JACBEQUICK has been knocking on the door this season and can earn himself a deserved return to the winner's enclosure at Beverley.David O'Meara's charge has done a lot of his racing at the East Yorkshire circuit, with 21 previous course visits
DIRECTORS at two prominent firms have come together to encourage business leaders across the region to recognise the importance of mental health awareness training in the workplace as Mental Health Awareness Week gets underway (May 14-20). Gavin Howarth
AN “UNSCRUPULOUS” rogue roofer who targeted customers in West Yorkshire and across the north of the country has been jailed for 13 months. Terry Rogers, 27, traded under the name UK Everest Ltd in order to make customers believe they were dealing
A BIKE shop will be visited by two walkers tackling hundreds of miles across England.The Bikery, in Shipley, is the first stop for walkers Katherine Horsham, 30, and 45-year-old Steve Barnabis who have 378 miles to cover in 18 days.The pair will set off
NEW boys Jer Lane have taken over at the top of the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Conference Division after recording a resounding 190-run win over Gildersome & Farnley Hill.But Adwalton and Oulton are both just a point behind them, with
CROSSFLATTS Village's hopes of a treble remain intact after their victory in the GOALS Bradford Sunday Alliance League Senior Cup final.Village won 3-0 over Westwood Park at Manningham Mills and Crossflatts' hero was their keeper Dan Thorpe.For
A TOTAL of £43,100 in fines and costs for littering offences was imposed by Bradford magistrates in a single day last month.A team of private enforcement officers operate in Bradford, issuing £80 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) to people who drop litter,
HARRISON Durkin produced a match-winning, unbeaten half-century as Guiseley snatched victory over Bilton with just one ball remaining in their Aire-Wharfe League Waddilove Cup tie.A spell of 5-25 from Louis Barker had restricted Bilton to just 169 but
WYKE Wanderers have missed an opportunity to seal third place in Division One of the West Yorkshire League.Victory at Featherstone Colliery would have sealed the deal but a 3-1 defeat means that the Bradford club can now be caught by fourth-placed Fev.Karl
MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry will spend the night before their wedding in separate country house hotels.The American star will be with her mother Doria Ragland at the Cliveden House Hotel, on the National Trust’s Cliveden Estate in Taplow, Berkshire
A COUPLE from Idle celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a surprise party at their care home.Maurice and Irene Theabould, who live at the Newline Care Home in Greengates, were married on May 15, 1948, and to mark the occasion a party was held
AMID deadly clashes along the Israeli border which left at least 37 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded, US president Donald Trump's top advisers and supporters have celebrated the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem as a campaign promised
THE family of Dame Tessa Jowell have spoken movingly about her final days before her death at the weekend from a brain tumour.Her daughter, Jessie Mills, said it had been an “incredibly peaceful” time, with the former Labour cabinet minister surrounded
A ‘THIRD-STRIKE’ burglar caught stealing treasured jewellery from a house in Ilkley has been jailed for more than two years.Mark Little, 47, “grunted” and ran after he was confronted by neighbours who saw him climbing out of the property on Denton Road
FOUNDATIONS of both Bradford City and Leeds United have joined forces to become Leeds Bradford Airport’s (LBA) first ever official charity partnership. The clubs will come together for the first time with the aim of fundraising regularly and running
Councillors today voted in favour of building 500 homes on green belt land in Burley-in Wharfedale following the outcome of a referendum into a neighbourhood plan for the village. A decision on the controversial outline plans, which also include
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Stephen Hogg took this lovely candid shot at the Bronte Vintage Gathering over the weekend.For his efforts Stephen receive a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange.Would you like to see your
POLICE are investigating after a woman told a passer-by in Bradford city centre she had been raped. Officers responding to the report have been unable to locate the woman, and are now appealing to her to come forward. At 12.12am today, officers
A HOST of musicians, street theatre shows and dance performances have been announced as the first acts at this year’s Bradford Festival. The Bradford Council run event will run from July 13 to 15 in City Park, and organisers hope it will be as
CAMPION went goal crazy at Goole in the Flexible Football West Riding County FA Under-21 Floodlit League, triumphing 14-0.Clearly the better team from the start, the visitors were clinical in the first half, netting all three of their early chances only
CROSSFLATTS suffered a surprise five-wicket defeat against Haworth Road at Ryshworth Park in the first round of the Wynn Cup thanks to Chris Griggs' brilliant 56. The hosts batted first and made 145-9 in their 40 overs, with Dominic Bennett scoring
AFTER three successive defeats, defending champions Bradford Bulls finally got off the mark in comprehensive fashion in the Women’s Super League.Following losses to Leeds Rhinos, St Helens and Cas-tleford Tigers, the Bulls thrashed York City Knights 72
DOUGIE Lampkin added yet another chapter to his long, illustrious and unequalled riding career as he sealed a record extending Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) win after a tense final day showdown.The Silsden rider made it four victories on the bounce for
MATT Roberts' late assault on the Crossflatts bowling attack saw Bingley Congs record an improbable two-wicket away victory in Division One of the Craven and District Cricket League. Crossflatts batted first and were 78-1 thanks to Ben Hinchcliffe
ANDREW Gale and Joe Root, Yorkshire's coach and captain, pointed to missed chances in the field as the primary reason for their Specsavers County Championship innings defeat to Surrey at the Kia Oval. Yorkshire suffered their second loss in five
SIR - There has been much mention in the T&A of various fantasy schemes for HS3 trains through Bradford. Perhaps campaigners should concentrate on keeping services we already have. In the new Northern timetables starting on May 20 the hourly through trains
SIR - Bradford Council wishes to demolish the Branch Hotel on the Bradford Road near Shipley in order to create an expanded road junction.Many local residents, including myself, object to this act of civic vandalism and want the planning panel to kick
SIR - Once again we see images from dashcam footage in the T&A (May 8) of dangerous driving, this time of two vehicles running a red light side by side.Sgt Cameron Buchan, who is leading West Yorkshire Police's Steerside campaign, calls the driving
FOUR people have been arrested and several vehicles seized in a joint operation between West Yorkshire Police and HMRC today.A number of warrants were carried out in the Bradford area, and although HMRC has released few details of the raids, they confirmed
SIR - It is very sad to think what kind of country we have become when we hear stories of people who have been here for decades being deported or denied healthcare.But it is also important to remember that Theresa May's "hostile environment"
SIR - I am a big supporter of all things Bradford, including Bradford Literature Festival. I have enjoyed many thought-provoking debates, world class films and amazing books through the forum of Bradford Literature Festival. So it pains me
GRAHAM Alexander has been appointed new boss at promoted Salford City.The former Scunthorpe boss was among the bookies' contenders for the vacant Bantams hot seat but can be ruled out after joining the National League North champions.Alexander will
SIR - New research shows that over the last five years MPs have enjoyed almost £700,000-worth of luxury flights and hotels paid for by regimes with appalling human rights records.House of commons figures show that MPs have had lavish international trips
SIR - As someone who has campaigned for years to end the practice of pavement parking, I welcome news the Department for Transport is looking at fining people up to £70 for obstructing streets in this way. This rule has been in place in London since 1974
THERE IS no truer maxim than “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.After all, whether something or someone is considered beautiful is a matter of opinion and even if there is a general consensus on the beauty of a person or object, there will always
POLICE have thanked the public after a missing woman was found safe and well.An appeal to locate Anne Peters, 63, from Keighley was issued after the weekend after family became concerned for her safety.The appeal and a photograph of Anne was shared by
LONDON Skolars have refuted claims from Bulls chairman Andrew Chalmers that Ian Lenagan is to become an investor in their club. Chalmers made the claim concerning the Wigan RL owner in his Telegraph & Argus Bulls Bulletin column ahead of last
A £270,000 Lamborghini supercar has been found abandoned in the outside lane of one of the region's busiest motorways. The driver of the 200mph sports car left it at a 90 degree angle to oncoming traffic on the M62. Luckily, the crash - which
DIRECTORS at two prominent West Yorkshire firms have come together to encourage business leaders across the region to recognise the importance of mental health awareness training in the workplace as Mental Health Awareness Week gets under way (May 14-
Adam Lyth is hoping for more of the same from Jonny Bairstow as the England star looks to help save Yorkshire’s skin at the Kia Oval today.As opening batsman Lyth said, Yorkshire find themselves up against it at 142-5 in their second innings, still 43
TWO 15-year-old boys have been arrested after a robbery in Robert's Park, Saltaire. The arrests were made yesterday, and both boys were charged with robbery and witness intimidation. One of the teens has also been charged with possession of
ECCLESHILL United manager Sean Regan did not have the energy to party on Saturday night after his team had won promotion to the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division.The Eagles, who have had an incredible end to the season, repeated
A BRADFORD based group has helped fund a unique community project in York.Spark:York opened to the public on May 4 after being provided with funding totalling £150,000 from the Business Enterprise Fund, based in Little Germany.York-born and bred Tom McKenzie
SHIPLEY College students and representatives from a disability charity will be climbing Mount Snowdon this week to raise £3,000 for a good cause. Hft supports adults with learning disabilities, and it is hoped the walk will raise cash for the charity
BRADFORD Council’s fostering servicE is taking part in a national campaign to raise the profile of fostering and to show how foster care can transforms the lives of looked after children in the district. Foster Care Fortnight 2018, which is the
A GROUP of Bradford women will be taking part in a nationwide event to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage.Processions is a mass participation artwork taking place simultaneously across the four UK capitals on Sunday June 10.Bradford Based art group
OXENHOPE residents concerned about the future of the village’s Rose Garden have been reassured their views will now form part of ongoing alterations and improvements.Members of the recently-formed Friends of Oxenhope Rose Garden attended the latest meeting
A MAN from Shipley has started fundraising ahead of a marathon cycling challenge he is taking part in in two years’ time.Antony Butcher, 28, will cycle coast-to-coast from New York to San Francisco to raise money for a number of charities.Mr Butcher,
A DEAF schoolgirl from Bradford has been invited to attend this weekend’s royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Eleven-year-old Shahayna Begum, who is a pupil at Girlington Primary School, received the invitation from Windsor Castle to attend
PLANS to open a restaurant in an industrial area have been refused by Bradford Council.Planning officers said the proposals to open a 662 square metre restaurant in part of the Beehive Works on Edderthorpe Street, off Leeds Road, would harm the area’s
A DAVID Hockney painting that was recently named the UK’s favourite piece of art will return to Bradford this summer.In 2014 My Parents, a 1977 painting by the Bradford-born artist, topped an online poll of artwork on display in public galleries.It depicts
THE boss of Bradford’s biggest housing provider is one of the business people who has signed up the the #GiveBradford 100 Club.As a member of the club, Incommunities donates money to the community foundation, which is then handed out to local good causes.Here
THE fate of plans that could see more than 100 homes built on the site of a former children’s and community centre is set to be decided on Monday, May 14.The plans for 128 family homes on the site of Fagley Youth and Community Centre in Fagley Road, Fagley
A MAN who broke his estranged partner’s nose during a “brutal” hour-long attack in her own home has been jailed for 21 months.Courtney Booth, 24, had broken up with the mother of his three children around six weeks before bumping into her in a Bingley
GEORGE Flanagan admits Bulls were guilty of ‘falling in love’ with themselves against London Skolars.Bradford were convincing 54-16 winners against their lowly visitors but coach John Kear was angry at some slack defence as his side conceded three tries
COLIN Doyle says he wants to stay at a new-look Bradford City and plans to have talks over his future this week. The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, whose contract is up in the close season, says he wants to extend his two-year spell at Valley Parade.
MORE council officers could patrol the streets – and for longer – in a continued crackdown against yobs in and around the city centre. A report on a review of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is due to be discussed by councillors today after the
Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were not without controversy when they came into force a couple of years ago.Similar to an ASBO, albeit covering a clearly defined geographical area, there were fears that over-zealous use of PSPOs could infringe
