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  • Morley 10 Bees 18

    Bees skipper Barry Clark summed up what all his club's followers must have been thinking after this latest North Division One victory. The tall second-rower said: "January was always going to be tough for us and we look at it as four down, one to go."

  • Old Otliensians 11 Baildon 16

    Baildon kept themselves in the hunt for the second promotion place in Yorkshire Division Four with this derby victory. The win not only completed the double for Baildon, who won 16-12 at Jenny Lane in October, but also lifted them to fourth above Stanley

  • Bracknell 13 Wharfedale 3

    Wharfedale's erratic recent form hit a downturn at Bracknell, and the ten-point defeat fairly reflected the two teams' relative performances in what was a lack-lustre National League Two contest. Of much greater concern than the surrender of two league

  • Right to target kerb crawlers

    It is not surprising that police are concerned at the results of their four-hour blitz against kerb-crawlers in Listerhills Road, Sunbridge Road and Thornton Road. Four behavioural contracts issued, 15 other drivers stopped and warned and a further ten

  • Football firm targets South

    A Bradford-based five-a-side football company has expanded its operations by snapping up its first centre in the South of England. And, as the deal was announced, the firm's boss took the opportunity to give the Telegraph & Argus's Bradford City campaign

  • City firm stands up for Microsoft

    When you get to know it a bit better, Bradford's business community is full of surprises. The Valley Group is one of those hidden gems: a truly Bradford-based, family-run firm which is at the forefront of its industry and working with some of the biggest

  • Prescott can't convince Assembly

    John Prescott must have feared the worst when he walked into the spotlight in front of 200 Yorkshire business people ready to be quizzed on his ideas for a Yorkshire Parliament. After all, it's not just been Bradford Chamber of Commerce which has come

  • 'Stop the chicken run'

    The Government was today urged to take long-term action against cheap imports of poultry meat which, it is claimed, could decimate the district's food manufacturers. The British Poultry Council led the calls in the wake of Cullingworth-based Bronte Foods

  • 'I keep expecting Ian to come back'

    The widow of a police traffic officer who was shot and killed while on duty on Boxing Day said she kept expecting him to come home. Eilisa Broadhurst, from Birkenshaw, Bradford, described how she was facing up to life without her husband, Pc Ian Broadhurst

  • Shunned centre to close

    Lack of funding and community support mean a Bradford community centre will close at the end of next month. The Oakenshaw centre's committee made the decision after an appeal for more local support drew a poor response. Committee member Suzanne Morris

  • Save our footpath petition

    Hundreds of people are expected to back a petition to safeguard the use of an unofficial footpath. The footpath passes through the private grounds of Manningham Mills Sports Association in Heaton, Bradford, but has been used for more than 50 years as

  • Sports dream to become reality

    A ten-year dream of a sports and recreation development in the heart of Bradford Moor and Barkerend is expected to become a reality soon for families in one of the district's most deprived areas. Consultation about a £1 million scheme at the Myra Shay

  • £4.3m community HQ launch

    Work will start this year on a £4.3 million neighbourhood and medical centre in West Bowling, Bradford. The complex will be built on the site of the former Woodroyd School in Greenway Road after planning permission was granted by Bradford Council. The

  • Kerb crawlers will be banned

    Kerb crawlers in Bradford's red-light areas face being banned from the city as a result of a ground-breaking partnership. For the first time Bradford Council is issuing "acceptable behaviour contracts" to people caught seeking prostitutes on the city's

  • West Bowling 16 Thornhill Trojans 6

    West Bowling won a rough, tough encounter against Premier Division top-six play-off rivals Thornhill Trojans at Bankfoot Oval. The scene was set as early as the sixth minute when both teams came to blows following a head-high tackle, and Bowling's Glenn

  • Thackley 2 Arnold Town 0

    Teenager Declan Corby marked his debut with a superb individual goal and he also set up the other as Thackley snapped out of their recent slumber with a fine 2-0 win over Arnold Town. The young striker settled after a nervous start and caused the struggling

  • Leek Town 3 Farsley Celtic 2

    An exit from the UniBond Chairman's Cup by the odd strike in a five-goal thriller equated to a bad day at the office for Farsley Celtic manager Lee Sinnott. The Celts were not at full strength, not firing on all cylinders and - despite coming back from

  • Stalybridge Celtic 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0

    Avenue's wretched start to the new year continued as two second-half strikes gave the Cheshire club a victory and left Avenue with a five-match losing streak. The Bradford side remain fourth from bottom of the UniBond Premier Division but are in no doubt

  • Four-midable Johnson!

    Paul Johnson put his hand up for a starting berth at right centre against Penrith in the World Club Challenge with an excellent four-try debut in the 56-18 defeat of Castleford at Odsal yesterday. "I couldn't believe it myself. I had a bit of luck but

  • Nine wins to beat drop!

    Another home defeat by the odd goal has plunged City further into the relegation mire - but the management team of Bryan Robson and Colin Todd say they can still save the club from the drop. "Bryan and myself believe we can get out of trouble," stressed

  • On this day

    In 1885, General Gordon died at the siege of Khartoum. In 1905, the Cullinan diamond was discovered in South Africa. In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 26th, 1979... Bradford

  • Real sisters in law!

    A woman solicitor has teamed up with her sister-in-law to open a new practice in the heart of a Bradford regeneration area. Cambridge University graduate Goldi Millan, 31, and her sister-in-law Pam Millan, 30, joined forces to launch the venture together

  • Testing time for girls on binge

    A Bradford firm which sells pioneering drug testing kits for businesses and concerned parents is to hit the TV screen again. This time, Modern Health Systems Ltd will be helping out Richard and Judy with a feature on girls who go out binge drinking. The

  • Hunt for man after teenager's ordeal

    Detectives are trying to trace a man in connection with an attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl. It was reported to have happened outside at Hipperholme and Lightcliffe School at 8.55am on Monday. when a car, believed to be a dark blue Ford Escort

  • Campaign group on brink

    A group which has spent a decade fighting for improvements to Bingley is in danger of folding if more members do not step forward. The Better Bingley Campaign was set up as a lobbying group in the 1990s to campaign for the start of the relief road and

  • £14,000 raised in soldier's memory

    War widow Samantha Roberts will collect a cheque in her husband's memory tomorrow after a massive fundraising drive for the Royal British Legion. More than £14,000 was raised in pubs during the Steve Roberts Challenge which was held in memory of the Shipley

  • It'll be murder on the Nile!

    Cycling has not always been a pleasant pastime for theatre nurses Irene Fowler and Jeanette Bray. Irene was catapulted head over heals by a careless driver, leaving her with a seriously injured knee and staring at her own colleagues from a theatre trolley

  • Experts hunt for a cure, naturally

    Researchers at Bradford University are looking to boost ways the body can fight off heart disease - without needing drugs. Dr Khalid Naseem and his team will be researching into how the body can fight heart disease naturally. They will be researching

  • Body found on rail line

    An investigation was launched today after a body was found on a railway line. Train services were cancelled between Leeds and Skipton as police began making their inquiries into the corpse found at Shipley. Officers are unable to say how the body got

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I have written to Elections Minister and Shipley MP Chris Leslie saying I am appalled that the Government intends to impose an all-postal ballot in Bradford. He is reported as saying "the turn-out in local elections has been very poor ... We have