The Bulls face a stand off crisis ahead of their crunch battle with Leeds on Friday - but Brian Noble is refusing to become "obsessed by injuries". With Robbie Paul and Karl Pratt already missing, Leon Pryce is the latest No 6 to drop out - the sternum
Ashley Ward is clear to sign a two-year deal with Sheffield United after agreeing a pay-off from City. Ward's contract with the Bantams was cancelled today by mutual consent, freeing him to clinch a move to the Blades. Neil Warnock expects Ward to be
Kirklees Council is to amend its school admissions policy in the light of Government guidelines. Councillor John Smithson, Kirklees Council's Cabinet member for education, has pledged that places in local schools would remain a top priority wherever possible
A dog can be a man's best friend. But for Mary Whelan, poodle Lewis serves a more important purpose - he is her ears. Mary is one of many deaf people who live in a world of silence. Everyday tasks such as hearing the doorbell or reacting to a fire alarm
A police chief today pledged patrols will be stepped up in the Queensbury area of Bradford following two violent deaths in two months. Chief Superintendent Phil Read, divisional commander of Bradford North Police, has acted after ward councillors claimed
The parents of a three-year-old boy, who is in hospital after colliding with a car, were today keeping a vigil at his bedside. Little Lakhan Horner-Singh was in collision with a white and red Ford Transit van at 12.18pm on Monday while playing with his
Family, friends, colleagues and a host of former contacts in the world of football and the police force were today mourning veteran Telegraph & Argus journalist Don Alred, who has died at the age of 81 after a short illness. When he officially retired
A singer who suffers from cystic fibrosis has vowed to carry on with his quest for pop stardom, despite being given the thumbs down by judges of TV talent show Pop Idol. Chris Yates, pictured, who is also an insulin-dependent diabetic, battled his way
Libraries across the Bradford district may be among the first in Britain to open on Sundays. The move comes as attendances fall drastically, mainly because of limited book stocks in the previously under-funded service. Head of Bradford Council's libraries
Today was predicted to be the hottest day of the year in the district with a high of 31C (88F) - and forecasters reckon even that could be smashed by the end of the week. The heatwave has also caused records to tumble at Ilkley Lido, which has been operating
The moment five kilos of heroin disappeared from the boot of Waheed Akhtar's car it was plain someone would end up paying dearly. The 46-year-old was one of Bradford's largest heroin traffickers and there was no way he could disregard losing £250,000
SIR - I have just read your report (July 30) on the move of Abbey National's call centre to India. I for one am totally against this and started my own protests some time ago. We have received several unsolicited calls over the last few weeks selling
Menston made inroads into Bilton's big lead in the Division A title race - with a little help from Green Lane. While Menston picked up maximum points from their game at Follifoot, Green Lane inflicted Bilton's first defeat of the season. Bilton's lead
Altrincham 1, Bradford City 1: Let battle commence. The phony war is now complete and the clock is ticking down to the real stuff when Norwich visit on Saturday. City signed off pre-season last night at Altrincham's Moss Lane, the UniBond club where Dan
Darren Gough intends playing an even bigger part for Yorkshire now that he has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Gough quashed speculation that he may pack up cricket altogether by stressing that not only did he want to continue playing one-day
Based on the statistics, there seems little doubt that Bradford libraries are in something of a crisis as far as patronage by the public is concerned. Borrowing fell by 53 per cent over a decade compared to a 25 per cent drop nationally. In just one year
In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled 50,000 Asians from the country. In 1962, Jamaica became an independent country after 300 years of British rule. In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in Hollywood home. She was 36. From the Telegraph &
A new project to help support and raise the profile of Afro-Caribbean businesses in Bradford was today hailed as a welcome boost to the community. Business Link for West Yorkshire has recruited a new officer to head-up a campaign to encourage those from
A vintage Rolls Royce, once owned by an acclaimed artist with Cullingworth connections, failed to meets its reserve price when it came under the hammer. The 1927 Phantom 1 Torpedo Tourer, was expected to fetch up to £90,000 when it went to auction at
A Bradford district-based charity offering emergency accommodation to young homeless people could soon be going Stateside. Nightstop UK's national office in Shipley has seen a surge of interest from abroad about setting up similar schemes as far away
A witness has denied that he saw the driver of a Securicor cash van threatened with a gun to become the inside man in a plan to rob the vehicle. More than £300,000 was taken during the raid on the armoured van at the Crown Retail Park, Leeds, in January
A former doctor at Armley jail has been struck off by the General Medical Council after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. John Anthony Sykes, of Cleckheaton, appeared in front of the GMC's Professional Conduct Committee accused of
Officials from a century-old club, which was burned down by rioters more than two years ago, hope to be able to forge ahead with a replacement building. The plans for the new Manningham Ward Labour Club hit a hurdle last month which resulted in the club
A drugs baron who kidnapped and tortured three associates he suspected of stealing from him has been jailed for 25 years. Waheed Akhtar - known in underworld circles as "the Colonel" - rounded up the trio after £250,000 pounds of heroin disappeared from
