In 1907, Nairobi was chosen as the capital of British East Africa. In 1928, the Prince of Wales opened the Royal Tweed Bridge, the longest road bridge in Britain. In 1955, the film The Dam Busters opened. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph
Residents in a crime-plagued area are celebrating the return of the "feel- good factor" to their neighbourhood. And so impressed have they been, the police team responsible for driving down crime were nominated for a special civic reception. Windhill's
The long-lost diary of a Bradford soldier which details a 118-day siege during the Boer War is expected to fetch hundreds of pounds at auction this week. Sydney Herbert Thompson, whose family lived in Marlborough Road, Mann-ingham, gave a unique insight
SIR Dr Ali (T&, May 8) claims we must "tackle the barriers" to better education and employment opportunities for young people with Pakistani ancestry. What barriers? According to Dr Ali, 70 per cent of such youngsters are leaving school with no qualifications
SIR I read with interest the comments by Dr Mohammed Ali OBE in the T&A (May 8) about barriers' and disproportionate punishment', as I have experienced such rough justice' myself. In 1999, a private hire car driven by an Asian gentleman ignored both
SIR Is Ann Cryer a Labour MP or a spokesperson for the far right? She uses the lame excuse of "Asian gangs" being the main reason for the number of white people voting for the BNP. Does she think that gang culture is a problem exclusively in the Asian
SIR Suggestions that politicians should "take notice" of BNP voters and amend their policies accordingly are garbage! Politicians, local or national, should only take notice of bigotry, ignorance and cynical attempts to antagonise one community against
Government moves to review whether the teaching of "core British values" should become part of the National Curriculum should have only one outcome. In fact most people will probably be surprised that such values are not already enshrined in that curriculum
Brave policewoman Teresa Milburn is back at work, just six months after she was seriously wounded in a shooting incident which claimed the life of her female colleague. The 37-year-old is carrying out part-time office duties at Bradford Central police
A powerful new board has been formed to protect children in Bradford. It features many of the district's top public and voluntary sector bosses who have been given the task of ensuring children across the district feel secure, well cared-for and able
Engineering giant NG Bailey is to move one of its businesses to new premises in a £5 million deal. The Ilkley-based company is relocating its Bailey Prefabrication wing from its current Low Moor base into the new 53,550 sq ft warehouse and office unit
A student project aimed at teaching primary school pupils about the dangers of passive smoking is helping create smoke-free homes. Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences students from Bradford University have been visiting schools to warn youngsters about the
SIR Many thanks for publishing the proposals for the Odeon/Gaumont site in such detail (T&A, May 11). Now, is it just me or are the Bradford Pivot' and New Victoria Place' schemes almost entirely reminiscent of all those city centre buildings that have
SIR Could I say thank you to the lady who handed my purse to a young security man at the Kirkgate Centre on May 9. I am truly grateful to you and the security man who came looking for me. Mrs M Robinson, Spencer Avenue, Lidget Green.
SIR By what authority, I wonder, does Linda Parker (T&A, May 12) offer the contents of her letter as fact? I do not like the thought of carrying out trials on animals but we have to face it, experts in the field say there is no alternative and I will
SIR We had a power cut this morning. It lasted about a minute. Then it took me ten times as long to reset all the clocks in the house! But it set me thinking how, in this country, we take our remarkably reliable utilities for granted. So here's a
SIR I would like to reply to David Barnett's column, "So why would you vote BNP?" (T&A, May 2). Firstly, I am certainly no supporter of the BNP, though as leader of the UKIP group in Bradford I believe I am in a good position to comment on why people
SIR Having just read Dr Mohammed Iqbal's piece (T&A, May 9) I wish I could share his opinion of the BNP "never hijacking the greatness of Britain". If the ostrich-like councillors make boasts pledging to freeze the BNP out of talks and refusing point
Anything Goes The Alhambra It's surely impossible for most people to get too much of this vibrant, colourful, life-enhancing show with its witty songs by Cole Porter, which has been delighting audiences since 1934. Isaw it 18 months ago at the Theatre
It's understandable, and indeed quite right, that massive outrage should be felt at the revelation that Mustaf Jamma, wanted for the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, was a foreign criminal and persistent offender who wasn't deported back to Somalia because
What are we to make of news that the people of Shoreditch in London are now able to subscribe to a local CCTV channel which will allow them to keep an eye on their neighbourhoods and phone the police if they see anything untoward happening? It's a
Colin Todd is poised to make a former Premiership midfielder his first signing of the summer. The City boss has outlined plans to bring in at least six or seven new faces to beef up his squad for a serious crack at the play-offs. And he is close to
Birthday boy Mick Withers has declared himself fit for the Bulls' Powergen Challenge Cup showdown with St Helens. Full back Withers, who turned 30 today, has recovered from the groin problem that kept him out of the Super League thumping of Harlequins
A further education college has been branded as "inadequate" in a damning inspection report. Now a troubleshooter has been brought in to help deal with the criticisms made by education watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors gave Keighley College the lowest possible
Craig White once again called correctly in the 242nd Roses match which began at Headingley today and he decided to give Lancashire first use of a pitch which had green tinges in it. White has now won the toss in all five of this season's Liverpool Victoria
An Otley teenager has been picked for the second year running to represent Yorkshire at cricket. Martha Wood, a 15-year-old student at St Mary's Roman Catholic Comprehensive in Menston, is the first-choice wicketkeeper in the under-15 girls' team and
No prizes for guessing the unluckiest Bradford City player last season. In a previous life, Michael Symes must have run over a posse of black cats, smashed mirrors for fun or walked under a hundred ladders. How else do you explain the rotten fortune
Hundreds of people braved the wet and windy weather yesterday to attend a special clinic as part of Sun Awareness Week. Specialist doctors and nurses at St Luke's Hospital worked flat out screening people for signs of skin cancer as part of the event
Controversial proposals to teach compulsory classes on British culture and tradition to secondary school pupils have come under fire. The Government is considering introducing the classes into the syllabus in a bid to better integrate Muslims into society
Pharmacies who provide fast and convenient access to the morning-after pill could be helping to prevent ten per cent more unwanted pregnancies, according to a study carried out by the University of Bradford. Researchers at the university teamed up with
The Telegraph & Argus has been praised for its race reporting during last year's General Election. A study by sociologists at the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University found the T&A displayed the most positive attitudes towards ethnic
A family pet savaged a little girl scarring her for life, a court heard. Bradford magistrates were told how Diane Mahoney's Alsatian-Japanese Akita crossbreed dog attacked the nine-year-old girl and "dragged her around like a ragdoll". Yesterday Mahoney
