ban and restricted waiting
Fears of poisonous gas seeping from underground have led to the closure of a Bradford electrical store. Environmental consultants have been called in to investigate after staff at Maplin Electronics in Hamm Strasse complained of dizziness and nausea.
Three inner city communities - not one - will benefit if the Government grants Bradford the £50 million it is seeking under the New Deal, it has been revealed. The cash will be used to boost parts of West Bowling and Marshfields as well as Park Lane,
A man and his dog needed treatment after touching a sulphuric acid solution believed to have been left behind by a council workman. Brian Edward suffered hand injuries after rushing to the aid of his dog Gnasher which had become soaked with the acid.
A vision for Bradford, taking the City to the year 2020, was launched today with a promise of jobs for generations. And the blueprint for the future will put the city on the map as a major technology centre for the region and warns neighbouring cities
A Silsden hairdresser has unearthed a "staggering" hoard of ancient gold coins in a farmer's field. The 27 Celtic gold coins, dating back to the 1st Century AD, have already been dubbed the Silsden Treasure. They were found by Jeffrey Walbank using a
Royal Mail may have been urging everyone to post early for Christmas - but in Addingham one resident claims villagers might not be able to post their mail at all. Harry Rowlinson, of St Peter's Court, has complained to Royal Mail about the village's small
A decision by Kirklees Council to allow business and industry on a green field site in Mirfield has been condemned. Councillor Martyn Bolt (Con, Mirfield) is outraged that factories and offices will be allowed on Mirfield Moor, between Slipper Lane and
Research shows the electronics sector is becoming one of Bradford's biggest growth areas. Business Editor Paul Parker reports on one firm at the forefront of the industry. BRADFORD'S FILTRONIC COMTEK is becoming a world leader in the fast-growing global
The master plan which could take a new dynamic Bradford into the Millennium has been described as one of the best long term strategies ever produced for the district by Council leader Councillor Ian Greenwood. He said although the realistic study had
Police today arrested a man after two children were held hostage for five hours at a Bradford house. Officers in riot gear stormed the house at 8.30am and a 28-year-old man was led away by four policemen. During the siege, a man had held the children,
Motor Sport: Horsforth Motor Club's novice and beginners trial at Home Farm, Tong, nearly went 'ton-up', 95 riders contesting the sixth event in the series. Organiser Barrie Fairburn had a tough time getting observers for the sections and working out
Police today warned teenage girls to be on their guard after two youngsters were sexually assaulted within a mile of each other. And a head teacher in the area is so concerned about the attacks that he has written to parents to urge their children to
A war of words broke out today as a major British company prepared to step in and take over the long-delayed Superdome project. Chelverton Properties claimed a £120million scheme already planned for Odsal Stadium by a rival millionaire developer was unlikely
A man whose house was stripped by burglars has joined an army of people on two Bradford estates in a blitz on criminals. Chris Binns, 64, a resident on the Ravenscliffe estate, was the victim of burglary five years ago. The thieves took everything from
Plans to provide a youth centre to lure young people off the streets in Manningham have hit a hurdle. Residents living near Wilmer Road have objected to a planning application submitted to Bradford Council for the scheme. But the young people have put
Bradford has one of the poorest records in the North for empty housing - despite greenfield sites in the district being earmarked for thousands of new homes, it was revealed today. In the first report of its kind, the Council for the Protection of Rural
