Terry O'Connor, blood-stained hero of Great Britain's shock first Test triumph, is urging his team-mates not to miss a glorious opportunity to make history. Britain go into tonight's second Guinness Test at Bolton 1-0 up in the three-match series and
Seth Johnson is ready to be thrown in at the deep end by David O'Leary - and the Leeds boss is confident his latest recruit will swim rather than sink. O'Leary has been hit by international call-ups and injuries for tomorrow's game against Sunderland
Two Bradford firms which have proved the age of their workers is no barrier to success have been rewarded for their efforts. Gizmo Publications and Harmer Personal Care have been named winners in the Government-backed Age Positive campaign. Training materials
Gardens surrounding a block of flats have been left in ruins after bungling Council workers ploughed up the grass. Tenants were fuming after the workers attempted to cut the wet lawns using large ride-on mowers, leaving the gardens resembling a dirt track
Undercover officers last night raided a suspected brothel as part of their on-going battle against vice in Bradford. A team of plain clothes police swooped on a massage parlour on the outskirts of the city after they received complaints from residents
A disgruntled commuter on the Wharfedale train network has launched a petition demanding an improved service from operators. Malcolm Townend has been catching the Guiseley to Bradford train for about five years, but said the service has got steadily worse
The stars of a hit TV show made themselves at home in Bradford when they arrived in the city for filming. Amanda Redman and Peter Davison were among the cast and crew who descended on Bradford's Quality Victoria Hotel yesterday to film scenes for the
A teenager who subjected a 41-year-old woman to a terrifying sex ordeal has been locked up for three-and-a-half years. Lee Lock was only 17 when he attacked the woman in her own flat and tried to have sex with her on a bathroom floor. Lock, now 18, was
The Bradford and District Sunday Cup reaches the third round stage tomorrow with two clubs bidding to have two teams through to the last eight stage. Queensbury first team, who are usually used to playing their Albion Sports counterparts, are away to
Huggy Osman was caught cold as he suffered the first defeat of his professional boxing career. Bradford cruiserweight Osman was edged out by a point at Preston Guild Hall as Blackpool's Paul Richardson got sweet revenge for his loss at the Hilton Hotel
Andy Tod has signed for Bradford City in a deal that will keep him at Valley Parade until 2004. The versatile Scotsman has been a hit with Bradford fans since joining on loan from Dunfermline. He has now signed a two-and-a-half year deal that could cost
Former Bradford star Paul Newlove is urging Great Britain to stick with their winning formula in tonight's second Guinness Test at Bolton. The Saints three-quarter said: "If they stick to the game-plan they employed last week at Huddersfield they will
Whatever reassuring statistics the police might come up with to demonstrate that there has been a drop in the crime rate in Bradford (by 17 per cent in the last six years, according to the Assistant Chief Constable), the public perception stubbornly remains
In 1918, Salvationist General Booth spoke at St. George's Hall. In 1973, Richard Nixon said: "I am not a crook". In 1988, Benazir Bhutto became the first woman leader of an Islamic country winning the election in Pakistan. From the Telegraph & Argus
Dewsbury's police division, which covers the Spen Valley, is to welcome a new face in the community safety department. Inspector Keith Hallas will take over the role from Inspector Charlie Glass who has become the force's new community and race relations
The educational achievements of children and young people in care in Bradford were celebrated at a special ceremony. Despite the challenges and difficulties they face in their lives, all the young people invited to the event have proved they can still
The family of a six-year-old girl who died after becoming dehydrated have pledged to take their case to the highest level. Little Nikita Kerr, of Findon Terrace, Ravenscliffe, died when her brain swelled up after she was given unsuitable treatment in
Hundreds of people attended the funeral yesterday of a Bradford mini-cab driver who was shot down in cold blood. Mourners left the home of 33-year-old Mohammed Basharat, in Leylands Lane, Heaton, under police escort, to travel to Hanfia Mosque in Carlisle
Angry residents claim they would be better off living near a borstal than Bradford's flagship Church of England school. At an emergency meeting held yesterday at Idle Baptist Church, residents spoke of the constant barrage of abuse, vandalism and litter
A man whose house was badly damaged after a car being pursued by police crashed into it at 80mph said he didn't blame the driver for the accident. Peter Pullen, 38, of Coppice Wood Grove, Guiseley, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to dangerous driving
Bradford Council leader Councillor Margaret Eaton is spearheading a campaign to get more front-line police officers across the district. She wants pressure put on Home Secretary Jack Straw to increase the number of front- line officers immediately. She
A child's first day at school is an occasion most parents never forget. But for Reece Walker-Sharp's family it brought particular joy. At one time they had steeled themselves to the fact that he would not survive a rare heart condition. Only a month after
The parents of a newly-qualified driver who died with two pensioners in a horror smash today said they will never know what sparked the fatal crash. An inquest heard yesterday that Oliver Dean was driving his mum Elaine's Vauxhall Astra car down Hollins
A frantic mother described how her husband had to pluck their two-year-old son and four other children from their beds as flames engulfed their house today. Paula Walker, 33, spoke of her desperation as black smoke and flames engulfed the bedroom of the
SIR - Despite there being a school on one side and a sheltered-housing complex on the other, I have been told repeatedly that there is not enough money in the pot for a crossing on Haworth Road between Crossroads and Vale Mill Lane. Every evening I take
