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  • Todd: Cadamarteri will pick up pace

    It's time for Danny Cadamarteri to throw down the gauntlet to the other City strikers. Colin Todd wants Cadamarteri to pick up the pace after a slow start to his Valley Parade return. "I'm looking for him to really push and start putting pressure on the

  • Weather rescues unbeaten run bid

    Yorkshire found an ally in the weather yesterday as they continued their bid to go through a whole Championship season without a defeat for the first time since 1928. And they will have achieved their objective if they can hold out today on the final

  • Noble: Never write us off

    Bulls coach Brian Noble celebrated last night's crushing 44-22 elimination semi-final victory over London Broncos with a pop at some of the club's critics. Try doubles from Iestyn Harris and Lesley Vainikolo helped the Bulls dish out a second-half hammering

  • Better rail link vital to the city

    Bradford's MPs are right to support the bid by Grand Central Railway to run through-trains between the city and London via Brighouse and Wakefield. Whatever the pros and cons of the proposal - and Yorkshire Forward's official reservations (not personally

  • Driver ran red light at 60mph

    An uninsured driver who collided with a taxi after running a red light at double the 30mph speed limit has been jailed for three months. Student Ragbir Toor was being pursued by a police car with its lights and sirens activated when he ignored the red

  • 'Our premises are like Fort Knox now'

    The future of a Bradford business has been put in doubt after a string of break-ins. John Womack, owner of the Divers Warehouse, claims he may be forced to sell the Wakefield Road firm - putting 30 jobs in jeopardy - after being hit four times by a summer

  • Parents delighted to win lollipop fight

    School crossing gran Margaret Lund has got her lollipop back, thanks to people power in her village. She was told to part with it by bureaucrats because it was confusing motorists in Glusburn near Keighley. But parents with children at the village primary

  • Students warned about staying safe

    A year-long campaign encouraging students to stay safe in Bradford during their university years set out its stall at the freshers' fair yesterday. Police handed out goody bags and advice to Bradford University students who turned up to the fair to sign

  • City honours Ashes test hero Matthew

    England cricketing hero Matthew Hoggard is to be given a civic reception in his home city of Bradford, it was announced today. Hoggard, from Baildon, will meet local fans and show off his Ashes medal in Centenary Square at 7pm on October 11. The Lord

  • Bollywood star praises Bite the Mango festival

    A Muslim actress who received death threats after kissing a Hindu actor in a Bollywood film will appear at Bradford's Bite the Mango film festival tonight. Meera, 22, a huge Bollywood star, will talk about her experiences as a Pakistani actress working

  • Boy 'exaggerated' details of attack

    A teenage friend of Aimee Wellock yesterday admitted to a jury he had exaggerated the alleged attack on her when questioned by police. The 15-year-old boy said he was in such shock the events were a "blur" when officers interviewed him hours after the

  • We've got to have this vital link

    Regeneration chiefs insisted today that a new direct rail link between Bradford and London is vital to the future of the city. The call follows yesterday's announcement that 50 MPs - including Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe and Bradford West MP Marsha

  • Weather rescues unbeaten run bid

    Yorkshire found an ally in the weather yesterday as they continued their bid to go through a whole Championship season without a defeat for the first time since 1928. Full story appears later

  • Todd: Cadamarteri will pick up pace

    It's time for Danny Cadamarteri to throw down the gauntlet to the other City strikers. Colin Todd wants Cadamarteri to pick up the pace after a slow start to his Valley Parade return. Full story appears later

  • 'We've got a special reason to celebrate'

    An inner-city Bradford school is celebrating coming out of special measures seven months ahead of schedule. Westbourne Primary School, in Skinner Lane, was judged to be a failing by Ofsted inspectors last year in a report which criticised the standards

  • On this day

    In 1776, the St Ledger horse race was ran for the first time. In 1896, F Scott Fitzgerald was born. In 1960, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was launched. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 24, 1980... The ghost of Victorian socialite

  • Morrisons: 2,500 jobs are at risk

    Supermarket giant Morrisons today warned that 2,500 jobs could be lost after a review found that three of the company's depots might no longer be required. The firm said its sites in Aylesford, Kent, Bristol and Warrington were at risk of closure. The

  • It's swap shop as Nikki, 15, gets role in Corrie

    Life mirrors art for Bradford schoolgirl Nikki Patel who has landed the role of Dev's secret daughter in Coronation Street. As fans of the Street will know, Dev Alahan is the owner of the soap's corner shop - and Nikki, 15, is the daughter of a real-life

  • Morrisons: 2,500 jobs are at risk

    Supermarket giant Morrisons today warned that 2,500 jobs could be lost after a review found that three of the company's depots might no longer be required. Full story appears later

  • Letters to the editor

    Odeon questions need answering SIR - Before Bradford Council gets smug about English Heritage's decision not to list the Odeon building, I would like to ask a couple of questions. Why has the public not seen any recent photographs inside the building?