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  • Horrocks holds nerve after he is put on the spot

    Only one of the Bradford & District Sunday Cup semi-final ties went ahead due to the stormy weather. Bradford Park Avenue Rangers from Division 2A - unbeaten in the league this season - and Division 3B's Eccleshill United Sunday's revamped team met

  • Ring-Rusty Paul needs more time

    Bulls skipper Robbie Paul is still looking to rediscover his attacking mojo. Paul pronounced himself pleased with his comeback after putting in a stellar defensive effort against the Giants on Sunday, but admitted he is yet to get fully back into the

  • On This Day

    In 1782, the Old Baptist Chapel was opened in Westgate, Bradford. In 1815, the Corn Laws halted the import of grain into Britain. In 1861, the first tramcars were seen on the streets of London. >From the Telegraph & Argus of March 23rd, 1979...

  • Man jailed for brutal beating in street

    A family man was left with permanent brain damage when he was kicked in the head by a man half his age as he lay helpless on the ground. The victim, Ian Warburton, 47, now has to walk with a stick and has difficulty eating, dressing himself and speaking

  • Silsden open up big lead at top

    Heavy rain and gale-force winds forced the cancellation of over half of Saturday's 20-game scheduled league and cup programme. Silsden mastered the rain and high winds to win 3-0 at Tyersal on Saturday and opened up an eight-point advantage over Brighouse

  • Shutt: Top 13 spot within our reach

    New Bradford Park Avenue manager Carl Shutt takes a first look at his squad in action tonight as his side head for Worksop Town for a UniBond Premier Division meeting. Former Bantams and Leeds United ace Shutt was denied a home fixture to begin his tenure

  • Robson feels winded over Blades loss

    Bryan Robson believes City's game at Sheffield United should not have been played because of the high winds. Robson reckons the Bramall Lane clash, which the Blades won 2-0, was ruined as a spectacle by the 50mph gusts. The City boss said: "The weather

  • Take a look at real life

    The suggestion that a new report into housing needs could throw Bradford's Unitary Development Plan into doubt is devastating and depressing news. Bradford has worked extremely hard to protect the already seriously damaged green acres which are vital

  • Sunbed child ban 'not good enough'

    A Bradford skin specialist today said he fears a ban on sunbeds for children under the age of 16 will drive them to use unregulated premises. Dr Andrew Wright, a consultant dermatologist at St Luke's Hospital, made the comments as health campaigners and

  • Green fields under threat

    Measures to protect Bradford's green fields from developers were under threat today as a Government report called for a massive increase in house building to meet soaring demand. If the findings of the Barker report are accepted by Office of the Deputy

  • Letters to the Editor

    Golfers' worries over care of moor SIR - Recent correspondence regarding the use of Baildon Moor has not reflected the views of the golfers. May I remind everybody that the golf club is the only organisation that actually pays to use the moor and enables