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  • Bell is on song again as Leeds Carnegie pinch it

    Leeds Carnegie 19, London Scottish 17 Tommy Bell has again given Leeds Carnegie victory with the last kick of a Championship match. The full back did it earlier this season against Moseley, and repeated the dose this afternoon as London

  • Queen honours David Hockney

    Bradford-born artist David Hockney has been appointed a member of the prestigious Order of Merit by the Queen, Buckingham Palace announced today. Mr Hockney has been an internationally renowned painter since he burst on to the scene in the early 1960s

  • Consolations for Guiseley in results

    Guiseley’s Blue Square Bet North Division New Year's Day home derby against Harrogate Town was a victim of the incessant rain, as was near-neighbours FC Halifax Town’s home clash with Gainsborough Trinity in the same division. Three fixtures

  • Leeds United sign Townsend

    Leeds United have completed the signing of Tottenham winger Andros Townsend on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old will go straight into manager Simon Grayson’s squad for tomorrow's home clash with Burnley. Grayson said: “Andros is a quality

  • Grayson fuming after latest Leeds United setback

    Barnsley 4, Leeds United 1 Simon Grayson rounded on his Leeds United players after they slumped to a third successive defeat at Barnsley, being undone by a Ricardo Vaz Te hat-trick in a 4-1 defeat at Oakwell yesterday. Grayson has been

  • Farsley can hit the top with derby win

    Farsley head into tomorrow's Evo-Stik Division One North derby with Garforth Town buoyed by a battling win on Boxing Day. The three points Farsley earned at Wakefield kept them in third place but tomorrow's visitors – who lie eighth – are also in the

  • Bees are disappointed not to defeat Otley

    Bradford & Bingley 21, Otley 21 Otley have retained the Granville Clark Memorial Trophy after a well-contested draw at Wagon Lane yesterday in front of a crowd of 400 – Bradford & Bingley’s biggest gate of the season. But such was local pride, plus

  • Police ask for help in finding muggers

    Detectives have urged people to help them track down two muggers who stole a mobile phone from an 18-year-old man in Shipley. The victim was walking with a friend in Springswood Road when they were approached by the robbers. The two men then threatened

  • Peacock ‘over the moon’ at MBE honour

    The Bulls have passed on their congratulations to former captain Jamie Peacock on being awarded the MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. Peacock began his career with the Bulls in 1997 and captained the side to their Grand Final success

  • Postponement fears over Silsden's game

    Silsden’s home game on Boxing Day just about escaped the threat of postponement but tomorrow's North West Counties League Premier Division match at Padiham may not be as fortunate. The western slopes of the Pennines have been hit harder by the weather

  • Brighouse Town are local top dogs

    Brighouse Town’s holiday period has been a tale of two derbies as they faced Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division rivals Liversedge away last Monday and host Thackley tomorrow. The three clubs are in close proximity, both geographically

  • Leeds youngster joins Bradford City on loan

    Leeds teenager Charlie Taylor has joined City on a one-month loan after they decided not to offer a permanent deal to Jack Compton. The left-sided 18-year-old, who made his senior debut as a sub against the Bantams in the Carling Cup, comes

  • Review of Burley parking postponed

    A promised Bradford Council review of parking in a village has been put back until the next financial year. Burley Parish Council said it was disappointed with the postponement of the review as it had repeatedly brought the “urgent need” to address problems

  • Holiday hope for little Olivia

    She is a three-year-old with an incurable heart defect, but little Olivia Wilkinson will not let that get in her way. And as the new year unfolds, Olivia’s mother Naomi is breaking her own rules and allowing herself a little bit of excitement

  • Manningham News

    EXHIBITION: Jane Fielder’s Photographic exhibition of Manningham before its restoration will be on display in Manningham Mills Community Space in February and March. CATS: Allerton Cat Rescue at 258 Allerton Road needs people who can give a couple of

  • Bradford City: O'Brien gives up home comforts

    Luke O’Brien today opened a new chapter in his football career by admitting he had grown stale at Valley Parade. O’Brien’s move to Exeter for the rest of the season ended an association with City that began when he was just eight. Now

  • Harden News

    HARDEN PLAYERS: The Players will present Cinderella from Thursday to Saturday, February 16 to 18, and Thursday to Saturday, February 23 to 25, with matinee performances on the Saturday afternoons. Tickets can be obtained from Harden Post Office at £5.

  • ‘Strays’ spark accident alert

    Road safety bosses have called on landowners alongside some of the country’s busiest stretches of motorway to check fencing, after incidents involving live animals more than doubled in a year. Figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus under the Freedom

  • Legendary Leeds star is speaker

    An Otley couple’s fundraising drive in memory of their late baby son is to continue this year when they host a sportsman’s dinner. Leeds United legend Norman Hunter (pictured) will be the star guest at the event, which takes place at Harrogate’s Majestic

  • Community funds quest

    Bradford’s Green Party group leader has pledged to support African and Caribbean groups in accessing public funding for community projects. Councillor Martin Love signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’, drawn up by the African and Caribbean Community

  • New treatment centre brings hope to addicts

    A new treatment centre for addicts has been declared a success within weeks of its opening with triple the number of people coming through the doors than was expected. Bridge, the largest charity helping those addicted to drugs in Bradford, opened its