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  • Pratt: I'll come back even stronger

    Karl Pratt has vowed to return ahead of schedule from the shoulder injury that derailed his outstanding early-season campaign. The utility back was training this week, his arm still in a sling following the complete shoulder reconstruction he underwent

  • Magicians hope a win is on the cards

    Two are pupils and one is a financial administrator by day - but by night their box of tricks transforms them into a trio of magicians. Now they are to enter a prestigious competition which could see them crowned champions of the north. Steve Gore, 31

  • Dig up the past, Time Team style

    A Time Team-style dig at a Bradford beauty spot could unearth remains of medieval mines. Experts believe that mounds of earth in Judy Woods at Wyke indicate primitive - and dangerous - efforts at mining for coal and iron. The Friends of Judy Woods are

  • Message of hope for cancer patients

    A man says he feels 'reborn' after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. Martin Jerome, 57, of Wycliffe Gardens, Shipley, will continue to be monitored every three months but the treatment he has received from staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals

  • Scrap metal boom fuels grate thefts

    Police and Council officers today appealed for help in catching thieves who are stealing iron grates from roads across the Bradford district. Large numbers of grates which have vanished in the last few weeks are believed to have been sold to the booming

  • 'Stammer beating' Gareth helps others

    Pop Idol Gareth Gates could soon be manning his own telephone hotline to help stammerers win a war of words. The Bradford star, who has struggled to overcome his own stutter, is about to sit final speech exams which will qualify him to help others who

  • Gang tore out cash machines

    Four members of a Bradford-based ram-raid gang which committed a series of terrifying attacks across the region have been jailed for a total of 35 years. Ringleaders Nicholas Conway and David Swindon were yesterday sentenced to 14 and 13 years respectively

  • Letters to the Editor

    No defying the law of physics SIR - Re blocking the canal to stop water flowing into the city centre (T&A Letters, March 20). Was Sir Isaac Newton wrong? Unless Bradford has sunk by over 60ft the Shipley end of the canal is still below the Bradford

  • Serrant happy to play in any role

    Everyone was delighted that Carl Shutt got off to a winning start as manager with the 2-1 midweek win at Worksop Town, but no one more so than club captain Carl Serrant. The former Oldham and Newcastle United defender had been the caretaker manager for

  • We can still be champs - Stabb

    Skipper Chris Stabb says the players do not need reminding that a great opportunity went begging in midweek but insists that the squad are capable of landing the UniBond Division One title. The Celts were beaten at home by Matlock Town, who also have

  • Cougars aiming to continue progress

    The Cougars are looking to string back-to-back victories together for the first time this season when they visit Workington in the Arriva Trains Cup tomorrow. With their final two group matches to be played at home, backing up last week's fine victory

  • Returnin Rob's second chance

    Rob Wolleaston has been told by Bryan Robson: Play it like you mean it. The transfer-listed attacking midfielder is suddenly back in from the cold at City. Wolleaston has found himself in the first-team picture after coming on at Sheffield United for

  • Welcome to vibrant Bradford

    Starting a new life in a new country is a huge and dramatic change for anyone. Those who have chosen to come and start afresh in Britain - specifically, in the Bradford district - will be welcomed on Monday with the first citizenship ceremonies at City

  • On This Day

    In 1836, the first Mormon temple was dedicated in Ohio, USA. In 1899, Marconi made the first international radio transmission between England and France. In 1915, Brigadier General Abbot reviewed the Bradford City Volunteers. From the Telegraph &

  • First seven to take an oath of citizenship

    A group of Bradford immigrants will take an oath of allegiance to the Queen and make a pledge to uphold British democratic values in a history-making ceremony at City Hall on Monday. The seven residents are the first in the district to take part in citizenship

  • Vision's grand bid to help toy appeal

    The Telegraph & Argus Save Our Play Appeal has received a massive boost from Bradford Vision. The district's leading regeneration body has handed over a cheque for £1,000 to help safeguard the future of Bradford Toy Library. And other fantastic donations

  • Plan for more apartments

    A developer wants to build one of Bradford's tallest blocks of private apartments on the site of a former pay and display car park. Russell Baker, who says he wants to be the city's biggest developer, has applied to Bradford Council for planning permission

  • Tragic case of baby who suffocated

    The heartbroken grandmother of a baby who suffocated in his parents' bed told an inquest that his devastated mum was following midwives' advice to get her son to sleep. Bradford Coroner's Court heard yesterday from three-month-old Keyan Butters's grandmother

  • £1m riots cash pays for 100 more officers

    Police chiefs plan to put 100 more front-line support officers on the streets after scooping an extra £1 million of Government cash to cover the costs of the Bradford riots. The cash boost means West Yorkshire Police Authority has now been given £3.2

  • 'Boys' band is Blac and Blue Peter!

    A few months ago they were just three young lads messing about on an old drum kit in a cellar. Now the youngsters - all aged under 15 - have formed a band, voted one of the top three in West Yorkshire, and have been approached about appearing on Blue