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  • On this day

    In 1789, the US Post Office was established. In 1922, the novelist Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road and The Big Sur, was born. In 1969, Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman. From the Telegraph & Argus of March 12, 1980... Bradford scientists were

  • Traders angry at ban on A-boards

    Traders say they fear they will be driven out of business by a Bradford Council decision to stop them promoting their shops with advertising boards on the street. Shop owners in Harrogate Road say they are being unfairly penalised by a new ban on A-boards

  • Audience enjoys Pet's parlez games

    In all her years of performing, Petula Clark cannot have had many more welcoming audiences than the one which greeted her at St George's Hall last night. A near-capacity crowd cheered her every song and at the end she was weighed down with more than a

  • 'Shrouds' to lift as dogfight ends

    The wraps could finally be coming off a controversial Bradford landmark building embroiled in a legal row between two giant corporations. The prestige city centre office block has been shrouded in scaffolding and green netting for more than a year as

  • Witter in line for a world title shot

    Junior Witter is ready to take the first world title chance that comes along after missing out on a summer shot at Arturo Gatti. Promoter Mick Hennessy made a £1.5m offer to the WBC champion but Gatti will instead face Floyd Mayweather after their on-off

  • Bentham latest to put pen to paper on new deal

    Starlet Craig Bentham has agreed a new one-year deal with City. Bentham, who was 20 last week, follows in the footsteps of John Swift - who signed a 12-month deal on Thursday - as the club begin looking to the future. Colin Todd said: "Craig's got a good

  • Now bring on the big guns

    The Bulls overcame a severe case of first-half fumbles to record a resounding 46-6 victory over Leigh at the Coliseum last night. Despite committing an appalling array of handling errors in the greasy, bitterly cold conditions the Bulls eventually ran

  • Plan to establish an Islamic boys' school

    An Asian teacher is bidding to open a private Muslim boys' school in Manningham. Amjad Mohammed, who has taught at primary and secondary level, has submitted plans to Bradford Council to convert an empty house in Cunliffe Villas into a secondary school

  • I'm honoured to get award, says leader

    A Bradford community worker has won a national award for his outstanding contribution to charity. Mohammed Amran is the winner of Community Builder category for this year's Beacon Prize chosen by a panel of judges. He was chosen for his work in Bradford

  • Planning row that could stop land sale

    Bradford Council could lose cash from the sale of a former school site because of a disagreement over how it will be developed. Shipley-based Magellan Residential Ltd wants to build 23 homes on the former Nab Wood Middle school site on New Close Road,

  • Coroner's accident verdict on grandad

    A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run by a banned driver, an inquest heard. Thomas Osbourne was leaving Idle Working Men's Club, where he was one of the longest- serving members, in November last year when he was hit by a car driven by Jason Goodaire

  • Turmoil threat to services

    Bradford's public services are facing a summer of turmoil with half the Council's staff set to walk-out and many teachers about to be balloted on strike action. Bradford Council services look set to grind to a halt later this month after union members

  • Health network to link up the world

    A Bradford specialist and a doctor from Pakistan visiting the city are among medics trying to boost global healthcare through a new network. Epidemiologist Professor John Wright, director of research and development at Bradford Teaching Hospitals, and

  • 'Save our ancient woodland'

    Residents are battling to save a centuries-old wood from the chop. Developers have planning to build 150 homes near to ancient Judy Woods, in Woodside, which campaigners claim will have a devastating effect on the historic site's ecology. Members of the

  • Letters to the editor

    Bradford children so well behaved SIR - I recently spent a few days as a private guest at Scargill House, near Kettlewell in Wharfedale. This is a very comfortable guest house and conference centre with a Christian ethos. It is run by a community of men