A CENTURY from Mark Robertshaw was not enough for Pudsey St Lawrence as they were beaten by Wakefield Thornes in today's Yorkshire Cricket Premier League final in Abu Dhabi.The Bradford Premier League champions put up a brave fight in chasing their
A PERSON has died after being hit by a train in Saltaire. There are no trains running between Shipley and Skipton due to the incident, which is believed to have happened at some point between 8pm and 8.30pm today. A spokesman for Northern Rail
THE eastbound carriageway of the M62 near Bradford was closed tonight after a trailer overturned. The accident happened at about 7.10pm between junction 26 (Chain Bar) and junction 27 (Gildersome). Police closed all four lanes after the accident
DANNY McGee has left Keighley’s players in no doubt about their performances last weekend in Yorkshire Division One. They defeated second-placed Old Brodleians 26-21 at Rose Cottage, and head coach Mc Gee said: “It was our most pleasing win so
A father has been found guilty of cruelty after the death of his 18-week-old baby daughter who was left in front of a gas fire set to its highest temperature. Kayleigh Sheard was found by paramedics in her bouncer chair smeared with Sudacrem and
CAMPAIGNERS fighting planned parking charges at a Harden beauty spot have vowed not to give-up their battle.A full Bradford Council meeting decided to refer the proposals, for the St Ives estate, to its Executive.Pam Laking, the chairman of the Friends
THERE will be a spring in the step of players and fans alike at the Horsfall Stadium on Saturday after Bradford Park Avenue lifted themselves off the foot of the Vanarama National North table in midweek. However, there will be an edge to the game
IT’S ALWAYS sad to hear about people being attacked when they are just trying to do their jobs. Whether you’re a bus driver, traffic warden or shopworker, it simply isn’t what you sign up for. However, when the attacks are targeted at people who
BRIGHOUSE Town have the opportunity to consolidate their leadership of Evo-Stik League Division One North on Saturday as they host struggling neighbours Ossett Albion. Paul Quinn’s Town have outstripped expectations so far this term and are two
AN arts group will hold its second lantern parade of the month in Bradford City Centre tomorrow. Cecil Green Arts, which was based at Drummonds Mill until it burned down earlier this year, has been inviting people to drop into its temporary base
A SOICIAL housing group's graduate development programme has welcomed its first overseas students.Two Canadian housing officers are among the latest cohort on Incommunities' award-winning Centre for Partnership GEM initiative.Cole McNamee and
A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Horsforth. He was struck by an Ilkley to Leeds service at about 1.50pm today, said British Transport Police. As a result, there were no train services running between Leeds and Shipley. The lines
THE Beehive pub on Westgate will host a networking event for artists from across the country tomorrow. Named "Art Crimes," the event will be part of The Independent Street Arts Network's Ideas Summit, which runs in the city centre Friday and Saturday
Escapologist Antony Britton is getting fired up for his latest world-record beating stunt. Next month the Bradford-born daredevil will make an attempt to beat the record for the longest distance fully body burn run. Mr Britton will be doused
PLAYERS could harm their team by swearing next season in the Aire-Wharfe League.The league's umpires' association have proposed that a five-run penalty be awarded in league or cup matches in 2017 if bad language by players can be heard off the
A GOVERNMENT minister said he was impressed by the beauty of Bradford Cathedral when he started a national tour with a visit to the city. Communities Minister Lord Nick Bourne began a year-long tour of all 42 of England’s cathedrals with a visit
POLICE have urged the public to help them get nuisance bike riders off the streets, saying some residents of blighted areas will know "only too well" who is behind the problem. The plea was made after a Fagley resident said they had no idea who
LACHLAN Burr has become the latest new recruit at Odsal after arriving from Gold Coast Titans on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old worked under Rohan Smith during their time at the Titans and the former Australian Schoolboy player will bolster the
Coroners are appealing for information to trace the relatives of a Bradford man who recently died. John Price (68) passed away at Bradford Royal Infirmary on October 19 from natural causes. He had lived at the Heathers residential home in Manningham
BRADFORD & BINGLEY'S director of rugby Martin Whitcombe is philosophical about the number of players he has used in their opening seven matches in North One East. Teenage replacement Connor Capper was the 31st to wear a Bees first-team shirt
CUTTING parking charges at Bradford's Broadway shopping centre has increased weekly footfall by an average of 60,000 its general manager has revealed.Ian Ward told delegates at this week's YEN Expo business conference and exhibition at Bradford
A MARRIED dad-of-four was killed minutes after he borrowed his workmate’s powerful motorbike without permission. Mark Hanson, 46, rode off on the Yamaha XJ 600 after making a spur-of-the-moment decision but lost control and was thrown off into
NATHAN Conroy reckons he can rediscover his best form at Cougar Park in 2017 and help fire Craig Lingard's new-look side to promotion.The former Bulls hooker, who made his Super League debut for his home-town club as an 18-year-old, has joined Keighley
A mother and daughter were seriously injured in a crash between a car and a lorry in Bradford yesterday afternoon. A silver Vauxhall Corsa and an HGV were involved in the collision at around 2.45pm, which happened on Keighley Road in Frizinghall
Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division: Albion Sports 0 Hemsworth MW 4 ALBION Sports' Lions suffered another huge blow last night as they were heavily beaten at home by former Bradford Park Avenue and Bantams’ midfielder Wayne
I SUSPECT if you asked the England lads, a number of them would say that first-Test win over Bangladesh was one of the most pleasing they've been involved in.Yes, people expected them to win. Yes, it is good preparation for India. But I don't
“HOW do you cook salmon?” My niece had been at university a couple of weeks when she phoned her mum to ask the above. Half an hour later she texted: “Salmon burnt. Having cereals for tea. PS How do you use Toilet Duck?” Not that it requires
ILIESS Macani is determined to nail down a regular starting spot with the Bulls in 2017 after admitting he was in a "comfort zone" at London Broncos.The 22-year-old winger, Jon Magrin and Alex Foster are all heading north to Odsal from the capital
JORDY Hiwula insists the players can cope with City's ever-changing systems.Stuart McCall has not been afraid to mix up personnel and formation this season – and he is likely to shuffle the pack again for another top-six battle at Wimbledon on Saturday.McCall
PUDSEY St Lawrence are hoping to write another chapter in their distinguished cricketing history by winning the inaugural Yorkshire Cricket Premier League final in Abu Dhabi today.Their skipper James Smith spoke on the eve of the game about their desire
A TELEGRAPH & Argus team will take part in this weekend’s Bradford City Runs in memory of a work colleague who lost her battle with cancer. Rosalie Whitaker, nicknamed Roz, who worked as a newspaper sales merchandiser, died of acute lymphoblastic
A BRADFORD-born actor says he is thrilled to have landed a part in a BBC1 drama to be broadcast next week. Thirty-one-year-old Jag Sanghera, who now lives in Saltaire, has been a professional actor for 10 years and has recently enjoyed playing
YORKSHIRE Building Society is saying ‘thanks a million’ to the community for helping it raise more than £1 million for the Marie Curie charity. The Society’s Hour of Need campaign was started in 2014 and became the most successful fundraising drive
TWO hundred artists from across the country arrive in Bradford tomorrow as the city hosts a major arts conference.The former Marks & Spencer building, recently transformed into an arts hub, hosts The Independent Street Arts Network for its annual Ideas
ORAL health of five-year-olds across the district is improving, according to a new report.Figures show that the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth in youngsters was 1.5 in 2014-15 – compared to 1.98 in 2011-12 and 2.42 in 2007-08.Bradford
A FIRE which gutted part of a former Keighley school could have been prevented if the site had not been allowed to become derelict, according to a councillor.Keighley West ward councillor Brian Morris said the extensive damage inflicted on the Branshaw
A NEW £23 million Keighley school is taking shape. Work is already virtually complete on constructing the ground floor of the Beckfoot Oakbank building. And the whole three-storey framework is expected to be in place by Christmas. The new
A SPORTS organisation for people of all abilities has been able to expand its services - thanks to a grant of more than £160,000 from the National Lottery. Bingley-based International Mixed Ability Sports and allows people with disabilities to
A NEW set of budding film-makers have been busy writing, producing and editing their own mini movies as part of a course run by the British Film Institute.The BFI Film Academy Bradford, set up to train the next generation of film industry workers, started
A FUNDRAISING drive in aid of a Bradford family who are desperately searching for a missing woman has raised more than £500. The family of Anita Stevenson - who disappeared nine days ago - have been going back and forth to Merseyside where she
A TEENAGER has been locked up by a judge after he was “slated” on Facebook for recklessly firing a BB gun from a moving car. Pedestrian Michelle Pullich had been walking along Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, in June when she was struck on the hand
A CONVICTED child sex abuser is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old boy. David Cole, 58, denies 13 sexual allegations against his alleged victim, now a man in his early 30s, when he lived in the Keighley
A DRINK and drug fuelled man repeatedly attacked and abused police officers in Bradford city centre, biting one, spitting at another and threatening to "stick" a third with a syringe, a court heard. David Hardy committed four separate sets of "
