If silence is golden, then the era of silent movies must be platinum. Tonight’s audience at Ilkley’s King’s Hall evidently thought so. In spite of the bad weather, more than 300 nearly filled the hall to enjoy Paul Merton and pianist Neil Brand
Yorkshire chief executive Mark Arthur has predicted that the English domestic Twenty20 competition will capture the imagination this summer. Arthur believes the newly-branded NatWest T20 Blast is on to a winner already because the majority of fixtures
Detectives hunting a gang of hammer-wielding robbers who stole £11,500 during a raid on a Shipley store have named a second suspect. A little over a week after releasing an image of a first suspect, police have revealed they want to speak to Lee
Jarrod Sammut tonight sensationally left the Bulls and joined Super League rivals Wakefield on a two-year deal. Bradford released the Malta international from the remaining year of his contract and it is understood the Wildcats paid a transfer
Cougars player-coach Paul March is confident his side will be ready to hit top gear against Whitehaven in their Kingstone Press Championship opener on Sunday. Keighley go into the clash on the back of three successive pre-season defeats at the
Jamie Foster column I was watching Boots ‘n’ All with my grandad this week and I managed to last about ten minutes. As soon as they started talking about relegation and Bradford, I thought ‘it’s a good job none of these pundits have to make
Trains in and out of Bradford Interchange were temporarily halted for about three hours today due to a telegraph pole which had became unstable in strong winds. Services resumed at about 7pm after engineers dealt with the pole which a Network Rail
Brett Kearney’s inclusion is a massive boost for the Bulls heading into Sunday's Super League opener. The full back has missed all three pre-season friendlies after a close-season operation on his sternoclavicular joint, which connects the sternum
Six fire engines were needed to tackle a barn fire in Bradford today. Firefighters from Bradford, Fairweather Green, Idle, Shipley and Leeds stations were called to a farm on Haworth Road, Heaton, at about 2.50pm. The blaze was on a mezzanine
John Deacey allowed his guard to drop this week and said what everyone at Bradford Park Avenue and all their supporters have been muttering under their breath. The Avenue boss insisted: “We can’t play at home, not on that pitch – and that’s not
Last Saturday may have ended with a home defeat for Guiseley but it began well with two players making their home debuts. Forwards Oli Johnson and Adam Boyes were both turning out for the Lions at Nethermoor for the first time, with Boyes having
The Central Yorkshire League, who now have All-Rounder Cricket as their sponsor, claim they have done nothing wrong in their negotiations with previous backer Solly Adam. The Solly Sports owner says that the league gave him no opportunity to improve
Farsley boss Neil Parsley broke his own code during the week by complimenting his side’s defensive efforts this season. Parsley, a full back with Leeds United and West Brom in his playing days, and assistant Mark Jackson, the former Scunthorpe
All systems go - that is the news from Bradford City head coach Steve Winterburn as his side prepare to take on Blackpool Wren Rovers in the second round of the Women's FA Cup on Sunday. The abnormally wet weather has rendered the grounds at Thackley
A car salesman caught red-handed dispensing Class A drugs on the streets of Bradford has been jailed for four years. Saleem Sadik, 34, of Toller Lane, Bradford, admitted four offences involving the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Prosecutor
Calderdale Council is ploughing £500,000 into extra care for older people with dementia. The authority is putting the money towards a new scheme aimed at helping people to live independently. A site in Brighouse could provide housing for 46
A chance sighting and a Facebook message helped a theatre company find a star for its latest production. Guiseley Amateur Operatic Society had resigned itself to staging Oliver! without Sykes’ dog, Bullseye. But by chance one of the society
Bulls coach Francis Cummins could hand debuts to a quartet of players in Sunday’s Super League opener at home to Castleford. New signings Lee Gaskell, Adam Henry and Luke George have been named in Cummins’ 19-man squad along with Warrington loanee
Frozen food and ice cream wholesale distribution company Eden Farm has rolled out a new system to improve transport efficiency and customer service which was piloted at its Bradford depot across its operations. The County Durham-based group is
Bradford Aquatics Swim School is hosting supertots mornings at Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Odsal for parents wanting to boost their toddlers’ confidence in the water. The Bradford Council-run fun sessions will be every Wednesday from 9.30am to
Baking king Paul Hollywood is bringing his first live tour to Bradford. Tickets have gone on sale for the Great British Bake Off star’s show delivering an evening of “fun stories demos and audience participation”. He will demonstrate recipes
Expanding Saltaire Brewery has clinched its first national supermarket listing. From next week its Saltaire Blonde bottled ale will be stocked in 84 Waitrose stores. Tony Gartland, Saltaire’s managing director, said: “We’ve been supplying Waitrose
Villagers will soon be able to grow veg outside a Saltaire club. An area in the Caroline Street car park has been cleared ready for The Taste of Saltaire project. Tomorrow from 10am until 2pm, a community day is being held so people can go
A care home in Grassington has been praised by its residents for the care they receive. They took part in Your Care Rating – the country’s largest survey of care home residents – which found that Anchor’s Gills Top performed above the national
A 52-year-old chef from Skipton has been ordered to pay £270 in fines and costs for assault by beating of his partner. Kevin Knight pleaded guilty to assaulting Wendy Knight at their home in Branch Road, Skipton, at an earlier hearing of Skipton
A Fairweather Green resident has warned Bradford Council that its attempts to ban parking on a junction near Crossley Hall Primary School “will not hold any substance in a court of law”. The Council is planning to add double yellow lines to the
Frank Cottrell Boyce – the man responsible for scripting the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony – will be a headline speaker at this year’s Bradford International Film Festival. The screenwriter and novelist, who started off writing on Brookside
The Arctic Monkeys have been announced as main stage headliners for this year’s Leeds Festival. The Yorkshire rock indie darlings will join Blink-182, in their only UK shows of 2014, Jake Bugg, Disclosure, Metronomy, Of Mice & Men, Wilkinson
Keighley MP Kris Hopkins marked the refurbishment of one of his constituency’s popular locals by touring the revamped premises and pulling a pint. He visited the Robin Hood, on Kirkgate, Silsden, which re-opened recently following a major investment
Children can take part in action-packed sports camps during this month’s half-term holiday, thanks to Bradford Council. The authority’s sports and leisure service is offering three and five-day camps featuring basketball, dodgeball, tag rugby,
Anyone wanting to access homeless or housing advice services in Bradford will need to use a different office from February 24. The Open Moves service provided by Incommunities is being replaced by a new Housing Options service run by Bradford Council
Bradford MP George Galloway has described bonuses to bankers as a national scandal. In a parliamentary motion the MP said: “Bankers’ bungs have reached £80bn since the 2008 financial crisis, much of this money paid to people working in effectively
Bradford people have attempted to break a world record for the most people signing a song on the same day. Choirs, schools and other organisations took part in the sign2sing world record bid organised by Sign Health, the healthcare charity for
t the end of Brassed Off, Pete Postlethwaite delivers a heartfelt speech, as band leader Danny, to a packed Albert Hall after his beleaguered colliery band wins a national cup. The band thinks the trophy is what matters to Danny “more than ’owt
It’s comedy time again at Shipley’s Waterside restaurant next Monday night, and on the bill is popular comic Martin Mor. My Newt Comedy returns for its second comedy session of 2014 with headliner Martin, who has more than 25 years experience as
Contemporary meets ballet as dancers from Phoenix Dance Theatre and Northern Ballet, who share a home on Quarry Hill, Leeds, come together this weekend. The two world-class dance companies are holding an open house event tomorrow, enabling visitors
A Valentine’s night comedy fundraiser with a difference takes place tonight at the Black Swan pub on Thornton Road. Described as an “alternative, darker comedy night” by organiser Lulu Reubens, the free show which starts at 9pm, includes a bucket
The Bradford Cathedral Film Friday season opens tonight with Brassed Off. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded interview with Bradford-born Steve Abbott who produced the hit film. Mr Abbott will talk to David Wilson, director of
THE LEGO MOVIE (U, 100 mins) **** Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Cobie Smulders, Will Forte, Jonah Hill, Alison Brie, Charlie Day. Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
THE MONUMENTS MEN (12A, 118 mins) *** Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Dimitri Leonidas, Cate Blanchett, Mike Dalton. Director: George Clooney. Many artworks from around
Cottingley Cornerstone is seeking families to get involved with the society’s production of Snow Queen, both on and off stage. “Anyone over the age of seven can apply, and this is something we want mums, dads, aunts, uncles and grandparents to
The panto season continues over in Harden, where a production of Jack And The Beanstalk got under way this week. The Harden Players show is described as a “traditional family panto” with a beanstalk that grows before audiences’ eyes and an enormous
Guiseley Amateur Operatic Society has solved a casting problem for its production of Oliver! – thanks to a four-legged thespian called Stella, who will play Bill Sykes’s mutt, Bullseye. “One of our members posted a comment on Facebook that he’d
Andrew Davies column: I’ve had challenges throughout my career, whether it’s on the pitch or off it battling injuries. I’ve never ducked a fight in my life and I won’t do that now. Bradford City are in a dogfight and it’s a challenge that I’m going
A former Royal Marine is braving storms to walk the length of Britain ‘backwards’ this weekend for charity. Ric Coulson, 35, who was raised in Baildon, is completing a double challenge, named In Reverse, in two phases – having walked 1,664km backwards
People can have their say about the future look of the district when Bradford Council publishes its Core Strategy which will determine land use, including where more than 42,000 new homes could be built. The authority is in the process of preparing
The next meeting of a Bradford-based business networking group will launch a new partnership with the Telegraph & Argus. Yorkshire Enterprise Network will hold monthly Bradford Means Business networking events in partnership with the T&
The owner of a shop which opened without permission said he was unhappy at allegations that drugs were being sold there. Bradford Area Planning Panel was yesterday considering whether to grant retrospective permission for Shaani’s convenience store
SIR – You can usually tell those people who are, to all intents and purposes, ‘anti-trade union’. They are the ones who say they are in favour of unions looking after the interests of their members democratically, but not when it comes to the
HER (15, 126 mins) ***** Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Portia Doubleday and the voice of Scarlett Johansson. Director: Spike Jonze. riter-director Spike Jonze is a man of fascinating contradictions
SIR – I see republican Tom Garner has popped out of the woodwork again (T&A, February 7) to gloat over the proposal by a select committee that repairs to Royal residencies should, in the future be subsidised by the occupants, including ‘Buck House
SIR – The very nature of caring – of being there for a loved one facing ill health or disability – means so often people don’t at first, or sometimes ever, identify themselves as carers. They think of themselves simply as wife, husband, son, daughter
SIR – Our MP Philip Davies is usually a calm and confident operator. Therefore I am surprised my “pathetic” and “childish” criticism has upset him so much (Letters, February 6). Asking the Labour-led Bradford Council to build the Shipley Eastern Bypass
SIR – Families are being let down over the Council’s social care (T&A, February 10). According to the report, Bradford Council’s Adult Services Access Point telephone helpline has a target to answer at least 75 per cent of calls. That’s 75
SIR – I watched in disbelief a recent television news item, as two farmers on the Somerset Levels saw their animals and livelihood disappear before their eyes, due mainly to various MPs’ and Government departments’ total ineptitude over recent years
Heavy rain is set to sweep across the region yet again today with snow expected across higher areas, including the Pennines. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across West Yorkshire, which will be in place from 12noon to 11.45pm
The issue has been much debated, but it seems that women bishops could be taking their place within the Church of England. Legislation fast-tracking the long-awaited introduction of women Bishops recently cleared the revision stage of the General
SIR – I read the front page story in Wednesday’s Telegraph & Argus, with a huge sense of disappointment. It is a tragedy that the Leader of the Council concedes that the proposed new Courts Complex is “dead in the water”. My comment was that
25 years ago: Prince Charles paid a Valentine’s Day visit to Bradford to open the new home of the Prince’s Youth Trust in the city’s Enterprise Centre on Broadway. 50 years ago: A school caretaker saved the day after alerting firefighters to a
It is extremely satisfying to see money made by nefarious means being ploughed back into the community, so the new initiative by West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns Williamson is very welcome. The Safer Communities Fund will
A reporter rushes in, his face white, brandishing a piece of debris. “I opened the back door and this almost hit me!” This is no lily-livered wordsmith, take note. This is a man who took part in the Tough Mudder event, where, um, tough people run
It’s not only the alien surroundings of Sixfields that will feel very different from the last clash with Coventry. Most of the major cast members from that pulsating 3-3 TV classic at Valley Parade will not be there. Coventry have lost Leon
Up to £500,000 a year in criminal assets is to be given back to communities in West Yorkshire. Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns Williamson, yesterday announced details of the Safer Communities Fund, which uses money seized under the Proceeds
A Bradford MP has given his support to lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. David Ward, who represents Bradford East, joined the British Youth Council and UK Youth Parliament yesterday to help highlight their Votes at 16 campaign. Mr Ward (Lib
A 22-year-old quad bike rider who jumped a red light, mounted the pavement and went the wrong way down a one-way street has been sentenced for dangerous driving. Anthony Winter, of Crosley Wood Road, Bingley, dodged past a patrol car and sped off
Still seeking a gift for Valentine's Day? Well, Cupid is calling at a special market in Bradford. The city centre is playing host to stalls offering romantic treats and gifts for loved ones. Organised by Bradford Council, the market will run today
Phil Parkinson knows he is in the firing line if City do not pull out of their downward spiral. The Bantams have slipped to within five points of the League One drop zone after going 13 games without a victory. It is the longest winless sequence
Francis Cummins has backed his players to put the adversity surrounding the Bulls to one side and produce the goods on the field in Sunday’s season-opener against Castleford. Cummins’ side will go into the Provident Stadium clash having seen Garreth
Snowboarder Jamie Nicholls has been praised by Bradford Council and charity SportsAid which supported his training. The 20-year-old, from Queensbury, missed a medal in the final of the Snowboard Slopestyle event at the weekend at the Winter Olympics
Homes and businesses across the district are counting the cost after stormforce gales wreaked havoc across Bradford and its outlying areas. Weather watchers are predicting a lull from strong gusts with a day of heavy rain due today and winds reaching
Police have appealed for witnesses after a 60-year-old woman had her handbag snatched in Scholes, Cleckheaton. The victim was walking on Greenway when she was approached from behind by a man who grabbed her handbag. After a brief struggle,
Increased smuggling of illicit cigarettes, billions of pounds in lost taxes and little impact on the number young people taking up smoking would be the consequences of enforcing plain tobacco packaging, an inquiry has been told. Mike Ridgway is
The owner of Fanny’s Alehouse in Saltaire is spreading his wings with plans to make goat cheese and brew beer high above Keighley. Marcus Lund has run the popular real ale pub on Saltaire Road for 17 years and initially hoped to create a mini dairy
The sentencing judge, Mr Justice Coulson, criticised defence experts for delays in court proceedings which caused “unnecessary pain and suffering” to Riley Turner’s family. The judge said Anwar Rosser’s trial had been due to take place in July
A psychopathic former soldier will die behind bars for the appallingly savage and sadistic murder of a “bright, lively and happy” four-year-old boy. Anwar (Danny) Rosser was sentenced to a whole life term of imprisonment at Bradford Crown Court
Council planners have criticised the education department after refusing to legitimise a “hideous” school fence put up without permission. Carrwood Primary School, Holme Wood, had put up 10m-high netting and steel post fence to stop yobs throwing
After days of criticism that its cash reserves are too large, Bradford Council has now been warned they could very soon become too small. And the Council’s finance chief has urged it to start planning more cuts this year to balance the books.
They have interwoven histories which go back hundreds of years. Now the links between Britain and the Indian state of Gujarat are to be explored in a major arts exhibition. The project, by Bradford-based Indian arts agency Oriental Arts, has
The heartbroken mother of Riley Turner has revealed how she would be always haunted by her act of kindness that unwittingly allowed Anwar Rosser to murder her treasured son. In a victim impact statement, Sharon Smith told how she wished she had
Anwar Rosser was a lying, deceitful child who grew into a sadistic psychopath. Adopted by a professional couple when he was five, he had set fire to a barn using petrol by the time he was 13. Aged 16, he smashed a trophy into a schoolboy’s
Members of Riley Turner’s family supported each other as they bravely faced the cameras outside court after the little boy’s sadistic killer was told he would spend the rest of his life behind bars. The youngster’s mother, father, stepdad, grandparents
A suspected burglar spent two hours on the rooftops of a Bradford street before being talked down and arrested by police yesterday. The man was seen emerging from a property on Holroyd Hill, Wibsey, just before noon, after allegedly removing tiles
It’s ‘on your bike’ with a difference. And it could be just the ticket for rail travellers who are being encouraged to step off the train and on to a cycle ride. Now, two stations in the Bradford district are part of a special Valentine’s Day
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: partial conversion of barn to increase habitable space of attached farmhouse, Cuckoos Nest Farm, Straight Lane. Baildon: construction of porch to front for disabled
Queensbury will field their strongest pack of the season if the BARLA Ace Insur-ance National Cup second round tie gets underway at Haydock tomorrow. Former Sheffield Eagles prop Dan Hawksworth proved he is fully fit following a knee injury after
