Farsley’s wretched end of season form continued tonight as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at New Mills. The home side, who are second in the Evo-Stik Division One, went in front in the first minute through Mark Innes and Raducio King added a second
A keen contest is guaranteed at the Shay tomorrow night as FC Halifax Town and Guiseley go into the first of three derby games that will go a long way to defining their seasons. The Shaymen have home advantage in the first leg of the Blue Square
A business director has been accused of trying to “pull the wool over the jurors’ eyes” with his “absurd” defence at Bradford Crown Court. Mohammed Saeed denies flouting planning rules by running an indoor market without permission and is standing
A despicable robber who ripped jewellery from two women in their nineties has been locked up for seven years by a judge who wants him kicked out of the country. Marion Pokuta, a drug-addicted odd job man who targeted elderly people in their homes
Phil Parkinson admits he is running out of superlatives to describe Gary Jones after the skipper was named in the PFA League Two team of the year. Jones was the sole Bantam to be selected in the vote by their fellow players. He had also previously
Gary Ballance column Joe Root’s 182 against Durham on Saturday was definitely one of the best innings I have ever seen. It is always difficult to post a score like that – and even more so in the fourth innings when the pressure is really on
An unlucky driver ended up with his car jammed in a hole in a Bradford street today. Mohammed Shafiq said he had been turning from a side road into Little Horton Lane when his Volkswagen Passat went through a set of roadworks barricades and got
What a difference a couple of days make. After Yorkshire celebrated one of their best ever victories in the LV= County Championship over Dur-ham at the Riverside on Saturday, they were brought back down to earth by Derbyshire at Headingley today
A man died of a gunshot wound to the head in front of his daughter during a police drugs raid at his home, an inquest has heard. Unarmed officers had forced entry into 49-year-old Colin Berry's home in Clayton, Bradford, shortly after 1pm on April
Steeton boosted their West Riding County Amateur League goal difference with a 9-0 thrashing of Kirkburton – only for title rivals Ovenden West Riding to almost double that tally. The outcome of the Premier Division championship could easily boil
Thornbury Celtic won the Bradford Sunday Alliance League's Intermediate Cup final at Manningham Mills - thanks to “Saf and Shizzy”. Safraz Akhtar and Shazad Iqbal were the heroes for the victors, and a solitary strike from Akhtar was enough to
Roy Webster, who holds the record for wicketkeeping dismissals in the Dales Council League, has died aged 70 after a long illness. Notable for his sideways stance behind the stumps due to an early footballing injury, he claimed 511 victims in 327
Seven student engineers have been awarded cash prizes for outstanding work. The seven, studying mechanical engineering or mechanical and automotive engineering at Bradford University, were awarded the Benjamin Jowett Memorial Scholarship and presented
Dozens of volunteers at an Islamic youth association were among more than 1,500 people involved in a charity event. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took part in an annual charity challenge, this year held in Willem Lake in Milton
Roy Webster, who holds the record for wicketkeeping dismissals in the Dales Council League, has died aged 70 after a long illness. Notable for his sideways stance behind the stumps due to an early footballing injury, he claimed 511 victims in 327
Three goals in the opening 20 minutes set Gildersome Spurs on the way to an impressive 4-0 win at Trinity & All Saints as they stepped up their push for the Yorkshire Amateur League title. The result lifted Spurs to within six points of Senior
Farsley have moved top of JCT600 Bradford League Division Two after defeating previously unbeaten Spen Victoria. Andrew Duckworth (76) and Mark Harrison (53) set the tone for the Rams with a first-wicket partnership of 131 as their side overhauled
Derbyshire’s Chesney Hughes completed his first LV= County Championship century in nearly two years during a wicketless first afternoon at Headingley. Last season’s Division Two champions have enjoyed their best day of the new season so far under
A group of young people will explore the hidden dragon as they perform a karate fundraising challenge. Bradford’s Hidden Dragon Karate-Do club has organised the event and will put 100 students through their paces asking them to perform a three-hour
Joe Root will captain England Lions in their tour match against New Zealand next month. The Yorkshire batsman is all but guaranteed a starting spot in the subsequent Test series against the Black Caps but he is viewed as a potential England skipper
Leeds United forward El-Hadji Diouf has been fined two weeks' wages for seeing red in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Brighton. The Senegalese striker was sent off for making an offensive gesture towards the Seagulls fans after he scored from
City have announced a U-turn on their plans to sell tickets for Sunday’s play-off second leg at Burton. They initially intended to make them available immediately after the first game at Valley Parade on Thursday. But following concerns from supporters
People with a head for heights are asked to take part in a charity abseil. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Dale Smith, is looking for volunteers to descend the Jury’s Inn in Thornton Road on Saturday May 4, even though the vertigo-sufferer
Derbyshire second-wicket pair Chesney Hughes and Wayne Madsen ensured the visitors made a solid start to their LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley today, reaching lunch at 89-1 from 29 overs. Tim Bresnan struck early after
Rugby Union legend Austin Healey is urging people in Bradford to get active at free Army-style boot camps this summer. He has teamed up with outdoor exercise company British Military Fitness in a bid to get the nation to burn off two million calories
An expanding school is going book-mad – and is hoping to get kind-hearted members of the public to help stock its new-build library. Horton Park Primary, in Canterbury, hopes to amass 3,000 books to fill the shelves of its new library and learning
‘Zombie’ dog Harry joined the ranks of the undead as they stalked Keighley streets for a new student film. The movie, ‘#eatbrains’, has been created through a project by Keighley arts group Smallworld. They recruited 20 people to play zombies during
Police are to publish photographs of parents parking dangerously outside a Bradford school. Despite police and Council wardens issuing tickets for six months, parents continue to park dangerously outside St John’s Primary School in Dawson Lane,
A specialist police team were called to the Inland Revenue building on Victoria Street in Shipley this morning after staff there found a suspicious white powder. Shortly after 7am, West Yorkshire Ambulance service attended the building along with
A community club in Bradford has quashed rumours that it has closed – and insisted the future is bright. John McTigue, president of Little Horton Unity Club, said a takeover had saved the Spicer Street venue. “There’s a lot of rumours going
Rare breed puppy Rocky is the latest recruit to join the ranks of canine crime fighters at North Yorkshire Police. The 11-week old English Shepherd pup has been donated to the force and is set to become a drugs or explosives sniffer dog. Sgt Simon
A Royal Navy officer from Bradford dubbed the “Mother of the Navy” has received a rare honour by being made an Honorary Member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. Serving on HMS Argyll, Lieutenant Jeannine Cooley – the only woman
They did battle on the fields of Bosworth and crossed bloody swords at Tewkesbury, but now Yorkshire and Lancashire are squaring up for a fresh onslaught – who can brew the best pint. Eight beers made by Tykes will take on eight Lancastrian creations
Picture yourself flying high across a forest, the wind in your hair. A fantasy, you may think – after all, you’re not Harry Potter. But while your chances of riding the skies on a broomstick are slim, it is possible to take to the air and whizz
Swedish design goes much further than Ikea, thanks to Swedish garden designers including award-winning Ulf Nordfjell, who is currently preparing for his forthcoming show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Yet it is possible to bring Swedish
The Oranges (Cert 15, 87 mins). Starring Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Sam Rosen *** David Walling (Laurie) and his wife Paige (Keener) live on Orange Drive in New Jersey
A town centre street in Keighley was cordoned off this morning after a man was found laying in the street with head injuries. Police were called to Alice Street at 6.37am after a 42-year-old was found unconscious on the floor. Police believe
Life Of Pi (Cert PG, 121 mins). Starring Suraj Sharma, Adil Hussain, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Vibish Sivakumar, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu **** An inquisitive writer (Spall) turns up unexpectedly at the door of Pi Patel (Khan), having been told the
Stepping Out From Leeds And Bradford, by Keith Wadd, Ramblers’ Association West Riding Area, £7.50 Now that the weather is improving, many of us feel the urge to head for the great outdoors. A good walk always leaves you feeling invigorated
These soldiers on parade at Park Avenue cricket ground during the 1940s are units of the Home Guard, volunteers who joined up to defend the homeland in the event of invasion by Nazi Germany. Among them, somewhere in the sixth row from the front
Airedale Enterprise Services will host another WordPress promotion and training day for SMEs in association with local consultancy Digital Nomads Limited, which provides and hosts starter sites. The event will provide hands-on training and a free starter
Riana Azam has be appointed a director for invoice finance in Yorkshire by Santander’s corporate banking division as it looks to expand in the region. Based at the corporate business centre in Leeds, Riana will be working with local businesses
A real-life ‘wolf’ gave an added thrill to author Steve Smallman’s stories when he visited Oakworth Primary School, in Keighley. One of the pupils’ parents took along his husky dog, Logan, to feature in the tales for reception and nursery classes
Market traders hope shoppers will feel the love and support them as part of a national campaign. Love Your Local Market runs from May 15 to 29 and aims to attract new stall-holders and highlight the role markets play. Shipley open market will
Free recreational activities will be on offer at the multi-sports session which runs from 5.15pm until 6.15pm in the Skate Park behind Spenborough Pool and Sports Complex on Monday, May 6.
A Bradford councillor is calling on Metro officers to explain why there are no real time monitors at Morrison’s Five Lane Ends bus stops. Councillor Geoff Reid (pictured, Lib Dem, Eccleshill), a member of West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority
A Bradford man has been arrested for having almost £3,000-worth of outstanding fines. The 30-year-old has accumulated the £2,925 debt since 2010 for road traffic offences and obstructing police. He was arrested by officers from the Tong and Wyke
Former international rugby star Mike Catt will visit Skipton next month in his role as an ambassador for Yorkshire Bank. Mike Catt, who won 75 international caps, will give a talk and conduct a question and answer session for a business audience at
Three jobs have been saved and the future of a long-established Bradford pie-maker secured through a deal which has merged it with an award-winning farm shop business. Thornton-based H Ambler and Sons Ltd, which since 2004 has operated as a wholesale
Dozens of Keighley primary school children learned how to uncover remnants of the past hidden beneath the soil. They were treated to a day of geophysics at Cliffe Castle Museum as part of the My Place Project.
The next meeting of the Spen Warhammer Youth Club runs from 11am until 2pm on Saturday at Cleckheaton Library and Information Centre, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton. Activities include sport, music, dance, drama and art.
A scheme by the Prince’s Trust, helping jobless young people start up in business, has created more than £600,000 in ‘social value’ in Bradford, according to new analysis. The charity’s Trust Enterprise programme supported 70 unemployed young people
25 years ago: The harmonious Robinson family, of Idle, hit the right note with three generations of bell-ringers. 50 years ago: Hundreds of Scouts, wolf cubs, and Girl Guides took part in the city of Bradford Boy Scouts Association annual St George
Local authorities face increasingly difficult choices when it comes to allocating funding as budgets are cut and central funding reduced. But the current review of how much support the vulnerable and elderly will get in their homes in the Bradford
SIR – Have your readers been inspired by the thousands who pounded the pavements last weekend? Come and join me on the start line running the Virgin Money London Marathon in aid of blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, the race’s Official Charity
SIR – I wonder how many people agree with me about the system for swimming lessons? If a child is under three years old, no matter what ability they are, they do not qualify for a swimming badge, even though you still pay the same amount of money
SIR – Is Bradford Council just trying to belittle the figures of the Passport to Leisure users because it’s just another one of their admin blunders, saying a minimal 4,000 people have still got Passport to Leisure cards? When I go swimming, I
SIR – Having read Margaret Price’s letter in a recent edition of the T&A, I witnessed the same thing in Northowram a couple of weeks ago. I came home and also looked in my Collins bird book and came to the conclusion that the birds were indeed
SIR – Regards Margaret Price’s letter (T&A, April 20) asking if anyone had seen the flock of Waxwings in the area. I did see them for three days on the telephone wires opposite where I live. They kept dropping down into gardens, obviously for
SIR – Maureen Wakelin makes some good points on ‘Food price misery’ (Letters, April 22). I would suggest one of the biggest contributors to high food prices must be the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which basically deters cheaper imports
SIR – Regarding David R Turner’s letter (T&A, April 18), I fully agree with everything he says. Regardless of whether Bingley needs a supermarket or not, what guarantees or security was requested by Bradford Council? Or is this going to
SIR – Having just read the T&A article regarding dog-fouling and littering (April 25), I think Bradford Council should take a leaf out of Leeds Council and introduce a pilot scheme of its own to crack down on dog-fouling and littering in areas
25 years ago: Animal lovers should steer clear of a giant American Bull Frog craze sweeping Britain, according to a Bradford pet dealer. 50 years ago: Bradford’s first new grammar school to be built since before the Second World War – Belle Vue
SIR – Your article entitled “Children ‘biggest rail fare dodgers’” describes school children as “culprits” responsible for “offending” through the non-payment of train fairs on the Airedale Line. It pins the blame for extortionate fare rises on
The issue of parking near schools at drop off and pick up time is a thorny one that continues to cause problems. With wider parental choice about where children go to school inevitably comes added complications of how pupils actually get to their
SIR – The BBC has banned the playing of a number of well-known songs on the radio which are now deemed acceptable. Beatles songs such as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Relax were banned at the time of their release
SIR – As chairman of the Bradford and Shipley Branch of Parkinsons UK, I would like to thank all those who made our Parkinsons Awareness Week banquet at City Hall on April 19 a resounding success. First on my list is Lord Mayor, Councillor Dale
SIR – How difficult to marshal a parade travelling only 1000 yards? Extremely difficult, I assure your reader Denis Spence. We are arranging the Trafalgar Day Parade on October 20 for Bradford Sea Cadets and you wouldn’t believe the amount of paperwork
SIR – Alan Holdsworth starts his letter “Ask any working class person what Mrs Thatcher did for them” (T&A, April 12). Well, I’m working class, I left school at 15 and went to work as a farm labourer. I progressed to labouring in a slaughterhouse
“Mum, can I please have another £5?” I suspected this would happen – that my daughter wouldn’t be satisfied with the set of pictures she had just ordered from the instant photo booth. She didn’t just dislike them, but recoiled in horror when
Steve Parkin accused Andrew Davies of letting City down with the red card that rules him out of their play-off opener. The centre half played in Saturday’s goalless draw at Cheltenham to prove he had recovered from his calf injury. But he was
A new pub is to open in Yeadon with the creation of 20 jobs. The Wetherspoon pub will open on the High Street, on the site of The Clothiers pub which can trace its recorded history back to 1822. Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has spent £1.25 million
A club for disabled young athletes in Keighley has been saved. Keighley Town Council will provide £5,000 a year for the next four years to cover the costs of the Keighley Disability Sports Academy. The club, which meets every Wednesday at University
Keighley students have given a cartoon-style makeover to part of Keighley Leisure Centre. They have painted a sports-themed mural in one of the community rooms at the centre in Victoria Park. The eight students were taking part in the first
The Royal College of Nurses has raised concerns that pressure on NHS staff is harming patient safety and dignity. The stark warning comes shortly after it was revealed the number of people waiting more than four hours for treatment at Airedale
Spenborough Model Engineers Club is hosting its open day from 1pm until 4.30pm on Sunday in Royds Park at the top of New Street, Eddercliffe, Cleckheaton.
Age UK Bradford & District received a cash boost of £1,000. Staff and volunteers from the charity’s Wyke shop were invited to South Bradford Golf Club to receive the donation from Sandra Smith, president of the club for 2012. Yvonne Waddington
Fitness staff got in a spin by cycling more than 128km on a static bike to raise funds for Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale. The workers from Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing on Cottingley New Road, Bingley, completed the challenge
A 25-year-old man from Keighley is due to appear at Skipton Magistrates’ Court on May 17 charged in connection with three burglaries in Skipton in January, when bicycles were stole from a garage and sheds.
A nursery has donated more than £600 to the neonatal unit at Airedale Hospital. First Class Childcare was looking after older brother George at the nursery when his younger sibling, Roman, was born prematurely at Airedale Hospital in November 2011
Former pupils of Buttershaw Comprehensive School, Bradford, who left 50 years ago, are being sought for a reunion. Jim Pemberton and Sheila Worsfold are hoping to make contact with their former classmates who started at the school in 1959 and left
City skipper Gary Jones has been named in the PFA League Two team of the year. The 35-year-old midfielder was the only Bantam to be picked in the side, which is based on votes from their fellow players.
Francis Cummins admitted a lack of composure proved the Bulls’ downfall as they slipped to a 32-4 defeat at Super League title hopefuls Warrington. After a sluggish start which saw the Wolves race 10-0 ahead with tries from Simon Grix and Ben Currie
Warrington Wolves 32, Bradford Bulls 4 The final scoreline was harsh but then this was another harsh lesson. The Bulls are making steady progress under Francis Cummins’ guidance and a glance at the Super League table is proof enough. They
A Bradford primary school has held a fun day to celebrate its Ofsted report. Poplars Farm Primary School, in Poplars Park Road, is now rated good, an improvement from its previous rating of satisfactory in 2011. Inspectors praised events held
Musicians from the Bradford district are being invited to get involved in the ‘Big Gig’. Communities minister Don Foster announced 250 free ‘Big Gig’ concerts will go ahead this summer across England, featuring the best of local musical talent.
Boosting marketing and promotional activity to attract and retain subscribers pushed down profits at Bradford-based health care cash plan provider Sovereign Healthcare last year as it paid out a record level of claims. The mutual business, based
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Martin Anthony Armstrong, aged 47, of Pickles Street, Keighley; drink-driving, £165 fine, £115 costs, banned from driving for 36 months. Asad Azir Rehman, aged 32, of Barkerend
An archaeologist will speak about investigations in Baildon at the annual meeting of a community group. Louise Brown, from Pennine Prospects, will speak at the Friends of Baildon Moor’s open annual meeting today at 7pm, at Baildon Link, Cliffe Avenue
City Park in Bradford has been shortlisted for a regeneration award. The public space, which has the UK’s largest man-made city centre water feature, has been nominated for a gong at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Pro-Yorkshire awards
Keighley Cougars 18, Sheffield Eagles 28 Keighley Cougars were just edged out by Sheffield Eagles in their Kingstone Press Championship clash at Cougar Park yesterday. Cougars kept in the game right until the end but their failure to add vital
Cheltenham 0, City 0 So that’s 276 games gone and – hopefully – only three to go before City’s six-year stretch in the Football League’s basement could be over. Like an inmate chalking off the days on his cell wall, confinement in League Two
An Ethiopian teenager’s scintillating run smashed the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k course record yesterday. Tesfaye Debele knocked 24 seconds off the previous best when he stormed over the Centenary Square finishing line in 31 minutes and two seconds
A three-month consultation by Bradford Council to determine how much help the vulnerable and elderly will get in their homes starts soon. The Council has faced fierce criticism for its proposal to move the bar higher for vulnerable and elderly
Victims of verbal abuse and sexual intimidation will be urged to “Speak Out” at a major one-day event in Bradford this week. ‘Speak Out – No to Harassment’ is a city-wide campaign highlighting the issues around both street harassment and sexual
Bradford Bulls is one of only three businesses in the city to be given a commercial loan from Bradford Council, which confirmed it has lent companies more than £6 million of taxpayers’ money over the last four years. Responding to a request under
Ruthless dealers in Bradford are using children, in some cases their own, as drugs mules. The revelation comes as figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus show that a total of 69 under-17s, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested for
Tougher parking rules and more traffic wardens on a Shipley street would be bad for businesses, but good for residents, say those at the centre of possible changes. Dockfield Road cuts down to Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Otley Road and serves
A teaching union in Bradford has warned that it will blow the whistle on any head teachers it suspects are illegally excluding troublesome pupils after a national inquiry called for hefty fines to be imposed on offending schools. The children’s
Firefighters in Bradford have smashed a target and slashed the number of arson attacks across the district by about 40 per cent. Crews have been working with partner organisations, including West Yorkshire Police, to cut the number of fires started
Police have identified a man whose body was found on a path in Bradford earlier this month as 33-year-old Polish man Marck Grygiel. The grim discovery was made on Friday, April 19, at 7.30am, just off Arncliffe Terrace, in Lidget Green. A post-mortem
An 11-year-old girl, of Heaton, Bradford, has made it through to the national finals of a spelling contest. Bradford Grammar pupil Maryam Nisa (pictured front left) was one of four from the school who competed in the regional final of the Routes
Bradford Council’s executive is being recommended by officers to accept a deal which would see it buy the former Odeon and Tyrls police station buildings for £1 each. Both city centre prime site buildings are owned by the Homes and Communities
