Brian Noble is hoping to avoid a feeding frenzy tomorrow night. London Broncos are bidding for a second successive victory at Odsal, having won 22-12 in June, 2003. And Bulls coach Noble says of their visitors: "They are like a school of piranhas - they
Newlyweds are battling with immigration officials in their bid to set up home near Bradford. Teacher Jonathan Conyers, from Cross Hills, has been separated from his wife Popie since their marriage in Botswana in August last year. Their hopes of a reunion
A Bradford man who stabbed his neighbour to death in a frenzied attack with a kitchen knife has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Dominique Chainey, 32, inflicted five wounds on Wasim Dad in his flat in Woodview Terrace, Manningham, on May 13
When Jennifer Barber takes her new puppy for a walk she knows it won't be staying with her for very long. Although Mrs Barber has full sight, what is on her mind when she walks her puppy is what it would be like to be blind. Mrs Barber, 54, is a puppy
A stepfather was refused bail yesterday when he appeared in court accused of murdering a disabled man suffering from one of the world's rarest diseases. Frail-looking Martyn Taylor, 53, made his first appearance before Bradford magistrates, charged with
The Cougars go into tomorrow's home game against Whitehaven with new boy Matt Bramald starting at full back, making his debut. That is the only change to the Cougars squad and coach Gary Moorby has almost a full set of players to choose from. Moorby,
Carl Serrant says his short stint with Bradford Park Avenue has been soured by the club's attitude to his departure. Last week, Avenue manager Carl Shutt slammed the former skipper claiming he had left the club in the lurch. He said: "Carl has let us
Director of Cricket David Byas, described Yorkshire's performance as "absolute rubbish" after it took them only 100 minutes yesterday morning to slump to a ten-wicket defeat against Somerset at Scarborough. But Byas said he was still confident that Yorkshire
City fans could get their first glimpse of new keeper Donovan Ricketts at Shrewsbury. The Jamaican international is desperate for some action after agreeing a one-year loan deal from Village United. But he has been left kicking his heels until a work
The head of Parkside School, Cullingworth, Mr Tony Rickwood, showed commendable initiative in heading for Australia and recruiting nine teachers to work in his own school and others in the Bradford district - two of which are in special measures and as
Mother-of-two Liz Hawie has completed an amazing stint of work experience - as a flying lawyer in the Canadian wilderness. Liz, of Ilkley, travelled in a mini-plane along with the judge, police, defence and prosecuting lawyers to bring justice to the
Hundreds of new blood donors are needed in Bradford to make up for the loss of regulars barred by new rule changes. In April this year a ban was made on giving blood by anyone who had a blood transfusion since January 1980 because of a risk of the transmission
A man who ruined his teenage friend's life by cutting his throat with a broken bottle has been sentenced to nine years in custody. Christopher Gill mistook James Sharp, who was just 17 at the time, for a man who had annoyed him in a trivial row over a
The parents of a schoolgirl who was sexually molested by a hackney carriage driver are considering taking out a no-win no-fee legal action as they fight to sue Bradford Council for negligence. The Legal Services Commission has refused to grant legal aid
Plans to improve heart services and provide an extra intensive-care cot for poorly newborn babies have been unveiled. Health bosses at Bradford Teaching Hospitals have laid down the blueprint for how local hospital services will be developed over the
Hundreds of 14-year-olds in Bradford have finished this term without their expected English SATs results because of a marking 'nightmare'. Whole year nine groups at a number of schools across the district have been told they will now get their Key Stage
Police in West Yorkshire are taking on more than 20 financial investigators to make sure that criminals' ill-gotten gains get put back into the community. The force's Economic Crime Unit (ECU), which is already leading the way nationally in seizing and
Bradford heads are looking half way round the world in a desperate bid to overcome a shortage of teachers. One district head flew to Australia for ten days of intensive interviews in an effort to fill vacancies for up to four schools. Tony Rickwood, of
Fans must stump up for City's sake SIR - As a Bradford City fan, I was not very happy about the views of some 25-year season ticket holders who have to find an additional £150 for next season's matches. Do these fans want the club to go bust? The administrators
