THREE suspects are being sought after demands were made at knifepoint for teenagers' mobile phones. Detectives are appealing for information after two incidents within half an hour of each other in Brighouse last week. Officers are linking
FILM stardom no longer depends on success in Hollywood. Over the past decade, the Chinese economy has dramatically outpaced the rest of the world and the film industry is no exception.China is already the second-largest movie market in the world and,
POLICE have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of causing grevious bodily harm following a baseball bat attack. Officers were called to a residential street in the district on Friday night. A statement from West Yorkshire Police read:
A MAN has been arrested and another injured following an attack in the Toby Carvery restaurant car park, in Rooley Lane, Bradford.Police were called to the premises at 1.10pm on Saturday, September 9, following reports of a fight in progress involving
A BRADFORD school in working with Yorkshire Sculpture Park to give pupils a valuable artistic experience.St Matthew’s CE Primary School is extending its work with the award winning attraction that began with a visit earlier this year. The school signed
PHIL Brogan netted twice as West Bowling kicked off their defence of the Senior Cup with a 4-0 win at Wyke Rangers as Bradford Sunday Alliance League action centred on knockout action.Second-tier outfit Rangers, who are without a win from three league
OUR first-innings batting performance against Middlesex last week, when we scored 358 at Headingley, was just a nice little reminder of what we're capable of.Our troubles with the bat have obviously been well documented this year but to bat like that
TWO men have been arrested and a car seized following a drugs tip-off earlier today.West Yorkshire Police in Shipley said they received a report of alleged drug dealing in the town and located the VW Golf vehicle. Two men in the car were arrested and
WEST Yorkshire Police are inviting those who are thinking about a career in the force to go along to the Bradford Jobs Fair this Thursday and speak to them at their recruitment stall.The free event, organised by the Telegraph & Argus and its sister newspaper
AID volunteer Nazim Ali from Bradford has conquered the National 3 Peaks Challenge for charity. Mr Ali, who is a careers advisor from Manningham, was joined by family friend 15-year-old Sufyaan Bashir from Bingley Grammar School, and a group of
National League Two North: Wharfedale 14 Otley 17 THE only statistic that matters is the final score. A game dominated by Wharfedale was brilliantly won by Otley, who stuck to their guns, defended obstinately and took their chances when they
A FIRE station which was controversially closed amid budget cuts three years ago has now been sold.West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) said a private company had bought Haworth Fire Station for £340,000, £65,000 above the asking price.Brigade
BRADFORD College’s English Language Centre, which teaches English to international students, has been given the seal of approval by the British Council.Offering full and part-time courses to foreign students aged over 18 who wish to learn English, the
STEETON travelled to Huddersfield with the intention of denting the 100 per cent Premier Division start of Golcar United in the West Riding County Amateur League. The visitors matched the hosts for effort but lacked finish as Callum Meade (2),
COUNCIL for Mosques is writing to the British Government to demand it makes a stand against the atrocities taking place in Burma.The Bradford-based organisation is asking Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and local MPs to use all their influence on Burma
PEOPLE are being urged to limber up for this year’s Bradford City Runs. The annual running festival will take place next month and was officially launched at an event in City Park today.It will once again raise money for the University of Bradford-based
AFTER the rain of last Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning, it seemed a good bet that all of the matches in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League would be abandoned without a ball being bowled. However, not only did play start in three matches,
THE stalled re-development of a derelict Victorian city centre building could go ahead if new plans are approved. Last year West Yorkshire Properties were granted planning permission to convert 34-36 Canal Road (pictured) into 31 one bed flats.
A MAN accused of stabbing his step-father to death has made his first appearance in court. Alistair Throup, 47, of Oakland Street, Silsden, today appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Philip Slater. Police
A NEWLYWED bride is lucky to be alive after she was bitten by a venomous spider on her honeymoon. Victoria Ross from Bingley, was with her husband, company manager Brian, 33, when she was nipped on the right leg by a 1cm-long violin spider on July
A FURNITURE store in Bradford city centre will be relocating to Keighley.The Bedshop will cease trading on Sunbridge Road later this month after 45 years in the city. It will be relocating to Keighly Retail Park on Hard Ings Road.Branch manager Stuart
SAM Thorpe 88th-minute penalty made Drighlington's 3-2 defeat at Alwoodley seem closer than it was in the Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division. However, the visitors played well and looked like a top-half team against 100 per centers Alwoodley
PLANS for a housing development on a Baildon builder’s yard have been refused.William Ellis had submitted the application for six terraced houses built on the back of 33 Westgate. The development would have also see an existing first floor office on the
BAILDON Trinity Athletic keeper Dave Naylor was both hero and villain in their 3-2 home defeat to Ripon City in Division Two of the West Yorkshire League. Remarkably, he scored the goal from a kick-out to make it 2-2 but then fumbled the ball straight
Motorists face delays on the M62 this morning following an earlier accident. Highways England said a vehicle had overturned on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 25 (Brighouse) and 26 (Chain Bar) at around 6am. Traffic was diverted
HUDDERSFIELD forward Tom Ince hopes head coach David Wagner can help him realise his England dream.Wagner has handed Ince a ticket back to the Premier League after underwhelming previous spells in the top flight with Crystal Palace and Hull."Every
DEPARTING overseas batsman Shaun Marsh has spoken of a “great experience” with Yorkshire and is hopeful of returning to Headingley in the future. The Australian left-hander’s stay with the White Rose comes to an end after tomorrow’s Specsavers
GOOD Luck Charm is certainly no back number at the age of eight, as he can demonstrate by registering his second course success of the season in the Stacatruc Forklifts Up The Handicap at Brighton.Four of the Gary Moore-trained gelding's six wins
A NEW cafe and cookery school is opening in Bradford city centre, and will be staffed by students preparing for a career in hospitality. Earlier this year training group Aspire-igen moved into a new base in Cheapside, the former Commerce House
BRADFORD Council and arts groups through the district should back Leeds’ bid to become European Capital of Culture, according to a new report. At a meeting of the Council’s executive tomorrow, members will be asked to officially support Leeds’
PLANS to convert a derelict former care home in Shipley into flats have been backed by one of the town’s councillors. An application has been submitted to Bradford Council to turn Fairmount Lodge Nursing Home in Otley Road into 18 one bedroom and six
CHILDREN as young as ten will be able to learn basic driving skills during lessons on the top floor of the Broadway Shopping Centre’s car park. The driver training course is aimed at 10-17 year olds, and will be taught on a specially constructed
A BEDRAGGLED horse rescued from a Bradford street is going up for adoption.The grey cob found dumped in a garden and fastened to a gatepost in February this year is now the picture of health and ready for a new loving owner, says the sanctuary workers
IT IS more than a fortnight since my home phone stopped working. Getting it fixed is proving as problematic as solving the North Korea missile crisis. And it is easier to get through to Kim Jong Un than get hold of Talk Talk at its Philippines’
SICKENED residents plagued by anti-social behaviour want to 'fortify' their street with padlocked gates in what would be a first for the district. All Alone Road in Wrose, Shipley, is regularly targeted by drug users, used as a getaway route by
DECISIONS to reject petitions from residents for permit parking on two residential streets would be “difficult” ones to make, a councillor has revealed.Residents of Gladstone Street, Bradford Moor, and Rowan Avenue, Thornbury, submitted petitions to Bradford
ONE of Britain’s oldest military charities is appealing to people in Bradford to give up their spare time to take part in this year’s Poppy Appeal campaign in the district.The Royal British Legion is on the lookout for volunteers to help with this year
TWO brothers have been jailed for a total of 18 years after two girls were sexually abused in Bradford about 40 years ago. Ronald Twite, 61, was imprisoned for 12 years for raping a girl aged 11 or 12 at his bedsit in the Leeds Road area of the
WORK on a multi-million-pound city centre development that will include restaurants, a hotel, banqueting suites and a training centre for chefs will start today. A planning application to turn an empty office block – Kingfisher House in Filey Street
DOMINIC Poleon admits he does not care how they do it as long as City can keep on winning.The striker notched his fourth goal of the season to set them on the way to a 3-1 success at previous leaders Peterborough.That eye-catching result lifted the Bantams
GEOFF Toovey believes the Bulls are still playing for each other as they finish a troubled season with a late run.His side scrapped to a 16-12 victory at Dewsbury Rams yesterday to make it four wins out of five.Tries from Cory Aston, Ross Peltier and
Peterborough 1 City 3THIERRY Henry can sleep easy – Arsenal's record is no longer under threat.Jack Marriott had used the word "invincible" when talking about Peterborough's form in the early weeks of the season.The present Posh side
Dewsbury 12 Bulls 16IT WAS hardly an arena likely to match the intensity of the State Of Origin.Having dropped the heaviest hint yet that he craves the vacant New South Wales post, the final road trip of 2017 for the Bulls was also widely expected to
