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  • Wardlaw stars for Scotland

    Cleckheaton pace bowler Iain Wardlaw led the way for Scotland as they defeated the MCC by one wicket at Lord's yesterday. Former Yorkshire bowler Wardlaw took 3-27 as his adopted country warmed up for next month's one-day international against

  • Low-key return for Root

    England batsman Joe Root had to be be satisfied with fielding practice as he made his comeback from injury in Yorkshire Seconds' three-day friendly against Lancashire at Northop Hall in North Wales yesterday. The 23-year-old broke his thumb batting

  • Empty drinks can costs man £500 fine

    A man will have to pay more than £500 for dropping an empty Lilt can out of a van window. Paul Horne, 33 of Harris Street, Bradford, was spotted littering by a council warden on September 27. When the warden asked him if he would consider recycling

  • Sensation-Al! Golden oldie Morley stuns Bay Athletic

    Tyersal pulled off the surprise of the season in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division with a 2-1 win at second-placed Bay Athletic. The win was courtesy of a stunning 85th-minute goal from 40-plus veteran Alan Morley Snr, who,

  • Late wickets put a spring in Yorkshire's step

    Jack Brooks gave Yorkshire a boost with two late wickets during today's third day of their LV= County Championship match as they pursue victory. Only 49 overs of play were possible due to rain, split between three sessions - the longest being a

  • Tom wins Guiseley Gallop at a canter

    Tom Adams notched his fourth victory in five years in the traditional Easter Sunday GUISELEY GALLOP. His time of 33min 59sec over the multi-terrain 10K was the fastest since Ian Fisher in 2008. Scott Harrington (Otley) was a clear second, two

  • Woman, 58, charged with murder of man in Girlington

    A 58-year-old woman was tonight charged with the murder of a man in Girlington, Bradford. Miroslawa Dawidowicz was charged by detectives this evening. It followed the death of a man from stab wounds at a house in Washington Street, Girlington,

  • Oakworth happy to win low-key match of the day

    The opening salvoes of the new Mewies Solicitors Craven League season were played out in sunshine, albeit with a cool breeze, but with it being Easter Saturday, some sides were decimated by players not being available. Division One champions Oakworth

  • Swann on song in Queensbury romp

    Wingman Scott Swann posted two tries as Queensbury warmed up for next week’s Ace Insurance BARLA National Cup semi-final against Hunslet Old Boys with a seven-try victory over visitors New Earswick All Blacks in the Pennine League Championship Division

  • Patched up West Bowling exceed expectations

    A scratch West Bowling side produced a gutsy performance before going down to a 42-24 home defeat against Pennine League Premier Division title-challengers Sharlston Rovers. Bowling had to make a clarion call prior to the kick-off in order to raise

  • Moxon: Farbrace can be key component in England's revival

    Martyn Moxon has backed Peter Moores and Paul Farbrace to spark a revival in England’s fortunes. Yorkshire’s director of cricket has revealed his sympathy for outgoing limited-overs coach Ashley Giles, who many thought was a racing cert for the

  • Late sucker punch cruel on Bradford Dudley Hill

    Bradford Dudley Hill’s woeful bad luck in National Conference Division Two continued with a 26-24 setback at Castleford Panthers. The game was finely poised at 12-12 at half-time following Hill tries from centre Garry Tyson and packman Lewis Evans

  • Steeton are maximum men to lead way in top flight

    Steeton find themselves leading Aire-Wharfe League Division One after the season opener, one of only two clubs to pick up the full 20 points available under the new scoring system. The other was North Leeds, who trounced Knaresborough in Division

  • Man found dead at property in Brighouse

    Police were called to Brighouse this afternoon to reports of a sudden death. When they arrived at the property in Kingsway Court, Bethel Street, at 1.30pm they found the body of a man, believed to be in his 40s. They had been called to the

  • One person killed in crash between car and van

    One person has been killed in a crash between a car and a van in Bingley. The accident happened in Otley Road, High Eldwick, near Dick Hudsons pub, at 3.50pm. Emergency services remain at the scene.

  • Middlebrook and rain defy Yorkshire

    Yorkshire have so far struggled to make significant inroads into Northamptonshire’s second innings during today’s third day of their LV= County Championship match at Headingley. After a near three-hour delay due to rain, play resumed at 2.15pm

  • VIDEO: Rugby league players get huge boost in facilities

    Players at a rugby league club are looking forward to getting changed in newly installed buildings after years of changing in a World War Two air raid shelter. New changing rooms, a pavilion and a club room were lowered into place at Wyke Recreation

  • Manningham drug dealer sent to jail

    A 21-year-old man was jailed for 27 months after he was netted by Operation Stalebank, the police crackdown on street drug dealing in Bradford. Amir Hussain, of Southfield Square, Manningham, Bradford, was convicted of supplying heroin and crack

  • Appeal lodged over Bradford Council food takeaway decision

    An appeal has been lodged against Bradford Council’s refusal to grant planning permission to convert a shop at 76 High Street, Queensbury, into a food takeaway. Planning officers had recommended the proposal was approved but a planning committee

  • Thackley into cup final

    Thackley Reserves won their Lancashire League Cup semi-final at Hyde Reserves 2-1 with goals from Kyle Fox and Arnold Nsimbe. They will meet the winners of Lancaster City Reserves and FC United Reserves in the final at the beginning of May at a

  • New outdoor fitness park opens

    A new era of outdoor fitness was unveiled with a family fun day which drew crowds to a Baildon beauty spot. A Trim Trail of solid wood exercise stations has been provided by Baildon Town Council to encourage healthy activity at Ferniehurst Dell

  • Ilkley group supports Yorkshire Air Ambulance

    Soroptimist International of Ilkley has been raising funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance over the past 12 months as the President’s chosen charity. In May last year, a visit was made to the club by Sammy Wills, a paramedic with Yorkshire Air Ambulance

  • Sir David Jones trial is abandoned

    The trial of a former executive chairman of the now defunct JJB Sports chain, who was accused of forging a bank statement to disguise the fact that he had borrowed £1.5 million, was abandoned today due to his ill health. Sir David Jones, who made

  • Bradford Bulls: Ferres humble after Wigan whipping

    Bradford managing director Steve Ferres has made a public apology for the Bulls’ humiliating Easter Monday defeat to Wigan. The Bulls’ 84-6 loss at the DW Stadium was the club's heaviest-ever defeat, eclipsing their 70-6 defeat by Hull in 2012,

  • Area roads to be resurfaced

    The full length of Parkside Terrace in Cullingworth is to be resurfaced by Bradford Council. The £45,000 scheme will be funded from a £200,000 budget for major resurfacing work across the Shipley area. Parkside Terrace leads from Greenside

  • Keighley grants scheme in its final year

    A £67,000 grant scheme for community groups in Keighley is entering its final year. Groups in Keighley West ward have only a handful of chances this year to apply for money from the Government’s Community First fund. The fund covers neighbourhoods

  • Rain halts Yorkshire's charge

    There has only been six overs of play at Headingley this morning as Yorkshire press for victory over Northamptonshire in their first LV= County Championship home match of the campaign. All of yesterday’s evening session was wiped out before only

  • VIDEO: Runaway van crashes into house

    A Bradford dad watched in horror as a van with no driver rolled down a hill and crashed into the front of his home today – exactly where his young daughter would normally have been standing to wave goodbye. Kevin McDonald was on his way to work

  • Three teenagers arrested in connection with assault

    Three arrested Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with an assault on a Baildon councillor. Town Councillor Ian Lyons was attacked outside his home in Cliffe Avenue at about 7pm on Easter Sunday. He suffered extensive bruising

  • Man charged over alleged road-rage incident

    A man has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged ‘road rage’ incident which left another man with a fractured skull. The 32-year-old made a first appearance at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates

  • ‘Bake cakes to help our heroes’ plea

    Help For Heroes is calling on Bradford people who love making tasty treats to don their aprons, grab a wooden spoon and bake a cake for a hero! The annual Help For Heroes Colossal Cake Sale runs until May 5 and with levels of support rising, the

  • Conundrum of the foodbanks

    More than 900,000 food parcels were handed out to just over 37,000 people in Yorkshire and Humberside in the past year by the Trussell Trust alone, we are told. In February, we were told by Public Health England that more than two-thirds of adults

  • Korean war veteran's story goes into print

    This month saw the end of an era for a group of Korean war veterans whose association has been disbanded. Members of the West Yorkshire branch of the British Korean War Veterans Association laid up their standard at Bradford’s City Hall, where

  • One of Ermysted's leading figures dies at 90

    One of the best-known figures in the history of Skipton’s Ermysted’s Grammar School has died at the age of 90. Wally Evans (pictured) worked at the school for 39 years, becoming head of the physics department and then deputy headmaster for many

  • The joy of reading is spreading

    The importance of reading for our children is something that can never be underestimated, which is why the work of projects like Canterbury Imagine are so vital. The work done to provide free books for children who may not otherwise have access

  • Schools aiming for sporting excellence

    The legacy of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics is still being felt in Bradford, as thousands of young people have benefited from investment in sports since. A recent report to Bradford Council has highlighted the progress of sports in the

  • Spotting the signs of bowel cancer

    When Rachel Bown was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer – the worst stage – she was eager to find a way to make sense of the ensuing chaos and distract herself, and so began writing lists. Those lists, which range from a record of typical reactions

  • A life of crime is up Cath Staincliffe's street!

    Life is murder for Cath Staincliffe... and she wouldn’t have it any other way. The author this year celebrates 20 years as a published writer and is fast becoming one of the biggest names in crime fiction in the country. And she’s just delivered

  • Green-fingered trish is really hitting the heights

    The pear tree in Trish Scott’s garden is in blossom, and budding honeysuckle is unfolding across a trellis. The air is filled with the sweet scent from a rainbow of flowers, including pansies, tulips and viola, and potatoes are growing in Trish’s home-grown

  • Weekend pluses and minuses

    Bank Holidays – you either love them or hate them. I suppose I fall into both camps. There are good elements and there are bad. But does one outweigh the other? Let’s have a look: First the downside: l Out-of-town shopping centre madness: I try to

  • So then, shall I be mother?

    They say if you look into a mirror long enough, you’ll see your mother’s face. Actually I’m not sure if anyone ever really said that – and even if they did, does it just apply to women, or men too? – but anyway I’ve tried it and it does happen.

  • Former pupils to play at concert in memory of teacher Mo

    The life of a Bingley teacher, who taught until three days before she died of cancer, will be celebrated at a special charity concert next month. A Night To Remember Mo is the title of the event in honour of Mo Hooley, who was head of chemistry

  • Alpacas and wool

    SIR – In the T&A (April 16) you state that the wool from alpacas made Salts Mill prosperous. Untrue. Alpaca have hair, like us, that is shorn twice a year. And it was Titus Salt who managed to devise a loom that could weave Alpaca hair.

  • A worthy campaign

    SIR – Recently I was contacted by a resident asking me to support the ‘No More Page 3’ campaign to get The Sun newspaper to remove the topless models from the paper. As a councillor I receive many requests to support many causes and campaigns.

  • Question on costs

    SIR – How come Maria Miller, who resigned as Culture Secretary, has only to repay £5,000 for wrongly claiming thousands of pounds against her housing expenses, yet former Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has to pay his own costs of £130,000, even though

  • Support the Lions

    SIR – I would like to take the opportunity to appeal to your readers for their support. The members of Keighley Lions Club have just celebrated their 59th Charter Dinner, and are entering their 60th year of service to the people of Keighley.

  • Facile metric system

    SIR – Concerning Ron Harding’s ‘Where’s the progress?’ (Letters, April 15), I am sure Godfrey Bloom, whom he called an imperial dinosaur, buys his petrol in in what I consider the worst metric unit, litres. He has no choice but he knows a litre

  • We need fewer MPs

    SIR – As this Parliament enters its final session before the 2015 General Election, the coalition will be remembered for its success in restoring some credibility to the nation’s finances, but also for its complete failure to reform our systems of

  • School schedules don’t need changing

    SIR – I am concerned that teachers are calling for exam timetables to be amended when they clash with fasting for Muslim students. This I feel is being blown out of proportion. I run a toddler group in Girlington and have done so for some 36 years

  • It’s all about timing

    SIR – If the drivers of buses departing from Skipton Bus Station are instructed to rely on the station clock, please will the person responsible for this timepiece please put it right. Robert Hall, Rock House, Thornton-in-Craven

  • Ready for a debate

    SIR – Edward McMillan-Scott MEP (Letters, April 8) claims that he would like a public debate on whether we should leave or stay in the EU. This is despite the fact that his party (along with Labour) blocked the Conservative party’s Bill in this Parliament

  • Doughnut fundraiser

    SIR – The ever-popular National Doughnut Week is fast approaching and I would like to make a special appeal to independent craft bakers and coffee shops across the UK to sign-up for this fun, annual charity event, which takes place from May 10 to 17

  • Look to the future

    SIR – Like many, I fail to understand the media furore over the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness lunching with the Queen at Windsor Castle recently, because such events are all about politics – without any personal input

  • Dog found abandoned at marina

    Police are hoping to trace the owners of this dog, which was abandoned near a marina. The dog was found at 10am yesterday next to a hand-pulled cart near Shepley Bridge Marina in Mirfield. It is being looked after by the police, who are trying

  • "Women treated more leniently by the courts"

    Women across West Yorkshire are being sentenced to 17 months less in prison than men who committed the same crime, new figures show. Shipley MP Philip Davies, who revealed the figures through parliamentary questions, said this made a mockery of

  • Quantity and quality on Baildon nature walk

    Ramblers were able to meander among the flowers at a Bradford nature reserve. Volunteer Harry Allenby took visitors to the Denso Marston Nature Reserve, off Otley Road, Charlestown, Baildon, on a two-hour walk during which 80 species of flower

  • Bingley turf experts land war graveyard honour

    Experts from a renowned Bingley-based research organisation are to ensure that war graves around the world remain in tip-top condition throughout the commemoration of the centenary of World War One. The Sports Turf Research Institute, which trades

  • Site for new station

    SIR – Re Mr Watson’s letter (T&A, April 15) regarding my comments about the new Low Moor station site. As with regards to the Spen Valley Line, this was connected to the original station until it closed in the mid-Sixties. It just simply cannot

  • Plans for three new Heaton homes set for refusal

    Plans to demolish a single-storey bungalow in Bingley Road, Heaton, Bradford, and replace it with three large new homes, look set for refusal. Officers are recommending the plans for 66 Bingley Road are not passed as part of the green belt site

  • Majorettes hold fundraising race night

    Silsden Allstars majorettes have given a £2,000 boost to Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope. The cash was raised when the troupe’s new fundraising committee staged its first event, a ladies’ day race night at the Sunny Bank Social Club in Silsden.

  • Monday, April 21, 2014

    25 years ago: Bradford Council’s education buildings sub-committee warned that more than £1 million was needed to remove deadly asbestos from two of the district’s schools, Tong and Eccleshill Upper. 50 years ago: Bradford’s Employment Exchange

  • Plans for estates not good for area

    SIR – Government figures indicate that there will be at least 360 extra cars using the Thackley village road to do the everyday things like going to work, taking the children to school (there are no local places) or shopping should Persimmon build

  • Tuesday, April 22, 2014

    25 years ago: Fred Lumb, a 64-year-old retired civil engineer from Shelf, identified himself as the mystery benefactor behind a consortium bidding to take control of Bradford Northern, saying: “All I want is the best for the club.” 50 years ago

  • Saturday, April 19, 2013

    25 years ago: The Bradford & Bingley Building Society announced plans for a new computer centre, set to create 600 jobs, after buying ten acres of land at Cross Flatts cricket club. 50 years ago: Peter Wragg, captain of Bradford City, spoke

  • Where will pupils go?

    SIR – While chatting with my new neighbours the other day, it transpired that they were still having to travel back and forth to Bradford each day, where they moved from, doing the school run for their primary-aged kids. Why? There are no places

  • Words are so true

    SIR – Thought for the Day, by Lynne Deal, (T&A, April 14), ‘Put up with it and you will get more of it’ seems to sum up our society in a sentence, or as a good friend of mine said, ‘in a nutshell’. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire

  • Why the negativity?

    SIR – Having the great honour and opportunity to hold a baking demonstration recently at the town’s Civic Centre, fundraising for one of mayor Coun Sally Walker’s personal charities, I just wanted to say what’s all the negativity around Keighley Civic

  • Why risk car for sake of a ticket?

    SIR – Yet another biased programme from the BBC, this time bailiffs recovering debts for unpaid parking penalties the target. Although everyone knows that parking tickets are a form of extortion practised by local authorities to fill their coffers

  • Singalong was so good

    SIR – Do you know it is not very often I go out on a Saturday evening, but just recently I did that. It was by chance I had seen a notice here in Clayton which told me of a concert which was to be held in the parish church. The message was that

  • Action vital on home energy work

    Schemes taking advantage of incentives offered by the Government to encourage green energy are massively important in helping to ensure new homes are as fuel efficient as possible. But it is vital that contractors taking on such programmes are

  • Benefits of expensive scheme

    The Government’s Troubled Families Initiative has attracted its fair share of criticism, not least due to the money being spent on it and the limited number of people it would directly affect. In Bradford alone, the Families First Initiative –

  • Views sought on Great Horton land plan

    Shearbridge residents will be asked for their views on the future of an eyesore piece of land off Great Horton Road on Thursday. The Shearbridge Residents Association wants to transform land west of 306 Great Horton Road into a community garden

  • Free children's books project begins a new chapter in Bradford

    A children’s charity which has already given away 3,000 books in the city has expanded to a new area of Bradford. Canterbury Imagine already provides free books for under-fives on the Canterbury estate, and for the district’s children in the care

  • A pointless trip for Bantams on this occasion

    Swindon Town 1 Bradford City 0 It was only just over three weeks ago that City were looking down the barrel. A run of tough away games were on the cards and the trapdoor was still very much open. The fact that yesterday’s defeat had no

  • "Bradford Council chairman are best attenders"

    Senior councillors in Bradford appear to be delivering the goods when it comes to attendance at meetings. Most of the chairmen of the local authority’s various committees had a 100 per cent attendance record. And where there were absences, reasons

  • Bradford City boss reflects on lacklustre defeat to Swindon

    Phil Parkinson felt City “lacked a bit of spark” as their mini unbeaten run on the road was ended by play-off chasers Swindon. Midfielder Dean Cox broke down their defensive resistance with the only goal midway through the second half. It was the

  • Bingley campaigners launch bid for new town council

    Campaigners who want to give Bingley a political voice by forming a new town council are asking anyone interested to get in touch and join their cause. The Bingley Community Council Group is seeking the creation of a council covering Bingley, Cottingley

  • Tiny Lillie's gift of life eased her parents' grief

    The bereaved parents of a four-day-old girl have become the first at Bradford Royal Infirmary to agree to donate her heart valves to help save the lives of other sick babies – and are now urging others to do the same. Nicky Hodges-Rhodes said despite

  • Cyclists get up steam for race against train

    Cyclists of all ages and abilities will try to prove they are faster than a steam train at a fundraising event next month. This year’s Pace The Train challenge, first held in 2003, is set to be bigger than ever before to celebrate the Tour de France

  • VIDEO: Businessman tackles litter problem with mucky video!

    A veteran businessman has commissioned and starred in his own film in a personal crusade against litter. Fed up with the “horrible litter which is desecrating our beautiful Yorkshire countryside”, Thomas Black, a former joint chairman of Keighley-based

  • Gran saves baby’s life in Bierley quad crash

    A woman is believed to have saved her seven-month-old grandson from being killed or seriously injured when a quad bike hit her while she was pushing his pram. The 51-year-old is thought to have pushed the pram out of the way as bike hit her at

  • Boy, 13, ‘tricked way into elderly woman’s home'

    Police are warning residents to be vigilant after an 85-year-old woman’s car was targeted in a burglary in Bradford. A 13-year-old boy is accused of tricking his way into her home in Welbeck Rise in Great Horton, under the guise of asking for sponsorship

  • Join Lord Mayor to hit the heights for Crocus Appeal abseil

    A rallying call for volunteers with a head for heights has been answered by the Lord Mayor of Bradford. Last month the Telegraph & Argus appealed for volunteers to get behind Crocus Week and support our bid to raise £1 million to buy a piece

  • Cannabis plants found in Buttershaw

    Police found 20 cannabis plants in a Bradford house on Easter Sunday after being tipped off of a “strong smell” coming from the property. Officers had received numerous reports about smells of cannabis from the house in Church Street, Buttershaw, and

  • Bradford fire crews tackle huge blaze in Leeds

    Firefighters from stations across Bradford tackled a huge blaze at a chemicals store in Leeds yesterday. More than 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were fighting the flames at their height, including crews from Bradford, Fairweather Green,