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  • You must improve, inspectors tell Oakbank school

    A team of inspectors has delivered a “requires improvement” verdict on Oakbank School in Keighley. The assessors from Ofsted awarded Oakbank an overall grade of three out of four possible grades. This rating, which Oakbank also attained at its

  • Howzat for future cricketing stars?

    Cricketing stars of the future could be discovered through a new drive to get children playing the sport. Great Horton Church Cricket Club has teamed up with Yorkshire Cricket Board and the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator's Office to turn more

  • Cowling figure painter offers services to help children

    A painter of model soldiers wants to help children and young people brush up their art skills. Mark Jowett, from Cowling, near Keighley, believes that playing wargames can be educational as well as fun. He said the hobby taught skills in a

  • Bradford City face Burton play-off showdown

    City will play Burton Albion in the play-off semi-finals. The Brewers beat champions Gillingham 3-2 this afternoon to nick fourth spot from Cheltenham and will now come to Valley Parade on Thursday. The second leg will be played at the Pirelli

  • Gomersal museum to be wedding location

    A Gomersal museum threatened with closure will soon be hosting weddings. Couples will be able to marry in the parlour or hall at Red House, a grade II-listed former cloth merchant’s home in Oxford Road. Revenue from the hire of the venue for

  • Minister meets Wharfedale air cadets

    Representatives of an Ilkley-based Air Cadets Unit had tea with Armed Forces Minister Andrew Robathan, following an invitation from MP Kris Hopkins. Mr Hopkins, who serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr Robathan, said the Minister was

  • Bradford City away tickets on sale after first leg

    Tickets for City’s play-off away leg will go on sale after the first game at Valley Parade. The club this afternoon announced that they will be available from 10.30pm on Thursday. The plan is to prevent fans who are already at the ground for

  • Will you hot-foot it at Skipton pub for charity?

    Daredevils are being challenged to walk on hot coals and raise cash for a children’s charity. Caroline Wooler, landlady at the Cross Keys in Otley Road, Skipton, is seeking fearless folk to walk the 12ft line for the Little Heroes charity which

  • Raiders take cigarettes from Haworth shop

    Raiders broke into a Haworth convenience store at 3.30am on Thursday. Police in Haworth are investigating a burglary at the village’s branch of Spar, in Station Road. A police spokesman said: “The suspects forced their way into the store through

  • Live blog: Cheltenham v Bantams

    Good afternoon and a warm welcome from Whaddon Road for City's final league match of the season. With the play-offs secured, the pressure is off the Bantams this afternoon. But the home side still have a chance of snatching the third automatic

  • M62 near Bradford due to be closed for roadworks

    Parts of the M62 will be closed overnight for a week. There will be overnight closures between junction 25 (Brighouse) and junction 30 (Rothwell) from Monday to Saturday, May 4, between 8pm and 6am, with diversions in place. On Monday night

  • £100,000 of gym kit is installed at Shipley Pool

    A state-of-the-art gym with £100,000 of new equipment is being created at Shipley Pool to help those keen to follow in the golden footsteps of the Brownlee brothers. The Olympic success of Alistair and Johnny, who both swam at Shipley, has inspired

  • Girls’ cake idea wins South Craven School start-up funding

    A pair of year eight pupils at South Craven School have demonstrated their creativity and sound business sense by winning a Dragon’s Den-style contest. Charlotte Dalton and Susan Lloyd made up the team Cakes4U, one of six teams taking part.

  • Ilkley's Booths supermarket is to host public defibrillator

    An Ilkley supermarket has become the first in West Yorkshire to install an in-store defibrillator for public use. Booths has invested £1,000 in purchasing the machine which was unveiled at its Ilkley store in Leeds Road on Thursday. Ten staff

  • Man arrested in Barkerend

    A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the Barkerend area of Bradford. The man was wanted for breaching his court bail conditions. He was taken to Trafalgar House Police Station in Bradford and detained for a court appearance.

  • Bradford hospital starts major birth study

    A Bradford hospital is leading national research looking at the long-term effects on a premature baby’s development depending on how early its umbilical cord is cut. The pilot study at Bradford Royal Infirmary will look at the difference in a newborn

  • Bradford-born Acas founding chairman Jim Mortimer dies

    Bradford-born Jim Mortimer, founding chairman of the Acas arbitration service and former general secretary of the Labour Party, has died at the age of 92. Mr Mortimer grew up in Manningham, where he attended Lilycroft School. At 15 he moved to

  • Woman is robbed of neck chain in Great Horton Road, Bradford

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed at a bus stop. The 65-year-old was in Great Horton Road, Bradford, when she was approached by three men who started to talk to her. During the conversation, a chain was snatched from

  • They’re singing in the Valleys

    Forget the Germans – watch out for the Welsh. The best of the Bundesliga may be making bratwurst of La Liga’s luvvies in the Champions League but there has been another revolution a lot closer to home. What a season this has been for football

  • New bus layby for Pudsey

    A new bus layby has been built at a busy junction in Pudsey after a battle by councillors and residents. Couns Mick Coulson, Richard Lewis and Josie Jarosz (Labour, Pudsey) worked with Leeds City Council highways and transportation department to

  • Nuts are withdrawn at Booths in Ilkley due to label error

    A supermarket chain with a store in Ilkley has withdrawn bags of nuts from sale because they contain peanuts. Booths decided to pull its whole hearted roasted monkey nuts from the aisles because its label does not declare it contains peanuts.

  • Bradford planning applications

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Great Horton: construction of extension to rear, 14 Grantham Road. Great Horton: construction of single-storey 12-bedroom rear extension to existing nursing home, Southfield

  • Owzat for big hitting as Gayle has a blast

    You might remember a cricket game from back in the day called Owzat. It involved two hexagonal barrel-shaped dice. One had numbers for the runs scored; the other various ways of getting out. No stunning 3D graphics; nothing even as flash as

  • Driver robbed in Listerhills

    A van driver was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone in an altercation with two men in Bradford yesterday. The pair fled in a red Audi TT with black wheels after the attack in Legrams Lane, Listerhills, which occurred at about 4pm. Anyone

  • Bradford memorial event for workers who died

    Campaigners, trade unionists and families of people killed in workplace accidents will gather in Bradford tomorrow to mark the 21st Workers Memorial Day. Campaigners say this year’s commemoration is even more poignant after the House of Lords voted

  • Otley Sailing Club receives Queen’s Award

    Otley Sailing Club has celebrated an “immensely proud” day by receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The club, whose groundbreaking work with disabled youngsters from across Bradford, Otley, Ilkley and Skipton, under its Sailfree programme

  • Man wanted over Bankfoot burglary

    Police have released a description of a man they want to speak to after a burglary in Bradford. Officers want to trace the man in connection with a break-in on Mayo Road, Bankfoot, between 5pm and 5.55pm on Thursday. He is described as a mixed

  • Ilkley charity craft fair

    The latest craft fair for the Sue Ryder charity takes place at Christchurch Methodist/URC Ilkley in The Grove, Ilkley, on Saturday, May 4.

  • Rewards for behaviour at Parkside School, Cullingworth

    Teachers at Parkside School, Cullingworth, are sprinkling stars around the school. They carry blue stars in their pockets to give to students who display positive behaviour during break, lunchtime or before school. Students can go to the student

  • Bradford foodbank handouts double with demand

    The stark reality faced by those struggling on the breadline has been revealed as a Bradford foodbank revealed handouts have more than doubled in 12 months. Since April last year to now, the Trussell Trust foodbank has given food parcels to 2,412

  • Bradford Bulls trio handed Exiles reward

    Francis Cummins has paid tribute to Jarrod Sammut, Heath L’Estrange and Manase Manuokafoa following their inclusion in the Exiles squad ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Warrington. The trio have earned call-ups in the wake of impressive early-season

  • Bradford ‘Batman’ faces burglary charge trial

    A man who handed in a suspect to police while dressed as Batman is to face a crown court trial on a burglary charge. Stan Worby made worldwide headlines when he was unveiled as the comic book caped crusader who walked into Trafalgar House police

  • Drugs seized in Girlington

    Police seized suspected class A drugs during a raid at a Bradford house. Officers attended an address in the Girlington area to execute a drugs warrant on Thursday. A 33 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply

  • Inquest set to open into Clayton police raid death

    An inquest will be opened on Monday into the death of a Bradford father-of-three who died from a single gunshot wound during a police raid. Colin Berry, 49, died as unarmed police officers executed a search warrant at his home, in Buckingham Close

  • Extradited Bradford sex abuse charge man in court

    A Bradford man extradited from the US to face allegations of child sex abuse dating back 25 years is to stand trial on September 23. Hotel and casino worker Barry Willoughby, 45, was brought back to the UK from Florida in January. Willoughby

  • Keighley walkers can go by train to festival

    Trains from Keighley and Skipton stations will transport walkers to the Settle-Carlisle Walking Festival next week. The festival runs from Tuesday until Bank Holiday Monday. Any local ramblers wanting to get to walks should visit ride2stride.org.uk

  • Ravenscliffe Happy Tots winner gets his reward

    Four Happy Tots had a lot to smile about yesterday as they collected their prizes. The Telegraph & Argus-run competition saw three successful age category babies join overall winner, 20-month-old Addison-Lee O’Reilly Broadbent, in the Kirkgate

  • New plaudit for impact of City Park

    Bradford’s £24 million City Park has been recognised in the annual regional property ‘Oscars’. The development (above), which has a high-tech water feature, was highly commended in the regeneration category at this year’s Royal Institution of Chartered

  • Five in court accused of £1.4m Bradford drug plot

    Five men appeared before magistrates yesterday in connection with a £1.4 million haul of heroin – one of the biggest-ever seizures in Bradford. The men, all from the city, faced two drugs conspiracy charges when they appeared at Bradford and Keighley

  • New blow to district as 375 jobs face the axe

    More than 200 jobs are at risk at two US-owned Bradford companies, with a further 170 set to go over the next two years at a local chemical plant, which is bearing the brunt of the latest round of cutbacks by its German owner. The world’s largest

  • Third operation for man savaged by bulldog

    A 62-year-old man who had his arm ripped in two as he was savaged by a dog had his third operation in hospital yesterday. And the fate of the animal that attacked him remains unclear. The Telegraph & Argus yesterday reported how father-of-two

  • Steam engine leaves trail of destruction in Keighley

    A low-loader carrying a steam locomotive flattened a set of traffic lights in Keighley town centre, shortly after knocking over an antique gate during a normally-routine operation. An LMS ‘Black Five’ steam engine from the Keighley and Worth Valley

  • Death of Bradford dad Anthony Martin, 38, after cancer fight

    A “bright and beautiful” dad who bravely battled cancer will be remembered on a family holiday next month when his wife and children take his flip-flops with them to Menorca. Anthony Martin was just 38 when he lost his fight against bowel cancer

  • Bradford Bulls: Sing if you’re winning!

    Jay Willey has vowed to sing on the pitch at Odsal if Bulls fans pack out the famous old stadium for next Friday’s home clash with Leeds. The Bradford businesswoman and director is urging supporters to turn out in force and help cheer Francis Cummins