Archive
-
Date
Noble's giving Lee a chance
Lee Radford has more reason than most to remember last season's record-breaking 96-16 win over Salford. His try was his only one in almost two-and-a-half seasons for the Bulls and provided him with a rare highlight in a bitterly disappointing personal
-
Date
Educating fans on the new schools package
Bradford City have reintroduced their successful schools ticket scheme but adults will now pay more following complaints from Valley Parade season-ticket holders. The Scoring for Schools initiative was brought in midway through the last campaign and proved
-
Date
Close called to open new pavilion
Former England and Yorkshire captain Brian Close will open Buttershaw St Paul's £173,000 pavilion on Monday at 11am. The pavilion, which will also be used by the community was partly funded by £141,000 of lottery grants through Sport England. The club
-
Date
6,000 crowd limit for cup tie
Only 6,000 fans will be able to see Yorkshire's Benson & Hedges Cup semi-final with holders Gloucestershire on June 25. It follows a decision not to use the new West Stand which effectively reduces the gate by 8,000. The situation is all the more
-
Date
It's head to head for City's big two
Geoffrey Richmond is happy to meet the Bradford City critics head-on as Valley Parade is shrouded in uncertainty. Chairman Richmond (pictured) and boss Jim Jefferies will face the fans in an open meeting on Tuesday when they could be in for some tough
-
Date
A tonic for the folk of Bradford
Sunshine, good-natured crowds and everywhere the sound of music. This weekend Bradford is getting an opportunity to show the nation just why it considers itself to be a serious contender for the title of European Capital of Culture. The BBC Music Live
-
Date
On This Day
In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned King of Italy in Milan cathedral. In 1885, Bradford's first Stipendiary Magistrate was appointed. In 1923, the bandstand was opened in Northcliffe Woods, Shipley. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 26th, 1976
-
Date
Estate tries to tackle trouble-makers
A drop-in centre for people to discuss crime issues with a policeman is to be set up in Liversedge. The idea was proposed at a meeting for concerned residents on the Windybank estate, and was attended by Chief Superintendent John Cocliffe, Dewsbury's
-
Date
Ex-soldier in gun row fined £1,700
A former Royal Marine today questioned the law after being fined by a judge for confronting a group of partygoers with a Beretta pistol and a baseball bat during a car parking row. Falklands War veteran Ian Hearne, 37, said he was acting in self-defence
-
Date
Prescott sees why we need relief road
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott experienced first hand the congestion in Bingley town centre as he arrived in the town aboard his battle bus. Flanked by protection officers, he was 15 minutes late arriving from Shipley to visit part of the site of
-
Date
We'll stamp on any vote fixing
West Yorkshire Police are investigating reports that people applying for postal votes in Bradford are being intimidated by individuals or groups claiming to act for political parties. The allegations have been made as thousands of people apply for postal
-
Date
Quake victim meets rescuer
A man who helped to rescue people trapped in the Indian earthquake earlier this year has met up with one of the children they battled for hours to save. Stefan Hopkins, a former pupil of Keighley's Greenhead School, was part of a rescue team deployed
-
Date
RAF offers hope for family forced to flee
A family forced to flee their dream home in Spain are waiting for news which could change their lives. The Telegraph & Argus reported how Paul and Jayne Wilson returned to Bradford penniless after racist thugs forced them from their home in a remote
-
Date
First in, last out... the C&A's Cathrine
When a city department store first opened its doors in 1959, sales girl Cathrine Hollings-worth was one of the first to clock on. After spending her entire working life at the store, she has now been asked to take part in the closing ceremony on Thursday
-
Date
Ian Midgley
They rocked, they rolled, they rapped and they raved. And Later... they made Bradford the coolest place on the musical planet for one, short, night. Jools Holland rolled into town last night for an evening of melodic magic that left the audience calling
-
Date
Brothers charged after clashes
Five men, including three brothers, have appeared before Bradford magistrates in connection with violent incidents in the Lidget Green area of the city last month. Ajaz Saddiq, 22, and Sirferaz Saddiq, 25, both of Waverley Road, Great Horton, Bradford
-
Date
Farmers told they can move cattle
Bradford has been declared a foot and mouth-free zone after 80 taxing days of restrictions. Government vets yesterday announced that blood tests on livestock had proved negative and farmers could begin taking animals to slaughterhouses. Despite the exhaustive
-
Date
Fight to pull driver from blazing wreck
A young man has told of his desperate attempt to rescue his best pal from a blazing car. Jonathan Ayre told an inquest into the death of rising motorcycle trials star Chris Carter that he tried to undo the seatbelt of his unconscious friend and drag him
-
Date
Traders in human misery
Two Bradford men have been jailed for "trading in human misery" by trying to smuggle a dozen illegal immigrants in to Britain in the back of a meat wagon. Kurnail Singh and Gurokh Singh tried to smuggle the 12 Indians into the country by getting them
-
Date
Bob is just the job for Deakin
Keighley Cougars have continued their re-building process by re-signing 22-year-old loose forward Rob Roberts until the end of the season. The much-travelled player, who has played with Hunslet and York this season, signed last night after training with
-
Date
Sparkling Vaughan shows real vintage
Those Yorkshire fans unfortunate enough to miss Michael Vaughan's epic Benson and Hedges Cup innings earlier in the week were treated to a repeat performance at Headingley yesterday when he plundered a dazzling 133 on the first day of the Cricinfo Championship
-
Date
Forshaw's ashes hint
Bulls pack star Mike Forshaw has refused to completely close the door on a return to international rugby. The classy loose forward is still being tipped to spearhead Great Britain's fight for the Ashes at the end of the season despite announcing his retirement
-
Date
Naylor papers set for release
Crucial papers needed for a convicted murderer's appeal are set to be released. George Naylor has twice been tried and found guilty of the murder of 18-year-old Bradford prostitute Maureen Stepan in 1995 but was granted leave to appeal 16 months ago.
-
Date
Richard lands 'Potter' role
A boy from Haworth has battled through auditions to be offered a part in the next Harry Potter film. Richard Smith, aged ten, has been offered a part in The Chamber of Secrets, the sequel to the first Harry Potter film, the Philosopher's Stone. Richard
-
Date
Generations united by sunshine festival
The Dominican community in Bradford is gearing up for a day-long celebration of Caribbean culture. The traditional festival, known as Fete Isdiore, will bring together three generations of Dominicans. It is a chance to share the cultural heritage which
-
Date
Conman ordered to pay back £17,000
A conman who tricked rugby club mates and other people into loaning him money has been ordered to pay back more than £17,000. Ian Gould, 34, was described in court an a "practised confidence trickster", who was adept at parting people from their money
-
Date
Cats out of the bag for last time
Chart-topping pop trio Atomic Kitten have had to dramatically cancel all forthcoming shows. The all-girl band, who will feature in tomorrow's Bradford-based Top of the Pops show, are following doctor's orders by taking a month's rest. But the decision
-
Date
Postman to do service work
A part-time postman who failed to deliver hundreds of items of junk mail has been ordered to do 180 hours' community service work. Carl Hopkins, of Foxhill Avenue, Queensbury, pleaded guilty at the city's magistrates court earlier this month to two charges
-
Date
Rapist shot footage of sex attacks
A 43-year-old man has been jailed for four years after a court heard how he filmed himself raping a woman who was almost unconscious. George Knopwood used a camcorder to record 'horrific' footage while the woman was in a state of very deep sleep, Bradford
-
Date
Families in fear of armed gangs
Machete-wielding teenagers are causing havoc in Braithwaite. Residents say they are living in fear of youths hanging around Coronation Way. The claims were made at a recent meeting of Braithwaite Neighbourhood Forum. Recent incidents include balaclava-wearing
-
Date
'Thank you for saving my baby'
Bev McLaughlin was not expecting to have a traumatic day when she set off for a morning stroll with her seven-month-old son. But the mother-of-six was sent into a whirl of panic when he started to choke and turn blue. Baby Neil had chocolate lodged in
-
Date
Letters to the Editor
SIR - The agonies suffered by Lanr Fehintola in his attempts to "cold turkey" from heroin addiction (T&A, May 21) are avoidable. There is a fast, virtually painless way out from the prison of addiction - a closely-guarded secret that Bradford Community
