The race for ther Mumtaz Premier Division title appears to be a two-horse race between current leaders Brighouse Town and Silsden. Both clubs extended their unbeaten runs to 16 league games on Saturday. Silsden, with strikes from Mick Ward (2), Mick Rhodes
After losing out to Albion Sports in the previous week's District Cup quarter-final, Bolton Woods gained revenge with a 3-1 win in the Bradford Sunday Alliance (Sponsored by Leisure Management) Premier Division. The result not only dented Albion's unbeaten
Avenue have rolled back the years to plug the gap filled by their latest injury crisis. Former Bradford player David Donaldson returns to the club on a month's loan and will make his second debut tonight in the UniBond Premier League clash at Burscough
In 1674, snow fell on Bradford non-stop for four days. In 1871, 2 people died in a massive fire at Manningham Mills, Bradford. In 1916, two "enemy" (German) firms in Bradford were ordered to be wound up. From the Telegraph & Argus of February 25th
No wonder Philip Meeson has such a big grin on his face. With a lot of fanfare and plenty of media exposure, his Jet2 airline took to the skies just over a week ago for its inaugural destination of Amsterdam. It was smooth and on time and its chief executive
The last patients at a Victorian hospital were today being transferred from the site as it closed its doors on more than 100 years of history. High Royds Hospital in Menston was releasing its remaining patients on five wards. They were being taken to
A hunting enthusiast has defended his involvement in the controversial Waterloo Cup hare-coursing event. The annual event, which started today in Altcar near Liverpool, has been condemned as barbaric by animal rights activists including Sir Paul McCartney
A Bradford businesswoman, who appeared on television show Survivor!, is making the ultimate war protest - by acting as a human shield in Iraq. Today Uzma Bashir Sheikh's family spoke of their pride at her actions but also expressed fears for her safety
Health watchdogs want to see a smaller mental health unit to replace the existing two wards at Airedale General Hospital in Steeton. Airedale Community Health Council is calling for an intensive care flexible building with some secure provision. And it
Bradford's Central Library could be demolished and replaced with a state-of-the-art complex linked to the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. The outdated 1960s library building would be replaced by a futuristic complex combining the
City reserves provide the opposition tonight as Juninho plays his first game of the season in Middlesbrough colours. The diminutive Brazilian genius is named in the Boro side for the second-string encounter with the Bantams. It will be his first action
Hunslet Hawks star Danny Fearon today admitted taking on the Bulls will be a frightening experience. The former Keighley Cougars loose forward expects a bruising encounter when his side take on the might of the Bulls in Sunday's Challenge Cup fifth-round
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is apparently encouraged that, according to new research, a majority of people support the idea of a referendum on the idea of a regional assembly for Yorkshire and Humber. However, he should perhaps consider that although
Businesses still have a chance to attend a networking lunch being organised by the Telegraph & Argus. The newspaper is hosting a the lunch at the Midland Hotel, Bradford, on Thursday. . T&A Editor Perry Austin-Clarke will give a welcome, before
A retail chain which started life in Skipton could part with nearly half its shares to fund a major expansion plan. Ponden Mill, which last month moved from Silsden to Keighley, wants to double the number of its stores. Currently the company, which sells
A young internet entrepreneur who hails from Keighley is helping members of the public to become screen stars. Samuel-Dean McMurran has devised a website that provides wannabes with the right contacts to land a spot on their favourite game shows, DIY
When estate agency staff were sent off to southern Spain, it wasn't to lounge on sunbeds all day soaking up the rays. Instead they were there to soak up the atmosphere and feel of the place for folks back home. The four-day trip for key members of the
A craft business in Bradford is celebrating after securing a deal worth tens of thousands of pounds to produce an instrument for folk musicians around the world. The Renaissance Workshop Company - one of a few in the world that specialise in manufacturing
A hi-tech Keighley company has been brought aboard to help smash the record for circumnavigating mainland Britain. Aerovac Systems Ltd is supplying materials to help construct a pioneering boat. The craft - known as a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) - will
Businesses across the district picked up awards from Small Business Minister Nigel Griffiths at a ceremony in Bradford last night. Firms in Bradford, Otley and Keighley were among those to scoop Smart Awards. The winners included Craftsman Tools Ltd,
Spen residents will be sent permits in March so they can continue to use the five household waste recycling centres in the district. The permits will be in the centre of the new A-Z Directory of Council Services, which will be sent out with council tax
Fresh-faced popster Jamie Pearce had pupils at two Bingley schools dancing in the aisles on a whistle-stop tour to promote his new single yesterday. The 23-year-old dropped in at Nab Wood School, Cottingley, and Beckfoot Grammar, Bingley, to perform Tabloid
Detectives have dropped an investigation into a serious sex assault on a 13-year-old girl after the youngster withdrew her complaint. The teenager had reported being subjected to a terrifying ordeal in a recreation ground off Cliffe Avenue in Baildon
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has called on people to support a Yorkshire 'parliament' as the latest opinion polls showed a majority now want a say on the issue. Research conducted by consultants for North Yorkshire County Council showed that 59
Organisers of Bradford Festival are appealing to the public to reveal the district's secrets and help uncover its hidden treasures. Bradford International Festival wants help to expand the successful secret Bradford projects where hundreds of people followed
Pearl Browne will never forget the moment she watched her daughter smile for the first time since an overdose left her virtually paralysed nearly four years ago. Debbie, 30, was left brain-damaged after a mystery insulin overdose at her home in Wakefield
A regeneration scheme is providing a road sweeper and cleansing vehicle to blitz one of Bradford's worst "grot spots". More than 10,000 people put dirty Leeds Road first when they named the top ten eyesores across the district after being urged by the
Bradford children could soon take part in a controversial sex education course which encourages pupils under 16 to experiment with oral sex as part of a drive to cut rates of teenage pregnancy. The Government-backed 'A Pause' course, run by Exeter University
The real-life mum of Coronation Street's little David Platt today spoke of her pride at her son's role in the soap story of the year. Janet Shepherd says the family in Pudsey goes through all the emotions when her 14-year-old son Jack is on-screen. And
Peter Yates usually avoids back-slapping showbiz bashes. But Bradford made him an offer he couldn't refuse. The veteran movie director has agreed to take centre stage here in a retrospective of his distinguished screen career. That's assuming his train
SIR - What wonderful reading in T&A Letters (February 19). Firstly we have Dr Mohammed Iqbal claiming a figure of 90 per cent of the British public against war in Iraq. I wonder where he got this figure from? Even if the figure attending the march
