Anthony McGrath's first championship century of the season at Riverside recently may have been the innings which clinched him a place in England's squad for the NatWest Series of one-day matches with New Zealand and the West Indies which begins on June
Gateshead Storm 16 Bradford Dudley Hill 68 Micky Piper continued to hit all the right notes in only his second appearance at stand-off for Dudley Hill. He bagged a hat-trick of tries and kicked 11 goals in helping his side to a comprehensive National
Keighley's promotion ambitions received a boost with a tense last-over win against rivals Esholt at Lawkholme Lane after a thrilling run chase led by Paul Wilkinson with a personal-best first-team score of 79. The Second Division promotion race is a congested
Bradford Bulls 40 Huddersfield Giants 12 The Bulls stuttered, spluttered and misfired but eventually dispatched the depleted Huddersfield Giants in a typically tempestuous encounter at Odsal yesterday. Paul Deacon's perfect ten-goal display with the boot
The Bulls' pack proved too strong for Huddersfield as they posted a 40-12 Odsal victory yesterday that coach Brian Noble hailed as "dominant". "Physically we were dominant and technically, when we didn't have the ball, we were dominant," said Noble. "
A Bradford recruitment agency today warned of a potential crisis in the healthcare sector due to new regulations on the qualifications needed by carers. Horizon Recruitment, which has a department dedicated to healthcare, said the new qualification requirements
Leading figures from some of Britain's biggest employers have paid tribute to the role of a Bradford charity for its work in boosting employment prospects in the Asian community. JobCentre Plus chief executive David Anderson and Environment Agency chairman
A job scheme in Manningham and Girlington has been hailed a success. Levels of youth unemployment have fallen from 36 per cent to 25 per cent in the areas since an innovative scheme which advised and guided young people was set up. The jobs@Manningham
Community leaders today called for action to stop Bradford's growing gun culture. Two men were treated in hospital after a shooting in Carlisle Road, Manningham, early yesterday. The men, both Asian and aged 33 and 21, sought treatment at Bradford Royal
Cabinet ministers have held top-level talks with Britain's biggest high street retailers in a bid to breath new life into Bradford. Chancellor Gordon Brown, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt met bosses of firms including
Doncaster Dragons 52 Keighley Cougars 30 The Cougars staged a superb second-half rally despite being down to 12 men, but it was ultimately in vain as they crashed to defeat at Doncaster. Phil Stephenson, their veteran prop, was controversially dismissed
Let's appeal for a longer sentence SIR - I was appalled to read (T&A, June 9) that the ruthless, vicious armed robbers who murdered Tasawar Hussain are to appeal, via of course their very well-paid lawyers, for a reduction in the number of years that
Spen Victoria suffered a double blow to their Specialist Ducting Supplies Bradford League survival hopes over the weekend. Not only were the bottom club beaten with nine balls to spare by nearest rivals Mirfield in a rain-interrupted match, but they must
Colin Todd wants to bolster City with four Premiership players. Todd will have to use loans and free transfers to stock up a depleted squad that has been reduced to just 12 senior players. But he hopes his extensive list of contacts will help to unearth
There is an extra reason to keep your fingers crossed for an England victory against Croatia tonight in the European Championships. The T&A have teamed up with Ladbrokes, who have given us a free £100 bet on the match, with any winnings going to the
The people of Bradford know what this city needs if it is to thrive as a shopping centre. Time and again we hear calls for more better-quality retailers to move in, giving the whole central area a boost and triggering an influx of other businesses which
A host of Bradford firms are making it big overseas after benefiting from a share of £500,000 worth of grants. West Yorkshire Targeted Export Support (WYTES), part of Business Link West Yorkshire's Export Experience initiative, has invested in more than
Bradford University's relationship with the business community is set to receive a major boost thanks to £2.4 million in Government funding. Efforts to ensure university research is used to benefit local firms plus the creation of more start-up businesses
Leading business people from across the UK will be urged to use Bradford as a conference destination when they attend a gala dinner in the city. The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television will next week host the dinner for 180 delegates including
In a quiet corner of Queensbury, a dozen-strong team of innovators is proving the old saying that, sometimes, less is more. Secluded in a top-floor suite in cavernous Black Dyke Mills, legendary wool textiles firm John Foster of England is doing great
Booming high street retail giant Next is to increase its presence in Bradford by moving to a new 15,000 sq ft store - double the size of its existing premises. The fashion and homewear retailer, one of the most successful names in British retail at the
Bradford's call centre industry will continue to expand and could employ more than 10,000 people within the next three years, it was claimed today. The city has continued to buck the trend seen in other UK centres where hundreds of call centre jobs have
A clothes shop which has passed through four generations of the same family has been sold - after 134 years. The great grandson of the founder of Henry Smith and Sons - one of the oldest traders in Shipley - has handed over the keys to a new owner. Roger
A lifelong Bantams fan is looking for supporters to join him for a sponsored walk across the sands of Morecambe Bay to raise cash for Bradford City. The fundraising challenge is the idea of 'exiled' City supporter Daniel Thornton, who lives in Heysham
A special service to remember a battalion of brave Bradford soldiers killed at the Battle of the Somme is to become an annual event. Bradford Council has decided to make the anniversary of the soldiers' sacrifice a permanent date in the civic calendar
A team of doctors at the University of Bradford is working to build up an international reputation in the field of heart research to save lives. The team of five - under the leadership of Dr Khalid Naseem - have received £250,000 of funding from the National
The sun shone brightly in Bradford at the weekend as the Lord Mayor's carnival parade filled the streets with colour, fire and light. More than 550 children from 18 schools across the district joined in the sun-themed parade, led by a giant steel elephant
Residents fed up with anti-social behaviour have set up their own association to "take control" of their Bradford estate. The Pollard Park Residents' Association has been set up to tackle problems on the estate and in the surrounding area, and has unveiled
Pop star Gareth Gates says he has fulfilled many of his life's dreams after topping the charts and achieving celebrity status. But the 19-year-old made a special trip back to Bradford to give an inspiring public talk about how controlling his speech problem
