A round trip of more than 1,600 miles is the price Arvid Flagestad is willing to pay to learn about winter tourism - in Bradford. The Norwegian winter sports expert is studying for his doctorate at the University of Bradford. And it has led to a prestigious
A village is adopting its full name for the new Millennium. Carleton will now be known by its official title - Carleton-in-Craven - and maps, signs and letterheads have been changed accordingly. John Preston, clerk to the parish council, said the correct
People living in rural areas should be stopped from buying their council or housing association homes to stave off a migration of young people to the towns, says a campaigner. The move could help thousands of young people stay in the countryside, the
Guiseley crashed out of the Unifilla Cup quarter-finals on penalties after a 2-2 draw in last night's replay at near-neighbours and UniBond Premier Division rivals Emley. The tie represented Guise-ley's last hope of any silverware this term with a disappointing
Eccleshill will be away to the Ellesmere Port-based side Vauxhall in the fifth round of the FA Carlsberg Vase. It is their third away draw in four rounds of the competition but, after their magnificent 4-3 win at London Colney in the fourth round on Saturday
Bradford City are still waiting to hear if Aston Villa are prepared to give striker Stan Collymore a free transfer. The Midlands club have given permission to the Bantams and Leicester to talk to the England international. But chairman Geoffrey Richmond
It took just an hour on TV to wipe out seven years of work. Almost since he had left school, Mark Jones from Swindon had been plying his trade in the stand-up comedy clubs of twilight Britain, sometimes performing twice a night, up to 400 times a year
While most families go their separate ways once the kids develop minds of their own, the Whiteoaks stick together - united by their exciting hobby. They told Helen Mead how their wild western pastime became a family affair. TONY WHITEOAK'S Christmas presents
The inner city communities of Little Horton, West Bowling and Marshfields have scooped Bradford's single biggest Government grant - a £50 million payout from Tony Blair's flagship New Deal for Communities scheme. Sarah Walsh reports on reaction to the
It was 6.30am when Jess collapsed. Her owner saw it happen. She was ten years old, a brindled Staffordshire bull terrier. Up until that morning she had seemed absolutely fine. She must have actually had a slightly enlarging abdomen for a while, perhaps
Older people, for so long seen as something of a burden on society, can in fact be an important asset. We know that, don't we? The Who's Counting? crowd are well enough aware that it's the over-50s - and more often the over-60s in full retirement - who
If a new survey is right about the ignorance of today's teenage lads about contraception, then society has taken several steps backwards in a couple of decades. How can they not know, given that information about sex is so freely available, in schools
The first thing Ann Daniels will do when she gets home from a record breaking trek to the South Pole is jet off with her three children for a holiday in the sun. For 60 days the former Bradford woman has battled across 695 miles of freezing Antarctic
Hospital bosses are to spend £400,000 on expanding an accident and emergency department - the first wide scale improvement since it was built 30 years ago. Steeton-based Airedale General Hospital's single bay resuscitation unit and small staff restroom
Bradford Grammar School head teacher Stephen Davidson has urged elite universities to give pupils a fair crack of the whip when they apply for places. Oxford and Cambridge universities have been accused of discriminating against pupils from independent
If you are looking for an easy-going family holiday, Vende on the French Atlantic coast is just the ticket. But those without young children who are looking for more bright lights might find the pace a bit too laid-back. Martin Heminway reports. It would
It took just an hour on TV to wipe out seven years of work. Almost since he had left school, Mark Jones from Swindon had been plying his trade in the stand-up comedy clubs of twilight Britain, sometimes performing twice a night, up to 400 times a year
An all-male committee is facing a legal battle after banning equal rights for women. Sunnybank Social Club in Silsden voted last night to scrap a rule in club regulations which opponents say allows women full status. The men banished the women from the
A villager from East Carlton is appealing to fellow residents to fight plans to close a church. It was revealed last August that villagers were being consulted about the possible closure of St Bartholomew's Church in East Carlton. In a leaflet distributed
Homeowners rapped for converting Green Belt farmland into gardens can keep grass and 6ft fences - despite having no planning permission. Residents in Soureby Cross Way, East Bierley, failed in December to get planning permission for gardens they had tended
This is the woman police believe shared a hotel room with missing toddler Daniel Grimshaw after he was snatched from his mum. Detectives investigating the youngster's kidnapping today released the e-fit of a woman who could hold the key to his safe return
The chairman of Bingley magistrates has complained to Eccleshill police after a sick woman and her partner were sent to the wrong court. Ann Norton hit out after mother-of-two Leanne Knell, 23, an agoraphobic and manic depressive, and Paul Tiler were
The biggest regeneration boost ever awarded to Bradford was announced today with a £50 million award for the run-down Manchester Road corridor. And the massive windfall is expected to trigger a further £290 million from the private sector, the European
Bradford Sunday Alliance: Wibsey WMC have now won three Premier Division games in a row after not winning a single league match in 1999. A 1-0 win at Ventus thanks to an own goal takes Wibsey off the bottom of the table for the first time. Queensbury's
Grattan League Round-up: The shock result in the Premier Division was Victoria 99's 5-2 win at Lexicon. Victoria made a good start when an own goal put them in front and they were 2-0 up at half-time. Paddy Dunn brought Lexicon back into the game with
Bingley Harriers' King of the Bronte fells Ian Holmes became the Malt Loaf Man on Sunday as he ran away with the Warburton's Soreen Stanbury Splash fell race title for the fifth time. The Keighley-based former British fell race champion set a blistering
Manager Paul Jewell is hoping that goalkeeper Gary Walsh will be fit to return to Bradford City's side to face Arsenal in their next match at Valley Parade on February 5. Jewell would like Walsh to replace Matt Clarke who will be out of action for six
There is much to be gained all round from the visit to Bradford of four police officers from Mirpur. Working with Toller Lane police, they hope to be able to gain experience of high-technology policing and also to learn how domestic violence is dealt
I picked Tiberio because I fancied a nice Italian meal but I was in for a big disappointment. The florid interior decor resembles a suburban Indian restaurant in, say, 1983. The vast menu includes no pizza (which is what I had been hoping for). You will
If a new survey is right about the ignorance of today's teenage lads about contraception, then society has taken several steps backwards in a couple of decades. How can they not know, given that information about sex is so freely available, in schools
She may be married to one of the youngest managers of a Premiership football team, but Ann-Marie Jewell is not enamoured by the glamorous lifestyle that comes with it - her feet are firmly on the ground. Helen Mead met the mother-of-two at the family's
Andrew Shippey was just 18 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. But rather than sit back and wallow in self-pity, he was determined to get on with things and make the most of what he had. And now he's back on his feet and ready to face a new
Sometimes a reader's letter really hits home. It's not enough just to answer it in a single paragraph: it needs much more, and there are long odds against a one-paragraph reply helping. Yet if the reader really believes what I write, she will hugely improve
Some people are terrified of visiting the dentist. I would be too - if I had one! It is the strange smells and sights you encounter that fill you with dread. In the old days you used to be gassed, now you just stay awake and, frankly, it's much worse.
The technology may be more advanced and the patrol cars better equipped, but the skills of successful policing are the same in Pakistan as they are in Bradford. Six officers from Mirpur arrived in the city on an exchange visit. And their first job was
Family, friends and work colleagues have expressed grief at the sudden death of a woman regarded as a "friend to everyone". Scores of mourners were expected at the funeral of Christine Martindale today who died after undergoing surgery to repair damage
A 67 per cent increase in Skipton Town Council's budget is justifiable claim councillors who have allocated £50,000 for recreation grounds, and awarded a single donation of £20,000 to develop tourism. The precept for 2000 to 2001 has risen to £167,490
