A COMMITTEE is being asked to re-think its decision not to give the go-ahead to a new £2.5 million cycleway project linking Bradford with Shipley. Members of the Environment and Waste Management overview and scrutiny committee were asked to look
BRADFORD MP Imran Hussain has become embroiled in a furore over whether Labour pledged to wipe students' debts during the General Election. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he did not make a commitment to write off existing debts before the
SICKNESS levels among staff at some NHS trusts in the Bradford district were higher than the Yorkshire and England average, new figures have revealed. Figures provided by NHS Digital show the average sickness absence rate for Yorkshire and the
MORE than 51,000 passengers travelled through Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) last weekend as the summer getaway began. The school summer holidays started in earnest with passengers using the Yeadon site (pictured) to fly across the world, including
A MAN in his 30s has been taken to hospital following an attack in the street. The man suffered a head injury following the assault in High Street, Queensbury, at about 2.44pm today. At least two posters on Queensbury Village Facebook page
TWO-time world champion boxer Amir Khan dropped into Keighley to meet children at Eastwood Community School. The visit was arranged after pupils helped raise thousands for a charity fund supporting orphans in Pakistan. Amir told
PASSENGER satisfaction on Northern trains has remained stable, despite a series of strikes over its planned introduction of driver-only trains. Watchdog Transport Focus has released the results of its latest National Rail Passenger Survey, which
I MIGHT have had the inclination but I’ve never had the time to grow vegetables.Keeping the lawn below ankle height and the roses pruned once a year have been enough of a challenge with the demands of my working week and the needs of a growing family.My
BEN Stokes has called for England to "right the wrongs" of Trent Bridge when they face South Africa in the third Test at The Oval.The hosts were thumped by 340 runs in Nottingham earlier this month as the tourists levelled the four-match series
POLICE who were concerend for a Bradford woman following an abandoned 999 emergency call have said she had been found safe and well. West Yorkshire Police appealed for information on the whereabouts of Kelly Bradley, 39, after an abandoned 999
THE chief executive of Bradford-based loans firm Provident Financial admits it faces “hard yards ahead” to get back on track after it reported a 22 per cent drop in its pre-tax profits for the first half of this year. The subprime lender, which offers
HANGING Heaton scored a thrilling two-wicket win at Hyde to reach the last eight of the Royal London ECB National Clubs Championship. Skipper Gary Fellows made key contributions with bat and ball as his side triumphed in Cheshire to secure their
PUDSEY St Lawrence and Wakefield Thornes will have to replay their Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy semi-final after rain prevented them from obtaining a result. Thornes were going well at 54-1 off 13 overs in reply to St Lawrence's 154 all
FIREFIGHTERS clawed their way into an upturned lorry to reach the trapped driver following a dramatic crash this morning in Keighley. The fire crew ripped away the front windscreen of the skip wagon on Coney Lane so paramedics could climb in and
WITH the final round of matches taking place tomorrow night, it is all to play for in both divisions of the Bradford & District Evening League. In Division One, Ciroc, the Adil Rashid Cricket Academy and defending champions Salem Athletic are
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Keighley MP Gary Waller, who has died aged 72. Politicians from across the party divide have spoken fondly of the ex-Parliamentarian. Mr Waller served as Keighley’s Conservative MP from 1983 until 1997, when
JER Lane have kept on the heels of Booth, 11 points adrift, with a 59-run victory at Triangle in the Spenser Wilson Halifax League Premier Division. Imran Mirza hit 14 fours and five sixes in an unbeaten 113, which helped propel Jer to an impressive
THIS painting, reputed to be of the Bronte sisters, sold for £50,000 at auction.Northamptonshire auctioneers J P Humbert said the sale proved right its theory that the picture was by Edwin Landseer and portrayed Haworth literary giants Charlotte, Emily
DOREEN Longden didn’t even know how to switch a computer on when she went to her first Worth Connecting session. Now the 80-year-old great-grandmother communicates daily with family in other parts of the country, after learning how to Skype and use Facebook
NO team seems able to take control of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League First Division as the top two lost. Leaders Sutton entertained Crossflatts, who posted 212-7, with Nathan Bradbury (63) and Scott Kershaw (50no) being the main contributors
BEN Rhydding took another step towards regaining the Division One status they lost three years ago in the Aire-Wharfe League with a crushing defeat of Calverley. It is only ten years since Ben Rhydding had to apply for re-election to Division Three
DALES Council League B Division leaders Savile Stars have been beaten for the first time this season. They met Drighlington in a top-two battle at Sands Lane and were dismissed for 96 after Drig had made 155-5 (Allen Mitchell 56). Thornbury
FIREFIGHTING crews have been called out five times this week to a burning rubbish skip dangerously close to flats.Watch Commander Peter Hanson at Fairweather Green Station said crews were at the skip in Whetley Close twice in the past 12 hours and three
DOREEN Longden didn't even know how to switch a computer on when she went to her first Worth Connecting session. Now the 80-year-old great-grandmother communicates daily with family in other parts of the country, after learning how to Skype and
Pre-season friendly: Penistone Church 2 Brighouse Town 1 BRIGHOUSE Town’s up-and-down pre-season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Penistone Church last night to leave Vill Powell’s men with two victories and two defeats from four friendlies.
FIREFIGHTERS from Odsal have been pelted by stones. It happened last night when the crew got a call to a rubbish fire at Blackshaw Urban Park, in the Buttershaw area of the city at approximately 8.35pm. Whilst in attendance, approximately 15
GUISELEY have signed Blackpool striker Raul Correia on a six-month loan as they build up to the start of the National League season on August 5. Correia, 24, joined Blackpool last January on an initial 18-month deal from Radcliffe Borough with
PROPERTIES in the Drighlington area were left without power earlier this morning.There were about 1,470 premises in the area and parts of neighbouring Leeds that were affected.The power cut was first reported at 5.16am but was restored one hour later.A
TIM Bresnan insists Yorkshire's batting can get even better in this summer's NatWest T20 Blast – despite having just posted a record score of 233.Captain Bresnan has told his players they are capable of breaking the 240 barrier in an innings and
THEY are used to hitting the high note - especially when it comes to fundraising.Established in 1997, FootNotes is a local singing and dancing group made up of members ranging from 16 to the over 60s.For the past 24 years, one of the group's founder
MAZZINI can provide jockey George Wood with another nice winner in the Barentsz Gin Challenge Handicap at Chelmsford's evening meeting.While not in the realms of the Listed win he enjoyed for Luca Cumani on God Given on Saturday, there is still £25,000
ORGANISERS of this year’s Bradford Dragonboat Festival says it has raised more than £30,500 for charity – with preparations for next year’s event well under way. The festival, which took place over three days in May on the River Aire next to Roberts
A NEW business centre is set to be opened in Bradford by a local children’s charity.The 12,000 sq ft building, in Coop Place, off Rooley Lane, Newhall, will provide space for new and existing businesses in the city, while also benefiting charity.The offices
A NEW £500,000 state-of-the-art centre offering the very latest in imaging technology is set to see double the number of patients.The Bradford Macula Centre, part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has moved out of the temporary building
CAMPAIGNERS have renewed calls for a ban on grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor as figures emerge which reveal a decline in over half of protected breeding bird speciesBan Blood Sport on Ilkley Moor (BBIM) has written to the leader of Bradford Council Susan
A JURY has been sworn in to try a church minister accused of a string of alleged sexual offences dating back more than 30 years. The Reverend John Wilson, 70, of Shann Avenue, Keighley, denies 24 charges of indecent assault, four allegations of
THE Government's North-South divide on transport spending has been branded a "national scandal", after the future of a key trans-Pennine rail upgrade was plunged into doubt.Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said electrifying the whole
SHOCKING footage of a “lunatic” 'car-surfing' along a Bradford street has been condemned as “shocking idiotic behaviour” by a leading road safety charity. In dashcam footage sent to the Telegraph & Argus, a man can be seen laying on the windscreen
A CRICKET club is on a mission to raise £10,000 to improve facilities and develop the young players of tomorrow. Low Moor Holy Trinity Cricket Club, based at Park House Road, Low Moor, has now launched a fundraising page to help realise its dream
CITY may be tempted to test Accrington's resolve again with a move for another of their leading lights. The Bantams are in the market for right-sided defenders following the decision not to sign Gordon Greer. Stuart McCall, Edin Rahic and the
THE reserve teams of Thackley, Liversedge, Silsden and Brighouse Town have resigned from the Lancashire League.All these sides, with the exception of Liversedge – who will only have a first team this season – have joined the West Riding County FA Under
GEOFF Toovey hopes to have Lee Smith back in the Bulls' ranks in time for the Bottom Eights.The former England international has been a huge miss during the troubled Championship campaign.Smith has been sidelined with a knee injury for nearly four
STUART McCall could have been a Geordie. As a 20-year-old, Newcastle were keen to sign him and rang City with an offer. “We played them in the League Cup and got beaten 1-0,” he recalled. “The next day Jack Charlton put in a bid for £100,000
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers are objecting to a takeaway’s plans to open until 3am daily. The Madina Roti House and Pizza Bar, in Toller Lane, Bradford, has applied for a late license to serve hot food and Bradford Council’s licensing panel will
RESIDENTS and shoppers in Shipley and Saltaire have been urged not to give money to beggars on the street in a crackdown on homelessness and drug use. Shipley’s Green Party councillors – Kevin Warnes, Martin Love and Hawarun Hussain – have asked
‘THE glue that holds people together.’ That’s the ringing endorsement of village halls as a new survey finds that people still value them as an important part of community life. While nearly half of those asked said they had experienced pivotal
PLANS to transform a former Wibsey pub and working men’s club to the tune of more than £1m have been revealed – and are already causing controversy. Mark Lawn, former Bradford City Football Club chairman, and business partner Kelly Shaw have submitted
