Former Leeds owner Ken Bates has told the club’s current hierarchy to get “out of the way” as the confusing situation at Elland Road shows no sign of abating. Gulf Finance House Capital, who Bates sold the Championship club to in December 2012,
Bradford Dragons under-13s have become the first team of any age-group to reach the semi-finals of the English Basketball League play-offs. They beat London Baltic Stars 87-85 and now play in the final fours at the University of Worcester a week
Richard Lamb has issued the following statement after seeing his bid to buy the Bulls rejected last week by the RFL. The London-based businessman fronted a consortium including former Bulls chief executive Abi Ekoku and wealthy property developers
Politicians are at loggerheads over whether it was right for teachers to walk out of the classroom today. Three quarters of the district’s schools were closed or partially closed due to industrial action. A rally organised by the National Union
Bingley Bees wrapped up the Division Five North title in blockbusting style as they crushed relegated Thirsk Seconds 12-2 to end their Yorkshire League season on a high. The Bees knew only a win would enable them to overtake York University Thirds
Fastbats B continued their impressive form in Division Two of the Bradford League with a well-earned draw at table-topping Hermits B. The Fastbats side are third in the table and took their unbeaten sequence to seven matches after trailing 3-1
Right on Cue Bradford No 1 extended their Yorkshire Inter-District League lead at the top of Division One to 11 points with a 6-0 whitewash of second-placed Leeds at Undercliffe Cricket Club. Wayne Cooper edged a cagey first frame 66-32 against
Wibsey Lions Under-16s took another big step towards the Huddersfield RCD Junior League Division Two title with a 9-0 victory over Netherton. Mani Omojola gave Wibsey the lead in the sixth minute, and Scott Morris made it 2-0 three minutes later
A man who had been accused of raping and beating a former girlfriend walked free from court today after a jury found him not guilty. Tariq Adalat, 32, of no fixed address, had pleaded not guilty to rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Massimo Cellino will lodge an appeal against the Football League’s decision to block his proposed £25million takeover of Leeds, his UK lawyers have confirmed. The Football League announced their decision to disqualify Cellino from becoming a director
Police are investigating the theft of two golf buggies from Otley Golf Club. The buggies were taken from the club, off West Busk Lane, overnight between Sunday, March 16 and Monday, March 17.
Josh McNulty was on target as Silsden under-19s won 1-0 at Ossett Town in the Northern Alliance League. The Lancashire League East derby clash between Brighouse Town Reserves and Liversedge Reserves, previously postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
Bradford referees hold their monthly meeting tomorrow night (6.45). There is a change of venue to Manningham Mills Sports Complex on Scotchman Road, the home of Campion FC.
A vehicle has flipped on to its roof after a crash on a busy main city centre road. The collision happened on Shipley Airedale Road, near the junction with Gobind Marg, at about 2.40pm and involved two vehicles. Police and ambulance have been
Hull KR prop Justin Poore has been banned for three matches and fined £300 for a dangerous throw on Bulls forward Matty Blythe during last Sunday’s match. It means the Robins will lose Poore for this weekend’s home game against Wakefield, as well
More than 100 schools across the district are closed or partially closed today as teachers stage a strike over pay and conditions. Members of the National Union of Teachers in Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees attended a rally in Bradford city
Keighley MP and Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has urged people to contribute to a consultation which will help dictate where new developments will be built in the district for years to come. He has urged people to have their say as part of Bradford
A horse riding club for disabled children is hosting a quiz night to raise funds in its battle against plans to build 600 houses on its site. Throstle Nest Riding for the Disabled Group is holding the event – which is open to the public – at The
Police today said they had confirmed the identity of a woman who stabbed herself to death in a Shipley supermarket yesterday. She was aged 36 and lived in the town but police have not yet released her name. Detective Chief Inspector Tony Nicholson
The mother of a Bradford University student who has been missing for exactly one month today has made an emotional plea for his safe return. Aamir Qudeer, 21, left Bradford Interchange by train on February 26 and travelled by train to Leeds and
An apprenticeship charity has invested £1 million towards a new industrial engineering training centre at its Bradford headquarters. Appris, based in Laisterdyke, says work has now started on the development, which aims to give employers in the
Marc Green was today confirmed as the new owner of Bradford Bulls after his offer for the club was chosen ahead of four rival bids. The Leeds-based businessman, the owner Safeguard Security Group Ltd, saw his bid accepted by administrator David
A Bradford school has won an international entrepreneurial challenge after raising more than £3,600 from just £1. Tong High School triumphed in the schools category of the 2014 Micro-Tyco competition, after generating £3,657.06 from a £1 investment
B&Q owner Kingfisher posted a four per cent rise in annual profits amid signs that it is benefiting from the upturn in the UK housing market. Profits of £744 million for the year to the end of January reflected a strong showing from its Screwfix
Pupils in Bradford will be given the opportunity to learn more about money and personal finance during the sixth annual ‘My Money Week’ this June. Run by the Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg), the aim of the week, which will run from June 9 to
Bradford-based industrial gaskets maker Klinger UK is to open a new projects centre in Houston, Texas – and has plans for further expansion across the Atlantic next year. The company will invest an initial £500,000 in offices, a training unit and
The district’s building societies have welcomed changes to savings accounts announced in last week’s Budget, and praised the impact they will have on customers. As part of the reforms announced by Chancellor George Osborne, ISAs will be transformed
Stephen Wright, MD of Thorite, writes: Q. Where were you born? Shipley hospital, so local born and bred Q. Where did you start your working life? As with many family businesses I started working at Thorite in school holidays in my early
Jane Vincent, Co-founder of Positive Bradford writes: I have an exciting week ahead of me. The Lion King at the Alhambra on Wednesday, the 20th Bradford International Film Festival on Thursday at the National Media Museum and The Inspirational
Times they are a changing – and the relatively-new head of Bradford’s internationally-rated business school is determined that, while the institution marks its achievements over the past half-century, it is at the cutting edge of 21st century business
Irn Bru maker AG Barr declared itself “stronger, fitter and more ambitious” as it posted a 9.6 per cent hike in underlying pre-tax profits to £38.1 million.
A West Yorkshire environmental specialist has completed its biggest shipments of “green” oil to be used as a hi-tech aviation fuel across the world. In its first four full ocean tankers, the Halifax-based Leo Group shipped 10,700 tonnes of tallow,
A free employment law seminar, run by Candelisa People and Lupton Fawcett Denison Till, will take place in Bradford on May 8. The event, at the Cedar Court Hotel from noon to 2pm, will cover settlement agreements and the new ‘protected conversations
Paul Johnson has been appointed a director of Bradford-based executive search and selection firm Project:Search as the company launches a new division specialising in the recruitment of HR professionals. He has held senior HR roles at British Airways
A Manchester-based architect has submitted a planning application for the development of two new units at the Baildon Business Park. The application, by AEW Architects, comes just a month after the site’s first unit was approved by planners at
The Queen and Prime Minister have sent messages of congratulations to a Craven magazine that is celebrating its 75th anniversary next month. The Dalesman – which has its headquarters at Broughton Hall – was first published in April 1939, just months
A security technology business with an operation in Shipley has been taken over. Network Technology Solutions (UK) has been acquired by Capita IT Services, an IT security re-seller which provides support and managed services across the private
A new veterinary practice dedicated to caring for cats has opened in Skipton, while a Guiseley-base practice is celebrating national recognition. Cats Only has opened a clinic in Skipton’s medieval High Corn Mill. It is run by Embsay-based Sally
Ilkley-based engineering firm, NG Bailey, has won ‘Project of the Year ’ in the Construction News Specialist Awards for work carried out on Arla Foods’ new £150 million dairy in Aylesbury. Judges praised the company for its understanding of the
Bradford District’s Junior Chamber, JCI Bradford, began its pilot Easter Egg Appeal this week, a new project to support disadvantaged families across the district. The appeal, which started on Monday and runs until April 13, is based on the successful
A six-strong public relations consultancy has followed up its best-ever trading year in 2013 with a hat-trick of new client wins. Ilkley-based Approach PR is now representing Bradford-based Patchett Group, which manufactures timber windows and
High street sales growth slumped to its lowest level since November after being hit by the later timing of Mothers’ Day and Easter. But the latest trades survey from the CBI showed shops are expecting the upcoming celebrations to drive a sales
Students from Ilkley-based Wright Theatre Arts Dance Academy have been rehearsing for months for their staging of Alice in Wonderland at the Kings Hall next weekend. Principal of WTA Dance Academy, Lynne Wright, said: “Our pupils are drawn from
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates court. Benjamin Paul Brown, aged 26, of Allerton Grange Drive, Allerton; handling stolen goods, £100 fine, £105 costs. Christian Crook, aged 38, of North Dene Road, Keighley
The University of Bradford is currently playing host to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s first education open-house business event. Held in the university’s new re:centre, the three-day conference, which ends tomorrow, involves a series of seminars
Yeadon-based lending software business Pancredit Systems Limited has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Sussex-based business services outsourcing provider Equiniti. The deal will strengthen the range of services offered by Equiniti to the
An intrepid quartet from a Bradford motor dealership are gearing up to tackle a 2,600-mile trip in a £250 ‘banger’ in aid of their firm’s charity appeal. Led by workshop controller James Lowham, the team from JCT600 Volkswagen Bradford will attempt
A Professor from the University of Bradford has been honoured for his work in the pharmaceutical sector with a Medilink Healthcare Business Award. Professor Peter York was recognised for his world-leading research in pharmaceutical materials science
Wage inequalities have increased across Yorkshire and the Humber over the last 13 years, according to new TUC analysis published this week. The results have been released to coincide with the beginning of the TUC’s first ‘Fair Pay Fortnight’, which
Pressure on the Government to drop plans for plain packaging of tobacco products has increased as a new survey today shows that most of the region’s petrol forecourt retailers fear it would hit their trade – and betray the Government’s pledge to help
Jobs at two local jewellers are among more than 1,000 at risk after stricken pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond moved to appoint administrators. The group, which has 188 stores across the UK, including the Herbert Brown shops in Bradford and Keighley
An all day music festival in Otley has had to be cancelled just before tickets were due to go on sale. The first LS21 Live was a major success for hosts Otley Rugby Club last year, when indie rockers Reverend And The Makers and an array of support
Steeton Male Voice Choir will be joined by the Penzance Ladies Orpheus Choir in a fundraising concert at St Peter’s Church, Shipley. The concert on Saturday, April 5, will raise funds for the church’s links across the world building schools and
Children at a Keighley school have had a taste of one of the ways people with disabilities take part in competitive sport. The pupils at Ingrow Primary received a visit from two members of Bradford Jets Wheelchair Basketball Club. The visitors
A mum whose daughter died from blood poisoning has welcomed the news that a vaccine against a form of meningitis will be introduced in the UK. Andrea Walker (right), of Riddlesden, Keighley, lost her three-year-old daughter Ellie (left) on January
A senior Bradford councillor has praised the initial impact of nutrition awareness training for takeaway owners. Councillor Val Slater, chairman of the West Yorkshire Trading Standards (WYTS) Committee, made the comments after courses held at Jacobs
A leading voluntary sector boss in Keighley is retiring in May after 16 years in the town. Caroline Schwaller has run Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary and Community Action (KIVCA) since 1999. She decided the time was right to step down from the
For months the homes and possessions of flood victims have been submerged in water. Only now can the residents of Somerset finally start to pick up the pieces of their lives which have been shattered by substantial flooding. Swathes of land
25 years ago: Supporters attended a public meeting to try to save the 105-year-old Victorian Hewenden Viaduct, spanning the valley between Harecroft and Cullingworth, after it was fenced off by British Rail following attacks of vandalism. 50 years
It is frustrating in the extreme that the National Media Museum appears to be on the verge of a fresh funding crisis just months after ministers declared it had been saved. A huge campaign by the people of Bradford, supported by the Telegraph &
SIR – ‘We told you this would happen’ is not much comfort to those who are suffering from the problems caused predominantly by the developers of the site at Crack Lane, Wilsden. The development, not wanted by locals and turned down by Bradford
SIR – I hope Baildon Town Council are aware of the figures released by Transport for London. These state that 69 per cent of their electric charging points (966 out of 1,396) were not used in the six months June to the end of December 2013.
SIR – I am writing to thank your readers for the support shown so far for the Yorkshire and the Humber British Heart Foundation (BHF) shops’ Spring Clear Out campaign. To mark the official start of spring, BHF shops recreated Van Gogh’s iconic
SIR – I have just attended the Upstagers performance of Les Miserables at Kings Hall, Ilkley. What a fabulous show these youngsters put on; absolutely first rate. Stunning singing; impressive scenery and effects; accomplished acting. This is
SIR – According to Councillor Glen Miller, Ukip votes are protest ones. Surely all Conservative votes are protest ones against the policies of every other opponent. I’m sure my colleague Jason Smith will give him a good run for his money in
SIR – After the recent election in Ukraine, 82 per cent voted on Crimea and 96 per cent of these votes to favour Russia. The US, the UK and others say they will impose sanctions. If, in September, Scotland votes to split from the UK, will sanctions
SIR – Re the traffic congestion at Dudley Hill, why wasn’t the Bay Horse public house pulled down years ago? The Liberal Club was pulled down quickly to make way for housing. Another problem on to Sticker Lane – why hasn’t it been made easier for
SIR – Now that the Chancellor’s Budget was devoted to a large extent to wealthy pensioners, can I take Tory supporters back to Mr Osborne’s pre-election speech saying that his plan to “balance the books” would take five years and “would not hurt the
SIR – I hope that Bradford Council do not sit on their laurels now that the Westfield project is finally under way. It’s completion will certainly be an ace for Bradford, but one ace does not make a good hand. What Bradford needs is a good market
There must have been a real buzz in the air in 1492 when Columbus reported back about America, and it’s beginning again now, some 600 years later. The focus of attention this time is a bit to the north, and the excitement is to do with Greenland, which
The head of a Catholic school trust has accused Bradford Council of discriminating against faith groups with its latest cuts plan. The authority has unveiled proposals to end free transport to faith schools in a bid to save cash. But at a meeting
A man who allegedly fled the scene of a car crash leaving his two seriously injured children in the wreckage has been arrested. Police confirmed yesterday that 39-year-old Umba Ali was detained in Frizinghall at 5pm on Monday. He is suspected
A T-shirt signed by Bradford’s Zayn Malik and other members of One Direction is the star prize up for grabs in raffle being held today. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Khadim Hussain, is hosting a Mother’s Day tea party in the Banqueting
Haworth sculptor Craig Dyson has revealed detailed costings for his planned Tour de France globe. He wants to ensure that potential funders know the financial nature of the £14,500 project before parting with cash. He plans to weld 10,000 two-pence
Accountancy boss Rajeev Dewedi has teamed up with Shipley College, the Yorkshire Asian Business Association and regeneration body Inspired Neighbourhoods to stage an event tomorrow for small and medium businesses. Speakers will include Akbars restaurant
Firefighters were called to a Pudsey restaurant early yesterday morning after a table caught fire. The incident occurred just after 3am at the East Bar Lounge Grill on Richardshaw Lane. Both floors of the open-plan Indian restaurant were badly
Some families affected by a controversial decision to shift a dementia care ward from Airedale Hospital to Bradford will have their transport costs funded, health bosses have confirmed. Bradford District Care Trust said it has committed to paying
The premiere of a new musical performance in Bradford’s City Park will see the audience submerged in a shipping container. Composer Jez Colborne is the only artist with a learning disability selected by the PRS for Music Foundation – the UK’s leading
The pressures of university life could have led to the mysterious disappearance of a Bradford student a month ago, according to police. Aamir Qudeer, 21, a first-year engineering student at Bradford University, was last seen in the city on February
Phil Parkinson admitted that City deserved to be booed off after their abject home loss to Walsall. The Bantams did not have one shot on target in a 2-0 defeat that drags them towards the League One survival scrap. Fans vented their frustration
Bradford is the most welcoming place in the country for those seeking refuge from persecution, yesterday’s full Council meeting heard. The city of Bradford has been re-awarded official ‘City of Sanctuary’ status in recognition of the work being
A prolific knifepoint robber, described as a danger to the public, has been given an extended nine-year sentence. Matthew Judson, 29, robbed a man on his way home from work – only days after being released from prison for similar offences.
An announcement on the Bulls’ ownership is expected today – with debenture holder Marc Green having emerged as the frontrunner to take control. Mandy Koukash, a London-based consortium led by Richard Lamb and two other groups including senior figures
Bradford’s highways boss is trying to work out why there has been an unprecedented number of faulty street lamps this winter. The problem was raised by Councillor Howard Middleton (Lib Dem, Bolton ) at last night’s full Council meeting. He asked
The family of a Bradford University student who disappeared one month ago today say they are desperate for any information about his whereabouts. Aamir Qudeer, 21, who lives at Forster Hall student accommodation, was last seen on February 26 at Leeds
Police have appealed for information after a woman’s handbag was snatched in Bradford early yesterday. The incident occured as the woman was walking along Morley Street, near to Tokyo’s nightclub, at about 12.25am. She was talking on her mobile
A man who armed himself with a butane firelighter to frighten staff and customers at Costa Coffee in Market Street, Shipley, had to be restrained by police yesterday. A witness said the unkempt and unshaven man in his fifties ordered a coffee then
Volunteers and supporters gathered to mark the planting of more than half a million trees in Bradford. The major milestone in Forest of Bradford’s history was celebrated with a tree dedication ceremony in City Park. The community woodland project
Bangor Male Voice Choir will perform in Haworth Parish Church next weekend. The 25 members will sing in the church at 7.30pm on Saturday April 5. Admission will cost £5 for adults and £3 for children, students and senior citizens. Church council
The wonderful Wizard of Oz will take centre stage at this year’s Bradford Pride celebration. For the first time the event will be themed and the iconic film has been chosen to mark the 75th anniversary of its release. Organisers have also announced
Warm tributes have been paid to a long-standing councillor who is stepping aside at the next election. Councillor Valerie Binney (Con, Thornton and Allerton, pictured) was given a standing ovation at her last full Council meeting yesterday.
Contentious plans to build in a World Heritage Site have been supported by an MP – but only if the development does not put the area’s international standing at risk. Shipley College has submitted plans to Bradford Council for a two-storey building
The best places to watch the Tour de France as it roars through Bradford district have been revealed. Spectator hubs will be created at Riverside Gardens in Ilkley, Victoria Park in Keighley, and Central Park in Haworth, for the Grand Depart.
Police in Bradford have arrested a man who was wanted for breaching the terms of his prison licence. Michael James Jefferson, 28, was arrested at about 9pm on Monday in the Lower Grange area of the city and has been recalled to prison, the force
The Bingley Support Group has organised a spring fair in aid of Manorlands Hospice on Saturday from 10am to noon, at St Mary and St Monica’s Church Hall, Cottingley, Bingley. Tickets cost £1 to include home-made biscuits and coffee and are available
Bad behaviour in schools could be tackled by teachers eating alongside their pupils, a Tory former Cabinet minister has suggested. John Gummer, who sits in the Lords as Lord Deben, came forward with the idea at Question Time yesterday. He won the
A man who received a double lung transplant as a teenager has celebrated his 21st birthday hoping for another gift of life. Harrison Smith’s kidneys have been so damaged by anti-rejection drugs he was given for his new lungs seven years ago that
The shock closure of the Yorkshire Bank in Bingley is another blow to the town’s economic recovery, say businessmen, and also means customers wanting personal service will have travel to Bradford or Keighley. The Main Street branch already stands
A man who collapsed and died in a Bradford street last week was the inspiration behind the naming of music duo Daft Punk. Dave Jennings is believed to have suffered a heart attack outside his flat on Upper Piccadilly last Wednesday, at the age
The future of the National Media Museum is again in jeopardy, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal – only eight months after ministers declared it had been “saved”. The iconic attraction faces a potentially devastating £900,000 budget shortfall
The family of a frail pensioner who died after falling out of his ward bed hitting his head, are considering legal action against hospital bosses. Although a coroner has ruled that 77-year-old Peter Bradley’s death at Airedale Hospital in July
City 0, Walsall 2 It seems a lifetime since Kyel Reid was thrashing City’s goal of the season at the Bescot. The winger’s spectacular long-range rocket blasted the Bantams into fourth spot in the autumn sunshine – and raised premature hopes
More should be done to end the misery caused by slum landlords, the Council’s Liberal Democrats have warned. Bradford Council should introduce a licensing scheme for landlords to help drive up standards in the private rented sector, according to
Proposals for a much-discussed new hydro-electric scheme and fish pass in Otley have been submitted. The idea of using a turbine at the weir on the River Wharfe to once again generate renewable energy was first proposed during early discussions
Police last night urged the public to help them identify a mystery woman who killed herself in a Shipley supermarket. The woman, who was aged between 20 and 40 and of Asian appearance, stabbed herself in the neck and collapsed in a pool of blood
Residents and companies in Bradford will be hit by bigger penalties if they do not pay their Council Tax or business rates on time. From Sunday, April 6, the Government is increasing the fees that councils charge. Bradford Council said cases
A new food bank will open in Bradford tomorrow. It has been set up by the Bradford Central Lions Club and the Save The Mothers Trust charity. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Khadim Hussain, will attend the opening, on Beckside Road, at 11am.
The Lion King The Alhambra When it comes to opening a show, there is nothing quite like The Lion King. Gasps rippled across last night’s packed house as an assortment of animals made their way through the auditorium during spectacular opening
