Soccer: Skipper Wayne Benn said he was "absolutely delighted" after finally claiming an appearance record for Bradford Park Avenue last time the team played. The 26-year-old club captain was poised to reach the peacetime landmark of 364 games for the
Bradford rally enthusiast Barry Tottie will plaster his car with 100 advertising stickers so he can fulfill his dream of competing in a top competition. The 28-year-old from Institute Road, Eccleshill has spent hours writing to scores of companies asking
Nathan McAvoy is close to securing a move to top-flight rugby union club Saracens. The utility back, whose contract with Bradford Bulls expired at the end of last season, said: "We are just sorting out the money aspect, and the move is looking more and
The list of Bradford's worst litter eyesores, as voted by the district's residents, will contain few surprises for any regular readers of the T&A Letters page. We often carry complaints about the state of Leeds Road, which has the honour of taking
Business failures in the area have bucked the national trend by falling. According to information firm Experian the number of insolvencies in the region dropped in 2002 when compared to 2001. The City of London, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire and Humberside
The district's marine industry has defied the economic slowdown, according to new statistics. Revenues in the Yorkshire and Humberside leisure marine industry increased in 2002, rising by 16 per cent. The figures, published by the British Marine Federation
Traffic police and the DVLA have been out in force catching and clamping untaxed motorists - including fining a hearse. The team have been at locations across the Spen Valley, including Cleckheaton, Batley and Dewsbury. Dewsbury division's traffic commander
Church-goers in Bingley have been thanked for helping to raise £280 for Martin House children's hospice in Boston Spa at a coffee morning and 5p appeal. 5p coins can be donated to any of the town's churches. And generous Bingley shoppers have been thanked
It was 9am - and Richard Smith's world was centred on Saltaire. That's despite him living in Ilkley and working in Bradford. But as the duty Operations Manager at Yorkshire Water his state-of-the-art computerised alarm system was telling him all was not
West Yorkshire is to host a national conference aimed at tackling the scourge of spiralling gun crime in Britain. The top-level meeting in March will help draw up tough new laws to halt an alarming spate of shootings in cities such as Bradford. The county's
A main route into the city has been named the worst litter black spot by thousands of residents. They have told cleansing bosses that Leeds Road is an eyesore, littered mainly with food scraps and containers from take-away shops. More than 10,000 people
A 91-year-old woman was pinned to the ground while robbers ransacked her home. The pensioner heard noises from the front room of her home in Midgley Road inBurley-in-Wharfedale at about 1.30pm yesterday and discovered a man inside. A police spokesman
Unemployed people are to be offered apprenticeships acting as health advisors with community groups. The Hale Community Health Action Project has secured £70,547 in European funding to run the 12 apprenticeships at community centres in the Shipley area
Muslims in Bradford preparing to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca are being warned to make sure their meningitis vaccine is up to date. The Meningitis Research Foundation says that over the last few years there has been a rise in the number of cases
More than a million people in England, including more than 8,500 in Bradford, were waiting to be admitted to NHS hospitals in November 2002 - a rise of 10,600 nationally compared with the same month a year ago, official health figures have revealed. The
A dad who was sacked after taking time off following the death of his baby son has been offered his job back. Brian Beaton, 23, couldn't cope after finding seven-month-old Ethan dead in his cot from blood poisoning. He was sacked by his bosses at T&
Comic duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner have inspired a vicar to try their laid-back style to attract new worshippers. Vicar Derek Walmsley is to come down from his pulpit at St Mark's church, Utley, near Keighley, for a session of ad-lib worship. He
FA Sunday Cup: Never having had two clubs at the fourth-round stage in the same season before, the Bradford Sunday Alliance League hope to go one better this weekend with Albion Sports and Fairweather Green both aiming for quarter-final spots in the FA
City v Crystal Palace: City are desperate to reschedule the home game with Crystal Palace before the end of the month. Referee Eddie Evans called off the match today after an 11am pitch inspection even though both clubs wanted to play. The Manchester
In 1903, Alan Paton, author of Cry the Beloved Country, was born. In 1989, US President Ronald Reagan ended his two terms in office. In 1990, China lifted martial law, seven months after the Tiananemen Square massacre. From the Telegraph & Argus of
Yorkshire Building Society has been placed in the top ten of a new list of the country's cheapest mortgage lenders. The Society, which is based on Yorkshire Drive in Bradford, was number seven on the list of 36 mortgage lenders. The survey, which was
A Pudsey cloth manufacturer has the competition snookered after snapping up prestigious contracts. A W Hainsworth and Sons Ltd, based at Spring Valley Mills in Stanningley, was originally set up in 1800 to produce fine wool cloth for military uniforms
The Gascoigne Gallery in Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, is to close its premises and open at a new site in Harrogate. Gallery assistant Susanna Jeanes said the decision to leave Ilkley was taken to allow the gallery to expand. The Gascoigne, which specialises
Three people have been arrested and questioned by police following an attack in Keighley on a Big Issue seller. The magazine vendor was allegedly assaulted by a group of at least eight people and sprayed with CS gas on Wednesday. His official badge and
A Bradford curry restaurant has spiced up our cancer research campaign by raising a massive £10,000. The cash for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal was collected by Nawaab through promotions, donations and a special dinner
Three doormen who admitted assaulting a clubber have each been ordered to do community service work. Bradford Crown Court heard how 23-year-old Christopher Carr had been out with a friend who was ejected from the Queens Hall club in the early hours. Prosecutor
A disgraced club steward has been ordered to do 50 hours' community service after a jury found him guilty of stealing £1,000 from the Bradford Labour club where he had worked for five years. The city's crown court heard that Clifford Martin had been a
A pioneering mental health project in Bradford singled out for praise in a national report is to close after its funding was withdrawn. The Hope and Horizons Clinics based at Highfield Health Centre in Tong Street, Bradford, were set up in April 2001
A 16-year-old boy has been given a three-month curfew order after robbing a teenager. Bradford Crown Court heard how 18-year-old Jason Thompson was walking along a snicket with a friend last March when Lee Walker and another male came up behind them.
Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre welcomed over one million people through its doors in December - the first time it has done so. Although trade got off to a slow start in November, it soon improved, with shoppers flocking to the centre's stores to
An after-school club has been given a £200,000 reprieve weeks before it was due to close on its tenth anniversary. The Holme Wood-based Kidz Zone faced a desperate cash shortage until the European Union's Regional Development Fund stepped in to guarantee
A judge applauded a burglar's artistic talents after he brought a selection of sketches into the courtroom. Leigh Fagan, pictured, showed off the pencil drawings at a hearing to assess his progress on a drug treatment and testing order (DTTO). At Bradford
Detectives were today re-examining a number of sex attacks in Bradford after a 16-year-old girl was raped in woodland. The New Year's Eve attack in Baildon has led officers to study files on previous incidents in the area over recent months. The new inquiry
SIR - I am shocked to learn of the planned closure of The Priestley Centre. As a parent of a child at the Priestley Centre Saturday-morning drama lessons, I wish to state my anger and dismay. My son has attended the classes for seven years and through
