Archive
-
Date
Robson out to beat jinx
Bryan Robson wants to be the talisman to end City's FA Cup hoodoo. It is four seasons since the Bantams last won in the competition. They have suffered three third-round exits since beating Crewe at Gresty Road in December, 1999. But Robson, three times
-
Date
Honors are well deserved
All who are interested in sport and in England's identity as a nation will be thrilled with the honours bestowed on the World Cup Squad who acquitted themselves so magnificently just over a month ago. Few can deny that they earned this recognition as
-
Date
Drivers warned of new roads chaos
Work on a series of major road improvements is set to cause upheaval in Lidget Green, Bradford, in the New Year, drivers have been warned. They are being urged to find an alternative route while the six weeks of work is under way. John Blackburn, head
-
Date
Movie star dog is mauled to death
A dog which appeared in the chart-busting film Calendar Girls has died after being attacked by another dog in a Bradford park. Derrick Hartley was walking his greyhound Joe in Bradford Moor Park when it was bitten and mauled by a pitbull terrier. The
-
Date
Double boost for shopping centre
A second major store has signed up as a tenant in the new Rawson Quarter shopping centre in the heart of Bradford. And it was also announced today the shopping development had been bought by a Manchester company which aims to have it completed by next
-
Date
Tributes as former Lord Mayor dies
Tributes were today paid to a former Lord Mayor of Bradford who has died aged 78. John Senior, who was Lord Mayor from 1979 until 1980, died of a suspected heart attack only days before he was due to see his grandson for the first time. Mr Senior, who
-
Date
Letters to the Editor
Bypass safety must be looked at SIR - Having driven on the Bingley bypass I can say that our whole family was impressed. I do have reservations, however, about whether the roads leading to it,in Keighley and Saltaire, are up to the increased flow of traffic
-
Date
Seven-week tour asking too much of tired stars
The thought of seven quality matches each year might leave action-starved international rugby league fans salivating, but the prospect of a seven-week tour of Britain at the end of each season doesn't appeal to Bulls skipper and Kiwi international Robbie
-
Date
Bulls set to turn up the heat in Portugal
It will be all work and no play for the Bulls when they fly out to Portugal on January 8 for ten days of warm-weather training. Joining the squad will be new signings Paul Johnson, Logan Swann - who flies in from Australia on Sunday - and Toa Kohe-Love
-
Date
On This Day
In 1922, France declined the offer of a non-aggression pact with Germany. In 1975, Elvis Presley earned a record $800,000 for a single concert performance. In 1990, Trafalgar Square's 70ft Christmas tree was attacked by a man with a chain saw. From the
-
Date
Provident drops out of FTSE 100 index
Bradford-based home credit lending giant Provident Financial was today tipped to overcome the disappointment of dropping out of the index of the UK's top 100 companies. The firm fell out of the FTSE 100 over the festive period as had been widely predicted
-
Date
Pioneer nutse Norma's honour
A pioneering nurse and a dedicated police officer were today given awards in the New Year's Honours. Retired breast care specialist nurse Norma Russell, who set up the city's first breast cancer support services, has been honoured with an MBE for her
-
Date
Ensure quit bid does not go up in smoke
Smokers in Bradford are being given extra help to have a healthier new year. Support groups start across the district in January in a bid to help people kick the killer habit. Last year the groups - run by Bradford District Stop Smoking Service - helped
-
Date
Former actress is back in limelight
A former actress has been given a leading role which will influence the future of the district's theatres. Sheena Wrigley, 42, has been appointed head of theatres, arts and festivals in the district and given the remit of raising the profile of all three
-
Date
Charity pumps life into villages
Thousands of lives have been saved in Africa thanks to an ancient Chinese water pump design and the innovation of a former Birstall teacher. When he was 18, Ian Thorpe took a gap year and taught science and maths at a rural school in Zimbabwe. Two of
-
Date
Man held in hunt for PC killer
A man was today arrested in connection with the murder of traffic policeman PC Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two of his colleagues. Police were called to an address in Northumbria at about 2am after a tip-off. A man in his late 30s, believed
