West Bowling have appointed Richard Heseltine as their head coach for the forthcoming season. Heseltine steps up to one of the top posts in the National Conference flagship competition after previous experience with Bradford Bulls, Birkenshaw and Clayton
Former Bradford University student turned poet John Hegley will perform at next month's Grassington Festival. He will be joined by fellow poet, Wendy Cope, while father and son team, TV presenters Peter and Dan Snow, will be bringing their rousing stories
Safety fencing could start going up along Otley's riverside after Leeds Council decided to push ahead with part of the unpopular scheme. The executive board has agreed to defer a decision about what should be done to improve safety at Wharfemeadows Park
Undercliffe Cricket Club A became only the second club in the competition's history to successfully defend the Flexprint Services-sponsored HEYS TROPHY after beating Low Moor WMC A in front of a full house at Great Horton Conservative Club. The snooker
A memorial stone for 38 nuns at St Monica's Convent in Skipton has been blessed. The Sisters of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, who taught there from 1865 until the convent closed in 1969, had discovered from archives that many of the nuns, who died
A "silver singalong" is in store next month when a Silsden club hosts a special visit by their Geordie counterparts. The group from Jarrow has visited Cobbydale Social Club every summer for the past 25 years. The Silsden members will lay on pie and peas
Bradford-born businessman Peter Marks has been named as the new chief executive of the merged trading businesses of the Co-operative Group and United Co-operatives. Mr Marks is currently chief executive of United Co-operatives. The process of getting
The Guiseley Factory Workers Club has won CAMRA's top annual award for Leeds. The club in Town Street has beaten competition from pubs throughout the city to win the Leeds CAMRA Pub of the Year 2006/2007. The victory is seen as a notable achievement
Organisers of a craft fair in Yeadon Town Hall are inviting people to book tables for the event. All proceeds from the fairon Sunday, October 21, will go towards the upkeep of the interior of the town hall. Tables can be booked by contacting Mary Sloan
The end of daily traffic jams is in sight for Addingham drivers heading into Ilkley as the date has been set for road improvements. Bradford Council is set to start work on a right-turn lane on the busy A65 early in June to free up the bottleneck at
A community cinema is thriving after a £400 kick-start by Shipley Area Committee's Community Chest towards a screen. Salem United Reformed Church in Burley-in-Wharfedale, started showing films in the 60-seat cinema last month and is about to screen its
The roof of an end terraced home was destroyed in an attic fire today. No-one was in the property in Denholme Road, Leeming, near Oxenhope, when the fire broke out at about 11.45am. Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw the roof on fire. Firefighters
Bradford again has a chance to prove it is the curry capital of the world as nominations to find the top South Asian restaurant are published. The Shimla Spice, in Shipley, is among 66 restaurants chosen by MPs to compete in the second Tiffin Cup - an
A sponsored walk is being held on Saturday to raise cash to help a man stay in the UK. Michael Bourne and his fiancee Barbara Firth, of Wareham Corner, Holme Wood, need to raise £4,000 to pay the legal costs of an appeal against a deportation order.
A teenager accused of causing havoc on a Bradford estate has been given an interim ASBO. Kevin Hayley, 17, has been banned from acting in a manner likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress under the terms of the order issued by city magistrates today
Jacques Rudolph struck his second consecutive century and third of the season as leaders Yorkshire battled bravely against tight bowling on the first day of their LV Championship match at Durham. Although Yorkshire's batting was weakened by the absence
Bradford was today gearing up to welcome The Queen to the city for the fifth time. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to arrive on the Royal train at Bradford Interchange station at 9.55am tomorrow followed by a visit to new Hindu Temple in
A historic Town Hall clock looks set to strike again within weeks after a row over health and safety. Time had been standing still in Yeadon after Leeds City Council health and safety officials decided the town hall clock was too dangerous to wind up
West Yorkshire Archive Services will join the County Archive Research Network (CARN) - a scheme which provide users with tickets for local authority archives in England and Wales - on June 3. The service is urging users to register for a ticket, which
The Bradford and District Older People's Alliance will meet at Clayton Village Hall on Friday at 11am. Places at the meeting are limited because of the venue size so to book a seat telephone (01274) 728216.
Ducks are now on sale for Burley-in-Wharfedale's annual duck race in the River Wharfe. Money raised at the race, organised by Burley Community Trust, will go towards the village's Christmas fairylight fund. The plastic birds will be launched down the
Safety fencing could start going up along Otley's riverside after Leeds bosses decided to push ahead with part of the unpopular scheme. Leeds City Council's executive board, in the face of a 6,136-signature petition against the original plan, has agreed
A community care fund for older people is offering grants of up to £500 to voluntary organisations for the elderly. The money is from Bradford Metropolitan District's Adult Services and Help the Aged. Organisations can get help with starting up, equipment
Barristers in the trial of a man accused of employing migrant workers on a dangerous Bradford building site have been making their final submissions to the jury. Shah Nawaz Pola, 35, is accused of employing Slovakian Dusan Dudi to work on a three-storey
Ten and 11-year-old primary school children in Kirklees are being educated about the effects of drugs misuse in the home. The subject has recently been introduced in an optional lesson to an already successful Kirklees drugs education programme called
Two Bradford companies, Mailway Packaging Solutions and Field Packaging, have joined forces to bring one of the United States' most innovative forms of retail display packaging to the UK and Europe. SunPaq is a new display packaging option that is fully
Concerns are being raised over developments at a quarry, which could see it producing three times more material than first expected. Burkroyd Stone, the owner of Ten Yards Quarry, near Denholme, has submitted a planning application to extend its operations
A Bradford computing firm is predicting a continuation of the strong progress it made during 2006. Belgravium Technologies chairman John Kembery said that business was continuing in line with expectations so far in 2007, following from the previous year's
A national household goods chain isdue to open its new superstore in Bradford tomorrow. Leicester-based Dunelm Mill, which has 80 branches in the UK, is set to open a 27,000 square foot store at the former Morrisons site in Sticker Lane, Bowling. About
They say there is a reason the majestic bronze statue of Sir Titus Salt in Robert Park, Saltaire, seems to face in the wrong direction. Instead of satisfyingly surveying his achievement of creating the self-contained village, now a world heritage site
A 17-year-old boy has been left with a shattered skull after being attacked in the street by a gang of girls wielding pieces of fencing. At least one man is also thought to have been involved in the assault on Sam Morley in Hopbine Avenue, near Parkside
Bradford Council's 30 wards could in future be split so that only one councillor is elected for each area under new Government proposals. The measures are designed to give local councils the power to change the way their elections work - and make councillors
Rita Coolidge shot to fame singing cover versions and she has paid homage to her musical heroes throughout her career. Her pedigree is rock and pop and last year she was in Britain on the Once in a Lifetime country tour with Kenny Rogers and Don Williams
Bradford's Bag of Quips comedy club is offering an exclusive taster of what some of the nation's brightest new comics will be taking to the Edinburgh Festival this summer. Edinburgh Previews, running from June 4-9, presents a range of comedy talent,
To embark on a journey through the clubs, pubs and toilets that is a local rock scene can be a daunting and difficult experience. And unfortunately more often then not the enthusiasm and energy that comes with youth often fails to cover the cracks left
As soon as we walked through the door at Well House, it had a warm feeling," says Dr Graeme Summers. It's a sentiment echoed by his wife, Monique. "It was also the quirkiness, with its low ceilings and beams. There was such a feeling of history," she
The leader of Bradford Council wants to take the control of the district's schools back in house once a ten-year contract with a private company ends. Kris Hopkins said it was his "personal ambition" to bring education back under Council control in 2011
Dinosaurs Alive! 3D (cert PG, 40mins) at Bradford IMAX cinema When you see giant three-dimensional dinosaurs roaming and roaring in front of you, it's easy to forget that they don't actually exist anymore. Dinosaurs Alive! 3D is a spellbinding
Portia Williamson has every girl's dream job. Her position as head of design with Bingley fashion firm Damart gives her the prime opportunity to shop for a living... and she loves it! "I'm a shopaholic," she laughs. Portia's days as a dedicated follower
Away From Her (cert 12A, 105mins) at Pictureville from tomorrow Four stars Adapted from a short story by Canadian writer Alice Munro, Away From Her is a wintry tale about a couple's 50-year marriage slowly dissolving in the fog of Alzheimer's disease
Bradford's new state-of-the-art travelling library has won two national awards within months of being put into service. The awards were given for State of the Art vehicle and Delegate's Choice by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group. The library has
Residents say they are frustrated with a housing developer which is not taking on its responsibility for maintaining grass verges on a newly-built estate. The overgrown verge in Stead Hill Way, Thackley, had been allowed to grow to more than two feet
Substance abusers and their families have access to a hotline to encourage them to seek help and treatment. A round-the-clock telephone service manned by drugs advisers is providing urgent advice, information and support. The hotline is run by Lifeline
Pupils will soon have the opportunity to study new qualifications geared to helping them secure jobs in their chosen careers. Campus Calderdale is to pilot a new scheme which will see some 14 to 19-year-olds working towards diplomas in three separate
A new website will enable people with learning disabilities to access support and services available across the district. The site at www.weare people2.net was developed by Bradford Council's Adult Services in partnership with Bradford People First
When Jane and her mother land in Bradford, with just the few bags of clothes they could grab while doing a runner from their previous home, life looks pretty grim. Fed-up with her single mother's chaotic lifestyle, Jane seeks solace in the arms of local
No one position has probably changed more than hooker over the years, so picking a No 9 for the Bradford Team of the Century is set to be a lively topic of debate. The hooker traditionally won possession from the scrum and if he was no good, your team
These dramatic accidents were caught on camera as they happened by readers of the Telegraph & Argus. David Staincliffe was able to get the picture of a white Nissan pickup truck after youths disengaged its handbrake, allowing it to roll down Heights
Paul Deacon has delivered his half-term report insisting: There's plenty more to come. The Bulls have just passed the midway point of Super League XII and sit in third spot, only two points behind joint front-runners St Helens and Leeds Rhinos. Steve
Patients are set to benefit from the introduction of a new computer system which will revolutionise the way scan results and x-rays are viewed by doctors. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of installing a new picture
The National Portrait Gallery is to stage its first exhibition devoted to Pop Art - including works by Bradford artist David Hockney. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns and Ray Johnson will also be represented alongside works by other British
The Sue Ryder Care Manorlands Hospice will be holding a charity evening on Friday, June 15. The event will start at 7.30pm at the Sandal Farm Restaurant, Denholme Road, Thornton, where there will be a five-course evening meal. A raffle and auction will
Geoff Twentyman, the secretary of Bradford area occupational health and safety forum, will stand down this year as he is retiring from his job as environmental health manager with Bradford Council. Mr Twentyman will be thanked for his work at the forum's
Members of small voluntary and community groups in the Aire Valley are invited to workshops where help and support, funding advice and tips are on offer. Groups from across Baildon, Bingley, Wharfedale, Shipley, Windhill and Wrose are invited to the
A new baton-twirling group is appealing for more members to swell its ranks. The group is called The New Dawn Twirlers and has been set up by Dawn Baker at the Sedgburgh Centre in Odsal. It is the only baton- twirling group in Bradford and is open to
Police are treating as arson a ferocious fire at a paper mill which caused tens of thousands of pounds of damage to stock. It took firefighters more than 14 hours to get the blaze under control. When fire crews arrived at Garnett's Paper Mill in Wharfeside
Bradford Council has come under fire from an MP for its "ludicrous" equality monitoring. Shipley MP Philip Davies slammed the politically correct form filling as a complete waste of money and time. He contacted the Tory-run council after he was asked
A Bradford computing firm is predicting a continuation of the strong progress it made during 2006. Belgravium Technologies chairman John Kembery said business was continuing in line with expectations so far in 2007, following the previous year's successes
A safety surface at Steeton's Keighley Road Recreation Ground has been vandalised. Coun Su Thompson told a parish council meeting that part of the surface around the roundabout had been picked out and the police had been informed.
With the warmer weather often leading to thoughts of cool water, West Yorkshire Police is appealing for people to stay away from the district's waterways. The police are warning people that the region's lakes, rivers, quarries, reservoirs and canals
Villagers have largely welcomed plans to redevelop the inside of Kildwick Church. At open evenings on Monday and Tuesday, people from Kildwick, Farnhill and Cross Hills took the opportunity to view the plans for St Andrew's Church. The plans to modernise
Bradford-born businessman Derek Walpole has been appointed head of the new body established to avoid a repeat of last year's Farepak scandal. Mr Walpole will be chairman of the Christmas Pre-payments Authority, charged with overseeing schemes to ring-fence
Steve Schumacher is set to stay in League One with Crewe. The 23-year-old is poised to complete a move to Gresty Road after being released by City at the end of the season. Schumacher, who played 130 games in three seasons for the Bantams, will become
A fundraising concert for cancer patients is being held at Idle Fire Station next month. The gig, called Rock Against Cancer, has been organised by firefighters David Burke, of white watch, and Steve Dakin, of green watch. "I've got a friend who had
Our columnist this week, Simon Patchett, from Fairweather Green, is a student at the University of Central Lancashire. UEFA has been getting a little worried about the Champions League final tonight. The football organisation fears there may be more
Two Bradford companies, Mailway Packaging Solutions and Field Packaging, have joined forces to bring one of the United States' most innovative forms of retail display packaging to the UK and Europe. SunPaq is a new display packaging option that is fully
Firefighters are set to raise money in memory of a colleague who died at the age of 46. About ten crew members in Keighley will be thinking of Trudy Ramsden when they take on the Coniston Quadrathon on Saturday, June 2. Trudy was a control room operator
Bikers in Bradford will be showing their softer side when they embark on a charity bike round trip from Land's End to John O' Groats. The group, led by Dave Morris, of Design Glass in Wyke, will be hoping to raising thousands for a charity which helps
Barristers in the trial of a man accused of employing migrant workers on a dangerous Bradford building site have been making their final submissions to the jury. Shah Nawaz Pola, 35, is accused of employing Slovakian Dusan Dudi to work on a three-storey
An alarming survey conducted by a children's charity shows that a third of Yorkshire children live below the poverty line. The survey, carried out by Barnardo's, says that 330,000 Yorkshire children are living in households surviving on less than 60
Why not ask your child's school if they could use your old yoghurt pots, egg boxes, margarine tubs, loo rolls or anything else in art classes.
Washing machines are a great labour-saving device and you won't find many people willing to give theirs up. So how can we cut down on the energy and water used? The best thing to do is load it fully - it's much more efficient on energy and water use
Pupils at St James' Church Primary School in Allerton have been learning more about the benefits of recycling and composting thanks to a popular new school initiative. Every classroom now collects food waste in its own bio-bag. Learning mentor Carolyn
"I sat down and, for the first time since I was about ten, I heard the summer hum - the mass of insect noise. I watched a kestrel hovering, and a sparrowhawk. If it had not been for the distant wail of a burglar alarm, I would have thought I was about
Plastic is very annoying environmentally as it is wrong in almost all respects. It's not natural, the raw materials are normally carbon and hydrogen (oil), it doesn't rot, and it is very light and takes up a lot of space for its weight. It can't be grown
Women who doffed their clothes for a calendar and inspired a block-busting movie are at it again. The Calendar Girls of the Rylstone WI have exposed themselves once more in aid of Leukaemia Research - this time in a box of chocolates. Each of the 12
Fitness regimes and media training may be a modern-day phenomena in top-level golf. But Cleckheaton professional Mike Ingham was part of a unique group in the 1960s who enjoyed an early taste of how today's top young professionals are groomed off the
Gareth Evans finished 25th in the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden. The Northcliffe member carded consistent rounds of 74, 73, 72 and 74 to finish five over par in some tough conditions. He was the third highest Yorkshire finisher behind John
Reigning title-holders Bradford came from behind to beat Halifax/Huddersfield 19-17 at Skipton as they began their defence of the Yorkshire crown. The hosts trailed 8-4 after the morning foursomes but hit back with seven singles victories, claiming
As anyone who ever travels by train from Bradford Interchange to Leeds and back will know only too well, the track-side has been a mess for years. Fly-tippers have seen to that, throwing their rubbish down the embankment to create an appalling first impression
SIR - Can I applaud the editor for the front page (T&A, May 8) where you printed five mugshots of miscreants who must have caused untold misery and heartbreak to hundreds of people. I would also like to thank the West Yorkshire police, who I believe
SIR - With regard to the front page story about the cat ban on estates (T&A, May 21), I have kept cats for more than 20 years. Many were strays that I have given a good home to. How disgusting that this kind man was refused a cat on the basis of where
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Sarfraz Ahmed: aged 34, of Farcliffe Road, Girlington: dishonestly obtained property, £150 fine, £515 compensation, £60 costs. David Martin Cresswell, aged 44, of New Hey Road, East Bowling;
In 1934, Bonnie and Clyde were killed in an ambush. In 1947, the British cabinet decided to partition India into the Hindu state of India and the Muslim state of Pakistan. In 2001, the scroll used for Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road' sold for a record
A collision between two cars, a silver Renault and a green Honda, caused traffic hold-ups in Fagley Road, Bradford, shortly after 3pm yesterday. The drivers of both vehicles were checked at the scene by paramedics but did not require hospital treatment
