Yorkshire's contracted players faced a vigorous and varied four-week programme when they reported back for full-time training at Headingley today in preparation for the new season. Director of cricket David Byas has worked out a tough schedule which means
Mick Withers' match-winning try against Wigan was an accident. The Aussie full back has revealed he was under instructions to take advantage of Wigan's left-sided defenders David Vaealiki and Brett Dallas, who had continually thwarted Bulls' attacks by
A pensioner who was left in hospital for 12 days during a Spanish holiday fears having to shell out £7,000 in a hospital bill - despite paying for insurance cover. Mavis Uttley, 74, of Belle Isle, Haworth, claims to have been "thrown out on the street
Farsley Celtic Football Club has revealed a £1million plan to redevelop its ground financed by selling land for housing. The 97-year-old club has submitted plans to Leeds City Council for the new sports facilities at its Throstle Nest ground. The club
More than 30 years ago accident victim Elizabeth Walker nearly died in a horrific car crash - and today she is on the verge of being a world champion. Elizabeth, 50, is preparing to take part in the World Bowls Championship in Connecticut, USA, with her
Armed robbers escaped with a haul of cash after threatening the owner of a Bradford newsagent's at gunpoint. Four men burst into the premises in Old Road, Horton Bank, at 5.50pm yesterday brandishing two handguns. They forced the owner to open the till
Patient care will be affected by service cuts at Bradford's hospitals as health bosses try and claw back an £11.3 million deficit. The admission was made by David Jackson, chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, last night
The midweek snow had a devastating effect on the fixture list, with only six league games and one cup tie escaping the flood of postponements. Otley Town and Ardsley Celtic were the only sides to turn out in the Mumtaz Premier Division. Town had to come
Wigan have not won a Grand Final in the summer era but that hasn't stopped them attracting the envy of many other Super League clubs including, perhaps surprisingly, Bradford. Despite running a club that has made four successive Grand Finals and recorded
Avenue have the chance to bounce back from Saturday's heavy defeat at Hinckley United when they make the long journey to Barrow tonight but once again there will be enforced changes. The inexperienced centre back pairing of Michael Naylor and Jason Wray
Tom Kearney's four-month injury nightmare is nearly over. Kearney is a week away from making a comeback in the reserves. And he could be pencilled in for the trip to Peterborough in 11 days' time. The midfielder is back in training after recovering from
The redevelopment of the former Odeon site moves a welcome stage closer today with the launch of an international competition to find a developer who can come up with a design worthy of the city centre and prove that they have the financial backing to
One of the UK's biggest banks has pledged £500 million of lending support to the manufacturing sector - just as Bradford Chamber of Commerce issued a rallying call asking that industry receive more assistance. Barclays said it was keen to lend cash to
A head teacher today claimed his school could be forced to increase class sizes because it was being "crippled" by school funding policy. John Patterson, head of Bingley Grammar School, said the secondary would face a budget deficit of £300,000 if classes
Investors who snapped up apartments in a listed city centre building before work had even begun can expect profits a year later of about £20,000. Most of the 75 luxury flats in the £8 million development in Colonial Buildings sold within eight days last
Ale-lovers turned out in force to sup 14,000 pints and make this year's Bradford Beer festival a big success. Members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) returned to their day jobs yesterday after spending three days hosting the event at Victoria Hall
An international competition was launched today to find a high-profile company capable of designing and financing an iconic building for one of Bradford's most prestigious sites. Bradford Centre Regeneration (BCR), which owns the redundant building on
Tetley the terrier is the toast of the house after saving little Archie Windridge-France from a savage dog attack. The toddler, who had recently undergone heart surgery, was in his pushchair being walked home by his mum when a Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Home Secretary Charles Clarke has pledged to personally investigate a ruling which led to the scrapping of a scheme to stop cheap booze being sold in Bradford pubs. The minimum price initiative, introduced last September at 20 city centre pubs and bars
How to deal with insurance offences SIR - Once again I find myself enraged after reading the T&A Court File and seeing the amount some people are fined for not having insurance for their cars. When are the courts going to realise that a £40 fine is
