Increased services to minority groups are on the cards with the appointment of a new police community and race relations officer by West Yorkshire Police. Former Bradford officer Inspector Nadeem Butt, who will be based in the force's headquarters in
A group of former sixth-formers travelled from as far afield as Spain to catch up with friends at a reunion originally organised 20 years ago. Former pupils at Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley promised to meet up in the year 2000 - and kept their
Ilkley Choral Society is staging a Spring concert at St Margaret's Church on Saturday, April 8. It will be a celebration of English music and includes works by Purcell, Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten. And it will be an opportunity for the society
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a teenager who has died suddenly in his sleep. Classmates at Woodhouse Grove School at Apperley Bridge, where Simon Turner was in the sixth form, were told of his death at a special assembly. He died of natural causes
Royal moved into third place in the Wharfedale Premier Division with a 12-3 win at Regent Victoria. Despite a hat-trick for Regent from Sal Yanac, Royal kept going forward. Spencer Harrison scored five goals, Jeff Hawks and Alex Fleming two each, and
Sunday Alliance: Bottom club Hudsons produced a shock in the Premier Division by beating champions and current leaders East Bowling Unity 2-1. The difference between top and bottom was not noticeable as Hudsons went ahead through Chris Smith's left-foot
Three of the area's top semi-pro sides are in action tonight. In the Northern Counties East Premier Division, Eccleshill United take on leaders Brigg Town. United will be full of confidence after Saturday's 3-1 win over Garforth Town. Midfielder Andy
Kiwi stars Henry and Robbie Paul have received a massive boost ahead of next month's Challenge Cup final against Leeds. Super League have called off Bradford Bulls' match at Wigan on April 24 because the game would have been just five days before the
Today's announcement that Elizabeth Mitchell has won £10,000 compensation from her former employer is a victory for the so-called Whistle Blowers' Charter. The former finance officer at Oakbank School, Keighley, was one of the first people in the country
Grattan League: Fagley won the Premier Division title in their final game, but bottom club Hudsons did not make it easy for them. A goal either side of half-time put Fagley 2-0 ahead, but they then conceded one from the penalty spot. And it was not until
He's big, he's fast, he's an up-an-coming star of the rugby world - and he loves his mum. As Mother's Day approaches, Helen Mead spoke to Bradford Bulls player Leon Pryce and mum Janet about their relationship. LEON PRYCE is a talented youngster. Only
Munich is a dog-friendly city. In the five days I spent there last week discussing and learning about new ideas for treating injured dogs and cats there were dogs everywhere. There were dogs on buses and trams, on the underground, riding in baskets on
It's strange how the reputation of some medicines has changed over the last few years. Take antibiotics as an example. Ten years ago they were looked on as life-savers. Now the impression is that they are losing their effect because the germs they used
Mothers are always in the news. They are either grabbing the headlines for being too old (Cherie Blair) or for being too young (Sarah-Louise in Coronation Street ). This week my own mother will be looking forward to that special occasion. I don't mean
The future of charges for using cash machines was in the balance today after a campaign by the Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society. A special meeting of members of the Link cash machine consortium was being held at Rudding Park, Follifoot, North
Scuba-diving and free McDonald's meals are among rewards on offer for hard-working pupils at a Bradford school. Youngsters at Undercliffe Middle School can also enjoy free golf or music tuition, a make-up session, a spell on the PlayStation - or even
It will be a case of life imitating art when a soap-star heartthrob walks down the aisle with a Bradford computer expert later this year. Actor Glenn Lamont, 26, who plays computer whizzkid Richie Carter in Emmerdale, is set to marry Cheryl Hackett, 24
More than 10,000 Bradford patients are on hospital waiting lists for operations. Figures presented to Bradford Health Authority also show 3,834 people have waited more than 13 weeks for their first out-patient appointment after being referred by their
The relatives of Bradford's forgotten heroes who lost or risked their lives to save others looked on proudly yesterday as a permanent tribute to their bravery was unveiled. The descendants of 13 of the district's men and women who were awarded the Victoria
Bradford is on the verge of being put on the world stage thanks to film producer Lord Puttnam. Lord Puttnam, the Oscar-winning producer of Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields and Midnight Express, will be in the city on May 9 to head up the Department
Villagers in Bradley say they are concerned about the introduction of wheelie bins. Craven District Council plans to introduce 14,000 wheelie bins across the district during the next year. CDC operations manager Gregory Robinson told Bradley Parish Council
Women who won worldwide fame by stripping for a charity glamour calendar have clashed over who should turn their story into a film. Five of the eleven women who went nude to raise £330,000 for Leukaemia Research want top British comic Victoria Wood -
A Keighley woman has beaten off world-wide bidders in an Internet auction to buy a trinket box once owned by Princess Diana. Debbie McLean, 34, bid £3,000 for the box auctioned by the Hull Sailors' Families Society, an organisation supported by the Princess
A Royal Naval Reserve unit has opened in landlocked Batley - more than 60 miles from the sea. The Royal Navy has set up the unit in a bid to offer landlubbers from Bradford, Kirklees and Leeds the chance of a part-time life on the ocean wave. Yorkshire
Residents are celebrating after the shock decision by a Harden company to withdraw controversial expansion plans. They have received a letter from the high-tech ICR Group saying it is formally withdrawing its £500,000 scheme to build a two-storey office
A school has agreed to pay £10,000 compensation to its former finance officer who blew the whistle about its financial irregularities. Elizabeth Mitchell has been awarded the out-of-tribunal settlement against Oakbank School, Keighley, after she said
Post Office are Sunday Alliance Division 3A champions after a 2-0 win over Eccleshill Sports. Paul Gibbon and Kamran Ali got the goals in the first half. Post Office's remaining target is to score two goals in their final match to reach 100 goals for
Derek 'The Rebel' Roche lived up to his reputation of being involved in thrilling fights on a night when he lost his British welterweight title. The brave Bradford-trained boxer was knocked down on five occasions but each time came back to cause problems
After taking a few weeks rest to get over the rigours of a tough cyclo-cross season, Gargrave rider Chris Young (Team Marie Curie) was back in road racing action when he took third place in the 80km Tour of the Reservoir in County Durham. But for a miscalculation
Rugby Union: Yarnbury maintained their Indian sign over Otley last night to reach the second round of the Sulzer Roteq Services (UK) Aire-Wharfe Cup. The holders won a repeat of last season's final, again at Brownberrie Lane, to go through to the last
Bradford City hope to have the first section of their £7.4 million new main stand open just four weeks into next season. The Bantams are adding around 6,500 seats to the Valley Parade capacity with the existing Sunwin Stand roof being dismantled 24 hours
Life really does begin in your forties, according to new mum Denise Wells, who became a grandma 21 days after she gave birth to her daughter, Megan. Pam Wilkinson talks to Denise about motherhood. DENISE WELLS had her first baby when she was just 21.
Being a mum is a huge responsibility. It involves a mixture of emotions - ups and downs, anger and calm, happiness and sadness. It can be fun, it can be gruelling. But above all it is immensely satisfying - going all out to do your best for your child
Community care of elderly people in this country is a disgrace. The system which is supposed to exist to help people to live in their own homes is full of holes and getting more threadbare by the minute. Lots of us have suspected that for a long time.
Villagers in Sutton could be called upon in a bid to save its crumbling park. Residents have been waiting for over a year for news of a lottery bid for thousands of pounds to give the park a major facelift. Now parish councillors are considering taking
An exclusive sports firm is bidding to demolish a Bradford school and build a multi-million pound leisure complex in its place. The David Lloyd group - originally set up by the famous tennis star - wants to buy Eccleshill Upper School when it shuts in
A Pudsey law firm has appointed a former head teacher to tackle complicated school places appeals. At the age of 54, Roy Woollard - who had ten years experience heading two secondary schools - is now a trainee solicitor. John Wilson, head of a firm of
Kim Walker was jarred awake by her three-year-old son's calls from across the hallway. "At first I thought it was nothing and told him to go back to sleep," she recalls. When the shouting continued between the sound of Daniel's coughs, Kim quickly got
The firms behind the Telegraph & Argus and Bradford-based Yorkshire Cable have teamed up to offer an exciting new service. Internet firm Fish4.co.uk - a joint venture involving Telegraph & Argus owners Newsquest - has signed a deal with Telewest
