A great-granddad who quit cigarettes after being diagnosed with lung cancer today warned Bradford smokers: "Stop now before it gets too late." Michael Lummas smoked up to 30 a day for 50 years before he was diagnosed a year ago and given only a 50
Rangers took on Celtic in the Scottish Premier League at the weekend and won 2-0, but in the Bradford area it was Celtic who came out on top when Farsley Celtic Girls under-15s beat Farnley Rangers 12-0. The goalscorers for Farsley were Annie Murphy (
Blackpool 2 Bradford City 1 The Blackpool programme contained no directions to Wembley this time. And sadly, City won't need to dig out a map for the Millennium Stadium with many more results like this one. Bloomfield Road in 2005 is unrecognisable from
Queensbury gained a vital win in the battle to avoid relegation and at the same time put a huge dent in Clayton's title hopes with an 18-8 success in the Pennine League Premier Division derby at the Lidget Green Oval. Clayton edged in front with a John
There will be no third chance to put things right for some of the Bulls who under-performed in the season-opening losses to Wakefield and Widnes. Coach Brian Noble has named full back Mick Withers and wing Lesley Vainikolo in his 20-man squad for the
Colin Todd blasted his City players for not bossing the game after another demoralising defeat at Blackpool. Keigan Parker's stoppage-time winner condemned Todd's side to their first away loss since December 7. And influential winger Nicky Summerbee is
There is no doubt that the street markets held in the city centre from time to time cause genuine consternation to the regular traders, some of whom have said that the presence of stalls outside their premises hits their trade. Yet these events do bring
The takeover of the Safeway supermarket chain by Morrisons has produced rich financial dividends for the Bradford-based group and sent its value soaring to nearly £6 billion. This is the claim of City analyst Data Explorers, which said it estimated the
A father and son who had "no regard for animal welfare or human health" have been warned they face jail. Harold Gray and his son Michael were yesterday convicted of supplying meat to shops in Bradford and Keighley from a filthy, illegal slaughterhouse
A distressed son is calling for greater security at a Bradford cemetery after three gravestones were desecrated by vandals. Mohammed Hanif found his mother's headstone had been knocked down when he made his weekly visit to Bowling Cemetery, off Rooley
A joyrider aged 20 was killed when a stolen car smashed into a tree. Dale Lee Grant, of Stirling Crescent, Holme Wood, died from head injuries after the car he was a passenger in crashed at high speed. He was left dead in the car alongside another man
More than 14,000 pints are expected to be supped over the weekend at this year's Bradford Beer Festival. Organised by the Bradford branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the three-day festival at Saltaire's Victoria Hall will give people a chance
The brother of a worker crushed to death at a Bradford timber yard last week is appealing for the man who tried to save him to come forward. Tony Crossley, of Bolling Hall Road, was devastated when police broke the news that his youngest brother John,
For Bradford couple Joyce and Colin Hill the closest thing they have come to night of gambling is a bingo evening at a nearby club. But now they are heading to the bright lights of Las Vegas after becoming the first winners of the Telegraph & Argus
Major city centre markets and events could be moved to Centenary Square after traders claimed business had been affected by stalls outside their properties. Bradford Council's markets manager Malcolm Veigas said today use of the square would be considered
The latest in the select band of teams that have made the journey from Division Four to the Premier Division in the Sunday Alliance - Wyke Wanderers - are finding it hard going in the top flight. Wyke have probably lost more league matches this season
A great-granddad who quit cigarettes after being diagnosed with lung cancer today warned Bradford smokers: "Stop now - before it gets too late." Michael Lummas smoked up to 30 a day for 50 years before he was diagnosed a year ago and given only a 50 per
Drugs-squad teams were today raiding the homes of suspected dealers across the Bradford district as figures revealed the major part West Yorkshire Police has played in a national crackdown. Operation Crackdown, a Govern-ment initiative to increase the
An investigation was today under way into the cause of a blaze which destroyed a historic mill. Residents from more than 100 homes and workers at a nearby petrol station were evacuated yesterday afternoon as the inferno raged at an aerosol factory at
A D-Day veteran and have-a-go hero wept tears of relief as he was cleared by a court of damaging a neighbour's car. Ron Appleby, 79, had been woken by police in the middle of the night, arrested and put in a police cell for hours after his neighbour accused
Bradford will rise like the Phoenix SIR - According to some Bradfordians, Leeds is the creme de la creme of the north and they advocate that the more discerning patronise this 'icon' of cities for its cleanliness and choice. I walked through Bradford
