The joint administrator of stricken Bradford Bulls firmly denied there was a “cunning plan” for any past directors or shareholders to buy the club debt free during a heated crisis meeting tonight. Brendan Guilfoyle told hundreds of supporters
The excitement levels were cranked up ahead of the new Blue Square Bet North Division campaign when the eagerly-awaited fixtures were finally released to the clubs today. There is great interest locally, with newly-promoted Bradford Park Avenue joining
Ben Rhydding booked a Waddilove Cup semi-final spot for the first time on a weekend that might prove to be a turning point in their season. They have struggled since winning promotion in the Aire-Wharfe League and lie deep in the Division One relegation
Tributes have been paid online to a 20-year-old British summer camp instructor who has died in France. The body Nathan Thackwray, believed to be a former pupil at St Mary’s School, in Menston, was found by police divers in Lake Ardres, near Calais.
All the people who helped make this year’s Guiseley Carnival a success are being given a big thank-you. The event, which attracted an impressive turnout, raised more than £1,700 towards the annual senior citizens’ outing. Guiseley Senior Citizens chairman
A 21-year-old Keighley man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an elderly couple outside York Minster on Saturday. North Yorkshire Police say the man has been bailed while enquiries continue. Witnesses reported seeing a man punch the couple at 7.15pm
A Bradford amateur club are celebrating after a double golden raid on the Palace. There were two Huggy’s Platinum winners from the prestigious Haringey Box Cup held at Alexandra Palace in London. Saif Cheema and Mohammed Nadeem both emerged victorious
Gary Ballance has impressed many an onlooker with runs in all forms for Yorkshire this summer, not least his uncle Dave! The left-hander, 22, has posted 683 runs in 2012, including two hundreds and two fifties. Now an England Lions candidate for later
Yeadon extended their unbeaten start to the JCT600 Bradford League Division Two season to 11 games as they recorded a crushing eight-wicket win over struggling Brighouse yesterday. Even a tenacious 34 from Will Smith couldn't spare Brighouse from being
Five of the 11 members of Bradford Shotokan Academy who took part in the National Karate Championships in Nottingham picked up medals. Those who took part were: Laura Derkach, Lucy Durkin, Jack Nicholas, Darrel Durkin, Aleksejs Bohans, Deniss
Manningham Mills have become the third team to qualify for the semi-finals of the JCT600 Bradford League's Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup. Mills defeated Lightcliffe by 27 runs in a delayed third-round tie to reach the last four for the
Former Bradford City junior Tom Cleverley has been selected for Great Britain's men's Olympic squad for London 2012. The Manchester United youngster is among 13 English players picked by Team GB manager Stuart Pearce, and the squad also includes five
Ilkley butcher David Lishman has handed over his presidency of the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers Councils. Andrew Green, of Wilsons Butchers in Crossgates, Leeds, has taken over the role, which will see him host the confederation president
Bradford Bulls head coach Mick Potter told the Telegraph & Argus that joint administrator Brendan Guilfoyle had asked him to work for nothing to keep his job as redundancies were announced today. And he said he felt like he had been "stabbed
Strike Taekwondo hosted their first 1-1 fight day and poomsae competition at Nab Wood Sports Centre in Bingley. The event was held to give grass-roots taekwondo clubs and students - some as young as five and six -an insight into competitive
Head coach Mick Potter and 14 other members of staff have today been made redundant as the crisis at Bradford Bulls continues to deepen. Staff at the beleaguered club were called into a meeting this morning by the joint administrator where
A procession was led by young people in fancy dress at Wilsden Gala yesterday. Youngsters at Jennifer’s Dancekool led the gala’s procession, which returned after a two-year absence. Residents had been invited to trim up a bike, pram, scooter or skate-board
Bingley St Ives player Will Whiteoak won the Bradford Amateur Strokeplay title at Woodhall Hills. The teenager from Haworth triumphed thanks to rounds of 75 and 71, which left him on three over par and one shot clear of Keighley's Calum Hey and club-mate
Shocked eye-witnesses were “amazed” at an attempt to smash a truck through a shop window in a daylight raid in Keighley today. The police helicopter and officers on the ground were scrambled after a man wearing a balaclava smashed a pick-up truck,
People living along the A65 corridor between Ilkley and Leeds feel the “heart” is being ripped out of their communities, according to a group trying to create a new body to represent them. Discussions are being held to create an Aireborough Neighbourhood
A family of a man with Down’s syndrome is celebrating news that he will at last get funding for the extra one-to-one care he needs. Last week the Telegraph & Argus reported how a six-month wrangle over who should pay for 27-year-old Kristian Adey’s additional
Large crowds lined the streets of Brighouse to watch Graham Briggs (Raleigh-GAC) win the opening round of the British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series, as the country’s top pro cyclists and teams returned to the town after a two-year absence.
Here, Councillor Ralph Berry, the Council’s executive member for young people and children’s services, outlines his view of the progress made in the last 12 months and the difficult challenges that still lie ahead. As we get near to the first
A new course is being launched to help young people learn how to play squash. Bradford Council has teamed up with Sportivate to offer the course, which is open to 14-25 year olds at Keighley Leisure Centre. The course will teach young people how to
It is almost a year since Education Bradford, the private company brought in to help drive up standards, bowed out leaving Bradford Council in full control of its schools for the first time in a decade. The Council was stripped of direct
Rush hour motorists faced motorway misery this morning - but traffic has now started to return to normal. A broken-down vehicle on the eastbound M62 between junction 26 at Chain Bar and junction 27 at Gildersome caused long queues at around
The joint administrator running the beleaguered Bradford Bulls was today expected to announce a first round of redundancies among the club’s staff. With no money left to meet the £260,000 wage bill in July, Brendan Guilfoyle has said he cannot guarantee
A Bradford based human rights charity has launched an £18,000 fundraising appeal to buy two ambulances for Syria. Basic Human Rights (BHR) in Sunbridge Road is working with Syrian doctors and nurses to provide life saving medical care and relief inside
A Bradford teenager who survived meningitis as a baby is now battling a rare form of bone cancer. Connor Lancaster, 13, has also suffered the tragedy of losing his much loved step dad Adam Lancaster, in January 2009 aged 32, who died after also contracting
SIR – Recently, Keighley has had its centre brightened by creativity of all kinds. The Artistic Off-Licence has created an interactive outlet for so many creative people from our town, giving bedroom artists the chance to be exhibited and seen for the
SIR – I am totally disgusted that you are making the day of the torch relay into such a fantastic event. Where were the Keighley torch carriers? Not one. They came from the Red Rose county. Hasn’t Keighley got anyone fitting to carry the torch? I could
SIR – It was with great sadness and shock I discovered recently the passing of a young woman I knew, Kirsty Deakin (nee Ridehalgh), at the very young age of 25. She had been diagnosed with cancer. I went to school with her dad Ian Ridehalgh, and I first
SIR – So at long last the city “planners” have had their way and the bulldozers have moved in to destroy what West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service described as “of special historic and architectural interest because it represents a substantially
SIR - My wife and I are firm Bronte fans, who greatly anticipated visiting the Bronte home in Haworth in May, 2012. Our visit was fine, until we returned to the parking lot for our car. The car was parked slightly over a vague line in the nearly-empty
SIR – It is generally acknowledged that successful football teams have a significant beneficial effect on the local economy. The Council should look to purchase the City ground. They could allow City and the reformed Bradford Northern to jointly rent
SIR – In response to the article on new dog laws (T&A, June 21), it says that councillors are planning to ask the public to fill out forms, etc, on what they think of the proposals. First of all, anyone who does not own a dog may just want to ban them
Stephen Coulby has ended the uncertainty surrounding the cost of Iestyn Harris’ move to Bradford by revealing that payments to Leeds amounted to £550,000. The Rhinos, who allowed Harris to leave them in 2001 to pursue a career in rugby union
A large police cordon was set up in Bradford city centre yesterday after a man was found injured and unconscious. The 28-year-old man was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary after being found in Manor Row, near its junction with Upper Piccadilly
Moving tributes were paid and poignant services held over the weekend to honour veterans as part of Armed Forces Week. Veterans, families and those wishing to pay their respects gathered in Centenary Square on Saturday for the Jubilee Armed Forces Day
A major scheme is under way to return an historic park to its past splendour – and council chiefs are calling for the public’s views on the multi-million pound project. People across Bradford district are being invited to have their say on the re-development
City could have a fifth new face on board before they head back to Apperley Bridge on Thursday. Phil Parkinson’s men face two days of fitness tests later this week before pre-season training begins in earnest next Monday. And the Bantams boss hopes
Pond dipping and willow weaving will be just some of the activities on offer at Heaton Woods Trust Open Day on Sunday. The event will be based around Sean’s Pond and the nearby meadows from 11am to 4pm. Bradford’s deputy lord mayor Councillor Mike
Bradford Council faces a £30 million bill to bring the district’s road surfaces up to scratch and it would take six years to do so even if the cash was available, it has been revealed. But in the face of huge budget cuts, the authority has actually
