BRADFORD District Care NHS Foundation Trust's board has said it was shocked to have been downgraded as "requiring improvement" in its latest CQC inspection.The healthcare watchdog had scrutinised nine complete core services in the Trust&
GUISELEY have added young defender Ben Frempah to their squad for the closing games of the season.Frempah, 22, signed for Solihull Moors in December 2017 but has played just one game for them.Born in Italy, Frempah played youth football for Fisher FC
CONTROVERSIAL cuts to Bradford Council's children’s services have been watered down in response to negative reactions in public consultation. The new plans will still mean hundreds of job losses, but 48 more FTE posts that had faced the axe will
Police want to talk to this man about a theft in Skipton. It happened at the Ultimate Outdoors store on Coach street in Skipton at about 5pm on Saturday 17 March 2018 when a man entered the store and removed items of clothing from a display before
GUISELEY defender Jake Lawlor has joined AFC Fylde on a loan deal until the end of the season.Lawlor, 26, who can also play in midfield, has been out of the Guiseley side since being injured in the game against Chester on New Year's Day. He has played
TELEGRAPH and Argus Camera Club member Simon Paul Sugden took this wide angle shot of Moseley Road Baths, in Birminghmam. Paul's image reveals why the National Trust is fighting to preserve the building when Birmingham City Council pulls the plug
TELEGRAPH and Argus Camera Club member Simon Paul Sugden took this wide angle shot of an abandoned swimming pool.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 CANNABIS farm was discovered following a house fire this afternoon. West Yorkshire Police said they were called by the fire service to a detached house in Hazelhurst Brow, in the Daisy Hill area of Bradford. While searching the property,
YOUNG golfing superstar Olivia Pearson is hoping to be given the opportunity to turn professional by Birmingham University, having applied to study a Golf Management course there in September.The 18-year-old from Bingley has already won a hatful of junior
MARIE Curie's ninth 'Great Daffodil Walk' gets underway this weekend and people are being urged to sign up for the six-mile walk. It will take place on Sunday and has been organised by the Bradford Hospice Fundraising Group. The circular walk will
TV presenter Helen Skelton visited Bradford College to train for her Sport Relief celebrity boxing match. The college’s boxing coach Mally McIver, who trains Bradford boxing star Harris Akbar, helped Helen at the college’s boxing club. Mr McIver
SIR - Great picture of Cleckheaton rugby club playing in a blizzard (Cleckheaton in the pink, March 19). They weren't the only local sports club not put off by the white stuff at the weekend. This is Bradford Rowing club veteran eight training on
SIR - We currently have a government who appear to have completely abandoned any idea of the standards that we should expect from people who we trust to govern in our interests. Listening to PMQs is becoming so frustrating as the single talent
SIR - Regarding Jeremy Corbyn sychophant Colin Durkin's letter (T&A, March 20). In the 'Big House' he was ridiculed by the Tories and his own back-benchers. Did Colin Durkin see the faces of the front-benches of the Labour Party? They were
SIR - It is ironic that when voters in Scotland, England and Wales went to the polling stations on June 23, 2016, to vote in the EU referendum, few if any would have given thought to how it might affect the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish
SIR - This past 18 months, I have been really misguided. I voted to remain in the EU, but having read today’s papers, and heard the new that the new British passport will no longer be made in Gateshead and production will now move to the France
SIR - We should be proud that countless deaths and injuries have been avoided because of the UK’s robust approach to safety.Yet safety measures in place for adventure activities are under review, and one option up for discussion is to abolish the licensing
SIR - Your report today of tourism being worth £8bn to the Yorkshire economy shows the Bradford district as part of this growing major tourist destination. So why why why is the Council intent on closing the Tourist Information offices and public
INSPECTORS have found West Yorkshire Police is good at keeping people safe and reducing crime - but the force has been told it must improve the way it investigates crimes and reduces re-offending.Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire
A MAN who told a judge to "Do your f***ing paperwork geezer" has not been punished for his remarks after he apologised in court. Mark Rawson was brought to Bradford Crown Court from his cell at HMP Leeds, in Armley, the day after he swore at the
KEIGHLEY Rugby Union Club's Tom Willson has been called up for the county this weekend. Tom Willson has been selected for Yorkshire 20's game against Durham, played at Keighley RUFC's Rose Cottage on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). The open side flanker
A main road in Bradford was closed today while firefighters freed a man trapped under a lorry's front wheel. Otley Road was blocked and vehicles were being turned round by police near the junction of Undercliffe Lane amid reports that a pedestrian
BRADFORD District Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a gold star by national charity the Carers Trust for its commitment to involving carers in their loved ones’ care plans. The Carers Trust runs the Triangle of Care membership scheme, which aims
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has said Government has given the "strongest possible hint" Bradford Odeon will receive regeneration funding. An application was made to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for £4 million of funding to
YOUR eyes do not deceive you. Yorkshire are back on the international stage this Sunday as they take on Chagos Islands Football Association-Selection at Hemsworth Miners Welfare Football Club's Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium.Both sides are part of CONIFA
WEST Yorkshire Police has revealed that it has a gender pay gap of 13.9 per cent. The force published its report to Government yesterday, and pointed out that the gap is four per cent lower than the national average. The report reveals 57 per
BINGLEY Harriers runner Martha Jackson was triumphant last Wednesday in the Year Six Girls' race at the West Yorkshire Schools Games Cross Country Finals at Temple Newsam in Leeds.She narrowly beat her fellow Bradford Schools runner Phoebe Midgley
THREE youngsters from the Bradford district are making an impression at national level, with Jack Stanley, Simon Toussaint and Patrick Watkinson excelling in the U14 competition at the British Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool. The trio have
COMEBACK queen Rebecca Kenna is praising her mental strength after coming through a marathon day on her way to a third straight semi-final appearance in the Women's World Championship.The 29-year-old world No 3 was on the table for over eight hours
GUISELEY manager Sean St Ledger has praised veteran striker Kayode Odejayi for his influence on the more inexperienced players at the club, but he says that they cannot afford to rely on the former Barnsley forward alone.St Ledger said: "I think
BRADFORD windows and doors installation firm Safestyle has seen it profits drop by more than seven per cent from last year. The firm, founded in 1992 in the city, has seen its gross profits fall from £55.6 million in 2016, to £51.4 million in 2017
The victims of the horrific terror attack at Westminster Bridge a year ago today have been remembered in Bradford with a minute’s silence. The remembrance took place in Centenary Square at 9:30am this morning. Several of Bradford’s leading
PLANS to convert part of a warehouse in an industrial area of Bradford into a restaurant have been submitted to Bradford Council.Roger Lee Planning has submitted the plan to open a restaurant/cafe in a 662 square metre section of the Beehive Works on
EMERGENCY services have teamed up with campaigner Lizzie Jones on a new project to install lifesaving defibrillators in key locations across the county, including in Bradford. Funded by West Yorkshire Police, a number Community Public Access Defibrillators
POLICE are investigating a suspected shooting which damaged a property in Odsal last night. A building on Pearson Road West sustained damage "consistent with a firearms discharge" shortly before midnight yesterday. No-one was injured,
A CITY centre walkway has been cordoned off this morning while police investigate a "serious sexual assault." The incident is alleged to have happened in the walkway that links Hall Ings, next to The Bradford Hotel, and Bradford Interchange.
A VEHICLE was seized and numerous drivers reported for traffic offences during a police patrol.Officers were on patrol in the Bradford West area yesterday to monitor driving offences.During the course of the day they issued nine motorists with traffic
LIVERSEDGE notched a comfortable 3-0 win at Station View against struggling Harrogate Railway Athletic in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division.Sedge took an early lead when Brad Davies found the top corner with a fine strike
TWO people have been arrested after two street robberies in Manningham. The robberies both took place on Manningham Lane on Tuesday, and officers called to the incidents located the two suspects nearby. Both suspects were apprehended and arrested
KEIGHLEY Cougars head coach Craig Lingard expects a tough test as his depleted side face a derby clash at York City Knights. Cougars travel to Bootham Crescent on Sunday looking to bounce back from their last fixture, a 54-6 defeat to Bradford Bulls earlier
PLAYERS from Bradford City FC have visited a primary school that helped raise thousands for the club’s charity.Low Ash Primary School in Shipley has been raising money for the Bradford City FC Community Foundation by holding a Billy Bantam penalty shoot
MY heating is on at the moment. It uses natural gas though I would prefer electricity generated by renewable energy, even though the gas produces less CO2 than burning coal, mainly because it contains more hydrogen so there’s just over half the CO2
GUISELEY manager Sean St Ledger has praised veteran striker Kayode Odejayi for his influence on the more inexperienced players at the club, but he says that they cannot afford to rely on the former Barnsley forward alone.St Ledger said: "I think
BINGLEY'S Sam Bilham goes into the new rally season full of confidence after winning the 2017 Fiesta ST Trophy and he is looking to build on that in a new machine this weekend in Wales.He will be making his first appearance in a Vauxhall ADAM Cup
IT was when I woke up on a grubby sofa in a freezing Brixton flat that I realised reunions sound more fun than they actually are.It was the morning after a get-together with some people I was at journalism college with. A few of us had crashed at someone
A WHOLE host of events are taking place next weekend and throughout the school holidays to celebrate Easter.Events including traditional Easter egg hunts and a few more unconventional events will be taking place over the weekend to mark the holy weekend.There
PLANS to breath new life into a Grade II* listed building and build 26 new homes in Thornton have been given the green light.The application, for a restoration project on Leaventhorpe Hall in Thornton Road, to convert a Grade II listed barn into apartments
SCHOOLS and businesses across Bradford have been undertaking challenges in aid of Sport Relief. The campaign’s focus this year is “stepping up” by aiming to beat one billion steps per day, every day for the week of Sport Relief, March 17 to 23.
A HULL man who came to Bradford from Canada and nearly became homeless has been helped back on his feet by a community charity.Russell Holmes, 59, was helped by The Faith Centre after a spiral of unfortunate circumstances nearly led to him ending up on
A Bradford accountancy practice is celebrating this week after the firm was shortlisted for a regional award for outstanding talent. Watson Buckle is in the running for the title of Independent Firm of The Year at the upcoming Yorkshire Accountancy
HMP LEEDS holds nearly 500 prisoners above its capacity with 91 per cent of cells containing more men than they were designed for, a new report has revealed. The findings were contained within Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on the
A BRADFORD Peer has been named the new chair of a new social work regulator by the Government.Lord Kamlesh Patel will take up the role as chair of Social Work England, the new dedicated social work regulator.The new regulator is aimed at working closely
A BRADFORD charity which provides a lifeline for children and young people with disabilities has started a crowdfunding page to raise money for a new minibus. Bradford PHAB, which was established by volunteers in the city in 1972 and relies totally
THE PRIZE of a glamour trip to Warrington will raise the Challenge Cup stakes for the Bulls, says John Kear.The delayed fourth-round clash at Hunslet has been rearranged for Easter Monday after being frozen off.On offer will be a trip to the Halliwell
NICKY Law has described City’s current slump as the worst he has experienced.The midfielder is back in the side after two months out.But he admits their form right now is a total contrast to what he has been used to since returning to Valley Parade 21
MICHAEL'S Mount ran a very pleasing race last time out and looks a cut above his rivals in the Windsor Clive International Novices' Hurdle at Ludlow.A decent middle-distance handicapper on the Flat, he is now with Ian Williams and won at the first
