Injuries - those that you could play through and those you couldn't - had a large influence on the LTA Summer Series finals at Heaton. There was only one retirement, but it spoilt the best contest - the men's top division clash between Richard Oades and
New boys Woodlands and Mirfield continue to set the pace in the Secure Trust Bank Bradford League Divis-ion Two. Woodlands are four points clear at the top of the Bowes Section after taking four points from one of their main challengers Bankfoot. It was
Matthew Hoggard marked his inclusion in the Test squad by taking five wickets at Headingley yesterday as York-shire moved to the top of the Cricinfo Championship table with a four wicket win over Northamptonshire. But Yorkshire had to overcome a few palpatations
Former Bradford City striker Don Goodman is looking forward to one last crack at his old club after helping Walsall to a thrilling 3-2 win over Reading in yesterday's Division Two Play-Off final. The much-travelled striker set the midland club on course
Another gutsy performance from Steve Deakin's new-look Cougars side paid off as they kept their bid to clinch a Northern Ford Premiership play-off spot on track. The win also sets them up perfectly for Wednesday night's Trans Pennine Cup final against
Hardly a "Boogie Night" but no shortage of "Mind Blowing Decisions" from referee Kirk Kirkpatrick was the verdict as seventies chart-toppers Heatwave came to town. The Bulls had their moments, mainly in the shape of hat-trick hero Lee Gilmour, but frustration
Bradford City will be £200,000 richer if Bolton Wanderers win the First Division play-off final at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon. The Bantams automatically pocket a nice little earner as part of the loan deal with goalkeeper Matt Clarke. But they
Many congratulations to the volunteers who have helped the Bradford literacy project Reading Matters for Life to do so much already to help the district's youngsters. It is tremendously encouraging to learn, from the project co-ordinator at Hanson School
In 1818, Otley Chevin was covered in snow. In 1863, the Bradford Medico-Chirurgical Society was formed. In 1879, the Bradford Public Free Library and Art Museum inaugurated. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 28th, 1976... Bradford is beginning to
The Calderdale office of the new region-wide Business Link is up-and-running in Halifax. The Business Link for West Yorkshire local base is run by a team of advisers aiming to help small to medium enterprises with everything from training requirements
A Burley-in-Wharfedale-based home shopping firm has enjoyed a highly successful trading year. Findel plc has announced a 20 per cent leap in turnover, from £201.7 to £241.3 million, along with a 25 per cent jump in operating profits, from £20.4 to £25.5
PROTESTERS from Craven's farming community lined the streets of Settle yesterday to complain to Agriculture minister Nick Brown about the Government's handling of the foot and mouth crisis. Bearing anti-Government placards, the protesters complained party
SELDOM was an award more thoroughly deserved than the one presented to George Christofides . He has just received Barnoldswick Town Council's annual Rosebowl Award, presented in recognition of outstanding service to the local community. In that department
A MESSAGE is going out loud and clear to the troublemakers who spoil Barnoldswick's night life - "We don't want you and we won't tolerate you!" Local pubs and clubs are putting up a united front, working with the police and council to root out the unruly
POLICE are hunting masked raiders who threatened police officers with crowbars and rammed their squad car. The three men, suspected of an attempted burglary at Gargrave Co-op, in the early hours of Monday, are described as dangerous. They escaped after
An appeal against a decision by Calderdale Council to prohibit signs to be put on a listed building in Brighouse, has been dismissed by a planning inspector. Mr Bevilacqua applied to hang two advertising signs on the wall of Perseverance Mill in Huddersfield
A sixth form centre has been praised by Ofsted inspectors. Rastrick High School was inspected in March this year and Government standards inspectors said standards in the school had improved since the last inspection in 1996. While quality of teaching
A motorbike passenger was fighting for his life in hospital today following a crash in Gomersal which killed his friend. The accident happened at around 5.45pm on Saturday when a T-Reg Kawasaki Ninja bike carrying two men, collided with the single-decker
A host of 80s pop idols proved the old ones are still the best when Top Of The Pops arrived in Bradford. The Top Of The Pops 1981 Reunion special was beamed live from Peninngton's nightclub, in Manningham Lane, Bradford, yesterday as part of the BBC's
Police in Haworth are urging people not to become vigilantes in a response to recent crimes in the village. Angry residents had threatened to take the law into their own hands, claiming vandalism was rising since the village was left without a bobby.
A 36-year-old man suffering from a rare heart condition may have collapsed and died as he was getting out of bed, an inquest heard. Richard Andrews was found on the floor inside his bedsit by a friend on Christmas Eve last year, Bradford Coroner's Court
Yorkshire fish and chips will be on the menu when a party of Nepalese students visit Bradford as part of an exchange visit. A group of eight pupils aged between nine and 16 and two staff from Yangrima School will fly into the UK on June 15 to be met by
An award-winning photographer has been given an unusual form of sponsorship - a fridge. Alex Handley, studying for a degree in photography at Bradford College, holds one of the most prestigious prizes in student photography - winner of the 1999 Fuji Student
Organisers of the annual Bantams' knees-up reckon it is jinxed. For the second time, the band booked to provide entertainment has split up ahead of the day. But City fans will be putting on a brave face at their "Good Riddance to the Premier League" party
A group of sixth form students have been awarded £500 to help educate younger pupils about the issues of drugs, HIV and sexual health. The students from Oakbank School in Keighley were awarded the cash by Barclays new Futures. The scheme's Fast Track
Firefighters from Bradford and Clayton attended a blaze at a derelict outbuilding in Clayton today. They were called to the incident at Paradise Farm in Bradford Road at 5am and two hose reels and a jet were used to attack the fire, which was well alight
Police in Bradford are investigating two separate arson attacks on Saturday. The first incident involved a fire-bomb type missile being thrown into a summer house in a garden in the Braithwaite area of Keighley. The incident happened at 9.30pm and two
When Tony Blair famously posed for the cameras alongside his female Cabinet ministers, he highlighted the prominence of women in the political arena. Yet, with only days to go to the General Election, it seems that the business of running the country
A murder inquiry was launched yesterday after a man's body was found at a house in the Braithwaite area of Keighley. A 44-year-old local man has been arrested and was today in custody at Keighley police station. A post mortemwas carried out yesterday.
A Bradford councillor has been suspended by his party following allegations about documentation for illegal immigrants. The allegations came to light in a Sunday newspaper article about Undercliffe councillor Inkthab Alam, 26. It was alleged that the
WHAT a difference 12 months can make. Cowling, who would have been relegated if the first division had not been extended to 14 teams, now sit proudly at the top of the table after another day when the bowlers reasserted their influence on proceedings
WHILE the top team performance from the local sides in the Airedale and Wharfedale League last weekend came from Steeton, two-wicket winners against defending Division A champions Guiseley, the outstanding individual display came from the second team
DESPITE at one stage looking across a flooded Aire Valley at a massive 200-plus backlog of games in the Craven & District Football League, strong co-operation between officials and clubs has brought the season to a satisfactory conclusion. All promotion
SIR - I am writing on behalf of the committee of Great Horton Methodist Cricket Club, which has been established for almost 100 years. We play in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League. The reason for this letter is to inform readers of a new
Andy Hutchinson hit a massive 145 not out for Thornton as they scored a 60-run win over Great Horton. He received good support from Mick Shanks (80) as Thornton made 251 for four declared. Great Horton tried valiantly to make the runs but were all out
Bradford & Bingley shot out Undercliffe for a paltry 51 as they recorded their first Secure Trust Bank Bradford League Division One win of the season. Their eight-wicket triumph was the most dramatic result on a day when Farsley leap-frogged East
Defending champions Pudsey Congs will expect to strengthen their place at the top of the Bradford League Division One after today's round of matches. Unbeaten Congs, who have won four matches and secured two four-point draws, will fancy their chances
Coach Brian Noble picked out Lee Gilmour for special praise as the Bulls consolidated their lead at the top of Super League. The pacy centre celebrated his call-up for Yorkshire in midweek by grabbing a hat-trick in the side's 42-10 win over plucky Salford
VANDALS have struck again in one of Skipton's playgrounds, damaging over £2,000 worth of new equipment. Skipton Town Council, which has paid for repairs time and time again at Middletown Playground, has said it might not get any more new equipment unless
JOHN Vickers, headmaster of North Yorkshire's largest secondary school, is to leave after the summer term. Mr Vickers has been at South Craven School, Cross Hills, since January 1995 and is moving to Coventry to teach at Coundon Court School and Community
LOCAL people have battled en masse in order to fly the flag for Settle. On Sunday, the flag festival team achieved their goal with over 100 flags being flown around the town outside shops, businesses and houses. Gill O'Donnell, a member of the Community
TAXI driver Mick Kirlew has taken out some extra special insurance, courtesy of Rev Adrian Botwright. He had his cab blessed this week to help keep his passengers safe on their travels. Mr Kirlew has been a retained firefighter in Skipton for 14 years
John Sheard casts his eye over the General Election candidates for the Skipton and Ripon constituency. HIS childhood was spent in a society gripped with fear. Local industry was closing down, hundreds of men were losing their livelihoods and being driven
A fun day of traditional entertainment will take place at Wilton Park in Batley on Sunday, June 10. The Victorian Street Players Unlimited Theatre Company will provide the fun with lakeside music by the Salvation Army Band. Boating, funfair activities
The Army's top brass stepped in to help a war veteran regain his campaign medals. George Stokes had lost his medals marking his service in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy. But to celebrate Mr Stokes's birthday, his family managed to replace the
Teenagers will join forces to take the ultimate challenge in an outdoor pursuits day. Up to 40 youngsters will gather in Northcliffe Park, Shipley, on Thursday, May 31, as part of a Bradford South Youth Service initiative. The 13 to 19-year-olds will
Regulars at one of Britain's most famous soap pubs are saying farewell to a man who has spent decades behind the bar at the real-life Woolpack. Paul Harris started working at The Woolpack in Esholt aged just 18, a couple of years before Yorkshire TV began
The festival atmosphere at Bradford's BBC Music Live event was kept buzzing in Centenary Square, concluding with a giant firework display. Despite the cloudy skies, people flocked to the town centre on Saturday and the day kicked off with youth dancers
A woman who feared she might lose the sight in one eye after being attacked in the Lidget Green disturbances is on the road to recovery. Julie Cook, the Derbyshire nurse whose injuries were the worst of any victim's on April 15, is now back behind the
Church leaders have announced the appointment of a social worker and an accountant as honorary lay canons of Bradford Cathedral. Janet Bower, from Keighley, and Ian Fletcher, from Heaton, will be installed at a ceremony on Sunday, June 3. Mrs Bower is
Youngsters struggling with their reading skills have shown remarkable signs of improvement due to a Bradford literacy project. Reading Matters for Life, sponsored by the Telegraph & Argus, places volunteers in schools to help teenagers struggling
Oxenhope villagers fear a village beauty spot could be used for quarrying, after it appeared on a planning blueprint plan as a potential quarry site. Parish councillors became concerned after discovering Black Moor has been designated a possible mineral
A former pub manageress has received more than £19,000 compensation after losing her job. Liz Giles has won an industrial tribunal claiming unfair dismissal and breach of contract against a company which took over the historic Courthouse pub when its
Animals at four more farms in the Settle area have been found to have foot and mouth disease. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food vets identified the disease in cattle at Nelson Farm, Carlton, in Airton. The second case was at Lodge Farm in Settle
Bradford South has seen successes and failures in the last decade and is still awaiting a start on the on-off Odsal Stadium redevelopment. In the meantime homes have been transformed, jobs created and training courses set up . But the biggest disappointment
When members of a Bradford drama group were told to "break a leg" little did they know that three leading men would end up in bandages just days before their opening night! But the show must go on for Idle and Thackley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
One of Bradford's biggest firms today faced a revolt by church and ethical investors amid claims it is exploiting people in debt. The Quakers religion has already withdrawn its £32,000 shareholding in Provident Financial claiming it cannot stand by and
RIBBLESDALE Cricket League officials are keeping their fingers tightly crossed that the deadly tentacles of the foot and mouth outbreak do not extend any further into their patch. So far, only one of their clubs, Settle, has been closed by the crisis,
