Bradford Bulls are poised to make just one more major signing for next season. Chief Executive Abi Ekoku revealed the world champions will add a utility back to their squad as they go for Super League glory in 2003. With strong youngsters coming through
In 1866, the Apperley Bridge viaduct was destroyed in a massive flood. In 1880, British politician John Bright said: "Force is not a remedy." In 1920, the Russian civil war ended with victory to the Bolsheviks. From the Telegraph & Argus of November
Hospital chiefs in Bradford say they are confident they have the plans in place to deal with any major incident, despite a critical report from a powerful watchdog. A year on from September 11, the National Audit Office says there are serious gaps in
Paramedics and control staff at West Yorkshire Ambulance Service have followed in the footsteps of firefighters and voted to take industrial action over pay. Members of the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) and UNISON will start a joint overtime
Ho, ho, ho. Santa has had the last laugh 12 months after museum bosses controversially ditched him from his grotto. Bradford Industrial Museum is to reinstate its Santa's Grotto at this year's festive Victorian market after axing the attraction in favour
Bradford went bonkers yesterday and ditched all vanities to raise money for Children In Need. Across the country, TV viewers raised £13.5 million in a night of pledges and donations for the annual BBC TV event. In Yorkshire the total raised was £447,703
Residents are drawing up a petition in an attempt to stop Bradford Council selling off a large swathe of green land. Fears for the future of a recreational spot in the heart of Parkside estate were sparked after a councillor said he believed it was "inevitable
New businesses are flocking to Manningham - after just one CCTV camera was fitted to improve security in the area. Six new shops have opened within weeks and current traders have increased their opening hours in a new wave of confidence. Today, shopkeepers
Birthday girl Kimberley Walsh is hoping for her best present yet - the key to the door of the Popstars: The Rivals final. The student from Allerton is preparing for the biggest performance of her life just days before her 21st birthday. Kimberley is performing
Rory Prendergast deservedly picked up his second consecutive player of the month award last weekend after yet another scintillating four weeks of thrills, spills and spectacular goals. But the eccentric winger greeted the news with a post-award interview
Rescued from a month of DIY, James Lowes will pull on a Great Britain shirt tonight ready to do battle with the Kiwis. With Keiron Cunningham going down with a dislocated elbow, the Bulls veteran hooker was the obvious replacement and was immediately
Ian Banks must wait another ten days to discover his fate after being "sent off" earlier this season. The City No 2's case was due to be heard by the Football Association disciplinary panel on Thursday. But it has now been put back to Tuesday, November
If ever evidence was needed of the beneficial effects of closed-circuit television cameras, the Oak Lane experience seems to have provided it. This is a part of Bradford which desperately needed a lift after the damage to both its fabric and its reputation
A Bradford soldier sent back to his home city to fight fires today defended the ageing Green Goddesses. Some critics say they are too old and too slow for the job, but Sapper Matthew Williams, 21, from Shipley, claimed they had performed well during the
College student Dimple Patel has overcome severe learning difficulties to win the title of Yorkshire's Student of the Year. The 21-year-old admits she struggled at times with her written coursework but she is now well on the way to becoming a childcare
A housewife told a jury that she stabbed her husband as she feared for her life during a row. Kathleen Stillings, 54, said she had never seen her husband so cross and she was petrified of what he might do to her. Stillings, who broke down several times
A charity supported by Prince Charles is trying to get action on one of the city centre's worst eyesores. Planning consent for a multi-million pound office and housing scheme at Eastbrook Hall has run out, which means a new application must be made by
A man accused of stabbing a father-of-two to death with a screwdriver was arrested for allegedly trying to steal car keys from a house just days before the killing, a court was told. Leeds Crown Court heard how Rangzaib Akhtar, of Manningham, was arrested
Bradford film fans are going potty for Harry today as his magical new movie opens. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second movie based on JK Rowling's best-selling books, is shifting thousands of tickets across the region as fans clamour to
Girls score highly at Bolton Woods Amateur Football Club - thanks to their coach Karen Crispin. Karen, a teaching assistant at Swain House Primary School, turns up rain or shine every Saturday morning at Bolton Woods Playing Fields off Canal Road to train
The brother of a murdered Bradford student is facing deportation after he was jailed on drugs charges at Bradford Crown Court. Martin Coleman came to the city from Jamaica last year to attend the funeral of his brother Dexter, who was shot outside the
Arsonists are being hunted after setting fire to two community mini buses, only three months after the last attack. The two vehicles, belonging to Keighley Community Transport and valued at £25,000, were set alight in their garage compound in Holycroft
A refugee who claimed to have suffered vicious beatings by Saddam Hussein's uniformed thugs escaped jail because he was terrified when Bradford police chased him. Macoud Sabir, an 18-year-old Kurd, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after police
SIR - I was coming back on the bus from Leeds College of Music with my heavy guitar. After a hard day of strumming and plucking it is easy to fall asleep. Fortunately I usually wake up just in time to get off the bus at my stop. Unfortunately, on this
