A bludgeoning century by Alex Stead helped Pudsey St Lawrence to victory in a high-scoring game against Saltaire on Sunday. Stead hit seven sixes and six fours in an innings full of entertainment. He was ably assisted by Gary Fellows (67) and Stewart
Colin Todd wants his own Brian Deane at City. Todd is desperate to bring in another striker as the squad takes shape for the new League One term. He is after a dominant target man to ease the workload on Dean Windass up front. Todd said: "One player I
Door-to-door lending company Provident Financial today delivered a mixed set of results with continued troubles in its UK business offset by big growth in Central and Eastern Europe. The Bradford-based company, which specialises in lending small sums
A councillor is calling for housing trust bosses to ditch their plans to put a controversial head office on a grassy area near people's homes. People living in Greengates have signed a 300-name petition to try to save the green space at Rookwith Parade
Bradford City's 25-year season-ticket holders will tonight quiz members of the club's steering committee over the decision to charge them an extra £150 to take up their seats next season. The Bradford City Support-ers' Trust has helped organise a meeting
A man who fell victim to spiralling debts after he lost a high-flying job has become one of Bradford's newest debt advisors. Life took a nose-dive for Mohammed Khan, of Thornton, six years ago when his marriage broke down. His health deteriorated rapidly
Union leaders are to hold talks with the chief executive of Abbey National over the future of Bradford jobs later this week after it accepted a takeover bid from a major Spanish bank. The board of Abbey yesterday agreed the terms of the £8.3 billion deal
The most senior Asian policeman to serve in Bradford says the city still needs to re-invent itself and change its image to overcome the lingering legacy of the 2001 riots. Chief Superintendent Jawaid Akhtar, 46, who takes charge next week of the Bradford
A radical new scheme for testing teenage criminals for hard drugs is to be piloted in Bradford. The Government announced today that the city is one of ten areas across England chosen to pioneer the programme of drugs testing because of its high levels
Two host club members safely negotiated the opening phase of qualifying for the men's singles yesterday at the Ilkley leg of the British Tour. But one will go out today in the first round of the second stage as 21-year-old Bath University student Jonathan
Message is not getting through SiR - Reading the 'Court File' column (T&A July 21) I noticed, not for the first time, the large number of 'driving without insurance' offences. All UK road-users should be aware it is the law that everyone must be insured
Fourth-placed Saltaire became the first team to defeat Baildon's second string in a league match this season. The leaders of Division Two lost their last five wickets for six runs to lose by 66 runs at Jenny Lane. Wicketkeeper George Hicks (87) and Gunasiri
Bulls coach Brian Noble says he is delighted with the progress of new signing Iestyn Harris. The former Welsh rugby union star made his third appearance for his new club during their 44-16 victory at home to London Broncos on Sunday, and he had a hand
Campaigners who battled to get a bus service to run on a vital route have reacted angrily after being told it was being axed. Bradford bus company First has announced the 642 service which runs between Idle and Otley will stop on Friday (July 30) because
It is now widely accepted that a high proportion of crime is the result of drug addiction. People who are hooked, particularly on Class A drugs such as cocaine, heroin and crack, need to steal to feed their expensive habit. Tragically, many of the people
Villagers are donning fluorescent jackets and going out on patrol to help curb reckless driving. Police have asked Cullingworth people to take part in an attempt to stop drivers speeding through the village. Community Speed Watch, which is co-ordinated
Union bosses have raised more questions about Bradford Council's decision to negotiate with a technology supplier to take over and update its computer systems. They say changes since negotiations began have cast doubt over how the company can achieve
Specialist contractors have painstakingly removed one of Bradford's most treasured statues to keep it safe during widespread road and demolition work in the heart of the city. The W E Forster statue was removed from its plinth in a delicate three-hour
A taxi boss fears bogus cabbies are operating near city centre ranks in Bradford. Abid Hussain is calling for more Council enforcement officers on the streets at night to make sure unlicensed cabs are not picking up passengers. Mr Hussain, chairman of
A veteran motorist may be forced to change his number plate after "car cloners" landed him with hundreds of pounds-worth of fixed penalty tickets. Eric Haton, 84, who suffers with acute arthritis, has received seven fixed penalty notices from London councils
Recruiting from across the world will not solve a teachers' shortage in Bradford, warns a union leader. On Saturday, the Telegraph & Argus revealed how Tony Rickwood, head teacher at Parkside School, Culling-worth, flew out to Australia to attract
