Ilkley 16, Bradford Salem 36 by BILL MARSHALL On the evidence of this performance Bradford Salem showed they can be a force in Yorkshire Division Two. And the comments of their new coach Malcolm Lightowler re-inforced the view after the game. "What we
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Brandon United 0 Avenue marched into the second preliminary round of the FA Cup with a comfortable if uninspiring victory over Northern League Brandon United at Hors-fall Stadium. The next opponents will be Salford City, who journey
Undercliffe have won promotion back to Division One at the first attempt, and now have the Division Two title in their sights. They are strong favourites to do so, being ten points in front of second-placed Spen Vic-toria with only three matches left.
A stunning performance from Gavin Hamil-ton, who scored an unbeaten 57 and claimed five for 34, dramatically turned the tables on Sussex Sharks at Scarborough yesterday and brought Yorkshire Phoenix their fifth consecutive National League win to extend
Bradford Bulls' assistant coach Brian Noble today supported James Lowes after the stand-in skipper was sin-binned twice in his side's incident-packed win over Halifax at The Shay last night. The Great Britain hooker has been shown three yellow cards in
In any major reorganisation of a service, there are bound to be some losers to set against the winners. That seems particularly inevitable when the service concerned is public transport. The bus company First Bradford faced a massive task with the reshaping
In 1768, French author, Francois Rene de Chateaubriand was born. In 1920, the Eccleshill Memorial Clock was started. In 1923, Princess Mary opened the Norman Rae Maternity Home at Shipley. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 4th, 1975... Councillor
The Heckmondwike school where car crash victim Angela Ovington taught is to close for a day so the entire staff can attend her funeral in County Durham. And on their return to Cawley Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School, a special book of memories is
Keighley killer Michael Sams is to feature in a television documentary about the police investigation which eventually led to his arrest. The programme, called Manhunt - Evil Calling, traces West Yorkshire Police detectives' efforts to catch one-legged
Taxmen and chess players are not renowned for their fiery natures. But in between juggling figures at Shipley's Inland Revenue office and playing for five chess teams - one as far away as Derby - Ihor Lewyk likes nothing better than breathing fire. And
Patients are not getting the care they deserve because Bradford's district nurses are over-stretched due to a recruitment crisis, it was claimed today. District nurses have warned that the number of out-of-hours staff is so low that terminally-ill patients
Criminal proceedings will not be taken against a man who survived a suicide bid with his wife after discovering she had terminal cancer. But the Crown Prosecution Service said it had not entirely ruled out any future action against William Barrett, from
Pensioners Percy Howarth and Irene Wright never imagined they would find love again after losing their respective partners and moving into a Bradford rest home. But cupid struck when Irene moved into Heaton Grange Rest Home in Toller Lane in February
A new era dawned in Bradford schools today as education chiefs turned the clock back more than three decades to switch from three to two-tier education. The district will have 158 primary and 28 secondary schools instead of a middle school system which
Halifax Blue Sox - 18 Bradford Bulls - 25 The Bulls will be glad to see the back of their enthusiastic neighbours this season after another distinctly uncomfortable afternoon at The Shay. Four weeks ago they were lucky to come away with a share of the
Pudsey Congs edged in front in the Division One title race when they won by eight wickets at Yorkshire Bank on the day when previous leaders Bradford and Bingley faltered. Congs, who notched their 11th victory of the season, were indebted to a fine all-round
More talks will take place this week between Bradford City manager Chris Hutchings and his predecessor Paul Jewell over the transfer of defender Ashley Westwood to Sheffield Wednesday. The 22-year-old player has impressed during his loan spell at Hillsborough
Four firms are being matched with Business Angels, thanks to a major event held earlier this year. Weeks of work has been put into making matches between the firms and their Angels and they are on the verge of being made. The matches are being worked
Business leaders from Bradford will join a five-day mission to drum up business for local exporters in the United Arab Emirates. Chamber Management Services, the operating company for Bradford, Leeds and York & North Yorkshire Chambers of Commerce
Despite travelling across the globe, Bradford businessman Jeff Spolnik is still delighted to get back to his home city. And he is not only investing money in a new northern factory and offices for his firm Industrial Cooling Systems, he has always favoured
A collection of exotic rugs woven from wool grown in Britain and Tibet and made in Nepal is due to go on show this week. The 24 rugs have been produced thanks to a partnership developed by the Bradford-based British Wool Marketing Board. They have been
Growing Bingley firm Eldon Technology has won a £1 million deal with a division of global firm Philips which is set to help it expand even further. The company, which has its headquarters in Bingley and a manufacturing unit in Keighley, has won the contract
Some unexpected late summer sunshine helped attract thousands of people to attractions around the Bradford district at the weekend. Dark skies cleared in time on Saturday for soul legend Edwin Starr to give a masterly performance in front of a 15,000-
A book on renewable energy, written by former Bradford University lecturers Bill Shepherd and his son David, has been sent to the White House and 10 Downing Street. As well as helping electrical engineering students with their studies the pair hope their
Today is a day which some had feared would be chaotic. In the event, Bradford Council is predicting the biggest school reorganisation for more than three decades will almost be a text book operation. The massive shake-up means Bradford's education service
Armed police closed off a quiet Bradford road following reports of an elderly man brandishing a machete and replica handgun. Police negotiators were called to Bronte Old Road, Thornton, at about 5.50pm yesterday after ambulance crews alerted them to the
SIR - On the afternoon of August 29 I was having my well-earned break at 3pm. I was sitting on a seat behind the Magistrates' Court when I was approached by a ten-year-old boy asking for a cigarette. My reply was "NO" as I said he was too young to smoke
