TWO fire engines from Bradford were called to Stirling Crescent, in Holme Wood, Bradford, after reports of a road traffic collision. Firefighters attended to two vehicles to make them safe. A spokesman said paramedics were attending to one
ANDREW Gale admits strong words have been exchanged about Yorkshire's batting following their three-day defeat to Middlesex at Lord's.Yorkshire's fourth straight Specsavers County Championship defeat on the London ground came by an innings
A MARRIED Bradford teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after admitting she had a sexual fling with a male pupil. Amena Nazam-Khan was at Tong High School when she got involved with the teenager, only identified as Pupil A. It
A MAN groped the breast of a female colleague at their place of work in Bradford.Zameer Ahmed, 35, was convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court today of one charge of sexual assault.The conviction followed a three-day trial.Ahmed was acquitted of a
YORKSHIRE are just two wickets away from an innings defeat against Middlesex at Lord's.The White Rose county's second Specsavers County Championship loss this season would be their fourth in a row at the London venue.Having been made to follow
RORY McArdle has left City to join Scunthorpe on a three-year deal. As widely expected, the 30-year-old centre half has joined the Iron after turning down the Bantams' offer of a new contract. It ends his five-year spell at Valley Parade, with
FORMER England coach Steve McNamara has revealed the opportunity to return to Super League with Catalans Dragons was too good to turn down.The 45-year-old, who started his coaching career at Bradford, was named as Laurent Frayssinous' successor on
THE winner of a £1,000 Telegraph & Argus prize giveaway says she is going to treat her children with her windfall.Eileen Hayden, of Wrose Grove, Wrose, took part in the competition which ran over six days in the paper and offered readers the chance to
A MAN who used a forged Latvian driving licence to obtain a UK one was given a suspended prison sentence today. Aleksejs Guls, 24, applied to the DVLA to exchange the Latvian licence for a British one, Bradford Crown Court heard. The application
YORKSHIRE are on the ropes at Lord's.Having been made to follow-on 238 behind Middlesex, who have won the last three Specsavers County Championship matches between the two sides on this ground, Yorkshire then slipped to 16-3 second time around.They
THORNTON won the tightest finish of the day in the Spenser Wilson Halifax League's Briggs Priestley Parish Cup quarter-final.They needed two runs off the last ball to win at Northowram Hedge Top - a ground where two are hard to come by - but skipper
SHANE Warne expects new captain Joe Root to change the way England play Test cricket.Root will lead England out for the first time at Lord's on July 6 against South Africa, and Warne believes Alastair Cook's successor will imbue his team from
BRADFORD will host its first vegan festival this Saturday.Vegan Festival UK runs a series of events across the UK, and the group says they decided to start holding festivals in Bradford due to the rising popularity of veganism in the district.Held at
YORKSHIRE take on North Midlands in their second match of the British Crown Green County Championship on Sunday, July 2, and will be looking for another victory which will mean a semi-final berth on Sunday, August 6.The home match is at Brighouse Sports
BRADFORD SATURDAY LEAGUENaylor Premier: Pudsey A 106 (27) Shipley Club A 130 (3), Cononley 294 (28) Asa Briggs A 123 (2), Crossgates 209 (26) Clayton A 141 (4), Whitkirk 195 (23) Brighouse Sports A 140 (7), Littlemoor S&SC A 165 (13) Eccleshill A 167
ASHLEY Southwell (Asa Briggs) had to play a wonder bowl when laying game against to win the Bradford Merit, sponsored by Ken Green's family.Southwell defeated Andrew Tate (Brighouse Sports) 21-19 in the final, but Southwell was 20-19 when he landed
HOLLINS HALL player Darren Wallis holed in one during his Bradford Union Scratch League win over Clayton's Andy Crow.Wallis claimed the ace at his home course's 13th 180-yard par three hole, using a four-iron.It was his second recent hole-in-one
A TEENAGER has been sent to youth custody for nine months for two assaults in Bradford. Robert Sunter, 18, thumped one man on the nose in the Kirkgate Centre, in the city centre, on March 9. In the other offence, in Market Street, near to the Ginger
AN EVENT highlighting that Bradford is determined to show its unity and compassion to everyone is taking place at a number of schools across the district on Friday. One Britain One Nation (OBON) is a single-handed campaign by a former Bradford-based
A MAN drove at nearly twice the speed limit on a Bradford housing estate after failing to stop for police, a court heard.Father-of-two Glen Mavin, 33, was jailed for eight months after admitting dangerous driving.Bradford Crown Court heard that at one
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thundery downpours later today and into tomorrow. Spells of rain, heavy and thundery at times, are expected to affect parts of northern England through the rest of Wednesday and into early
HOARDINGS are going up around Bradford's historic St George's Hall as a multi-million pound renovation of the venue is to begin shortly. Preparatory works will pave the way for the contractor Henry Boot to officially start work next month. The hoardings
A LIBRARY in the district has been closed “until further notice” due to an infestation of maggots feasting on dead pigeons in the attic and falling through a rotten ceiling. Heckmondwike Library, in Walkley Lane, was closed by Kirklees Council
A VACANT pub on Leeds Road will be converted to a shop after change of use plans were approved by Bradford Council. The Waggon and Horses in Laisterdyke was bought by nearby restaurant chain Akbar's several years ago, mainly so its customers could
TWO men who were arrested after reports of people being threatened with a knife at a Bradford supermarket have been released on bail. Police were called to the Asda supermarket in Rooley Lane, Bierley, at 8.20pm on Monday and arrested two men from
LEEDS United start their season in front of the Sky TV cameras as they visit Phil Parkinson's newly-promoted Bolton Wanderers on Sunday, August 6. Their first home game follows against Preston before tough-looking fixtures at home to Fulham and
CITY will kick off next season at home to newly-promoted Blackpool. The Tangerines will visit Valley Parade on August 5 after winning promotion back to League One thanks to a 2-1 win over Exeter in the play-off final last month. The Bantams
THE late Mark Keighley spent his working life in Bradford’s textile and engineering industries and became the well respected editor of the Wool Record magazine, with a worldwide circulation.When he retired, Mr Keighley wrote a memoir called The Golden
FIREFIGHTERS have warned the public of the dangers of using barbecues indoors after being called out to a Bradford home last night.At around 9pm a crew from Odsal and one from Cleckheaton were called to Aberdeen Place, Lidget Green after a resident reported
A PRIMARY school could be shut for the rest of the week after a suspected arson attack destroyed a building used to store children’s outdoor toys. Fire crews spent two hours dealing with the blaze, at Horton Park Primary in Canterbury, early
HIGHLAND REEL can successfully drop back in trip to take the Prince of Wales's Stakes, the headline event on day two of Royal Ascot.Aidan O'Brien's runner is unquestionably a top performer at 12 furlongs but he has yet to really establish
A NEWLY-PASSED Bradford driver has admitted he may be forced to move and change postcodes after being quoted an eye-watering £39,000 for car insurance. Musician Mikey May, 27, who passed his test last week, said that when trying to insure
AN INTERNATIONAL make-up producer based in Silsden has secured a funding deal worth almost £15 million to extend its growth across the UK and Europe. The deal comes as Badgequo Ltd has developed a new website for its flagship brand, Technic Cosmetics
FOUR district schools will take to the stage and battle it out for prizes in the finals of a northern theatrical performance competition.High Crags Academy, in Crag Road, Shipley, will take on ten other schools in the J Rock Northern Final on Thursday
SCHOOLS and community groups have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on artwork that will add colour to Shipley this weekend.The Shipley Street Arts Festival begins on Friday, and will see three days of performance art, workshops, music,
IT IS a rare privilege to spot an otter in the wild.Anyone who has seen one of these elusive mammals will bear witness to the wonderful spectacle, particularly to see one slinking into a river or swimming like a dart through the water.Regular reports
FAMILY and friends will celebrate the colourful life of a world-famous tiller girl and ex flat-mate of Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull next week. Patsy Cunningham whose passion for dance and showbiz took her from humble beginnings in Swain
A BRADFORD College student has landed a dream job at one of the world’s most prestigious hotels.Olivia Johnston, a catering student at the college, is set to start working as a commis chef at The Dorchester in London – an internationally-renowned hotel
AN independent coffee shop could soon be opening up in one of Bradford’s most prominent buildings.Plans have been submitted by Michael Ryan for a cafe in an empty unit in the Grade I listed Wool Exchange, one of the grandest buildings in the city centre.If
GREG ABBOTT admits the competition to secure new recruits means he won't speculate on their identity until deals are done. City made their first signing of the summer this week in snapping up left back Adam Chicksen after he had been released from
ROSS Peltier insists there is "still fight left" in the Bulls as they bid to pull off the great escape. Rooted to the foot of the Kingstone Press Championship table and needing to win as many as ten of their final 12 games, Bradford are certainly
A SHIPLEY boy is hoping for some early festive cheer after making it through to the national final of the Royal Mail’s contest to design the official Christmas stamp. George Dunbar, eight, is one of 24 contenders in the final of the competition, looking
