A complete ban on smoking in public voted for by MPs has split public opinion. And nowhere is this diverse opinion on the decision more perfectly illustrated than at a Bradford working men's club. For more than 60 years drinkers at Baildon's Woodbottom
Bradford marathon runner Ian Fisher is celebrating a major win. The 35-year-old, of Shann Street, is part of Team GB which has just won gold in the Nations Challenge for Oceania and Europe - and with it a prize of £10,000. The "Greatest Race on Earth"
A woman on trial for the murder of her lover has been accused of weaving a tangled web in the months before his death. Tracey Cameron wrote love letters to Leonard Fulbirg and new boyfriend, Graham Haylett, in which she mentioned marrying both of them
Bradford Council has pulled the plug on a multi-million pound deal to improve street lighting - because the resulting electricity bills would be too high. The Government is making £60 million available through a 25-year hire-purchase deal so ageing lights
A family is heartbroken after a pet dog escaped from their home and was shot dead. Nicole Watt said they were devastated by the killing of their Japanese Akita, called Oscar. He is thought to have been shot near Brown Lee Lane, Wilsden, on Tuesday evening
Organisers of a charity run in memory of Bradford PC Sharon Beshenivsky say the event could grow to eventually rival Newcastle's famous Great North Run. Stars from sport and screen have signed up for the race to raise money for the family of the 38-year-old
Screen legend Malcolm McDowell, veteran comedy actor/writer Eric Sykes and acclaimed director Ken Loach are among the big names at this year's Bradford Film Festival. Other star guests include Mark Herman, writer/director of Brassed Off, Jeremy Dyson,
A complete ban on smoking in public voted for by MPs has split public opinion. And nowhere is this diverse opinion on the decision more perfectly illustrated than at a Bradford working men's club. For more than 60 years drinkers at Baildon's Woodbottom
The Liversedge players got another night off after their Northern Counties East League Cup quarter-final tie at home to Parkgate was postponed for a second time in the same week. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday - St Valentine's Day - but
Four players from the Bradford League have been selected for the top tier of the Yorkshire Cricket Board's Pathways to Excellence winter coaching scheme. Undercliffe duo Andrew Duckworth and Ben Heritage are joined by Lightcliffe pair Greg Finn and Daniel
Colin Todd has drawn a blank in his attempts to bring in a fresh face. The frustrated City boss has had his mobile phone glued to his ear in a bid to attract a loan player. But so far his concerted efforts have met with a negative response from prospective
The Bulls have been warned to beware a Harlequins backlash on Saturday night. While the Super League champions opened with a steady success at Wakefield, the side formerly known as London Broncos suffered a 40-16 mauling at home to St Helens. For a club
The unelected Yorkshire and Humber Assembly's rethink on its decision to deny Bradford people a voice over its Regional Spatial Strategy - which proposes that 30,000 new homes be built in the district - is the only proper response to the widespread anger
A large increase in lending in the second half of last year helped the Bradford & Bingley's pre-tax profits to rise by 11 per cent to £310.1 million last year. Record buy-to-let lending levels and effective cost cutting measures were among the reasons
A report has accused four leading supermarkets, including Bradford-based Morrisons, of using aggressive tactics to wipe out local competition from small independent businesses. The investigation by the All Party Small Shops Group, titled High Street Britain
Bobbies in Bradford are moonlighting as teachers, TV extras and rugby league coaches, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. Seventeen constables, sergeants or inspectors in the Bradford North and Bradford South divisions have alternative employment away
Wayne Munnelly is settling in to his dream job. The 35-year-old has been given a licence to fall asleep on the job in his new position at hotel chain Travelodge. He is now being paid £60,000 a year as director of sleep - in the first job of its kind.
A Bradford woman was distressed after her mother was sent a letter saying her rent was in arrears - nearly two years after she died. Sandra Nakonecznyi found the letter from Bradford Community Housing Trust at her mother Lena's former house on Foston
The Kaiser Chiefs cleaned up at last night's Brit Awards, taking home a hat-trick of honours. The band were the event's big winners as they picked up more awards then any other artist. They won Brits for Best British Group, Best British Rock Act and Best
A teenager downloaded scores of indecent pictures of children from the internet. Bradford magistrates heard how Steven Wheelhouse used two computers to obtain the pictures of naked and semi-naked girls aged between four and 15. Nadine Clough, prosecuting
People will now be able to attend a public meeting in Bradford over a plan which could mean 30,000 homes being built in the district. The Yorkshire and Humber Assembly has been forced to rethink its controversial decision not to include Bradford in a
No reason to feel unsafe in Bradford SIR - Regarding the column by 20-year-old student Sam Bairstow (T&A, February 8), I was appalled by her total negative view of Bradford. Has she not read the numerous reports of incidents and shootings in other
