A Christian schoolboy has described how he disobeyed his father in a bid to save the drowning victims of a canal boat tragedy. David Grimm dived into the lock at Gargrave in a desperate attempt to save four disabled adults. And yesterday David, his father
The managing director of a quarry and demolition company has been fined £2,500 after he admitted thrusting a beer glass into a man's neck during an argument at a funeral wake. Mark Reid, 43, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to unlawfully wounding
An action plan is being drawn up to establish a scheme promoting healthy living in Shipley. And if the move is backed by councillors, National Lottery funding will be sought to set up a Healthy Living Centre. The scheme would involve promoting everything
Amateur Rugby League: Clayton gave Underbank Rangers a footballing lesson to win 22-12 in the Pennine Premier Division encounter at the Delph and added insult to injury by leap-frogging the Huddersfield side into third place to qualify for this season's
Cricket: Two pitches on the Headingley square have been relaid at a cost of £5,000 by head groundsman Andy Fogarty who is aiming to produce better surfaces with more consistent bounce. Fogarty dug down to a depth of 15 inches to lay Ongar loam on a base
Keighley Cougars have received a triple boost with key players from last season's squad signing 12-month contracts. New player-coach Karl Harrison has moved quickly to agree deals with long-serving prop Steve Hall and pacy back pair Matt Foster and Jason
Bradford Bulls' second-row forward Mike Forshaw completes a stunning fightback from injury after being named in the Great Britain side to face New Zealand in Friday's do-or-die Tri-Series battle in Auckland. Forshaw, who made a shock return in the Grand
Bradford City have turned down a bid of £400,000 from Sheffield United for Darren Moore. The Bantams defender is still thinking over a possible move to Portsmouth, who agreed a fee of £900,000 with City nearly two weeks ago. Moore visited the south coast
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond has hit out at Chelsea's ticket policy for away fans which could see Bradford City fans having to pay full price for juniors. The Bantams travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, November 28 for a Premiership clash in front of the
Once again Bradford people have proved that when it comes to generosity, they are the best. Time and again this has been demonstrated by the response to crises and good causes. Whenever we launch appeals, we never need to worry whether the target will
Cinema managers often called themselves 'Uncle' for the hordes of kids who packed in to the Saturday matinees for their dose of cartoons, serials and adventure feature films. But Charlie Mozley was more of a Dutch uncle - as many Bradford charities discovered
T&A Health reporter Tanya Johnson talks to nurses about why they feel so let down by the jobs they would like to love again MORE BRADFORD nurses could resign and patients could suffer because of the Government's latest hospital health drive, a nurses
A sponsored pub crawl for the Manorlands hospice in Oxen-hope was a heady success. Mark Reynard and Brendan Tretton visited 75 pubs in the Keighley area over the August Bank Holiday weekend, together raising £610 through sponsorship and collection buckets
Young people fresh from the care system will be learning to keep house, balance budgets and get on with the neighbours thanks to a new pilot scheme. The Foyer Project, based in West Bowling, has joined forces with Bradford Social Services to develop the
One of the district's biggest tourist attractions is steaming into the new Millennium with Keighley MP Ann Cryer as its first female figurehead. And the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society's newly-elected president is thought to be
Addingham Parish Council has been warned it could be disbanded and its functions taken over by a neighbourhood forum unless it is prepared to take on more responsibility. The warning was made by Craven District Councillor David Emmott (Tory) following
A Bradford hospital casualty consultant has warned that people who ignore infections caused by pierced body parts could end up seriously ill. Felicity Todd, at Bradford Royal Infirmary accident and emergency department, said they see one or two people
A young actress with brittle-bone disease will appear on stage in a wheelchair after vowing the show must go on - despite breaking a leg. Hayley Finch, of Shipley, is confined to a wheelchair most of the time. A simple knock or tumble can leave her with
Home-owners could be forced to rip up thousands of pounds worth of gardens after falling foul of planning laws. Six families who bought plots in a farmer's field to extend their gardens have been told by planning officers they can only legally "graze
Keighley Village Celtic travelled to Halifax side Siddal A and went down to a controversial 32-20 defeat in Pennine League Division One . Celtic's disciplinary record this season has been superb but they had Brian Ingham sent off after only ten minutes
Motor Sport: The Scott Trial proved to be another demolition derby as the 170 starters gradually reduced to 75 finishers with County Antrim rider John Millar taking a prize as the last of the survivors within time. The Antrim man battled with mist, rain
A pub has raised around £5,500 to ease the financial worries of a Bradford man who needs a new heart after emigrating to Australia. Regulars and visitors at the Nags Head in Clayton Heights raised £3,000 at a fun day earlier this month for Steve Smith
Directors of TV and hi-fi store Christopher Pratts know that their future, like their past, lies firmly in Bradford city centre. The company, which has been operating in Bradford for more than 150 years, has recently invested thousands of pounds in renovation
An MP has offered to set up a meeting between Government and Bradford Council officials to resolve a row over care bills for disabled people. Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe, pictured, says he is prepared to fix a meeting between social services officials
Disciplinary hearings will be held against three Bradford Council officers following a damning report by auditors on NVQ courses in the city. A council spokesman said the hearings would take place over the next two to three weeks but would not identify
A couple due to become parents tomorrow are pleading: "Don't take our baby away from us." Penny and Stephen Greenwood are like any other nervous parents-to-be, counting the hours to the event. But the pregnancy which should have been a time of joy, has
