FRANCIS Cummins has been named as part of a new-look coaching team at rugby union outfit Yorkshire Carnegie following the departure of head coach Tommy McGee. The former Bradford boss has been out of work since being sacked by the Bulls last June
SEVERAL hundred mourners paid their respects to much-loved former Bulls stalwart Debbie Charlton at her funeral today. Scores of Bradford legends past and present were in attendance to honour the memory of the 44-year-old, who was tragically killed
THE COBBYDALERS lost three points this week without even taking to the pitch after one of their North West Counties League Premier Division counterparts bit the dust.Stockport Sports were fighting a losing battle to stay afloat and the league confirmed
GERARD Jones discovered this week that winning football matches is just like sitting at the bus stop – you wait an age for one to show up and then two come at once.Since his appointment as the Eagles’ head coach Jones has watched his side dominate games
MARTIN Drury and Jamie Price have been as instrumental as anyone in turning the team’s fortunes around recently, according to manager John Deacey.The midweek home draw, which kept relegation rivals Colwyn Bay at arm’s length, stretched Avenue’s unbeaten
WOODHOUSE, voted out of the Aire-Wharfe League at their council meeting last October, have found a new league for 2015.The Leeds-based club will enter a team in the Dales Council League, replacing Undercliffe's third team in the B Division, and their
BRADFORD Park Avenue boss John Deacey has been named Vanarama Conference North manager of the month for February.During that time, Avenue recorded ten points out of 15 to push them out of the drop zone.Deacey was keen to deflect individual praise, saying
THIRTY-NINE years on from City’s last appearance in the FA Cup quarter-finals and the winning goal still sparks serious debate. Ask any home fan who was at Valley Parade that day and they will tell you that Jim McCalliog’s volley for Southampton
LIVERPOOL legends Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have helped Salts Football Club and Salts Juniors Football Club raise money for their new changing rooms.Both of the England internationals have donated signed Liverpool shirts – with Carragher doing
A NON-STOP climb in aid of charity took place in Bingley yesterday as staff pounded on a step machine in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Yorkshire Building Society was raising money for its Hour of Need campaign, which will enable Marie Curie Nurses
A FORMER soldier who served in Iraq has been jailed for handling and selling stolen goods valued at more than £11,000.Daniel Silcox's haul included a custom-made bicycle frame, a lawnmower valued at £2,000, golf equipment, two mountain bikes, a strimmer
IT WAS the blueprint that Phil Parkinson followed through an 11-year association with Reading. And a former Royals team-mate recognises the same approach in his Valley Parade management. Parkinson is revered by the Berkshire club in the same
BRADFORD Warriors ended their Huddersfield RCD League Under-12 Division 4B season unbeaten after a 7-1 victory over Brighouse Sports B.Spearhead Roberto McFarlane took his goal tally for the campaign to 64 with a hat-trick, with Brandon McDonagh (2),
A BRADFORD man was today jailed for two and a half years for a violent stalking campaign against his ex-partner. Lee Terry, 25, assaulted the woman, smashed windows at her home and continually threatened her - urging others to intimidate her and
THE draw for the end-of-season Aire-Wharfe Cup will be held at Yarnbury RUFC on Tuesday (8pm), with first-round matches being played on the week starting Monday, March 30.All clubs who have entered should send a representative to the draw.
PEOPLE using spyware in Bradford have been visited as part of a crackdown on cyber crime.Police investigating the sale of software which allows users to steal information from other people's computers have been to several homes as part of their investigation.Nine
HIS young children wouldn’t allow Julian Rhodes to catch more than ten minutes of last Sunday’s Capital One Cup final on the telly. But what he did manage to see once again confirmed Bradford City’s incredible progress on the football map.
THE former principal of the Kings Science Academy was today charged with nine offences relating to financial irregularities when the free school was formed in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police said Sajid Hussain Raza, 42, of Spring Gardens Road,
1. The FA Cup was designed and manufactured by Fattorini & Sons in Bradford in 1911 - and the Bantams won the trophy in the same year. 2. Jimmy Speirs, who scored Bradford's winner in the 1911 final replay, went on to receive the Military Medal
DANNY Williams is in line for an immediate recall to the Bulls side for Sunday’s home clash with Hunslet. The winger served a one-match suspension during last week’s thumping win at Featherstone and Chris Ulugia came into the side to score twice
MORE THAN 170 people have queued outside a new Aldi store for its first day of opening. The first 100 of the early risers were given a ‘golden ticket’ at the new Silsden store entitling them to prizes which included shopping vouchers, a robot vacuum
First Round HALIFAX 1 (Maynard 3) CITY 2 (Stead 50; Morais 53) “It was live on BT Sport and a full house was there. We went down early to a goal from a corner and it could have been one of those days. “The pitch was difficult and Halifax
WORKMEN have had to dig up a newly-transformed area of the city centre, only days after improvements had been finished.Workers from electricity firm Northern Powergrid have dug a large hole in the pavement at Hall Ings, where Bradford Council contractors
LAST weekend JB Priestley came home to Bradford, when a TV crew arrived in the district to film a new adaptation of his play, An Inspector Calls. Cobbled streets in Saltaire were filled with cast members in period costume, actor Ken Stott among
SIR – A good spring double, City beating Chelsea and Sunderland, and the beautiful crocus blooming in Lister Park. Take a look at them, what a great job done by the Park People, a credit. Thank you (to Bradford). P Walsh, Melford Place,
SIR – Excellent news, “former Bulls boss wins court victory” (T&A, March 2). Does that mean Omar Khan will now repay the loan made by the Labour led council to Bradford Bulls that had a personal guarantee attached from Omar Khan? The sum
SIR – I was interested in the filming of An Inspector Calls in Saltaire. My late father Bernard D Muff played the part of the Inspector at Bradford Civic Playhouse after the war, and was congratulated by J B on his performance. Nancy Richardson
SIR – Regarding the Cottingley bus services 675 and 615. Why do they keep getting cancelled? We have to keep appointments but have to get taxis at £4 a time to get there, what’s going on with this service? It’s got worse and all passengers
SIR – I wasn’t surprised when I saw this mentioned in the Telegraph & Argus recently. In my previous employment I have seen at first hand the erosion of front line services and facilities damaged by the brutal sustained attack on Local Authority
SIR – The work undertaken by Bradford Council’s wardens has become more stretched in recent times due to cutbacks, making it imperative that they concentrate on the more important safety issues. What then are we to make of the article (T&A,
SIR – David Cameron has just decided to limit himself to only one appearance in the live TV debates leading up to the May 7 General Election. He has said that he will appear when all the other party leaders are present, but crucially not during
SIR – When I was conscripted into the Royal East Kent Regiment in 1955 I became a “private of the Buffs”. In those days, all young men were called up for two years National Service which had been introduced in its current form by the Labour Government
WEST Yorkshire should not look enviously at Manchester’s dramatic devolution deal because it will add to a “funding crisis”, Labour says.Andy Burnham, the party’s health spokesman, said the handover – including the conurbation’s entire £6bn NHS budget
SAVERS preferring traditional methods of dealing with financial organisations are being offered a new passbook ISA tax-free account. The Triple Access Saver ISA from Yorkshire Building Society pays 1.35 per cent interest. Savers can make three
TWO local companies were visited by Government ministers who were shown the result of recent investment. Business minister Matthew Hancock MP visited the Heckmondwike base of machine tools company the 600 Group, while Environment Secretary Liz
A FATHER-OF-FOUR has been jailed for ten months for chasing a man down the street with a knife in a dispute over loud music. Mohammed Ishtiaq, 38, armed himself with the weapon after breaking a window at his neighbour James Crowe’s home on Cartmel
THREE of the world’s earliest existing photographic images are going on display in Bradford. Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, pictured in portrait right, regarded as the world’s first successful photographer
YOUNGSTERS at a Bradford theatre school garnered an impressive collection of trophies at a drama festival. The young performers, who attend singing, speech and drama lessons at Stage 84, took part in the Mrs Sunderland Festival in Huddersfield
MORE than 50 homes could be built on a village’s former station yard. Outline permission is being sought for a development of up to 53 houses on the site in New School Lane, Cullingworth. Three residents have so far objected online to the application
Last night saw hundreds of people gather for the second annual Bradford and District Schools Awards, run by the Telegraph & Argus with our partners the University of Bradford and Bradford Council.And what a night it was. Three shortlisted nominees in
AN EXHIBITION coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is being showcased at the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth. The Brontës, War and Waterloo explores the Brontë family’s fascination with war and how the bloody battles and
A “CHEERFULLY miserable” comedian performs in Bradford on Monday. Alun Cochrane, of TV and radio, brings his stand-up show to The Studio, Morley Street, with tales of eating, sleeping, daydreaming and being a son and husband, at 8pm.Tickets cost £13.50
There is a man on the phone asking to speak to my daughter. I have a sudden wibble, a premonition of things to come. It is a feeling I do not like. I do not want males of whom I know nothing ringing my house asking to speak to my daughter."Why do
POLICE are urging owners of Land Rover Defenders to be on their guard against vehicle thieves, particularly in rural areas. The warning comes after a number of thefts and attempted thefts involving the vehicles, including one reported near Skipton
A VOLUNTEER charity worker says he would “do anything” for the hospice which cared for his dying wife. Phil Kendall paid glowing tribute to Manorlands, where his soulmate Jan spent several weeks and her final hours. He is now urging people
'TIME for a Cuppa’ is the title of a special fundraising morning tomorrow at the Moravian Church, Baildon, organised to raise funds for Dementia UK. Churchgoer Liz Simpson, 75, had the idea after watching a daytime television often aimed at a younger
BRADFORD runner Jason Scothern is urging others to help boost funds for vital Alzheimer’s disease research. The 42-year-old call centre manager from Wyke has signed up to get involved in parkruns in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity
TRANSPORT Minister Baroness Susan Kramer heard the case for a rail link to Leeds Bradford Airport during a visit to the area yesterday.She discussed the issue with airport bosses and Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland who has consistently campaigned
DEBBIE Charlton’s untimely death led to an outpouring of tributes from the rugby league community and beyond. Gary Tasker, who served Bradford Bulls as general manager for 18 years and gave Debbie her first break at Odsal, writes his own heartfelt
5:03pm That's all from today's live news blog. Come back tomorrow for all the build-up, action and reaction in our special Bradford City v Reading live blog from 10am. 4:53pm
JAMES Meredith hopes another City cup special will give the Australian national selectors a nudge. The left back still harbours ambitions of cracking the Socceroos' scene – and the added spotlight of an appearance in the FA Cup last eight could
GARY Liddle can abandon his weather watch and focus on the high pressure of tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final.City’s midfield mainstay was sweating on the Crawley game going ahead to clear his ban for reaching ten bookings in time for Reading’s visit.So
YOUNGSTERS and staff at a children's home in Menston are fundraising for two different organisations by helping to build bird tables and feeders which will be put on sale.The project is being run by the boys and girls at Meadowlea children's home, Menston
JIMMY Lowes is refusing to underestimate his old club Hunslet as the Bulls prepare to face Leeds star Brett Delaney at Odsal on Sunday. Aussie second-rower Delaney has joined Barry Eaton's Hawks on dual registration and will play this weekend.
ANDREW Davies aims to repay City’s faith in sticking with him through the dark times by taking them back to Wembley tomorrow. The Bantams have not lost a cup tie when Davies has started for over three years – and the powerhouse defender has no
CUP warrior Rory McArdle has Wembley in his sights again – even though he feels tomorrow's winner shouldn't be going there.The Northern Ireland international will once again be a key component in City's bid to win through one more round and book an amazing
READING boss Steve Clarke will not be asking Jose Mourinho for any tips on how to beat the Bantams – because the 'Special One' couldn't do it.Clarke was Mourinho's assistant for three years at Chelsea during the Portuguese's first stint at Stamford Bridge.But
BEN Williams is making the most of every second of City's FA Cup journey – after fearing he would never play football again.The experienced keeper has played a big part in the run to the last eight. But ten years ago, it looked like his career would be
WEST Bowling will be looking to continue their dominance over old rivals Queensbury when they meet for the third time this season at Hill Top tomorrow.Glenn Barraclough's boys had an easy win in the Pennine League clash at Emsley's Rec early in the campaign
BANTAMS legends are backing their club to grab FA Cup glory tomorrow. The Bantams face Reading in the quarter-final of the FA Cup at Valley Parade, with a semi-final trip to Wembley at stake. Now, former City stars have given their support
25 years ago: Pensioners at a block of flats in Bradford said they were being kept awake until the early hours by couples "cavorting" in a back alley, with residents at Chatsworth Court in Girlington also claiming rowdy drunks were fighting and relieving
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court: Gina Louise Barker, aged 34, of Otley Road, Undercliffe; fraud, jailed for 18 weeks, £80 costs. Christopher Michael Cunningham, aged 25, of Kettlewell Drive, Canterbury
Bingley baby Albie Carroll has notched up a fan-base from as far away as the US as the world watches his fight for health via the internet. He has yet to hit the three months mark, but Albie's life has been highly eventful and due to the skill
SKIPTON AATHERE is good and bad news for the River Aire. The goods news concerns further work to ease the passage of fish upstream, while the bad is the likely arrival of yet another foreign invader.Work is due to start later this year on two new collapsible
MORE survivors of female genital mutilation need to be given the courage to speak out if the practice is to be eradicated, a conference in Bradford has been told.More than 200 delegates were at the Bradford Hotel in Hall Ings yesterday to hear how it
A FINAL probe into how a four-year-old boy was starved to death by his mother in Bradford has cleared police of any failings, leaving no professionals involved with his family facing sanction over the tragedy. The Independent Police Complaints'
A sports teacher who had worked in schools across the district until his death last year was one of the teachers and education leaders honoured at the Telegraph & Argus Bradford and District Schools Awards. Barry Holden collapsed after suffering
TEACHERS, pupils and staff at schools and libraries across the Bradford district dressed up as their favourite characters to mark World Book Day yesterday. Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Paddington Bear were just some of the famous faces
BRADFORDIANS are being urged to buy and donate an extra Easter egg to help put a smile on the faces of disadvantaged children across the district. Members of the Bradford Junior Chamber International (JCI) ran a pilot Easter egg appeal last year, with
