Brave swimmers took to the icy waters in Ilkley and Otley to welcome in the New Year with a traditional dip. The chilly temperatures and rapid current failed to put off about 27 people taking part in the annual Otley dip held at noon today.
Bradford Park Avenue 1, Guiseley 3 Two fiercely struck free-kicks from Guiseley skipper Andy Holdsworth ensured Bradford Park Avenue did not get revenge over their nearest neighbours in the second of their Blue Square Bet North Division derbies
Harrogate Railway Athletic 2, Farsley Celtic 2 Farsley had to come from two goals down to keep their unbeaten run over the holiday season as they earned a point from their short trip to Harrogate Railway Athletic today. The home side broke
Leeds United 1, Bolton Wanderers 0 Luciano Becchio’s sixth penalty of the season settled a match best forgotten today as Leeds United overcame a virus to defeat Bolton 1-0 at Elland Road and move to within two points of the play-offs.
BRADFORD No 1 AA Widdington Hall will be closed tomorrow for an outside booking. The second round of the Raskelf Winter Series was cancelled last Sunday as the lake was frozen once again. The series will recommence on February 24. Members are reminded
The leader of a campaign on behalf of one million former Bradford & Bingley shareholders who lost out when the business was part-nationalised and broken up has threatened to step up pressure on the Government for more details about the demise of
A gap in a law designed to reduce business failures has helped fuel the growing number of Bradford social clubs biting the dust – a trend which is set to continue, according to a leading law firm. Bradford and Leeds solicitors Gordons, which has
Smaller firms in Bradford and the rest of Yorkshire have been urged to improve their housekeeping in a bid to save nearly £600 million a year. New research by Yorkshire Bank reveals that small and medium firms across the region could save themselves
Former Bradford Park Avenue full back Ken Jones has died, aged 68. Ken was discovered while playing for Monckton Colliery, just a few miles from his home village of Havercroft, near Wakefield. Avenue boss Jimmy Scoular obtained his signature
Top Bradford employers are lining up to offer a New Year jobs lifeline to more than 300 staff at travel giant Thomas Cook which is closing its city centre call centre at the end of March. Nearly 100 employees at Thomas Cook’s Aldermanbury operations
A search has been launched to find the businesses of the future by mentoring charity Brightside, who are on a mission to find and fund the businesses of the future. On offer for the young entrepreneurs whose business plans make it through a review
The Alzheimer’s Society Bradford has offered advice to anyone who has a family member with dementia. It is estimated 6,000 people in Bradford area have dementia, with 2,880 of those undiagnosed. The society said that holidays can be a difficult
Residents are objecting to a bid by a newsagents in the Bolton Road area of Bradford to sell alcohol. It follows a similar application three years ago for the former post office premises at 1041 Bolton Road, which were operating under a different
Off to watch the mighty bantams at Morecambe. C'mon City! #bcafc — @jegolton 01 January 2013 Phil Parkinson makes three changes as City look to kick off 2013 with a win at Morecambe. Zavon Hines replaces two-goal Alan Connell
North Yorkshire Police have arrested 109 people since a Christmas drink and drug drive campaign began on December 1. Officers have conducted 3,412 breath tests. Traffic Sergeant Pete Stringer said: “It isn’t just a case of you losing your licence
Yeadon Banks could be the last-ever local public space to be secured against development unless people quickly apply to register land as town or village greens. That is the stark warning for 2013 from the Open Spaces Society which has made a last-minute
An uninsured vehicle has been seized in Bradford. Officers spotted the vehicle, which was being driven by a disqualified driver, while on foot patrol in Barkerend Road. The male driver continued to drive to his home address. Officers made
Brave swimmers took to the waters in Ilkley and Otley to welcome in the New Year with a traditional dip. The chilly temperatures and rapid current failed to put off about 27 people taking part in the annual Otley dip at about 12 noon. Hundreds
People in the district are being urged to make more time to support a children’s charity in the New Year. The NSPCC is hoping whether it is time, money or energy people have to spare, no matter how much or how little, they will help make a fundamental
Consent is being sought for a microbrewery, internal alterations and single- storey extension to a historic Ilkley pub. Jonathan Shepherd, of Chelwood Business Finance, is asking Bradford Council for permission to carry out the alterations at Grade
A drunk woman pulled a police officer’s hair so hard she was still off work two months later, Skipton magistrates heard. Hayley Brogan, 38, was being driven by two officers to her mother's house in Cononley and was prone on the back seat of the
A motorcyclist who was thrown from his bike after skidding on gravel in Gargrave was over the drink-drive limit, Skipton magistrates heard. Mark Monaghan, from Barnoldswick, was also found to be in possession of 28 pills of Diazepam sleeping tablets
North Yorkshire Police has welcomed the outcome of an inspection into the integrity of its officers and its relationship with the media. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary carried out a nationwide check into how forces had reacted to its 2011 recommendations
A 24-year-old man threw his milkshake at a train guard at Skipton Railway Station after being told to get off his bike, the town’s magistrates were told. Daniel Clark was riding his cycle through people waiting for a train at Skipton at 4pm on
A pool player from Keighley has died aged 39. Su Reynard had been battling cervical cancer for two years, and died at Airedale Hospital. Her mother, Christine, said: “She was very bubbly and outgoing, she always put everyone else first. She
A law firm which employed a solicitor found guilty of nobbling witnesses in a Crown Court trial following a £310,000 energy drink scam which fraudulently used the famous Duracell brand name said it was “shocked and dismayed” at his conviction.
The British Heart Foundation launched its free ‘New Year New You’ pack which includes advice about diet, physical activity, quitting smoking and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. People in Bradford are being encouraged to order the pack after the
A man was rescued by firefighters after burnt food left his Bradford home smoke-logged. The occupier, in his mid-40s, was trapped in an upstairs bedroom after smoke filled his home, on Lyndale Drive, Wrose, at around 10.45pm last night. Firefighters
Teenage volunteers on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway have been praised for their enthusiasm and energy. The railway’s chairman Matthew Stroh spoke after recently meeting with members of the Young Persons Working Group (YPG). He heard
Those who want to save a picturesque greenfield Bingley site from a massive redevelopment need to submit representations to Eric Pickles MP, the Secretary of State for communities and local government, by January 17. Campaign group Greenhill Action
While we don’t need to worry about reservoir levels at present, it is still vital to make efforts to conserve water supplies. This year, Yorkshire Water recorded its lowest-ever leakage levels, with September having the lowest rate since the company
It might have seemed like a woolly idea to the Dragon’s Den presenters, but a Yeadon family are making a successful business out of Christmas jumpers. Mother and son Babs and Frank Hersey wore their own quirky creations to appear on the BBC show
People in Bradford are being challenged to give up alcohol for January, with individuals being asked to pledge money or get sponsored to motivate them to stick to the challenge. The call follows on from the Alcohol Awareness Week theme which was
Dozens of people attended a meeting to discuss controversial plans for a housing development in Wilsden. The event took place in Wilsden Village Hall to give people an opportunity to voice their concerns about the proposals for a field off Crack
City have had their wake-up call and now Phil Parkinson expects a bright and breezy start to the new year. The Bantams enter 2013 – a year they hope will finally end their exile in League Two – with a trip to Morecambe’s Globe Arena. It also
Rural landowners in the district are being urged to review their security arrangements to cut the risk of thefts of equipment and vehicles. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said a combination of dark nights and economic uncertainty
It was when I was lying flat out in the mud on Baildon moor, in the lashing rain, wondering whether I’d snapped a bone in my arm, that I decided Saturday couldn’t end soon enough. The day had started well. Energised from an early-morning swim,
Detectives are hunting a teenage knifeman who held up a woman shop boss in a terrifying armed robbery. The 48-year-old wife of the shop owner was left badly shaken when the robber pointed a large knife at her and demanded the money from the till
Yorkshire travellers are seeking out more unusual destinations when jetting off on holiday from Leeds Bradford Airport. Russia, Morocco and Iceland have been added to Jet2.com schedules to meet the changing tastes of customers. A spokeswoman
Local rail users’ groups have backed claims from a campaign group that this week’s rail fare rises come at a time of “no perceptible improvement in services”. The average season ticket increase of 4.2 per cent, which takes effect tomorrow, is the
Strong winds brought mayhem to Bradford city centre yesterday. Firefighters had to be called in after a piece of metal was seen hanging dangerously off an empty shop front. Metal signs around the now-closed TJ Hughes building, in Sunbridge
SIR – Philip Bird is probably right in some of his comments about shale gas (Letters, December 27). It certainly should be technically possible to extract the gas without any significant earthquakes, and with care it’s unlikely that many water supplies
SIR – In his letter (T&A, December 21), Christopher Hindle is right about one thing but only one and that is call for a referendum on the EU. The rest of his letter is the usual socialist drivel, but he alarms with his final sentence alluding to
SIR – Pensions rose by £5.30 per week in April 2012, but it was all swallowed up by Incommunities, who increased their rent and service charges by more than £6 per week. Ipso facto, single pensioners living in one-bedroom accommodation had no extra
People in Bradford are being encouraged to get on board and support a campaign to make bus travel more accessible for people with disabilities by signing an e-petition. Epilepsy Society, backed by disability organisations, is campaigning for the
Two former Canons of Bradford Cathedral have died on the same day. The well-respected clergymen, who both also served in the Skipton area, passed away on Friday, December 21. Canon Maurice Slaughter became Vicar at Skipton’s Christ Church in
Ambulance bosses are again appealing for people in the Bradford district to use the emergency service wisely as they continue to receive record numbers of 999 calls from people across the region. During December the Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Phil Parkinson is pursuing his January shopping list but admits it is tough to prise players away at this time of the year. The transfer window opened this morning with the City boss keen to supplement a squad that have already played 35 matches
SIR – I was very disappointed to read that Labour councillor Ralph Berry, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Children’s Services, could only heap scorn on the recently-announced Government initiative which seeks to encourage and enable more people
SIR – There was a time when English football clubs flew the Union Jack. They no longer do that and fly the flag of St George now. It is rather ironic that in a time when Scottish independence is to the fore, the only football club left in Britain
City want to bolster their promotion push with “two or three” signings in the transfer window as Julian Rhodes heralded a 2013 to relish. Phil Parkinson, whose side kick off the new year with an all-ticket trip to Morecambe this afternoon, discussed
Police are still searching for missing Bradford health manager Neil Bryson. Before Christmas his wife Janice made a plea through police for him to get in touch and tell her and their two sons he is safe. Mr Bryson (pictured), who is 50 and
A woman who has plagued the emergency services with nuisance calls for almost ten years has been jailed for four months. She was led to the cells in handcuffs yesterday after being locked up by Bradford and Keighley magistrates for six new offences
Two people appeared in court yesterday charged with wounding following an incident on Christmas Day in which a 64-year-old Keighley man received serious head injuries. Sidney Bond was discovered collapsed in front of a block of flats in Spring
New figures show that the attendance numbers for local sports facilities containing swimming pools across the district have dropped by more than 150,000 within two years. Data released to the Telegraph & Argus under Freedom of Information rules
A 23-year-old garage worker who has clocked up six convictions for driving while disqualified and two for dangerous driving has been jailed for five months and banned for five years. Tyrone Gill, of Firbank Green, Fagley, Bradford, appeared in
Stopping smoking and being more organised are two of the biggest aims for Bradfordians making New Year’s resolutions this year. Despite new nationwide research from a private gym chain that new technology and life’s modern pressures mean more than
SIR – My old friend John Hall (Letters, December 14) still seems to have his Liberal wires crossed in the matter of recent world economic history. For the record, and finally, the fiddling banks caused the global economic crisis in 2008. This was
SIR – My heart goes out to all those caught up in the floods. Some of us in the city are quite lucky to have missed it all as Bradford is surrounded by hills, but a thought came into my head. What if it had snowed instead? Then we’d all be in it
The dawn of a new year is, of course, traditionally the time when we take stock of the past, consider the future, and take a long, hard look at ourselves. On a broader level, too, we can allow ourselves the opportunity to look back at the events of
Police have unveiled their priorities for Spen Valley. The neighbourhood policing team’s priorities have been drawn up following consultation with the public. In the Cleckheaton ward, anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in the Memorial Park
Matt Diskin has spoken of his determination to recapture his best form in 2013 and start the year as the Bulls’ first-choice starting hooker. As a seasoned Super League campaigner with four Grand Final winners’ rings under his belt, Diskin’s pedigree
A garage owner has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after arsonists struck and wiped out five cars and damaged five others on his forecourt. Amjad Mahmood spoke of his shock at the attack on his used-car business that has been operating
Teenage volunteers on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway have been praised for their enthusiasm and energy. The railway's chairman, Matthew Stroh, spoke after meeting with members of the Young Persons Working Group. He heard about tasks carried
A family had to flee their home for Christmas and New Year after it was burgled twice in a matter of days. Anthony and Sarah Dixon and their three young children are too scared to go back to their semi-detached house, and have been living with
A Silsden boy has been left devastated after losing £100 he was given by relatives for Christmas. Ben Marklew, 11, lost the wad of banknotes last Thursday while on a walk near his house in Bolton Road. He had believed the money, held together by
