A Brighouse dentist cleared of groping a teenage patient acted unprofessionally towards her, the General Dental Council has been told. Muzzafar Zaman, 41, admitted sedating the 16-year-old without a dental nurse or other member of staff present. He
Two massive regeneration projects have been unveiled in Bradford as part of a multi-million pound programme of investment by one of Northern Ireland's biggest property developers. McGinnis Developments looked at several locations in England, including
Health and Safety Executive officers are likely to investigate an accident which left two men needing hospital treatment. The men were injured last night at a building in Preston Street, Bradford, when a concrete floor collapsed under the weight of a
A teenage cashier boasted she was involved in a bank fraud when she was "talking big" on an internet message board, a jury heard. Gemma Eggleton told a man calling himself "Yea, I'm Good" she made £30,000 from three scams but had wasted it all. Eggleton
A 19-year-old man has been remanded in custody by magistrates after it is alleged nearly five kilos of cocaine were found in his possession when he flew into Leeds-Bradford Airport. Marc Anthony Kennedy Opia, who is UK-born and has both British and Nigerian
A series of measures are to be introduced by Bradford Council to help homeowners and businesses in conservation areas understand how important their properties are and what their responsibilities are. But what is a Conservation Area? Definition: "An
The Government today gave its strongest hint yet that it will stump up more cash for the congestion problems in and around Bradford. Shipley MP Philip Davies, Bradford Councillor Anne Hawkesworth and Council officials held crunch talks with Transport
Ilkley town leaders are considering a request for money to sponsor a police bicycle for officers to get around. Police have asked Ilkley Parish Council's general purposes committee for its support in sponsoring a community cycle to be used in particular
Motorists and riders are being warned to take extra care on the roads as severe weather conditions including winds of up to 80mph are predicted in the Bradford area. The Met Office has predicted much of the country will be affected by severe gales tomorrow
A young girl will forego a traditional birthday party in favour of a moorland trek to raise money for charity. Eager fundraiser Elizabeth Kayley, who celebrates her 10th birthday this weekend, has organised a sponsored walk on Saturday for her friends
The former matron and manager of a nursing home could be struck off the nursing register if they are found guilty of a string of serious misconduct charges. Jean Boxer, former matron at Gargrave Park Nursing Home, and Leigh Marshall, former manager at
Residents have lost their fight to keep a toxic substance off their doorstep. The Airedale Chemical Company has been given the go-ahead to store up to 10 tonnes of sodium bichromate at its site in Skipton Road, Cross Hills. The firm was also given the
A town's former mayor has resigned form her role as town councillor to move to Spain. Margaret Spence has stepped down from Skipton town council, where she has served since 2001. She has moved to Spain with her husband, Norman, a Craven businessman.
A town's allotments should return to the control of the parish council, according to a new recommendation. Ilkley parish council's general purposes committee has recommended that the full council agrees to take on the management of the 88 allotments
A prisoner found hanging by torn bed sheets in his cell was left "in situ" for four hours - breaking jail rules, an inquest heard. Jurors heard how the officer in charge, David Griffiths, decided not to cut down the body of 33-year-old Richard Carter
A theatre group is looking for tango dancers to take part in its next production. The Great Horton Theatre Company will perform The Boyfriend at the Alhambra Theatre in February. Vice-chairman of the theatre group, John Mason, said: "There is a scene
A charity founder will be dining out on tales of tea at Downing Street after being nominated as a mum-of-the-year. Jacquie Roeder, 61, has worked for more than a decade to raise cash for research into teenage cancer. He daughter Laura Crane, a Brighouse
Keighley MP Ann Cryer has waded into the Big Brother row, demanding TV bosses step in and put an end to allegations of racial abuse. More than 14,500 complaints have been received by TV regulator Ofcom and a further 2,000 directly to Channel 4 over
Residents and craftsmen hoping to stop workshops being converted into houses have been given more time to express their opinions. Planners say objections to the proposed development in Back Nelson Road, Ilkley, will still be taken into account after
Three cancer patients from the district have hit out after it emerged a terminally ill cancer patient is planning to move to Scotland to access treatment that could prolong his life. George King, 56, has fought the bone marrow cancer Multiple Myeloma
Town leaders are being asked to give almost £24,000 to a cricket club and hand out another £21,000 to other projects. Ilkley Parish Council's Awards and Projects Committee will study funding applications at its meeting on Monday, January 22. The largest
Stressed-out Bradfordians can enjoy a peaceful start to 2007 with a course in meditation. Kashyapa Buddhist Centre in Manningham is starting an introductory course that will cover the basics of meditation and explain how people can benefit from it.
More than half of vulnerable Bradford residents with chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes still had not received jabs to protect them against a potentially deadly winter flu virus by the end of last year. Latest health figures show that
Foundation Trust members of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be able to stand for election as governors when the call for nominations is formally made on Wednesday, January 24. The Trust is looking to elect governors to nine seats
A town's deputy mayor has resigned after a bust-up with the mayor. Councillor David Petyt had been widely expected to succeed Coun Graham Mitchell as Mayor of Keighley. But in a stinging resignation letter to Coun Mitchell and Keighley Town Council
Here's how the Telegraph & Argus has reported how the new Freedom of Information law has been used on behalf of YOUR right to know: This month, Councillor Matt Palmer (Con, Wharfedale) uncovered the cost of the new look to Bradford College's logo by
Thieves who thought they were snatching valuable railway memorabilia have in fact been landed with little more than scrap. The enamel signs stolen from stations along the Keighley and Worth Valley line were reproductions, not authentic railway memorabilia
When John Lee started running his coal gas-powered taxi in the 1920s he hoped it would be the future of public transport. But then came the charabanc, taking groups of day-trippers off to the Dales, and Mr Lee saw no future in the humble motor car.
Samantha Shaw is used to treading the boards. The former professional dancer sailed ashore from a glitzy life on the cruise ships and theatre to tread floorboards, showing clients round Newmason Properties' swish apartments in Saltaire. Victoria Mills
Keighley MP Ann Cryer has been re-elected to the Labour Party's parliamentary committee. She polled 156 votes in Tuesday's ballot, in which all Labour backbenchers were eligible to vote. The turn-out was 94.4 per cent. Mrs Cryer, one of six from 12
The Freedom of Information Act was brought in two years ago to help people find out as much information on public bodies as they could.It has proved a valuable tool, especially for newspapers wanting to get data into the public arena that they previously
A search is on for relatives of a 50-year-old man who died in Airedale Hospital at the weekend. Andrew Haworth, of Spring Row, Keighley, is believed to have family members living in the Oakworth area. They are asked to contact coroner's officer Tony
A district of Bradford branded one of the UK's most deprived areas has achieved a turnabout to become one of the safest and happiest places in the city. People in the Trident area, centred on West Bowling, Marshfields, Little Horton and the bottom of
Pupils at a Bradford school joined forces with a woodland conservation charity to plant a copse in their grounds to raise awareness of the environment. Children at St Oswald's CofE Primary School in Cross Lane, Great Horton, teamed up with leading charity
Detectives are hunting robbers who fled after failing to steal a cash machine at a motorway service station. The three masked men entered the Hartshead Moor services on the eastbound M62 near Bradford at 3am on Tuesday, January 16. They attached a wire
Bradford City's star striker Dean Windass is joining Hull City for the rest of the season in a shock move. City had given their prolific leading scorer permission to talk to his home-town club today about a short-term deal until the end of the season
SIR - We are deeply disappointment with the article headlined Rusty' sculpture is unveiled amid row (T&A, January 11) which seems at odds to your comment on Saturday on the benefits of new and interesting public art. An enormous amount of community-led
A woman pedestrian is in a stable condition after a collision with a car. Bradford North Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen what happened in Norman Lane, Eccleshill, at about 6pm on Friday, January 12. It happened when a Ford Puma
Bradford Writers' Circle is holding a competition for the best Valentine's Day poem. The work, maximum 20 lines, must be submitted before February 14. The entry fee is £2. Send entries to 74, Main Road, Denholme, Bradford, BD13 4BL.
SIR - Why scrap all those former British naval vessels when they could be used as prisons for dangerous criminals, particularly paedophiles? Anchored just off the coast, all the passengers' could be supervised 24 hours a day and the police could then
Panto favourite Billy Pearce will swap the stage for a prison cell to support the Lord Mayor of Bradford's Appeal. The comedian, who is appearing in Aladdin at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, will be handcuffed after his performance next Tuesday night
SIR - This morning I went into our local chemist to return (which I thought was the correct thing to do) two unopened tubes of ointment, still in the prescription bag, which I hadn't needed. The dates on the tubes was August, 2008, but I was told by
SIR - What's the old saying, "you can't do right for doing wrong"? I think that Councillor Paul Cromie should be commended for giving back to the council tax payees some of the over-inflated wages paid to the councillors. It's a pity that more of the
SIR - I would like to thank the gentleman from the Royal Mail who helped me to push my car which broke down on the way to the Interchange. Not only that, he came back to see if I was all right and stayed until the RAC came. I didn't get his name but
SIR - The Government's latest madcap idea is to allocate school places by lottery. What planet are they on? Certainly not the one which needs to cut unnecessary travel to reduce congestion and address climate change. Taken with their previous pretentious
SIR - Mr Thomson is a great advocate against global warming, and that the population is exacerbating the effect (T&A, January 11), and seems to follow this line of reasoning with a blind eye. He states that you do not need a semi-Mediterranean climate
A school has asked for a new pedestrian crossing. Fears about the existing crossing in Main Street, outside Pool C of E Primary School, reached new heights last year after the lollipop lady's sign was knocked out of her hand by a passing van. Now the
SIR - I would agree with Mr Tasker's assessment that sport may contribute positively to society but remain unconvinced by the alleged benefits of the London Olympics (T&A, January 5). Preparation for the London Olympics will mean that resources will
SIR - Bradford is notorious for hiding its light under a bushel, so it was no surprise to find, purely by accident, that our libraries have now made an important facility available to every library card holder. By going to the website, http://www.bradford
SIR - The remark by Gerry Sutcliffe, to Jim Greenhalf (T&A, January 11) that 22 days with the police cannot make one an expert, could be classed as politically-motivated denigration. I was privileged to hear Philip Davies's report on his experiences
This week's columnist is Frances Bolton, a 19-year-old student at Trinity and All Saints College, Horsforth, studying for a BA Honours in English and Media. As we reach the halfway mark of January and the festive season begins to seem like a fond and
SIR - Once again we hear that we have hundreds of rapists, paedophiles, murderers, etc, roaming the country after "escaping" from open prisons. Why put these individuals in open prisons in the first place? It would be cheaper to put them in four-star
SIR - Over the Christmas period my wife had a heart attack. I called the paramedics and a young lady arrived, weighed down with equipment. Within minutes she treated her patient and calmed her down, it was wonderful to watch her work, as she assessed
SIR - Bradford College principal Michele Sutton should be ashamed of herself as she squanders public money on a re-branding exercise while part of her campus is closed due to lack of funds (T&A, January 13). Not good enough for her college the city coat
The significant rise in the number of arrests for drink-driving in West Yorkshire suggests that the annual Christmas campaign to persuade people not to go over the limit has not had the desired effect. Too many people are prepared to take the risk of
A supermarket chain has confirmed that it has bought a former car showroom for more than £2 million. Netto is now planning to build a new store in Otley at the former Otley Motors site, in Pool Road. Netto UK spokesman William Smith said: "I can confirm
Bulls chief Steve McNamara today lauded Shontayne Hape as one of the world's finest players before insisting: He'll get even better. The dazzling centre has bagged 74 tries in just 106 games since arriving from New Zealand Warriors, proving a massive
City are keeping tabs on Huddersfield left back Danny Adams. The 31-year-old has been told he can leave the Galpharm by Peter Jackson - a decision that has alerted Colin Todd. The Bantams chief revealed that Adams, who got sent off at Valley Parade
The fight to save a hospital ward from the axe has been taken to the Secretary of State for Health. Otley MP Greg Mulholland has written to Patricia Hewitt to ask her to suspend the closure of Ward 1, an acute older people's ward, at Wharfedale Hospital
Trustees at the Memorial Hall on Main Street, Addingham, have replaced a fire extinguisher in the building after one was removed by thieves.
Don't belt out a chorus of Viva Las Vegas within earshot of Femi Fehintola this week. Frustrated Fehintola should have been on the Ricky Hatton undercard at the Paris Casino in America's fight capital. But instead he will be glued to his TV screen in
Councillors have decided to apply for a grant to finance the creation of a Parish Plan for their village. Addingham Parish Council hopes the new plan will be a benefit to residents.
With the majority of local games falling foul of the weather, Wyke found an oasis at York Acorn in the Pennine League. The black and whites won 26-18 to keep second spot in Division Three thanks to some excellent defence from influential loose forward
A school will officially open its new state-of-the-art games area tomorrow. A £185,500 lottery grant helped pay for the floodlit multi-use facility at Holycroft Primary School, Keighley. Pupils and the wider community will use the games area for a variety
People are being urged to beware of the latest mail scam following an increase in the number of reports of begging' letters. West Yorkshire Police say the letters often appear to be sent by people who claim to be victims of misfortune from troubled parts
West Bowling made the long journey home from Wath Brow Hornets convinced two controversial refereeing decisions had cost them two vital points in their National Conference Premier Division survival battle. Bowling eventually lost 14-12 but they had struck
A cat rescue charity is offering people on low incomes the chance to have their cats neutered at a reduced price. Cat Watch Rescue in Allerton, Bradford, is offering the service, for male and female cats, for £5 to pensioners, students and people on
People aged over 50 can receive help in turning their life experiences into successful business ideas. Age Concern, in partnership with the ATL agency, will host an information session about the support available to people going into business. The session
A consultant surgeon at Airedale Hospital is celebrating after raising £4,000 for a hospital he plans to visit in India. Ian Hutchinson, his wife Lyn and two friends raised £2,000 after pounding the streets of Edinburgh in a five kilometre fun run round
Historic lock gates on a canal are being replaced by British Waterways during an ongoing four-week project. Carpenters, a mason and a crane are being used to replace the Grade II listed lock gates on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Bank Newton, near Gargrave
Thieves stole beer worth £10 from a garage. The incident happened in Burnside Crescent, Skipton, between 9am and 5pm on Monday.
Keighley Cougars 34, Keighley ARL 2 Cougars' decision to take on a select side of Keighley's best amateur players proved a major success last night bar one major setback. Barry Eaton's team eventually finished comfortable winners in the hastily-arranged
Krishan Patel bagged a hat-trick as Bradford United's under-nines claimed only their second Keybury League victory of the season. United fell behind to visiting Long Lee but hit back strongly as their game at Hanson School survived the bad weather which
The Windhill and Wrose branch of the Labour Party has selected a candidate to represent them in the forthcoming local elections in May. Susan Hinchcliffe lives in the ward and attended local schools including Salt Grammar. She is also a member of Christchurch
The JCT 600 Bradford League champions Woodlands will make the short trip to play Division Two side Spen Victoria in the first round of this season's Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup. The tie is a repeat of the 2004 final which Woodlands won by 36 runs.
A 19-year-old Nigerian man is due to appear in court today after more than five kilos of cocaine were found in his luggage by customs officers at Leeds-Bradford Airport. Marc Anthony Kennedy Opia, who was travelling from Nigeria via Amsterdam, was arrested
A club which holds weekly meetings is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Eldwick Thursday Afternoon Club will mark the occasion with a special meal for members on Thursday, January 25. Committee members will cater for up to 40 retired people from
Dougie Lampkin missed the grand final of the opening round of the FIM World Indoor Trials Championship by two points in Granada, Spain. The seven-time world champion failed the opening section but, after that initial error, held his nerve to take fourth
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Paul Kershaw, 50, of Telscombe Drive, Holme Wood; driving without insurance, £110 fine, £40 costs, licence endorsed. Abdullah Hasan Khan, 27, of Shipley Fields Road, Shipley; driving without
A parish council has agreed on the dates for its major functions this year. The annual Ilkley parish meeting will take place on March 21, the annual council meeting will be on May 21, and the switch-on of Ilkley's Christmas lights on November 24.
In 1827, the Duke of Wellington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. In 1942, former boxer Muhammad Ali was born under the name Cassius Clay. In 1985, British Telecom announced the retirement of its traditional red phone boxes. 25
A railway level crossing will be closed for about 10 hours this weekend (January 20-21) for essential track repairs. The crossing in Cononley will shut from about 11pm on Saturday until 9am on Sunday. Traffic diversions will be in place and pedestrian
Voluntary and community groups will share ideas at the next Voluntary Sector Forum. They will also hear about issues affecting the work of voluntary groups during the meeting organised by Keighley Voluntary Services (KVS). Previous forums have looked
Police have released CCTV pictures in a bid to catch thieves who stripped valuable signs from the district's railway stations. The thieves were caught on camera as they stole enamelled signs from Damems station on the historic Keighley & Worth Valley
A charity fun run that was set up in memory of murdered Bradford PC Sharon Beshenivsky is to become an annual event. The announcement was made last night as organisers handed over a cheque for £10,525 to the West Yorkshire Police Authority which will
Road safety campaigners are demanding a "zero tolerance" approach to drink drivers after the number arrested over Christmas rose by a third in West Yorkshire. Nationally, more than 145,000 drivers were breath-tested for alcohol last December and 6.6
A second Bradford businessman is implicated in a national bank fraud, a jury has been told. Juga Singh, 38, of Sangster Way, off Rooley Lane, has admitted using cash from a plundered Abbey account to fund a property deal. The jury at Leeds Crown Court
