EXPERIENCED opener Jimmy Adams hit a patient unbeaten century on day two at the Ageas Bowl as Hampshire responded strongly to Yorkshire’s first-innings 350.The left-hander posted his first hundred in this season’s Specsavers County Championship to help
LEICESTER left back Connor Wood has become the first signing of the Michael Collins era at Valley Parade. Wood, who turns 22 next month, joins the Bantams on a three-year deal. A regular in Leicester’s under-23 team last season, the full back
Bradford Council has voted to approve plans for an industrial park on a flood plain, despite the advice of experts and flying in the face of national policies. The Environment Agency had raised concerns that the planned industrial park off Royd
HARRIET Dart was rewarded for her boldness in the Fuzion 100 Ilkley Trophy. The 21-year-old Londoner defeated Russian teenager Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the $100,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament. World No 190
SALTAIRE Brewery is opening its doors to the public and inviting them in to its world of hand crafted beers. Starting on Saturday, July 21, visitors will be given behind the scenes access at the brewery in Shipley, allowing visitors to witness what goes
A HOUSING developer that paid its chief executive a £75 million bonus this year has been told it can reduce the contributions it makes to a Bradford community. It will mean that Persimmon Homes will be paying £310,000 less in contributions to local
SIR - Let's have a big screen in Centenary Square. What a wonderful idea, and a great way to attract visitors to the centre of Bradford, something that is much needed.Now let's see. What is the biggest sporting tournament in the world, and one
A father-of-ten who collapsed in prison during prayers had suffered a brain hemorrhage, an inquest heard.Dr Marantos told the inquest Umbar Ali, 41, had sustained a very large bleed to the brain which caused him to become unconscious.Ali was rushed to
WORLD CUP fever has well and truly taken hold of the nation and a booming local initiative is joining in. Corinna Parkins, founder of Greengates Rocks, has painted a selection of stones with the flags of competing nations, ready for people in the
Odsal stadium will host its very own Super Sunday this weekend with a sporting extravaganza that will take in the World Cup, sandwiched between two big rugby games.Bradford Bulls’ organisers will build on the success of their last-minute stand-in to screen
NOTHING better sums up the wretched situation this country has got itself into over Brexit than the sight of sick MPs being wheeled into the Commons for yet another “crucial” vote on leaving the EU.Bradford West MP Naz Shah had to literally get off her
THE LORD Mayor of Bradford was one of the VIP visitors to Keighley and Worth Valley Railway yesterday as the railway prepared to celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend.Councillor Zafir Ali, who represents the Keighley Central ward, and his party
THE BANTAMS have unveiled their new home kit for the forthcoming season. The strip, which is again produced by Avec Sport, sees City moving back to a retro style solid claret design with black sleeves with amber trim. The kits will again carry
Yorkshire advanced their first innings from 315-7 to 350 all out during the opening session of day two against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.The White Rose lost Tim Bresnan and Jack Brooks to slip to 319-9, including a fifth wicket for South Africa quick
A TRUST first formed in Victorian times to take responsibility for an iconic Bingley building has agreed to sell it to a developer. The Priestthorpe Annex was built in the 1880s as a training college for the town. It is the responsibility of the
THERE will be an opportunity to Zip Slide across Bradford's City Park later this year. Participants will be raised up in a crane to a height of 45 metres and will then zip nearly 200 metres to the landing zone. The event, which is coming to
A CCTV operative from Bradford has appeared in court charged with arranging to send almost £300 to another person knowing it may be used for terrorism. Asim Majid, of Cranbourne Road, is also accused of having a publication entitled How To Survive
GUISELEY'S Luke Teale has retained the Ian Forder Memorial Trophy at Baildon, defeating home bowler Richard Briggs 21-13 in the final.Luke defeated his brother Danny (Rufford) 21-19 in the semi-finals, while Briggs saw off Tommy Cater (Guiseley) 21
ATTENDEES at a Bradford beer festival will be raising a glass in memory of their founder.Baildon Cricket Club's Beer and Gin Festival, which is being held from June 22-24 at their Jenny Lane headquarters, will be remembering Simon Heginbotham.Simon
NORTHERN is asking rail commuters to plan ahead if they are planning to travel during Saturday's day of strike action. The RMT strike over driver-only trains which members feel could compromise passenger safety has been an ongoing saga for more
GUISELEY Community Foundation have been awarded the National League Trust Community Annual Award for the Most Innovative Project of 2017-18.Their 12-week project using football coaching to engage young offenders at HMYOI Wetherby, which is supported by
SPORTS Direct has lost its battle against former MP Iain Wright after parliamentary authorities refused to investigate claims that he helped wipe millions off the retailer's share price and triggered violent assaults on shop staff.The explosive allegations
LOVE Island star Sophie Gradon has died at the age of 32, it has been confirmed.The reality star, who appeared in the 2016 series of the ITV2 dating show, was found dead at an address in Ponteland, Northumberland on Wednesday.A spokeswoman for Northumbria
A London Marathon impostor who swiped a lost race number to see “a dream come true” has been jailed for 16 weeks.Homeless Stanislaw Skupian crossed the finish line with legitimate runner Jake Halliday’s number after spotting it 300 metres from the end
A NEW law should be brought in banning mobile phones in schools, according to the former head of Ofsted.Sir Michael Wilshaw said the devices are distracting and disrupt lessons, arguing that children can use a school phone in an emergency.He suggested
BRADFORD West MP Naz Shah has said she was treated “inhumanely”and in an “undignified” manner when told she had to attend a Brexit vote in parliament despite being dosed up on morphine and dressed in her pyjamas. The MP had been admitted to Bradford
THREE Bradford Bulls players have been selected for England Youth. Kieran Brining, Daniel Edwards and Harry Shackleton are in head coach Danny Wilson's 22-strong squad to face France in a two-match Test series in Perpignan next month. Brining's
THE "blame" culture in the NHS has to change to help uncover scandals such as the deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Jeremy Hunt has said.The Health and Social Care Secretary said it was sometimes made too difficult for whistleblowers
MAXTED’S Garage, a family-run car repair centre in Shipley, have taken the plunge and sponsored the talented teenage female racing driver, Emily Linscott, in her next Ginetta Junior Championship round at Croft circuit this weekend.Linscott, just 15 years
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Anna Dyson-Clarke grabbed this excellent black-and-white shot of the city hall.For her efforts Anna receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange.Would you like to see your photographs on
A PLANNING blueprint for Kirklees that will provide the space for 31,000 new homes to be built has been given the green light by the government’s planning inspector.Following scrutiny of the draft Local Plan, planning inspector Katie Child has now written
ON a successful night of youth cycling at the Brownlee Centre in Leeds, it was talented youngster Florence Greenhalgh who stole the show, with victory and a course record in the Under-13 Girls category.Greenhalgh, who rides for East Bradford Cycling Club
"SHE was the light bearer - now we are all in darkness." Those are the heart wrenching words of a devastated husband as he and his family try to come to terms with the tragic death of their wife, mother and grandmother. Theresa Finter, 42,
FANS of classic film The Sound of Music are being urged to get tickets for a special screening of the film before they sell out.A sing-along showing of the much-loved film, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer is taking place at Cleckheaton
TWO Bradford men have said they are overwhelmed after having raised more than £80,000 through the sale of chocolate fudge cakes and strawberry gateaux through the month of Ramadan.Abdul Satar and Amjad Akram have been organising Cakes4Blind for the past
SIR - I note that no details were printed other than a photograph of the crashed bomber in Idle High Street in 1941.My late mother's recollections of the incident may be of interest. At the time, she and my late father, Fred Ackroyd, lived in Westfield
A NURSERY in Woodside has retained its ‘Good’ rating following a recent inspection.Strawberries Private Day Nursery, pictured, based in Eaglesfield Drive, was awarded the rating by Ofsted following an inspection earlier this month.It means the nursery
POLICE are investigating after a man allegedly asked a child to get into his vehicle this morning. It happened as a pupil from Woodlands Primary School, Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw, made their way to the school. Headteacher Karen Webster
SIR - John Hall (T&A, June 15) like all liberals, chooses to insult Mr Chapman rather than accept that the referendum was the highest mandate ever in the country’s democracy.No one said we voted to give unelected liberals and wealthy luvvies a say on
SIR - The fragmentation and under-funding of our public transport system is undermining the quality of life of many Shipley residents.Saltaire’s rail commuters into Bradford are unhappy about the growing gaps in their services during the morning rush
SIR - Three weeks ago my family took me shopping to Leeds. I am 81 and I was stunned as we approached Leeds Station to see the size of Leeds. We went round dozens of shops and everywhere was thriving. I read in the T&A that Bradford would not be having
SIR - A number of names are being banded about on who should succeed David Dimbleby when he retires from chairing BBC's Question Time on Thursday evenings.One name not being mentioned is Anita Anand, She would get my vote, her hosting of BBC Radio
SIR - Recently I attended an excellent fundraising dinner held by Shipley Conservatives, in the presence of our local MP, Philip Davies, along with Esther McVey MP (Tatton), the headline speaker being Sir Graham Brady MP, the Chairman of the Conservative
SIR - The imposing 19th Century former training college on Mornington Road in Bingley, which was left to Bradford Council for educational use, has, it seems, been dreadfully handled by the Council.Perry Austin-Clarke tells us (T&A, June 19) that they
YEAR seven pupils from Beckfoot School have had a taste of graduation after taking part in the Children's University charity scheme organised by the University of Bradford.The scheme operates across the whole of the UK, Australia and Malaysia and
CALDERDALE Council’s director of adult and children’s services has announced his retirement.Stuart Smith (pictured), who joined the authority in 2011, will leave in September.Mr Smith received an OBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for services
Gary Ballance believes Yorkshire are in a healthy state after a productive first day against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.The former captain starred with 109 from 186 balls, his first hundred of the season, to leave the White Rose county at 315-7 from
LEEDS United will start the new season at home to relegated Stoke City. United will face the former Premier League side, now managed by Gary Rowett, on Sunday, August 5 in front of the Sky TV cameras when new Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa will make
BATLEY and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has called an emergency meeting following the recent closures of banks in Heckmondwike.Natwest left the town in May leaving only a Santander branch, which is also due to close in October.The public meeting, with Heckmondwike
T&A Chief Sports Writer Simon Parker has returned from holiday and is straight back into action, as City finally put a name in the hot seat. Former Bantams U18s coach Michael Collins has been entrusted to step up to the role of City's new head
Rail passengers suffered fresh disruption today as workers launched another 24-hour strike in the long-running dispute over driver-only trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North (Northern) mounted picket
A WOMAN was appointed as a lead volunteer for Scout groups across the south of Bradford, earlier this month. Alison Walton, who has helped out with Scouting for a number of years, accepted the new role as District Commissioner and will now manage
A MAN who agreed to turn two bedrooms of his Bradford home into a cannabis farm in return for a free supply of the drug has avoided jail.Jordan Barnes, 24, was caught after police raided his address on Farleton Drive, Fagley, on November 4 last year.In
A MAN previously described as having a “severe addiction” to driving will be sentenced next month for handling stolen cars. Adam Virr (pictured), 31, was due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court yesterday but instead entered guilty pleas to two
CITY have been handed an opening-day trip to Shrewsbury in a tough first month of the season, after the new League One fixtures were published this morning. Michael Collins will begin life as the Bantams head coach away to the losing play-off finalists
BRADFORD Royal Infirmary is seeking any relatives or friends of a man who died recently at the hospital.Serge Raphael Galimede died aged 58 at BRI, and had most recently lived in the Manningham area.Anyone who can help is asked to contact the Bereavement
BRADFORD & DISTRICT EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Greenfield 129 (Sajad Ali 34, Sohail Khan 34, Moin Ashraf 4-21) Crossflatts 65 (Sajad Ali 4-11, Mohammed Nadeem 3-15), John Breare 71 (Tom Westerman 24, Amir Hussain 3-10) Ciroc 75-1 (Shaban Raheem 27no
POLICE took two untaxed cars off of Bradford's roads overnight as part of the force's ongoing clampdown on illegal drivers in the district.The driver was stopped in their blue Peugeot 206 while driving down the M606 at around 11.40pm after police
THE United Martial Arts Academy are celebrating after 11 of their members were awarded black belts at Manningham Sports Centre – the culmination of years of dedication and commitment to taekwondo. Umar Khan, who had taken up the sport 15 years ago but
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an incident where a man passed his phone number to an 11-year-old girl in the street.The incident happened in Swadford Street, Skipton, opposite the Sports Direct store, at about 3.30pm on Tuesday, June 19.
KEIGHLEY hope to be boosted by the return of several players next season who have had long-term injuries.The Yorkshire Division One club are set to welcome back hookers Will Armitage and Declan Hampson after knee reconstructions, while centre Adam Horsfall
KEIGHLEY Cougars head coach Craig Lingard was almost running out of players to praise after Sunday's 94-0 hammering of West Wales Raiders, but he felt his left-sided players formed a particularly potent combination. Josh Tonks made his return from
The Telegraph & Argus celebrates it 150th anniversary this year and in honour of the occasion we are printing a story from our archives every day for 150 days.Today we look at the Yorkshire Observer Monday March 12, 1956: On Saturday evening at five o
HOUSES in Baildon will be opening their gardens for visitors this Sunday.Gardens in and around the Station Road area are part of the third annual Baildon Open Gardens. Between 10am and 4pm people will be able to follow a trail of participating properties
I can’t believe that I am writing this but there’s a case for limiting democracy or interpreting it differently.It’s not about giving power to unelected groups, but the environment, that is the world we live in, needs immediate attention and a change
A GREAT paradox of our age, I think, is that we have created a child-centric society, yet children appear to have no rights or control when it comes to being ‘promoted’ online by attention-seeking parents. A case in point is Victoria Beckham’s
IT started in a Girlington attic as a small, cutting-edge theatre group. Three decades later Mind the Gap is one of Europe’s leading theatre companies for learning disabled actors, internationally renowned for the work it creates and tours. The
THE lack of available mid-sized industrial units is an “obstacle” that Bradford needs to overcome to meet its potential - according to the city’s chamber of commerce.While granting planning permission for new industrial units off Rooley Lane, a planning
PLANS for the renovation of a prominent city centre building expected to cost half a million pounds have been given the go ahead by Bradford Council.The plans will see a decaying Grade II-listed building in Manor Row transformed into a “new focal point
A NURSERY in Shipley has been celebrating after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ rating in its first Ofsted inspection.Cliffe House Day Nursery, based in Taunton Street, Shipley, was awarded the top rating by Ofsted after an inspection earlier this year.Ofsted
RETIRED cardiothoracic surgeon Andrew Thorpe has completed a mammoth walk from John o’ Groats to Land’s End - climbing 20 summits on the way.Andrew, 69, from Horsforth - who underwent a triple bypass 13 years ago - has raised more than £5,000 for the
FIFTEEN new jobs will be created when a £280,000 refurbishment is carried out on a pub.Work starts this week on The New Inn’s revamp by Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars in a bid to turn the establishment into a quality city-centre style contemporary pub.The
Vintage Brut can strike a blow for the north in the opening Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot today.Trained by Great Habton's Tim Easterby, this super-sharp Dick Turpin colt was a seven-length winner on his debut at Thirsk before following up in the National
PAUL Jewell has warned rookie Bantams boss Michael Collins he’ll need a thick skin to deal with the wave of criticism following his appointment.The manager who masterminded City’s rise to the Premier League in 1999 knows from experience the flak Collins
CALLUM Bustin is ready to return to the Bulls fray as they consider another dip into the loan market.The borrowed Castleford forward has missed the last two games with the shoulder injury he suffered against Hemel last month.Bustin failed a late fitness
A UNIVERSITY student has been jailed for more than three and a half years after dealing class A drugs to support himself. Asim Dawood admitted dealing heroin from his car, as well as possessing a 10-inch lock knife and a money laundering offence
A MAN who tried to sexually assault a nine-year old girl in a field before threatening to kill her horse if she spoke out about his actions has been given an extended jail term. Bradford Crown Court heard that James Frankland, 30, tried to touch
RESIDENTS are concerned about the amount of traffic passing by their homes. People living on School Green in Thornton, Bradford, say cars and larger vehicles using the side road are causing noise and safety issues. Tracey Thompson, 45, who
