Pennine League officials are certain to take action following the free-for-alls which caused two local matches to be abandoned. West Bowling A were well in command in their game against Division One leaders Westgate Redoubt despite only leading 8-4 at
Nicky Law is plotting a ram raid on under-fire Derby chief John Gregory. The knives are out for Gregory at Pride Park after a run of only two wins in the last 13 league games, which has plunged the Rams to 18th. City would hop over them with a victory
Many of the problems of the police in keeping the streets as safe as most citizens would like them to be are generally accepted to be the result of a shortage of funding. That problem is being addressed to a degree in West Yorkshire by the employment
In 1813, as Wellington occupied Bordeaux. he said of his troops: "I don't know what effect these men will have on the enemy but by God they frighten me." In 1913, Canberra became the capital city of Australia. In 1991, Iraq put down a rebellion in southern
In 2001 Tony Stevens took a deep breath and decided to quit his jet-setting job in the print industry to go it alone. Today he runs the Pitman Training Centre, Little Germany, and says he doesn't regret the decision one bit. Since starting the business
Bradford could boost its business fortunes by exploiting transport problems in Leeds, according to a new poll. A survey by Eldon Place financial services firm Grant Thornton found companies in Leeds were complaining because the city had become too congested
Soft-furnishings giant Ponden Mill looks set to increase its staffing levels by more than 1,000 people. The firm, which recently moved to new headquarters in Keighley, has revealed ambitious expansion plans. Ponden Mill, which was founded by Barry Brookfield
Options to rebuild a Cleckheaton school on a new site - rather than refurbish the existing building - will be put to an early meeting of Kirklees Council's Cabinet. The 200-pupil Whitcliffe Road First and Nursery School in Cleckheaton is in serious need
When hypnotherapist Catherine Nelson treats her clients, there are no swinging watches or requests to come under her spell. She simply speaks quietly, encourages concentration and relaxation and her clients are entraced. Ms Nelson's learned her skill
A Bradford mail order firm has been slammed by advertising watchdogs for the seventh time in five years. Catalogue shopping company Empire Stores, which is owned by Redcats UK, sent out a mail shot to customers stating that six people had already won
Rocker Tony Wright, the chart-topping singer of the former Bradford band Terrorvision, is back on the road again with a batch of new tunes - all inspired by his spell as a dry stone waller. His new outfit, Laika Dog - named after the first dog to be launched
A drug dealer confessed to his friend that he had shot dead his supplier and told him: "The teddy bear has had his last picnic," a court heard. Neil Thompson said Nicholas Hickson had admitted shooting Philip Smith at a lay-by in Tong Lane, Tong, during
About 100 of Bradford's licensed cabbies are backing a rebellion by six drivers who are refusing to pay fees being demanded by Bradford Council. The row erupted after the drivers were cautioned by Council enforcement officers who filmed them as they worked
A radical scheme to remove all-day parking from streets in the heart of Bradford city centre will get off the ground this year. And alternative ways of enforcing the new restrictions will be considered including a disc scheme, where people obtain discs
The head of Bradford's world-renowned cancer research unit is to retire after a lifetime's work to combat the disease. Professor John Double is leaving his post on March 31, after almost 25 years in Bradford. The 60-year-old headed the unit at Bradford
SIR - I couldn't believe your front page lead story of March 5, "Mob Forces out Gay Women!". It was as thought there had been a timeslip back to the excesses of Nazi Germany. The two young women, Donna and Emily, must receive justice for the terrible
Junior Witter is ready to add another boxing belt to his collection. The Bradford light-welterweight will fight Belgium's Jurgen Haeck on the Ricky Hatton undercard in Manchester on April 5. As first reported in the Telegraph & Argus, Witter's final
Harrogate Town 2, Bradford Park Avenue 0: Avenue's last remaining hope of silverware for 2003 slipped away last night with a lacklustre performance at Harrogate Town. Trevor Storton's men never really looked interested during a scrappy West Riding County
Jimmy Lowes joined the growing list of absentees for Saturday's trip to Widnes after picking up a ban for his part in Sunday's Odsal brawl. Bulls' veteran hooker joins up to ten team-mates who may miss out on the Challenge Cup quarter-final tie at the
A suit made from what is thought to be the first ever Yorkshire cloth were unveiled at a reception in Bradford's City Hall last night. The special navy blue cloth, designed by Bradford-based textile company Clissold, got its first public outing at the
The line-up for this year's Yorkshire International Business Convention has been finalised and includes a host of big names. The keynote speaker at the event, which is being held at The Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate, is Rudy Giuliani, the former
Government publicity is failing to spread the message on imminent changes to the tax credit system, according to a Bradford-based financial expert. David Warren, partner at chartered accountancy MGI Watson Buckle, said the upcoming changes are "passing
Global Display Solutions Ltd has splashed out £40,000 relocating to Bingley in a move which the firm says will boost turnover and staffing levels. The firm, which was previously based at five different sites, has moved into 17,000 square foot premises
Two-thirds of Bradford's church buildings have been damaged and vandalised in the last two years, a senior church leader warned today. Insurance claims for damages and thefts in Bradford since February, 2001, now amount to more than £100,000. In some
A widower, whose wife died from leukaemia last year, is appealing to people to join the bone marrow register on her birthday. Emma Kaminski, of Wyke, would have celebrated her 31st birthday on Saturday, March 22. But she was overcome by a rare form of
The University of Bradford has netted millions of pounds' extra cash to recruit more students on new 'vocational' degree courses. The funding will build up to £1.8 million a year from 2005, to boost the numbers who can enrol for health and social care
A culture of secrecy operated by the board of a Bradford regeneration project came under fire from councillors last night. A report has been compiled by Bradford Council showing which meetings of publicly-funded organisations are open to the public and
A former traffic warden and a catering manager went out on the beat in Bradford today as part of the first wave of civilian police patrols. Dressed almost identically to conventional bobbies, the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) have been recruited
