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  • Crown dethrone cup kings Unity

    There was drama in the Bradford Sunday Alliance Senior Cup at Westwood where Crown, who were beaten in last year's final, gained revenge over the holders East Bowling Unity. A month earlier play had been abandoned due to an injury at 0-0. This time the

  • It's all Dunn as White Hart climb Premier

    White Hart moved into fifth place in the Premier Division after an excellent game with U Save Diy. Rob Dunn was the hero as he levelled the game before the interval after Zuliqar Ali gave U Save the start they were looking for. The second half saw both

  • James a rising star - on two fronts

    Multi-talented youngster James Moorhouse, pictured above, has been handed a chance to represent his county on two fronts. The 13-year-old pupil at Bingley Grammar School, has been selected to represent Yorkshire at both hockey and swimming. After a rigorous

  • We need to keep Proctor - Danny

    Danny Cadamarteri today joined the clamour to keep Michael Proctor at Bradford City. Proctor's second month on loan from Sunderland is up on October 26 although the club intend to contact new Black Cats boss Howard Wilkinson to extend his stay. Cadamarteri

  • Fireworks clamp is welcome

    The new measures announced by Consumer Minister Melanie Johnson in a bid to curb the dreadful toll of fireworks accidents should be particularly welcome in Bradford. This district can take no pride in its latest claim to fame, being named as one of the

  • Residents pushing for CCTV coverage

    Fed-up residents are pushing for CCTV to slash rising crime in three villages. But camera coverage may not be the answer to crime problems in Birstall, Birkenshaw and East Bierley, according to Kirklees Council. Chris Platts, who manages the delivery

  • Residents' fury at church funds call

    Bingley residents who campaigned to save a church from demolition are furious they are now being asked to help fund a new church in its place. Mornington Road Methodist Church was demolished earlier this year to make way for a modern chapel and 12 homes

  • Minibus funding delight

    Community groups fighting for a new minibus are delighted to get a £5,000 lottery grant. But they still need another £15,000 to reach their target. Several organisations and clubs used the minibus at Kirkgate Community Centre in Shipley. For many, it

  • Helping fathers to help their children succeed

    Asian Muslim fathers in Bradford are to be helped become better role models in a bid to raise the educational achievements of their children. The Home Office Family Policy Unit is funding a position for a project worker at the Children's Society charity

  • Manhunt follows street shooting

    Detectives hunting two gunmen who ambushed a man in a Bradford street appealed for information about a car they escaped in. The attackers, both armed with handguns, shot the 42-year-old man in each leg as he got out of his own vehicle in Hustler Street

  • Patients is a virtue for initiative

    Health workers in North Bradford are looking for patients with long-term medical conditions to volunteer to become expert patients. People with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease or arthritis are being asked to take part in a programme

  • Fundraisers are simply champion!

    The Champion House Support Group has praised supporters who flocked to the Mechanics Institute in Calverley to support a disabled home. More than 150 people watched the musical extravaganza performed by youngsters Sophie and Bethany Wysoczanski and Amy

  • School aims for college prize

    Local businessmen and parents have been invited to join a steering group at an inner-city high school to help it secure specialist college status. Laisterdyke High wants to become a specialist college for Business and Enterprise and intends to submit

  • Charity beats 400 to £5,000 prize

    A Bradford charity which gives the young homeless a bed for the night in people's houses has scooped a top national award. Bradford Nightstop offers people aged between 16 and 25 an overnight stay, a meal and a shower. The scheme clinched one of the top

  • Cadets put to the test

    Keighley Army Cadets joined teams from throughout the north east of England for a major exercise at Catterick. More than 400 young people from detachments in the region took part in the "Colts Canter", which included a five-mile march. The youngsters'

  • College teaches transport training

    People with learning difficulties are being taught by Bradford College how to use public transport. The college has set up a Travel Training Unit to help its trainees get about independently. Tailored to the individual needs of the student, the training

  • Witness appeal after money snatched

    Two robbers snatched a cash bag from a woman as she made a deposit at a Bradford Post Office. Police today appealed for witnesses to the attack which occurred at the Harrogate Road branch in Greengates at about 10am yesterday. The woman was paying in

  • Pupils get in a spin

    Under-age drivers had the chance to get behind the wheel, safely, at Queensbury School. The teenagers took a spin on a driving simulator which is on a tour of schools this week as part of a national roadshow. The simulator, developed by the BSM driving

  • The little pupils doing it for kicks

    They're cute, they're tiny - but they already pack a dangerous punch. Meet the Lil Dragons, the youngest and newest trainees at the Bradford-based Kickers Academy. The city centre martial arts club has set up a new weekly class for four to six-year-olds

  • Making a 'Bolt' for top

    In the Bradford Sunday Alliance (sponsored by Leisure Management) Premier Division, Bolton Woods drew level on points with second placed East Bowling Unity after a 4-1 win over Queens Athletic. Youngster Andy Howland scored twice against a Queens side

  • Guiseley bid to improve in league

    Guiseley turn their attentions to winning points in the UniBond Division One tonight following their FA Cup exploits on Saturday, when they journey to Cheshire to face Witton Albion. Their position in the league is 'unsatisfactory' according to manager

  • Farsley chief in changes

    Farsley Celtic are in action in UniBond Division One tonight at home to Bamber Bridge. The Celts lost their unbeaten home tag on Saturday as they went down 3-0 at Throstle Nest to leaders Alfreton Town. Celtic boss Martin Haresign has enforced changes

  • Avewnue boss puts faith in Cup flops

    Avenue will be looking to bounce back from their expensive FA Cup exit as they return to league action tonight. The UniBond club suffered a defensive, midfield and goalkeeping nightmare and are £10,000 worse off after Bridlington Town dumped them out

  • Vaikona ready for Final blast-off

    Tevita Vaikona confidently proclaimed today: "I am on fire". Bradford Bulls' Tongan sensation is desperate for a place in Saturday's Grand Final side after missing the last St Helens clash with his long-standing Achilles injury. And the winger is happy

  • Lowes: Bulls talked me out of quitting

    Jimmy Lowes today exclusively revealed how close he came to quitting the game. The veteran hooker (pictured) yesterday signed a one-year contract as player-coach with the Bulls, but told the Telegraph & Argus how coach Brian Noble had to persuade

  • On This Day

    In 1896, the first motor car made its appearance in Bradford. In 1927, Britain's Public Morals Committee denounced the use of contraceptives. In 1928, the airship 'Graf Zeppelin' arrived in New Jersey, USA, after its first transatlantic crossing. From

  • Fifty jobs to go

    A business has shed 50 jobs because of problems in the automotive industry. Engineering company Landis Lund, of Eastburn, Keighley, which supplies parts to the automotive industry, has been forced to lose an eighth of its workforce as part of a restructuring

  • Car stolen after keys pinched

    A Subaru Impreza was stolen after thieves pinched keys from a house in Shelf. The incident happened between 1.40pm and 5pm yesterday in Burned Road. The alarm box was ripped from the wall of the house after intruders scaled a drainpipe to get onto the

  • A thousand children in park launch

    A thousand children released balloons in Lister Park to mark the start of schools' Excellence in Cities week. The pupils were at the launch event yesterday with their learning mentors, among the educational innovations made possible by the Excellence

  • Woman wins payout after losing her job

    A woman has won £10,000 compensation from her former employers after a tribunal found she was not given adequate reasons for redundancy. The employment tribunal in Leeds heard yesterday how Lindsey Ryan, of Moorside Mews, Fagley, Bradford, was made redundant

  • Appeal for adoption volunteers

    People in the Bradford district are being urged to make a difference to a child's life. Barnardo's is seeking volunteers interested in adoption. The charity's plea has been issued to coincide with National Adoption Week, which began yesterday. Homes are

  • Six more graduate as head teachers

    A fresh crop of recruits have graduated from the National College of School Leadership - the new head teachers' academy. More than 150 teachers from the Yorkshire region were today praised for their commitment after earning the National Professional Qualification

  • Street crime cut by 26 per cent

    The Government today declared that a tough new robbery offensive in West Yorkshire had cut street crime by 26 per cent - although the country's police force failed its target of cutting the total number of robberies to below the previous year's figure

  • Italian food appeal is just pasta joke!

    Soggy pasta being served up in Bradford's Italian restaurants could be a thing of the past-a - if the Italian government gets its way. As from next year, Italy wants to send food inspectors to Italian restaurants around Europe to make sure restaurants

  • Hat's all folks!

    Staff at Bradford & Bingley's Darley Street branch stunned customers by dressing up for the day. The staff decided to dress up in suits, shades and bowler hats to raise awareness of the firm's new advertising campaign. Pictured are Dan Wurzel and

  • In the red by £4m

    Bradford Council's social services department is likely to be £4 million in the red by March - despite efforts to get on track. The news the department is struggling to get the books sorted comes as the Council consults with the public on the possible

  • Hit squad paints school

    An army of parents, grandparents, pupils and staff gave up an afternoon to spruce up their school. The volunteers' hit squad joined together in a big effort to paint the fence around Cooper Lane Primary School in Horton Bank Top. "They had become so frustrated

  • £14,000 grant boosts heritage plans

    Heritage projects in the Bradford district are celebrating after receiving grants totalling £14,000 from the Local Heritage Initiative. A history memories project run by Greengates and District Community Council has rec-eived £7,000 to help residents

  • Bus shelter wins top design award

    A bus shelter has been awarded a top design award. The Yorkshire Dales National Park's Interchange bus shelter in Grassington is the winner of the 2002 White Rose Small Project Award for Design Excellence. Skipton architects, Wales, Wales and Rawson -

  • Old boys and girls point way for bid

    Past pupils of the former Bradford Boys and Girls grammar schools are attending an "ex-pats" event in London this week to learn more about the district's Capital of Culture bid. Olympic gold medalist Adrian Moorhouse and film director Steve Abbott, who

  • Campaign to target firework injury toll

    Bradford was named as one of Britain's worst firework accident hotspots in a Government campaign unveiled today to reduce the injury toll. Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust had the highest number of recorded accidents caused by fireworks last year in the Northern

  • Police raids net £50,000 of heroin

    Bradford's anti-drugs police squad seized £50,000 of heroin as officers searched two homes and a number of vehicles in the Barkerend area. After yesterday's co-ordinated swoop in Cockcroft Grove, detectives said the haul would have had a "devastating

  • Pop idol Abrar is a top draw!

    Classmates at one of the city's girls' schools are snapping up raffle tickets that could enable them to meet their pop idol. The pupils at Belle Vue Girls' School are hoping to get the chance to meet Abrar ul Haq, the Pakistani singer, when he visits

  • 'Serious weakness' at pair of primaries

    Experts from Education Bradford are helping two primary schools draw up action plans, after each was termed to have "serious weaknesses". The school watchdog Ofsted has criticised both Poplars Farm Primary in the Bolton area of Bradford and Victoria Primary

  • Supporting acts aim to help appeal

    Cancer survivor Liz Bray, pictured, will sing at a charity fundraising day on Saturday in aid of Bradford's Cancer Support Centre. Liz, 45, of Five Lane Ends, who sings with the folk band Avalon, has organised a day of music at the Melborn pub, in White

  • Killed over a pet dog

    A man who battered his neighbour to death in a row over a dog was today beginning a four year jail sentence for manslaughter. Matthew Stubbs used window cleaner, Peter Smith (pictured), as a "human punchbag" as they argued over Mr Smith's mongrel dog,

  • Letters to the Editor

    The LEA must try harder next time SIR - How must Bradford LEA feel at the moment, with the prospect of their proposals to close six Bradford schools in ashes? Tough luck. I am a parent of children who attend Hoyle Court Primary school in Baildon and I