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  • Stuart launches Guiseley fightback

    Guiseley 2, Workington 2: Guiseley staged a comeback against Workington in last night's UniBond Division One clash and earned another valuable point after moving off the foot of the table with a victory on Saturday. They remain third from bottom but the

  • Ward holding out for permanent move

    Ashley Ward today told Ipswich: I'm not interested in a loan deal. The City striker has poured cold water on Joe Royle's attempts to take him to Portman Road. Ward told the Telegraph & Argus: "I've had contact with the club and they are trying to

  • Brian is Giants target

    Huddersfield Giants want Brian McDermott to beef up their Super League chances. The top-flight new boys have offered the Bulls prop an opportunity to join them as conditioning coach, but the clubman of the year is yet to announce his plans for next season

  • Stronger action is needed

    It is hardly surprising that most law-abiding people deeply resent travellers and don't want them anywhere near their area. They show no respect for the sites on which theychoose to settle and precious little in the way of consideration for the communities

  • On This Day

    In 1859, Jules Leotard performed the first flying trapeze act in a Paris circus, wearing the garment subsequently named after him. In 1918, the British government voted for a £700 million war loan, taking the country's war debts to £7,100 million. In

  • Rats making mum's life a nightmare

    A Council tenant is demanding action to rid her home of rats. Christine Calvert, 52, is refusing to sleep at the terraced house in Cottingley after spotting a 12in-long black rat running across the landing into the bathroom. Since then rats have flooded

  • 'Slaves' grin and bear it

    Punters at the City Vaults pub in Hustlergate, Bradford, can buy more than just a pint to help boost Friday's Children in Need appeal. Volunteers have agreed to be auctioned as slaves on Wednesday, November 20. Bids are also being sought for items including

  • Dramatic increase in credit card fraud

    Organised gangs of criminal 'cloners' have helped credit card fraud leap by a massive 64 per cent across Bradford, it was revealed today. Police warned people to be on the look-out for a complex scam which sees corrupt shop staff copying customers' card

  • Women GPs - it's a bit of a lottery

    The chances of being able to see a female GP varies wildly depending on where you live, according to a new Bradford Telegraph & Argus Women's Health 2002 guide. Women in some parts of Bradford and the surrounding area have almost a 50 per cent more

  • 'Grandad's Army' ready for action

    Move over the Mums' Army - a new force is being readied to tackle crime in Manningham, Bradford. More than 220 Asian male elders have signed up to join a new group. All the men are aged over 50 and live in the Manningham area. They decided to get together

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Your Comment on November 7 says that the volume and speed of traffic should not deter people from walking and that if road-safety rules are followed the risks can be kept to a minimum. Unfortunately a substantial proportion of motorists do not follow

  • Local league is set for more exciting chapters

    Work is well underway on a book commemorating 80 years of what was once regarded as the premier amateur league in the north of England. But the event which is set to provide the most interesting chapter took place a good 79 years after 14 clubs got together

  • Price is right for cup-hungry Unity

    East Bowling Unity became the third Alliance side to reach the last 32 of the FA Sunday Cup with a 2-1 win over visitors Shankhouse United. The only difficulty for Unity was converting their possession and pressure into goals. Two minutes into the second

  • Summit is in reach for sky-high Avenue

    Victory tonight will send Bradford Park Avenue to the top of the UniBond league table for the first time since reformation. Another hard-fought victory on Saturday propelled Trevor Storton's men to within one point of great rivals Accrington Stanley,

  • Congratulations! Regent scoops top award

    A Shipley greeting card company has scooped a national award. Regent Greeting Cards, which is based on Dockfield Road, picked up a Henrie at a ceremony in London recently. The Henries Greeting Card Industry Awards aim to celebrate and reward creativity

  • Victoria's lesson for sneak thief

    Pint-sized Victoria Lister proved she packs a punch when she chased off a burly thief by using her kickboxing skills. The 5ft 1ins dance teacher, pictured, confronted the attacker who tried to steal her purse. She used all her seven and a half stones

  • New leads in search for hit-and-run killer

    Detectives were today examining a number of fresh leads into the hit-and-run killing of a Bradford war veteran. Following a recent appeal in the Telegraph & Argus - and the new offer of a £10,000 reward - officers revealed they had received some "

  • Planting ceremony just tree-mendous

    Television personality Richard Whiteley planted the first of 1,000 trees at the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal Commemorative Wood. The Bradford-born star, pictured, opened the first planting day at the 1.5 hectare plot at

  • Work starts on new £20m city complex

    Contractors were in Bradford city centre today starting work on a major shopping, housing and leisure development which will also bring hundreds of jobs for the people building it. Work has begun on a multi-storey car park which is the first stage of

  • Physio struck off after wife tells of terror

    A physiotherapist who carried out a terror campaign against his former wife and is now suffering from a terminal brain disease was banned from the profession by a disciplinary inquiry yesterday. Steven Darlington, 39, worked for the Bradford and District

  • Firm vows to ring the changes at City Hall

    Top architects today said Bradford's City Hall was likely to be the centre of controversy as plans went ahead to change it from a civic centre to a place which people could enjoy. The designers of the country's wackiest bus shelters in Manchester Road