Looming light sculptures transformed Bradford’s City Park into a “magical wonderland” as striking displays were illuminated for the first time last night. Camera flashes added to the dazzling spectacle as hundreds of people flocked to see shining
Bradford Dragons will face their biggest test of their season so far as they will face a brace of Division One opponents this weekend. Tomorrow is National Trophy night as Dragons will go up against Team Northumbria, and on Sunday the Dragons will
Halifax have signed Bradford Bulls target Scott Murrell on a two-year deal. Murrell, a 27-year-old who began his career with Leeds Rhinos, has spent the last seven years at Hull KR. Primarily a stand-off, Murrell has also played hooker
Three men have been arrested after thousands of pounds worth of drugs were recovered on a Bradford motorway. Detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s Crime Division executed eight search warrants on Thursday in Bradford, Leeds and Milton Keynes,
Campaigners fighting to safeguard the future of children’s heart surgery in West Yorkshire have launched their legal bid. Members of the Save our Surgery Campaign have announced they have applied to the High Court in order to seek judicial review
A gay Nigerian asylum seeker due to be deported on Tuesday has had a last-minute reprieve. Supporters of Ola Ayelokun (pictured) say his Heathrow flight was cancelled after a technical fault but they believe it could possibly be down to them lobbying
The West Riding County FA Sunday Cup takes centre stage this weekend and ties include a selection of all-Bradford Sunday Alliance League match-ups. One that should certainly be worth watching is at Queensbury, where the hosts get the chance to
Eight members of the Azar Farooq Kickboxing Club, including ten-year-old Muhammad Waleed, have gained their black belts after a gruelling four-hour grading. Instructor Azar said: “They went right through from white belt to black belt – but I did
As a gymnastics coach, Bradford’s Linsey Silson is used to helping her students reach new heights, but her own lofty ambitions have received a boost after being awarded a grant through the Gillette ‘Great Starts’ campaign. Silson
Phil Jaques has only been to South Africa once before. It was a fleeting visit. Called up as a replacement for Australian captain Ricky Ponting during a one-day international series in March 2006, he flew in the day before the second of five matches
Steve Kittrick insists Guiseley will not rush into signing a replacement for skipper Simon Ainge. The commanding England C centre-back went out on loan to Luton Town last week with a view to a permanent transfer. Kittrick admits the 24-year-old
Tom Greaves finally joined an exclusive club when making his 200th appearance for Bradford Park Avenue last Saturday after missing out as an unused substitute the previous week. The landmark was reached when Avenue hosted Boston United in Blue
Bradford Bulls star Matt Diskin paid a visit to the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford. He was shown the many and varied services the hospice in Maudsley Street offers to local people and went away full of praise for the staff. He also met David
A former Royal Marine who worked in submarines in the 1940s has died from being exposed to asbestos, an inquest has heard today. Married Bradford man Terence Mangan, 81, had spent seven years from 1947 in the Royal Navy working in its submarines
West Bowling’s Josh Hattle gave a man-of-the-match display in Yorkshire’s Under-17s’ 42-0 defeat to Central Coast Centurions at Dewsbury Rams in midweek, and it has earned him a place in the BARLA Great Emerging Lions side to face
Bradford Park Avenue kicked off their FA Women’s Cup campaign with a superb 5-1 win over West Riding County League rivals Brighouse. The victory at Horsfall Stadium earned a second qualifying round tie at Steel City Wanderers of the East Midlands
Farsley manager Neil Parsley lamented the lack of common sense in the modern game as he reflected on last weekend’s derby at Garforth Town, which saw three players dismissed. Parsley has witnessed plenty of changes during his many years in football
Less than a month after being crowned 2012 Star Mazda champion in his first season, Cullingworth’s Jack Hawksworth has been selected as a finalist for the coveted McLaren Autosport British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) Young Driver of the
A UK tour of the Top of the Pops Live show, due to run at Bradford’s Alhambra theatre next month, has been cancelled. Producers Flying Entertainment said it was down to “disappointing demand”. Derek Nicol, producer and joint managing director
Five-times world champion Eric Bristow MBE has paid tribute to darts commentator Sid Waddell, who died in August aged 72. The ‘Crafty Cockney’, who attended Waddell’s funeral at Pudsey Parish Church, was back in West Yorkshire for a charity darts
The West Riding County Cup second-round draw has thrown up a repeat of last season’s final, with defending champions Guiseley hosting Bradford Park Avenue. The winners of that all-Blue Square Bet North tie will travel to either Ossett Albion or
An inquest is due to open in Bradford on Monday into the death of stabbed grandfather Roman Copija. The 50-year-old died on July 14 this year after being found wounded outside a house in Thornbury Avenue, Bradford Moor. Mr Copija is thought
Three men have been arrested after thousands of pounds worth of drugs were recovered on a Bradford motorway. Detectives from West Yorkshire Police’s Crime Division executed eight search warrants on Thursday in Bradford, Leeds and Milton Keynes,
A Bradford charity fundraiser is joining forces with her Cancer Research UK colleagues to launch a new fundraising campaign called Stand Up To Cancer. Natasha Howe (pictured), Cancer Research UK area volunteer manager for Bradford, is urging men
Mike Peters, leader of Welsh punk/folk rockers The Alarm will be making his annual visit to The Gassienda in Keighley on Friday, October 19. This will be his third visit on this year’s Red Poppy Acoustic Tour. The Alarm toured with the likes
A show devoted to the late, great Bob Marley hits the stage in Bradford this weekend. Called Legend, it is described as a “Bob Marley show in sound and vision”. Over two hours, a cast of singers and musicians deliver classics from the master of
The more the short, glorious life of Joy Division is weighed, the more incredible it seems that this mercurial and tight-knit group functioned so well for so long. Peter Hook’s memoir, Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, teems with anecdotes
Stardom School of Performing Arts has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a show which raised £1,200 for Overgate Hospice. The Shelf-based school also has a Celebration of Achievement next spring, at Halifax’s Victoria Theatre. “The youngsters
Buttershaw St Paul’s Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is taking a diversion from the traditional musical theatre it usually stages and turning its attention to Return To The Forbidden Planet. The society will be staging the show, which takes
When author Michael Morpurgo started chatting to an old man in a village pub, he soon realised something extraordinary was happening. The conversation took place 32 years ago, when Michael and his wife moved to Devon. “He was a man of 80. He had
Angelina Ballerina pirouettes into Bradford next week in a magical show packed full of singing and dancing. Youngsters from local dance schools, including the DM Academy in Shipley, will join Angelina and friends on stage at the Alhambra for ‘Mousical
A couple were left “shocked” after firefighters were called to deal with their blazing car on their driveway in the early hours of this morning. Fairweather Green firefighters were called to Higher Downs, Fairweather Green, at about 4.40am following
A man has died from stab wounds after an incident at an house in Farsley, near Pudsey, early today. Police were alerted just before 4am and found a woman, with stab wounds, lying outside a house in Poplar Square. Officers found a man with
TODAY Narrative Exhibition: Private View and Artist’s Talk. Manor House, private view 6pm to 7pm, talk 7pm to 8pm. A Card from Angela Carter: Susannah Clapp. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Backward Glance: Multi Story Theatre
TODAY Peter Hook – Inside Joy Division, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. The definitive story of Joy Division told by the band’s legendary bassist Peter Hook, in the no-holds-barred style that saw The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club achieve critical
Crime really does pay when it comes to the hugely successful novels of leading genre exponent Jake Arnott. Having reinvigorated a flagging thriller market with best-selling books such as The Long Firm, He Kills Coppers and True Crime, it was somewhat
Fascinating insights into the controversial conflict in Afghanistan formed the meaty subject matter tackled on the opening night of this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival. Pioneering ITN broadcaster Sandy Gall was the star attraction of Friday’
The 39th annual Ilkley Literature Festival got in full swing on Friday with the arrival of some good weather and crowds of book lovers. Festival director, Rachel Feldberg, is delighted with the enthusiasm shown so far for the 2012 event, and has
A brewery is reviving a specially-brewed ale as a debt of gratitude to soldiers returning from the front line in Afghanistan. Keighley-based Timothy Taylor will relaunch Havercake Ale, which was first brewed in 2002 to mark the 300th anniversary
New students in Bradford are being warned to stay safe and to be aware of the danger of drugs after the death of a student from Shelf who took ecstasy while at university in Leeds. Freshers Week activities have been highlighting the risks of illegal
City Park will be transformed into a Garden of Light from dusk tonight until Sunday, October 14. It will feature over 23 light sculptures which are pictured in this artist’s impression, some of which will be more than 11 metres tall. Giant
Limited edition plates that are the product of a well-known artist’s visit to a Bradford village are on sale. West Yorkshire artist Ashley Jackson entertained a crowd of more than 50 people at Thornton as he painted a watercolour. Mr Jackson
Arthritis and pleurisy have not stopped a Shipley man from getting fit – and being presented with an award from Bradford Council in recognition of his “outstanding achievements”. Brendan Wilson, who had formerly been a keen climber and loved taking
Excited pupils gave Lord Patel of Bradford their seal of approval when he called in at Carrwood Primary School yesterday, ahead of a trip of a lifetime he has organised for a class of ten-year-olds. In two weeks’ time, 23 boys and girls from the
Customers visiting a sandwich shop this month should prepare to be dazzled by a vision in pink. All of the staff at Cranberry sandwich bar, on Kirkgate, Otley, will be donning the colour on Friday, October 26, to raise funds and awareness for Breast
A move to establish a permanent “speakers’ corner” in Bradford is under way, with the first events set to take place during Local Democracy Week later this month. The idea is to ape the 150-year-old Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park to give
Firefighters had to force their way into the home of a 75-year-old woman who had fallen. Crews from Idle fire station were called to a flat in Whitebeam Walk, Eccleshill, Bradford, by the daughter of the woman. A West Yorkshire Fire Service
A Wharfedale MP has hailed a change in the law that will allow thousands of pubs and other small venues to hold live music events without needing a licence. Amendments to the 2003 Licensing Act mean another 13,000 venues across the UK could start
One of Bradford district’s tourist traps, Haworth Village, has been left “without a heart” while its parish church undergoes a £1.25 million restoration project. Johnnie Briggs, who is part of the historic village’s thriving tourism industry, has
A brewery is reviving a specially-brewed ale as a debt of gratitude to soldiers returning from the front line in Afghanistan. Keighley-based Timothy Taylor will relaunch Havercake Ale, which was first brewed in 2002 to mark the 300th anniversary
Detectives hunting an apparent private hire driver who raped a young Baildon woman in his car on a remote lane have described the victim’s terrifying ordeal as a “worst nightmare”. The 20-year-old woman, who is being supported by family and police
SIR – Re the letter from David Rhodes (T&A, September 28) regarding the sending of congratulatory messages from the Queen. I wanted to arrange for a card to be sent to my sister-in-law for her diamond wedding anniversary so I wrote to the Lady
SIR – It is not often that the public give praise to the media, but I feel it would be remiss of me not to congratulate the T&A for highlighting and bringing to the notice of the public that the Labour group chief whip, Councillor Sher Khan (Little
A specialist industrial recruitment company which has more than doubled turnover in three years has moved into a new West Yorkshire base as well as opening offices overseas. Transline Resource Group, which specialises in recruiting people for jobs
Farmer John Gullett has spent 12 months restoring a piece of the past. The 75-year-old from Shelf bought the 1968 International Harvester 444 tractor in 1975 and used it around the farm for many years. John says International tractors were
DAY CENTRE: New Hey Road Methodist Church Day Centre meets on Fridays from 10.30am to 3pm. There is a chat, followed by chair exercises and a hot lunch for £4.50. DANCE SCHOOL: Syncopation has re-opened at Wiggle Dance Studio, Law Street, off Rook
SIR – The recent disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct against Sir Jimmy Savile are without doubt cruel, unjust, and highly unfair, as he can no longer defend himself. Sir Jimmy, as we are aware, raised £40 million for hospitals, charities
SIR – It is concerning that one in five cigarettes smoked in Bradford are illegal (Smuggled cigarettes smoked in city double, T&A, September 29), and if plain packaging is introduced, this would make matters far worse because they would be much
SIR – When, not if, the Chancellor increases the price of a packet of cigarettes yet again in his forthcoming budget, more smokers will be lining the pockets of black marketers. Tax lost to the Treasury is already estimated at £3.6 billion every
SIR – I hope for his sake, and nobody else’s, Christopher Hindle never falls off his high horse that he was on again recently in his continuing crusade against the Coalition via John Hall, the imperturbable Lib-Dem, who, as I, is often on a similar
SIR – Over the years we have all seen some nonsensical planning proposals, but that for a large convenience store in part of the Council-owned car park adjacent to Ian Clough Hall in Baildon surely takes the biscuit? Parking is already at a premium
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Undercliffe Cemetery published a new leaflet expalining all the symbols on its Victorian graves. They called it Funeral Art. 50 years ago: A lorry laden with drums of motor oil careered down steep Carr Lane
For the thousands of people in the Bradford district who rent rather than own properties, trusting and relying on their landlord is a daily fact of life. So it is disturbing to see that complaints about rented accommodation have shown a dramatic
Nahki Wells is convinced City have finally found the cure for their travel sickness. Despite failing to turn domination into victory at Rochdale, the goalless draw in midweek made it five points from the last three games on the road. Phil Parkinson
Football is all about what happens in the two penalty boxes. It’s nice to play well in between and entertain the fans but it all boils down to both ends of the pitch. At one end, you’re trying to score goals while preventing the opposition
A former Bradford barrister, who became a judge after surviving an horrific skiing accident, is set to take up the top judicial post in the city. Judge Roger Thomas QC will be the new Recorder of Bradford, following the retirement of Judge James
Save Our Surgery (SOS) has been established to challenge a decision to close the Leeds children’s heart surgery unit, which is regularly used by Bradford patients. SOS has announced it has applied to the High Court for permission for a Judicial
An independent body that works with people and organisations to make positive changes happen in health and social care in the Bradford district has published its annual report. Bradford LINk spent £220,070 during 2011/2012, which went towards running
Regulating car clamping is one piece of new legislation that many would welcome – particularly in Haworth. This historic village is a global draw for tourists seeking to find out more about the Brontes and the windswept moors surrounding their
An alleged drugs courier, accused of collecting wholesale quantities of heroin from Bradford, told police he did not know it was a Class A drug. Wajid Hussain, 31, told officers he had been asleep in his cousin’s car and did not see a box, containing
The Duke of Kent will ride on the footplate of a heritage railway engine when he joins the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s 50th anniversary celebrations. His Royal Highness became patron of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) Preservation
Police are investigating the cause of a blaze which ripped through the bedroom of a flat in Bradford. Crews from Bradford fire station were called to reports of a fire at the first-floor maisonette on Weber Court, off Leeds Road, at around 11pm
Guns, violence and murder came to the streets of a town centre – but there was no need to worry, it was just an exercise for school students! Dozens of children spent yesterday at a make-believe murder scene in Keighley’s old police station.
A suspected thief was pinned to the ground by police after allegedly assaulting a woman community support officer in the street. Dozens of officers swooped on Bradford city centre after the PCSO radioed for emergency help. She was attacked
The developer behind plans to convert a city centre building into 163 apartments has gone back to Bradford Council seeking to renegotiate existing planning obligations to make the scheme more viable. Lawton Properties, which owns the Laconia Building
Phil Parkinson is backing City to rediscover their cutting edge against the Daggers – even without the speed threat of Kyel Reid. The match-winning winger is set to miss the next six weeks after a scan revealed a tear in the tendon above his groin
A new report examining the status of the Broadway shopping centre development reveals that developer Westfield must apply to alter its current planning permission to allow Debenhams to expand its anchor store in the scheme. Bradford Council’s regeneration
The Telegraph & Argus Christmas Star Appeal is launched today as people are urged to nominate someone special so a tribute to them can be hung on the City Hall Christmas tree. Hundreds of special stars will be hung on the tree to remember absent
Seven men have together been jailed for more than 40 years for running a crack cocaine factory in central Bradford which was busted by police who seized drugs worth more than £200,000. Tarendeep Takhar, 24, of Tyersal Road, Tyersal, Bradford, who
Bradford’s biggest train operator last night offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of yobs responsible for a spate of attacks on trains. Northern Rail put up the reward after police warned it is “only
This is the signing that Bulls fans thought they would never see. Hot prospect John Bateman puts pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at Odsal until 2015. Bulls fought off strong competition, led by Hull FC, for the 19-year-old
West Yorkshire's Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison says he will retire next year amid pressure to resign in the wake of the Hillsborough report. As part of the announcement last night he said “crime is down and public confidence is up” and he
Peter Pan at The Alhambra The much-loved tale of a little boy who never grew up was brought to life by more than 200 talented youngsters in this delightful family show. With spectacular flying sequences, bright period costumes and a lively
