SIR - Local authorities are seeking powers to charge for domestic refuse collection based on weight, mostly due to marketing pressure from sellers of bin-based microchip technology, and partly in a belief this will reduce volume. Bradford Council has
SIR - I was appalled to learn that our armed forces' families are living in squalid and unfit quarters. The housing is neglected, damp and so dirty that they do not even meet basic hygienic conditions. What a way to treat one of the most well-disciplined
SIR - Your front page article (T&A, January 6) about the brutal and premeditated attack on a taxi driver, though shocking, didn't surprise me. It shows what happens when the punishment does not fit the crime. Too often people commit horrible crimes such
SIR - With Iraq in social and political meltdown, I wondered how far we would be into the new year before Labour attempted to divert attention away from their disastrous period in office with petty attacks on the BNP, a party with no legislative power
SIR - Having read your article about Councillor Paul Cromie giving more than 200 pensioners a £5 goodwill donation and £100 to a community fund this Christmas out of his personal councillor's allowance (T&A, January 2) I say good for him. Because he
SIR - It seems as if goodwill to all men' hasn't lasted too far into the new year if the furore over BNP Councillor Cromie's £5 gifts to Queensbury's pensioners is anything to go by (T&A, January 2). The cynical among us may suggest a councillor who
SIR - I am liberal and Liberal Democrat, but I have no bleeding heart. I take exception to letters such as those from Alan Chapman (T&A, December 3) and indeed MP Philip Davies who, while professing sympathy for asylum seekers, lump them together with
SIR - In the 15 years that I have lived at my property, Council workmen have never once gritted the road. When this has been questioned the residents were informed that the gritting of a minor road was not justified, a decision which we have accepted
SIR - Councillor Roger Taylor suggests (T&A, January 2) that because 95 per cent of road accidents have causes other than inappropriate speed, the authorities should stop using roadside cameras to harass innocent motorists and concentrate their efforts
SIR - A couple of years ago, when living in Canada, I heard the Odeon was due for demolition. I sent an e-mail to the T&A suggesting the building should be used as a "Museum Of Music" Now I have returned to live in my home town of Bradford, only to
SIR - I read the letter from Councillor Vanda Greenwood, (T&A, January 1) with some amusement. Councillor Greenwood was commenting on where Mr Neil Craig lives. I thought she lived in Baildon, miles away from the ward she is supposed to represent and
SIR - Once again Mike Priestley is chanting his mantra about Iraq (T&A, December 27). He wants us to cut and run. The British armed forces have never walked away from conflict, as far as I know. We invaded Iraq, so we owe to the millions of law-abiding
SIR - Gordon Brown (convenient how Tony Blair keep quiet) says the way Saddam Hussein got his comeuppance was barbaric'. Why don't we keep our mouths shut? Other countries don't interfere with the way we deal/don't deal with murderers. Other innocents
SIR - My subject is a contradiction in terms - it is impossible to think of Saddam Hussein and at the same time attribute the word respect to anything about him. I try to be Christian in my everyday life insofar as I try to treat people with respect
SIR - Phil Wheatley, the director general of the Prison Service, should be locked up himself after admitting he doesn't know how many inmates are on the run from open prisons. What part of his duty is more important to attract his daily attention than
Hundreds of motorists and road users are claiming nearly £1 million in compensation for injuries and damage they say is caused by potholes on Bradford's roads. In 18 months Bradford Council had to pay out £100,000 in damages - 12 per cent of the total
Controversial US-style stun-guns have been used by West Yorkshire Police more often than any other force apart from the Met. Figures provided in response to a Freedom of Information request reveal the West Yorkshire force's officers have been equipped
A consultant surgeon is planning a trip to a poverty-stricken region of India to provide much-needed help at a hospital. Ian Hutchinson will carry out operations on trauma patients and those with abdominal problems during his three-week stay. But before
Eleven secondary schools across the district have been named among the worst 200 in the country for truancy. A league table put together using Department for Education and Standards statistics identifies Bradford Cathedral Community College as the worst
Skoda's renaissance seemingly knows no bounds. It was only a little while ago that it rivalled Lada as the least revered of motor manufacturers. In fact, Lada had a better name among owners who admired its durability and ruggedness, if not its style
A former Emmerdale star has helped a mail-order giant enjoy a target-beating festive period. Patsy Kensit's endorsement drew customers to Grattan, of Ingleby Road, Bradford, aiding a pre-Christmas growth of nine per cent compared to 2005. Supply of
Like it or loathe it, public art can divide public opinion like little else. The latest clamours of protest and praise appeared in the T&A yesterday as a £20,000 installation was unveiled by high-rise flats off Manchester Road, Bradford. T&A Reporter
More than 40 outstanding young people have been nominated for the Bradford Young Citizen Awards but organisers are calling for even more entries. Bradford Council is urging people to nominate young adults for the awards, which celebrate the achievement
In 1948, the first supermarket in Britain opened at Manor Park in London. In 1999, the legend of Bigfoot was revealed as a hoax when computer experts in Seattle examined pictures using new technology, and found a zip among the fur. In 2005, it was reported
Housing chiefs are hoping a generous helping of elbow grease will boost civic pride in Bradford. Operation Clean Sweep is a massive tidy-up campaign spearheaded by Brunel Housing. Run in association with Craven Housing, it aims to transform Brunel's
If you're a senior manager baffling your staff with meaningless jargon, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has a warning for you don't. Phrases like think outside the box' and blue-sky thinking' will lose bosses support, according
Shahnaz Younis is a solicitor and works at S A Younis Solicitors in Bradford. During my many years of dealing with conveyancing and wills and probate cases I have come across many concerns of clients. I would like to discuss two of the legal issues
The roads in Bradford, as in the rest of Britain, leave a lot to be desired. There are potholes everywhere, hammering shock absorbers and loosening exhausts. It's hardly surprising that the Council is facing a large raft of claims from road users who
Two of Bradford's brightest sports stars have been shortlisted for Sony Asia Television's Sports Personality of the Year Awards - while they are both still at primary school. Thahmina Miah, ten, and Hanif Hussain, eight, both attend Springwood Primary
A man who was savagely attacked by his neighbour's dog and faced two operations to repair his mauled arm is calling for more to be done to protect the public from vicious dogs. Stephen Ogden, of Bierley Lane, Bradford, was attacked by his neighbour's
Steve Schumacher today stressed: We're still 100 per cent behind the gaffer. City begin a run of three home games out of four tomorrow when they face Swansea at the Intersonic Stadium. And Colin Todd will be aiming to follow last week's win at Port
Steve McNamara will stamp his own mark on the Bulls' class of 2007. Having taken over from Brian Noble mid-season, the Bulls boss found himself playing with someone else's hand last year. McNamara had to see out the remainder of Super League XI with
Dean Windass left Carlos Logan in no doubt about what City expect from their newest loan capture. The left winger, signed for a month from Darlington, walked into the changing room to be told: "You'd better get some crosses in immediately." And the
Bradford Council is set to ensure the district is a safer place to live - by bringing in measures to design out crime from new developments. A ground-breaking document will provide the template to which developers must refer - taking anti-crime measures
An alleged rioter finally faced court yesterday - more than five years after the major disturbances in Bradford. Kabir Hussain, 26, appeared before Bradford magistrates six days after handing himself in to police. Clean-shaven, short-haired Hussain,
Umbrellas and even roof tiles proved all but useless as the district found itself buffeted from all sides by gale force winds and heavy rain yesterday. Travel and shopping were made difficult as westerly winds reached speeds of 62mph and wreaked havoc
Bradford's new £4 million fire station will open next Monday, fire chiefs have announced. The state-of-the-art complex in Leeds Road replaces the 35-year-old station in Nelson Street. Bradford crews are among the busiest in West Yorkshire, dealing with
The mystery over Anthony McGrath's decision to quit Yorkshire has deepened with confirmation by the county club that the Bradford-born batsman had been offered a benefit in an attempt to persuade him to stay. McGrath has already insisted that financial
Thousands of fish have been rescued from a lake after seven undisturbed years. The Environment Agency, working alongside Bradford Council, removed the fish from Bradford Moor Park's lake to save them from low oxygen levels - a consequence of unusually
Robbie Blake is looking to fire Leeds to their first double of the season when he faces his old club Birmingham at St Andrews tomorrow. The £800,000 striker, who has not scored since November 25, knows Leeds are up against it as they take on the Championship
Guiseley boss Terry Dolan expects his side to bounce back from last Saturday's setback when they host Ashton United tomorrow. Dolan feels the players owe it to themselves to find what was lacking in last week's 2-0 defeat at Prescot Cables. Ashton,
The Christmas ale may have been flat following a postponement, a defeat and a draw but Avenue aim to keep the new year fizz sparkling at home to Stocksbridge Park Steels tomorrow. The Horsfall Stadium side got 2007 off to the best possible start with
Yorkshire Division One has sometimes been claimed to be the toughest division in the North but Bradford Salem's match secretary Neil Klenk would go further than that. He said: "I reckon it's the hardest division in the country." And to back his claim
Otley's coach Peter Clegg must be thinking it never rains but it pours. Already with a lengthy injury list, the relegation-threatened National League One club will be without Samoan back-row forward Maifea Maifea for the rest of the season. He has had
Victoria Rangers get their delayed first-round GMB National Cup tie against Loughborough University under way at Eccleshill. The Vics' only injury doubt is packman Matt Buckley, who is hoping to recover from an eye injury. In the Pennine League Premier
Dudley Hill are looking to inflict the double over Brighouse Rangers when they meet in a National Conference League Division Two derby at Parry Lane. Hill won the away encounter 34-6 thanks to their mobile pack, in which prop forward Marco Rossi led
The Celts will be hoping history repeats itself at Hucknall Town tomorrow after leap-frogging Worcester City with a 1-0 win at Throstle Nest last week. Worcester were above Farsley on goal difference before the Celts' triumph catapulted them three points
