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  • On This Day

    n 1346, Edward III's English army defeated Philip VI's French forces at the battle of Crecy. In 1740, hot-air balloon pioneer Joseph Michel Montgolfier was born. In 1958, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams died. From the Telegraph & Argus of

  • Going, going... park pop tickets sell well

    Pop fans are being urged to act quickly if they want to snap up the last few tickets for the Party in the Park in Bingley at the weekend. Bradford's singing sensation Gareth Gates and chart-topper Darius are among the big names booked for the pop music

  • I've trained my hedge!

    Gardeners across the country may be influenced by Charlie Dimmock and her water features. But two Shipley gardeners are at the cutting hedge of garden design. The green-fingered pair are turning simple hedges into works of art through the age-old skill

  • Estate youngsters on fame trail

    Bradford's next generation of pop idols are set to be groomed at a ground-breaking stage school in the heart of a city estate. Scores of wannabes from Holme Wood will get tips from leading dance, music and acting professionals at the new stage school

  • Volunteers dig in so woods can thrive

    An army of volunteers will help plant trees in the new Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can...Cancer Research Appeal Commemorative Wood. Tree-planting group Forest of Bradford has played a key role in the development of the site at the St Ives Estate, Harden

  • Mum plans tribute to her brave Jack

    The family of a brave nine-year-old boy who lost his fight against cancer are organising a charity fashion show in his memory. Jack Burnell underwent radiotherapy after suffering a rare brain tumour but died in July this year. His parents Rosemary and

  • Track death risks of four-year-olds

    Children as young as four are risking their lives by playing on railway lines at danger spots across Bradford, a British Transport Police inspector warned today. Youngsters are cheating death while trespassing on the lines and in some cases leaving obstacles

  • Charity cabaret evening

    Bradford heart patients will benefit from a cabaret evening staged in memory of a young man who died from a rare cardiac condition. The Richard Poucher Fund, set up by the 23-year-old's parents Margery and Perry, has already generated £10,000, helping

  • Nab Wood 'better for ashes scatter'

    A leading councillor has called for the River Aire close to Nab Wood Cemetery to be used by the Hindu and Sikh community to scatter the ashes of their loved ones. Leader of the Liberal Democrat group, Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, said the option is

  • I know dad is in heaven

    A heartbroken fiancee today spoke of the struggle to explain to her four-year-old daughter how her dad died in a terrible accident. Louise Munday was left devastated when her partner Martin Baker was tragically killed after he fell into a paper compactor

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - For the past 15 months the neighbourhood of Bankfoot/Little Horton has been victimised, terrorised and verbally abused by gangs of black, Asian and white teenagers. Most of them do not even live in this area. There have been incidents of muggings

  • Mauling for Bulls

    Castleford Tigers 44 Bradford Bulls 14 Bradford Bulls have often talked about becoming the Manchester Uniteds of rugby league. And they certainly went some way along that path in four glorious months last winter when they won the Tetley's Super League

  • Kearney is praying for good news

    Tom Kearney will have a scan today amid fears City's young midfielder could be out for the rest of the season. The 20-year-old hobbled off during Saturday's 0-0 draw with Grimsby as the club's injury-jinx claimed yet another victim. Initial reports suggested

  • Don't write us off yet

    Coach Brian Noble accused Bradford Bulls of playing some "dumb" rugby yesterday during their defeat against Castleford Tigers at The Jungle. The Bulls, hammered 50-22 at home by St Helens ten days ago, have now conceded almost 100 points in their last

  • Children in need of supervision

    It is very worrying that children as young as four years old are reported to be playing on railway lines in the Bradford area. Their parents are behaving irresponsibly both towards their children and to society in general by failing to keep an eye on

  • National Service exhibition

    A popular exhibition which was a hit at the Red House Museum in Gomersal is set to re-open in September. The National Service exhibition was originally launched at the museum in Oxford Road in October 2000 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the official

  • More people buying homes on their own

    The number of single house buyers in Bradford has jumped dramatically, a new study has revealed. There has been a 14 per cent increase in houses bought by single people since 1983 in the Yorkshire and Humberside region. Last year 41 per cent of homes

  • Alice, 81, left to live in damp flat

    An 81-year-old great grandmother today claimed workmen failed to finish repairs to her water-damaged flat - because Bradford Council has run out of cash. Alice Dixon, who suffers from angina and is currently recovering from a heart attack, has been living

  • Tourists get the bird

    Visitors to Haworth's Bronte Parsonage Museum were charmed by a falconry demonstration. As the falcons of Thorp Perrow took to the skies, museum visitors were transported back to life in 1841 when Wuthering Heights author Emily Bronte rescued an injured

  • Bikers rally to the cause

    Hundreds of bike fans brightened up the Baildon area during their Harley- Davidson rally over the weekend. Organisers Friends of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust were delighted that the generous bikers were raising cash for their cause. They included