A COMMUNITY organisation is calling for people of different backgrounds, ages and faiths to come together and show that Britain is a Unified nation.One Britain One Nation was founded by award-winning former Bradford police inspector Kash Singh, and last
CITY’S travelling army will have a huge role in the climax to League One. A full house of just over 2,000 will be at Glanford Park on Sunday to roar on Stuart McCall’s men for the TV game against Scunthorpe. And James Mason reckons the sold-out
A SENIOR detective who investigated the case against a police inspector who stole seized drugs from his force has described him as "an embarrassment" to hard-working officers.Detective Superintendent Simon Bottomley, of West Yorkshire Police
BRADFORD Park Avenue may have had a wasted evening on Wednesday but boss Mark Bower is looking at the positives of their midweek away game being subjected to a late postponement.Avenue were due to play promotion-chasing Darlington 1883 and the game looked
DOG-owners can get their pet microchipped for free at an event in Wyke today.The Hub, on Blackstone Avenue, will be open for a Chip my Dog drop-in session from 11am to 3pm.Dogs can also get their current microchips checked and have a health-check, including
THE pressure is mounting as the Division One North title race in the Evo-Stik League approaches a conclusion – and Farsley Celtic are certainly feeling it.Just two weeks back the Celts were top of the league with two games in hand, they remain at the
A FORMER Telegraph & Argus journalist has been appointed to the new BBC board.Ian Hargreaves was a reporter, feature writer and editor at the T&A and its sister paper the Keighley News.Mr Hargreaves, who is also former editor of the Independent and New
SCHOOLS are being invited to join Bradford City’s season ticket campaign by designing T-shirts showing what the club means to them. The winner of the competition – which is running as part of the Bantams’ #TeamTwenty initiative to sell 20,000 season
ALBION Sports have been inconsistent of late but boss Kulwinder Sandhu masterminded a superb midweek victory as his side brought Cleethorpes down to earth.Cleethorpes are leaders of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League and firm favourites to
ONLY five points separate the top six Premier Division teams in the Taylor's Timber West Riding County Amateur League – and the fixture list has matched them all against each other this weekend.Steeton, who are sixth, will be seeking a morale-boosting
BINGLEY Bees secured their Yorkshire Women's Division Two status with a 2-0 home victory over Pudsey.The Bees lost the encounter between the sides earlier in the season but were confident about the return clash as they fielded a stronger side.There
AN energetic drum and dance show is taking place in Bradford city centre next weekend as part of the Creative Streets Bradford project.‘Balle! Balle!’ will feature an evening of high-octane Bhangra music and live performances of Bollywood dancing.The
A WORKSHOP on forest schools will be held in Bradford.Forest Schools - A Workshop led by Helen Rook will take place on Friday, March 31, between 8.30am and 11.30am, at Bradford College’s The David Hockney Building, Great Horton Road. It will discuss the
BRIGHOUSE & Rastrick Band are commemorating the 40th anniversary of their iconic tune, The Floral Dance.The band will perform the famous track at a concert at Huddersfield Town Hall tomorrow, from 7.30pm.Members of the original band will unite under the
A SUPERMARKET chain says it will replace hoardings at its proposed new store in Bingley after they were damaged. German chain Lidl bought the former Bradford & Bingley site in January and is still waiting to officially submit its planning application
THE chief executive of the Muslim Women’s Council, Bana Gora, has issued a statement commenting on the terror attack which took place in Westminster on Wednesday.She has asked for the Muslim community to not be vilified following the attack, which left
SIR – Ex-Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has just been appointed editor of the London Evening Standard newspaper at an unknown salary but I would guess a little more than the average wage. This will supplement not only his MP
A WORKSHOP on applying for small grants will take place in Bradford.The session is on Thursday, April 27, between 10am and 1pm, at Mabel Booth room, Voluntary Services Centre, Sunbridge Road. It is aimed at groups or organisations applying for small grants
THE best and ‘greenest’ bus drivers at First West Yorkshire have received a special commendation for their performance.A total of 81 First West Yorkshire bus drivers were handed the GreenRoad Fleet Elite Award, designed to reward and recognise the company
POLICE have swooped to seize a quad bike in Bradford this afternoon. Officers have confiscated the black and red Yamaha quad from a location on Canal Road, on the edge of the city centre. It is not yet clear why the bike has been seized.
KEIGHLEY College students have been learning entrepreneurial skills helped by a business in the town.They have opened their own store, Triangle, in the college atrium.The students received help and training from Helen Avison, of Small Office Supplies.
MONEY has been donated to a Lourdes pilgrimage group in memory of a woman who devoted her life to the work.Shirley Tarpy led the Keighley Lourdes 2000 group which supported Massabielle, a group that takes sick and elderly pilgrims to the French shrine
THE rate of pregnancy among teenagers across the Bradford district has fallen to its lowest level, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics.It continues a trend which has seen the conception rate per 1,000 girls aged
BROADWAY shoppers were trapped in the centre's car park this morning after a security alarm was triggered.The incident was tweeted by Paul Holmes at 10.29am who said: "Stuck in Broadway shopping mall, car park in lockdown. Ian Ward, general manager
BRADFORD Council handed out 14 fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping between May last year and January, according to figures.The Council came tenth in a list of local authorities for the number of notices handed out. Fines totalled an estimated £2,800
ENGLAND have confirmed the availability of their players for the early stages of the county season, with Joe Root set to feature four times for Yorkshire across two formats prior to the first summer international.Test captain Root and Jonny Bairstow will
A PRIMARY school has been told it is “good and improving” following a recent visit by Ofsted inspectors.East Morton CofE Primary School on Street Lane recently underwent a short inspection, and in a letter to head Kathryn Savage, Ofsted said the school
ENTRANTS in Keighley’s BigK 10K will be presented with a special tenth-anniversary technical T-shirt.Manorlands fundraiser Hayley Ibbotson is pictured wearing the shirt to promote Sunday’s run and walk.“It’s the best T-shirt we’ve ever had and has to
A CYBER security guru has teamed with police to visit schools in Bradford to spread an online safety message.Tom Sokulski, of O2 in Bradford Forster Square, has been giving advice at workshops alongside cyber specialists from West Yorkshire Police.Mr
STUART McCall has confirmed that Colin Doyle will be in City's goal at Scunthorpe on Sunday. The keeper is expected to be on the Republic of Ireland bench for tomorrow night's World Cup qualifier against Wales in Dublin. But he will then fly
CHILDREN in Shipley will be able to ride a bike for free through a Yorkshire Bank-supported scheme. The bike library at Shipley Bikery, in Manor Lane, will offer free cycle loans for children and families. It will also feature bike safety advice, affordable
COUGARS welcome back Scott Law, Ritchie Hawkyard and Brad Nicholson for their home clash with League One favourites Toronto Wolfpack on Sunday.Prop Law and half-back Hawkyard missed the Challenge Cup defeat at Barrow last week with hamstring and rib injuries
A MAN has been arrested following a double stabbing in Bradford this morning. West Yorkshire Police have cordoned off a row of six terraced houses in Walker Avenue, Lidget Green, and are maintaining a uniformed presence while investigations
DIRECTORS of a Keighley company have invited firms to attend a networking event in the town.Shield Services, a building and roofing firm, is holding the event on Monday, April 3, from 6pm to 9pm.A company spokesman said: “The idea is to get local businesses
PARK AVENUE have signed utility player Jamie Spencer on loan from Huddersfield Town.The central midfielder, who is equally comfortable in defence, joins Mark Bower’s team until the end of the season.The loan deal for the 19-year-old was completed yesterday
AN educational furniture manufacturer has launched the UK’s first full range of anti-bacterial furniture. British Thornton, based in South Street, Keighley, has created its trudy range of products. It has been designed to meet the requirements highlighted
WINGER Omari Caro is included in a Bulls 19-man squad for the first time this campaign following an injury in pre-season.Caro is poised to make his first appearance at home to Dewsbury Rams on Sunday after damaging ankle ligaments early in Bradford'
A "dishonest and manipulative" police inspector who was found with £700,000 of drugs at his Bradford home has been jailed for 26 years. Keith Boots, 55, who was responsible for disposing of seized drugs for West Yorkshire Police, was described
TWO people were in custody today after they were arrested following a police chase from Keighley to Bradford.Officers detained the pair on suspicion of breaking into a van in Keighley town centre on Thursday night.The suspects had fled the crime scene
THORNTON Methodist Church celebrated its Church Anniversary and Gift Day by holding a Scarecrow Festival on Saturday.Creations included Donald Trump, Theresa May, Pierre the Painter, Sammy the Sailor, Moses in his basket and Mrs Straw.There were also
SIR – As my listeners will know, I never need an excuse for a cuppa, or a chocolate treat for that matter! So that’s why The Sick Children’s Trust’s Big Chocolate Tea is a must-do event for me. And I’d love you to take part too! Big Chocolate Tea
SIR – Re R Heaton’s letter (T&A, March 17) ‘So when can I book a doctor’s appointment?’ I have asked the same question at my doctor’s in Girlington Road, Allerton Health Centre, to be told the same. It is impossible now to see your GP, that’s if you
SIR – We have had some great comedy duos in former times – Morecambe and Wise, Cannon and Ball, Little and Large, etc. It’s a refreshing change to see some new blood on the circuit. I tuned in t’other evening to what I thought was the news
SIR – As a Valley Road, Shipley, resident it seems utterly pointless to have road signs that Canal and Valley Road during the 10k mini marathon will be closed until 10.45. They are then re-opened prior to 10.30, ensuring that pedestrians can then
SIR – I laughed my head off at S Pickup’s referral to the Lib-Dems as Coconut Mushrooms (T&A letters, March 18). They are probably more like an empty packet of Coconut Mushrooms after being gobbled up by the Crunchie people at 10 Downing Street
SIR – With all the cuts recently announced by Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe, what is the position of the outstanding problems at junction of New Line and Harrogate Road, Greengates? Promises have been made many times by more than one
A JUDGE has praised a brave member of the public who charged at a drunken knifeman armed only with an old cooking drum.Mark Taylor took on Liam Anderson who was wielding a large bread knife in a Keighley street on New Year’s Day, Bradford Crown Court
SIR – The recent increase in the points given for using a phone while driving is unlikely to stop drivers doing it. I have seen just as many still doing this, one driving a bus, so what does that say about the system? They just don’t care and therefore
A BREWERY has helped a business celebrate its first birthday.Wishbone Brewery, in Chesham Street, off Dalton Lane, Keighley, collaborated with the Boat House Bar, in Skipton.Staff from the Boat House came to Wishbone’s Keighley base to create a beer in
KEIGHLEY'S Muhammad Ali made it two wins out of two for the British Lionhearts this season on an emotional night at London's York Hall.Ali and his Great Britain team-mates had been attending a community event at Westminster when they witnessed
SCHOOLS, businesses, charities and community groups are donning red noses today to celebrate and raise money for Comic Relief. Many schools around the district are holding non-uniform days, cake sales, and other fundraising events. Staff at
FILM is a powerful way of triggering and connecting with memories. Yet for people with dementia, going to the cinema can be a bewildering, frightening experience.In Bradford, monthly film screenings are making cinema-going more inclusive and accessible
BRADFORD pop superstar Zayn Malik has released a new single, a collaboration with Canadian rapper PartyNextDoor.The song, titled 'Still Got Time', is Zayn's first release since last year's collaboration with American songstress Taylor
THERE'S something special about putting on that multi-coloured dreamcoat, as Joe McElderry knows all too well. "There's an energy you get from it, and from the songs," he says. "It's 10 shows a week, so it's quite full on, but the music carries
NATWEST is to shut one of its Bradford city centre branches and its branches in Bingley and Otley as part of nationwide closure plans. The bank’s Hustlergate and Otley sites will close on October 2 this year and its branch in Main Street, Bingley
The name of Suzuki’s revamped supermini is also an apt description of the company’s recent growth in the British car market - Swift! The Japanese manufacturer is the fastest-growing car brand in the UK, with 38,167 vehicles sold in 2016 and an expectation
A SOAP star will visit Bradford to encourage residents to complain about any on-going issues.Adele Silva, actress and star of Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, will be part of an Ombudsman Services consumer rights road show coming to Centenary Square on Monday
FILM is a powerful way of triggering and connecting with memories. Yet for people with dementia, going to the cinema can be a bewildering, frightening experience.In Bradford, monthly film screenings are making cinema-going more inclusive and accessible
MIKOLAJ Oledzki ran in two tries against the Bulls' under-19s last night as Leeds won comfortably at Headingley Carnegie. A youthful Bradford side, predominantly made up of under-17s, went down 40-6 to the Rhinos. They had trailed 30-0 at the break
THERE'S something special about putting on that multi-coloured dreamcoat, as Joe McElderry knows all too well."There's an energy you get from it, and from the songs," he says. "It's 10 shows a week, so it's quite full on
THE body of man has been found in the roof space of a pharmacy in Queensbury, according to police. The man, a suspected burglar, is thought to have died after getting trapped in the roof space of Rowlands Pharmacy in High Street. It is believed
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an address in Keighley yesterday after reports of a car on fire. Crews from Skipton attended the address in Heath Crescent, Bradley, after receiving a call at 7.05pm. The car had been reported as on fire
JOE Lumb says Bulls go into their crunch Championship clash at home to struggling Dewsbury high on confidence despite injuries continuing to hamper the squad.James Mendeika, James Bentley and Ross Peltier have been ruled out of Sunday’s game, while Leon
ROMAIN Vincelot reckons City’s ability to change can be their biggest weapon in the promotion fight.The Bantams are aiming to strengthen their position in Sunday’s televised showdown with play-off rivals Scunthorpe.Nicky Law’s return will increase Stuart
ANDREW Hodd starred with a patient 101 on an otherwise disappointing day of batting for Yorkshire against Papua New Guinea in Dubai yesterday.Yorkshire, replying to 266-7, were bowled out for 230 on the second day of their two-day friendly, with Jack
AFTER three more under-18s featured for the reserves on Sunday, the future of Bradford City Women’s Football Club looks as bright as ever.Sixteen-year-old Amy Wood was the first to make the grade two weeks ago, and Sunday saw Emily McNulty, Jessica Dunlop
BRADFORD Park Avenue are offering discounts on admissions for this weekend’s home fixture against relegation-threatened Altrincham.Adult admission to the match, which kicks off at 3pm tomorrow at Horsfall Stadium, is reduced from £11 to £6.Senior citizen
A GROUP that began with coffee mornings and book sales is now celebrating its fifth year holding monthly music nights to raise funds for Manorlands hospice.The Groovy Happening night, held monthly at Parkside Social Club in Butt Lane, Haworth, attracts
FIRMS have been urged to enter this year’s Telegraph & Argus Bradford Means Business Awards after its deadline was extended. The seventh annual awards night will showcase the best that Bradford’s business world has to offer. This year’s glitzy
A MUM has been jailed for 11 months after she tried to smuggle illicit drugs into a West Yorkshire prison. Amanda Howard, 46, was given a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence in 2015, but only five months later she was caught trying
TWO men will be going snooker loopy by taking part in a 24-hour charity challenge. Bill Gillespie and Gareth McCoy will be playing snooker non-stop for a day at Birkenshaw Liberal Club, in Croft Street. They will take it in turns to face
A WOMAN hospitalised after suffering a violent allergic reaction to a fish pie is calling on a supermarket giant to better label its products. Michelle Patterson, who is allergic to cod, was rushed to Airedale General Hospital by paramedics
Bradford's top judge has issued yet another warning that "danger drivers" will be sent into custody as he locked up a teenage apprentice. The Recorder of Bradford Judge Roger Thomas QC described 19-year-old Hamza Iqbal as "a decent enough young
BRADFORD and Leeds have landed a near £10 million funding pot to get the long-term jobless into work.Bradford is to get the lion’s share of the cash, which will secure the future of an award-winning programme of support for those hardest to help.Councillor
