Tomorrow's third-round of the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup certainly puts Division Two of the Bradford League in a good light. Keighley's home tie against Manningham Mills guarantees a lower-section club a place in the semi-finals, and fellow Division
City have ruled out a move for Thomas Butler. The former Irish international winger was the player that manager Colin Todd had referred to as a "diamond that needs brushing up". But Todd has since knocked that on the head - and insists that he could cope
The Bulls have switched their attention from Ben Fisher of Halifax and hope instead to tie up a deal with Parramatta Eels hooker Ian Henderson within the next 24 hours. Torquay-born Henderson, who will not count on the overseas quota, is believed to have
Every year it seems, and particularly in the summer when the evenings and the holidays are long, we carry stories of children who have come to harm through playing on industrial premises or railway lines. Today we almost had to report another of those
World famous Bronte Parsonage Museum could struggle to survive under controversial Government proposals to alter Gift Aid, its manager has warned. Alan Bentley said the future of the moorland home at Haworth, where the Brontes wrote their classic novels
Countdown's Richard Whiteley will miss his first show for 22 years when the new series start, Channel 4 confirmed today. But the show's producers hope the 61-year-old will watch from his hospital bed at Bradford Royal Infirmary where he is recovering
A £4 million care housing scheme for the elderly is to be built. Work has begun on the 40 new units in Park Road, off Manchester Road, Bradford, in a scheme by Housing 21 partnered with Bradford Council, Trident and Bradford City Primary Care Trust. The
Angry cleansing staff at Bradford Council say they have had their calls for a special investigation into a range of grievances rejected by management. Cleaners had unanimously backed a call for a joint union-management investigation into a raft of issues
The mother of fire-raiser Jamie Bradshaw today told how his inability to read and write turned him into a loner. Elda Bradshaw admitted her son was an "oddball" and "no angel." But she insisted he was not vengeful and would never recklessly put lives
A pioneering £3 million scheme to build an education centre and Saxon village at a special therapeutic farm aims to boost the economy of Heckmondwike. Ambitious expansion plans hope to transform Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre into one of Britain's
The Bradford skyline erupted in colour and its city centre buildings throbbed to a mixture of musical styles as this year's Bradford Festival exploded into life. Fireworks at sunset in Exchange Square provided a climax to what the organisers are confident
An eight-year-old girl narrowly escaped being buried alive under scrap metal as she played in a skip on a Bradford industrial estate. The youngster and her friends were inside Cold Drawn Products in Low Moor just ahead of a tipper lorry's arrival. By
Fabric shops are a big attraction SIR - The article by Helen Mead (T&A, June 15) on the number of tourists visiting Bradford was very interesting. Apart from the usual tourist destinations it may come as a surprise to some but there are visitors coming
While new manager Gary Brook admits he is counting down the days until next week when Avenue's players return for pre-season training, he is also aware of the enormity of the task ahead. Brook is itching to get on the field and begin working with the
Paul Johnson will return to the Bulls squad for tomorrow's clash with Widnes but his first taste of Super League action since the round five win at Leigh could come from the bench. Johnson will likely be the only change from the 17 that dispatched Huddersfield
When Judith Yaxley started writing letters to her grandson James, she told him it was a jungle out there - a jungle inhabited by Elly Fant, Sammy the Snake, Simeon the Shark and Chammy the Chameleon. The 61-year-old of New Close Road, Nab Wood, Shipley
Thousands of walkers are demanding Bradford Council makes a footbridge across the River Wharfe a priority. The Ramblers' Association (RA) West Riding Area has been fighting for a bridge into Nidderdale for years - but the campaign began more than a century
A Bradford father-of-five wept with relief after he was cleared of involvement in a major heroin supply ring. Anwar Khan, 38, of Sandford Road, Bradford Moor, was unanimously found not guilty by a jury yesterday of conspiracy to supply the class A drug
