UNISON members who provide mental health support for vulnerable people in Bradford have voted to go on strike next week over what they say are unfair imposed changes to their working hours. The action, set to take place from 12pm to 2pm next Wednesday
FEWER domestic violence offenders are being prosecuted, despite an increase in the number of incidents being reported to police. West Yorkshire Police charged 267 fewer people with domestic violence offences in the six months to the end of
EMERGENCY services were called to the Chellow Dene reservoir area of Bradford after concerns were raised over the safety of a young woman. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the alarm had been raised just before 12.30pm today. Fire
PUDSEY A got their Bradford League season off to a great start following a highly competitive Division Two encounter at Hermits D.Richard Abrahams and Zoe Cheeseman took the opening two sets for Pudsey before Richard Aitken and Ian Warner got to work
BRADFORD came within a bowl of making it to the final of the Federation Champion of Champions event held at Roe Lee Park in Blackburn.In their first season in the Federation, Bradford qualified by winning a play-off against Fylde B after heading Division
A NEW exhibition opens at Bradford Cathedral tonight celebrating the work of artist and poet William Morris. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a hand embroidered altar frontal textile, which has been restored by Cheshire-based textile restoration
JASON Gillespie says Yorkshire's top-order batting must improve as they bid to regain the Specsavers County Championship title next summer.The White Rose county failed to make it three championships in a row last week when they suffered a third defeat
JORDAN Wike of Pudsey has become the youngest winner of the Walter Worsman Teenage Handicap, sponsored by Alpha Graphic.The 13-year-old defeated Ben Stockdale (Guiseley) 21-10 in the final and will surely be a major player in years to come.* ASA Briggs
ENTRY forms for the Bradford Snooker Championships and Hey's Trophy have now been distributed to clubs and players.The deadline for getting the entries in is Friday, October 7, with the draw for the first rounds to take place on Sunday, October 9
THE Victor Ludorum Invitation Merit (Champion of Champions), sponsored by John Summers (Family Butcher), takes place on Saturday at Clayton from 1pm.The end-of-season finale involves competition winners and runners-up, as well as Saturday League average
BRADFORD SATURDAY LEAGUENaylor Premier: Pudsey A 198 (23) Asa Briggs A 145 (7), Eccleshill A 186 (17) Whitkirk 172 (13), Brighouse Sports A 194 (21) Shipley Club A 160 (9), Ladyhill A 169 (11) Clayton A 194 (19), Wyke A 179 (13) Clayton A 189 (17).Godwin
Once again, the family and friends of a Bradford teenager have been left devastated by a death crash involving a sporty car. While the exact circumstances leading to yesterday's carnage in Shipley-Airedale Road are not yet known, the incident immediately
A DRUG addict burglar who invaded an elderly dementia sufferer's room at a Bradford care home has been imprisoned for 16 months. Mark Cooper pretended to be on the phone, saying: "I've just checked and he's okay," when staff became suspicious,
A BURGLAR who stole cash and left a trail of damage after targeting three Bradford primary schools has been jailed today for 27 months. A judge told 36-year-old John Stokes that he was “making a career” out of crime and had not given any thought
Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThe AlhambraI WILL never forget the first time I saw an Alvin Ailey show. It was at Sadlers Wells nearly a decade ago, on the opening night of a long-awaited UK tour by the New York-based company, and it felt like some
A TOTAL of ten candidates are running for the Batley and Spen seat in a by-election prompted by the death of Labour MP Jo Cox. Mrs Cox died in June after being shot and stabbed shortly before she was due to hold a constituency surgery at Birstall
AS we head into autumn, thoughts of Harvest Festivals spring to mind.Many of us will have fond memories of the special services we attended during our schooldays, often held either in school, at the local church or at events within the local community.Harvest
To celebrate Bradford’s love of curry, the Telegraph & Argus is inviting readers to help us find the T&A Readers’ Curry Restaurant of the Year for 2016 by nominating your favourite. You might want to nominate the restaurant that provides
A firearms officer was called to a city shopping centre after reports that a gun had been fired. When they arrived at The Broadway, they found a 63-year-old man who had earlier legally purchased an air pistol. He had sat down in the centre to look
A CYCLING club based in Bradford has seen a remarkable growth after forming less than one year ago.The Bradford Cycle Club, which was formed in November 2015, has a Facebook group of more than 270 members, who meet regularly for rides around the city
BRADFORD’S Digital Exchange will hosting a cutting-edge healthcare technology event with the NHS tomorrow. The team at Little Germany based Digital Catapult Centre Yorkshire, is inviting digital businesses to a workshop with NHS professionals and specialists
Yorkshire Division Three: Halifax Vandals 5 Baildon 17 THE fact that Baildon's young team survived this test shows how far they have come. Vandals, who were playing down the slope but against the wind, started brightly on their narrow pitch
Yorkshire Division One: North Ribblesdale 7 Bradford Salem 14 A STRONG second-half performance at North Ribblesdale earned Bradford Salem their first league win of the season. Playing into a stiff breeze at Grove Park, Salem were under pressure
North One East: Bradford & Bingley 20 Pocklington 15 FOR the second week in a row, Bradford & Bingley fly half Gerhard Nortier failed a late fitness test on his troublesome foot, forcing Martin Wycombe to again shuffle his backline at the
Tributes have been paid to a grandfather who was killed in a hit-and-run incident. Kenneth Parratt, 71, died after he was struck by a blue Peugeot Bipper being driven on Idle Road, Eccleshill, on the evening of Friday, September 23. The family
National League Two North: Otley 15, Chester 10 ALTHOUGH Otley looked the sharper side throughout, they were unable to take a commanding lead. Indeed it was not until the 46th minute that, with two slick tries, they moved ahead, and the result
National League Two North: Tynedale 35 Wharfedale 10 FOLLOWING immediately on the exhilarating performance against Hinckley, this match was a major disappointment for the Greens, who were brought back to earth with a resounding bump by tough-tackling
BRIGHOUSE Town consolidated their leadership of Evo-Stik League Division One North last night following a 1-0 victory at fourth-placed Scarborough Athletic. Town’s Leon Osborne headed the game’s only goal in the 33rd minute after Luke Parkin flicked
FRIENDS of a teenager who was killed in a horror road smash in Bradford early today have taken to social media to express their sorrow at his death. The 17-year-old, named locally as Adnan Shafiq, was a passenger in a grey Seat Leon which crashed
THEIR population is already struggling.Not so long since the varroa mite was being reported as a dangerous threat to the already dwindling honey bee population.Now The National Bee Unit is warning of another danger in the midst following a confirmed sighting
IT provides a sanctuary of support.For families facing the devastation of dementia it is a place where they can reminisce and share experiences with others in similar situations.Launched in 2013, The Idle Memory Club, is an extension of the work Elizabeth
Bristol City 1, Leeds Utd 0GARRY Monk claimed to be unaware of the reason for his 87th-minute dismissal from the dugout on a frustrating night for Leeds.With his side trailing to Marlon Pack's 59th-minute goal, Monk was sent to the stands by referee
STUART McCall admitted the result was all that mattered after City's comeback win over Fleetwood.The Bantams made it ten games unbeaten as they moved back up to third in League One with a 2-1 Valley Parade victory.But they had to do it the hard way
DANE Chisholm believes winning the Championship Shield would be "awesome" and a fitting farewell for the raft of players leaving the Bulls.Rohan Smith's side host Sheffield Eagles at Odsal on Sunday aiming to clinch the club's first
City 2, Fleetwood 1 STUART McCall's men clinched a perfect ten as they made it two months unbeaten – and more importantly got back to winning ways. McCall had made it clear that nothing less than victory over Fleetwood would do last night
EFFORTS by a Saltaire-based social enterprise to reduce food waste are being boosted through a new ‘all singing, all dancing’ website developed by a local creative agency.Saltaire Canteen, part of the national Real Junk Food Project, uses surplus food
A BRADFORD-based business network and support group has signed up a national law firm as a strategic partner to widen services for its 6,000 plus members Irwin Mitchell will provide members of the Yorkshire Enterprise Network business hub with
A NEW £80 million funding package will enable a Bradford-based steel stockholder and processor expand overseas while consolidating its UK operations. Barrett Steel Limited, the UK’s largest private steel stockholder, has secured the funding from HSBC
Chris Holland meets a fast food entrepreneur who turned a temporary job into a flourishing business empireFLIPPING burgers will be regarded by many as a dead end job.But try telling that to Pritpal Singh.What started as a stop-gap job while looking for
TWO Bradford men who went for a joyride in a school bus offered police officers who were trying to catch them a lift, a court heard. Todd Baldwin, 25, and Michael Crossley, 23, were summoned to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court
FRIENDS of a 44-year-old Bradford man who was struck down by an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and died last year are to raise funds for charity in his memory.A special event this weekend will coincide with the first anniversary of Richard Barrett
A FRAUD investigation unit has uncovered losses to the taxpayer of nearly £1million in the past year alone.The 11-strong team, based at Bradford Council, investigates those who falsely claim social care cash or council grants, fraudulently apply for reduced
A HARD-hitting plea has been made urging drivers in Bradford to slow down, following another death on the district’s roads. Early yesterday, a 17-year-old, named locally as Adnan Shafiq, was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash in Shipley Airedale
GREEN belt land needs to be developed if Bradford’s economy is to grow and compete with its neighbours, a local property network has warned. The Bradford Property Forum, a networking and lobbying group run by the district’s Chamber of Commerce,
A CRACK cocaine addict caught fleeing a ransacked house with “anything and everything” he could plunder has been jailed for four years.Serial housebreaker Steven Hill-Hands was apprehended with a pillowcase containing World War One medals inherited from
A NEW volunteer scheme has been introduced at Bradford Royal Infirmary to bring compassion to dying patients.Nine trained volunteers have already been signed by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals run scheme to give care to patients in their final days and
