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  • Bradford businesses urged to apply for share of £5 million

    SOCIALLY aware businesses in Bradford are being offered a share of £5 million to help them grow. The Key Fund aims to invest £1m a month for the next five months through loans and grants to help finance new ideas or the expand existing businesses

  • Hurtley strikes twice as Brighouse triumph

    New Mills 1 Brighouse Town 4 BRIGHOUSE Town enjoyed a 4-1 win at struggling New Mills in the Evo-Stik Division One North, tonight. James Hurtley broke the deadlock just before the half-hour when he latched onto a bouncing ball in the area.

  • Oddfellows go goal crazy in high-scoring cup final

    IT WAS just as well that the first of the Bradford Sunday Alliance League's GOALS Soccer-sponsored cup finals was played alongside a cricket ground as there were goals galore at Manningham Mills.In what was a record-breaking tally for a knockout final

  • A healthy breakfast... Japanese style!

    How often do you really think carefully about what you're putting in your mouth? - writes Kate Whiting.After a hard day at work, it's usually a case of quickly refuelling, isn't it? And when you're hungry, you'll eat anything - never mind the calories

  • Stop those squirrels driving you nuts

    SOME of my prize spring bulbs simply haven't appeared this year, including tulips and crocuses, which I planted in the autumn. The culprits? Grey squirrels - writes Hannah Stephenson.While non-gardeners may delight at the sight of these cute-looking mammals

  • Imbalance between social housing and right to buy

    SIR – Increasing the availability of affordable social housing is an issue that needs to be addressed after the General Election by whoever is in power. Currently, rigid government rules on how much purchase income from sales of “Right to Buy”

  • Give grants, not loans, to developing countries

    SIR – We all know that this election is the most competitive for a generation, and the question of how to most effectively manage the government’s debt is paramount. One thing that is not often mentioned is the way Britain contributes to other

  • Council should wake up to the uselfulness of waste

    SIR – You report that through the proposed Marley complex, recycled waste at the site (pictured) will be used to produce 90 per cent of Keighley’s electricity needs. It could be, therefore, that waste will become a valuable commodity, for additional

  • Have old traditional fish suppers had their chips?

    SIR – Seemingly a fish-and-chip war is about to erupt in the village of Wrose as a franchised big name Harry Ramsden’s muscles its way in (T&A, April 30). What’s in a name though? The two long-established 1930s’ businesses selling the same

  • Battle must be an MP’s priority

    SIR – More action is urgently needed to overcome breast cancer. I have a personal interest in tackling this disease and I think my future MP needs to make it a priority because it’s exactly one year since I was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer.

  • St Bede's drink to Bailey's double

    ST BEDE'S, who have looked prime relegation candidates for most of their Yorkshire Amateur League Division One season, notched a vital victory at fellow strugglers Leeds Medics Thirds to move out of the bottom two.Cracking goals from Nathan Bailey topped

  • Athletico stumbling as race enters the final furlong

    ATHLETICO'S title challenge suffered a major blow when they lost 2-1 at fourth-placed Fox & Hounds Batley in the Spen Valley League FIRST DIVISION.Andrew Appleyard and Paul Beaumont were the Fox & Hounds scorers, Kamran Siddique getting the consolation

  • Prostitute jailed for robbing man, 87, at his Bradford home

    A DRUG addict prostitute robbed an 87-year-old man in his sheltered housing flat after thinking she was visiting a client to provide sexual services. Carla Range was "buzzed" into the pensioner's home because he believed he was letting in a member

  • Yorkshire opener Lees falls for 87

    YORKSHIRE have lost three wickets during the second afternoon against Worcestershire at New Road, including captain Alex Lees for 87. The champions are 179-5 from 50 overs at tea and in danger of falling short of the hosts’ 311. The skipper fell

  • Price is so right for Eccleshill

    DONOVAN Price was Eccleshill Leeds' hero as they overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat Ossett Albion Reserves 3-2 in the Lancashire League. They pulled a goal back on 72 minutes through Andrew Fitzpatrick and, with four minutes remaining, Price got the

  • Pedder stabs home crucial goal as Field close in on crown

    FIELD have moved closer to being crowned champions of the West Yorkshire League Premier Division following their hard-fought 1-0 win against Otley Town. Levi Pedder grabbed the all-important goal for Field after 15 minutes following a goalmouth scramble

  • Selfish picnickers need to clean up their mess

    SIR - Further to J Hutchinson’s complimentary remarks about the excellent job done by the Peel Park staff (T&A letters, April 10). I also walk in the Park and acknowledge the work done to make it as attractive as possible. However, on Easter

  • Change in behaviour is needed to cut accidents

    SIR – I was deeply troubled to see that our city is home to two of Britain’s worst 10 constituencies for car crashes, one of them being Bradford West, the constituency I hope to represent in Parliament after May’s General Election. Calls for tougher

  • Clout with a big stick might be best answer

    SIR – Brian Holmans (T&A Letters, April 9) asks me to explain to him (and by extension all the brains in the Labour Party and their advisors in the Civil Service) how to regulate financial services. Excuse me, but that’s what they get paid

  • I’d prefer hospitals to having nuclear missiles

    SIR – I get the impression that as election day comes closer, the main political parties are getting more desperate to attract voters to their various sides. The nastiness creeping in is just one indication of this desperation. I don’t belong

  • Travellers get leniency that others wouldn’t

    SIR – Further to the comments of Mr Hall, the Human Rights Act has often been used to uphold frivolous complaints and imaginary grievances,(T&A, April 7). Thus within this context, travellers have been shown a leniency which would not apply

  • Thank you for backing dragon boats race

    SIR – I am currently involved in a group putting together the Dragon Boat Racing Festival on May 9. The festival is in aid the the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and will take place on the River Aire at Roberts Park, adjacent to Saltaire. My purpose in

  • Pesticides are told to buzz off by bees

    WHEN it comes to protecting bees, gardeners may unwittingly be doing more harm than good.While many of us have been encouraged to plant flowers beneficial to bees, it appears the pesticides we are using to protect the plants in our gradens could potentially

  • Lees and Pyrah in Yorkshire repair job

    ALEX Lees and Rich Pyrah have steadied the ship with a third-wicket stand of 57 unbroken after Yorkshire slipped to 3-2 in their second day reply to Worcestershire’s 311 at New Road. Yorkshire will resume after lunch on 60-2 from 16 overs following

  • Enjoy Sikh hospitality on march

    Tomorrow, Sikhs all over the world will be celebrating Vaisakhi. Vaisakhi is the first day of the second month in the Sikh calendar, and it was on this day in 1699 that the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Jee, called all Sikhs to assemble at Anandpur Sahib

  • Children missing out on simple pleasures

    ON a recent walk, my ten-year-old nephew bent down to pick up a stone, which he skimmed across a river. It jumped about six times: I was impressed.“That’s really good Ned,” I said, trying not to give away how surprised I was that he could do it.Brought

  • Clive goes back to roots with new buy

    A BRADFORD motors entrepreneur is returning to his roots as a result of his business expanding into its second West Yorkshire site. Business owner Clive Brook, who bought his Canal Road Volvo dealership from the Harratts Group in 2007, has bought

  • Retailer reports a rise in sales

    WOMEN’S clothing retailer Bonmarché, which includes stores in Bradford, Keighley and Halifax, has reported an 8.7 per cent rise in overall sales for the 52 weeks to March 28. In a trading update, also covering the final quarter of 2014-14 trading

  • Lloyds hires new director

    STEVE Harris has been appointed Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking regional managing director of mid markets banking in the North of England, leading an 80-strong team .serving businesses with a turnover of between £25 million and £750 million. He

  • Jobs boost as gym firms get active

    AROUND 80 jobs will be created at two new gym businesses set to open in the city. PureGym, which operates more than 90 operating gyms in the UK, has taken over the former Virgin Active site which closed at the end of March. The move will create

  • Illustrated history talk

    THE events leading up to the signing of Magna Carta at Runnymede, on June 15, 1215 were explored for Skipton & Craven History Society in an illustrated talk by Susan Broadhead. The next event is the annual meeting on Thursday, April 23, in

  • Pub offers 18 ales at beer festival

    A SILSDEN pub is staging its biannual beer festival. At least 18 traditional cask ales – many not normally found in the area – will be on offer during the event, at the Kings Arms. The festival runs from noon until midnight, from April 17-19

  • School reunion will benefit hospice

    MANORLANDS hospice will share in the proceeds of a reunion party being staged in Keighley. Former pupils and teachers from the town’s Holy Family School are being invited to the event, to be held at Victoria Hall on Saturday, June 13. The evening

  • Memorial roses pay tribute to war dead

    NINETY white rose bushes are to be planted in memory of the Rawdon servicemen who gave their lives in the Great War. Poppies and four flowering cherry trees will also form part of a living tribute to the fallen. A flowerbed has been prepared next

  • Charity’s new move is celebrated

    A SHIPLEY-BASED drug and alcohol charity is holding an open day to celebrate moving to new premises in the town. ARCH, which stands for Advice, Rehabilitation, Counselling, and Health, formerly worked out of offices in Merchant House, but has now

  • Can you help find home for a stray?

    A GROUP of seven Keighley women who banded together to tackle the town’s stray cat problem have appealed for support. The Crazy Cat Ladies was set up in September last year to address what its members describe as a serious, ongoing problem.

  • 2,100 birthday card plea to aid call for justice for Thomas

    CAMPAIGNERS seeking justice for disabled Bradford man Thomas Rawnsley, who died after collapsing at a mental health hospital he had been sent to miles away from his family, want the public to show support by sending them 21st birthday cards in his

  • Fleetwood Mac tribute act to play greatest hits

    DREAMS of Fleetwood Mac will perform in Keighley on April 17 as part of a national greatest hits tour. The theatre show, at the Octagon club on Bradford Road, Sandbeds, is a tribute to the famous band. Octagon owner John Pennington said: “The

  • Rambler's walks cash plea rejected

    A RAMBLER says he has been “left puzzled” after a town council refused to stump up cash to complete a Silsden walks project. Allan Friswell (pictured) had applied to Silsden councillors for £200 to provide waymarkers for a network of short walks

  • Punish those who blight our railways

    THE Telegraph & Argus today exposes the shocking state of fly-tipping on some of the railway lines in the Bradford district and, to put it frankly, it is quite disgraceful. A short trip between Shipley and Frizinghall revealed a disgusting

  • Explore the Wilderness

    AN open day will be staged at The Wilderness (above), Skipton, on Saturday, April 25. Visitors will be able to experience the peace of the wildlife garden, explore the unique 200-year-old shell grotto, take part in workshops, watch demonstrations

  • Mosque in fund bid for an extension

    A MOSQUE and religious school building is set to double in size. The Al-Amin Jamia Mosque and Madrasa (pictured), in Kensington Street, Knowle Park, Keighley, has now launched a £200,000 fundraising drive to build an extension attached to the north

  • Police appeal for crash witnesses

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car struck a tree seriously injuring a driver. The crash happened at about 7pm on Friday when the red Alfa Romeo Mito, travelling along the A647 Stanningley bypass towards Bradford, left the road and struck

  • Crackdown on banned drivers

    BRIGHOUSE-based road safety charity, Brake, has praised new rules, which come into force today, meaning anyone convicted of causing death by driving while disqualified will face a maximum of ten years in prison, a 500 per cent increase. Drivers

  • Clinical trials to showcase their work

    BRADFORD Institute for Health Research staff will be in Centenary Square promoting their work on May 27 to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day. More than 30 BIHR staff representing a range of research specialities will be at the event.

  • Patients to deliver on care

    BRADFORD’S clinical leaders are to hear how their key priority to improve patients’ experience of local NHS care have taken shape over the last two years. NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has its public governing body meeting

  • Takeaway plans are blocked by Council

    PLANS for a new takeaway in Leeds Road, Bradford, have been blocked because it would be operating only a few yards from a children’s play area. The business was proposed for 305 Leeds Road, formally a shop, but Bradford Council has now refused

  • Debate over funding support

    ORGANISERS of Keighley in Bloom are being advised to seek financial support from Keighley Town Council by applying for a £2,000 grant. Keighley Town councillors had been asked to consider a proposal to give £3,000 to the organisation, which would

  • Six weeks to have your say on post office closure

    POST Office bosses are reassuring campaigners trying to save a branch from potential closure that they will get a chance to have their say. Pensioners have already got more than 1,000 names on a petition against modernisation plans involving new

  • A year of free lunches reward for information on car thieves

    THERE’S a tasty reward in store for someone who helps capture two car thieves. The owner of the vehicle has offered 12 months of free lunches in return for information which leads to prosecution. Gavin Farrar, of Maple Avenue, Oakworth, runs

  • Energy efficient measures on the up

    HOMES in the Bradford East constituency have had the second highest number of energy efficient measures installed since 2010, according to a parliamentary candidate. David Ward visited a house in Idle to see free cavity wall insulation installed

  • Candidate’s support for ward dentist

    THE Conservative parliamentary candidate for Calder Valley has visited a Brighouse dental practice, which is offering free treatment for children in the constituency. Craig Whittaker visited the Fresh Smile Clinic in High Street, Brighouse, and

  • Petition for changes to vote syste

    A MEMBER of a Keighley disability support group has called for major changes to the way general elections are run. People First member Brian Wakeling has set up an online petition at change.org after attending a politics workshop. People First

  • Lowes hoping for good news over injured Bradford Bulls trio

    JIMMY Lowes faces an anxious wait to discover the seriousness of Harry Siejka’s ankle injury after he hobbled off in the tenth minute of yesterday’s 28-2 home win over London.Adrian Purtell was also replaced with a knock during the first half and Lee

  • Bantams left to rue the one that got away... yet again

    THE writing on the wall screamed out in neon blue across the empty stadium. Mathematically the play-offs may still be on and Phil Parkinson stressed the desire to keep going to the last minute of the final game. But over his shoulder the message

  • Ten year drive to wipe out hepatitis C in Bradford

    CASES of hepatitis C could be eradicated in Bradford by 2025, according to leading liver expert Dr Sulleman Moreea. The consultant hepatologist at Bradford Royal Infirmary said the dream of wiping out the virus that could be affecting up to 4,000

  • Bradford Beating Diabetes campaign celebrates successes

    BRADFORD Beating Diabetes campaign is celebrating the success of 15 of its champions and patients who have been on the intensive lifestyle change programme. The campaign is marking their successes with a graduation ceremony at Carlisle Business

  • Siejka injury mars Bradford Bulls' ninth consecutive victory

    Bradford Bulls 28, London Broncos 2 TWO injury concerns but another two points in the quest to finish top at the end of the 23 weekly rounds. In overcoming London Broncos in an error-strewn encounter yesterday, the Bulls claimed a ninth straight

  • On This Day – April 13, 2015

    25 years ago: Bereaved families were set to have to pay a double community charge, or 'poll tax', on the homes of their dead relatives, after Bradford Council confirmed it was treating houses where the owner had died as second homes, levying twice

  • Demand for action over railway fly-tipping blight

    DEMANDS were made today for action over fly-tipping which is blighting rail lines into Bradford. Trackside embankments on routes into Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square stations are littered with debris, much of which has clearly