Archive

  • Field seeking cup treble at Elland Road

    Many clubs achieve an end-of-season double but West Yorkshire Association side Field are chasing a cup treble. They have already won the Bradford & District FA Saturday Challenge Cup, defeating Hunsworth 1-0, and their own league's cup, beating

  • Windass backs Hull City to cause cup final upset

    Dean Windass believes Hull City can add to the list of FA Cup final upsets at Wembley tomorrow – and possibly leave Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger out of a job. Tigers old boy Windass insists all the pressure will be on the Gunners as they look to

  • Memorial day for David 'Tank' Tempest

    Foster’s Halifax League club Low Moor Holy Trinity are holding a memorial day for David ‘Tank’ Tempest on Saturday, July 5. David, who was a match-day steward at Bradford Park Avenue, died last September, and was involved with the Bradford PHAB

  • Doherty is drafted in by Leeds Carnegie

    Leeds Carnegie’s head coach James Lowes has been forced to make one change for Sunday’s crucial semi-final second leg at London Welsh in the Greene King IPA Championship (12.45). Scrum half Craig Hampson has been ruled out with a foot injury, suffered

  • Yorkshire Vikings edged out with ball to spare

    Holders Northamptonshire got off to a winning start to the NatWest T20 Blast by claiming a three-wicket win over Yorkshire with a ball to spare at Headingley. Chasing Yorkshire’s 162-7, the Steelbacks looked set to fall short when they needed 13

  • Final third for Brighouse Town Reserves

    Brighouse Town Reserves finished a creditable third in the Lancashire League East table. Charles Tolley’s second string finished level on points with their AFC Emley counterparts, although both sides were some distance behind champions FC United

  • Bradford City women get chance to shine at Valley Parade

    Bradford City play their first competitive game at Valley Parade for more than 20 years as they chase a runners-up finish in the FA Women’s Premier League (North) on Sunday (2pm). City’s women take on Wolves knowing that victory in their final

  • Tea and fashion for Marie Curie

    The Aireborough Marie Curie Fundraising Group is holding a tea party and a fashion show in June. A Blooming Great Tea Party will take place at Guiseley Methodist Church, Oxford Road, 10.30-12.30pm on Saturday, June 7. Tickets, which are available

  • Royston ready to step into the breach for Cougars

    Paul Royston is relishing the extra responsibility he will have in the coming weeks following Paul March’s shock two-month stadium ban. Royston serves not only as the club’s highly-regarded head of strength and conditioning but also as performance

  • Cup competitions swelled Avenue's coffers

    Bradford Park Avenue may have had a mundane league season as they looked to consolidate their position in Skrill Conference North but once again they went on cup journeys. Bradford boss John Deacey has always been modest about the cup runs he has

  • Thackley's promotion bid stalled in the new year

    2014-15 record P 44 W 22 D 4 L 18 F 92 A 83 GD +9 Pts 70 A dreadful second half of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division season blighted the Dennyboys’ campaign, and they finished in the bottom half of the table after

  • Avoiding relegation was the main plus for Liversedge

    2014-2015 record P 44 W 10 D 6 L 28 F 58  A 115  GD -57 Pts 36 The Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division season began dismally for Sedge and got steadily worse as they struggled through a period of transition on a shoestring

  • Three years for taxi-smash youth

    An uninsured teenager seriously injured an innocent taxi driver when he drove through red lights at twice the speed limit, a court heard yesterday. Mohammed Saghir suffered multiple fractures to his pelvis, ribs and shoulder blade when 19-year-old

  • Man locked up for grooming vulnerable young girl

    A father-of-three, who groomed a vulnerable young girl and sexually molested her when he was a teenager, has been jailed for two and a half years. Bradford Crown Court heard that the victim of Paul Morrow still suffered nightmares – 20 years after

  • VIDEO: Young workers share job joy at Westfield visit

    A top politician donned a hard hat today to meet unemployed young people working at the Westfield building site. Shadow cabinet member Rachel Reeves visited the under-construction shopping centre as part of a tour of the city to see the Council

  • Seminar to look at noise problems at Bradford houses

    Incommunities and Bradford Council are joining forces for an event in Keighley marking Noise Action Week. An information day is being held at the housing offices at 6-14 Devonshire Street, on Monday between 9.30am and 4pm. Staff will be on

  • Cannabis arrest at Keighley house

    A 31-year-old man was arrested and cautioned for production of cannabis in a house in Edensor Road, Keighley, at 4.15pm on Tuesday after a member of the public called them about a potential burglary taking place.

  • Bradford firm's PJ’s day for T&A Crocus appeal

    Staff at a Bradford call centre donned pyjamas and a range of animal onesies to raise money for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal. Young apprentices at 247 Home Rescue, based in Coop Place, dressed up to mark the first-ever

  • New material on show from folk pioneers

    Fairport Convention are widely regarded as the most important group in the English folk rock movement. Formed in 1967 and hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, they remain one of the most entertaining bands on the live music scene

  • Battle with Godzilla proves a frenzied rubble rouser

    GODZILLA (12A, 123 mins) *** Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, Carson Bolde, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche. Director: Gareth Edwards I n Steven Spielberg’s box-office behemoth Jurassic

  • Secret is not worth knowing

    IN SECRET (15, 107 mins) ** Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange, Shirley Henderson, Matt Lucas, Mackenzie Crook, John Kavanagh, Lily Laight, Matt Devere, Dimitrije Bogdanov. Director: Charlie Stratton Bosoms heave,

  • Sun shines down on a dark story that’s a slow burner

    THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY (12A, 96 mins) *** Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, David Warshofsky, Daisy Bevan. Director: Hossein Amini Like Agatha Christie before her, Patricia Highsmith repeatedly challenged the moral compass

  • Kids start their rehearsals for ‘show in a week’

    Youngsters at Scalakids Performing Arts School are about to start rehearsing for their “show in a week”. Called Scalakids Live!, the production will showcase the singing, dancing and acting talents of the performers. They begin rehearsing on

  • Food for thought

    SIR – With all the various opinions and disagreements we have at this time, mainly membership of the EU and religious divides among others, made by politicians and pundits alike, perhaps if the following two quotations were adopted then better cohesion

  • Relevant issues...

    SIR – With less than one year left of the 2010 Coalition Parliament, now degenerating into ‘Zombie’ mode, ie, with no new legislation likely to be introduced before the 2015 General Election, it is a great pity that two very relevant issues cannot

  • Pair not the men

    SIR – Allan Holdsworth (Letters, May 14) exaggerates the power of Messrs Miliband and Balls under the last Labour government. If they have indeed “accepted full responsibility for the collapse” of Lehman Bros, then they are fools. The people responsible

  • Meninigitis help

    SIR – Hot on the heels of our awareness week, Vocal About Viral, showing the impact viral meningitis can have on sufferers and their families, come three other weeks, all of which help to demonstrate the devastating after-effects of meningitis.

  • Picking up the tab

    SIR – Your article ‘Warning of Cost of Student Loans’ (T&A, May 6) made for interesting reading. The trebling of university tuition fees by the Coalition Government to £9,000 in 2012, which was meant to ease the burden on the public purse of

  • New Bradford College chief has to withdraw

    The man who was due to start work as the new chief executive of Bradford College in September has announced he will be withdrawing from the position. Anthony Bravo, principal of Basingstoke College and with 30 years’ experience in academies and

  • Opportunity for adventurous teenagers in Bradford

    Teenagers across Bradford are being given the chance to take part in a series of adventurous summer events designed to help prepare them for the adult world. The National Citizen Service placements are available at a knockdown price, with a cost

  • Now beer lovers can travel the Ales Way

    Wharfedale Brewery, Ilkley, will unveil a new tourist attraction this weekend aimed at helping businesses in the Dales. The Ales Way: Wharfedale’s Ale Trail takes real-ale lovers on a journey from Ben Rhydding to Hubberholme, taking in 15 of Yorkshire

  • Shipley MP criticises Government over Sikh helmet exemption

    Exempting turban-wearing Sikhs from wearing helmets at most workplaces in Northern Ireland will be “troubling” and “offensive” to many people, claims the MP for Shipley. Philip Davies criticised the Government’s plans for creating “different laws

  • Academy dancers get ready for big night at London Palladium

    Bradford dancers, including 30 children, will be making their West End debut in a glittering gala performance at the London Palladium. The show, called One Night Only!, is produced and directed by Deana Morgan, principal of Shipley’s DM Academy

  • Girlington man faces four drugs charges

    A 33-year-old Bradford man has denied four drugs offence charges. Asif Khan, of Durham Road, Girlington, pleaded not guilty to possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply, and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine, when

  • Differing attitudes to fraud and tax

    SIR – The recent response of David Cameron to the matter of Gary Barlow’s tax ‘activities’ shows the difference in the PM’s attitude towards tax avoidance compared to benefit fraud. In the first case it is criticised per se while at the same time

  • Friday, May 16, 2014

    25 years ago: Hundreds of shoppers watched in shock as two robbers, posing as joggers, sprinted through Bingley town centre with a snatched bag containing £3,200. 50 years ago: A 17-year-old youth was fined at Bradford City Court after pleading

  • Where's best to have your baby?

    Most mums would want to give birth in their own familiar surroundings. The opportunity of having your child at home is appealing, although many mums also draw comfort from giving birth in hospital in case of medical intervention is required.

  • Helping our children get a childhood

    It is the proper way of things that parents should look after children, not the other way around. However, in the Bradford district there are almost 1,300 young people below the age of 15 who have to shoulder the burden of caring for their parents

  • Brief period of reflection for Bradford City hot-shot McBurnie

    City starlet Oliver McBurnie is already eyeing pre-season after a “crazy” breakthrough year. The teenage striker has been in Scotland for an end-of-term training camp with Ricky Sbragia’s under-19 national squad as they build towards the European

  • Bands vie for spot at Bingley Music Live at Keighley venue

    Four of the finest local bands will be picked to star at this year’s Bingley Music Live during the grand final of this year’s search for new talent tonight. A place on the line-up of the Bradford Council-run event on August 29-31 will put them

  • Cops on camera to save on court costs

    A new video-link system which will save time and money by allowing police officers to give evidence in court cases without attending is being introduced across West Yorkshire after successful tests in Bradford. Senior officers asked for the system

  • VIDEO: Video-link system to save on court costs

    A new video-link system which will save time and money by allowing police officers to give evidence in court cases without attending is being introduced across West Yorkshire after successful tests in Bradford. Senior officers asked for the system

  • Sex attack is denied by Ravenscliffe man

    A 33-year-old man has denied sexually assaulting a woman. Carl Garrod, of Roundwood Avenue, Ravenscliffe, Bradford, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault on April 13 when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday. A trial date was set for

  • Organiser hope to attract more entrants to Keighley Gala

    Keighley Gala bosses are finalising plans for this year’s charity extravaganza. And they say there are still opportunities for people to get involved. Places are available in the procession and for stallholders at the Victoria Park venue.

  • Search for shoplifting suspect

    Police investigating a shoplifting incident at a Cancer Research charity shop have released an image of a woman they want to trace. Investigators believe a woman entered the shop, in High Street, Skipton, on April 3 at around 3.30pm and took some

  • Drunk man gouged the eyes of women in Bradford pub

    A drunken man gouged the eyes of two innocent women he thought had been involved in an attack on his girlfriend, who had her ear bitten off in a pub brawl, a court heard. Father-of-four Stephen O’Connor became embroiled after being told about the

  • Bradford Odeon documents rescued by group

    Precious documents recording the history of a former grand city building have been salvaged by the Bradford Odeon Rescue Group (Borg). Members were allowed into the Odeon on Wednesday after hearing that it was to be emptied. Borg secretary

  • VIDEO: Delight as Bingley riding school relocates

    A Bingley riding school raided by thieves earlier this year has won permission to relocate to a more secure location in Harden. Saddles and tack worth about £6,000 were stolen from St Ives Equestrian Centre in February and owner Nicki Whaites said

  • Sir Ken slips down the rich list

    Former supermarket supremo Sir Ken Morrison and family have dropped two places in the Sunday Times Rich List 2014. Their fortune has fallen by £105 million to £900 million and they have slumped from 82rd in the national ranking last year to 110th

  • Vandals in Bradford night attack on 12 cars

    Frightened residents fear further attacks after 12 cars were vandalised on one street in the same night. The vehicles were targeted on Beldon Road, Great Horton, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They were badly scratched by a “sharp implement

  • Teenager’s cancer fight inspiration

    A teenager diagnosed with bone cancer says he has drawn inspiration from fellow fundraiser Stephen Sutton whose positive outlook helped raise more than £3.5 million for charity. Jacob Simpson was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone

  • Superstars of Soul charge into town

    Soul stars Geno Washington, The Foundations and Jaki Graham are in Bradford tonight. The show, called Superstars of Soul, is billed as “an evening of supercharged soul music presented by an array of soul’s finest”. Heading the line-up is Geno Washington

  • School fall puts Bradford boy in hospital

    A five-year-old boy remains in hospital after his eye swelled shut following a playground accident that his mum says should never have happened. Malakie Tordoff slipped and fell while on play equipment at Fearnville Primary School, on Monday, banging

  • Teen duo can step into spotlight at Bradford Bulls

    Francis Cummins believes Jordan Baldwinson and Mason Tonks have a great opportunity to “make a name for themselves” after joining the Bulls until the end of the season. The highly-rated 19-year-olds came through the Leeds Rhinos system and joined

  • Crackdown on illegal parking outside school gates

    The number of parking tickets issued on safety Zig-Zag lines outside Bradford schools has increased five-fold in the past two years as Bradford Council aims to “reinforce the safety message” to parents. According to figures released today, just

  • Bradford University students' invent a reusable notebook

    A group of past and present Bradford University students are hoping to revolutionise the stationery world with an invention that already has a royal seal of approval. The group – named Esquoia – began a Kick-starter campaign to fund the first batch