A document has been launched spelling out the future of Haworth as a working village and not a Bronte "theme park". It calls for the place to retain its role as a small industrial community, rather than being turned into a museum piece. The Vision for
The fate of former fugitive Kerry Page will be decided by Home Secretary Jack Straw by Friday. Kenyan authorities have now applied to the Home Office to extradite 30-year-old Miss Page, from Scholes, near Cleckheaton, to face charges of theft and handling
Council Tax payers will have to fork out an average of £40 a year extra after Bradford councillors gave the go-ahead last night to a 6.3 per cent rise. But opposition councillors said the controlling Labour group's inflation-busting budget was full of
He has no staff, no school, and as yet no pupils, but the first head teacher of Parkside Secondary School in Cullingworth has no qualms about his task. Dr Tony Rickwood, currently deputy head of Crossley Heath School, a grant maintained secondary in Halifax
Bradford bathroom and kitchen firm Spring Ram has made its healthiest half-year profit in years - despite a substantial fall in turnover. The company, which is being turned around by chairman Roger Regan, today announced a £3.3 million pre-tax profit
Bradford Bulls have set their sights on a 15,000 crowd for Sunday's Super League opener with Sheffield Eagles. The Challenge Cup holders are not noted for their large travelling support but Bulls chairman Chris Caisley still believes it is a realistic
Bradford City's out-of-favour striker Rob Steiner, pictured, has returned to Queens Park Rangers on loan. The Swede spent two months with the Loftus Road outfit last year before injury forced him to return to Valley Parade. However after recovering with
Bradford City's bid to sign Dean Windass is back on after Oxford contacted the Bantams about reviving the deal earlier today. Paul Jewell had a £1 million bid rejected for the former Hull and Aberdeen striker earlier this week by the cash-strapped First
So now, at last, we are starting to get some idea of the cost of the Council housing repairs chaos. The authority has already had to pay out more than £250,000 after 60 tenants had to endure long waits for repairs to be carried out. And that is unlikely
There have been many, many famous Yorkshire men and women who made an impact on the world. There are far fewer who actually changed it. James Cook, famously the only Yorkshire captain to tour Australia without playing in a single test match, was one.
Nearly 80 jobs are under threat as a major West Yorkshire carpet firm re-organises. Interface Europe is moving its weaving operation from Firth Carpets in Bailiff Bridge to a hi-tech operation at its Shelf site. The firm, which bought the company from
A couple's naked cuddle only yards from a police station landed them before Bradford magistrates today. Michael Hutchinson and Nancy Preston didn't have a stitch on as they lay on the ground in Centenary Square one night in chilly February. Police saw
A blood-stained father accused of murdering a Bradford woman walked several miles to Leeds Bradford Airport after smothering her, a jury heard. And when police were called to the airport after Stephen Tillett was asked to leave, the officer saw no reason
A classroom failure has been catapulted to the verge of TV stardom after joining a Brad-ford theatre school. Jack Shepherd, 11, was two years behind his classmates in reading and struggled to concentrate during lessons. But after landing TV roles through
Bradford Council has had to pay out more than £149,000 after tenants won their legal fight for compensation over long waits for house repairs, it was revealed today. The news follows a damning report on the state of the city's housing repairs service
'Super' foster carers are being recruited to look after some of Bradford's most disturbed youngsters. The new Fostering Challenge Project aims to recruit a small, specialist team of carers for up to 30 youngsters aged between 11 and 14. The group - mostly
Buildings at Menston's High Royds Hospital are out-dated and unsuitable for providing modern mental health services, a health chief admitted today. John Oldham, chief executive of the Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching Trust which is
Teenagers have promised to investigate fundraising ideas for an Ilkley skate park after parish councillors threw down the gauntlet. A number of young people attended an Ilkley Parish Council open meeting last year, asking for support in setting up suitable
A ten-year-old girl broke down in tears as she was questioned via a video link in an indecency trial involving a former fireman. The jury at Bradford Crown Court, heard how the frightened nine-year-old girl asked to go home and kicked out at a car seat
Bradford cashmere firm Joseph Dawson has been praised for its success - by its top boss. The firm, which saw much of its cashmere dehairing transferred to Mongolia two years ago, has been doing well, according to Ian Irvine, chairman of its parent group
Motor Sport: World motor cycle trials champion Dougie Lampkin landed his fourth win in six Indoor World Cup events and is on the brink of taking the title after his triumph at Bremen in Germany. The 22-year-old Beta rider went straight through the qualifier
Amateur Rugby League: The bombs were flying at Hill Top where Division Five team Queensbury A pulled off a big upset to dump favourites Park Amateurs A out of the Pennine Shipley Trophy. Division One pacesetters Park were the first to score before Queensbury
Gomersal Gala - a summer tradition for 21 years - has been scrapped through lack of support. A plea for help from Ann Howgate, who has organised the event almost single-handedly for the past seven years, has fallen on deaf ears. Mrs Howgate, 52, of Cliffe
Residents have called time on members of a 30-strong street gang which they claim is making their lives a misery. Neighbours Sharon Smith and Karen Baxter want the police and Bradford Council to take action against the group they say is carrying out a
Protest meetings are being organised in Bradford following a shooting in the Pakistani city of Mirpur. The death of 24-year-old Shahid Mohammed has provoked anger among family members in Bradford who claim the police are doing nothing to catch his killers
A disc jockey who knifed a pubgoer to death after a row over the music he was playing has been jailed for seven years. Phillip Edwards stabbed 50-year-old father-of-one Godfrey Swaby of Seldon Street, Bradford, once inside the West End bar in Lumb Lane
