Great Britain 42 France 14 The Bulls' Jamie Langley scored a try just seconds into his debut as Great Britain eventually eased to victory in the Frontline Test tonight. The Bradford loose forward had only just come on off the bench when he crossed
A hat-trick from Leicestershire Foxes captain Jeremy Snape sent Yorkshire tumbling to a 13-run defeat at the hands of the Twenty20 Cup holders at Grace Road tonight. In a game reduced to 16 overs-a-side after torrential rain had soaked the ground, Yorkshire
Talks between Bradford Council bosses and trades unions over plans to axe 408 local authority jobs have been described as "fruitful". A joint statement issued tonight said the Council and unions met for four hours today to discuss the issues and "considerable
A Bradford man was jailed for three and a half years today, as a massive police investigation into drug-dealing reached its triumphant climax. Scott Dunn, 27, was the 20th person to appear before Bradford Crown Court after the two-year probe, codenamed
Parking spaces have been removed from a stretch of North Street, Keighley, to ease traffic flow. Four spaces have been taken away from the west side of North Street, near to the junction with Russell Street, and double yellow lines put in their place
Residents of Woodhouse and Spring Bank in Keighley can borrow tools from a new tool library. Forks, shears, spades and a strimmer are available from the Hainworth Wood Community Centre. The loan is free but people need to pay a £10 refundable deposit
Despite having £24,000 savings in the bank, a 55-year-old man claimed more than £1,600 in Job Seekers Allowance, magistrates have been told. Graham Chappell of Bar Grange Avenue, Bradford, who admitted making a false representation when applying for
A man accused of raping a schoolgirl who then bore his child has told a jury that she had flirted with him when he was drunk. Gary Mee, 51, of Chapel Street, Queensbury, admitted at Bradford Crown Court yesterday he had lied to the police when he claimed
Bradford Council has been accused of turning a blind eye to an embarrassment, making a laughing stock of the city. The allegation has been made by deputy leader of Bradford's Liberal Democrat group, Councillor David Ward, who says the old Odeon cinema
This sand sculpture with an environmental message has transformed Centenary Square in Bradford. Created by Jamie Wardley, 28, a former pupil of Buttershaw School, Bradford, the structure was a Bradford Centre Regeneration commission to mark National
A female university student was left with a broken collar bone when she became the victim of a drive-by bag snatch, a court was told. University student Humera Begum was dragged along the ground as she desperately tried to stop Stephen Toth from stealing
Stuart McCall will not be rushed into making new signings despite the pressing need to strengthen his squad. With pre-season training due to start on Thursday, there are currently only ten regular first-team squad members on the books from last season
Iestyn Harris's fitness is rapidly improving but he won't risk facing Leeds Rhinos unless he is 100 per cent. The Bulls stand-off has been battling hard to overcome the hamstring strain he suffered against Huddersfield 12 days ago. Harris was given
Avenue are praying that work undertaken on the playing surface at Horsfall Stadium will not interfere with pre-season planning. Chief executive Bob Blackburn said: "The pitch improvement work has been going on for a few weeks now and is one of the things
There is good news and bad news regarding Guiseley's pre-season friendly plans. The good news is that the work done on the pitch has gone far better than envisaged and means it should be ready for use in the build-up to the new season. The bad news
New Liversedge manager Steve Newton is enthusiastic about slipping into the hot seat at Clayborn and will be delighted when he gets his squad in for pre-season training in a couple of weeks. "It is an exciting challenge and a nice one for me at this
Silsden manager Paul Schofield is keen to add several more friendlies to the three which have already been pencilled in. The North West Counties top tier side have the added complication of having to confer with their landlords Keighley Cougars before
A man involved in a plot to supply his jailed brother by throwing tennis balls stuffed with drugs over the perimeter fence has had £39,000 of his assets confiscated. Father-of-three Ashfaq Elahi Hussain was jailed for 18 months in December after admitting
A conman who posed as a wealthy bank customer in a bid to get more that £90,000 transferred from an account has been jailed for 21 months. Gerard Fernandez, 50, travelled to Bradford from London and even bought himself a smart business suit before going
A doorman who punched a nightclubber in the face has been ordered to pay his victim £2,000 compensation. Bradford Crown Court heard today that most of the money would be needed to pay for the dental work Lee Waters still required after he was injured
I like Stuart Pearce. Always have done. He’s a winner and someone who always played the game at 100 per cent, with passion, strength and determination. He garnered that nickname of ‘Psycho’ with valid reason and, especially in these days where football
Otley and Yeadon councillor Ryk Downes took over as chairman of Metro at the annual meeting of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority today. Formerly Metro's deputy chairman, Coun Downes heads the PTA's ruling Conservative/Liberal Democrat
It doesn’t take much to serve up a cracker between the Bulls and Leeds Rhinos. Just putting the two teams on the same pitch generally guarantees drama and fireworks. However, the ingredients going into Friday’s top-three encounter means everything is
It doesn’t take much to serve up a cracker between the Bulls and Leeds Rhinos. Just putting the two teams on the same pitch generally guarantees drama and fireworks. However, the ingredients going into Friday’s top-three encounter means everything is
SIR - Having seen the clip for the forthcoming David Attenborough series about endangered species (Planet Earth, Sunday, 7pm, BBC1), it brought me up short and made me think what on earth are we doing to this planet?' What are we doing to these magnificent
SIR - I am researching my family history, and wonder if any of your readers might be able to help. Patrick Faulkner and Michael John Dowling, my great-grandfather and grandfather, were both Irish Catholics and were known to live in Bradford, with their
SIR - I hear a lot of talk about devolution. Wales getting privileges, Scotland being independent insofar as they seem to be able to do exactly what they want using English money, theoretically British money, while we cannot get anything much. On
SIR - The story about the four dogs (T&A, June 14) seized from an address at Odsal no doubt sickened a lot of people, as it did me, being an animal lover. What surprises me however, and I know this concern is felt by every cat owner in Bradford and
SIR - A Shipman (T&A, June 19) has the typical old Labour attitude - I'm alright Jack' - because, over the past six months he has had excellent service from the NHS. This should only be expected, in view of the billions of pounds thrown at it, but
SIR - In these days of disappointing service from public services and large organisations, I must compliment Yorkshire Water on their excellent response when I reported a problem. On April 16, I wrote concerning the stream alongside my property. It
SIR - I am a part time tutor of cake decoration at Bradford College, soon to be made redundant. The decision to withdraw funds for adult learning skills is "a bitter blow" for many people. Over the past 20 years I have taught a great many ladies and
SIR - How utterly absurd to ban the 1950s TV advert go to work on an egg', featuring the late comedy actor Tony Hancock. All because the health zealots fear it will threaten our diet. What nonsense, when I see some of the junk food adverts on TV, which
SIR - I am writing regarding the article Help us stop the abuse of old folk' (T&A, June 14). I am a senior care assistant, and have been working in care for the last nine and threequarter years. I know abuse does happen, and that something has to
SIR - Re the story urging smokers to think of others (T&A, June 14), I found Councillor Anne Hawkesworth's comment cheeky to say the least, Non-smokers, not content to have smoking and non-smoking areas, now don't want us congregating around the doors
SIR - The Committee of the Regions was set up in 1994 as an advisory body, composed of representatives of Europe's regional and local authorities. The Committee has to be consulted, before EU decisions are taken, on matters such as regional policy,
SIR - I don't know why the BBC is to waste time and money reviewing huge pay deals, like that involving Jonathan Ross, said to have been given a pay deal over three years of £18 million (£115,384 per week), to see if the fees represent value for money
Richard Hamer is the owner of Blue Sky Public Relations in Otley. I think it's pretty accurate to say that when we first start drinking our first quaff is usually - for men at least - some kind of beer. That first taste is not always a pleasant one;
Councillor Stanley King is second to none when it comes to knowledge of and commitment to public transport in West Yorkshire. That is why the Bradford councillor and former Lord Mayor has been such a worthy chairman of Metro, the operating arm of the
Cougars boss Barry Eaton reckons Sunday's opponents Oldham could go all the way in National League Two. Coached by former Keighley chief Steve Deakin and boosted by a raft of new signings, Oldham have ominously started to rise up the table, coming close
Femi Fehintola WILL realise his dream of fighting in front of a capacity crowd in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. The Bradford Moor super-featherweight faces Mexican Barbero Zapeda (won eight, lost 14, drawn 1) in a four-round contest on the undercard
We have all been there at some point in our lives. Anyone who has sat an exam will know what it's like to worry whether we have revised sufficiently to pass and to stay up late cramming in those extra facts just in case they crop up on the question paper
Two weeks ago researchers in America claimed that rosiglitazone, (Avandia), a drug that family doctors and specialists in Britain have been using widely to help treat and control diabetes, was causing an excess of deaths from heart attacks and heart failure
For 18 months Neil Mathieson watched his late father Willy's health deteriorate due to Motor Neurone Disease. "He was such a proud man he wouldn't tell me. He kept slurring his words but said he was tired. He said there was nothing wrong with him," recalls
Graham Johnson sat back, stunned and in disbelief. Was that a call he had just taken from billionaire Sir Richard Branson's London team, or was he dreaming? Graham toyed with the idea that it could be a wind-up. Surely he hadn't just received a request
A woman whose car was pierced by railings after she lost control at a roundabout walked away unscathed. The accident happened just after 6.30pm yesterday near the Generous Pioneer pub at Burley-in-Wharfedale. The woman had been driving her Mazda in
In 1377, Richard II became King of England at the age of 10. In 1941, Germany invaded the USSR. In 2003, comedian Aaron Barschak gate-crashed Prince William's 21st birthday party dressed as Osama bin Laden. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph &
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: Improved residential access road, Ivy Lane and also the construction of disabled ramped access, Shibden Head Primary School, Hainsworth Moor Grove. Baildon: Construction
Police believe a man critically injured after a collision with a recovery truck may have been running away from a group of men. Police say inquiries so far lead them to believe the 32-year-old Bradford man, who suffered serious head injuries, was trying
A family-of-three escaped unhurt after a gas cylinder exploded at their smallholding last night. Fire crews from five stations were called to put out the blaze and make other cylinders safe at Good Ram Farm in Newall Carr Road, Otley. Firefighters from
A teenage rapist described as being "a serious danger to children" by probation experts has been allowed to walk away from Bradford Crown Court. Releasing Carl Walker, 19, on bail pending a mental health report, Judge Jennifer Kershaw QC told him he
Elvis was spotted alive and strutting his stuff in Bradford yesterday. Not just once, but 13 times as the city hosted auditions to find three lucky pelvis-thrusting lookalikes to star in a special tribute show to the King of rock at St George's last
Just over £45,000 of vital funding has been given to a group working with victims of sexual violence and abuse in Bradford. Justice Minister and Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe announced grants totalling £1.25 million from the Victims Fund. Bradford
A mother-of-three who has battled cancer three times is hosting a charity event to help other sufferers. Landlady of Bingley's Brown Cow pub Joanne Thirkell was 28 when doctors, removing a benign tumour in her bowel, discovered a second, cancerous tumour
Andrew-Lee Potts, the Wibsey-born actor, has just started filming the second series of Saturday night dinosaur adventure TV series Primeval after critical acclaim for the first season. Primeval wowed critics and viewers alike earlier this year when it
A Bradford councillor has been commended for his "hard work" in tackling an alarming rise in the theft of copper cable from railways. Last year saw a giant leap in the theft of signalling cables across the rail network's north-east region, which includes
