IT is not just doom and gloom, often the weird and the wonderful can be found in Bradford.

Here are a few quirky stories for you to enjoy from the Telegraph & Argus archives.

Rodney Marsh v Bradford

Bradford City's arch critic Rodney Marsh urged people to raise as much money as possible through his charity head shave.

The former England star had his golden locks shorn on the Valley Parade pitch before Bradford City's match against Leicester City in August 2000 as a penance for wrongly predicting that the Bantams would be relegated the previous season.

The then Sky TV pundit, who still believed the Bantams would be relegated after that season, urged people to follow his lead and back the Baldly Go With Rodney campaign which is raised funds for Bradford's Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit.

"The burns unit is a terrific cause," said Marsh, who was challenged to have his head shaved by the Telegraph & Argus if Bradford stayed in the Premiership.

"I hope people will really support this. I promised to have my head shaved if City stayed up and I'm a man of my word.

"I was determined to raise money through it so when City suggested the burns unit I was delighted."

UK's fattest quirrel?

READ MORE: THAT'S NUTS: Squirrel that could be 'UK's fattest' spotted in Bradford park

We asked earlier this year whether the fattest squirrel in the UK had been found by one of our readers in Horton Park.

Part-time photographer David Oxtaby took the great picture of the nutty animal.

UFOs

READ MORE: Bradford UFO reports include fast-moving oblong over Horton Bank Top and craft-like white ball near Wyke

UFO stories seem to come along now and again in Bradford.

Maybe the truth is out there in the district after all.

Geordie invasion

‘Anyone know why Cleckheaton is full of Geordies?’

That was the question we posed in January this year and you have to click on the link below to find out

READ MORE: ‘Anyone know why Cleckheaton is full of Geordies?’

Man v Naan

Hats off to Adam Moran who, in 2015, tried and passed the intimidating Naan Bread Challenge at Omar's restaurant in Bradford.

This writer tried, and failed miserably, at the same test and I had the pleasure of speaking to Adam himself and here's how he achieved what seemed the impossible

READ MORE: VIDEO: Man becomes first of 700 people to beat Omar's giant naan challenge - winning a holiday and cash