CRICKET: Last season’s Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup runners-up Baildon face a testing first-round tie at Bradford League Division One rivals Gomersal in this year’s first round. Division Two side Spen Victoria are at home to Woodlands in a repeat
Thackley should be on cloud nine for their third meeting of the season with Dinnington Town tomorrow after a seven-star performance at the weekend. Following a 7-0 victory over bottom club Brodsworth on Saturday, the Reds know another home win would
A Shipley gymnastics club, which produced Olympians during its 1970s heyday, is trying to trace members for a reunion. Jill Livingstone, nee Coulton, who ran Saltaire Ladies Gymnastic Club for more than 20 years, was an Olympian herself and
Little Paris Cowens is recovering in hospital after receiving a new liver. The one-year-old underwent a nine-hour transplant on Thursday at St James’s Hospital in Leeds after spending only a few months on the transplant list. With her
A garage which was rebuilt without permission could have to be demolished. The garage in the residential area of Rochester Street, Bradford Moor, was damaged in a fire in 2007. Firefighters feared a fireball could have erupted after
Jobs at several West Yorkshire clothing shops are at risk after the parent company was put into administration for the second time in two years. Ethel Austin, which has nearly 300 stores including branches in Shipley, Keighley, Batley and Dewsbury,
A legal wrangle involving a Bradford soul band and its management could lead to a landmark ruling on a complex law. The Gillettes formed in Bradford 15 years ago and have worked across the country, performing covers of Motown classics.
An armed gang drove off with a cash machine they tore from the wall of a Bradford petrol station. The raiders threatened terrified staff and customers during a robbery at the Murco Hare and Hounds Filling Station at Horton Bank Top shortly before 1am
Police are today appealing for witnesses in a bid to catch masked robbers who threatened an elderly couple in their own home. Officers have moved to quell fears in Sutton-in-Craven, saying that while the attack was shocking, such incidents were relatively
Two more businesses have officially opened to the public at the £5 million 5Rise Shopping Centre in Bingley. Santander and Browns Cafe are now open following the official opening of the shopping centre in December. Banking group Santander
Bradford Dragons maintained their English Basketball League Division Three North (Men) promotion push with an assured 77–60 win at third-placed Loughborough Cardinals. Following the previous Sunday's National Shield semi-final win against the Cardinals
A school has been recognised for offering opportun-ities for teenagers on work experience. Vicky Woodhouse, of Westbourne Primary School, Manningham, Bradford, accepted a certificate celebrating the school’s contribution to Education Bradford’s work
Bingley’s new £13 million health centre was throwing open its doors to the public today. Doctors in the Bingley Medical Practice and Springfield Surgery are now based at the canalside centre in Kingsway. Dr Simon Gazeley, of Springfield Surgery, said
Two friends are celebrating raising £1,600 for a cancer charity by producing two calendars inspired by their home of Menston. Cathy Tully and Rebecca Hollingworth were inspired to help Macmillan Cancer Support. Their first calendar, on recipes provided
Dr Iain James, from Cranfield University, will add fuel to the fire over the myth concerning the pre-season rolling of cricket squares and the effects of aeration at the next Leeds and West Yorkshire branch meeting of the Institute of Groundsmanship at
Keighley are holding their annual meeting on Wednesday, March 10 (8pm). The club’s junior registration night is also in the clubhouse on Friday, March 26 (6pm onwards). Juniors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and carry proof of their age
These children were kept busy doing their bit to protect the environment by planting hundreds of trees in their corner of the district. Teacher Shirley Layfield helped pupils at Baildon C of E Primary School taking part in the project. Hundreds of trees
City this morning confirmed the end of Stuart McCall’s reign as manager. The club released a statement thanking McCall for his work during two-and-a-half years in charge at Valley Parade. The statement read: “Stuart McCall has today
Brides-to-be with a wedding to plan headed for the Telegraph & Argus wedding fair at the Cedar Court Hotel, Mayo Avenue, Bradford, yesterday. More than 850 visitors, including 220 brides-to-be, crowded into the fair and enjoyed two fashion shows. Amanda
The possibility of two Bradford clubs meeting in the WEST RIDING COUNTY FA CHALLENGE CUP semi-finals were dashed as Campion slipped up 2-0 at home to County Amateur League Premier Division rivals Bay Athletic. Albion Sports did their bit by edging through
John Milner’s hat-trick led Marsh to a 6-2 victory at Norfolk in Group A as the Centenary Cup dominated the day’s Spen Valley League action. Ismail Lunat struck both goals for the hosts but they were swamped by Milner’s treble, backed up by Tom Nixon
West Bowling kept up the pressure on Premier Division leaders Buttershaw White Star with a hard-earned win at Relay Recruitment as the Bradford Sunday Alliance League finally completed a full programme of fixtures after the winter freeze.
Goalkeeper Kumran Hussain pulled out all the stops to help earn TVR United victory at Bradford All Stars in a match that was a terrific advert for the Telegraph & Argus League. The hosts took an early lead and would have been out of sight by the interval
Two Bradford Sunday Alliance League teams will face each other in the West Riding County FA Sunday Trophy semi-finals. Division 2A high-fliers Bradford Phoenix hit back from two goals down to edge out Atlanta 4-3 in the last eight, with Ryan
A new group of pupils have been signed up to act as sporting role models to their peers. Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, in Reevy Road West, Bradford, has launched its sports academy to the new set of sporty students who have been given tracksuits
Dean Calcutt kept up his record of scoring in every game as Whetley Lane earned a 1-1 draw at defending champions Harrogate in their latest FA Umbro Vets Cup group fixture. Former Leeds striker Andy Ritchie was also a constant threat, while goalkeeper
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Luke Saville, aged 23, of Hill Top Grove, Allerton; speeding, £250 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed. Milad Shalluf, aged 43, of Glenrose Drive, Lidget Green; speeding, £175 fine, £100 costs
A Church is hoping a shy suitor might ‘pop the question’ during Sunday service on Valentine’s Day. St James the Great, on Galloway Lane, Pudsey, is inviting friends and neighbours to renew their vows during the service at 9.30am and invitations have
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: construction of single- storey extension to front with installation of cash machine, J & H Mini Market, 63 Prune Park Lane. Baildon: change of use to hand car wash
A lower 20mph speed limit could be introduced on part of the main road running through Menston. Councillor Chris Greaves (Con, Wharfedale) said Bradford Council had prepared plans for a scheme on Main Street that would use speed tables and drop the
Two people have been arrested following a series of fires in Bradford over the last 24 hours. The three house fires and one car fire are all being treated as supicious and a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy have both been arrested on suspicion
Young musicians and poets are being encouraged to put their hearts into their work around Valentine’s Day in a new scheme run by Ilkley Literature Festival. Organisers of the prestigious annual event have been flooded with calls from teenagers at schools
A national pensioners’ leader will give a talk in Oakworth, Keighley. Dot Gibson, secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, will speak on building an equitable society for people of all ages. It is being arranged by Keighley Pensioners Action
Exasperating journeys between Bradford and Hertfordshire were part of the regular grind for finance broker Keith Madeley – but years later they could prove to be the route to success. For Christine Madeley, who often accompanied her husband on those
Skipton Town Council may have been wrongly billed for car park lighting for 36 years, it has been revealed. In December, the council paid £6,000 of a £8,000 demand from Craven District Council after receiving a court threat. Council officers had raised
A church has come up with a novel way of maintaining its grounds. St Wilfrid’s Church, at Calverley, has taken on goats and sheep to eat the grass and nibble growth off the saplings. Member of St Wilfrid’s, David Badger, said: “With great
Campaigners fighting to win compensation for former Bradford & Bingley shareholders are demanding the release of information about the bank’s nationalisation in September. They want to use the Freedom of Information Act to force ministers
A mother and two children were trapped in a burning house following an arson attack. The terrified victims were saved by police officers who smashed a downstairs window to get them out. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, her
Train shortages on lines in the district are causing some of the worst passenger overcrowding in the country, it is claimed. Rail watchdogs say the Government must invest “significant” money into providing more trains and carriages and lengthening platforms
Since it emerged as a holiday destination in the 1960s, the Algarve has been a magnet for families, with a huge choice of hotels and villas. It’s also the perfect place for keen golfers, because it has so many excellent and perfectly-manicured
In Italian the name Locorriere is said to mean The Messenger. During a sell-out concert tour of the UK three years ago, singer-songwriter and guitarist Dennis Locorriere delivered this message to a concert audience: “For 15 years I toured 300 days a
Whatever you do – don’t feed the plant! That’s the message from the Bradford Youth Players as they rehearse for their production of Little Shop Of Horrors. The fun musical centres on luckless florist Seymour who discovers a new breed of fly trap that
The Time Traveler’s Wife (Cert 12, 103 mins, Entertainment In Video). Starring Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brooklynn Proulx, Jane McLean *** The film wrings almost as many tears as the book, building to a harrowing
“Never work with children and animals” goes the old saying. You’d think that after eight decades, Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society would be well aware of it, but their next show – popular musical Gypsy – features both children and animals.
Asobi Seksu – Acoustic At Olympic Studios (Indian) *** I had never heard of Asobi Seksu, or even knew they had recorded three albums’ worth of material, but they have, and here it is. Going purely on what I listened to on this album, you can tell
Lazenby was once a name synonymous with stained glass in Bradford. The legacy of the family’s artistic flair is showcased in some of the colourful windows in the district’s buildings. One of the finest examples are to be seen in some of the windows
The subtitle of this memoir: ‘clogs to clogs in three generations – well, almost’ – is a typically frank recognition by the author that, while things didn’t work out as he’d hoped, they could have been much worse. Brian Greenwood is a member of the family
It may be cold outside, but romance is in the air with Valentine’s Day around the corner, so warm up for spring by giving your loved one a gift to get them in the mood for gardening. There are so many heart-warming gifts on offer, from pretty
Keeping children entertained during the February half-term can be difficult because you never know what the weather is going to be like. Fortunately there are plenty of things going on to keep them occupied, both inside and out, including the National
25 years ago: Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced he was to retire as Chancellor of Bradford University. 50 years ago: News that the road over the railway level crossing at Steeton would be closed during various periods during late
Bradford band Sunday For The Suspect (pictured) have reached the semi-final of a music contest. The band will compete against acts from across the region for a chance to play at the Leeds and Reading festivals this summer. Sunday For The Suspect
We don’t, as a rule, generally do obituaries on this page, but an interesting note found its way to our desk from Latina in Italy, courtesy of Maria Thompson. Ms Thompson wrote to inform us of the recent death of Giovanna Mastrantuno in Manorlands Hospice
The tragic case of Baby P put social services and their role in protecting vulnerable children under the magnifying glass. Health visitors, doctors and particularly social workers have all been blamed for failing to notice the catalogue of
The Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with the award-winning show Legenda, based on the Russian folklore figure, Rasputin. The world’s most famous circus creates a sensational show combining contemporary and classical circus at its very best. The
SIR – Gordon Brown is saying we are coming out of the recession. Is he kidding himself or the public? Well, a few months ago the T&A asked the readers to name grot spots in the area – where does one start? Carnegie Library, Shipley, and the former Glenroya
SIR – When I was a child we were told that milk would make us big and strong, learning later it contained vitamin D, essential for the absorption of calcium to prevent rickets. But now we are being told by the nanny state that milk is bad for us, which
SIR – I am not surprised Council chief executive Tony Reeves missed the point of John Pashley’s letter (T&A, January 11). What surprises me is that someone actually replied, if you think of all the relevant questions from people about the Odeon over
SIR – Whenever we hear some sponsored official stating that man-made climate-change is ‘overwhelmingly supported by science’, we should remember that Tony Blair , using all the apparent evidence available, attested to the presence of WMD in Iraq as being
SIR – Is Mr Clarke (Letters, January 27) really unable to distinguish between horse, sheep, cattle and dog excrement? I would point out that horses, sheep and cattle are kept in farmers’ secure fields, whereas dogs are walked on footpaths, verges and
SIR – Nightclubs, restaurants, theatres, people (drunk and sober) – isn’t that what city centres are for? But even at weekends large parts of Bradford city centre are deserted; a deserted city centre is just as unnerving to the casual visitor as a place
SIR – Is it really going to cost £24 million to build the city park? When completed, it will have to have iron grates across the ponds to stop empty bottles/cans from being thrown in, and to stop the midnight drunks from having a swim. “Our” money is
SIR – Although I believe Pope Benedict XVI’s concerns about Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman’s controversial ‘equity’ legislation are both genuine and well-founded, I cannot understand why people in this country seem ignorant of the fact that so many
When we started our successful Save Our Swimming campaign, we had no doubt that it was the right thing to do. The campaign was, of course, in response to consultants’ proposals that would have led to the closure of some of the district’s best-loved pools
A short film made by a Bradford director is being screened at a Bafta showcase of new talent. Dominic Leclerc is one of three filmmakers who took part in Digital Shorts, a scheme run by regional film agency Screen Yorkshire, last year. Tomorrow they
Sir – I am writing in response to Mrs Collins’s claim that the Lib-Dem councillors are visible in Eccleshill (Letters, January 29). I too live in Eccleshill and have never seen either of the Lib-Dem councillors in my area. Indeed, whenever I receive
SIR – Nearly every evening I read letters about ‘dog poo’. As a responsible owner I always clean up after my dog and take the bags home to dispose of. However, on my way home, walking down Bolton Lane, a cyclist rode up the hill and snatched the bag
Council-tax payers in Aireborough, Wharfedale and Horsforth look set to face another below-inflation increase this year. Leeds City Council is proposing to increase its tax for 2010-2011 by just 2.5 per cent, its lowest increase for 15 years. The rise
The loss of a son or daughter is a devastating blow, but for parents to know that their child need not have died must be almost too much to bear. Eighteen-year-old Tanveer Iqab Ali, known as Tanny to his friends, was killed in a smash on the M62 in 2008
James Donaldson insists the Bulls will return galvanised after their season-opening defeat at Huddersfield Giants. The loss came as a real sickener for the players after expectations had been raised by a positive pre-season and a strong winter recruitment
City will not rush to replace Stuart McCall. The Bantams boss will officially walk away from Valley Parade today, when McCall meets joint-chairman Julian Rhodes to finalise a compensation pay-off on the 17 months left on his contract.
Bradford City legend Stuart McCall has confirmed exclusively to the Telegraph & Argus that he will step down as manager today. The Bantams boss will officially walk away after meeting joint-chairman Julian Rhodes to finalise a compensation
City 0, Bury 1 The final drama of Stuart McCall’s reign summed it up in a nutshell. The ball flashed across the goalmouth to Peter Thorne, one of McCall’s original signings. And Thorne, City’s top scorer for the two full seasons under McCall’s command
The Muslim community could do more to help identify would-be jihadis, a senior police officer said today. Sir Norman Bettison, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, said that while he is conscious there is a fine line between winning the support
Hartlepool United 2, Leeds United 2 Luciano Becchio continued his improvement with two more goals at Victoria Park but once again Leeds were found wanting against lowly opposition. Supercharged during their recently-ended FA Cup run, Leeds seem unable
