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  • Rush to live by canal hotspot

    Potential buyers are queuing up for a stake in Bradford's £350 million canal side dream development - ten years before it's due to be completed. Details of the scheme were revealed in the T&A less than two weeks ago, but 60 would-be buyers have already

  • It's enough to make the flesh crawl...

    A few weeks ago in this very column I put together a few so-ridiculous-they-could-never-happen ideas for possible reality TV shows. Well, just to prove that life really is stranger than these weekly musings, Channel Five has only gone and created what

  • United through in battle Royal

    The Intermediate Cup final will be between Eccleshill United, who went through on penalties against Royal Clayton, and Crown Wyke, who hammered Albion Sports Reserves 6-0. It was Royal Clayton, bidding for their first final, who took the first-half honours

  • Avenue unhappy at new fixture

    Bradford Park Avenue may be forced to play two games in three days thanks to Runcorn's no-show at Horsfall Stadium on Saturday. The match had to be postponed minutes before kick-off because Runcorn officials rang to say the team coach had broken down

  • Recycling laws boost Shipley firm

    Waste disposal specialists PM Group plc has benefited from Government legislation brought in to increase recycling levels throughout the UK. The Shipley-based company saw turnover rise by more than £3 million in the six-month period ending on December

  • The real Da Vinci man

    A Bradford academic who blew the lid off the secretive world of Freemasonry is being hailed as the inspiration behind one of the most successful novels of all time. And now lecturer Dr Robert Lomas has been drawn into the court room battle over accusations

  • Campion scoring for fun

    Campion's pursuit of their first Mumtaz Premier Division title continued to gather momentum with the 5-0 battering of Ovenden West Riding on Saturday. Campion were two goals ahead within the first six minutes thanks to Adie Howard. Ovenden recovered their

  • Bulls organise fans forum

    The Bulls have taken a massive step towards improving relations with supporters by announcing their first fans forum night next week. Some of the club's faithful have long complained about a lack of clear dialogue from their heroes but all that is to

  • Wetherall: We're not safe yet

    City's bid for League One survival is not done and dusted. The Bantams protected their six-point cushion from the drop zone with Saturday's fightback at Walsall, a draw that edged them back into the top half of the table. But skipper David Wetherall,

  • Woman found dead on M62

    A woman in her late 50s was found dead on the M62 last night. The woman, who has not been named, was found lying on the carriageway of the eastbound motorway between junctions 25 and 26 under the Hunsworth Road bridge, between Brighouse and Cleckheaton

  • Children's war on speeders

    Young traffic activists have launched a campaign to stop motorists speeding past their school. Pupils in Harden have taken matters into their own hands to crack down on drivers breaking the limit outside school. The children at Harden Primary School have

  • Vicky strides out to help beat cancer

    A 28-year-old mum-of-two who had a breast removed just two days after being diagnosed is using her experience of the devastating disease to help others. Vicky Hardcastle, a Bradford South PCT management assistant from Wibsey, took part in a four-mile

  • Yorkshire Water fourth worst for leaks

    A staggering 293 million litres of water a day is leaking from cracked pipes in Yorkshire, the T&A can reveal. The new figure, released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, places the company the fourth worst for water leakage

  • Dentists to sign new contracts

    With the biggest shake-up in NHS dentistry due to start in days, five dentists in Bradford and Airedale have said they will no longer treat NHS patients. Controversial new dental contracts come into force on Friday and there are fears they will be unworkable

  • Girls' new calendar kept under wraps

    Women who stripped for a calendar have struck again and removed their clothes for yet another - their third. The new publication, secretly shot near Skipton, contains new nude images of the six WI members, whose campaign inspired a block-busting movie

  • More schools hit by strike action

    Eight more Bradford schools were added to the list of those closed or partially closed through strike action today. At least 27 school premises were affected because of the one-day strike over pensions by local government workers. About 12,000 of Bradford's

  • Bravery award for shot PC Teresa

    The police officer injured in the shooting which claimed the life of PC Sharon Beshenivsky has received an award for her outstanding bravery. PC Teresa Milburn was injured when she attended a call from Universal Express with PC Beshenivsky in Morley Street