Yorkshire's drop into the Second Division of the Championship has been nothing short of a disaster and the team's main objective now is to bounce straight back next year, says the county's Bradford-born batsman Anthony McGrath. Despite the many disappointments
Crown keeper Lee Ashforth, returning from the horrific neck injury, made a series of crucial one-on-one saves as his side overcame Queensbury 5-1. Seventeen-year-old Ben Brown and substitute Dave Armitage shared four goals, with former keeper Paul Ellis
St Helens finishing as league champions means nothing in terms of winning the Tetley's Super League Grand Final, says Brian Noble. "All credit to Saints for coming top of the pile, and the best two sides have finished first and second," he admitted. "
It is not often that Bradford people find themselves facing the prospect of a redevelopment project being started on time. The Leisure Exchange, for example, was delayed for years. The shopping complex which will replace Rawson Market still has to be
In 1911, James Ashley - Bradford character "Salt Jim" - died in the Workhouse. In 1947, during the partitioning of India and Pakistan, 1,200 Muslim refugees were slaughtered at Amritsar. In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran. From the Telegraph & Argus of 24th
Residents in Harden, near Bingley, have been told they will have to cope with the disruption caused by long-running roadworks until March next year. Yorkshire Water began replacing and cleaning pipes in Wilsden, Harden, Cullingworth and Cottingley in
Culture Minister Tessa Jowell has cancelled her visit to Bradford tomorrow because of the political situation with Iraq. She had planned to open the Sport Culture Diversity conference, which has been organised as part of Bradford's Capital of Culture
There could be a serious accident as many more people visit Bradford's revamped Lister Park, a committee looking after the interests of the park warned today. Friends of Lister Park, set up after the £4million relaunch of the park earlier this year, wants
A barbershop harmony club has plenty to sing about after landing a £4,200 lottery grant. Big County Chorus, based in Bradford, performs across Yorkshire and has competed in the National Barbershop Convention finals for many years. With its windfall, the
Bradford youngsters are gambling with their lives while crossing the road, a survey showed today. And youngsters are increasing the risks by pushing each other into the road as they play. The results of the research, carried out by Brake, a road safety
Bulldozers could move in as early as next spring to pave the way for Bradford's new £200 million shopping development. The demolition of dozens of shops and offices should start by Easter to make way for the Broadway development. Bradford Council can
A Bradford professor today warned of the "catastrophic effects" of waging war on Iraq following the release of the dossier of information on Saddam Hussein's regime. Professor Paul Rogers, of Bradford University's Peace Studies department, said the documents
A scheme to place "second-class police officers" on the streets of Bradford has been condemned as ineffective and dangerous by the Police Federation. The Government hailed its move of recruiting 60 Community Support Officers (CSOs) for routine patrols
SIR - I could not believe Councillor Ralph Berry's comments in the T&A (September 17). Give rioters a fresh start with special treatment and create a project to do this with European money. What world is he living in? That sort of mentality is one
Late-starter Tibor Tejfel picked up a bronze in Judo's British Open Master championship. The 37-year-old from Great Horton grabbed the medal, to go with his Yorkshire and North of England victories, at the event in High Wycombe on Saturday. But Tejfel
Darren Gough is now the only senior Yorkshire player who has not yet negotiated a contract for next season. England's main strike bowler still has to sit down and discuss his future with Yorkshire chairman Geoff Cope. The pair had hoped to meet at Headingley
The pupil aims to master his teacher tonight when City meet Gary McAllister's Coventry at Valley Parade. Player-boss McAllister has been in dynamic form so far this season. But he finds his way barred at the Bradford & Bingley Stadium by a young player
Around 25 per cent more new mothers are returning to work at Yorkshire Building Society after maternity leave because of the firm's new flexible working patterns, it has been revealed. The Society introduced flexible working hours 18 months ago in a bid
Shipley MP Chris Leslie is to visit a Baildon school which is under threat of closure. He will be given a tour of Hoyle Court primary school on Friday and talk to parents, teachers and pupils battling to save the school - which last year had the top SATS
The family of tragic Teresa Innes are preparing for a bedside vigil - a year after the mum-of-one was left in a permanent vegetative state. Teresa was admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary to be treated for a minor abscess on her leg. But instead of returning
More than 80 Yorkshire dialect poems by a Keighley-born Anglican priest have found a newly appreciative audience - the Japanese. According to the Reverend John Waddington-Feather, 70, the Japanese passion for Yorkshire literature and poetry is growing
Twenty-five people were referred to their GPs after early signs of heart disease were picked up at a series of health promotion sessions in Bradford. Specialist heart nurses in Bradford organised the drop-in events in a bid to stop heart disease in its
Margaret Hockney will be proving artistic flair runs in the family when a new exhibition featuring her work opens next week. Bradford-born Margaret, whose younger brother is the world-famous artist David, will be giving a glimpse of her own innovative
Members of Bradford's Christian community today warned that repeated attacks on a church are threatening the future of the whole city. In the latest attack at Trinity Methodist Church, Lilycroft Road, Manningham, a fire was started in the foyer of the
And so at last, the tormented soul of Cathy returns home to Yorkshire. The Northern Ballet's world premiere of Wuthering Heights brings Cathy's tempestuous and brooding love affair with the moors and her Heathcliff to the stage in Bradford - and what
