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  • Silsden future looks to be in safe hands

    Silsden's youngsters showed the club's future is in safe hands by winning the Bradford boys team championships at Keighley. In a close finish they were three strokes clear of runners-up Shipley with Bingley St Ives a further shot away in third. The three

  • Cash lure for Nicky

    Nicky Summerbee has been offered more money to join Bradford City than he earns at Sunderland, agent Scott McGarvey revealed today. The 28-year-old former England under-21 midfield player, who is thinking over a move to Valley Parade, was due to meet

  • Whole new colour scheme for Mark

    The Bradford-based Society of Dyers and Colourists has appointed Mark Yare as its technical manager. The society is a world leader in colour science and technology for a number of industries and Mr Yare's appointment is part of a re-organisation by chief

  • Jury told of kidnap and rape ordeal of mum, 22

    A young mum was kidnapped by a bouncer who stabbed and raped her, a court heard. The 22-year-old Heckmondwike woman was dragged off a Gomersal street into the bouncer's car and driven to Wigan where her rape ordeal began, Leeds Crown Court was told. Philip

  • Pennies pile up for Connor

    Generous staff and customers have helped boost the coffers of an appeal set up to help disabled Shipley toddler Connor Entwistle. The youngster's great-grandmother Joan Gooder, of Windhill, and uncle Stephen Boldy picked up the copper collection - totalling

  • Police hurt in gun swoop

    Police were bombarded with stones by a gang of youths as they hunted for guns at a Bradford house. One officer suffered concussion and was today recovering in hospital. Six others were injured during the violence in Horton Grange, Bradford, last night

  • Lecturer Karl on way home

    A Bradford chemical firm is giving students a chance to boost their skills by sponsoring a lectureship at the city's university. A H Marks, based at Wyke, is making the move to boost research into molecular processes and develop teaching into physical

  • Keighley boss lands £1,750 tyre fine

    A Keighley businessman has been fined £1,750 after an investigation into tyre dumping. Trevor Bernard Birkett, a partner in Bingley retail and repair firm Castle Tyres, was fined after admitting failing to properly document transactions in old tyres.

  • Richard has a yen for web TV station

    A former Birstall man teaching English in Japan has set up his own Internet company aimed at teaching children a foreign language. Richard Graham, 25, originally from the Intake Lane area of Birstall, went to Japan in 1997 on the Government's JET Scheme