Jimmy Lowes' decision to stay on with the Bulls has given the side a massive boost ahead of Saturday's showdown with St Helens. The veteran hooker defied rumours within the game that he was set to retire and signed as player-coach with Bradford for another
In a massive boost for the Bulls ahead of Saturday's clash with St Helens, Robbie Paul today revealed he wants to end his career at Bradford. Paul admitted he was in talks with the Bulls over a new, long-term deal. The news will delight Bradford fans
An unusual nun has been spreading the word of God in the streets of Bradford with her three-foot statue of the Virgin Mary. Sister Ruth Augustus is on a two-day mission to the city to speak to the people about the Bible and help them with problems. The
Gay couples may soon be able to take part in commitment services in register offices across the Bradford district. Their weddings will have no legal status and there would be no marriage certificate. But they are expected to use the ceremony to show they
A councillor has called for road safety measures on a Keighley road where joyriders are speeding downhill and smashing into residents' vehicles. Keighley councillor Barry Thorne (Lab, Keighley West) said traffic calming needs to be installed at Fell Lane
The tough sentences handed out to the Bradford rioters and those involved in the Ravenscliffe disturbances have been "whole-heartedly and positively endorsed" by some of the country's top judges. Three judges sitting at the Court of Appeal in London spoke
Crisis counsellors from Skipton are preparing to make a mercy dash to help the traumatised victims of the Bali bombing. The trauma experts at the Centre for Crisis Psychology (CCP), based at Broughton Hall, are on standby to help distressed loved ones
They are innovative - and they are also award-winning. The wacky bus shelters in Manchester Road that feature everything from wind turbines to power seat heaters were the toast of the district last night after their designers were presented with a top
Four West Yorkshire-based members of the Great Britain Special Olympics team are getting a taste for 'porridge' as they prepare for next summer's World Special Olympics in Dublin! Simon Waggett, 20, Wakefield's Paul Wilson, 26, Helen Burton, 33, of Bradford
Andy Gray is being groomed into a goal-scoring midfielder. City boss Nicky Law (pictured) wants to use Gray in the link role behind the strikers to inject the spark that has been lacking in recent matches. Eoin Jess top-scored from that position last
It is hardly surprising that elderly people living in the Otley Road area of Bradford are anxious and angry. They claim that at least 14 women in their 70s and 80s have been robbed in the last few weeks. The police are investigating only five incidents
In 1939, American stuntman Evel Knievel was born. In 1960, Nikita Krushchev said: "Politicians are the same everywhere.They promises to build bridges even when there are no rivers" In 1973, the Arab members of OPEC increased oil prices by 70 per cent.
Engineering firms in the district should ready themselves for a winter of recession and job cuts, according to the Engineering Emp-loyers' Federation Yorkshire and Humberside. The latest EEF trends survey has found nearly one in five of the area's firms
Passenger numbers at Leeds Bradford airport have soared to an all time high. More than 783,800 people flew from the airport between May and September - beating all records since the airport opened. The peak came in August with 166,252 travellers - the
Beat bobbies will be available at the touch of a button from today following the launch of a new initiative. Fourteen police officers in the Keighley division have been armed with mobile phones. The aim is to help officers in the Problem Oriented Policing
School children in Bradford are being invited to get their spines checked during half-term as new research reveals they are more at risk from developing joint and back pain than ever before. Lack of exercise, computer games and heavy school bags are all
A senior Bradford doctor told today how another Harold Shipman could be prevented - and revealed how his own grandfather is believed to have died at the hands of the former GP. Dr Antony Shenton, a consultant at Bradford Royal Infirmary, told an independent
The manager of a company which owns a car park occupied by travellers is calling for a change in the law to make it easier to move itinerants on. Lucky Singh, of Dilbag Cloth House, Duncombe Road, Lidget Green, which owns the disused mill and car park
Bulls fans have been stocking up with shirts, scarves, hats and flags in preparation for their big trip across the Pennines. Merchandise has been flying off the shelves at the shops as supporters gear up for the rugby league Grand Final at Old Trafford
Around 3,000 people have demanded action from the police and Bradford Council after another pensioner was mugged in broad daylight. Residents in Undercliffe say at least 14 women in their 70s and 80s have been mugged and robbed in the last few weeks and
This is one of the impressive new public squares to be created at the heart of Bradford's new £200 million shopping development. Kirkgate Square, just off Cheapside, will allow people the chance to meander in comfort through the shops. The city centre
The parents of a six-month-old boy struck down by meningitis have told of their heartbreaking decision to switch off the machine keeping him alive. Ryan Heptinstall, of Allerton, Bradford, contracted a deadly blood disorder just as his mum and dad believed
SIR - My grandmother is a frequent visitor to Broadstones, Holme Wood, on both a day-visit and residential basis. She is 89 and can on occasion be quite forgetful, which means she has suffered various mishaps at home. My mother (herself a pensioner) looks
