PLAYERS from Bradford City will be presenting awards at two of the three days at the West Bradford Primary School Network's finals. They will involve a maximum of eight schools and will be held on October 21-23 at either 5Alive indoor football
HORIZON Taekwondo Academy members Ellie Bowden and Jamie Simpson-Kidd will make their England debuts in the Commonwealth Championships next month, and will be joined in Edinburgh by Bradford's Kieran Young.Cullingworth's Bowden, 13, and six-time
JOE Root is confident England can compete for this winter's one-day World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Yorkshire batsman was part of the England side which lost home summer series against Sri Lanka and India, with the majority of pundits
TEENAGER Taylor Prell, who is dual registered with Wharfedale, makes his Yorkshire Carnegie debut tomorrow night against Rotherham Titans in the British & Irish Cup at Scarborough.Former Greens team-mates Christian Georgiou (fly half) and Jack Barnard
THE COUNCILLOR in charge of children's services at Bradford Council has warned that the school places crisis blighting parts of the city and neighbouring districts is now worse than at any time he could remember.Cllr Ralph Berry put the blame on the
DETECTIVES have praised the bravery of a Neighbourhood Watch member who filmed a pair of burglary conspirators on his mobile phone. The man narrowly escaped injury when a vehicle containing Bradford villains David Hindle and Carl Armitage reversed
A JUDGE jailing a businessman for growing cannabis has issued a strong warning that setting up "home-based" factories will lead to prison sentences.Ian Cartmel, 40, was yesterday locked up for 40 months after police busted a £47,000 cannabis
GUISELEY manager Mark Bower is hoping that money talks this weekend.The Lions are at home to Halesowen Town in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup and the hosts are set to bank £7,500 if they are successful."The prize money is a massive
A MAN has been taken to hospital with "serious" head injuries after a five-vehicle smash in Gomersal this afternoon. He was driving a silver Mini which police say collided with four other cars on Oxford Road just before 2.15pm. He was taken
SHOPS could have to apply for licences to put A-boards on public pavements, under new plans being considered by Bradford Council. It is one of four options being suggested by the authority, after disability groups said the boards posed a safety
For an enchanting Christmas experience, join Father Christmas and his Magic Elf, Jingles, at the gloriously festive wonderland of Burton Agnes Hall. Children will be greeted by Mrs Claus in the Great Hall and guided through spectacularly decorated
APPLE Day may not appear on any national calendars, but in one Bradford suburb the event has become an established institution. With a community orchard producing an expected 1.5 tonnes of fruit this year, Bradford Environmental Education Service
A SCHEME to return brewing to Bradford city centre for the first time in nearly 60 years and create around a dozen jobs has received another funding boost. Bradford Brewery has received a £50,000 loan from Bradford-based lender Business Enterprise
THE boss of a Bradford law firm has promised a day off for any staff taking part in this month's City Runs in aid of the Telegraph & Argus Crocus Cancer Appeal. Amin Ullah, Principal of Applebys, is so keen to support the work on cancer research
FARSLEY take on Salford City at Throstle Nest this weekend in a clash which supporters are terming the non-League version of the Uniteds – Leeds v Manchester. Salford's ground is in the shadows of Old Trafford and the club are part-owned by the
A BRADFORD-based commercial kitchen equipment and maintenance company has expanded its operations nationally through an acquisition in the South of England. The Airedale Group has bought Weymouth-based South Coast Catering which has been providing
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THOSE who have battled drink problems will be aware than it isn't as simple as taking a pill. Then again, a new tablet, aimed at helping drinkers to combat their cravings, isn't aimed at those with a serious drink problem. However, it could
A pioneering scheme designed to help ex-offenders to turn their lives around with jobs and training in the food industry must be welcomed as an important new initiative. Fresh Start offers participants a chance to get themselves back on the right
SIR - I spend my time in a wheelchair. Its not been long since I found myself in this whole new world. I find the ignorance of people shocking. The most frustrating events are being excluded from shops because of steps and the insidious actions of
SIR - In August, David Cameron said his first priority was “to keep our (British) people safe” and he recently declared that by bombing ISIS, this would help to secure that objective. Yet it appears that since the bombing started, not only has
SIR - One thing I have realised since I became a district councillor is the strength of feeling about school places. I am pleased to see that local parents from Addingham to Menston are being proactive by instigating a petition asking Bradford
SIR - Congratulations to the City of Bradford Brass Band for providing Bradford with some good PR. In the recent National Brass Band Finals, the band gained a very creditable third place in the first section. On top of this, they have recently
SIR - David Hornsby, (Letters, Tuesday 7th), quotes Labour MP, Michael Meacher, who said: “The NHS is increasingly being used as a support service for the private hospital sector. Thousands of people are regularly transferred to the NHS after treatment
SIR - In the story about unsolved burglaries (T&A, October 6), David Ward says that the same person could be responsible for several crimes. This is often the case. At a meeting of Baildon Town Council A senior police officer boasted that they
SIR - Your correspondent, A Holdsworth, uses the oxymoron “caring Conservatism” in denouncing the Tories and their part in the coalition, while B Murray reflects on the Liberal Democrats’ lack lustre street cred (Letters, October 6). When will
A retired doctor was jailed for nine years today for sexually assaulting a young girl when she was seven or eight years. Ahmed Masood, 71, of Lampards Close, Allerton, was a well respected GP and hospital doctor in Bradford before his recent retirement
THACKLEY host Liversedge in the weekend's big Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division derby with the clubs very much on an equal footing. Sedge took just one point from the first 15 on offer this term, while the Dennyboys earned
A Bradford man has been found guilty of his part in a plot to smuggle heroin with a street value of more than £37 million Noman Qureshi, 32, of Bracken Hill, was jailed for 21 years and his co-conspirator Israr Khan, 35, of Luton, received a prison
Bradford has plenty of beautiful old buildings, some of which would benefit from a little loving care. Maybe what they need is husband and wife partnership, Julie and Howard Duckworth from Goole in East Yorkshire, and their determination to bring buildings
STRONG opposition including from the town's MP has failed to stop the closure of Skipton Police Station's custody suite.The cells will close in the spring, and those arrested taken instead 20 miles to Harrogate Police Station's new 'investigation
A MINI-motorbike was seized by police after a woman was spotted riding it on Holme Wood estate. Officers saw the woman on Pit Hill, an area blighted by nuisance scrambler and quad bikes, and told her motorbikes were not allowed on the land. She
READ OUR LIVE BLOG ON THE FIRE HERE A major fire has broken out on the edge of Bradford city centre. A number of fire engines have been scrambled to the scene, near the junction of Thornton Road and Listerhills Road. Smoke can be seen billowing
1869 AND 1914 were two significant dates for world trade. The first was the opening of the Suez Canal so bringing Europe much closer to the Asian colonial territories, and Australia, and then a hundred years ago the Panama Canal slashed the distance
Mark Hume has left Bradford Park Avenue after four years as assistant manager. John Deacey's No 2 has parted company with the club in order to pursue his own managerial ambitions. Avenue, who are currently fourth from bottom in Vanarama Conference
WHEN Karl Harrison last worked at Bradford 12 years ago, the Bulls were in the midst of a golden era. They famously reached five consecutive Grand Finals under Brian Noble (Super League’s most successful coach) and Harrison served as his assistant
ILKLEY Lawn Tennis & Squash Club have been offered £400,000 of National Lottery funding.The money, which has come from Sport England's improvement fund, is set to be used to help implement the first stage of the club's long-term development
A BURGLARY suspect was grabbed in a garden by a police dog after a late-night car chase in Bradford.Police deployed a dog unit, squad cars and the force helicopter when a red Toyota Prius was stolen from a house on Huddersfield Road, Wyke, at about 1.20am
A TITLE-WINNING birdie blitz saw Terry Brushwood clinch the Karl Curran Golfer of the Year Trophy for the first time. The Bingley St Ives player pipped Northcliffe’s Rob Malloy to the crown by one point, thanks to his triumph in the Bradford Union
ROOKIE striker Lewis Clarkson is “back to square one” in his bid to win a place in City’s plans for the season. Clarkson was tipped to make the breakthrough after making a real impression when the team came back in the summer. But a torn hamstring
JOHN Bastian says his quest to produce players ready for the Bulls’ first-team will be “relentless” and is aiming to take the club’s youth set-up to a new level. Bastian, who had spells in charge of the youth system at Leeds and Warrington, was
A CRICKET ground created in inner city Bradford is to expand its facilities if planning permission is granted for a £25,000 building to house a tea room and store.Work began on the cricket pitch at Gilpin Street, Barkerend, at the back of the Karmand
BRADFORD'S Zeeshaan Ramzan has booked himself a place at the World Kickboxing Association Championships in Italy next year. The eight-year-old from Great Horton sealed his place among the elite by winning the novice under-25kg semi-contact category
A DENTIST unanimously cleared by a jury of assaulting an ex-partner has spoken of the fear he endured for 15 months even though he never doubted his innocence would be proved.Jonathan Cape was accused of assaulting former partner Allie Winslade immediately
The daughters of a "perfect" mum, who was butchered in a frenzied double killing, have welcomed the 30-year minimum jail term handed out to her "evil" murderer. Slim Helen Dawson, 48, suffered multiple stab wounds and was strangled by muscular
A COUPLE who spent their ill-gotten gains on a luxury house, expensive holidays and even film and television memorabilia have been ordered to repay more than £330,000 by a judge. Julie Nickerson, 55, was jailed for five years in May for stealing
A CITY centre newsagents closed down by police earlier this week has lodged an appeal against the closure in the High Court.Barkers Newsagents - which has a reputation for selling replica weapons and legal highs - was issued with a closure notice by officers
A BRADFORD weightlifting champion was on-hand to inspire the next generation of school sport stars as she officially opened the 2014/15 Jet2 Holidays West Yorkshire School Games yesterday. Rebekah Tiler, of Denholme, currently British and European
BRADFORD campaigners today warned that asbestos-related disease is not a "historic problem" on the day a new drive got underway to warn tradespeople they are still at risk.The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) revealed today that around 20
