James Duncan
James Duncan is your community correspondent for Shipley. He can be contacted on 01274 584173

Keighley man jailed for role in ferocious attack on Great Horton victim

Ladislav Balaz

7:00am Friday 1st February 2013

A man has been jailed for 16 years for joining his uncle in a ferocious gang attack on a retired roofer whose catastrophic injuries led to him losing his legs.

Police numbers at lowest for 10 years

Mark Burns-Williamson

7:00am Friday 1st February 2013

The number of serving police officers in England and Wales has hit its lowest level in a decade, Home Office figures have revealed, with West Yorkshire Police losing 268 officers in 12 months.

Tributes paid to Shipley camera shop owner

Jenny and Barry Vaughan-Robinson

4:00am Friday 1st February 2013

Tributes have been paid following the death of a former Shipley businesswoman.

£100,000 refurbishment at Shipley train station

Refurbishment work will take place at Shipley station

8:00am Friday 18th January 2013

Passengers at Shipley train station will be unable to collect pre- ordered tickets for the next few weeks due to refurbishment works.

Plan for more flats at Ashdown Court, Shipley, rejected

8:00am Monday 7th January 2013

The owners of a four-storey block of flats in Shipley will not be allowed to add three more flats and an extra floor to the existing building.

Shipley lorry driver guilty of phone offence

8:00am Friday 14th December 2012

A wagon driver has been found guilty of driving while talking on his phone.

Reindeer on the run at Saltaire stampede for epilepsy charity

They're off in the Saltaire Reindeer Stampede at Roberts Park

11:27pm Sunday 9th December 2012

Cold red noses raced round Roberts Park yesterday as more than 250 runners galloped and panted in the third annual Epilepsy Action Reindeer Stampede.

Teens to perform at Christmas concert in Shipley

9:00am Monday 3rd December 2012

A Christmas concert involving 45 teenagers will take place at the Salvation Army Hall in Shipley on Thursday, in support of cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

Criticism for Royal Mail as closure dates of collection offices are revealed

7:00am Thursday 25th October 2012

The closure dates for Royal Mail collection offices in Shipley, Bingley and Thornton in Bradford, have been revealed, amid criticism that an alternative collection point for Bingley is highly unsuitable.

Fire crews already under attack from yobs hurling bricks and fireworks

FBU secretary David Williams who has condemned the attacks as 'deplorable'

7:00am Tuesday 23rd October 2012

Firefighters in the Bradford district are already coming under attack with bricks and fireworks thrown at them as they attend incidents in the run-up to Bonfire Night.

Robber snatches woman's handbag in grounds of Shipley church

8:00am Thursday 4th October 2012

A woman had her bag snatched as she walked through the grounds of a church in Shipley.

Shipley and Saltaire news

1:00pm Thursday 27th September 2012

GARDENERS: Gardeners' Question Time comes to St Peter's Church, Moorhead Lane, at 7.30pm tonight. The event is hosted by Shipley Support Group for Manorlands Hospice with £6 for admission, tea, biscuits and a raffle ticket. For more information and tickets, call 07973 641 320 or e-mail pamlofthouse1@blueyonder.co.uk. Next Thursday, at the same time and for the same cause, there will be a quiz night. Tickets for this are £7.50, which includes a pie and pea supper. If you want alcohol to accompany it, you are invited to bring your own, with a glass. For more information and tickets, call 07793 754218 or e-mail scghudson@blueyonder.co.uk.

Police investigating unexplained death in Shipley

6:39pm Tuesday 18th September 2012

Police are investigating the “unexplained death” of a 40-year-old man in Shipley today.

Flood sparks Shipley gym contamination fears

Biohazard signs at Victoria Mills, Shipley

9:00am Friday 17th August 2012

A gym at a Shipley mill complex was cordoned off with “biohazard” tape amid fears raw sewage may have flooded in following a deluge of rain.

Royal Mail puts Shipley delivery office on the market

A ‘for sale’ sign has gone up at the Shipley delivery office, which is to be closed by Royal Mail

8:00am Tuesday 14th August 2012

The decision to close delivery offices in the Aire Valley appears to have taken a step forward after a ‘for sale’ sign went up on the Shipley office.

Shipley man in court over house raid

8:00am Tuesday 7th August 2012

A house-breaking gang got away with treasured family belongings when they rifled through an elderly couple’s home at the dead of night, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Teaching trio leave Shipley schools after chalking up 66 years

Mary Lynch retired as deputy head at St Anthony’s Primary school in Windhill after spending 33 years teaching there

5:00am Sunday 22nd July 2012

Three teachers have retired from schools in the Aire Valley following lengthy service.

Shipley news

9:24pm Wednesday 18th July 2012

FUN: There is another Lego fun day, with lots to do for all the family, in Kirkgate Community Centre on Saturday, from 1.30pm to 4pm. Come and share your designs, building ideas and tips. Games and instructions are provided, or you can bring your own. There is also a cafe with homemade food. It’s a family day where all can play and admission is £2 per family.

Shipley MP Philip Davies in call for police 'hall of fame'

8:50am Wednesday 11th July 2012

Police bravery should be recognised with a “hall of fame” similar to the one in America, according to one of the district’s MPs.

Official opening for Shipley playground

Emma Taylor-Smith, Alex White and Brooke White

8:50am Saturday 7th July 2012

Pouring rain failed to dampen spirits at an opening ceremony for the £80,000 natural children’s play area in Northcliffe Park, Shipley, yesterday.

Woman targeted in Shipley riverside robbery

8:40am Tuesday 29th May 2012

A 59-year-old woman was left shaken but unharmed after she had her bag stolen while walking along a riverside in Shipley.

Shipley arts organisation gets £47,000 Lottery boost

8:20am Monday 21st May 2012

More than 200 years of Bradford’s textile heritage will be brought to life after a community centre secured nearly £47,700 in funding for a new project.

Appeal for relatives after death of Shipley man

8:10am Thursday 10th May 2012

Bradford coroner’s office wants to trace relatives of a Shipley man found dead at his home on Sunday.

Youngsters from DM Academy in Shipley dance with Strictly stars

DM Academy members on stage at St George’s Hall before appearing with Strictly Come Dancing stars

8:40am Tuesday 1st May 2012

Young performers have been treading the boards in Bradford with stars from Strictly Come Dancing.

Controversial Shipley bus stop 'a lifeline'

8:30am Wednesday 25th April 2012

Residents have come out in support of a new bus shelter in Shipley after other householders living nearby raised concerns over the scheme.

Shipley runner gets set for London Marathon

James Rush in training

5:20am Thursday 19th April 2012

Telegraph & Argus senior reporter James Rush has been spending several months getting ready for his first marathon this weekend.

Shipley man found hanged as partner waited in car

5:40am Saturday 24th March 2012

A man found hanging on wasteland by a schoolboy had left his partner sitting in a car thinking he had gone to buy tobacco, an inquest has heard.

Shipley residents satisfied with town

8:40am Monday 20th February 2012

The overwhelming majority of Shipley residents are satisfied with the area, according to a survey.

Shipley man amazed at Council Tax bill - for 33p

6:50pm Monday 30th January 2012

Retired warehouse packer Brian Depledge got such a shock when he opened his latest Council Tax bill that he had to sit down – for laughing!

Saltaire and Shipley

10:50am Thursday 26th January 2012

DRUMMER NEEDED: A drummer is wanted for a rock/metal band in Queensbury. Call 07403 533613. MEMBERS: Tomorrow night is New Members Night at Caroline Street Social Club, with a great line-up of entertainment including music and comedy.

Blow to objectors in Shipley waste site row

CONTROVERSIAL: AWM’s site in Canal Road, Frizinghall

8:30am Tuesday 24th January 2012

Environmental bosses at Bradford Council have outlined the reasons why campaigners’ demands over a controversial waste site in Shipley cannot be met.

Macmillan Cancer Support's Shipley centre opened

Pictured (from left) are Karen Marsden, Lord Mayor Coun Naveeda Ikram, and Lady Halifax, president of Macmillan

1:22pm Friday 20th January 2012

President of Macmillan Cancer Support Lady Halifax officially opened the charity’s new national fund-raising centre in Shipley yesterday.

Girl, 15, assaulted by pervert driver in Shipley

Dock Lane where a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a car driver

7:40am Tuesday 17th January 2012

Detectives are hunting a pervert driver who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl from his car.

Shipley and Ilkley centenarians mark another year

Daisy Rayner pictured with Hollycroft Care Home staff member Kath Southwell

5:30am Tuesday 17th January 2012

The birthdays of two of the district’s oldest residents are being celebrated this week.

Aire Valley parking proposals dubbed 'mad'

Coun Simon Cooke

1:24pm Monday 16th January 2012

A senior councillor has criticised “mad” proposals to introduce on-street parking charges in Shipley and Bingley after an influential committee urged the Council to re-think its plans.

Donations plea after funding is cut to Shipley refugee support group

Asylum seeker Mutsa Basopa was helped by the Stepping Stone group

7:50am Wednesday 11th January 2012

A charity project which has saved lives by providing support to refugees and asylum seekers across the Bradford district is at risk of closure after its funding was ended.

Horsforth son pays tribute to former Shipley newsagent Ethel who dies at 94

Ethel O’Hara

9:30am Tuesday 10th January 2012

Tributes have been paid to a great-grandmother who ran a well-known Shipley newsagents for more than two decades.

Court remands arson charge man

4:00am Saturday 7th January 2012

A 21-year-old man, charged with arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered following a fire at the block of flats where he lives, has been further remanded in custody.

Work on Shipley sewer upgrade to start

8:30am Friday 6th January 2012

Work is due to start on a £600,000 project to install an underground waste water storage tank to reduce the risk of flooding at a number of Shipley properties.

Tributes as former teacher dies

8:20am Thursday 5th January 2012

A former teacher who trained in Bingley and taught in Shipley and Keighley has died at the age of 78 following a short illness.

Shipley youth clinic wins national honour

AWARD: From left, Dr Iona Heath, of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Emma Hastie, Dr Abigail Winter and adjudicator Dr Marion Davies

8:20am Thursday 5th January 2012

A Shipley medical centre has scooped a national award for the innovative way it offers services to teenagers.

Epileptic drowned in bath

8:40am Saturday 17th December 2011

A father found his epileptic daughter drowned in a bath, an inquest heard yesterday.

Fall killed suspected Shipley murder victim

8:40am Wednesday 14th December 2011

An alcoholic’s death that triggered a murder squad inquiry was eventually found to be an accident, an inquest heard yesterday.

On-street parking charge proposed for Keighley, Ilkley, Bingley and Shipley

9:00am Tuesday 13th December 2011

Free on-street car parking could be scrapped in Keighley, Bingley, Shipley and Ilkley in a move which would generate more than £250,000 in revenue for Bradford Council every year.

Two injured as car goes out-of-control in Shipley

The scene of the accident in Shipley

8:32am Saturday 3rd December 2011

A disabled man crossing a road in a wheelchair and a car passenger were injured when a car went out-of-control in Shipley last night.

Flat in Shipley mill used to distribute drugs by Bradford dealer

Haroon Rahim

7:20am Saturday 3rd December 2011

A drug dealer is today starting an eight-year jail sentence after using a rented flat at an award-winning mill regeneration project as a distribution centre for cannabis and cocaine.

Curfew suggested for Shipley park hooligans

Residents and councillors are pictured in Claremont Park, Wrose

10:20am Wednesday 10th August 2011

Trouble-makers causing misery for residents living near a play park in Shipley could face a curfew following reports of anti-social behaviour.

Shipley allotment holders’ sheds hit by blaze

Irene Vidler pictured in the wreckage of the sheds at the Northcliffe allotments site

9:30am Tuesday 9th August 2011

Police are investigating the cause of a large fire at an allotment site which destroyed three sheds belonging to plot holders.

Shipley youngsters face to face with creepy crawlies

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11:25am Wednesday 3rd August 2011

Marvin the millipede and Hiccup the giant snail were among creepy crawlies wowing children at Shipley Library.

Biker seriously hurt in crash at Shipley

The scene of the accident

7:20pm Tuesday 2nd August 2011

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Shipley.

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