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  • Todd to compile a short shopping list

    Colin Todd is not expecting a hectic month in the January sales. Some clubs will be ticking off the days for the transfer window to reopen in the new year so they can embark on frantic shopping sessions. Todd would certainly like to "freshen up"

  • Cathedral car park closed to teachers

    Anglican cathedral bosses have been branded "Scrooges" for banning Catholic school teachers from using a car park only days before Christmas. For years staff at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School have been allowed to use the neighbouring car park

  • University to build college in Pakistan

    Bradford University will boost education in Pakistan by helping to build a new college with its chancellor Imran Khan. The cricketing legend turned politician was installed as Bradford University's new chancellor at a ceremony 10 days ago. And now

  • £65m mill scheme lodged with Council

    A plan to transform a derelict mill into a riverside village of homes has been submitted to planners. The £65 million scheme at Grove Mills, Ingrow, Keighley, is seen as a major plank in driving forward the Airedale Masterplan, the blueprint for the

  • Job axe is set to fall on City Hall chiefs

    City Hall is set to see half of its senior officers axed in a major restructure. Proposals seen by the Telegraph & Argus will lead to the number of Bradford Council's service directors being slimmed from the 12 there at the moment to just six. And

  • Killing of PC draws flood of recruits

    The shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford has prompted a flood of applications to join West Yorkshire Police. About 100 people have asked to become Special Constables since PC Beshenivsky and PC Teresa Milburn were gunned down a month ago.

  • Henderson is playing for keeps

    Ian Henderson isn't worried about the competition for his Bulls hooking spot. The Aussie livewire proved a sensational capture after arriving from Parramatta in June, curing the club's No 9 problem and helping them charge to Grand Final glory. But

  • The city must walk the walk

    The revival of the top end of town seems to be taking rather longer than it should. I would have thought that the opening of Wilkinson's and B&M in the nicely-built Rawson Quarter should by now have begun to attract more businesses to the empty premises

  • Fans encouraged Bernard to sign up

    New signing Curtis Bernard did not hesitate in signing for Bradford Park Avenue once he knew manager Gary Brook was after him. The former Farsley Celtic striker says a big reason for the switch of clubs was Avenue's loyal fanbase. "I am really pleased

  • Smillie cut-up after controversial defeat

    Donovan Smillie lost his English super-middleweight crown in controversial fashion to home-town favourite Steve Bendall in Coventry on Thursday night, with the fight stopped on cuts in the fifth round. The referee waved the contest over just seconds before

  • Todd to compile a short shopping list

    Colin Todd is not expecting a hectic month in the January sales. Some clubs will be ticking off the days for the transfer window to reopen in the new year so they can embark on frantic shopping sessions. Todd would certainly like to "freshen up" his City

  • Sharon an inspiration to so many

    The killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky prompted a wide range of emotions - anger, grief, and in many cases a newfound respect for the work of the police in these dangerous times. The incident put the whole issue of policing in Britain in sharp focus, and

  • £65m mill scheme lodged with Council

    A plan to transform a derelict mill into a riverside village of homes has been submitted to planners. The £65 million scheme at Grove Mills, Ingrow, Keighley, is seen as a major plank in driving forward the Airedale Masterplan, the blueprint for the regeneration

  • University to build college in Pakistan

    Bradford University will boost education in Pakistan by helping to build a new college with its chancellor Imran Khan. The cricketing legend turned politician was installed as Bradford University's new chancellor at a ceremony 10 days ago. And now Mr

  • My VIP trip through the wardrobe door

    Budding fashion journalist Nicole Winder enjoyed the trip of a lifetime to a winter wonderland thanks to her writing talents. The film review, which the 11-year-old submitted for the Telegraph & Argus's fantastic competition, won her the chance to

  • Warped rapist jailed for vicious attack

    A warped fantasist who imprisoned and viciously raped a Bradford student has been locked up for a minimum of four and a half years. But a judge warned 21-year-old John Hanrahan: "It may be many years indeed before you can return to the community." Judge

  • Job axe is set to fall on City Hall chiefs

    City Hall is set to see half of its senior officers axed in a major restructure. Proposals seen by the Telegraph & Argus will lead to the number of Bradford Council's service directors being slimmed from the 12 there at the moment to just six. And

  • Killing of PC draws flood of recruits

    The shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford has prompted a flood of applications to join West Yorkshire Police. About 100 people have asked to become Special Constables since PC Beshenivsky and PC Teresa Milburn were gunned down a month ago. PC

  • Letters to the Editor

    Absurd situation on our railways SIR - At a time when greater incentives should be given for encouraging journeys by public transport it will prove detrimental increasing bus and train fares (T&A, December 12). Recent trends have confirmed public

  • Yorkshiremen only pleads bowling legend Trueman

    England fast bowling great Freddie Trueman has called on Yorkshire to abandon their policy of selecting overseas players. The 74-year-old Tykes legend made the plea at the golden anniversary dinner of the Dales Council League at Headingley Stadium. Yorkshire

  • Henderson is playing for keeps

    Ian Henderson isn't worried about the competition for his Bulls hooking spot. The Aussie livewire proved a sensational capture after arriving from Parramatta in June, curing the club's No 9 problem and helping them charge to Grand Final glory. But boss

  • Esther 'happy' with merger of charities

    Desperate Bradford children dialling up ChildLine should have all their calls answered when the charity merges with the NSPCC next year. ChildLine founder and chairman Esther Rantzen will be in the area next week to tell supporters how happy she is that

  • A new lease of life for fire-damaged old mill

    The site of an historic mill which was ravaged by fire earlier this year is set for a new lease of life. Clough Mills in Shelf was completely gutted by the massive blaze in February but now its owners want to build apartments, offices and a warehouse.

  • Help homeless this Christmas

    A shelter that provides a service for the homeless and poorly housed in Bradford is calling for more volunteers to help it meet extra demands over Christmas and New Year. The Bradford Day Shelter in Edmund Street, Little Horton, will have more than 100

  • A masterclass in family fun on opening night

    Take a rampaging gorilla, a mad queen and a cross-dressing nurse. Throw in a handful of dwarfs, a poisoned apple and a life-saving kiss and you have this year's Alhambra pantomime. Last night's opening night was a masterclass in how panto should be performed

  • Benefits cheat is jailed for 16 months

    A benefits cheat who milked the system of more than £17,000 was behind bars today after a judge branded him "a luxury-class sponger." Judge Roger Scott told Frederick Holmes: "You are a luxury-class sponger -- you are greedy in the extreme." Holmes, 55

  • Cathedral car park closed to teachers

    Anglican cathedral bosses have been branded "Scrooges" for banning Catholic school teachers from using a car park only days before Christmas. For years staff at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School have been allowed to use the neighbouring car park