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  • Japan go through in spectacular style

    Denmark 1 Japan 3 Japan booked their place in the last 16 with outstanding first-half free-kicks from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo to earn a 3-1 victory over Denmark in Rustenburg in Group E. Needing only a draw to qualify from Group E, the Asians

  • Win at Farsley just the fillip for Philliskirk

    Baildon skipper Ian Philliskirk hopes last week’s victory at Farsley was the turning point in their title defence. The reigning JCT600 Bradford League Division One champions have had an indifferent first half of the campaign and currently sit

  • Silsden's Simpson is league player of the year

    Silsden’s Chris Simpson has been named the Vodkat North West Counties League Premier Division player of the year. The versatile Cobbydalers star clocked up an impressive 15 man-of-the-match awards from opposition managers to gain the prestigious

  • Council's Throstle Nest deal safeguards Farsley future

    Leeds City Council completed its purchase of Farsley Celtic’s Throstle Nest ground from administrators yesterday to help secure the club’s future. The council has also finalised a deal to sell on the main part of the football ground to Farsley

  • Opposition sparked by housing plans

    Residents are mounting a protest against plans for a new housing development in Queensbury. Preston-based Kingsfold Developments has submitted an application to Bradford Council for more than 160 apartments and houses on derelict farmland between Brighouse

  • McGrath stars as Yorks go second

    Yorkshire are up to second in the North Division thanks to an impressive Friends Provident Twenty20 seven-wicket win over leaders Nottinghamshire at Headingley tonight. In-form opener Alex Hales’ belligerent 62 off 43 balls had given the visitors plenty

  • ‘Search of river for bodies is now completed’

    Police have finished searching the River Aire in Shipley for remains of three missing prostitutes. Divers spent several weeks searching the river for remains of Susan Rushworth, Shelley Armitage and Suzanne Blamires. Most of the remains

  • Warning after dogs kill sheep on moor

    Walkers have been warned that their dogs can be shot by farmers if they chase or attack sheep on Ilkley Moor. In recent weeks there have been reports of dogs chasing, biting and killing sheep on moorland near Ilkley. One resident even

  • Holders Italy crash out

    Champions Italy crashed out of the World Cup as first-time qualifiers Slovakia booked a surprising place in the last 16, with English referee Howard Webb and his assistants denying the Azzurri what looked like a valid equaliser. Robert Vittek's brace

  • Paraguay book place in last 16

    New Zealand's World Cup fairytale came to an end at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane after a goalless draw with Paraguay but they return home better for the experience. In the end it was not All White on the night for Ricki Herbert's side as Slovakia's

  • Holt hopes to get back on course

    Sarah Holt’s senior British debut may have been soured by a virus but the Cleckheaton hammer thrower insists a personal best at this weekend’s UK Championships will be the perfect remedy. The 23-year-old earned her first senior GB call-up for last week

  • Collins all ready for new bid to go up

    New Bradford Park Avenue manager Simon Collins has accepted some collateral damage as the club trim their budget but is bullish about the chances of his new-look side to mount another promotion challenge. Last season’s leading scorer Aidan Savory and

  • Bottomley hopes to make a point

    Bradford’s Phillip Bottomley hopes to take another step towards the London 2012 Paralympics this weekend. The 51-year-old from Holme Wood is competing in a two-day Great Britain archery selection trial at Lilleshall prior to September’s European Championships

  • Upson: Adversity brought us closer

    Defender Matthew Upson is confident the rumour and speculation surrounding the England camp in recent days will simply serve to strengthen their resolve. Their 1-0 victory over Group C rivals Slovenia came after former captain John Terry sparked talk

  • Vision seek new recruits

    Vision Juniors’ under-13s (Year Seven 2010-11) are seeking three players, including a goalkeeper, to bolster their Huddersfield RCD Junior League squad for next season. The team train on Saturdays and midweek at Appleton Academy in Wyke. Interested

  • Lions try to absorb increased costs

    Guiseley have frozen their season-ticket prices despite having moved up a division on the football pyramid. The Lions won the UniBond League Premier Division in May, pipping neighbours Bradford Park Avenue to the only automatic promotion berth to the

  • King steps up recovery

    Ledley King returned to the training ground on Thursday morning as he stepped up his recovery from a groin strain. King suffered the injury during the early minutes of England's draw with the United States in Rustenburg on June 12, since when he has

  • Angling lines

    BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC: Our next outing is a tope fishing trip to Phwelli in North Wales on Sunday, July 4. The trip is now full. The week’s fishing holiday to Culdaff on the north-west coast of Ireland is during the first week in August. This

  • Under-used courts sentenced to shut

    Too few criminals coming through the doors at courts in Bingley, Keighley and Skipton could see them close after a Government claim they are “under-used”. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke yesterday announced Keighley Magistrates’ Court which sits at Bingley

  • Ambulance times are 'worst in country'

    Yorkshire Ambulance Service has the worst record in England for its response to life-threatening emergencies, a new report reveals. The NHS Information Centre yesterday published a detailed report into the performance of all ambulance trusts in England

  • Man dies in holiday horror fall

    A Keighley family has spoken of its loss after a 24-year-old man was found dead while on holiday in Mexico. Adam Pemberton had been in the middle of a luxury romantic getaway to Cancun with his fiancée Rosanne Broughan when tragedy struck. His parents

  • Appliance of science for canoe teenager

    A teenage canoe star is being encouraged in his bid for national glory with the help of elite-level sports science services. Canoe slalom competitor Richard Booth, 15, is learning how to succeed further through a partnership between Bradford Council

  • 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment parades in city

    A Freedom of the City Parade for the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment is due to take place in Bradford tomorrow. The troops are due to parade the regiment’s new colours through the city from 4pm and be greeted by the Lord Mayor of Bradford

  • Police praised for Skipton canal rescue

    Three police officers have been praised for helping save the life of a woman who fell into Skipton canal. The 50-year-old woman fell from a boat and was helped out by a 17-year-old girl. The teenager called the police when the woman fell from the deck

  • Sporting lgends team up at event

    An Olympian and a world record holder will be among stars to grace an international sports conference in Keighley next week. Keynote speakers at the Beyond 2012 Excellence for All event will be David Hemery, gold medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at

  • Addingham author Ken is buzzing again

    An Addingham beekeeper has written his second book all about the insects he loves. Ken Pickles’ book, Beekeeping in Wharfedale, contains accounts of the craft in the area over a 40-year period, and offers up details of how to tackle swarms, dealing

  • Children go green at Eco Day

    Youngsters at a school showed their green credentials at an eco day. Children at High Crags Primary School in Crag Road, Windhill, Shipley, swapped their uniforms for green clothing for a day dedicated to the environment. They learned about how to save

  • Axe for agency a 'big surprise'

    Axeing Yorkshire’s regional development agency will still leave a need for co-ordinated action on economic development, say business and Council leaders. Chancellor George Osborne surprised everyone by sounding the death knell for Yorkshire Forward and

  • Thursday, June 24, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Martin Joseph Heaney, aged 19, of Seldon Street, Canterbury; assault, 12 months’ community order with electronic monitoring and three months’ curfew, £100 compensation, £85 costs. Colin Andrew

  • 'Slash number of councillors - and their expenses'

    Half of people polled by the Telegraph & Argus would like to see the number of councillors reduced or their expenses slashed in a bid to save Bradford Council money. Earlier this month we asked readers to come up with ideas for how the Council

  • Top spot up for grabs in match of day

    Having reduced the gap between themselves and DIVISION ONE leaders Burley to just three points, Green Lane have the chance to take top spot when the sides meet in the Aire-Wharfe League on Saturday. After starting the campaign with two draws, Lane have

  • Crossflatts gardens go on show

    Residents in Crossflatts will sell local produce and show off their gardens at the seventh annual Open Gardens Fete on Saturday. Sixteen gardens around the village, near Bingley, will be on show for visitors to walk around. There will also be a vintage

  • Ilkley Carnival misses out on funding

    More than £7,000 will be given to festivals and community events by Ilkley Parish Council this year, but councillors say they will not fund Ilkley Carnival. Ilkley Summer Festival is to get the largest grant from the council’s community events pot, after

  • Cycle tracks set to get go-ahead

    Councillors are tonight set to back plans to turn more footpaths in Bradford into cycle tracks as part of a £50 million national scheme for healthier and safer travel. Bradford Council’s executive has agreed to put in speed bumps and parking restrictions

  • Collector’s item this certainly isn’t

    THE COLLECTOR (18, 90 mins) ** Starring Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Roth Long gone are the days when a horror film’s primary concern was getting beneath the skin of the audience. Modern slashers are primarily focused on stomach-churning

  • No honeymoon as Roman caper founders

    WHEN IN ROME (PG, 90 mins) * Starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Dax Shepard, Jon Heder, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston, Peggy Lipton, Alexis Dziena, Luca Calvani, Don Johnson With its stunning architecture, seductive cuisine and

  • TRAILER: A Brand-slide of epic proportions

    GET HIM TO THE GREEK (15, 109 mins) ** Starring Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Sean Combs, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss Supporting characters can make a film. James Bond wouldn’t have his licence to thrill without diabolical villains Jaws and Oddjob

  • Cheesy leaves me so queasy

    Mrs M seems to be having withdrawal symptoms from the remote control. This object, once so regularly used to flick between various episodes of Next Top Model, has hardly left my side during the World Cup. Realising her pain at such a loss, I suggested

  • Hi-de-hi to Su in Annie!

    Little orphan Annie is coming to town. Su Pollard stars as dastardly Miss Hannigan and David McAlister is billionaire businessman Daddy Warbucks (pictured right) in the popular family musical. The heartwarming rags-to-riches story follows Annie’s adventure

  • Cas kick-off moved

    The Bulls will kick-off earlier at Castleford on Sunday to avoid clashing with England's World Cup tie against Germany. The game at the Jungle will now start at 11.30am - four hours earlier than originally scheduled. The Academy match has been

  • The world is duo’s oyster...

    The Hut People (pictured) are coming to Otley. A recent sell-out hit at this year’s Swaledale Festival, The Hut People are Sam Pirt on accordion and Gary Hammond, previously in The Beautiful South, playing percussion. Sam has a wealth of experience

  • Importance of what’s shaped us

    A major shortcoming of human beings is their lack of perspective – they concentrate too much on the present and the immediate future, and have little understanding of their parents’ past, let alone centuries and millennia further back. The result is an

  • Blaze sparks moors alert

    Fire crews are on alert as the driest start to summer for decades puts moorland at risk of devastating blazes. Already there have been two fires on Ilkley Moor, blamed on arsonists, this week, and countryside officers are on stand-by with firefighting

  • Cricket results

    BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Haworth Road 119-7 (N Khan 49), Windhill 98-8; Allerton 96 (Y Abbas 32, D Atkinson 3-22, A Hodgson 4-18), Baildon Meths 96 (D Wilson 30, Z Patel 3-13); Indian Panthers 108-5 (M Patel 52no), Thornton 109-3 (I Carradice

  • Antic fuming over penalty shout

    Serbia coach Radomir Antic claimed his team were denied a penalty that could have sent them into the World Cup second round. The Serbs crashed out of the tournament as they were beaten 2-1 by Australia in their final Group D game. Antic was disappointed

  • Bradley hails match-winner Donovan

    United States coach Bob Bradley lauded Landon Donovan's character following the midfielder's match-winning performance against Algeria. Donovan struck the only goal of the game in injury-time as the US, who would have been out if they had only managed

  • ‘Call police if you see stolen boa constrictor’

    The manager of a wildlife centre is warning people not to panic if they encounter a stolen nine-foot snake they describe as “dangerous but placid”. The boa constrictor, was seized after a hole was cut in the window of a reptile house at the

  • Broadband boost for Low Moor businesses

    Businesses and households in the Low Moor area of Bradford are getting access to super-fast, fibre-based broadband services. BT said engineers were completing the local upgrade for around about 13,000 local householders and firms. They are among the

  • Huge investment shows their metal

    A 90-year-old Keighley firm has invested £100,000 in 21st century laboratory technology as part of a major modernisation and development programme. Keighley Laboratories is also looking to invest another £500,000 in expanding its South Street site to

  • Ambassadors bag £50,000 for charity

    Business ambassadors are celebrating raising £50,000 for a Bradford cancer hospice in their first year. The group of West Yorkshire business people are now planing a new series of events to raise more money for the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford.

  • 'I wasn't interested' says rape accused

    A man accused of raping a lesbian “old enough to be his mother” yesterday told a jury he had no sexual interest in her. Jonathan Ingham, 20, who pleads not guilty to rape, said he had a drink and smoke at the woman’s house but left after ten

  • Sheriffe puts Bulls future on the backburner

    Rikki Sheriffe has banished any thoughts about his long-term future to focus on the Bulls’ immediate fortunes. The powerful winger is out of contract at the end of this season but will not fret over a new deal as long as there are more pressing matters

  • Capello delighted with performance

    Fabio Capello was in buoyant mood after seeing England display the spirit he had demanded to set up a last-16 World Cup showdown against Germany. Jermain Defoe scored the only goal as England beat Slovenia and with the USA defeating Algeria it means

  • Means are in place

    SIR – Reading the letter from Mr A G Goldsbrough (T&A, June 14), he came straight to the point. I would like to add that I find the situation a little confusing as I read articles that Palestinians are short of food and supplies. I have an idea that

  • Mistake we all pay for

    SIR – With such an enormous deficit, one must ask why the people responsible for this catastrophe are allowed to carry on in business. Surely they must be held responsible for paying back this money rather than be allowed to hang a millstone round the

  • Personal touch that speaks volumes

    SIR – Notwithstanding the city centre redevelopment fiasco, Bradford Council is much better than many other local authorities in two important respects. Firstly, if you contact the Council by telephone with a query or enquiry, you will not be answered

  • Soaps promote racial harmony... oh, and the World Cup

    I have always thought that if you want a quick idea of what makes a certain country tick, you should head for the television and switch on their soap operas. Coronation Street tends to throw up what the English hold dear – community, the local boozer

  • Thanks for kindness

    SIR – I would like to thank everyone who came to help me when I fell opposite the Town Hall on Saturday, June 12. Thank you so much. Austin Trevor Williams, Speeton Avenue, Horton Bank Top, Bradford

  • Thursday, June 24, 2010

    25 years ago: Bradford’s first Islamic youth centre, Al Falah, was opened in Richmond Road. 50 years ago: The Alhambra Theatre was to close its doors for the summer due to a shortage of suitable shows.

  • A poor comparison

    SIR – Karl Dallas (T&A, June 21) attempts to draw a parallel between the Bloody Sunday shootings, and the shooting of nine activists on the Gaza flotilla by Israeli military. There are important differences. At no point were the Nationalists of Northern

  • Let the voters decide

    SIR – Incredibly, another scandal involving a Lib Dem minister engulfs the coalition after less than two months in office. Although the latest one does not involve expenses, thank goodness. However, when the MP in question stood for election on a platform

  • Sending out the right message

    So-called neighbours from hell make life a misery for those people unfortunate enough to live nearby. Those who have had to put up with anti-social behaviour so close to home can testify how dreadful it is, especially as there is no escaping the torment

  • Helping with life skills

    SIR – I work for Volunteer Reading Help, a charity that has been training volunteers to work in local primary schools for more than ten years, helping children to improve their literacy. Firstly, I would like to say a very big thank you to all our volunteers

  • Learning in the great outdoors

    Traditionally, outdoor learning in primary schools was a combination of adventure and environmental activities often carried out outside school hours. These included nature walks, weather-mapping, map-reading and litter-picking. Over

  • Window-smasher banned from town centre

    A man has been barred from entering a town centre for 12 months after admitting causing a trail of destruction costing thousands of pounds. David Beecroft, who has mental health problems, has been excluded from the centre of Shipley for a year

  • Low ready for England clash

    Joachim Low fears Wayne Rooney could "explode" into form when Germany meet England in the last 16 of the World Cup in South Africa. A second-half goal from Werder Bremen star Mesut Ozil settled Germany's Group D match with Ghana and set up the encounter

  • Inspection boost for schools

    Bradford schools inspected under a new education inspection framework have outperformed schools nationally, according to fresh data. Criteria used by watchdog Ofsted to assess the performance of the country’s schools changed for the start of

  • I've got a funny feline...

    Staff at Bradford’s RSPCA centre are appealing for cat lovers to come forward to adopt a pet after being inundated with felines in need of a new home in recent weeks. Deputy animal centre manager Alison Belcher said: “At the moment we are caring

  • 'Mr Cool' will be breath of fresh air, says Flynn

    Michael Flynn believes pass master Tommy Doherty will bring a clear head to City’s play next season. The Welshman is excited by the prospect of linking up with new signing Doherty in midfield. Doherty, who has twice been named in the League Two team

  • Tracey in running for special honour

    A mum who beat a lifetime risk of cancer by opting for major surgery has been nominated for this year’s Jane Tomlinson Woman of Courage award. Tracey Barraclough of Calverley will find out tomorrow at an awards ceremony if she is the winner of the category

  • VIDEO: 'Crack house' woman evicted

    The tenant of a flat being used as a ‘crack house’ in a Bradford high-rise block has been thrown out of her home of eight years. Bradford magistrates yesterday granted police an order to board up the seventh-floor premises at Taunton House

  • Hot-shot Lyth has Notts in his sights

    Adam Lyth, Yorkshire’s new 20-over sensation, has called for more hard work and patience from his team-mates tonight when they welcome Friends Provident Twenty20 high-fliers Notting-hamshire to Headingley. Lyth had cobbled together only

  • Football supporter banned for chants

    A Bradford City supporter has been banned from football grounds for a second time after he used abusive language on a train home from a game. Paul Scandrett, 44, of Bankholme Court, Holme Wood, Bradford, was handed a four-year banning order