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last updated: Sep 07 2010 9:17 AM
- Five who tried to rig post votes in election jailed
Five Conservative Party supporters in Bradford, including two former councillors, have been jailed for a combined total of nearly eight years for attempting to rig the voting system in the run-up to a General Election.
- Veterans to honour Bradford City's VC footballer
A Bradford footballer killed in the First World War will be honoured by veterans who will visit his grave in France this weekend.
- Teenager’s threat to blow up police station
A teenager who made hoax emergency calls and threatened to blow up a Bradford police station has been locked up for 18 months.
- Bingley Music Live proves to be big hit
Organisers of this year’s Bingley Music Live have hailed the festival a massive success after a record-breaking 42,000 people visited Myrtle Park over the weekend.
- ‘Man, 57, sexually touched schoolgirl’
An employee at a Bradford school ran his hands across a pupil’s hair and chest, making her feel scared and uncomfortable, a Court heard.
- Health worker tells of trip to help Pakistan flood victims
A group of Bradford GPs, nurses and NHS staff flew to Pakistan last month to help victims of the floods. Sabiya Khan, workforce development facilitator at NHS Bradford and Airedale Community Health Services, describes the trip The visit to Dadu has been an experience of a lifetime.
- Youngsters picked for sporting ambassador roles
A team of young athletes have been learning how to act as sporting ambassadors for Bradford.
- Fatal distractions 'are cause of most car crashes'
Firefighters expertly sliced the roof off a car to start a hard-hitting campaign to save lives and cut injuries on West Yorkshire’s roads.
- Gunmen attack cashier in Manningham Lane petrol station robbery bid
A cashier who was injured during an armed robbery at a Bradford petrol station has spoken of his ordeal.
- Bradford Council decide answer to brain injury petition
Bradford Council’s response to a 680-name petition calling for a rehabilitation unit for people with brain injuries will be discussed at a meeting this week.
- Five are jailed over bid to rig General Election votes
Five Conservative Party supporters in Bradford, including two former councillors, have been jailed for a combined total of nearly eight years for attempting to rig the voting system in the run-up to a General Election.
- Cashier injured in armed raid at Bradford petrol station
A cashier was injured during an armed robbery at a Bradford petrol station last night.
- Thousands pack into park to see punk and rock stars
Thousands of music lovers descended on Bingley at the weekend for the town's music festival, which continues its emergence as one of the most notable music events in the UK.
- The Swan awarded pub of the season accolade
A pub in Addingham has been highly recommended by real ale enthusiasts as the place to be this autumn.
- Little Horton man is jailed for importing drug
A man who helped to import an illegal drug used by vets to tranquillise horses has been jailed for ten months.
- Man taken to hospital after Leeds Road fire
A man was taken to hospital today after inhaling smoke from a fire in a bin store at his flat.