Worksop 7, Bradford Park Avenue 1: The pantomime season came early to Avenue as they crashed to their heaviest defeat in history on a farcical night in Nottinghamshire. Everything that could have gone wrong did on a cold night in Worksop, and all this
Robbie Paul is delighted to have Shontayne Hape at the Bulls. And the Bradford skipper is already looking forward to seeing his young prodigy weave his magic on the field at Odsal. "He is an outstanding talent," said Paul, who flew back in from France
City chief executive Julian Rhodes today opened his heart and pleaded with the Bradford public: We need you now more than ever. The club's survival is once again under threat after latest figures revealed projected losses of up to £10m over the next five
Bradford has every right to feel angered by the decision of Yorkshire Forward not to pledge support for the badly-needed Broadway shopping development. The agency's refusal to underwrite a potential shortfall in funding of up to £10 million for the £200m
In 1872, the American ship Marie Celeste was found adrift in the Atlantic with captain and crew missing. In 1914, a Bradford man died after being blown under the wheels of a 'trackless' tram at Undercliffe. In 1926, David Lloyd George appeared at the
A father-of-three, who bit a chunk out of a mechanic's ear during a fight, has been ordered to pay his victim £1,000 compensation. Bradford Crown Court heard that 43-year-old Ian Raynor had himself been attacked with part of a pool cue by Andrew Warhurst
A superfit salesman ran a marathon, rowed the equivalent of the English channel and cycled 100 kilometres - all in one day for charity. Dean McGinty said his friends and family thought he was crazy to take up the trio of challenges to raise money for
One of three men accused of murdering a 31-year-old man told a jury how he only "poked" him in the head with a screwdriver after being caught trying to break into a car. Giving evidence at Leeds Crown Court yesterday, Raees Khan, 20, told how he was caught
Bradford Council's top officer called today for more powers for the police to handle postal vote fraud. Chief Executive Ian Stewart - also the district's returning officer at elections - spoke out as an election watchdog warned Britain must not drop its
The parents of Bradford's latest pop sensation, Kimberley Walsh, spoke today of how they were slowly coming to terms with their daughter's new-found fame. John and Diane Walsh celebrated with Kimberley, 21, after she earned her place in the Popstars:
Bradford's textile industry could be set for a regeneration - despite job numbers being at an all-time low. The industry received its latest blow yesterday with the announcement of 60 redundancies and a further 44 jobs hanging in the balance at the Heritage
Bradford's residents are being urged to ditch Yorkshire Electricity which stands accused of ripping off its customers. Consumer watchdog Energy Watch said people who have never switched supplier since privatisation are being "conned out of thousands of
Dozens of disabled people face being stranded at home because more than a quarter of drivers working for the city's special needs transport service are off work. As many as 35 Muslim drivers will be unable to work for the West Yorkshire Transport Service
Robberies have soared by almost 50 per cent in Bradford despite a massive police drive to tackle the problem. As new official figures today showed the district suffering the biggest rise in the county, senior officers insisted they were on course to hit
The amazing vision of a new city with its ugly concrete legacy replaced by vast shopping malls was first unveiled three years ago. A consortium of businesses - led by Knottingley-based Caddick Construction - revealed their plans exclusively to the Telegraph
Developers have vowed to press ahead with Bradford's £200 million Broadway shopping centre despite a regeneration agency pulling the plug on vital funding. The boss of Caddick Construction said the massive Broadway scheme would be built in the city centre
SIR - I read with interest the story of the reporter from Bradford, Zaiba Naz Malik, who has been detained in Bangladesh for alleged anti-state activities. While I am sure that they were not engaged in any illegal activity, I am concerned that reporters
Brighter cricket is at the top of Ashley Metcalfe's agenda as the former Yorkshire and Nottingham-shire batsman joins the Bradford League executive. The Farsley captain, who will be 39 on Christmas Day, stresses he is no revolutionary, but he is looking
In the Pennine League Premier Division, Ovenden were always on the back foot at Queensbury after they presented deadly goal-kicker Paul Drake with the chance to kick three penalties in the opening quarter. The introduction of substitute Lee Charlton soon
Two Bradford businesses scooped accolades at the regional National Training Awards ceremony. Supermarket giant Morrisons, run by Bradford entrepreneur Sir Ken Morrison, and on-line conveyancing company HammondsDirect won awards for achievements through
A haulage company owner has warned there could be serious consequences if cars continue to block the entrance to his business. And he said he is tempted to move his firm out of Bradford if things do not improve. Raymond Feather, pictured, of RW Feather
A mental health unit where patients have committed suicide needs to be replaced, health chiefs say. Wards four and 11 at Airedale general hospital condemned in a consultation document, which says they are "not providing a therapeutic environment and do
Bradford's body blow from Yorkshire Forward was even harder to take after the agency handed out more than £30 million to fund a similar scheme in Barnsley. Yorkshire Forward has bought a huge building of shops and offices in the South Yorkshire town centre
