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  • Bully for John

    Bradford's John 'Boy' Walton, an unseeded 50-1 outsider at the start of the tournament, became darts' newest hero last night when he wrenched the Embassy World Championship title from Ted Hankey's grasp. Only people within the game who had witnessed Walton's

  • Hat-trick for Singh as Albion march on

    Bradley Stoke Rangers 0 Albion Sports 4 Ace striker Taj Singh produced a devastating display of finishing to fire Albion Sports into the last eight of the FA Umbro Sunday Cup. Singh, the Bradford Sunday Alliance League's all-time record marksman, helped

  • Taylor-made win hits Albion hopes

    Thackley 1 Ossett Albion 0 A penalty two minutes into injury time from substitute James Russell earned Thackley this unlikely victory over long-time Northern Counties East Premier Division leaders Ossett Albion. The home win lifted the Bradford side one

  • It's up to us now

    Bradford City 0 Manchester United 3 Ashley Ward is a veteran of the Premiership relegation dogfight so he's probably the right man to assess Bradford City's chances of survival. Ward failed to avoid the drop with Barnsley and Blackburn - but he's seen

  • City fans it back at away policy

    Bradford City supporters are calling on away fans to be banned from the new corner stand after trouble flared at the Manchester United match on Saturday. Some of the 2,200 away supporters in the corner stand 'invaded' the adjoining A block in the Carlsberg

  • Walsh 'is still No 1'

    Gary Walsh, left, has been ordered to banish thoughts of his Manchester United gaffe and instead cement his place in Bradford City's relegation fight. Walsh's embarrassing air-kick presented Teddy Sheringham with the easiest of goals on Saturday and destroyed

  • On This Day

    In 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned. In 1910, the Archbishop of York visited Bradford. In 1971, Egypt's Aswan Dam was opened on the Nile. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 15, 1976...Telephones with buttons instead of dials may soon be used in Bradford

  • Planners explain new rules

    Birkenshaw fire headquarters could be the venue for a meeting between Spen Valley Civic Society and Kirklees planning chiefs. The Society wrote to planners to ask if they could have a meeting for members to learn about recent changes in development rules

  • £500,000 for riding centre at the park

    Plans to create tea rooms and a riding centre for disabled people at a popular country park in Bingley have received a £500,000 boost. Bradford Independent Health Care Group, which is based at St Ives Estate, is set to invest more than £500,000 in the

  • Calling time on 'boozy children'

    Calls for a major crackdown on boozy youngsters in Silsden have been made by townsfolk. Children as young as 12 have been seen walking the streets clutching cans of beer. Now police are being urged to crack down on them by confiscating alcohol and reporting

  • Claws come out in fight over 19 cats

    Families living near cat lover Jenny Sampson have told of the misery they say her 19 pets are causing. Mrs Sampson, of Rossmore Drive, Allerton, is appealing to magistrates against an order from Bradford Council requiring her to stop the pets causing

  • The squalor could be over this week

    A forgotten council tenant who was left to live in squalor could be settling into a new flat by the end of the week. Robert Diamond, whose plight was highlighted in the Telegraph & Argus last Thursday, is due to meet housing officers to sign up for

  • Million at museum is a record for city

    More than a million visitors poured through the doors of Bradford's National Museum of Photography, Film and Television last year. The stunning figure - way ahead of expectations - makes it Britain's most popular provincial museum by far. Its success

  • That's our Boy!

    John 'Boy' Walton had one very special supporter to thank after he scooped the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship - Kevin the Teddy. The fluffy mascot has been at the oche all the way through the 2001 championship at Lakeside in Surrey, along

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - "We got it wrong, admits bus boss", reported the T&A. Well, it seems he's still getting it wrong when he comes up with the ludicrous service 642 which will be only every hour from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday. What about the link between Ravenscliffe

  • Wood's goal maintains dream start

    Keighley Cougars 22 Featherstone Rovers 22 The Cougars remain top of the Northern Ford Premiership but by the skin of their teeth. after losing their 100 per cent record. They had to wait until the dying seconds to claim a share of the spoils, Martin

  • Clinical Cleck too strong for Keighley

    Keighley 6 Cleckheaton 43 It may sound silly considering there were 37 points between the teams at the finish, but Keighley can take a lot of heart from this display. They worried the unbeaten Yorkshire Division One leaders for the opening 15 minutes,

  • Bulls get their man

    Bradford Bulls today snatched Aussie powerhouse Graham Mackay from under the noses of arch rivals Leeds Rhinos. The 32-year-old will make the switch from Headingley once his rugby union commitments with Leeds Tykes are over in May. It means he will not

  • Problem of boozy children

    Bored youngsters are responsible for a lot of the disorder and vandalism which blights life in some of the suburbs and villages around the Bradford district. Many of them behave badly enough when sober. With alcohol inside them, they are even worse. The

  • Firm at forefront of craze

    A Pudsey-based consultancy is at the forefront of the current Digimon craze. Packaging for Ravensburger's new 100 piece Digimon jigsaw puzzle has been designed by State of the Art. Targeted at children in the five years plus age group, the 'Digital Monsters

  • Soap firm's award

    A Bradford company has been honoured by royalty after recording an outstanding export performance. The Stephenson Group, which has manufacturing sites in Bradford and Leeds, was given the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2000 at an official presentation by

  • 'Let's get Bryan fund going'

    Coronation Street star William Roache has called for fundraisers to get their act together to create a memorial for Bryan Mosley. Roache, who plays Ken Barlow in the popular soap, said he was quite prepared to donate both his time and his money in aid

  • Drug addicts to tell their stories

    Bradford's patient watchdog is organising a series of 'hearings' to gather evidence about the needs of drug and alcohol abusers. Bradford Community Health Council (CHC) has invited addicts to appear before health chiefs to tell them about their experiences

  • City in focus over forced marriages

    The spotlight will be on Bradford tomorrow when the city hosts the first national conference on forced marriages. The three-day conference will bring together representatives from the Foreign Office, Interpol, campaign organisations and police forces

  • Hospital that has lowest death rate

    Patients are less likely to die in Airedale Hospital than anywhere else in the northern and Yorkshire region. It has the lowest mortality rate, despite having one of the lowest staffing rates, the Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide has revealed. Nationally

  • Off the rails! More misery for commuters

    Angry commuters faced more rail chaos as the £165 million revamp at Leeds Station failed to be completed by today's deadline. A signalling failure and problems with overhead electric cables meant that passengers arriving at the station faced further service

  • More whites fear race attacks

    The number of white people in Bradford living in fear of racist attacks is increasing, according to a new survey today. Results of a Speak Out! survey show the proportion of white people fearing violence and abuse has risen from 15 per cent to 23 per