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  • Scarborough blasts Oakworth to 456!

    Michael Scarborough produced a whirlwind innings as the Craven League record book was ripped to shreds by Oakworth. Scarborough smashed 133 off only 40 balls in just 44 minutes and helped his side compile a Craven league record score of 456 for six in

  • Noble puts club before country

    Brian Noble has pledged he will be in charge of the Bulls for their end-of-season showdown with world champions Australia at Valley Parade. Great Britain assistant coach Noble was facing a double-booking on the weekend of October 27/28 as the national

  • City in hurry to sign Jess

    Jim Jefferies has opened talks to keep Eoin Jess at Bradford City. The Bantams boss wants to head off potential interest from other clubs, particularly Hibernian, by nailing a new deal quickly for the Scottish international midfielder. He spoke briefly

  • Openness on schools is essential

    The reasons suggested for having a new sub-committee to discuss problem schools in private seem appealing from the point of view of the image of education in Bradford. There are risks attached to washing your dirty linen in public. If the meetings are

  • Green machines praised

    Lorry drivers and engineers with Bradford supermarket giant Morrisons are celebrating after receiving a top industry award. The company's fleet has been awarded the euroShell Lifetime Achievement Award for making an 'outstanding contribution' to road

  • Mobile phone firm won't move mast

    A mobile telecommunications company will not consider an alternative site for a controversial mast in Brighouse, a public inquiry heard. The inquiry was told yesterday by anti-mast campaigners that other sites in the Brighouse area were being considered

  • Pace deal for half a million boxes

    Hi-tech giant Pace is to supply digital cable firm Telewest with another 500,000 set-top TV boxes. In an extension of its current contract, the Saltaire-based manufacturer will provide Telewest, owners of Yorkshire Cable, with its fastest technology.

  • Runaway horses in road havoc

    Police had to restrain about 12 horses which were running loose on roads in Bradford today. A number of motorists called the police to report the animals running on Bradford Road near the Thornbury roundabout and Dawson's Corner, Pudsey, at the Stanningley

  • Parents issue plea for some road relief

    A Cottingley mum fears her children and other pupils are at risk from congestion largely caused by parents outside their school. Susan Downing claims that without safety measures outside Cottingley Village Primary School an accident will happen. Under

  • Putting our heart in the 'inT&Anet'

    Newspapers have been around as long as the printing press. But as the technology has changed, so have they - and today's Telegraph & Argus stands in the front line of 21st century technology. No other medium can match the good old printed page for

  • Dexter jury sees type of pistol used in killing

    A murder trial jury came face to face with a pistol said to be the type used to kill Bradford man Destor Coleman. Jurors were shown a self-loading Colt 1911 Series pistol by firearms specialist Dr Philip Alexander as he gave evidence at Leeds Crown Court

  • Fury at privacy decision for school issues

    Parents are outraged that problems at their children's schools will be discussed behind closed doors. Schools in Bradford which are experiencing problems will soon be able to take their concerns to a new sub-committee which will have private meetings

  • Pair menaced by squatter's knife

    A tenant and his girlfriend today spoke of their terror after coming face-to-face with a knife-wielding squatter. Paul Learoyd, 19, and Claire Terry, 16, went to view a refurbished council flat at Lydford House, Little Horton, Bradford. They left in disgust

  • Bishop shows adults how to build a new life

    Six outstanding Bradford students who have battled against the odds to change their lives through education will be honoured at an awards ceremony at St George's Hall, Bradford, tonight. The awards are being given as part of national Adult Learners Week

  • Father and son beat me to a pulp

    A mum-of-two today told for the first time how she was so brutally beaten by a father and son in a late night attack even her own dad and daughter didn't recognise her. And she has pleaded with other women: 'save yourselves and your daughters from this

  • Marshall hits top form in Rawdon wins

    Kenrick Marshall was on top form as he led Rawdon to convincing league and cup victories. The all-rounder produced scintillating innings of 92 not out and 99 against Steeton and Kirkstall respectively, as well as chipping in with three for 98 in the league

  • On This Day

    In 1909, "Cockle" Sarah Hartley, well known Bradford character, died. In 1914, Bradford Cinderella Club's new Holiday Home was opened at Hest Bank. In 1916, the Bradford Painter's strike was settled. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 16th, 1976...

  • Melody aims to be quick on the draw

    Two young people in Bradford are hoping to make it big in entirely different ways with the help of money that has been awarded to them by the Prince's Trust. The smell of chilli, burgers and pizza will soon be emanating from Dobrudden Caravan Park on

  • Region's jobless figures fall again

    New figures show unemployment levels in the district continuing to fall steadily. The Labour Force Survey shows 12,542 people in Bradford claimed unemployment-related benefit on April 12 - 948 fewer than on the same date last year, a fall of 0.4 per cent

  • Double up on civic appeal!

    Bradford's citizens were today asked to dig deep into their pockets to help young people develop their entrepreneurial skills and to help cancer sufferers. The district's first citizen is hoping his year in office will attract charitable fund-raising

  • Campaign wins royal approval

    Prince Charles has stamped his Royal seal of approval on the Bradford Cares scheme. He has sent his endorsement of the project in a letter to the Telegraph & Argus from St James's Palace. It is another coup for the Bradford Cares project which was

  • Dave's no mug!

    David Courcier is no mug when it comes to pottery. The 36-year-old Idle potter, who helped astronomer Sir Patrick Moore make a clay pen pot, has been creating 'Idle mugs' which now grace coffee tables all over the world. His brown earthenware cups, featuring

  • Watch may hold key to catching murderer

    Detectives today said a £30 watch could hold the key to catching the murderer of a teenage prostitute. They said Rebecca Hall was wearing an identical one at the time she went missing from her Bradford flat on Good Friday. The 19-year-old mother's naked

  • Arrested man found in a pool of blood

    A drunken man was found slumped in a police cell after an officer spotted a smear of blood on a wall, an inquest was told. PC Stephen Little was checking on Anthony Wildman inside his cell at Lawcroft House police station in Bradford when he raised the

  • Buckets out as revamp station springs leak

    Staff had to place buckets on the floor of Bradford's multi-million pound refurbished Interchange to prevent it from flooding. Customers attempting to buy tickets for bus journeys at the Travel Centre on the ground floor of the building had to dodge the

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - It appears that the future of Bradford education has been subjected to a compromise deal which is not in accord with the Ofsted report. The inclusion of local councillors and paid officials of Bradford Education Authority in the new Education Policy