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  • Humiliation as Yorkshire crash

    Yorkshire suffered one of the greatest humiliations in Roses history at Headingley yesterday when they were thrashed by eight wickets by Lancashire in a Benson and Hedges Cup match which was all over by 2.15pm. Despite the wretched showing, Yorkshire

  • Gartner fit and focused on derby

    Daniel Gartner has confessed himself satisfied with his comeback match for Bradford Bulls and says he cannot wait for Friday's top-of-the-table derby with Leeds at Headingley. The 29-year-old had missed five matches with a rib cartilage injury. But he

  • Moorby takes blame for revival of Thunder

    Gateshead Thunder 16, Keighley Cougars 32: You wait six months for an away win and then it is a disappointment. The Cougars have a month to learn that rugby league is an 80-minute game, and anything less is unacceptable. A generous and youthful Gateshead

  • Knock on Wood but still good as Gold

    Matthew Wood had nine stitches inserted in a head wound on Saturday after being flattened by Muhammad Ali - yet it was the brave Yorkshireman who went on to win the Gold award. Wood took a sickening blow around his left eyebrow and temple when he lost

  • Todd left dejected at being rejected

    Andy Tod is bracing himself for a spell in footballing limbo at Valley Parade. The City centre-half has been on loan at Hearts for the last five weeks. But a twisted knee has restricted him to only two games and the Edinburgh club will not be pushing

  • Wetherall given lead role

    EXCLUSIVE: David Wetherall will be named captain when City begin life after Stuart McCall. The commanding centre-half, who nearly joined Manchester City in November, is ready to fill McCall's boots as skipper next season. Boss Nicky Law said: "Dave is

  • Athletes go on to contest final

    Two young athletes from Beckfoot School, Bingley, have reached the final of a national sporting competition. The athletes took part in the Disability Sport England (DSE) event at South Leeds Stadium. Ben Hesling, 16, won second place in the 200-metre

  • 'Education rethink needed for over-16s'

    The Government has called for a "radical" overhaul of post-16-year-old education in Bradford following a criticaical Ofsted report. Margaret Hodge, minister for lifelong learning and higher education, said there was a great deal to be done to raise standards

  • £2m help to tackle truancy

    Bradford schools are in line for a £2 million windfall to tackle truancy and bad behaviour. The Government is targeting schools with the worst attendance record, offering a range of measures such as electronic registration systems to pick up on truants

  • Lions in survival appeal

    One of the country's oldest Lions groups has started a recruitment drive in a bid to revamp its image in its golden anniversary year. Britain's first Lions group was set up in Bradford after a city man brought it back from America. The Bradford Lions

  • Junior's taste of life on the beat

    Knockout king Junior Witter staged his very own boxer beat when he joined a police patrol on Saturday. The former WBF world welterweight champion visited Toller Lane police station to get to grips with policing in Bradford. And the boxer had a message

  • No sun? No problem!

    The sun wasn't smiling but the thousands of people who turned up to the annual Ilkley Carnival certainly were. They jammed the streets of the town to look at the passing parade. There were whoops of joy from the crowd as the floats went by and they cooed

  • Lift breaks down day after opening

    Furious Bank Holiday weekend shoppers were once again left struggling up the stairs at a major city car park after a new lift broke down only a day after it was opened. Customers using the Westgate car park on Saturday were confronted with knee-high barriers

  • Rolling home

    A veteran Rolls Royce has wheeled its way back home to its family in Craven after spending more than 20 years in the United States. The 1931 Coupe is now the proud possession of retired airline director, Richard Crabtree, pictured, who, as a boy in the

  • Shahid makes top 50 magicians list

    Shahid Malik has never been short of a trick or two during his glittering 25-year career. And the Bradford-based illusionist, whose death-defying stunts have won him fans worldwide, is being rewarded for his mind-blowing wizardry by featuring in a Channel

  • Jenny walks back with happiness

    The last time actress Jenny Agutter walked around Haworth she was making the classic film The Railway Children. More than 30 years later she returned to the village to join 150 people for a charity walk following locations used in the much-loved film.

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - My Diocese, Bradford, is twinned with Erfurt where the terrible school shooting had taken place. The other night at a synodical committee we discussed "social cohesian" as an item vitally relevant to Bradford's own civil strife, and the general

  • Star striker makes Shaw Unity regain their crown

    East Bowling Unity 2, Crown 0 - Only their County Cup final opponents, Stanley Road, stand in the way of a second successive treble for East Bowling Unity after the league champions collected their second trophy of the season with a 2-0 win over Crown

  • Trial and no errors as Lampkin cruises

    Silsden's Dougie Lampkin ran away with the Red Bull Moonwalker Arena Trial in Machester, beating fellow Montesa Honda team-mate Takahisa Fujinami by a comfortable margin at the Castleside Arena - where free admission guaranteed a large local attendance

  • Steadman salutes 'immense' Bulls

    Castleford coach Graham Steadman today saluted the Bulls and then called on his players to follow their example. Steadman was lavish in his praise for the Super League and World Club champions, who made it two wins in five days to open up a temporary

  • Top dogs expose a class divide

    Tariq Haroon returned to century-form to help Saltaire into the second round in one of six all-Division Two ties. Part of the record-breaking opening week score, Haroon this time joined with Steve Haley to put on 177 for the third wicket chasing a big

  • Debutant impresses but Doidge prevails

    The Bradford League gulf was emphasised once more this weekend, as the Priestley Cup first round came and went with not a shock in sight. The days of Division Two sides knocking out sides from the top flight seem to be over, as all five inter-division

  • Will power is to be admired

    Congratulations to Kim Gill for succeeding in stopping smoking after six years of being hooked on nicotine. The fact that she is 13 and has managed to kick the habit at an age when many people are being tempted by peer pressure to take it up makes her

  • On This Day

    In 1812, poet Robert Browning was born. In 1926, In Britain, the voting age for women was lowered to 21. In 1945, Germany surrendered to Allied forces to end World War Two. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 7th, 1977... Mr Robert H. Owthwaite has

  • Debtor difficulties

    Late payment by customers is proving a headache for over three-quarters of Yorkshire firms, according to a survey. The Business in Britain report by Lloyds TSB Commercial reveals 79 per cent of companies hit by cashflow difficulties cited late payments

  • Reward for Rosemary

    A Bradford & Bingley employee has landed the first ever Yorkshire Finance Director of the Year Award. Rosemary Thorne, scooped the prize designed to showcase the abilities of the often unsung heroes of British boardrooms. Ms Thorne's impressive career

  • Saying it with flower baskets

    Up to £3,000 could be spent on hanging baskets in Cleck-heaton and Heckmondwike town centres this summer. Members of Spen Valley Area Committee put forward the idea to spend money from the committee's budget. The power to spend the mon-ey is currently

  • Furniture store 'not about to leave city'

    A furniture store that is a household name in Bradford today denied it is to move out of the city after 150 years. Rumours are rife in the city's business world that Christopher Pratts, in North Parade, was set to shut and move out of the city. The store

  • Rewind to the past

    B ehind a moody looking poster of the screen legend Humphrey Bogart are box files full of tapes recounting bygone Bradford in the words of those who lived it. I suppose the fact that Bogart adopted the tough-guy persona during his film career could be

  • Kim, 13, youngest to give up smoking

    A Bradford schoolgirl who started smoking at the age of seven has become the youngest child this year to quit. Kim Gill, who is now aged 13, has managed to stub the habit out with the help of her father Terry, her GP and the Bradford Stop Smoking Service

  • Stand-in Patrick saves the night

    Crowds flocked to the Priestley Centre for a special arts weekend organised by students at Bradford University. The event was hailed a huge success despite a last-minute hitch when a comedian booked to be part of the opening act on Friday night had to

  • Lib Dems keep their rival parties waiting

    The political leadership of Bradford Council remained in the melting pot today - five days after the local elections. The polls resulted in a draw between Tories and Labour groups, each ending up with 38 seats. And the leadership of the hung council now

  • Father's horror as he is accused of abuse

    A distraught father has spoken of the pain and humiliation he suffered after he said doctors accused him of breaking his toddler's arm. Len Worby said he was "hit like a ton of bricks" when he claimed doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary said his one-year-old

  • Schools are on fast track to college status

    Three of the district's schools have been accorded "priority" status in the race to become 'specialist' colleges. Buttershaw High, Belle Vue Girls' and Parkside School, Cullingworth have all been granted priority billing by Education Bradford. That means

  • Five hurt in Bank Holiday pub fights

    Bank Holiday violence erupted in Bradford last night, resulting in five people being taken to hospital - two with stab wounds. Violence flared at two separate incidents in pubs. The first took place at the Ancient Forester's pub in High Street, Wibsey

  • Gareth in the Park!

    Bradford's own Pop Idol Gareth Gates is coming home to play a special concert for his Bradford fans. Gareth was today confirmed as the headline act at this autumn's massive Party in the Park event. The management team of the 17-year-old singing star today