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  • Racing Tips: Way head of the rest at Newbury

    LOOK My Way can make the most of a return to the Flat by claiming the Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Silver Bar Handicap at Newbury.John Quinn's charge was last seen in action over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival, when he finished a creditable eighth

  • Salts looking for strong title finish

    WITH the season rapidly coming to the end, and games for the teams at the top of the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division coming at them fast.before visiting Campion and Steeton.Salts will have to take maximum points from their final five

  • More photos and reaction from Bradford Curry Awards

    Photographs supplied by Riaz Ahmed and Jenny@DilkashProductions BRADFORD’S inaugural Curry Awards which celebrated the best of Asian cuisine in the city culminated in a ceremony for 300 guests on Tuesday. Held at the Cedar Court Hotel, in Rooley

  • Coroner seeks next of kin of Ian Hall, from Bradford

    BRADFORD coroners are appealing for information to trace the relatives of Ian Hall who recently died.Mr Hall, aged 68, from Prospect Place, in Bradford, died on April 14. Anyone with any information is asked to contact coroner’s officer Catherine Sanderson

  • Coroner seeking next of kin of Michael Umpleby

    CORONERS in Bradford are appealing for information to trace the relatives of Michael Umpleby who has died.Mr Umpleby, aged 65, from Clifton Common, in Brighouse, died on the April 16.Anyone with any information about his relatives is asked to contact

  • Missing Bradford teenager found safe and well

    HANNAH Afzal, who was reported missing yesterday, has been found safe and well. Police issued an appeal for information about the missing 15-year-old yesterday. A police spokesman today said: "Thanks to everyone who shared our appeal or called

  • Water main burst at Greengates causing traffic chaos

    A BURST water main on the A657 at New Line this morning caused heavy traffic both ways on the A658 Harrogate Road during rush hour. Highways England said the burst was near to Asda causing congestion on the surrounding routes and affecting traffic

  • READER'S VIEW: From a compound eye

    This stunning extreme close-up of a dragonfly comes courtesy of T&A Camera Club member Danny Virr.Danny receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange.Would you like to see your photographs on this page?The Telegraph & Argus

  • Kitson returns to boost struggling Dudley Hill

    BRADFORD Dudley Hill, in need of a lift after losing their opening four games in Kingstone Press National Conference League Division One, could have found it by signing an old boy. Former England Lions international Nathan Kitson is back at Parry

  • Eccleshill on the edge as promotion dream moves closer

    ECCLESHILL United are looking good for promotion from Division One of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League and they can put themselves on the brink with a win at Hallam on Saturday. They currently sit second, but they were made to sweat

  • Former Ilkley centre Steve Nolson signs for Otley

    THEY may have two matches left of their National League Two North season, but Otley have already announced their first signing for 2018-19 – former Aireborough and Ilkley back Steve Nolson. The exciting 27-year-old outside centre has proved himself

  • Players may have to umpire games

    PLAYERS from the batting side may have to take stints at square-leg this season due to an acute shortage of umpires in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League. The league’s chief executive officer Mark Heald, addressing a special meeting

  • Rochdale's bravery in drop fight pleases boss Hill

    ROCHDALE boss Keith Hill believes survival is still in their hands.Dale missed the chance of clambering out of the League One drop-zone with their goalless draw in midweek against Oldham, who remain one point above them out of the bottom four.Joe Rafferty

  • Yorkshire's Brooks looks to bowl over Notts

    JACK Brooks is ready and raring to go and confident of a winning start for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire this weekend. “We’ve got a good recent record against Notts, and we tend to play some pretty good cricket at home. We know how to play

  • Runners to raise funds for hospital

    TWO runners are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust when they line up for the start of the London Marathon on Sunday.Atiq Zaman, from Heaton, is raising money for the Trust after his daughter spent

  • Mercurial Magee in Yorkshire squad

    ILKLEY are celebrating this week after having three players selected in the initial Yorkshire squad of 40 for the forthcoming Bill Beaumont County Championship.Representing the North Premier club are full back Ben Magee, flanker Joe Lowes – son of former

  • Last chance to catch colourful circus display at art gallery

    THERE are just a few days left to catch an arts installation inspired by a local circus group.Cupola at Cartwright Hall, is a colourful installation inspired by Skinning The Cat, an aerial circus company that was based in Manningham. The group regularly

  • Halifax League fixtures get go-ahead but others delay start

    A VAST majority of clubs in the Spenser Wilson Halifax League have notified the league that their grounds are good enough to start the season on Saturday. Member clubs had until Tuesday night to state whether their grounds would be unfit, and the

  • Cricket: Horsforth look to test Aire-Wharfe champions

    AFTER a week’s delay but still ahead of most leagues, the Aire-Wharfe will try to make a start tomorrow and Horsforth will be keen to put down a marker against, Beckwithshaw who are going for their third successive title.There is no doubt that the champions

  • Burnt out car found near George and Dragon pub

    A CAR caught fire in the early hours of this morning in Apperley Bridge. The car, a black BMW 318D, was in the car park of the George and Dragon pub, just off Harrogate road, by the River Aire. Stephen Lappin, 30, of Apperley Bridge, said he

  • Campion's victory boosts Northern Counties play-off hopes

    CAMPION boosted their hopes of sneaking into the play-off places in Division One of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League with a 4-0 home win over Nostell Miners' Welfare. James Bicknell’s black and reds rattled in three goals in a 13-minute

  • No dignity in public displays of grief

    PITY the poor residents of South Park Crescent in Hither Green, who have spent the past week or so with a nasty little circus unfolding on their doorstep. The flowers laid in memory of burglar Henry Vincent are at best a tacky shrine and at worst a

  • Parents must take heed of this warning

    AS anyone unfortunate enough to have caught it knows, measles is a very unpleasant illness. Measles is highly infectious and even a straightforward case can make a patient feel extremely unwell. But in around a third of all cases the virus

  • Environmental cost of shop bought sandwiches

    MOST of us are aware that if we burned coal, drove a petrol or diesel car or flew on holiday we would produce carbon dioxide and methane, so ensuring the climate will change markedly this century. However I suspect few will understand the damage caused

  • Skipton optician launches expansion in Newmarket Street

    ONE of Skipton’s most historic buildings is to turn a chapter as building work starts at Benjamins Optician. A new two-story extension is being constructed on the side of 23 Newmarket Street, giving the business “bags more room.” The practice will

  • Halafihi: Bulls will enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup

    VILA Halafihi says the Bulls intend to savour every minute of the build-up to their Challenge Cup clash with Warrington.The pressure is off John Kear’s side for once as they prepare to pit their wits against Super League opposition in Saturday’s fifth-round

  • Grayson: Stop-start run affected Bantams' chances

    SIMON Grayson reckons the run of postponements early in his City reign hindered their chances of building any play-off momentum. Tuesday’s win over Portsmouth was only his second in nine games since taking charge. But coming on the back of

  • Big water leak at Otley plugged

    A MAJOR water leak in Otley has been fixed.A large overflow had been running onto a section of Leeds Road - on the A660 just past the roundabout, leading up to Old Pool Bank - for several weeks.A ward councillor, who initially thought the water was run-off

  • Restaurant and banqueting hall plans for former clothes shop

    A NEW restaurant and banqueting hall could be opened if ambitious new plans to transform an empty mill are approved. Westfield House on Ingleby Road, a former Grattan catalogue shop, is the subject of a new planning application that has been submitted

  • Convicted paedophile is back behind bars

    A convicted paedophile is back behind bars after flouting sex-offender regulations and being found with indecent child images on his phone.When police entered Michael McAuliffe’s home in November last year they found four indecent images of boys aged