Edward Cooke may be only eight years old but he is already becoming a veteran of stage and screen. The youngster, from Thackley, appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Alhambra this year and now he has landed a role in the UK tour of Mary
Four Bradford schoolgirls are on the brink of forging a partnership with a leading aid charity which could save countless Third World lives. Katie Deardon, Isabella Ricordo, Megan Crowley, and Kimi Omolokun, all pupils at St Joseph’s Catholic College
A boarded-up pub has been labelled a “death trap” after a grandmother slipped and became trapped in an exposed manhole. The third serious incident at The Royal since it was closed by police more than a year ago. Lyn Murgatroyd, 60, was warning young
A skipper is set to make history when she heads an all-female crew to take on this year’s Tall Ships Race. Clare Cupples, who lives in Otley for part of the year with her husband, has captained the square rigger Lord Nelson for the last four years.
Fundraisers have come up with a rock-solid way of supporting the Telegraph & Argus’s Listening for Life Appeal to help transform the lives of profoundly-deaf babies, children and adults. The Ear Trust in Bradford is offering people the
Long-serving staff of Bradford District Care Trust have been rewarded in an annual celebration. Twenty-two dedicated workers, clocking up almost 600 years of experience, collected awards for 25 years’ service. John Vickers, right, Keighley Day Services
Police have made a fresh appeal for information after a second sighting of a missing foreign nanny in the past two weeks. Detective Inspector John Mountain said police believe Kumari Tamang, who can only speak limited English, may now be living
A woman was taken to hospital with burns after falling asleep with a candle next to her bed. She woke to find the bedclothes and the wooden frame of the bed on fire at her house in Greystones Drive, Bogthorn, Keighley. Three children, one believed to
Coroner’s officers are appealing for the relatives of Michael Atkinson to come forward. The 63-year-old died of natural causes at his flat in Skipton Road, Keighley, on Thursday. It is believed he has relatives in the Preston area.
Residents are being asked for their opinions over road closures to allow resurfacing work this year. Leeds City Council’s highways department is planning to resurface two lengths of road in Main Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale. The stretches are from the
Bradford Council is putting together a new strategy to tackle homelessness by stepping in earlier with those at risk. The Council has set out a plan to cut the number of homeless over the next five years and involves looking at people’s housing problems
Shots were fired by police in a Bradford street during a major operation to smash a drugs supply ring. The driver’s door window of a black Audi A6 was smashed by a gunshot during an arrest made by undercover officers in Shearbridge Road yesterday. The
Mark Lawn today hit back at suggestions that next week’s Mexican trip is nothing more than a free holiday. Lawn flies out to Mexico City on Monday to discuss plans for a possible academy link-up between the club and a private school in the area. Critics
Steve McNamara faces a difficult call as to whether to risk Sam Burgess in tomorrow's engage Super League home match against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The 19-year-old prop went for his second scan of the week on an injured shoulder yesterday
