Newcastle Knights coach Michael Hagan has named a 19-man squad for next month's World Club Challenge against Bradford Bulls, including 12 players who figured in the NRL Grand Final victory. Current Test stars Andrew Johns, Matt Gidley and Danny Buderus
City striker Robbie Blake is poised join Burnley in a shock £1.25million deal. The promotion-chasing Clarets have been long-time admirers of the Bantams hitman and have upped their offer to prise him away from Valley Parade. Blake has told City manager
Few people who use violence now do so with their fists, it seems. The concept of a "fair fight" belongs largely in the past. Nowadays there is an increasing tendency, particularly among the young, to stab or batter an opponent or victim or anyone else
The district's first-ever support network to help small firms join the Internet age has been launched. The eBusiness club aims to strengthen confidence in on-line trading and remove the technological barriers that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs
ORGANISERS of Craven's agricultural shows are planning to go ahead this year although there may be no sheep and cattle on view. However, over the border into Lancashire, Trawden Show has already been cancelled for 2002 due to difficulties with DEFRA rulings
Car park charges in some Brighouse car parks are set to rise to pay for their improvement and maintenance. Parking rates in Bethel Street, Commercial Street and Parsonage Lane rose from 20p per hour to 30p last January but will remain at that rate. But
Almost every Yorkshire Dales footpath will be open by the weekend. The good news for walkers comes a day after the Government announced that Britain was officially free of foot and mouth disease. Rangers from the Yorkshire Dales National Park are taking
A Council chief has given a strong warning that there is no place for "vested interest and narrow-minded thinking" as the district tackles its race relations problems and takes radical action to create a harmonious district. Deputy leader Councillor Richard
Right-wing activists today faced police action over a leaflet falsely claiming firearms were discovered in a city mosque. Chief officers launched an inquiry into publication of the leaflet - which they believe was designed to stir up race hate. The head
Bradford's newest head teacher today pledged to transform one of the district's biggest schools criticised as having serious weaknesses. Bob O'Hagan claimed he would restore Rhodesway School's reputation as a centre of excellence, despite Ofsted's claim
A train that came off the track, causing major delays to Bradford travellers, had gone through a red light, it was revealed today. The incident occurred yesterday when the 8.36am Leeds to Manchester Victoria Arriva Trains Northern Service was derailed
It was a tribute fit for a country and western hero. A sea of black, wide-brimmed hats awaited the coffin of Wild West enthusiast Brian Hardwick at his funeral service in Nab Wood crematorium. But mourners yesterday remembered the murder victim as a "
Police were today set to name two men wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Kevin Jackson, killed after chasing two suspected car thieves. Mr Jackson, 31, was stabbed in the head and severely beaten in Copley Lane, Halifax, on December
Axeing councillors is sheer ageism SIR - I read in amazement and anger in your January 7 edition about the "axing" of three Labour councillors by the regional Labour Party. Why? Because of their age. Three councillors who have given the best years of
West Bowling face holders Thatto Heath at home after their 30-16 success over Moorends in the opening round of the GMB Union National Cup at Bankfoot CC. Coach Glenn Barraclough made the opening try when he brought Scott Pendlebury onto a short ball and
Queensbury gave high-flying Conference Division Two leaders Hunslet Warriors the fright of their lives before being overcome 13-8. Bury tackled like demons and were leading with twenty minutes to go thanks to a Carl Smith penalty for ball stealing. They
Be patient is the message from local lad and new Cougar coach Gary Moorby as he takes the reins at the struggling NFP side. Moorby, a former player with Keighley, was handed the arguably poisoned chalice of management last Wednesday and was obviously
Harrogate Town 2, Farsley Celtic 0: Celtic were reeling from the third minute when Town took the lead in this final qualifying match and though they turned in a solid second half display, they could not muster a comeback. Martin Haresign's men needed
Gareth Whalley will have to wait a bit longer before he can make his first impression on Nicky Law. The City midfielder is still feeling the effects of the groin injury which has hampered his campaign. Whalley, who last played against Wimbledon on October
In 1547, the Russian Czar, Ivan the Terrible, was crowned. In 1937, the Du Pont Company patented their new product, nylon. In 1991, Allied aircraft bombed Baghdad in operation Desert Storm. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 16th, 1977... Many
A retired police inspector will join six writers for this year's Airedale Writers' Circle programme. Members of the Keighley-based group will be given tips on writing romantic, humorous and crime stories. The circle meets once a month at the Social Centre
Snap-happy visitors from across the globe are being urged to capture their favourite areas of Saltaire on film. Anne Heald, manager of Saltaire Tourist Information and gift shop in Victoria Road, has launched a photographic competition in celebration
A Bradford woman who lost her daughter to breast cancer will celebrate her 80th birthday by raising money for Bradford Can... Gwladys Haddy, of Shipley, turns 80 on Sunday. But on Saturday night she is hoping her extended family and friends will turn
A Bradford youngster has been taking flying lessons with Jet, alias Diane Youdale, from TV show Gladiators. Thomas Mason, aged eight (pictured, left, with his friend Scott Kay) landed the part of Michael Darling in The Adventures of Peter Pan, which is
An amnesty to rid Bradford's streets of potentially deadly weapons has been backed by the widow of a headteacher stabbed to death outside his school. People who own knives, coshes, swords or even guns, have been urged to dump them anonymously in special
A controversial Bradford nightclub has been stripped of its drinks licence after licensing justices found its boss unfit to run it. Police applied to revoke the licence at Planet Venus nightclub in City Road, Bradford, following two shootings and drug-related
Police have issued pictures of the two men they are hunting in connection with the murder of have-a-go-hero Kevin Jackson. Raees Khan, 20, and Rangzaib Akhtar, 19, both from Manningham in Bradford, are prime suspects in connection with an attack on the
