Put something that's been around for yonks into the hands of researchers and they'll give it a silly name to pretend it's something new. Like "Time Squeeze" - an expression which means you lead such a hectic life you simply haven't got a minute to spare
A high-profile operation has been launched by police after a spate of burglaries in the Scholemoor area of Bradford. Police believe the same gang of thieves could be responsible for around 30 burglaries in the last five weeks. Most of the break-ins were
Many businesses make provisions in their financial statements to recognise costs that have not been incurred but may arise some time in the future. These provisions are made on the basis of the prudence concept in SSAP2 which is a recognised fundamental
Pauline Sargeant's small fashion business is branching out using her own designs. Pauline, who runs Pauline May's Supplies, based at Mantra House in Keighley, provides a range of clothing for the elderly. The business started six years ago while she was
Bradford City star Gordon Watson said it was good to be back after marking his return from 18 months of injury hell by scoring against Farsley Celtic last night. The former club record signing grabbed a goal in the 19th minute, had one shot cleared off
Matthew Elliott looks set to give Bradford Bulls a massive boost after opening talks with the club about a two-year extension to his contract. The 34-year-old's current deal runs out at the end of this season and the club are keen to keep hold of the
The sound of Shipley is set to be beamed over the airwaves as a new scheme to create the town's very own radio station gets under way. From September, the Shipley Community Radio Project is to run a series of training sessions in the town, which will
Work has started on creating a new medical centre for Queensbury which will provide residents a whole new range of services. Builders are now on site behind the Co-op store on the plot of land off Alexandra Street and it is hoped it will be finished by
Residents may be forgiven for doing a double take if they see some of Britain's top sports stars walking into a Wyke sports clinic. The new centre at Towngate has just opened to treat top British athletes and those suffering from sporting injuries or
He may have moved out of Bradford over a decade ago but nothing can keep pensioner Stanley Wilkinson from his beloved Telegraph & Argus. For 12 years his loyal sons Frank, 55, and John, 50, who both live in Wrose Road, Shipley, have been buying an
Only freshly-dug grass marks where a mill worker was buried after he was crushed to death in a pressing machine. David Greave, 41, was killed at cloth finishers H Armitage and Co in Tunwell Street, Eccleshill, when he tumbled into the machinery on February
Plans to create a new voluntary- aided girls' school for Muslims under Bradford's transformation to a two-tier education system have won the full support of parents, staff and governors. If Bradford Council's proposals for the shake-up of schooling in
A woman dying from a rare brain disorder has had her claim for disability benefit rejected by social security chiefs even though she can barely walk to her garden gate. Doctors have given Linda Webster, 40, of Allerton, up to five years to live after
Red-faced secretary Hayley Gott, who booked her bosses into a hotel for the World Cup - 5,500 miles away from Paris - has returned from her own holiday with a bump! Hayley, 31, from Bingley, booked a party of 32 executives from a Bradford double-glazing
Beef banned from Bradford's schools after the 'Mad Cow Disease' crisis could be back on the menu. Councillor Jim Flood, Bradford Council's Education Committee Chairman, will approach the district's schools over relaxing the ban if the Education Committee
Bradford print firm Watmoughs is scaling down its operation in the city and expanding another factory in Wakefield, the Telegraph & Argus has learned. The firm, which employs a total of 650 people in Bradford, is making the changes as part of a re-organisation
Arsonists who started a fire that killed a dog and left another in shock were today condemned for their cruelty. Both dogs - a boxer called Tasha and a Jack Russell called Bonnie - were trapped by flames in the garden of a house in Lower Grange, Bradford
Confidence among Bradford manufacturers has all but evaporated, the city's commerce chief warned today. Bradford Chamber of Commerce president John Watson said the strength of the pound was strangling the district's industries. His stark message comes
Keighley Cougars 18, Rochdale Hornets 20. Keighley crashed to humiliating defeat at home to Division One's bottom side. Coach Lee Crooks was prepared to take all the blame. "That's the worst performance I've ever been associated with either as a player
Farsley Celtic 1, Bradford City 3. Three goals in 20 first half minutes were enough to give Bradford City a winning start to their pre-season programme. Manager Paul Jewell used 16 professionals against UniBond League outfit Farsley Celtic, and the Bantams
A "forgotten triangle" blighted by poor health and unemployment is to be targeted by Bradford Council in a bid to attract regeneration grants. A recovery strategy is to be drawn up to tackle deprivation in the corridor between Barkerend Road and Leeds
