Midfielder David Hopkin was ready to resume his Bradford City career today. The £2.5 million summer signing was back in training five weeks after damaging his ankle against Darlington in the Worthington Cup. But the combative Scot is unlikely to be ready
In 1824, the foundation stone was laid for St. Matthew's Church, Wilsden. In 1940, Brazilian soccer player Pele was born. From the Telegraph & Argus of October 23rd, 1975... Poor Santa had his wings clipped by the Civil Aviation Authority. But he
One in five employees has reported feeling extremely stressed in the workplace, new figures have revealed. The International Stress Management Association warned bosses to ignore the problem at their peril - as frequent sick leave and poor productivity
Bradford Chamber of Commerce members are reminded to make a place in their diaries for its prestigious annual dinner. Speakers at the event are David Jones, chief executive of Next plc and Mike Craig, writer and former BBC comedy producer. It will be
Around 70,000 Bradford & Bingley (B&B) members across the district will receive an early Christmas present in the shape of a cash windfall. The company is currently mailing out 300,000 shares documents a day, with the prospect of a £700 payment
Kirklees residents are being invited to attend a consultation meeting on how the council sets its budget for next year. Booking forms for the Budget 2001-2 consultation meeting are available with the new booklet It's your money- working out the council's
Firefighters were called to a Bingley service station after a man slashed three petrol pump hoses and tried to set fire to himself. The incident happened at the Jet petrol station, next to Bingley Fire Station in Keighley Road, at 12.20am yesterday. Two
Safoora Chopdat is looking forward to spending a £1,000 bonus after she won an Endeavour Award. She was honoured for her achievements at the Foyer Project in West Bowling, a residential and training centre for young people. The Foyer Project caters for
A Bradford-based digital TV shopping channel is seeking to expand and create up to 1,500 jobs by the end of next year. Shop America is seeking to create an international call centre in Yorkshire and develop its headquarters at Bradford Business Park in
The parents of Keighley CJD victim Andrew Carter today welcomed news of a multi-million pound compensation package - but stressed the need for improved care. Ministers are set to announce the deal for families whose lives have been devastated by new variant
Stress and understaffing were highlighted as problems by staff at Bradford's hospitals in a survey forming part of a Government campaign to improve the quality of life for NHS employees. Almost two thirds of the 1,471 staff who replied said Bradford Hospitals
Elvis is back - and he's the karaoke king! Presley impersonator Peter Illingworth usually rocks the crowd at The Cricketers Arms in Baildon every Friday, but now is set to wow national TV audiences. The 34-year-old has been picked from hundreds of hopefuls
A mum today offered her teenage son the ultimate gift - the chance of a new life. Brave Jonathan Bowman, 14, suffers from kidney disease and has been on the transplant register since the beginning of the year. Now his mum Stephanie, from Cleckheaton,
Baildon 49 Old Modernians 7 Watching Baildon play rugby must be confusing to say the least. Are the Jenny Laners really as bad as last season's position painted them or as bad as their one point from three matches suggests this campaign? The answer is
Congleton Town 0 Bradford Park Avenue 2 Bradford Park Avenue held on to second place in UniBond Division One with a comfortable victory on a ground which has not been kind to them over the seasons. Andy Hayward was their hero with the two goals that ended
Bradford City 0 Ipswich Town 2 Ian Nolan turned to the crowd and threw up his arms in disgust. The defender had just pumped a free-kick into the Ipswich penalty area only to watch the ball make an unchallenged route into the arms of goalkeeper Richard
Time is running out for city manager Chris Hutchings, chairman Geoffrey Richmond warned this afternoon. Richmond held a two-hour meeting with Hutchings yesterday to discuss the club's situation after Saturday's home defeat against Ipswich left them four
The success of Keighley police in reducing drink-fuelled crime in the town is further evidence of just what can be done when resources are focused on a problem and a firm line is taken. Strong action was certainly called for. In one weekend at the beginning
Businesses from Bradford are being urged to expand into Japan - with the help of a special CBI conference. The event, Globalisation and Japan - The Labour Angle, will explain worker-related legislation and practices and is aimed at encouraging more investment
A pioneering Bradford initiative has pitched golf into the 21st century. Before taking to the fairways and greens on the course at Baildon's Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel and Country Club golfers can now make the arrangements and even improve their games
A head teacher and his governors have been urged not to exclude students who break new school uniform rules. Councillors on Bradford City Hall's scrutiny committee have stepped in to try to resolve a row which has been rumbling all summer at Oakbank School
Villagers have reached breaking point over the din created by workers and their machinery as they lay new water mains near their homes and businesses. The residents claim the work in East Morton Main Street has been almost non-stop, day and night for
A Morrisons worker has been sacked and threatened with legal action after creating a website attacking the firm. Clayton IT enthusiast Christopher Brown, 20, thought he had struck gold when he bought the website address www.morrisonsplc.com for £89. But
The funeral of schoolgirl Rochelle Cauvet, swept away in a swollen stream, was being held today. Rochelle, 14, was carried away by the waters of Stainforth Beck, near Settle, on October 10, while on a river walk with fellow pupils from Royds School in
Two owners of the celebrated Bradford curry house Mumtaz are facing High Court appearances over unpaid VAT. Dr Gul-Nawaz Akbar and Dr Khan, two of six partners in the Mumtaz Paan House, Great Horton Road, are facing bankruptcy petitions from HM Customs
SIR - Earlier this year the Govern-ment announced its intention of dealing with council house disrepair and renovation and published a Green Paper for discussion. Bradford Council is now looking at alternative arrangements for managing council housing
