Boxing legend Richard Dunn was back in the ring last night at the opening of a new Bradford boxing club where he shared his knowledge with potential future champions. The former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, who famously took
Farsley Celtic hurtled up the table with a dramatic late winner against Vauxhall Motors on Saturday and they will be looking to consolidate that with a positive result at Workington tomorrow night. The Celts had been on the foot of the Blue Square North
Guiseley are in action tomorrow night as they head to Retford United in the UniBond League Premier Division and, like Farsley Celtic, they too are on the back of a hard-earned victory at the weekend. They beat basement outfit Durham City 3-2 away but
Eccleshill United Reserves continued their excellent run in the Lancashire League with a 4-2 win at Guiseley Reserves. Scorers for the Eagles were Lee Cornforth (2) and Jamil Joseph (2), Adam Edwards (penalty) and Chris Davey replying. Eccleshill
A multi-cultural football event to combat racism involved children from eight schools in Bradford. Manningham Sports Centre hosted a ninth annual football tournament where secondary school children helped teachers coach their younger primary school counterparts
A man driven by “jealousy and the desire to control” has been jailed after he stamped on his girlfriend’s face and threatened to kill her. Paul Bass, 54, of Otley Road, Bradford, was in a “volatile” relationship with Jean Collins, Bradford Crown Court
The junior men’s race in the third round of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series in Ipswich was perhaps the best of the season so far. Luke Gray (Hargroves Cycles) strung the main protagonists out over the opening laps before Perry Bowater (CC Giro
A house where a woman was killed in a “tragic” fire on Sunday had been the scene of two previous fires, it emerged tonight. Investigations are continuing into the blaze in Boldshay Street, Barkerend, Bradford, but the fire is not being treated as suspicious
Leeds are making a frantic last-minute search for goalkeeping back up for Casper Ankergren for tomorrow night’s Coca-Cola League One match at Bristol Rovers. With Shane Higgs injured, loanee Frank Fielding was on the bench against Millwall at the weekend
Bradford Dragons comfortably beat visitors Stockport Falcons 83-58 in English Basketball League Division Three North at Trinity Green to hold on to top spot with Sheffield Sabres. Playing tough defence from the tip-off and moving the ball rapidly in
Bradford licensing panel has reviewed the licence at The Fleece pub, Clayton Lane, Clayton, following complaints of customers making too much noise and anti-social behaviour. Two people who live a few doors down from the pub called for the review after
This is a crucial few weeks coming up for City. Beating Hereford was a good start and now it is important that the team can build that momentum again and start climbing the table. Up to the Crewe game, everything was going great. The
Superleague netball club Leeds Carnegie are holding a four-day training camp this week at The Girls’ Grammar School, Bradford. Over 120 young players from all over West Yorkshire will be put through their paces as they learn how to improve their game
A social club must close down for two weeks and fit noise-limiting equipment before it can reopen. It follows numerous complaints from a couple living near to The Cobbydale Social Club, Hayhills Road, Silsden. Paul and Annabel Allan were concerned about
A DJ and producer will walk on fire next month to raise money for Macmillan Cancer support. James Sammon, of Bingley, whose hit single Blurred reached number 6 in the charts in 1996, will stride across red-hot embers in Wakefield on November 15. He
As a very proud Scotsman, it was great to see my lad Luke wearing the Three Lions! He played 80 minutes for England under-16s against Wales and, as a parent, I was proud as punch. He’s worked his socks off and deserved it. Mind you,
Everybody laughs at the early rounds of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. But once you get closer and teams drop by the wayside, it does give you a buzz. The target is Wembley and that’s getting nearer all the time. The two chairmen would
Councillors representing Toller believe £100,000 from a ward investment fund allocated for the area will be approved shortly. Today, the Telegraph & Argus reported how £600,000 of Bradford Council’s £3 million fund remained unallocated
The Bradford Sunday Alliance League had a full programme of league fixtures at the weekend, and Clayton Orient joined the pack chasing champions Buttershaw White Star when they beat second-placed Ventus Sports 5-2 in the Premier Division.
A community project which offers good quality second-hand furniture, household items and clothing at affordable prices is set to expand with the help of social landlord Incommunities. The housing group’s charitable arm, Incommunities Foundation Ltd,
When Deano was offered the player-coach role by Toddy at Darlington, I thought it was perfect for him. He wasn’t in the front line but was learning off a manager the good things and the bad. Unfortunately, it’s not worked out but it’
Bright spark Uwais Zamin got behind the lens with a Telegraph & Argus photographer after his aspirational tale won a competition. The nine-year-old, of Great Horton, Bradford, was one of numerous young people, aged five to 11, who wrote
Tyersal saw their chances of progress in the West Riding County Amateur League's Premier Division Cup thwarted by their visitors and local rivals Wibsey, who recovered from being behind three times to snatch the tie 4-3. Goals for Tyersal by Glynne
Bradford Arms moved clear at the summit of the Telegraph & Argus League after a hard-earned victory over nearest rivals Thornbury Youth CC. This top-of-the-table clash produced some excellent football on one of the worst days of the season so far.
Spen Valley League Premier Division side Ravensthorpe Rangers had a 3-1 victory over Bradford, who missed a penalty early in the match. Ironically, the goal they scored was from a penalty by Jurdip Singh Bhambra after they trailed 3-0 at half-time.
About 200 students from 110 countries met the Lord Mayor of Bradford and enjoyed a tour of City Hall. The students had just arrived at the University of Bradford from across Europe, America, Africa, Russia and the Far East. They had
A firearm is thought to have been discharged during a burglary in Frizinghall, Bradford, early today, police have said. The front of a property in Hilton Avenue is believed to have been damaged at about 1.30am. No-one was injured during the burglary
A bid to safeguard one of Baildon’s architectural gems by turning it into a community hub is set to become a reality. Louise Pickles has been campaigning for two years to see the Towngate Rooms, the former Liberal Club, in Northgate, become a food hall
A school which has been running an annual Community Sunday for three years has been nominated in the Telegraph & Argus Bradford’s Best Community Awards. Springwood Community Prim-ary has been nominated for the Best School Community Project for its work
Yorkshire men were today named and shamed as the most unhygienic in the country in a national cleanliness report. A new survey on the hand-cleaning attitudes of men in Britain has revealed two in five men in Yorkshire – 40 per cent – admit
Bradford Museums celebrated the Year of Astronomy at a space-age party at the city centre Bradford 1 Gallery. The studio was transformed into a planetarium for the evening with 1960s space-age music, sushi and the chance to see the Space Age exhibition
Fly-tipping is on the increase in the Bradford district. And the reasons behind the rise are the increasing cost of disposing of waste and the recession, according to a Bradford Council report. A review into fly-tipping in the district
No child likes being cooped up indoors during the holidays – and there is just no telling what sort of weather this October half-term will bring. But it doesn’t matter, because whether it is sunny or raining, there are plenty of sure-fire ways to entertain
I wonder how many people took advantage of National Sleep In Day. I like the idea, though it would create more of an impact were it moved to Monday. Research has shown that Sunday is the hardest night of the week to get a good, undisturbed sleep, with
It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m sitting in a circle of people chanting the words “I’ve got two bunny rabbits” to the beat of an African drum between my knees. It’s fair to say I’m a little out of my comfort zone. I’ve joined Rhythmajix drum circle at
Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit (Decca) This is Jamie Cullum’s fifth record in a genre-defying career that has entertained an ever-growing fan base across the globe since his first Verve record was released in 2002. The title of the record is taken
Monty Python: Almost The Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut (Cert 15, 465 mins, Eagle Media) **** Starring: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python
As television comedy icons go, Gladys Pugh is right up there with Basil Fawlty, Nora Batty and Del Boy. Now a grandmother, Ruth Madoc started acting at the age of 15, but she’ll always have a place in her heart for Gladys, Hi-de-Hi’s man-hungry Yellow
25 years ago: An epidemic of measles and whooping cough could sweep Bradford unless more parents had their children immunised, a hospital consultant warned. 50 years ago: Queensbury turned out in the rain to welcome home their own local band
SIR – Neil Craig is correct to query the situation regarding Low Moor station, as little tangible progress has been made over the last ten years (Letters, October 12). Since rail privatisation, the reopening of stations has become unduly complicated
Milton Jones, known as the “king of the surreal one-liners”, is in Harrogate tonight. The comic’s quirky, surreal style of humor means he dispenses one-liners like they’re going out of fashion. It’s a technique that has won him various awards, starting
SIR – The four Conservative councillors who were on the regulatory and appeals committee, and voted for the demolition of the Odeon, are feeling very vulnerable and insecure. That’s the only possible conclusion as to why their ‘leader’ had to give them
First Generations, by Mary Tamm, Fantom Publishing, £12.99 She’s best known as Doctor Who’s ‘time lady’ sidekick, Romana, and actress Mary Tamm has done a fair bit of time travelling herself since growing up in Bradford’s Estonian community.
A decade ago, Anna Pavord’s book The Tulip set a benchmark for biographies of the popular bulb, and the celebrated gardening writer has included the flower again in another informative tome, Bulb (Mitchell Beazley, £30). Anna has been growing
25 years ago: Mrs Thatcher and her cabinet were invited on an all expenses paid ‘holiday’ to Bradford. The plan was announced jointly by the three main political parties. 50 years ago: A ‘Sputnik’ was on its way to Bradford, to the Majestic
SIR – Re the article (Bradford Means Business, T&A, October 14), The Future Looks Bright, by Yorkshire Forward deputy chairman Linda Pollard, where she states that the New Victoria/Odeon scheme has been widely accepted by the public.
The doors of Hanson Girls’ Grammar School, one day were opened wide, To allow a group, a very smart group of girls to troop inside, It was September ’57 and in uniforms so new, A symphony of colour, cherry red and navy blue. These are the
Keighley Playhouse is staging a moving play offering a compelling account of life in the trenches for soldiers in the First World War. Journey’s End, running this week, is based upon writer RC Sherriff’s experiences as an army captain in the
SIR – L A Hobsbaum, in an illogical argument to back up the statement that uninsured drivers are more likely to be involved in a road accident (Letters, October 21), refers to facts in the T&A’s Court File, which he analyses, it would seem, on a regular
SIR – Bradford has no bye-law preventing Barbara Rudd (Letters, October 13) emulating our American cousins by flying our national flag on her private property, providing it is secure, does not extend into the territory of others without their permission
SIR – Can anyone tell me what is happening to what was the Carnegie Library at the bottom of Carr Lane in Windhill? Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropist, donated money to the Council to have this library built for the people of Windhill in the early 1900s
The notion of being trapped in a confined space in the dark has had a great appeal to American writers ever since Edgar Allan Poe. In the 1940s, T S Eliot used the image of passengers stuck in a stationary underground train in his poem Four Quartets
SIR – How pleased I was to read that the annual regeneration conference was about to take place – with 170 delegates, including one from Westfield, attending! Proof if proof were needed to just how seriously Bradford Council views the regeneration issue
SIR – The annual Bradford Regeneration Conference was held last week (T&A, October 15), which the Council’s director of regeneration Barra Mac Ruairi said would be thought-provoking and productive. It seems that there were 170 delegates attending, but
The beauty of holidaying in the Lake District is that, thanks to the vagaries of the British weather, it doesn’t really matter when you go. I’ve visited the Lakes in the dead of winter, when bright sunlight and crisp air make its forests and
SIR – Philip Bird implies (Letters, October 19) that because sterling is not in the Eurozone, it is able to find its own value in the money markets, the expectation being that in the current crisis with sterling costing less, it should encourage exports
SIR – Thank goodness someone (D Rhodes, Letters, October 12) has said a good word about opera. I was nine when I saw my first operas (my dad was a fan). I saw La Boheme in the afternoon and Faust at night, and have been hooked ever since. I am 80 now.
SIR – Re T Hill’s letter (October 16), I think Patricia Phoenix’s real name was Patricia Pilkington. Also, a 98-year-old friend of mine tells me that underneath the Prince’s Theatre there was a body of water that deadened the sound between that theatre
SIR – Bradford Council allocated £300,000 last year to extend the Automatic Number Plate Recognition system, and Chief Superintendent Alison Rose, Commander of Bradford South Police, has a newly-formed roads policing unit in her division (T&A, October
SIR – Your correspondents on the digital TV switch-over have missed the obvious parallel. Back in the 1960s, when a compulsory switch from town gas to natural gas was imposed, the whole exercise was carried out by skilled engineers, on the premises,
More than 3,500 cases of fly-tipping were reported to Bradford Council for 2008/09, which represents an increase of nine per cent on the previous 12 months. The jump is being put down to the rising costs of disposing of waste together with the effects
SIR – Though while I fully commend the people who ran the Bradford City Run, I would have thought that whoever planned the route through West Bowling never gave a thought for the local mini cab firm drivers who work on Sundays. Gaythorne Road and all
In discussing alcohol, it is first necessary to state that taken sensibly and in moderation, it is not a problem – which probably encompasses the behaviour of most people who enjoy a drink. And where that is the case, no-one should be made to feel uncomfortable
Three have-a-go heroes who helped catch two teenage robbers have been rewarded by police for their actions. Brothers Wajid and Junaid Khan, aged 22 and 14, of Idle Road, Swain House, Bradford, and friend Ali Akbar, 23, of Leeds Road, Barkerend, Bradford
Lee Bullock refused to point the finger at Hereford’s Kenny Lunt for getting him sent off. Bullock’s red card marred City’s first win in five games on Saturday. And his team-mates felt Lunt’s angry response from being fouled swayed referee
A woman has been killed in a blaze at her Bradford home. Firefighters were called to the end terrace property in Boldshay Street, Barkerend, at about 6am yesterday. The woman, who was understood to be the sole occupant of the house, was found dead
City 1 Hereford 0 It’s the oldest argument in the book. Would you prefer to be royally entertained on the edge of the seat every week or be content just watching a winning team? Ideally, it would be a case of both. But anyone who says the first is
Research by Bradford University has highlighted the dangers of incapacitating chemical weapons and the widespread misuse of riot control agents. A report by the Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP), based at the university, has highlighted
