As foot and mouth regulations continue to take a grip on the sport, Yeadon & Guiseley Motor Club suspended its pedal cycle trials championship programme at the weekend. At present the ACU ruling applies only to off-road so the road racing will take
Joe Johnson is finding it difficult to keep a smile off his face at the moment. At Christmas, the 48-year-old former world champion looked set to retire, having lost five out of five matches on the World Snooker Association tour. But a remarkable transformation
Dean Windass will make his Middlesbrough debut in Scotland later this week. Windass underwent a medical at the Riverside last night before completing his move from Bradford City with the Bantams picking up £600,000 plus a further £400,000 if the north-east
The son of the founder of Bradford insurance brokers Sydney Packett & Sons has been honoured for his services to the industry. Neville Packett, 79, pictured, was awarded an exceptional service medal during the Insurance Institute of Bradford's 69th
Customers have won their fight to save Bradford's Merrie England Coffee Shop. More than 1,000 people signed a petition after the shop faced closure because of its rent bill from Bradford Council. The shop is near the site of the former Rawson Market which
Two superstore giants are creating a total of 350 new jobs as part of their expansion plans. Morrisons has announced 150 new jobs at its packing and distribution centre in Cutler Heights Lane, Bradford, following a more than doubling in size of the site
New research linking electricity pylons with cancer has been welcomed by a Wharfedale woman whose husband was one of 12 cancer victims in a village in just one year. Old Pool Bank, with just 124 houses, saw 12 residents succumb to different forms of cancer
Police were today questioning five people after a Clayton man was stabbed to death following a street brawl. John Michael Anthony Nuttall, 22, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary with stab wounds after a row broke out in the street but died of his injuries
In 1888, author Louisa May Alcott died, only hours after the funeral of her father. In 1900, motor cycle inventor and motor engineer Gottlieb Daimler died. In 1987, the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized at Zeebrugge. From the Telegraph & Argus
SIR - Re the story "Cyclists not devils of the road" (March 3). I would like to make it clear to Mike Healey and other members of the cycling community that Bierley is not anti-cyclist. Indeed they are most welcome! So much so that we made provision for
Albion Sports stretched their lead at the top of the Premier Division to 12 points with a 2-1 victory over Oakenshaw. With the weather again playing havoc, the champions' game got the go-ahead thanks to a snow-free Apperley Bridge ground. They looked
There's plenty more to come from Joe Vagana. That's the verdict from Bulls coach Brian Noble after the giant Kiwi's match-turning performance to help topple Super League champions St Helens at the weekend. Vagana struggled in the cold conditions in the
Bradford City's fringe players get the chance to parade in the shop window tonight as the sales go on. The Bantams are expecting interest from potential buyers for their reserve home game against Middlesbrough. Gunnar Halle, Ian Nolan, Gareth Whalley
Business leaders have urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown to help offset fears of a downturn in the economy by simplifying the tax system. The Bradford Chamber of Commerce made its plea today on the eve of the Budget and said tax reform was
It would be wrong to try to read too much into the encouraging comments made by Culture Secretary Chris Smith about Bradford's bid for Capital of Culture status. However, the view he expressed yesterday that the city has as strong a bid as anyone else
First Bradford has signed a seven-year deal with Volvo for the maintenance of its buses. Volvo Bus Limited will take over every aspect of servicing the fleet of 235 vehicles, including running the workshop at the company's Bradford depot. Ian Davies,
Business leaders have urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown to help offset fears of a downturn in the economy by simplifying the tax system. The Bradford Chamber of Commerce made its plea today on the eve of the Budget and said tax reform was
Residents fighting for the closure of a Cullingworth landfill site look set to suffer another year of tipping. Manywells Quarry was due to be capped this month but an application to extend its life is likely to be approved by Shipley Area Planning Panel
aTraders were today counting the cost of a blaze which wrecked part of a historic mill in Haworth. Sixty firefighters battled for more than two hours to bring the outbreak at three-storey Bridgehouse Mill, a listed grade 2 building, under control yesterday
Bradford's diners are facing a price hike as restaurants come under pressure from the foot and mouth epidemic. With supplies beginning to run low, many of the district's outlets are facing price increases of between 25 and 30 per cent for their meat.
One man was killed and another was in a critical condition today after their car smashed into a lamppost on the Stanningley bypass last night. A red Honda Civic carrying two Bradford men in their late teens and early 20s went out of control on the dual
A Bradford University expert believes that our modern civilised society is only one small step away from cannibalism. Dr Timothy Taylor, who has been helping Channel Four programme makers film a three-part series on cannibals, believes that it is only
Culture secretary Chris Smith has praised Bradford's bid to become European City of Culture. Speaking yesterday at an event to celebrate the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television's achievement of attracting one million visitors during the
