Residents celebrating victory in their battle against controversial housing plans on an historic Otley site were rocked this week when the developers said they were going to appeal. Councillors on Leeds City Council's development control panel (West)
Villagers are being asked to help take historic Saltaire into the next Millennium. A management plan is being drawn up to support Saltaire's bid to be declared a World Heritage Site with members of the public invited to have their say. Some 4,500 leaflets
It was Bradford's greatest night of the year. Applause echoed to the rafters as 11 community heroes stepped up to receive their accolades last night at the glittering climax of the Telegraph & Argus's Bradford's Best awards. An audience of 400 guests
Rugby Union: Bradford and Bingley hope to put a dent in Tynedale's promotion hopes tomorrow in Thwaites North Division One. The Bees face a tough task against the unbeaten leaders at Corbridge, but they travel with hope. "Hull Ionians felt they were robbed
Bradford Park Avenue face their first visit to UniBond Division One newcomers Ossett Town tomorrow and manager Trevor Storton knows it will be a difficult fixture. Storton's side are fourth while Town are 19th. But the Avenue boss warned: "They might
David Wetherall says he is relishing the role of leading the Bradford City defence this term - but admits he is desperate to break his scoring duck in the Premier-ship. The dependable central defender has fully justified Paul Jewell's club record outlay
Bradford Bulls starlets Paul Sykes and Robert Parker will be looking for revenge tonight. They are in the Great Britain and Ireland youth team bidding to square their two-match series against the Australians at Hull. The Aussies won the first Test 24-
Chris Hutchings admits that the Bradford City coaching staff are relishing the chance to pit their wits against "one of the best managers around" tomorrow. The Bantams assistant boss is full of admiration for the success Newcastle chief Bobby Robson has
How is it that all the warnings about weight gain come at the time of year when temptation to over-eat is at its height? Shops are stuffed with every calorie-crammed delicacy known to man, magazines detail 20 different ways with a 40lb turkey, and there
With only a few shopping days left until Christmas, toy stores across the district are bracing themselves for a rush of shoppers on the look-out for last minute bargains. Isobel Fox looks at this year's festive favourites - and trading standards officers
A dream has come true for brave ambulance driver Diane Biggs who has just returned from the holiday of a lifetime to DisneyWorld. Mother-of-two Diane, of Undercliffe, enjoyed two weeks with her family at the Florida resort - thanks to the fundraising
It's been a little over a year since the murderous Darren Whately was expelled from Coronation Street and packed off back to jail. Now we know where he's been serving his sentence: in a pile of rubbish by the M621. Banged up and off Corrie's cast list
Bradford bands are reeling after the shock news that West Yorkshire's best-known music venue is closing in the spring. The Duchess of York in Vicar Lane, Leeds, has hosted gigs by some of the UK's biggest names as well as countless up-and-coming acts
The estranged father of Bradford toddler Daniel Grimshaw has been spotted for the first time since his child's abduction. Detectives have spoken to a witness in Pakistan who has seen Murzhar Mahmood in the country since the kidnap six weeks ago. As reported
Work has started on the construction of a new platform on a Yorkshire Dales railway line which was closed to passenger trains 34 years ago. Railway company RMS Locotec of Dewsbury plan to have the platform completed by today in time for 550 train enthusiasts
A pregnant woman who was the victim of a vicious attack in her Keighley home has been given the all-clear by doctors. Jenny Harper, 25, of Hardwick Street, underwent a scan at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, to check if the attack had affected her
Terry Hartley is hoping his luck will change in the new Millennium - after firemen came to his rescue twice in one day. Firefighters pulled Mr Hartley from his Vauxhall Cavalier car after he lost control and embedded it in a wall in Huddersfield Road,
A retired teacher today posted a batch of lovingly-wrapped Christmas gifts - to her husband's young killers. Jo Pollard, of Baildon, was devastated when robbers killed her church elder husband Michael, 62, during an attack on the couple as they travelled
A Bingley school has been awarded a massive £3.5 million to build new classrooms, a learning centre, library and hall. Bingley Grammar School has been given the cash by the Department of Education and Employment to cope with expanding numbers under the
Newcastle boss Bobby Robson has moved to improve his side's team spirit by insisting that English is the only language used at St James' Park. The former England boss brings his side to Valley Parade tomorrow having lost just once in 11 games with that
Former City and Newcastle star Peter Jackson is looking to get back into football management after his spell with Huddersfield Town. The 38-year-old says he loved his two years in charge at the McAlpine Stadium and after taking stock since his dismissal
Bradford can enter the new Millennium in the knowledge that it is filled with remarkable people doing tremendous things for the benefit of others. The district is packed with unsung heroes, many of whom have now received the recognition they deserve thanks
Angie Winter was getting washday blues every time she pressed the start button on her machine - because she wasn't sure if it would stop again. In the last two years she estimates her Hotpoint washer-drier has broken down at least 12 times. But she will
A resident in a Bradford sheltered housing complex was horrified to find a dead rat in her kitchen sink. Anne MacFarlane, of Poplar Court, Princeville Street, Listerhills, found the drowned rodent in her washing up bowl yesterday morning - and she says
A bank worker was sacked after receiving pornographic e-mails, a tribunal heard. Father-of-three Chris Heming-way, 50, of Clayton, Bradford, was dismissed from his job as a senior quality adviser at Halifax Bank on August 21 this year, after bosses discovered
Pudsey MP Paul Truswell has won a war of words with an American film director to ensure that Horsforth's role in a major Second World War breakthrough gets Hollywood acclaim. Mr Truswell engaged the battle after he learned that director Jonathan Mostow
Retailers across North and West Yorkshire are still breaking the law over butane gas sales to young people, according to a trading standards report. But the majority of shopkeepers are obeying the new rules which came into force in October making it a
Construction work will start next year on a guided bus system to alleviate severe congestion on one of Bradford's busiest commuter routes. The £10 million scheme got the go-ahead after it was awarded a £5.8 million Government grant. As reported in later
