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  • Newton earns point for Celtic

    Farsley Celtic 1, Ashton United 1: Celtic's early kick off in the UniBond Division One ended with them taking a point off high flying Ashton United, though the game was marred by an early injury to the visitors' Mick Jefferson. The sides scheduled the

  • Avenue leave it late as they surge up the table

    Colwyn Bay 1, Bradford Park Avenue 2: A late strike from the penalty spot by Keiron O'Brien secured all three points for Avenue from this UniBond Premier Division meeting. It was Avenue's fifth win in six starts as their resurgence continues to gather

  • Brave United finally muzzled by Terriers

    Eccleshill United 1, Bedlington Terriers 2: Specialist cup battlers Bedlington needed a penalty to take United into extra time of this FA Carlsberg Vase second round tie and some desperate defending to ensure they progressed without the need of a replay

  • From zero to a hero

    Norwich City 1, Bradford City 4: Aidan Davison joked before the game when asked about the best gameplan to stop Norwich: "Yeah, play 12 men". But City only really needed one as they chalked up a win that sent shockwaves reverberating from East Anglia

  • Prudence deserves its reward

    One of the major hurdles confronting people who have suffered mental health problems is overcoming a lack of self-confidence - something which is particularly important if the individual concerned is to get back into the world of work. In that respect

  • On This Day

    In 1035, King Canute II, the Danish King of England, died. In 1925, St. George's Hall, Bradford was sold to the New Century Picture Co. In 1944, Lancaster bombers of the famous "Dambusters" 617 Squadron sank the German batleship 'Tirpitz' in a Norwegian

  • 'Help us get new centre running'

    A small band of community-minded residents are appealing for help to get a new venture off the ground. They have set up St Mary's and Shirley Manor Residents' Group in Wyke and are hoping fellow residents will rally round to get it off to a flying start

  • £10 compensation is branded derisory

    A furious pensioner who missed out on the chance of a job when his train was cancelled today branded his £10 compensation as "derisory''. Arriva Trains Northern has had to cancel and delay thousands of trains over the last few months because of a driver

  • 'We must end this violence'

    Muslim leaders attended a service at an Anglican church yesterday to apologise for and condemn an attack carried out by a gang of Asian youths. Members of Durham Road Mosque were joined by other community members from local schools and the Girlington

  • Proud as Peacocks

    Jamie Peacock put Great Britain on the road to victory before Paul Sculthorpe showed why he was named Man of Steel and Players' Player of the Year in the season just ended. Sculthorpe, the versatile 24-year-old St Helens star - playing at stand-off -

  • Devastated

    David Wetherall has been told to forget football until next year to give his recurring groin injury the chance to heal. The City centre-half was shattered when a move to Manchester City broke down over the weekend. He failed a medical after agreeing terms

  • Race scheme

    A nationwide scheme to encourage good race relations and employment practice is to be officially launched in the city this evening. The Employers Race(ing) Ahead (ERA) scheme is an employer-led initiative, pioneered in Bradford, which aims to develop

  • 12 axed as cash crisis hits project

    Workshops to help Bradford people overcome mental health problems and find work are set to close. Twelve members of staff have been made redundant from the Cellar Project in Shipley as costs for occupational therapy are too high. The announcement follows

  • 'Right time to banish habits'

    A campaign to help smokers within the Asian community kick the habit is to be held during the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims will be fasting during daylight hours and will also abstain from smoking. Smoking cessation workers in Bradford believe it is

  • City remembers

    On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, hundreds of people across the district stopped to pay homage to Britain's war dead. For the first time, the service at the cenotaph in Bradford city centre was a multi-faith one, as members of the

  • Why did doctors miss big tumour?

    A grieving mum today vowed to discover why doctors failed to detect a massive brain tumour which killed her daughter. Tina Dean, a 33-year-old mother of two, died suddenly in October last year after complaining of numbness in her legs and excruciating

  • 'Let's drink to future of isolated theatre'

    The business community of Little Germany is being urged to help the Priestley Centre secure its long-term future. The theatre, on Chapel Street in Little Germany, has raised enough cash for the three-month reprieve needed to pay creditors. Now it is trying

  • Threat to bus service after vandals strike

    Thousands of pounds of damage was caused by schoolchildren who went on a rampage on a bus smashing over a dozen windows - and stealing a security camera and fire extinguisher. Today bus company First Bradford appealed for witnesses to the destruction

  • Ramp mix-up leaves pensioner 'prisoner'

    A wheelchair-bound pensioner claims she has been left a prisoner in her own home after confusion over fitting an access ramp. Hilda Dewhirst, 82, had to have a leg amputated and made arrangements to move to a ground-floor flat in Greengates, Bradford,

  • Horror crash tore us apart

    A restaurant boss today told how his family had been torn apart by a horror car crash which left his mother dead and his young wife terribly injured. Shabir Hussain, 33, who owns Akbar's restaurant in Leeds Road, said his family was left devastated by

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - In the T&A's story (November 1) about UNISON's dispute with Bradford Council, Chief Executive Ian Stewart tells your reporter "we will make ourselves available at a moment's notice to resume discussions". Fact: Repeated requests from UNISON