Bradford & Bingley 42 Darlington 12 The Bees followed a lacklustre second-half performance against Dudley the previous week with an equally drab first half against their lively visitors, who deserved their 12-10 half-time lead in this National League
AFC Newbury 1 Thackley 0 A last-minute goal-line clearance robbed Thackley of a deserved replay in the FA Vase fourth round as a relieved Newbury held on for a nail-biting victory. All 11 Thackley players were in the opposition's penalty area as the last-gasp
Bradford City 2 Torquay United 2 It's time for Jake the performing dog. Maybe Colin Todd should forget about bringing in another frontman on loan. And don't bother about a midfield terrier - it's one of the border variety that City need at Valley Parade
Bradford Park Avenue 0 Stalybridge Celtic 1 Another poor performance at home condemned Avenue to another defeat and to the basement of the Conference North, as Stalybridge leapfrogged their relegation rivals. It was the worst time to face the Tameside
Furious Colin Todd accused one or two of his players of getting too big for their boots after City tossed away victory against Torquay. The Bantams saw their hopes of a first home win for three months disappear as they blew a two-goal lead. Eight of the
The dash to convert former industrial and commercial buildings into homes, especially in popular residential areas such as Baildon, is threatening small firms, says one businessman. Antique furniture seller and restorer Richard Parker is having to move
A delegation of commercial officers from British embassies in far-flung parts of the globe are among the latest international high-flyers to visit Bradford Chamber of Commerce. Nadira Edwards-Lee from Guyana, Mette Sigvardt Kjaer from Denmark and Nick
Three community panels set up to look at ways of alleviating flooding in parts of the Aire Valley are already starting to have an impact on efforts to tackle the problem. Flood victims in Old Main Street in Bingley, Branksome Drive in Nab Wood, and Ash
Bradford policing could be hit by the axing of a national training centre which will mean the West Yorkshire force having to train its own recruits. Centrex, the national police training body, is closing one of its centres in Durham at the end of March
A young man who was so desperate to win his battle against drugs that he pretended to be involved in serious crimes so he could be locked up and protected from harming himself has died. Tragic Mark Whyatt had dreams of becoming a rap star before his death
American researchers have set a date for little Holly Clarke to be screened for a pioneering treatment in New York next month. The poorly five-year-old is battling Batten's Disease, which leads to the progressive deterioration of the brain and nervous
A prestigious exhibition showing some of the most compelling news images of the past 15 years is coming to Bradford. The British Press Photographers' Association is taking its Five Thousand Days show outside London for the first time. And it has chosen
A few dictacting to the many... SIR - Isn't it time we said it like it is regarding Netherlands Avenue? It is a public road and therefore, to my knowledge, any person should have the right to travel up and down it. As it is at the present moment it is
Katie O'Brien, who only left Woodhouse Grove School last summer after taking her A Levels, was a loser twice in finals yesterday at the $10,000 LTA Ladies' event at Tipton. O'Brien, 19 next month, was beaten 6-7 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4 in the singles by Irina
St Joseph's 12 West Bowling 17 Hooker Dean Garside put himself in the right place at the right time to grab two tries and put West Bowling on course for a well-earned win in their Division One encounter at St Joseph's. The famous Fartown ground still
Star Bulls centre Shontayne Hape faces six months on the sidelines if a scan today confirms the club's fear that he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while on Test duty with the Kiwis at the end of last season. Coach Brian Noble expects the scan
Getting that first foothold on the property ladder is proving virtually impossible for a growing number of people. Although the relentless rise in house prices seems to be stalling, they have climbed to a level which puts them beyond the reach of many
The region's money lenders are providing rich pickings for news at the moment. Our local mortgage bank, Bradford & Bingley has announced the release of a new product under the auspice of its "Mortgage Express" specialist-lending arm. The mortgage
With its helipad, concierge parking and in-house animator, The Lodge - Cottingley's exclusive new plastic surgery clinic - might seem more at home in an episode of "Footballers' Wives" rather than tucked away in the Aire Valley. The luxurious clinic,
Hotspots, hotzones and clouds could help put Bradford at the forefront of the information revolution and enable every home in the city access to broadband technology. This is the vision of bmedia, the organisation which represents more than a hundred
A vacuum cleaner for pets and a laboratory workstation to check the quality of wool are two of the quirky projects which have put an Ilkley businessman on the map. Design consultancy firm Matter was set up by former Ilkley Grammar School pupil Matt Hodgson
With all the hot air that's been flying around between Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson the Arsenal boss should be pleased to hear that he'll be able to keep cool when his team moves to its new stadium. Rawdon-based air conditioning giant Airedale International
Carpet making in Bradford is to end with the closure of one of the most famous manufacturers. Charles Crossley Carpets of Queensbury, which has roots stretching back more than two centuries, is closing its Black Dyke Mills site at the end of the month
The future of Bingley town centre rests with the Myrtle Walk shopping centre, its owners said today. And Halladale - the owners of the run-down complex - today reassured the public plans to redevelop it had not been forgotten. The company said "exciting
A 30-year wait for a swimming pool could be at an end for Brighouse residents after the House of Lords threw out a bid to block the project. The pool is part of a multi-million pound scheme to build a retail park, gym and a road bridge on the site of
Hundreds of lives in the disaster-struck regions of South East Asia are set to be saved - thanks to a generous donation of vital supplies received by a Bradford hospital. The haematology unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary has received a donation of £200,000
The Yorkshire Ripper has said he should be allowed to walk free, it has been reported. Peter Sutcliffe, who is serving life for the brutal murders of 13 women, has broken a 24-year silence in a written statement to the Home Office, according to a national
Lung tests on Bradford workers who may have been exposed to killer asbestos dust revealed just one person with chest problems. Meeting in Bradford on Saturday, members of the Bradford Asbestos Support Group were told that 35 workers, most of them from
Hundreds of timber-based homes costing less than £60,000 each could be built across Bradford to tackle the affordable housing crisis. Details of the radical scheme - drawn up by a Shipley-based housing group - will be officially unveiled at a Government
