New Bradford Bulls assistant coach Karl Harrison knows better than most what it takes to beat the Aussies but fears the worst for England in Saturday's World Cup opener at Twickenham. Former prop Harrison helped topple the Aussies four times during his
Bradford cyclist Yvonne McGregor says sickness has not disrupted her preparations for the World Track Championships which start in Manchester today. The 39-year-old, now based in Cheshire, missed the recent women's elite race at the World Road Racing
Benito Carbone is happy to get shirty with young Bradford City fan Nicola Brearley yesterday. Nicola was among a group of Junior Bantams who took the chance in half-term to watch their heroes put through their paces in a training session at Apperley Bridge
Dean Saunders has ordered Bradford City to lower their sights if they want to survive in the Premiership. The veteran Welsh striker believes the Bantams must rediscover their "underdog" spirit or face the grim consequences. Saunders said: "When I signed
The idea of letting Royds Community Association take over some of the basic services on the estate has a lot going for it. In fact, there is much to be said in favour of the principle of handing responsibility for local services such as grass cutting,
In 1869, Pullan's Theatre opened in Bradford. In 1876, the Semon Convalescent Home was transferred to Bradford Corporation control. In 1910, Bradford Council sanctioned a Midland Railway through line in Bradford. From the Telegraph & Argus of October
Keighley-based Keybury Sec-urity Solutions has completed its milestone 5,000th installation - for Silsden Golf Club's prestigious new clubhouse. The combined intruder alarm and access control system is part of a £1 million Lottery-funded development of
More Yorkshire workers are making complaints against their bosses than ever before, newly released figures have revealed. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) - the body which runs employment tribunal hearings - said the last 12 months
Police have paid tribute to the bravery of a pensioner who fought against a knife attacker. Bill Brown, 76, was set upon by a masked, knife-wielding robber soon after arriving at his Batley business premises at 7.30am on Monday. He wrestled bravely with
An airman from Shipley swapped the skies for the high seas to help adventurers retrace Edwardian explorer Ernest Shackleton's voyage to the foot of the world. Chris Wright, 23, a former student at Bingley's Beckfoot Grammar School and now an engineer
A Bradford bobby and his girlfriend have bared all for a bold new breast cancer awareness poster campaign. Thousands of people will see Shipley-based PC Phil Stickells with his hands cupped over girlfriend Bryony Morton's breasts alongside the caption
Craving for a curry could be down to an addictive "chemical buzz" produced by spicy food. New research has revealed that curries - the food for which Bradford is famous - trigger a natural high in the brain, just like a drug. The findings were published
Teachers are not getting the training they need to cope with the schools reorganisation, union leaders said today. They are blaming both head teachers and Bradford Council for failing to prepare staff for their new jobs. A course to help Bradford secondary
Street cleaning, grass cutting and house maintenance could be taken away from the Council on the Royds estate. Royds Community Association is bidding to become one of 20 pilot projects across the country to run the basic council services, including house
Plans for an Odsal super stadium lay in tatters today after Bradford Bulls ended talks with developers Sterling Capitol. The Bulls pulled out of negotiations on the multi-million pound redevelopment of the stadium saying they could not get a definitive
Woolworths bosses have been swamped with applications from people wanting to work in their new Bradford store. An amazing 1,500 calls came flooding in from people chasing 250 jobs. But the good news for those who were unsuccessful is that the company
SIR - The main issue about the proposed changes to Shipley Market is whether or not the Shipley public wish to have their own shopping centre or not. Over the past few years, Shipley has lost many of the more prominent trading outlets: Co-op, Victoria
Queensbury maintained their unbeaten Pennine League Premier Division run with a thrilling 14-13 home win against champions Elland. Bury took the lead when find of the season, young stand-off Johnny Feather put a precision kick beyond the defence and wingman
Home advantage paid dividends for Thackley as they beat neighbours Liversedge 2-0 in last night's Northern Counties East Premier Division derby. The three points will lift the Dennyfield club out of the bottom three, though Liversedge remain in deep trouble
Firms in Bradford wanting to learn more about the work of public relations agencies have been invited to a road show in Leeds. The event - organised by the Public Relations Consult-ants Association - takes place on November 16 at the Queen's Meridien
Direct Visual - the Batley-based videoconferencing specialist - has supplied equipment across Nottinghamshire. The firm has installed state-of-the-art videoconferencing facilities at 16 libraries across the county. A further 44 sites will be hooked up
A major conference is being staged in Bradford as part of Design in Business Week. The Bradford Uni-versity event on November 1 will consider a strategy for corporate communication of brands and will look at the future of website design and digital branding
Bradford Council gets bouquets and brickbats in its performance figures published today. But council leader Councillor Margaret Eaton said Britain's fourth biggest metropolitan authority could expect a better report next year with major changes in performance
A Keighley paramedic is to take to the skies as a member of the region's first air ambulance crew. Chris Croden, a field-based assessor at Keighley ambulance station, will be one of six to dispatch emergency treatment from the distinctive yellow helicopter
Pub licensees have been learning the tricks of the doorman's trade in a bid to quash drunken aggro in their pubs. A group of licensees from the Eccleshill police division have attended a full day's training event at Eccleshill police station, Bradford
A diary farmer is in a new survival battle with council planners over an investment scheme to keep his business afloat. James Lawn says that, without the investment, the business he runs with father Bert at East Manywells Farm in Cullingworth will become
A secondary school is at loggerheads with Bradford Council after it illegally refused to admit a disruptive pupil. The 11-year-old, offered a place at Immanuel Church of England Community College, Thackley, earlier this year, was, according to his mother
Relatives have pleaded with a church minister to allow their loved ones to rest in peace amid fears that developers are set to take over a Bradford graveyard. The fate of Westgate Hill Cemetery hangs in the balance after Methodist leaders revealed they
