WORKING smoke alarms prevented a kitchen fire from spreading to a neighbouring property tonight. Fire crews from Keighley and Bingley were called to a property in Grange Road, Riddlesden, at 6.45pm. A spokesman for the fire service said the
A VAN fire in the car park of a restaurant in Bradford is believed to have been started deliberately. Firefighters from Bradford were called to Mumtaz restaurant, in Great Horton Road, at around 7.05pm today. A transit sized van was on fire
BULLS have been given a tough trip to Warrington Wolves in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup – if they overcome Hunslet. John Kear's side have the incentive of tackling the Super League outfit when they play their rearranged fourth round clash
A PETITION brought to Bradford Council’s full council meeting has warned proposed cuts in children’s services could see the district becoming “the scene of the next child tragedy”.A consultation into planned £13.3 million cuts ended in February and it
COUGARS have signed Bulls prop James Davies on a month's loan.The 24-year old has yet to feature at Odsal under John Kear, having made 15 appearances for them in the Championship after joining last season.Davies has been allocated the number 36 jersey
A TEENAGE burglar has been handed a suspended sentence. Mohammed Yasin, 18, of Girlington Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and one of theft at Bradford Crown Court today. He denied one count of going equipped for burglary and another of
PARAMEDICS, firefighters and police were called after a car hit a wall between Sutton and Cross Hills today.An eight-foot section of wall in Holme Lane, which is near South Craven School, was damaged during the accident just after 1pm.Ambulance staff
THE FA have upheld Guiseley AFC’s claim that midfielder John Rooney was wrongfully dismissed by the referee in Saturday’s National League derby clash with FC Halifax Town.At a meeting of an FA Regulatory Commission held today, the members considered Guiseley
EIGHTY jobs are under threat at Bradford College after restructuring plans were announced.Bosses say they need to make significant financial savings, improve efficiency and better align its staffing with current demand. It is hoped that the necessary
JOEL Grodowski scored for Bradford City Development Squad in their 2-1 win over York City - less than 24 hours after making his senior debut for the Bantams. He opened the scoring for City in the 18th minute against York City in their Central League
The Telegraph & Argus’s Stop the Rot campaign was brought into the national spotlight today when it was highlighted in Parliament. The significant milestone came on World Oral Health Day and just weeks after the launch of the campaign, which
SIR - I write to express my disappointment with the CGI images of how a revamped Interchange could look! As always with CGI images they look impressive, however an underground rail station with no natural light wouldn’t be as attractive as a station
SIR - Sally Clifford reports on war re enactment show Yorkshire Wartime Experience and the various tanks on show. Her interviewees said of their WW1 replica “He is this wonder weapon and people want to see him...they break out in smiles.” Despite
SIR - Never in the field of knowledge and public letter writing, has one man had the answer to every problem this country faces. What he does not know about ie, Brexit, NHS, tax, the armed forces, police matters, MPs, financial matters - he even
SIR - Ishtaq Ahmed of the Bradford Council of Mosques, commenting on the Government's plan to help people in Bradford speak English, stated that it was "insulting and patronising", and that "Bradford's problems are due to a lack of investment, not
SIR - The Resolution Foundation has rightly called on radical reforms to the council tax system. It has long been clear that council tax is no longer fit for purpose. What was meant to be a temporary replacement for the disastrous poll tax has itself
SIR - With regards to “Raiders rip ATMs from two more stores”, some people do nothing. Not only do they do nothing, they interfere with everybody else and make everyone’s life a misery. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
SIR - The Government has been urged by the Green Alliance (GA) think-tank to bring forward its 2040 ban on new diesel and petrol car sales by a decade-to 2030-as this would not only halve oil imports but also close the gap in the UK's climate change
TELEGRAPH and Argus Camera Club member Carlos Conwaz took this unusual shot of parked cars in Huddersfield.For his efforts he receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange and ProAm Imaging.Would you like to see your photographs
A BUSINESS Improvement District could spread to Bradford’s learning quarter after receiving the backing of the city’s university. The support from the University of Bradford means the BID area will be expanded to take in another large chunk of
A TASK force aimed at cracking down on fraudsters has prevent more than £1 million making its way to scammers.Officers from the West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation and Abuse Team intercepted a so-called ‘suckers list’ of vulnerable people targeted by
A PARTNERSHIP that aims to give Bradford’s young people important business skills won the Business in Schools Award.The Ahead Partnership’s Integrated Bradford - Make The Grade scheme works with seven schools in the Bradford district - Beckfoot School
CARLTON Bolling College won the School Improvement Award, capping an incredible turnaround for the school in recent years.Just over two years ago the school was in special measures after a damning Ofsted report that cited safeguarding concerns. Late last
WORK to improve the main entrance to Bradford Interchange is scheduled to start this spring.When the project is complete it will result in a dedicated taxi rank and a new pick-up and drop-off area for the public. There will be new and extended pedestrian
ST Edmund’s Nursery and Children’s Centre won the Achievement Award for both the success of the nursery and its work to train the next generation of Bradford’s teachers.The nursery has been judged outstanding by Ofsted three times in succession, under
LINDSEY Wharmby, who has been governor of Ilkley Grammar School during a number of major changes in the school, was named Governor of the Year.Picking up the award she said the most important thing a governor can bring to a school is community and a desire
A MAN who attacked his then-girlfriend and held a machete to her throat as she lay on the floor has narrowly avoided jail.Steven Hardingham, 26, had been in a relationship with the woman for just five weeks when she tried to break things off and leave
A CLASS where adults can pick up or refresh vital skills won Eldwick Primary School the Community Involvement Award.Jackie Rosano, who runs the class, picked up the award and dedicated it to the whole team who make the class possible.The school had worked
OZUMA Hussain, who volunteers at Thornbury Academy and was described as an “outstanding role model” for the children at the school, won the Voluntary Contribution Award.She took part in a teaching assistant course at the school, and has used the skills
GILL Edge, the co-head of Killinghall Primary School, and who has been a teacher in Bradford for 38 years, won the Leadership Award.She has proved to be so successful as a school leader that she recently spoke at an education conference in China.Picking
JANET Thomas, who has worked at Canterbury Nursery for 42 years, was rewarded for her dedication with the Supporting Staff Member of the Year Award.She started working at the nursery the week of her 18th birthday, and since then she has seen many of the
NATALIE Gregory said teaching was the best possible job you could have when she accepted her award for Newcomer of the Year.She works at Parkwood Primary in Keighley, and was nominated for the category by school head Richard Ballantine.She was placed
GAYNOR Bainbridge, a teacher at Southfield School, dedicated her Secondary Teacher of the Year Award to the special schools across the district.She had been nominated for her important role in making the transition from primary school to secondary school
NAZRUL Islam received possibly the biggest cheer of the night when he was named Nursery/Primary Teacher of the Year.The senior school improvement leader at Feversham Primary School has been treated for three types of cancer and suffered a stroke in recent
Read about all our winners here A TEACHER who returned to work after being diagnosed with three types of cancer was among the winners at the Telegraph & Argus Schools Awards. Nazrul Islam, who teaches at Feversham Primary School, received
A ROBBER who subjected a man to a “wicked” attack in a pub toilet before stealing cash from his wallet has been jailed for nearly four years. Luke Thompson, 32, was one of a group who targeted the man, a former soldier from the Newcastle area,
Yorkshire Division One: North Ribblesdale 17 Bradford Salem 24BRADFORD Salem eased their Yorkshire Division One relegation worries with a hard-fought 24-17 victory over fellow strugglers North Ribblesdale.The pitch at Grove Park was in an excellent state
AN event to push for wider participation in higher education will be held at Bradford College on Thursday.It has been organised for teachers, youth workers, development workers or anyone working with young people and will see seven organisations come
AN 'exhausted' former night porter at Airedale General Hospital who went for a drive after drinking a bottle of wine has been given a community sentence by Skipton magistrates.Jack Meynell, 55, was more than three times over the limit when a concerned
A MAN has been rescued from water at Lister Park this morning. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority said firefighters attended at 10.55am to a call that a male had fallen into water at the park. The park has a large boating
CORONERS in Bradford are appealing for any relatives of Robert Hodgeman to contact them.Mr Hodgeman, 67, of Thornaby Drive, Bradford, died at his home address on March 15 from natural causes.Any relatives of Mr Hodgeman are asked to contact coroners officer
BRADFORD coroners are appealing for any next of kin of John Pedder to get in contact.Mr Pedder, 72, of Danecourt Road, died on March 14. There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.Any relatives of Mr Pedder or anyone with information
MORE than 230 students at a Bradford school are making their mark on causes they care about after signing up to a volunteering charity.And some students have already volunteered over 50 hours of their time.Sixth Form students at Bradford Grammar School
RESIDENTS are being urged to register to vote ahead of the Bradford district local elections on May 3.Anyone who has since they last registered to vote or have never registered, need to register by April 17. If you are away on May 3, you can apply for
A DRIVER parked in the car park of a doctors surgery in Cross Hills in the early hours had been drinking, heard Skipton magistrates.Moin Khan, 25, was in the driver's seat of the Chrysler parked in the Holme Lane car park on January 16 with his girlfriend
LEEDS City College – of which the Keighley campus is a part – has received a glowing Ofsted report.Inspectors rated its overall effectiveness as 'good', and in three categories awarded 'outstanding' grades.But they also reported that the
One in four adults has NO savings at all, a study has found. Sky-high monthly outgoings and debt mean many have nothing left at the end the month to tuck away. One in 10 of the 2,650 people polled by Skipton Building Society said they spend
CHILDREN from Gomersal Primary School joined Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin in Parliament to talk about their school's Arts Council.Six representatives from the school’s child-led project visited Westminster to speak at a cross-party meeting on art
A FILM star visited the district for the production of a major new political thriller based on real events.Keira Knightley was on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (K&WVR) for filming for Official Secrets.K&WVR filming liaison officer Roger France
HOPES that Bradford could be home to a new medical school have today been dashed after the Department of Health passed the city over in a new national push to train more doctors. The University of Bradford had hoped that it would be chosen as one
THE top ten roads in the district for reports of potholes can be revealed today by the Telegraph & Argus. It comes as a new report shows that Yorkshire's road repairs backlog stands at £943.6 million - the estimated one-time cost to get the
THE front end of a car has been destroyed in a fire on the M62 this morning.The silver Vauxhall Vectra caught fire while travelling westbound between Junction 27 for Gildersome and Junction 26 for Chain Bair.It had been driven into a lay-by on the motorway
CITY of Bradford swimmers brought home 35 medals from the Yorkshire Championships– with 22 of those shining gold.It was their best overall performance in the competition since 2011, with six club records broken in the process.Cameron Green led the way
BRADFORD Bulls' fourth-round Ladbrokes Challenge Cup tie at Hunslet, which was called off on Sunday due to snow, has been re-arranged for Easter Monday (April 2 at 2pm). "We did ask the Bulls if they wanted to play it this Sunday at South Leeds
ARMED police swooped on a house in Shann Crescent, Keighley, in the early hours of this morning. Officers arrested four males on suspicion of firearms offences during the pre-planned operation at 3.53am. The suspects, who include two men in
PRIMARY school pupils enjoyed an out of this world experience designed to inspire them to take up careers in science.The Academy at St James Primary School in Allerton recently took part in the Rocket Kids tour of UK schools. The tour is run by community
LIVERSEDGE’S fixture chaos worsened last night when their Toolstation Northern Counties East League fourth- round League Cup tie at Dronfield Town was postponed.The Premier Division outfit’s trip was shelved as the pitch at their Division One hosts’ HE
A POLICE car has been put out of action after being damaged in Bradford last night.The rear window of the car was smashed, meaning the car will be out of use for the "foreseeable future".Inspector David Harland tweeted: "Yet another person
THE police helicopter had a busy few hours in the skies above Bradford this morning, being called to a number of incidents.Its first call out came at 1.50am to Birstall, where the helicopter NPAS Carr Gate, helped to track down a dangerous driver.The
A COLLABORATION of students at Bradford College brought a hugely popular musical comedy to the stage.Students from a variety of courses across the college came together to use their skills to put on a production of hit musical Hairspray. Performing arts
WHEN it comes to fashion labels the calibre of customers are indicative of a quality brand.Fabric is the foundation on which A W Hainsworth has evolved and developed down the decades since Abimelech, ‘Old Bim’ Hainsworth, began his clothiers business
MAGIC is a family affair for Steve and Victoria Gore and their children, who have been performing mind-boggling illusions since they were toddlers. The couple and their daughters, Deanna, 12, and Jenna, nine, perform together as an illusion act called
ALL CITIES must move with the times and Bradford is no exception if we want it to grow and develop and be left as a better place for those who come after us.But there must be balance in all things so it’s important to retain and protect the best of the
A WAR memorial group has been celebrating after it raised enough money for a new statue to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War in a matter of days.Friends of Greengates Cenotaph appealed to the public to try and raise £750 for a perspex
AN ACTION plan for improvement at an NHS Trust which runs Bradford district’s mental health, community health and specialist learning disability services, will be discussed at a meeting later this week.Last month healthcare watchdog the Care Quality Commission
Today marks World Oral Health Day and in the latest of our Stop the Rot reports, the campaign is sharing simple steps and measures you can take to help keep your teeth and mouth healthy. The awareness day is organised by the International Dental
ACTOR Jack P Shepherd, who trained at Bradford theatre school Stage 84, is at the centre of one of the most controversial storylines in Coronation Street's 58-year history. The male rape story has been praised by many viewers for bringing the issue
DUBAWI FIFTY can continue his progression in the Betway Stayers' Handicap at Newcastle today.Fourth in the Cesarewitch for Karen McLintock after victories at Ayr and Nottingham last season, he has regained the winning thread already this year.The
An application to turn a former mill site into 17 homes has run into opposition. Oxenhope parish councillors discussed the proposals for Brooks Meeting Mill, West Shaw Lane, Oxenhope, at their latest monthly meeting. The plan, if approved
THE bar and restaurant scene in Bradford is powering ahead of London, according to new figures.Over the past five years, the number of outlets in Bradford city centre has increased by 15.1% as opposed to London’s significantly lower rate of 10.4%, according
Concerns have been raised over work currently being carried out on playing fields which could be transformed into a new sports complex. The One In a Million Free School, based at Cliffe Terrace, Bradford, has lodged an application with Bradford Council
BRADFORD Bulls' fourth-round Ladbrokes Challenge Cup tie at Hunslet, which was called off on Sunday due to snow, has been re-arranged for Easter Monday (April 2 at 2pm)."We did ask the Bulls if they wanted to play it this Sunday at South Leeds
A KEIGHLEY boss claims a new ban on pavement advertising could render his fish and chip shop invisible. Ray Crummack has spoken out after being told that ‘A-boards’ will no longer be allowed on the pavement outside his century-old chippie near
A BURGLAR who was caught after getting a speeding ticket in the stolen car he was driving has been jailed for nearly three years. Bradford Crown Court heard that Shane Frayne, 26, targeted a property on Mary Street, off Bowling Back Lane, on June
Doncaster Rovers 2 Bradford City 0THE Happy Mondays caused a stir locally over the weekend when they announced plans for a summer gig at Doncaster Racecourse.But any hopes City harboured of enjoying their own happy Monday in the town were dashed with
CONVENIENCE stores pay a “crime tax” of around 7p per transaction, according to a new report into the impact of crime. The national report from the Association of Convenience Stories (ACS) estimates that theft, robbery and fraud committed against
Two investigations are under way after footage captured by a member of the public appeared to show a police officer using his phone while behind the wheel. The footage, recorded by Rizwan Desai, seems to show an officer from West Yorkshire Police
SIMON Grayson admitted City were not ruthless enough as they slumped to a Yorkshire derby defeat at Doncaster. Two late goals from John Marquis gave Rovers the 2-0 win at the Keepmoat Stadium – and meant it is now ten games without a league win
