A film featuring celebrities and Bradfordians should be made to help save the National Media Museum, a packed public meeting was told last night. The suggestion was one of many to come out of the gathering at Bradford’s City Hall, including a rallying
Champion Soccer will be hosting their inaugural Bradford City Challenge at Woodhouse Grove School’s 4G pitch next Tuesday (7.30pm), with an under-19 heat taking place on Tuesday, June 25 (7pm). Both tournaments will be fully officiated and
FC Halifax Town are holding youth-team trials at Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School on Friday, June 28. Members of the Shaymen's youth and first-team coaching staff will be casting their eyes over local talent in the
Despite being over twice as old as the man who won gold, Shipley’s Neil Howard, still came away with a bronze medal in one of the British Karate Federation’s (BKF) Four Nations Championship’s disabled categories in Glasgow. Disability
Ideas and opinions on how to save Bradford’s National Media Museum were aired at a public meeting tonight. Bradford Council leader Councillor David Green chaired the almost two-hour long meeting at City Hall. Among the ideas put forward by
Andrew Hodge has been named as part of the biggest Great Britain team of all-time for a World Cup meet at Eton Dorney from June 21-23. It will be the most important event the national team have competed in since the London 2012 Olympics, where
Young opener Alex Lees confirmed his exciting promise by making his maiden LV= County Championship hundred at the home of cricket today, helping Yorkshire dominate the opening exchanges of their Division One match against Middlesex. At the
Detectives in Bradford have released this e-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a knifepoint robbery. The robbery, in Mount Street, took place at 1.55pm last Thursday when the victim, a 26-year-old woman, was approached
Former East Bierley seamer Mitch Claydon has joined Kent on loan from Durham. The 30-year-old Australian, who has been with Durham six years, has not made a competitive appearance in the first team this season and will drop a division to play for
Commuters at Bradford Interchange were treated to music and dancing with a twist yesterday. Three musicians and four dancers performed in the bus and train station for two hours in the morning and evening as part of Bradford Festival. In a
A team from Pool C of E Primary School triumphed during the latest round of the Leeds North West School Sport Partnership’s cricket contest.
A missing Bradford pensioner has been found safe and well in Huddersfield town centre. Brian Gray, 74, was located this afternoon following a police appeal through the media. He had last been seen at 3pm yesterday in the Bolton Hall Road area
Jack Bateson will use his European Amateur Championships bronze medal as the springboard for more international success. The Bradford College graduate from Otley celebrated his 19th birthday by delivering three strong displays at the tournament
The fate of Yorkshire’s centre for children's heart services will be decided tomorrow. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will make his long-awaited announcement on how many of ten centres scattered around England will close. Among the ten are the
Wilsden II won the clash of the joint holders in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League Cowling Cup. They beat Embsay II 45 runs at Windy Grove, the hosts building on an opening partnership of 90 by Jacob Jagger (33) and M Hall (79) to reach
Bradford Council’s children’s chief spoke of his anger at government plans to ‘toughen up’ GCSEs by overhauling the exam system, branding them ‘toxic’. Councillor Ralph Berry, executive member for children’s services, said sweeping changes announced
The Oakworth bandwagon continued on its merry way as they travelled to Embsay and rolled the village side over by ten wickets in Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One. The Shires Laners made a reasonable start but nobody was able to make
Running log The green fields of Cork, the rugged Lakes, the flats of the Netherlands and a dozen local races featured in a bumper week of athletics. Star performance came from Ilkley junior Georgia Malir, who won the under-20s race in the Home
Comedy legend Graham Walker was today laid to rest with a funeral service in his home village. Mr Walker, who was co-founder of the Calverley-based Grumbleweeds, died of cancer at the age of 68. His funeral took place at St Giles Church, Bramhope
Every autumn Rob North leads a tree-blessing ceremony through his apple orchard. Draped in garlands of flowers, he and local villagers lift a wassail queen into the boughs of a tree, where she offers a cider-soaked piece of toast to the tree spirits
Tough new guidelines to help residents oppose wind farms have been welcomed by Keighley MP, (Con) Kris Hopkins (right). The new rules for councils will make it easier for them to block proposed wind farms with guidance saying concerns of local
Yorkshire overcame frequent stoppages for rain to make solid progress before tea on the first day of their County Championship clash with Middlesex at Lord’s. Andrew Gale’s side were well placed on 116-2 when the players came in for an early interval
Thornton were one of only two clubs - Bradshaw were the others - to bank maximum points in the Foster's Halifax League Premier Division on Saturday. Bradford club Thornton reached an impressive 245, thanks chiefly to Nikki Hutchinson
It has taken almost half the Aire-Wharfe League season but finally there is a glimpse of hope for Calverley. With just one point from their first seven Division Two matches, few gave them any chance against third-placed North Leeds – but that changed
Hunslet Warriors 42, Bradford Dudley Hill 34 Bradford Dudley Hill looked well set for another key National Conference victory when they galloped into a 16-0 lead at Division One promotion rivals Hunslet Warriors, only to see the powerful hosts
Josh Hutchinson’s 43 took unbeaten Thornton to joint top of the Bradford & District Evening League First Division after they overhauled Bingley Congs’s 95-5 for the loss of just two wickets. They are joined at the
Salts Tennis Club are holding their annual open day on Sunday (1-4pm) in conjunction with the LTA’s mini-tennis programme. Head coach Richard Senior will be on hand to give tips and advice. Adults and children are welcome to attend. Contact
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Cullingworth: alterations and extension to existing detached dwelling, 39 Cullingworth Road. Denholme: construction of boundary wall, Thorn Cottage, 1-3 Brighouse and Denholme
Buttershaw St Paul’s endured a disappointing day at Division One leaders Scholes in the Central Yorkshire League. Saints crashed to 71 all out chasing a modest 131, after Chris Kellett had taken 3-8 in nine overs for the Bradford side. Dominic
One Direction pop star Zayn Malik has looked to superheroes as his inspiration to raise money for charity and support tourist attraction Gromit Unleashed. The Bradford singer has been inspired by stars of comic books and the big screen to create
City fans can enjoy a Father’s Day treat by reliving the magic of the League Two play-off final. The Trust have arranged to replay coverage of the whole Wembley game against Northampton at the Bradford Irish Club on Sunday. Kick-off is appropriately
Cricket lover John Howard Dewhirst has died suddenly aged 66 while on a short break to watch Yorkshire in Scarborough. Dewhirst, who had a life-long association with Bradford League club Undercliffe, collapsed and died at the hotel where he was
Firefighters were called to a flat fire above a mini market after the property was engulfed in flames. Crews from Odsal and Fairweather Green stations, wearing specialist breathing equipment, were at the scene from 7am this morning battling the
Military history fans can get involved with this year’s Yorkshire Wartime Experience which features armoured vehicles during the first weekend in July. It promises the biggest number of wartime vehicles ever gathered in the North of England with 300
Yorkshire’s batsmen made a solid start on the opening morning of their LV= County Championship match against Middlesex at Lord’s. Despite losing Adam Lyth, who was caught low down by first slip Neil Dexter off the bowling of Tim Murtagh for 11,
A Bradford councillor has rejected a Government minister’s suggestion that wind farm opponents are treated in ways that “sound shocking”. The Labour-run Bradford Council defended its record after the House of Commons heard allegations that it was
Authors and poets of the future got to hone their writing skills when a school held a three-day literacy festival. On Wednesday, three authors, Dennis Bonds, SF Said and Petr Horacek, visited Allerton Primary School, in Garforth Street, Bradford
The 16th annual Burley-in-Wharfedale duck race will take place at 2pm on Sunday. The race takes place on the Riverside east of the village and will be followed by teas on the village green. Duck tickets are on sale now at £1 each and they will
Police are appealing for information about a missing Bradford pensioner. Brian Gray, 74, was last seen at 3pm yesterday in the Bolton Hall Road area, close to where he lives. Officers are increasingly concerned for his welfare, as he suffers
Bradford Council is urging anyone who wants to help save the National Media Museum to attend a public meeting at City Hall tonight at 6.30pm. The meeting has been arranged so that people can share their ideas on how to save the museum for future
Champion cacti filled a room at Shipley Library for the Bradford branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society’s show. More than 300 plants were on display and were judged in ten classes. Society chairman Joan Thornton said it had been a splendid
One of the biggest events in Wilsden’s calendar has been cancelled, because the organisers couldn’t find enough volunteers to help run it. Wilsden Children’s Gala was to take place early next month, but a lack of villagers willing to volunteer
Two reports published this week paint a picture of strong recovery for regional business and jobs. The latest Lloyds TSB Yorkshire & Humber PMI data shows the sharpest expansion of private sector output for more than two years in May, which
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: replacement of windows and rear doors, 7 Old Lane. Baildon: construction of 2,816sqm (GEFA) unit, 50 parking spaces, vehicle and pedestrian access off the park’s
Police in Bradford will be carrying out an operation to prevent burglaries on streets in Great Horton and Little Horton. Officers will go on patrol in Canturbury Avenue, Sage Street, Chiselhurt Place, Parkside Road and Southfield Road in Little
Members of a popular Keighley soul band from the late 1960s plan to jet into the UK for a reunion concert. John’s Followers played for several years around Yorkshire, toured Europe in 1968 and recorded in Italy. Three of the members now live
A Bradford-based specialist packaging design company has been sold to a US-based global marketing and print group for an undisclosed sum. Professional Packaging Services, based at Esholt, has been acquired by Chicago-based InnerWorkings. PPS
Bradford suffered one confirmed case of measles during April, according to new figures released by watchdog Public Health England. Across Yorkshire and Humberside there were a total of six cases of the preventable infectious disease on top of 63
Shipley town centre has enjoyed a boost by gaining three new businesses. Cafe No 5 in Westgate, the Finezja Polish Delicatessen in Kirkgate and The Kutting Room Barbers on Market Street are added to Hamilton’s Chair and Furniture Centre which opened
A concert of 20th century French music will be performed at Rawdon Quaker Meeting at 7.30pm on Sunday, June 23. The performance will be given by The Threedom Reed Trio – Elizabeth Kenwood on oboe, John Mellor on clarinet and David Baker on bassoon
We’ve all had a Flashdance moment. It’s that fleeting daydream when we imagine ourselves as someone amazing, like a rock’n’roll icon, an Olympic gold medalist or an Oscar-winning actor. For me, it’s often a best-selling author whose book has
SIR – I’m very puzzled by the school holidays these days. I’m a great-grandma and when I was at school everyone had the same time off. If your friends went to other schools you could still get together. There was Easter, Whitsuntide, summer
SIR – I don’t know how long Philip Davies has been an MP but it’s taken him a long time to find out that hospitals charge patients for the use of TV (T&A, June 6). David Cameron is also wrong to tell Mr Davies that this practice started in
SIR - It is a tad naive of John Cole to profess that his Lib Dem colleagues’ opposition to the Communications Data Bill will somehow enhance civil liberties. It will not change the amount of state surveillance by one jot. The various security
SIR – The possible closure of the National Media Museum is indeed a disaster for Bradford, and I’ll be signing any petitions against this move with alacrity. It has to be asked, though, that as the London-based museum mandarins align their sights
The Government wants to shut down either or both (and it’s my guess it’s the latter) National Media/Railway Museums to save two million pounds, while keeping lesser museums in both places open. Surely it is these higher-profile museums that should
SIR – Re the BBC’s Bollywood Carmen filmed in City Park. I was shocked – that was one of the best things on TV I have ever seen. The cast, the backdrop, the whole show was premier division. We Bradfordians know we are the best – that show,
SIR – With the recent figures showing waiting times in the A&E departments of hospitals getting too long, why aren’t other figures also shown. Instead of blaming the Government or the hospital staff and administration, why not print other statistics
Visit a doctor’s waiting room and it is likely to be full of women. Men are renowned for their reluctance to confront their health. Even when they believe they may have a problem, they are hesitant in making an appointment with their GP and may
Figures released by the Government today confirm what many will have feared, that Bradford is one of the worst places in the country when it comes to early deaths as a result of social factors. Bradford is ranked 122 out of 150 local authorities
Bradford’s Topic Folk Club is putting on a singing workshop and concert this Saturday as part of the city’s Fringe Festival. Soundsphere, a four-piece all-female a capella group from York, will be leading the workshop session from 3pm to 5pm, followed
A project to restore Yorkshire’s precious peatlands, including moors around Bronte Country and Skipton, has successfully saved more than 100 square miles of the landscape. The Yorkshire Peat Partnership embarked on the multi-million pound project
West Riding County Amateur League stalwart Philip Rhodes is celebrating his 50th year in football. Rhodes began his involvement in the sport back in August 1963, when he served with distinction as a referee for 30 years. He spent time in the old
Brett Kearney admits that losing has become an unwanted habit for the Bulls and agrees they must stop the rot quickly if they are to make the play-offs. Sunday’s 30-18 defeat at St Helens marked a sixth loss in seven Super League outings for Francis
The chief executive of a Great Horton-based children’s charity is to be awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Bradford College. Rich Jones from The Joshua Project is being given the honour in recognition of his service to young people. The Joshua Project
Ilkley risks being “left behind” in shaping local planning issues if work does not get underway soon on a Neighbourhood Plan, a councillor has warned. Councillor Paul Kitching has urged fellow Ilkley parish councillors to study recommendations
Free health checks are on offer in an area of Bradford deemed to be a ‘hotspot’ for diabetes. Bradford Council’s East Area Co-ordinator’s Office is hosting the free event tomorrow as part of National Diabetes Week. It will run from 1pm to 4pm at
Monty Python star Michael Palin told of his ‘great dismay’ at the threatened closure of Bradford’s flagship National Media Museum as he backed the Telegraph & Argus fight to save it. The Sheffield-born actor and travel documentary maker visited
A missing man who works at Bradford Cathedral has been found safe and well. Christopher Aldred was reported missing on Friday morning when he failed to return home after work. The 53-year-old’s car was later spotted travelling west on the M62
Phil Parkinson is preaching patience for City fans hungry to hear about new summer signings. With the promotion success still fresh in the memory, the off season promises to be a lot quieter than in recent years with far less movement in and out
A three-legged Golden Retriever from Bradford is battling the bulge in a national slimming competition. Three-year-old Poppie from Thornton, was put forward for the Pet Fit Club – the annual slimming competition run by the veterinary charity the
Members of Otley Archaeological and Historical Society have enjoyed a holiday in Devon. The six-day break included visits to Buckfast Abbey, Exeter Cathedral, RHS Rosemoor, Hartland Abbey and Gardens, and A la Ronde, a 16 sided, 18th Century house.
Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved an Interim Executive Board at Bradford Moor Community Primary, months after steps were made to remove the governing body following a damning report by the education watchdog. The IEB will replace the
A cannabis addict grew more than 80 plants in his home because he could not afford to buy the drug on the streets, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Barry Travis, 35, had skunk cannabis with a street value of more than £30,000 in the front
Scouts from Menston have enjoyed a summer camp in the Forest of Bowland. A party of 25 Scouts spent six days at Waddecar, in the shadow of Beacon Fell, and enjoyed challenges such as raft building, kayaking, and an underground maze. The Scouts
Experience has taught Andrew Davies that grass isn’t always greener elsewhere. News that the talismanic centre half has once again become City’s first capture of the summer has received a rapturous response from the fans. They know what a key
A benefits cheat, who was caught jiving at dance classes while claiming it took him up to four minutes to walk ten yards with the aid of two walking sticks, may lose his home to pay for his ill-gotten gains. Leonard Priestley, 58, was also filmed
The shadow Health Minister has promised to look into the case of a desperately-ill Bradford mum forced to use her £27,000 life savings for a potentially life-saving operation. Lisa Brown, 41, of Tong, had to pay £27,000 for an operation to get
Findings from Born in Bradford – one of the biggest medical research studies undertaken in the UK – will be aired on national radio this Friday. Listeners tuning in to BBC Radio 4 at 11am will hear how the study, following 14,000 babies and their
Nearly £2 million is to be spent plugging a gap in free education places for the district’s two-year-olds. In April it emerged that a major shortfall in places at nurseries and child-minders across Bradford could hamper a national Government drive
Coroners in Bradford are appealing for any relatives of John Victor Hatton to get in contact. Mr Hatton, 66, of Castle Hill, Ilkley died on Wednesday, June 5, of natural causes. It is thought he had a sister called Irene who lives in the Menston
The “shocking” number of early deaths caused by bad living in Bradford compared with most of England is condemned by the Health Secretary today. Jeremy Hunt said the huge gulf in death rates from the ‘four major killers’ – cancer, heart disease
Hotel owners would be forced to inform the police if they suspect child sex grooming, under a crackdown proposed by one of the district’s MPs. Kris Hopkins, the Keighley MP, is urging the Home Office to toughen up the law to prevent hotel owners
A healer sexually assaulted women patients as he treated them for back pain, a court heard. George Boak, 70, is alleged to have groped three women during the treatment sessions at his home, Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday. Prosecutor
A schoolboy injured in a quad bike crash must stay in hospital for at least another two days after undergoing plastic surgery. Doctors say 11-year-old Umir Saleem is starting to recover after he suffered a broken right leg, broken left ankle and
Ward councillors are accusing Incommunities of banking land in Idle where flats are being demolished instead of letting a nearby primary school use it as a much-needed playing field. Thackley and Idle Liberal Democrat councillor Jeanette Sunderland
Concerns have been raised about a consultation aimed at gauging public feeling on moving a benchmark for how much help the Bradford district’s vulnerable and elderly get in their homes. Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, the Liberal Democrat leader
A Denholme family have compared their home to “living in a cave” after waiting for more than a year for essential works to the property by the landlords. Problems at the house in Hillcrest View include a hole knocked in the kitchen wall last spring
Work got under way last night to demolish a Bradford mill damaged by a fierce blaze. The four-storey derelict Providence Mills in Tetley Street was so badly damaged that fire investigators were unable to get near it to find the cause of the blaze
