Exclusive: Nathan McAvoy is quitting the Bulls for rugby union. The centre has failed to sign a new deal with Bradford after weeks of negotiations and looks set to pursue a new challenge by switching codes. At one stage he looked to be following Henry
Businesses in the district are getting on-line when it comes to making the most of technology. Yorkshire firms are ahead of the national average when it comes to making use of websites - and the level of use has increased in the past 12 months. Some 81
Manufacturing and services firms in the region reported their 12th consecutive monthly rise in new business for the month of November. The Purchasing Managers' Index report for Yorkshire and Humberside said businesses were reaping the benefits of rising
Leeds Bradford Airport bosses today said they believed the introduction of a new low cost airline would see passenger numbers increase by a third. Managing director Ed Anderson said the airport was preparing for a rush of bookings as details of the region's
Council tax bills are set to rocket with the chairman of the West Yorkshire Fire Authority warning that its precept could soar by an unprecedented 37 per cent. Householders in an average Band D household would face an extra charge of almost £10 a year
Just 18 months ago Hilda Duncalfe was out of work, depressed and low on confidence. Now thanks to her own hard work the Baildon woman, who suffers from an inoperable brain tumour, has received an award in recognition of her efforts on a computer course
The private firm running Bradford's education service wants its targets reduced because it no longer believes it can achieve them. It has had informal talks with Council chiefs about cutting back some of the 52 targets built into Serco's £360 million,
Police are hoping that DNA samples could yet trap the killer of a Bradford mother found battered to death in the city 18 months ago. The naked body of 19-year-old Rebecca Hall was found in an alleyway off Thornton Road about two weeks after she was reported
Plans for a new DIY store, twice the size of any other in Bradford, have moved a step closer. The Council's area planning panel has recommended that permission be granted to build a new B&Q warehouse between Canal Road and Valley Road, Bradford, on
Contractor Thomas Crompton is offering a £2,000 reward for the capture of saboteurs who have wrecked two earthmovers. He believes jealous rivals are out to cripple his business. Iron filings and grinding paste have been poured into the engines of two,
Yorkshire Amateurs 1, Bradford Park Avenue 4 - A terrible pitch, a substandard ball, some agricultural challenges, abysmal officiating but at least there was a win for Avenue. Bradford triumphed 4-1 in a relatively meaningless cup game, advancing to the
It was a day of bitter disappointment for most local sides as they narrowly lost out in the second round of the Pennine League Presidents Cup. Division One side Clayton gave Premier outfit St Josephs a real scare on their visit to Fartown, losing 26-24
Richard Moore learned more than just rugby lessons on his autumn trip to Polynesia. A youthful England A squad was taken on a three-match tour to get a taste of international competition, but the Bulls prop also picked up some life skills. Making his
City are dreading the news that David Wetherall's injury jinx may have struck again. The Bantams skipper had a scan on his groin yesterday after complaining of an ache which forced him to drop out of last night's reserve game against Sunderland. The club
Those who spoke with unseemly relish at the prospect of Bradford's cultural regeneration hitting the buffers following our unceremonious dumping from the European Capital of Culture 2008 bid have at last been answered. Five projects planned under the
In 1877, English photographer Eadweard Muybridge proved that a running horse's feet are all off the ground at the same time once every stride. In 1894, the first-ever motor show opened in Paris with nine exhibitors. In 1963, Frank Sinatra junior was freed
Building society customers will be able to get their teeth into a variety of sweet treats - all in aid of cancer research. A Christmas sweet trolley has been set up at the Bingley Main Street branch of the Skipton Building Society in aid of the Telegraph
Victims of forced marriages in Bradford will soon have their own helpline and counselling service - thanks to a £268,404 National Lottery grant. The Our Voice project, part of The Asian Link UK, has been awarded the cash to set up what is thought to be
A chef stabbed a man to death in a village pub car park moments after brandishing a knife at crowds of customers, a court heard. A jury was told how, during an eruption of violence outside the Fleece Inn at Addingham, Leroy Griffith slashed two other
The football mad Bishop of Bradford, pictured, will be a torn man when he makes his first visit to Valley Parade on Saturday. It will be a game of two halves in the truest sense for the Right Reverend David James when he sees his new home team take on
The ecstatic family of a Bradford TV journalist today spoke of their "immense relief" after she was released from a prison in Bangladesh. Zaiba Naz Malik, 33, (pictured) was arrested nearly three weeks ago while filming a political documentary. She was
A rapist who snatched a teenager from a Bradford street is thought to have struck again near the city's bustling West End. Detectives believe the sex beast is responsible for a second serious sex attack which saw a woman lured into his car and subjected
SIR - In reply to N Brown (T&A, December 5), Britain became 'Great' by taking from the rest of the world. Now I would like to see it become Good by giving to others (preferably not bombs). People glibly trot the words 'Charity begins at home', but
