The founder of a Bradford and Craven charity that supports carers has been presented with an OBE by the Queen. Anne Smythe, who established Carer’s Resource 14 years ago, dedicated her honour to carers everywhere, praising the hard work they carry
The Bulls’ current board of directors have announced they are leaving the club after no agreement for the transfer of shares could be reached with owner Omar Khan. The RFL’s chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer today met Khan and Gerry Sutcliffe
A festive party was held at Bradford District Care Trust’s Airedale Centre for Mental Health. Around 50 people attended the event, which included a service, reading group, arts and crafts sessions and entertainment from the Bandwagoners. A highlight
Nearly a third of Yorkshire’s small and medium firms have put sustainability as a top three priority for 2014, according to research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The bank says it reflects renewed confidence and a desire to focus on developing
Moves to replace old-fashioned concrete and cast-iron manhole covers are benefiting a Skipton producer of lightweight alternatives. Fibrelite, which also has plants in the US and Malaysia and sells products to more than 80 countries worldwide,
Officers from British Transport Police are appealing for information after a rail guard was verbally abused on a train. Investigators have released this image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place at about
Tribute has been paid by Ford UK boss Mark Ovenden to long-term employee Graham Simpson, who began his working life at a Bradford garage and spent his entire career working for Ford dealerships in the North of England, Mr Simpson, 76, died at a Cheshire
Young theatre-goers are in for a treat in Bradford next year. Northern Ballet’s production of Three Little Pigs is aimed at introducing ballet to children. The show follows the success of the Leeds-based company’s ballet Ugly Duckling. It comes
Year four pupil Tyler Manley – who is in hospital recovering after having a brain tumour removed – has been given a special Christmas present. Fellow pupils at Glusburn Primary School have raised money to buy her an iPad mini. And they are
A man who was seen getting into a car in a distressed state in Bradford on Sunday evening has been found safe and well. Detectives investigating reports of a man being shoved into the back of a car, close to the Craven Heifer pub, at the junction
Charles Dickens’ most enduring story after Oliver Twist is A Christmas Carol. It’s also one of his shorter stories, without the pile up of clauses and imagery that Dickens, at his most comically loquacious, could rarely resist. While some wince
From the T&A... 25 years ago: After seeing his side go seven league games without a victory, Bradford City FC manager, Terry Dolan, said all he wanted for Christmas was a win. 50 years ago: The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Society
The shocking story of Jason Osborn should be a salutary lesson to anyone tempted to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking. The actions of Osborn, who is today beginning a five-year jail term, have resulted in nothing less than a tragedy
It’s not every day you see a pony in a lift – but then Alfie and Spot are not your everyday ponies. The British Miniature Spotted Ponies, which are 36in or nine hands in height, are regular visitors to care homes, day centres, hospitals, hospices
Two men and a woman from Keighley have been arrested on suspicion of burglary. The alleged offence happened on College Drive in Ilkley. They have been released on bail while investigations continue.
Bradford primary school Miriam Lord has been awarded the Gold Standard from the Learning Quality Framework after a two-day inspection. The honour comes just a year after the school, in Bavaria Place, Manningham, was awarded the Silver Standard,
Cannabis plants were found after firefighters tackled a blaze at a flat on Central Avenue in Shipley at 10.15am yesterday. Crews from Shipley and Idle stations discovered the drug after putting out flames in a bedroom of a second-floor flat.
Members of Eccleshill United Football and Social Club are invited to attend an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the future of the club at the clubhouse in Kingsway, Wrose, on Monday January 6 at 7.30pm.
Addingham landlady Maria Wells has achieved her long-held ambition to buy the freehold of the pub she had run for the past decade. She now plans refurbish the bar area of traditional The Crown Inn on Main Street and also refresh and extend the
A man has been arrested after the theft of a taxi in Bradford. A taxi driver was picking up a fare from Tesco on Halifax Road when his vehicle was taken yesterday evening. A suspect is being questioned by police today.
Firefighters are due to walk out today as part of continued industrial action in a wrangle over proposed changes to pensions. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) announced earlier this week that strikes will take place on Christmas Eve and New Year’s
Scouts got an insight into life as a pilot when they got behind the controls of a Boeing 737 aircraft. The 21 youngsters from the 1st Burley-in-Wharfedale Scout Group looked round the cockpit when they were given a special tour of Jet2’s hangar
Dame Judi Dench has been announced as Ilkley Film Festival’s first official patron. The Oscar-winning Yorkshire-born actress sent a message of support to the town’s inaugraul film festival, taking place in February. She said: “Even though I
An ice cream store could open in an empty business unit in Little Horton, Bradford, if plans are approved. Andrew Wilson, of Zest Frozen Yoghurt, has applied for planning permission to open a store at 5 Little Horton Lane that would employ two
Daring students at Bradford University’s Students’ Union will take the plunge during a charity skydive for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal. A fearless group have decided to take on the fundraising challenge as part of the
As a vital emergency service that provides life-saving care and treatment to members of the public all year round, December 25 will be like any other normal day for many of the staff of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Staff working as part
SIR – Christmas is a time when we need to think of others, and the UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) would like to urge everyone from builders to school teachers to have a happy and healthy New Year by being aware of the danger of deadly asbestos
SIR – In hard times, mind refinement must give way to the essentials of life but all the same it is regrettable if the refurbishment of the Media Museum (pictured) has to be delayed, as mentioned in Karl Dallas’s letter (T&A December 14). However
SIR – The death of great train robber Ronnie Biggs inspires me to write. We must not glorify this man, which has happened in the past with such high-profile criminals like the Kray twins. In my view Biggs was a greedy, selfish man who was not out
SIR – I would like to thank your readers and our supporters in Bradford who have helped support the NSPCC throughout 2013, another year that has seen many high-profile child abuse cases and shocking stories of cruelty so severe they’ve resulted in
Strong winds carried a trampoline from one Baildon street to another and left it wedged between a tree and a bungalow. Fire crews from Shipley station were called to Westmoor Avenue at about 2.30pm yesterday to dislodge the equipment. A fire
More than 300 jobs have been saved at an historic Bradford bakery business. Sparks Confectioners, in Hockney Road, off Thornton Road, had been threatened with closure. But a new deal, securing the business as a going concern, has brought Christmas
Firefighters have said a man is “lucky to be alive”, after he was dragged out of the River Aire in Shipley late at night. The alarm was raised just after 10pm on Sunday by Tom Mackay and Ben Scholefield, who live in the Dock Mill flats that back
A dad told how he carried out a citizen’s arrest when a serial sex offender who flashed at his seven-year-old daughter crashed his bike into a tree fleeing the scene. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his child, described
Local cab companies have issued a final warning that they will stop sending vehicles to the Ravenscliffe estate if another of their drivers is attacked there. Yesterday representatives from eight private hire companies serving the BD2 area decided
A computer enthusiast from Bradford triumphed over military and commercial teams in a prestigious global competition to find cyber security talent. Glyn Snowden, 57, competing under the name ‘Professor Snowman’, beat more than 1,200 contestants
Children from Keelham, Wilsden and Harden primary schools filled 193 shoeboxes for children and families in Eastern Europe. The Rotary Shoe Box Scheme is for ‘Children Helping Children’ and the three primary schools filled the boxes provided by
Rotarians in Bradford have collected toys and books to help charities. Members of the Rotary Club of Bradford West collected three car-loads of donated goods from Queensbury School, Russell Hall Primary and Shibden Head Primary schools for The
Jason Gillespie expects Jonny Bairstow to get a bonus Christmas present in the form of the gloves for the Boxing Day Test. With England 3-0 down against a rampant Australia and the Ashes already gone, there are calls for changes to be made for
Several Ilkley churches are holding Christingle services today. For over 40 years the Christingle service has been a key part of the Children Society’s Christmas celebrations. Christingle services have grown in popularity over the last few
Gary Jones is calling for cool heads to help City end their Rotherham jinx on Boxing Day. While both sides were promoted from League Two last season, the Millers did the double over their Yorkshire rivals – without conceding a goal. And they
Francis Cummins has tipped Matt Diskin to be a future coach and revealed his influence is already rubbing off on the Bulls’ young guns. Cummins recently confirmed Diskin as his club captain for the 2014 campaign, which looks certain to be his last
Researchers at the University of Bradford are looking at ways to help teachers prepare for a major shake-up of the way young people learn about computers. The university’s electrical engineering and computer science school has launched a survey
A talented textile student at Ilkley Grammar School finished in the top ten of the Clothes Show Live Competition. Year 11 pupil Adam Leach was one of 20 students who reached the final in Birmingham. The 15-year-old was entered into the contest
A former Bradford City footballer has been jailed for eight years for being a getaway driver in an armed robbery at a Post Office which netted £16,000. Bradford-born Lewis Emanuel, 30, plotted with three other men who carried an imitation firearm
Communications giant BT generated nearly £1.2 billion for the Yorkshire regional economy over the past year, a new independent report shows. The report, by Regeneris Consulting, also shows that BT supports more than 17,000 jobs in the region through
Fundraising has gone to the head of school admin assistant James Moorhouse. He has lost his locks to boost the coffers of two charitable causes. His effort – at Beechcliffe School, in Keighley – raised over £700 to be split between Cancer Research
Hospitals and nurses across the region are set to benefit from £48,000 in donations from the Bradford-based Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust. Six Yorkshire hospital trusts have been awarded £8,000 to support nurses training and hospital initiatives
Young children are being encouraged to start 2014 with a rhyme. Bradford Council's Libraries Service has set a challenge for the new year, following the success of this year’s Bookstart Rhyme Challenge, which 160 families took part in. Up to
For far too long, trying to pick a positive out of a year in the life of Bradford City has been like searching for a needle in a haystack. But look back over the last 12 months and you are spoiled for choice. The year 2013 will go down as a
A drink-driver who lost control of his car at high speed on a country road and smashed into a tree killing his sister and her partner has been jailed for five years. Jason Osborn had downed around 11 pints of lager before getting behind the wheel
Detectives have launched a kidnap probe after a distressed man was seen being bundled into the back of a car. Witnesses saw a car pull onto the pavement, close to the Craven Heifer pub, at the junction of Manchester Road and Smiddles Road, Bradford
Supermarket shoppers experienced the most frantic minute of the year yesterday morning, according to one chain. Research by Bradford-based Morrisons suggested that 11.44am on December 23 would be the busiest time of the year, with 45 trolleys per
Children and young people across the district have written 1,000 cards to the leaders of Bradford Council, saying all they want for Christmas is their youth service. Bradford Council is currently consulting on plans to cut its youth service funding
