Yorkshire’s hopes of beating relegation rivals Hampshire at the Rose Bowl could be scuppered by the weather. If you believe the forecasters, rain is set to severely disrupt tomorrow's third day of this LV= County Championship match.
Harden-based Natalie Ireland claimed the Bradford & District Ladies’ Championship and declared it her best-ever triumph. The Shipley member has won the Yorkshire Ladies’ Challenge Bowl and the Yorkshire Ladies’ Strokeplay nett title but she said winning
Leicester City youngster Liam Moore is set to sign a one-month loan deal with the Bantams tomorrow, according to a post he made on Twitter this evening. Bradford boss Peter Jackson was questioned earlier in the day on whether he would be bringing
A successful scouting mission paid off after the Bulls added another young talent to their academy system. Having missed out on the main academy intake, James Slater was spotted at the Rugby Football League’s Festival of Rugby in Sheffield and agreed
There are still a significant number of season-ticket cards that have yet to be collected. Season-ticket holders may collect their card from the reception at the 1911 Club. They must be in possession of their season-ticket receipt. The
What a transformation at Jaguar. It doesn’t seem that long ago that the company’s offerings were a little jaded and dated. No diesels. No estates. And very little flair. But that’s been changed with some aplomb. Jaguar is now the epitome of Cool Britannia
Stephen Walkden and his family describe their home as ‘our own little piece of heaven’, but when they first saw the estate agent’s board outside Woodside they didn’t even know the house existed. “When we looked around we were amazed because we weren
A tour operator with 12,000 UK holidaymakers currently abroad has gone into administration and the Telegraph & Argus wants to hear from anyone from the patch who has been affected by the news. Get in touch with your story if you have been hit
Yorkshire did not show the intent they were expected to during the afternoon session of day two against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. The White Rose county returned after lunch on 411-4 and were bowled out for 532 on the stroke of tea. But they could
A man has been arrested after another man found floating unconscious in the Leeds-Liverpool Canal died in hospital. Michael Alan Houghton, aged 51, of Horsforth, died in Leeds General Infirmary last night. A post-mortem examination was under way today
Silsden rider Dougie Lampkin finished a disappointing eighth as he chased a 100th career grand prix win. The 12-time FIM world trials champion developed cramp in his leg as he tried to compensate for an injured right ankle, causing him to drop valuable
A line-up of cutting-edge bands is expected to attract scores of music lovers to the North Yorkshire dales for the inaugural Beacons Festival. Jamie XX, of one of the country’s biggest bands of the past few years The XX, and Mercury Prize-nominated
Real ale campaigners are seeking talks with the new owner of one of Bradford’s most historic pubs about plans to turn it into a cafe. Since an appeal went out in the Telegraph & Argus for information about what was happening at the Cock & Bottle pub
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Eldwick: ground-floor extension of the garage and first floor extension of the house over the garage, 30 Barden Drive. Harden: retrospective application for decking to rear,
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Imran Khan, of Haworth Grove, Heaton; keeping an unlicensed vehicle on a public road, £175 fine, £10.42 vehicle excise back duty, £60 costs. Oliver Lannen, of Cottingley Moor Road, Bingley;
A Bradford recreation ground could soon have a new sports pitch under plans which would give an estate’s junior football team a new home. It is the second phase of a major revamp of the formerly-derelict site in Scholemoor, which used to house a sports
Anthony McGrath posted his first century of the season as Yorkshire batted on against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. The White Rose county advanced their score from 318-3 at the start of day two to 411-4 from 139 overs at lunch. Gary Ballance was the
Emerging talents Myles Stirk and James Lund fulfilled their potential with final placings during the highly competitive National Age Group Championships at Sheffield. With six national times to his credit, Stirk produced some outstanding performances
Eddie Spencer carded a nett 63 to win the Captain’s Day main prize at Crow Nest Park. Dean Wilson is this year’s captain and his flagship event attracted a record 107 competitors. Early conditions were reasonably calm but the wind picked
Embassy A and Yeadon B were involved in a ding-dong battle in Division One of the Bradford Summer League as a 5-5 draw proved a fair result. Yeadon were never behind, with Chris Sanderson and Derek Greenwood both winning twice and Mick Burton once,
Children’s bedrooms in a Bradford family’s home have been given a makeover for a television programme rescuing victims of shoddy builders. In the new series of Channel 5’s Cowboy Builders, presenters Dominic Littlewood and Melinda Messenger help a couple
Police seized hundreds of counterfeit DVDs from the home of a Bradford man during an investigation targeting software piracy. Officers discovered a laptop, scanner and more than 800 DVDs after executing a search warrant at Nikkie Newby’s house in Peel
Bradford Grammar School old-boy Dr Frederick William Eurich is widely credited with finding a way to eradicate anthrax – also known as the Bradford Disease. Working in a laboratory in the city’s Technical College, Eurich came up with the use of formaldehyde
Have you ever wondered what makes a glow stick glow? Ever wanted to see what is inside them? The Society of Dyers and Colourists Colour Experience will be holding the Get Up And Glow event to offer visitors the chance to find out the physics, chemistry
Marvin the millipede and Hiccup the giant snail were among creepy crawlies wowing children at Shipley Library. The youngsters also had the chance to marvel at cockroaches, tarantulas and a snake at an animal handling workshop run by ZooLab. Louise Morris
An exhibition showcasing a life-size figurative scuplture and the machine process undertaken to manufacture it will be held throughout the festival. Kate Johnson’s Man And Machine explores the interplay between us and machines in a world where
A thrilling insight into the lives of some of nature’s most impressive predators will be held with ‘birdman’ Alan Ames. The Birds Of Prey event will take place on Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11, from noon to 1pm and 2pm to 3pm
Plans have been submitted to Bradford Council to prepare an historic school site to temporarily accommodate two new free schools in September. The former Coral College site in Manningham Lane contains a Grade II-listed building and is intended to be
A science historian will give adults the chance to learn about past scientific ideas about alcohol during his Drinking-up Time event during the festival. The Beehive Inn will host the event on Saturday, September 10, from 7pm to 8pm, as part of the Sundown
With the arrival of the summer holidays, many families across Bradford will be either making the most of the British sun or going further afield in search of warmer climes. But an eminent scientist at the University of Bradford has urged sun-seekers
A Bradford businessman who helped stranded doctors and nurses get to work in last winter’s treacherous conditions has been nominated for a Community Stars Active Citizens Award. Des Marples, the owner of SMK Nissan Independent 4x4 centre in Sunbridge
Sufferers of hearing condition tinnitus are being encouraged to set up support groups in Bradford. The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has revealed there are only 32 tinnitus support groups in the country – where there used to be more than 120 – and
A karate student is heading to the north of Scotland to become a ‘black belt’ in ballet. Seventeen-year-old Andrew Cook, a second dan black belt, is set to follow a dream of one day performing on the West End by pursuing his passion for dance. The former
Bus company bosses have apologised after a driver ordered a disabled female pensioner off his vehicle in the mistaken belief her free travel pass was invalid. Christine Watson, 62, of Springdale Crescent, Thorpe Edge, who suffers from osteoarthritis
Bradford’s flagship City Park will not now open next month as hoped. Construction work has been under way since December 2009 to create Britain’s biggest urban man-made water feature on the six-acre site next to City Hall. The park will
SIR – In the preceding month or so, many proud parents and grandparents will have enjoyed various end-of-school term productions. All of these form the culmination of many hours of meticulous and dedicated planning and voluntary effort from teachers and
SIR – I have just read the most moving story from Julie Farmer, the daughter of Mrs West, who died in Bradford Royal Infirmary (T&A, July 22). Have we come to this? You would not be able to keep a dog like this, you would be fined and the dog put down
SIR – Scandinavia is not a part of the world most of us often think about, but within days it has twice made international headlines – and all for the wrong reasons. I am horrified at the sheer thuggery of advocates of wind power across Europe. The recent
SIR – I attended a reunion at Drummonds Mill to meet up with old colleagues and to be given a conducted tour around our old departments. I expected to see a lot of old pals but alas only two former employees were there, Jean and Joan. It was good
SIR – Chris Evans (Letters, August 1) might join the band of Bradford cynics that Ian Greenwood rails against, as he knows ‘the price of everything and the value of nothing’. The same charge could be levelled at Ian Greenwood except he doesn’t have
The sights and sounds of Motown are coming to Bradford. The music of acts including the Temptations, Diana Ross And The Supremes, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves and the Isley Brothers will be showcased
With households feeling the pinch from the soaring cost of living, anything not seen as a necessity often comes under review. And that can include pets, as over-stretched animal charities are discovering. The PDSA PetAid hospital, the Jeanne Marchig
SIR – In his defence of the decision to close Manningham Pool, Chris Evans (Letters, August 1) seems to be taking the Council’s figures at face value. But as I showed in the disregarded submission to the Bradford Executive, these figures are unreliable
In the good old days, a couple of centuries ago, life must have been almost unbearable, being very smelly and unhealthy, and it was probably a blessing that it was so short. Folk in the growing cities disposed of their bodily waste by throwing it into
25 years ago: Bradford’s Commonwealth Games champion Adrian Moorhouse joined a drive to cut the annual death toll on canals, rivers and reservoirs. 50 years ago: A group that hoped to establish three new boys’ clubs in Bradford and rebuild
The deadly legacy of Bradford’s industrial past was highlighted yesterday at the inquests of three men who died of asbestos-related diseases. Eric Waite, of Little Horton, Jack Lobley, of Idle, and Sandor Kovacs, of Frizinghall, are among hundreds
It was no surprise that Guiseley were too strong for Thackley in last night’s friendly at Dennyfield but the Northern Counties East League side put in a good second-half display to prevent their Blue Square Bet visitors from amassing a cricket
It is extremely disappointing that the opening of Bradford’s flagship City Park has been delayed by two months. Businesses and residents have put up with a building site in the heart of the city for almost two years now, and were expecting
Giant Aussie Adrian Purtell is ready to stamp his mark on Super League. The Penrith Panthers three-quarter today pledged his prime years to the Bulls, putting pen to paper on a three-year deal. At 6ft 4in and 16 stone, he certainly won
Jon McLaughlin’s mind is fixed on staying at number one despite fresh competition. City boss Peter Jackson has brought in Martin Hansen to compete for the spot after letting three keepers go at the end of last season. But McLaughlin, who is used to
Liversedge ended their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 defeat at home to Garforth Town. Former player Paul Walker was instrumental in Garforth’s win. A Walker cross led to an own goal early in the second but minutes later a good move involving Chris Wood
Farsley cantered to a 5-2 home win against Pontefract Collieries last night. The visitors took the lead but goals from Mark Bett and Ryan Serrant gave the home side a half-time advantage and Ben Jones, Steve Mallory and an own goal from Tom Robinson
