Yorkshire paceman Chris Silverwood came through a late fitness test on his injured ankle at Lord's today and was was soon opening the bowling with Matthew Hoggard in the final of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy on a perfect late summer's morning.
Steve Banks has warned City goalkeeper Aidan Davison: I've not come here to warm the bench. Banks, signed to cover Gary Walsh's knee injury, was among the substitutes against Rotherham this afternoon. But the loan keeper plans to change that during his
Ashley Ward struck twice - his first goals at Valley Parade this year - as City opened their home account in an exciting Yorkshire derby against Rotherham. Ward opened and finished the scoring with new boys Gus Uhlenbeek and Michael Proctor also hitting
As has so often been lamented, many splendid pieces of architecture were swept away in the orgy of demolition which accompanied the reshaping of Bradford city centre in the 1960s. However, there is plenty which survived. It should be cherished as an important
In 1892, the Primitive Methodist Central Hall was opened. In 1908, cricketing legend W.G. Grace retired from first class cricket. In 1969, Rocky Marciano, undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion, died in an air crash, aged 45. From the Telegraph
Junior members of the Bradford Organists' Assoc-iation have won prestigious places in higher education. Peter Stobart, of Haworth Road, Heaton, currently organist at Bingley Parish Church, has been awarded an organ scholarship to Oriel College, Oxford
The Victorian Shipley Glen tramway has been saved at the 11th hour with a £20,000 rescue package from Bradford Council. As reported in Wednesday's Telegraph & Argus, the historic tourist attraction was facing closure after Mick Leak, who leases the
Police believe a badger found trapped in a snare in Bradford was caught for the illegal sport of baiting. The young male badger suffered serious neck injuries after it became stuck in a cruel self-locking device in a remote wooded area of Clayton. It
Enforcement action is being taken by Bradford Council after residents complained of stomach-churning smells emanating from a factory near their homes. Father-of-five Sultan Maliq, who lives in Stamford Street with his wife and children, aged 18 months
The national training base for a highly rated anti-drugs project has been set up in Bradford. The city is hosting the national training headquarters for Life Education Centres, which sends touring mobile classrooms to primary schools across the country
A housing association is carrying out an investigation after part of a roof at one of its houses collapsed, narrowly missing children playing in a garden. Gaynor Bolton said her son and daughter were with friends in the garden of their home in Tyersal
Bradford City were today celebrating the news that their future has been secured. The club's share in the Football League has been returned, paving the way to come out of administration. The reinstated players, whose contracts were cancelled during the
A brave woman told today how she sheltered her two-year-old grandson from gun-wielding robbers during a dramatic raid on her village newsagent's. Brenda Whiteley, 54, shielded little Joshua Smith, both pictured, from the masked men after they burst into
There are few people who have their bedroom redecorated for just one day. However, Ann Biddiscombe, 65, was happy to oblige a Yorkshire Television crew who turned her house upside-down for a scene in a new drama series. But only once they promised to
Paul Sykes knows exactly how much the Bulls will be hurting from their losing slump. The London Broncos full back returns to Valley Parade tomorrow for the first time since making the switch down south. And he is well aware of the tough reception in store
City chief executive Julian Rhodes today rubbished rumours that the new board were Geoffrey Richmond puppets. He spoke out to silence a whispering campaign that suggested Richmond was still pulling the strings behind Rhodes and new chairman Gordon Gibb
Five new faces will join Bradford's Adeeba Malik on the Ethnic Minority Business Forum. They will work alongside her to advise Minister for Trade and Industry Patricia Hewitt and her department on issues affecting ethnic minority-owned enterprise from
Fire station staff in West Yorkshire will observe a one-minute silence on Sunday, September 8, to commemorate firefighters who have lost their lives on duty. The silence, at 3.30pm, will pay tribute to firefighters around the world who have lost their
West Yorkshire Police today insisted street crime was falling as it was reported that the force will fail to meet a Government deadline to cut mugging rates by the end of September. Prime Minister Tony Blair had pledged to ensure the number of street
Railway enthusiasts are helping train bosses warn children about the dangers they face by playing on railway lines. Skipton and District Railway Society members have built a special model which is to be used by Arriva Trains in a campaign to highlight
A mugging victim pleaded for mercy when two knife-wielding robbers attacked him in a Bradford park, a court heard. Mohammed Amin was jailed for four years after he admitted robbing Terry Kent-Gayton in Lister Park at 11.30pm on June 13 last year. Leeds
A teenager has appeared before magistrates at Bradford Youth Court on a firearms charge. The 16-year-old boy, who comes from Keighley but cannot be identified for legal reasons, is accused of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of
A scheme to erase health inequalities in poorer parts of Bradford is working well, according to a Bradford University report. Three academics at the university have been evaluating the achievements of the Bradford Health Action Zone (HAZ), which was started
A judge handed out the longest jail sentence so far for a Bradford rioter when he locked up a petrol bomb thrower for eight-and-a-half years. Amjid Rashid, 22, had been the first defendant to deny the riot charge, but after a three-day trial at the city's
SIR - Over a number of months Dudley Hill roundabout seems to have become a testing ground for stupid ideas. The first change was the introduction of one set of traffic lights actually on the roundabout. These have led to motorists using the roundabout
