Centre back James Stansfield is well on the road to recovery after his double hernia surgery earlier this season but he will not be back in time for inclusion in the squad, even though the normal season is extended by the play offs. "The surgeon is pleased
Parents are claiming victory in their battle to prove their autistic son was wrongly excluded from his junior school. A tribunal has found that St Stephen's School in Skipton was in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act in its deal-ings with Michael
A motorcycling curate has amassed an 800-signature petition to save a threatened bike-scrambling site. The Reverend Chris Andrews and fellow bikers fear the proposed axing of a parking area at Flappit, between Denholme and Cullingworth, could signal the
Speed cameras on a one-mile stretch of busy road in Cottingley will finally be switched on more than a year after they were earmarked to go live. The six Gatso cameras put up along Cottingley Cliffe Road, between Cottingley Moor Road and Thorn Lane, are
Top councillor Simon Cooke said his "lapse of judgement" left him unsure about whether he would be able to remain as a local politician. But he said he hoped he would be judged on nine years' work in the district, which until yesterday had culminated
The granddaughter of the first chairman of Bradford City Football Club was among the congregation at a special centenary service for the club at the place close to where it all began. Mary Needham, 72, from Heaton, said: "I feel I owe it to granddad to
The suspension of leading scorer Michael Midwood for the final three games hit the Celts hard but manager Lee Sinnott refused to let that disappointment become an excuse for his side's poor finish. "We hit mid-table form just at the wrong time and that
Four tries from full back Shaun Briscoe stunned the Bulls and lifted Hull to their first ever Super League victory at Odsal. Briscoe ran straight and hard to post his first try from 15 metres out shortly before half-time but his next three were all spectacular
Australian Ian Harvey led Yorkshire's batting feast against Essex at Headingley yesterday which virtually guaranteed that they will scoop up maximum points from their opening championship match of the season. With Michael Lumb and Darren Lehmann also
City need half a dozen new players to launch a promotion bid next term. Bryan Robson feels there is the core of a successful side for Division Two. But having chopped back numbers, the squad needs to be swelled considerably over the summer if the finances
The absence of Kiwi strike players Lesley Vainikolo, Tevita Vaikona and Robbie Paul left the Bulls unable to land the killer blow as they twice gave up the lead to slip to their first home defeat by Hull in the Super League era. Four tries for full back
There will be relief all round today at Councillor Simon Cooke's decision to stand down as deputy leader of the Conservative group on Bradford Council and deputy leader of the Council itself. His behaviour during a City Hall debate when he made a Nazi
A runner who has overcome a rare lung condition to compete in marathons has missed out on his Olympic dream - by an agonising eight seconds. Bingley athlete Chris Cariss finished 18th in last weekend's London Marathon, recording a personal best time of
A tenants' leader has quit the board of a trust dealing with thousands of former Council houses saying he feels "only shame" about the way the organisation has developed. Mike Stocks, a tenant director of the South Bradford Community Housing Trust, said
Two Bradford-based organisations which provide vital services for homeless people have received more than £6,000 between them from a charity campaign backed by the Telegraph & Argus. A total of £6,400 was raised in Bradford during a campaign run by
The Government today denied Conservative claims was deliberately holding up proposals to build six new special schools in Bradford because it want to find pupils places in mainstream education. Bradford Council has planned a massive education shake-up
The vicar of one of Bradford's oldest churches is celebrating again after scooping another grant to restore the historic building. The Reverend Kevin Tromans has been awarded a £5,000 Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust grant for work at St John the Evangelist
More than 30 bogus fire callers have been disconnected in the last month as the fire service steps up its blitz on telephone timewasters. West Yorkshire Fire Service, which last year received 2,500 malicious call-outs, has teamed up with mobile phone
The man leading the hunt for a wealthy businessman's killers has appealed to their families to turn them in. Detective Superintendent Bill Shackleton said officers who switched their inquiries from Leeds to Bradford were closing in on the gang of professional
The deputy leader of Bradford Council said today he stepped down after making a Nazi-style salute for the sake of party members and supporters. Councillor Simon Cooke, who also resigned as the Tory party deputy, quit after the outcry which followed the
Visit the Lakes by public transport SIR - Mike Priestley suggests that walking in the Lake District is best achieved by arriving at that location by car (Days Out, April 10). It is not always the case. Catching the Arriva Trains Northern 8.19am service
