In 1935, Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was first screened. In 1954, tennis star Chris Evert was born. In 1964, Britain abolished the death penalty. From the Telegraph & Argus of December 21st, 1977... An end to the bakery workers'
A new initiative which aims to turn young people from disadvantaged communities into entrepreneurs was being launched in Bradford today. The West Yorkshire Enterprise Networks project - the brainchild of Bradford-based economic development organisation
Yorkshire businesses are bucking the national trend by reducing the number of failures suffered during November, as compared with 12 months ago. The region was one of just three in the country which did not report an increase in the number of liquidations
A historic nativity crib has been vandalised again, leaving its future uncertain. Cleckheaton and District Rotary Club's Christmas crib, in Bradford Road, has been a seasonal attraction in the town for more than 40 years. Countless carols have been sung
A pair of school pals who started work on the same day aged 15 will retire together on Christmas Eve having clocked-up a century of service between them. Joiners Scott Bailey and Lesley Alston, pictured, were among a small group of apprentices taken on
Criminals helped detectives track down the vicious killers of Kevin Jackson, a senior detective has revealed. And Detective Superintendent Bob Bridgestock said the inquiry desk was inundated with calls from the public as officers hunted the three Bradford
Former waitress Kirsten Louise Varley has finally landed her dream job as a supermodel - despite being kicked off a TV modelling show for partying too much. Kirsten thought she had blown her chances when judges on Channel 4's Model Behaviour - with contracts
SIR - Education Bradford should be ashamed and apologise to each of the parents of children at Special Schools. As parents, why is it that we find out about the closure of Greenfield School through the pages of the T&A on a Saturday night? As parents
St Helens coach Ian Millward is already stoking up the heat ahead of Super League VIII's opening night clash with Bradford Bulls. The Bulls are set to face champions Saints on Friday, February 21 in front of the Sky TV cameras at Knowsley Road in a repeat
City captain David Wetherall is backing manager Nicky Law to get his struggling team through the hectic Christmas schedule. Law has set a target of seven to nine points from the next four matches and Wetherall thinks that is possible - despite City's
Watford 1, City 0: City left Vicarage Road incensed after a late penalty from Watford skipper Neil Cox denied them a point from a determined rearguard action this afternoon. Jermaine Pennant went down under pressure from Lewis Emanuel and the home side
Easing traffic congestion is one of the great problems of our times. An idea like the one just announced to extend the Spen Valley Greenway cycle track as part of a long-term scheme to link it to the Aire Valley is excellent in its own way. However, it
An engineering company is celebrating a dramatic turnaround in fortunes - with an £8 million leap in orders. Just four years ago Spooner Industries Ltd in Ilkley had to shed a third of its then 100-strong workforce, blaming the redundancies on the strong
Learner drivers will no longer have any excuse for forgetting to use mirrors or signal, thanks to a new camera and video system. Martin Day thinks he is the first instructor in the area to put cameras in the car, which let students monitor their driving
TV celebrity Richard Whiteley is backing a quirky campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Baildon-born Mr Whiteley, presenter of Channel 4 quiz Countdown, is helping The Prostate Cancer Charity in its latest venture Peeball, which aims to raise
New firefighters expecting to start work next month are being forced to wait after a training course was cancelled due to the pay row. Senior officers at West Yorkshire Fire Service have called off the intensive 13-week course due to start on January
A war veteran today said a teenage burglar who targeted 78 houses had left him too scared to stay in his own home. Wheelchair-bound Harry McCurdy, 81, was beaten black and blue in the Holme Wood raid - and now said he was thinking of going into an OAP's
