Francis Cummins has rung the changes ahead of Bradford Bulls' Easter Monday trip to First Utility Super League champions Wigan Warriors. Half-back Adam Brook and front-rower Sam Bates are in-line to make their Super League debuts, with hooker Nathan
Pat Fairclough is pictured demonstrating the art of encaustic work to Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Art Society members. The process involves hot wax being applied to a shiny surface creating abstract pictures. The art society members used
Almost 100 Easter eggs have been given out to disadvantaged children in an area of Bradford thanks to a funeral firm and generous locals. Joanne Calvert-Hall and Danielle Poole, of Co-operative Funeralcare on Norman Lane, Bradford, ran the appeal
Bradford Comedy Club should be good for a laugh at Glyde House on Friday, April 25, with the start of its new monthly Gong Show. MC Freddy Quinne will be leading the evening’s amusement and will be joined by ten other up-and-coming comedians from
An event is being held in Keighley to boost support for older people’s groups. The gathering aims to showcase the benefits offered by Keighley Elderly Initiatives Group (KEIG). Representatives of various organisations and agencies will be attending
UKIP has won the by-election for a seat on Keighley Town Council, it was announced yesterday. Its candidate George Firth polled 366 votes in the Fell Lane and Westburn ward with his only challenger Mohammed Ansar Ali (Ind) picking up 104 votes.
Plans for new signs on a grade II-listed pub in Saltaire have been refused by planners after being deemed “excessive”. Osset Brewery had applied for permission to install several signs with a new logo for The Old Tramshed in Bingley Road but the
Bradford Council has refused to provide a “certificate of lawful use” for a takeaway in Manningham. Jameel Aziz had applied for a certificate, which would allow the business at 43-45 Carlisle Road to re-open as a takeaway. To do so he needed to
A charity in Bradford is celebrating after being awarded £500 from The Screwfix Foundation. The Down Syndrome Training and Support Service will put the money towards transforming an attic into a youth club by replacing windows, mending a roof and
Keighley people are being invited to decorate Yorkshire-themed bikes with wool. Artist Cassandra Kilbride will run a workshop in Haworth next month as part of her Woolly Bike Trail. Participants will be inspired by Yorkshire literary greats
Regional health chiefs have urged people in Bradford aged 60 or more to complete bowel cancer screening tests after it was revealed that last year across West Yorkshire, only 56 per cent of those eligible took part. Testing kits are posted every
A multiple sclerosis sufferer fulfilled his lifelong ambition when he took part in a Ferrari Drivers’ Dream Day experience. Darren Peel’s dream of getting behind the wheel of a Ferrari became a reality at Elvington Airfield, near York. The
Emmerdale actress and West End star Verity Rushworth is backing the latest venture of a Horsforth child fundraiser by becoming a patron of her charity. Verity, who plays Donna Windsor-Dingle in the soap, joins Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis –
The unemployed and those starting a first job from the district are benefitting from a fund designed to help people travel to interviews and new jobs. Almost £600,000 has been made available for transport projects designed to help unemployed people
Three former University of Bradford students are hoping to capture the imagination of millions of mobile phone users around the world with a new game. Jon Shaw, David Deacon and Nick Teasey hope Soccer Rally 2, which combines football and car racing
An early morning Easter Sunday service will be held at the foot of Otley’s Chevin Cross, which is dominating the skyline for the 45th year. The cross was first hoisted into position in 1969 and is raised by volunteers each Easter. It was the
Budding young artists in Bradford are being urged to enter a special painting challenge. Law firm Walker Morris is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its award-winning children’s calendar painting competition. Open to all four to 11-year-olds
Worshippers from all the churches in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding joined together on Good Friday to bless their town and its people with a Walk of Witness. About 50 people met outside All Saints Church on the corner of New Brook Street and Church Street
A busy road in Horsforth is set to get a new zebra crossing to improve safety for pedestrians. The new humped zebra crossing is planned for Brownberrie Lane, to complement recent traffic-calming measures. Children walking to and from school have
A new training scheme is about to start addressing equality issues for people with disabilities. CONTACT, a Peer Support service for disabled people, is running the six-week project called Opening Doors. The accredited training is for people
Members of Bradford’s Polish community have laid a wreath (above) in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the Katyn Massacres.The wreath-laying took place at the Katyn memorial outside Bradford’s Polish Church, followed by a ceremony marking the
Every child in a Bradford children’s home will receive an Easter egg this year – thanks to a charity’s work. Bradford Cinderella Club has continued its tradition of collecting the chocolate and is this year supported by AWM Recycling, which donated
The founder of a Bradford-based debt counselling charity has appeared on the BBC’s Songs of Praise to talk about the progress of the organisation. John Kirkby, who set up Christians Against Poverty (CAP) in 1996, also attended Prime Minister David
Two businessmen have presented an £820 cheque to Manorlands. The cash – handed over by Simon Harrison of A1 Stairlifts and Kevin McGrann, of Powerhouse Media (pictured) – was raised through two events. A black-tie ball, organised by Simon and Vicki
A group of football fans will arrive in Bradford on Sunday as part of a charity challenge to visit all 92 English Football League grounds in 92 hours. Mike Harley, of Bristol, is leading a small team that is aiming to get to Bradford City’s Valley
Ooh La La! The Lord Mayor of Bradford is getting ready for a charity knees- up! Councillor Khadim Hussain (pictured) will be meeting a troupe of Can-Can girls from Q20 Theatre Company on Tuesda at City Hall to get in some dance practice before his
Grassroots organisations across Bradford are being invited to apply for community grants. The Leo Group Community Fund, which is run by Omega Proteins at Denholme, is inviting applications from charities and good causes working with children and
A councillor is demanding action over safety railings at a busy Bradford roundabout some of which have gone missing or been damaged. Councillor Ghazanfer Khaliq, who represents Bradford Moor, has raised concerns over the railings at Thornbury roundabout
Students at a Bradford school were locked up in a mock prison cell to experience what it’s like to be in jail. The ‘Prison Me, No Way’ campaign visited Oasis Academy Lister Park and ran workshops with pupils in year eight. A spokesman for the
A Shipley residents’ group has started an online petition in support of Bradford planners’ decision to refuse a supermarket development on the site of the Crossley Evans waste recycling site in the town. Councillors refused planning permission
Bulls owner Marc Green insists the club will “stand or fall” by the outcome of the appeal against their six-point penalty for entering administration. Bradford were recently granted a right of appeal by the RFL and an independent appeal will hear
Bradford City have announced that their last home game of the season in the FA Women’s Premier League North against Wolves on Sunday, May 18 will be played at Valley Parade. Before that they travel to Nottingham for a tough clash with second-placed
Students at Ilkley Grammar School quizzed two politicians when it held a Question Time-type event. Conservative MP Kris Hopkins, whose Keighley constituency includes Ilkley, and Keighley Labour candidate John Grogan, joined the student-chaired
Bradford City 1 Peterborough 0 That’s some way to say goodbye! Adam Reach signed off at Valley Parade last night with a finish of the highest quality to make sure City will definitely be in League One next season. Reach, whose loan is up after
Delighted Phil Parkinson believes City have earned a stress-free finish to the season after rubberstamping their League One status. Last night’s 1-0 win over Peterborough guaranteed they will be spared any sleepless nights over the remaining three
Five men, including four from Bradford, will appear at Sheffield Crown Court later this month to face charges of sexual offences and trafficking against a 13-year-old girl. Shakeal Rehmen, 26, of Haworth Road, Bradford, has been charged with rape
A ‘lovely jubbly’ second-hand van, guaranteed to raise a smile and attract the ladies is on sale in Bradford – but timewasters and ‘plonkers’ need not apply. A Telegraph & Argus photographer spotted this copy of Del Boy’s iconic three-wheeled
The “life-changing” injuries suffered by a Bradford firefighter have prompted police to issue a warning to cyclists visiting the Dales. The 48-year-old officer, who has not yet been named, is still in hospital after colliding with a car in Askrigg
A physiotherapist who had a relationship with the mother of a child patient lied to bosses at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to save his reputation, it has emerged at a misconduct hearing. Community paediatric physiotherapist Stephen P Brown only
Almost 900 families in Bradford have seen their lives “turned around” by a national scheme to help problem households. After early intervention by the Council there has been less offending and better school attendance by these families – according
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Ilkley: construction of detached split level dwelling on land off former access to Wharfedale Lodge, 15 Ben Rhydding Road, land behind Moorfield School between Beechwood and
