Bradford Park Avenue 1, Stocksbridge PS 0 - Park Avenue took advantage of the weather on Saturday to open up an eight point gap at the top of the UniBond Division One with a well-deserved but slender victory over Stocksbridge PS at Horsfall Stadium. While
Whitehaven 17, Keighley Cougars 4 - Cougars coach Steve Deakin must be hoping that the inspirational Martin Wood makes a faster than expected return from injury. Once again his play-making skills were sorely missed as Keighley nosedived to their second
Bradford Bulls 24, London Broncos 6 -There were few signs of any Twickenham jitters as the Bulls maintained their 100 per cent league and cup record. And, when they eased 24-0 ahead two minutes after the break, few would have bet against them sitting
The money spent by Bradford Health Action Zone on making a medical soap opera aimed at the Asian community no doubt seemed a first-class idea at the time. Asian people suffer some health problems to a greater degree than much of the rest of the wider
A Bradford firm's website is breaking new ground in the world of wedding stationery. Low Moor firm Collisons believes its site is the first to offer a personalised service where people can design and order their stationery online. Designed by Doncaster
Three companies have formed a partnership to refurbish 12,700 homes previously controlled by Calderdale Council. Pennine Housing 2000, Carillion Housing and social housing company Keepmoat were chosen from more than 22 competitors. Pennine Housing 2000
Campaigners fighting to save their village playing fields from development are facing a fresh battle with the site's church owner. The Telegraph & Argus revealed last month how Baildon's Jenny Lane site had been earmarked for recreational space in
The British Arts Festivals Association is trumpeting the best of the nation's arts events and festivals for 2001 - but there is no mention of Bradford's. A bright colour leaflet from BAFA lists dozens of arts festivals all over the country, including
The boss of a Bradford filling station staged a forecourt sit-in after petrol company reps locked him out of his shop. Iram Mughal, who has managed the Save petrol station at Spencer Road, Clayton, since 1993, refused to leave his business after being
Business boffins at the University of Bradford are being lined up to help put new life into the Tiger economy of Singapore. The Singapore Government has turned to the European Centre for Total Quality Management to see where it can improve its operations
Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons joined an elite club of Britain's leading companies today The firm, founded in 1899 by William Morrison, received confirmation that it was to become part of the FTSE-100. The 100 top companies in the FTSE-100
SIR - I write as Mayor of Denholme to thank all those in the village and in all political parties who have supported our campaign against the Buck Park landfill. The result of the inquiry has been a great blow to everyone. We also want to make clear that
Wibsey 0, Baildon 6 - Both sides had reason to be happy with their efforts in this cup tie. Baildon won a difficult derby away from home while improving Wibsey's stock certainly didn't fall because they lost this Sulzer Roteq Services (UK) Leeds Aire-Wharfe
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond has dismissed claims that Everton are set to make a £3million bid for Bradford City defender David Weth-erall. West Ham and Coventry have also been linked with the 30-year-old defender but Rich-mond described the reports as
Bradford Bulls' Challenge Cup talisman Michael Withers faced an anxious wait today to find out his chances of being fit for the big Twickenham date with St Helens. The Aussie was having X-rays on a damaged hand and coach Brian Noble admitted his appearance
In 1806, Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born. In 1910, the site for Bradford's new infirmary was acquired. In 1942, the Bataan Peninsula was captured by the Japanese forces in the Phillipines. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 9th, 1976...
Tour operator JMC's Bradford call centre is pioneering a new trend in the UK holiday industry. The firm has become the first British holiday company to offer a round-the-clock telephone service to customers, with its Sunbridge Road centre fielding calls
Hopes are fading for a missing Bradford man who failed to return from a trip while walking alone in the mountains of Majorca. A major search operation was continuing today for Peter Smiddy, 65, a retired police inspector, who left his hotel last Monday
Angry demonstrators were forced back by police after trying to enter Bradford Crown Court today, in a protest over the racial make-up of juries. Lines of police pushed back an angry crowd who had gathered outside the court building to show their support
Supermarket giant Morrisons will start trading tomorrow as one of Britain's top 100 businesses. The Bradford firm's inclusion in the FTSE-100 index was confirmed by the London Stock Exchange today. The FTSE-100 is seen as the benchmark for share movements
Bradford City chiefs have warned fans not to be duped into buying fake vouchers for the club's new megastore. The club has posted warnings at its new Up Front store after several shoppers tried to use the forged discount vouchers to buy items there. The
A young Bradford actor is set to bring terror back to the big screen this year in psychological drama The Bunker. Andrew Potts, from Wibsey, plays Private Neumann, the youngest of a crew of German officers trapped underground in the new Second World War
A Bradford University graduate has told of her harrowing part in trying to bring former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic to trial for war crimes. Charlotte Hamilton is part of a team of international experts investigating atrocities carried out in
The Home Secretary is to make a final decision on whether a Bradford trucker serves three years in a French jail without standing trial. Jack Straw is considering extradition proceedings against Shaun Durkin, 43, after an appeal to the High Court was
John Massen was flushed with anger when he came home to find Bradford Council had boarded up the back of his loo - with no handle to pull. The vital piece of equipment had been unscrewed and placed on the window-ledge while the entire area behind the
A family is at loggerheads over the sale of a Bradford war hero's Victoria Cross. Corporal Samuel Meekosha, pictured, won the highest award for bravery after saving the lives of fellow soldiers on the World War One frontline in France. Now his medal is
