A Bradford Council scheme that provides work for disabled people is planning to expand after running for only a year. The Industrial Services Group - formed after the disbanding of ISCO 5 - has set out a blueprint for its future as a strong manufacturing
A college student has drawn up an action plan to tackle drug abuse in Shipley after residents voiced their worries. Cathy Scarr, a second year degree student at Bradford and Ilkley College, has compiled a report which calls for better care and support
A sex offender who was forced out of his Bradford home by campaigning residents has been moved just a mile and a half away from his victims. Stephen Hall, 41, was given two years' probation by Bradford magistrates after pleading guilty to gross indecency
I learn that we only just escaped yet another inquiry into the Australian wool industry. They were gathering around to start it all up again when ministerial orders came through to pack it in. It does remind one, if one needed reminding, of just how serious
Rangers right back Stephen Wright is all set to become Bradford City's second major signing of the close season. Manager Paul Jewell has agreed personal terms with the 26-year-old former Scotland under-21 international and he will sign a three year contract
Athletics: Runners made their way to Brighouse to compete in the re-arranged Pennine 10k. Andy Whitworth of Meltham was a clear winner from Ian Stainthorpe (Rochdale), who just held off Halifax's Dene Townend for second place. Similarly in the women's
Two cafes are running their own extensive programmes of events as part of this year's Bradford Festival. A fringe festival is running all this week at Cafe Kino in the ground floor of the former Treadwell's building which is also temporarily housing the
A Shipley trader has joined the call for action to stop lorry drivers putting lives at risk by speeding through a residential estate. Elizabeth Hudson, owner of the Sandwich Bar in Leeds Road, says that it's only a matter of time before someone is killed
To a young private from Bradford serving in World War Two, they were treasured mementoes of those he'd left behind. A lock of hair, a picture of a loved one, a marriage certificate, and family snaps of a holiday in Blackpool provided William "Billie"
Out-of-work residents on three Bradford estates are being urged to take part in a pioneering mobile recruitment drive which could lead to a job on the spot. The Find and Seek initiative is the brainchild of Royds Community Association and aims to increase
A major row has erupted in City Hall over allegations of fights in lavatories by deeply-divided Labour Party members and plots being cooked up in city-centre pubs. The accusations, which have severely embarrassed Council chiefs, are reported in Britain's
Police have struck a new deal with Bradford dog wardens following an attack by a dangerous animal on two young children. Eight-year-old Jonathon Bowles was bitten in the face and on the head and Jamie Glenn suffered lacerations to his face and ear in
A woman who walked free from court after admitting she helped her mother to die has joined a campaign to fight for legalised euthanasia, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. Gillian Jennison, 52, who was put on a year's probation at Leeds Crown
A growing Bradford chemical firm has won a European award for putting health and safety at the top of its agenda. Oils and Soaps, based in Rutland Street, was yesterday presented with a trophy to mark its achievement by Bradford's Lord Mayor, Councillor
Bulls coach Matthew Elliott has put transfer moves on one side as the champions look to step on the gas in the battle for a top-three Super League spot. Elliott has been trying for several months to boost his squad but has drawn a blank, despite an extensive
Great grandparents. There are a lot more of them about than there used to be. That dawned on me the other day as I watched my grandson and my parents together - the fourth and the first living generations. The latter are probably more typical of today's
Up to £4m of European Development Fund money which is coming to Bradford could create 1,500 jobs, and a further 850 jobs could be created at the new Princes plant in the city. Jim Greenhalf looks at the employment trends for Bradford. First the bad news
