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  • Avenue are 'blown' into second place

    Hucknall Town 1, Park Avenue 2 - Avenue moved to second in the UniBond Premier league after overcoming atrocious conditions to fight back against Hucknall Town. In torrential rain and howling winds, goals either side of half-time by Andy Hayward and Dean

  • Odsal team to fear after a crushing cup victory

    Odsal Sedbergh showed that they are the amateur Rugby League team to beat in this years Tetley's Yorkshire Cup when they posted a crushing 61-10 win in the third round against Myton Warriors at Odsal Rec. Sedbergh elected to play uphill in the first half

  • On This Day

    In 1854, Playwright Oscar Wilde was born. In 1906, British New Guinea became part of Australia. In 1954, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the radio show "The Louisiana Hayride". From the Telegraph & Argus of October 16th, 1977... Pakistanis

  • £10bn deal rejected

    Abbey National has rejected a £10 billion Bank of Ireland merger offer. Abbey, which has its regional head quarters in Bradford, said there was a "questionable strategic fit" between the two groups Britain's second biggest mortgage bank said a merger

  • Community PC has a new beat

    Cleckheaton's community constable is leaving the town just six months after he arrived. PC Phil Mulhall, 41, took up the post in May after a year-long campaign by Cleckheaton traders for a community bobby. Before he was installed the town was without

  • Gareth tells Hayley 'You are the star'

    Hayley Finch's dream trip to meet her hero Gareth Gates started in a miserable traffic jam on the M1 and ended in the casualty department at Bradford Royal Infirmary. But today the plucky 12-year-old, who suffers from brittle bone disease, said she had

  • Get fit campaign to target Asian elders

    Mosque leaders are to run a scheme to encourage Asian elders to get out more, which could include swims and saunas. The project is aimed at boosting their confidence, improving their health and broadening their horizons, says Saleem Khan, of Bradford

  • Bulls will have a 'lotte to play for in the final

    A poorly teenager will be the inspiration for the Bradford Bulls to play their socks off in the Grand Final on Saturday. Captain Robbie Paul said 17-year-old Charlotte Knott, who is waiting for a heart and lung transplant, had showed the kind of courage

  • Vandals targeting allotment holders

    A gang of vandals is targeting vegetable patches, greenhouses and huts at allotments in Saltaire. The vandals, believed to be teenagers, have burnt down huts, smashed windows and damaged equipment over a period of more than a year at the Saltaire (Canal

  • Boy of four sparks city-centre search

    A four-year-old boy sparked a police hunt in Bradford city centre after going missing while shopping with his mother. She raised the alarm after he vanished while they were in Thornton's chocolate shop at about 12.24pm yesterday. The frantic mother was

  • Market forces may wreck home trusts

    Housing chiefs have been warned that changes in interest rates could put the transfer of the district's 25,000 council houses to community trusts in jeopardy. Finance officers said at yesterday's executive committee that if the valuation of the properties

  • Being a promoter a real knock-out

    Boxing promoter Kevin Spratt, pictured, can trace his career change back to a pizza. Spratt, at 36 a baby in dinner-show management, is preparing for his next big night at Elland Road on November 12 when Henry Cooper is the star guest. But he could still

  • Vanzie inquest into warm-up flop

    Boxer Bobby Vanzie was locked in team talks today to discuss what went wrong in his WBO warm-up. Bradford's British lightweight champion escaped with a single point win from a routine eight-rounder against Russian Andrei Devyataykin at York Hall, Bethnall

  • Costin makes a Giant stride after final

    Brandon Costin's last game for the Bulls will be the biggest of his career. Following last Saturday's NFP Grand Final victory by Huddersfield against Leigh, the Aussie centre is now definitely heading to the Giants next season, but wants to sign off for

  • Caisley outrage at awards snub

    Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley today said it was "outrageous" that Brian Noble had not been recognised as Coach of the Year in last night's Man of Steel awards. The Bulls coach was short-listed, along with Wigan's Stuart Raper. But the award went

  • Law lined up for Owls job

    Nicky Law is now being touted as a possible successor to Terry Yorath at Sheffield Wednesday. Less than a week after the Hull City rumours were flying about, Law is once again back in the spotlight. Yorath's shaky position was under discussion at a Hillsborough

  • Chance to shout for the city

    The strength of local opposition to a plan for a towering structure to be erected on the edge of Thornbury roundabout comes as no surprise. Bradfordians are nothing if not conservative in their tastes. Those opinions have been coloured by years of unfulfilled

  • Who's been cooking the books?

    Food suppliers in the district look set to face a grilling from the Inland Revenue, according to Bradford-based accountancy firm Baker Tilly. The Inland Revenue is currently investigating backhanders which have been paid to senior chefs across the country

  • Village is divided on skate plan

    A huge debate broke out last night over plans for a skateboard park in Cottingley. Villagers at the neighbourhood forum meeting were divided over proposals for a multi-use games area on the reacreation ground, off Manor Drive. About 1,000 people have

  • Stalwart dies

    A well-known former councillor and lifelong supporter of the Labour party has died. Ena Hey, of Wibsey, served as a Labour councillor for Queensbury ward for four years from 1990. She died on Monday after a long illness. Mrs Hey was born in Briggs Street

  • Bonfire night danger if fire crews strike

    The fire service in Bradford could be crippled during its busiest period of the year if firefighters vote to strike, councillors say. Union bosses need to give seven days' notice of action if the ballot is in favour of industrial action over pay on Friday

  • Let's make music, says old-mill boss

    A businessman hopes to get permission for live groups to play until dawn in the former weaving mill which he owns. Alan Briggs, pictured, who runs his own printing business, Blueprint, in Harber Mills, Thornton Road, has applied to Bradford Council's

  • Drugs worker in gallery call

    A Bradford drugs worker today called for controversial 'shooting galleries' to be given a trial in the UK. Yvonne Oliver, director of Buttershaw-based Ripple project, made her call after embarking on a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, which included

  • That's my old-style wallpaper steamer!

    Young apprentice Peter Sykes looked up at the huge steam train and knew he was facing the challenge of his career. Back in 1969, Peter found himself in the spotlight when he was asked to wallpaper a train for a television advert . The firm he worked for

  • There must be an angel

    Bradford could get its very own version of the Angel of the North in plans dreamt up by Council architects. As part of a major revamp of the Leeds Road gateway into the city, officers have come up with an idea to create a massive work of art in Thornbury

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Re J Taylor's letter of October 8. How can he speculate that churches like St Philip's will be sold to become mosques or community centres? St Philip's was built in 1860 as a Christian centre for people to worship God and has continued as that today