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  • Bradford City 2, Derby 0

    Bottom club Bradford City earned their second win in a row when goals by Ashley Ward by Eoin Jess gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over Derby County at Valley Parade. Ward put City in front after 15 minutes from Jess's cross and Jess made sure of three

  • Bradford's 'answer to Perry Como' dies

    A legendary musician once billed as 'Bradford's own Perry Como' has died at the age of 75. Entertainer Billy Walker, a Geordie by birth, settled in Bradford after the war and went on to perform both in bands and as a solo singer, on stages across the

  • ragic climber just loved an adventure

    A father of two, who died on a mountain peak in Scotland, was described by colleagues as a man who enjoyed challenges. Terry Trueman, 49, of Princes Crescent, Skipton, died while climbing alone on Liathach, a 3,456ft high mountain in the Highlands. His

  • Professor of poetry started out in T&A

    A poet who had his first work published in the Telegraph & Argus almost 23 years ago has returned to Bradford to celebrate two awards and a professorship by taking tea with the Lord Mayor. When he was just seven, Antony Rowland sent a poem to the

  • Now Sir Ken is worth £1billion

    Bradford tycoon Sir Ken Morrison has broken through the £1 billion barrier, according to a survey of the richest people in Britain. The supermarket boss - who is still known to serve customers on the fish counter occasionally - has seen his personal wealth

  • I THOUGHT I'D LOST HIM FOREVER

    A Bradford teenager who narrowly escaped being crushed to death has been allowed home from hospital. And today his mum told how he she feared he would never regain consciousness after shelves laden with legal files crashed on top of him. Heather Oxley

  • Family's tribute to keen walker dad

    The grieving family of Peter Smiddy, whose body was found a week after he went missing while walking in the mountains of Majorca, today paid tribute to the retired police officer. And Mr Smiddy's son Andrew spoke of his efforts to help find his father

  • £13,000 for woman unfairly dismissed

    A woman who was told her miscarriage was no different to tonsillitis has won nearly £13,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal. Machine operator Christine Salter, of Odsal, quit her job in disgust after arguing bosses at Wrapid Packaging Systems Ltd