Wrose Bull had their best result of the season with a 3-1 win over Queensbury in the Bradford Sunday Alliance Premier Division. A goal down early to Johnny Brown, Andy Hird scored an equaliser and two goals from Chris Brown ensured three points for the
In 1909, the Bowling spinning mill, Bradford, was destroyed by fire. In 1913, Commander Evans, the Antarctic explorer, visited Bradford. In 1920, in a charabanc accident at Blacko Bar, five Skipton men were killed. From the Telegraph & Argus of November
A Guiseley-based packaging specialist is launching an ambitious new joint venture in the Far East. Professional Packaging Services Ltd (PPS), which hit a turnover of £6m last year, has just opened a central Hong Kong office with local firm Laauender.
Spen and Batley MP Mike Wood has blasted Kirklees Council for closing residential homes - and blaming it on Government's Care Standards Act, which takes effect in 2007. The Council shut Threelands Grange in Birkenshaw and has now earmarked Eddercliffe
A pensioner is the driving force behind a campaign to expand services at a village post office. Ron Bailey, 84, is calling for car-taxing facilities at Eldwick post office in Otley Road to boost the village economy. Mr Bailey, a retired engineer, said
A bus suffered serious damage after its driver took a wrong turning and became wedged. The 677 service from Bradford to Cottingley, which was carrying a handful of passengers, got into trouble when it missed a turning off Festival Avenue in Windhill,
Fancy sharing a stage with Pop Idol hot favourite Gareth Gates and pantomime funnyman Billy Pearce to switch on Bradford's Christmas lights later this month? This is the prize on offer to one lucky youngster in a fantastic competition which has been organised
The first major steps towards two schemes which would transform Bradford city centre are set to be taken this week. Officers will recommend on Thursday that Bradford Area Planning Panel should back a huge leisure project on the Odeon cinema site. They
A teacher at a special needs school has been given a three-month jail sentence suspended for a year after he was convicted of assaulting pupils. David Raper, 44, had denied five allegations of common assault involving four pupils at Braithwaite Special
Factory worker Matthew Frank Hellewell today began a four year jail sentence for the horrific killing of a 21-month-old baby. Hellewell, 25, of Hirst Avenue, Heckmondwike, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Joshua Duck, the son of his girlfriend. Hellewell
SIR - Congratulations to Bradford Council for its street-wardens initiative, and no marks for Chris Turton, chairman of the West Yorkshire Police Federation, for pouring cold water on the idea. I'd like to suggest the following courses of action for the
Sycamores gained their first point of the season after six defeats in the Grattan Football League first division with a 1-1 draw against Station Athletic. After losing to Station the previous week, Sycamores must have feared the worst, but they scored
Thackley have been frustrated for a second time in two weeks after their soccer opponents pulled out due to County Cup commitments. Sheffield were due to visit Dennyfield tonight but have had to postpone because a Sheffield and Hallamshire FA Cup tie
Mike Forshaw - a surprise choice at hooker for last Sunday's first Guinness Test - today revealed he would play anywhere for his country. As the 31-year-old Bradford Bulls loose forward prepared for the second Test, he said: "I will play on the wing,
Peter Atherton faces an exploratory knee operation tomorrow that will keep him out of action for at least a month. City's unlucky defender saw specialist Steven Bollen last night for x-rays on his left knee after being stretchered off in his comeback
The proposal to merge the University of Bradford with Bradford College raises a lot of issues connected with education, employment and image. Obviously and understandably, the unions have been highlighting the jobs risk. There are bound to be lay-offs
An armed man raided a Shipley newsagent, threatening a worker with a handgun last night. The raider entered Hudson's newsagents in Market Square at 5.55pm yesterday and threatened the female member of staff. It is believed the attacker had what has been
A former care worker who helped burgle the home of a quadriplegic man she once looked after has been jailed for three years. William Jacques told police that he felt 'helpless' when his former carer, 26-year-old Rosie Gilgrass, and an unknown man visited
A father-of-one died after being "battered like a punchbag'' by a neighbour following a series of arguments between them, a court heard. Matthew Stubbs repeatedly punched 27-year-old Peter Smith who staggered backwards, collapsing on to a garden fence
Eight teams of firefighters battled to stop a mill complex from being engulfed by flames in Bradford last night. And the blaze came as "such a shock" for the mill's owner Barry Brook when he arrived at work this morning. "I came round the corner and couldn't
