There were mixed fortunes for the Alliance sides bidding to reach the last 16 of the FA Sunday Cup. Albion Sports were 4-1 winners in the North East at Burradon & New Fordley, but East Bowling Unity, after coming back from 2-0 down to level, lost
Avenue skipper Wayne Benn is pleading for the "same again" as his side travel to Worksop tonight. Despite going down 1-0 to Altrincham on a frustrating afternoon in the FA Trophy on Saturday, Benn maintains there was nothing wrong with the performance
Simon Francis is a player in demand after only three games for City. Nicky Law revealed he has already been fielding inquiries about the talented teenager, who made his debut just over a fortnight ago at Nottingham Forest. Francis, capped by England under
Bradford Bulls are back in business just 44 days after their Old Trafford heartbreak. The Super League VIII journey began without a ball in sight as a handful of first-team players were subjected to a gruelling opening day work-out. With the Test players
News that another Bradford textile company has called in the receivers, and that 60 jobs have already been lost there, is a further body blow to the industry on which the district's fortunes and reputation were built. The decline has been dramatic. Well
In 1857, novelist Joseph Conrad was born in Poland. In 1916, 2,500 Bradford volunteers paraded at York. In 1926, novelist Agatha Christie disappeared from home. From the Telegraph & Argus of December 3rd, 1977... Remarks made by Bradford Council's
Moseley 30, Otley 19: The late re-scheduling of this game caught Otley on the hop. The home team can choose to play on either a Saturday or Sunday with Friday night being by agreement. Moseley chose Sunday. Simon Binns had arranged to fly out on holiday
Proposals to convert a former Edwardian tramshed into a bar have come under fire. Owner David Heap has submitted plans to change half of the Grade II listed building at Saltaire roundabout into a brasserie. The scheme includes keeping Jimmy G's children's
A robber who brutally battered a man in his own home and escaped with his car has been jailed for eight years. Jamie Flynn smashed his 51-year-old victim over the head with a lump of wood a dozen times before snatching just £40 and the keys to his Ford
Everyone has a favourite Joseph, whether it be megastar Jason Donovan, cute Philip Schofield or smiling Donny Osmond. That's the trouble with seeing any production of the classic musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. But audiences at
Bradford's textile industry was left reeling today after another company called in the receivers. Heritage Textile Company Ltd has made 60 of its staff redundant with another 44 workers facing a similar fate unless a rescuer can be found. The latest blow
A ground that has graced the likes of David Beckham, Michael Owen and Kevin Phillips will soon play host to Bradford School Boys. They will be taking to the pitch at Sunderland's Stadium of Light - widely regarded as one of the top grounds in the country
Crisis-hit hi-tech giant Pace MicroTechnology is plugging its wares in the USA in a move aimed at generating desperately needed business. The Saltaire firm, which makes digital set-top box adapters, will display its range at the Broadband Plus Exhibition
Two post offices in Cleckheaton could close next year as part of changes designed to safeguard the future of urban branches. Sub-postmasters at Moor End in Bradford Road and Hunsworth in Whitehall Road West have agreed their branches will close in February
Church members from across Bingley crafted paper lanterns at a workshop to take part in an unusual Christmas celebration. It is all the idea of Neil Palliser and Liz Humphry-Williams, of Arts Desire, Ferrand Lane, who wanted to organise an event to galvanise
A revolutionary scheme to test newborn babies for deafness within the first few days of life is to be offered to every parent in the country following a successful pilot stage in Bradford. The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) has been hailed
The Duke of York visited Bradford yesterday to see how communities and businesses were working to make life better for themselves across the district. After an early visit to Wrapid Packaging Systems, Thornton Road, to present the company with a glass
Seven hundred new nursery places could be created for disadvantaged youngsters in Bradford after the district received funding of more than £5 million. The Neighbourhood Nurseries scheme, which is recommended for approval by Bradford Council's Executive
One of three men accused of the murder of a father-of-three told a jury he was hiding in a garden when the attack took place. Rangzaib Akhtar told Leeds Crown Court yesterday that he hid after being chased by Kevin Jackson. Akhtar, 20, of Salt Street,
Woe betide the pupils at Girlington Primary if everything isn't shipshape in the classroom. For their new teacher, Mark Danks, is used to things being Bristol-fashion. After 20 years in the Royal Navy, Mr Danks is retraining - as a primary school teacher
SIR - A recent report by Ofsted has shown that 25 per cent of our seven-year-olds in primary schools are not achieving the required standards in either reading or writing, making their start to secondary schools education much more difficult. Teachers
