It was a day when everything went right for Nathan Bromby and everything went wrong for Bradford & Bingley. Bingley, who have missed out on promotion from the Second Division by one place in each of the last two seasons following their relegation
Colin Todd is City's best bet of saving themselves from meltdown on the pitch. Former managing director Shaun Harvey believes Todd's appointment was a critical step forward as the club pick up the pieces from the double whammy of relegation and near financial
Yorkshire Phoenix lost top place in the totesport League Division Two table to Middlesex Crusaders, who beat them by 29 runs in an entertaining match reduced by rain to 24-overs-a-side at Headingley. Although Middlesex thrashed the ball around in dashing
There was a noticeable zip in the Bulls camp following the news of Iestyn Harris's signing on Thursday and they carried it into Sunday with a ten-try, 60-12 demolition of relegation-bound Castleford at The Jungle. "You sign one player and everybody is
Although often criticised at home and woefully under-funded in certain sections, the National Health Service has, for more than half a century, been the envy of the world. Its promise of free treatment for all was an innovative and groundbreaking initiative
More than 150 youngsters from Bradford's South Asian community learned key skills to help them get on in the world of work as part of a pioneering project. Bradford charity Quest for Economic Development (QED) teamed up with door-to-door lending company
JCT600 group managing director Harry Taylor today spoke of his "hard decision" after confirming he is to retire from the company at the end of next month. Mr Taylor, who will be 60 this year, has been with the giant motor dealership - which was this week
Leading business people who want to play a big part in the future of Bradford were today urged to sign up with a hugely successful development programme. Common Purpose, which is celebrating 15 years of helping to groom business leaders in the UK, is
Bosses at a family-owned Bradford printing firm have turned to a string of unlikely characters as part of a potentially lucrative new business venture. Holly, Chip, Conkers, Witch Hazel and Stinger are just a few of the faces which are becoming familiar
Police are investigating complaints that perverts are using toilets in Shipley town centre to prey on children and tout for sex. Market traders have spoken of men hanging about near the toilets, approaching children and trying to spy on them in the cubicles
The first luxury show apartment at historic Lister's Mill will open this autumn as interest in the development rockets. More than 500 people have asked for details on the complex, which is undergoing a total overhaul from derelict mill to inner city homes
Hospital bosses in Bradford are phasing in tough new restrictions in a bid to put an end to health tourism. Overseas visitors are costing the NHS millions of pounds each year and in response the Government has introduced new charging regulations to prevent
A Bradford MP has branded the district's all-postal ballot a "cash and carry democracy" in a letter to the chairman of the Electoral Commission. In the letter, Bradford West MP Marsha Singh claimed residents were "harassed by party workers" for their
A war veteran who was threatened with the sack by Bingley Council while he languished in a Japanese prisoner of war camp is hoping to meet up with former colleagues who also faced losing their jobs. As he marks his 90th birthday this month, Stanley Farrar
Keighley Cougars 16 Halifax 37 Coach Gary Moorby knows that the difficult task of keeping his side in the LHF Healthplan National League One has just got much more difficult. Rochdale's surprise victory over Hull KR last night means the Cougars are now
Not much evidence of culture here... SIR - When Bradford failed to win the award of City of Culture, I thought it a shame. In my view Bradford obviously had a lot going for it culturally, since I came all the way from Leeds to attend the only craft course
Bradford Dudley Hill 44 Coventry Bears 18 Liam Jordan, who looked to have suffered a serious neck injury nine days ago against Warrington Woolston, not only played for Bradford Dudley Hill on Saturday, he also scored a try. The rising star, who was passed
Alex Morris did most to help Hang-ing Heaton's night out in Barnsley on Saturday go with a swing. The 27-year-old former Yorkshire and Hampshire all-rounder, mainly res-tricted to a batting role these days because of a long-standing back problem, scored
Castleford Tigers 12 Bradford Bulls 60 The Bulls had too much size, power and pace for the Tigers as they romped to a ten-try victory at The Jungle yesterday. Castleford were overmatched in nearly every department as Joe Vagana, Stuart Fielden and Paul
Bradford Chamber of Commerce today led calls for the Royal Mail to rethink its proposals for a new "size-based" pricing system based on size as well as weight. Firms in the region have claimed the move will add costs, increase workload and reduce efficiency
A leading stockbroker has opened a new office in the booming Wharfe Valley spa town of Ilkley - which has one of the highest concentrations of millionaires in the country. Leeds-based Redmayne-Bentley has moved into Ilkley as part of an expansion of its
An imaginative and persuasive campaign has begun to persuade the nation's top organisations to use Bradford as a venue for meetings, conferences and other activities. More than 180 people from businesses, charities and educational organisations attended
A developer is making another bid to develop a mill site in Thackley despite a storm of local protest. Morris Homes Limited was blocked from demolishing Brackendale Mills in Windhill Old Road in March when councillors turned down the plans. Now the company
Two new schools are celebrating after being told they are to get £13 million worth of extra facilities. Projects at Parkside Secondary School and Challenge College will now go ahead as a forerunner to the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme.
A burglary victim jailed for refusing to pay part of his council tax in protest about policing is calling for public support. Dr Richard North, 55, of Sharp Street, Wibsey, was sentenced to two weeks behind bars on Friday but was released from Armley
Car dealership boss Jack Tordoff is set to be appointed president of the steering committee which is hoping to secure the future of Bradford City. Mr Tordoff, who was chairman of the club during the late 1980s, is to take up the role with the committee
A man has been charged with murder after a 42-year-old dad was stabbed to death at his Bradford home. The 26-year-old was due to appear before Bradford magistrates today, charged with killing Derek Brotherton. Father-of-one Mr Brotherton died at his home
