A former barman has been locked up for a "catalogue of thorough dishonesty" in which he used customers' credit card details to obtain thousands of pounds worth of property and services. Credit card holders were entitled to assume that staff would use
Schools and care homes across Bradford are being locked down to prevent the rampant spread of a winter vomiting bug. Environmental health bosses revealed today there have been 61 outbreaks in schools and nursing and residential homes so far this year
There seems to be a difference in attitudes between the public and private sectors when it comes to turning up for work in snowy weather. I've been told a few times, for instance, that the reason schools close in snow isn't that the children can't
The Bulls' shortcomings were ruthlessly exposed as Saints shattered the world champions' 18-match unbeaten run. Beforehand, both coaches of Super League's only remaining unbeaten teams admitted their sides had been winning ugly without fully firing. Both
The Cougars will rest some of their main men for the Northern Rail Cup game with Halifax tomorrow. Peter Roe is wary some of his squad need a breather after their midweek exertions against West Bowling secured a spot in the Powergen Challenge Cup fourth
Mark Bower takes it as a personal triumph to see the back of an opposing winger. City's consistent central defender has added an extra string to his bow at left back. And one of the perks is seeing the wide man he is up against being substituted - a sure
It is alarming that a Bradford health expert has warned that children's dental health could suffer under the new NHS dental contracts which come into force on April 1. In her new report, Julie Winterbottom, acting director of commissioning for North Bradford
A survey is to be held into the number of visitors who flock to one of the country's most popular tourist areas. The probe, to be launched in the summer, is part of a plan to free Haworth of traffic and parking chaos. The survey is one of the proposals
A teenager who tried to rape his sister after she had already been sexually abused by their father has avoided being locked up. Judge Linda Sutcliffe told the 17-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, that she was taking a wholly exceptional
Orthodontists and children needing their specialist services will be hardest hit by the introduction of new dental contracts, health bosses have warned. A report into the controversial new contracts and how they will affect dental care in Bradford will
The people of a small French town, where Private Arthur Poulter won his Victoria Cross in the First World War, are looking to twin with a town in the Bradford district in his honour. The Mayor of Erquinghem-Lys, a town near Lille in northern France, is
Avenue boss Phil Sharpe's phone has been red-hot this week as he scours the leagues for players. The new man at the helm is determined to strengthen his squad quickly but Sharpe is equally keen to give the club's current players every chance to impress
The Bulls today surveyed the wreckage of their first loss in 19 games amid fears inspirational skipper Iestyn Harris has broken his arm. Great Britain team-mates Paul Johnson and Paul Deacon joined him in limping out of the action as the champions crashed
A 15-year-old boy has been locked up for three years for raping a four-year-old while baby-sitting. The child was raped after waking up while lying on the floor next to the defendant who was watching television. Barrister, Stephen Couch, for the defendant
A top Bradford city centre law firm is at the centre of an inquiry into legal aid payments. The offices of William Hicks and Partners, in Piccadilly, have been closed since Monday. The Legal Services Commission (LSC), that looks after legal aid payments
A former barman has been locked up for a "catalogue of thorough dishonesty" in which he used customers' credit card details to obtain thousands of pounds worth of property and services. Credit card holders were entitled to assume that staff would use
Schools and care homes across Bradford are being locked down to prevent the rampant spread of a winter vomiting bug. Environmental health bosses revealed today there have been 61 outbreaks in schools and nursing and residential homes so far this year.
Clamp down on quad bike morons SIR - My wife and I regularly walk our dogs in Springwood, Esholt, on land which I believe belongs partly to Bradford Corporation and Yorkshire Water. We went into the woods on Monday morning and were astounded, and I must
