A school art project is helping people with dementia take a trip down memory lane. Children from Dixons Allerton Academy have been creating collages of images from years gone by, aimed at triggering memories for dementia sufferers. They feature
Volunteers are needed to help make the area’s biggest music festival a rocking success. Bradford Council promises that anyone volunteering for Bingley Music Live will get plenty of time to enjoy the music in between their work. The festival
A Bradford charity is celebrating the success of its inaugural ball. Hundreds of guests turned out to support Staying Put’s fundraising event at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite in Thornbury, Bradford, and their generosity will help the charity continue
A civic delegation visited Ilkley’s twin town of Coutances in Normandy as renewed efforts to strengthen ties between the two communities goes on. The visit to the French town took place from June 20 to June 24 and follows a successful trip of Coutances
Fifteen students from Carlton Bolling College, Bradford, will take part in an organised event at Bradford’s new Speakers’ Corner in New Market Place at 2.15pm on Tuesday. The 12 to 14-year-olds have been learning debating skills in their English
An independent secondary school is hoping to turn a piece of vacant land into a sports facility for the children, and the wider community, to enjoy. The MA Boys School in Florence Street, Laisterdyke, Bradford, plans to construct two five-a-side
A criminologist is researching how the fear of crime in relation to the Yorkshire Ripper case affected the daily lives of many people in Bradford, Leeds and the north of England. Criminologist Dr Louise Wattis, senior lecturer in criminology in
The deadline is fast approaching for entries to be submitted for the Keighley In Bloom competition. Householders and businesses are being urged to make use of new opportunities to show off their gardening skills. Bloom committee member Mike
A 20-year-old man was caught in possession of a 10in knife, in breach of a suspended jail sentence for possessing an air rifle in public. Bradford Crown Court heard the suspended sentence order had been imposed on Michael Illingworth after he pointed
Road safety work in local primary schools over the past 12 months has been highlighted in a new Bradford Council report. Activities involving children in Cullingworth, Denholme, Crossflatts and East Morton are outlined in a report to Shipley Area
British Transport Police held an operation to crack down on theft and advise commuters keeping valuables safe when travelling by train. The day of action, Operation Magnum, was held to tackle the theft of property such as suitcases, bags, mobile
The Victoria and Albert Museum present ‘David Bowie is happening now’, a cinema event screened live as the finale to the Museum’s exhibition. It is being screened at the Pictureville Cinema at the National Media Museum on Tuesday, August 13. This
Manorlands is benefiting from the proceeds of a raffle being held at Airedale Opticians. The raffle – to win a pair of Rayban sunglasses – is being staged at the Towngate, Keighley, and Main Street, Cross Hills, branches. Airedale Opticians is
Keighley pub the Volunteers Arms has raised £560 for an armed forces charity in the past five months. When new landlords Elise Nicholson and Tom O’Reilly took over earlier this year, they decided to make the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen’s Families
Boys and girls aged between five and 13 can dance all summer – thanks to Bradford Council. Four summer holiday dance camps will be running at Richard Dunn and Nab Wood Sports Centres and a six-week musical theatre course will be at Baildon Recreation
With gleaming suntans and sharp holiday haircuts, City reassembled this week to start all over again. It was a picture mirrored all over the country as pre-season training began in earnest. Some had kicked off earlier – Doncaster Rovers and David
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey feels his squad is in good condition ahead of tomorrow’s first pre-season friendly against a Pakistan international XI. The Avenue players only returned from their summer break on Monday but the manager is
A man kicked a teenager in the face, fracturing his jaw, in an act of brutality in front of the victim’s nine-year-old brother, a court heard yesterday. Jailing Stuart Metcalfe, 23, for ten months, Judge John Potter said CCTV footage of the incident
A man has been charged with drug smuggling after Border Force officials at Manchester Airport seized 18kg of heroin valued at £720,000. The seizure was made as officers searched a suitcase belonging to Muhammed Shafiq Khan, a Pakistani national
Floral enthusiasts can look forward to a blooming lovely event. Red House Museum in Oxford Road, Gomersal, hosts its Flower Festival, featuring displays sponsored by local organisations and businesses, from noon until 5pm next Saturday. Organised
Two people were arrested yesterday when a suspected stolen vehicle was in collision with a police car. The incident happened in Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, at about 11.15am. It is believed the Citroen Berlingo van, which was in collision
Where do you see Jessie J sat in a hedge and Dennis the Menace riding his bike along a garden wall? In Hunsworth, of course! Jessie is accompanied by her fellow judges on The Voice. Running until tomorrow, the event is a popular occasion on
Householders in Bradford are being warned to be on their guard against the threat of bogus callers. The Consumer Council for Water has produced a list of top tips to help stop people falling foul of distraction burglars or bogus callers pretending
SIMON PARKER COLUMN: So Dwight Gayle, the relative unknown that ran City ragged at Dagenham, is now a Premier League striker who could be worth up to £8.5million. It’s been quite an eventful nine months for a player who had previously been leading
Bradford Council for Mosques is urging Muslims to give generously to the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal during Ramadan. Zulfi Karim, secretary, said the Islamic month of fasting, which starts on Tuesday, was traditionally a
More than 50 people have been arrested and £31,000 seized in a week-long community clean-up by police and partner agencies in Bradford. For the first time since it started last July, Operation Sabredale, set up to get drugs and guns off the streets
Residents in Thackley keen to oppose a proposed development of 270 homes on a greenfield site have organised an open meeting on Monday for all those affected by the scheme. They aim to work out a plan of action to campaign against the estate.
A man drove like a “lunatic” at more than twice the speed limit in a built up area after seeing a police car behind him. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that Dean Grundell was driving his Peugeot car in Huddersfield Road, Odsal, at 4.15pm
Stephen Darby is convinced City can live with the rising expectations from going up. The Bantams are tipped to more than hold their own after returning to League One for the first time since 2007. After the euphoria of the double Wembley campaign
The month of Ramadan is approaching, and health bosses are hoping Muslims will take the opportunity to give up smoking. The Islamic period of fasting, prayer and self-reflection runs from Tuesday until August 7. In its 12th annual Ramadan stop-smoking
A man denied robbery and possessing an offensive weapon in Keighley when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court. The charges relate to an incident on April 15 when a man’s mobile phone, vehicle and home keys were allegedly taken. Mohammed Karim
The owner of an animal rendering plant could soon have more freedom from Bradford Council scrutiny, and it has announced it wants to build a 34 metre high wind turbine on site. Many residents have complained over the smells emanating from Omega
Francis Cummins felt his players deserved better after Wigan conjured a dramatic late comeback to condemn the Bulls to a cruel 26-20 defeat. The Bradford coach saw his severely-depleted side produce their best 40 minutes of the season to establish
A specialist engineering company in Yeadon has been fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £77,500 costs after protracted safety failings led to the death of a worker. Graham Britten, 46, was carrying out maintenance in a vacuum casting furnace at AETC
Schoolchildren had a first-hand insight into military life during the First World War. Pupils at schools including Birkenshaw Primary and East Bierley First School had the chance to experience what it was like for a soldier at the Yorkshire Wartime
Wigan Warriors 26, Bradford Bulls 20 Devastating does not do justice to the Bulls’ fate last night. In fact, it does not even come close. Francis Cummins’ men were 18-4 up at the home of the Super League leaders with 22 minutes left to
A woman claims she has been left with a pile of rubble on her driveway after, she says, a paving company started work without her agreement. Bradford College lecturer Naheed Ahmad-Sheikh was approached by J&M Choicestone Paving in May which
A 52-year-old Bradford businessman used his mobile phone to film himself sexually abusing a young woman in a motel room after grooming her on a social network site. Husaini Master also raped another woman he met online and photographed her as she
The people of Bradford can look forward to getting the Real Deal when ITV1’s popular antiques show rolls into the city next Saturday. Presenter David Dickinson, fondly known as The Duke, and his dealers will be giving their expert valuations from
A Keighley granddad’s hospital care while waiting for emergency surgery was so full of errors it was like a “Swiss cheese”, a hospital boss told an inquest yesterday. Dr Andrew Catto, executive medical director at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton
Paul March could line up against twin brother David for the final time on Sunday as the Cougars bid to complete a Kingstone Press Championship double over Hunslet Hawks. March’s former club visit Cougar Park as his current team bid to record a
A white van driver subjected a cyclist to “mindless violence” in a road rage attack. David Cowell, 39, punched Paul Rothery three times in the face, kicked him in the legs and gouged at his eyes, Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday. Prosecutor
A Cabinet Minister and the town’s MP have condemned Keighley Town Council for calling police to eject members of the public who wanted to film one of its meeting. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said the council had “lost the plot” while Keighley
