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  • Vanzie: I'll fight better on big stage

    Bobby Vanzie was heavily critical of his own performance after an unconvincing points win over Russian Andrei Devyataykin. Bradford's British lightweight champion had hoped to reel off a world-class display as he warmed up for his WBO eliminator against

  • Academy kings are almost aced in final

    Leeds Rhinos 12, Bradford Bulls 7: Relief was etched on Rhinos faces after this superb Senior Academy Champion-ship Grand Final at Headingley yesterday. They have now won this event for seven successive seasons, but if they have ever been given a tougher

  • Bridlington coast past sad Avenue

    Bradford Park Avenue 3, Bridlington Town 5: The complacency curse of the FA Cup struck Avenue on Saturday - and cost the club £10,000. Only striker Jason Maxwell put in a performance befitting the level Bradford play at, the rest allowed lower-league

  • Noble joy at big Old Trafford crowd

    Bradford Bulls' head coach Brian Noble today expressed his delight at news that tickets for Saturday's Grand Final are selling fast. Super League officials say almost 50,000 have been sold for the showdown between the Bulls and St Helens at Old Trafford

  • Opinion

    When you reach the age of 90 and are living happily and comfortably in a residential home run by the local authority, you have every right to be able to expect to stay there for the rest of your days. You should not have to go on hunger strike in a bid

  • Pioneering force in hi-tech training

    The foresight of two men led to the creation of a company which is leading the way in training. Shipley-based Virtual College was born when Rod Knox, who was the director of Bradford-based electronics company Chase Advanced Technologies, and Dr Bob Gomersal

  • Bosses at Pace feel the pinch

    Bosses at digital set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology have seen their pay packets slump because of poor profits at the firm. The Saltaire firm, which recently announced it was to shed 180 jobs, has seen its profits and turnover plummet. Directors

  • Police swoop on rally in car park

    Hundreds of young drivers were stopped and their vehicles checked by police last night in a clampdown on dangerous car rallies. More than 300 people turned up at Birstall's junction 27 retail park last night. Police claimed some were carrying out dangerous

  • Naan but the brave for this challenge

    Korma and have a go - that's the message to Bradford curry lovers who are being challenged to eat a giant naan and help cancer research. Curry house owner Mohammed Sadiq is hoping to heat up the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can...Cancer Research Appeal

  • Historic city mill is ready for new lease of life

    Work has begun on the first phase of a multi-million pound redevelopment of a Grade II listed mill in Bradford. Midland Mills, an early 19th Century site, which is owned by British Mohair Spinners, is being developed to provide high quality office accommodation

  • Slice of bad luck for toast lovers

    A toast ban will be introduced in Bradford's hospitals if the fire service decides to go on strike. Staff and patients will be prevented from making the snack in the event of a walkout by firefighters. The move will be taken in a bid to cut the number

  • Children to benefit from festival drive

    Organisers of Bradford Festival have promised a major new children's programme at Bradford Mela following criticism that there was too little for youngsters this year. Bradford International Festival company said today it had agreed programming and scheduling

  • Man is injured in gun horror

    A man was shot in Bradford last night. The man was injured in the incident in Undercliffe. Armed police rushed to the scene of the shooting in Hustler Street shortly after 9pm. A 42-year-old man from Undercliffe was taken to hospital suffering from gunshot

  • Thora, 90, in hunger strike protest

    A 90-year-old grandmother has gone on hunger strike in a desperate effort to save her residential home from the council's axe. Thora Falkingham has been taken from Meadowcroft Residential Home in Bowling, where she has lived for four years, to a special

  • Letters to the Editor

    Where would we be without them? SIR - It may benefit Karl Dallas to reflect a moment on the content of his letter ("Media bias over march coverage", October 3). He speaks of having been active on peace demonstrations since 1938. Very commendable. Yet

  • Guiseley close in on Cup first round

    Guiseley 2, Altrincham 1: A nail-biting finale only added to the excitement as Guiseley reached the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup with a narrow but memorable victory over Altrincham. The UniBond Premier Division outfit from the affluent parts

  • Alfreton shatter Celtic's home record

    Farsley Celtic 0, Alfreton 3: Farsley Celtic's unbeaten home record was ended in emphatic style by UniBond Division One leaders Alfreton Town. Martin Haresign's side had stood firm against strong sides from Bradford City and Leeds United in their promising

  • Goal drought is major worry

    Bradford City skipper Ashley Ward today admitted: "We need to rediscover our scoring spark." City looked toothless as they notched a fourth successive home draw in a goalless bore against Derby. The Bantams stretched their unbeaten record on their own

  • Boomtime for internet shopping

    A director at a multi-million pound firm says internet shopping is set to boom even further. Amarjit Singh, sales director of online electrical retailing giant www.empiredirect.co.uk, says while the UK economy faces problems internet shopping is blossoming

  • Toasting £10m of on-line deals

    Gordons Cranswick has completed more than £10 million of on-line deals for the firm which brews Carling, Grolsch, Worthington's and Reef. The Bradford law firm was picked as the sole legal provider for lending work at Coors Brewers Ltd a year ago. The

  • Expansion plan is on the cards

    Business card specialists PITS Picture Cards has announced expansion plans. The Ilkley firm is set to grow by developing a nationwide network of agents. The company aims to build on its solid foundations as it enters its tenth year in business. Vernon

  • Winning formula nets £2m contract

    Totty Construction Group has signed a £2.1 million deal with Manchester University. The Bradford construction company has been awarded a contract by the University's chemistry department to refurbish its building. The deal comes on the back of the previous

  • Fiona takes over pub at 18

    Eleven months ago she was too young to drink in a pub, but now 18-year-old Fiona Foster is running her own. Fiona and her husband John, 21, took over the Old Star in Steeton this week and are planning a grand opening tonight. Although neither of them

  • Head-on collision kills young driver

    A 21-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle smash in Bingley. The man was driving a Peugeot 106 which was in a head-on collision with a Vauxhall Zafira close to the Bingley Auction Mart and Bingley Grammar School, on the A650 Keighley Road at 5.10pm

  • Robert's garden is lasting memorial to popular teenager

    The life of a teenager who died of cancer a year ago has been commemorated by a special garden created by his friends. Robert Brown, of Baildon, lost his long and brave fight against cancer in September last year. He was just 13. Robert was a pupil at

  • Clerk quits Town Council in pay row

    A clerk has resigned from Keighley Town Council - months after it was set up - in a clash over her salary level. Lesley Airey has branded the £13,122 nine-month fixed term package offered by the fledgling town council as derisory. She will stand down

  • City's bid goes to Parliament

    Bradford's Capital of Culture bid is taking over Parliament. Just weeks after the Bradford 2008 team took over an entire floor of a top London hotel, it is planning to set up camp at Westminster. An exhibition on Bradford and its bid will go on display

  • Motor neurone sufferer seeks trial treatment

    A man suffering from motor neurone disease could be just one of four people in the country to take part in clinical trials to combat the illness. Jeff Buttle, of Briarfield Avenue, Idle, was diagnosed last year after visiting his doctor complaining of