Bradford Bulls have parted company with Aussie centre Justin Brooker paving the way for another overseas signing. Brooker, 23, has joined Wakefield Trinity after agreeing a settlement on the remaining year of his Odsal contract. He joined the Bulls a
Keighley & Craven strengthened their position as league leaders after another impressive team victory in the West Yorkshire Cross Country League fixture at Aireville Park, Skipton. Otley AC's Ian Fisher, from Idle, was an equally impressive individual
Stuart McCall has become the Premiership's only player-manager by taking charge of team affairs at Valley Parade. But will he be able to continue to be an ever present in the Bradford City side as they battle to stay in the Premiership? In recent years
Stuart McCall had a direct and pertinent message for the Bradford City players when he met them for the first time in his new role as caretaker manager yesterday. It was simply this: "We've all been under performing and we must do better." The 36-year-old
Stuart McCall has ruled himself out of the race to become Bradford City's next manager. McCall, put in temporary charge after Chris Hutchings was axed, wants to continue as a player and has told chairman Geoffrey Richmond he can't do both. But McCall
The Leader of Bradford Council is calling for the city to have a new concert venue suitable for the performance of all types of music. At the same time, the deputy leader of the Labour group wants a public consultation over the future of the empty Odeon
The UK's largest privately-owned chemicals company today unveiled a new plant and sealed a multi-million pound contract with giant rival BASF. Wyke firm A H Marks will produce herbicides from the new plant for BASF, built to fulfil the ten-year contract
Bosses of streamlined Bradford Council have turned the clock back by resurrecting a committee monitoring the welfare of its 700 children in care. The authority abandoned its traditional system of 30-odd committees earlier this year, in favour of a powerful
As homeowners in Keighley struggle to bring back a semblance of normality to flood-ravaged houses, they are being bombarded with offers of repairs by tradesman. Leaflets from builders and electricians have landed on the doorsteps of homes in Worth Avenue
A controversial poster campaign which was defaced in Bradford has been allowed to continue, despite complaints from the Muslim community. The revealing advert for Organics Color Activ shampoo was smeared with paint on a billboard off Manchester Road.
Bradford's favourite musical sons Embrace explained their long live absence from the city as they played their first hometown gig since their meteoric rise to fame. Tours have taken them to Thailand, Japan and Europe - but the band landed back on familiar
Developers of Odsal stadium have pledged to deliver a state-of-the-art sports arena after today signing an historic multi-million pound deal. Bradford Bulls, Sterling Capitol and Bradford Council finally signed the terms of agreement for the regeneration
The great schools sell-off looks set to become the latest part of the education shake-up to be dogged by controversy. School closures, staff placements, delays in the building programme and teacher training arrangements have already been heavily criticised
Murder squad detectives were resuming their questioning of a Bradford man today in connection with a fatal stabbing outside a city pub. Father-of-two Gary Elwood died early yesterday after suffering a single stab wound to the chest. A 28-year-old man
Clayton turned the Pennine League Premier Division form book on its head by pulling off a surprising 19-9 victory at Birkenshaw. The home team would have gone joint top if they had won and everything looked on course with early tries from Carl Wilcock
Derek Roche is sharpening his defences in readiness for his crack at the IBO world light middleweight title. The Bradford 28-year-old takes on Bristol's Adrian Stone for the vacant IBO light-middleweight crown in Belfast. And his manager John Celebanski
Chris Kamara today tipped Stuart McCall to land the Bradford City hot-seat full time and said: "It's not that tough a job." Former Bantams manager Kamara has watched with interest as the drama has unfolded at Valley Parade. And he believes McCall will
One of a new range of Marks & Spencer concept stores aimed at rejuvenating the company's ailing profits has opened its doors in Pudsey. The £4.5 million store is one of only 21 concept branches across the country and has been developed following research
The Keighley-based Ecology Building Society is reaping the benefits of an ethical lending policy after September figures show it advanced more than £1 million in loans for the first time. In the society's winter newsletter, chief executive Paul Ellis
Two colleges are being reported for flouting Government regulations on student representation. Shipley College and Craven College in Skipton have been named and shamed by the National Union of Students (NUS). They are among 14 of the country's 152 further
Graduates of the next ten years expect to be fighting off employers who seek their skills, according to a new survey. But the same survey revealed they do not expect to stay in the same job for more than a couple of years. The findings by Bradford firm
The demolition of Bradford's old Odeon cinema could hamper the city's chances of scooping the European Capital of Culture crown, a councillor warned today. Councillor Barry Thorne, deputy leader of the Labour group who shadows the corporate portfolio,
Land contaminated by arsenic in Haworth would be fit for housing, planners believe. But before 29 homes are built in Lees Lane by Skipton Properties the area has to be cleaned up. Bradford Council planning officers are recommending that Keighley area
A monument to commemorate the Bradford Pals is to be unveiled in Centenary Square as part of the Remembrance Day services. The sculpture, a four-tonne piece of Bolton Wood stone, will be revealed on Saturday at 12.15pm by the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor
A man whose racial abuse resulted in an Asian restaurant worker charging at him and running into the side of a passing lorry has walked free from court. John March, 24, of Stanwick House, Bolton Woods, Bradford, admitted racially aggravated harassment
The owners of bus firm First Bradford have announced a 30 per cent increase in profits to more than £94 million but warned fares may rise if fuel costs continue to spiral. The First Group Plc said UK bus turnover for the six months to September 2000 increased
Bradford has swept up top environmental accolades in this year's Queen Mother's Birthday Awards. The Telegraph & Argus and Bradford Council scooped national commendation awards at a glittering ceremony in London organised by the Tidy Britain Group
A mother who has suffered repeated beatings at the hands of her wayward teenage son, today made a desperate plea for protection. The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has attacked her and his four younger brothers to such a degree
SIR - Last week my wife and I went to a family funeral at Horsham in Sussex, and despite the current travelling and weather problems, we had an uninterrupted journey. We had to drive because the railway was clearly disrupted, and I spent £68 on petrol
