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  • Crucial that Salem win derby at Yarnbury

    Fifth-placed Bradford Salem could extend their unbeaten run to four in SSE Yorkshire Two when they travel to Yarnbury on Saturday. However, Salem are struggling to keep pace with the early leaders and defeat could move them back into mid-table.

  • Home is where the points are for Cleckheaton

    In SSE North One East, Cleckheaton will be aiming to recover from defeat at Northern when they welcome Old Brodleians to Moorend on Saturday. Cleck will hope to use home advantage again as they are yet to lose on their own turf, while they are yet to

  • Wederall's return is timely for Bees

    Martin Whitcombe cut a frustrated figure last weekend as Bradford and Bingley’s winning run came to abrupt halt. The Bees had won three in a row in SSE National League Three North before last weekend’s 23-11 loss at West Hartlepool, when an

  • Druce given kicking responsibility by Wharfedale

    Wharfedale introduce winger James Druce into their starting line-up for the vital SSE National League One match at Stourbridge on Saturday (2.30), hoping that he will be able to succeed where others have failed – by kicking goals. He has

  • Sin-binning is like a Blade in the heart for Walker

    A key decision by referee Andrew Vertigan cost Otley dear last Saturday. They were trailing 11-5 into the wind just before half-time at third-placed Westoe in SSE National League Two North when skipper Adam Blades was controversially sin-binned

  • Tears of joy as Eldwick Riding Club qualify for Olympia

    Eldwick Riding Club did more than just horse around at the British Racing Club Quadrille Selection Trial earlier this month. Four members of the Bingley-based club - Katherine Wilkinson and Emily Wilkinson, Chloe Eshelby and Millie Ryan - were one of

  • Bradford City: Paolo Di Canio and the starry-eyed schoolboy

    Harry Redknapp used to let Kyel Reid skip school to train with Paolo Di Canio. And on Saturday Reid gets the chance to show the old Italian master what lessons he picked up from those days at West Ham. The City winger remembers watching wide-eyed

  • More than a spot unlucky not to come away with the points

    Our away form is not something that is playing on my mind. Obviously it’s been eight games now this season without a win but I don’t think it’s a mental problem. I remember at Gillingham getting to March not having won away from home

  • Angling Lines

    BRADFORD No 1 AA The club have fishing rights on two new waters. The first is the whole of the short canal known as Cooper Bridge Cut Canal, which stretches above and below the Cooper Bridge Road bridge up to the locks. This is on a six-month

  • Umpires could be quids in if proposal is passed

    Umpires in the Airedale & Wharfedale League could be set for a hefty pay rise. The officials are currently paid £27.50 per game but that will rise to £32.50 if a rule amendment, proposed by the league’s management committee, is passed at the annual meeting

  • Employment Minister Chris Grayling praises Bradford company

    Employment Minister Chris Grayling was in Bradford today to visit a company awarded a £94 million contract to help West Yorkshire jobseekers back to work. Business Employment Services Training Ltd (BEST) was awarded the seven-year contract

  • Damart is tripping the light fantastic in Bingley

    Damart is literally throwing light on its support for the Breast Cancer Campaign, which is has been helping for the past eight years. The company, best known for its thermals, is lighting up its building as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month celebrations

  • Liversedge need home comfort

    Liversedge will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s Northern Counties East League Premier Division derby defeat at Brighouse Town when they return to Clayborn on Saturday. Sedge host Winterton Rangers, the side immediately above them, but

  • Steeton visit Oxenhope in tough test

    Holders Steeton have been drawn at Oxenhope in the stand-out quarter-final tie of the Keighley Challenge Cup. Other matches see Sutton entertain Cross Hills, Bronte Wanderers host Silsden reserves and Cowling welcome Wilsden. The Keighley Supplementary

  • Tyersal start defence with revenge mission

    Tyersal start their defence of the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division Cup with a first-round tie at home to Brighouse Town on Saturday (1.45pm). They will be out for revenge, having lost 4-2 in the league at Town in mid-September, and

  • Silsden youngster gains national selection

    Silsden’s Natasha Burdock has been recognised for her recent taekwondo medal success with a call-up to the national cadet team. Burdock, who won two golds representing Quest Taekwondo at the Ultimate Sparring Championship in Sheffield, will

  • Pecora poised to make Farsley debut

    Farsley should have new goalkeeper Antonio Pecora making his debut when they travel to Bamber Bridge on Saturday looking for their first win in six outings. Following a 6-0 home victory over Salford City on the first day of the month, Farsley have endured

  • Wibsey in race to capture former Keighley Cougar Helliwell

    Wibsey Warriors are racing to sign former Keighley Cougars and York City Knights half-back Luke Helliwell in time to face Pennine League Premier Division visitors Clayton on Saturday. The Warriors will be without free-scoring talisman Mike Derrick through

  • Man arrested in connection with Ilkley armed robbery

    A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Ilkley. Police said a suspect escaped with a small amount of cash and scratch cards after the raid at the Co-op convenience store in Brook Street, on Tuesday at about 9.40pm. Anyone who

  • Silsden out to capitalise on switch

    Silsden have got home advantage by default for their North West Counties League Cup second round tie against St Helens Town. The draw picked out the Merseyside club first but their current home at Ashton Town is not available. Cobbydalers spokesman

  • Oakworth man paralysed as boy wins his first cycling event

    A student left paralysed after he was shot in the head at point-blank range 18 years ago has won his first competitive cycling medal. Danny Walmsley, who is studying sports science at Keighley Campus Leeds City College, was 14 when he was shot with an

  • War heroes hailed

    SIR – As Remembrance Day approaches, our thoughts turn to Bradford men of all wars who have served their country. The Pals regiments raised in the city in the First World War are often the first to come to mind, but we must not overlook other men in

  • U-turn is perplexing

    SIR – I am a pensioner and have always made sure I voted in every election. But, may I say how disgusted I am at the attitude of the three parties regarding the vote on the Euro referendum. In the past I have voted Tory but not now. David Cameron promised

  • Contradiction in terms

    SIR – Well m’luv; sorry, m’lud. Barnsley District Judge John Foster insists that he has a sense of humour, but terms of endearment must not be used in court. Quite right, too, but everyone laughs when Barnsley folk speak. They are naturally funny.

  • Don’t lay blame on less-abled children

    SIR – New statistics show that about 70 per cent of all GCSE candidates achieved A-C grades (T&A, October 21). A week earlier, the incoming chief inspector of English schools promised to improve standards by closing failing schools and sacking ineffective

  • Moving opera Madame Butterfly has the ‘wow’ factor

    A stunning and emotional production of the moving opera Madama Butterfly is promised from award-winning producer Ellen Kent, who is on a mission to bring opera to the people. Featuring the internationally-acclaimed Ukrainian National Opera of Kharkiv

  • Inappropriate venture

    SIR – At the recent meeting of the Baildon Parish Council, where it voted to support the local group BRAiD (Baildon Residents Against Inappropriate Development) who are opposing the development of a so-called ‘high-tech’ centre at Buck Lane, Baildon,

  • Hub is a huge task

    SIR – Re your recent article of October 20: “Hub for the elderly to open next year” – a statement by the Bradford and District Senior Power to open an interim centre for the elderly. I am impressed at their enthusiasm, but wonder if they are aware of

  • No more boundaries

    SIR – When I was a student on the Post Graduate Certificate of Education course at Manchester Polytechnic in 1971/72, we were taught that one of the things which children need more than anything else is boundaries. When a child can hit a teacher or tell

  • Questions over library repairs bill

    The full shocking cost of making the current Bradford Central Library building safe to use is revealed by the Telegraph & Argus today. And the figure of £4m undoubtedly casts doubt over the future of the building in its current location. Councillor

  • Thursday, October 27, 2011

    25 years ago: A gala opening for 250 guests was planned to celebrate the newly-refurbished Alhambra Theatre. 50 years ago: Plans for extensions and improvements costing £10,000 were approved in principle for St Barnabas’ Church in Heaton, Bradford.

  • Signing Korkidas backs up Cougars ambition

    Jason Demetriou has hailed the capture of Michael Korkidas as a “massive statement of intent” as the Cougars gear up for their return to the Championship. Player-coach Demetriou has moved quickly to bolster his squad following the club’s thumping win

  • Are weight-loss operation trials too much?

    There appears to be something very wrong with a society where children as young as 11 are considered for stomach operations to tackle their obesity. But, with 900,000 British children classed as obese or so overweight their health is at risk, having

  • TRAILER: Superb stars have it maid in The Help

    THE HELP (12A, 146 mins) **** Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Mike Vogel, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson. Director: Tate Taylor. Exploring the touching relationship

  • Have your say on Bradford waste plan sites

    People are being invited to share their views on nine possible locations for where waste management plants could be created in the future. Bradford Council has organised sessions near the sites for residents to find out more and give feedback

  • TRAILER: Is Clooney White House-bound?

    THE IDES OF MARCH (15, 100 mins) **** Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella. Director: George Clooney. Away from the glitz of the red carpet,

  • TRAILER: Adventure ahoy with Tintin epic

    THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN (PG, 106 mins) **** Featuring the voices of Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones. Director: Steven Spielberg. Written and drawn by Belgian artist

  • Bradford Bulls: Six reasons to be cheerful for 2012

    Talk to anyone in the game about Bradford Bulls and the soundbites are always the same: “Great club – used to win everything – have declined badly in recent years – when are they going to start competing again?” Well, perhaps 2012 could

  • Tours to explore David Hockney's roots

    Free guided tours of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery are being held until the end of next month, to celebrate the arrival of David Hockney’s largest and most ambitious painting, Bigger Trees Near Warter. It is the first time such tours have been offered

  • Bradford youngsters have a ball at Zesh Rehman event

    Schools from across Bradford joined in a football tournament organised by a charity set up by former Bantams star Zesh Rehman. More than 90 children were at Speed Ball indoor football centre in Duncombe Way, Manningham, for the event as part of a project

  • Cashier terrified by gunman in shop raid

    A cashier was left terrified when a masked robber threatened her with a gun in a raid on a shop. The raider burst into the Co-Op convenience store in Brook Street, Ilkley, on Tuesday evening and threatened a member of staff with a gun. He escaped with

  • Hunt for men after Wyke newsagent's shop wrecked

    An explosion which destroyed the front of a Bradford newsagent’s shop during a fire is believed to have taken place after the shop was ram-raided. Police said the fire took hold at Wyke News, in Huddersfield Road, Wyke, after a 4x4 Mitsubishi

  • Joy for couple as treasured locket is found

    A couple left distraught after losing a locket containing pictures of their late daughter have had it returned after a successful appeal in the Telegraph & Argus. The locket had been given to Alison Burton, 29, by her husband Chris, also 29, in memory

  • Fire campaign to aid the elderly across Bradford

    Pensioners and dementia sufferers are being targeted as part of a new safety campaign across Bradford. The drive, which includes information events and home safety visits for pensioners, aims to reduce fire risk for older people across the area. Fire

  • Three arrested in Haworth drugs raid

    Three people have been arrested after drugs with a street value of almost £30,000 were seized by police in Haworth. The haul of 90 cannabis plants was seized by officers during swoops on two homes in the village after they responded to reports of a man

  • £4m repairs bill could force central library move

    Bradford Council has admitted it may have to relocate the city’s central library after investigations revealed it will cost £4 million of taxpayers’ money to make the current building safe. Earlier this month, the Telegraph & Argus exclusively

  • Farmers urged to halt rural crime

    Insurers have warned of a rural crime wave which is forcing some farmers to go to extreme lengths to counter rising thefts. According to Bluefin Insurance Services, which has offices in Skipton and Cleckheaton, the cost of agricultural theft jumped from

  • Bank of England chief visits Bradford

    Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker has been briefed on how Bradford firms are adopting flexible working practices to retain skills and stave off jobs cuts as tough trading conditions continue to bite. Mr Tucker, who sits on the Monetary Policy

  • Apperley Bridge road closed after accident

    A man died after being taken to hospital following a collision involving a Land Rover and a motorbike earlier today. The collision happened in Apperley Lane, Apperley Bridge, at 7am. The road was closed between the New Line and Micklefield

  • Bradford and Keighley sites among top crash for cash hotspots

    Ten of the top 100 hotspots for “crash for cash” accidents in the UK, are in Bradford and Keighley, new research has revealed. Organised crime gangs stage fraudulent accidents before making claims, sometimes inventing fictitious passengers or injuries

  • Bradford's Psycho Surgeons to play gig again

    Infamous Bradford band the Psycho Surgeons will be playing their first gig in five years at Bradford’s 1 in 12 Club on November 12. The band, mixing hard-hitting political messages with a wild, theatrical stage show, were one of the most memorable bands

  • CCTV call as girl on Bradford school bus is injured

    CCTV should be installed on school buses according to one district councillor after a schoolgirl was injured when a stone smashed the window of a bus she was travelling on. Paramedics had to treat the 12-year-old girl for minor facial injuries

  • Anger as Bradford schools firm 'earns' £5 million

    The private company which ran Bradford schools for a decade received more than £5 million in performance-related bonuses after hitting two-thirds of its targets. Strategic incentive targets were used by Bradford Council with the intention of driving

  • Tough Work-out for Park Avenue as they exit FA Trophy

    Worksop Town 4 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Bradford Park Avenue’s interest in this season’s FA Trophy is over following defeat at Evo-Stik Premier Division rivals Worksop last night in a first qualifying-round replay. The visitors were always

  • 'Save the Odeon' appeal is rejected

    A bid to protect Bradford’s Odeon cinema building from demolition has been turned down by English Heritage. The 1930s building is set to be demolished to make way for a hotel, offices, restaurants and flats. But In August, the heritage organisation revealed