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  • Sir Steve Redgrave visits Whartons Primary School, Otley

    The weather may have been more suited to his rowing prowess, but an Olympic legend stepped out of his comfort zone today to help promote sport and an active lifestyle to primary school children. Five-times Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave played

  • Fire service to shed 83 support staff

    A new raft of job losses among support staff at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is set to bring the total since 2010 to more than 100. A staffing review – which will include a number of compulsory redundancies – is set to save the service £2.5million

  • Deacey adds two more to Bradford Park Avenue squad

    John Deacey has confirmed two more Bradford Park Avenue signings this week to bring the total of newcomers to five. The arrivals of Danny Holland and Richard Hardy from FC Halifax Town and Jamie Jackson from Worksop Town were announced last month. Now

  • Reape warns of more Silsden water woe

    Silsden boss Chris Reape expects the same old problems with postponements in the coming season – despite extensive work on the Keighley Road ground. The pitch has been dug up and work done on drainage as the Cobbydalers look to reduce the number of call-offs

  • Parsley pleased with Farsley recruits

    Farsley manager Neil Parsley may yet sign more players after landing three recruits this week. New boys Chris Walton, Adam Priestley and Rob Pacey, all captured from Evo-Stik League Division One North neighbours Garforth Town, were among those who have

  • Urgent call for Bradford Bulls kiss of life

    Simon Parker column “We have to do something,” pleaded the lady at the other end of the phone. Not a huge rallying call as such but a heart-felt request from someone frustrated and scared by the confusion. Life is not much fun right now for anyone

  • Scottish football’s Rangers vote is pure madness

    Simon Parker column Watching the Rangers saga unfold in Scotland brings to mind turkeys voting for Christmas. Those clubs who voted in kicking the blue half of the Old Firm out of the SPL might as well have signed its death warrant. A league that was

  • Jeffries and Hargreaves back to boost Bradford Bulls

    The Bulls are boosted by the return of Ben Jeffries and Bryn Hargreaves for Sunday's home clash with London Broncos. Half-back Jeffries missed last week's win at Wigan due to a back spasm and prop Hargreaves was absent owing to a calf strain

  • Sombreros off to super Spanish senors

    Simon Parker column Lo siento por conseguirlo totalmente equivocado. Yo soy un burro. Which, if Google can be trusted, translates along the lines of: “I’m sorry for getting it totally wrong. I am a donkey.” Yes, I didn’t need the Harry Hindsights to

  • Shelf Juniors need players

    Shelf Juniors are looking to recruit new players for their under-nine and under-ten teams. The club, who play in the Huddersfield League, train at Shelf park throughout the summer. Call Gary Pilling (under-nines) on 07947-432480 or Andy Buckley (under-tens

  • Referees officers elected

    The following officers were unanimously elected at the annual general meeting of the Bradford & District Referees’ Association: Dave Musgrove (president), Chris Dempsey (secretary), Frank O’Connor (treasurer). The first meeting will be held on Thursday

  • Come and have a look

    Manningham Mills Sports & Community Association are holding an open evening at their Scotchman Road headquarters on Friday, July 13 (6-9pm). Visitors are invited to look round the facilities and try various activities, including penalty shoot-out and

  • Bradford woman tells of horror of Syria

    A Bradford charity boss who was smuggled into conflict-torn Syria last week has spoken of the horrors she witnessed and the need to support people suffering as a result of the violence. Anjum Tahirkheli, founder and chief executive officer of international

  • Circus plea for under-privileged children in Bradford

    Businesses in the Bradford district are being asked to buy circus tickets to be distributed to disabled and underprivileged children. Circus Starr, a not-for-profit company which celebrates its silver jubilee this year, is coming to Bradford later this

  • Weir hydropower plans are unveiled to public

    Plans to build a hydropower turbine at Saltaire Weir were shown to the public yesterday at a consultation event for the £1.22 million proposed scheme. Officers from Bradford Council’s climate change unit were at Saltaire United Reformed Church to answer

  • District hit by floods after heavy rain

    There are reports of flooding in parts of the Bradford district following this morning's heavy rain. The road which leads to MB motors, in Shipley, off Leeds Road, is among those affected after the nearby river burst its banks. Major

  • Events raise funds to help Keighley man attacked in Thailand

    The parents of a Keighley teacher who was the victim of a vicious attack in Thailand will have to re-mortgage their home and plunder their retirement savings to help cover the costs of his rehabilitation. Andrew and Adele Pickles are taking the financial

  • Rodgers and Hammerstein role for Lee

    Lee Cannon is preparing to set the Halifax hills alive with singing when he plays the role of Captain Von Trapp in Halifax Amateur Operatic Society’s production of The Sound Of Music at the Victoria theatre Halifax this month. Lee, who was brought up

  • Flight turns back due to fault with aircraft

    A flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to Menorca was forced to turn back this morning because of a “minor fault”. A Jet2.com spokesman confirmed its LS375 - which took off from the airport at 7.40am - landed safely at 9.20am. She said

  • Your views are sought on dangerous dogs

    Views from the public are being sought over the introduction of three new dog control orders which would cover public spaces in the district. Bradford Council is asking people to fill out a questionnaire which asks people in what public places should

  • David Green delighted at power for Bradford

    An announcement which will see Bradford have greater control over a share of £1.4 billion of funding for transport and infrastructure improvements earmarked for the city region has been welcomed. Bradford Council leader, Councillor David Green, was speaking

  • Heartbreak as thieves wreck off-road dream

    A rally enthusiast’s dream of racing with his son has been shattered after thieves stole their vehicle. Stuart Cameron, 57, had ploughed more than £10,000 and months of his spare time into getting the specialist off-road vehicle ready to compete. But

  • The gang’s all here as Bugsy takes to the stage

    the New Community Arts Academy is stepping back to Prohibition-era Chicago to stage Bugsy Malone. Loosely based on events in the city in the 1920s, the fun musical is famed for being entirely performed by children. It hit the big screen with Alan

  • ‘Extraordinary’ treat in store at roots club

    New Saltaire roots music club, The Live Room, bring Americana to the stage for their next few gigs and the first of these feature acclaimed Seattle-based duo, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West (pictured). Their music has been described as “quite extraordinary

  • Firemen help get suspected burglar down from roof

    Police had to call in the fire service to get a suspected burglar down from a roof. A passer-by alerted police to a possible burglary in progress in Chapel Lane, Keighley, after spotting someone up on its roof just before 2am today.

  • Children will make a splash in Bradford's Mirror Pool

    Dozens of youngsters are to perform a tap dance routine, wearing their wellies, in Bradford’s Mirror Pool as part of a nationwide celebration of dance. Sixty pupils and parents from The DM Academy in Shipley will be tapping to the tune Singin’ in the

  • Former Bradford soldier accused of robbery

    A former soldier who saw action in Northern Ireland and Bosnia is on trial accused of robbing a man at his Bradford flat. Paul Dews, 34, denies being one of two intruders who pretended to be police officers and said they were armed with a gun. Dews,

  • Business forum asks about A-board problem in Ilkley

    A business forum is to ask for views on A-boards after a number of complaints about them ‘cluttering’ a town centre. Last month, the T&A featured Sally Chawner-Baxter, who described A-boards as one of the many obstacles facing mobility scooter users

  • Rock on with Phil and the boys

    Rock and Roll favourites Phil Haley and the Comments will be appearing at a new music venue, Octagon Live in Bradford Road, Sandbeds, Keighley tomorrow night. Owner John Pennington has pledged to give free admission to anyone who brings with them a

  • Behind the scenes with Katy reveals flip side to fame

    KATY PERRY: PART OF ME (PG, 97 mins)**** Starring Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Lucas Kerr, Shannon Woodward. Directors: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz In less than four years, Californian singer Katy Perry has become one of the biggest-selling

  • Musician’s proud to tap into his Yorkshire roots

    The saying ‘you can take a man out of Yorkshire, but you can’t take Yorkshire out of the man’ is especially the case with Brighouse singer-songwriter Roger Davies. In spite of spending parts of his early life in Dundee, where he studied art, in spite

  • Festival fun that can’t be Beat

    Friday night and I am staring at my trainers, which are caked in mud. For the first time ever I decide to go back to the car and put on wellies for a festival. It is still daylight, but black clouds are roiling and boiling overhead. There is the distant

  • Put off by car parking

    SIR – On holiday in the UK with friends, I had intended to visit Bronte country. After reading the letter from Professor Dwain L Eckberg (T&A, July 2) I have decided not to go to Haworth as I cannot afford to pay £90-plus for car parking. I have, therefore

  • Damage limitation

    SIR – I have just read that MPs are to vote for a four-day week. They want Fridays off as this will give them more time to spend dealing with their relative constituents. May I be the first to champion the cause. These most diligent of men deserve the

  • Now let’s have means test for the councillors

    SIR – All credit to Bradford city councillors for reviewing their allowances, because the public purse has been abused for too long with some of the ridiculous payments made, and hopefully this principle will be adopted by the other four West Yorkshire

  • Spark from hammer and chisel starts garage blaze

    A garage and an MG car went up in flames after a spark from a hammer and chisel ignited spilled petrol. It happened as two men were trying to cut a scrapped Ford Fiesta in half - with hand tools. The men managed to get out of the garage

  • Volunteers wanted

    SIR – We wish to appeal through these pages for volunteers willing to participate in our project. Mindworks has been in existence since 2010 to provide information and support to employers surrounding mental health, in an attempt to alleviate stigma

  • Move good for all

    SIR – Congratulations to John Pashley (Letters, July 2) for his brilliant idea of Bradford Council buying Valley Parade and leasing it back for City and Bulls to ground-share. Both clubs would pay a lower rent, but the Council would gain two rents from

  • Get on with the job...

    SIR – Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland and Shipley MP Philip Davies say God Save The Queen should be dropped as the National Anthem for English sporting teams (T&A, June 28). Oh, no it shouldn’t, replied 69 per cent of Telegraph & Argus readers in

  • No killing for me

    SIR – Yet another letter from Mr Holmans (T&A, June 30), this time countering Mr Robinson’s views on National Service. Mr Holmans says: “Mr Robinson cites a range of health and education benefits – forgetting that conscription was simply teaching all

  • Blue plaque quest

    SIR – At a recent meeting of Bradford Civic Society it was decided to compile a list of all the commemorative plaques within the old Bradford city limits. As far as we know no such record exists. This is a preparatory exercise before considering suggestions

  • Recipe for food skills for life

    We cracked two eggs in a bowl. Then we put in the butternut squash, the flour, sugar and cinnamon and mixed it together,” says Umar. The 12-year-old is thinking on his feet, quickly recalling the ingredients, the preparation and the entire process he

  • Revellers still need to have justice

    Anyone who watches the horrific footage on our website of a group of holidaymakers being mown down as a car recklessly ploughs into a crowd in the Spanish resort of Magaluf will rightly be shocked. The crowd – among them a group of Bradford lads on

  • 'It was Bradford husband's idea to scout Jewish areas'

    A couple went on multiple trips to Jewish-populated areas to scout potential targets for a bomb, a court heard. But hairdresser Shasta Khan, 38, accused of a string of terror offences, has denied any wrongdoing and blamed her Bradford husband Sajid,

  • "No offers have been made to save the Bradford Bulls"

    The man charged with trying to find a buyer to rescue the stricken Bradford Bulls last night revealed he has still not had a single offer for the ailing club. Adminstrator Brendan Guilfoyle said he has been “dancing with a few people but nobody

  • Four taken to hospital after Undercliffe collision

    A driver had to be cut from his car after a collision in Cliffe Road at the junction of Bolton Road, Undercliffe, last night. Firefighters from Bradford took the roof off the Ford car to get him out. He was taken to Bradford Royal

  • Yorkshire Regiment is spared the axe

    Soldiers recruited from Bradford district are among thousands spared the axe as details of devastating cuts to the Army were announced. The 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, which recruits heavily in the district, was expected to be lost in the

  • Nucleus of Bradford City squad ‘starting to look decent’

    Phil Parkinson hailed the strong core to his City squad but stressed: We still need more. The players are back in for two days of fitness tests before pre-season kicks off properly on Monday. They include the seven summer signings as Parkinson completely

  • Bradford pals mown down in holiday horror

    A lads vacation by a group of Bradford friends to the Spanish resort of Magaluf has turned into a holiday from hell after four of them were injured when car mowed through a crowd of revellers. Joe Worsnop, 20, of Farfield Road, Wibsey, was