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  • New figures show fall in burglaries

    Burglary rates in West Yorkshire are continuing to plummet, according to latest police figures released today. The statistics show there were 1,000 fewer victims of burglary between April and September compared to the same period in 1998. House burglary

  • Young disabled need our support

    Social service bosses are seeking volunteers to befriend young disabled people in the Ilkley area to help them make the most of activities they might otherwise not be able to take part in. Bradford Council's volunteering unit has recently received a number

  • Simpson star man as Bowling break duck

    Stand-off Peter Simpson displayed his full range of silky skills in guiding West Bowl-ing to their first home win in the National Conference League Second Division 44-13 against York Acorns. The influential half-back cancelled out an early York penalty

  • Bull farewell Aussie Donougher

    Aussie second-rower Jeremy Donougher has been released by Bradford Bulls as coach Matthew Elliott reshapes his squad for Super League V. The big second-rower who will be 30 later this month is one of the longest serving members of the current squad having

  • City shot out of Worthington Cup

    Paul Jewell believes his Bradford City side "shot themselves in the foot" in their disappointing Worthington Cup exit against First Division Barnsley. City scored two goals at home for the first time this season through Lee Mills and David Wetherall but

  • A sensible way ahead at the mill

    It is encouraging that the future of Lister's Mill is now firmly back on the agenda with a realistic plan to revitalise it. This is a magnificent landmark. It is an important part of the city's history and could play a significant role in its future.

  • Pace gets new deal boxed up

    Pace Micro Technology has clinched an order to supply its latest digital set-top boxes for a new revolutionary new TV company. The Saltaire giant has signed up to provide its ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) technology to carry large amounts

  • School rescued but at a cost of £475,000

    A tiny village school granted an 11th hour reprieve after Education Secretary David Blunkett intervened on its behalf is to have its future assured - but at a price. Oldfield First School will become the smallest primary school in the district under new

  • These shops will sell a bright future

    The faded, peeling shop signs form a list of casualties above the boarded up shop fronts. Aside from the solitary convenience store which has stubbornly remained in Mortimer Avenue for 16 years, all other outlets in the parade folded sometime ago, the

  • 'Cowboys' blamed for shelf collapse

    Workmen responsible for installing racking which collapsed on a father-of-three in a hardware shop have been branded cowboys, an inquest heard. Shop owner Nazir Hussain told police and environmental health officers he believed that the work carried out

  • Now that's what we call a fantasy!

    Two female football fans have scored a victory in the battle of the sexes by coming top in a fantasy league. Janet Sykes, 44, and Jean Lacey, 52, both of Clayton, kicked up a fuss when their male colleagues at Field Packaging said they didn't stand a

  • How the century changed the town

    Life in Keighley as the town reaches the new Millennium is to be told in pictures and exhibited to mark the new century. The project is the brainchild of Pauline Barfield from Keighley Library where the exhibition will have its first showing in September

  • Alive with the sound of music

    Budding young musicians are getting to grips with triangles, symbols and maracas at a new class now running in Otley. Otley Music Makers takes place twice a week at the Cross Green Community Centre and is aimed at children and toddlers from just 18 months

  • Driver is rescued in bus assault

    A passenger came to the aid of a bus driver who was assaulted when he stopped to pick up passengers in Cullingworth. The Good Samaritan managed to throw two men off the bus after they jumped on and verbally and physically assaulted the driver. The incident

  • Farming fact finder

    A chance to find out about the power of the consumer and modern farming methods is being offered tomorrow. Margaret Atkins, educationalist and columnist for The Independent newspaper, will be speaking about Christianity and The Environment at Shipley

  • £11m precinct plan hit as inquiry looms

    An £11m scheme to transform Bingley's Myrtle Walk shopping precinct is being held up because of a forthcoming public inquiry into rival plans. Richard Young, managing director of Donaldsons which runs the precinct, says little progress can be made until

  • You've got your fax wrong

    The David Hockney faxes at the centre of a £50,000 auction row are only photocopies, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. The faxes glued on to a window blind by Hockney's sister Margaret, were due to go under the hammer today - and make their new owner

  • Bulls in Boxing Day clash with deadly rivals

    Bradford Bulls are reviving Boxing Day rugby with a warm-up game against deadly rivals Leeds Rhinos at Headingley. The Bulls have stayed clear of festive fixtures since the introduction of Super League but are keen to use the match as a build-up to the

  • Paul set for Aussies

    Grand Final man of the match Henry Paul, above, has been named as hooker for New Zealand in Friday's Tri-Series opener against Australia in Auckland. The Bulls ace is included along with skipper Robbie Paul who forms his usual half-back partnership with

  • 'We lived on the streets after quake struck'

    A Bradford couple on holiday in earthquake-ravaged Turkey have told how they slept on the streets for a week because their tour operator refused to fly them home. Wayne Walton, 39, and Linda McMahon, 43, were woken in the early hours of October 4 when

  • 'Girl forced to take cold shower for bed-wetting'

    A teenager allegedly made a four year-old girl take cold showers and baths because of bedwetting. Kraig Mellor, 19, is also alleged to have dangled children out of windows and set a firework off at them, a jury heard. Mellor, has pleaded not guilty to

  • Fur flies in protest on circus animals

    Animal welfare campaigners today called on people to boycott a circus whose big top show includes performing elephants, lions and tigers. Circus King hit the headlines last year when it visited Cottingley with Fred, the country's last performing bear,

  • Husband accused of wife's murder

    A former Bradford man has been charged with murdering his wife. Marketing manager Christopher Dunne, 31, is accused of killing Amanda Dunne, originally from Cottingley, at their home in Canbury Park Road, Kingston. The funeral of the 30-year-old mother-of-three