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  • Villa strike seals Spain’s semi-final berth

    Paraguay 0, Spain 1 David Villa enhanced his reputation as the World Cup’s outstanding striker with a late winner to give a below-par Spain an historic victory over Paraguay. The 28-year-old struck his fifth goal of the finals to send the perennial

  • MP in plea for debate over future of courts

    An MP has called for a debate in Parliament on the proposals to close Skipton magistrates court and county court. Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, is also holding a public meeting in Skipton next week to hear the views of residents and

  • Skipton Castle parking plans approved

    Plans to create a new car park at Skipton Castle have been approved despite planning officers recommending refusal. The application from Sebastian Fattorini, owner of Skipton Castle, was a reduced version of plans for 230 parking spaces which were refused

  • Germans give another masterclass

    Argentina 0, Germany 4 Six days after turfing England out of the World Cup with a magical display, Germany cast their spell on Argentina with a brilliant quarter-final performance. Argentina were buried thanks to a third-minute goal from Thomas Muller

  • Come join the city’s walk of faith

    A unique interfaith scheme between five places of worship was launched in Bradford today. The Bradford Faith Trail gives people the chance to visit five different faith venues on the same day, providing information on what goes on inside the buildings

  • Bradford Hungarian Club prepares to close doors

    Everything must go at a social club shutting after more than half a century. Bradford’s Hungarian Club comes to the end of an era this month, but before shutting for the last time the club has to clear the premises completely. That means

  • Brighouse roadworks set to be completed

    A Brighouse road will be free from major disruption for the Monday morning commute as gas works are completed on schedule. Northern Gas Networks were due to complete the work today, in Huddersfield Road, replacing a section of the town’s feeder gas main

  • Saturday, July 3, 2010

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Girlington: construction of dormer window to the rear of the property, 5 Naples Street. Girlington: construction of front dormer window, 145 Upper Woodlands Road. Great Horton

  • Park group under threat after fall-out

    A friends group set up to protect one of Bradford’s finest parks is under threat because its committee has fallen out. Last year The Friends of Lister Park was on the brink of closure because of a lack of members but it was saved by a last-ditch appeal

  • 'Lose weight and gain self-esteem'

    A leading expert in childhood obesity is calling for greater understanding of the psychological effects being overweight can have on children and young people ahead of National Child Obesity Week, which starts on Monday. Professor Paul Gately

  • Junior pays warm tribute to late father

    Bradford’s former World Champion boxer Junior Witter has spoken about the death of his father, who was the inspiration behind his career in the ring. A boxer himself as a young man, Walter Witter attended all of his son’s fights, often in a three-piece-suit

  • Man arrested for breaching order

    A Bradford man, who became the first person in West Yorkshire to be made subject of a Violent Offender Order, breached it within days, a court heard yesterday. Kevin Wilson was banned from going within 500 metres of his former partner, Julie Henderson

  • Mathew wins top Scout honour for bravery

    A Bradford Scout leader has been presented with one of the organisation’s top honours for saving the lives of two boys swept out to sea near Whitby, putting himself in danger. Mathew Roberts, 20, was standing in the sea on a camping trip to

  • Saturday, July 3, 2010

    25 years ago: A cross built of fire-blackened timber from the Valley Parade stand was to form the centrepiece of an altar for a memorial service at the ground. 50 years ago: It was reported that the prototype of a new aircraft which would be

  • Crimewatch appeal over bank raids

    Detectives will make a televised appeal for help in tracing armed robbers who raided a Bradford bank and are believed to have tried to rob another. Cash was stolen from the Yorkshire Bank in Leeds Road, Laisterdyke, on Friday, January 29, when

  • Dog-owner drops plea over charges

    A dog-owner dropped his appeal against a ten-year ban from keeping animals after a judge warned him his sentence could be altered to a jail term. Timothy McLees, 32, had been convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a litter of Staffordshire

  • Common sense has prevailed

    It is hard to understand why Timothy McLees would even entertain the thought of appealing against a ten-year ban on keeping animals and try to get two dogs returned to him. It seems abundantly clear from his previous conduct that he is a far-from-suitable

  • Bulls go back to school

    Jamie Langley has warned his Bulls team-mates there are no short-cuts to success. The all-action back-rower has become worried about the fundamental errors that have characterised a five-game league losing streak. More of the same would take Bradford

  • Pensioner was 'bullied' by duo

    Two men bullied an 85-year-old woman into having her trees trimmed and forced her to pay in cash, a court heard. Jeanne Horsfall felt uneasy and intimidated by the men who called uninvited at her home at Draughton, near Addingham. Brian Ward, 28, and

  • Hunt for mob in sick attack on gay couple

    Police have condemned a gang of up to 15 men and women who viciously attacked two gay men in Bradford. The victims needed hospital treatment for head injuries after being repeatedly struck with make-shift weapons their attackers had pulled

  • New recruit talks a good game

    New centre half Shane Duff can be City’s version of Tony Adams. That is how Peter Taylor views the commanding defender, who yesterday became his sixth summer signing after a decade playing for Cheltenham. Duff, 28, joined on a year’s deal with an option

  • Stranded dad in Jet2 sue threat

    A father whose family was stranded abroad for six days after the Icelanding vocanic ash eruption is threatening legal action against Jet2. Martin Bairstow, from Pudsey, said the low cost airline owes him more than £1,800 caused by flight cancellation

  • Man who attacked officer is locked up

    A drunk party host who hit a police officer five times with a golf club has been locked up for 12 months. Aidan Earle struck PC Nicholas Birch with such force he broke the club, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Other officers had

  • Muslims bidding to build bridges after bombings

    A Muslim group wants to build bridges with communities after a suicide bombing at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan left 30 dead. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford branch is holding a community cohesion event with the Cathedral Choir School