City kitman Graham Duckworth braved wet and windy conditions to lead a walking team over the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in aid of the Bradford Burns Unit. The gruelling event, which took in Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough was
Around ten per cent of hospital doctors in the district took part in the British Medical Association’s industrial action yesterday and the vast majority of GP practices were open for business as usual, causing minimal disruption to patients. Doctors
Enough volunteers have been found for the Positive Bradford Day celebrations after a final plea by organisers. Social services staff offered help after one of the organisers, Jane Vincent, called for people to come forward in the Telegraph & Argus yesterday
Baildon diver Sam Thornton is vowing to make a splash before the year is over despite having his European hopes dashed by injury. The 15-year-old had his sights firmly set on Graz and next month’s European Junior Diving Championships after his performances
Gold-medal favourite Alistair Brownlee feared his Olympic dream was over before it had started as he battled an Achilles injury. The 24-year-old from Horsforth has dominated the sport for the past three years, winning two world titles and two European
Azeem Rafiq is in line to become the youngest man to captain Yorkshire in a competitive match tomorrow night at the age of 21, as well as the first of Asian origin. The highly-rated off-spinner, born in Pakistan but raised in Barnsley, is expected to
Big crowds are expected to line the streets when the Olympic Torch Relay passes through the Bradford district tomorrow. Residents are being reminded to turn up early to see the flame visit Brighouse, Bradford, Keighley, Skipton and Ilkley.
Bradford Park Avenue have confirmed a pre-season friendly with Leeds United - but admitted that the timing is not the best. Avenue will face their two closest Football League neighbours on consecutive evenings. John Deacey’s men will
Phil Godfrey has heard all the comments before. Two of the favourites are: “It is boring when Woodlands are winning” and “It is good when teams challenge Woodlands.” But the Albert Terrace side’s league representative is quick to counter such beliefs
Farsley’s supporters could not separate their club’s two assistant player managers, so they shared the fans' player of the season award at the Throstle Nest presentation evening. Manager Neil Parsley has been ably assisted by centre back
Brighouse Town were first off the mark this week as their players gathered for the club’s first training session. Town finished the last campaign in fourth spot in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division under manager Paul Quinn.
Aire-Wharfe League Division One leaders Steeton will be looking for maximum points at Guiseley on Saturday so they can stay ahead of the threat from Collingham, the side they meet in a showdown next week as the season reaches the halfway point. Showing
Those who will carry the flame through Bradford are: 70-year-old Chiun-Ping Peng originally from Taoyuan City in Taiwan; Mu-Piao Shih, 59 from Taipei in Taiwan; Ben Cropper, 21, from Leeds; Jamie Brown, 18, from Bradford; Khalil Hussain, 38, from
More than 1,000 schoolchildren will be taking part in a parade which forms part of special events to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame tomorrow. The torch relay is set to arrive in in Brighouse before arriving in Bradford and going from Manchester
Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale has been reprimanded by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for a level one breach of their disciplinary code. Gale was reported by umpires David Millns and Peter Willey for “showing dissent at an umpire’
BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: John Breare 120-6, Windhill 126-3 (P Medley 37no); Allerton 108-7, Azad 87; Bingley Congs 130-9 (J Evans 40), Apperley Bridge 107; Haworth Road 111-8 (S Ali 35, A Ross 3-22), Denholme 96-7; Bolton Villas
After facing Cleckheaton last Wednesday in a Twenty20 clash, Yorkshire will soon be playing the shortest format of the game at another JCT600 Bradford League club. They will be at East Bierley on Sunday, July 1 (3pm) in a game to celebrate former
Forget the car, just feel the warranty. For seven years or 100,000 miles you can drive this Kia Sorento safe in the knowledge that it’s covered. That’s incredible. It’s partly down to Kia having confidence in its cars and partly due to the company wanting
Boffins at Bradford University are set to demonstrate how their research work and knowledge could help boost manufacturers. Companies have been invited to an event next month being staged as part of Bradford’s Year of Manufacturing. They will hear
Two men from Wyke, Bradford, have been arrested by police after rival football fans clashed in Huddersfield. They are among 26 people arrested following the release of CCTV images of men police wanted to speak to. The images were printed in the Telegraph
Police are hunting a thief suspected of stealing valuable Yorkshire stone from properties in Keighley. A man had been captured on CCTV targeting homes in Ingrow and police said they were following up “good leads” following the stone thefts on Friday,
Kit Cox is an artist and stand-up comedian... but sometimes he puts on his pith helmet, waxes his moustache, and picks up his guns to do battle with an array of weird and wonderful creatures such as air kraken, Jub Jubs and Snarks. Welcome to the
Bosses at a Bradford-based business support fund have devised a referral system to be used by banks to identify companies that need help but which they cannot offer loans to. The postcode targeted referral scheme will be launched as a pilot programme
Painters, photographers and craftspeople are being urged to take part in an event at Shipley Library aimed at showing artistic talent in the district. Meetings rooms at the library will be open to individuals and art groups wanting to display their work
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Speedy mail was praised by Baildon man Tom Wood when his birthday card travelled 9,000 miles in just three days from Perth in Western Australia. 50 years ago: After eight days of back-breaking efforts in which hundreds
A big-hearted Bradford student is scaling new heights to support her little sister’s fight against cancer. Tehseen Mirza, of Undercliffe, will be climbing Africa’s tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro on July 15 to raise money for Macmillan Cancer
Kizashi? It sounds like a sneeze. But, odd name apart, Suzuki seem to be onto a winner with their new Mondeo rival. It’s good enough to tempt a few away from Ford, Vauxhall and co into something a little less, shall we say, common. Who’d have thought
Civic societies across Yorkshire are preparing to celebrate National Civic Day on Saturday. Ilkley Civic Society will hold a blue plaques heritage walk and Leeds Civic Trust will host a “musical Leeds” guided walk to mark the second annual event run
A Bradford-based human rights charity is launching an £18,000 appeal to buy two ambulances for Syria. Basic Human Rights (BHR), in Sunbridge Road, is working with Syrian doctors and nurses to provide life-saving medical care and relief inside
Bradford Council has revealed plans to build a hydropower turbine near Salts Mill to help meet its renewable energy targets. Members of Shipley Area Committee will next week to consider a report on proposals for the scheme, which would harness power
Yorkshire Ambulance Service met the standard for responding to emergency calls in eight minutes for the first time since the target was introduced in 2008, new figures reveal. It is also the first time every ambulance trust in England has met the standard
Judges should not be paying less towards their pensions than other public sector workers being asked to pay more, an MP has said. Shipley MP Philip Davies said he supported Government moves to put public sector pensions on a “affordable and sustained
Uncertainty is everywhere you look at Odsal right now, not least in the football department, where coach Mick Potter and 17 of his players are out of contract at the end of the season. Take Tom Burgess. The hulking prop clearly loves
Does anyone remember when Bradford Cathedral looked like this? Many members of Bradford Cathedral Old Choristers’ Association do and the past will be remembered at their annual gathering at 3pm this Saturday. The afternoon provides an opportunity to
Unpaid carers took advantage of a series of check-up, chill and chat sessions running at Bradford Royal Infirmary this week as part of national Carers’ Week. The national awareness campaign which runs from June 18 to 24 recognises carers for the contribution
A 16-year-old youth has been acquitted of any involvement in an alleged gang attack on a vulnerable man. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found not guilty by a trial jury on the direction of Judge Jonathan Rose, of assaulting
It is to be hoped that the ridiculous ravings of a Right-wing extremist commentator looking to make a name for herself in America do not impact too much on One Direction star Zayn Malik. The young Bradford teenager, still only 19, has become one of the
Soaring childcare costs coupled with the tax credit overhaul have left many parents feeling the pinch. A large chunk of household income being swallowed up with childcare costs is one of the many concerns that working parents have, but help could soon
Marie Curie Cancer Care is asking people to hold a Blooming Great Tea Party this June and July. Money raised at Blooming Great Tea Parties in Bradford will help Marie Curie to provide more free care to people with cancer and other terminal illnesses
SIR – Regarding the attitude of the public to shop assistants, Mrs Hall (Letters, June 14). No-one should insult the assistants, however some may bring it on themselves by not breaking off their conversation with their fellow work colleagues to deal with
A desperate plea for volunteers has gone out to anyone who can help with Positive Bradford Day tomorrow. The day aims to celebrate all that is good about the district and starts at 11am in City Park. Bradford College will be launching
SIR – I am sure economists across Europe are grateful for George Osborne’s observations as he blatantly talks up a Greek default. It does not take an economics graduate to understand what his spineless aim is. Osborne is praying for a Greek, Spanish,
An Otley man who claims he was forced to seek private treatment for a broken foot is sending the bill to the local NHS. Mark Buckle, of Weston Lane, says he was left waiting for more than six weeks by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – despite chasing
SIR – George Galloway the Respect MP for Bradford West was exactly right in his assessment of Bradford’s unemployment being an “emergency”! The three main political parties have done nothing but mislead the public on this issue for decades, manipulating
SIR – It was reported (T&A, June 16) that passengers using New Pudsey railway station are to be given additional car parking facilities that will provide an additional 176 new spaces. These, I am sure, will be much welcomed by travellers. However, this
SIR – I should like to say a word or two on the subject of positive thinking. On the morning of Thursday, June 14, my friend and I plus four youngsters were awaiting a coach bound for Whitby from Woodside Primary School. Due to a bit of a mix-up the
SIR – From what I have read in your columns there is no way the Odeon building can be saved, so why not ‘name and shame’ the protesters who aim to boycott Langtree and cost Bradford’s reputation more dearly? Philip Bird, Nab Wood Terrace, Shipley
A study of victims of anti-social behaviour found West Yorkshire Police has made progress in tackling the problem but needs a plan to monitor and manage incidents. In a report published today, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said the
A builder has spoken about his long road to recovery after surviving a freak work accident which left him buried under two tonnes of masonry. Steve Cochrane, of Bingley, is lucky to be alive after a wall collapsed as he stood on scaffolding
David Syers today admitted the chance to jump a division with Doncaster was too good to resist. And he stressed there was no rift with Phil Parkinson over his departure from City. Fans favourite Syers looked set to sign a new deal at Valley Parade but
A political row has broken out over the issue of electricity bills for a public toilet block in Oxenhope which was closed down seven years ago and was sold into private hands last year. The Lowertown block, which Bradford Council shut in 2005 amid complaints
Bradford pop star Zayn Malik has flown back alone to the UK midway through his band One Direction’s tour of America after an attack by a right-wing talk show host and blogger who accused him of “pimping Islam” at his young female fans. Debbie
Bradford Council is preparing to launch a district-wide consultation on the introduction of three new rules to control dogs which could lead to maximum £1,000 fines for irresponsible owners. The dog control orders would ban the pets from fenced-in
Bulls legend Henry Paul is keeping his fingers crossed that the club can survive their cash crisis and avoid administration. The New Zealander enjoyed three years at Odsal between 1999 and 2001, scoring a staggering 1,628 points. Playing
