Regulars at a Bradford pub are preparing to stage a sports tournament this weekend in honour of their friend who died two years ago as the result of a road accident four years earlier. Kevin Tyson suffered severe head injuries and numerous broken bones
He may well be over the moon with his team's sparkling form, but Leeds United boss David O'Leary is unlikely to describe himself as 'chuffed as Piglet' and expect to be taken seriously. But that's where Bradford University lecturer John Russell steps
A new hospital bus route planned for villagers in Cullingworth and Denholme has finally been given the green light. The direct rural bus service to Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's will start running on Tuesday, December 7. The 902 circular route
An extra £1 million is being poured into Bradford schools to help boost pupils' achievements, it was revealed today. The cash comes on top of an additional £2 million already pledged by the Council in April over and above this year's £155.3 million schools
Amateur Rugby League: Keighley Village Celtic went down 30-14 at Undercliffe, but it could and should have been a lot closer. Celtic struggled at the start and trailed 16-0 after 30 minutes, but pulled the game round to 16-14 just after the break. Again
Motor Sport: Well over 150 trials riders homed in on Malcolm Rathmell's bike test day at Pateley Bridge, where the former European and British champion showed off the latest Bultaco trials machines. Many West Leeds Motor Club members skipped the trial
Soccer Australia claim they are hopeful of winning the tug-of-war for Harry Kewell. Leeds United boss David O'Leary has insisted that Kewell will not be allowed to play in two friendlies for Australia later this month. But Soccer Australia chairman Basil
Bradford Bulls today dropped a close season bombshell by releasing club captain Steve McNamara who now looks set to team up with West Yorkshire neighbours Wake-field Trinity. Speculation has been mounting for weeks that the Great Britain and England back-rower
Funny how your expectations change without you noticing, isn't it? We were having a pub lunch in York the other day and my companion and I were moaning to each other about the tastelessness of her chicken, the dryness of my gammon and the ubiquity of
A dip in Britain's birth rate means its labour force is expected to increase again until after 2010. Despite the apparent need for experienced, qualified workers to fill this gap, the elderly continue to be overlooked in the job stakes. Drew Kendell examines
Some of Bradford's new 'super' councillors with portfolios are already preparing for talks with their bosses as they prepare to juggle their outside jobs alongside their new influential roles on Bradford Council. The councillors could find themselves
Young people struggling to come to terms with a breakdown in their parents' relationship are being offered support from a new counselling service in Bradford. Bradford Relate, which helps couples to tackle relationship difficulties, is expanding its service
A hot radiator pipe could have caused the death of a seven-month-old baby, an inquest heard. Zodia Rosetta Margaretta Connell died from shock, according to a consultant paediatrician. Dr Phillip Holland said it could have been caused when the baby burned
A fund set up in memory of tragic Shipley drama student Jenson Marriott has reached the £20,000 mark. And on Saturday friends of the young actor are travelling to Shipley from all over the country to help his mother, Sharon, boost the charity's coffers
A coroner has called for safety improvements on a stretch of road following the death of a teenage girl. Michelle Gearie, 15, was struck by a car while crossing Haworth Road, Bradford, in March. After being told that there had been a number of accidents
Sutton's Cheryl Green now feels ready to take on the world after winning the Natural Body Building British Championships. Taking both the title in her weight class and the overall British title means that Cheryl, 34, qualifies for the French Grand Prix
A recently discovered letter written by Charlotte Bronte is set to fetch £30,000 at auction next month. Staff at the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth are now awaiting details of the three-page letter from auctioneers Sotheby's in London. Earlier this
A report commissioned by traders objecting to proposals for a Sainsbury's store in Otley claims that the town's convenience shops could lose nearly 30 per cent of their turnover if the plans are approved. A number of traders, including butchers George
Ilkley is mourning the loss of a man who spread happiness through music. John Raymond Pratt, 63, has died after losing his battle with cancer. Mr Pratt was a private music teacher and taught generations of Ilkley residents to master the piano. Only days
Plans have been submitted to Bradford Council to build a housing estate on a disused quarry in Bolton Woods. Fairclough Homes want to build 186 homes on the land at Bolton Hall Road. Councillor Tony Miller (Lab, Shipley East) has welcomed the plans as
Amateur Rugby League: Queensbury's bid for a place in the quarter-finals of the Tetley's Bitter Yorkshire Cup ended in controversy due to a hotly-disputed second half try by Hunslet Warriors at Hill Top which enabled the visitors to run out 19-8 winners
Bradford City still have 1,000 tickets left for Saturday's home match against Coventry. The tickets which are in the Ciba Stand on Midland Road are now on sale at the Valley Parade ticket office. Coventry's recent revival and City's splendid 3-1 victory
First Division promotion contenders Barnsley are the latest club to show interest in Bradford City's transfer-listed central defender Darren Moore. Two other First Division clubs, Portsmouth and Sheffield United, are also interested in the 25-year-old
One tragic consequence - probably the most tragic consequence - of the dramatic increase in divorce has been the growing number of children whose lives have been damaged by it. Children need a secure home environment. If that security is undermined by
A bullet-proof cabinet is being created at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley to safeguard the Silsden Hoard before it goes on display to the public. A specialist security firm has been called in to build the unit to house the 27 Celtic coins found in a
Women with a menstrual condition that can cause pain and infertility are being given fresh hope due to increased services and state-of-the-art technology at Airedale General Hospital. The enhanced services at the Steeton hospital have helped some women
Families have hit the roof after being told their traditional paving stones will be removed - seven years after they believed they had won a battle to keep them. Now they are starting a fresh campaign to save the footpaths in Oakbank Grove, Manningham
A widow's Christmas messages of forgiveness will be sent to her husband's killers in prison, thanks to the Telegraph & Argus. Last month the T&A published Jo Pollard's plea for help in translating her letters from English to Hungarian. Now two
Traders have expressed their fears over proposals for a radical traffic calming scheme to stop motorists using a Bradford housing estate as a rat-run. Bradford Council has put forward a number of schemes to combat the problem along Bierley Lane next to
An epileptic mother has criticised Social Services chiefs who said a Bradford couple could lose their baby because they suffered from the condition. Debbie Thompson, who gave birth in Bradford Royal Infirmary ten years ago, accused Social Services of
A disabled grandmother hopes to start a new life after being forced out of her Bradford home by thugs because she joined a Neighbourhood Watch Group. Susan Khan said she "couldn't take any more" following a string of break-ins at her Lower Grange home
Guiseley firm Crompton Lighting has been taken over by a global American company as part of a £67.5 million deal. Cooper Industries, based in the USA, has bought the firm which employs a total of 630 staff in Guiseley and Doncaster - with 150 on the Guiseley
Action is planned to halt the decline of a bird once a familiar feature of Keighley and Haworth moorland. In less than a decade the twite population in this region has been virtually halved. The alarming slump has been revealed in a Royal Society for
