Burley 3, Baildon 82 - Baildon certainly made up for their disappointing home defeat against Hessle. They scored 55 unanswered points in the second half down the hill against Yorkshire Division Four's bottom club in this re-arranged league match. And
Avenue consolidated their second place in the UniBond Division One table with a fine win at Belper Town. The three points took them to the 50-point landmark and although their two main rivals - leaders Vauxhall and third-placed Ashton United - both won
Bradford Bulls were shaking off the effects of hypothermia today as they gear-up to begin their defence of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup against Widnes at Valley Parade on Sunday. Brian Noble's much-weakened side went down 26-0 to Hull in their final warm-up
There is no doubt that Bradford has terrible traffic problems, especially at those peak times when people are travelling to and from school and work. The difficulties affect the whole of West Yorkshire, a densely-populated conurbation with a roads network
In 1852, in the Holmfirth flood, the Bilberry reservoir burst and 85 people were drowned. In 1916, the Bradford Motor Volunteers paraded in Bradford. In 1989, Rupert Murdoch launched Sky TV. From the Telegraph & Argus of February 5th, 1976... The
Staff at a Bradford-based manufacturing company are celebrating after it was awarded the Investor in People Standard. The Univer Manufacturing Company is part of the Univer Group which has 11 production plants around Europe and employs more than 700 staff
Bradford College is enlisting the help of special 'law enforcers' to further improve health and safety in their workplace. After successfully passing a Working Safety programme, the group is now charged with the job of evaluating risk, monitoring policy
The Yorkshire Association of Business Angels has won a £50,000 grant from Yorkshire Forward to promote its activities over the next two years. YABA is a group of successful business people who support fledgling entrepreneurs with investment and advice
Airedale hospital is seeking to spend £2.6 million upgrading its x-ray department. It will be the first major investment in the unit since Airedale General Hospital was built 30 years ago. It will also involve buying the latest scanning equipment, which
A company which supplies school uniforms to families on low income admitted today it was running out after "miscalculations". The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation is due to stop providing the clothes for youngsters in March after Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Bradford storeman Michael Allison deepened today. The 33-year-old went missing after a Christmas party at the Noble Comb pub, Shipley, six weeks ago. He never made it home to St Paul's Road, Manningham, and
Bottles of a sports drink sold across the Bradford district have been recalled after samples were found to contain moulds. Bradford Council's environmental health officers have warned the public not to drink 500ml bottles of Umbro Hypotonic Sports Drink
A 54-year-old man was assaulted and robbed by a gang of youths after they pelted him with snowballs. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident at the junction of Battye Street and Planetrees Road, Laisterdyke, Bradford. The man was walking home
Yorkshire Water has cut leakage by two-fifths in the five years since it was castigated during the big drought for wasting water. In the summer of 1995, it was vilified as huge levels of wastage were revealed in the midst of the long-running drought.
A Bradford school has had a record response after it appealed to its pupils to help the victims of the Indian earthquake. Youngsters at Princeville School, in Willowfield Street, Legrams Lane, have raised £620 - the highest amount the school has raised
A schoolboy hit-and-run victim and his family have quit their home after being terrorised by joy riders. Jason Harps, from Holme Wood, was left for dead in the middle of the road by a hit and run driver on New Year's Eve 1999. Since then the nine-year-old
Bradford City 0, Aston Villa 3 - Robert Molenaar has offered a bizarre solution to Bradford City's desperate plight: "We should start playing like a team bottom of the table." It might sound double Dutch from the centre-half from Volendam but Molenaar
Bobby Vanzie has admitted that he wanted to quit boxing on Saturday night after losing his Commonwealth lightweight title to Ghana's James Armah. It was his first defeat in 22 professional fights and he was going to hang up his gloves until being persuaded
Jim Jefferies is desperate to find a new hot-shot to solve Bradford City's chronic scoring problems. But the Bantams boss admitted: "There aren't that many available that you can get for nothing." Jefferies plans to see chairman Geoffrey Richmond to see
Skipton-based hire and rental company SHC has scored a first after becoming one of only 15 companies in the country to receive the prestigious Safe-HIRE quality mark. The family firm which employs 26 staff at its HQ in Skipton and has depots at Ilkley
DALES guardians will need to find at least £200,000 extra in their budget to pay for new "right to roam" rules. The Yorkshire Dales National Park will need to employ more rangers following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, which became law on Tuesday
Vets are urging dog-owners to be cautious after hearing reports of dogs being poisoned at a Bingley beauty spot. Staff at the Gatehouse Practice have received calls from worried animal-lovers who are concerned about walking their dogs on the St Ives Estate
A couple who sparked a massive mountain rescue search near Skipton, had been staying with friends overnight. The couple, from Bingley, returned to their car, parked in Cray in upper Wharfedale, unaware mountain rescue teams and a helicopter had been combing
A vandalised sports club is back on the road to recovery - with the help of offenders. Westwood Sports Club, Clayton Heights, has suffered more than £3,000 worth of damage from break-ins and vandalism. But the club is receiving is an unusual helping hand
Bradford is to share in a multi-million pound cash injection aimed at reducing rush hour congestion, it was revealed today. The money - which has been welcomed by Bradford's only Green councillor - will enable Bradford Council to appoint a travel co-ordinator
A movie which hits the big screen next month is poised to catapult the district to global fame. Blow Dry - from the pen of Full Monty writer and local boy Simon Beaufoy - is set in his home town of Keighley. The story revolves around the glamorous national
A jobless Bradford man today told how a stint of jury service had left his benefit payments in disarray. David Pedder said the tangle of red tape surrounding court duties had left him more than £30 out of pocket and with a string of unwarranted bills
Animal rights campaigners have been protesting against the proposed cull of pigeons in Skipton. The group, which has called itself Save the Skipton Pigeons, held a demonstration outside the town hall on Saturday. Craven District Council has opted for
Consultants have moved into booming Little Germany to start work on a major parking and environment study of the urban village. Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick of Leeds has been asked to look at car parking management to meet the future demand from business
SIR - How on earth can anybody claim that a six-term year will improve performance in schools? Apart from causing more problems for working parents, is it going to please children, or even make them work harder during the time they will still have in
