Richard Elphee was the hero when Undercliffe ended their bad run with a thrilling three- wicket win over East Bierley at Intake Road. Fielders patrolled the boundary as Undercliffe needed six runs to win off the last two balls. However, batsman Elphee
The Bradford League took another big step towards retaining the Costcutter Inter-League Cup with a comfortable 33-run victory over the South Ridings League at Pudsey Congs yesterday. But they had to recover from an early crisis before defeating the side
Nigel Hanson produced an outstanding bowling performance to help Bankfoot to keep up the pressure on Woodlands at the top of the Bowes Section. The pace bowler took nine for 52 as second- placed Bankfoot beat Windhill at Busy Lane by 108 runs. It was
Jason Ramshaw chalked up a century of tries for Keighley Cougars - only to get a ticking off from his coach. Ramshaw claimed a second-half hat-trick in the 60-10 romp at Chorley Lynx yesterday which clinched Cougars' spot in the Northern Ford Premiership
The relief around Bingley today is almost palpable. After a wait of more than 30 years, the contractors who will see the town's bypass through to completion in late 2003 are on site and underway. For many of those who have suffered the misery of commuting
In 1920, the Yorkshire Observer Budget and the Bradford Weekly Telegraph amalgamated. In 1926, return tickets were introduced on trams and buses running between Bradford and Keighley In 1976, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed. From the
Businesses in the district are being urged to sign up to a scheme promoting their work to developers and investors over the internet. This Friday's Buy Bradford event ends a three-year programme by the Council-based Employment Link Team to advance the
Splash - Sports and Police Leisure Activities in the School Holidays - is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a larger than ever programme of summer fun. More than 6,000 people in the Spen Valley and the rest of Kirklees are expected to attend its
Parishioners at a church replanted a millennium tree that was stolen by thieves. The ceremony took place at St Peter's Church in Kirkgate in Birstall and pupils from St Peter's C of E Junior, Infant and Nursery School helped the replanting. The original
Last orders have been rung for the final time at one of Shipley's oldest pubs. The Bluebell on Leeds Road, Windhill, has been a pub for almost 200 years but its owner, Midlands-based Enterprise Inns, has now sold the building to a developer with the final
A cricketer was airlifted to hospital after being knocked out at the crease. Tahir Hussain, who plays for Mayfield in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League, was hit on the head by a delivery at Mayfield's Clayton ground. The game was abandoned
The end of the coach drivers' strike in the Balearic Islands today provided little comfort for one Bingley family. The 72-hour strike has caused chaos for thousands of British holidaymakers going to and from Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza. Les Thomas and
Detectives today appealed for the public's help in tracing an attacker who indecently assaulted a woman in Thackley. Officers said the incident occurred in the Leeds Road area, close to Crooked Lane, at around 8.30pm yesterday. A police spokesman said
Schoolgirls in Bradford are parcelling up gifts of hair accessories and stationery for needy youngsters in the Lebanon. The plight of Palestinian refugees has touched the hearts of classmates at Belle Vue Girls' School in Bradford. They were inspired
Tourism bosses fear plans for a holiday visit from a Bradford child abuser could damage a seaside resort's image. Gareth Watkinson is planning a two-week stay in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, from Saturday after a Bradford Crown Court judge gave him special
Children as young as seven are risking their lives by skateboarding across high roofs at a business park, police have warned. The youngsters are climbing on top of units at Drill Hall Business Park in East Parade, Ilkley, and skating across areas surrounded
A seven-year-old Bradford school pupil has died from suspected meningitis. The Early Years annexe at Clayton Village Primary School was closed today as a mark of respect and teachers held a day of prayer. The child - thought to be a boy - died shortly
SIR - With reference to the recent report by the Chartered Institute of Housing (T&A, June 20). Some relevant points were identified which may explain why ethnic minorities are reluctant to leave cramped living conditions within the inner city and
Bingley Congs (55 points) and Thornton (53 points) picked up maximum points and pulled away from the rest of the field in Division One. Congs are now 18 points clear of third-placed Girlington. There was an excellent game at Jer Lane, where over 500 runs
Cambing reached the final of the sir James Roberts Cup yesterday, beating Bradford Gymkhana by three wickets. But their opponents are not yet known as Daisy Hill Methodists and Muff Field WR tied on 131 runs in the other semi-final. The replay starts
Opener Simon Davies produced his second important cup innings in successive weeks as Baildon marched into the semi-finals of the Heavy Woollen Cup yesterday. Davies, who had hit an unbeaten 95 in last Sunday's emphatic eight-wicket triumph over Pud-sey
Mark Evans signalled his return from a year of self-imposed exile by winning the Bradford amateur strokeplay title for the second time in three years at Northcliffe yesterday. The 30-year-old former professional footballer won by three strokes from West
Steven Kirby again made fact seem far stranger than fiction when he grabbed six for 26 as Yorkshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 227 runs at Headingley yesterday to widen their lead at the top of the CricInfo Championship Divis-ion One table.
Bradford Bulls have angrily denied reports circulating in Australia that Kiwi prop Joe Vagana is looking for the exit door at Odsal - just six months into his three-year contract with the club. It has been claimed that Vagana (pictured) is not enjoying
FERRETS - not sheep - were the main animals on show at Skipton Sheep Day, held in defiance of the foot and mouth outbreak, which has devastated farms around the town. But Skipton Town Council were determined not to surrender to the disease and went ahead
Work began at long last today on the £47.9 million scheme to create the Bingley relief road - more than 30 years after it was first mooted. The first diggers were fired up early this morning as construction workers began preparing the site of the five-kilometre-long
Vandals set fire to a trailer and splattered Eldwick gala showground with paint just hours after the event was declared a great success. A 30-feet trailer, loaned free for the event, was wrecked by fire and a gang broke into the junior football club and
Police today confirmed that the National Front has made an official application to march in Bradford this weekend. The force said it is currently pressing for the Home Secretary to make an order banning the gathering. As well as halting a counter demonstration
Leisure giant Bass will decide which rival developer should get Bradford's only Holiday Inn as a hotel battle hots up in the city. The developer of the £25 million Vicar Lane leisure centre has lost one of its main tenants with the collapse of hotel group
Holidaymakers from Bradford still face uncertainty, despite the end of a strike by coach drivers in the Balearics today. At airports around Britain passengers who should have boarded flights on Saturday are still waiting to leave after departure times
Drug workers have removed a bin for disposal of used needles from close to Bradford's bustling West End after protests from the area's residents. People living in Soho Street, a short walk from the Alhambra Theatre and Museum of Photography, Film and
It was the moment they had dreamed of - a winning National Lottery ticket, and not just for £10. As head of a work syndicate, Warren Allitt was overjoyed to discover one of the 130 lucky-dip lines put on for Wednesday's double roll-over draw had scooped
Police today confirmed that the National Front has applied to march in Bradford this weekend. A police spokesman said senior officers will be seeking to ban all demonstrations in the city to avoid any potential violent confrontations like those that erupted
Joy Steele and Richard Gartside had more than their fair share of problems when it came to organising their big day. But thanks to the generosity of Telegraph & Argus readers, the couple have tied the knot in style. Struggling to find an affordable
They say you never forget your first love and Christine Rowe and Alan Burton's chance meeting proved they were destined to be together. After 40 years apart, the Bradford couple's eyes met across a crowded card shop and within a week they had planned
A grief-stricken father today paid tribute to his seven-year-old son after he was knocked down and killed at a pedestrian crossing. Raouff Hussain suffered massive head injuries when he was involved in a collision with a Peugeot 306 car on Manchester
