The opening round of Bradford Bandits’ Racing in the Rain race series at Peel Park attracted 29 riders. First off were the TROHMS ('They Really Ought To Know Better), with riders in their 20s up to 60s. Simon Perry finished first, with Richard
Guides, Rainbows and Brownies marched through Keighley town centre to celebrate Thinking Day. The girls then gathered in Keighley Shared Church for their annual service to think of other members around the world. Members of different ages then then
Yorkshire’s Gary Ballance has had stitches in a facial injury suffered while batting for the England Lions in their fourth one-day defeat against Australia A in Sydney today. He was hit by Alister McDermott and retired on 73. It was a
Bradford Dragons' women, runners-up in the Founders Cup last season, have won their first piece of silverware. They defeated Northamptonshire Titans 51-42 at Braunstone Leisure Centre in Leicester to lift the England Basketball Women&rsquo
With Bradford City taking 36,000 fans to Wembley yesterday, there was only one senior football match played in Bradford, and that was at Newhall Park School, Bierley, where Dudley Hill Rangers entertained West Riding County Cup semi-finalists
Salts threw away the chance of causing an upset in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division Cup when they let slip a three-goal quarter-final advantage at holders Ovenden West Riding before losing 4-3 in extra time. Goals from Jonny
Entries are now being taken for the Hove Edge Easter Monday competition on April 1. The popular event is limited to 64 bowlers, playing for prize money of over £350 (entries permitting). Play starts at 10am, with scratching after the first
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 5, Princeville B 2; Eastbrook 3, Pudsey 4; Princeville A 3, Great Horton 4. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook) 79; T Kershaw (Princeville A) 45; S Wilman (Great Horton) 41;
A 22-year-old man who produced a knife in Asda in Shipley has been warned by a judge to expect a prison sentence. Leon Fenton, of South Down Road, Baildon, admitted stealing a sandwich, crisps and a bottle of alcohol from the supermarket on October
Gildersome Spurs continue to set a hot pace in the Yorkshire Amateur League Senior A Division. They defeated basement boys Huddersfield Amateur 6-1 and have only dropped two points out of a possible 30 and are nine points behind leaders Grangefield
Were you there? Get your own personal souvenir of City's fantastic Wembley adventure and save with our special offer code word. Browse the photo gallery to find your favourite, then at the check-out stage, type in the promotional word 'Wembley'
The JCT600 Bradford League have taken steps to improve the service to their website users. They have moved the www.bradfordcricketleague.org site to a new web host. This switch to a new platform is aimed at avoiding unexpected breaks in website
Police have been on patrol in Haworth and Oxenhope streets following recent complaints about dog mess in the two villages. Officers delivered letters to more than 100 households in the main areas of concern, including Sun Street in Haworth and
A pioneering scheme enabling seriously ill people to communicate from home with medical experts at Manorlands hospice has received a cash injection. Equipment connected to a patient’s TV and phone line allow the person to see and speak to professionals
A group of students visited Berlin to see for themselves how some of the world’s most successful businesses are run. Twenty teenagers in Year 11, 12 and 13 at Hipperholme Grammar School spent a long weekend in the German capital. The Business
Police have taken to Facebook to find out the issues most important to people in Bradford. The neighbourhood policing team of Queensbury, Royds, Wibsey, Odsal, Buttershaw and Woodside want people to comment on their page to give them a better idea
A high-powered vehicle stolen from Leeds during a burglary has been found in Bradford. Officers recovered the stolen Audi Quattro S4 from Curzon Road, Bradford Moor.
Retailers will be given more details about Bradford Council’s wide-ranging action plan for the city centre at a meeting this week. The open meeting will feature a presentation on the City Plan, a blueprint for the area’s regeneration over the next
A man has died after his van smashed into a sign and the central reservation then flipped onto its side in south Bradford this morning. The incident happened at 11.45am at the junction of Rooley Lane and Sangster Way and involved a white Peugeot
Have you ever wondered what Charles Dickens’s glasses looked like? Not the ones he wore on his nose, but the ones he drank out of. Well, now you can find out, at the Luxury Antiques and Fine Art Fair in Harewood Pavilion next week. This pair of
I have to admit it, I love formal gardens, those with a definite structure, sense of purpose and everything in its place. Clipped box hedges, strong geometry using evergreens shaped carefully into balls and pyramids, evenly spaced in uniform lines
Morrisons is set to launch its debut own-brand clothing range for children. The supermarket chain, founded in Bradford, will launch Nutmeg – described as a ‘no-nonsense’ childrenswear range with T-shirts for £2 and jeans for a fiver, across 100 of
Royal Mail delivered 94.5 per cent of first class mail on time in the Bradford area between April and December last year, new figures reveal. The statistics also show that targets for second class mail and standard retail parcels were also surpassed
Second World War veterans from Bradford have been urged to apply for funding that will allow them to revisit the countries they served in. The Big Lottery Fund announces today its Heroes Return 2 programme. More than £25 million has been awarded
A civic Big Brew charity fundraising event took place at City Hall hosted by the Lady Mayoress, Margaret Smith, to benefit Cancer Support in Bradford and Airedale. The charity launched its Big Brew coffee mornings which will be held in March, allowing
Killing Them Softly (Cert 18, 93 mins, Entertainment In Video). Starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Vincent Curatola, Sam Shepard **** Low-level crook Johnny Amato (Curatola) learns
Fibromyalgia: A Treatment Guide by Christine Craggs-Hinton Sheldon Press, £8.99 When Christine Craggs-Hinton was diagnosed with fibromyalgia it left her so exhausted she spent a lot of time in bed. On the advice of her physiotherapist, she
The Skate Park Youth Club meet from 5.15 until 6.15pm tomorrow in the skate park behind Spenborough Pool and Sports complex, Bradford Road, Liversedge. Activities include sport, music, dance, drama and art at the free session.
A bridal shop will feature in a new ITV programme giving viewers an insight into British lives and attitudes to marriage. The Wedding Shop, to be screened 9pm on Thursday, is a 60-minute documentary following three brides from Bradford and Leeds
People in the Spen Valley will see their council tax rise by 2.5 per cent this year. Kirklees councillors have set their budget for the next 12 months, with council leader Mehboob Khan branding it “the most difficult financial settlement in a generation
Business banker Kathryn Harland spent a day working with one of her Bradford clients to get ‘first hand’ experience about their requirements. She swapped her office at Barclays bank for the shop floor at Greengates Pet Store where she worked with
Vandals are scattering vodka bottles, beer cans and fast food boxes over a bowling green in Bradford thanks to a hole in a hedge, it has emerged. Now Bradford East MP David Ward has visited Bowling Park Bowling Club to listen to the concerns of
Five Bradford Bulls stars are to pull on their trunks and help raise cash by tackling a charity swim. Heath L’Estrange, Brett Kearney, Adrian Purtell, Elliott Whitehead and Nick Scruton are taking the plunge as part of the national Swimathon campaign
Police arrested two people over the weekend on suspicion of robbery. The arrests followed reports of a robbery in Lister Park, Manningham. Police said the two arrested males were not from the local area.
Police in south Bradford say Wibsey has had a “very bad week for crime”. Officers have revealed the latest crime statistics for Wibsey, which show there have been five house burglaries, four other burglaries and three thefts from cars in the last
Training in energy efficiency is being offered to businesses in Bradford. A series of workshops is being held to help firms cut their energy emissions and bills. The first will be staged by Bradford Chamber tomorrow and more are planned across
Products of former Bradford furniture company Christopher Pratt & Sons have gone on display at Bradford Industrial Museum. The exhibition is about the history and development of the furniture-making company as a whole. In tandem with it is
If you are want an Easter break to lift the spirits after the cold months of winter, the only problem could be getting flights on peak days of the holiday weekend. Mandy Round, general manager at easyJet Holidays, says: “An early Easter follows
Despite lower average earnings women are now saving more money than men, according to the latest Halifax Savings Barometer. Female savers with Halifax have an average balance equivalent to 41 per cent of their average annual gross earnings, whereas
A village’s tennis players could soon be playing on a competitive level thanks to a major refurbishment of their tennis club and its “rotting” pavilion. Currently the club’s pavilion in Riddlesden, near Keighley, is so decrepit it is unusable and
A restaurant boss has accused a neighbouring taxi firm of harming his business. Al Mirzaali, of Alfe’s in Church Street, Keighley, said his customers were facing parking problems due to Metro, based a few doors away. “There is a car park behind
A Bradford-based contracting, manufacturing and shopfitting company is looking ahead with confidence after securing UK-wide contracts worth £5 million. PEC, based at the Euroway estate near the M606, has continued to win work for leading retailers
Former Yorkshirewoman of the Year Yvonne Oliver has made it through to the “boot camp” stage of a Comic Relief competition to find new stand-up comedians. The 60-year-old Bradford drugs counsellor and community champion will join 400 hopefuls in
A prominent Bradford councillor says he is looking forward to contributing to a conference on child poverty this week. Councillor Ralph Berry, Bradford Council’s executive member for education, will take part in the event at the University of Bradford
Passengers at Bradford Interchange station are in for a musical treat today. West Yorkshire band Live Lounge will be at the Metro bus station between 2pm and 2.30pm as part of a one-day whistle-stop fundraising tour. They will also visit Huddersfield
A workshop on how to boost business through using social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and Google will be held by Airedale Enterprise Services next month. The workshop is on Thursday, March 7 at AES, Aire valley Business
Louise Hudson-Ghafoor has been promoted to manager of Skipton Building Society’s Bradford branch on Market Street where she has worked for several years. Louise has worked in financial services for more than nine years and for much of the time has
Matt Duke reflected on his Wembley red card and admitted: The ref had no choice. The City keeper is banned for the Dagenham game on Wednesday after being sent off for his professional foul on Jonathan De Guzman. Phil Parkinson felt referee
Kate Ball consciously signed the organ donor register when she applied for her driving licence. Little did she know two years later she would be the one waiting for an organ as she desperately clung to life after a suspected auto-immune reaction
City’s incredible Capital One Cup dream may have come to an end yesterday, but the fantastic memories it has left us with will live on for generations. Not least of them will be the image of superb travelling support continuing to sing their hearts
So this is it.... After all those weeks of anxious anticipation, after all the joys and triumphs of Bradford City’s frankly astonishing run to the final of the Capital One Cup, the big day has finally arrived. Football fan or no, there can’t be
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Bradford’s EastEnders star Kathryn Apanowicz - Mags in the TV soap - announced she was quitting. The former St Joseph’s College pupil told the Telegraph & Argus she was moving on to new things. 50 years
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Workmates Andrew Barton and Alan Lynn came within seconds of disaster when their van exploded in flames at the Chain Bar roundabout, off the M62. The two glaziers were returning to their work base in Bradford at
SIR – Testimony Films is producing a new series for BBC Cymru Wales on life in Wales during the 1960s. We’re keen on speaking to people who lived in Wales in the 1960s and have experiences and stories to share. The four-part series will explore
SIR – In light of the recent horsemeat scandal, it seems appropriate that March is Animal Aid’s annual Veggie Month. In the last few weeks, a great deal of attention has been given to the labelling of meat products and their possible contamination
SIR – Bradford Council chief executive Tony Reeves says (T&A, February 20) that substantial savings have been made by the Council following a review of management structures at all levels. Further, the number of posts where staff earn in excess
SIR – Once again a Bradford MP has brought shame on the city. Firstly David Ward, who in January accused Jews of not learning the lessons of the Nazi Holocaust and “inflicting atrocities on Palestinians on a daily basis in the West Bank and Gaza”,
SIR – Many people have criticised the Tory ‘bedroom’ tax claiming that it is part of the Tory ‘War on Poor’. While there is certainly an element of that, I believe the real reason for the bedroom tax is the Tories immigration policy and specifically
SIR – David Rhodes, (Letters, Thursday, February 7), says David Cameron wants boundary changes “to get another 20 (Tory) seats”. Variation in voter numbers gives Labour and others an unfair advantage of this size. As a democrat, I have to agree
SIR – Re the possible closure of Sugden End recycling centre. Homes in my area have very restricted recycling facilities compared to the rest of Bradford and Keighley. We need the centre. This is before we even start on large amounts of garden
BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions will be from Bradford this week. The broadcast will come from St Margaret’s Church in Thornbury on Friday, March 1, with a panel of politicians and celebrities
A new road in Thornton will be named after a late councillor who served his community for decades, it has been confirmed. One of the roads in the new 65-house development at Old Road will be called Buffham Pastures as a sign of respect to Councillor
Bradford’s biggest housing provider celebrates its tenth anniversary this week. One in ten of the district’s population lives in a home either rented or leased from Incommunities. The housing provider manages almost 22,500 properties across
A man who takes disabled children on pilgrimages to Lourdes is travelling the hard way this year to raise money for the trips. James Gilmartin, from Shipley, will cycle across the Pyrenees instead of taking his usual flight. The children,from Keighley
An appeal has been lodged over plans for a 26.5-metre-high wind turbine at Otley Road, High Eldwick, Bingley. The scheme was refused by Bradford Council planners in November.
A scarecrow festival and open gardens day is to be repeated in the Long Lee and Thwaites Brow areas of Keighley. The Village Society is inviting residents to open their gardens or get together with others to make a scarecrow. The festival,
New traffic humps in Nab Wood have vanished overnight to the fury of those residents delighted by their immediate success. The controversial 20mph traffic calming scheme installed last month included high platform humps which were criticised by
Components made by a Bradford plastics firm will enable BT to roll out superfast broadband services under a Government scheme, which has provided £315m of funding to Bradford and Leeds to provide services to key business areas. Tatra Plastics Manufacturing
A Shipley-based decorating firm has completed work on a £60,000 refurbishment project at the Bronte Parsonage Museum at Haworth which recreates the house as it was when the Bronte sisters were living and writing there. Historic interior design
SIR – Scientists were so busy monitoring asteroid 2012 DA14 they were unaware that a ten-tonne meteor had entered the Earth’s atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of at least 33,000mph. Had it not exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains, it would have
SIR – Now that P Raistrick has told us the real meaning of socialism, we all know that not one of our three main parties are socialist. So can he now explain what exactly is meant by working class? Is it just those who work with their hands only
SIR – As Cameron seeks to curry favour with the Indian government by apologising for the Amritsar Massacre in 1919, perhaps he should get a briefing from his Education Secretary. Michael Gove wants us all to know more history. I share his view
Sir – Although not the best taste in photography, I thought this picture may be of interest to you. After walking my dog around Cross Hills and onto Eastburn on Sunday, I came across four dog bins, only one of which could be used because the others
SIR – I am normally quite critical about supermarkets for a number of reasons, but I must say that the Great Horton Tesco has made an effort. They have installed a large recycling cabinet to encourage the ‘posting’ of old batteries, used inkjet
SIR – I would like to congratulate all concerned for the wonderful old police station they have transformed into a remarkable building for the public’s use, Keighley Civic Centre. The money and effort and all their hard work has been greatly appreciated
Women’s World Day of Prayer is a unique organisation – truly interdenominational and truly international, it speaks with the voices of women from all corners of the globe. Involvement in WWDP creates a network of Christian women on a worldwide
Firefighters battled for more than an hour to put out a blaze in a pick up truck, completely destroyed by a blaze in the early hours of this morning. Crews from Bingley and Keighley were at the scene in Highfield Lane, Keighley, for an hour
Bradford’s greatest ever speedway rider Gary Havelock has announced his retirement from the sport. Havelock, 44, rode for the now defunct Odsal-based Dukes from 1986 until their closure in 1997. But the 1992 World Champion has not competed
Police have warned they will act quickly to take weapons off the streets of Bradford after dealing with three separate knife and gun incidents in one day. Officers stormed a house in Barkerend after a member of the public told officers he had seen
A car chase involving a police helicopter, police dogs and traffic officers led to four men being arrested in Bradford on Saturday morning. The chase originally began in Leeds at about 4am before the car was stopped in the Barkerend area of Bradford
Hovis and Mr Kipling group Premier Foods served up an 11 per cent rise in annual earnings as swingeing cost cuts helped offset a near-halving in profits across its troubled bread division. But efforts to slash costs by £48m helped increase underlying
The Red Lion pub in Skipton has been given permission to stock local ales. The Greene King pub has grown its cask ale sales over the past 18 months and house manager Gary Cummins has now persuaded his bosses to allow the pub to join the Society
Organisers of Ilkley Literature Festival are asking festival-goers to share their memories as the event gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary. A wealth of celebrations are planned as part of this year’s festival, which will run from October
A Bradford charity which helps disabled people has had a £20,000 funding boost. Clothing Solutions For Disabled People will receive the money over two years from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales. It will go towards the salary for
Plans to turn a former nursing home near Keighley into bedsits have been rejected by a government planning inspector. The conversion of the former Langdale Nursing Home in Cowling, would be inappropriate and generate noise, disturbance and extra
Volunteers and community groups will be celebrated at a meeting next month. Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Area Committee meets on Tuesday, March 5, and the theme is ‘Celebrating Community Achievements’. Chairman, Councillor Gwen Lowe, said
Networks linking older people with groups that can provide help are to be set up in Keighley. Older People Mutual Support Networks already work successfully in other parts of Bradford district. Julie Lintern, Keighley's older people’s development
Fire crews from Idle and Shipley were called to a metal recycling plant on Saturday after a pile of metallic dust caught fire. The fire started at Yorkshire Metals on Thackley Old Road in Shipley at around 10.30am. It was believed to be caused
Building supplies firm Travis Perkins, which also trades as Wickes, said pre-tax profits rose 16 per cent to £313.3m in 2012, helped by an improving sales trend in the final quarter. Poor weather and comparisons from a year earlier meant underlying
Local accountants are to get an expert update on the economic outlook from a senior economist. Andrew McPhillips, pictured, chief economist at the Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society, will speak at a Bradford Society of Chartered Accountants
James Donaldson admitted he had been to “hell and back” after finally ending his injury nightmare during Saturday’s home defeat to St Helens. The Bulls were beaten 36-10 by Nathan Brown’s men but Donaldson’s first Super League action for over 12
Despite many of the regulars at Haigy’s in Manningham having made the trip down to Wembley to see the cup final first hand, Sunday afternoon still saw the pub full of people cheering on City, even though many were not being die hard supporters.
Players and officials from Bradford City could be given an open top bus tour of the city and a civic reception to mark their historic cup run - but not until the end of the season. Last night, as high-profile figures from across the district paid
The former deputy chief constable of West Yorkshire Police who now leads a neighbouring force has apologised for an “inappropriate and insensitive” e-mail about the Hillsborough disaster. David Crompton, who left his role in West Yorkshire in early
The owners of the Barratts Priceless shoe business headquarters at Apperley Bridge, have applied for planning permission to redevelop the site for canal-side housing. Town Centre Securities, the Leeds-based property company which bought the site
Phil Parkinson is convinced City can still enjoy a glorious end to the season after their Wembley heartache. The Bantams were thrashed 5-0 in the Capital One Cup final as Swansea ran rampant to destroy their dream of silverware. But Parkinson
Oh how cruelly the fairytale ended. But losing 5-0 to Premier League Swansea in the Capital One Cup final was far from a horror story for Bradford City's fans. In fact, for the last 20 minutes of a match where City’s Welsh rivals had dominated
Award-winning local poet and short story writer, Alison Lock, will give an insight into her forthcoming book Above the Parapet, from 10am until 11.30am at Cleckheaton Library, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton on Tuesday, March 5. This is a free event to
Baildon’s bustling farmers’ market made a triumphant return this weekend after getting the go-ahead to keep selling the finest Yorkshire produce throughout 2013. Following a successful trial run last autumn, parish councillors have now agreed that
Local manufacturers have urged ministers to spell out their vision for a green economy to enable firms to invest in the necessary low-carbon technology to achieve it. EEF, the manufacturers’ body, has urged the Government to outline its aims by
City 0, Swansea 5 This was not how the story should end. City were outpassed and outclassed in a Wembley walk-over. They did not become the first fourth-tier team in European history to win a major domestic trophy. Phil Parkinson is not the
With 20 minutes of yesterday’s match remaining, and ten-man City four goals behind, one half of Wembley rose to its feet. A flag-waving sea of claret and amber cleared their throats and gave a thunderous rendition of ‘Stand up if you love City’
Bradford Bulls 10, St Helens 36 Amid the vitriol aimed at referee Tim Roby, and there was plenty, came a voice of reason. It was provided by Francis Cummins, who had just seen his men stuffed by a vibrant St Helens side who were superior in
