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Bradford City promoted to League One

3:32pm Saturday 18th May 2013

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Live blog: Bradford City's League Two play-off final at Wembley

10:36am Tuesday 14th May 2013

All your pictures, news and views in the countdown to Bradford City's League Two play-off final against Northampton on Saturday.

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Minute-by-minute Live blog: City v Northampton

12:18pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Live coverage from Wembley Stadium as Bradford City face Northampton Town in the League Two play-off final

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Lord Mayor of Bradford's Parade brings colour to grey day

1:33pm Saturday 18th May 2013

The annual Lord Mayor's Parade brought some much needed sunshine to an otherwise overcast day in Bradford today.

Bradford punk metal band flies festival flag at Donington

11:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A Bradford band more used to playing intimate gigs in local bars and clubs will fly the flag for Yorkshire and help open one of the world’s biggest metal festivals next month

Camera car to catch bad parkers at Bradford schools

6:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Bradford Council has unveiled its new weapon in the war against drivers who put children’s lives in jeopardy.

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Two illegal immigrant workers held in new swoop

6:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Two illegal immigrants will be removed from the country after being arrested in raids at Bradford business premises.

Boss in skydive for Crocus Cancer Appeal

11:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Bradford businessman Mohammed Ishfaq hopes a dramatic video of him plunging 15,000 feet through the sky will encourage others to face their fears to raise cash for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal.

MP's assistant joins Bulls set-up

7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Gerry Sutcliffe’s Parliamentary assistant has joined the Bradford MP in becoming a director at Bradford Bulls and is set to play an increasingly prominent role at the Super League club.

Shagufta appointed to help Girl Guides

2:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Guiding groups in Bradford are getting a boost with the appointment of a new development worker.

Eccleshill councillor says pensioners have ‘duty to fight for a better world’

1:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A Liberal Democrat councillor told a group of pensioners that they had a duty to call for a better world for their grandchildren.

Band to launch new album at Bradford pub

12:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Soulful dub band Pepperjam launch their second album at the New Beehive in Bradford tonight.

Let spirit move you for holy festival at Bradford's Mirror Pool

7:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Forget Glastonbury and mud and think Bradford and Mirror Pool instead – says the priest behind a Christian festival happening in the heart of the city this weekend.

UPDATE: M62 reopens after tanker crash - but buses delayed

8:38pm Friday 17th May 2013

A ‘volatile’ chemical was spilled and a driver broke a leg in a crash that closed the M62 near Bradford for several hours today.

UPDATE: One driver badly hurt in crash involving a lorry and a tanker on M62

6:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A crash between a lorry and a tanker closed the M62 in both directions between junctions 26 and 27 near Bradford for several hours today.

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Bradford fire service staff dispute calls in review that they need re-organisation

7:03pm Friday 17th May 2013

On the day that a new report suggested fire services could merge due a decade-long in a drop in emergency calls, Bradford district firecrews were hard at work tackling another dangerous smash on the M62.

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Wilsden accused man denies Bradford child sex allegations

5:45pm Friday 17th May 2013

A 62-year-old man on trial accused of sexually abusing three children told a jury at Bradford Crown Court the claims were untrue and he was totally innocent.

Bradford City stars cheered off as they leave for Wembley showdown

10:48am Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford City players were cheered on by schoolchildren today as they set off for tomorrow’s League Two play-off final against Northampton at Wembley.

Morrisons in online link-up with Ocado

8:20am Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford-based Morrisons is set to start selling groceries online by the end of the year after reaching a deal with delivery firm Ocado.

Bradford Royal Infirmary thrilled with state-of-the-art scanner

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A Bradford hospital is the first in the world to get a new £600,000 state-of-the-art piece of equipment which will provide quicker and more detailed body and head scans.

Parents of tragic Shaun rewarded for awareness campaign

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford City’s League Two play-off final at Wembley tomorrow will be a bittersweet occasion for Susan and Keith Dimmock.

T&A all the way to Wembley Way!

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

The Telegraph & Argus will be supporting Bradford City all the way down to Wembley tomorrow.

Bradford West MP George Galloway calls for immediate EU poll

6:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford West MP George Galloway has called for an ‘in/out’ referendum to decide whether the UK should quit the European Union – and accused Labour of ducking the controversy The Respect MP said calls for a poll could be ignored no longer, after a Tory revolt against the Prime Minister.

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There's a real buzz about new city apiary!

7:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford Bee Keepers’ Association is buzzing over the official opening of its new apiary on the site of a former bowling green.

Facing frontiers of cancer research

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Imagine doing a jigsaw without knowing what the picture looks like.

Bradford's Low Moor railway station project sidelined

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A £2.5m bid to build a badly-needed railway station in Low Moor has been rejected by the Government but its supporters say it is not the end of the line.

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Woman 'punched in face by neighbour' Bradford Crown Court trial is told

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A woman who spurned her neighbour’s sexual advances was smashed so hard in the face that her shattered nasal bone almost pierced her brain, Bradford Crown Court heard.

'I want my signed Ali picture back': disabled Bradford man's plea to burglar

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

An urgent appeal is being made for the return of treasured items stolen from a disabled man’s Allerton home.

Hopefuls on the catwalk in Bradford

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Up to 120 budding models will strut their stuff on the Kirkgate Centre catwalk in Bradford on Sunday.

Weekend of fun for all the family with range of events

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Family-friendly activities are on offer this weekend, including the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s carnival-style Parade, the Urban Festival, the Otley Show and Haworth’s 1940s Weekend.

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Bana Gora is new chief executive of Muslim Women's Council

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A woman who has led a charity’s ten-year commitment to improve lives in Bradford is to take up a new post as chief executive of the Muslim Women’s Council.

Idle couple celebrate 65 years of marriage

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A couple have toasted 65 years of wedded bliss after reaching their Blue Sapphire anniversary.