FOUNDER members Great Horton have resigned from the JCT600 Bradford League after an association lasting 111 years. Confirmation came in a letter to the league's annual meeting tonight at Pudsey Congs Cricket Club. David Young, the league's
A HOUSING boss has won a national award for encouraging female apprentices to build successful construction careers.Tony Thompson, a manager at social landlord Incommunities, picked up a gong at the 2014 Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) awards.Mr
PLANNED work which was to shut Haworth's famous Main Street during the busy pre-Christmas period has been postponed. Villagers were dismayed when Bradford Council revealed the street would be closed for essential repairs between December 1 and
A SHOP worker was grabbed by a knifeman during a robbery in Bradford and was forced to open the till for the offender. The criminal escaped with a small quantity of cash from the shop, in Fern Street, at about 4.25 pm yesterday. Police said
A 25-YEAR-OLD man serving six and a half years imprisonment for causing a woman grievous bodily harm threatened to smash up his former partner's home while on the run, a court heard.Adrian Feather absconded from HMP Kirkham, a Category D open prison near
WHARFEDALE General Hospital is in Otley – but it could well have been transplanted to Threshfield such is the Greens' injury list. On top of the men who are already unavailable, such as No 8 Rob Baldwin, the Dalesmen lost lock Richard Rhodes, flanker
A FORUM being held next month will discuss the role music and art can play in helping students achieve better results.The Public Forum for Education, which takes place on Wednesday, December 3, will see speakers exploring how the music and arts curriculum
NEIL Redfearn is closing in on the appointment of Steve Thompson as his new assistant as Leeds head to Blackburn on Saturday with a huge army of supporters.United head coach Redfearn has been searching for a right-hand man since being appointed as successor
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies reacted angrily after a Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister suggested he had a “problem with racial equality”. And he vowed the attack – by Business Secretary Vince Cable – would not stop him speaking out in opposition to
On Thursday 4th December, visitors can see the Hall and its magnificent Christmas decorations spectacularly lit at night. The Hall’s topiary bushes will be strewn with Christmas lights, the fire in the Great Hall will glow warmly and there will be
NATIONAL Media Museum director Jo Quinton-Tulloch will host and speak at the next Bradford Means Business networking event on Thursday November 27. Other speakers include Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Bradford Council portfolio holder for employment
VICTORIA Rangers’ injury woes continue as they are forced to make a number of changes for Saturday's Pennine League Division One clash against Sharlston Rovers A at Eccleshill Sports Club. Centre Kieran McCallion dislocated shoulder in last week
BRADFORD & Bingley may have only won four of their first ten matches this season in SSE North One East – but they haven't ruled out a promotion bid.The Bees have risen to ninth on the back of a 50-0 thrashing of cellar dwellers Horden last Saturday at
BRADFORD'S Josh Walker won the Yorkshire Snooker Handicap at Cue Gardens at the weekend, defeating fellow Bradfordian Gerard Smyth in the final. Smyth certainly had it in for Bradford's team captains, defeating Bradford No 2's Hanif Rafiq 2-0 in
A DOG-owner has been left distraught and devastated after nine of her pets - worth together an estimated £10,000 - were stolen from kennels outside her Bradford house. Thieves cut through padlocks to take three pugs and six French Bulldogs from
LOOSE landscapes will be the theme at the next art workshop organised by Brighouse Art Circle. It will be held on Thursday, November 27, at 7.30pm, at Waring Green Community Centre, Brighouse.
POLICE are urging bicycle-owners to keep their bikes in locked sheds and garages. Police say more than half of all bike thefts happen at the owner's home. Visit westyorkshire.police.uk/crimeprevention for more details.
THE jury in the case of four men accused of conspiracy to rape is considering its verdicts.The panel retired to begin its deliberations shortly before the lunch adjournment at , at Bradford Crown Court after Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC completed his
ARSONISTS smashed a car's window before setting the vehicle on fire in Bradford today. The Mitsubishi Lancer was parked in Duckworth Lane, near Bradford Royal Infirmary, when it was targeted at about 4am. Firefighters were called to the scene by
HAVING already avenged early-season losses to Gainsborough Trinity and Gloucester City in the past nine days, Guiseley are bidding to make it a hat-trick on Saturday when they welcome Vanarama Conference North leaders Barrow to Nethermoor.The Lions, who
FARSLEY head to Burscough in Evo-Stik Division One North on Saturday, looking to extend their three-match winning run and climb back into the play-off places. Neil Parsley’s men are just outside the promotion play-off zone but have games in hand
TWO of last season’s promotion chasers in Vanarama Conference North go head to head on Saturday– but this time with survival as their top priority. Bradford Park Avenue and Brackley Town are 17th and 18th respectively as they go into the clash
ALBION Sports face a tough test at Staveley MW on Saturday as they look to stay in the top eight of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Kulwinder Sandhu’s men would move to within a point of fifth-placed Staveley with
TELEGRAPH & Argus publisher Newsquest has launched a new innovative digital advertising platform in collaboration with Local World, Johnston Press and the majority of the UK’s independent local media businesses. The new 1XL service is designed
FORMER Bradford Council chief executive Tony Reeves is set to use his 20 years experience in local government as a private sector advisor helping councils across the country to cope with the inpact of austerity budget cuts In 2010 he warned that around
JOANNA Robinson, managing director of Bradford-based engineering firm Mansfield Pollard, has been shortlisted for the corporate leader prize in the Women in Business Awards. She has been recognised for her leadership of the business through a period
HIGH palliative care standards have earned a Cross Hills care home a quality kite mark that is only awarded to a handful of homes across the county. Beanlands Nursing Home, owned by the family-run Saltaire-based Czajka Care Group, has received
MANY of the new developments in North Parade and the surrounding area have applied for financial support from Bradford Council’s £35 million scheme to support new and existing businesses. David Robertson-Brown, of Gumption, works under contract
AN INQUEST will resume in Bradford on Monday into the death of a Queensbury man in a car crash on a moorland road above Bingley. Christopher Crowther, 33, of Moor Close Lane, died on April 22 after his blue MG ZR car was in a head-on collision with
FUNDING has been granted for open door events in Bradford and Keighley for private landlords. The grant from the TDS Charitable Foundation, will go to Keighley-based charity Keyhouse to provide talks, information and educational materials for private
NOMINATIONS are open for a new awards scheme in Bradford city ward. The Community Hearts awards, designed by Bradford Council and Exceed Alliance, aim to recognise the hard work of locals and voluntary groups. Councillor Nazam Azam said: “These
MATT Holborn brings his youthful Django-style Gypsy Jazz Quartet to Bingley Jazz Club at York Street Sports and Social Club tonight. The jazz violinist is making his name as an inventive exponent of the instrument across the UK and Europe, evoking
PEOPLE in Bradford are being asked to support a scheme delivering gifts for dogs to homelessness projects across Yorkshire. Dogs Trust will be delivering a record number of parcels to homeless people with dogs this Christmas, as national requests
Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure St George's Hall IT CERTAINLY was a thrill-a-minute, musical, interactive stage show that greeted us at St George’s Hall yesterday afternoon. Perfect for any young Octonauts fan, all the crew were
WE recently went to a family celebration of a granddaughter’s wedding, and it was clear that the family was flourishing, as the dance floor was teeming with small children. Lovely, but on second thought, oops! My great grandparents were born around
SOCIAL housing organisation Incommunities will not be sending Christmas cards to its customers this year. But one organisation has received communication from the firm – to inform them of a £1,000 donation. Incommunities makes an annual donation
LAURA Ashleigh has been singing for as long as she can remember, and now her talents have led to her winning this year’s Bradfactor contest. The 16-year-old sings with her uncle’s tribute band, Phil Haley and His Comets, and reached the second
A BRADFORD-based Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims company has been wound up by the High Court for misusing client funds. Redress Financial Management Limited, registered at Unit 3, the Courtyard, Midpoint, Thornbury, had been investigated
A GROUP that wants Yorkshire’s own parliament is holding a conference on Saturday – with the brother of a former Labour Home Secretary as a guest speaker. Yorkshire First, which was formed in April to fight the European Parliament elections, is
YORKSHIRE Water customers are urged to think about what they put down their toilets and sinks after figures revealed a million-pound problem across the region. The Bradford-based firm said thousands of items like nappies, sanitary products, wet
YORKSHIRE accents are the second most loved in the country, according to a new survey. The research found that while Tykes’ tones are among the nation’s favourite, many people are clueless when it comes to identifying British dialects. In Bradford
RAIL operator Grand Central Rail has unveiled a special logo in support of men’s health charity, Movember. The moustachioed logo will adorn the trains will, which run between London, Yorkshire and the North East, until early December. Passengers
THE following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Martin Loynes Brooke, aged 64, of Belton Close, Great Horton; breach of the terms of an order of the Crime & Disorder Act, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £100 costs. Robert
A SERIOUS road accident near a busy roundabout caused several hours of major traffic disruption. The collision happened around the Silsden/Steeton roundabout shortly after 3.30pm yesterday. An articulated lorry and a black BMW were involved, on
GEORGE Osborne sought to stress that his flagship project aims to do more than improve transport links by hailing universities as “the jewel in the crown of northern cities”. Speaking at a Westminster lunch yesterday, Mr Osborne said: “We are looking
BRADFORD Industrial Museum's annual Victorian Christmas market will be held at the Eccleshill venue this weekend. More than 60 stalls will be at the Moorside Road venue this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. As well as live costumed performances
BRADFORD East MP David Ward, who was earlier forced to apologise over a controversial tweet about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has said online that those behind an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue were “driven to madness” by an international failure
THE Labour Party has said an activist who defected to Ukip had recently been rejected as a parliamentary candidate. Owais Rajput (pictured) has announced he was joining the anti-EU party after 23 years of campaigning for Labour, saying it was “
BRITISH Transport Police want to speak to this suspect after a man was knocked unconscious while waiting for a train. The 24-year-old victim was on platform 15 at Leeds railway station, at about 7.45pm, on Saturday, November 1, when he was assaulted
CAMPAIGNERS for a Bingley Town Council are hosting a stall in the town’s market this Saturday. People will then be able to sign a petition for a new local council covering Bingley, Cottingley, Crossflatts, Eldwick, Gilstead and Micklethwaite.
ANNE Longfield has been named as the next Children’s Commissioner for England. Ms Longfield (pictured), of Ilkley, who is also chief executive of the national children’s charity 4Children, will take up her post on March 1 next year “I am delighted
A HORSE was struck by two vehicles so violently it was decapitated in an accident on a rural road. The animal is thought to have got out of a nearby field when the accident happened. A police spokesman said the black horse was struck by a grey
AN OXENHOPE-based sports training company took some of its young players to London to watch a BBC show. JB Sports Coaching, run by Joshua Beattie, was invited to the filming of Sam and Mark’s Sports Showdown. The show, which is broadcast on
A SCHOOL has unveiled plans for an ambitious £2 million expansion of its sports facilities. The project would see the overgrown all-weather pitch at Holy Family School in Keighley transformed into a competition-size hockey pitch. The partnership
ON May 11, 1985, Bradford City played the last game of a season in which the club was crowned champions of the Third Division. Terry Yorath’s team had played 46 matches, winning 28 games and the title by four clear points from Millwall. The
A PLANNING application for a venue which had been acting as the front for a criminal racket will still be considered by planners, despite the applicant being in jail. Disgraced former Bradford councillor Khadam Hussain (pictured) was jailed last
POLICE in Bradford today start a weapons amnesty to take lethal guns and knives off the streets and prevent innocent owners falling foul of new firearms legislation. West Yorkshire Police is running a ten-day amnesty so owners of offensive weapons
FOSTER parents in Bradford are being given training on how to spot the warning signs of child sexual exploitation as part of the city’s work to guard against the threat. Councillors have been told work was being done as part of a wider package
MORE than 30 market stalls selling Christmas festive gifts and handmade goods will be at Ponderosa in Heckmondwike next month as part of the centre’s Christmas market. It will take place on Sunday, December 7, from 11am to 5pm. Tickets cost £2
BRIGHOUSE and Rastrick Band will hold two Christmas concerts at Central Methodist Church, Brighouse, on December 13. They take place at 2.30pm and 7.15pm, and the matinee also features music students from Ryburn Valley High School in Sowerby. Tickets
A BRADFORD MP says he believes charging people more for goods or services if they do not use the internet is a form of discrimination. New research reveals that households who do not use the internet pay an average of £440 more a year for their
THE fire service is getting a “pathetic” amount of interest on its investments, according to a councillor. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service earned just £53,000 on investments of £22.8 million between April and October this year, a new report
Four security cameras in the Bradford district are being live-streamed on the internet after hackers targeted webcams in local homes and businesses. The site, which is based in Russia, includes one feed from a camera in Bradford, and three from
PAUL March has expressed his delight after confirming the Cougars signatures of Oliver Pursglove and Gavin Duffy.The back-rower and winger have been important members of the squad in the past and March believes they can play key roles in helping Keighley
ALL the nation's top football clubs will join Bradford City to mark the 30th anniversary of the Valley Parade disaster next year with an ambitious target of raising £300,000 for burns research work, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. Bradford
ARSONISTS smashed a car's window before setting the vehicle on fire in Bradford today.The Mitsubishi Lancer was parked in Duckworth Lane, near Bradford Royal Infirmary, when it was targeted at about 4am.Firefighters were called to the scene by a cab driver
PHIL Parkinson today praised the impact of Filipe Morais on City and insisted: He's a massive threat for us. The Bantams boss feels Morais is also forging an effective combination with Stephen Darby down the right. Parkinson is delighted with
KARL Harrison is relishing a reunion with Halifax after the Bulls were pitted against his old club in the 2015 Summer Bash at Blackpool.The famous seaside resort will host four matches at Bloomfield Road on Saturday, May 23 and three the following day.The
HAWORTH'S famous Main Street is to be shut during one of the Bronte village's busiest times of the year.Shocked villagers have been told the street will close early next month – as the world-renowned Haworth Christmas activities get into full swing.A
WOMEN in Bradford are not living as long, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), while the life expectancy of men in the city is creeping up. The latest ONS data, which covers 2011 to 2013, also says that the decrease in life expectancy
BREWERS across the Bradford district have welcomed new legislation designed to give publicans more freedom on how they source their beer. MPs voted on Tuesday in support of an amendment to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, giving pub
IF THE Bulls are to return to Super League at the first attempt, the contribution of the team off the pitch will be as important as the team on it. Jimmy Lowes has a backroom staff to rival any top-flight club following the appointment of assistant
FIRE chiefs have issued a warning after new figures revealed a fifth of fire fatalities across the county over the last five years were linked to alcohol consumption. The data has been released by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) to coincide
A BRADFORD consultant is leading the first NHS team of volunteers travelling to West Africa to help the fight the deadly Ebola virus. Professor John Wright has undergone nine days of intensive training at the Ministry of Defence's Army Medical
A DISABLED dad and his blind daughter last night condemned burglars who ransacked their Bradford home while they enjoyed a rare break away. Andrew Myers and Jamie Dee Lowbridge believe they fell victim to a targeted attack while enjoying a few
WHILE the building of Westfield dominates Bradford's skyline and is a visible sign of regeneration, away from the diggers and bright advertising hoardings there is another change under way. Almost by accident, there is a revival of the North Parade
A FATHER-OF-FOUR has been jailed for 12 years for smashing a glass into a man's face causing him to lose an eye.Mark Burns mounted a sustained attack on Rhys Iwanczuk outside the Oddfellows public house, in High Street, Idle, Bradford, on August 3 last
SOARING numbers of needy children in part of the district are desperate for a meal, it has emerged.A soup kitchen in Keighley has seen a massive surge in young people seeking food.And a councillor says she knows of school teachers who have bought things
