Archive
-
Date
Rovers put the boot in on Moorby return
Keighley Cougars 16 Featherstone Rovers 36 A brilliant second-half kicking display from Rovers half back Jamie Rooney denied Cougars' coach Gary Moorby a victorious home coming. Keighley led 16-10 at the break and the score line would suggest just about
-
Date
A perfect platform is not enough
Guiseley trundled to their second successive draw in the UniBond Division One and stretched their run of unbeaten games to seven - but they flattered to deceive because after a blistering start that promised so much more. The home supporters were denied
-
Date
Trouble brews for Leeds and Viduka
Leeds striker Mark Viduka could face a Football Association misconduct charge after elbowing Arsenal defender Martin Keown in an off-the-ball incident during the 1-1 draw at Elland Road. Keown feels video evidence should be used just as it was last season
-
Date
On This Day
In 1790, Dr. Joseph Guillotine demonstrated his new device for execution. In 1793, Louis XVI was guillotined by French revolutionaries. In 1981, 52 American diplomats were freed by Iranian authorities after 444 days as hostages. From the Telegraph &
-
Date
Peal appeal aiming to collect £40,000
An audible gift for a birthday, anniversary or other celebration is being offered by a group of bell ringers. For a minimum donation of £5, the six bells at Liversedge Parish Church will be rung for half an hour before the Sunday service in celebration
-
Date
Firebugs strike at city snooker club
Arsonists struck at a snooker club today in a bid to cover up a theft, firefighters believe. The raid at a Bradford mill building saw four crews from Bradford and Fairweather Green attend the incident at 7.45am today. The Frame One Snooker Club in Legrams
-
Date
Dance school is set for West End show
A group of children are taking Bradford's Capital of Culture bid all the way to the West End stage. The youngsters, pictured, from JW School of Dance, were snapped up for a show at Her Majesty's Theatre in London - home of West End hits such as Phantom
-
Date
Former wife angry over veteran's death
The former wife of disabled Bradford man Colin McLeod has spoken of her anger at the way he had to spend his last days. Carole McLeod was with the police when they found the former soldier dead in his ground-floor Council flat in Church Green, Manningham
-
Date
Commando Adam facing new role
The tortured expression of fighting-fit Adam Whiteoak is set to persuade hundreds of youngsters to sign up for the Royal Marines. The teenager's face has been used in an advertising campaign to try to encourage others that if they have the mental and
-
Date
Schools retirement crisis looms
Bradford has twice as many teachers coming up to retirement age as the national average. Half of the district's teachers are aged 50 and over, according to new figures. Across the country, only 25 per cent are in this age group. And as the average age
-
Date
Customers bank on TV ad stardom
Customers of a Bradford bank flocked to an audition to show they have what it takes to be a TV star. Abbey National wants customers for its new adverts. Wannabes were asked to read from Emmerdale, EastEnders or Coronation Street scripts and had just moments
-
Date
No-hope survey 'is damaging for city'
The leader of Bradford Council today blasted a new report which claims more than half of the city's young people have given up hope. The Thwarted Dreams survey questioned 308 youngsters - and found that less than 50 per cent felt positive about the future
-
Date
Victorious Avenue reach new heights
Bradford Park Avenue 3 Runcorn FC Halton 1 Park Avenue's steady rise up the UniBond Premier Division took them to a new high this week as they reached 16th for the first time ever following a straightforward home win over mid-table rivals. After taking
-
Date
Celtic denied victory by last-gasp Leeks
Late drama made this clash at Throstle Nest an amazing spectacle for those present, but it robbed Celtic of three much-needed points. Celtic, three places off the foot of UniBond Division One, belied their lowly placing by hauling fourth-placed Leek Town
-
Date
Bulls are rarin' to go
Bradford Bulls have returned from their six-day training camp in la Manga ready for the rigours of the new season. Assistant coach Karl Harrison said: "We have worked the lads hard, and they have taken in a lot both physically and mentally. "On the first
-
Date
Locke delays op to help City
Gary Locke will delay a hernia operation until the summer to help secure Bradford City's safety in Division One. The abrasive midfielder had to come off midway through the first half of Saturday's 3-3 draw at Barnsley, clutching his groin. Locke is banned
-
Date
Report has nothing new to say
It's disappointing to read yet another report that gives only one side of the situation in Bradford. Undoubtedly there might be some young people who feel disheartened, but that is hardly a secret. After the events of last summer, and the various official
-
Date
Filtronic sales and profits fall
Bradford hi-tech giant Filtronic today revealed half-year results showing a fall in sales and operating profits. The company saw its group sales drop from £147.6 million to £146m and its operating profit reduced by £200,000, to £6.1m, during the six months
-
Date
'Police took four days to probe knife threat to Danielle, 12'
A mother today said she feared for the safety of her children after police took four days to arrive following threats of a knife attack on her daughter. Clare Beetham, 30, spoke of her frustration and claimed she is still waiting for an official apology
-
Date
Gladys dies on her 103rd birthday
One of the district's oldest residents has died on her 103rd birthday. Gladys Foster was born in Shipley in 1899, and was the last surviving of five children. Her parents, Fred and Mariah Foster, were Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford from 1912
-
Date
Pensioner beaten in cash attack
A pensioner on an early morning walk was beaten by a man with a pick-axe handle after refusing to hand over money. The incident happened at 5.20am on Saturday as the 73-year-old man walked in Wellington Street in Bingley. He was approached by two men
-
Date
In hot pur-suits!
Bradford firm Lantor UCF of Wyke has provided the extreme heat and flame resistant materials for suits which will be worn by a top fire-fighting team. The company's high performance Panotex yarn will help protect the men inside the 150 mph-plus Surefire
-
Date
Callers to City Hall left hanging on
A damning report today shows that thousands of Council tax-payers are slamming their phones down because they can't get through to complain. In one week alone last Easter, more than half of the 3,000 people calling Bradford Council to complain about wheelie
-
Date
Stuart McCall to quit City
Bradford City skipper Stuart McCall has sensationally revealed that he is to quit the club. McCall dropped his bombshell while appealing against a driving ban at Leeds Crown Court. The veteran midfielder, who earns £4,000 a week at City, made his admission
-
Date
Skipton close in on Twickenham
Skipton Rugby Club moved one step closer to the biggest day in the club's history - a day at Twickenham in the final of a national competition. They are in the last eight of the Powergen National National Vase Trophy after their 25-7 victory in Cumbria
-
Date
Letters to the Editor
SIR - It hasn't taken long for the bleeding heart, human rights fraternity to start their liberal bleatings about the Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners in Cuba. It never fails to amaze how much power these dubious groups of misguided do-gooders seem to wield
