A 24-year-old woman has gone on trial accused of making a false allegation of rape against a man she met through a telephone chatline. Bradford Crown Court heard how an intensive inquiry was launched after the woman walked into Skipton police station
Police made arrests across the Spen Valley today during a huge operation by officers from the Dewsbury division. Around 40 officers armed with warrants swooped on 91 addresses from 6.30am to capture suspected burglars and offenders who had failed to appear
Controversial plans to shut a special school were being considered again today. A full meeting of Bradford Council was today being asked to rubber-stamp a proposal to close Greenfield School in Idle, Bradford, and Heaton Royds in Shipley and replace them
Police, a crime-prevention panel and business bosses have formed a partnership to beat car crime during the festive season. And they are appealing to the public to help by being extra careful when leaving their cars parked while Christmas shopping. Keighley
Athletics: A crack team from Pudsey and Bramley beat Yorkshire rivals and strong pre-race favourites Bingley Harriers by more than three minutes in Sunday's Calderdale Way fell relay over the Halifax moors. More than 100 teams of 12 runners contested
Bingley Harriers have confirmed that they are about to sign a contract which will ensure the long term future of the Bradford 10k road race. Agreement has been reached for the event to count as the championship race for both the Amateur Athletics Association
It would make sense, commercially and practically, for Bradford City to share a new state-of-the-art stadium at Odsal with Bradford Bulls - a prospect which City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has now opened up again. He says it would be "very remiss" for
The idea of getting up and singing in front of a room full of strangers is not everyone's idea of fun. But the art of karaoke has got a lot of people gripped. Isobel Fox reports how the Japanese singing craze changed Sharon Crookes' life FOR SOME people
Garry Powell was a 28-year-old family man with a job when he became hooked on drugs. Twelve months after his death from an overdose, mum Joan and dad Robert are still wondering why? CHRISTMAS HAS a special significance for Joan Powell. For the 57-year-old
Should you let your dog eat bones? Pose the question to a group of dog owners and you are sure to get a variety of answers, probably closely followed by some heated discussion. There is no simple answer. It depends both on the dog and the type of bone
We are constantly exhorted to take up a particular diet, like the New Diet Revolution in the story above, to make us healthier. But how many supplements and diets have actually been proved to do what they are supposed to? Some illnesses, of course, need
It is finally nearing the end of the year. I don't know if that is a good thing as I always have so much to do at this late stage and hey, I don't even celebrate Christmas. But, as I tell my family, there's nothing wrong with giving presents to your nearest
These days I sometimes find myself sitting alongside grandson Sam and watching the Teletubbies. These, as those of you with young grandchildren of your own will know, are four well-rounded and reputedly male creatures by the name of Tinkywinky, Dipsy,
Bradford's first Kashmiri Community Centre will be built on land in Lidget Green -despite protests from people living nearby. The Area Planning Sub- Committee gave approval after officers said they did not believe it would create extra disturbance. They
Bradford suffers three times the national average of tuberculosis, it was revealed today. This year there were 151 cases of the lung disease among the district's 450,000 residents - 33 cases per 100,000 people. Latest national figures show an average
Schools across Bradford have been awarded almost £10 million to provide better conditions for pupils and teachers. It is part of a national allocation of almost £1 billion announced today by Schools Minister Jacqui Smith. The money will go towards repairs
A major survey is being carried out to measure the toll on Bradford social services of people's drug and alcohol problems. A full-scale review aims to find the extent of substance misuse, including drugs, alcohol and glue sniffing, in a bid to deal with
Bradford could be heading for its worst New Year's Eve in living memory. That is the verdict of promoters, performers and licensees who say Millennium celebrations will be a massive flop. Garth Cawood, entertainments manager for Pennington's Variety Club
Soap star Rebecca Sarker swapped Coronation Street for memory lane to drop in at her old Bradford school. Rebecca, known to millions as shop assistant Nita Desai, returned to Bradford Girls' Grammar where she first trod the boards during class productions
A pregnant woman broke down as she recalled her terrifying ordeal at the hands of a vicious attacker who struck as she was preparing tea. Jenny Harper, 25, who is just six weeks pregnant, curled in a ball to protect her stomach and begged the masked man
One of the region's first solar-powered computers has been launched at Menston Primary School thanks to Yorkshire Electricity. The school is among one of more than 50 in the region taking part in the YE School Energy Project. They will be conducting experiments
Toilets in Ilkley and Haworth are in line for £250,000 improvement after councillors approved a major action plan. The lavatories at Prod Lane, Shipley Glen, are also at the top of the list of 17 which will get improvements if the money can be set aside
Bradford City boss Geoffrey Richmond today sensationally revealed that the club might quit Valley Parade in favour of the proposed state-of-the-art stadium at Odsal. Labour councillors have given the club the clear message that they wanted no further
Sunday Alliance: Pudsey Royal booked an Intermediate Cup quarter-final tie with Clayton Orient after a 10-1 demolition of Chellow. Royal, who had hat-tricks from Rory Lowe and Paul Speight, led 6-1 at half-time and the final score could have been greater
Bradford Park Avenue are hoping to erect a social club at Horsfall Stadium to give them more money-raising potential as they bid to win promotion. Avenue are currently negotiating to buy the building, but they need planning permission and police approval
Bradford City will have to progress to the fifth round to have a chance of a financial bonanza from this season's FA Cup competition. Competing clubs receive 45 per cent of the net gate from FA Cup ties and, although no figures are available from the
Bradford Bulls' longest serving player Brian McDermott has pledged his future to the Odsal club for another two years. And coach Matthew Elliott says the hard-working prop's best years are still ahead after an intensive period of weight training which
A revolutionary set-top box developed by Saltaire firm Pace Micro Technology has been awarded a Millennium Product award. Prime Minister Tony Blair was presenting the firm with the award in London today. The firm's chief executive, Malcolm Miller, technology
Police and Age Concern staff in Bradford today put out a warning to elderly people after a 77-year-old woman was conned out of nearly £300. And they appealed to householders to keep an eye on older neighbours. Their warning came after Lynn Lee's mother
Careless students are getting calling cards from security guards as part of a scheme to combat campus crime. The 'swag' cards are being left in insecure rooms and with unattended property as a warning to the owner that they are vulnerable to thieves.
Stars from the world of boxing were in Yeadon to celebrate the opening of a new boxing gym. Former world, continental and European middleweight champion Herol 'Bomber' Graham was at the opening of Round One Boxing Gym at Sizers Court, off Henshaw Lane
The detective in charge of inquiries into the abduction of Bradford toddler Daniel Grimshaw is back from a week-long "bridge-building" mission to Pakistan. Detective Chief Superinten-dent Stuart Hyde was among a delegation of officers who travelled to
