Leeds Carnegie head coach Diccon Edwards has made five changes to his starting line up for the trip to Pontypridd tomorrow in the British and Irish Cup, including Wharfedale loanee James Tyson. Edwards hands full debuts to Alex Lozowski, Matt
El-Hadji Diouf has signed a new 18-month contract with Leeds United. The Senegalese striker’s current deal was set to run out next month but Diouf has agreed terms on an extension that will see him remain at Elland Road until the end of the
Keighley’s Chris Melling took the most valuable player trophy as Europe defeated the United States for the third time in a row in the Mosconi Cup last night. Leading 9-6 overnight, the hosts only needed two of the five singles matches in the final
Bradford-based Yorkshire all-rounder Adil Rashid is starting his own cricket academy tomorrow in a bid to provide a missing link. The Adil Rashid Cricket Academy will be launched at the Karmand Community Centre on Barkerend Road (1pm-3pm).
Yorkshire is the latest to benefit from the Bradley Wiggins effect and the feel-good factor generated by London 2012 after being awarded the start of the 2014 Tour de France. Two stages, the first beginning in Leeds, will be held in the county
Joe Cullen is thrilled about making his “prime time” entrance into the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship tomorrow night. The Wyke thrower, who takes on three-time world champion John Part in the first round, will be appearing at the Alexandra
Weather permitting, Bolton Woods should at last be able to play their three-times postponed FA Sunday Cup tie this weekend when they entertain Stockton outfit South Bank 2006 at Thackley FC (1.00). Theb visitors play in the Stockton Sunday
A woman has been rescued from a house fire in Bradford. Fire crews from Odsal station were called to the blaze on Barmby Road at 4.30pm today. The fire had took hold at the bottom of the stairs, trapping the woman in her living room. Crew
Bradford Park Avenue Avenue were nomads this week as they wandered around looking for training facilities but, according to manager John Deacey, that is a regular occurrence. While all semi-pro clubs, and even some full-time outfits in the Conference
With an FA Vase fourth-round tie awaiting next month and a promotion battle to occupy them over the busy Christmas and New Year period, Paul Quinn’s Brighouse Town are enjoying good times. However, the manager feels that with Brighouse being
After seeing his side win just two home league games in the first half of the season, Liversedge manager Eric Gilchrist is determined to deliver results at Clayborn. The club have secured six maximums on the road, and that has boosted
Foreign Secretary William Hague today officially opened Leeds-Bradford Airport’s £11 million passenger terminal development against a background of freezing rain and fog, which caused the main runway to be closed for a time for de-icing. The project
The sensational penalty shoot-out win for Bradford City over Arsenal brought to mind a League Cup semi-final clash between the clubs' women counterparts at Guiseley a few years back when the Gunners emerged victorious. But City's women
Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams insists she has little chance of winning the BBC Sports Personality vote on Sunday but hopes another female role model such as Jessica Ennis or Katherine Grainger takes the award. Former Bradford College student
Bradford's Kimberley Walsh has said that her recently-reunited band Girls Aloud's future is still yet to be decided. Kimberley, of Sandy Lane, who is this weekend in the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1, appears on the Graham Norton
Bradford College are celebrating the international success of one of their students. Olly Simpson won gold at the World Youth Boxing Championship in Armenia. Bradford College Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) student Simpson
Cougars’ new home kit, designed by chairman Gary Fawcett and director Neil Cullen, was launched yesterday. The 2013 strip sees the return of the traditional chevron. Fawcett said: “We’ve tried to reflect a bit of our heritage with the chevron
Black ice caused travel misery across the Bradford district today. And the weather conditions meant many schools closed or opened late. Police warned travellers to take extreme care after an “exceptionally high amount” of accidents caused by
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery's winter season, launched on Sunday, features new exhibitions from artists David Hockney and Sophie Ryder, as well as the return of a stunning Anish Kapoor sculpture to Bradford Museums' permanent collection. The early
A new installation called Corners, by artist Jez Coram, allows visitors to peek into the usually hidden nooks and crannies of Bradford homes. Corners is a constantly changing installation, as visitors to Bradford University’s Gallery II can see
Bradford-based Yorkshire Water has released some winter tips for people shivering in the cold this year. They include identifying the pipework inside and outside your home which may be at risk of freezing, for example outdoor taps, pipes linking
People living near a run-down play area in Baildon are being asked to help Bradford Council secure the funding needed to refurbish it. Neighbourhood officers are to visit Glenaire Primary School to ask children to write letters in support of the
Bradford West MP George Galloway has protested against animal cruelty outside a department store in London. He was campaigning against the sale of foie gras at the Fortnum & Mason shop in Piccadilly. Respect MP Mr Galloway brandished a
Bradford Festival Choral Society is celebrating the festive season with a Family Christmas Spectacular tomorrow. The concert will feature Will Todd’s jazz work Mass in Blue and a moving rendition of Handel’s Messiah. The choir will be joined
Striking perspectives of cities across the world, including Bradford, have gone on display in the city centre. Cityscapes, by David Questa, is on the first floor gallery at Hand Made in Bradford, the arts and crafts display and retail site run
Students from schools in Menston and South Africa have become the first young people on two continents to receive a Diana Award for their collaboration in a schools partnership. Fourteen students from St Mary’s Catholic High School, and ten students
Funding is available to support community projects that target helping vulnerable people in cold housing in the district through a range of activities. The aim is to reduce the levels of death, ill-health and serious illness over the coming months
An appeal has been dismissed over a retrospective application for the construction of a garden building at 63-65 Toller Grove, Bradford. Bradford Council turned down the application in May, and now a planning inspector has dismissed the appeal
The Tour de France is coming to Yorkshire in 2014. The Grand Depart will return to Britain for the first time since 2007, when one million people lined the streets of London for the opening prologue. Tour organisers Amaury Sports Organisation
Replacement recycling bins cost Bradford Council £9,000 last year. Records show that for the 12 months to the end of March, 503 recycling wheelie bins were replaced for a variety of reasons at an average cost per bin of £18.50. This amounted
TINKER BELL AND THE SECRET OF THE WINGS 3D (U, 75 mins) ** Featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Anjelica Huston, Timothy Dalton, Lucy Hale, Megan Hilty, Matt Lanter, Jesse McCartney, Lucy Liu, Raven-Symone, Debby Ryan, Pamela Adlon, Angela Bartys
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (12A, 166 mins) *** Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, Mark Hadlow,
Bradford’s Black Dyke Band joins forces with the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus to perform Handel’s Messiah at Leeds Town Hall tomorrow evening (December 15). Composed in 1741, Handel’s Messiah is an oratorio in three parts portraying Christ as the
People power has forced fire chiefs to re-think proposals on cuts to the fire service in the Bradford district. A mammoth 12,037 letters of objection were received in only 12 weeks in opposition to West Yorkshire Fire Authority plans which include
Frank Sinatra was many things to many people, but to Ray Eves he was quite simply a great storyteller. “He always told the story of a song. He said the written word came first, and the music afterwards. And what Frank said went!” smiles Ray. “He
"What’s all this ‘Mr Dodd’? Ken Dodd said, amused by my attempt to be respectful. “My name is Ken. I am proud of my name. It means leader of men and follower of women.” With that the man whom T&A theatre critic the late Peter Holdsworth called
25 years ago: John Tempest, chairman of the Bradford District Liberal Federation, challenged Bradford Health Authority to justify in a public debate its decision to add flouride to the city’s water. 50 years ago: A serious warning that smoking
The latest school league tables make for disappointingly familiar reading: Bradford’s primary schools are getting better, but so are most other schools, meaning that the district has not improved its position in the ratings. Schools doing better
Most mums-to-be would opt for a natural delivery. For many expectant mothers though, medical complications can arise, resulting in them having to have a caesarean section. Criticisms of being ‘too posh to push’ generally levelled at those electing
SIR – Philip Bird (T&A, December 10) does Professor Anne Oliver a disservice. She was recently promoted to be the Chief Scientific Officer for the European Union, where she will base all her decisions on the evidence available. She recently
SIR – How wrong can my socialist friend get? (“Excuses wearing thin”, Christopher Hindle, Letters, December 10). Chris is way out of line in his criticism of the current Government and his support for the incompetents that preceded it. And,
SIR – I would like, through the T&A, to thank all the young Tong High students who provided us with a lovely Christmas dinner and party. We hear all the time about the bad things of some young people of today. These young people took time to
SIR – For more than 40 years, Christingle services have been celebrated up and down the country in aid of The Children’s Society. These candle-lit celebrations raise an extraordinary amount of money to help the most vulnerable children in society
SIR – Re J Bear’s letter (T&A, December 6). Only the last two sentences about the Liverpool Pathway gives any hint that there could have been any abuse, when in reality the way Liverpool Pathway has been used in some general hospitals has been
SIR – At the last meeting of our Council at City Hall, a petition with more than 1,700 signatures was presented – the largest in the Council’s history. According to the Council's constitution, because it had more than 1,500 signatures, this was
SIR – Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are important. They will be involved in working out priorities and apportioning funding for the NHS health care of virtually all of us. They meet publicly. I attended a meeting of the new Bradford Districts
The lodge within Bowling Park could be transformed into a cafe and art gallery if plans by a Bradford charity get the go ahead. Part of the Olive Branch Trust works with young people in Bradford, inspiring them to improve their lives. Called ‘e
A devoted couple, who were married for 65 years, have died within hours of each other on the same hospital ward. Joyce Hanley, 84, who was being treated for a liver tumour at Bradford Royal Infirmary died peacefully a few hours after her family
A shop owner ordered by Bradford Council to remove heavy duty metal shutters because they breach regulations fears it will mean the end of his livelihood if he has to take them down. Repeat attempted burglaries in 2009, including one with a battering
Cupcake Queen Roxy Iqbal is baking sweet treats for the Telegraph & Argus Children’s Secret Santa Appeal. The 28-year-old, who has just started her Cakerox business in Bradford, offered to get busy in the kitchen to help raise funds for the
Criminals targeting city centre stores and shoppers this Christmas are being warned they will be caught and punished. Officers conducting high-visibility patrols are working closely with the City Centre Beat network, store security staff and CCTV
Ah, The Hobbit. Now we’re Tolkien. I haven’t seen the movie yet, of course, not being the sort of person who gets invited to stand on red carpets at film premieres while paparazzi shout “look left!” and “look right!”. But like a lot of socially
Mansfield’s dressing room was total mayhem as TV captured the spontaneous joy of securing a dream FA Cup tie with Liverpool this week. The cameras had also been allowed into Valley Parade’s inner sanctum 24 hours earlier to see City’s reaction
Keighley’s Chris Melling helped Europe make it three Mosconi Cup victories over America in a row last night. Leading 9-6 after Wednesday’s session, the hosts only needed two of the five singles matches in the final session but the States fought
Roots Hall tomorrow will seem a world away from the euphoria of the Capital One Cup. After a rocking Valley Parade against Arsenal, the Bantams hit the long road to Southend. While it will ensure all City’s thoughts are firmly fixed back on
After their incredible win over Arsenal, Bradford City are the undisputed penalty shootout kings – and now they want to share their supreme skills with pop star Diana Ross. The Bantams have enjoyed a remarkable nine penalty shootout wins in a row
Brighouse swimming pool is to close for a day in the run up to Christmas for essential maintenance works. The pool will shut on Friday, December 21, but the gym, changing facilities and fitness classes will remain open as normal. In addition
Revised timetables are being run over the Christmas and new year holiday period for Bradford Council's leisure centres and pools. All the centres will be opening as normal up to and including Sunday, December 23, and then closed on Christmas Eve
A wagon driver has been found guilty of driving while talking on his phone. Christopher Bowling, 35, of Bankfield Road, Shipley, was followed by a traffic officer in an unmarked police car who had seen him on the A629 bypass, Skipton, holding his
A businessman, who groomed a 14-year-old schoolboy for sex, was last night starting a jail sentence. Robin Jones, 49, who is married with children, collected the teenager, who was wearing his uniform, at the gates of his school in the Bradford
Keighley-born Cabinet Minister Eric Pickles has insisted he was misheard when he was reported as saying that he “hates” going back to his native Yorkshire because of his love for his now home county of Essex. The confusion came as Mr Pickles, a
Adam Sidlow finally completed his move to the Bulls from Salford yesterday and admitted the opportunity was simply too good to turn down. The powerhouse prop had one year remaining on his contract at Salford but Bradford’s two-year offer meant
A man who tragically died after being crushed in an accident at his workplace in Keighley was last night named as Mark Roper. Mr Roper, 32, of Great Horton, Bradford, is understood to have been struck when a hire car reversed through some closed
Primary school league tables can be “divisive and demoralising” for many teachers, according to the head teacher of the area’s highest-achieving school. Topping the league table for the Bradford district was Long Lee Primary, Keighley. But
Three Bradford schools have been named as some of the most improved in England. St Francis in Swain House, Horton Grange in Great Horton and Iqra Community in Manningham have all seen their pass rates improve consecutively each year since 2009.
by Claire Armstrong T&A Reporter Primary schools in Bradford are getting better but the district remains one of the country’s worst performers, it has been revealed. The latest league tables based on maths and English Standard Attainment Tests
People living near a run-down play area in Baildon are being asked to help Bradford Council secure the funding needed to refurbish it. Neighbourhood officers are to visit Glenaire Primary School to ask children to write letters in support of the
A mother-of-four accused of murdering a man by stabbing him in the chest with a kitchen knife made genuine attempts to save his life, a jury was told. A 999 call in which Tina Bell is heard trying to help Roman Copija by feeling for his pulse and
Reaching the Capital One Cup semi-finals will bank City up to £1million. Phil Parkinson’s giant-killers are still the talk of football after sensationally dumping Arsenal out of the competition on penalties. And the club’s reward for reaching
Speed limits of 20mph are set to be introduced in parts of Rawdon in a bid to protect children. The area around Town Street, Layton Lane and Carr Lane down to the A65 is expected to be subject to the new speed restrictions. Horsforth Councillors
