A taxi firm will no longer operate in York after councillors refused to renew its licence. Huge cheers from Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers greeted City of York Council’s Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee’s decision tonight
GETTING an “agreement over the line” for funding to restore the former Odeon in Bradford is vitally important for the future of the district, the Council’s leader stated again to colleagues tonight. Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe used the meeting of the
FORMER Great Britain and Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble has picked up his MBE from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace for services to rugby league and charity. Noble (pictured) who also coached Wigan, has enjoyed a near 40-year career
SILSDEN have claimed yet another Macron player of the month award in Division One of the Hallmark Security League.Joe Gaughan took the honour in August, and was followed by Kyle Hancock in September and now Niall Sultan in November.Right winger Sultan
A GROUP of 12 young people attending YMCA Bradford's Prince's Trust Team have come together to deliver a Team Challenge supporting Bradfords homeless and rough sleepers this winter through the distribution of Winter Warmth Care packs.Working from
BRADFORD has been named the best place in the country to start a new business.Research by Barclays found the district is the top location for people to launch small and medium sized companies (SMEs) and has the conditions to help businesses thrive.In
IN appointing John Kear as head coach, Bradford Bulls have opted for one of the most experienced mentors around.The 63-year-old may have coached France, England and Wales and been a TV summariser and pundit, but it is the Challenge Cup that has brought
THE Mewies Solicitors Craven League have agreed to implement the new MCC Laws 41 and 42 regarding penalty runs.However, the league's annual meeting at Cross Hills Social Club agreed, by 19 votes to five, that they should only apply to Division One
CAMPAIGNERS protesting at job losses and cuts to children's services in Bradford are urging the public to show support.Opposers to Council plans to make the huge cuts to the Prevention and Early Help area of Children’s Services want people to write
TWO men have been arrested by police investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Haworth convenience shop. On Saturday October 21 a man armed with a baseball bat threatened staff at Sun Street Stores and demanded money, before fleeing empty handed
BRADFORD has been named the best place in the country to start a new business. Research by Barclays found the city is one the top locations for people to launch small and medium sized companies and has the conditions for businesses to thrive.
BASEMENT boys Wharfedale, trailing 15-0 at half-time, showed true fighting spirit to only lose 20-17 at leaders Hinckley in National League Two North.And there would have been no complaints if the visitors had gone on to win as they took the lead with
BRADFORD Dragons got their season back on track with a morale-boosting 82-67 victory over English Basketball League Division One rivals Reading Rockets in the Dragons' Den.The game was not due to be played until February, but the Dragons' scheduled
3:28pm Lee Smith: "It's a lot different from when I first got here. We're a division below, which is not great, but it's
WEST Yorkshire Police has been rated "good" for its efforts to treat people fairly and with respect. A new report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services gave the force the same good rating it got last year.
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE - Knockout Competition, Group A: Eastbrook 854 Bradford Deaf Centre 930. Group B: Pudsey 985 Princeville A 840. Breaks: J Allan (Pudsey) 41; R Bowes (Pudsey) 35, 34, 30.
Shopping centre giant Westfield is to be taken over by Unibail Rodamco in a £18.5 billion deal. The combination of the two firms will see the creation of a property titan worth £54 billion spanning countries including Australia, Britain, France
Cartoon character Peppa Pig has been blamed for contributing to patients' unrealistic expectations of what they can expect from their GP. A general practitioner, writing in the BMJ, also suggested the TV show aimed at preschoolers could be encouraging
OTLEY were beaten 20-5 at home by Sheffield and may well rue being unable to take points from this game against second-from-bottom visitors who were only a place below the hosts.However, they failed to get on the referee’s wavelength in a game of many
PUPILS at a local school are helping to spread festive cheer amongst the elderly and lonely in the run up to Christmas.Fulneck School in Pudsey has been preparing hampers of non-perishable food, toiletries and clothing donated by pupils and parents in
POLICE have released this image of a man they want to speak to following a shoplifting incident in Bradford. A theft was reported on Saturday December 2, and after searching through CCTV footage, police have released this image of a man they think
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 39-year-old man who was found with fatal injuries last month at a house in Bradford. Tadeusz Pac, of Pembroke Street, Bradford, was found at a property in Ashgrove, Great Horton, on November 12. Assistant
A BRADFORD school has been named as one of the “happiest” in the UK at a national awards ceremony.Cheery pupils at Beckfoot Heaton Primary School helped the academy reach the finalists of the National Happiness Awards, eventually being presented with
STUDENTS at Craven College have landed one of the plum seasonal jobs in the world of festive entertainment - helping Santa out as carriage entertainers aboard the Embsay and Bolton Abbey steam railway. The Performing Arts students are singing,
A BRAND new fundraising event in aid of Manorlands coined-in a whopping £29,000. Some of those involved in Run Bolton Abbey gathered for a cheque handover. The event, last month, attracted more than 1,300 entrants. Participants could choose
THE power of social media has again helped a Keighley cat and kitten welfare charity get a needy feline to a loving new home. Kimmy, a female rescue cat, was being looked after by Keighley Cat Care. Charity spokesman Trish Armistead said: "
PLANS for big improvements to Forster Square Railway Station are now open for public consultation.Officers from Bradford Council will be at the station on Tuesday and Wednesday asking passengers what they think of proposals to dramatically improve access
A MAN who went missing in Shipley over the weekend has been found safe and well.Jordan Line, 23, was reported missing from Shipley on Saturday, leading to a police appeal for information on his whereabouts.Police say Mr Line has now been found.A police
A CRASH in Wyke is causing traffic delays this morning. At around 6.09am emergency services were called to an accident on Storr Hill. It has led to slow traffic at the roundabout and both ways on Huddersfield Road. Police say the accident
TERRY King is a woman on a mission.Shortly after retiring, the 65-year-old from Bradford, who was awarded the OBE for her 20 year career as a top project manager in the Department for Work and Pensions, was determined to use her spare time to make a difference.Of
I SUSPECT that, like me, many readers of this column will have been enthralled by the BBC’s latest natural world masterpiece, Blue Planet II.Its mix of stunning film-work, extraordinary revelations about our aquatic wildlife and, of course, the sheer
DON’T ask Stuart McCall to find Yeovil on a map.The City boss has never faced the Glovers as a player or manager and admitted, when the FA Cup draw came out, he wasn’t even too sure where the place was.You can guarantee he will be completely genned up
HOMELESS people have been invited to enjoy a fancy Christmas dinner alongside politicians and police chiefs. Sajed Mahmood, head of events at charity Just Give, which helps vulnerable people across the city, organised the occasion to give people
ORGANISERS of a campaign to save Silsden Town Hall from closure say they are "very positive" as support continues to grow. Nearly 100 people braved atrocious weather to pack into the Kirkgate building for a public meeting. Updates were provided
MORE Bradford residents have been jailed for failing to pay their Council Tax than in any other local authority area in England and Wales, a study has revealed. A total of 18 people were imprisoned during the past financial year in the Bradford
DEVELOPERS say they want to help “bring the richness” back to Manningham by converting a row of 19th century terraced houses into new ‘Dubai-style’ apartments. Fahad Ali said his family, which has owned the site since the late 1970s, had now submitted
PLANS to build 55 homes on Council-owned green fields in Cleckheaton are being recommended for approval again. A decision is expected to be made on the 1.68 hectare site off Kenmore Drive on Thursday after the matter was deferred last month.
TESSA Houghton loves dramatic skies.“I like to play around with perspective, and using low perspective with focus on big skies can create a feeling of depth and distance,” says the internationally acclaimed artist.She captures the radiating colour of
BRADFORD Council has been urged not to “wash its hands” of academy schools that are taken out of its control.Local authorities have no say over schools that become academies, but Councillor David Ward (Ind, Bolton and Undercliffe) feels that more should
THERE is just one week left to submit nominations for inspirational people from Bradford schools for the Telegraph & Argus's annual school awards. The 2018 awards will be held on March 15, but the deadline for people to make nominations in
FRUSTRATED residents are calling for something to be done to tackle the problem of overflowing bins on their housing complex. David Sereika, 69, who lives at the Incommunities-managed Heygate Close in Baildon, said the problem reared its head in
DOMINIC Poleon has been tipped to hit the goal trail for City again after ending a three-month drought.Stuart McCall recalled him for Saturday’s 4-3 win over Rochdale – and the striker grabbed his chance with a well-taken finish.It was Poleon’s fifth
REAL wages are set to fall by 0.5% next year because pay rises will not keep pace with inflation, a new report predicts. Research by Hay Group suggested that pay rises will average 2% in 2018 compared with an inflation forecast of 2.5%. Hay
TWO men who sped through a busy town in a stolen Mini before trying to flee from police across farmland have been spared jail. Driver Mohammed Khaliq, 23, and passenger Waseem Nawaz, 31, were spotted by police after refusing to dip their headlights while
A NEW campaign to tackle sex pests around Bradford’s university and college is calling for victims to speak out against sexual harassment. The Free Our Streets campaign will target the “ignorant young men” who harass women, and organisers hope
BALLYMORE Castle can snap a long losing run in the sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton.Malton trainer Richard Fahey's charge has not won since May 2014 and was actually good enough to finish second in the Woodcote that year, boasting a rating
