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  • Dales Park members set to elect new chief

    Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park were due to elect a new chairman today, following the resignation in July of County Councillor Robert Heseltine. Coun Heseltine, of Skipton, was chairman of the national park for 11 years and a leading figure

  • Town's guinea pig scheme for traffic

    Skipton could be a guinea pig in assessing how small market and coastal towns in North Yorkshire manage the conflict between pedestrians and cars, buses and lorries. A series of proposals, which could have a radical impact on the way traffic and pedestrians

  • 'My terrifying ordeal at hands of bus driver'

    A teenage girl has denied exaggerating the amount of violence she allegedly suffered at the hands of a 42-year-old bus driver. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claims she was attacked by Alan Higgins after he gave her a lift in his

  • Tragic lover hanged

    A man hanged himself in the garden shed after his girlfriend refused to commit herself to their relationship, an inquest heard. But Coroner David Hinchcliff said that Andrew Hawley, a father of two, probably didn't intend to kill himself, but had hoped

  • £170,000 centre boost for tourism

    A multi-thousand pound tourist information centre is to open at Bradford City Hall. The £170,000 purpose-built centre will face Centenary Square and be designed in a traditional style to reflect the rest of the Grade One listed historic building. The

  • Eccleshill boost goal tally with runaway win

    Grattan League: It's tight at the top of the Second Division. Three teams are on the same points and two have the same goal difference, but Eccleshill SSC head the division, having scored three more goals than One In Twelve. Eccleshill's 7-0 victory over

  • Cuthbertson foils Young's title bid

    Cycling: Chris Young narrowly failed in his bid to retain his Three Peaks Cyclo Cross title on a thrilling finish at Helwith Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales. The Gargrave rider was pipped by Ian Cuthbertson (Merlin Cycles-Rock Lobster) in a sprint finish

  • Woods cut loose and hit sad Ventus for six

    Bradford Sunday Alliance: After their best win of the season against Oakenshaw, Ventus fell to earth at Bolton Woods, never recovering from two early goals. The 6-0 Premier Division win takes Woods' unbeaten run to five games, but they are still a point

  • Idle make surprise swoop for Adnan

    Cricket: Idle have sprung a major surprise by signing Lidget Green's star batsman Hassan Adnan. The Second Division club have snapped up the 1999 Bradford League leading runscorer in a bid to revive their fortunes for the 2000 season. Adnan scored 1,261

  • Jewell sees red over Prior's negative talk

    Paul Jewell has hit back at mounting criticism of his Bradford City side who he believes are "not wanted in the Premiership" by pledging to prove the knockers wrong. The Bantams moved out of the bottom three with their 1-0 victory at Derby at the weekend

  • Welsh call on Deano

    Bradford City's leading scorer Dean Saunders has been named in the Wales squad for next month's Euro 2000 qualifier against Switzerland at Wrexham. Saunders, who joined the Bantams in the summer, scored in the recent 2-1 win in Belarus. City have three

  • Path plan is worth a rethink

    Parents of pupils at the Church Primary School in Thornton are right to be concerned about the safety of their children when the school moves next year to the Leaventhorpe Middle site. According to the head teacher, the new site is a mile away from many

  • 'My dad's given me my life back'

    The bond between the Baker family has always been strong, but the events of the past summer have brought them even closer together. Isobel Fox reports on John Baker's amazing gift to his daughter - the gift of life. AS A TEENAGER, Vivienne Baker just

  • Emma's new goals

    Emma Padfield is known across Britain for going out with top soccer stars and has been plastered across the tabloids on more occasions than she cares to remember. She's in demand as a model, is about to release a single, and is next week hoping to land

  • Why Dean can't stop switching the lights on and off

    When Dean Campbell was seven, he started having moments when his head shook and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Within four years, things had got worse and his shoulders started shaking. The same year, when he was 11, he was given the devastating

  • High in the saddle

    Julie Tankard has loved riding since she was a child. And to her the excitement of competing in horse trials could not be beaten. But she was forced to give up the sport she loved when a hereditary disease left her needing crutches. Yet she didn't sit

  • Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?

    Those of us who were born in the 1940s, grew up in the 1950s and reached adulthood in the 1960s were a blessed generation. We baby boomers enjoyed the sense of relief that followed the ending of the war. As we grew, so did prosperity, symbolised by the

  • Mothers fight for safe school route

    Parents are stepping up their campaign for a safe route to their children's new school site. And they said last week's Walk To School Week highlighted their fears that pupils at Church Primary School in Market Street, Thornton, will be put in danger next

  • Family mourns the death of a living legend

    A great grandmother known to generations of Bradford-ians as 'Dolly the Decorator' has died at the age of 83. Dolly Howroyd was a living legend in the Haworth Road area of the city. She was the city's first female painter and decorator - starting up in

  • Crackdown as cash crisis hits children in care

    Social services chiefs have been ordered to crackdown on the number of young people in care being sent to costly placements out of the Bradford district. Members of Bradford's services to children sub committee met to consider the crisis facing the district's

  • 'Gang taunts, then Abraham, 78, died'

    A pensioner died shortly after he had been taunted and verbally abused by a group of youths, a court heard. Abraham Cookson, 78, had confronted the youths who were shouting and carrying on outside flats in Cavendish Court, Eccleshill, a year ago, Bradford

  • Thanks for the shower, my sun

    Sunlight is helping to put hot water on tap for thousands of schoolchildren visiting a council-run outdoor centre in Ilkley. The Nell Bank Centre on Denton Road has received a massive boost in energy efficiency by using solar panels to heat water for

  • 'We'll back school plan' says village

    A man's £1 bid to buy the soon-to-be redundant Addingham First School site has paid off with village representatives taking up his campaign. Harry Rowlinson wants the buildings converted into a community centre for the village instead of being sold off

  • Lab-Con deal tries rule by consensus

    Political differences will be set aside in Birkenshaw and Birstall tomorrow as the ward's councillors meet to discuss constituency matters. Labour councillor Austin Calvert will sit round a table with Conservatives Andrew Palfreeman and Brian Snelson

  • Our pies are coming home!

    Soccer fan Nick James was sick as a parrot when his beloved chicken and mushroom pies were shown the red card at Valley Parade. The pies were the highlight of half-time for the Bradford City fan in the newly-constructed private bar in the Carlsberg stand

  • We were so proud

    A mum has paid tribute to her "courageous and determined" 21-year-old daughter, who has died while waiting for a double lung transplant. Twenty one years to the week after she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, brave Sharon Carter, of Horton Bank Top

  • Cornmill's hot draw proves to be a real Bonas for Ricky

    Angling: With dwindling match entries the norm of late it was pleasing to see the Bradford area playing host to the Yorkshire regions two biggest matches of the weekend with almost 300 anglers on the banks of the Calder and the Huddersfield Broad Canal

  • Fill Old Trafford!

    Chairman Chris Caisley is calling on the supporters to take Old Trafford by storm and help drive the Bradford Bulls to Grand Final success. He believes the backing of 30,000 fans is not an unrealistic target, and early indications suggest that his plea

  • Your Pets, by our vet Simon Thomas

    For a young cat, Timmy had really had more than his fair share of trips to the vet even before his latest troubles started. Most of the visits had been for trouble with his ears or skin. As a kitten he had caught ear mites from the farm cat mother who

  • Your Health, by Dr Tom Smith

    We all know someone who has had a heart attack or a stroke. That's inevitable, because more than half the population eventually has one of them, and around half of us eventually die from one. So should we accept that they are a normal part of life, and

  • Anila Baig: Just grand getting so much help

    It was Grandparents' Day last week, and having interviewed a delightful couple who were regional winners in the Grandparents of the year competition I couldn't help wondering why I didn't nominate Toddler's grandparents, too, for the prestigious award

  • Vicar's appeal for your dying wishes

    A village vicar is attempting to overcome one of society's last great taboos by getting parishioners to plan their own funeral services. And the Reverend Peter Sutcliffe hopes that by making a record of their final wishes, people will have the funeral

  • Boycott urged before cabbie firm hits road

    Queensbury residents are being urged to boycott a 24-hour mini-cab firm in Bradford before the company has even started trading. Ward Councillor Andrew Smith (Con, Queensbury) has joined forces with local families in protest after planning permission

  • Firefighters' jeers for council chiefs

    Hundreds of angry firefighters jeered and booed councillors from four fire authorities as they arrived at the Yorkshire Fire Service headquarters at Birkenshaw today. More than 300 firefighters, officers and control staff from all over the region protested