Bradford MP Gerry Sutcliffe today hit out at the district's biggest bus operator for putting profits before passengers by cutting services over the festive period. And he says the decision by First Bradford not to operate a skeleton service on Christmas
Housing Minister Hillary Armstrong is to attend the signing of a pioneering housing agreement designed to give more power to the people. Early in the New Year, Mrs Armstrong is expected to meet residents on the Greatwood and Horse Close estate in Skipton
Members of an Ilkley opera company are singing with joy after finding a temporary new home where they can hold rehearsals. Twenty members of Yorkshire OperaShop, run by former international soprano Pamela Cotton, agreed to vacate their former rehearsal
A mother-of-three is fighting to save the support group she formed after discovering her son was a heroin addict. It is racing against time to raise cash to keep it going when its Home Office funding runs out in March. Christine Woodley said: "We've applied
A mother whose only daughter was gunned down by her husband has vowed to keep Christmas for the sake of her family. Melanie Edwards, 33, originally from Cottingley, was shot by her American husband Carlton Lee who later turned the gun on himself after
A father spoke of his devastation today after his 18-year-old son died in a car crash on his way back from a Christmas night out with friends. Paul O'Connor, of Tisma Drive, Bierley, was killed when a Ford Escort in which he was travelling plunged 15ft
Due to Christmas Day falling on a Friday, this is my last article before Christmas so I thought I really ought to take this opportunity of wishing Christmas greetings to readers and again, due to the timing, my next article will be on January 8, 1999.
Bradford firm Totty Construction has totted up contracts worth £35 million in colleges and schools this year. The building firm, which has its headquarters in Harrogate Road, Greengates, has built a wide range of buildings - mainly in the north. The firm
Speedway: Joe Screen, who helped Bradford Dukes to the Elite League title in 1997, has left Belle Vue to join Hull Vikings. The 26-year-old's decision was made easier because Belle Vue are dropping into the Premier League while Hull are heading in the
Review of the Year: Keighley Cougars may have started 1998 in disarray, but they end it with high hopes of lifting the First Division championship next season. The club were still in Administration when the new year dawned, following the horrendous financial
Cricket: Former Yorkshire and England off-spinner Geoff Cope is to make a bid to be elected to the Yorkshire committee in Central District, which includes the Bradford area. Cope will have to beat York-shire's marketing and membership chairman David Storr
Advance information about the contents of the Behaviour Support Plan for Bradford schoolchildren, due to be published by the end of the year, suggest that it contains some sensible ideas for coping with "problem pupils". The plan is set to be launched
The Sunbeams are delighting audiences at the pantomime at the Alhambra, Bradford, once again - and may the tradition continue as long as the theatre stands. But there are still some people who remember the Moonbeams. Alice Harland is among them because
One man died and another was injured after a car crashed 15ft down an embankment in Tong, Bradford. The incident happened close to the Kings Arms pub in Westgate Hill Street just after 6.30pm yesterday. Three men were rescued from the Ford Escort by fire
One of the Spice Girls visited Bradford incognito last night, to watch a pantomime at the Alhambra Theatre. Baby, whose real name is Emma Bunton, pictured, travelled from London to see Peter Pan at the Alhambra. She was there to cheer on Danielle Brown
Householders across the city face a frustrating wait to see when their bins will be emptied over the festive season. Bradford Council has announced that it cannot give exact dates when rubbish will be picked up over the Christmas period due to the "large
Fresh claims of secrecy were made today about Bradford Council's problem-torn training schemes as members protested about a meeting being cancelled. An interim report by auditors investigating the Council-run schemes in Bradford and Keighley has been
Parents fear youth crime is set to rise after an announcement their area is to lose its youth worker. Youngsters at Jireh House in Fred's Place, Sticker Lane, were celebrating earlier this year after winning grants of £110,000 for refurbishment work.
Keighley firebomber Mohammed Khalid, who waged a year-long campaign of terror in the town, has been sent to Rampton top-security hospital indefinitely. Father-of-five Khalid was convicted 12 months ago of starting a £3 million blaze which destroyed the
Protesters fighting to save Yeadon Town Hall say they have won an assurance that it will reopen by next September. Leeds City Council closed the town hall on Tuesday, December 15, because the existing electrical system was too dangerous. Twelve members
The widow of tragic Baildon church elder Michael Pollard will be spending Christmas telling worshippers on the other side of the world about her forgiveness for his killers. Jo Pollard, pictured, currently on holiday in her native New Zealand, is planning
Review of the Year: It has certainly been an eventful 12 months for Brad-ford City. The Bantams' year began with much uncertainty following the sacking of manager Chris Kamara just six days into January, but it is ending with everyone at Valley Parade
Review of the Year: After three years of virtual non-stop progress, the Bulls will look back on 1998 as one of bitter disappointment. True they finished fifth to qualify for the inaugural Grand Final play-off series, but long before that and a first hurdle
Bradford Bulls are on course for record season ticket sales in the build-up to the 1999 campaign. Demand is reported to be well up on the same period for the first three Super League seasons and the club has extended office opening hours and put on extra
Promotion seeking Bradford City are reaping the rewards for chairman Geoffrey Richmond's faith in appointing Paul Jewell as manager against the advice of many of the club's supporters. Richmond admitted today that 'there was a lot of opposition' to the
Health chiefs in Bradford and Yorkshire Water bosses have called on the Government to make a decision over the controversial fluoridation of water supplies. The water industry today attempted to break deadlock over the issue by suggesting it be decided
Driving down the number of pupils who refuse to turn up for school is at the heart of a sweeping document which maps out a strategy of dealing with Bradford's most challenging children. The Behaviour Support Plan is set to be published by December 31
Police who fear an increase in drink driving this Christmas are urging party-goers to shop drunken drivers. A special phone-line is in operation so members of the public can pass on information about people they suspect of being over the limit. Keighley
A Jehovah's Witness who confessed his sins after sexually abusing two girls has been jailed for three years. John Miller, 57, pleaded guilty to a total of eight sex offences which were committed between 1994 and 1998. The court heard he was guilty of
A pair of stowaways found in a lorry after fleeing Kosova in the former Yugoslavia are set to spend Christmas with relatives in London. The two illegal immigrants were discovered by a lorry driver in Bradford on Sunday after hiding in a lorry travelling
Bradford's representative on the new Regional Development Agency has denied that the district is under-represented on the board. Adeeba Malik, 31, general manager of Bradford Quest for Economic Development, said it did not matter that the district was
Late payment of bills could land Bradford Council with costs of up to £1million, Liberal Democrats claimed. Under new regulations introduced last month to protect smaller firms from bankruptcy due to late payment of bills, businesses with fewer than 50
