WEST Yorkshire Police concerend about 82-year-old Roland Whitehead reported missing from Bingley this evening say he has been found safe and well. They thank everyone for their help in highlighting his disappearance.
MARC Green tonight issued a lengthy statement outlining his “intention” to keep the Bulls as a full-time operation as he mounted a vigorous defence of managing director Steve Ferres. Green said he felt “pressured” into issuing a statement following
COMMUNITY spirit and big-hearted volunteers have been praised by flood victims speaking at Bradford Council’s second consultation on the Boxing Day disaster.But the council, emergency services and other state sector bodies were dammed for a perceived
CROSSFLATTS have cashed in on Oakworth defeating leaders Bingley Congs in Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One. Flatts beat Sutton by three wickets at Royd Hill to narrow the gap to two points. Sutton posted 147, with Rob Wilkinson
A MAN who breached a sex offender order when he moved from a tent into a house without notifying the police has been jailed for four months. Richard Walpole, 40, was ordered to sign on the sex offender register for five years for sexually assaulting
A SEVEN-year-old girl needed 35 stitches after being attacked by a dog in Bradford, a court heard. Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court was told that the child had not suffered any permanent scarring when she was bitten by a Staffordshire Bull
A DRUG addict who mugged a teenage girl in a town centre has been spared an immediate prison sentence because of the huge progress she had made since the attack. Adele Scott, 30, pounced on her 16-year-old victim from behind, slapping her twice
BUSINESS leaders, rail groups and councillors have backed a report which says there is a good case for the HS3 route to come through Bradford. HS3, also known as Northern Powerhouse Rail, would see a new 30-minute link created between Manchester
KEIGHLEY Cricket Club staged a worthy top-of-the-table clash between Keighley RZM and Bhalot Strikers in the Premier Section of the Quaid-e-Azam League.RZM won the toss and posted 203, with contributions from Gulsheraz Ahmed (74) and Yasir Ahmed (49).
WITH a game to go in Division One of the Bradford & District Evening League, Salem Athletic and Mayfield have already booked their places in the end-of-season play-off finals on August Bank Holiday Monday. The only question is who will finish as league
A CLEANER who has kept a Shipley primary school sparkling during 34 years of continuous service has said farewell to staff and pupils. Joan Newsholme, 65, (pictured seated) has retired from Wycliffe C of E primary school, Saltaire Road and
POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to a horror crash that claimed the life of a Bingley cyclist. Dr Andrew Platten, who was 55, died after his bicycle was hit by a silver Vauxhall Vectra in Cottingley Cliffe Road just after 7.30pm
SCORES of new teachers are preparing to begin careers in local schools after completing an innovative training programme designed to keep the best teachers in Bradford. St Edmund’s Nursery and Children’s Centre in Girlington is the lead school
A FUN junior football tournament in memory of a coach who died from leukaemia has raised more than £1,500 for the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford.Guiseley Juniors Under Eights football teams took park in a tribute to much-missed coach Rob Butt earlier
A FIRE destroyed a car and then spread to a house on a Bradford street in the early hours of this morning. Crews from Bradford and Fairweather Green were called to the incident in Quaker Street at around 4.30am. On arrival, they found an
Pre-season friendly: Garforth Town 2 Farsley Celtic 4 A SIX-minute second-half hat-trick from James Walshaw turned last night’s friendly in favour of visitors Farsley Celtic. The Celts were trailing 2-0 at the break at Garforth Town, despite
TO many it is an ‘elixir of life.’The importance of drinking water is already well documented, particularly in relation to maintaining good health, but quenching our thirst is even more imperative to keep us cool and hydrated in the heat.Whether we can
ADAM O'Brien has revealed he was left “heartbroken” at being axed for Sunday's crunch clash at Featherstone.The homegrown hooker was omitted from the 17 who lost 20-0 against Rovers as Bulls missed out on a top-four finish.Head coach Rohan Smith
A CONSCIOUS effort to clear the ropes in limited-overs cricket has been key to Jack Leaning's upturn in form for Yorkshire.The middle-order batsman had struggled for runs this year.Before Sunday's Royal London One-Day Cup century against Leicestershire
CITY are eyeing up a possible move for Bristol City’s Kieran Agard, the Telegraph & Argus understands.The 26-year-old former Rotherham striker or winger has a year left on his Ashton Gate contract but boss Lee Johnson is considering trying to cash in
TWO contrasting images of Sunday’s match at Featherstone will endure long after memories of the game itself have faded. The first was of several hundred joyous Rovers supporters dashing onto the pitch to embrace their ecstatic heroes at the final
AN engineering firm with operations in Bradford has been rated top in its sector for training. Quick Hydraulics, which is creating eight new jobs locally after opening in Bradford earlier this year, has received official endorsement from the British
CHILDREN are being invited into the wonderful world of Roald Dahl's Muggle-Wumps and snozzcumbers this summer.Over the next six weeks there will be 170 fun events in and around Bradford’s libraries, giving children plenty to do now schools have broken-up.Primary
A COLLEGE for young adults with disabilities could opening an outreach centre in Bradford in September if new plans are approved. Henshaws Specialist College in Harrogate has applied for planning permission convert two vacant office units at Listerhills
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to replace a mill pool with a food store and car park in Eccleshill has received opposition from more than 700 people. Pilley’s Mill dam, which is attached to the site of Union Mills, in Harrogate Road, is to be re-developed
THE WAGGON and Horses pub in Oxenhope has closed just nine months after it reopened. Owner Michael Grimes said he reluctantly made the decision this month because both he and wife Rebekah were exhausted. The husband-and-wife team also run the
A ‘SELFISH’ and ‘arrogant’ driver is being investigated by police after being caught on camera using a left-hand lane to undertake and cut across traffic to turn right. The footage was sent to the Telegraph & Argus as part of our Stop the Danger
THREE years of hard work could come to a happy conclusion today if Kirklees Council approves the transfer of a community centre in Birstall to community ownership. Howden Clough Community Association submitted an application in January to take
A BOY was strung up by his ankles and beaten with a fishing rod during a decade of physical and sexual abuse, a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard. Now a middle-aged man, the witness alleged he was hung upside down from a beam between 30 and 40
NEW calls are being made for greater protection of Bradford’s mills after another “part of the city’s heritage” was destroyed by fire. A dozen fire crews were called to the blaze in the empty building at Prospect Mills in Thornton on Saturday
A CARE home that has been ranked inadequate for a second time - despite being put in special measures by a watchdog - could face closure.The Orchards Care Home in Wilmer Drive, Heaton, had 14 residents when Care Quality Commission inspectors paid unannounced
A NEW study to mark The Prince’s Trust’s 40th anniversary shows it has returned £116 million on value to Yorkshire society in the last ten years, including in Bradford. The charity has helped disadvantaged youngsters in the region over the last
