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  • TV fame beckons in Witter defence

    Junior Witter is tipped to win over a nation of boxing fans when he fights on prime-time television next month. Witter's latest defence of his European light-welterweight belt against Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik will be broadcast live by ITV. The Nottingham

  • Danny could be main man

    Danny Cadamarteri today rejoined City and was told: You can take League One by storm. Just 347 days after leaving Valley Parade, Cadamarteri has agreed a two-year deal to come back and will sign in time for pre-season training at the end of the month.

  • Car firm's good deal

    A Bradford car dealership group is to offer people who bought Rover cars within the last three years alternative warranty cover. The move by the Sunwin Motor Group follows the announcement by the embattled car manufacturer in April that it would not be

  • Roads blocked in demo over rubbish

    Angry residents blockaded the streets with wheelie bins in protest at the Council's failure to empty them. More than 30 residents, who had not had their bins emptied for three weeks, took to the streets to voice their anger. The protesters pulled their

  • Burgled club in vow to reopen

    Burglars forced a youth club to temporarily close after they ransacked the premises and stole children's games and equipment. Alison Tempest discovered the break-in when she opened Kidzklub, in Independent Methodist Church, Bingley, on Friday morning.

  • Kristian takes the stage with his hero

    A young guitarist recovering from a rare type of bone cancer is to play on stage with his musical hero to raise money for a leading cancer charity. Nine-year-old Kristian Dutson-Bromley had to learn to walk again after the bone in his leg from the knee

  • Aimee's friends do her proud in show

    Friends of Aimee Wellock paid tribute to the "brightest and nicest person you could ever meet" as they took part in a poignant celebration of her life at their school. Family, classmates and teachers of the popular 15-year-old crammed into a packed hall

  • Cabbie denies role in drug supply ring

    A Bradford cabbie who was arrested during a major police operation has gone on trial accused of being part of a multi-million-pound conspiracy to supply heroin. Mazafar Iqbal, 35, was one of six people arrested in December after officers swooped on a

  • Fury as bus fares put up again

    Bus passengers in Bradford are facing fare increases of up to six times the rate of inflation. Bosses of First Bus Bradford have blamed the global rise in the price of oil and staff wages for the increases. But users, drivers and transport chiefs have

  • Letters to the Editor

    Stand up to new road tax proposal SIR - Last week the Government announced proposals for introducing a new tax for road users, instead of the old road tax, ranging from 20p to £1.36 per mile dependent on the road you use My parents live in Morecambe,

  • Meyers faces several weeks out of action

    Brad Meyers is out, Paul Johnson will likely come back in and Iestyn Harris's back remains a concern as the Bulls prepare to host in-form Widnes on Sunday. Meyers was forced off in the first half against Huddersfield on Satur-day after suffering a recurrence

  • Bus fares rise hard to justify

    There is bound to be widespread frustration and disappointment across the district at the news that the bus company First is to increase fares by an average of more than three times the rate of inflation. At a time when a great deal of concern is being

  • 'Tell us how to beat boredom'

    Youngsters are being given the chance to have a say about how their lives could be improved. A special neighbourhood youth forum has been set up in Cullingworth where youths will have the chance to meet community leaders. Youngsters will be able to brainstorm

  • Russian is jailed for passport offences

    A failed asylum-seeker who was prosecuted twice for drink-driving while living under a false identity has been jailed for 12 months. But 30-year-old Dmitri Timachev may not be deported after his release from prison because a judge was told yesterday that

  • Upsurge in race hate reporting

    Victims of hate crimes are flocking to report incidents at special centres in a scheme pioneered in Bradford. People subjected to racist and homophobic abuse are coming forward in greater numbers since police set up independent reporting centres, as an

  • King issues warning over rates

    The Governor of the Bank of England warned a slump in high street sales would not automatically lead to a cut in interest rates during a key speech to leading business people in Saltaire last night. Mervyn King, who is on a two-day visit to the Bradford

  • 'Striking' £2.4m offices rising up

    A striking £2.4 million office block is taking shape on the edge of the city centre and is set to draw jobs and businesses to Bradford. The development, owned by the super-rich Dilbag Singh dynasty, will have a curved "sail" effect frontage and stands

  • Excluded pupils lost 35,000 days

    Bradford school children have missed out on more than 35,000 days in the last two years because of their bad behaviour. Figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus reveal that 1,063 more pupils in the district's schools were given temporary exclusions