Former Bradford Open champion Paul Thomas will be back in the ranks of the amateurs when the golf season gets under way in April. And the 19-year-old West Bradford member admits it will be a relief to be back playing in club competitions after failing
In 1896, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen demonstrated the x-ray process. In 1912, 2,000 workers went on strike at Isaac Holden's mill in Bradford. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge began an artillery attack on the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. From the Telegraph
An urgent appeal for more parents to adopt and foster children was made today amid an alarming rise in the number of youngsters wanting to be found new families. The Adoption Unit in Shipley said there are currently 50 youngsters, who are suitable for
If you spent hours slumped frustrated in front of a computer screen this week you were not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people allover the country were doing it too, desperately trying to log on to a new website to gain a glimpse into the past and
Bradford bright sparks will have the opportunity to check their intelligence levels when Mensa conducts supervised tests for prospective members. There are 415 active members in the Bradford district and demand is high from people who want to prove they
A new director with privatised Education Bradford has revealed his plans to boost income from services sold to schools across the country. Steve Humphreys is the new director of the Traded Services division of Education Bradford, which supplies a variety
A cash-strapped community centre, which is the hub of social life for young people in Shelf, could be forced to close at the end of the month. The committee of Wade House Youth and Community Centre needs to raise £30,000 to repair the building and bring
Bradford pop sensation Gareth Gates has started 2002 by tackling his speech problem head on. The 17-year-old Pop Idol finalist has been asking strangers for directions on the streets of London as part of a programme of exercises to overcome his stammer
A 50-year-old man who ran more than 100 "booze cruises" to the Continent was today beginning a two-year prison sentence. James Sampson admitted acting as the driver on repeated trips abroad over a three-and-a-half year period and being involved in evading
Bradford Bulls' major new signing Lesley Vainikolo, pictured, has seemed more concerned with running off the after-effects of his mother's cooking for the last two days than the chilly weather. The 22-year-old arrived from New Zealand on Wednesday and
Nicky Law today stressed: "I won't turn the Bantams into Chesterfield City." The new Valley Parade boss is still finding his feet after being given the job five days ago. But inevitably he is already being linked with players from his former club. Centre-half
The people of Heaton are to be congratulated for supporting their nearby woodland to the tune of £2,300 - the amount raised locally to help to keep the woods for which the township is famous in good order. It is a remarkable achievement by the Heaton
Menswear moguls Simon Ashdown and Neil Greenwood are leading a fashion phenomenon which is helping to put their small industrial town on the style map. The pair turn out their top menswear label - Higgins - from The Weaving Shed in Cleckheaton - not normally
A man whose cancer-stricken wife has been given blood transfusions has organised blood donating session at his workplace as a way of saying thank you to the blood service. Robert Dennison, pictured, a systems manager for the Bradford & Bingley, has
A good Samaritan who was beaten and robbed at his home was today fighting for his life in a Bradford hospital. The 41-year-old, whose name has not been released by police, was today in a critical condition at Bradford Royal Infirmary after the attack
Generous householders have stumped up £2,300 to ensure walkers can continue to enjoy rambles through a leafy Bradford woodland. Volunteers organised a house-to-house collection in Heaton, Shipley and Frizing-hall to raise money for the Heaton Woods Trust
Extreme groups are being monitored by Bradford Council and police following a Home Office report into the summer riots. The action is outlined in a report from Council chief executive Ian Stewart which will go to councillors next week. It follows criticism
A surgeon who delivered emergency first aid at a car crash in Calverley has spoken of the shock scene that confronted him. Chatenya Chauhan was heading towards Bradford on a shopping trip at 3pm on Thursday when he was flagged down in Woodhall Road. Hearing
Police today described as 'encouraging' the fact that only one accident in Bradford over the Christmas period involved a suspected drink-driver. Traffic officers based in Bradford South revealed they were called to 21 collisions between December 18 and
Yorkshire Water has been inundated with thousands of emergency calls from the public who mistakenly believe it is responsible for leaks inside their homes. The misplaced calls have stopped legitimate pleas for help with burst water mains getting through
A nightclub bouncer was today under armed guard after he was blasted in the back with a shotgun outside his Bradford home. The 31-year-old, who police have not named, was shot in front of his terrified teenage girlfriend as they walked up the pathway
SIR - I fled the Russians to make a fine life for myself in Bradford, before moving to Riddlesden. It really upset me to be dubbed a "counterfeit Brit" by the learned reader Karl Dallas. I was happy to integrate and my children are all successes in life
