Chadderton 1 Silsden 4 Silsden took another North West Counties League scalp with a dominant second-half display at Chadderton. The visitors took the lead in the 11th minute when Dale Hoyle slid in to convert Jimmy Spencer's testing cross. But three minutes
Bridlington 4 Guiseley 1 Guiseley's unbeaten start to the season came to an emphatic end as they were overturned on the east coast by a resilient Bridlington Town. Including the end of last season, Guiseley had gone 12 games without defeat but 13 proved
Farsley Celtic 1 Radcliffe Borough 1 It took Michael Midwood just 12 minutes to open his account for the Celts after waiting seven games to make his seasonal debut - but it was not enough to earn his club a much-needed home win. Radcliffe Borough played
City are still in the hunt for Jamie Lawrence. The former Bantams midfielder has been back at Valley Parade this week for further talks with Colin Todd. Other clubs are also eyeing the Jamaican international but Todd remains hopeful that his long pursuit
The Bulls have snapped up former Queensland State of Origin and Australian Test star Brad Meyers. The 24-year-old Brisbane Broncos forward joins the club from next season on a three-year deal, taking the back-row spot vacated by Logan Swann. Meyers burst
Lucrative opportunities exist for a renaissance of the Yorkshire wool textile industry - but only through better co-operation, innovation and marketing, says the new president of Bradford Textile Society. In his inaugural speech Malcolm Campbell urged
A criminal case against former Bradford Bulls star Henry Paul has been dropped. A charge against the England and Gloucester rugby union centre alleging he failed to give a breath specimen after being stopped by police was dismissed by a court. Judge Graham
Dozens of people are set to lose their jobs at Saltaire-based electronics giant Filtronic as the firm battles to remain competitive. The company, which manufactures components for the communications and defence industries, has announced that 84 people
A charity which gives homeless youngsters a bed for the night has commissioned a rap song to raise awareness of its work across the district. Bradford Nightstop paid for it with cash it was awarded from the Telegraph & Argus's parent company Gannett
Bounties were today being offered to trap Bradford's worst graffiti vandals. A ground-breaking partnership between police and Bradford Council will target the main offenders and offer £500 rewards to anyone who helps bring them to book. Vandals who mark
West Bowling's dismal start to the National Conference Premier Division season continued with a 24-10 defeat at Wigan St Patricks. Glenn Barraclough's men must be wondering where their first win is coming from after losing out in a match they dominated
Menston produced one of their best performances of the season but still suffered the disappointment of relegation to Division B. Starting the day one point clear of Otley, Menston faced the daunting task of taking on runaway champions Bilton, a side undefeated
Did I really question the staying power of Brighouse Sports? They dispelled any remaining doubts with an emphatic 30-0 double over Rufford A and Pudsey Ltd A in the Naylor Premier League. Rufford, firmly nailed to the bottom of the league, were given
Worksop Town 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Despite Avenue taking the lead, two goals in as many minutes from Worksop Town gave the Nottinghamshire side all three points from this Conference North clash. The goal action was condensed into a ten-minute spell
Some people may not regard graffiti as a serious form of vandalism. It does not, after all, involve actual structural damage. Yet it makes a terrible mess, helps to create a debilitating impression of neglect and criminality in those areas affected by
A campaign to block water companies putting fluoride in drinking water was today backed by West Yorkshire MP Chris McCafferty. Mrs McCafferty, Labour MP for Calder Valley, supported a protest outside the House of Commons against "mass medication" with
A century-old song which extols Shipley Glen is to be resurrected and performed at Saltaire Festival. Meet Me, Gwen, On Shipley Glen will be heard again on Saturday afternoon for the first time in decades. The Boltonians Entertainment Group, from Thackley
Engineers are drilling deep to lay cables in preparation for the vast £300 million Broadway shopping scheme. They are using ducts like huge needles to pass the cables under Bank Street and Broadway beneath Bradford Beck. The specialised operation, which
Youngsters put down pens and paintbrushes yesterday to observe a minute's silence in tribute to the children massacred in the Russian school siege. Pupils at a number of schools across the district stopped what they were doing at 11am to reflect on the
The new Yorkshire co-ordinator of the Fathers 4 Justice campaign today vowed: "There's more to follow Batman at Buckingham Palace." Martin Cottrell, a former Bradford university computer graduate, was one of the group's high command which plotted the
Residents on a Bradford estate are living in fear of thugs who they say deliberately aim burning cars at their homes. Homes in Merrivale Road, Allerton, are being targeted by yobs who steal cars, set them on fire and then launch them off an embankment
Bradford Council has voted to step up its opposition to the proposed post office closures throughout the district. At yesterday's meeting of the full Council members called on the authority's new chief executive Philip Robinson to write to the Royal Mail
A brave taxi driver is back behind the wheel after a vicious robber cut his throat. Balbir Singh was left physically and emotionally scarred by the attack in his cab and was unable to work for a long time. Bradford Crown Court heard that Gary Breakwell
Closure would be a real step back SIR - I feel very angry and upset at the news the Millan Centre might close. I have been going to this community centre for women and girls for many years and have seen how the courses people have done and the skills
