A Mickey Mouse cup-tie at Horsfall Stadium will take on extra meaning tonight for both teams. For Avenue it is a chance for some much-needed match practice and for visitors Eccleshill United, the return to Bradford of The Legend. The West Riding County
Danny Cadamarteri's City career is on hold unless he agrees to delay an appearance bonus in his contract. One more game for the club will take Cadamarteri to 30 and entitle him to an extra £1,000 a week. But City are unwilling to do that because of the
There has been a disturbing increase in recent years in the number of incidents involving stones and other missiles being thrown at cars, or dropped on to them from bridges. There have been similar attacks on trains, which recently led to special police
Manufacturer's confidence has fallen in the area, according to the latest CBI Regional Trends Survey. The poll, which found business confidence has fallen in every region in the UK for the first time in a yearm reported the steepest falls in the east
An off-licence owner who pushed away a drug addict robber has been commended for her brave actions by a judge. David Mortlock tried to rob 52-year-old Margaret Merrills after walking into the store in Low Lane, Birstall, in October 2001. But a judge at
Youngsters at a Bingley school are launching their own radio station today. A group of 17 pupils at Beckfoot School have set up Psychedelic Sounds, thought to be the first radio station at a Bradford school. It was the idea of Year Nine pupil Megan Taffs
Council leaders fear much work has still to be done to tackle racism and bring communities together in Bradford. Members of the city's Executive Committee talked candidly about the increasing number of racist comments in the city, during a debate at City
Temporary chicanes have been installed on a Brighouse road to stop it being used as a makeshift race track. The move comes after two people were hurt when a car crashed into a crowd of spectators during a rally of high-performance vehicles on the Armytage
A husband and wife are objecting to Bradford Council's planning blueprint which would prevent their land being developed for housing for at least ten years. Peter and Jean Lloyd, who are retired, told an inquiry into the proposed Unitary Development Plan
A Bradford-born woman who has not seen her 31-year-old brother since he was a young boy has been reunited with him - live on German television. Karen Whitworth, who now lives in Scarborough, was told by a friend about an appeal in the Telegraph &
Bradford Council's executive committee has seconded senior arts and regeneration officers to try to give the doomed Priestley Centre a future. But they turned down Labour members' plans to make £50,000 available to cover its debts, at a meeting at City
Two Bradford schools have been named among the country's elite in the annual report of a school watchdog today. The report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools singles out St Anthony's RC Primary in Clayton and the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary
SIR - There appears to be no end to lawlessness in the streets of Bradford these days. The latest shooting resulted in the cold-blooded murder of a brave man who had the courage to challenge a vile piece of filth intent on villainy. I suppose I, like
Queensbury staged a gallant fightback after early injury blows to push Leigh Miners all the way in the second round of GMB Union National Cup before eventually losing out 30-14. The National Conference Premier side opened the scoring with a converted
In 1917, the Baildon Picture House was opened. In 1967, the Rolling Stones hit "Let's Spend the Night Together" was banned from British TV by the Musicians' Union. In 1989, Sky Television was launched. From the Telegraph & Argus of February 5th, 1978
Property firm Dacre, Son & Hartley, whose branches include Saltaire and Baildon, is one of the top 40 highest earning surveying agencies in the UK, it has been revealed. A league table, produced by commercial property publication Property Week, ranked
A company which was fined for dumping a huge metal container in a Bradford beauty spot has finally moved it - to another illegal spot less than half-a-mile down the road. Furious residents today hit-out at the owners of the ugly container which is now
A fund has been set up in memory of have-a-go hero Tasawar Hussain after offers of support to his family have flooded in from well-wishers. Mr Hussain, 36, was gunned down by a robber after he and his friend, Azram Hussain, had chased a getaway car following
Paintings by renowned Bradford artist and friend of the stars Sir William Rothenstein are to go under the hammer later this month. They are part of his granddaughter's collection and many are up for sale for the first time. Sir William, who died at the
A nagging housewife who attacked her husband with a vegetable knife after a row about improvements to their kitchen has been kept behind bars. Kathleen Stillings has already spent more than seven months in custody following the attack in June last year
The Government today agreed to put more than £10.1 million into trying to clear some of Bradford's clogged roads. The Department of Transport cash aims to improve transport links in the city and three years of work is expected to begin before the end
