Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis made a visit to Bradford Park Avenue Cricket Ground as part of an exciting new cricket programme taking place in Yorkshire this summer. The programme aims to bring together over 6,000 young people aged 10 to 18 from
Ian Millward isn't writing off Bradford Bulls' title chances - despite his St Helens team ending their 25-match home run in sensational style at Valley Parade last Friday. Saints won 50-22, but their coach warned: "Don't worry about Bradford - they will
Bradford boxing fans will have the chance to see Bobby Vanzie and Junior Witter in action on the same bill in the city. British lightweight champion Vanzie was today added to the October 12 show which is already featuring light-welter king Witter. It
Businesses in Bradford are being urged to enter the Queen's Awards for Enterprise to show they can compete with the best in the country. Only 21 in Bradford have entered the awards, less than this time last year, but they have until October 31 to apply
The Johnson Radley Foundry has been saved in a management buyout which will secure 30 jobs. The Pudsey firm, formerly part of the BRK Group, had been in administration. The deal was led by Andrew Knight, who has 28 years of experience in the foundry industry
Dance student Vicky Sibson, pictured, has landed her first lucky break in showbusiness - thanks to a broken wrist. Eighteen-year-old Vicky has been plucked from her studies to take on one of the leading roles in the North-ern Ballet Theatre's production
A video commemorating the life of a Wilsden storyteller is to raise money for a cancer hospice. Peter Fawcett, who died aged 78 of cancer in March last year, was renowned for his entertaining tales and anecdotes which were accompanied by slides depicting
Police have warned they will get tough on people who park illegally and block access to a resource and community centre used by disabled people. Keighley police have already issued fixed-penalty tickets to drivers who have parked illegally on yellow lines
Businesses ordered to clean up their act in a litter blackspot today claimed Bradford Council should help sort out the mess. Traders in the Duckworth Lane area of the city, who have been targeted by the authority in a litter crackdown, said they paid
A row has broken out between two sports clubs who both want to play on pitches in Bradford. Victoria Rangers Rugby League club and newly-formed Ravenscliffe AFC are at loggerheads over who is entitled to use pitches at the former Eccleshill Upper School
Wish you were here! The sun shone, the band boomed out and the pensioners relaxed on their deckchairs on the beach - in Bradford! In a happy role reversal, the city played host to seaside day-trippers from Morecambe arriving at 'Bradford Beach', created
Bradford's 27,000 council houses will be in private hands in less than six months' time. A new non-profit-making company, Bradford Community Housing Group, will pay Bradford Council £70 million to take over the running of the district's council housing
Millionaire cricket celebrity Dickie Bird is worried that cash-starved Yorkshire's belt-tightening measures will force him to stump up £450 from his own pocket. As has been Yorkshire's normal practice, the county club invited their honorary life members
Hyde United 3, Bradford Park Avenue 1 - Avenue were left to rue several missed opportunities as they slipped to their first defeat of the season in only the second game of the new UniBond Premier Division campaign. Following Saturday's edgy 2-0 win over
Andy Gray today saw a specialist over a broken hand which has added to City's injury woes. The winger suffered it during the 2-1 loss at Stoke but only realised the seriousness yesterday. If the doctor decides that an operation is needed then Gray could
Once upon a time the traffic in pensioners between Bradford and Morecambe was one way. So many people from this city retired to Morecambe that the place became known as Bradford-on-Sea. Times have changed indeed when Morecambe pensioners come along to
A new business has been set up by a mother and her two daughters. The website www.rooftoppost.co.uk was born from an idea Linda Betts, 55, had when her two daughters were little. Natalie Betts, 25, who is an IT manager in Leeds, explained: "She would
The Ecology Building Society has announced continued growth and profitability in its results for the first half of 2002. The Society, which specialises in green savings and mortgages, has seen its assets grow by 6.43 per cent to reach more than £42 million
A Bradford hairdresser who claimed she lost her job after failing to turn up for work at the end of her maternity leave has lost her case at an employment tribunal. Mother-of-two Joanne Gadd, 24, claimed unlawful and constructive dismissal and sexual
Bradford's electronics industry suffered another blow today as Baildon-based Filtronic Components Ltd confirmed it was looking to shed jobs. The loss-making business, which employs 182 people, has entered into consultation with its staff over possible
A group of Bradford youngsters were hit for six today when England cricketer Mark Butcher, pictured, paid them a visit - and handed over a cheque worth £10,000. The Test star visited the Humsaath project in Little Horton Lane, Bradford, for a game of
A stretch of the River Aire could become Bradford's answer to the Ganges, into which Hindus and Sikhs could scatter their loved ones' ashes. Religious ceremonies would take place by the river's edge at Apperley Bridge as ashes are scattered into the purifying
An historic city centre hotel is expected to reopen as an East-meets-West caf bar and restaurant as part of a new city centre shopping scheme. The 131-year-old Rawson Hotel, which has stood empty for years, would be restored by a major company and sell
Residents fear a child could be killed by cars using their street as a speedway track. People living on Bradford Lane, Laisterdyke, today appealed for the police and Bradford Council to take action over vehicles which, they claim, race on the street day
A road safety campaigner called for tough penalties against drivers using hand-held mobile phones as a Government consultation on banning the practise started today. Carole Whittingham, of SCARD, a support group for the families of people killed on the
Bradford Crown Court officials today apologised after a judge claimed its service was 'laughable' as he adjourned two cases because of a lack of jurors. Judge Roger Scott had to re-list two trials - one involving an alleged robbery and another trial expected
SIR - Now we know where Bradford Council's priorities lie - not in its citizens who have helped to form this city in the past, but in how much money they can put in the bank. At 99 years of age my mother had to go into Meadowcroft Home on Rooley Lane,
