Bradford Dudley Hill were given a home tie against Castleford Panthers in the preliminary round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup tonight. Victory would see them host either Featherstone Lions or Askham in the first round. Preliminary round (to be played
Friends of Bradford City are relaunching the Junior Bantams supporters club. The fund-raising group have got together with the Valley Parade-based charity One in a Million to restart the organisation for young fans, which closed just over
Bradford Council is reminding people with disabled parking badges that charges will increase in the New Year. They have made changes to the blue badge disabled parking scheme to make them harder to forge. The introductions, including a price rise from
Police are investigating after a man was taken to hospital after crashing a car into a bush in Holme Wood, Bradford. The man, who is in his 20s, suffered injuries when the Ford Focus car he was driving spun off the road at Ned Lane, at about 5.45am yesterday
The celebrations are only just beginning for Chris Melling after he helped Europe retain the Mosconi Cup. Keighley’s cue master was making his first appearance in the prestigious event, which pits the best pool players from Europe and America against
Bradford Dragons thrashed visitors Westminster Warriors 110-73 to stay in touch with the leaders of EBL Division One going into the Christmas break. Dragons started slowly against the basement boys to lead 21-18 at the first interval as their defence
Plans to build a £3m nursing home in the district have been unveiled. If successful, the proposed 56-bedroom facility, on the site of Laverly House in West Lane, Baildon, will create 30 full-time equivalent jobs and offer local people high-quality
Tyersal took full advantage of playing in the only top-flight West Riding County Amateur League fixture to survive the bad weather as they moved top of the table. The early Saturday morning frost around West Yorkshire decimated the majority
All but one match was wiped out as heavy overnight frost and ice decimated the Bradford Sunday Alliance League and Bradford & District Cup weekend programme. Only the Division 3B game between Aire Athletic and Oddfellows Idle survived as referee Alan
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 5, Eastbrook A 2; Great Horton 2, Princeville B 5; Princeville A 4, Pudsey 3. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook A) 90, 32; T Kershaw (Princeville A) 36, 31; S Wilman (Great Horton) 34
The curtain has just risen on Alhambra pantomime Robin Hood, and already tickets are being sold for next year’s production – starring Billy Pearce in his 14th consecutive panto at the Bradford theatre. Nearly 70,000 seats have so far been booked for
Wayne Allison has left City to take up a position at the Football Association. Allison spent five months with the club as a coach for the development squad. He will start his new job next month as a research manager (coaching) looking at ways to
Bradford-born Donald Neilson, the serial killer known as the Black Panther, died yesterday after being taken from Norwich Prison to hospital with breathing difficulties, prison sources said. Neilson murdered 17-year-old heiress Lesley Whittle in 1975
More than 3,300 new homes will be needed along the Canal Road Corridor to meet housing needs, according to draft plans put forward to shape the future of develop-ment in the district. The area, between Bradford city centre and Shipley, has been identified
The grizzly bears appeared when we were least expecting them. One moment we were drifting down a gorgeous blue-green river of glacier meltwater and enjoying the warm sunshine, the next one of our companions shouted: “Bears!” And there they were – a
Sixty years ago, Thornton folk may have watched the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on a television set similar to this one in a living room not dissimilar to this one (right). What you see in the photograph is a mock-up of a living room of yesteryear
Buttershaw St Paul’s Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is busy rehearsing for a forthcoming production of Oliver! The show, featuring singalong numbers Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself and Who Will Buy, runs at St George’s Hall from January
The story of two families living in wartorn London unfolds in a new show by Shipley-based Debut Theatre School. The show is Blitz! by Lionel Bart, creator of much-loved musical Oliver! “In its time it was the most expensive show ever to go into production
Five days ahead of its general release, the IMAX cinema at the National Media Museum is one of only four UK cinemas showing Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise (pictured) as Ethan Hunt. For further information or to book, visit national
If you’re already huddled up by the fire with some mince pies and a glass of mulled wine, it’s a great time to plan new garden designs, beds, borders and patio plantings from the comfort of your armchair. Whether you fancy making a last-minute addition
Captain James Cook is most commonly associated with Whitby. Every year thousands of people visit the coastal town to admire his statue on the cliff top overlooking the harbour. But the navigator and explorer’s associations with Yorkshire span a wider
Mr Popper's Penguins (PG, 90 mins) Starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Madeline Carroll, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Ophelia Lovibond Thomas Popper (Carrey) is a workaholic real estate developer who receives an unusual inheritance from his
Pete Thomas – Midnight In The Naked City (Mermaid Records) * Now then, before I tell you what I think of this particular album, let me just qualify everything you are about to read by telling you that I know very little about jazz and like it even less
Outside The Asylum: The Grist Anthology Of The Best Short Fiction Of 2012 Edited by Michael Stewart Grist Books, £9.45 Some of the 26 short stories in this, the second Grist collection edited by Bradford writer Michael Stewart for Huddersfield
She was the teen punk-turned-pop princess, whose purry vocals and upbeat lyrics epitomised the sunny side of the Eighties. To anyone who remembers Belinda Carlisle on Top Of The Pops, her 1987 chart-topper Heaven Is A Place On Earth is a reminder of
25 years ago: The world’s first triple organ transplant operation was carried out on 35-year-old Yorkshire woman Davina Thompson. 50 years ago: Spinks Bar, a spacious new lounge bar to serve customers in the Market Street-Broadway sector of the central
It is frankly astonishing that at a time when virtually every shop in every High Street in the country is battling for survival in the worst recession since the 1930s that Bradford Council is seriously contemplating stopping free on-street parking in
Many people have fallen victim to scams. The despair people suffer at the hands of financial fraudsters who fleece people out of their hard-earned cash is devastating enough, but imagine when it happens to someone with dementia? Sufferers of this
25 years ago: Education secretary Kenneth Baker cut the cash Bradford could spend on its crumbling schools. 50 years ago: Bingley Finance and General Purposes Committee decided to ask the council’s officers to suggest improvement schemes for land adjacent
It is difficult to feel anything but sympathy towards businessman Alan Moss, who spent £7m relocating his company, Astonish, employing 60 people, to Bradford. He has been targeted by thieves and vandals at least twice since moving to the city 18 months
SIR – When the Council has answered Judge Jonathan Rose’s question re the non-fitting of a warning sign (T&A, December 14) can it then explain to drivers why they have to go at 30mph until just before the traffic lights at the junction of Queens Road
SIR – Regardless of the many brickbats thrown at bus drivers, I for one admire their skilful handling of double-deckers especially those that use the narrow bus lanes like the one on Manchester Road. There is little room for manoeuvre and the slightest
SIR – May I, through your columns, thank all those who attended the recent Unsung Heroes concert performance by the Bands of the Royal Air Force at The ICC, Harrogate. The evening was a great success and helped support the valuable work of the Royal
SIR – Another side of the life of Alex Eaton, whose death was reported in the T&A, was his work as a language teacher and an organiser of language teaching in Bradford. There must be many people who were influenced by him. He had many friends in his beloved
SIR – At last Friday’s EU summit, David Cameron found himself alone, without advisers, in a room with 26 other European heads of State. Oh horrors! Instead of being diplomatic or using any of the many political skills of a mature politician, what did
Unpaid library fines have rocketed to more than £174,000 across the Bradford district, the Telegraph & Argus can exclusively reveal. The total amount of fines issued across the district in the past two and a half years was £342,349 and less than half
SIR – As a nutritionist, who helps advise people about healthy food choices, I understand that this time of year can be particularly difficult for those who want to maintain a balanced diet while still enjoying Christmas delicacies. This is why World
SIR – In response to Mr Evans’s letter (T&A, December 15), there was a council super loo in Queensbury which was removed at least six years ago, due to the fact that it had been used twice in the last year it was there (raising 2 x 20p revenue). It may
SIR – What a truly inspirational day I had at my former school, St Joseph’s Catholic College in Bradford. My heartfelt thanks go to the many staff and pupils who welcomed me and shared their thoughts, experiences, aspirations and learnings from this
SIR – I note the Council is considering cutting street lighting late at night to supposedly save money. Where will it save when dim or non-existing lighting will only encourage the thief, mugger, rapist and any other miscreant that plies his trade under
SIR – As a result of the freeze in the licence fee and other costs which the Government has imposed on the BBC, cuts are planned for our radio and TV provision over the next five years. As well as cutting back on news, drama, music and concerts, the
SIR – I am confused. Can anyone explain the discrepancy in the price of petrol and diesel? Many people do not realise that diesel is 43p per gallon dearer than petrol – 9p per litre. When I started using diesel it was cheaper than petrol. Ernest W Harbron
SIR – Like your readers, I’m counting down the days until Christmas and am really looking forward to spending some time at home with family and friends. Home is so important at this time of year, which is why it shocked me to learn that every two minutes
A driver was taken to hospital early today after losing control of a car, crashing it in Ned Lane, Holme Wood, Bradford. Police are investigating after the collision, involving a Ford Focus car at about 6am. The man, who is in his early 20s, suffered
Christmas is coming – but far from welcoming it, I’m stomping around muttering ‘Bah, humbug.’ As I watch my daughters opening their advent calendars every morning they’re thinking, ‘Only so many more days until Christmas’, while I’m thinking, ‘only
City must face an independent FIFA tribunal to see if they will still have to pay Falkirk for Mark Stewart. But it is likely to be well into next year before both clubs will be summoned to appear in front of a panel because of the long waiting list with
Singer Bernie Nolan and actress Ali Bastian are two of the names announced for the cast of Chicago, which comes to Bradford early next year. Based on real-life events that took place in the 1920s, the show looks at the nature of celebrity, and the greed
Detectives say they are concerned after two women were attacked within half an hour of each other near to the university in Bradford. Police have not ruled out that the same man is responsible for both attacks, which happened within a few hundred yards
Former Bulls winger Semi Tadulala has become the latest Super League star to be snapped up by Keighley Cougars. The Fiji international ended last season at Wakefield and will become reunited with a number of his old Belle Vue team-mates at Cougar Park
A charity that works with disengaged young people in the district is celebrating after being granted permission to become an independent school. The Prism Youth Project, based in Walker Drive, Girlington, will now act as an alternative education provider
The search is on for a grandmother’s missing Olympic medal – more than six decades after it was presented to her at the 1948 London games. At just 15, Audrey Beever, from Baildon, was the youngest member of the Great Britain gymnastic squad to be awarded
A Polish man, found hanging from a tree in a Baildon wood, has been identified after a six-month police investigation. But officers are still trying to solve the riddle of what Marek Pisarkiewicz was doing in the Bradford district. Police are liaising
