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  • Bradford Chamber offers debt advice

    Bradford Chamber has introduced a pioneering online debt recovery tool to help members recover outstanding debt and to manage credit control more effectively. The service, called AccountAssyst, was developed by Bradford-based credit management tsar Mike

  • 'Kipling show Jungle Book is exceedingly good!

    In an age when children are often lost in a virtual, but violent, urban jungle, it was heartening to see rows of excited youngsters tonight joining Mowgli and the gang on a journey through Rudyard Kipling’s jungle classic. Kipling’s story

  • Seconds out for cage fighter Shafiq!

    Qasim Shafiq, of Bradford’s Team Fulinkazan cage fighting team, made short work of Swansea’s Craig Allen on the Way of the Warriors show in Batley. Shafiq landed some powerful punches before taking the fight to the floor to finish Allen in just

  • Three more TV dates for Leeds United

    Leeds United are set to become regulars on Sky TV in the opening weeks of the season. Their league opener against Southampton and Carling Cup tie against Bradford City were already in the schedules but Sky have now earmarked three more games for live

  • No cheques or bank balances?

    Nobody has a clue what might replace them, but cheques have almost certainly moved a step closer to extinction amid angry accusations that High Street banks want to kill them off to boost profits – and fatten their bonuses. From June 30,

  • Yorkshire youngsters can flourish from T20 experience

    Martyn Moxon hopes Yorkshire’s youngsters will benefit from a tough baptism of fire in this summer’s Friends Life t20 competition. The county’s director of professional cricket has seen the Tykes slip to the brink of elimination after winning only four

  • Hoyle optimistic about Oulton Park

    Queensbury's Mathew Hoyle tasted the champagne again at a scorching Snetterton racetrack, near Norwich. Hoyle, who rides under the Mackrory Demolition banner, finished second in both races on his Kawasaki 600 machine. Afterwards, he said: “That was

  • Ayubs are the lads in West Riding Sunday Council

    The Ayubs were shining lights as Kashmir were victorious in the West Riding Sunday Council. Asif made 102 out of Kashmir's 234 and Rashid then took 5-55 as held Abaseen were held to 197. Best result of the day was Prajapati taking leaders Manningham

  • Batsmen make most of sunshine in Craven League

    There were near-perfect conditions for cricket last Saturday and, in the main, the batsmen were in the ascendancy in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League. Joint First Division leaders Oakworth and Cullingworth were both in the runs, rattling

  • Second best an excellent attempt by Walsh

    Running log Spenborough’s Jennifer Walsh was an under-20s silver medalist for 1500 metres in the National Championships at Bedford. Her time of 4min 21.28sec was 1.46 seconds off the winner but there is no disgrace being so close to Georgia Peel (Aldershot

  • Broadbent Trophy semi-final line-up decided

    The semi-final line-up for the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League's H Broadbent Trophy on Sunday, July 17 has been decided. BPR will host Bradford Gymkhana, while Salem Athletic will have home advantage against Bradford Indians. Salem

  • Thackley knocked off top by Otley all-rounder Benton

    Having led the DIVISION ONE table for the whole of the first half of the Aire-Wharfe League season, Thackley found themselves deposed after losing to Otley. Third-placed Otley had needed to get their challenge back on course after the previous week’s

  • Captain Hickey guides Yorkshire into Senior County semi-finals

    Yorkshire are through to the semi-finals of the SENIOR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP after beating Cheshire 443-381 in their final group game. In the home match at Marsh United, they carded seven winners and won the aggregate by 48 chalks. Captain Graham Hickey

  • £1m flood fund for Pakistan on target

    Three Bradford friends are on target to raise £1 million to rebuild four flood-destroyed villages in Pakistan. Since October Councillor Rizwan Malik (Lab, Heaton) and his two pals, overseas property manager Tariq Hussain and community service

  • Robson’s 50 helps Sandy Lane stun leaders

    James Robson’s half-century helped bottom side Sandy Lane upset DIVISION ONE leaders Denholme by a single run in the latest round of Bradford Evening League fixtures. Robson’s unbeaten 50 was ably supported by Anthony Heaton (29) as the visitors posted

  • Mystery smell spreads across Bradford city centre

    A mystery surrounds the source of a bad smell which hit Bradford city centre yesterday morning. Workers began to turn up their noses at the rotten odour around 10am as the weather began to hot up. But environmental health officers for

  • 'Heroic' effort to inspire youngsters to keep fit

    A project designed to inspire children to enjoy being physically and mentally active at a crucial time in their development was unveiled at a Bradford school yesterday. Lister Primary School in Scotchman Road has become the first in Bradford to deliver

  • Tuesday, July 5, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Shahid Ali Sadik, aged 22, of Toller Lane, Heaton; assault, £135 fine, £100 compensation, £100 costs. Mirza Khan, of Toller Lane, Heaton; three counts contravening provision contained in building

  • Greater diversity is key to racial harmony

    The Monday morning after the worst rioting on the British mainland for 20 years, the Telegraph & Argus was in no mood for mincing matters. ‘Now it’s time for Bradford to stop making excuses’ was the editorial comment headline. Six years after the 1995

  • Bowls results

    BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor: Shipley Club A 184 (18), Eccleshill A 173 (12); Ladyhill A 168 (13), Clayton A 185 (17); Cross Roads 192 (23), Crossgates 140 (7); Pudsey Littlemoor A 209 (25), Brighouse Sports A 150 (5); Pudsey A 179

  • Hannah pumped up for new start at Bradford City

    It takes more than a flat tyre on the first day to puncture Ross Hannah’s excitement. The City new boy’s introduction to professional life could hardly have been less glamorous. Having only flown in from holiday at 6.30am, he grabbed

  • Menston golfer Ben Horner leads field to win gold

    A golfer is feeling on top of the world after claiming a gold medal in a global competition. It was a family affair for Ben Horner, as he was lucky enough to have his proud father, Adrian, acting as caddy as he finished first in the Special Olympics

  • 'Predatory paedophile Jon Sparkes jailed for grooming boy, 14

    A “predatory paedophile” who groomed a vulnerable 14-year-old boy through a gay chatroom was jailed for three years. Jon Sparkes, 31, was already subject to a conditional discharge for downloading hundreds of indecent images of children when he targeted

  • Complex telly is now a turn-off

    Maybe a lifetime of watching lightweight telly is finally catching up with me, or maybe it’s because I’m not the sharpest nail in the toolbox, but these days I struggle to follow anything more complicated than a washing powder advert. Ever since I became

  • Tuesday, July 5, 2011

    From the T&A... 25 years ago: A vandalised former convent in Kings Road, Ilkley, is set for demolition to make way for 30 new homes. 50 years ago: The Aireville County Secondary School, Skipton, had the record number of 643 pupils at the beginning of

  • Treats on the go with Cathy McConaghy’s Lulabelles

    Special occasions are Cathy McConaghy’s business. Cathy spent more than a decade in the bridal industry, but her love of the VW camper, coupled with her quest to find a new challenge, brought about the innovative catering business she launched last year

  • Bradford Council disaster recovery plan back on track

    A disaster recovery plan which would enable Bradford Council’s computer system to operate if a fire knocked out its main servers is expected to be up and running later this year. It follows a warning by auditors in 2007 that the authority had no systems

  • New scheme to help dementia sufferers at Airedale

    An NHS Trust is urging people in Bradford to ‘remember the person’ as part of Dementia Awareness Week. With more than 5,000 people living with dementia in Bradford, Bradford District Care Trust is encouraging people to consider that behind every diagnosis

  • Urgent need for Council recovery plan

    The lack of a proper system to tackle a fire affecting Bradford Council’s computer system is almost beyond belief, particularly as it is something auditors first warned about in 2007. But rather than using it as a political football, it would

  • Hair today... gone tomorrow

    The average woman in the UK spends a whopping £3,618 on removing hair over her lifetime, according to Boots’ research, and the importance of this thankless task heightens once high summer arrives. So if you’ve worked on your tan and beach body, don’t

  • Why tourism is on the increase in the Bradford district

    Bradford district may not be on the tip of people’s tongues as a tourist hotspot, yet the area contains some of the most visited ‘hotspots’ in the UK and the numbers descending on them are increasing every year. The value of tourism to the

  • Get centre on track

    SIR – Westfield made a profit of £2.13 billion last year so they have the funds but insufficient faith in Bradford to speculate £300 million on the rehash of the retail development. Instead they require to absolve themselves of all risk through having

  • Appreciate your jobs

    SIR – How many people were not treated in our various hospital emergency and accident departments. I suspect none. I had to collect my granddaughter from school at 14.10 instead of 15.20, which for me was not too much of a problem. Her mum, my daughter

  • Taxes for everyone

    SIR – Employers’ contributions to their staff pension schemes come out of their profits made from members of the public, who buy their goods or services. We, the taxpayers, are the employers of public servants but make no profit out of their services

  • Diocese should stay

    SIR – It must have been an interesting day for the new Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Nick Baines travelling around his diocese (T&A, June 22). I hope he is allowed to remain the Bishop of Bradford diocese in the future, it is a part of our city

  • There’s no more room

    SIR – In the week that we read in the T&A that Bradford had been unsuccessful in the bid for Enterprise Zone funding, we also read that Bradford has the third most congested roads in the country. Thirdly, our MP Philip Davies condemns the

  • A patronising point

    SIR – I was amused at the recent letter headed “Passing point on” (T&A, June 28) by your correspondent Gordon Steff, of Shipley, in defence of a recent letter by Karl Dallas, and whereas Mr Steff is rather flippant and sarcastic about the Secular or as

  • Fee will be forgiven if airport is improved

    SIR – Having just used Leeds Bradford International Airport, I feel the £2 drop-off charge insulting. As the highest airport above sea level in England there is still a fair walk to the terminal without cover. A tunnel-type walkway, similar to an extended

  • Backlash at whiplash

    SIR – Draconian car insurance frauds of claiming for whiplash need draconian measures to prevent it. Insurers already impose exceptions and disallow claims for sometimes spurious reasons. I suggest that whiplash injuries are specifically excluded from

  • Bradford MP calls for strategy to develop district

    Bradford East MP David Ward has called on the Government to create a growth strategy for northern industrial cities such as Bradford. Mr Ward (right) has written to his fellow Liberal Democrat, Business Secretary Vince Cable, asking for a strategy

  • Bradford cancer group bids farewell to leader

    The long-standing chairman of a charity which helps those affected by cancer in the Bradford and Airedale district has retired. Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale has bid farewell to Sir James Hill, who has stood down from the charity’s board

  • Parkin deal for Bradford City ‘cooling off’

    Steve Parkin’s bid to buy into City looks to be fading as he admitted: We’re somewhat adrift. The millionaire businessman had wanted to take over the club from joint-chairmen Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes and team them up with the Bulls in one

  • Eccleshill man broke friend's jaw in row over Facebook

    A man who fractured a friend’s jaw with one punch was shown mercy by a judge to serve his country in the Armed Forces. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told 19-year-old Jake Smith: “The harsh reality these days is young people don’t have the character

  • Leeds United boss won't be rushed into signings

    Simon Grayson is stepping up his search for new players but insists he won’t be rushed into buying the wrong people. “We are working hard behind the scenes to get one or two things done regarding signings,’ the Leeds boss said. "It is

  • Shipley actor draws Coronation Street stars for charity

    Actor Steve Huison is selling a range of artworks featuring 20 of his former Coronation Street co-stars to raise money to keep a mental health service afloat. Talented artist Mr Huison, of Shipley, created the charcoal drawings – complete with information

  • Raynor sees red over wasteful Bradford Bulls

    Gareth Raynor has blasted the Bulls’ complacency in allowing a golden opportunity to slip. Defeat to Catalan Dragons dealt a significant blow to play-off hopes, especially as the French side played most of the second half with 12 men. David Ferriol

  • Brighthouse plans more stores in West Yorkshire

    Rent-to-own retailer Brighthouse, which has stores in Bradford and Keighley, is to press on with expansion plans despite the gloom afflicting other parts of the high street. The group, which currently has 228 stores, will open another 30 this year as

  • Bingley company launches new golfing system

    An award-winning Bingley firm which has created a time-saving way of playing golf has secured £262,500 investment to grow its business. Net 60 Six, which is based at Cottingley Business Park, has developed a revolutionary way for people to

  • Branston kicks off Bradford City career

    Guy Branston joined in City’s training for the first time yesterday – and had to rein himself in. The sturdy centre half was given an extra week’s break after helping Torquay to the play-off final but he could not wait to get back in the thick of it