CONCERNS have been raised over the fact that just a third of Bradford's children's social workers have been in the job for more than two and a half years. Bradford Council's Children's Services Scrutiny Committee was given an update on the caseloads
FORMER England and Yorkshire cricketer Ryan Sidebottom is to be one of six keynote speakers at the launch of a One Britain One Nation (OBON) event. The launch takes place this Friday at the University of Bradford's Richmond Building from 10am to
BRADFORD East MP Imran Hussain has signed the Divest West Yorkshire Pension Fund petition, calling on the West Yorkshire Pension Fund to 'divest' its fossil fuel investments.Mr Hussain joins over 1200 local residents, four other West Yorkshire
9:44pm SIMON Grayson's first City home game ended in late heartbreak as Wigan fired a stoppage-time winner. The Bantams
Category sponsor: Bradford Council Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College BUTTERSHAW Business and Enterprise College’s IaG team has been nominated for the Business in Schools Award for the work it does to give pupils important career
Category sponsor: Tauheedul Education Trust Bowling Park Primary BOWLING Park Primary School in West Bowling has been shortlisted after receiving national recognition for its improvement. The school was featured in the 2016/17 ‘review
Category sponsor: New College Bradford Copthorne Primary School COPTHORNE Primary School in Little Horton has been nominated for the Achievement Award for constantly improving results. The school was nominated by parent Shamim Akhtar
Category sponsor: Bradford Council Ruby Bhatti - Miriam Lord, Dixons Marchbank and Dixons Manningham primaries RUBY Bhatti was shortlisted in recognition for her role as governor at three different schools. She chairs the governing bodies
A VIOLENT robber who repeatedly stamped on the face of a 74 year-old woman before taking her handbag in a “brutal” street attack has been locked up indefinitely. Lee Naylor, 39, injured the woman just weeks after robbing another victim alongside
A SPEEDING driver who knocked down and killed a “much-loved” mother-of-five in Bradford city centre has been jailed for more than five years. Liaquat Ali, 31, was behind the wheel of a VW Golf that hit 54 year-old Kathleen Farman as she crossed
Category sponsor: The Broadway Bradford Javed Bashir - Bradford College JAVED Bashir is a Bradford Council employee who works with a number of the district’s supplementary schools. There are over 130 of these schools in Bradford and
LIZZIE DEIGNAN is still targeting World Championship and Olympic glory after revealing she is expecting her first child later this year.The Otley cyclist has announced she is due to give birth in September but intends to return to action in 2019 – when
A LAST-gasp double miss at the end of the fourth quarter by Zaire Taylor of Worthing Thunder allowed Bradford Dragons to secure a thrilling 127-126 overtime victory.The Dragons were leading 114-113 with seconds remaining but Rihards Sulcs' foul gifted
Category sponsor: The Telegraph & Argus Ozuma Hussain - Thornbury Academy OZUMA Hussain, who volunteers at Thornbury Academy, has been described as an “outstanding role model” for the children at the school. Mrs Hussain took part
Category sponsor: Keighley College Gill Edge - Killinghall Primary GILL Edge, co- headteacher of Killinghall Primary School, has proved to be so successful as a school leader she recently spoke at an education conference in China. During
Category sponsor: Juice Media Tanya Byrne - Carlton Bolling School TANYA Byrne, who works as the safeguarding officer at Carlton Bolling School, was nominated for the Support Staff Award by six different people. Among those singing her
Category sponsor: Bradford Teaching Amy-Rose Bedford - Horton Grange Primary AMY-Rose Bedford was nominated for the Newcomer award after becoming an “instant hit” with pupils and staff at Horton Grange Primary School. The Year 1 teacher
WAYNE Cooper and Kevin Firth are just one win away from a sixth Bradford Snooker Championship pairs title together.The duo reached yet another final after a 3-0 victory over defending champions Gareth and Anthony Green.Cooper has already won the event
Category sponsor: Craven College Gaynor Bainbridge - Southfield School GAYNOR Bainbridge, a teacher at Southfield School, was nominated for Secondary Teacher of the Year for her important role in making the transition from primary school
SIR - That Bradford's hospitals are owed £700,000 by foreign patients is an extremely worrying statistic (T&A, March 13). This is money that is desperately needed elsewhere, and is a totally unacceptable situation. Perhaps steps should be taken
TWO rogue traders described as "an insult to cowboy builders" have been ordered to pay back more than £70,000.Paul Towers, or Verdun Road, Wibsey, and Robert Morrison of Lower Crow Nest Drive, Lightcliffe, were both sentenced to four years and
SIR - While news that positive action is to be taken to resolve the long-standing issue of the former Wapping School, I can’t help wondering why this Grade II listed building has been allowed to become derelict beyond salvation. The school, which
SIR - As an avid football fan all my life, we must not send a team to Russia, as this will only be a coup for the despotic Putin. The streets of Russia would become blood baths. While we have a British police officer struggling for life, and
SIR - Should the 1p and 2p coins be ditched? That is the question the Treasury is currently considering, based on a number of facts. Firstly, the one pence coin is now worth a third of what it was-less than the halfpenny when it was axed in 1984. Secondly
SIR - Whilst Mrs May's actions against Russia will have the commendable result of reducing our expenditure on profligate diplomatic missions in the light of the expected tit-for-tat response to her expulsion of Russian diplomats, I fear that she really
SIR - A recent Barnardo’s survey has shown that almost half of children aged 12 to 16 in England feel sad or anxious at least once a week, with worries about their future and school being their biggest concerns. Nearly half of 12-year-olds surveyed
Category sponsor: Yorkshire Living Glenda Cumberland, Ben Rhydding Primary School ACTRESS turned teacher Glenda Cumberland has been shortlisted for Nursery/Primary teacher of the Year for her “compassion and enthusiasm” working at Ben
THIS Thursday the best and brightest of Bradford’s schools will come together for the Telegraph & Argus Schools Awards 2018.Every year we ask for people to nominate the teachers, support staff, governors and others who they feel deserve to be recognised
CLECKHEATON put in a blistering last 15 minutes to not only claim a bonus-point 43-13 win at Huddersfield YMCA but also lift the John Bower Trophy for the aggregate score between the teams in their two North One East league matches.The visitors welcomed
Former road race world champion Lizzie Deignan has announced she is expecting her first child in September.The 29-year-old from Otley, who has also won world team pursuit and team time trial titles, shared the happy news today."Me and @PhilipDeignan
Baildon 13 Wensleydale 12BAILDON, who were second-bottom, and Wensleydale, who are pushing for promotion from Yorkshire Division Three in third place, both needed the win for different reasons.The Jenny Laners had played well in the away fixture earlier
POLICE have today confirmed that a four-year-old boy has died, after he was reported as being in an "unresponsive" condition outside Keighley yesterday evening. (March 13) Police were called by the ambulance service to a property near Laycock at about
A Baildon man has spoken of the terrifying moment he woke up on the operating table during a routine operation. Fenn Settle, 25, of Cliffe Lane West, regained consciousness during surgery to treat a ruptured appendix after the general anaesthetic
A DRIVER has been taken to hospital following a series of crashes around Bradford. Police were called to a report of a crash involving a black Mazda and a bus in Lower Kirkgate, Bradford, at 5.53pm yesterday. The Mazda was reported to have
THERE are just a few days left to nominate your favourite curry house in a brand new awards ceremony taking place in the city.Bradford Curry Awards director Fatima Patel launched the competition last month and a way for individual Bradford eateries to
GREEN Party's deputy leader visited Bradford College to encourage young people to get involved in politics.Amelia Womack (pictured) who was elected deputy leader of the party in 2014 at the age of 29, spoke to students about how and why they should
TROPHIES that will be held aloft by the winners of the Tour de Yorkshire are coming to the district tomorrow. Both the men’s and women’s trophies will visit various stops on Stage 2 and Stage 4 of the race, which take place on May 4 and 6 respectively
A GOVERNMENT plan to help people in Bradford learn English has been described as “insulting and patronising.” The Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, has promised to expand the teaching of English for immigrants with £50million of funding, beginning
THE Bradford Closed Championships at Keighley Table Tennis Centre were a personal triumph for Shahriar Masoudi.He swept all before him, carrying off three titles, with Embassy Police team-mate John Chew being his victim in two finals.Masoudi came through
PUPILS at a Bradford school have taken part in an international project to break down stereotypes. Ten Year 7 students from Hanson School recently visited Finland as part of an Erasmus project. Titled "Don't Stereotype Me" the project is
A SHOP has had its licence revoked and another was given a warning following visits from West Yorkshire Trading Standards. International Food Store, Great Horton Road, and Moor Stores, Leeds Old Road, were discussed at a hearing at City Hall yesterday
MORRISONS has posted a £374 million pre-tax profit, as its turnaround continues. The Bradford-based supermarket giant posted a 16.9 per cent leap in bottom line profits to £380m for the year to February 4. On an underlying and comparative 52
A PUPPY which got its paw stuck in the bars of its cage was rescued by firefighters yesterday. Odsal Blue Watch were called to a property in Wyke at around 5.30pm to help the 11-week-old dog. A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson
YORKSHIRE enjoyed another positive day against Nottinghamshire in Potchefstroom, albeit one that was affected by the weather.This second and final day of their red-ball friendly, played on a sluggish pitch, was interrupted by an approximate two-hour rain
COUGARS coach Craig Lingard offered no excuses after his side were hammered by derby rivals Bradford Bulls.The first league game between the teams for more than 40 years proved a big let-down for Keighley fans as John Kear's outfit were runaway 54
Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division: Pickering Town 5 Albion Sports 1 PICKERING Town were dominant at home against the Albion Lions last night and deservedly ran out comfortable winners to move up to joint second in the Toolstation
A SHOP manager has spoken out after callous raiders ripped the front of his store off with a 4x4 vehicle. It happened at around 10.45pm last night at the 'Your Local' store on Saffron Drive, Allerton. Pramode Trivedi, 45, who has had the
A MAN has been arrested following an attack in Keighley which left one person seriously hurt. West Yorkshire Police said a 28-year-old Keighley man had been detained on suspicion of wounding with intent, and is currently in custody. His arrest
Renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s finest scientific minds, has died at the age of 76, a family spokesman said. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning. In a
A MOTHER-and-son-run men’s skincare and underwear firm hopes a national award victory will put it on the map. Ava-J, run by Tracey Denison and her son Joe Goddard, 30, has won the best face wash (men’s grooming) prize at the 2018 Beauty Shortlist
BRADFORD City Women are confident of reaching a fifth successive West Riding County Cup final as they take on Farsley Celtic in the last four tonight.The Bantams, winners of the trophy for the last four years, are firm favourites for this tie with their
MONALEE should have what it takes to claim a fascinating renewal of the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.Henry de Bromhead's inmate looked a top-notch animal at the Dublin Racing Festival last month and has an
CALLUM Guy has more reason than most to curse City's unexpected late-season break.The Bantams end their 17-day exile from League One tonight with a tasty home encounter against FA Cup heroes Wigan.It has been a disruptive period for new boss Simon
A PETROL station on a busy road in Brighouse reopened its doors this week after a million-pound rebuild. The new-look Crown Service Station in Wakefield Road, is now a Shell-branded petrol station with a Nisa convenience store attached. It
A DERELICT pub at a busy Shipley junction will be bulldozed to make way for road improvements in the town. Bradford Council has bought The Branch, Bradford Road, after it had been shut for a number of years. Works on the Bradford to Shipley
TWO thirds of council wards in the Bradford district have child poverty rates above the national average, new official Government figures have revealed.The most recent child poverty data shows the rate of child poverty in Bradford is five per cent higher
A BRADFORD businessman has spoken of the world wide attention his company has received since he debuted his pint sized invention, and says he has plenty of more groundbreaking products in the pipeline. Shazad Talib hit the headlines in the past
PLANS for a major city centre development of over 160 flats is likely to be approved by Bradford Council. However, the developer says it will not be able to contribute to any housing classed as “affordable,” which would normally expected for a
THE spotlight is to shine on Bradford’s former Odeon later this year in a new historical series headed by former politician Michael Portillo. The former Tory minister-turned-TV-broadcaster is to bring some colour to the derelict Art Deco cinema
SIMON Grayson hopes City can shoot back into the play-off mix by wrecking FA Cup giant-killers Wigan's quarter-final dress rehearsal at Valley Parade tonight.Paul Cook's third-placed Latics host Southampton on Sunday with the prize of a trip to
ACROSS the world railway stations are magnets for vulnerable children and adults.Whether in London, Mumbai, New York, Liverpool or Leeds, they are places to which people of all ages make their way to loiter or pass through while travelling to another
IN-FORM Brandon Pickersgill is currently "undroppable" for the Bulls, according to Ethan Ryan.The young half back has made a big impression since John Kear's appointment at Odsal.His electric start to the season is allowing the Bulls coach
A MAN who broke into his former partner’s home and left her needing hospital treatment after punching her in the eye has been jailed. Bradford Crown Court heard that Joseph Varey, 29, had been made subject to a restraining order in June last year
SIMON Grayson has used the unplanned hold-up in City's season to get to know the squad. Playing only twice in his first month, the Bantams boss has had plenty of time to familiarise himself with the group. Grayson said: "It's allowed us to
IT'S not just City who are looking to tighten up.Having conceded five goals in their last two games, Wigan boss Paul Cook is concerned that his high-flying side have suddenly sprung a leak.The third-placed Latics shipped in three against Scunthorpe
NEW images have revealed a vision of how a transformed Bradford Interchange could look – with tunnels carrying a new high-speed rail line under the city centre. The computer-generated scenes were created for Bradford Council, as campaigners continue
BRADFORD has been chosen as one of five pilot areas for new Government proposals to encourage social integration. Schools whose pupils come from a single ethnic or religious community could be required to ensure they mix with children from other
