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  • Storton sees red after sending off

    Gainsborough Trinity 3, Bradford Park Avenue 2: The late dismissal of substitute Dean Calcutt killed off Avenue's hopes of forcing a replay in their FA Umbro Trophy first round tie. Avenue were pressing their UniBond Premier Division opponents hard when

  • City are so toothless!

    Charlton Athletic 2, Bradford City 0: Stan Collymore spent Saturday afternoon at the dentists and for the hardy fans who travelled to south-east London, pulling teeth out would have seemed only marginally more painful. Another toothless display away from

  • Hutchings out at City

    Bradford City have relieved manager Chris Hutchings and first team coach Malcolm Shotton of their duties. The shock move follows a run of ten games without a win which has seen the team plunge to second from bottom in the Premiership. Skipper Stuart McCall

  • Victory for forward planning

    The wider community of Bradford and district will have breathed a collective sigh of relief after a bonfire weekend largely free of trouble. There was one horrific incident at Cottingley in which four cars were set on fire, blowing the windows out of

  • On This Day

    In 1854, bandmaster John Philip Sousa was born. In 1855, Sir Robert Peel's statue was inaugurated in Bradford. In 1862, the Bradford District Banking Company was established. From the Telegraph & Argus of November 6th, 1975...Bonfire night went off

  • £30m flotation for travel firm

    Bosses of a Bradford-based Pakistani family business today announced plans to float the company on the Stock Exchange. Cyberes is part of the Gazelle company which has grown by wholesaling flights from London to Pakistan. Tariq Malik, son of the founder

  • Account for more women

    More women are entering the accountancy business than ever before, a Bradford firm claimed today. Clough and Company said while it had only employed a handful of female accountants a decade ago, the figure had since jumped to a third of the workforce.

  • Setting the Pace

    Saltaire-based Pace Micro Technology has been confirmed as Europe's biggest digital set-top box manufacturer for the third year in succession. A report from independent research analysts Dataquest showed Pace has opened up more than a two per cent market

  • 'Knifemen stripped our house bare'

    Police are investigating a couple's claims their home was stripped bare after they were kidnapped at knifepoint by burglars. Martin Hillas and Tracey Peel, of Allen Croft, Birkenshaw, Bradford, say a three-strong gang dumped them near Bradford city centre

  • 'In council we trust' say the church goers

    Church leaders hope new proposals to demolish a landmark Bingley church will finally find favour with planners. They want to replace Mornington Road Methodist Church, a grade II listed building, with a new church and houses. Last year, permission was

  • Spice world

    Ask a curry fan to name his favourite dish and he will probably say vindaloo. But a group of Yorkshire's best chefs are out to prove that there is more to the nation's favourite food than just the likes of a super-spicy vindaloo, rogan josh and chicken

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - For years now there has been great disquiet in Keighley. People round here feel they are not getting a fair deal, and with good reason. We have had the recent closure of SHAPE locally, planning applications railroaded through over the wishes of

  • Proud as a Peacock!

    England 66, Fiji 10: Jamie Peacock spent much of the last close season trying to persuade the Bulls to reward him with a contract fit for a Super League player. But 12 months on there can be absolutely no doubting his value to club and country as he continues

  • Cleckheaton show their scoring power

    Cleckheaton 61, Leodiensians 3: Cleckheaton may have a 100 per cent record this season, but they hadn't been scoring as many points as they felt they should have. From their first eight matches - six in the league and two in the NPI Cup - they mustered

  • Money in bank

    Yorkshire Bank's annual results show a pre-tax profit rise of £217.6 million - an increase of 31.7 per cent. Chief executive Stuart Grimshaw said lending was up 20.4 per cent with a 30.3 per cent growth in its mortgage business. He said: "These results

  • Wireless web offer

    A new broadband Internet service is set to be launched in Bradford today. The company behind the wireless system - which uses radio signals to leave phone lines free - says it is being set up exclusively in Bradford and Leeds. Tele2 said it could provide

  • Downpours bringing new floods threat

    Engineers worked through the night to protect people and homes in the Aire Valley from further flooding today during fresh downpours. Experts were predicting that at least an inch of rain would fall on the district causing levels in the River Aire and

  • Pioneering centre offers health MoT

    An ever-expanding and pioneering service is offering health care and screening to hundreds of people with learning disabilities in Bradford. Health professionals including a GP, dentist, optician, hearing specialist and a foot care specialist provide

  • 'MPs to blame' for panic fuel buying

    Hauliers in Bradford have blamed the Government for panic among motorists queuing to get petrol before the expected fuel protests. Petrol stations across the district have reported an increase in trade from drivers keen to fill up, but motorists are being

  • BNP linked to Mela leaflet protesters

    Hundreds of leaflets protesting about the Bradford Mela and claiming affiliation to the British National Party have been posted to homes in the city. The leaflet campaign is being organised by a group calling itself the Undercliffe Community Action Team

  • Team chosen for Culture bid

    International management consultants Deloitte & Touche have been chosen to boost Bradford's bid to become the European Capital of Culture. Their appointment follows Bradford Council's decision to recruit a specialist team to develop Bradford's case

  • It's all quiet on Bonfire Night

    Bonfire weekend passed off largely peaceably across the district with no repeat of the major street disturbances which have blighted the occasion for the past three years. It was the first year police and partnership agencies put together a joint strategy

  • Blue Peter star for the 'light fantastic'

    Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq will switch on Bradford's Christmas lights in Centenary Square, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. Konnie will join a line-up of non-stop entertainment at the annual lights switch-on on Thursday November 16. The

  • How did our son die?

    The parents of a teenager who plunged to his death from a multi-storey car park, today made an emotional appeal for help to unravel the mystery. The body of Christopher Stoton, 18, was found in a secluded area between Bradford Interchange and the NCP