A quiet neighbourhood is in shock after a succession of cars were destroyed in a spate of arson attacks. The vehicles were all parked outside their owners’ homes when they were set alight early yesterday. In the space of one hour, four
A 22-year-old student and former pupil at Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, who died in a car crash, was due to graduate at Durham University today. Mark Ashton, who as a boy played football for Skipton Town Juniors, died when his red Rover 25 was
Four people have been charged after two men were subjected to a “sustained assault” on Sunday morning. West Yorkshire Police cordoned off a snicket just off Ravenscliffe Avenue, Eccleshill, following the incident which left the two men with serious injuries
Bradford area talent will have a chance to flourish when the 2008 British Snow Tour kicks off its six-stop nationwide tour next month. The Quiksilver British Snowboard and Freeski Big Air Championships, plus the dedicated Schools’ Tour Programme
Pensioner Kathleen Steel had a lucky escape after a tree crashed on to her patio, just seconds after she had been out to her washing line. The drama happened during Sunday’s high winds that whipped up to speeds of 60mph across the district. Mrs Steel
A snapshot of the health of people living in the Bradford district reveals residents are less likely than average to be healthy eaters, but their smoking and drinking habits are similar to the average in England. The information is contained in a health
Tong High School’s new state-of-the-art building is on track to open in September. Part of phase one of Bradford Council’s £400million Building Schools For The Future scheme, the Specialist Sports College is being rebuilt to the highest specification
The sky was the limit for aviation enthusiast Chris Wilson when he decided to put his latest pride and joy up for auction. Bids for the jet on eBay, starting at just 99p, took off last weekend finishing shortly before 10pm on Sunday, landing
A Brighouse firefighter was plucked from the North Sea by a lifeboat crew after he got into trouble while windsurfing in high winds. The 41-year-old man’s life was saved by members of Redcar RNLI 24 hours after the same lifeboat was called to fishing
A murder trial jury has been sent home for a second time after failing to reach a verdict after 11 hours of deliberation. The jury of five women and seven men began considering the evidence against 25-year-old John Kinsella on Friday and resumed its
Two care workers who lost their jobs when a Shipley residential home closed have been awarded more than £12,000 in compensation. Manager Lisa Holt, 35, and deputy manager Julie Hollis, 40, were found to have been unfairly dismissed from their jobs at
The reputation of Leeds fans has caused another game to have an early kick-off and the cancellation of a pre-season match at Rotherham. South Yorkshire police have put pressure on the Millers to call off the friendly at the Don Valley Stadium on July
Scooter enthusiast Phil Walker was left devastated when his prized machine was stolen. He says the 1958 Lambretta LD 150, stolen from his girlfriend’s home in Bingley after he displayed it at the Haworth 1960s weekend, was his pride and joy. He has
A huge pile of waste from stables at a Thackley farm caught fire at 3pm today. The fire at North Street Farm measured 30 metres across. Idle and Shipley firefighters spent two hours putting out the blaze. A spokesman for Idle fire crew said: “It was
Planning permission is being sought for the completion of a 23-acre recycling park near the city centre. If approved, the £10m site will be developed over the next five years and create around 50 jobs. The scheme is the brainchild of Bradford demolition
A man who chased his former partner across a field and left her for dead after throttling her until she lost consciousness is expected to be sentenced by a judge next month. William Robert Davies, 60, appeared at Bradford Crown Court to be
A trailblazing scheme which aims to give young Britons the chance to explore their identity has been unveiled in Bradford. Schools Minister Jim Knight visited Tong High School today and met pupils from across the district at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
More violent criminals are escaping justice in West Yorkshire, despite a record number of police officers, the Tories have claimed. The force solved 54 per cent of violent offences last year, compared to an 84 per cent rate at the start of the Millennium
A blaze ripped through a block of flats and caused a gas leak in the Manchester Road area of Bradford this afternoon. Two flats, one above the other, were wrecked in the blaze in Hawkshead Drive at about 1.20pm. No-one was inside at the time. Firefighters
A woman who stole more than £17,000 from her elderly mother could join her killer daughter behind bars. Maureen Hussey, 56, was warned today she could face a custodial sentence after admitting the thefts from 77-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer
Bradford swimmer Sam O’Donohoe continued his progress with more success in the second event of the North-East Region BAGCAT Championship Series in Sheffield. Having already achieved two national qualifying times for this season, 13-year-old O’Donohoe
Mark Ashton, a former pupil of Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton, died following a two-car collision at Samlesbury, near Preston, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Ashton, 22, of Skipton, who was freed from his Rover saloon by firefighters, was pronounced dead
A blaze ripped through a block of flats and caused a gas leak in the Manchester Road area of Bradford this afternoon. Two flats, one above the other, were wrecked in the blaze at about 1.20pm. No-one was inside at the time. Firefighters
An armed robber wearing a plastic animal mask threatened a petrol cashier with a knife before ordering him to hand over the filling station’s takings. At first the young man, who was just about to finish his nightshift at the White Cross petrol Station
After a lifetime in business, Mark Lawn must have thought he had pretty much experienced everything. When he walked into Valley Parade and signed his power-sharing agreement with Julian Rhodes, the joint-chairman had his eyes wide open. But a year on
A woman born with profound hearing loss who could only hear something as loud as a jackhammer is now enjoying hearing birds singing – thanks to a new super power hearing aid. Victoria Mottram’s life was transformed only five weeks after being referred
An ancient church is looking for more friends to take it into the 21st century. Calverley Parish Church has been a feature of the village since 1154 but big bills to pay for its upkeep means it needs help to adapt to modern-day demands. At the moment
A teenage boy suffered a four inch cut to his face and had his palm slashed in a beer bottle attack in Wilsden on Friday (June 20). The incident occurred when four boys, all in their late teens, spilled out into Albert Street while attending a house
Rising star Rich Pyrah has revealed that he felt more disappointment than delight after claiming Yorkshire’s record Twenty20 Cup bowling figures in yesterday’s tie against Durham at Headingley. The 25-year-old all-rounder from Dewsbury is fast making
A former Craven College student who went on to be named Nurse of the Year has received another prestigious award. Justine Whitaker was one of six, including television presenter Gok Wan, to receive a gold award from the Association of Colleges (AoC).
Scunthorpe have moved to the front of the queue to sign City target Michael Boulding after he outlined his determination to test himself in League One. Stuart McCall is among up to a dozen managers who have courted the 32-year-old former Mansfield marksman
City’s reserves will kick off their season at Rotherham on Tuesday, August 19. The first home game is against Grimsby the following week. City’s second string will face far less travelling this season after the Central League was restructured
A top Bradford long distance swimmer has attacked the proposal to close four swimming pools in the district – including one where she learned to swim. Dee Llewellyn, of Odsal, said if it had not been for the pool at Richard Dunn Sports Centre
Sam Burgess is the only Bulls player in the England squad for Friday’s Gillette international against France in Toulouse. Andy Lynch, Jamie Langley and Paul Sykes all featured against France last June while Terry Newton played in the opening
The parents of gold medal Olympian swimmer Adrian Moorhouse have condemned consultants’ proposals to close Bingley Pool. And the champion athlete, who grew up in the town and went to Bradford Grammar School, would be dismayed by the threat,
Three talented Bradford teachers were celebrating today after being named stars of education throughout the north of England. Head teachers Gloria Gott and David Jones and newly-qualified class teacher Caroline Baldwin all scooped major awards at the
New leaders Farsley have put a small shaft of daylight between themselves and second-placed Idle in Division Two of the JCT600 Bradford League. The top two met at Cavendish Road on Sunday and Farsley triumphed by 48 runs to overtake their rivals. Wicketkeeper
An Islamic charity will host a day of talks on the dangers of drugs, crime and anti-social behaviour tomorrow. Organisers of the Dawat-e-Islami event expect more than 2,000 people to attend the session. The event will be held at the Jamiyat Tabligh
Students are preparing to fly out to South Africa to consolidate a successful schools exchange programme. Prince Henry’s Grammar School at Otley has enjoyed an active link with Earlington School in Durban for several years. In a few weeks, 12 GCSE geography
Bradford has been chosen to launch the UK's first national identity week among children and young people ‐ seven years after the city suffered race riots. A series of events running throughout the district from today will explore the themes of identity
Proposals for a children’s centre in Baildon will be discussed at the Hoyle Court, Tong Park and Charlestown Special Neighbourhood Forum. Chris Rollings, Bradford Council’s Early Years Service, will give information and hear residents’ views at the meeting
We are, I'll freely admit, relative newcomers to the delights of regular swimming sessions at Bingley pool. We've been going for about six weeks now, in a bid to encourage our children Charlie and Alice to actually learn to swim, but really to
They might have started the JCT600 Bradford League campaign slowly but Pudsey Congs are now running nicely into form. They defeated Saltaire by 69 runs on Sunday to gather 19 points and move into second place in the Division One table – 13 points behind
Entertaining little ones means you need to be constantly clued up on things to do. It was my friend Charlotte’s suggestion that we visit Golden Acre Park and, on a sunny day, it proved the perfect place for us to take a stroll while our little ones
However tough life might become during the present economic downturn, conditions are unlikely to revert to those experienced by working-class families in Bradford a century ago. Overcrowded, unventilated housing; a poor diet; inadequate clothing (some
I found myself feeling a little sad the other day and I couldn’t quite work out why. I thought it might be a by-product of being busy as we approach our daughter’s wedding. I also considered that it might be because I was on a diet and not getting enough
Catchphrases come and go, but the ones you grew up with tend to stay with you forever. When I was at school, playground banter was peppered with such gems as “Rock on Tommy”, courtesy of Bobby Ball, “Ooh, I could crush a grape”, from Crackerjack’s Stu
What’s happening to Britain’s fathers? A terrible madness seems to be gripping an increasing number of them, driving them to destroy their children rather than protect them, and to destroy themselves at the same time. Latest victims of this disturbing
I lost my glasses the other day. Or I should say, misplaced, as this would be more in keeping with the definition in my dictionary. To lose is, it says, is to cease to have and be unable to find, whereas to misplace is to simply put in the wrong place
SIR – Our Council seems to do very little of what the city’s people want and a great deal of what they do not want. A typical example is in the Toller Lane-Duckworth Lane area, and has caused semi-permanent gridlock on Duckworth Lane as far as Little
SIR – I went to Lister Park with friends on Thursday where we were all impressed with the lovely flower beds, fountains, botanical gardens, children’s playground and Cartwright Hall. Though being refurbished, the displays we saw were superb. Then came
SIR – It was sad to read the death notice of one Frederick L Somers (T&A, June 16) at the age of 90. He was a schoolmaster at Bradford Grammar School, known colloquially as ‘Charlie Somers’, of somewhat ferocious reputation. However, behind that invented
SIR – Last week the Irish voted “no” to the Lisbon Treaty, and in the T&A (June 17) Michael Martin, the Irish Foreign Minister, claims that even the Irish “no” voters were pro-Europe. At what point will politicians stand up and take note of what the
SIR – I am very surprised at the speed with which the T&A has launched its Save Our Swimming campaign. I am quite prepared to support the rejection of the consultants’ advice but I could not, at this stage, personally support the T&A’s own preferred
SIR – Gerry Sutcliffe is the Bradford South MP and is supposed to be working for us, his constituents. Now is a good time for him to act on our behalf and ask his government to splash out and provide some proper funding for sports facilities. So come
SIR – Congratulations to Bradford Council on their amazing foresight. After facing a barrage of criticism over the lake in the city centre and the canal – all is revealed. The consultants’ report (T&A, June 18) highlighting the need for a swimming facility
SIR – As Victor Meldrew would say. I don’t believe it! Just a few days after the Government announced that swimming for the over-60s would be free and that, later, all people would be able to enjoy the sport for free, we learn that a consultancy firm
SIR – My blood is boiling. We did not need to employ consultants, and pay vast sums of money to them, only to be told that our leisure facilities range from poor, to downright disgusting. Ask any member of the public and they will tell you that for free
Calverley-based Zenith Vehicle Contracts, the UK’s largest independent provider of fleet funding and management services, boosted profits by 26 per cent to £5.3m in the year to March 31, 2008. The company’s turnover rose by 27 per cent to £83m. Chief
SIR – With regard to the proposed closure of swimming pools across Bradford District, may I say how short-sighted this is? With obesity and poor fitness on the rise, how can Bradford Council even contemplate such a thing? On the one hand we have central
When an under-performing school is placed in special measures, it sends a collective chill down the backs of parents, teachers and education chiefs. However, there may be something especially disturbing about the situation at Queensbury School. For a
SIR – As David Davis is reported to be a eurosceptic, I trust that he will not miss the opportunity to inform us where the main threat to our traditional freedoms comes from. The European Union! T Hill, The Plantations, Low Moor
SIR – We wish to thank Ann Jackson and H Holdsworth and everyone who wrote in support of Wibsey fairs. This was much appreciated and we hope to continue the excellent relationships we have forged over the years with the local residents. We will strive
SIR – I wish to draw your readers’ attention to the next move by the Government to hive off another section of Post Office business. Call on your MP to vote against an early day motion (EDM 1506) about the Post Office bank account possibly being put
SIR – If the readers of the T&A have to look at a photograph of Councillor Hawkesworth every other night, would you please publish an up-to-date photograph of her? A full face, quarter-page size would do. Then the Bradford public, if ever they bumped
SIR – In response to comments made in Rants and Raves (T&A, June 10), I would like to clarify for your readers that, irrespective of personal opinion, the law is clear: anyone who watches or records television programmes on any channel and on any broadcast
SIR – The decision taken by Conservative David Davis to resign as MP in protest at plans for 42-day terror detention has infuriated his party leadership. However, I was more concerned that in his list of reasons for making a stand against the Government
Criminals, by the very nature of what they do, have little regard for their fellow man or woman. But even taking this into account, there are some who reach new lows. The burglar or burglars who broke into Paula Read’s house certainly fit into this category
Now is as good a time as any, I reckon, to give cycling a try. Fuel prices going through the roof, road taxes set to burn deep into your pockets, congestion charges in regional cities on their way, traffic forever mounting up and snaking back further
Fire broke out at a town centre pub early this morning. The blaze started in the domestic kitchen of the Bay Horse, in Market Street, Otley. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 1am. The blaze was brought under control, but not before it
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Keighley: construction of two-storey side extension and conservatory to rear, 1 Pine Croft. Keighley: single-storey extension to rear, 45 Prior Street. Keighley: two-storey extension
In 1848, the saxophone was patented by Adolphe Sax. In 1953, Winston Churchill suffered a severe stroke. In 1964, the Pope condemned the use of the contraceptive pill. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of
City are not looking to block out the fans with their “hush hush” transfer policy. Defender Paul Arnison last week became Stuart McCall’s third capture of the summer and more are planned as pre-season gets closer. City should find out
Teachers at a Bradford secondary school are being intimidated by a group of disruptive pupils, a union claims. Education watchdog Ofsted will next month place Queensbury School into special measures following a damning report by inspectors
