Bradford supermarket giant Morrisons has chosen Asthma UK as its cause of the year. More than 120,000 supermarket staff across the country voted to raise money for the charity in a bid to help the one in five households affected by asthma. The charity
Police have warned elderly and vulnerable people to beware of telephone callers trying to make appointments to visit their homes. An 86-year-old woman raised the alarm after a bogus gas call. Dorothy Reader's suspicions were aroused when she got a phone
SIR - Reading Mike Priestley's' column (T&A, December 2) brought back vivid memories. In 1968 our then three-year-old son was suddenly taken seriously ill, diagnosed with nephritis and given a week to live. Naturally, I offered my kidneys as replacement
SIR - I don't know anything about schools that had children who had the "living daylights knocked out of them" and I suspect tha this was Peter Wilson's way of getting his point across by using poetic licence (T&A, November 29). I went to Feversham Street
SIR - As a pedestrian I fully support your paper's "Be safe not sorry" campaign, more in hope than anticipation of a dramatic fall in the number of accidents, fatalities and injuries which cost an obscene £650 million last year alone in West Yorkshire
SIR - I would like to thank the joyriders who decided in the early hours of December 5 to take a car and crash it in the car park of Storey Evans at Greengates. It had hit a number of vehicles and my car was a complete mess and smashed up. This happened
SIR - In an international league table some time ago, British schoolchildren were well down the list in the important subjects - maths and science. Finnish children came top in science and top overall, while New Zealand schoolchildren were top in maths
SIR - Regarding fluoridation of water supplies, it will be a waste of time and money to once again assess public opinion without first of all broadcasting information on this subject. Unless this is done, there will again be a vociferous rejection of
SIR - Yet again the threat of fluoride in our tap water is raising its head. However many experts claim fluoride can cause the risk of cancer and heart problems. Those who wish to dose themselves with fluoride are able to do so by taking pills and using
SIR - I absolutely disagree with fluoride being added to our tap water (T&A, December 6). Fluoride is a poison to the human body. The liver is unable to break it down, so this poisonous chemical is trapped in the bile which is the only alternative way
SIR - I see the issue of fluoridation is once again rearing its head with the Primary Care Trust bidding to medicate us all with this chemical rather than concentrate on providing proper dental care to those who need it most. Tooth decay is not caused
The jury in the Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial was sent home for the second night after failing to reach verdicts. The jury of six women and five men will return to Newcastle Crown Court tomorrow to continue with its deliberation. The judge, Mr Justice
This time last year Kelly Singh and Robert Greenwood were about to face every parent's worst nightmare. Their son Cameron was born on December 11, but instead of enjoying the Christmas holiday at home with their new-born and their other two sons Connor
Last week Education Bradford refused to answer a series of questions put to it by the Telegraph & Argus after it was revealed 11-year-olds in Bradford recorded the second-worst exam results in the country. Education Bradford managing director John Gaskin
Dejected Colin Todd summed up City's FA Cup agony at Millwall by admitting: We deserved to win 3-0 not lose. The Bantams dominated last night's second-round replay but were dumped by a disputed Nathan Doyle own goal three minutes from the end of extra-time
Millwall 1 Bradford City 0 (after extra time) As trilogies go, this one went on longer than Lord of the Rings. But City suffered a sting in the tail that no film-maker would have dared written. For 90 minutes at least, this was as good a performance
Bradford Council bosses were yesterday promised London-style' powers to decide bus routes and fares to end the chaos caused by 20 years of private operators. Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander unveiled radical changes allowing local councils to seize
A head teacher has hailed the "tremendous community effort" which has seen all pupils back at school after a devastating arson attack. Nursery children returned to Baildon Primary School this week, meaning all 350 pupils were now back in lessons. A
Bradford's private education contract was seriously underfunded from the start and too many children are beginning school without English as a first language. That is just part of a damning indictment of primary education in Bradford by the senior Tory
Stunned Bulls must stump up a transfer fee for Michael Platt. An RFL tribunal convened to decide who owns the player's registration yesterday found in favour of his former club Castleford Tigers, so he remains on their playing roster and under contract
After 13 years of living and working in the parish of troubled Manningham, the Reverend George Moffat is leaving in the spring to become rector of Bolton Abbey. What has the experience taught him? JIM GREENHALF reports. Two damaging riots
The operator of all of the Co-op businesses in Bradford has announced plans for a series of mergers which could see it become one of the biggest supermarket chains in the country. United Co-operatives has confirmed it is in discussion with the Manchester-based
Christmas comes once a year - but Sarah Spooner's job makes her feel festive all year round. As senior designer with Skipton-based LDJ Design and Display Ltd, Sarah and her team design the displays and grottos in some of the country's busiest shopping
Our columnist this week is Emma Clava, from Bradford, who is studying to be a journalist at the University of Central Lancashire. Christmas carols have been sung and tinsel has twined around shops since October, and I can't fail to mention the Las Vegas
The new Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police was named last night as Sir Norman Bettison. The 50-year-old, a former Merseyside Chief Constable who has had a 32-year career in policing, will take up his new role early next year. His appointment follows
The headline statistics showing a 53 per cent rise in the number of families becoming homeless in Bradford over the past year are shocking. Although the precise figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government are disputed, the
The number of families becoming newly homeless in Bradford has soared by 53 per cent in a year. Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Govern-ment compare July to September, 2005, to the same period this year and show a rise from
Prospect Juniors and Bradford Tigers must have been glad they brought their top-of-the-table Keybury League clash forward by 24 hours given the weather the day after. Many of the Tigers players were involved in a roller-blading party on the scheduled
Dean Windass wants to put his death threat nightmare behind him. The City striker claimed he was the target of three poison pen letters after his recent sending-off, with one saying he would be stabbed in Bradford city centre. Windass threw them all
Vauxhall Motors 1 Farsley Celtic 2 The Conference North mid-table skirmish on the south bank of the Mersey river saw Farsley Celtic earn themselves a rewarding victory. The two clubs had eerily similar records and were separated by goal difference only
Flying wingman Luke Brearcliffe scored five tries as Queensbury demolished Odsal Sedbergh 76-0 in the preliminary round of the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup. Carl Smith, Mark Wright and Mattie Galtress also made the whitewash while Brett Marriott
The prospect of West Bowling and Dudley Hill meeting in a National Conference derby next season moved one step nearer following Saturday's results. Bowling are now in serious danger of the dreaded drop from the Premier Division following the 32-0 defeat
A factory worker has undergone emergency surgery after being pinned under a forklift truck. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was last night recovering at Bradford Royal Infirmary where he had treatment for a serious leg injury. The incident happened
In 1928, the clip-on tie was designed. In 1950, James Dean began his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial. In 1996, Kofi Annan was elected Secretary General of the United Nations. 25 Years Ago From the Telegraph & Argus of December 13,
A soldier broke down in tears as he told an inquest of the moment he accidentally gunned down a tank commander. An inquest heard Trooper Gary Thornton tell how he aimed the Coaxial machine gun in his tank at an Iraqi man pelting rocks at Sergeant Steven
A father-of-two died after a tragic go-karting accident while in Cyprus celebrating his daughter's wedding, an inquest heard. Alan Coldwell, 62, collided with a wall of tyres and crushed his abdomen against the steering wheel before being thrown from
