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  • Larvin strike sets up convincing win

    Wibsey's 4-1 victory at Hall Green United moved them level on points at the top of the Mumtaz Premier Division alongside Golcar United, who had to settle for a point after drawing 4-4 at home to Huddersfield rivals Bay Athletic. Corey Larvin set Wibsey

  • Robbie insists worst is over

    Bulls skipper Robbie Paul has vowed to bounce back after producing his "worst-ever" performance for New Zealand. The 28-year-old hooker or half-back won his 25th cap for the Kiwis in Saturday's 32-12 defeat by Australia in the second Gillette Tri-Nations

  • Ade must make up his mind

    Dele Adebola has been made a "very fair" offer by City. The second-placed Bantams are desperate to sign Adebola, whose three-month loan spell runs out after the Colchester game on November 6. They hope to reach an agreement with Coventry to release the

  • Biological weapon threat highlighted

    A Bradford scientist is heading a call from UK doctors for governments across the world to work together to tackle the threat from biological weapons. According to a report published by the British Medical Association (BMA), the threat has now outstripped

  • Drugs clinic to get its own pharmacy

    A pharmacy attached to a drugs dependency clinic is set to open in Bradford in what is believed to be a first in the country. Recovering drug addicts as well as the wider community are set to benefit from the new Royds Healthy Living Pharmacy next to

  • Hotline launched to cut bonfire danger

    A telephone hotline has been set up which emergency services hope will cut the number of accidents and 999 calls in the days leading up to Bonfire Night. The 24-hour voicemail phone line means residents concerned about potentially hazardous bonfires can

  • Battle to keep lid on council tax

    Bradford Council's ruling Conservative group say almost £6 million will have to be cut from services to stave off a huge Council Tax rise next year. But they have been accused by opposition councillors of "spreading panic" before the full details of how

  • Letters to the Editor

    Smacking really is not the answer SIR - Imagine walking round the supermarket and hearing a woman scream. She's been hit several times and she's sobbing. She's also been shouted at and told how useless she is. Any decent human being would run to her aid

  • Albion have last laugh over Wyke

    Mid-table Wyke Wanderers put Albion Sports' unbeaten record to the test, and in the end the Premier Division newcomers were only beaten 3-2 by a last-minute Steve Smith solo goal. James Nestor and Nirander Sandhu had Albion 2-0 in front before a breakaway

  • Shutt hoping things have bottomed out

    The fates could not have been more cruel to Park Avenue on Saturday as they found themselves languishing at the foot of the Conference North table due to an unusual set of circumstances. Bradford boss Carl Shutt insists that will only make his team more

  • Noble: Vital we hit the ground running

    Great Britain coach Brian Noble will name a 19-strong squad on Thursday ahead of Saturday night's first Gillette Tri-Nations encounter with the Kangaroos at the City of Manchester Stadium. Bulls players Stuart Fielden and Jamie Peacock are certainties

  • Experiment that makes great sense

    Drugs dependency is one of society's biggest problems. It ruins lives. It wrecks families. It fuels the crime wave as addicts steal to fund their habit. And as Bradford has discovered to its cost in recent years, it leads to gang warfare and gun crime

  • 'Save successful Dukes' Hoon told

    Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon should shelve plans to scrap a historic West Yorkshire Army regiment because it is so successful at attracting recruits, says an MP. Christine McCafferty says the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, which recruits in Bradford,

  • 'Man stole £5,000 in fraud on internet'

    A man accused of running an internet scam worth thousands of pounds through the website eBay has gone on trial at Bradford Crown Court. Glen Dunnington is alleged to have advertised expensive electrical goods on the auction site, but once he received

  • Racism jibe MP out of touch says Yorkshire

    A Bradford MP has come under fire from Yorkshire Cricket Club bosses after he accused the county of "deep-rooted racism". Chief executive Geoff Cope today said that the club would hold board-level talks over comments made by Bradford North Labour MP Terry

  • Centre leads the field in IT training

    A Bradford training centre is the first in West Yorkshire to offer a new internationally-recognised course which trains people to become IT teachers. Edutech, based at the Carlisle Business Centre, in Manning-ham, is running the Certified Training Professional

  • 'Gangs are making our lives a misery'

    Residents are calling for police to get tough on a gang of youths terrorising their neighbourhood. People living in Wrose, Bradford, say they are afraid to leave their homes after dark because of a catalogue of events including eggs being thrown at their

  • New homes could end Empress reign

    A landmark apartment building may be built on the site of the Empress pub in the heart of Bradford city centre. Councillors will tomorrow consider a planning application by IDS Ltd of Horsforth for an "unashamedly modern" building overlooking Centenary