Barrow Raiders 52, Keighley Cougars 10: The Craven Park Raiders Bar offered beer at £1 a pint while Barrow led this National League Qualifying Series semi-final. And the Cumbrian accountants must have regretted that marketing ploy as the home side spent
Guiseley 0, Matlock 3: Guiseley were sent spinning to their fifth defeat in the UniBond Division One this term as Matlock Town mounted a typical smash and grab raid at Nethermoor on Saturday. The home side took their time to get into the game but a positive
Bradford Bulls are not afraid of what is facing them in the Tetley's Super League play-offs. St Helens' narrow 18-16 victory at London Broncos yesterday means they clinched the Minor Premiership. And that pits the Bulls against the Saints at Knowsley
Wirral official Mike Dean was carpeted over his controversial handling of City's drama-filled clash with Burnley. Dean (pictured) faced a half-hour grilling from referee's assessor George Courtenay after sending off Mark Bower and Danny Cadamarteri in
Tomorrow is a very important day for the young people of Bradford and Keighley. They have a chance to choose the people they want to represent them on the Youth Parliament, the organisation which will give them a significant voice about policies affecting
In 63 B.C., the first Roman emperor, Augustus, was born. In 1915, Bradford 1st and 2nd "Pals" left Ripon for Salisbury Plain. In 1973, Juan Peron was re-elected president of Argentina. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 23rd, 1977... The first
The Bradford Business Environment Forum is to hold a Scrap Yard Challenge at the Hilton Hotel on September 25. The conference will discuss environmental issues which will affect business. Nearly two million vehicles are scrapped in the UK every year,
Ciba Speciality Chemicals workers in Bradford have helped saved the company more than £150,000. The firm, which is based at Low Moor, asked staff to come up with good ideas to help the firm run more efficiently. In March it set up Project Baseline, a
Business bosses in Bradford are daunted by public speaking, according to a new poll. More than half of the directors questioned said that they find public speaking more daunting than any other business activity which they have to carry out as part of
Precision label printing business The Label Makers has announced a £400,000 expansion at its Dudley Hill factory. The work, which is due to start in the next few weeks, involves the extension and redevelopment of the firm's existing office block. As well
Householders throughout Bradford felt the earth move today as an earthquake shook England and Wales. The tremor, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook large parts of the district at 12.54am. The British Geological Survey said the epicentre of the earthquake
Guiseley 3, Hebburn Town 0: Guiseley pocketed a cheque for £7,5000 and set their sights on doubling their money after securing a deserved FA Cup first qualifying round win. The Nethermoor side now face an away tie against Northern Leaguers Guisborough
A trader claims her business has folded two months after opening because of gas works in the road outside her shop. Gas transport company Transco began a £172,000 scheme to replace 400 metres of gas main in Heckmondwike with modern, plastic pipes on July
The transformation of a former Bradford mills complex could create 500 jobs. Whetley Mills, situated off Thornton Road, has been purchased by businessman Usman Hussain for £2m. His plans for the site may see it eventually blossom into a thriving business
Yorkshire ended their season in a blaze of glory with a hint of better things to come as Phoenix shot down Kent Spitfires by 79 runs at Headingley yesterday in the Norwich Union League. They never looked back after Australian Matthew Elliott and Anthony
Bradford Salem 48, Old Modernians 5: 'Only another eight rounds to go', said a Bradford Salem supporter in the clubhouse after this first-round Powergen Junior Vase victory. And if that sounds overly optimistic when 512 clubs started out on the Twickenham
Michael Proctor scored a dramatic last-minute equaliser to earn City's nine men an incredible 2-2 draw against Burnley in Saturday's fiery battle of the roses. City looked dead and buried after having both Mark Bower and Danny Cadamarteri sent off by
Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble reckons there must be something sinister about Joe Vagana's omission from the New Zealand squad to tour Great Britain, which was announced over the weekend. "I am flabbergasted," said the Great Britain assistant coach.
A family-owned funeral business has launched a cut price internet service. Joseph A Hey & Son Ltd, of Great Horton Road, Bradford, has set up a 24 hour funeral network service called Low Price Funerals. Robert Morphet, managing director of the firm
The Bradford University School of Management has been rated among the leading business schools in the country, according to a Financial Times survey. It has been placed in the top 15 business schools in the UK by the newspaper. A similar survey last year
The district's business leaders do not want the euro, according to a new poll. A survey, ten years on from when Britain left the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, reveals bosses in the area oppose British membership of the euro by nearly two to one -
Ethnic food manufacturer Sector Foods is set to increase its workforce fivefold and take its turnover to more than £1.5 million. It also plans to start exporting its products. The firm, which won its founder an award at this year's Asian Business Convention
Almost one in ten Spen people surveyed by public health experts had experienced depression, anxiety or nervous illness in the previous year. The findings of the survey have been included in North Kirklees Primary Care Trust's first annual health report
Detectives today revealed they had traced a possible fifth victim of a serial sex attacker who is prowling isolated spots in Shipley, Baildon and Bingley. They said the 16-year-old girl was targeted in Baildon, just yards from where the pervert struck
Families of children with autism are being left to fight on alone, according to a report published today. The report, Better for the Break, by the charity Shared Care Network, shows an urgent need to provide short breaks and respite care to families with
Culture Minister Tessa Jowell is to launch a conference in Bradford looking at the role of sport in the district's cultural life. The Sport Culture Diversity conference, exploring the relationship between sport, social inclusion and regeneration, is part
Detectives today revealed they believe they know who executed a 16-year-old at a Bradford petrol station - but don't have enough evidence to arrest and convict the killer. Yasser Hussain Nazir was gunned down in an execution-style killing in Bradford
Cyclists claim they risk death on the district's roads because of the "appalling" behaviour of drivers. They allege they are sometimes raced, forced off the road and confronted by enraged motorists. And now they have appealed to Bradford Council to try
Armed with guitars, flutes, whistles and fiddles, music lovers and artists from around the globe transformed Otley into a mini festival site at the weekend. Up to 4,000 people flocked to the town to take part in the 11th annual Black Sheep Folk Festival
Bradford and district's hospitals are among the best in the country, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. Accident and emergency departments in the district have shorter waiting times than many other parts of the UK, according to new performance tables
WHARFEDALE go into their fourth National Division One game of the season against Nottingham at The Avenue with confidence sky-high after a couple of impressive away victories, their eight-try demolition of Doncaster last weekend underlining that the side
Heath 24, Ilkley 9: Ilkley's first visit to Heath since the inception of league rugby was to turn from a composed performance with victory in sight to a nervous unco-ordinated effort in which they were well beaten. At half-time Ilkley looked good for
SIR - Re the letter from Ms Nazia Shabkir (September 13) on the subject of litter in Bradford. She claims that Bradford suffers from litter "only due to the fact that there are no litter bins". However that is not the problem. Earlier generations were
