Construction has started on new student accommodation opposite the University of Bradford. The development in Great Horton Road is on the site of an old bakery and will provide 121 beds for students in a modern five-storey office block. The development
A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Cross Hills solicitor accused of conspiracy to defraud. Paul Lowe, 42, of Low Bank, Burnley, has already admitted an offence of using a false instrument, namely an Oath of Administrators, with intent, but he
A 21-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after a car went through a garden wall in Skipton. The alleged incident occurred on Rombalds Drive at 2.30am on Sunday. The arrested man, who is from Skipton, has been released on police bail until December
Two men wearing Halloween masks forced a 29-year-old to hand over cash and keys to a silver Vauxhall Astra when they entered a hairdressers in Huddersfield Road, Liversedge. The Astra VXR, registration VH06 TGK, was stolen and seen being driven along
The inquest into the death of a 17-year-old Otley student killed in a car crash last week has been opened and adjourned in Leeds. Prince Henry's Grammar School pupil Rhys Gareth Paul Thomas died when the blue Ford Ka in which he was a passenger crashed
Imran Khan, the chancellor of the University of Bradford, is on the run after escaping from house arrest in Pakistan following the declaration of a state of emergency. Pakistani President, General Pervez Musharraf, imposed the emergency law at the weekend
A man who dragged two terrified schoolgirls into his house and held them captive has been locked up indefinitely after admitting two charges of unlawful imprisonment. Shazad Hussain lured the students into his garden by pretending his hand was injured
A man who broke into a Bradford school twice in two days has been ordered to go on an enhanced thinking skills course. Shamrez Ali, 20, of Whetley Lane, Bradford, admitted burglary and burglary with intent to steal at Girlington Primary School, Girlington
A woman has been acquitted of allowing a dog to get to the point of starvation after a court was unable to prove she had been responsible for its welfare at the time. Kandi Bell, 25, of Dane Hill Drive, Holme Wood, Bradford, was found not guilty by Bingley
A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Girlington, Bradford, has been found. Lauren Rhodes was found in Bradford, yesterday afternoon. A West Yorkshire police spokesman said she was safe and well.
Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery of a 15 year-old girl. The teenage victim was walking along a snicket between Fair Road and Oakroyd Avenue, Wibsey, with a 14 year-old friend, when she was approached by a man who demanded
Michael Platt admits he will understand if he doesn't get to make his Great Britain debut in the current Test series. The Bulls ace is one of five players in the 25-man squad yet to appear against New Zealand ahead of Saturday night's final clash. With
Joe Brady's first goal of the season enabled Keighley Shamrocks to maintain their climb up the PREMIER DIVISION table as they beat high-flying Campion 3-2 in the West Riding County Amateur League. Campion had a chance to go second if they completed the
Basement club Sporting Athletic put up a terrific fight before bowing out of the Telegraph & Argus LEAGUE CUP 5-4 to Smiling Mule. Sporting shocked their hosts by going in at the interval with a 3-2 advantage thanks to goals by Stewart Green (2) and
Stanislavs Geikins completed a superb hat-trick as Howden Clough logged a 4-1 PREMIER DIVISION victory at home to Wellington Wanderers in the Spen Valley League. Danny Logan added to Geikins' treble but Howden Clough missed enough chances to at least
West Riding County FA Challenge Cup holders Campion will represent the organisation in the Association of Northern Counties Senior Cup. They will be up against Gillford Park from Carlisle, who are representing the Cumberland FA. Campion secretary Dave
Stuart McCall believes City can draw inspiration from marathon marvel Paula Radcliffe ahead of tomorrow's clash with Chester. According to the old cliché, the season is a marathon not a sprint - and the Bantams are currently in danger of being lapped
Peter Thorne makes his latest comeback from injury tomorrow vowing to spearhead City's recovery. Thorne is set to face second-placed Chester after a five-game absence - and is determined to enjoy a winning return. City are only three points off the
Leeds' hopes of bouncing straight back from their first league defeat of the season will depend on how well the squad cope with a busy week of travel. Dennis Wise's men face Bournemouth tomorrow night in a match they will be expected to win, as the Cherries
Bradford Dragons bounced back from their defeat against Sheffield Saints with a comfortable 77-62 National Shield win against leading EBL Division Four team Tyne Metro Trojans. Dragons started well, with coach Chris Mellor running all 12 players from
Amy MacLean's boxing debut has been heralded by her coach as the best he has ever seen. The 14-year-old Bradford girl took apart Melanie McSweeney at an amateur show in Brentwood, London. And Keith Tate, her coach at the Cleckheaton Boxing Academy,
Delighted Barry Eaton has secured a long-term transfer target after snapping up exciting Halifax half-back Danny Jones. The goal-kicking No 6 has agreed a one-year deal at Keighley, becoming Eaton's ninth capture of a busy winter so far. Jones, 21,
Chris Hutchings was today picking up the pieces from his second Bonfire Night sacking. Hutchings was axed by Wigan today - six years to the day he lost the manager's job at Valley Parade. Hutchings took over the Latics in the summer following Paul Jewell's
Sand, sea and a good dose of history - it's the perfect remedy to blow away the cobwebs. Combining a day at the coast with a look at two of the country's most stunning clifftop monuments will leave you windblown and invigorated. Whitby Abbey and Scarborough
Lee Sinnott has promised new club Port Vale: I play a style of football that wins games. Sinnott today signed a two-and-a-half year deal to boss the struggling League One club after leaving Farsley Celtic. And he aims to bring his magic touch from
The dozen chapters of Peter Knight's 170-page humoresque about life in a North Yorkshire village contain a cast list that rivals War and Peace. There are 76 characters - if Jamie McGregor the dog is to be included. And why not? If a dog can be registered
My precious wife, in her wisdom, has decided that we NEED to decorate. The emphasis on the word need is in direct proportion to the strength with which she said it. There are times when she uses the N word and it contains no more hidden meaning than
Scribbler!" hollered Thelma Gusset (pronounced "Gussay"), the fragrant women's editor of the T&A. "Oh, Scribbler!" Your humble columnist paused mid-stride, on his way to pick up one of Mr Morrison's excellent microwave curries for a romantic meal in
Queensbury FC - making their debut in the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - have taken to the competition like a duck to water. They played their third opponents from Merseyside this year in the shape of JOB. and once again turned on a scintillating display
The other week I sent a communication to John Humphrys, the BBC presenter and inquisitor on the Today programme. Mr Humphrys is an agnostic, one who would like to believe in a created universe but has doubts about the nature and purpose of a divine creator
What on earth were we supposed to make of the voting on last weekend's Celebrity Come Dancing? The three most obvious weakest links were voted through thanks to the public, while the judges were forced to choose between two decent dancers to decide which
Rail travel between Bradford and Leeds the other day provided an interesting contrast. The outward journey from the Interchange, on a crowded and noisy diesel that was 15 minutes late, was slow and tedious (it's not the loveliest of routes, is it?).
Whatever you might think of Britain's military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan (and many of us don't think much, wish it had never begun, consider that Blair should never be forgiven for taking us into it, and think it's time it was over), there
A man described in court as being "a walking time bomb" has admitted killing a teenager by slashing her throat with a broken bottle. Richard Mark Hanson, 21, admitted the manslaughter of Gemma Roberts, 18, on grounds of diminished responsibility when
When the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Robin Owens, came to choose the charities he would support during his year in office he thought of his fellow Harden resident, Chris Raine. Mr Raine, an ear, nose and throat consultant at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Detectives want to trace a man who rescued an 18-year-old woman from a sex attack by two men in Otley. The teenager was grabbed, pushed against a building and sexually assaulted by the pair who had followed her as she walked across a sports field between
I don't think I've felt so conspicuous for a long time. Decked out from head-to-toe in luminous yellow, there was no way I could slink off and blend in with the surroundings. To make things worse, it was a grey day when I took to the streets of Bradford
SIR - I read the article "Hundreds of fines handed out in district's clear-up" (T&A, October 24). Let's hope the Council has better luck collecting the fines than it does at collecting people's rates. Jenny Sampson, Rossmore Drive, Allerton
SIR - Much criticism has been directed at doctors and nurses regarding cleanliness and the superbugs in hospitals, but no-one seems to have given a thought to the patients. Patients' personal hygiene is paramount. Not being bathed or bed-bathed - not
SIR - According to one newspaper Gordon Brown has hit on a plan to "flush" more money from householders - a tax on their loos. The news item says snoopers working out council tax bands have been told to count the number of WCs in each home. The more
SIR - The abortion law should be changed in this country. France, Germany and Italy have a cut-off point at 12 weeks. To have in this country a law that aborts a baby at 24 weeks and if alive is left to die, is criminal. It is said there are 200,000
SIR - The proposal to limit all traffic in towns and cities to 20mph at all times, put forward by the government's advisers, is another piece of muddled thinking. Nothing undermines respect for the law more than regulations that are clearly out of line
SIR - Mr Alan Chapman (T&A, October 25) was annoyed at just how many OAPs were included in the programme Question Time. So why wasn't transport arranged for the grey voters, as Mr Chapman calls us. We would willingly have paid a donation towards this
West Yorkshire Police issued 18,692 cautions between March of this year and April of last year. This is 9.3 per cent up on the previous comparable period and contrasts with a three per cent fall in their use nationally. A caution involves an admission
A fire service spokesman is reminding people to have their gas and electric fires checked after crews were called out to a house blaze. Odsal firefighters attended the blaze which had started when a woman had tried to light it and the flames blew back
In 1917, the war office agreed to provide British troops in France with Christmas puddings. In 1982, Channel 4 broadcast the first episode of The Tube. In 1991, Robert Maxwell drowned in mysterious circumstances off the Canary Islands. 25 years ago
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: single storey extensions to side and rear, Syke House Farm, Bolton Road. Addingham: single storey extensions to side and rear, Syke House Farm, Bolton Road. Allerton
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Muhammed Iqbal, aged 22, of Hastings Crescent, Bradford 5; driving without insurance, £120 fine, £40 costs, £15 compensation, licence endorsed. Ryan Lee Smith, aged 21, of Nuttal Road, Barkerend
Up to now I've got away with giving my children no pocket money. My eldest daughter has made casual enquiries in the past - sparked on one occasion by a boy in her class at primary school bragging how he'd just got a rise to £25 a week - but she's never
SIR - After a 13-year struggle to let the authorities know about a dangerous road junction and a sub-standard pavement, we decided to contact Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe, left. At last, through Gerry Sutcliffe, we are to have safety measures introduced
SIR - On Halloween night my daughter and I took my grandson, who is 13 years old, to Bolling Hall, not knowing quite what to expect. I think that everyone who attended - and there were many - had a great night to remember. It was Spooky' and really brilliant
SIR - Regarding the Post Office decision not to collect mail from boxes on Sunday, I went to Morrisons Enterprise 5 last Sunday to post two letters. On putting them in the box, several letters fell out. On feeling in the slot I found the box was full
SIR - Hasn't David Cameron, in at last addressing problems caused by both the vexed West Lothian' question and the Barnett formula, struck a blow in favour of the continuance of the United Kingdom? This Union has never been under greater threat since
SIR - In response to my recent letter to the T&A criticising the Post Office closure consultation scheme, I thank the people who have sent letters of support to the T&A. I do not condemn a consultation, but the facts are that the Post Office, which is
SIR - Regarding the feature on Barkerend (T&A, October 23) you quoted Mr Ahmed, owner of Jummona Food Stores, as saying that he has seen lots of changes in Barkerend over the last twelve years. "Lots of development and regeneration". I live next door
SIR - Why does H O'Neill think it strange that an MP should try to make some political gain in his criticism of Philip Davies (T&A, October 27)? Do not all do the same, including PM Brown, as he did in Iraq before running away from a general election
SIR - Philip Davies MP is currently visiting as many of his constituents as is practical, in their working and leisure environments, in order to better equip himself to be of assistance should he be asked for help with a problem by any one of them in
SIR - I was sorry to read the letters of Lee Edwards and Helen O'Neill regarding my week at Bingley Grammar School and I am particularly disappointed they resorted to cheap insults rather than engaging in discussion about these issues. They may well
A teenage gang knocked a taxi driver unconscious in a vicious attack. The young thugs assaulted the cabbie during a late-night attack on his Bradford taxi office with stones and bricks because three of them had been refused a fare. Duwood Hussain was
Firefighters across the Bradford district were expecting one of the busiest weekends of the year in the run up to Bonfire Night. JAMES RUSH spent a night with one of the crews It is a mild, dry November evening on the Saturday before Bonfire
Young hooligans involved in a mindless wrecking spree of buses across Bradford have been warned they are putting lives at risk. More than 80 buses were damaged in October, at a cost of £20,000, and one passenger was injured by flying glass. And, on
Christmas officially started in Bradford at the weekend when hundreds of people lined the streets of the city centre to catch a glimpse of Santa in the Kirkgate Centre's annual reindeer parade. Decked in bobble-hats and mittens, youngsters braved the
Celebrity status has come late and a bit reluctantly for 75-year-old potholer Brian Varley. The unassuming retired college lecturer from Cottingley isn't one to blow his own trumpet, and it has taken him 55 years to receive the public's praise. He has
A veteran who served in Burma as a decoder in the Second World War was assisted in the Parade of Standards by a young lance bombardier at the 61st Festival of Remembrance in Bradford. Charlotte Lister, 18, of Odsal Detachment, D company, Royal Artillery
Farsley Celtic 1, York City 4 The Celts missed the chance to leapfrog York City in the Blue Square Premier tonight as life after Lee Sinnott began to dawn on Farsley. The televised game was a good advert for the highest step of the non-league ladder
Two of the district's companies which specialise in servicing the mature market have again proved age is just a number after teaming up to offer a new service. Bradford-based fashion company Damart has joined forces with Shipley-based mature marketing
