Pupils at Greatwood School, Skipton, have their very own air raid shelter. The Year 4 youngsters created the structure, using a tent frame and corrugated cardboard, as part of their topic on the Second World War. They have also been learning
Shy and withdrawn children are being given help to boost their confidence in a new after-school club being set up across two Bradford primary schools. A partnership has been set up to run the pilot Pyramid Club for 20 Year 3 pupils who have been
Kind-hearted staff at the Co-op in Bingley put on fancy dress to kick-start a ‘record’ breaking year of charity fundraising. They are hoping to hit the right note with the 50,000 unpaid young adult carers in Bradford. The Co-op’s charity of
Vulnerable and elderly people who could see their home help cut as Bradford Council tries to make savings are being warned they must get their stories heard to influence a consultation about the service. Keith Nathan, the chief executive of Bradford
David Cameron’s high-risk promise to give the British people a chance to quit the European Union has provoked a mixed reaction among MPs in the Bradford district. Local Conservative MPs, Kris Hopkins and Philip Davies, have warmly backed the Prime
Queensbury mum Claire Hamilton is a ‘Mum in a Million’. The 37-year-old is celebrating after receiving the gong at a champagne tea at the London Hilton in Park Lane to celebrate the annual Mother & Baby Big Heart awards, sponsored by Mega Bloks
Heavy snow caused disruption, but no serious accidents on West Yorkshire roads, according to early morning police reports today. Major routes were clear for commuters and a spokesman said: “Although there was significant snowfall, there were no
A greedy office worker plundered cash from the safe of a Shipley private tutoring business, her employer told Bradford Crown Court. Single mum Rachel Kelly, 29, managed the books at the Kip McGrath Education Centre in Kirkgate and pocketed £9,033
Victims of the Holocaust and other genocides were remembered at an event in the district yesterday. Bradford East MP David Ward was among those in attendance at the event at Bingley Arts Centre. Those present also included the Lord Mayor of
An MP may be disciplined by his party following comments he made regarding Palestinians in the state of Israel. Bradford East MP David Ward condemned Israel for the treatment of Palestinians on the same day he signed the Holocaust Memorial Day
A woman whose act of kindness led to the launch of the Manorlands Sue Ryder hospice in the 1970s has died aged 96. Although many people give a few pounds a month to charity, Monica Vestey and her husband Gordon made a much bigger gesture – donating
Regeneration bosses at Bradford Council believe the city will be unlikely to sustain two separate indoor markets once the Broadway shopping centre development is open. As a result, the Oastler Shopping Centre and Kirkgate Market would become one
Nick Scruton has revealed how a meeting with Olympic great Sir Steve Redgrave has given him added inspiration ahead of the new Super League season. Both men are diabetics and the Bulls prop met Redgrave in London last week to hear how the retired
Bradford Coroner Peter Straker is under investigation after a string of serious complaints have been made about his conduct. They include an allegation that he arranged a taxi driver to transport confidential medical and police records in an unsecured
A 31-year-old man is behind bars awaiting a long jail sentence for raping a woman in a park and trying to abduct a ten-year-old girl. Khalid Mahmood was warned to expect “a significant custodial sentence” when the level of danger he poses to the
Mark Lawn believes that Phil Parkinson and his history-making squad should stick at Valley Parade however the season pans out. Manager Parkinson is in demand after leading the first club from the fourth tier to a major Wembley cup final. But
The results of Bradford Council’s structural survey on the former Odeon should be available next month, allowing the authority to make a final decision over whether it takes the 1930s building on by the end of March. If the Council does accept
Thousands of well-wishers have backed a Facebook campaign to get brain tumour boy Jake Turton chosen as Bradford’s City’s Wembley mascot. The nine-year-old Bantams fan from Northowram made the headlines locally and nationally earlier this week
The time has come to find Bradford’s bonniest baby. The annual Happy Tots competition run by the Telegraph & Argus begins on Monday and, best of all, it’s free to enter. Parents wanting to enter their children into the contest, and be in
A 14-year-old girl was raped in a hotel room after two men gave her vodka and cannabis, leaving her so “blathered” her “head was all over the place”, she told a jury. The girl told Bradford Crown Court that she woke naked in a hotel bedroom after
Mark Lawn spent the proudest moment of his Bradford City life dealing with St John Ambulance. Amid all the chaos and madness of the final whistle at Villa Park, the joint-chairman’s own manic celebration was cut short by the sight of daughter Toni
