West Bowling, back in the Premier Division for the first time since the 90s, returned to their former revamped ground at Emsley's rec for the opening fixture of the new season - but Holme Wood spoiled the party. The sun was shining and West Bowling played
A dad was hit with a fence post studded with nails by a teenager he had told off for swearing in front of his children. Jonathan Wright was left with severe head injuries in the attack because he remonstrated with 18-year-old Michael Donohoe. Bradford
Villagers are dedicating a new children's playground to one of their own - traffic policeman PC Ian Broadhurst who was shot dead while on duty on Boxing Day 2003. The £25,000 play area in Birkenshaw is the culmination of a campaign by the village's Tenants
War criminals and tyrants are being brought to justice around the world - with the help of academics in Bradford. A team of forensic scientists who investigate mass genocide jetted into the city last week to learn more about the study of bones. Bradford
Campaigners are in a last ditch battle to save green fields from housing. More than 100 objections - most of them from Heaton - have been received by Bradford Council in the final round of consultations into the planning blueprint which will carry the
Time is running out for the district's unsung heroes to be nominated for a prestigious award. The Vision Awards 2005 recognise individuals and groups who have made a difference to quality of life in the Bradford district. And with the closing date for
Licensing officers are tackling a flood of objections to bids to extend drinking hours for hundreds of pubs across the district. Bradford Council said today 80 bids to extend opening hours have been contested so far - most objections from residents complaining
Explosive gas cylinders are being deliberately hidden beneath rubbish, which is then set on fire, to harm firefighters. The canisters are often hidden under piles of fly-tipped rubbish, and used as small bombs which could seriously injure or even kill
Yorkshire have dropped wicketkeeper-batsman Ismail Dawood for the crunch match against championship Division Two leaders Durham at Scarborough tomorrow, and have replaced him with Simon Guy. The 29-year-old Dewsbury-born player has been an ever-present
As the Bulls filtered out of the changing rooms following Friday night's crushing victory over the Rhinos, Rob Parker was already sitting on the team bus. Parker did his best to put a brave face on things but there was no hiding his disappointment after
David Wetherall has called time on City's cup failings. The Bantams travel to League Two side Rochdale tonight in the Carling Cup, hoping to notch their first knock-out win for FOUR years. City have lost nine cup ties on the bounce since beating Rotherham
Reasons golf club decision is correct SIR - I write in response to the letter from Ken Morton, managing director of Landmark Development Projects Ltd (August 17). What a poor loser he is. He has not stopped complaining since the decision to turn down
Two key Bradford regeneration schemes have been shortlisted for prestigious construction awards to be announced next month. The renewal of Little Germany and the refurbishment of hundreds of homes in Bradford 5 are among five West Yorkshire projects and
An internet fraudster who admitted his part in a sophisticated scam on the auction website eBay was yesterday jailed by a Bradford judge. Jodi Halliday, 24, was described by Judge Geoffrey Kamil as "an important cog" in the scam after hearing how he had
What do you get if you cross Footballers' Wives, EastEnders and Heartbeat together? A gentle 1960s drama with a sinister twist. That's what the Alhambra offered last night when Susie Amy, Michael Melia, James Carlton and co got together for a play based
Masked raiders who robbed a cricket club at gunpoint after a Bradford Bulls charity cricket match were today condemned as "heartless". As reported in later editions of yesterday's T&A, the three men burst into Scholes Sports and Social Club, in Cleckheaton
Police were today raiding nearly 20 "crack houses" across the Bradford district in the biggest drugs-busting operation of its type in the country. More than 100 officers and Police Community Support Officers targeted 17 addresses, arresting known users
