Yorkshire's Bradford-born captain Anthony McGrath has received a dramatic call-up into the England squad for Thursday's first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's. The 27-year-old batsman was breakfasting in the Yorkshire team hotel in Northampton this morning
Bobby Vanzie will put his British lightweight crown on the line against 'The Duke'. Bradford's Vanzie is set to make his first defence of the belt since October 2001 when he faces Graham Earl from Luton. The fight, which is going out for purse bids, could
The Bulls are poised to give Super League debuts to some of their promising young stars tomorrow. With three key players out of the clash with Huddersfield, Brian Noble may turn to Aaron Smith and Chris Bridge, who have both been performing wonders for
City today promised to make their centenary one to remember despite postponing next Saturday's launch match. Chairman Gordon Gibb pulled the plug on the Valley Parade clash between the 1996 and 1999 promotion sides because of the number of former stars
Schools are used to finding themselves on the receiving end of crime and vandalism. Only too often we have to carry reports of premises being smashed up, robbed, set alight. Scarce resources that should be going into educating children have to be spent
Bradford supermarket giant Morrisons has announced a sharp increase in sales ahead of showdown talks with the Competition Commission. The company said yesterday that total sales in the first 14 weeks of the financial period were up 14.2 per cent on the
A shocked mother whose son died of a drugs overdose said she believed it was the first time he had tried heroin. Marjorie Heaton said her son Graham had been treated for depression with medication prescribed by his doctor and was doing well before his
A Bradford school today said it would not be handing out condoms and the morning-after pill to its pupils. Laisterdyke High is taking part in the Tic Tac project, which provides advice and information for its students. Head teacher Joan Law said the project
The owners of a paper mill have been found guilty of racial discrimination and constructive dismissal. Italian machinist Salvatore Barresi compared his win against P Garnett & Son Ltd, of Otley, to a two-nil football victory. After a three-day employment
A 28-year-old man is thought to have been robbed and beaten as he made his way home from a night out in Keighley. The Keighley victim was so badly attacked that he cannot recall how he came by his injuries in the early hours of the morning. He suffered
Labour councillors have been accused of wanting power without responsibility after deciding not to accept key jobs on the authority for the third year running. The Labour members of Bradford Council will sit on the powerful Executive Committee but will
A sick police detective died after going back to work too early because he feared missing out on promotion, his widow claimed today. Father-of-four Hugh Brady, pictured, died from heart failure brought on by a viral chest infection. But his widow Christine
SIR - In response to the letter from Mrs Evans (Letters, May 8) regarding the state of the canal towpath. Apart from the fact that the majority of cyclists are short on courtesy and fly past you without warning (it seems bicycle bells are obsolete) and
SCHOOL SPORT: St Mary's have won the Airedale & Wharfedale Under-16 Football League after going through the season unbeaten. They were unlucky not to do the double, but were beaten in penalty shoot-out following extra-time in the Airedale & Wharfedale
Yorkshire have a great chance to end their recent slump in form tomorrow when they take on bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire Foxes at Grace Road in Division One of the National League. But there was dismay among the players yesterday upon hearing that
SUPER LEAGUE: They swap notes, they ring each other regularly, they got their first-team coaching jobs at the same time, one keeps lending the other players - and they go head-to- head tomorrow. Brian Noble and Tony Smith are two of the closest friends
In 1861, the first colour photograph was exhibited at the Royal Institution in London. In 1935, Sorcerer's Apprentice composer Paul Dukas died. In 1990, US speech researchers claim that three of Sir Winston Churchill's wartime speeches were made by an
Spen Valley District Scout Council has launched an appeal to replace a bunkhouse at its campsite in Gomersal. A bid to the National Lotteries Board to reconstruct the Frank Harris Training Centre for Scouts and Guides failed last year. The plan would
A man who works in Bingley is following in the footsteps of Bradford's most famous writer JB Priestley. For Chris Exley is undertaking an 11-day fundraising journey around the country in aid of Manorlands cancer-care centre in Oxenhope. This year marks
The pursuit of the hirsute is on! Residents are bristling with ideas to ensure the forthcoming Saltaire Festival is a hair-raising event and a competition to find the best Sir Titus Salt beards could be its crowning glory. Saltaire resident James Duncan
Children at a Bradford nursery were left heartbroken after burglars smashed their way into the building to steal 15 tricycles. Staff and parents with youngsters at St Columba's Nursery in Tong Street, Bradford, were still reeling from the break-in when
A brother and sister from Denholme have told of the terrifying moment they were caught up in the suicide bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia. Soraya Faris and Brian Taylor, pictured, who are teachers, were in their apartments 300 metres from the centre of the
Fans of Gilbert and Sullivan are invited to pull on their stage costumes and take part in a mass sing-song in Bradford. The event, featuring hits from The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore, will take place at the Alhambra Theatre on June 27
Police seized suspected crack cocaine, a machete and an axe as they launched their latest operation against Jamaican "Yardie" dealers. In the co-ordinated sting, dozens of officers swooped at a Bradford pub where pushers were known to ply their trade.
A mentally ill man who gouged his eyes out while a patient in a Bradford psychiatric hospital later committed suicide, an inquest heard. Brian Smith, who was epileptic, blinded himself while being treated in Lynfield Mount Hospital, Daisy Hill, last year
A judge has warned drug offenders they face even longer prison terms if they are also found in possession of CS spray. Describing the link between the two as "an unholy alliance," Judge Roger Scott said it had become "a worrying trend." He added: "There
A youngster who had her legs amputated after contracting meningitis has battled against the odds to take her first steps. Nine months ago, little Danielle Skilbeck, of Otley, was in a critical condition and doctors at St James's Hospital, Leeds, were
An open verdict has been recorded on a 44-year-old man who took a 'huge' overdose of anti-depressants. Phillip Oddy was found dead at his home in Herschel Road, Lower Grange, Bradford, in January. Police made the discovery in an upstairs bedroom after
Thugs have beaten a lesbian black and blue in a brutal anti-gay attack. Maxine Julie Nelson, 42, was battered by a man with a stick outside the home she shares with partner Marie Moore, 37. In the same attack, a brick was thrown through the window of
A judge handed out a 14-year jail sentence to an armed robber who carried out two attacks in the space of a few minutes. After a brave newsagent foiled Andrew Wilson's attempt to steal money from his premises, the 25-year-old confronted a woman in the
As a young girl, Norah Pollard regularly walked to the top of Wrose Hill where she would stop for a breather and take in the magnificent panoramic view of Bradford. Norah has always loved the view, stretching right over the city, and dreamed that one
