A crime-busting city centre scheme says shoplifting from Bradford shops is at an all-time low. Several known prolific shoplifters have been arrested and one imprisoned for 36 weeks, in the last two months. And on Monday this week there were no reported
A Bradford chef who brought home the title of Best Home Cook has been honoured at a civic reception at City Hall tonight. Gita Mistry was crowned the Best Home Cook in the final of BBC Two’s Eating With The Enemy. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor
Community engagement officer PC Sohail Akhtar officially opened a contact point today at Girlington Community Centre, in Girlington Road, Bradford. Elderly residents in Girlington had requested a police contact point at the their community centre to
Attempts to criticise hospital staff for not checking if all children being treated were on the “at risk” register – and linking it to the tragic death of baby P – were today branded a “cheap stunt”. Keighley MP Ann Cryer spoke out after the Tories released
Keighley Cougars star Scott Law and Oldham Roughyeds captain Rob Roberts have won the Northern Rail Cup player of the week awards for the first and second rounds of the group stages. Prop Scott Law picked up the silverware for the first round of fixtures
Bradford City manager Stuart McCall and chairman Mark Lawn aim to raise money for the Manorlands Hospice in an event at a Keighley restaurant. McCall will host a question-and-answer session while Lawn will take charge of an auction in aid of
Stand-in captain Richard Naylor admits that he was at the lowest point of his career after Leeds United’s 2-0 defeat at Hereford this week. But the Leeds-born former Ipswich Town defender insists that, although there are problems at the club that
The latest injuries have shown how important the size of our squad will be for the rest of the season. It can only benefit the manager if he has the option to freshen things up with all the big games coming up. And, having put my injury out of mind,
A company which specialises in providing part-time financial experts and non-executive directors to small firms is expanding its “talent bank” to help businesses through the recession. FDYL Ltd, based in Cleckheaton, has launched a new service to
An international specialist chemicals company which is a major supplier to the automotive and constriction industries is axing 160 jobs in West Yorkshire. The firm is also selling its 48-acre site between Bradford and Leeds and looking for smaller local
KEIGHLEY AC Keighley Angling Club’s match on the River Aire last week was won by T Greenwood. The Bingley Angling Club member won thanks to a superb chub of 5lb 5oz and a grayling of 2lb, taken on caster and bread. The winning peg for the second week
Silsden face another visit from Formby on Saturday after beating the west-coast outfit at Cougar Park last weekend. The Cobbydalers dumped their rivals out of the Vodkat League Cup to book a place in the semi-finals. No doubt the Merseyside outfit
Hopefully the West Riding County Amateur League will be able to play all their scheduled league games on Saturday. Campion, who have played only one Premier Division fixture since the turn of the year, are at home to Hemsworth Miners’ Welfare. With
Bradford & Bingley could well start with some new blood for their National League Three North match at home to Preston Grasshoppers on Saturday. Bees secretary Nick Patterson said: “We have signed John Graham, a hooker from Sale Amateurs, and back-rower
Otley winger Danny Smith is not happy that his team have had an unscheduled two-week lay-off. The Cross Greeners had no match on February 7 because it was a National Trophy weekend and no game last weekend because their original opponents Exeter
Having taken maximum points from two ‘home’ matches (at Giggleswick School) against relegation rivals Mounts Bay and Southend, Wharfedale face a third successive clash on Saturday with a side in difficulties at the wrong end of the National League
Police officers tried to resuscitate a man found lying in the road with chest wounds, a murder trial jury was told. PC Stuart Keith said the injured man was on his back next to a damaged VW Golf. He told Bradford Crown Court yesterday a colleague asked
After Keighley’s shock Yorkshire Division One victory at leaders Old Brodleians last weekend, Bradford Salem are taking nothing for granted when they visit third-from-bottom Malton & Norton on Saturday. There are three teams with 24
Cleckheaton, who are at West Hartlepool in North Division One on Saturday, are looking to next season with their half-back partnership of Dan Evans and 17-year-old scrum half Ollie DePledge. The latter has come up through the ranks, while Evans has
Baildon's incentive for victory at Roundhegians in Yorkshire Division Three on Saturday is to open up the gap between themselves and the bottom two of Wath and ’hegians. The contest also doubles up as a Yorkshire Silver Trophy tie, Baildon conceding
Keighley have given a vote of confidence to their heroes of last weekend for the Yorkshire Division One home match against York on Saturday. However, Dave Pullen is unavailable so Scott Dyson comes in at flanker. Keighley (home to York): N Curr; M Brett
Restaurant chain Aagrah is getting ready to open its new state-of-the-art multi-million pound corporate conference centre in Bradford The £4 million development is set to open on Thursday, April 2, and will incorporate the Pudsey restaurant, which is
Intermittent traffic signals on a busy Bradford junction are being caused by a problem with the power supply. The problem at Thornton Road began a couple of weeks ago and has been getting more frequent over the past three days. The difficulties are also
Graeme Lee insists lowly Barnet will command City’s full respect on Saturday. After three games against fellow play-off contenders, the Bantams switch their attentions to the other end of the table at Underhill. Ian Hendon’s side have been dragged into
A 21-year-old man has told of his lucky escape from a blazing house. James Williams was driven back by fierce flames from a bedroom at the end terrace rented house where he was staying. His four friends were outside talking in the front
The English premiere of screen legend Sir Michael Caine’s new film will be held in Bradford. The red carpet will be rolled out at Bradford’s National Media Museum next month when the 15th Bradford International Film Festival opens with the star’s new
City are ready to take a “calculated risk” on Rhys Evans at Barnet. The ever-present keeper has been pencilled in to play again on Saturday – even though he will not be able to take any goal kicks. Stuart McCall has sounded out a couple
SIR – We have seen the governors of the banks and the Prime Minister being grilled by the committee over the handling of public money and the downturn in the economy. It would seem to be arrogance on both parties’ sides to assume it wasn’t their fault
Clayton, who have been on the sidelines for many weeks, host Wibsey Warriors in the Jack Senior Bradford Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Runaway Division Four leaders Warriors pulled off a 22-16 win at Dudley Hill A in the Andrew Bennett Memorial
West Bowling recall former Salford Reds and Keighley Cougars forward Ricky Helliwell for the Ace Insurance National Cup fourth-round tie against Sharlston Rovers at the Bankfoot Oval on Saturday. Bowling, who are striving to gain promotion to the National
Daily flights between Leeds-Bradford International Airport and Heathrow are to be axed from the end of next month, airline bmi mainline announced today. It will be first time in 30 years that the Yeadon airport has had no direct service operating
A married man who used a 15-year-old schoolgirl as a sex object was jailed for 21 months today. Amjid Raj, 31, of Swallow Street, Keighley, pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child in September 2007. Prosecutor Timothy Capstick told Bradford Crown
A strict teetotaller went berserk after downing a bottle of bourbon to take away his grief at his mother’s illness. A friend advised Muslim non-drinker Dolshad Mohammed that alcohol would ease his mental pain, Bradford Crown Court heard today
In Division One, mid-table Brighouse Town have home advantage over Rainworth Welfare. Town had hoped to test themselves against neighbours Bradford Park Avenue in midweek but their West Riding County Cup quarter-final suffered a third postponement.
Liversedge, who lost four players to Thackley, Ashforth and Leach among them, are also at home this weekend. Their visitors are leaders Mickleover Sports, who are five points clear of Thackley.
It could be a huge weekend for Eccleshill United because they have the incentive of climbing off the foot of the table. Even a draw at Armthorpe Welfare could be enough. The Eagles claimed a maximum three-pointer in midweek, their second victory of
Thackley are the highest placed of the three Bradford sides in the Kool Sport NCEL Premier Division and are looking to consolidate that position when Parkgate visit Dennyfield. The Reds were one of the few to see any action last weekend and will be full
A man was left with serious injuries after the off-road blue Yamaha motorbike he was riding was in a collision with a Citroen Synergie car in Damon Avenue, Ravenscliffe, Bradford. The motorcyclist, a 31-year-old Bradford man, was taken to
SIR – Several years ago there was a hue-and-cry about water-infused bacon. I think this was brought to the public eye by a politician at the time. Well, it’s back and has been for some time. Nobody, as far as I am aware, has made a complaint about it
Women railway workers on National Express’s East Coast franchise, which serves Bradford, have refused to wear their new uniforms, claiming the blouses are too see-through. The female staff said the new blouses were too thin and “left little to the imagination
There should be last-minute adjustments to the Celts’ squad ahead of Saturday’s trip to Droylsden in the Blue Square North. Farsley manager Neil Parsley is hoping to seal deals today. He has been waiting for the optimum time to recruit some loan players
Detectives are hunting burglars believed to have committed a spate of burglaries in Cleckheaton. They struck at a house in Marsland Court, in the latest incident at 5am yesterday. The suspects tried to prise open the ground-floor window
A midweek draw away from home did Guiseley no favours as they slipped further down the UniBond Premier Division table but they hope to maximise home advantage over the next two Saturdays. The first of those sees struggling Leigh Genesis visit before
SIR – Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the date the Hunting Act came into force, outlawing the cruelty of hunting with hounds. Sadly, although 75 per cent of the population support the ban, there are still people who think killing
Park Avenue boss Lee Sinnott’s hopes of improving his players’ match-fitness were once again scuppered on Wednesday at home to Brighouse Town. He had seen many of his squad gain much-needed game-time two days earlier and wanted others to get a chance
SIR – What have we learned in two millennia? “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be
A horse sanctuary which has faced an unstable future due to money worries has been brought back from the brink of closure. Donations have come flooding in to the Roleystone Horse Sanctuary in Wrose, Shipley, since the Telegraph & Argus highlighted its
Darnell Martin’s dramatisation of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists affirms the image of the music industry as a beast that chews up its best talent, sucks out their creativity and spits them out when they are no longer of any use.
Just once, it would be refreshing to watch a cinematic vision of the future filled with utopian dreams rather than dystopian nightmares. If all we’re heading for is doom, gloom and global catastrophe, then why bother planning for tomorrow when we could
Confessions Of A Shopaholic is the right film in the right place at the wrong time. With credit well and truly crunched, and our belts tightened to the point of cutting off the nation’s monetary circulation, it’s hard to muster sympathy for a spend-happy
SIR – Every year, at least 750,000 children have to deal with situations of violence between adults in their home. Witnessing this violence between parents or carers can cause a child serious harm. It can disrupt their normal social and mental development
Ramraiders wearing balaclavas smashed through the window of a bank and made off with a cash machine in a robbery early today. Witnesses said three masked men struck at the Halifax bank in Low Street, Keighley just before 3.25am. They
A Bradford woman suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis today lost her Court of Appeal bid to get the law on assisted suicide clarified. Debbie Purdy wants to know if her husband, Cuban violinist Omar Puente, will be prosecuted
The Ben Rhydding-based book publisher, Great Northern Books Limited, has announced that the award winning writer Duncan Hamilton, has joined the company as Editor. Mr Hamilton is the author of the best-selling biography of Brian Clough, Provided You
Six teams from Skipton-based mortgage systems company HML are taking part in the 100km “Trailtrekker” charity hike in aid of Oxfam. The hike will take about 28 hours to complete and will take the hikers through some of the most spectacular scenery
Shipley-based Accent Group has sold its interest in the Leeds Mental Health PFI project. The project comprises seven mental health facilities for the Leeds community. Accent has sold its interests in the PFI to Equitix, an investment company which
The head of the Asda supermarket chain has urged the Government to press ahead with planning reforms in a bid to boost economic development. Andy Bond, chief executive of Leeds-based Asda, said the company wanted to invest in deprived areas but the
Two Bingley schoolchildren are in with a chance of a top prize in a national letter writing competition. Post Office Limited asked children to write to their favourite fictional characters, telling them what they admired about them. Tiegan Mehmi, nine
SIR – Your paper has made a number reports on the escalating problems at several refineries and energy plants, where unofficial walkouts were taking place. We heard the arguments from both sides, and it is clear that feelings ran deep. The strikers
A Bradford business leader has urged the Government to “bend the spend” and use public funds more flexibly to support manufacturing firms through the recession. Sandy Needham, chief executive of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, said helping manufacturers
A Bradford Scout leader who strode down the Champs-Elysees as a victorious airman on VE Day has died. Arthur Heppleston, 87, was life president of Bradford South Scouts division. He grew up in Great Horton and spent his latter days at the Beeches
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Barkerend: creation of approximately 2787 square metres of residential accommodation, 603 square metres of restricted class A1 retail accommodation and 1672 square metres of
Parents and pupils alike have been enjoying healthier trips to school thanks to new bicycle racks. Otley Town Council has provided the bike racks at St Joseph’s RC Primary School after being approached by a parent, Joseph Cullen, who highlighted the
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Alan Davis, 28, of Elmfield Drive, Odsal; theft, 18 months’ community order, £320 compensation. Maker Iqbal, 40, of Oakwood Grove, Girlington; speeding, £65 fine, £55 costs, licence endorsed
An expanding West Yorkshire events company has been named agency of the year at an international industry awards. World Events, based in Cleckheaton, won the accolade at the 2009 Eventia International Awards for its achievements over the past
Dance teacher Melanie King is on a quest to raise funds for a cause close to her heart. Her latest money-spinning event – a Valentine’s Ball at Cleckheaton Town Hall on Tuesday – raised £100 for the Martin House Hospice near Wetherby where
Customers will be contributing to safe drinking water in disaster-hit parts of the world when they enjoy a hot drink at an Ilkley coffee bar tomorrow and Saturday. La Stazione, in Station Plaza, has pledged to donate 10p for every hot drink sold to a
An investigation has begun after fire tore through a house in Haworth. A group of young people managed to escape from the end terrace home in Albert Street, after the blaze started in an upstairs bedroom at 1.05am today. Flames
Stuart McCall is racing to find a keeper in time to face Barnet on Saturday after Jon McLaughlin got crocked. The back-up stopper was lined up to make his debut at Underhill when Rhys Evans suffered a thigh strain. But McLaughlin suffered
The Yorkshire Ripper, whose lawyers are reported to be making a fresh bid to take him closer to freedom, wants to be transferred to a mainstream prison nearer to Bradford so he can be closer to his family, his brother revealed today. Mick
SIR – When Rawson Market was demolished, the adjoining street fell into decline due to the building site that was left. Broadway is suffering the same decline due to the Forster Square building site. Rawson Place has never recovered, so it is hoped Broadway
Terrifying suspense thriller, filmed in Yorkshire. A young couple, Zakes (Will Ash) and Beth (Christine Bottomley), are driving home on the M1 when a white truck narrowly avoids hitting them. Its tailgate bursts open to reveal a screaming
25 years ago: A blaze gutted the ground floor of Steeler’s in Thornton while the landlord slept upstairs. A neighbour woke Bruce Steel, 33, and his brother Roger, 30, after spotting the fire. 50 years ago: The many young Bradford people who assisted
Any chance that the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could be freed should outrage all right-thinking people Sutcliffe murdered 13 women in the most horrific circumstances imaginable and tried to kill seven more in a five-year reign of terror that stretched
SIR – I, and I think I speak on behalf of many Bradfordians, welcome the new parking oficers, due to so many drivers in Bradford flouting the law. I have witnessed, more than once in Bradford, drivers whose vehicles are illegally parked but
More of your letters about your experiences at Linton Camp School, near Grassington. In August 1961, aged 15, I attended a Dalesward Bound adventure course at Linton Camp through my school (Hutton Secondary Modern). It was set up by the City
Sheila Clayton as was, now Sheila Stocks (that’s her standing on the back row under the diploma), attended the Gainsborough School of Dance and Ballet which was at the bottom end of Girlington Road. “Miss C Dixon ran the school and her husband, Mr Wood
Step inside Joan Milligan’s back garden and it is clear that this is no ordinary outdoor space – something special is going on. All around, hundreds of small plastic containers jostle for space, each containing a plant. But these are not just any plants
Last week in Remember When? we ran a very short piece based on a snippet given to us by Bryan Owram, of Esholt, who recalled the rather wonderful memory of a travelling “quack” doctor who used to set up shop on Bradford’s John Street Market in the 1940s
Bulls star Steve Menzies today admitted he was gearing up for extra-time on his Super League debut – blissfully unaware of English rules! Hull KR levelled Sunday’s match with a dramatic last-second drop goal to take a share of the spoils and
This year’s Bradford Lord Mayor’s Ball will have a tropical flavour with calypso beats and a Caribbean menu. The highlight of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal year will see the district’s first citizen, Councillor Howard Middleton, rounding off a year
The biggest gathering of science fiction, fantasy and horror fans in the country is just two months away… and will feature life, the universe and everything. Organisers of the 60th annual Eastercon, which is this year being held at the Cedar
City’s new shirt sponsorship will have an added poignancy next season. MAP Group (UK) have taken up the reins from Bradford & Bingley after signing a deal that is “more than acceptable” according to the club. And managing director
The plight of Bradford mail order workers facing job losses could be eased as firms rally round to offer them employment. As consultations about future operations continue at troubled catalogue group Freeman Grattan Holdings, hopes have risen
A couple separated by incurable illness were today together again – at their joint funeral. Robert Brown died from a brain tumour on Valentine’s Day, eight days after his wife Mary lost her fight against cancer. Friends and family gathered
