Yorkshire off-spinner Richard Dawson and batsman Anthony McGrath are both included in England's preliminary list of 30 names for the ICC Champions Trophy which takes place in September. McGrath is already a regular member of England's one-day squad but
There is a legal presumption that having been convicted of a crime a person has paid his or her debt to society and should be free to start again with a clean sheet. It's a noble principle and one which we would all like to believe is a reflection of
Blood donors will be rolling up their sleeves tomorrow to show their support for a Gomersal boy with a life-threatening blood disorder. Friends and family of three-year-old Reuben Grainger-Mead, who suffers a rare form of red cell aplasia requiring monthly
The ruling group on Bradford Council has come under fire - for saving cash. Bradford's opposition Labour group has hit out at the Conservative-run authority, saying the £548,000 saved out of last year's budget could have made a difference to any number
Bradford City fans yesterday began snapping up season tickets - for the matches they feared would never happen. The crisis-torn club managed to put the tickets on sale yesterday afternoon for the new campaign in Coca Cola League One. And today steering
A series of raids are to be carried out by trading standards officers, targeting people who counterfeit DVDs. West Yorkshire Trading Standards threw its weight behind a national campaign to crack the illegal trade today as an anti-piracy drive was launched
Avenue picked up where they left off ten short weeks ago with a sprightly display at Horsfall Stadium in their opening pre-season friendly against a strong Doncaster squad. The Third Division champions did not field their full first team but the mixture
Lee Crooks aims to prove a real steal for City. The 26-year-old midfielder is one of five players currently on trial at the cash-hit club. And he was happy to take the gamble at Valley Parade after turning down an offer to stay with Barnsley. Crooks said
The Bulls face the daunting prospect of heading to Wigan on Friday night without key backs Karl Pratt and Leon Pryce. Both players face the RFL disciplinary committee tonight to answer for their actions in the ugly 20th-minute mass brawl that erupted
In 1837, Queen Victoria moved into Buckingham Palace, the first monarch to do so. In 1978, financial figures revealed that the average house price in London was £16,731. In 1985, two simultaneous Live Aid concerts took place in London and Philadelphia
Air passengers could soon be able to chat on their mobile phones during flight thanks to a link-up between Bradford University and industry. The University has won a £50,000 grant to set up a new unit to help provide aircraft passengers and cabin crews
The wife of a war veteran who was held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp has written to one of his fellow inmates after reading about his ordeal in the Telegraph & Argus. Muriel Cordingley is hoping to contact Stanley Farrar who was held for three-and-a-half
A group of law students are having a sleep-over - in Bradford City Hall's spooky old court house - to raise money for a cancer support group. Kirsty Mullaney, 29, a LLB (Hons) student at Bradford College, has roped in fellow legal eagles for the sponsored
Patients in Bradford have been urged to complain about dirty hospitals in a bid to prevent the spread of life-threatening superbugs. Health Secretary John Reid wants patients to join the fight against hospital-acquired MRSA infections, which kill thousands
Bradford voters will be asked to decide if they want a "mini-Parliament" in Yorkshire without knowing if it will control transport, the Government has admitted. And electors will not be told if a regional assembly would have powers over training and skills
Claims that the man who committed most of the Yorkshire Ripper murders may still be free will be put to the Irish Government. A former Irish justice minister will press West Yorkshire police to reopen the investigation into the horrific murders between
Farming is finally back on its feet was the message from agricultural chiefs as the Great Yorkshire Show opened today with record numbers of livestock. Farmers from Bradford, Queemsbury, Denholme and Silsden were among those who had brought 10,000 animals
A convicted killer is working as a minicab driver in Bradford after he was granted a licence by Council chiefs. Joseph Martin was sentenced to six years in jail in December 1991 for the manslaughter of his wife who he strangled in a jealous rage. Today
Sir - I was upset by my recent visit to Tong Cemetery, seeing it in a bad state and finding no running water from the taps around it. My mother, who has been at rest there since the early Eighties, deserves better upkeep and better surroundings than this
