Where once you found Vauxhalls and Fords, now Kias and Hyundais are starting to dominate. Cost-conscious drivers have found that the traditional big-sellers have re-invented themselves as premium brands with price tags to match. It’s true that
Infiniti certainly picked a good time to launch in the UK. Just as the banking crisis was taking hold in 2009, the luxury wing of Nissan came to the UK. Wise? Not on the face of it. But I guess if it’s a good enough brand and here for the long
A Bradford couple have told of their fears for their daughter after her home city was seized by rebels accused of horrific war crimes. Rebel group M23 has said it is ready to march on the capital city of Kinshasa and take control of the Democratic
Twenty people braved the rain for an hour-long peace vigil to highlight the plight of those in the Democratic Republic of Congo tonight. They were in Centenary Square from 4.30pm and included Ben and Kongosi Mussanzi, whose daughter is in Goma,
Bradford Park Avenue head to Cumbria on Saturday looking for a win that would take them back into the play-off places in Blue Square Bet North. Victory at Workington could see the seventh-placed Horsfall club leap as high as fourth if results go
Ricky Ravenhill column: We all just hope and pray that John Egan will make a speedy recovery from his injury. Sometimes those clean breaks heal better than a complicated ligament tear and I’ve no doubt he will come back and become a very good player
Brighouse Town make the very short journey to neighbours Liversedge looking for the three points that could possibly see them as joint leaders of the Baris Northern Counties East Premier Division by Saturday teatime. Town are in good form, reflected
Guiseley host title rivals Brackley Town in the first round of the FA Trophy on Saturday when victory could also give them a psychological edge in their promotion scrap. The visitors to Nethermoor are currently top of the Blue Square Bet North,
LISTERHILLS AA Recent catches from Pilley’s have included pike to 12lb but mostly smaller ones, all on deadbaits. Up to three carp have been caught in a session, also smaller species like roach and perch. The next match on this venue is on Sunday
Farsley manager Neil Parsley is demanding a reaction from his side following last weekend’s defeat at play-off rivals Warrington Town. The visitors to Throstle Nest on Saturday are lowly Radcliffe Borough, with the fifth-placed hosts needing a
Injury-hit Wharfedale face their biggest tests of the season when they take on SSE National League One leaders Rosslyn Park at The Avenue on Saturday. After narrowly losing the first match at pre-season favourites Ealing Trailfinders, Rosslyn Park
City swooped for two Premier League youngsters to beat today's emergency loan deadline. West Ham winger Blair Turgott has joined until January 5 and Newcastle centre half Curtis Good up to January 2. Both can feature in the squad for the trip
JCT600 Bradford League treasurer David Young is delighted that they have made a small annual profit. The accounts for the year ended September 30, 2012 showed a surplus of £170, which Young called “an excellent result”. He added: “We are not
For the first time in over a month, a full set of West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division fixtures are scheduled for Saturday. Tyersal, who are unbeaten in their last seven matches and only four points from the top, will be looking to
Guy Branston will face Bradford City after all after signing a month's loan with Saturday's opponents Bristol Rovers. The former Bantam centre half was an unused sub on the Aldershot bench during City's recent 2-0 win at the EBB Stadium. But
Otley are hoping that first-choice stand off Ben Cooper will be fit to return for their home game with Preston Grasshoppers on Saturday in SSE National League Two North. In his absence, Otley have used three different players and have missed his
Keighley have one of their most attractive matches of the season on Saturday. They are at home to Morley, who have won the Yorkshire Cup 11 times, have won the Powergen Intermediate Cup at Twickenham (2005) and have played as high as the second
Leeds United have completed the signing of defender Alan Tate from Swansea and midfielder Jerome Thomas from West Brom on loan until January. Tate, 30, teamed up with his new team-mates today and, with Jason Pearce still suspended, is expected
The hunt is on for Shipley’s hardest-working volunteers with the launch of this year’s Area Community Heroes Awards 2012 - 2013. The Shipley Area Committee, part of Bradford Council, is asking local people to nominate “unsung heroes” who live in
Bradford & Bingley skipper Guy Ford wants his team to earn their week off at Christmas. He said: “We have had a couple of good wins at home and two rather abject performances away from home. “The home form is something that we are heavily reliant
A Wharfedale brewery has taken over the running of a third pub - this time in North Yorkshire. Pool-in-Wharfedale-based WharfeBank Brewery, which owns The Fleece in Otley and runs Pool’s Half Moon Inn, has teamed up with Castle Rock Brewery to
Students at a Bradford school took part in an enterprise day hosted by Mosaic, an organistion founded by the Prince of Wales. A total of 30 students at Carlton Bolling College took part in Global Entrepreneurship Week and hosted an event to inspire
New back-row signing Joe Walker will make his Queensbury debut when old rivals Sharlston Rovers visit Hill Top in the Pennine League Premier Division on Saturday. The former Huddersfield Giant will make an ideal replacement for veteran prop Lee
Sporting heroes were guests of honour at a Bradford school’s awards evening. Paralympian Andy Curtis and Olympic diver Hannah Starling visited Challenge College, which achieved its best ever GCSE and A-Level results this year. The theme of
A Bradford doctor last night renewed his warning about the district’s “silent disease” after a report said the number of people suffering from liver disease was rising in England while decreasing in other European countries. The UK’s chief medical
A sexual health and relationships programme credited with reducing teenage pregnancies in the Bradford district has won a national award. The team behind the Ur Choice (pronounced Your Choice) programme was winner of the 2012 GP Practice Award
A healthy living charity which works across Shipley is expanding its work into inner-city Bradford where there are health inequalities. HALE (Health Action Local Engagement) project has teamed up with the Bradford West Area Co-ordinators office
An electric blanket led to the bedroom of a Shipley house being set ablaze. Firefighters from Bradford and Shipley fire stations attended the fire on Aireville Rise at 6.20am today. Although there were no injuries, those in attendance described
Significant new contract wins have helped a key insurance specialist to nearly double its turnover and achieve record profits. Expanding incident management specialist Keycare has also doubled the size of its offices after moving from Baildon to
A dozen members of staff at Bradford hospitals are sporting new moustaches. The men, who are healthcare scientists with the clinical engineering team, are taking part in Movember – an annual event encouraging the growing of moustaches during November
An 81-year-old from Bingley has picked up his second award in two months for his prolific fundraising – this time beating competition from across the country. Military veteran Jeffrey Long received a £5,000 prize after being judged to be one of
When St Helens were beaten at Odsal on March 17, victory was achieved with the kind of spirit which came to characterise the Bulls during 2012. The celebrations, on the pitch and in the stands, at the end of the televised clash were unmistakable
SIR – The Director-General of the BBC has resigned due to recent events. It is said that he is to be paid his salary for a year, about £450,000. Is that something new? And does it apply to the general public? I always thought that resigning from
SIR – In your editorial (T&A, November 15) regarding the speech by Kris Hopkins MP about sexual grooming and related topics, you say that “words need to be chosen carefully” lest “a whole community be stigmatised”. But you point to the need to
SIR – You asked for comments on solving the problem of congestion on Bradford roads (T&A, November 13). For those who need or prefer the flexibility of personal transport, motorcycles and scooters offer an antidote to the drudgery of the urban
SIR – As Christmas approaches, promotional campaigns urging people to donate to charities that provide live animals to impoverished communities in the poorest parts of the world are becoming ever more prevalent. While these schemes may seem like
SIR – I have read the recent comments and editorials concerning the parlous state of Bradford’s roads, and the city’s reputation for being one of the most congested cities in the UK. This, of course, is entirely due to the influence of the green
Jamie Foster will take inspiration from the words of Mick Potter as he embarks on life as a Bradford player. The winger made his Super League debut for St Helens under the former Bulls coach against Leeds in 2010. He went on to score 34 tries
SIR – Having had to use First Bus for a year, due to illness, I am not surprised at this story (‘Driver ‘sat and watched’ as gang of thugs beat up man on bus’, T&A, November 19). Riding on the bus, particularly on the top deck and later in
Three new jobs will be created at a van and light commercial vehicle repair and service business after its expansion into a new £1.2 million base which is the largest of its kind in Yorkshire. Pudsey-based Vancare Ltd, which has increased turnover
The Bradford Christmas Market was due to open today. More than 30 stalls were expected to open throughout the city centre in Darley Street, Kirkgate, Bank Street and Tyrell Street. The market will stay open until Sunday, December 2. For
Eight Bradford Council services – including Council wardens, highway repairs, parks and street cleaning – are to be run more locally as powers are devolved to the authority’s five area committees. Local councillors on each of the committees will
Shipley MP Philip Davies has pledged his support for campaigners fighting plans to install a water turbine at historic Roberts Park in Saltaire. In a letter to Sharon Ashton, chairman of the Friends of Roberts Park – which is strongly against the
Thousands of commuters and hundreds of residents and businesses were warned to expect large-scale disruption from today as work began to repair a burst water pipe on one of Bradford’s key arterial routes. Due to the sheer size of the pipe which
A teenager has been assaulted by a gang of youths in Bradford this afternoon. The 17-year-old youth was approached by a group of teens in the Ivegate area before being thrown to the ground, punched and kicked. He suffered bruising to his eye
A 1,000 lira note bearing an emotional message has remained folded in Martin’s wallet since a woman he once knew gave it to him in 1985. The note and a child’s pair of shoes are among the images featured in a powerful exhibition launched this week
A van caught fire in the early hours of this morning in Thorpe Edge, Bradford. Fire crews were called to Stonegate Road from Odsal and Idle stations just after midnight, and used two hoses to put out the blaze. The vehicle was parked on the
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Karen Lister flew some fish and chips from a Liversedge chippy to her husband Dale in Tenerife. The couple had moved to the Canaries but were missing the traditional English meal. So, on a visit home, Karen popped
The Bradford district is facing a ticking housing timebomb which must be addressed quickly before it spirals out of control. A new report today, exclusively revealed in the Telegraph & Argus, highlights the growing number of families on the
A car salesman is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl he abducted from the street. Qamar Malik is alleged to have pulled the child into a car, driven her around and molested her, weeks
A Keighley community centre launched last year and praised by a Government minister is facing closure. Bosses at Parents Advice Centre Keighley (PACK) say major funding is essential for the vital service to survive. Operations director, John
More than 100 students marched through the city yesterday as part of a campaign for Government investment. Student gathered outside Bradford College before they marched to City Hall where they asked people to sign placards if they agreed with their
West Yorkshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner has promised to tackle drug dealing in Baildon after a plea from a resident, as reported in yesterday’s Telegraph & Argus. Mark Burns-Williamson officially takes on his new role today, but
One Direction’s Take Me Home has taken the Bradford singer Zayn Malik’s band to the top of the US charts. It came only days after the band scored a double with their single Little Things and their album Take Me Home topping the UK charts. Take
Phil Parkinson admits it will be a tough battle to land an extra recruit before the 5pm loan deadline. The City boss has been given the green light by the board to make another temporary capture. Parkinson put in several calls yesterday but
Community leaders in Bradford responsible for safeguarding children have urged the community to help vulnerable young people, following the publication of a study saying thousands of children were being sexually exploited by gangs and groups across
A man who made Eastbourne the “showbiz capital of the South” has died at the age of 87. Peter Maxwell Bedford, who received an MBE for his services to the town, was laid to rest with a service at Rawdon Crematorium. During his career he worked
Hairdresser Laura Monk says months of raw sewage seeping into her salon from a collapsed pipe has theatened to shut down her business. The 28-year-old said the leaking sewage has been so bad she has to turn customers away half-done and cancel appointments
Francis Cummins believes Nick Scruton’s return to full fitness will be like a “new signing” for the Bulls next season. The former Leeds prop is gearing up for a big year after a couple of injury-plagued campaigns meant Bradford fans saw him at
A 136-year-old charity gala looks set to be given a new lease of life following a “difficult” period for the event. Keighley Gala, an annual extravaganza, now has fresh faces at the helm. Next year the event, which has always traditionally
Unhappy customers are vowing to take a Bradford travel agency to court to get money back for Hajj trips they were unable to go on after flight dates were changed at the last minute. Some say they have been left more than £40,000 out of pocket.
Thousands of Bradford families are facing a “housing timebomb”, a hard-hitting report reveals today. As people struggle to get on the property ladder and the waiting list for social housing grows, more and more families are facing the real prospect
A car salesman is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl he abducted from the street. Qamar Malik is alleged to have pulled the child into a car, driven her around and molested her, weeks
The state of Bradford’s roads will not improve unless Government funding increases, motorists have been warned. The Local Government Association today described the nation’s pothole problem as having reached “crisis point,” and further budget cuts
