For a 12-year-old, Jenna Cole is a very accomplished pianist who is working towards her Grade Eight exams - the equivalent of an A-level. But with the cost of individual tuition and the price of instruments, her mum Eileen is convinced that learning to
Law firm Hammond Suddards today announced plans to take on hundreds of staff to help it corner the market in high-speed house conveyancing. The firm is to recruit 250 extra staff over the next three years to cope with the massive expansion of its conveyancing
Residents will join forces with design experts to look at ways of improving Otley town centre. Organised by the Otley Town Partnership with voluntary body Concourse, a workshop will concentrate on key areas of the centre with help and advice from professionals
An Addingham man's devotion to the internet has caused two Brisbane neighbours to say G'day for the first time. Six months on from the official launch of the first Addingham web site, Mike Tagg is delighted that his efforts are spreading the Addingham
A Bradford firm has started a new company which has helped its growing sales. Gizmo Publications, which started four years ago, has seen a 25 per cent growth in sales which have increased nationwide in the last 12 months. The company, whose directors
I see the Europrats want to inflict works councils on all UK firms employing over 20 people. To paraphrase St Augustine "Give me democracy, O Lord, but not just yet". It's a bizarre concept that my staff can have the final say on whether I expand or contract
A Bradford firm which has safety as its watchword has developed a new product which is set to revolutionise visibility at night. Dandy UK, which is based in Brackendale Mills, Thackley, has worked for two years with a Japanese company to develop its Glo-Web
Bradford Bulls 26, Wakefield Trinity 16; by Nigel Askham at Odsal. The message was loud and clear from Odsal last night - show a vast improvement on this or forget dreams of Old Trafford. That might seem a little harsh given they were without five regulars
Bradford Bulls coach Matthew Elliott was an angry man on two fronts last night despite seeing his side make it four wins from five in Super League with a 26-16 success over Wakefield Trinity at Odsal. His own players and Wigan-based referee Graham Shaw
Ipswich Town boss George Burley has thrown down the gauntlet to Bradford City after seeing his side edge back above the Bantams in the race for automatic promotion. Burley's side drew 0-0 in a tense East Anglian derby with Norwich yesterday to edge a
For the past few years the Women's Institute movement has been working steadily to shift its image away from jam-making and bring-and-buy sales and turn itself into a force more relevant to the 1990s. However, it is unlikely that any single event will
John Fosters' share price has doubled this week - a remarkable outcome following its statement on April 1 that trading losses have continued throughout the last year, and 'the group remains dependant on the support of its bankers." The good news is that
A family has been left devastated after discovering their teenage daughter needs a heart transplant - ten years after losing a baby boy with a heart defect. Vicky Hutchinson had her world turned upside down after she caught a cold - and then discovered
Foxes are being made to fight to the death against packs of dogs behind Odsal Stadium in Bradford. Gangs of fox-baiters use spades to dig the animals out of their sets before taking part in the cruel "sport". Odsal Police's divisional wildlife officer
Hauliers in Craven, who say they've been hit hard by Budget increases in fuel and road tax prices, are organising a public meeting to highlight their plight. And they joined in a national protest today by attaching placards to their vehicles expressing
Ten members of the Women's Institute have shaken off their group's traditionally stuffy image - by stripping for a charity calendar. The women, members of Rylstone & District WI near Skipton, have bared all to raise money for the Leukaemia Research
The removal of trees and shrubs at a roundabout could lead to increased speeds and the risk of more accidents, a highways expert has warned. Silsden Parish Council has raised concerns over visibility at the junction on the A629 Aire Valley Trunk Road
Work has been completed on the first phase of a £20,000 scheme to preserve a woodland beauty spot for future generations. A fence made of old motorway crash barriers has been placed around parts of the 15-acre Lady Wood in Mirfield to stop the area being
A special Millennium stamp depicting Saltaire as pictured by Bradford-born artist David Hockney is to be launched in the historic village, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. The 26p Mill Towns stamp - designed by Hockney and adapted from his
More than 100 candidates are off the starting blocks for the elections on May 6 - vying to get a seat in City Hall and help make local government history in Bradford. The election comes as the Labour Group considers setting up a radical, Westminster-style
The mother of a severely ill child has condemned the vandals who destroyed his main means of transport in a £3,000 wrecking spree. Down Syndrome sufferer,16-year-old Tim Lambert's cherished made-to measure tricycle was his only alternative to a wheelchair
Bradford-based workers at an advertising agency have welcomed a £500,000 management take-over of the company. Half of The Charles Walls Group's 40 staff come from Bradford and are currently based at offices in Towngate, Calverley. They will be moving
Company boss John Donovan has had a whale of time chasing rainbows - or at least the colours of the rainbow. For Mr Donovan, a director of Bradford direct marketing firm JDA, has spent the last few months overseeing the transformation of the firm's Phoenix
A second urban village could be created in Bradford if a £40,000 bid to English Heritage succeeds. Bradford Council has joined with representatives of private businesses in the Sunbridge Road/Thornton Road area of the city centre to apply for the cash
A business park will rise from the ashes of Pudsey's former Flexiform factory. The factory, which was on the Grangefield Industrial estate on Richardshaw Lane, has been demolished to make way for the park. Shepherd Developments have acquired the 5.4 acre
Bradford's Yorkshire Building Society tonight puts a plan to members to make it more difficult to convert to a bank. The annual meeting, at its Rooley Lane base, will get results of a vote among its 1.2 million members on a resolution to increase the
A David and Goliath battle is about to break out as a Bradford firm spearheads a national drive to take on computer magnate Bill Gates. Bradford technical consulting company GBdirect is leading a campaign to persuade firms using Microsoft NT - Microsoft's
Boxing: Derek Roche took the vacant British welterweight title in Manchester on Saturday night with a seventh-round knockout of Charlie Kane - but not before the Scot had given the Bradford-trained boxer a real scare. Kane was ahead on referee Roy Francis
Rugby Union: Wibsey 33, Edlington Granby 3. Sunday, May 2 will be a special day for both Richard Hands and Richard King. Both should be lining up for their fifth Independent Agriculture Yorkshire Silver Trophy final for Wibsey. And, to make things even
Keighley Cougars 24, Widnes Vikings 22. Cougars came out on top of a thriller, despite two late tries from Widnes sub Gareth Adams. And they just about deserved it after out-scoring Widnes five tries to three. Once Cougars had gone in front early in the
Bradford City 2, Portsmouth 1; by Richard Sutcliffe at Valley Parade. The outpouring of relief all round Valley Parade which met referee Steve Baines' final whistle told its own story as Bradford City turned up the pressure on promotion rivals Ipswich
A rather strange thing happened to me last week, during a holiday in London. I was cured of a lifelong tendency to turn pathetically tearful whenever I hear Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance March (alias Land of Hope and Glory). The ultimate occasion for
A collection at a cancer victim's funeral was being held today - to help her friend, who is also battling cancer, go on a family holiday for the first time. Joyce Esgate, 49, who died of brain cancer, told her family she wanted them to help Diane Metcalfe
Despite losing a vital grant, Bradford Access Action is continuing its fight for improvements to buildings in the district. The charity is the latest to be highlighted by reporter Simon Ashberry in our search for Bradford's Best Community Project for
Black and Asian defendants stand more chance of a fair trial at Crown Court, a Bradford solicitor claimed today. Ray Singh, of Manningham Lane firm Bassra Solicitors, said he believed they received fairer treatment from a jury than at magistrates' court
Bookshops and libraries have joined forces to turn the spotlight on Bradford's live literature scene. They have teamed up to put together a colourful new glossy leaflet, called Literature Live in Bradford, giving details of events happening in the district
Keighley's town centre boss has started a campaign for disabled trolleys in all local supermarkets. Councillor Barry Thorne is delighted with the initial response. Iceland and Aldi immediately promised to buy special trolleys that attach to the wheelchairs
