A charity is urging hospitals around the country to follow Bradford's lead in ensuring elderly patients eat properly. A study by Age Concern found six out of ten older patients are at risk of becoming malnourished in hospital. And nine out of ten nurses
Eight flats are to be knocked down close to a notorious haven for rowdy teenagers. Surrounding apartments on rundown Whinfield Close, Braithwaite, Keighley, could be transformed into family homes. Aire-Wharfe Community Housing Trust, which owns the
Ballgowns and black ties are optional as the Last Night of the Proms is shown live on Bradford's giant screen. The pinnacle event of the classical music calendar will be broadcast in Centenary Square on Saturday night. Seating will be available in the
Former players from Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue will clash in a charity football match to raise money to send an autistic youngster on a pioneering treatment programme. Big names are expected to take to the pitch for the game, which is being
SIR - How many readers managed to catch the TV programme 30 Minutes, presented by Digby Jones, the director general of the CBI. There were so many stories going around about the migration of Poles and if they were sponging or working, so he decided to
SIR - I read with horror the story about the baby girl Bethany Cope being injured as the train doors closed on her pushchair on the train from Bingley to Leeds (T&A, September 2). I regularly travel on the Airedale line from Saltaire with my baby girl
Asperger's teenager Matthew Topliss is dancing for joy after beating the odds and winning two top scholarships. The 14-year-old who tried to commit suicide at the age of nine and used to beat his own head against a wall because he wanted a new brain,
SIR - I am researching my family tree on my mother's side and am trying to trace some information regarding Joseph Wheeldon, my grandfather, I know that he was killed in the First World War on April 25, 1918. His address at the time was 21 Issac Street
SIR - There is something seriously amiss with society for all sorts of reasons, but the one major concern today is the compensation culture we live in. Can anyone explain why someone deserves a payout of £20,000 for a broken ankle - the person concerned
SIR - Mr Dallas had been requested to provide instances of Muslim oppression in Britain which were comparable to that of Christian persecution in parts of Pakistan, at times involving death, and in his reply to Mr Murphy (T&A, August 21) was not able
Drug treatment services in Bradford are among the best in the country, an independent national review published today has revealed. Treatment for problem drug users has been rated excellent' - putting the district's substance misuse service in the top
SIR - The expected demise of the Odeon has overtones of the early Seventies when Kirkgate Market was under threat. Like today, when the Odeon campaigners are largely dismissed as archaic sentimentalists, the old market supporters were dubbed a bunch
SIR - What is happening to this country? The police can go round killing innocent people going about their business and get away with it. They have also, to date, caused indirectly or directly the deaths of 44 people driving their cars, according to the
SIR - Hustler is one of the names referred to in the article about the origin of names (T&A, September 1). Hustlergate, we are told, was named after Bradford businessman John Hustler. I believe Hustler Street, which branches off Undercliffe Lane and
SIR - It was a delight to bump into, after many years, my former work colleague David Rhodes while out shopping the other day. Like David, I too, have a problem with pigeons defecating all over the backyard. They certainly can be a nuisance. However
Many will rightly be intrigued and excited by the third major phase of the regeneration proposals for Bradford exclusively revealed in today's Telegraph & Argus. The dynamic proposals for the Valley section of the regeneration masterplan hopefully will
As children return to school this week, Bradford's road safety team is stepping up its efforts to keep them safe. One youngster under 16 died on Bradford's roads last year and 31 were seriously injured - the district's lowest ever figure. "It is good
Their special friendship isn't based on a long-standing acquaintance. Paula Thornham and Dorothy only met in January yet you'd think they'd known each other for years. They share the same sense of humour which helps lighten an otherwise extremely sad
Councillors are calling on the Government to take action on dangerous dogs in a bid to cut the number of serious attacks in Bradford. Mohammad Masood (Con, Heaton) is behind the motion to be put before Tuesday's full Council meeting. He says there has
Asian businesses in Bradford are outperforming the economy, new figures have shown. Asian entrepreneurs' ability to adapt to new opportunities has seen their wealth grow three times faster than the general economy, according to Barclays Business Banking
A terminally-ill woman has lost her fight against cancer just weeks after her wedding. Barbara Hunter died in Manorlands, the Oxenhope hospice, aged 50, just over two weeks after she was married to long-term partner Eric Hunter. Mr Hunter was at his
Colin Todd wants City's wingers to be proper wide boys at Swansea on Saturday. Lee Holmes and Jermaine Johnson have been key players in the team's more attacking approach this season. But Todd feels the pair could be even more dangerous by having a
Should Super League scrap relegation? Discuss. There's only around 600 words to play with in this column, so we're not going to even touch the surface. In their current position, scraping along that imminently opening trapdoor, Wakefield would certainly
Family loyalty will disappear as ruthless Bulls forward Brett Ferres strives to condemn his own uncle to relegation. If his side defeat desperate Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Grattan Stadium tomorrow night, the doomed visitors are out of Super League
Detailed plans to rejuvenate the west of Bradford were unveiled today in which homes, businesses and seats of learning will exist cheek-by-jowl with new green open spaces. WILL KILNER reports on the Valley neighbourhood of the city's masterplan. Sixteen
Britain's first city centre science business park, a European-style boulevard, and proposed major changes to Bradford's inner ring road were revealed today. A detailed proposal to transform Thornton Road into a stylish boulevard lined with cafes and
In 1880, George Ligowsky patented a device to launch clay pigeons. In 1910, Marie Curie announced that she had isolated pure radium. In 1974, Hong Kong Phooey' made his debut on American television. 25 Years Ago From the Telegraph & Argus of September
A book published tomorrow claims that food and domestic items are packed with dangerous chemicals. Is our weekly shop really killing us? JIM GREENHALF reports. At every turn we are subject to scares about health, diet and welfare; so much so that
Home Office Minister Tony McNulty today heard first-hand how Bradford people think the Government can work with them to combat the threat of terrorism. After criticism that he was not listening in Leeds yesterday, Mr McNulty was anxious to assure community
The death of a two-year-old Bradford boy is being treated as murder. The child, Harris Dunbar, who had lived with his mother at a women's refuge, had been pronounced dead at the accident and emergency department of Bradford Royal Infirmary on Sunday,
Bradford are celebrating winning the Yorkshire Inter-District Union title for only the third time in their history. They defeated Sheffield by a whopping 28-8 in the wind and rain at Bradford Golf Club and, with Leeds beating fellow title contenders
Junior Witter's trainer reckons it is win or bust for the Bradford fighter in his world title showdown. Dominic Ingle admits the stakes could not be any higher as Witter prepares to face DeMarcus Corley for the WBC light-welterweight crown in London
A convicted paedophile has been given a suspended jail sentence for flouting a court order designed to protect children from him. Anthony Waterhouse, 67, wandered off with a six-year-old girl in a park, the judge who originally sentenced him was told
A "humbled" Brian Noble received Bradford's highest honour yesterday to rapturous applause. Former Bradford Bulls coach Mr Noble became only the 25th person to bear the title Freeman of the City. The award was bestowed in recognition of his distinguished
Tackling climate change in Bradford is moving to the top of the agenda. The Council has received more than £200,000 in Government funding for a campaign to change Bradfordians' attitudes to the global problem. The Department for Environment, Food and
