THE publication of honours lists at the New Year and to mark the Queen's official birthday usually sparks some debate. Our attention was drawn to the front page of the Yorkshire Post, which featured the car park attendant at Leeds Metropolitan University
Chairman Chris Caisley has revealed that Bradford Bulls players will be made available to Wakefield Rugby Union Club, who they have just taken over. Caisley, who will head up a six-man board to run the new club, said: " I don't think you will see Robbie
In 1883, Prime Minister Clement Atlee was born. In 1907, the North of England Education Conference was held in Bradford. In 1946, Nazi propagandist William Joyce - "Lord Haw Haw" - was hanged. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 3rd, 1977... A Government
FOR the first time in its 106-year history, Settle Golf Club has a woman on its elected committee. Sue Johnson, a resident of Hellifield, has broken the mould of the sport, long associated as being dominated by men, and will be right up there when tough
ALICE and James were the preferred baby names for 2001, according to the Herald's birth announcement columns. Overall there were 214 births announced in our columns, and with exactly the same amount of boys and girls. James was a runaway winner, with
A GLUSBURN mother and her 23-month-old son escaped a blaze in their home yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Emma Benn was upstairs with her son, Daniel, when she smelt smoke and realised there was a fire in their Croftfield Terrace house. She said: "I dashed
MALHAMDALE farmers Chris and Jane Hall are going to Africa to visit other farmers experiencing difficult times. Christian Aid has arranged the trip to bring together farmers hit by foot and mouth in this country and those in the developing world who are
IT was an appropriate sort of day on which to meet a breath of fresh air: an winter gale driving the rain horizontal and stripping the leaves from the trees to turn the road into a treacherous gold and bronze skating rink. I hadn't really wanted to write
A man was dragged along at the side of a car as he tried to get back his mobile phone, which was snatched by robbers. A front seat passenger in the car had grabbed the phone and the driver sped off, pulling the man along. Keighley police say the victim
The daughter of a Bradford war hero who won the Victoria Cross today said she was disappointed it is taking so long to organise a simple memorial to him. Corporal Samuel Meekosha won the highest military honour for saving the lives of fellow soldiers
Visitors to the Dales are being urged to check walking routes before setting off up the fells. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is encouraging people to get out into the countryside, but warns not all routes are open. The authority's alert comes after
A trip to Spain saw young people from deprived parts of inner-city Bradford helping other children fight back against bullies. Youngsters from the Manningham and Girlington Youth Partnership have helped others in Spain - including the American children
A heritage railway station has been forced to switch-on to modern technology - a victim of 21st century crime. Oakworth railway station, lit by oil and gas for the past 135 years, has gone electric. The reluctant decision to join the national grid follows
Detectives have stepped up the hunt for the murderer of Bradford auto-electrician Brian Hardwick. Officers stopped and spoke to shoppers using a supermarket cash machine, pictured, where Mr Hardwick's bank card had been used on the night of his killing
Bradford businesses are embracing the birth of the euro - despite Britain not joining the single currency. At the internationally-renowned National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, staff are being trained to work with the new coinage. Andy
Friends and neighbours of a former Bradford charity shop manager today said they were shocked to hear their quiet and gentle neighbour was being held on suspicion of terrorism. Aibran Sattar was a regular visitor to the home of Mohammed Yaqub, who is
SIR - I read with interest the feature on the lack of facilities and care in the Bradford area for alcoholics (T&A, December 24). To send alcoholics to Lynfield Mount, which is for the care of the mentally ill, is disgusting! It is a separate condition
Former T&A champion Craig Butler faced a familiar foe in today's first qualifying round of the Regal Welsh Open. The 27-year-old Clubhouse In Cue Gardens member met Belgium's Bjorn Haneveer at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton on Trent. Bramley-based
Nicky Law and Ian Banks are a dream team capable of hoisting Bradford City out of the doldrums. Former Bantams defender Greg Abbott, a member of the 1984-5 Division Three championship-winning side, reckons the unheralded new management team will provide
Once again a cloud of toxic smoke has hung over Bradford, trapped by the cold and still air above, thanks to a blaze at an illegal tyre dump. This was an environmental calamity just waiting to happen. Apparently officers from the Environment Agency had
The owner of a Bradford public relations firm is hoping to serve the business community a slice of the good life with his new culinary venture. Simon Dunn, principal of Catering Solutions, plans to plug a gap in the market by opening a £100,000 caf bar
A CHURCH in Barnoldswick denied permission for a new building on the casting vote of the planning committee chairman has appealed against the decision. Residents living near the Gospel Mission Hall, on Hollins Road, opposed the plans for a new building
SILSDEN'S world champion trial bike rider Dougie Lampkin has been awarded the MBE. Mr Lampkin, who has 10 world titles and has been British Champion six times, was honoured for services to motorcycle trials riding in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
WHILST most people were tucking into turkey and unwrapping gifts on Christmas Day, Skipton campaigner Olivia Agate braved the cold to continue her endless campaign against nuclear war. Mrs Agate, of Hallams Yard, boycotted Christmas Day celebrations to
BITING cold descended on Craven this week - hardly the weather for wading chest deep in a frozen river. But that's exactly what Ray Rycroft did to rescue a dog from Skipton's Royal Shepherd pub on Wednesday. Ray, 58, of Silsden, has been calling at the
DOZENS of calls have been made to Skipton Police from members of the public reporting hazardous driving conditions. The cold snap has resulted in several back roads being covered in ice. Richard Marr, divisional engineer for the county council, said Craven
WHETHER or not it was the hangovers that did it, we gathered on Tuesday, New Year's Day, to found the Beggarsdale Centre for Economically Viable Social Research (BCEVSR). The idea is to save you and me, the taxpayers, huge sums of money by informing the
SIR - I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the Grassington Dickensian Festival on Saturday December 8 for their generosity towards the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The grand total of £87.30 was collected for the charity. The
The parents of a three-year-old who suffered a debilitating stroke hope new tests can shed some light on why he was struck down. Jacob Jackson suffered a rare childhood stroke just two weeks before his third birthday. It left him paralysed down one side
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of both a huge crane and a lock-keeper's cottage at Bingley's world-famous locks. According to old plans and maps dating back to the 1800s the two structures stood at the bottom of the five-rise locks. Now a pioneering
A family was today set to bury a Bradford pensioner killed in a road traffic accident and her mum who died just five days later. Audrey Brookes, 74, died after she was hit by a silver Fiat Tempra as she crossed Moore Avenue, Wibsey on Christmas Eve. Mrs
Cancer research in Bradford is set to benefit thanks to the Telegraph & Argus's website. The award-winning website - www.thisisbradford.co.uk - scooped the United Kingdom website of the year title in the BT Press and Media annual awards for press
People across Bradford are stepping up their efforts to raise £1 million for cancer research. Individuals, schools, churches, pubs, community groups and businesses across the city are being spurred on by the news that cash they raise will be matched by
The Environment Agency is hunting the owner of an illegal tyre dump after a blaze created a cloud of toxic smoke. Officers had already warned of a "deadly disaster" after discovering 12,000 tyres at the Girlington site 18 months ago. But they were unable
A patient with a mental illness suffered extensive burns when he set fire to himself at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, today. The man - in his 60s - walked out of a lavatory with his night clothes on fire at 5.13 am. A member of staff managed to
100 years ago SKIPTON Petty Sessions had two courts sitting simultaneously, something, which had not been seen in the last 20 years. The move was welcomed by the Herald reporter, although he noted that two cases, involving Italians accused of unlawful
