MEMBERS of Bradford East Area Committee have branded the Council disrespectful towards them after the committee sought to find an alternative route for a controversial cycle path.In July the committee, while welcoming the cycle link from Bradford towards
YORKSHIRE face a huge day tomorrow in their bid to avoid Specsavers County Championship relegation having been made to follow on by Surrey at the Kia Oval. Defeat on day four could see the White Rose slip into the Division One’s bottom two places
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of theft after a good samaritan's car was stolen when he had stopped to help in injured woman in the street. Police were called to a report of a theft of a motor vehicle on Thursday, September 7, in Wilsden.
A DRUGS courier who removed a bag of cocaine from his anus and tried to swallow it in the back of a police van has been jailed. Bradford Crown Court heard that Amar Murtaza, 39, had only been out of prison for a matter of weeks when he agreed to
MY TIME with the Yorkshire Academy has come to an end and next year I will be playing my league cricket on a Saturday for my home club Sheriff Hutton Bridge.It's been a long stint with the Academy, something I've loved and believe has been very
LAST weekend may not have gone how Scholes wanted, but they are confident that they can become Championship Division One title winners on Saturday in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League. The leaders had a 17-point cushion over third-placed
YORKSHIRE must reach 443 if they are to avoid having to follow-on against Surrey at The Oval – and they reached tea on day three on 375-8 from 116 oversThe White Rose county advanced from 290-4 at lunch, scoring 85 runs in the session.They lost Jack Leaning
NEWS that Bradford’s City of Film team is to have a base in China - to develop projects with the world’s fastest-growing film industry - can only be a good thing for us. Right?Not according to a particularly dreary online response to the T&A report on
A KEIGHLEY v BRADFORD SALEM derby doesn’t normally need any extra build up. However, there will be an added edge on Saturday when the Yorkshire Division One rivals meet at Rose Cottage. Former Salem skipper James Cunliffe and No 8 Rob Baldwin
ADIL Rashid has not given up hope of an Ashes call-up – despite admitting it is "unlikely".The Yorkshire leg-spinner has been leapfrogged in the pecking order by Mason Crane, with the Hampshire player now likely to tour Australia as second spinner
A CONVENIENCE store used as a bogus Sikh religious mission in a huge scam to bring almost 200 migrants into the country illegally has had its licence revoked. West Yorkshire Police took action against the operators of Birkenshaw Convenience Store
PETER Clegg has been involved with Otley for a long time, but he was hard pushed to remember a better defensive display from his team than the one which gave them a 17-14 victory at Wharfedale last Saturday in National League Two North. "It was
AN artist and author for Lucasfilm, the group behind Star Wars, will show local school children how to draw characters from the space sage as part of a series of events in Bradford libraries.JAKe (real name Jake Steel) has been an official artist for
MODEL railway fans will descend on Baildon this weekend for a major show.The North’s Quality Model Railway Show, held at Baildon Recreation Centre over two days, is part of the final weekend of Saltaire Festival.Running from 10am on Saturday and Sunday
PLANS to transform a long derelict Grade II listed pub into a solicitors’ office have been approved by Bradford Council.The Gardeners Arms pub on Holme Top Lane, opposite St Luke’s Hospital, has stood empty for years, becoming a hot spot for vandalism
BRADFORD & BINGLEY, who lacked penetration in their home defeat against Cleckheaton last weekend in North One East, are handing out a debut on Saturday. Troy Frisch, who has signed from Old Crossleyans, goes straight into the second row at
ALTHOUGH he might be seeking someone to put the ball in the back of the net after two 0-0 draws, new Guiseley manager Paul Cox reckons he will be able to keep patience with his charges.After stalemates at home to Eastleigh on Saturday and at Barrow on
Beautiful - The Carole King MusicalThe AlhambraSHE was the small-town girl with big dreams, who went on to become one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. But although Carole King established her singing career with seminal 1971
The Aire-Wharfe League campaign comes to an end on Saturday with issues still to be decided in all three divisions, so nerves are bound to be jangling as Otley, Ben Rhydding, Skipton and Olicanian set out for matches that can make or break their season
YORKSHIRE lost Shaun Marsh, Alex Lees and Gary Ballance during the third morning against Surrey at The Oval while advancing to 290-4 from 85 overs in reply to 592.The White Rose side must reach 443 to eliminate the possibility of following-on, thus ensuring
A ROAD is back open to motorists after Yorkshire Water completed works in the street two weeks ahead of schedule.Wakefield Road in Bailiff Bridge had been shut for seven weeks so Yorkshire Water could carry out work to prevent sewer flooding to homes
A female driver has been reported and had her car seized after being pulled over by police while committing a string of offences. The woman was stopped in her grey Volkswagen Golf TDi in All Saints Road, Little Horton, Bradford, this morning.
A FORMER golf club is being transformed into an activity centre for young people.Keighley District Scouts will run the facility, at the old Riddlesden course.The centre will cater for young people from across the community, not just Scouting members.An
NEWS that Bradford’s City of Film team is to have a base in China - to develop projects with the world’s fastest-growing film industry - can only be a good thing for us. Right?Not according to a particularly dreary online response to the T&A report on
A TOP Indian actress has visited Bradford to perform in a play raising awareness of rape.The Indian Workers’ Association G.B.’s Bradford Branch held the function at Shaheed Udham Singh Hall earlier this month. Anita Shabdeesh, who has acted in more than
BOTH of the Bradford representatives in Toolstation Northern Counties East League Division One enjoyed victories last night, with Campion winning at home while Eccleshill United triumphed on the road. James Bicknell’s Campion put the weekend’s
‘Overshoot Day’ is a dramatic description of a situation we all understand – going into debt, running out of cash, and being broke, and it’s now applied to how we treat the planet that we take for granted.The system that generates jobs through continued
BACK to basics was the message from Prime Minister John Major at the 1993 Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. And it has very much been the theme from Wharfedale's head coach James Doherty this week after a very disappointing 17-14 derby
HAVING won twice last season against Morley, Ilkley were rightly installed as pre-match favourites for their North Premier League clash against the Maroons at Scatcherd Lane last Saturday. However, despite watching his side win 24-15 to make it
DUBKA failed to fire in the Ebor but a step back up in class would not be beyond her in the DFS Park Hill Stakes, the highlight of day two of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster.Sir Michael Stoute's charge looked potentially well treated in last month
A NEW volunteer-run library will open its doors in Queensbury next week. Queensbury Community Programme (QCP), in High Street, will house the new facility after the Bradford Council-run library in Victoria Hall shut earlier this year. QCP Development
KEIGHLEY College should sever links with Leeds City College, says the town’s MP.John Grogan said it should instead link-up with Shipley and Craven colleges.He said the new, so-called Airedale College had been recommended in Government-led area reviews
A PIONEERING festival which gets families learning together is hoping to find its most dedicated fans to help celebrate its first decade. Venues across the city, including the National Science and Media Museum, Kala Sangam and City Park, will join
A FORMER professional boxer was seen acting strangely moments before darting into the path of an oncoming lorry, an inquest heard. Dennis Harbon, 68, suffered head and chest injuries and died at the scene on the A58 Whitehall Road at Scholes on
Twenty-five charities and community groups based in the district have received more than £240,000 in funding thanks to the National Lottery. The recipients, which include schools, sports clubs, and residents associations, have received grants of
THE Labour Party has expelled three of its members for supporting a rival to its candidate Naz Shah in this year's General Election. In documents leaked to the Telegraph & Argus, supporting evidence shows Faisal Khan, a former Bradford councillor
VOLUNTEERS and organisations across the district have triumphed at the annual Yorkshire in Bloom competition collecting a number of top level platinum and gold awards. The highest awards have gone to Harold Park in Low Moor, Keighley Town Hall
ACADEMY graduates Liam Kirk and Ross Oakes, who have both re-signed until the end of the 2019 season, want to restore the feel-good factor to the Bulls.Prop forward Kirk, the club's only ever present this year, said: "Bradford is a club that
THE Bulls were doomed this season by the double whammy before it started, says Lee Smith.The former England international, who joined the club in February, feels Geoff Toovey's side have performed as well as can be expected with the impact of the
ROMAIN Vincelot sees no reason to fret about City's lack of clean sheets. Stuart McCall's side have been scoring freely recently with 15 goals in their last five games. Yet they have managed only one shut-out against Gillingham on the second weekend
AN INDEPENDENT school which deals with some of Bradford’s most vulnerable young people has been condemned by inspectors who found instances of pupils arriving under the influence of drugs and rolling cigarettes in lessons. Ummid Independent School
A “PERSISTENT” burglar who stole cash and charity boxes to fund his drug habit has been jailed for two years. Timothy Hempsey, 28, smashed his way into a jewellers, a takeaway, a fish and chip shop, and an equestrian store, the first raid coming
