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  • Away-day joy for weakened Cleck

    Hull Ionians 22 Cleckheaton 28 Cleckheaton made the trip to east Yorkshire with a mix of first and second team players in the pack but the likes of Ryan Piercy and Neil Gillan in the end proved their weight in gold in this well-deserved away win.

  • All hail Hodge

    Wharfedale 30 Blackheath 17 Wharfedale's sad performance at Stourbridge in their previous National Two outing was little more than an uncomfortable memory after this competent display deservedly completed the double over Blackheath. The visitors played

  • By George!

    Bradford's St George's concert hall is set for a multi-million pound revamp to make it the showpiece of the city's cultural regeneration. The Victorian gem already has a superb reputation for its architecture and fabulous acoustics but the project

  • Away-day joy for weakened Cleck

    Cleckheaton made the trip to east Yorkshire with a mix of first and second team players in the pack but the likes of Ryan Piercy and Neil Gillan in the end proved their weight in gold in this well-deserved away win. Chris Quinn and Hull's Glenn Boyd exchanged

  • Cougars find top form to stun Fax

    Sensational Cougars stunned Super League hopefuls Halifax with a six-try mauling to complete a great week for Peter Roe's men. Having defeated West Bowling 38-0 in the Challenge Cup on Wednesday night - their first win of the year - they doubled up yesterday

  • Lucky break for skipper

    Two out of three ain't bad. That is the view of Brian Noble after receiving mixed updates on the club's injury front. Importantly, and the news all Bulls fans wanted to hear, is Iestyn Harris hasn't broken his arm. Along with Paul Deacon and Paul Johnson

  • New investor expresses an interest in City

    A second mystery investor was today deciding whether to get involved with City. Chairman Julian Rhodes confirmed he had held talks with another interested party on Friday. The unnamed businessman, a keen Bantams supporter, wanted the weekend to think

  • I got it wrong admits Todd

    Colin Todd blamed himself as much as the players after City's heaviest loss of the season. Oldham's 4-1 romp at Valley Parade dumped Todd's side back into the relegation mix and cranked up the pressure ahead of tomorrow night's clash with fellow strugglers

  • Networking sisters are doing it for themselves

    For many years, Bradford-based entrepreneurs have been networking to share skills, swap contacts and build relationships. But a new group which aims to boost trade and investment has one difference - it is women only. A small group from Forward Ladies

  • Chamber's Budget tips

    Bradford Chamber today appealed to Chancellor Gordon Brown to cut red tape and support manufacturing in Wednesday's Budget. Chamber president Richard Wightman also wants support for local enterprise. "Many businesses in the district would benefit from

  • Faith centre for the city planned

    The Roman Catholic Church has revealed plans for a new style of city centre worship in Bradford. The Telegraph & Argus revealed on Friday that the Bishop of Leeds intends to sell ten of Bradford's churches, including St Mary's in East Parade, Bradford

  • Cabbies quizzed on 'extras' button

    Cabbies in Bradford are being pulled up by irate passengers and quizzed over a non-existent £1 button. The row has escalated since a court report in the Telegraph & Argus after a taxi driver lost his licence for over-charging an elderly passenger.

  • Plans unveiled for city parish council

    A regeneration area in Bradford could become the district's first inner city parish council. Notices have gone out to create the council in the Trident regeneration area around Manchester Road and includes Marshfields, West Bowling and Park Lane. Officers

  • Film Festival ends in style

    Bradford Film Festival drew to a close this weekend with organisers hailing it as the most successful yet. Hollywood actor Danny Trejo was guest of honour at the closing gala of the 12th film festival. Mr Trejo has starred alongside the likes of Al Pacino

  • Top meeting demand as £3m cricket plan axed

    Community leaders in Barkerend are to demand meetings with leaders of Bradford Council after plans for a flagship cricket centre were suddenly scrapped. Council leaders axed plans for the £3 million Gilpin Street cricket centre last week after claiming

  • Hhall to become 'world-class' venue

    Bradford's St George's concert hall is set for a multi-million-pound revamp to make it the showpiece of the city's cultural regeneration. The Victorian gem already has a superb reputation for its architecture and fabulous acoustics but the project could

  • Job done as Celts keep up the chase

    Farsley needed three points from the visit of Ashton United to boost their play-off hopes and, with their usual efficient and clinically methodical approach, they achieved their objective. A lightning start saw them take the lead in electrifying style

  • Wilkinson's double kills Hill's hopes

    Two timely tries from giant second-row forward Darren Wilkinson fired Queensbury into the final of the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup after a rousing encounter with Dudley Hill at Hill Top. Hill made a dream start when centre Alex Dickinson broke clear

  • Avenue deep in relegation mire

    Avenue's hopes of escaping relegation from the Northern Premier League took a severe bashing at Leek Town. A 3-0 defeat dropped them into the bottom three for the first time this season - and the visit to Ashton United this evening is now a must-win game

  • A fantastic future for a city gem

    The announcement that Bradford's superb St George's Hall is to be revamped and brought into the 21st century is fantastic news for the city. St George's has a fabulous reputation which has been under-exploited in recent years and there is huge potential

  • Shares week

    Last week saw the UK's leading stock market index pass 6,000. It is five years since the FTSE100 was in this range and this current surge has been helped along by strong corporate results, rising commodity prices and large cross-border take-overs, the

  • A niche place to eat

    Investors in Shipley are aiming restaurants and bars at a niche market of young professionals and adults drawn to the town because of new developments. Kashmiri brothers Ami and Aky Farooque have owned and managed the family business, Rosinas restaurant

  • Students teach peace to pupils

    Students from Bradford University's peace studies department are hoping to help schoolchildren understand peace and war by holding a series of workshops aimed at breaking down stereotypes and encouraging team work. Eight masters degree students have come

  • Dad calls for action on sale of weapons

    A concerned dad is urging politicians and West Yorkshire's top policeman to take action after he found lethal knives, guns and other weapons on sale in a Bradford city centre shop. Prison escort officer Richard Longden has already written to his MP, Terry

  • Car sharing lane to be created on M606

    Pioneering plans to introduce the country's first motorway car share lane on Bradford's M606 have been unveiled. Details of the £2.5 million lane along the M606 and M62 were announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling today, in a bid to improve

  • Letters to the editor

    Why the BNP have got it all so wrong SIR - The problem for the BNP is that its black and white world does not fit the reality. In spite of what they have been saying for years, there is no large-scale non-white immigration into Britain and they know it

  • Cougars find top form to stun Fax

    Sensational Cougars stunned Super League hopefuls Halifax with a six-try mauling to complete a great week for Peter Roe's men. Having defeated West Bowling 38-0 in the Challenge Cup on Wednesday night - their first win of the year - they doubled up