It's amazing how much we love convertibles. For a windswept, rain-sodden island, we simply can't get enough of them. They've picked up sales enormously in recent years. One of the reasons being that modern cabriolets tend to be hardtops with metal roofs
Changes to the postal system are about to have a major impact on businesses and they are being warned to be ready. The Royal Mail introduces its new Pricing in Proportion (PiP) system from August 21, which will take into account size and thickness of
The NHS has been urged to adopt a zero tolerance approach to bullying after a survey found staff were being harassed by patients and colleagues. The poll found a quarter of NHS staff had been bullied and harassed by patients and their relatives, while
West Yorkshire Police were all revved up for the official launch of their first speed camera motorcycle in Bradford. The force say the state-of-the-art bike equipped with a tripod, laser gun and video camera will be "another life-saving machine" on
College bosses have launched an inquiry after the Telegraph & Argus revealed they had unwittingly employed a convicted murderer as a caretaker. Former soldier Stuart Longstaff was freed on licence last year after serving 22 years of a life sentence for
SIR I purchased my T&A on May 11, turned to pages 26-27 to read about the proposed Odeon building and then went back to page one to check the date no, it wasn't April 1. The proposed drawings were too ridiculous to warrant a second look. I suggest
SIR After reading your front page showing a distraught picture of Olive Joy, whose daughter, Frances, is detained in Lynfield Mount Mental Hospital (T&A, May 9) I cannot comprehend that Bradford Care Trust have locked this autistic lady up for six months
SIR On July 15 myself and three teachers from Girlington Primary School will attempt to walk 100 kilometres non-stop in 30 hours. We are trying to improve our general fitness by increasing the time spent in the gym and attempting to do a long walk at
SIR I wonder if Mr Hartley (Letters, May 17) attended the event at Sunbridge Road on Saturday night? I did. I accompanied my 17-year-old daughter as her friends were unable to go with her. The music was rock and pleased the young who attended. The
Medicine is supposed to be a caring profession. Those who work in it are perhaps among the last people you would expect to be infected by the modern disease of bullying. Yet as a disturbing report today reveals, the NHS is apparently as badly blighted
A restaurant will give its customers a breath of fresh air by banning smoking and introducing a contemporary new menu. Jas Bhatt, who co-owns the Cartwright Hotel in Manningham Lane, Bradford, with his brother Bobby, said they had made the decision because
The RSPCA has pledged to investigate after a fishing-mad teenager found mutilated wildlife scattered around a pond. Thirteen-year-old Grant Archer was so incensed when he found mutilated fish and a decapitated duck at Pilley's Dam, near his home in Greengates
SIR I was delighted to learn from Philip Bird's letter (T&A, May 13) that the fault line' in the Conservative Party which wrecked John Major's government has been re-opened by Philip Davies and 50 other MPs who want absolutely nothing to do with the
SIR The T&A Court File gives regular ammunition to writers in these columns, but I had to look at least five times at one to believe it. A mature adult, with no driving licence, no insurance, driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition, plus a defective
SIR So once again the wishes of Bradfordians are to be ignored in favour of an outsider's ideas. The Odeon building is Bradford's one remaining stanchion of the Art Deco period. Art Deco is an extremely passionate medium and future citizens will not
SIR May I through your letters column take this opportunity to praise, commend and thank the work and effort of the organisers of the Community Day event at Valley Parade on Sunday. Councillor Ward and his helpers, through their hard work, laid on a
SIR I have to say that I had expected there to be a backlash from the Punk Worship event at Sunbridge Road Mission. I am a member of the Mission and was a "steward" on the evening. Anyone who did not attend the event would not really be able to have
SIR As one of the organisers of the Punk Worship event at Sunbridge Road Mission, I would like to respond to the comments made by Mr Hartley (Letters, May 17). Rock and punk music are very closely associated, but the fact is that the phrase "punk" is
A chance text message has seen Steve McNamara pull off an amazing coup bringing Brian Smith back to Odsal. Ten years after heading home to Australia, the visionary former Bulls head coach is returning to assist big pal McNamara on a consultancy basis
In 1926, 600 people were reported dead after the French bombarded Damascus in Syria during a rebellion. In 1939, MPs debated the Soviet offer of a treaty with Britain and France. In 1947, the House of Lords attacked a plan for a power station at Bankside
West Yorkshire Police claim cost savings are needed because of a lack of Government cash - and it's the frontline services that are under the axe. JONATHAN WALTON looks into how the force aims to bridge a £17 million funding shortfall Retiring police
After a seven-year stretch banged up on the small screen, the infamous inmates and screws of HMP Larkhall are breaking out onto the stage in Bad Girls - The Musical. Written by the creators of the popular TV series, the show is a dangerous mix of deception
Every morning when he gets up, comic Justin Moorhouse thanks his lucky stars that he doesn't have to put a tie on. "Iused to work in sales, I didn't start doing comedy till I was 29, " he says. "Sales was soul-destroying, I hated that awful corporate
When Joseph Shabalala formed Ladysmith Black Mambazo 45 years ago he probably did not imagine the singing group would still be going strong in the 21st century. The group became hugely popular after the release of Nelson Mandela and the formation of
One of David Hockney's most famous paintings is expected to fetch up to £3 million when it goes under the hammer next month. The artist's 1966 masterpiece The Splash has been in a private collection in California for the past 20 years. In his distinctive
Junior Witter has reacted to the latest speculation of a Ricky Hatton mega-fight by demanding: Put up or shut up. Rumours of a much-hyped battle of Britain have resurfaced after comments from the Hitman's trainer Billy Graham. He insisted that Hatton
Main man Andy Lynch refuses to get carried away by all his recent plaudits, insisting: I'm just concentrating on St Helens. The red-hot prop has earned rave reviews in Super League XI and won a deserved call-up to the Great Britain international squad
Wayne Jacobs reckons Halifax can count on a large Bradford backing as they bid to return to the Football League. City supporters are expected to swell the crowd for the Shaymen's Conference play-off final against Hereford at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester
The only roses to bloom at Headingley yesterday were red ones until the last-wicket pair of Jason Gillespie and Deon Kruis gave Yorkshire an unexpected chance of avoiding the follow-on in their Championship tussle with Lancashire. Yorkshire had slumped
Following their giant-killing Waddilove Cup win over Raw-don, Harden face two more tough matches this weekend. Tomorrow they take on Colton one of the clubs fancied to take the Division C title while on Sunday they return to cup duty with a visit to
Brighouse, promoted last season as runners-up behind Keighley, are turning a few heads in the SDS Bradford League First Division. Spearheaded by Pakistani Riz-wan Ahmed, they are fourth in the table on 48 points, which puts them six points in front
A wallaby called Skippy had his feet firmly back on the ground today after leaping a six-foot-high fence in a bid for freedom. The animal had police hopping about in a bid to catch it after loping along busy roads for more than a mile and bringing traffic
Council workers who take days off to look after ill children or relatives are inflating sickness absence figures, a meeting heard. Bradford has no policy for staff to take special leave instead and it is recorded as if they themselves were sick. The
Detectives are examining a house in Bradford in a bid to solve the mystery of a murdered faith healer. Police have been told African-born Alfusaine Jabbi had conducted a faith healing session in Bradford and believe he was moving his unusual practice
An MP has hit out at figures which reveal a staggering £4 million has been paid out to prisoners for injury claims in 12 months at a time when police helpdesks in West Yorkshire face closure as part of cost-cutting. Figures released today show that
