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  • I love to test myself against best

    Jamie Langley column: Tonight’s game is as tough as they come but it’s the kind of game all players should look forward to. It’s for these matches that you play the game for and I always love facing St Helens because the two teams have got plenty of

  • Steeton host Burnley old boys

    Steeton complete their pre-season on Sunday (3pm) with a prestigious friendly against a Burnley Vintage Clarets XI. The Clarets team have named a star-studded line-up for the Michael Emsley Trophy. Admission is £5 for adults, £2 for under-16s

  • Bradford City learn to enjoy home comforts

    Peter Taylor hopes City have finally banished the Valley Parade fear factor. After struggling for results at home throughout much of last season, they have now won four straight in front of their own fans. Following wins against Morecambe

  • Pudsey derby is biggest yet for Saints skipper Smith

    James Smith believes Saturday's Pudsey derby at Tofts Road could be the most important one so far in his career. The Pudsey St Lawrence skipper has experienced many a tussle against deadly rivals Pudsey Congs but the stakes could not be higher as both

  • McGee targeting early momentum

    Wharfedale’s new coach Tom McGee wants a 100 per-cent record in his side’s friendlies to set the tone for the new season. They start pre-season tomorrow with a home game against Stirling County and McGee said: “Having just been promoted, they will still

  • Bradford kick-boxers are awarded black belts

    A group of young martial arts enthusiasts in Bradford have been awarded their black belts for kick-boxing. The eight youngsters, who attend classes at Byron Primary School in Barkerend and Great Horton Village Hall, were tested on 225 kick-boxing moves

  • Bradford Bulls urged to play for pride rather than Potter

    Bulls caretaker boss Lee St Hilaire has called on his players to prove a point to themselves, rather than their new boss, at St Helens tomorrow night. The Knowsley Road clash will see Bradford come face-to-face with Saints boss Mick Potter for the first

  • So many excellent displays by Bradford City players in cup win

    Lee Bullock column Our win against Nottingham Forest was the perfect tonic after the way we had started our league campaign. All of us will admit we were disappointed with the defeat against Shrewsbury but the cup win has given everyone a lift. It’

  • Best getting back in swing for Yorkshire

    Tino Best has revealed that the work he has been doing to improve his action has been going well. The West Indian pace bowler has missed the last LV= County Championship match against Nottinghamshire and four of the last five Clydesdale Bank 40 matches

  • Final countdown for Bradford Park Avenue squad

    Saturday is the last practice match for Bradford Park Avenue before their season begins in earnest the following weekend. Avenue have had a packed pre-season schedule and end it with the visit of AFC Fylde to Horsfall Stadium. The squad under-performed

  • Silsden back where they belong

    SILSDEN begin a brand new chapter in their history as they return to their spiritual home of Keighley Road on Saturday. In order to progress onto the non-league ladder, they became temporary tenants at Cougar Park in Keighley while their own home ground

  • Menston hoping top two cancel each other out

    The mouth-watering Aire-Wharfe League clash between Ben Rhydding and Ilkley on Saturday will have a major impact on the DIVISION THREE promotion race. Victory for the home side will see them pull 11 points clear of Ilkley with four very winnable games

  • Fairy tale that needs a good sprinkling of pixie dust

    TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE (U, 76 mins). Featuring the voices of Michael Sheen, Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symone, Angela Bartys, Lauren Mote, Jesse McCartney *** Tinker Bell’s one of the feistiest heroines in

  • Angling lines

    BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC: Our next meeting is on Tuesday at the New Inn, East Bierley (8pm). Our anglers who fished in Ireland last week will be there with a few good stories to tell of their latest exploits. We have a trip to Rhyl on Saturday

  • TRAILER: Shyamalan lost amid the special effects

    THE LAST AIRBENDER PG, 103 mins). Starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Cliff Curtis, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi *** M Night Shyamalan is an odd choice to direct a special effects-laden adventure based on the popular

  • TRAILER: Apprentice fails to make the grade

    THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (PG, 109 mins).Starring Jay Baruchel, Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell, Monica Bellucci, Alice Krige, Omar Benson Miller, Jake Cherry *** Halfway through this fast-paced yarn, the eponymous

  • No-cold-call zone wins backing from residents

    A scheme to introduce a no-cold-calling zone in Ilkley is set to be implemented after residents gave the go-ahead. Homeowners in the Grove Park Estate area have agreed to take part in the exclusion zone, which could be operational by the end of next

  • Wharfedale councillor wants the views of parents

    Parents in Pool-in-Wharfedale and Bramhope are being asked to help shape the future of their children’s education. Adel and Wharfedale councillor Barry Anderson is seeking views on the provision of primary school places as the area faces further housing

  • Thursday, August 12, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Eric Henderson, aged 49, of Langdale Road, Ravenscliffe; failure to comply with community order, order to continue with curfew. Miles O’Reilly, aged 19, of Ayton Close, Pollard Park

  • Masks help put a smile on faces at playscheme

    Crafty youngsters tried their hand at mask-making during a day of arts and crafts at Cottingley Cornerstone Centre. More than 50 children visited the centre, in Littlelands, with many creating colourful works of art with the help of staff from Shipley-based

  • Big day for Lions

    Guiseley begin life in the Blue Square North on Saturday when they host Nuneaton Town in their first competitive game since winning the UniBond Premier title on the final day of the regular season last May. They will go into the clash in high spirits

  • Police to carry out speed checks in villages

    Police will carry out random speed checks in a day of action in Harden and Wilsden with representatives from Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service on Monday. As well as spot checking vehicles, they will be protecting people from

  • Men are attacked by group in alley

    Two men were attacked by a gang as they walked through an alleyway in the Little Horton area of Bradford. Police have said the men, aged 35 and 37, were walking through the alleyway which runs from Dawnay Road to Cousen Road when they were followed by

  • Mystery Baildon student in sports awards finals

    A pupil at a Baildon school has been shortlisted for a regional sport student of the year title. The student, who attends Titus Salt School, is one of 12 pupils from eight schools across the Yorkshire and Humber who are in the running to be named Sky

  • Cougars snap up quartet before basement battle

    Cougars have been boosted ahead of their make-or-break clash with Whitehaven after four more players committed to the club. Following the new deals signed by Andy Shickell, Jamaine Wray, Ryan Benjafield and James Feather last week, Scott Law

  • Family's pet dog died after vet gave wrong drug

    A Bradford vet has apologised to a family whose pet dog died after being injected with the wrong drug during a routine operation. Pregnant Victoria Mollicone, 26, took her five-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Bella to Sage Veterinary Group, Low Moor

  • Appeal cash helps doctors set up field hospital

    A group of doctors building a hospital in Pakistan, with the help of money raised by Telegraph & Argus readers, is providing vital aid to victims of floods in the country. The Midland Doctors Association UK (MDAUK) has a doctor stationed in

  • Murder accused tells jury, 'I feared I would be stabbed'

    The jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering a Bradford University student will begin considering its verdicts on Monday. The Recorder of Bradford, Judge James Stewart QC, told the panel yesterday they had now heard all the evidence in the case

  • Arsonists strike at derelict Thornton mill

    Arsonists have been blamed for a fire at a derelict mill in Thornton, Bradford. Firefighters were called to Prospect Mill, near Prospect Street, at around 3.30am today. A spokesman for Fairweather Green fire station said the building was engulfed in

  • Theatre group wants accounts of Bradford's multiculturalism

    An award-winning theatre company is creating a play exploring multiculturalism in Bradford, based on interviews with people in the city. DV8 Physical Theatre is focusing on events from the 1980s onwards and would like to hear from people involved

  • I’m always casting a critical eye

    I was talked into seeing a chick flick a few days ago. To be more honest, I was bribed; Mrs M promised we would visit a fried chicken restaurant if I would attend the showing of Tom Cruise’s latest movie. The thought of food must have temporarily suspended

  • Oh, what a show! Evita is back

    Evita is returning to Bradford by popular demand. The stirring Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic, about the life story of Argentina’s first lady, Eva Peron, from her ambitious beginnings to enormous wealth and power, was at the Alhambra in February

  • Tram lines should stay says historian

    A former Lord Mayor is calling for a recently-unearthed section of city centre tram line to remain as a feature of Bradford’s City Park. Metal rails from the city’s tram system, which ran until 1950, were discovered alongside cobbled paving

  • Wild West fan arrested after reports of pistol being carried

    A man arrested by armed police in Skipton following reports of a firearm being brandished said he was not a gunman but a Wild West enthusiast who only owned replica guns. Mark Bussey, 50, was arrested during a raid at his home in The Oval in the early

  • Youngsters get a flavour of cookery at Jamie Oliver's Ministry

    A group of young people in a community project in Bradford are busy learning how to cook this week with a little bit of help from Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food. The ten-strong class (pictured), aged between 12 and 17, are part of The Cube Community

  • Council reveals details of park law affecting Bingley Show

    Bradford Council has revealed details of an obscure 120-year-old law which has forced Bingley Show organisers to move next year’s event from its favourite Sunday spot. As exclusively reported in yesterday’s Telegraph & Argus, show organisers

  • Go behind scenes of Cottingley Fairies hoax

    An exhibition about the Cottingley Fairies hoax will be held when scores of historic properties throw open their doors to the public next month. Visitors will be able to see a display about the Cottingley Fairies at Cottingley Town Hall, where

  • Travel agent feels the heat in uncertain climate

    Thomas Cook has become the second major tour operator to issue a profits warning in as many days after seeing trade hit as consumers take holidays at home. The group, which employs about 1,000 staff in Bradford city centre and at Birkenshaw, has joined

  • £1m charity cycle ride is just the start...

    Staff and partners at business advisory firm Deloitte battled through howling winds and a heatwave in an event that helped raise £1 million for charity in just one month. A team of cyclists from the firm’s Yorkshire office joined 100 partners and staff

  • Funding boost is a ‘shot in the arm’ for growing firms

    A new £90m venture capital and loan fund to help growing businesses is ready to start investing in businesses in Bradford and across the region. Finance Yorkshire, which had already secured £45 million from the European Regional Development

  • The safety of children comes first

    The number of children and young people in the care of Bradford Council has gone up, a report has revealed. But while it is disappointing to learn that the authority has had to intervene in so many instances, we may actually be able to take

  • Thursday, August 12, 2010

    25 years ago: Bradford Council’s acting chief executive was to decide what to do about plans by the Revolutionary Communist Party to show a banned BBC documentary at Central Library. 50 years ago: Bradford MP W J Taylor was put in charge

  • Are we heading for 'double-dip' recession?

    In spite of the second successive monthly fall in unemployment and the biggest recorded rise in employment since 1989, we are still being warned to prepare for hard times ahead. It is easy to be confused and depressed by conflicting economic

  • 'Food poison' theory in mystery death of holidaymaker

    A mum-of-two’s mystery death in Dubai is being linked to a series of suspected food poisoning incidents in the holiday spot. A daily newspaper in the Middle Eastern resort is now investigating whether 43-year-old Helen Illingworth’s sudden death is one

  • Crowbar attack victim 'is lucky to be alive'

    A man who suffered a savage attack by a thug armed with a crowbar has told how it has devastated his life, and how he had been told by medical staff who treated him that he was lucky to be alive. Kevin Stephenson, 26, bears permanent scars to his face

  • Pacy Bradford Bulls are ready to spark

    The Bulls are ready to break the mould in a bid to end recent woes. Emphasis has been placed on explosiveness and pace as acting head coach Lee St Hilaire looks to instill a new identity into his side ahead of Friday's trip to St Helens.

  • Cash for pupils

    SIR – Consultation has started on a “Pupil Premium” after an announcement from the coalition Government. This move could provide substantial extra cash to fight the effects of child poverty, to be spent as schools find most appropriate. The money could

  • Voltaire’s answer

    Sir – Regarding the controversy surrounding the English Defence League’s right to demonstrate. I think Voltaire probably had the best answer: “I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Elaine Neale, Gordon

  • Events are needed

    SIR – The police and Bradford Council have issued an undated letter without contact details or signatures which forecasts that two protest groups are likely to visit Bradford in August. I want neither the EDL nor the UAF to visit our city and try to

  • Strong action needed

    SIR – A union leader on last Sunday’s Andrew Marr TV show made vague reference to a possible ‘Autumn of Discontent’ based on strike action by various mass-membership unions, largely in the public sector. I recall a now-extinct organisation called the

  • Syers goal increases Bradford City deal hopes

    David Syers will know his City fate by the end of the week. The 22-year-old midfielder has been on trial at Valley Parade throughout the summer and did his chances of a permanent deal no harm with a goal-scoring appearance in Tuesday’s Carling

  • MPs stand accused

    SIR – David Cameron (pictured) says he will launch a war against benefit fraud and error. He says it is absolutely outrageous and we cannot stand for it. Has he forgotten that the biggest cheats have been the MPs – for years they have been milking the

  • Problems of moving show to Saturday

    SIR – So, we now have to have Bingley Show moved to Saturday! Firstly, can we have the person or persons who have invoked this law named, please? If they have the courage of their convictions in causing problems which affect a large number of people,

  • Bradford work colleagues back flood appeal with a fast

    Sarah Gate has been at the frontline of fundraising for Pakistan flood victims since the natural disaster struck but now the 22-year-old press and media manager for Bradford-based Basic Human Rights is going one step further. Sarah yesterday

  • Keighley boy, 11, savaged in attack by dog

    A rampaging bull terrier left an 11-year-old boy with serious leg injuries. The dog leapt over a fence and chased children who were playing in the Parson Street playground in Keighley. Adults in the area battled to pull the animal off the boy and keep

  • Figures show more Bradford children in care

    A growing number of children are in the care of Bradford Council, new data reveals. There are 77 extra young people being looked after by the local authority than there were 18 months ago. Numbers have increased across the country, according

  • Grayson prepares to tackle Forest

    Leeds used the second half of their one-sided Carling Cup win over Lincoln as a training exercise for Sunday’s Championship tussle at Nottingham Forest. United manager Simon Grayson stressed the importance of keeping a clean sheet on Tuesday night after

  • Doctors set up field hospital for Pakistan floods

    A group of doctors building a hospital in Pakistan, with the help of money raised by Telegraph & Argus readers, is providing vital aid to victims of floods in the country. The Midland Doctors Association UK (MDAUK) has a doctor stationed in badly-affected

  • Bradford chosen for Malaysian TV dramas

    Bradford is set to play a starring role in two Malaysian television dramas – thanks to its status as the world’s first City of Film. Producers of Kau Tak Pernah Jauh (You’ll Never Be Away) and Mimpi Sabrina (Sabrina’s Dream) approached Bradford Council