Two people have died and two more were seriously injured in two crashes on roads near Skipton at the weekend. A 61-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man, both from Colne, were pronounced dead at the scene after their pale blue Hyundai i10 collided
The leader of Bradford Council tonight warned Government cuts to its budget could leave it in a ‘desperate’ situation as he told residents and businesses to brace themselves for a reduction or complete cut in services. Councillor David Green (Lab
A firm headed by investor and former Dragon’s Den star James Caan has completed a deal to sell Bradford University’s £40 million student village to a Middle Eastern investor for an undisclosed sum. The Green, which has one of the highest environmental
Leeds Carnegie have signed Welsh second row Shaun Jones, 23, on a one-year contract. The 6ft 5in lock trained with the Scarlets last season after a string of strong performances for Llandovery in the Welsh Premiership, who he has played for
A former Coronation Street actor, who is patron of a Bradford-based advice network, was today cleared of four counts of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy. Andrew Lancel, 42, who played Frank Foster in the soap, was cleared of four charges
The GB 9-Ball Pool Tour, which is now in its sixth season, maintained its reputation for exciting finishes when it stopped off in Bradford at the weekend. Blackpool’s Karl Boyes won the Northern Masters ten-ball event final by defeating Peterborough
Tim Bresnan has pointed to Andy Flower’s appointment as England’s team director and their World Twenty20 success midway through 2010 as the major catalysts for the country’s improvement in one-day cricket. England are now well placed to challenge
Hanging Heaton have been compensated for their inconsistent league form by reaching the semi-finals of the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup. Jamie Baulk took 4-25 as Halifax League opponents Barkisland were dismissed for 167, Jamie Summerscales making
Nawaz Sardar hit an unbeaten 74 as Undercliffe knocked the 2011 winners Bradford & Bingley out of the JCT600 Bradford League's Dyson Energy Services Twenty20 Cup. Sardar was in dominant form as Undercliffe recorded a six-wicket win after
Thornton’s Nick Hutchinson, Ben Harris and wicket-keeper Ross Soames, plus Jer Lane’s Mick Hustler, have been named in the Foster’s Halifax League side to face the Dales Council League at Shipley Providence CC on Sunday, June 23 (
Bradford East MP David Ward served dinners to older people during Volunteers’ Week. Mr Ward was joined by MEP Edward McMillan Scott at St John’s Church in Thorpe Edge during a vintage volunteer fair, where 50 people met groups and charities who
Tim Bresnan has hailed Yorkshire’s start to their LV= County Championship campaign as “exceptional”. The county head to Lord’s to start their latest clash with Middlesex tomorrow well placed in a tight Division One title race, having won three
Thornton, who are third in the Foster’s Halifax League Premier Division, have been drawn at home to sixth-placed Booth in the quarter-finals of the Parish Cup on Sunday, June 16. Top-flight leaders Jer Lane are at Triangle (ffith), while
A country house and grounds a little off the beaten track well worth a visit at this time of year particularly is Cannon Hall near Barnsley. Why particularly at this time of year? Well for my money they have one of the best displays of rhododendrons
The Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Martyn Bolt, will launch a cycling initiative. Coun Bolt will officially open the mixed-ability cycling sessions at 11am on Thursday at the Princess Mary Athletics Stadium, Bradford Road, Liversedge. Participants
Manorlands hospice’s first-ever Yorkshire Three Peaks fundraising challenge was hailed as a huge success. Around 40 walkers took part and, bar one person who pulled out close to the finish, everyone completed the gruelling route – which takes in
Ranks of prized motorbikes gleamed in brilliant sunshine at the annual open show of the Girder Fork and Classic Motorbike Club in the grounds of Steeton Hall Hotel. Previously held as an evening event, the decision to gamble on the weather and
Children at Moorfield School in Ilkley are celebrating their haul of trophies from the recent Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts. Moorfield School beat eight other choirs in one class, and was named the best choir in the competition as well
With one coveted record to his name, free-scoring JCT600 Bradford League batsman Richard Gould has another landmark in his sights as he looks for more achievements in his cricket career. The Gomersal opener, who celebrates his 37th birthday
Leeds boss Brian McDermott has spoken of his delight after making giant striker Matt Smith his first signing. Smith, who measures in at 6ft 6in, will formally join United from Oldham on July 1 and McDermott believes he will fit right in at Elland
Bradford West MP George Galloway has played down comments he made on Russian television suggesting he will “fight” to become the next Mayor of London. The Respect MP told Russian Today presenter Max Keiser he has “a committee which is seriously
Division Two sides Rawdon and Thackley dominated the Waddilove Cup second round yesterday with giant-killing wins that proved surprisingly easy. Openers James Milligan (44) and George Myers (67) gave Rawdon the perfect start at Pool with a century
An Age UK charity shop is looking for more volunteers to help out. The shop, on The Grove, Ilkley, is open seven days a week. Anyone who could help is asked to drop in to pick up an application form.
The Aire Valley Singers will be returning to the Methodist Church in Wheatley Lane, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, for the final concert of their 2012-2013 season. ‘With a Voice of Singing’ offers a variety of choral music on Saturday from 7.30pm. The
Horse Island by John Samson Book Guild Publishing, £15.99 Thirty or more years ago the wartime adventure novels of Alistair MacLean had a huge vogue. One of his best-sellers was called Bear Island. The title of that murder-thriller set aboard
Farsley’s nine-match winning streak in Division Two of the JCT600 Bradford League was brought to an end as Undercliffe recorded a 53-run win at Red Lane. The key to Undercliffe’s success was the form of their top three batsmen. Skipper Ben
Are you a person who goes for hot reds and acid yellows or do you prefer a softer palette of pinks, creams and soft blues? The colours you choose for your garden can affect how you feel – and it seems gardeners must be getting it right, as new
Zero Dark Thirty (Cert 15, 157 mins, Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd) Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, Edgar Ramirez, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Edgerton, Reda Kateb, James Gandolfini, Mark Duplass, Tushaar Mehra. ****
If your family needs to count the pennies, or euros, on holiday in Europe this summer, the best place to go is the Costa Blanca coastline of Spain. This is according to Self Catering on a Shoestring, a survey from Post Office Travel Money, which
Joe Cullen was a third-round casualty at the Speedy Services UK Open in Bolton. The Bradford thrower lost 9-5 to Liverpool-based former Las Vegas Desert Classic semi-finalist Lee Palfreyman in the £200,000 event at the Reebok Stadium. Meanwhile
Bradford’s Radio Royal has a new ambassador. Paul Goodman, head of collections projects at the National Media Museum in Bradford, was presented with a certificate from George Sumner, chairman of Radio Royal Bradford. Mr Goodman said he was
A new Keighley group aims to secure a fair deal for workers and producers in the developing world. Richard Dillon, of Fairtrade, addressed the latest full meeting of Keighley Town Council, and asked for support from its members. He said the
A book group for carers is being set up to provide respite for people who spend much of their time looking after someone at home. The group is the brainchild of the Carers Resource and the first meeting is due to take place on Tuesday, July 18
A gaming company is sending a book of puzzles to a 12-year-old Bradford boy and a refund to his mother after he dialled up an £80 phone bill entering a competition. James Tomlinson made several calls to the hotline number for the Wordsearch Winfall
Youth groups in Baildon have been dealt a heavy blow by the axing of the village’s annual gala, say local leaders. The popular event, scheduled for July, has been dropped due to pressures of red tape and the current economic climate, say its organisers
Telegraph & Argus reader Phil Lynch came across this photograph of Bradford’s old market gates at Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron recently. The museum, in Shropshire, displays artefacts from the glory days of the iron industry and “works of art
A 14-year-old Brighouse High School pupil hailed as the “next Peter Kay” narrowly missed out on the top prize in the Britain’s Got Talent live final on Saturday night. Aspiring comedian Jack Carroll was the runner-up after he received 20.1 per cent
A firm headed by investor and former Dragon’s Den star James Caan has completed a deal to sell Bradford University’s £40m student village to a Middle Eastern investor for an undisclosed sum. The Green, which has one of the highest BREAM environmental
Two people have died in a crash on the A65 near Skipton Golf Course. A 61-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene when their pale blue Hyundai i10 collided with a grey Skoda Octavia close to the Grassington roundabout
Frank Healey has sent the following local reflections following a recent holiday, where he met people from France, Belgium and Sweden – and a former police officer from Bradford. He wrote: “We swapped tales of people and places we both knew. The
I’ve come to the conclusion that my husband isn’t like other men. It isn’t anything to do with his habits – he does all the usual man things: leaves the toilet seat up, spends hours in the shed, grumbles about anything and everything. What
SIR – I am a regular user of the internet in the local libraries. Is it not too much to ask to sort the system out? We have to contend with frequent crashes, out-of-date browsers, home pages not connecting and desktop PCs that are now out of date
SIR – Since the Woolwich murder all we hear from the authoritarian Tory and Labour parties is that we need to have more and more surveillance, with the ‘snoopers charter’ Communications Bill their latest step backwards to 1984. Ironically, while
SIR – Please let me enter the debate re the suggested no right turn from Cemetery Road to Clayton Road, which is going to Committee on Tuesday. I agree with the comments of Mr Bernard Kearns (Letters, June 6) that the definition of an ‘expert’
SIR – Thank you Mr Lyons (Lib Dem councillor, Baildon East, Letters, June 5) for your response to my letter, but your response totally missed my point. My point being that Bradford’s Labour Council is having to make these cuts due to Councillor Lyons
SIR – In the car park at Shipley Station there is a height restriction sign which proudly proclaims ‘2.1 meters – 6’ 10”’. Pondering this, I later measured my gas-meter at home and it is barely a foot in height, meaning that 2.1 of them could never
SIR – How very disappointing that the National Media Museum is being threatened with closure. We simply cannot allow this to happen. As someone who moved up to Yorkshire when I was 15, I am known to many of my friends as the ‘Adopted Yorkshireman
Sir – When Elizabeth Fewkes in Faith Matters (T&A, June 1) indicated that there is a growing trend for young women of different faiths to dress more modestly, she is giving encouragement to religious zealots who are still living in the dark ages
SIR – Does not all true religion preclude hate, especially you might say in a country where we enjoy freedom of worship? Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
SIR – I believe John Cole’s analysis of The Communications Data Bill, aka snooper’s charter (Letters, June 4) is correct, in that it will further erode our civil liberties. It’s very telling that following the Woolwich murder, the first thing the
SIR – We read that the National Media Museum may be under threat of closure, or admission charges (which results in the same thing), but readers here should not be surprised. Some time ago, the NMM established a ‘branch unit’ in London and, at
SIR – What!? The world’s first Unesco City of Film may lose the jewel in its cinematic crown, the National Media Museum? On top of more than a decade of neglect of its iconic Odeon cinema? It’s to be hoped that all local MPs, councillors and anyone
Pregnant women are exposed to countless chemicals, through things like food packaging and household products, yet there is no official ante-natal advice about the potential effects or risks of such exposure on their unborn child. The Royal College
It is good news that the numbers of attacks on teachers in schools is reducing, but the level of violence in our classrooms will still appal most people. Over three years there have been almost 2,000 incidents in the district’s schools which makes
A project bringing a top Bollywood film school to Bradford will have a glittering opening ceremony on London’s South Bank. Mumbai-based Whistling Woods International (WWI) Institute for Films, Animation and Media Arts, one of the world’s ten best
Young people in Keighley are being given the chance to put their views to decision-makers. They can meet politicians, business leaders, educationalists and community activists during at Keighley Town Hall on July 24. Teenagers will be shown how their
The second Disability Rocks music and arts festival has been hailed as a “fantastic” success. Organiser Richard Sutton said the event, held at Nell Bank in Ilkley on Saturday, was bigger and better than last year’s debut festival. Performers
A dog owner has been left devastated after her “lovely” pet went missing. Distressed Gina Barker fears her two and a half year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitch Billy has fallen into the wrong hands and could even be used for dogfighting.
When people think information has been kept from them, they perhaps naturally begin to think the worst. So it has been with the cost of the City Park in Bradford. Originally budgeted for with a figure of around £24.4 million, the City Park and
Francis Cummins welcomed the international break with open arms after the Bulls slipped out of the top eight for the first time this season. The 30-18 defeat to St Helens at Langtree Park continued the Bulls’ recent poor run which has now seen
Mum-of-three Stephanie Papworth describes her two-and-a-half year old son as her ‘partner in crime’. It is no surprise after everything they have been through together. Her little boy Gabriel is the miracle baby who survived six months of chemotherapy
Police officers will be visible in Little Horton and Great Horton between tomorrow and Thursday as they work on an initiative to reduce crime in the areas. They will be working alongside Bradford Council wardens
City striker Alan Connell has applauded Andrew Davies’ decision to commit himself to the club for another two years. Davies was due to be out of contract at Valley Parade this summer but penned a new deal on Friday which keeps him with the Bantams
Young people in Keighley are being given the chance to put their views to decision-makers. They can meet politicians, business leaders, educationalists and community activists during at Keighley Town Hall on July 24. Teenagers will be shown how
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Mandy Jane Howard, aged 42, of Westcroft Road, Great Horton; theft, committing offence during period of conditional discharge, community order made with curfew, £145 costs
Darren Lehmann has mixed feelings when it comes to Joe Root’s development. On the one hand, he is delighted that the Yorkshire youngster has become an integral part of England’s middle order, having spent time at his Academy in Adelaide during
The local Asian community has been called upon to do more to prevent grooming after a Government report found it was a problem within the Pakistani community. An influential group of MPs today released a report into child sex exploitation, which
St Helens 30, Bradford Bulls 18 It is far too early to say the Bulls’ play-off hopes are over but, after this latest reverse, their chances must be slipping. Francis Cummins’ men, minus Elliott Whitehead after he handed in a transfer request
A major campaign was launched today across West Yorkshire to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation. ‘Know the Signs’ highlights signs of the crime, particularly to parents and carers. Hard-hitting radio adverts are being broadcast throughout
A teacher being threatened with a knife by a pupil was among almost 2,000 attacks in Bradford schools in three years. Statistics obtained from Bradford Council by the Telegraph & Argus following a Freedom of Information request show there were
An 11-year-old boy is “lucky to be alive” after being in collision with a quad bike in Bradford. Umir Saleem suffered a broken right leg, broken left ankle and head injuries in the incident, which happened at about 6.10pm on Saturday on Wilmer
A major campaign was launched today across West Yorkshire to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation. ‘Know the Signs’ highlights signs of the crime, particularly to parents and carers. Hard-hitting radio adverts are being broadcast throughout
The spiralling cost of homelessness has scared away all bidders for a major aid contract, forcing a drastic rethink by Bradford Council. The Council had been looking for a company to run the district’s homelessness service, which offers temporary
Bollywood Carmen Live Bradford City Park There was, of course, only one way for a Bollywood A-lister to make his entrance to Bradford’s Mirror Pool – riding an elephant. Indian film star Abhay Deol beamed with delight as he worked the crowd
Bollywood came to Bradford in an explosion of colour last night, with glittering lights dancing between shooting fountains as the sun set on the shimmering Mirror Pool. Bollywood Carmen, a spectacular twist on Bizet’s opera, was performed in City
