Gunnar Halle is thrust into the cauldron of the play-offs with Wolves tomorrow, insisting to his team-mates: I'm not a promotion jinx. Wolves have won only two of the five games the Norwegian has played since leaving City on loan for Molineux. It is a
James Hare will march out to a fanfare of the common man tonight - and then prove he is a cut above the rest by becoming king of the Commonwealth. The welterweight from Roberttown headlines West Yorkshire's biggest boxing night of the year. He takes on
Yorkshire managed to avoid a record innings defeat at Headingley yesterday but still received a tongue lashing from new captain Darren Lehmann after capitulating to Surrey by an innings and 168 runs. It was an embarrassing result for the County Champions
The tragic case of Kelly Pearson is a deeply disturbing one. Here was a highly vulnerable woman with a history of drugs and alcohol abuse and of failed relationships who found herself being summoned to appear before magistrates in a London court on a
In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives on the island of Mactan in the Phillipines. In 1924, W. Hall won the Dick Hudson's walk from the Telegraph offices in a record time of 58min 42 sec. In 1950, Britain officially recognised the state of
An open-sided barn with an asbestos roof in Heckmondwike was virtually destroyed by fire last night. Fire crews from Cleckheaton, Batley and Dewsbury went to the blaze off Union Street at 6.05pm. Firefighter Adrian Hunter said between 30 and 40 bales
A Bradford man's love of his county has helped him unveil some of the city's heritage - and a forgotten saint's feast day. David Oyston's registration plate S1 THA - "sitha", a Yorkshire dialectal phrase which means "look here" - invites remarks and tooting
Shipley MP Chris Leslie today backed a coroner's call for an inquiry into the death of a Bradford drug addict. Kelly Pearson died on the streets of Soho after being summonsed to a London court hundreds of miles from her Shipley home - for a charge that
They often say an Englishman's home is his castle and if the latest research from the Yorkshire Bank is to be believed, you and your children are going to need a King's ransom to afford the most modest of semis in the future. Because according to the
A 42-year-old heart attack victim was today recovering at his Bradford home thanks to the life-saving actions of three electricity workers. George Hudson collapsed on the fire escape of a London power station but first-aiders from the company rushed to
A 78-year-old war widow has won a legal battle to keep her Keighley home, which she faced losing to a loan company. A county court judge has ruled that he is to throw out a legal order in which Doris Armstrong's house, in Braithwaite Walk, could be taken
Callous drug addict Jason Caswell injected his girlfriend with a fatal dose of heroin because she was 'moody' and he wanted to shut her up. Tracey Bradley, 28, had been trying to kick the destructive habit and regain custody of her seven-year-old son,
SIR - I would just like to thank some kind people of Bradford for their honesty on a recent trip to the Lake District. My mother, who will be 90 in August, enjoys a short walk with her sister from her sheltered bungalow on the outskirts of Hawkshead to
Aussie Michael Withers ran his first steps for a month this week at the start of the long road back to fitness. The speedy full back is hoping to be back playing in three weeks after recovering fully from his successful groin operation. Withers, who has
Skipper Robbie Paul said today that Bradford Bulls players would not be diverted by signing dual-code contracts with union club Wakefield. In future, Bulls players can sign a dual-code deal when their current contracts expire. But Paul said: "The rugby
Stuart McCall will have to be on top form in his testimonial tomorrow - or risk spending the second half on the bench! McCall is bracing himself for an emotion-charged finish when former team-mates from City and Rangers meet at a packed Valley Parade.
Imagine losing your hearing in your mid-20s and trying to bring up a young daughter while almost totally deaf. Then picture your second child, born with impaired hearing but you have no idea why. This is what happened to the Newsham family, but they are
A television company today said sorry to the families of victims of the Bradford City fire after it allowed footage of the disaster to be used in a documentary on football hooliganism. Fans were outraged when pictures of the fire appeared in the Football
A 100-year-old Bradford business today said it would not move - as a DIY giant announced plans for a massive store on part of its site. Uriah Woodhead & Son Ltd has already obtained planning permission to refurbish and extend its Canal Road property
Children got their hands on the ultimate prize in English football - the FA Barclaycard Premiership Trophy. The pupils at Parkland Primary School were among other eager Bradford football fans to make their way to Barclays Bank in Market Street, where
He may have a million-selling single under his belt but Gareth Gates was not number one at a Bradford award ceremony last night. The East Bowling heart throb had been nominated for the best performer award at the Youth at the Oscars ceremony at the church
A brave mum today told how she defied a gang of carjackers who ambushed her car as she drove her two young children to their grandma's house. The 29-year-old was driving her X-registered Citroen Xsara Picasso through Bradford in yesterday morning's rush
Pat Simpson's son Ian laughed when he found out his mum was spending her retirement entering endless wordsearch competitions. But it was Pat who was all smiles today as she took delivery of a brand new top of the range car. The special edition Mini One
A mother today told of her heartbreak at the death of her daughter who was injected with a fatal fix of heroin by her drug addict boyfriend. Shortly before receiving the overdose, Tracey Bradley had penned an emotional letter to her parents which arrived
