TWICE as many voters believe Labour was a more "decent" party under Gordon Brown than it is under Jeremy Corbyn, according to a new opinion poll. The survey by ComRes for Jewish News found 48% considered the party was more decent when Mr Brown was
THE 15 stars taking part in Strictly Come Dancing swallowed their nerves as they made their live dancefloor debut. The celebrities and their professional partners will showed off their routines for the first live show of the series on Saturday night
FOREIGN Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged EU leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no-deal Brexit and engage with Theresa May's Chequers plan. Following the angry clashes at the Salzburg summit, Mr Hunt said it was "counterproductive" to "insult
COMCAST has won the long-running battle for control of Sky after beating Fox with a £30 billion-plus bid for the broadcaster. In a dramatic end to one of the City's most complex and convoluted takeover sagas in recent memory, Comcast won out in
DAVID Hopkin felt referee Martin Coy’s call not to give City a penalty was the turning point in their 2-1 loss at Doncaster. The Bantams suffered a fifth straight defeat to drop a place to third from bottom. But there was a controversial moment
CONSERVATIVE Councillors are calling on the rest of the Council to push for government funding to reduce litter in the district. Councillor Debbie Davies (Conservative, Baildon) is urging other Councillors to back the application for grant funding
THERE has been a fire at Fagley Youth and Community Centre, the latest chapter in the "sorry story of the last two years" at the site. Fire crews were called out to the blaze at the centre in Fagley Road, Fagley earlier this afternoon, and were
THE RSPCA is appealing for information after a dog which has recently had puppies staggered into a workshop in Bradford this morning. The mastiff-type dog was spotted by staff at the workshop, and the RSPCA was called to help the dog. She is
RSPB Airedale & Bradford Local Group is hosting a talk on Images from a Warming Planet by Ashley Cooper at the Kirkgate Centre, Shipley, on Friday, October 12, at 7.30pm This talk was postponed in March due to adverse weather conditions.
BRADFORD photographer Shy Burhan has celebrated turning 40 by taking portraits of other people facing the milestone birthday this year. Now she has been awarded an Arts Council grant to develop an exhibition, and to have the images projected onto buildings
A CYCLING event is taking place next week to mark one year until the World Championships come to Bradford. Women's cycling club Queensbury Queens is holding the event for all people from across the district, which will take place at Bradford Capital
Miss Saigon The Alhambra THERE are many stand-out scenes in Miss Saigon - not least the heart-pumping helicopter moment - but perhaps most haunting of all is the footage of real-life orphans of the Vietnam war. These were the bui-doi -
A MAN was attacked with what is thought to have been a tyre brace in an attempted carjacking in West Bowling. Police are appealing for information over the failed robbery, which happened in Woodroyd Road, West Bowling, at around 12.25pm on Saturday
POLICE are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in Toller, where £10,000 of cash was stolen. Four people - one thought to be armed with a knife - broke into a house in Lynton Avenue, Toller, at around 9.30pm on Thursday, September
WHAT have you got planned for the weekend? Going to see City at Doncaster? But then what? Don’t just let time drift by doing nothing. Make the most of every moment. That’s surely the message that has hit home this week in the wake of the
THE only teams who have played two, won two in the West Riding County Women's League Premier Division meet tomorrow at Hepworth United, with Bradford (Park Avenue) the visitors. Vic Moore, Nat Bell and Ash Butler were on target to give Avenue a
ONCE upon a time, going to university used to be a privilege. Only one-in-seven A-level students went to a university and very good grades were needed to get into the most popular courses. The early 1980s saw an expansion of the higher education
CELEBRATING a successful junior season during BullBuilder’s annual awards evening, the Bradford Bulls introduced 18 new recruits which will form the Under-15s scholarship. It was fitting that Bradford legend and heroic academy product, Stuart Fielden
A VULNERABLE teenager used by others to deal drugs has been given a suspended sentence. Calum Sunderland, 19, of Acre Street, Keighley, was arrested with nine wraps of crack cocaine and 13 wraps of heroin by police on April 7 in Keighley. He
A CONSULTATION on plans to cut £2.4 million from the West Yorkshire Fire Service budget will run until November. At a meeting of the West Yorkshire Fire Authority yesterday, members agreed to start a consultation on plans to "flatten management
LEIGH Beattie can see a bright future ahead for the Bulls’ latest crop of young talent. The club this week handed professional contracts to a trio of promising youngsters – full back Alix Stephenson, centre Elliot Culling and hooker Thomas Doyle
SCHOOLS will soon be out for the half-term holidays. It’s that time of year when we bid farewell to what is understood to be one of the hottest summers on record, turn the clocks back for those dark winter nights and prepare for the October break
25 Years Ago: Bradford’s Alhambra had announced that the blockbuster musical Cats was heading to its way to the city for a nine-week run in February. The hit show was a real feather in the cap for the theatre which had been faced with some financial
ALMOST one in three NHS-funded knee replacements and one in five hip replacements are carried out by private healthcare providers, figures reveal. Tens of thousands of the routine operations are transferred to the independent sector every year,
THE number of times GPs across the Bradford district have prescribed antidepressants has soared by almost 100,000 in the past three years, according to NHS data. The drugs were prescribed a total of 735,671 times across the Airedale, Wharfedale
BRADFORD Bulls know that a final-day home win will at least leave them with a chance of winning the Betfred League One title, and they should face little opposition against lowly Hemel Stags. The Stags, who lost 56-6 against leaders York City Knights
Twenty-six people in West Yorkshire have used fire to attempt to kill themselves in the last seven years. And 11 of those people lost their lives. At a meeting of West Yorkshire Fire Authority yesterday, members were given a "sobering" presentation
A MAN whose single punch outside a block of flats led to the death of a father has been jailed for manslaughter. Hamaad Sultan, 21, of Sunbridge Road, Bradford, was sentenced to four years for causing the death of Joseph Mate, 35, on January 31
TWO care services have cause for celebration following visits from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Anchor Trust-run Ashcroft, based at Kelvin Way, Undercliffe, received the good rating overall, but was judged to be outstanding in the caring
THE Bulls will treat tomorrow’s League One finale as a dress-rehearsal for the play-offs. John Kear’s side could still clinch the title – and automatic promotion – with a win over Hemel Stags and a York City Knights defeat against Whitehaven.
EYEBROWS were raised when Jaguar decided to put a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine into its F-Type sports car. After all, fans of the two-seater had become accustomed to finding a supercharged V6 or V8 under the bonnet. However, those who have
DAVID Hopkin insists City’s all-Yorkshire affair with Doncaster Rovers doesn’t feel like a proper derby. But he wants his team to treat it like one at the Keepmoat Stadium this afternoon. The Scot gets his first taste of battle for white-rose
Bull's Steve Crossley faces this week's Big Interview ahead of the clash with Hemel Stags... Q. Was there any surprise among the team at how strong Oldham were last time out? A. No surprise at all. We did a lot of video analysis on them leading
BULLS centre Ashley Gibson believes the side have learnt a valuable lesson from their 24-16 win over Oldham. After holding York to within four points, Oldham posed a real threat for the Bulls. However, a strong first-half effort carried the Bradford
IT WAS definitely a tough game at Oldham last week and very much a clash of two halves. I was delighted with the first 40 minutes. I thought we were clever, played some very good stuff and were patient and worked hard to create field position and
PLENTY of fans have been asking what happened at last Friday’s historic EGM vote in Manchester. I explained, as I’ve recited in subsequent media interviews, that what you witnessed was pure fear and self-interest dominating the voting process.
