Keighley-born Scot Jonny O’Mara claimed his second big scalp of the AEGON GB Pro-Series tournament at Ilkley today with a superb fightback to reach the semi-finals. O’Mara won just seven points in losing the first set 6-0 to fifth seed and fellow
An impressive display from Fiji saw them thrash Great Britain 72-0 in the Police Rugby League World Cup at Odsal tonight. The reigning champions will now meet Australia in the final at Headingley on Sunday.
“Ridiculous” is how Saleem Nawaz described the Traffic Commissioner’s findings when the Telegraph & Argus spoke to him yesterday. Mr Nawaz gave a robust defence of his company, Oasis Limousines Ltd, insisting it was legitimate and above board
Police have been alerted to a possible bogus caller visiting addresses in the Wibsey area. The caller is purporting to be from BT Exchange and is asking if he could collect a letter or questionnaire that had been sent out to give free broadband
Bradford Golf Union captain Tim Wade has made five changes to his side due to face Sheffield at Doncaster Town Moor on Sunday. Matthew Atter, Will Whiteoak, Nigel Colbeck, Mark Evans and Chris Green come in for the tough trip to the third-placed
Gary Ballance’s stunning catch against Leicestershire on Tuesday could prove to be the defining moment in Yorkshire’s Friends Life t20 campaign. The one-handed effort to dismiss Josh Cobb, running towards the long-off fence off Jack Brooks, was
Entries are being taken for Hollins Hall’s annual charity golf day on Thursday, September 26 (11am), with proceeds going to the Yorkshire-based children’s cancer charity Candlelighters. Cost for the Am-Am stableford event (four players, three-quarters
A new Volvo was set alight by flames from a burning stolen car today while armed police raced to reports of gunshots. The drama unfolded when a stolen Fiat Punto was deliberately set alight in Darren Street, off Dick Lane, Tyersal, this morning
Construction workers are being encouraged to cover up and slap on the sun cream as part of a sun safety campaign from Taylor Wimpey. Sun awareness posters have been put up on the company’s developments across West Yorkshire to highlight the dangers
The Division One table suggests only one outcome when leaders Cleckheaton entertain bottom club Baildon on Saturday. But the JCT600 Bradford League doesn’t always work like that – just ask Woodlands. The reigning champions have been beaten
Salts Tennis Club, in partnership with Bradford Council’s Shipley area commitee and sponsors, are offering a week’s free tennis camp for children aged four to 16. There are 100 places available on a first come, first served basis. Participants
MPs across the district have given a mixed reaction to news that are in line for a pay hike to £74,000 while the rest of the country suffers austerity. The taxpayer will be hit with a £4.6 million bill for the increase which will take effect after
Skipton entertain Woodhouse in the Aire-Wharfe League on Saturday hoping to take another stride on the path from turning last season’s rock-bottom finish to this year’s champions of Division Three. In the bottom three for the last three seasons
LISTERHILLS AA Fish were in the process of spawning during last week’s match at Pilley’s, while many were just under the surface in the heatwave and reluctant to feed. The winner was E Harrison (2lb), with G Kitchen (1lb 15oz) second and D Stephenson
Wayne Chandler, playing off scratch in his first nine-ball competition, won the latest weekly tournament at Cue Gardens, Odsal, by defeating Mark Lunn (-3) 6-3 in the final. Chandler will be off a new -1 handicap in next Wednesday’s event.
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips has admitted that its absence from the online food market is costing the Bradford-based retailer £500 million a year in lost sales as rivals enjoy double digit internet sales growth . Mr Philips also revealed that
Pawel Idziorek made the most of a late reprieve to star for Heckmondwike Cycle Speedway Club at a Northern individual event in Sheffield. Idziorek, just back from racing in Poland, was only allowed to compete after another rider dropped out.
Bradford Park Avenue will be having their second run out of the pre-season on Saturday when they make the short journey to Wakefield. The hosts are Evo-Stik Division One North counterparts of Avenue’s neighbours Farsley, who will provide the opposition
Bradford Eurocamp will welcome a party from Kuwait for the first time in its ten-year history. The group, which will be led by former Kuwait national team head coach Faisal Buressli, will include five senior national league players as they prepare
Yorkshire’s famous gruff accents should have a little bit more of a French tinge to them next summer when the Grand Depart of the Tour de France rolls into town. The 2014 Tour will start in Leeds, with the riders spending two days in the White
Ilkley’s Age UK charity shop is asking local people to get ready for summer by clearing out their wardrobe and donating unwanted clothes. The shop on The Grove is in need of any unwanted clothes, accessories, CDs, DVDs and household items to be
BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Salem Athletic 167-6 (M Bilal 53, J Holland 3-32), Windhill 124 (M Soltan 4-22); Bingley Congs 122-2 (M Islam 43), Allerton 126-5 (H Butt 50no); Thornton 145-4 (I Carradice 50no, Greg Soames 46, Grant Soames
Bradford Bulls star Chev Walker will sign autographs and pose for pictures at Tesco Extra in Great Horton Road, Bradford, in return for donations to Diabetes UK between 2.30pm and 4pm next Thursday. There will also be a raffle, with prizes such
Keighley Cougars under-20s loose-forward Dan Connell was delighted after a debut Great British Lions tour to remember. The West Bowling junior, who is a pupil at Oakbank School, was picked to play in the under-17s BARLA Emerging Lions two-match
You can still ring the servants’ bells in Croft House, but as the days of upstairs and downstairs maids have long gone, it’s unlikely you’ll get an answer. Owners Tony and Julie Cantrill spent a year giving this house back its history. “As
Six people have been presented with awards for helping to raise awareness of learning disabilities. The charity Peacemaker International, which aims to highlight learning disabilities among black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, held the ceremony
Live Aid – with a twist – will rock Bradford and raise money for charity. Acts will perform hits played at the original Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. But Live Aid Unplugged organiser John Murphy said: “Artists
Businesses across the district are failed by civil servants who “lack knowledge” and are almost all based in London, according to a damning new report. The study – by former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Adonis – brands the department for business
A group of patients and GP practice staff enjoyed a tour of Airedale Hospital’s £2.4m new endoscopy unit. It offers better facilities for patients including greater privacy and an extra procedure room so that more people can be treated. The
Remploy workers who lost their job when Bradford’s factory closed should have been monitored to ensure they found work – as they were a shining example of people with a strong work ethic, Shipley MP Philip Davies has told the Government. Philip
Co-operative members have helped four groups in Bradford with a grant of £6,400 between them. Homeless charity, Hope Housing, has received £2,000 to help the group fund a Project Co-ordinator. Drighlington Scout & Guide Hut has been awarded
A Bradford theatre school is marking its 21st anniversary with a show in memory of a former student who died aged 25. Footsteps Theatre School in Eccleshill is staging a performance called 21, reviving numbers it has performed over the past 21
The world-renowned turf research company STRI, based at Bingley, is expanding by launching new operations in Australia. It is establishing a research turfgrass centre and offices Down Under as England’s cricketers face up to the Aussies in the
Nobody seems quite sure how the structure of Super League will work in 2015 but a return to promotion and relegation looks inevitable. Super League clubs held their latest meeting at the Provident Stadium yesterday and the restructuring plans were
Residents and ward councillors are celebrating victory over plans by a fast food giant to permanently extend its opening times to the early hours. Bradford planners rejected an application by McDonald’s, on Rooley Lane, to open at 5am seven days
A great servant of Heaton was remembered at a graveyard tour. Margaret Gray, of Friends of Heaton Graveyard group, conducted a talk and tour at the Highgate site in memory of Stanley King last night. The tour also served as a celebration of
Burley Gardeners’ Association annual show will take place on Sunday, August 25, at the Queen’s Hall, Main Street, Burley-in-Wharfedale. Residents of Burley-in-Wharfedale or Burley Woodhead may enter all classes and anyone can enter the open and
The importance of local tourism has led to Bradford Council refusing a trio of wind turbine applications proposed around the Keighley and Worth Valley areas. Although acknowledging the potential of all three turbines to produce green energy, planning
A cash award of £2,000 is music to the ears of a Bradford youth band, which is helping to get more children from all walks of life to take up an instrument. The Leo Group, a recycling and renewable energy company, has given the grant to Queensbury
A Guiseley band is competing to appear at this year’s Leeds Fest and at Reading. The Concetines are teenagers Danny Holt, Matt Tate, Claydon Peaker and Jamie Walsh. The boys, all aged 16 and 17, are set to play at the Cockpit, Leeds, on Thursday
A group of Bradford friends were so worried about an increase in unwanted cats they decided to set up their own cat sanctuary. One year on, Paw Prints Cat Rescue now has more than 60 cats and kittens being looked after by the friends, led by Elaine
A developer has assured Oakworth residents he has permission for 14 houses being built opposite the Co-op. They were furious when work started on land off Victoria Road late last month. Bradford Council received a flurry of calls claiming illegal
A dog roasted to death outside one of Yorkshire’s most famous pubs as the animal’s owners enjoyed drinks and Sunday lunch this weekend, the RSPCA has revealed. The RSPCA told how the brindle Staffordshire bitch died in agony outside the Woolpack
Staying Put is celebrating after its inaugural fundraising ball raised £7,500. The Bradford charity, which works with survivors of domestic abuse, will put the money – raised from the recent event at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite in Thornbury – towards
Five boys aged 12 and 13 have been arrested on suspicion of raping a young girl. The boys have all been released on police bail as officers continue to investigate the allegation in Rastrick, Brighouse. A police spokesman said: “Police are
25 years ago: Bradford’s National Media Museum won the coveted Museum of the Year award for 1988 – the industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. The news came as the museum celebrated its fifth birthday. 50 years ago: An outline application for planning
It seems somewhat astonishing in this day and age that one in 20 deaths in Bradford have some causal link with air pollution – that’s the sort of thing that tends to have more associations with emerging nations with unregulated industry and the smoggy
Bradford’s cat population is increasing. The need for neutering is vital, as animal charities struggle to cope with rising demand on their services and facilities. A spokesman for one cat rescue centre in the district says this has been the
SIR – We used to enjoy watching Monty Python’s Flying Circus. One of the sketches they did was of Scotland being the worst tennis-playing nation on Earth. After all these years, that is something, of course, that cannot be repeated. Iain Morris
SIR – I see the old chestnut of a Super Council has come up yet again in spite of it being voted down under the guise of Regional Government. If it is approved – and Labour love these things as it is more jobs for the boys, than rather like the
SIR – Councillor Glen Miller, leader of the Conservative Group on Bradford Council, argues for more co-operation among the five West Yorkshire councils (T&A Letters, July 3). Co-operation between the councils is nothing new. We had the West
SIR – In your vicinity there is a wealth of talent on the boil. Last Friday, I attended the Bingley Arts Centre to see Les Miserables (Schools Edition), a production by Stage 84. What an absolutely spiffing work of art created by extremely clever
SIR – Apart from some crude anti-Americanism, the Campaign for Accountability of American Bases (Letters, July 1) has little point or purpose. The ‘shock horror’ disclosures from Edward Snowden have gained little traction with public opinion because
A fire ripped through an Undercliffe pub in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Idle, Bradford and Stanningley were called to the Peel Park, on Otley Road, at 3.51am. Fifty per cent of the pub was said to be alight, and firefighters
SIR – Donations to charity are a contentious issue and I prefer to give direct rather than support the professional fund raising industry. Councillor David Green presumes that the Council has the right to dispense our money at their particular
SIR – Re ‘Scrapyard is best site for new Shipley superstore’ (T&A, 26 June). We represent the people living close to the proposed development. The impact of even more traffic on the nearby streets of the Hall Royd Area, which is already blighted
If you thought hybrids were for geeks, then think again. The Citroen DS5 is one of a growing number of performance cars which show that petrol-electric (or in this case diesel-electric) might be the way to go. The DS5 is the third in the DS family
Bradford Council has approved plans for a menage near a grade II listed building in Keighley. The Smallwood family submitted plans for the land at 17th Century Laverak Hall, in Oldfield. Planning officers said there would be minimal impact to the hall
Debt counsellors Christians Against Poverty have come up with tips to avoid over-costly children’s activities this summer. “Some research and imagination at this stage will save you pounds in the holidays and help families avoid the kind of debt
Oxenhope Methodist Church is holding a coffee morning this Saturday. The event will be held at the West Drive church between 10am and 11.30am.
Six people have been presented with awards for helping to raise awareness of learning disabilities. The charity Peacemaker International, which aims to highlight learning disabilities among black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, held the ceremony
More than 100 primary pupils have been having fun at a three-day camp to make moving up to secondary school easier in September. The HARmony Camp at Dixon's Allerton Academy put on dance workshops, music sessions, mask- making, arts and crafts
Friends of Denso Marston Nature Reserve have organised a Hedgerow in Summer wildlife walk on Saturday at 10.15am. The walk starts on Otley Road at the public footpath opposite St James’s Church. Parking is available in the adjacent lay-by.
A Keighley brewery boss said the high level of excise tax on beer in the UK was unfairly targeting his industry. Charles Dent, managing director of Timothy Taylor, said the tax was six times higher in this country than in France and eight times
James Donaldson admits he faces a tough decision over whether to accept the contract on offer from the Bulls. The 21-year-old back-rower signed a one-year deal during the off-season which expires at the end of 2013. The Bulls tabled an offer
Julian Rhodes reckons City are two players away from finalising their plans for the League One push. Midfielders Jason Kennedy and Mark Yeates have been added to the promotion-winning squad so far. Phil Parkinson is now looking to bring in
Birkenshaw’s Emergency Services gala celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Saturday’s event promises to be as popular as ever, with the emergency services demonstrating their skills amidst this fun-filled action-packed family event. Visitors
Music, handmade crafts and local fare can be sampled at the Village Green Fair on Saturday at The Salem Hall and Green on Main Street, Burley-in-Wharfedale. Local and green businesses will be displaying their wares at the free event, from 11am to 4.30pm
A house in Oakwoth could be converted into two houses if a planning application is successful. The application, for the building on Farrow House, Tim Lane, was submitted by David Freeman who says the changes will involve two porches being added to
A Government minister has confirmed Leeds City Council will have to prove “exceptional circumstances” before green belt sites in Wharfedale and Aireborough can be allocated for housing. Parliamentary Under Secretary for Planning Nick Boles, replying
Ilkley Parish Office will be closed tomorrow due to staff leave. Ilkley Parish Council has apologised for any inconvenience caused. The public can contact the parish council by leaving a message on the answerphone on (01943) 436212 or e-mail ilkleypc
A fundraising garden party will be held in Pool-in-Wharfedale next week. The Women’s Fellowship event will take place at 21 Manor Gardens from 2.30pm on Wednesday, July 17 – or at Pool Methodist Chapel if the weather is wet. Proceeds will go to the
A group of Bradford friends were so worried about an increase in unwanted cats they decided to set up their own cat sanctuary. One year on, Paw Prints Cat Rescue now has more than 60 cats and kittens being looked after by the friends, led by Elaine
It’s all change at Mercedes-Benz. The A-Class used to be a mini-MPV and now it’s more of a sporty coupe. And the B-Class has been transformed, too, from a sort of expanded version of the A-Class into a sleek and comfortable crossover which bristles
A man who killed his partner because he was too drunk to notice her walking towards him in the rain on the farm track near his home has been sent to prison for six years. John Trevor Dent, 49, ran over Rose-Marie Valente, 49, from Bingley, as he
The soon-to-be-axed Diocese of Bradford was hailed last night as a shining light for its community work in a new report announced by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The document, by David Cameron’s former policy guru Phillip Blond, highlights church-led
Odsal will tonight host Great Britain’s bid to reach the Police World Cup final when they face reigning champions Fiji. The triangular tournament also features Australia, who have already reached Sunday’s final at Headingley after beating Great
A community had refused to let a horrific incident last week scare them away from enjoying their park, with hundreds of people turned out to a special event last night. Last Monday a nine-year-old boy, who now cannot be named, was stabbed at the
Low emission zones, bio-fuels and car-sharing initiatives are just some of the ideas being suggested to tackle pollution in Bradford. Around one in 20 deaths in Bradford is caused by air pollution, it has been revealed. Although much of the
A Bradford barber who tried to rape a 14-year-old boy who went for a haircut was jailed for eight years. Arshad Mahmood, 33, lured the boy into a cellar at the hairdresser’s shop, where he sexually abused him. Bradford Crown Court heard the
