As sporting summers go, the English effort for 2004 has matched the weather. A depression seems to hang permanently over the nation. Euro 2004, Tim Henman and now the NatWest cricket series have all been and gone with only fleeting glimpses of sunnier
Iestyn Harris isn't expecting to win his way into Bulls fans' affections just by turning up at Odsal tomorrow. The former Leeds Rhinos favourite accepts that he has a battle on his hands to become truly embraced by the Bradford public but he knows that
An independent school which has educated youngsters for 53 years has closed. Lessons at Shipley's Victoria Park Preparatory School - which boasts Olympic swimmer Adrian Moorhouse among its past pupils - ended on Thursday as its headteacher, and owner,
Bradford City will finally put season tickets on sale on Monday, it was announced today. The steering committee, fronted by Jim Brown, has agreed with the club's administrators the terms of an arrangement for fans to start buying the tickets. It will
A former pet shop owner who neglected several exotic animals, including two small crocodiles and a Chinese water dragon, has been given a suspended jail sentence. Bradford magistrates heard that one of the crocodiles, known as Caimans, died from liver
The average price of a Bradford house has broken through the £100,000 barrier for the first time, a survey revealed today. But the rapid rise in prices means first-time buyers are struggling more than ever before to get on the first rung of the housing
Avenue's new reserve team manager cannot wait for the season to kick off. Harvinder Makh is a well qualified, highly respected coach and has worked on the development of players for many years. He does not have a high-profile playing career behind him
Last Sunday's defeat at home to relegation rivals Halifax has left the Cougars alone at the bottom of the table with half of the National League One programme now completed. The Cougars have managed just a solitary win over Featherstone in nine matches
Some will argue that pre-season results do not matter. Don't you believe it. What a timely pick-me-up this was for City and their travelling army in North Yorkshire last night. It was ironic that the cash-stricken club should play the first friendly in
In knocking off St Helens last week the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats announced themselves as genuine top-six contenders. One swallow may not make a summer, but Bulls coach Brian Noble wasn't surprised that the Wildcats took out one of the big boys. "I don't
Colin Todd called City's first pre-season outing a big bonus for everyone. The Bantams romped to a 5-0 win at non-league Harrogate Town last night. But the large following of away fans were happy just to see their team playing again amid the relentless
The news that the average house price in Bradford has, according to a bank survey, hit the £100,000 mark for the first time might be on the face of it good news to some. If you have been in your home for some time you might well be sitting on a small
A man who glassed a teenager in the face leaving him scarred for life faces being banned from every licensed premises in Bradford. Kenneth Margerum, 19, attacked 17-year-old Ashley Boots after he bumped into him at a crowded Bradford nightclub last November
Jailed council tax protester Richard North is locked in another run-in with police - days after branding them "as much use as a chocolate fireplace". Dr North, of Wibsey, Bradford, was stunned when officers called in person with a summons for him to appear
A householder alleged to have chopped down more than 20 mature trees in a conservation area of Bradford is to be prosecuted. Bradford Council is taking legal action against Abdul Aziz, who is claimed to have removed the 150-year-old trees from the gardens
An historic walk which survived more than a century will reach the end of the road next year. Organisers of Bradford's Whit Walk have decided 2005 will be the last time for a race which winds along a 32-mile route from the city's John Street to the Wharfe
The father of an eight-year-old boy recovering from a rare type of bone cancer has taken part in a concert to raise money for a leading cancer charity. Kristopher Dutson-Bromley was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in February last year. Fewer than 30 UK
The head of a Bradford secondary school put into special measures said today an improvement action plan had already begun. Government inspectors said Wyke Manor was failing to give students an adequate education and pupils' behaviour was "unsatisfactory
A 41-year-old man has been jailed for four years three months at Bradford Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a child over a four-year period. Ian Akers started the sex abuse when the girl was 12 in 1993 and continued until 1997
House-hunters across the city are inundating estate agents with demands for properties priced up to £125,000 - and the trend is set to continue. But properties on sale in the district and their price tags go from one extreme to another. There are 129,288
A Bradford textile company is poised for a lucrative windfall from the success of the latest blockbusting Spider-Man 2 film. Tex UK has been awarded a licence to use images from the record-breaking film on household goods such as bedlinen, towels and
Let's celebrate our famous citizens SIR - After reading Mike Priestley's recent article concerning the book Bradford's Own, I decided to purchase a copy out of sheer curiosity as I could honestly only think of a handful of people who may be in the book
