COUNT Octave can announce his arrival in the staying division with victory in the MansionBet Yorkshire Cup at York.Andrew Balding's four-year-old is certainly not an unknown having finished second in Queen's Vase last year before claiming a creditable
A SERVICE has been held at York Minster to mark the completion of a decade-long project to restore the country’s largest expanse of medieval stained glass.A special Choral Evensong service and reception took place in the gothic cathedral’s Nave to commemorate
Epsom or Chantilly? That is the question facing connections of Roaring Lion after he stated his Derby case with a scintillating display in the Betfred Dante Stakes at York.Always considered the best trial for the Investec Derby after the 2000 Guineas,
WEST Brom are poised to name Darren Moore as their new manager, according to reports.The 44-year-old former Bradford City defender is in line to become the Baggies’ permanent boss and given the task of returning them to the Premier League.Chief executive
TWO men were arrested in a supermarket car park today during a police crackdown on drug dealing.Officers were targeting dealers in the Shipley and Windhill areas today when they stopped a VW Golf in the car park of Shipley's Asda.Two people were arrested
A KEIGHLEY councillor has urged drivers to think carefully when driving through rural areas.Cllr Luke Maunsell, who serves Oakworth ward on the town council, made the call after speaking to concerned residents in Oldfield.He said: "No one, no matter
PUPILS from a Keighley school have been engaged in a series of events designed to boost their future aspirations.University Academy Keighley (UAK) has taken the essence of its motto, "Aspire, Accomplish and Achieve", to give its students opportunities
AN overview of Universal Credit is on the agenda at the Bradford District Assembly Equalities Forum Anti-Poverty and Universal Credit Summit.The event runs from 2.30 until 5.30pm on Thursday May 24 in Manningham Mills community centre, Lilycroft Road,
A KEIGHLEY councillor wants penalties levelled against utility companies that leave temporary traffic lights in place on roads even while no work is actually taking place.Cllr Michael Westerman, chairman of Keighley Town Council's Watch and Transport
OTLEY'S secondary school has added more Year 7 admission places to cope with an 'unprecedented' demand.The one-off move by Prince Henry's Grammar School will see it accept an additional 25 pupils, on top of its usual limit of 255, this
PARA-ATHLETES Callum Hall and Jade Jones will be guests of honour at this year’s Yeadon Carnival.The couple have been invited to take centre stage at the event after returning in triumph from the Commonwealth games in Australia.Callum, who is originally
A FIRE engulfed part of a former special school when it was set alight by vandals.Firefighters were called to the derelict Heaton Royds Special School, in Redburn Drive, Shipley, at 8pm on Wednesday.A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
A TEENAGER who stole two high-value caravans from a storage facility in Ilkley has been locked up for 21 months. Edward Stokes, 19, and another man snapped locks to force entry into the Wharfe Valley Place park late on August 8 last year. The
Telegraph & Argus Thursday October 20, 1960: As plans got underway to demolish the much-loved Swan Arcade in 1962. Bradfordians looked back in fondness at the once loved arcade that was considered a shopping centre way ahead of its time. Demolished inside
THERE’S still time to get involved with a project on Brexit. Community documentary makers are looking to engage with people from across the Yorkshire region to find out what leaving the European Union means to them. EU Bah Gum! Yorkshire Voices
THE royal wedding is nearly here and there will be plenty of ways for people across the district to watch and celebrate as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot tomorrow.The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Zafar Ali, has written to the couple
KIRKLEES Council is supporting the National Citizenship Service, a Government-funded programme for 15 to 17-year-olds.NCS, which takes place in the school holidays, provides young people with a chance to experience new challenges, build long-lasting friendships
A NEIGHBOURHOOD drop-in will be held in Wilsden Village Hall on Saturday, June 2. Officers from Shipley’s Neighbourhood Policing Team and Bradford Council’s Neighbourhood Service will attend the event, which runs from 10.15am to 11.45am. They
Bradford city centre is soon to be home to a squat - but there will be no evictions.A thrilling new site-specific theatre event – a performance designed especially for a particular venue - will take over the Brick Box Rooms, formerly The Old Crown, on
A BRADFORD woman who was reported missing yesterday has been found safe and well.Darina Bukajova (62) was the subject of a missing persons appeal yesterday afternoon.A police spokesman said: "Thanks to everyone who shared our appeal or called in
THE Mothercare store at Bradford's Forster Square Retail park has been included on a leaked list of stores likely to shut in the next year.Earlier today the retailer confirmed it is closing 50 stores as part of a rescue plan, and that 800 jobs were
A MAN jumped out of a moving car to escape police earlier today. The car had failed to stop for police in the West Bowling area of Bradford, leading to a short chase. Its driver then opened his door and jumped out of the car and fled the scene
BRADFORD featured on BBC Panorama investigation ‘Police Under Pressure’ last night. The programme, which filmed with four police forces across the country, including West Yorkshire, looked at strains on policing and how changes have had to be made
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Douglas Jarvis took this great photo at Salts Mill.For his efforts Douglas receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange.Would you like to see your photographs on this page?The Telegraph
SIR - The local Labour party may be pleased that former Council leader Ian Greenwood has returned to Bradford council having won the Bolton and Undercliffe seat in the recent local elections (T&A, May 5).There will however perhaps be a significant number
Telegraph & Argus, Tuesday, July 1, 1997:Blood service chiefs had hailed the Telegraph & Argus Time For A Pint campaign as a stunning success. An amazing 3,114 people from across the Bradford district had smashed the appeal target by answering an urgent
A SPECIAL event was held to belatedly mark International Women's Day this afternoon. The lunch at the Banqueting Suite, City Hall, was originally arranged for March 8, which is International Women's Day, but had to be called off due to snowy weather
SIR - Mental health is one of the major public health challenges of our time. In recent years we’ve seen growing awareness in Westminster and in the media, but now we need urgent action to match the rhetoric. Research shows that one in ten children aged
SIR - In his column (T&A May 15) Perry Austin-Clarke praises the luxurious seating at the newly opened The Light cinema at The Broadway. The seating arrangement is great, unless you need to use a wheelchair. Once again we have a new first class development
NICKY Law and Tony McMahon are leaving City after the club announced their retained list. Back-up goalkeepers Rouven Sattelmaier and Lukas Raeder as well as youngsters Reece Webb-Foster and Alex Laird are also being released. Colin Doyle and
SIR - I appreciate your own comments on the disgraceful treatment of the Windrush generation but also wish to emphasise what Jane Howson wrote in her letter of the government's negative attitude to all migrants whether they are asylum seekers or students
Telegraph & Argus Wednesday, 21 January 1952:Between 200 and 300 telephones in Thornbury were out of use following five violent explosions from a manhole on Leeds Road. Not only had the explosions cut off several hundred phone lines but had also caused
SIR - On a nightly basis we witness hot hatches and motorbikes travelling at eye watering speeds along the 30mph limited road beside our house. You can almost set your watch by the time that they begin their antics.The bikers wear no helmets, but ski
SIR - Your letters page on May 8 was impressive for its argued points and freedom from personal attacks. Mr Scaife stated that there was more foreign investment into the UK than into all other EU states combined. As their combined GDP is about 6 times
AN ADDICT caught street-dealing Class A drugs in Bradford four times in the space of a year has been jailed for 40 months. Bradford Crown Court heard that Shaan Ali’s worsening habit became the “catalyst” for his offending, which stretched back
FUNDING for the armed forces should be on a par with the NHS, the defence minister has suggested.Tobias Ellwood said he is “deeply concerned” that Britain is taking its security for granted as the world gets more dangerous.Amid suggestions the Ministry
A would-be jihadist who prepared himself for martyrdom in Syria by going paintballing with his brother has been locked up.Yousef Alsyed intended to travel to the war-torn country and die fighting for extremists, but was too frightened to attend his sentencing
AN acclaimed spoken word show will come to a Bradford theatre tomorrow.Christopher Brett Bailey will bring Suicide Notes, a different-every-night, shouting and reading show to Theatre In The Mill at the University of Bradford.The tour of the work, which
BRADFORD College has become the latest major organisation to join the campaign to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) in the city centre.The support of the college, which has provided further education training for more than 185 years, means
THE House of Commons has signed more than 50 non-disclosure agreements with employees over the last five years, official figures suggest.MPs described the findings as “disturbing” and questioned the need for “gagging clauses” deals in Parliament after
THE legacy of Westerns and women in cinema are among the topics being discussed at this year’s Widescreen Weekend, held in the city centre.The 22nd annual festival will take place at the National Science and Media Museum in October, and will feature screening
A STREET surgery will be held in Bankfoot where Council and police representatives will be out on the streets to talk about local issues.It will start outside Bankfoot Primary School to talk to parents at around 2.45pm on May 24, and then continue up
THE record auction price for a work by David Hockney has been broken twice in one evening as two pieces fetched more than $40.1 million (£29.6m).The celebrated Bradford-born British landmark 1990 masterpiece Pacific Coast Highway And Santa Monica went
TWO local museums have been “highly commended” in a ceremony honouring the best museums and galleries in the country. The David Hockney Gallery at Cartwright Hall in Lister Park opened less than a year ago, but was highly commended in the Permanent
THE Royal Wedding is nearly here and there will be plenty of ways for people across the district to watch and celebrate as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot on Saturday. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Zafar Ali, has written to
A CITY centre pub has been transformed into a 1970s squat in preparation for a major new performance about Bradford’s revolutionary past. This Space is Occupied looks at an era when numerous groups set up communes in empty buildings, revolutionising
ADIL Rashid says there are no regrets over his decision to prioritise white ball cricket ahead of his return to Yorkshire colours for the first time this season for the start of the Royal London one-day Cup today.The Vikings face Durham under the glare
A RANGE Rover registered in Western Asia has been seized by police after it was spotted in Bradford. The Qatari vehicle was pulled over by West Yorkshire Police's Road Policing Unit on Wednesday evening and officers found the driver was using his
CROSSED Baton can provide John Gosden with a third victory in the last four renewals of the Betfred Dante Stakes at York today.Widely regarded as Britain’s leading trial for the Derby, the Group Two contest has a slightly sub-standard look to it this
ARMED police have swooped on a street in Buttershaw after a man refused to leave a property for several hours. A number of police cars and officers with firearms were seen lining Halifax Road, in Buttershaw, at 7.45am on Thursday, and could be
WE have been there and thereabouts in the Royal London One-Day Cup for the last few years, reaching quarter-finals and semi-finals without taking that extra step. Hopefully this can be our year.In my view, we need to be a bit better as a bowling unit.
BRADFORD & DISTRICT EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Ciroc 126-7 (Mushy Shah 35no, Kez Ahmed 31, Nathan Storton 4-23) Denholme 127-6 (Nathan Storton 32no, Adam Smith 21), Crossflatts 115-7 (Mohammed Shahnawaz 39) Thornton 116-2 (Nikki Hutchinson 43no, Josh
Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they want to after a student was sexually assaulted at the University of Bradford. West Yorkshire Police said the 21-year-old woman was grabbed by a man as she made her way home in the early hours
ADAM Lyth says a no fear approach proved key to his impressive personal white ball form last year and he hopes for more of the same when the Royal London One-Day Cup kicks off tomorrow.The Yorkshire opener hit three fifties in nine 50-over appearances
A FIRE engulfed part of a former special school when it was set alight by vandals. Firefighters were called to the derelict Heaton Royds Special School, in Redburn Drive, Shipley, at 8pm on Wednesday. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire and
BRADFORD Dudley Hill made it two straight wins in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division One – not that you would have noticed it in the changing room afterwards. “The mood was fairly downbeat,” admitted Hill’s team manager Steve Wright
KEIGHLEY Cougars' head coach Craig Lingard has highlighted the versatility of close-season signing Dan Parker, and hopes that he will become a vital first team player in the months to come.Parker was given a chance in Cougars' last match against
IMAGINE this life history. You’re well settled where you were born and grew up but following recent changes you are forced to move somewhere else. It could be due to political unrest, or warfare, but it’s much more likely to be the response to a changing
THERE’S a scene in the film Funny Cow, set in 1970s northern clubland, where a stand-up comic raises a laugh, in a cloud of cigarette smoke, with a couple of gags that are ‘of their time’.Today they would be classed as racist and homophobic jokes, and
A DEPARTMENT store’s plans to expand have been approved by Bradford Council.Earlier this year a planning application was submitted to build an extension to Living Islam Department Store, based in Rashid House on Westgate.The business sells Asian and Middle
JOHN Kear believes Steve Crossley is helping loanee Callum Bustin come on leaps and bounds during his Odsal loan spell.The London-born Castleford prop has scored in back-to-back games and the Bulls coach can see a continued improvement in his game.Kear
EDIN Rahic says he is “encouraged” by the range of candidates vying for the City job. Mark Warburton, Steve Cotterill and Ian Cathro are among those thought to be keen on the Valley Parade vacancy - although Rahic didn’t want to comment on any
A GROUP set up by a Bradford police officer to promote pride and respect has been launched in Westminster.One Britain One Nation was founded by the award winning former West Yorkshire Police Inspector Kash Singh to encourage pride in the UK, respect,
A DISTRAUGHT couple have spoken of how a dream break on a Greek island has turned into a holiday hell. Roddy Duffy and his partner Sarah Rourke were due to fly back from Kos on Friday. But Jet2 refused them permission to board the plane.
SIR - I want to encourage your readers to unite against dementia and take action to fix dementia care in West YorkshireAn Alzheimer’s Society investigation has discovered that 50,000 people with dementia were admitted to A&E across the country in the
Police will review security for next year’s May Day bank holiday weekend in Ilkley after “unprecedented” scenes of mayhem caused by a “large number of youngsters from different parts of Bradford.”Although the carnival itself and the town’s involvement
CONCERNS that an area of the city centre has reached “saturation point” for bars has led to Bradford Council blocking plans for another new venue. Planners said there was a “fine balance” they had to maintain in the Top of Town area of the city
