City’s hearing for their appeal against their FA Cup expulsion will take place on Wednesday at Wembley. The Bantams are hoping to overturn the decision to throw them out of the competition for fielding Curtis Good as an ineligible player. Newcastle
Holders Guiseley are scheduled to play their West Riding County Cup quarter-final tie against Conference North rivals Harrogate Town at Tadcaster Albion tomorrow night. The Lions agreed to the switch in venue after last week’s first attempt to
Trading of shares in digital technology company Pace plc have been suspended after the Saltaire-based company confirmed it was interested in buying the Motorola Home business from internet search engine giant Google. Pace said the suspension was
Bradford Grammar School are through to the last 16 of the Daily Mail Schools' RBS Under-15s Cup. A total of 550 schools entered but BGS added to their victories over Barnard Castle and Ashville College with a notable triumph at RGS Newcastle, who
Bradford Dragons got back to winning ways at Derby Trailblazers in vcars.co.uk Men's Division One. Having beaten Derby earlier in the season in the National Trophy, Dragons were keen for a repeat performance. Bradford got off to a flying start
The all-Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division tie between hosts Mill Lane and past winners West Bowling in the West Riding County Sunday Cup was closely contested, with West Bowling winning 2-1 in terrible conditions. After a scoreless
Thornton United got their FA Sunday Cup tie played yesterday - but they had to forego home advantage and travel to Birmingham, where they were beaten 7-3 by a strong Punchbowl team that play in the Festival Sunday League.
For the second week running, the scheduled West Riding County Amateur League fixture list was decimated by the icy weather. While other clubs were kicking their heels, Campion’s Manningham Mills ground was once again declared fit for play
City players pose with the Capital One Cup at their final training session before tomorrow's big quarter-final clash against Arsenal at Valley Parade. Some of the players then made their way to Bradford Royal Infirmary to show the trophy to staff
Arsene Wenger once dismissed the League Cup as a “non trophy”. But in recent years, Arsenal have revived general interest in the third domestic competition as much as anybody. The mixture of letting loose the youngsters and free-scoring storylines
A Bradford church branched out into its community by holding a Christmas Tree festival. St Christopher’s Church in Holme Wood opened its doors twice daily to allow people to see the 20 festive trees decorated by different organisations from across
Cast your mind back to Saturday, February 5 2000 and a scoreline that still jumps out all these years on – Bradford City 2 Arsenal 1. Goals from the Dean machine – Windass with a quickly-taken free-kick before David Seaman could organise the wall
Vic Connell came a cropper when he was caught skiving off at Wembley to watch his beloved Arsenal. Instead of his usual shift at Islington fire station, he had taken his sons Alan and David to see the Gunners beat Sheffield Wednesday to lift the
Olympic boxer Luke Campbell lent some heavyweight – or bantamweight – support to the launch of British Airways’ flights from Leeds Bradford to Heathrow. Yorkshireman Luke joined business leaders, customers and airport personnel today to officially
When furniture maker Anthony Hartley saw the charred wreckage of many years’ work after fire engulfed his Haworth studios, he was on the brink of quitting. But nearly a week after the devastating blaze, the award-winning designer is confident everything
Play the game not the occasion – that is the advice from the last Bantams boss to beat Arsenal. Goals from the two Deans – Windass and Saunders – claimed the Gunners’ scalp on that memorable afternoon in February 2000. Paul Jewell masterminded
An estranged husband from Keighley has been ordered to pay compensation by Skipton magistrates after he damaged a door where his former partner was living. Graham Ogden, 40, had gone to Sharphaw Avenue in Skipton on November 18, angry about being
A Bradford Cathedral organ scholar has become one of the youngest organists ever to be awarded the Associateship of the Royal College of Organists. Henry Websdale, 15, of Ilkley, plays at two or three services a week. The RCO examinations are
25 years ago: Knuckle dusters, pen knives and machetes were among items handed in to police during a knife amnesty in Bradford. 50 years ago: Sylvia Mason, of Elm Tree Gardens, Odsal, a 17-year-old comptometer operator in the Bradford City Treasurer
25 years ago: A team who lay in wait for bank customers in Bradford and then snatched their cash were being hunted by police. 50 years ago: A seven-ton lorry carrying £2,500-worth of insulating material caught fire on Killinghall Road in Bradford
A Baildon councillor denied that Bradford Council is diverting money from the poorer part of the village to the more affluent part because people there are more likely to vote. Parish councillor Ian Lyons made the claim that money to improve play
A Keighley school is on the offensive against dog fouling, which is blighting a grass verge outside its premises. Pupils from Our Lady of Victories Primary School met with a ward councillor and a parent to discuss the problem. Head teacher
An hour of community carol singing takes place in the car park of Westgate Baptist Church in Carlisle Road, Manningham, Bradford, on Saturday, from 3pm. Everyone is welcome and there will be refreshments afterwards.
Work is under way to build a development of more than 60 homes in Thornton, Bradford. Outline planning permission was granted to developer Persimmon Homes in 2010 for the site, to the west of the junction of Allerton Lane and Old Road, Thornton
A £4,000 grant will pay for improvements at a Harden riding school for disabled youngsters. The payout was approved by Bradford Council’s Shipley Area Committee on the recommendation of a panel of young people. The teenagers discussed the bid from
"Brownies’ got talent" was the verdict of TV's Pan Man after he watched performances by the 1st Cross Roads pack. Martyn Croft, dubbed the Pan Man thanks to his act on Britain's Got Talent, performed at the Brownies' recent talent show. The girls
Emergency services are dealing with a three lorry smash on the M62 eastbound between Brighouse and Ainley Top this morning. One lane was closed after the accident happened between J24 and J25 and traffic was queuing back to junction 23 at Huddersfield
Four women completed a 12-hour long gymnathon on Saturday to help make a better Christmas for families who have been affected by domestic violence. Jayne Booth, Vicki Broughton, Julie Horbury and Debbie Mountain spent from 8am to 8pm working out
Residents of a 92-bedroom apartment complex say a planned car park in Saltaire will cause traffic chaos around their homes and Roberts Park. Earlier this week, Hartley Property Trust, which owns an area of land behind the Boathouse Inn between the
A recent day of action to clamp down on metal thefts in Bradford is indicative of the prevalence of the crime in the district. Operation Spokeville, involving Bradford Moor Neighbourhood Policing Team and partner agencies, aims to ensure that all
Recent news filtering out of the National Media Museum has prompted concerns about what direction the facility in central Bradford will take in the future, with talk of falling visitor numbers, spending reviews and redundancies among staff. The
There can be no doubt now that Bradford’s City Park is a roaring success. It has just picked up its fifth major award, the latest being a gong for outstanding contribution to unlocking local growth, given at the Local Government Yorkshire and Humber
SIR – Like your readers, I am really looking forward to spending some time at home with family and friends at Christmas. Home is so important at this time of year, which is why it shocked me to learn that 75,000 children will be homeless this Christmas
SIR – Bryan Hanson’s letter “Look closer to home” (T&A, December 3), regarding foreign aid needs looking at seriously, for in many cases it is not the people of those countries that benefit. A recent report by Jubilee Debt Campaign highlights
SIR – Your front page headline (T&A, December 7) about car drivers’ being fined a total of £2.3 million for driving in bus lanes made me think how grateful, in these hard times, the authority’s drivers would be if more charitable drivers joined
SIR – Nothing changes in politics, after the Rotherham by-election result, the Labour Party are cock-a-hoop once again, and I don’t blame them for that. It goes to show one MP’s misdemeanours do not reflect on the party as a whole. All parties
SIR – In response to my friend John Hall (Letters, December 5), who I seem to recall used to be a Lib Dem. I have noticed that recently his rhetoric has become somewhat Thatcherite in content (much like the Lib Dem MPs who the Tories often wheel
SIR – Reading the letter headed ‘Demolish the Odeon’ (Letters, December 5), I was taken aback by the idea of demolition at this juncture. The only reason this fine building is still hanging on by the skin of its teeth, is due in large part to the
SIR – I read in the Wednesday’s T&A about the plastic kerbs installed in Brownroyd Hill Road, Wibsey, and I thought that would take some beating, but, then again, maybe not, having read the councillor’s comments. When the road-calming scheme
SIR – The 70th Anniversary of the Dambusters Raid will be in May 2013. Between Sunday, May 12, and Saturday, May 18, I will be leading a coach party to Lincolnshire, Holland and Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid by 617
SIR – What could £8 buy you when shopping this Christmas? At best a simple stocking filler here in the UK – or a charity gift that could save the sight, and transform the life, of someone living in one of the poorest parts of the world. As an ambassador
SIR – I am sure that Gareth Malone OBE, choirmaster, who was just recently on television with the programme Sing While You Work would be very surprised and yet very pleased to know what is happening in Clayton. In the last few weeks, the Clayton
SIR – Has anyone else noticed that quite a few of the Christmas lights which have been put up around the city centre do not seem to be working this year, particularly in the Market Street/Bridge Street and Jacobs Well areas? Could the Council add
SIR – Bus lane fines are not a cash cow (T&A opinion, December 7), fines are unfortunately necessary to deter poor driving standards. Bus lanes are clearly marked. Would someone who failed to spot them also fail to spot a pedestrian, cyclist
Christmas was so much easier when my children were younger. I could pop to the shops, pick up a few gifts and stocking fillers then head home, imagining the delight on their faces as they opened them. Now it’s a different story. It takes
Three lucky Bantams’ supporters at St Ives Young Disabled Unit have been gifted dream tickets to watch their heroes battle with Arsenal tomorrow. Life-long Bradford City fan Phil Robson will be at Valley Parade with friends Jamie Hayton and Harvey
Plans to turn a shop and flat in Thornbury, Bradford, into a madrasa are recommended for approval. The scheme for 8 Woodhall Avenue will go before Bradford Planning Panel. There have been 39 letters of support and 11 objections to the proposal
The future of library services across Bradford is under review in the face of an “avalanche of cuts” from the Government, a senior councillor warned today. Bradford Council, which last month revealed plans to save £44,000 by cutting library opening
The Keighley community has been awarded £1 million of lottery funding in a scheme to help transform “forgotten” pockets of the district over the next decade, it has been announced today. The Keighley Valley project is one of six areas in Yorkshire
Bradford City 1 Torquay 0 It emanated from the Kop and gradually reverberated around the stadium. “Bring on the Arsenal,” was the chant from the City faithful, almost immediately after Phil Parkinson’s men had eventually forged ahead. Eighty-five
A burlesque performer has come up with a ‘bang tidy’ way of raising funds for the Telegraph & Argus Children’s Secret Santa Appeal. Heidi Bang Tidy is bringing her cabaret-style show to the city for the first time on Friday and will be coming
Measures are being taken to try to safeguard the future of the National Media Museum in Bradford. But job losses will be a definite casualty of a spending review triggered after visitor numbers halved in the past decade from a high of a million
An arson attack could have destroyed Cottingley Working Men’s Club, Bingley, early yesterday, but the popular venue was saved by the swift arrival of Shipley firefighters. Club secretary Geoff Graham said it was only the rapid response of the fire
Phil Parkinson watched City strengthen their position among the promotion front-runners and then declared: Bring on the Arsenal! The Bantams will go into tomorrow’s Capital One Cup quarter-final with Arsene Wenger’s men in buoyant mood after beating
Thieves are leaving taxpayers with a £250,000 annual bill because of the sheer volume of Yorkshire stone and metal they keep stealing from Bradford landmarks and roads. Such is the problem that even gravestones have been stolen from an historic
Francis Cummins has revealed that agents had offered him possible replacements for Adrian Purtell prior to the Bulls centre being given the green light to resume his career. Purtell received the news he craved last week after leading sports cardiologist
Thousands of people attended the 27th Otley Victorian Fair which was held in the town yesterday. Crowds were treated to traditional stalls, real reindeer, carol singing, an old style fairground and hog roasts. Other attractions included Punch
Cold red noses raced round Roberts Park yesterday as more than 250 runners galloped and panted in the third annual Epilepsy Action Reindeer Stampede. The 5k charity run in sunny Saltaire raised funds to support the 600,000 people affected by epilepsy
