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  • Wainman is ready to wreak revenge

    Silsden Formula One stock car racer Frankie Wainman Jnr is out to gain revenge over rival Andy Smith at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium on Sunday. The two last clashed over Easter, when the Silsden driver claims he was twice "taken out" by shunts from Smith

  • Fury after penalty shoot-out agony for

    Accrington Stanley 1, Bradford Park Avenue 0, 1-1 on aggregate, Accrington win 5-4 on penalties - Bradford Park Avenue players were left devastated as their cup dream was shattered in a tense penalty shoot-out. But furious boss Trevor Storton laid the

  • Trio ready to boost Bulls in the Jungle

    The Bulls could have skipper Robbie Paul, winger Lesley Vainikolo and second row Daniel Gartner back for Friday's Super League match at Castleford. The trio all missed Monday night's 44-18 home victory over Salford that kept the Bulls at the top of the

  • Fingers at the ready in type test

    Bradford's nimble fingered typists are being challenged to test themselves in a race against the clock. In a light-hearted attempt to highlight the importance of training, Pitman Training, based in Merchant House in Peckover Street in Little Germany,

  • Pioneering project for disused station

    A ground-breaking initiative which will breath new life into a defunct police station was being launched today in Haworth. The former village police station in Changegate has been converted into a community contact point, bringing police, volunteers and

  • Design students make waves

    Students at Shipley College have had a whale of a time creating a piece of art to mask building work. The art and design students were commissioned to produce a design which could be used on the hoardings surrounding the site of the new Wave office block

  • Six 'stars' launch fun of the festival

    Bradford International Festival's high-profile advertising campaign was unveiled today, with the help of its six special stars. The winners of the Face of the Festival competition, of all ages and from different walks of life, were hand-picked from hundreds

  • Bid to raise education of Muslims

    A conference to help improve the educational standards of Muslim children is being planned in Bradford. It aims to identify the barriers which are causing the children - particularly from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds - from achieving their potential

  • Relegation bill sets Bantams back £87,000

    Bradford City's parent company plunged into the red after the club slipped out of the Premier League. The interim report by club parent company, Bradford City Holdings Limited, shows a loss of £87,000, for 2001, the year the Bantams were relegated. Last

  • Helen sparkles with new show

    Sparkly shoes and a glitzy G-string are a few of the items on show at a new exhibition at the Yorkshire Craft Centre in Bradford. 'Luminosity' is the work of 30-year-old Helen Wilde, pictured with some sparkly slippers. Helen is a former Bradford College

  • Door-ning of a golden age!

    You have a bit of spare paint and a few hours on your hands so what do you do? Paint a Union Flag on your garage door in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubliee, of course! Well at least that's what Brian Holmes did, but even by his wife Christine's own

  • Help save my wife's life

    The husband of a Bradford woman stricken by leukaemia today pleaded for help to save his wife's life. Doctors have told John Kaminski only a bone marrow transplant will give his wife Emma, pictured, the chance of long-term remission after she became resistant

  • Bulls to switch codes for day

    Super League champions Bradford Bulls will turn their hand to rugby union this summer. They have entered the International Henley Sevens on Saturday, August 10, but Bulls' chief executive Abi Ekoku said today: "The side will mainly comprise players from

  • Boro in hurry to get Beni

    Steve McClaren wants Benito Carbone signed as a Middlesbrough player before the World Cup. City boss Nicky Law believes McClaren, inset, is keen to get a deal struck quickly so that it will not interfere with his England commitments as part of Sven-Goran

  • Have you the gift of life?

    Saturday, May 11 is an important date which it is to be hoped as many Bradfordians as possible will be marking in their diaries - the day when they have a chance to help to save the life of a woman who has herself done a lot to help others. Emma Kaminski

  • Explosive expansion

    The Bradford-based Controlled Demolition Group has consolidated its UK position with the acquisition of competitor Nottingham Explosives. The demolition company this week signed a deal to buy the Nottingham firm for an undisclosed six-figure sum. It is

  • Museums join in month of events

    Museums in the Spen Valley will be doing their bit to mark Museums Month - a national celebration of museums and heritage - with a range of events, workshops, talks and children's activities throughout May. Celebrating the Jubilee is the theme of the

  • Judge bans teacher from the classroom

    A teacher accused of setting fire to her school has been ordered not to enter any Bradford schools without the prior permission of head teachers. Amina Ditta, pictured, appeared at Bradford Magistrates' Court today, charged with one count of arson at

  • Newsagent offers cash reward for raid details

    A newsagent today offered a cash reward to track down thieves who stole thousands of pounds of cigarettes in a raid on his shop. Wasim Khokhar, 28, appealed for help in catching those responsible for the break-in at the family-run business in West Bowling

  • Store agrees that Reading Matters

    A campaign to improve reading standards in Bradford's schools is celebrating after receiving a £5,000 donation. The Marks & Spencer branch in Darley Street, Bradford, has pledged the sum to the Reading Matters for Life charity in a bid to improve

  • Taxi fare row leads to slashing attack

    A teenage taxi customer was slashed three times across the face after a fight broke out over an unpaid fare. The 18-year-old had jumped into a white licensed Hackney Carriage after a night out in Bradford city centre. After picking up the man from a rank

  • Baby's bed death sparks warning

    A coroner has called on parents to stop sharing a bed with their young children following the death of a five-month-old girl. A Bradford inquest heard yesterday how Payton Armstrong stopped breathing as she lay in bed between her parents at their Keighley

  • Children enjoy the personal touch

    Extra one-to-one help will be on offer to children at 15 schools in a £750,000 boost from a regeneration scheme. Bradford Trident is pumping the money into the local schools in its area: Marshfields, West Bowling and Park Lane in Little Horton. The money

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Re the story about Whetley Primary, "Governors Clash With Chiefs" (April 25). We feel that the education authority and the public should be aware of the conditions in which staff and pupils are expected to cope. None of the work to convert the previous