The centenary Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup isn't going to pass by quietly. After the tie between Woodlands and East Bierley in the second round, there was an even more unlikely tie in the third round at Mirfield. Division Two side Bankfoot had
The first prosecution in Bradford for failure to stop drinking in one of the public places designated as an alcohol-free area will surely be welcomed by the general public of this district. It is disturbing for Bradfordians and creates a poor impression
In 1519, Lucretia Borgia, illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, died. In 1947, a pilot saw nine circular unidentified objects in the sky over Washington state, USA. In 1985, Prince Sultan Salman Saud of Saudi Arabia was one of the crew of the space
Deaf people have told an audience of employers about their experiences in work and education. The event organised by Bradford College's Deaf Liaison Project aims to break down barriers. The workshop took place last Friday at the Bradford University School
Traders in Bingley are being urged to join a new crime-busting scheme. Town centre manager David Dinsey and PC Martin Preston, of the Problem Orientated Policing team based at Bingley police station, have launched Business Watch. Revealed at the neighbourhood
Standing side-by-side in the imposing glass foyer at the Yorkshire Building Society's Bradford headquarters, David Anderson and Iain Cornish casually discuss the future. And, as the two key figures at Britain's third biggest building society, they've
A company has won a contract to design, install and commission a huge extension to sewage works, pictured, in the United Arab Emirates. ACWa Services, in Keighley Road, Skipton, won the deal in association with its sister company Consolidated Contractors
Bradford businesses are being urged to improve their debt collection after the district was branded an 'insolvency graveyard'. The city has the third highest rate of business failures anywhere in the UK, behind only Manchester and Bolton. And today business
The funeral of tragic cricketer Richard Smith was taking place in Bingley today. Mr Smith, 29, from Eccleshill collapsed after scoring 98 in a match for Queensbury in the Trinity Insurance Halifax League on Saturday June 14. He went off feeling unwell
A statue commemorating the life of one of Wilsden's most respected forefathers, which was stolen from a graveyard, has been replaced by a Nab Wood business. The white marble statue, which depicted a little girl holding a teddy bear, was taken in February
A special fundraising night will be held on Friday in memory of TT racing stars David Jefferies and Joey Dunlop and other bikers who have lost their lives. Music and a raffle of £1,000 of top-class biker accessories have been laid on at Sunnybank Social
A shortage of litter bins left Peel Park scarred by a mountain of rubbish by the weekend's Mela. As a massive clean-up operation began early yesterday, one householder described the aftermath scene as a "war zone" while others complained a lack of bins
A Bradford farmer has given his niece the ultimate gift - that of life. Christopher Foster underwent a transplant operation earlier this month to donate a kidney to his sister's daughter, Jill Wright. Mr Foster, pictured, decided to help her after he
Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons was given a boost today in its bid to take over rival Safeway. Morrisons stunned the business world when it made its audacious £2.2 billion bid in January. The move sparked a bidding war, with supermarket giants
A family of ten owe their lives to a passer-by who raised the alarm after a fierce blaze swept through their home. The fire took hold in a first floor bedroom as some of the family watched television downstairs and others cooked a meal in a basement kitchen
SIR - Re plans for a Yorkshire Regional Assembly. I would like to point out to your readers several foregone conclusions, namely: 1. Bradford Council will raise the council tax by more than the rate of inflation; 2. Bradford councillors will raise their
Last year he found out on Teletext and this year it has just been a dressing room rumour, but Paul Deacon is once again in the Lancashire team. The Bulls scrum-half, playing in a scrum-cap in recent weeks despite the hot weather, will once again link
Seven Bulls will run out at Odsal next week as the Origin series comes to Bradford. Jamie Peacock, pictured, Paul Anderson, Lee Gilmour, Leon Pryce and Karl Pratt have all been selected for the Yorkshire side who will take on Paul Deacon, Mike Forshaw
New City hitman Luke Cornwall, pictured, cannot "weight" to get started. The 22-year-old from Fulham met his team-mates for the first time yesterday as pre-season kicked off. Cornwall said: "A change in my life will benefit me. Hopefully I can have a
Derby want to take Ashley Ward off City's hands. The Telegraph & Argus can reveal that George Burley has inquired about the availability of the club's top earner. As City close in on old boy Dean Windass, Derby are keen on bringing back their former
An unemployed Bradford man is building a new career as a gas engineer thanks to a pioneering scheme. Kevin Hodgson, of Langdale Road, Ravenscliffe, took part in the Ambition: Energy programme which provided training and a guaranteed job for 15 out of
Staff from a Bradford company have turned crime fighters in their latest bid to help their community. Loop customer management employees pounded the beat with police officers as they blitzed householders with crime prevention advice. The ten volunteers
Ten Bradford firms are celebrating a share of around £130,000 of regeneration cash to help boost business in a deprived part of the city. Regeneration agency Regen 2000 has awarded the hand-outs to the companies based in the Undercliffe, Laisterdyke,
A prestigious £10 million office complex is set to be built in the heart of Bradford. Landmark Development Projects today revealed details of the complex which is planned for a site in Mill Street, close to Forster Square. The 40,000 sq ft office block
School children in Cleckheaton are being urged to shop drug dealers to a confidential helpline. Young people in Kirklees are being told about the Dob in a Dealer campaign after secondary school head teachers agreed to work on an initiative with police
A purge on rowdy drinkers in town and city centres was stepped up today as Bingley became the third place to be designated a no-go area. Anyone failing to comply with an order by police to stop drinking in the street will now face prosecution. The orders
Three mountains totalling 15,269 feet and 11 hours of driving were the massive challenges facing four Odsal firemen. The super-fit team took part in the Three Peaks Challenge when they had a maximum of 24 hours to run up and down the country's biggest
Contractors will begin work in three weeks' time on a £12 million office complex which will bring more than a hundred jobs to Bradford. Landmark Development Project Ltd and revenue estates management firm Mapeley have negotiated a 15-year lease with the
Residents are being asked what they want to see in a £1 million healthy living centre designed to improve their quality of life. Caf West will provide community facilities, courses and health improvement services to the residents of Allerton and Lower
A man who attacked a prostitute with a socket wrench and broke her leg has been jailed. Janghir Khan of Deneside Mount, Bankfoot, Bradford, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault causing grievous bodily harm. The attack
