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  • JCT600 invest £1m in Bradford car dealership

    More than £1 million is being invested in upgrading a Bradford motor dealership. Work has started on redevelopment of the JCT600 BMW dealership on Sticker Lane, Laisterdyke, which is due for completion in October. The business will continue

  • Kenny keen to stay at Leeds United

    Former Park Avenue keeper Paddy Kenny has stated his desire to remain at Leeds United amid speculation about his future. Kenny has found himself on the fringes at Elland Road following the signing on loan of Jack Butland from Stoke. The England

  • Ovenden are in the box seat

    As the campaign gathers pace towards its conclusion, the championship of the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division is very much a race between leaders Ovenden West Riding and last season's winners Bay Athletic. Ovenden hold a 13-point

  • Doherty returns for Leeds Carnegie against his former club

    Leeds Carnegie head coach James Lowes has made four changes to the side that won at promotion rivals Rotherham Titans last week for the final regular season game of the Greene King IPA Championship tomorrow night at home to Cornish Pirates. A new

  • Walker set to miss out on milestone for Avenue

    A long journey awaits Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday for their final game of a long season as they face a 350-mile plus round trip to Oxford City. In the city of the dreaming spires, Avenue will be dreaming of a top-ten finish in Skrill Conference

  • Former Bantams striker Cadamarteri retires

    Former Bantams striker Danny Cadamarteri has retired from the game on medical advice. The 34-year-old has not kicked a ball this season for Carlisle because of a long-term knee injury. Cadamarteri made 97 appearances for City in two spells

  • Farsley on the outside looking in

    Farsley will be on the outside looking in on the final day of the Evo-Stik Division One North regular season. They will be sidelined with a dead rubber at Mossley, while Ramsbottom United and Lancaster City battle it out for the last remaining

  • Brooks wants to avoid those big Lord's lunches!

    Jack Brooks admits he is hungry for a place in Yorkshire’s team for Sunday’s LV= County Championship match against Middlesex, but the in-form fast bowler has also conceded that if there was ever a game to miss then one at Lord’s would be it. The

  • Jackson says heat is off for Cleckheaton

    When Woodlands met Cleckheaton in late June last year, the Albert Terrace side were 24 points ahead at the top in the race for the JCT600 Bradford League title. However, inspired by an unbeaten 127 by Tim Jackson, the Moorenders chased down a total

  • Muhammad Ali eyes revenge after missing out on gold

    Keighley starlet Muhammad Ali is already plotting his revenge after claiming a silver medal at the AIBA Youth World Championships in Bulgaria. The 17-year-old lost in the flyweight final to highly-rated American southpaw Shakur Stevenson – but

  • Queensbury's potent mix can inspire them to national glory

    Queensbury travel to Hunslet Old Boys for a semi-final of the ACE Insurance BARLA National Cup on Saturday, resolutely believing that they have the ability to upset the odds. The incentive is a final against either Drighlington or Sharlston Rovers

  • Search for talented models in Bradford is stepped up

    The search is still on for Bradford’s most photogenic faces. If you have what it takes to strut your stuff then the good news is there is still time to enter this year’s ModelSearch. Now in its 13th year, the contest is run in conjunction with

  • Commercial Feature: Macmillan Night In

    On Friday 16th May, friends in Yorkshire will be swapping a night out on the town for a Night In with their favourite people – all in the name of Macmillan Cancer Support. Night In is great fun and so simple. Whether it’s a girly night on the

  • Neighbours in call for action over arson building eyesore

    A Keighley neighbourhood remains blighted by the remnants of a burned down building, nearly four months after it was first hit by an arson attack. People living close to the wrecked property at the junction of Lawkholme Lane and Grange Street are

  • Children go back to Roman age

    Children got to meet a Roman soldier and find out about life in the Roman army at Artyology Club, a new holiday venture launched by two Ilkley friends. David Bartlett, of the Friends of the Manor House, Ilkley, came along dressed in Roman armour

  • Wedding dress walkers vow to raise cash for cancer charity

    A hen party with a difference will raise money for a cancer charity. Brides and bridesmaids will walk from Haworth to Keighley wearing their wedding gear. Anyone is welcome to join the four-mile trek, including men, so long as they are dressed

  • Student cafe in licence row amid shisha claims

    Environmental health officers are calling for a licence at a student cafe in Listerhills to be refused amid concerns about “further crimes” being committed on the premises. The Hookahs cafe on the ground floor of the Campus House student accommodation

  • Robbers strike at Co-op in Oxenhope

    A robbery took place at the Co-op in Oxenhope early today. Two men forced open the door of the Station Road mini-market after breaking the lock with a saw just after 1am. They snatched cigarettes from the store and drove off in what is believed

  • How the ‘Avro Girls’ kept our warplanes in the skies

    While young lads left their families and homes to go into combat for their country, the women left behind were making their own contributions to the war effort. Olive Crowther, nee Rhodes, has fond memories of her experience as an Avro Girl working

  • Couple’s wedding day fell race

    A couple will be hosting a fancy-dress fell race up Beamsley Beacon as part of wedding day celebrations. The event starts at 10am outside St Peter's Church in Addingham on Saturday, May 3. The couple are Stephanie French and Andrew Kitts, who

  • National riding group hits out at homes plan

    A national equestrian organisation has spoken of its disappointment that Bradford Council is considering letting 600 houses be built on the site of a riding school. The British Equestrian Federation is urging officials to consider what the community

  • Keighley charity sees record demand for services

    A charity that provides meals to Keighley’s needy has seen record demand for its services. Up to 100 people a week are now using the Intouch Foundation mobile soup kitchen in the town. The figure is well over double the number who received

  • Otley Methodist Church to have Tour de France big screen

    Tour de France fans will be able to watch the race’s entire first day from Otley Methodist Church. It will have a big screen TV on Saturday July 5 as part of its celebrations to mark the Tour passing through town. Breakfasts, morning coffee

  • Historic Steeton Hall is sold

    Historic Steeton Hall – which closed last summer – has been sold. Punch Taverns, which put it on the market last September, has confirmed contracts have been exchanged. But the company is remaining tight-lipped over the new owner. Reports

  • Guides and Rangers pose with Olympic heroes

    Guides and Rangers posed with two Olympic heroes as they took part in an expedition. The 1st Addingham Senior Section and 1st Ilkley Rangers teamed up to send 19 young women off to the Dales for a practice expedition for bronze and silver awards

  • Drunken man fined

    Peter John Welsh, 47, of no fixed adress, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and was fined £40 with £20 costs by Bradford and Keighley magistrates.

  • Morrisons through to national burger final

    Bradford-based Morrisons has made it through to the final of a national burger competition. From a record number of entries in the biannual competition organised by industry body EBLEX, Morrisons is one of 23 companies to enter the final. Morrisons

  • Tesco theft: Police issue CCTV appeal

    Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the theft of Xbox games from Skipton Tesco. The supermarket in Craven Street had £500 worth of games stolen on March 10 and £600 worth taken on March 14. On

  • Dog appeal nears total for Haworth girl Brooke

    A campaign to raise £1,500 to help a diabetic teenager from Haworth has crossed the £1,000 mark. The appeal was launched to fund a diabetic alert dog for 16-year-old Brooke Kirtley, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last October. A diabetic

  • Keighley charity shop giving away items

    A Keighley charity shop has so much furniture in store it is looking to give away items, rather than sell them. The Fresh Waters Christian Charity Shop in Bridge Street is storing large pieces of household furniture it has been given from several

  • Family visit will raise cash too

    A Bingley man is cycling across Europe to visit his son and raise money for charity. Tony Stanley wants to raise more than £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) by pedalling from Rotterdam in Holland to Bratislava in Slovakia. The 59

  • MP joins battle for treatment services

    Bradford East MP David Ward believes all possible action is being taken to safeguard the future of services at a city treatment centre shrouded in uncertainty. There have been questions about the future of the Eccleshill Treatment Centre since

  • Car boot sale could become regular fixture

    The organisers of a car-boot sale a week on Sunday are hoping it can become a regular fixture. The sale is being run by Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council in conjunction with Haworth Primary School. It will take place from 8am

  • Acid murder trial will start on time, says judge

    The judge in an alleged acid-murder case insisted yesterday the trial will begin on time. Mr Justice Globe is to hear the case at Bradford Crown Court of four men charged with the murder of Barry Selby. The trial is due to start on May 19 and last

  • Pub jumps back to 1950s for St George’s Day

    A pub jumped back to the 1950s and celebrated St George’s Day with a baking and fancy dress competition in aid of cancer charity Marie Curie. Fancy-dressed regulars at the Sun Hotel in Kirkgate, Shipley, brought cakes, buns and savouries to be

  • Event opens a book on Saltaire history

    Visitors to Saltaire will be able to tale a peek into the past during a special weekend. Baptismal registers will be open to the public at the United Reformed Church, along with displays of the church’s 155-year history. It’s all part of the

  • High Royds memorial chapel to open to public

    A restored chapel at High Royds Memorial Garden will be open twice a month over the summer as part of activities planned this year by supporters. The Friends of High Royds Memorial Garden, Menston, plan to open the chapel on Buckle Lane from 2pm

  • Low Moor firm Harmony is happy over its biggest ever deal

    Workmen at a Bradford flooring specialist are busy completing the firm’s biggest ever contract. A team from Low Moor-based Harmony Contract Flooring are laying the floor covering at the new £50 million David Hockney building at Bradford College

  • Accounts laid bare

    SIR – As my opinion, for some reason, has been sought by a number of journalists on MEPs’ expenses, may I restate my view in full, so there can be no misunderstanding. EU rules should be significantly tightened, and there should be an independent

  • Source of problems

    SIR – I’m sure Mr Willis’s facts on air pollution are correct (Letters, April 18) but just like Government ministers, it’s easy to blame (and tax/penalise) everyday people going about their business. There was no mention in his letter of the planes

  • Worthwhile cause

    SIR – Well done to Hall Royd Area Residents’ Association for setting up an online petition against a supermarket development on the Crossley Evans site in Shipley (T&A, April 19) which deserves huge support. GMI Developments, and their cohorts

  • A blanket solution?

    SIR – Iain Morris’s kind words (Letters, April 17) shouldn’t assume that I am unconcerned about the artistic and environmental arguments regarding the trees on Victoria Road, Saltaire. It is my hope that an outcome is found which will incorporate

  • Easy sums welcome

    SIR – Perhaps advancing age is blurring my memories of long ago. I hardly remember the daft units of measurement I learned at school. Perhaps Philip Bird (Letters, April 22) can remind me of those golden days. How many ounces were there in a hundredweight

  • Tip permits palaver

    SIR – Are Bradford Council deliberately making it difficult for us to use the Council tips? First we have to produce our permit to a worker standing at the gate then we are asked how big our trailers are, as they have to conform to being under

  • Problem must be tackled properly

    SIR – Once again the problem of prostitution is highlighted, quite rightly, by residents and businesses in the areas effected by ‘the oldest trade’ (T&A, April 22). People who have the opinion that it should be tolerated don’t live in the parts

  • Thursday, April 24, 2014

    25 years ago: It was announced that Bradford could be the setting for a major conference on UFOs. 50 years ago: A court heard that prompt and intelligent action by the police stopped a race riot in Bradford. It was said that a gang of about 30

  • Sex work danger: what’s the solution?

    It remains a widely debated issue. Prostitutes plying their trade on Bradford’s streets is something that has been going on for a very long time, and while there are ongoing initiatives to tackle the issue it remains a cause of concern. Perhaps

  • Let’s shout about district attractions

    There are many wonderful sights and attractions in the Bradford district, from breathtaking natural scenery to man-made visitor draws such as the City Park, from places of historical significance to parks and museums. It is somewhat strange, then

  • Lorry crashes into seven parked cars

    An articulated lorry smashed into at least seven cars in the early hours of this morning at Crossflatts. The main road through the village has been closed since the incident, which happened at 5.19am. Nobody was injured in the accident on the

  • Bradford Bulls: Purtell puts club before contract

    Adrian Purtell says he is more bothered about helping the Bulls to return to winning ways than sorting out his own future. The Australian centre is one of a number of players whose contract expire at the end of the season. He is in the third

  • Irna talks on Bollywood

    The latest in a series of talks organised by the Bradford City of Film team sees writer Irna Qureshi talking about Bollywood in Britain. The talk, tonight at Bradford’s City Park Library, 5.30pm, will explore the contribution Britain has made to

  • Warnings on bank cards PIN tricksters

    Bogus bank officials have stolen thousands of pounds by tricking people into handing over their personal identification number (PIN). Now, police are warning the public never to give their PIN out, no matter how convincing the person asking may

  • Tributes are paid to Ilkley Playhouse's Walter Swan

    The family of a well-known theatre manager have paid tribute to him as a “devoted husband, dad and friend” following his death at the age of 59. Walter Swan, the creative development manager of Ilkley Playhouse, died of a suspected heart attack

  • Warrant is issued for Bradford store owner

    An arrest warrant has been issued for the owner of a store who failed to attend court over charges of selling counterfeit cigarettes. Hemen Ahmed Hussain, 36, of Chislehurst Place, Bradford, was due to appear in court yesterday to answer 12 charges

  • Call for 'vital' longer surgery opening hours

    Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Keighley has called for longer opening hours at Keighley district doctors’ surgeries. John Grogan was responding to figures published by his party showing the number of Yorkshire women who are overdue

  • Hipperholme Grammar School in healthy success

    Hipperholme Grammar School has proved it has the right ingredients when it comes to cooking. The school is one of the three finalists in the national Independent Schools Association (ISA) awards 2014 Healthy Eating awards. ‘Give us this day

  • Record bid help for brave Riley, 3

    A businessman tackling a world record tandem challenge in aid of Heart Research UK has met a young heart patient who could benefit from any funds raised. Dominic Irvine, who will try and break the 48-year-old world record for the fastest tandem

  • Police seek man after railway station attack

    Police want to speak to this man, who could be from Bradford, in connection with a vicious assault at a rail station. Officers are also hoping to trace the victim of the assault, which took place at 7.50pm on Sunday, March 23, at Leeds station.

  • Bradford Moor man to be sentenced on weapon charge

    A man who pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence will be sentenced next month. Jamie Robertson, 30, of Moorgate Avenue, Bradford Moor, Bradford, admitted the charge when he appeared at Bradford Crown

  • Bradford MP meets young bank apprentices

    Bradford East MP David Ward has been fact-finding about a banking apprenticeship scheme. He visited the city’s Market Street branch of Barclays to learn more about what is on offer for young people. Mr Ward met branch manager Claire Acornley and

  • Support floods in for brave five-year-old cancer sufferer

    A little girl undergoing cancer treatment for the second time at the age of five has received support from dozens of people after her plight was shared with Telegraph & Argus readers. Summer Allen has Neuroblastoma, which she was diagnosed

  • Middlesbrough winger not out of Bradford City's Reach

    Phil Parkinson will try to lure Adam Reach back to City next season if Middlesbrough don’t want him. The winger is back in training with Boro today after his 93-day loan at Valley Parade ran out following Monday’s loss to Swindon. That was

  • 'Awareness courses' plan to stop the kerb-crawlers

    Kerb crawlers in Bradford could soon be sent on speed awareness-type courses as part of efforts to stamp out prostitution in the city. Superintendent Vince Firth, of the Prostitution Strategic Partnership (PSP), said innovative ways of dealing

  • Saltaire Day of Dance offers variety of activities

    Learn to shimmy to Egyptian Blues at the 40th anniversary Day of Dance at Victoria Hall, Saltaire, on SaturdayAPR 26 with 40 day time workshops and a special evening event with three live bands all on one ticket. The event usually attended by about

  • Dalton Philips declines bonus payment at Morrisons

    Morrisons boss Dalton Philips declined to be considered for a bonus payment in the year which saw the Bradford-based supermarket slump to an annual loss of £176 million amid falling sales and one-off costs of £903 million. The company’s report

  • RCZ really has rivals in its sights

    The Audi TT, at last, has some serious competition. OK, so the Peugeot RCZ has been around for a little while but it’s only now that the R version is here that the affordable two-seater from Germany has to look over its shoulder. Affordable

  • Hurt three from Bradford in hospital after smash

    Police are appealing for information after a crash in Queensbury left three people from Bradford injured. The accident, which involved a red Mini and a red Toyota Hiace, happened on the A647 at Priestley Hill, at about 3.30am on Monday. A 17

  • New inquiry launched at Long Lee Primary School

    Education bosses are remaining tight-lipped over continued investigations into a troubled primary school. Bradford Council has opened a second inquiry following the outcome of a top-level probe into SATs (Standard Assessment Tests) results at Long

  • Wyke cable dumping is probed by Bradford Council

    Council tipping teams are investigating a dumping mystery at Wyke, Bradford. And officials want anyone with information about the incident to get in touch. Large piles of what looks like piping were spotted in the area of the Judy Woods beauty

  • Upset as city attractions are left out of local guide

    The National Media Museum, stunning Saltaire and the Bronte Parsonage –they’re all attractions which draw thousands of visitors to the district, but it seems none are worthy of mention in a directory of places to visit in the North. Miffed tourism

  • Folk star Cara Dillon to perform at Saltaire

    Folk star Cara Dillon is performing at Victoria Hall, Saltaire, tomorrow, previewing songs from her new album A Thousand Hearts to be released next month. Apart from her own albums, she has recorded songs for Billy Connolly’s Tour of Ireland, Mike

  • Dramatic day at historic Bolling Hall

    A topsy-turvy tale of the men guarding the Tower of London is being presented by Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Members of the society got into character at Bolling Hall in Bradford, ahead of their production of The Yeomen of the Guard.

  • Woman appears in court charged with murder of her partner

    A 58-year-old woman sobbed into a handkerchief when she made her first court appearance yesterday charged with murdering her partner on Easter Sunday. Miroslawa Dawidowicz was returned to the cells at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court in

  • Bingley car crash death man named by police

    A man who died after a car crash above Bingley has been named by police. Christopher Crowther died after his blue MG ZR car was in collision with a white VW Crafter van. Police have also revealed that the 33- year-old lived in Moor Close Lane