A lane of the M62 had to be closed near Bradford today amid reports of a pedestrian wandering along the motorway. Police located and removed the man, who will now be prosecuted over the incident. The pedestrian was found by officers between
SNOWBOARDER Katie Ormerod admitted she had never felt pain like it after breaking her heel clean in two – but has vowed to realise her Olympic dream in 2022.Ormerod was one of Britain's brightest medal hopes coming into South Korea but, after falling
YOUNGSTER Callum Bustin has earned a place in Bulls' first 19-man squad of the League One season.Bustin only made his first appearance in a Bulls shirt in last Sunday's pre-season friendly with Cougars but he impressed sufficiently to force his
A MAN has died following an accident in Keighley this afternoon. One vehicle was involved in the incident, in Lawkholme Lane. Police and ambulance crews were alerted at about 1.15pm. The road was closed for around three hours while the
ALL FOUR players dismissed in the volatile pre-season derby between Bulls and Cougars have escaped a suspension. Bradford pair Ethan Ryan and Elliot Minchella, and Keighley duo Samir Tahraoui and Ryan Wright will not receive further punishment
BRADFORD actor and writer Kamal Kaan is to appear in an innovative comedy drama touring the UK. The Chef Show - which comes to Skipton on March 20 - is set in a Bangladeshi restaurant in a rural village in Yorkshire, where a father and son battle
POLICE have arrested a man following a stand-off in a housing estate in Bradford this afternoon. Armed officers attended a callout at 2.50pm and a cordon was put in place in Ravenscliffe Avenue, Ravenscliffe. A spokesman for West Yorkshire
A Bradford man who as a teenager had sex with an underage girl and secretly made indecent images of her has been spared jail.Some of the pictures and videos made by Alex Keleher, now 22, were then posted online.Prosecutor Richard Woolfall told Bradford
YORKSHIRE batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore admits he is relishing the introduction of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new city-based Twenty20 competition, starting in 2020.News broke yesterday that Emerald Headingley has been awarded one of the eight
CAMPION defeated visitors Brighouse Town 5-2 in their Flexible Football West Riding County FA Under-21 Floodlit League derby at Manningham Mills.Neither side had played much over the previous two months, but it was the hosts who came out of the traps
TOM Moses has one eye on the possibility of another Commonwealth Games appearance this year, having suffered late heartache back in 2014.The Oakworth cyclist was in contention for a top-five road-race spot the last time they were held in Glasgow before
Two Bradford men have been arrested in connection with a cash machine explosion. A 34-year-old man was arrested in Leeds yesterday afternoon while a 33-year-old man was arrested in Darlington this afternoon. Both men are from the Bradford area
ENGLAND leg-spinner Adil Rashid has decided not to play in first-class cricket this season and will represent Yorkshire in limited-overs formats only.The White Rose club are working to facilitate Rashid's request and it is understood that a new deal
A MUM's innovative idea to make breastfeeding easier is to expand thanks to a grant from a Bradford charity. Alice Wilkinson, who won a Telegraph & Argus Community Stars award last year for her work in promoting breastfeeding, has secured
War HorseThe AlhambraA MILLION horses were sent to France between 1914 and 1918. Only 62,000 returned.This year, the centenary of the end of the First World War, is a time to reflect on the conflict and its bewildering scale of human loss. And War Horse
FIVE schools from the Bradford district will take centre stage in a theatrical performance competition.Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, as a showcasing premier team, Southfield School, Bradford, and Shipley College in Saltaire will compete
POLICE have launched an investigation following a "targeted" shooting incident at a property in Wyke. It is understood a woman in her 20s and her young daughter were inside at the time. Officers were called to Wedgemoor Close in Wyke just before
URGENT new safety measures are being demanded on the railway through Keighley after a man was struck by a train. A property developer living close to the Airedale line said he had warned rail bosses several times of the dangers. Dad-of-six
MORE than 30 people were arrested in a police operation to drive down burglaries across Bradford. Operation Shrilldale, which ran throughout January, was designed to target residential burglaries across the district as part of West Yorkshire Police
A TEENAGER has been arrested over a number of burglaries. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the crimes were committed in the Bradford South area. The 16-year-old remains in custody while inquiries continue.
A TEENAGER is to appear in court this morning following an attempted robbery in Bradford city centre. The 14-year-old male was arrested following the incident, which took place on Chester Street on Tuesday night, and will appear at Bradford Magistrates
CRAIG Lingard hailed the Cougars' spirit after they pushed Bradford all the way in a heated friendly encounter which saw two players from each team sent off.Holders Keighley handed over the Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy to their neighbours following
All three of last night’s games featuring the area’s semi-pro sides were postponed as the wet and wintry weather caused problems across the country. Campion were due to host Brigg Town in Toolstation Northern Counties East League Division One,
CRAIG LINGARD is confident Cougars can be in the mix among the major League One contenders as the campaign kicks off on Sunday.His side host Leon Pryce's Workington Town this weekend in upbeat mood after pushing big-city neighbours Bradford Bulls
AFTER the success of last weekend’s initial match, Keighley’s head coach Dave Duxbury is looking forward to more Friday Night Lights at Rose Cottage. Keighley beat Moortown 26-25 in front of a crowd that was more than their regular Saturday league
A DRIVER was found to have no licence or insurance following a crash. Sam Johnson, a police officer covering the Bradford East area, said the crash happened on Fagley Road and there were no injuries.
THE Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths all have very similar guiding commandments about the way we selfish animals should behave. They have certainly helped to control our base instincts and marginally reduced our tendency to kill each other.However
REFEREES are being sought for the Valley Parade Memorial Tournament at Marley Stadium in Keighley over the Easter weekend.Play starts at 9am each day (Saturday, March 31-Sunday, April 1), with age groups for the tournament being under-12s and under-14s
HAVING moved house three times in less than two years, I’ve had more clear-outs than Ant and Dec have won TV awards.I'm practically on first name terms with the staff in my local charity shop. I've taken so much stuff there I'm sure they must
MAMBO DANCER can add to his gains this winter with victory in the Bet Exacta At totesport.com Handicap at Chelmsford's evening meeting.The Mark Johnston-trained four-year-old has two wins from three outings so far this year, most recently at Wolverhampton
A SHIPLEY based charity that helps people recovering from mental health problems get back into work is among local charities that have benefitted from a garden centre's customers and staff. Over two years, the team at Tong Garden Centre has raised
PLANS for a large new digital sign at the Broadway have been refused by Bradford Council.The application would have seen a digital LED advertising sign, measuring six metres by four metres, put up on the corner in between the new The Light cinema and
'GOOD, but not enough'.That was the reaction of safety campaigners this week to proposals to cut the speed limit between Old Pool Bank and Otley.Eighteen year old Kate Whalley died after being hit by a car on the A660 Leeds Road, close to its
A level crossing is regularly reaching gridlock and forcing frustrated drivers to take risks, a Council committee was told.Motorists are dangerously swapping lanes when confronted by the snarl-up of cars queuing from the the Kildwick level crossing back
A HEALTH and safety expert from the Aire Valley became virtually housebound after he slipped on a wet walkway during his £5,000 holiday. Charles McKenzie, 56, from Shipley, was letting a waiter pass at the five-star Sensatori Punta Cuna Azul resort
A 'MAN with a van' from Shipley who claimed he drove to the Upper Dales in the dead of night on a £80 job to 'collect' a quad bike for a client has been found guilty of handling stolen goods. Jamie Beetham, 27, had one of two Honda TRX quad bikes
A STUDENT has saved the life of a baby girl by donating part of her own liver. Twenty-year-old Hannah Ford offered to become a living donor despite being a total stranger to the seriously ill child. Hannah, from Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, underwent
SIMON Grayson today reminded Stuart McCall's coaching staff that they still have a big part to play in City's play-off push.The new boss opened his account with a battling 1-1 draw at Charlton on Tuesday night thanks to substitute Tyrell Robinson
A “MEAN” window cleaner who stole nearly £1,400 from the purse of a partially-sighted elderly customer has been jailed. Lee McGowan, 28, was working at the Bradford home of his 80 year-old victim, who had been a client of his for the previous two
JOE Keyes has urged the Bulls to be smarter when opponents look to rattle the League One favourites.Bradford district neighbours Keighley provided them with a taste of what's to come in their final pre-season game before the serious business starts
Among the Bradford residents hit by vehicle crime was driving instructor Steven Cranfield, whose car was stolen from outside his home in Wibsey – leaving him without a vehicle to teach his students. The Renault Clio, which had dual controls and
Tong is the Council ward worst-hit by vehicle theft during the last two years, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today following a Freedom of Information request. As reported in the T&A yesterday, a total of 4,142 cars, vans and other vehicles
PLANS to build 98 homes have been refused - but not as those opposed to the scheme had hoped, on grounds including highways safety. Acting against officer advice, Craven District Council’s Planning Committee unanimously rejected the Persimmon Homes
A car that had been uninsured for several months has been seized in the Aire Valley tonight. Police stopped the Fiat in Bradford Road, Shipley, and enquiries revealed that it had been uninsured since November last year. Officers from the roads
