A last-ditch attempt is being made to prevent expansion by an Ilkley garage as archaeologists complete their report on the historic site to be built on. Workers from the West Yorkshire Archaeology Service are carrying out exploratory digs in Lower Castle
Bradford firm Otter Water Sports is expanding by marketing its drysuits across the World Wide Web. The company, which works with its sister firm Divers Warehouse, receives 1,000 visits every week from around the world to an interactive website. The technology
Bradford's Mark Hirst is to become a billiards professional in February. The 35-year-old will not be relying on the sport's five professional tournaments for his sole income, however. Hirst, who has paid £250 to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker
Athletics: Reigning English Cross Country Relay champions Bingley Harriers will travel to Berry Hill Park at Mansfield on Saturday to defend their title. Colin Moore will replace Keith Anderson in an otherwise unchanged line-up from the team which won
Worthington Cup: Leicester 2, Leeds United 1; by Richard Sutcliffe, at Filbert Street. Two dreadful blunders in the final two minutes cost Leeds United a place in the quarter-final of the Worthington Cup on a night of high drama at Filbert Street. Leeds
Bradford Bulls second-rower Mike Forshaw will learn later today whether he will finally take his Great Britain series bow in Saturday's third and final Test with New Zealand at Watford. Forshaw was named in the original 23-man squad, but has not figured
For a player who made just 18 appearances in his first season with Bradford City, Darren Moore enjoyed an amazing rapport with the Bantams fans. The former Doncaster Rovers man had to wait until the end of September for his first start in the last campaign
Bradford City will learn today whether Gareth Whalley can play in Saturday's clash with Swindon. The midfielder is one of the Republic of Ireland players involved in the tug-of-war between English clubs and the Football Association of Ireland over international
A man convicted of drink driving escaped a motoring ban after he told a court he had feared his aunt's car might blow up. Michael Carter, 23, of Bromley Grove, Exley Head, Keighley, had pleaded guilty to the offence at a previous hearing. But when he
Health visitors have a vital role to play in the development and protection of children, says Airedale Community Health Council (CHC). The body, which speaks up for NHS patients, has been asked to comment on possible changes to the education and registration
Fundraiser Rachel Duncan has boosted a new campaign for Kosovo by successfully completing her first parachute jump. She leapt from 3,500ft after six hours of training and has raised £550 for the new group Bradford Aid for Kosova, which takes its name
The mystery surrounding an American Civil War soldier buried at Windhill Cemetery has at last been solved. After a six-week appeal for information, an anonymous Telegraph & Argus reader has traced Thomas Hill's history from his birth in 1841 to his
A ward councillor is outraged that family planning services at Shipley Health Centre are to be cut by three-quarters. Health chiefs made the decision to shut the weekly clinic last month, citing limited resources and the need to provide more services
Police presence on a crime-hit village street is to be stepped up in a bid to stem a rising tide of attacks on businesses. During the last 12 months, shops in Towngate, Wyke, have suffered three armed robberies and been plagued by thieves and vandals.
A crackdown will curb bonfire-related problems next year, city leaders have vowed. This year's festivities were marred by a number of firework injuries as well as complaints from residents annoyed by noise and nuisance, said Councillor John Ruding, (Lab
Street traders in Shipley town centre could be a thing of the past under new regulations imposed by Bradford Council. At a licensing sub-committee meeting yesterday, councillors approved plans to ban street trading in the town centre, with certain areas
Schools in Bradford could face a £2 million bill to stop the Millennium Bug infecting computers and software, according to a shock report. And they will have to find the money out of their own budgets because Bradford Council will only provide advice,
A massive package of investment to improve healthcare in Bradford has been unveiled by health chiefs. A total of £6 million is being spent by Bradford Community Health NHS Trust on a range of new facilities across the city as part of efforts to bring
Lovelorn hairdresser Maxine will be leaving her Coronation Street woes behind to flick the switch on Bradford's Christmas lights. Actress Tracy Shaw, who plays the Corrie crimper, will be the latest in a line of Street stars to do the honours, including
Compensation and an apology has failed to satisfy a pensioner in his battle against the taxman, who claimed he owed £25,000 in back-tax on a business he never ran. Former pigeon fancier Dino Reardon, 65, of Skipton, has won a large compensation award
Villagers have overcome the first hurdle in their fight to set up a parish council and turn the clock back more than 50 years. Bradford councillors have given the go-ahead for residents in Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury, near Keighley, to seek approval
Guiseley School is to be one of the first in the country to get a heap of new computer equipment. Through its special school status, it is to undertake a pilot project which will see a £10,000 ;investment which will bring screened Internet provision,
Black, Asian and blind people in Kirklees are being targeted under two new national initiatives to promote literature. Kirklees Council is one of 30 local authorities selected to take part in the three-year Branching Out project to encourage people to
Mill bosses have been accused of using a new European law designed to cut working hours as a way of squeezing more hours from their workers. Spinners at British Mohair Spinners in Lower Holme Mills, Baildon, say they were asked if they wanted to cut their
A bitter family feud erupted today after the widow of a naval officer won a High Court negligence claim against the Ministry of Defence. Allen Marsden, a 36-year-old petty officer from Bingley, who was described in court as "hard-working, conscientious
Fury erupted today as scores of community groups throughout the district learnt their Council funding was to be scrapped. A total of 57 separate groups, just under a third of those who applied, have been told they will not be given grants due to a lack
The Bradford depot of Amtrak Express Parcels is celebrating ten years in the business this month. The depot, run jointly by franchisees Chris and Nicola Bell, started in November, 1988 in the corner of the firm's Huddersfield depot. Following a couple
Bradford City striker Edinho has joined Scottish Premier outfit Dunfermline for a three month loan spell. The Brazilian has found it difficult to force his way into the Bantams side and has started just one league game this season. The Scottish outfit
Nobody is entirely sure about the possible effects of the so-called "Millennium Bug" on computers. There are all manner of scare stories about systems crashing around the globe as the clocks click over to midnight on January 1, 2000. Increasingly, sceptical
When taking out a Personal Pension, the amount of money you receive as an income is going to largely depend on "annuity rates". For those retiring now, the effect of these has become all too apparent. A male aged 65, buying an annuity with his pension
No-one knows what the future holds. For all you know, a lottery win could be just around the corner, you could find Mr Right, or land a fantastic job. On the down side, you could get divorced, be made redundant or get run over by a bus. It would help
A complaint lodged against a priest for her alleged involvement in a petition criticising a community group's secretary has been withdrawn. Dominic Sheeran, chairman of Ravenscliffe and Greengates Association (RGA), confirmed the retraction in a letter
Families in the Park Lane area of Little Horton - the second most deprived council ward in England - could see their neighbourhood boosted by a £50 million revamp. Bradford Council, which has been selected as one of 17 'pathfinder' authorities in the
A desperate appeal has been launched to raise thousands of pounds to fund potentially life-saving treatment for a Bradford mum-of-two struck by a cancer which affects just one in a million people. Doctors have told Christine Bailey, 41, of Woodside, the
