For the second time in as many days, Yorkshire failed to chase down a score of over 200 as their disappointing start to this season’s Friends Provident t20 competition continued at Worcestershire. Like at Headingley on Thursday, when they lost
Former Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is the new assistant manager at Harrogate Town. Deacey – who replaces Tom Wade as Simon Weaver’s No 2 – resigned from the Avenue hot-seat last month after losing the UniBond Premier Division play-off final
Joe Wardle admits to being more than a little star-struck on his senior debut for the Bulls. Given his chance as the result of a crippling injury list, the 18-year-old centre mixed elation with disappointment after making his bow during last week’s ill-fated
Our Challenge Cup hopes are over, so we’ve got to focus all our efforts on Super League now. You play to win in sport so it’s always disappointing when you suffer defeat, especially in the Challenge Cup. As a quarter-final it probably
Craig Kopczak’s big-game experience may have turned sour but it’s left the Bulls prop hungry for more. Last week’s Challenge Cup quarter-final against Warrington ranks as possibly the biggest game in Kopczak’s young career – although it ended in heartbreak
World body-building champion Jason Barnett is taking on the role of a super hero to help Bradford schoolchildren lead a healthy lifestyle. Mr Barnett, 37, takes a roadshow into primary schools in the district, promoting fitness and healthy eating to
Stuart Reardon has returned from a hamstring injury ahead of Sunday's clash with Huddersfield Giants. The winger missed last week's game against former club Warrington but has had no further problems in training this week. Brett Kearney
Residents are being warned to be on their guard against a debit card scam. Police say a group of people are operating throughout the country targeting lone females at supermarkets in order to steal debit cards. And they say the suspected gang were spotted
Rio Ferdinand is out of the World Cup before a ball has been kicked in anger. The 31-year-old England skipper suffered the injury in training this lunchtime and left a local hospital on crutches. His replacement is Tottenham's Michael Dawson who has
Cougars prop Brendon Rawlins believes last week’s win against Sheffield Eagles could prove to be a turning point. A last-minute Danny Jones drop goal sealed a 25-24 win at Bramall Lane against a Sheffield side that finished third in the Championship
Plans to ease overcrowding on trains across the Bradford district were dealt a blow as it emerged that 100 extra carriages will not be delivered to train operators as promised. Two years ago Gordon Brown’s Government pledged an extra 1,300 train carriages
England are sweating on the fitness of skipper and key defender Rio Ferdinand with their opening World Cup match barely a week away. The Manchester United player suffered a knee injury during the final minutes of England's first major training
England skipper Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury in training. Ferdinand had a scan in hospital today, which revealed he could take no part in the tournament. Michael Dawson has been called
Former Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is the new assistant manager at Harrogate Town. Deacey – who replaces Tom Wade as Simon Weaver’s No 2 – resigned from the Avenue hot-seat last month after losing the UniBond Premier Division play-off final
EastEnders is to re-shoot parts of a storyline involving preacher Lucas Johnson in the wake of the murders of the three prostitutes in Bradford, soap bosses have revealed. During episodes scheduled to be broadcast next week, Lucas, played by
Detectives are planning to re-interview self-proclaimed “Crossbow Cannibal” Stephen Griffiths within days following the discovery of remains of a second victim. Human tissue, found by police divers at the weekend in the River Aire at Shipley, has been
With barbecue season hotting up, environmental health staff are advising Bradford people how to avoid food poisoning following almost 1,000 cases last year in the district. When the weather gets warmer there are around 120,000 extra cases of illness
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Baildon: construction of side and rear extensions (to plot 4), 2 Hardaker Croft. Baildon: construction of single-storey rear extension with bedroom/shower room in roof space,
Bulls legend Jimmy Lowes has joined Steve McNamara’s England coaching set-up. Lowes will work as an assistant to his former Odsal team-mate, teaming up with previous appointment Brian Smith, who coached the pair during Bradford’s first Super League campaign
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Zbigniew Jerzy Bednarek, aged 44, of Melbourne Grove, Bradford Moor; failure to notify change of registered keeper of vehicle, £175 fine, £75 costs. Steven Blackler, aged 32, of Woodhouse Avenue
Twice world champion Alex Higgins has pulled out of November’s World Seniors’ Championship in Bradford and will be replaced by Cliff Thorburn. The 61-year-old ‘Hurricane’, who has been battling throat cancer for over ten years, was admitted
Review of the season Magnus Magnusson would not have been gainfully employed at Throstle Nest last season because his best know line – “I’ve started so I’ll finish” – would have been redundant. Farsley Celtic’s season was cut short at the beginning
Running Log Quentin Lewis of Baildon and Airedale Athletics marked his first-ever vets race with a strong fourth-place finish at Kirkstall. It was his first outing since recovering from plantar fasciitis and he earned a time of 35min 23sec. Team-mate
Review of the season A lower mid-table finish in the Vodkat League Premier Division was not what then Silsden boss Paul Schofield envisaged back in August of last year but it was one that Chris Reape was happy to accept in May. Schofield was in the
Mick Couzens has resigned as reserve team manager at Guiseley and returned to Bradford Park Avenue. He will become reserve and under-19 manager at Horsfall, as well as community development manager, and will be supported by Barry Thomas, Eric Charlesworth
The Telegraph & Argus League are holding their annual meeting on Tuesday at the East Ward Club on Otley Road (7.30pm). Old and new clubs are welcome. Meanwhile, the Bradford Referees’ Association are having their annual meeting next Thursday at Central
American Kelly Moran, said to be the most talented speedway rider of his generation and also someone who knew how to party, has died of emphysema aged 49. ‘The Jelly Man’, who rode for Hull, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Sheffield, Belle Vue and Swindon, appeared
Bradford youngster Joe Cullen made an impressive start to his bid for glory in the Rileys Darts Zones UK Open at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Cullen safely negotiated matches against Darren Latham and Mike Nott to set up a third-round clash with world
Police cordoned off a road in Manningham, Bradford, today after a suspicious package was reported outside the Belle Vue Barracks. Officers were called to Drill Parade, off Manningham Lane, at 8.59am following reports of a suspicious package left outside
Budget airline Jet2.com is investing more than £1.5m in upgrading the seats on its fleet of aircraft to save fuel and give passengers more legroom. Its larger 757 aircraft have already been fitted with the new seats, in time for the re-launch
Developers are set to unveil plans for a huge wind farm on moorland to provide green energy to thousands of homes. The company, Banks Developments, has started work on a feasibility report for the proposed Thornton Moor wind farm, south of Denholme.
Review of the season Brighouse Town’s second season on the non-league ladder ended in celebration as the club gained promotion to the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division. It will have been particularly significant to manager Mark
Too many young people in Bradford are failing educationally, an MP has warned. Newly-elected Bradford East Liberal Democrat MP David Ward used his maiden speech in the Commons to say action was needed to break the cycle of poor attainment which inevitably
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of joy in the world at the moment, at least if the news is anything to go by. After a full week of the events in Bradford dominating the headlines, the attention of the international media was starting to stray when the
SIR – A few years ago, John Prescott said he’d never go to the House of Lords, and now he’s set to join them! His hypocrisy knows no bounds, but he won’t be the first socialist to ‘turn’. I remember Les Dawson once doing a sketch wearing ermine robes
SIR – £156 billion of debt? What the hell has been going on? I’m unable to comprehend the magnitude of the incompetence of the so-called intellectuals. They’re obviously not as bright as they make themselves out to be, otherwise we would not be in this
SIR – I do not know why Mr Gerard Myers (Letters, May 27) thinks that paint is easy to remove, as I could take him to several places in Shipley that have remained bespoilt by graffiti for many years, presumably because the Council have not the
SIR – Years ago it was suggested St Peter’s House could be moved, stone by stone, nearer to City Hall to match the other stone buildings. Why wasn’t it thought about before the bulldozers moved in and destroyed the wrong buildings? What do we have now
SIR – About ten to 15 years ago, some police inspector wrote in the T&A how he was going to spend £150,000 to clear up the red light area in Bradford. After reading that, I wrote and said what a waste of money. It’s been going on since Christ! I suggested
SIR – Our MP David Ward’s comments amaze me. Firstly, about the showing of England matches in Centenary Square, when during the last World Cup there was more space in Centenary Square, no building work and cans and bottles were getting thrown. Well there
SIR – It is typical of the national press that they make sure the whole world knows that the recent killings have taken place in Bradford, but something that Bradford can be proud of is not mentioned at all. I am referring to a later article in the same
Carer Caron Williams may have appeared a model of compassion, but behind that facade lurked a calculating individual. Her principal victim – a friend who was left paralysed following a road accident – trusted this conniving and convincing woman. As
25 years ago: Junior health minister John Patten thanked Bradford ambulancemen and women who helped victims of the Valley Parade blaze. 50 years ago: The high cost of the work involved was given by Ilkley Council as a reason why it could
SIR – As a frequent visitor to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, one thing always bugs me each time I go there. From entry, through reception and then down the various corridors and halls, there is one thing one never sees… any reference to Richard
Floral tributes to the victims continue to be laid at the place where the man accused of murdering three women lived. Fresh flowers lined the wall of the building in Thornton Road after police confirmed they had evidence of Shelley Armitage
Tomorrow is World Environment Day, providing us with an opportunity to consider how we can play a more active role in green initiatives, both locally and overseas. Turning an entire district green is a tall order – but one organisation has
A carer was locked up for stealing more than £70,000 from a paralysed road crash victim. A judge told Caron Williams: “This is an example of the depths to which a human being can stoop.” Williams, 39, plundered tetraplegic Janet Townson’s bank account
The Bulls are ready to add reinforcements to their ailing squad in a bid to ensure their promising campaign is not laid low by injury. Recent success has come at a price and coach Steve McNamara was once more left counting the cost after talented
Two of City’s most promising youngsters have committed their long-term future to the club. Boss Peter Taylor was given a double-boost yesterday after both Jon McLaughlin and Leon Osborne agreed deals to remain at Valley Parade. The 22-year-old McLaughlin
Train company Grand Central has cut ticket prices between Bradford and London by a quarter but insists it is “pleasantly surprised” by the number of passengers using the new service. Today, the company revealed it carried nearly 1,500 passengers during
