Africa proved once again tonight that they are kings of long-distance racing. Eritrean Tsesezeab Woldemichael won Otley Athletic Club’s ten-mile race by a staggering five minutes and 45 seconds, having led from gun to tape. He
Anti-terror laws must protect citizens from “ideological psychopaths” and bring communities together, an MP has warned. Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, the former leader of Bradford Council, said he wanted the Muslim community to feel safe, be successful
Today's final sidecar race at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy fuelled by Monster Energy, which involved Idle’s Conrad Harrison, was postponed due to poor weather. There was no announcement last night about a new date but the Supersport 2 race, which
Jonny Bairstow is determined to stay true to the values that have seen him excel in the LV= County Championship as he looks to make a success of his new role as Yorkshire’s opener in the shorter forms of the game. The county’s star batsman
Greengates Quest Taekwondo member Jason Mann has extended his record to four wins in as many matches. The nine-year-old, whose speciality is his dynamic kicking, fought twice at the recent Doncaster Dome 121 Competition. Jason has been
Teenager Paul Smith is pirouetting his way to success after landing his first role in a major ballet and a place at a prestigious academy. The 17-year-old, of Oakworth, is appearing in Northern Ballet’s production of Giselle at Leeds Grand Theatre this
A visitors’ farm is celebrating the arrival of its first ever litter of micro pigs. The six micro pigs were born to Bonnie and Clyde, a pair of micro pigs who arrived at St Leonard’s Farm Park in Esholt in October. Farmer James Wainhouse said: “They
Former Bradford City boss Chris Kamara is leading a team up Mount Kilimanjaro tomorrow as part of the Football League’s trek on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care. ‘Team Kammy’ is made up of football fans representing 17 clubs from across the
Silsden Town Band is holding a fundraising concert on Saturday to help a church that was flooded last Christmas Eve. The band is performing in Cross Hills, near Keighley, for St Peter’s Methodist Church. The congregation has worshipped in the church
Jeanette Dent, science teacher at Aire Valley School, in Cottingley New Road, Bingley, will tell you how to make your very own green slime. To make this squishy goo-like substance, you will need watered-down PVA glue, borax solution (sodium borate) and
Budding detectives will be needed to solve a ‘whodunit’ mystery at Bradford College. Students will become forensic scientists for the day and use crime scene investigation techniques during the event at Bradford College on Monday, September 12, Tuesday
The ethics of using human tissue and what can be done to improve access will be discussed at the University of Bradford. The two-hour debate and discussion on human tissue in research will take place on Monday, September 12. It will look at how
Across the country there have been increasing concerns that fewer students are taking up science and maths-based subjects, which are important to the nation’s economy. Getting children interested in science can be difficult, but if their interest and
Professor David Sharpe holds a special place in the memory of many in Bradford as he was the leading surgeon who set up the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit in the aftermath of the Valley Parade fire. Prof Sharpe, born in Gravesend, Kent, has
Do you give too much away on your Facebook profile? Or could what you say on Twitter come back to haunt you? A workshop will be held during the British Science Festival, on Monday, September 12, and Thursday, September 15, on how people can protect themselves
Artists and mathematicians will be joining together to explore the historic relationship between maths and art – from Pythagoras and the Golden Ratio to the Mandelbrot visualisation. The event, on Wednesday, September 14, at Bradford College is linked
Snakes, rats, axolotis and salamanders will be among some of the different invertebrates visitors to Bradford College will be able to meet and handle during the festival. A wide range of invertebrates including tarantulas, stick insects, giant cockroaches
Ilkley Chamber Choir, Pinsuti, will be supporting Manorlands Hospice with a concert featuring historical music from the Tudor age, on Saturday June 18. The concert, Pastime With Good Company, is expected to delight lovers of Tudor music. The programme
An apprentice joiner has won an award for his burgeoning skills. Adam Ives, from Roberttown, Liversedge, beat off competition from 50 other students at his college to be crowned Best Second-Year Site Joinery Apprentice. The 18-year-old is currently
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Alan Clarke, aged 20, of Tudor Court, Swarland Grove, Broomfields; using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, community order made with 100 hours unpaid work, £85 costs; committing
A pioneering community fair promoting the work done by local organisations will be held in Menston this weekend. The Menston Community Fair, organised in partnership by two churches and Bradford Council, will take place at Kirklands Community Centre
Steven and Sadie Glover almost ignored Meadowcroft when they first saw it in 2005. “It was old and tatty and, to be honest, most people would’ve run a mile. The only thing that made us stop and think was the views along the valley,” Steven recalls.
These are exciting times for Peugeot. The RCZ is arguably the best-looking model since the Audi TT hit the streets, while the 508 is winning huge acclaim for its quality and design. But it’s the 4007 which, arguably, started the company’s rich vein.
Right On Cue Simon Bedford is assured of his place on snooker’s main tour next season, having retained his status through the newly-formed Q-SCHOOL competitions. Having had a poor season by his own standards, the Bradford potter had slipped right down
Yeadon Celtic C have made a storming start to the Bradford Summer League and are the early leaders in Division One after recording a third successive victory. After 8-2 wins over Hermits C and Hermits B, they were involved in a much tighter affair at
Bradford’s youngsters had mixed results in their latest fixtures but remain top of the early Yorkshire Inter-District Junior League table. They inflicted a first defeat on Teesside with a 19-17 victory at Cleckheaton. But this was followed the next
Anthony McGrath is looking to hit the ground running when he returns to LV= County Championship action against leaders Durham at the Riverside on Saturday. The 35-year-old batsman has had his summer interrupted by knee and sciatic back injuries
Increasingly, people are talking about the importance and revival of manufacturing in the UK. Companies of various sizes and sectors have said that there is a definite increase in interest for their products from other UK businesses. A recent bank
usiness big wig Allan Leighton’s arrival as new chairman of set top box maker Pace plc could be viewed in two ways. It’s either a vindication of the panic among City analysts – against whom I railed in this column last month. They got their collective
My recent meeting with Westfield in London didn’t go as far as announcing that the scheme was being resurrected, but it’s clear that Westfield and the Council are working hard together there was a strong commitment by both to bring the site forward.
Since the Government’s announcement of the abolition of Regional Development Agencies, we’ve been doing a huge amount of work surrounding the disposal of our assets at Yorkshire Forward. This, of course, directly affects Bradford, as a result of strategic
You don’t see signs for Bradford & Bingley any more – not even on its former head office building at Crossflatts. The name, once familiar across the country, disappeared from the high street following the sudden nationalisation of the mortgage business
At the turn of the Millennium, champagne corks were popped not only to celebrate a new era, but also to toast a landmark in the progress of one of the UK’s most distinctive financial institutions. In 2000, the Ecology Building Society had grown by more
Bradford City joined Premier League champions Manchester United and fellow top flight club Bolton Wanderers to become only the third professional football club in the world to achieve a top international standard for its green credentials.
An innovative education centre which will train Yorkshire’s future doctors, nurses and dentists has been officially opened at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The opening was performed by Professor Sir Christopher Edwards, chairman of NHS Medical
Everything has come up smelling of roses for a grandmother after she recovered from a debilitating illness. For several months, keen gardener Julie Naylor lost her senses of smell and taste because of a chronic sinus infection, which left her exhausted
More than 850 people have signed a petition protesting about changes to a bus route. Extra buses have been added to the 645 Buttershaw to Greengates service through the city centre and Ravenscliffe, allowing it to run every ten minutes during
A farmer has thanked firefighters after they tackled a massive barn blaze. Plumes of billowing black smoke could be seen two miles away after the fire started at High Wheathead Farm in Exley Head near Keighley. At its peak, 20 firefighters
Worried residents last night called for traffic calming measures in a Wharfedale village after a serious accident was narrowly avoided. A car swerved across the road and demolished a garden wall along Pool Bank New Road, in Pool-in-Wharfedale on Saturday
With wool prices at a 25-year high and the natural fibre’s green credentials in tune with the sustainability agenda. an industry leader says the future has never looked better. Sheep farmer Malcolm Corbett, who has become the new chairman of the Bradford-based
A reveller told of how he was chatted up in a nightclub up by a police officer and former Mr Gay UK who then raped him in a hotel room. The trial of PC Mark Carter, 28, of Station Lane, Birkenshaw, Bradford, was shown a recording of an interview
This year began with some thought-provoking news – in future, nearly one- in-five of us can expect to live beyond 100; infant mortality is declining in parts of Africa at a faster rate than it did in Europe, and fertility is now below the replacement
Tax office workers across the district are taking part in strike action today in protest at what unions have described as a punitive new sickness absence policy. The Public Commercial Services Union (PCS) is in dispute with HMRC over new attendance management
SIR – We would like thank two police officers who helped us when our car broke down in Allerton Road on Saturday, May 28. I don’t know how we would have managed without them. Thanks from the two Burkes. R & N Burke, Undercliffe, Bradford
SIR - It was very positive to read (T&A, June 3) of a multi-faith walk through Bradford to affect greater social cohesion. By the same token, however, will Bradford City Hall also arrange, with the help of the WY Humanist Society, another walk for people
SIR – Could I let your readers know that if they missed an item of news regarding Britain’s richest people, let me say that it didn’t go unnoticed. According to the (“we’re all in this together”) Chancellor George Osborne (pictured), in the year 2009
Freddie Starr is bringing his madcap comedy to Bradford, as part of his Come Back tour. Regarded as one of Britain’s most enduring performers, the comic will be performing some of his well-loved impressions and new sketches. Freddie started out in the
SIR – Those who enjoy freedom of worship in this country should stand up for freedom of worship elsewhere. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
SIR – The Conservatives seem to have a problem that stops them seeing beyond today. It is all now, never mind what the effect will be tomorrow, and now the chickens have come home to roost. It is not as if the outcome was not obvious, as I saw it from
SIR – Re ‘Kitten left to die’ (T&A, June 3). I am really angry at the person who did this. What on earth did they do it for? The person who did this has to be ashamed of themselves. I think they should go to jail and never be allowed to keep animals
SIR –It is a sobering thought that around a quarter of children living in Bradford are growing up in poverty. Too many are living without the basics that others take for granted – clean clothes, a bed of their own and books to read at bedtime. Worryingly
SIR – I could not agree more with Ian Dickinson (Letters, June 6). I believe he is referring to the view which is sometimes used on the BBC TV local weather forecast, about which I have previously written to the T&A, saying it made Bradford look quite
25 years ago: The Church of England in Bradford stepped into the debate on the controversial Revolutionary Communist-organised anti-racist rally and march. 50 years ago: The centenary of the changing of the name of the village of Queen’s Head to Queensbury
This weekend, the National Media Museum hosts the tenth Fantastic Films Weekend. Notable achievers in the arts such as directors Jonathan Miller and Peter Sasdy, and cultural commentator Christopher Frayling, will be attending. During the three days,
Bradford Council has shown it is willing to act to help a pensioner who says his life has been made a misery by pigeons roosting in an abandoned property next door to his in Otley Road. Officers and councillors should be praised for the decision
An Afghan former student, who raped two women sex workers in the same alleyway in Bradford’s red light district, has been told to expect a substantial prison sentence. Ali Rezai was yesterday convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court of two charges
Junior Witter lost a majority decision in the final as his attempt to relaunch his career in the Prizefighter competition ended in disappointment last night. Bradford’s former WBC light-welterweight champion was beaten by Yassine el Maachi in the Sky
Soap actors and reality TV stars will be donning their football boots to take part in a charity match in Bradford. Emmerdale’s Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Livesy in the soap, is expected to play alongside Shameless actor Elliott Tittensor
A daughter paid tribute to her “amazing” dad who died after getting the all-clear from cancer. Avid Telegraph & Argus reader Roy Procter, 73, had beaten lymphoma but chemotherapy had left him with lung scarring and shortness of breath.
A girl was repeatedly abused for months by a “sexual predator” nearly three times her age, a court heard. Juraj Badi, 44, had sex with the 15-year-old girl, who lived in Bradford three or four times a week, Bradford Crown Court was told. Badi, a Slovakian
An unspecified number of jobs are set to be transferred to Bradford by a leading newspaper and magazine wholesaler following a £20 million buy-out of a rival. Smiths News is set to break into the e-book market after it agreed to buy academic-focused
Shad Royston has risen to the top of the class after making his mark on back-to-back wins for the Bulls. Forced to negotiate a steep learning curve since arriving in Super League, the Aussie has been given a thumbs up by master and teacher
Council officials are seeking a warrant to rid a derelict house of nuisance pigeons. Environmental Health officers had given the property owner two months to sort out the problem but he failed to respond. Earlier this week, the Telegraph
Peter Jackson insists City’s fight for survival is not over yet. Despite avoiding a brush with disaster on and off the pitch, the Bantams boss has called on supporters to stick together for the future health of the club. Administration and a move to
