A few years ago, the Inland Revenue decreed that to save them the trouble, we would all have to do our own tax assessments from now on. Make someone else do the donkey work: that was the thinking - and to no-one's great surprise, the idea soon spread.
Men dressed as women, women dressed as rugby players, and young boys had their legs waxed - Bradford did it all for Red Nose Day! And as the stunts got crazier the pounds poured in as the city went Comic Relief crazy yesterday. It seemed there wasn't
A hundred jobs are on the line at Bradford carpet group Carpets International. The firm, based in Toftshaw Lane, is closing its distribution department which employs 100 workers and setting up a new one at its Doncaster site. The company, which made 350
Attracting new recruits to the medical profession from ethnic minorities is set to be a key part of a revolutionary bid in Bradford to train the doctors of tomorrow. A package of proposals which it is claimed would change the face of doctors' training
It will be Bradford by the Sea in Morecambe next week as dozens of Bradfordians head north after being lured to the resort by a tourism blitz - set up by schoolchildren. Pupils at Skerton High School in Lancaster wanted to recreate childhood memories
Star striker Robbie Blake will be offered a bumper new contract in the summer to keep him at Bradford City for another six years. Blake, who celebrated his 23rd birthday nine days ago, has been a target for various Premiership clubs but City have convinced
Bradford traders want to adopt a little French know-how - to help point Asian shoppers in the right direction. They want to introduce "urban stewards" similar to ones used on the classy Boulevard Haussmann where special multi-lingual uniformed officials
A Bradford charity which has rescued the relationships of hundreds of couples could fold unless it raises at least £10,000 before the end of the month. Bradford Relate, in Westgate, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, faces closure because
The grieving girlfriend of tragic Jonathan Danskin, whose body was found in the River Wharfe five weeks after he went missing, today paid tribute to the man she planned to marry. And Lisa Dickson, who lived with the 28-year-old self-employed joiner at
Little Germany, the historic jewel in Bradford's crown, is set to take off at last. The Victorian merchant quarter, which has more listed buildings that any other area its size in Britain, has won the backing of a national scheme under the patronage of
Coach Matthew Elliott refuses to accept that Bradford Bulls will need to grind out a result to reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup for the third time in four years. His side have been forced to curtail their attacking flair in the past fortnight
The Council is right to have decided to get tough with dog owners who continue to let their animals foul on roads and footpaths, grass verges, parks and playing fields. They have had plenty of time now to get used to the new rules which were introduced
I'm afraid I've still not managed to work out just how much worse off I'm likely to be after the budget. It all depends on how much the fuel-tax hike puts on to the price of every item bought and every service delivered. That's the great unknown for us
