Simon Ashberry talks to the guitarist with Pakistan's biggest rock band about their bizarre blend of heavy metal riffs and traditional Asian musical forms. Remember that scene in Back To The Future when time-travelling Michael J Fox bemuses a 1950s audience
It's a dream come true to play Buddy Holly, actor John Sheridon tells David Behrens. John Sheridon took his seat in the stalls at the Bradford Alhambra, glanced up at the stage and thought, "I could do that." He went to extraordinary lengths to prove
A tireless Bradford couple have reached a major landmark in their money-spinning efforts providing baby alarms for parents who have lost children to cot death. Peter and Pat Pickering began raising money following the death of their grandson from the
A woman has vowed to go to prison rather than pay a fine for motoring offences in protest at what she believes is a legal injustice. Bradford magistrates fined Tracie Adams £40 and imposed five penalty points on her licence for driving without a licence
The famous Cottingley Fairies photographs and cameras are set to go on show in the village where the legend was created, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. The items will return to Bradford by the end of this month and there are already plans to display
A family of 15 branded the "neighbours from hell" have fled from Bradford - because they say their lives were made a misery by crime and vandalism. The family moved into Bradford last month from Sowerby Bridge, near Halifax, where neighbours claimed the
Bad news for golf courses, good news for smaller businesses If you run a bowling alley you can write-off the cost of the machinery against tax. If you run a golf course and create greens, fairways, bunkers, etc, you cannot. You may ask "why not?", and
Job prospects for unemployed people in Manningham and Girlington were given a shot in the arm when business people and community groups met for a special open day. Organised by Action for Business (Bradford) Limited, the event was held at the Carlisle
Cricket: Skipper Dermot McGrath is looking for East Bierley to keep the winning habit to maintain their Bradford League First Division challenge. Although Bierley have lost two matches - against Bradford & Bingley and Pudsey St Lawrence - they have
Lee Crooks' re-building plans at Keighley Cougars have been given a further boost with Christian Tyrer and Jason Laurence agreeing new contracts. Both players had impressed after joining Keighley in short-term deals earlier this season, with Super League
Bulls skipper Graeme Bradley has been clear-ed to play in tonight's Super League showdown with Wigan at Odsal. The Australian centre was banned for one match and fined £250 last night after being found guilty of careless play during his side's 28-10 defeat
It might be flaming June but it isn't because the sun is cracking the pavements. The grim weather is the main topic of conversation - after the World Cup. Reporter Jim Greenhalf looks at how wet June has been. In Manningham Lane an electrical appliances
Alternative proposals to redevelop Bingley's Myrtle Walk shopping centre have been firmly rejected by its owners, Fordgate. Donaldsons, the firm that operates the precinct, sought to end damaging speculation by issuing a strongly worded statement on Fordgate's
Householders in Bradford are being offered holidays abroad in the hope they will buy a slice in resort accommodation. Rights and Wrongs reader Joan Armitage received a call from a member of the Sheffield-based BRM Marketing staff claiming the company
An off-duty police officer has been cleared of assaulting a schoolgirl and her mother after allegedly suffering a torrent of racial and verbal abuse. PC Peer Matloob Shah, 42, had denied assaulting the 14-year-old, who claimed he grabbed her by her neck
The Shipley-born Army chaplain cleared of indecently assaulting a soldier's wife today declared that he wanted to remain with the Army. In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph & Argus, Captain Richard Landall revealed he had thought long and
Labour councillors are expected to support a proposal for a new secondary school at Thackley - which could mean the closure of two other schools. Eccleshill Upper and Woodend Middle could shut if the plan went ahead. The Telegraph & Argus understands
Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has hit out at the side's critics and declared: "We won't be a one-season wonder." As the champions put their dented reputation on the line against Grand Final favourites Wigan at Odsal, the Bulls boss has slammed the so-called
It's a year and a quarter since this caricatured, costumed spoof opened the 1997 Bradford Film Festival. Now, finally, the rest of Britain has the chance to judge it. Stiff Upper Lips is the work of the British director Gary Sinyor, whose first film,
Odsal bus passengers are campaigning for improvements to a bus service to and from Bradford city centre. More than 250 people living in the area are concerned that frequency of the 845 service has been cut from one every 30 minutes to one an hour. The
Regulars at a country pub are petitioning the company that owns it after the unexpected departure of the landlord forced its closure. They had turned up to take part in a quiz at the Brown Cow in Thornton Road, Keelham, Denholme, to find it had closed
A Bradford aid worker is hoping to play fairy godmother to a Romanian orphan - by finding her a white wedding gown for her big day. And Nora Kilcoyne, of Sandy Lane, hopes the story of orphan Eugenia Avram will touch the heart of Telegraph & Argus
Stand-up comic Mark Rough has been wearing his serious hat in the wake of complaints from residents about his comedy club. Last month the Telegraph & Argus reported how some residents found the monthly Fnrr Fnrr Comedy Club distinctly unamusing. They
