Former Bantams striker Luke Medley has joined Aldershot on a month’s loan from Mansfield. The 21-year-old has scored six times in 25 games for the Stags this season but has recently fallen out of favour.
A 47-year-old Keighley man groomed a young girl for sex before raping her on four separate occasions, a jury was told. Graham Bradley was alleged to have been “controlling and manipulative” so he was able to have sex with her against her will. Bradford
It was a red-letter day for Bradford Maroons Basketball Club when they were awarded Clubmark status by West Yorkshire Sport. Clubmark is the national quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections, ensuring a core of minimum operating standards
Ilkley Karate Club have welcomed four new members to their ever-increasing group of black belts. Rose Blackburne, 11, who has brought a third generation of first dans to her family, Sam Davison, 13, Matthew Ginty, 14, and Richard Hooper, 17, successfully
West Bowling have become the second Bradford Sunday Alliance League team through to the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup. They beat Bramley team Travellers Rest at Emsley’s Rec, and got off top a great start when, after ten minutes
Steve McNamara has completely overlooked his former Bulls charges in the latest England Elite Training Squad. Bradford are one of only three English Super League clubs without a single representative in the 32-man group named by national-team
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Keighley: a mezzanine floor within the existing Currys unit, Unit 5 Keighley Retail Park, Hard Ings Road. Keighley: change of use from tanning salon to a hair and beauty salon
Arron Heywood’s hat-trick helped PREMIER DIVISION title-chasers Albion Sports to a 7-0 win over Lower Hopton as the West Riding County Amateur League again battled to defeat the elements. Another eight games fell victim to the rain, while a
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Lidget Green: installation of bay window to prayer hall, 117 Legrams Lane. Manningham: construction of ground-floor extension to No 45, internal alterations to create one dwelling
Oakwell enhanced their Spen Valley League title pursuit with a 4-3 win at fellow high-fliers Wellington. Johnny Beverley and Rob Ives netted twice apiece as unbeaten Oakwell came from 2-1 down at the interval to claim the win that lifts them above Wellington
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Georgia Harrison, aged 37, of Ford Hill, Queensbury; speeding, £80 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed. Fizal Khalil, 31, of Neville Street, Lawkholme, Keighley; driving without MOT, £175 fine
Author Mick Manning has donned a more peaceful mode for his latest children’s illustrated book. Where his last three novels have harvested his family’s connection with Britain, between 1939 and 1945, his latest offering focuses on peacetime jaunts around
The charity which supports the specialist children’s heart surgery unit at Leeds General Infirmary is urging people from Bradford to back a new campaign to keep it open. Public meetings, street protests, petitions and an online campaign will form part
More people will be living rough on Bradford’s streets if the Government goes ahead with plans to cut housing benefit payments for the under-35s, it was claimed today. The warning comes from Bradford Speakout, a campaign group that gives a voice
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 1, Princeville B 6; Great Horton 5, Eastbrook C 2; Princeville A 5, Pudsey 2. Breaks: S Kershaw (Princeville B) 43, 31; R Bowes (Pudsey) 35.
“I’m not sorry for myself because I was fortunate to achieve what I did and have so many great experiences.” The words of Dean Richards to me in 2005 after he was forced to prematurely quit the game he graced. Richards remained one of Bradford
A veteran of a guerilla war in the Far East 50 years ago has been awarded a medal for his heroism by the Malaysian government. John Howker, 73, of New Hey Road, East Bowling, Bradford, was among about 150 Yorkshire-based veterans presented with the
The Victorian Society has criticised Bradford Council’s plans to close Manningham swimming pool as part of its money-saving budget. The venue is one of only 14 listed Victorian and Edwardian pools still in use across the country. But the Grade II-listed
Easy A (Cert 15, 88 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment). Starring Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Thomas Haden Church, Alyson Michalka, Penn Badgley, Cam Gigandet, Dan Byrd **** Hard-working student Olive
The Megaphonic Thrift – Decay Decoy (Club AC30 Records) ** Following the release of their Thousand Years Of Deconstruction EP last year, the debut album by Norwegian rock band The Megaphonic Thrift will no doubt please their devoted fan base. The album
Developers should pay nearly £350,000 to Bradford Council if plans for 135 new homes are accepted. It is the figure requested by the Council’s departments of services to children and young people and environment and sport to cover secondary
The Bulls' wretched injury luck shows no sign of improving after Heath L'Estrange was today ruled out of action for ten weeks. A fractured ankle suffered during Saturday's win against Crusaders means L'Estrange is the third key playmaker to
Police are hunting three masked men who threatened a hotel manager with a baseball bat and hammer during a robbery in the middle of the night. The incident at the Abbey Lodge Hotel (pictured) in Kirkgate, Shipley, also saw one of the trio attack a resident
The Brontes And Their Poetry by Anne Crow Crowscapes, £7.99 It seems that hardly a week goes by without a book about the Brontes landing on my desk, leading me to wonder if there could be any corner of their lives left uncovered. The word ‘poetry
Bradford writer Derek AJ Lister is urging former members of Bradford bands, or anyone who knows of them, to get in touch before the deadline of his next book, The Who’s Who Of Bradford Rock And Roll Years 1954-1966. Derek, a key figure on Bradford’
Cory Doctorow – For The Win (Harper Voyager, £7.99) *** Aimed especially at young adults, this over-long novel is set in the future. Gamers across the world participate in virtual reality computer games. Virtual gold retails for real money, albeit illicitly
We’ve had a nice letter from David Oyston, from Bingley, who recently found an intriguing cutting from a 1929 Yorkshire Observer. The cutting was of a story about a science and religion lecture, but it’s the story on the other side of the cutting that
SIR – Your business journalist Chris Holland (T&A, February 17) told us that last year Westfield made a net profit of £700bn. In spite of this stupendous performance, they refuse to take the risk of investing £340m in Bradford. This is comparative
SIR – For the benefit of Keith Rayner and any others perhaps less-versed in modern technologies, eBooks are, indeed, available free of charge. One website alone – Project Gutenberg – offers over 33,000 titles, including almost all the classics and topics
The price of fuel and the cost of a barrel of oil are in the news a lot. There must be millions who, when they hear the words ‘barrel price’, switch off. Many don’t drive a car so they think it applies to them even less. They couldn’t be more wrong.
Thornton Singers are looking to appoint a new musical director for their autumn season. “We have a wide-ranging musical library and perform several concerts a year,” says choir spokesman Sandra Fisher. “Our repertoire is mainly popular light-classical
If you’re 14 or younger, and footloose and fancy free, get yourself along to open auditions for Keighley Amateurs’ production of Footloose. The society is bringing the Eighties movie to the stage this October and open auditions – the Footloose Bootcamp
SIR – The British people need to have more say in the running of the country. Politicians have got too many things wrong, too many times. Often one, or just a few, make an incompetent decision which could cost the country dear for years, such as wars
I don’t like to look down on fellow holidaymakers – but while living the high life in a treehouse, I had no choice. And being the object of incredulous and enviable looks from passers-by below is all part and parcel of the experience when staying
Eyes down for a full house! Bingo was booming back in 1961, when this photograph of enthusiasts packing out a Bradford cinema was taken. Spot anyone you know? Bingo has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in recent years, and not just
Businesses are cashing in on the upcoming royal wedding as they experience a boom in demand for memorabilia. Flags, commemorative mugs and souvenir tea towels are among the items in high demand, with one online retailer in Keighley reporting
With names like Lady Rumpers and Canon Throbbing, Keighley Playhouse’s latest production couldn’t be anything other than Alan Bennett’s celebrated farce Habeas Corpus. The trouser-dropping fun centres around ageing Dr Arthur Wicksteed and his pursuit
SIR – The front page of the T&A on Wednesday, February 23, tells us that a six-strong gang has been jailed for a total of 60 years for a particularly violent attack to gain just £20,000, which, divided among them gives each of them a paltry amount of
One of Yorkshire’s best thrill rides isn’t a rollercoaster at Flamingoland or Lightwater Valley, sledging at the Xscape complex, or even paragliding at Sutton Bank. Thousands walk up Ingleborough each year and admire the stunning scenery
SIR – “Machete gag in club terror raid jailed for 60 years” screamed the front page headline in the T&A (February 23). The first reaction was that this gang have got their just desserts – but wait a minute! One then reads that there were six gang members
SIR – I am afraid I cannot share many people’s excitement of David Cameron’s lambasting of multi-culturalism, which in my view was more a cry to the people that the Tories are still relevant (which, of course, they aren’t), rather than an actual change
SIR – Whatever people may think about Jack Macpherson’s rose-coloured spectacles, no-one can doubt that he fights the city’s corner with splendid enthusiasm and dogged determination. Without doubt, if we had another 100,000 like him in Bradford, the
SIR – The report about vacant shops in Bradford city centre (T&A, February 15) made stultifying reading regardless of which figure we believe – the Local Data Company at 25.3 per cent or the Council’s figure of 18 per cent; either means the continuing
I have had a lovely half term off work this week, and have not had to leave Bradford to be entertained and challenged. I was treated to a ticket to see Swan Lake on Ice at the Alhambra for my birthday and it was the best present! It was a truly breathtaking
SIR – I have read so many letters in your newspaper about the demise of Bradford. I worked at National & Provincial Building Society in the city centre for more than 20 years and was very happy with the facilities the city had to offer. There was a
SIR – The British Korean Veterans Association is trying to contact former members of HM Armed Forces who served in Korea/Japan from 1950 to 53 and also those servicemen and women who served in these two places at a later date with the Peace Keeping Force
The daffodils may not quite be in bloom yet, but you should be ordering your summer bulbs now if you want to add pizzazz to your plot in the warmer months. Bulbs, corms and tubers can be planted in spring right up until the end of May and can be as spectacular
Women entrepreneurs will have a “great opportunity“ to showcase their achievements at a major event. The market will be held in Darley Street, Bradford, on Saturday, March 26, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
A former university librari an has criticised Bradford Council over its decision to close five libraries across the district. Peter Ketley, a retired librarian at the University of Bradford, said he can see “no obvious justification” for the
When you get Elsie Tanner, Hilda Ogden, Ena Sharples and Bet Lynch all sharing a stage, it’s not long before the hairnets and slingbacks start to fly. Breathing new life into these iconic Coronation Street women has been a labour of love for Jonathan
25 years ago: Schools throughout Bradford were standing by for half-day strike action by members of both major teaching unions. 50 years ago: A herd of 162 Friesian cattle, one of the largest in the West Riding, was destroyed after foot and
More police car crashes occur in the Bradford South area than in any other policing division in West Yorkshire, the Telegraph & Argus can exclusively reveal today. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that 131 police cars
Bradford City 3 Stockport 2 It was the scene that Peter Taylor had pictured in his mind many times. A bulging Valley Parade stood as one to salute their team after the most dramatic of victories. This was the type of finale that attracted Taylor
Emotional tributes have been paid to former Bradford City football star Dean Richards who has died aged 36. The Bradford-born former centre- half, who started his career with the Bantams, was admitted to a hospice in Leeds last week after suffering from
ext month a new volunteering project, supported by the Prime Minister, will be officially launched at the University of Bradford. Nationwide, the National Citizen Service, offers 11,000 places on a two-month programme of activities for 16-year-olds
The ongoing Telegraph & Argus campaign to highlight derelict and disused land in the Bradford district in a bid to stop more greenfield development has demonstrated just how many empty properties there are around the area. And with growing
The large number of empty shops in the city centre continues to be an area of concern for Bradford. The only growth areas seem to be bookies, bingo and amusement arcades. Many will view with mixed feelings the news that two businessmen want to open up
Crusaders 26 Bradford Bulls 30 Job done and, as the old adage goes, a win’s a win. If the Bulls were seeking perfection they fell some way short but, in satisfying the urgent need for two points, they were easily up to the task. That task could have
Even after breaking their Super League duck, Mick Potter admits his new-look Bulls are still an unknown quantity. Potter’s side ground out a 30-26 win against Crusaders on Saturday to snap a two-game losing streak and finally reward pre-season
Peter Jackson set to work with City today and declared: This is a huge honour. The former Bantams skipper has been handed the home-town job he has long coveted on a temporary basis. And Jackson is ready to give it everything to push
