West Brom have made an inquiry about taking Ashley Ward on loan from City. The striker, who nearly joined Barnsley last month, is one of the Baggies targets as the play-off contenders look for cover for injured Jason Roberts. City chief executive Shaun
Gainsborough Trinity 5, Guiseley 1 - Guiseley's last hope of landing some silverware this season was dashed on Saturday by a heavy defeat in the UniBond League's President's Cup competition at Gainsborough Trinity. The Premier Division side's Lee Ellington
Eccleshill United 2, Garforth Town 1 - Eccleshill United earned a boost to their hopes of staving off relegation when they beat the side immediately below them in the Northern Counties East Premier Division. Garforth Town trailed the Bradford side by
Thackley 1, Liversedge 2 - A sedate first half to this keen derby was merely a prelude to the exciting, incident filled second period that saw the referee injured, a flurry of cards, a contentious penalty and a sting in the tale. The visitors won the
Yorkshire today attempted to show as little concern as possible about David Byas ending his retirement before he had even started it in order to move across the Pennines to Lancashire. News of Byas's shock decision took the fans by surprise and left them
Today's announcement that Home Secretary David Blunkett has named the Little Horton and Canterbury districts among the first Policing Priority Areas is likely to receive a very mixed reaction. These parts of Bradford are included in the list of five communities
Furious traders in Cleckheaton say months of planning have been wasted because the Queens' Jubilee Baton relay is to bypass the town centre. Spenborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce had formed a Jubilee Committee to organise celebrations and arranged
Councillors will decide how £50,000, earmarked for highway maintenance or street lighting schemes in Shipley over the next year, should be spent. A report to Thursday evening's meeting of Bradford Council's Shipley community area panel details various
Families who bought their house expecting a footpath to be reinstated down a leafy bank nearby are furious after it was replaced by giant concrete steps at the side of their houses. Now Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe has contacted Bradford Council
A major survey in a deprived part of Bradford is taking place as a regeneration board works out a multi-million pound improvement programme. Some housing conditions in Leeds Road and Barkerend were condemned as not being fit for animals before the Government
A teenager has been given a short-cut in his bid to raise to thousands of pounds for a meningitis charity by trekking in Tibet. Chris Mainprize is appealing for people to sponsor his part in the expedition - which aims to generate up to £55,000 for the
Best-selling author Nick Hornby is the latest high profile author to sign up to appear at the Bradford Literature Festival. The film version of his books, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy will be showing at the National Museum of Photography
Singing sensation Gareth Gates is a real 'pop' idol after being signed up as the new face of Pepsi. The 17-year-old follows in the footsteps of superstars such as Britney Spears, Robbie Williams and David Beckham, who have all advertised the fizzy drink
Keighley's "Goldfinder" Keith Jessop, is to help solve a 28-year-old mystery surrounding the sinking of a Hull trawler. Mr Jessop, 67, one of the most famous wreck hunters in the world, is to join a multi-million pound expedition to explore the Gaul.
SIR - It is interesting to know that 60 per cent of Yorkshire's top business leaders want Bradford to change its image, 21 per cent desire multicultural relations addressed and half of them wish to see Bradford a model of successful multicultural community
Farsley Celtic 2, Ossett Town 5 - Farsley Celtic are still desperately looking for the ten points that will secure their future in the UniBond Division One after slumping to their 14th defeat of the campaign on Saturday. Ian Blackstone signed off in style
Matlock Town 1, Park Avenue 2 - Park Avenue set up a mouth watering UniBond League Challenge Cup final against Accrington Stanley with a hard-earned victory in this tough semi-final at Matlock. Premier Division rivals Avenue and Accrington beat division
Nottingham 21, Wharfedale 9 - Following on the defensive heroics against Harrogate, and the breathtaking victory at Stourbridge, this lack-lustre performance by Wharfedale was an anti-climax. The Greens looked comfortable enough at half-time - just five
Skipton 0, Heath 10 - A promotion push next season is all Skipton have left to look forward to after the lights went out on their Twickenham rugby union dream. And rain was to blame as Skipton disappointingly failed to rise to the semi-final occasion
Batley Bulldogs 56, Keighley Cougars 4 - The Cougars revival suffered a heavy blow as the Bulldogs gave them a good mauling. Coach Gary Moorby was left embarrassed as his side capitulated 56-4 against a resurgent Batley side at the weekend. The Keighley
Geoffrey Richmond slammed the marker in the sand with his programme notes on Friday. City's chairman left nobody in any doubt what he thought of the team's efforts this season. He also made it crystal clear that those "offenders" responsible for the poor
Robert Molenaar is reluctantly ready to write off the rest of the season after suffering another setback in training. City's Dutch centre-half has played only 19 minutes under Nicky Law because of a rib problem. And he fears that will be his lot as his
Bradford Bulls 38, Warrington Wolves 12 - When Robbie Paul proclaimed in pre-season that the Bulls would be like Manchester United, it was probably the trophy-winning side of things he was referring to. But judging by Sunday's performance against Warrington
Michael Withers today warned the Super League pretenders: This year's Bulls are going to be awesome. The Australian full-back admitted errors were made in the 38-12 win over Warrington and knows they should have more notched up more points. But Withers
In 1709, John Lister, historian of the Seige of Bradford, died. In 1857, St. Mark's Church, Low Moor, Bradford, was consecrated. In 1938, German troops invaded Austria. From the Telegraph & Argus of March 11th, 1977... Bradford's bussing of immigrant
Shares in troubled digital giant Pace dropped sharply again today after the company was dealt another major blow. The company, which just days ago saw its shares plunge 67 per cent to £1, looks set to lose business from one of its major clients. Cable
Bradford's greatest Commonwealth Games hope has hit the city streets to spread a message of unity. Zaf Shah, pictured, the first British-born athlete to represent Pakistan, took his place on a police patrol to help build bridges between the force and
Traders at Forster Square retail park say only security cameras will catch youngsters who are endangering lives by holding unofficial rallies in the car park. Shopkeepers believe that high-powered cars were meeting on the site on a weekly basis and the
Masked raiders threatened a night watchman with a Samurai-type sword and tied him up in a robbery at a factory last night. The two raiders punched and trussed him up with cable and fled in a stolen car after breaking into Unova UK, Landis Lund factory
A grieving family visiting their son's grave found it had collapsed into a freshly dug grave behind it. Adrian Duce, pictured at his son's grave, said he first thought his 17-year-old son Mark's grave in Charlestown Cemetery in Otley Road, Baildon, had
Councillors are backing a campaign by residents against housing which they believe will destroy the peace of a Bradford suburb. A planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council for permission to build up to 50 houses on the site of Park Lodge
The name's Bond, James Bond." It's taken five actors, 19 films and 40 years to bring the most world's most famous secret agent to life and immortalise his catchphrase as one of the best in movie history. If you, like me, have ever stood in front of the
People in Skipton may have to brush up on their French language skills as tentative steps are taken towards a new cross-channel venture. Town councillors are investigating the possibility of twinning Skipton for a second time. They have already picked
Bradford Bulls competition winners were ecstatic when the three received prizes from their heroes at the team's first Super League home match of the season yesterday. Madeline Gamble, 54, of Lidget Green, won the first prize of a pair of season tickets
Police are offering specialist training to retailers to combat the menace of shoplifters and credit card fraudsters who target their stores. Letters have been sent out to 800 members of the City Centre Beat - which is a joint venture between Bradford
Home Secretary David Blunkett today ordered new action plans to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Bradford. Little Horton and Canterbury were today named among the Government's priority areas in tackling crime in embattled areas and restore confidence
