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Bradford Park Avenue’s West Riding County Cup tie at home to Brighouse Town was postponed tonight due to a waterlogged pitch.

The crowd of almost 2,000 Leeds fans who made their way to Hereford on Tuesday were in no mood to make allowances for another dismal performance and neither was manager Simon Grayson. He pulled no punches in his assessment of Leeds’ 2-0 defeat by a relegation

Ministers are right to tackle extremism at a younger age as schools and colleges are a breeding ground for radicals, a Muslim leader has said. Chair of Ahmadiya Muslim Association Bary Malik welcomed moves to give material to schools and further

Youngsters at Richard Dunn Sports Centre have been taking advantage of a £1 swim offer during half-term. Bradford Council has encouraged young people across the district to B-active with three special offers. Those aged 11 to 15 can have a gym and swim

Juniors and ladies with an official handicap certificate can play at Clayton Golf Club free of charge on week-days during March.

In-demand Karl Gunney has completed his move to the Cougars and could go straight in against his former Hunslet Hawks team-mates this weekend. The highly-rated back-rower eventually signed on the dotted line on Tuesday night having agreed a deal for

Bradford Thunderbirds ensured their passage to the semi-finals of the Women’s Challenge Cup with a 48-4 victory over Siddal. They were unsure of what to expect from Division Two opposition but took the lead with a try from Tara Yarrow, Jen Waite converting

Three Vietnamese men were the key players in a conspiracy to grow more than £200,000 of cannabis in Bradford after setting up a string of factories across the UK, a court heard. Duc Van Nguyen, 51, Minh Hein Do, 48, and Giang Quang Bui, 54, rented houses

A young woman who fell from a balcony at a block of flats was reportedly in a poorly but stable condition tonight. Dawn Tomlinson, 25, was left fighting for her life when she was found on a road outside Gerard House, Fairhaven Green, Idle,

The Bulls have put back the kick-off for next Friday’s game against Huddersfield Giants to 8pm. This is to allow more time for fans to get to the match considering the ongoing road works at Odsal Top roundabout. “We have looked at the problems

Hull KR centre Chev Walker has received a one-match ban for a challenge on the Bulls’ Glenn Morrison. He was cited by the match review panel for allegedly striking the Aussie in the 49th minute of Sunday’s Super League clash. Tackler Morrison was floored

A woman has told a murder trial jury she heard screams of agony the night a man was stabbed to death and another seriously wounded in Bradford. The witness, who gave her evidence anonymously, said she saw a group on East Squire Lane, Manningham

Dave Halley says Steve McNamara was right to send him out on loan, admitting: I wasn’t up to speed. There was some surprise when the Bulls winger departed to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on the eve of the new Super League season. That

Fundraising mum Alexis Jenner hates yellow – but next month she will be putting on a custard-coloured shirt to raise awareness of a condition she has been battling for more than two decades. The 42-year-old wants to make as many people as possible

People will be able to sample fair trade chocolate at the Bronte Parsonage Museum and Bronte Weaving Shed in Haworth this month. The venture is part of Haworth’s Fairtrade Fortnight celebrations and will take place for most of the day on Saturday

Yorkshire’s director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon will use pre-season to decide who will open the batting in the Championship this season. He already has an idea in his head of who it will be but admits that could change before the first match

People in Bradford are being urged to help make sure heart patients remain at the top of the Government’s health care strategy. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on people to sign a petition demanding a new Government plan to support people

Fundraisers at Marie Curie are appealing for volunteers to help make March’s Great Daffodil Appeal the best yet. The charity does not have enough volunteers to fill all time slots for collections in supermarkets and on the streets. Brenda

A 23-year-old man led police on a 100mph car chase round Bradford’s Canterbury Estate, a court heard. Mohammed Hussain, of Southfield Lane, Great Horton, Bradford, was caught on a patrol car video camera racing another vehicle. Bradford

A former soldier has died from a heart attack during a sunshine break to Malta. Lewis Maynard, who was 68, and lived at Main Road, Thornton, with his wife Maureen, collapsed on Sunday in the resort of Salina. Family friend Ralph Kubicsek

The organisers of a charity run by people with learning disabilities have secured funding to upgrade its computer suite, thanks to a grant from the charitable foundation of the Telegraph & Argus. People First Keighley and Craven is attracting

Vandals targeting a church in Idle have now wrecked its new garden of remembrance, ripping up newly-lain turf and borders. It was self-employed gardener David Wood who made the discovery as he turned up for work. Mr Wood has been creating

Cash and suspected heroin have been seized and two men have been arrested in a police operation in Manningham, Bradford. A 39-year-old man was arrested by the district drugs team on suspicion of supplying class A drugs and money laundering and a second

Friends and family turned up in country and western gear to say farewell to one of Bradford’s first-ever linedance teachers. Great-grandmother Audrey Stone, 75, who died from cancer wanted today’s funeral service to be a fitting celebration

Oh, baby, has Bradford’s Pictureville cinema got a treat coming up for tiny tots and their carers. Friday sees the first of the cinema’s Watch With baby movies – a new idea that means parents and carers of children under 12 months can now

SIR – Your support for the intervention of the Ombudsman in the Odeon saga (T&A Comment, February 2) is most welcome, although I note that you, too, are still referring to “the site being redeveloped”. One may wonder what other irregularities the Ombudsman

Yorkshire Inter-District League Division One champions Bradford No 1 take on last season’s runners-up Sheffield No 1 in a top-of-the-table clash at Lilycroft WMC on Saturday (7.30pm). The positions are reversed at present with Sheffield No

A Bradford retail warehouse is axing weekend shifts from April in a move that will hit up to 65 workers. Weekend staff at the Next warehouse on Toftshaw Lane, Tong, which has operated for more than 20 years and employs 520 staff, are being

Firefighters dealt with derelict two caravans on fire last night. A small caravan was on its side and on fire in Wenborough Lane, Holme Wood, Bradford, when fire crews were called at 9.30pm. The flames spread to three residential garages

It doesn’t occur to many of us to recycle our clothing. Whether we’ve worn it to shreds or not at all, it’s more likely than not that we’ll bin it rather than donate it to charity. Clothing even comprises three per cent of all the stuff we throw away

Bradford Bulldogs under-12s’ eight-match unbeaten run came to an abrupt end on Saturday night when they lost 6-1 to Sutton Sting. It was better news for the under-14s though, who continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 10-2 thrashing of

Airienteers will be running their first regional event of the year on Sunday, which has attracted runners from all over the north of England. The event is at Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, and will include some of the surrounding

Oakbank table tennis club enjoyed a successful West Yorkshire Schools Individual Championships, held at Bradford Grammar School, with three winners and two runners-up. The winners qualify for the English National Schools Championships to be held at

SIR – Although some will have experienced difficulties in getting to work during the recent spell of bad weather, most maintained a bulldog spirit and arrived at their place of employment. People like posties, refuse collectors, shop assistants and

SIR – Most people are sickened and appalled by cowardly attacks that are being perpetrated more and more on the elderly. DCI Hopwood of Bradford CID says that these attacks will not be tolerated by the police. It is just a shame that our judicial system

A Bradford doctor is leading the first-ever study to find out how many breastfed babies fall dangerously ill after failing to take in enough milk. Dr Sam Oddie, a consultant neonatologist at Bradford Royal Infirmary, has a long-standing interest

The two Bradford veterans teams in Division Three of the Yorkshire League were both chasing promotion so there was a lot at stake in their weekend derby clash. Defeat for Bradford 4 would put them out of the title running. Bradford 3

Five cyclists with a spirit of adventure are wanted to help disabled youngsters get saddled up. They are wanted to join a team of cyclists riding coast to coast to help raise money to start a new cycling club for people with learning or physical

SIR – In response to Philip Bird (T&A, February 5), the trouble with bypasses, new roads and the like is that, putting more of our remaining few green acres under tarmac just tends to cause more traffic. On the subject of climate change, perhaps he

As Rachel Stell says: “You can do anything with a house, but you can’t change its position. That’s why we fell in love with Bank House. It had fabulous views, and a rural feel, but with a nice community.” That was 30 years ago, and Rachel and husband

Bradford/Halifax girls under-14s hockey team gave high-fliers Brigg a real scare before going down 1-0. Bradford got off to a good start, defending well against a formidable attack. Brigg broke away to score the only game after 15 minutes

SIR – Instead of people losing their homes because they have every possibility of it disappearing down a hole, why don’t the builders have to make a thorough search for subsidence and avoid all the upset or a near tragedy by the people living on top of

A Mini Cooper Cabriolet was badly damaged in a fire in Bolton Hall Road, Bolton, Bradford, in the early hours of today. Firefighters were called to the scene at 3am when a resident was awoken by the sound of a tyre exploding. Police

Police have named the Bradford mother killed in a road collision near Harrogate last week as Diane Nicole Scott. An inquest was opened and adjourned into the death of the 44-year-old, of Holme Wood Road, Holme Wood, Bradford, this morning by

Motherhood took Rebecca Terry on a contrasting career path to the one she intended. The mother-of-three from Menston was seeking a scientific profession after completing a biological sciences degree and marine biology MSc at Plymouth University, and

The North’s biggest wedding show is set to double in size following a partnership between its organiser and a Bradford-based events supply business. Amplitude AV Services Ltd, based on the 606 industrial estate, has teamed up with founder of Yorkshire

Bradford-based photo-processing chain Max Spielmann has secured 700 jobs across the company following its purchase by the retail service chain Timpson Ltd, it has been announced. Max Spielmann has 12 stores in the Bradford region, including shops trading

Efforts to “green up” its operations have earned a Bingley-based publishing company international recognition. Emerald Group Publishing Limited has become one of the first publishing businesses in the region to gain an internationally-recognised environmental

A Bradford cleaning products company is hoping to scoop a lucrative contract to supply the entire NHS with solutions to combat hospital bugs. Chemspec Europe Ltd, based at Tong Park, Baildon, has beaten international competition to win an NHS

SIR – Further to the phenomenon of houses in Bradford falling down mine shafts. We in Wrose are fully aware of these happenings, especially we oldies. Some time ago, in the 1950s I think, a shaft opened up in what is now known as Eccleshill United Football

An independent West Yorkshire telecommunications group is confident of further growth this year after increasing turnover and gross profits by 15 per cent in 2008. Link Telecom, based in Keighley, has achieved its growth since withdrawing from

The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Richard Norton, 46, of Lymington Drive, Holme Wood; driving while disqualified, community order, 120 hours’ unpaid work, banned from driving for 18 months; driving without insurance, no separate

The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: demolition of existing garage rebuilding to form new kitchen, Causeway Foot Farm, Moor Lane. Addingham: garden room to rear to replace existing conservatory, Southfield

“Oh what a circus, oh what a show,” observes our narrator Che, as the funeral of Argentina’s first lady gets underway in the haunting opening scene of Evita. And oh what a show this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic has turned out

HMS Cossack Association holds its 18th annual reunion at the Chatsworth Hotel in Worthing from Friday, April 3, to Sunday, April 5. Membership or associate membership is open to all who served on L03 or D57 along with relatives of the ships companies.

SIR – The recent strikes at Lindsey Oil Refinery has once again seen government spin spin back around and bite them. ‘British jobs for British workers’ is something the Government cannot deliver, even if it wanted to, as it is illegal under EU law.

The ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces is now such an accepted part of life that it is hard to imagine things were ever any different. We have got used to clean air in pubs and restaurants, while not smelling like an ashtray on leaving them is no

Fifteen jobs have been lost at high street music retailer Zavvi after administrators closed its Bradford city centre store. The store closed its doors at the Tyrrel Street site for the last time yesterday morning. Across the country 446 workers have

A former national cycling champion has been talent spotting in Bradford at a beginners holiday programme for children. Chris Young, 45, of Keighley, has been holding the session at Richard Dunn Sports Centre this week for half-term and will hold another

SIR – Sue Ward’s excellent article about Beamish (T&A, February 14) certainly showed that museums are not “dusty exhibits in dark rooms”. The same discovery can be made nearer to home. If you want to be up to date, visit a museum! Sue would be welcome

A distraught dad stabbed himself in the neck then slashed his wrists after telling a 999 operator he had killed his baby son. Michael Greenwood had woken on the sofa at his Bradford home to find nine-month-old Kian lying lifeless next to him

While many teenagers will be celebrating the end of their A-levels with a round of parties this summer, twin sisters Katie and Eliza Carroll will be trekking across mountains and through rainforests on a series of gruelling journeys to remote rural communities

If you take a random cross-section of the people in your life and ask them to choose a number between one and ten, you are likely to find that the number seven is the most popular choice. Why is this? It is odd that the number seven is associated

'More fun than joining a gym and cheaper than Botox. Hot Flush might even leave you feeling 34-and-a-half again.” The promotional blurb for Hot Flush describes it as an alternative girls’ night out, for women of a certain age. It stars

25 years ago: Girlington Road was becoming a death trap – and local residents fear young children and elderly people living nearby could easily become victims. 50 years ago: The people who climb over the wall of Victoria Park, Keighley every gala day

SIR – I have, along with many other residents of Wyke, campaigned for and wholly-supported a new academy in Wyke. Having overcome the disappointment of it not being rebuilt on the existing site due to health and safety issues and Bradford College’s (

We often had to use candles for lighting during the Second World War, when power lines were down. It wasn’t much better during the three-day week and blackouts in the Seventies, but I hadn’t expected that I might need them again. Power failures

City 0 Darlington 0 City fired blanks again as their hopes of a fourth straight win – and a return to the automatic promotion places – hit a black-and-white wall. A goalless draw with Darlington should come as no real surprise. This was

Upbeat Steve McNamara won’t let the fixture mess-up frustrate his Bulls side. Having had their opening game postponed, Bradford finally began Super League XIV with Sunday’s 13-13 draw against Hull KR. But in the latest round they face

City were today assessing the damage to their promotion push after losing Omar Daley and Rhys Evans to injury. Last night’s goalless draw with Darlington at Valley Parade came at a big cost for Stuart McCall’s side. Daley damaged knee ligaments and

A millionaire property developer is among those flying the flag for Bradford in a national Asian sports awards scheme. Jasbir Athwal, 47, of Idle, is passionate about golf and visits schools in the district to introduce the sport to children through

Bradford Council’s ruling Conservative group has proposed a below inflation 1.8 per cent council tax increase – but it has warned jobs will have to go as part of an efficiency drive. Unveiling his budget plans, Council leader Kris Hopkins said