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  • Avenue match is in doubt

    Bradford Park Avenue's UniBond League Challenge Cup third-round tie with Ossett Town at Horsfall Stadium tonight is in serious doubt because of the deep frost. The probable postponement will come as a disappointment to manager Trevor Storton but he says

  • Bowling given a lesson by Brown

    West Bowling made mammoth pre-match efforts to make sure their snow-bound pitch at Bankfoot was playable at the weekend - then crashed to defeat against Skirlaugh. It was one of few National Conference League games to get the go-ahead. Bowling's efforts

  • Centre's legacy to the world

    This is a sad day for Bradford. It is the end for an institution which has in its time brought so much prestige to the city. Barring a miracle in the shape of a substantial philanthropic gesture by an individual or organisation, the Priestley Centre for

  • Terror gangs putting husband's life at risk

    The wife of a man who has had two heart attacks said she is fearing for his life after the couple were subjected to a reign of terror. Keith and Joyce Plows have been terrorised by a gang of teenagers who have pushed fireworks through their letterbox,

  • 'Naive drug user killed by heroin'

    A "naive" drug user who died after begging friends to give him some heroin was unlawfully killed, a Coroner has ruled. Christopher Wilson had been drinking heavily before being injected with the drug at his Keighley flat, the Bradford hearing was told

  • Blind mum getting a house after all

    A blind mother who feared she would start the year without a home has now been offered a new house by Bradford Council. Single parent Caroline Shaw, 29, thanked the Telegraph & Argus for highlighting her plight. The mother of two, pictured, who suffers

  • Volunteers are sought to help teenagers read

    A campaign to improve reading standards in Bradford's schools is seeking more volunteers. The Reading Matters for Life campaign, which is backed by the Telegraph & Argus, tries to help improve reading among teenagers by giving one-to-one support to

  • Curtain falls on Priestley Centre

    Bradford's Priestley Centre for the Arts will close its doors for the last time in less than a fortnight. The theatre is due to cease trading on January 20 and the limited company which runs it will go into voluntary liquidation after six of the seven

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Re Councillor Eaton's letter of January 3 ("Value for money") responding to Les Brotherton. The leader of Bradford Council and chairman of the Bradford Vision board defended the salaries of staff and concluded that "we" were getting our money's

  • Bairstow joy but agony for Parr

    Clayton suffered a bitter double blow in the 20-20 home draw against Brighouse Rangers at Lidget Green. The Villagers' former international centre Chris Parr had to leave the fray with another knee injury in his first game for two seasons and they were

  • Sevens heaven for proud Gilmour

    Bradford Bulls centre Lee Gilmour today spoke of his pride at being included in the England squad for the World Sevens in Australia. The 24-year-old said: "There are a lot of good sevens players at Bradford, such as Paul Deacon, Mike Forshaw and Leon

  • 'Pay up for Tod': Dunfermline get tough

    Dunfermline today adopted a hard-line stance over the Andy Tod saga. Tod (pictured) cannot play again for City or they will owe the Scottish club £25,000 appearance money as part of his £150,000 move south of the border. And Dunfermline, who are in their

  • City plea to extend mortgage payments

    Bradford City chairman Gordon Gibb was today meeting with officials from the club's biggest creditor in an effort to keep possession of Valley Parade. Mr Gibb (pictured) was due to hold talks with representatives from mortgage lender Lombard over the

  • On This Day

    In 794, Vikings attacked Lindisfarne island and destroyed its church. In 1815, US Major General Andrew Jackson beat British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1948, Austrian tenor Richard Tauber died. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 8th

  • Healthy business move!

    A complementary health business has relocated from Oxenhope to near Skipton to cope with an expansion in client numbers. The Worth Healing Centre, which was established by Richard Atkinson in 1991, offers treatments such as acupuncture, homoeopathy and

  • £1m farm upgrade for country estate

    A £1million horse-riding centre, bird house and sensory garden are among new attractions planned for Bingley's country park. Bradford Independent Health Care is proposing to build an indoor and outdoor farm, which would be open to the public at weekends

  • Surgery move to spark campaign

    Residents who fear they will be left without a GP when their surgery moves urged other concerned patients to make their voices heard. Plans are underway for Ashcroft Surgery in Sherwood Place, Undercliffe, to move to a new site at the former Eccleshill

  • School told: 'Slash £200,000 deficit'

    A school has been ordered to take drastic action to cut its budget deficit before merging. Bradford Cathedral Community College, which has a chequered history and is in special measures, is likely to merge with high-flying Dixons City Technology College

  • Classic journey for museum carriages

    Scenes shot on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway feature in a new television drama being screened this weekend, starring former Coronation Street actress Sarah Lancashire. Crews spent two days filming at Oakworth Station last May for a new adaptation

  • Train links 'do not justify new homes'

    Proposals to redevelop villages because of their good transport links came under fire at the first day of a major public inquiry yesterday. John Gundry, of Burley Community Council, said villages earmarked for development because they had good transport

  • Woman in pub door ramming released

    A woman who rammed a car into the front doors of a busy Bradford nightspot has been released from custody in time for her birthday. Nicola Richardson, who was 34 today, has already spent about five months on remand awaiting her sentence following the

  • JB's theatre awaits its sad final act

    The curtain will fall for the last time at the Priestley Centre for the Arts on January 20 after a long battle to save the beleaguered theatre. The forerunner of the theatre started life in 1901 as a group of players meeting in JB Priestley's step-sister