Schoolchildren are determined not to be beaten by yobs who have attacked their new wildlife and flower garden. Days after a willow tunnel was added to their plot at Lees School, Cross Roads, near Haworth, vandals invaded the playground and ripped it
SIR - I agree with Mr Hornby (T&A, December 15), a 400ft wind turbine on the Princes Soft Drinks site is very much a step too far. I also think this project is more about making money than saving the planet. We do not want this monster in our face every
IR - The most ridiculous thing about the new Bradford College logo is that a PR and marketing firm have been paid "an undisclosed sum" for producing it. Don't those people who made the decision to have a new logo know that the College runs courses in
SIR - Your comment (T&A, January 1) quite rightly in my mind highlights the importance of the Broadway development to the future of the city centre. Indeed, I feel that many of the smaller developments that will also improve the area are waiting for
SIR - I was intrigued by the letter headed "What's a soldier's life worth?" (T&A, December 30). I set sail with my unit for Normandy in August while the battle for Caen was still going on. Once at sea the ship's captain lined us up on deck while he
SIR - It is tragic how a little girl was killed by a dog, which was rapidly put down. So were Jessica, Holly, PC Beshenivsky and other regularly reported killings, but do our Parliamentarians and the other fools, masquerading as the PC brigade, not think
SIR - Mr Gouldsbrough (T&A, January 4) really doesn't wish to accept that climate change is mainly man-made but he will need better evidence than Mediterranean sea levels. As well as sea level changing, the land can go up and down and the eastern Mediterranean
SIR - It seems everything in our news is about Rottweilers and not other breeds which seems a little unfair as it makes out Rottweilers attack people all the time. This is rubbish as I have owned a Rottweiler for over a year and he's been brought up
SIR - Margaret Thatcher called them Moaning Minnies and Malcolm Wood's catalogue of woe is hard to beat (T&A, December 28). He cannot differentiate between allegations (Tony Blair took bribes; the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Diana's murder) and evidence
SIR - Due to the bridge-strengthening/repairs on Manchester Road the traffic lights on Odsal roundabout have not been operating for the last month or so. I certainly hope the powers-that-be have monitored the situation and noticed how much easier traffic
SIR - John Hall writes (T&A, January 2) about the suffering of asylum seekers in their homelands, and that we should show compassion. Can I just point out that I thought asylum seekers' had to go to the first safe' country? So why bypass most safe' countries
SIR - You hear so many bad reports about hospital treatment, the ambulance service, A&E and the NHS in general - doesn't anyone ever praise these people? I would like to do just that. I had a fall in my home on the Friday before Christmas. My husband
SIR - A Ali's letter (T&A, January 3) was breathtaking in its arrogance, to say nothing of his ignorance. The Koran says that the country a Muslim settles in from his mother home should become his mother home and his allegiances are to his new home.
SIR - A Ali (T&A, January 3) asks us why should Muslim fight Muslim? Surely he should be asking that question to the Muslims in Iraq who are killing and maiming their Muslim brothers, sisters and children on a daily basis. What about his British brothers
SIR -The police intend to clamp down on motorised' law-breaking in the city centre (T&A, January 29). Perhaps readers need clarification on what type of law-breaking the police are keen to nullify. As far as I can deduce there appears to be no policing
A male pedestrian was injured in an accident with a car in Canal Road, Bradford, near Tesco supermarket shortly after 5.30pm today. Traffic built up heavily as police dealt with the incident which involved a black Volkswagen.
Such is the demand to get in to David Hockney's exhibition of portraits that London's National Portrait Gallery is staying open until midnight. Admission is not free, either. Since the show opened in October more than 113,000 visitors have each paid
A high-street bank was anonymously tipped off that a gang of fraudsters had access to millions of pounds of savers' cash, a court heard. The fraud department at Abbey received an unsigned letter alerting it to a national identity scam that was plundering
The daughter of tragic Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar has been accused of killing her two-year-old son. Samaya Rafiq, 27, formerly known as Lorraine Dunbar, appeared in the dock at Bradford Magistrates' Court yesterday to face alternative charges
Bradford is to bid for £17 million of Lottery cash to help fund part of the ambitious city centre redevelopment. An application to the National Lottery's Big Lottery Fund will be made in May to cover the city park project which includes water features
Paul Deacon has spoken of his "real honour" at being named new captain of the Bulls. As exclusively revealed in the T&A, Steve McNamara has chosen the scrum half to take over from Iestyn Harris as the club's skipper in Super League XII. It is another
It was to be the first of many photographs of father and son proudly wearing their Bradford City football shirts. Taken on Christmas Day, it shows life-long Bantams fan Shaun Dimmock with his 14-month-old son Luke Shaun Dimmock, wearing the presents
Businesses in a town are facing a repeat of the road disruption that blighted trading last year. United Utilities is to make part of the A65 Leeds Road, in Ilkley, a one-way street for three weeks at a date yet to be confirmed. The company, which maintains
The revival of Morrisons is continuing, thanks to record pre-Christmas sales. The Bradford chain said the last week of trading before Christmas gave it a much-needed lift following "muted" business earlier in December. It made sure like-for-like sales
Workplace stress is apparent in most British enterprises - but experts believe that the younger you are the more likely you are to be stressed out. Psychologists from the universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster studied 4,700 administrative
The Home Office is yet again on the rack today. The department - once described by Home Secretary John Reid as "not fit for purpose" over immigration - has failed to pass on details of hundreds of serious criminals convicted abroad so they could be fed
In 1878, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time. In 1972, East Pakistan became the independent nation of Bangladesh. In 1973, the Open University awarded its first degrees. 25 Years Ago From the Telegraph & Argus of January 11, 1982
It is certainly good news that, as the league tables released today show, Bradford has notched up its best-ever showing in GCSE results. The district's secondary schools are showing a distinct improvement in this area, which is obviously an extremely
Street volunteers are being recruited by Bradford Council for Mosques in its latest clean-up drive. For the past two years the Council for Mosques has been running a Keep it Clean project and the latest scheme has been funded by the Environmental Partnership
A £20,000 community sculpture made of rusting iron and fibre-optic lights has been unveiled in a shower of music and fireworks amid some controversy. The artwork was revealed off Manchester Road, Bradford, yesterday to celebrate the Living Street - a
A firm has been fined £6,000 after a worker had to have his right hand amputated after trapping it in an industrial press. Cecil Kumar's hand was crushed at engineering company Purdie Dished Ends Ltd in Ingleby Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, in December
Everyone is excited by the arrival of David Solomona but it seems the ball-handling second row is trying to quell rising expectancy levels. Either that or he really is too modest. Bulls boss Steve McNamara again stated at the club media day this week
Delighted rookie Ritchie Hawkyard has bagged himself the last seat on Bulls' flight to Lanzarote. The pacy Academy stand-off earned the late call-up following his eye-catching display against Dewsbury. Boss Steve McNamara told part-timer Hawkyard
Most people might be suffering from post-festive blues, returning to work miffed and miserable, but Basil Richards isn't one of them. The former Huddersfield Giants forward is now eight months into his role as assistant coach at the Grattan Stadium
The number of pupils achieving five A* to C passes in GCSE exams has reached an all-time high - increasing from 46.6 per cent in 2005 to 50.2 per cent last summer. It is also the first time the five A* to C grade benchmark in Bradford has bettered the
Former defence minister Geoff Hoon deliberately delayed the decision to order additional protective equipment which would have saved the life of a Shipley tank commander, the House of Lords was told last night. Sergeant Steve Roberts, of Shipley, was
Schoolchildren will be taking to the streets armed with parking tickets in a drastic move to boost road safety near their school. Pupils from Cottingley Village Primary School will be ticketing inconsiderate parents who park illegally in streets around
Travellers flying from airports such as Leeds-Bradford International are facing a hike in tax for budget flights. Air Passenger Duty for economy travellers on short-haul flights will double from next month in an attempt to reduce the amount of flights
Tell a true Yorkshirewoman she can't knock the skin off a rice pudding and expect to be in big bother. When Diane Johnson recreates her granny's recipe for the traditional dish, the skin is a sought-after delicacy. Now the Bradford dialect poet's tried
Matthew Kilgallon completed his move to Sheffield United yesterday, although at one time it looked as though it might fall through. The Blades postponed a 2pm press conference called to announce his signing and there were rumours there might be a problem
West Bowling have not yet ruled out the possibility of fielding teams in the Bradford Union Scratch League and Bradford & District 8-15 League this season. The club, who vacated their course in November after selling it for business development, will
Colin Todd has solved City's left-sided headache by signing Carlos Logan from Darlington on a month's loan. The 19-year-old winger was meeting up with his new team today for training and could go straight into the squad for Saturday's home clash with
Yorkshire batsman Anthony McGrath said last night in a media release issued by his agent that he was leaving the club with immediate effect because he could not resolve his differences with them. But Yorkshire, in a statement of their own, hit back by
A chance to play Stephen Hendry at the T&A Snooker Classic is the prize on offer in a special knockout competition. The tournament takes place on Sunday, January 21 at Cue Gardens, Odsal, with the winner gaining the chance to play a frame against one
