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  • Ten put hands up for Academy plan

    Ten schools across Bradford have expressed an interest in becoming academies. Last month Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to every school in the country and invited them to come forward and register their interest in seeking academy status

  • Toothless Swiss bow out

    Switzerland 0, Honduras 0 The World Cup dream is over for Switzerland after they failed to build on their superb victory against European champions Spain in their opening game. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld knew if his side achieved a two-goal win in this Group

  • Spain go top to take on Portugal

    Chile 1, Spain 2 European champions Spain set up a mouthwatering last-16 showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal after seeing off ten-man Chile in a hard-fought encounter in Pretoria. Chile, who had started the day with a three-point lead in Group

  • Brown on target with historic call-up

    Skipton archer Danielle Brown almost missed out on making history – but the Paralympic gold medalist is now celebrating an extraordinary week of achievements. On Thursday, she became what is believed to be the first Paralympic athlete to be selected

  • One-two for Nixon

    Ian Nixon finished second and first in back-to-back Airienteers Summer Sprint League orienteering events. The Leeds runner was runner-up to junior international Hector Haines of Ilkley at Lister Park in Bradford and then headed Steve Watkins at Northcliffe

  • Strength in adversity key to Bulls revival

    Steve McNamara knows his Bulls must learn to take the rough with the smooth if they are to revive their stuttering season. Having hit the heights of Super League’s top four just last month, four straight league defeats have caused a slide to eighth,

  • Freedom of City heroes on parade

    Hundreds gathered in Bradford’s Centenary Square today to cheer on the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington’s) as they took part in a Freedom of the City Parade. The event happened as Prime Minister David Cameron revealed

  • Playtime over after fire attack

    Arsonists have got into a rough and tumble children’s play area and torched a strawbale building that was just a week away from being finished. With help from a grant and an eco-friendly build company, volunteers at The Big Swing community

  • In-form Cas eye three in a row

    Castleford are aiming to crank up the pressure on the Bulls in the race for the top eight. Tigers currently sit three points adrift of Bradford, who occupy the final play-off spot. But Cas have won two on the bounce as they look to repeat

  • Yorkshire star in a spin over his action

    Thousands of miles away from football’s World Cup, the old club versus country debate is rearing its ugly head at Yorkshire. Tykes spinner David Wainwright is expected to play for Castleford tomorrow in a continued bid to steady a career that reached

  • James focused on winning

    David James insists England maintaining their interest in the World Cup is more important than Wayne Rooney breaking his scoring duck in the competition. Rooney will take on Germany in Sunday's last-16 match in Bloemfontein looking for his first goal

  • King could return

    Ledley King is in contention to make a dramatic return to the England side for Sunday's World Cup clash with Germany. The odds must still be heavily against the Tottenham man making it considering the FA claimed he did not do any contact work on Thursday

  • Top of the world to Steptoe & Son

    The ultimate stage makes – and breaks – reputations. Players touted as the best at their craft either bloom under the intense spotlight or wither away. For every decent performance which can add another zero to a potential transfer fee, there is the

  • Stalemate as Brazil and Portugal reach last 16

    Portugal failed in their attempt to beat Brazil and climb above the World Cup heavyweights in a toothless Group G match in Durban. Brazil clinched top spot while the Portuguese got the point they needed to finish second in the standings to also progress

  • Marathon match highlights inequality

    Italian tennis player Alberta Brianti flew home from Wimbledon with £11,250 in her pocket following a second-round exit to Agnieszka Radwanska. John Isner also got that amount for going out at the same stage of the men’s competition. Brianti won only

  • Hollow victory for Ivory Coast

    Yaya Toure, Romaric and Salomon Kalou were on target as Ivory Coast's World Cup campaign ended with a hollow victory over North Korea. Sven-Goran Eriksson's side struck twice inside 20 minutes as they tore into their limited opponents from the outset

  • VIDEO: Baseball bat raiders strike at bank

    Bank robbers armed with baseball bats threatened two women staff in a daylight robbery today. The raiders burst into the HSBC bank in Idle Road, Eccleshill, at 9.50am. Police have cordoned off the area surrounding the bank, including

  • Cannavaro issues Italy warning

    Outgoing captain Fabio Cannavaro insists changes are needed in Italian football or the team could face a lengthy wait before regaining the World Cup. An ageing Italy side crashed out of the 2010 tournament at the group stage on Thursday with a 3-2

  • Low waits on Germany duo

    Germany coach Joachim Low admits there is a "major question mark" over the fitness of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng ahead of Sunday's World Cup last-16 encounter with England. Bayern Munich midfielder Schweinsteiger and stand-in left-back

  • Lynch and Langley back

    Andy Lynch and Jamie Langley are both back in the Bulls reckoning for Sunday morning's trip to Castleford. The skipper and vice-skipper return from injury to face the Tigers. Michael Platt is also named in Steve McNamara's 19-man squad following

  • I just can't wait to have a crack at Cas

    Jamie Langley column: Fingers crossed I should be back this week and it can’t come a moment too soon. It’s been a long, frustrating wait recovering from this injury but I’ve trained for the past two weeks now and had no problem, so it all looks good.

  • Germany just another game - James

    Goalkeeper David James insists England will be treating Sunday's World Cup last-16 clash against Germany just like any other game. Fabio Capello's side take on Joachim Low's team in Bloemfontein on Sunday with a place in the quarter-finals at stake

  • Ilkley in mix for final race

    Competition is tight for the team prizes in the Harrogate & District Summer Race League following the penultimate race last week at Nidd Valley. Ilkley Harriers are currently in first place in the male veterans (over-40) and mixed super-vets (over

  • Pregnant woman tells of masked raid terror

    A heavily-pregnant woman was so terrified by her ordeal at the hands of masked burglars that she bought a ferocious-looking guard dog. Intruders wearing balaclava masks pinned down Charlotte Wilkinson, tied up her partner Paul North and demanded money

  • Parsley delight at council purchase

    The sale of the Throstle Nest site by the administrators of the defunct Farsley Celtic has given Farsley AFC the green light for the coming season. Life president John Palmer just failed in a bid to bring the former Celts out of administration and since

  • Mollie to rule for the day

    This year’s East Morton Gala Queen is Mollie Foster. Mollie, 12, a pupil at Bingley Grammar School, will lead the procession of floats and walking groups through the village on Saturday, July 10. The event has been shifted from its usual Sunday spot

  • Friday, June 25, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Adeel Khan, aged 19, of Juniper Close, Girlington; driving without a licence, driving without insurance, no separate penalty; driving without due care and attention, £100 fine, £115

  • Friday, June 25, 2010

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: clean stone wall at south east elevation, Highfield House, Skipton Road. Addingham: construction of ground-floor rear extension and alteration of the link building

  • Del Bosque wary of Chile threat

    Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque was keen to stress the threat Chile pose to his side`s hopes of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup, claiming Marcelo Bielsa`s in-form outfit can cause problems for any team. Del Bosque also warned against reading too

  • Collins out to hit ground running

    While the 2009-10 campaign is still very much alive for England players as they prepare to face Germany on Sunday, Bradford Park Avenue are already gearing up for the new season with the start of training tomorrow. It seems the Bradford

  • Justification needed for surpluses

    The £22 million or so surplus held in bank accounts by schools across Bradford is undoubtedly a significant sum and one which is up £1.8 million from last year. Of course, prudence is something to be applauded, and any school that has saved a small percentage

  • Frank was way ahead of the rest

    Celebrity deaths are funny old things. I always feel faintly surprised when people wail and gnash their teeth because a favourite singer dies. Yes, you might have greatly admired Michael Jackson, and it’s sad for a lot of people that he’s gone, but you

  • Bradford clubs face last-orders threat

    The body that represents 2,200 social and working men’s clubs, including 59 in Bradford and Halifax, is in danger of going out of business. The Club & Institute Union’s annual meeting in Blackpool last month was told that the financial loss for 2009

  • Friday, June 25, 2010

    25 years ago: A Bradford firm forced into liquidation due to Sunday trading laws was to reopen – and directors said they may decide to flout the law again. 50 years ago: Further moves towards the merging of undertakings were apparently anticipated

  • Teenage crash victim loses fight for life

    A teenage driver has died in hospital – three weeks after a city centre crash. Mohammed Sohail, 17, of Harrogate Terrace, Undercliffe, Bradford, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary with serious injuries after the collision between two cars in Sunbridge

  • Cougars get new team mates

    Two local firms have signed sponsorship deals with rugby league team Keighley Cougars. Bradford car dealership Clive Brook Volvo Ltd is sponsoring the team’s training tops, and Shipley-based Select Security group has signed a deal to promote both organisations

  • Solicitors rap court axe plan

    Lawyers have hit out at proposals to axe Keighley and Skipton magistrates’ courts and the county courts in both towns. It follows the announcement by the new Government to slash the justice budget and save millions of pounds. Facing

  • Eagles can't wait to host Bantams

    The Eagles are over the moon that Bradford City will be providing the opposition for their first pre-season friendly (Friday, July 9). It will also be the first time spectators use the newly-installed seats that used to be part of Chesterfield’s former

  • Profits dip by a third as fewer take to the air

    Fewer passengers using Yeadon-based budget airline Jet2.com dented profits at its parent company Dart Group plc last year. Chairman Philip Meeson described the year to March 31, 2010, as “reasonably satisfactory” for the aviation and logistics group,

  • Capello: England are coming good

    Fabio Capello believes England are hitting top form at just the right time. After a stuttering start to their World Cup campaign, the Three Lions produced an improved performance to beat Slovenia 1-0 to set up a last-16 encounter with Germany on Sunday

  • No contract concern insists Low

    Germany coach Joachim Low insists uncertainty over his future will not affect his side's bid for World Cup glory. Negotiations between Low and the German Football Federation (DFB) over an extension to his deal which runs out after the tournament broke

  • Van Marwijk to wait on Robben

    Holland coach Bert van Marwijk will treat Arjen Robben with caution ahead of Monday's last-16 clash with Slovakia after the winger made his first appearance in the World Cup. Bayern Munich's Robben had been sidelined with a hamstring problem but came

  • Okada: Cameroon win was crucial

    Takeshi Okada believes that Japan's progress into the second round of the World Cup was down to winning their opening match of the competition against Cameroon. Keisuke Honda was the hero on that day, netting the only goal in Bloemfontein, to help

  • Lippi holds his hands up

    Italy coach Marcello Lippi took full responsibility for his side's World Cup exit, admitting his side had played with "terror in their heart, head and legs". Lippi, who had always planned to stand down at the end of the tournament, was shocked his

  • VIDEO: Magnificent heritage set in stone

    Manningham has a reputation as a run-down area with social problems. But Trevor Mitchell, regional director of English Heritage, says: “Forget stereotypes. Bradford is one of England’s greatest stone cities and Manningham perhaps its finest

  • Schools 'sitting on' £22m surplus cash in budgets

    More than £22 million remains unspent in the bank accounts of Bradford Council schools, latest figures reveal. And a total of 57 schools are in breach of national limits on how much they can save of their annual budgets with primary and special

  • Holland maintain 100 per cent record

    Cameroon 1 Holland 2 Holland made it three wins from as many matches with a 2-1 victory in their dead rubber against Cameroon in Cape Town. Robin van Persie’s 36th-minute flash of inspiration got things going and, though Samuel Eto’o

  • Landmark figure for water births

    Bradford Royal Infirmary is celebrating its 50th water birth with the arrival of little Poppy Abigail Grant. The three-week-old returned to the BRI yesterday with her mum, 26-year-old Kathryn and four-year-old sister Ruby, to see where she

  • Iron Mike to visit city

    Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is to visit Bradford for a fundraising event in memory of one of his fans. Qasim Rehman, 22, of Cullingworth, who had idolised Tyson, died suddenly two years ago. He had been due to drive

  • Changes made to Saltaire roundabout plan

    Plans for changes at the notoriously busy Saltaire roundabout have been amended after public consultation. Proposals were revealed in March for a £4.3 million scheme to replace the roundabout with traffic lights. The original plans have

  • Life in a proper township a real eye-opener

    It started on the evening after England played Slovenia. I was sitting next to a pool table in a bar when a black South African came over and asked me if I'd like to play. I lost - the table was undoubtedly on a slant - but the game ended with him

  • Man, 20, cleared of raping lesbian

    A man with cerebral palsy has been cleared by a jury of raping a lesbian “old enough to be his mother”. There were cries from the dock and the public gallery at Bradford Crown Court when Jonathan Ingham, 20, was acquitted yesterday.

  • Boulding: I was not given a chance

    Michael Boulding is ready to revive his career after claiming he was “mismanaged” by City. The striker, released from Valley Parade in March, is taking his pick from several offers in Leagues One and Two. He will make a decision next week in time to

  • Bradford MP expenses claims are revealed

    The bill for providing Bradford MPs with a second home in London ran to more than £40,000 last year. The House of Commons last night published the details of claims made under the second home allowance, office running costs, non-payroll staffing

  • ‘Old man’ hails Bulls youngsters

    Craig Kopczak admits the Bulls’ sudden influx of youth has made him feel like one of the “old people” at Odsal. The Welsh international prop is only in his second full campaign in Super League. But that makes him one of the senior players,

  • Boy, 3, gets electric shock off boiler

    An investigation has been started by Bradford Council after a disabled toddler suffered an electric shock at his family’s privately-rented home. Three-year-old Jay Jay Sharkey was “lucky to be alive” after he was thrown across the room after accidentally

  • Veterans ‘insulted’ by Council leaflet

    A leaflet produced by Bradford Council to promote a special event in honour of war veterans has been described as “insulting” by the district’s branch of a veterans’ association. The leaflet is designed to raise awareness of the 2010 Bradford

  • Two more sites considered for health centre

    Two new sites are being considered for a state-of-the social care and well-being centre in Keighley following a public consultation. More than 4,000 people took part in the consultation over plans for a health and social care centre, to replace

  • Manager bought Wiis with charity’s money

    An office manager stole nearly £16,000 from a charity helping victims of domestic violence, badly affecting the service it was providing, a Court heard yesterday. Sandra Oldham, 48, used an online account of Craven Domestic Violence Service

  • Surgery extension is officially opened

    Staff, retired GPs and representatives of Windhill Green Medical Practice’s patient involvement group celebrated the official opening of an extension to GP training facilities at its branch surgery in Cliffe Avenue, Baildon, yesterday. The