A homemade motorcycle with a chainsaw engine has been seized in the Bradford district. The peculiar creation was spotted by police on Otley Road in Baildon. When officers pulled over the rider, they discovered that the motorbike was homemade, had
BRADFORD West MP Naz Shah has today joined 98 MPs who have signed Early Day Motion 128 which calls on the Government to ensure parliamentary scrutiny on trade deals. Global Justice Bradford campaign group says trade deals have profound effects
BILLY Gaylor has become Cougars' latest signing after joining from League One rivals Coventry Bears.Gaylor can play either at hooker or in the halves, having missed only two games last season in picking up the Bears’ Young Player of the Year award.Currently
BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins has today taken part in a heated House of Commons debate where she slammed the Government's new welfare programme, Universal Credit, as "broken".She said she joined the "growing chorus of criticism"
A FUNDRAISING page has been set up in memory of a young motorcyclist who died after coming off his bike. Matty Tidswell, 27, from Thorpe Edge, was travelling on Moorside Road, Eccleshill, on Monday when he crashed into a skip close to the junction
IT WAS a hit and miss weekend for Bradford Dragons as they faced a double-header road trip.The Dragons slipped to their first league defeat of the season at Kent Crusaders, losing 82-76, but then stormed to National Cup success with an emphatic 113-39
ELLIE Olds was on the scoresheet again as Bradford City Women denied Huddersfield Town the chance to go second in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.It was Olds' second equaliser in two days after her goal at Brighouse Town in Sunday
BRADFORD's snooker team faced a tough opening fixture in Division One of the Yorkshire Inter-District League away to defending champions Castleford and were on the wrong end of a 5-1 scoreline.Castleford are highly fancied to win the title again and
LEEDS Bradford Airport has been sold to an Australian investment fund. AMP Capital has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the airport which has four million passengers a year. The Sydney-based company, which has a 49 per cent stake in Newcastle
BRADFORD Veterans' second team made a confident start to their Yorkshire League programme as they won 8-2 away to their York counterparts.The Bradford side are hopeful of a promotion place this season and Richard Aitken, who was excellent last season
A failed trainee anaesthetist repeatedly stole pain killers from his hospital - and even carried on doing so after leaving by using his old security pass.The hospital which allowed Dr Paul Wilkinson to retain the pass enabling him to steal thousands of
A FATHER-of-three who waded into a playground fight to defend his son and bit into the ear of a schoolboy was yesterday spared jail. Mohammed Gulzareen, 38, admitted putting schoolboy Imaan Hussain, then 15, into a headlock and savagely biting
GUISELEY have signed 25-year-old Stevenage striker Rowan Liburd on a three-month loan.Croydon-born Liburd spent four years at Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia, on a football scholarship and won several awards including the Sun Conference Player
FLYING Queensbury wingman Stuart Rubery touched down four times as his side won 56-30 at Wakefield City in a Pennine League try feast.The hosts, who have only played once in Division Two Central this season, got the scoreboard ticking with an early touchdown
OLDHAM have confirmed the appointment of Richie Wellens as manager on a two-year contract.The 37-year-old had overseen four wins and last night's draw at Bradford from five games as caretaker manager after John Sheridan was sacked following a 5-1
THE FAMILY of an 11-year-old Bradford schoolboy found hanged in his bedroom are to make an official complaint as they refuse to believe their son was not bullied.The lifeless body of Asad Khan was discovered when his mother forced her way into his room
THE sister and parents of murdered MP Jo Cox yesterday urged students in Bradford to speak out against hate crime.The family embraced each other as Bradford College’s cafe was renamed in Mrs Cox’s honour.Sister Kim Leadbeater, who was a sports lecturer
Police investigating the Tyron Charles murder investigation have clarified an earlier statement about arrests made in the case. A 28-year-old man arrested for questioning on October 11 was the same man - James Sutcliffe, of Hillcrest Road, Denholme
A FALL in the number of unemployed people in Bradford for the sixth month in a row has been welcomed by JobCentre Plus.A total of 8,670 people claimed out-of-work benefits in September, down from 8,780 in August.The number is down by 695 from September
BRADFORD Amateur Rugby League chief Jack Strother has been recognised by the Rugby Football League with the Award of Merit accolade for his distinguished service to the community game.The former Wyke centre – who played for the club in their halcyon days
MORE than 140 potential victims of modern day slavery have been rescued by West Yorkshire Police so far this year, it has been announced as the Force marked National Anti Slavery Day today. Its officers have also used a new power designed to safeguard
A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for nine years for historic sex offences which took place 25 years ago. Richard Prendergast, of Westfield Road, Heckmondwike, was found guilty of 11 counts of non-recent sexual abuse against two young girls. The
SPEN FLOODLIT LEAGUEDivision One: Hove Edge A 117 (24) Farsley A 93 (20), Spen Victoria A 76 (13) Littlemoor A 126 (30), Elland A 123 (28) Rufford 85 (17), Pudsey A 126 (30) Cleckheaton Sports A 57 (9), Thornhill 98 (20) Pudsey A 116 (26), Farsley A 93
A THREE-VEHICLE collision caused some delays on the M606 into Bradford earlier today.Emergency services were called to the scene between Junctions 2 and 3 before the slip-road to the Staygate Roundabout at 9.22am.It involved a white Mitsubishi pick-up
BRADFORD Salem’s run of bad luck continued as they were knocked out of the Yorkshire Shield first round 26-23 by Heath in a tight contest at Shay Lane.For the second week in succession, Salem lost a player before kick-off as second-rower Ben Whitaker
Otley 46 Sedgley Park 57SPECTATORS at Cross Green were treated to a high-scoring thriller which saw Otley edged out by their National Two North promotion-chasing rivals.The tone for the contest was set in the opening minutes. Joe Rowntree kicked off the
THE Yorkshire Cup first-round tie at North One East side Cleckheaton went to form as North Premier visitors Ilkley progressed to the quarter-finals with a 51-19 success. The county cup competition has lost a lot of its sparkle over the last decade, with
THE number of unemployed people in Bradford has fallen for the sixth month in a row, official figures have shown.A total of 8,670 people claimed out of work benefits in September, down from 8,780 in August. The number is also down by 695 from September
The Band The Alhambra A GROUP of teenage girls are perched on a rock, their northern town sprawled below. Bonding over boyband wristbands, they vow to stay fans - and friends - forever. Returning to that rock 25 years later, via a European
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape. The arrest was made last night by officers investigating an attack on a woman at Postman's Walk, Keighley. Police were called to the footpath, which links Oakworth Road and West Lane
A SHIPLEY-based company which supplies GP practices with pharmacists is creating an extra 100 jobs nationwide as part of its expansion. Prescribing Support Services (PSS), which moved into a new office in Pegasus House, Otley Road, earlier this year,
FARSLEY CELTIC suffered agony in a penalty shoot-out as they exited the Integro League Cup at the first-round stage away to Evo-Stik League newcomers South Shields.The home side experienced ecstasy as they fired in their five spot-kicks after the Celts
A MILE-long stretch of road had to be cordoned off after an explosion “destroyed” outbuildings at Northcliffe Golf Club in Shipley early today. The explosion was caused by a fire, which police have confirmed is being treated as arson. Police
FIRST and second teams could play each other in the Aire-Wharfe League – as happens in the Craven League – if a radical restructure is voted through to help clubs survive difficult times.Instead of having three divisions for first teams and three separate
YOUNG people are feeling the pressure.Issues such as social media and educational expectations are contributing to the impact on health and well being - but a new initiative aims to give children the tools to effectively deal with life's pressures.The
MELINOE has certainly been paying her way this season and can add a few more pounds to the coffers by winning the TBA Centenary Fillies' Handicap at Nottingham.The three-year-old has hardly looked back since kicking off her year with a fourth place
THREE employees from a Shipley firm will be going for gold at a global competition. Jake Green, Alex McCluskey and Jacob Parker, of Carnaud Metalbox Engineering, will compete in WorldSkills – the world’s largest vocational skills competition, held in
A CHARITY has turned an old cinema into a second-hand shopping superstore, complete with separate ‘shops’ for clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac.Homeless charity Emmaus Bradford has taken on the former Cross Lane Picture House in Great Horton, and has
BRADFORD Hospitals new £22.2m electronic patient report system has attracted just four official complaints since going paper-free, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed the complaints “with an
ANYONE wishing to catch a train at Queensbury Station would have met with quite a few challenges during the years the line was in operation.Bad weather, in particular, was a hindrance to travellers. ‘The village itself was on the top of the hill, whereas
A FORMER Royal Marine and firefighter trapped on the ground floor of his home following an amputation, has thanked supporters for transforming his life.After Dennis Ward’s plight appeared in the Telegraph & Argus, a local stairlift company came to his
KEIGHLEY is to host a new exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of Basque child refugees coming to the district.The display at Keighley Local Studies Library will focus on how Keighley and Bradford welcomed the children from the Basque region of northern
STUDENTS will take their first steps in a catering and hospitality career through a new cookery school which is run in partnership with a hotel. A group of 16 students, aged between 16 and 19, will be given the opportunity to train at The Canteen
A BRADFORD holidaymaker who has returned from a ‘holiday from hell’ due to the collapse of Monarch has criticised the Civil Aviation Authority for how long it took to address problems at her hotel. Paula Allinson, from Queensbury, and her family
CITY will be without Adam Chicksen and Romain Vincelot as last night's 1-1 draw with Oldham came at a cost.Chicksen injured his thigh towards the end of the game and is expected to miss the next couple of weeks.And Vincelot will be banned for Saturday
City 1 Oldham 1THEY are the team that epitomises League One.Oldham are now in their 21st consecutive season of third-tier football.City, meanwhile, are up to five – and many will suggest that has felt too long after successive play-off near misses.Yet
ANDREW Chalmers insists the Bulls are not after any favours in the long haul to get back to Super League.The club are preparing for their first stint in the third tier next season – with the aim of winning instant promotion to the Championship undefeated.The
A “CHARMING and manipulative” man raped, sexually abused and manipulated five women over a nine year period, a jury heard. Brad Conway forced the complainants to submit to his demands, threatening to publish explicit photos of them if they refused
