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  • LGI children's heart surgery to restart

    Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary will restart on Wednesday, NHS England today said. Operations were halted at the unit last month after concerns were raised over death rate data and other issues - a decision that provoked anger

  • Ten-man Oxford dent Bradford Park Avenue play-off charge

    Bradford Park Avenue 1 Oxford City 2 Park Avenue failed to beat ten-man Oxford City tonight and it cost them the chance to move above neighbouring rivals Harrogate Town. The Bradford club had won their last four league games to put themselves

  • Two held in Holme Wood phone booth theft probe

    Two people have been arrested by police investigating reports of people trying to break into the cash box in a phone booth on a Bradford estate. A 22-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman are being questioned over the incident in Holme Wood.

  • No let-up in Lions' heavy schedule

    Guiseley hope to strengthen their grip on second place in Blue Square North this week as they face two games in 48 hours, starting with a trip to Stalybridge Celtic tomorrow night. Steve Kittrick’s men then take on Altrincham at Nethermoor on Thursday

  • Rare semi-final defeat for West Bowling

    Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division West Bowling have been beaten for the first time in a West Riding County Sunday Cup semi-final. They had to give second best to HT Sports, who the week before had been defeated by Merseyside opposition

  • Missing teenager found safe and well in Bradford

    A teenager missing for nearly a week has been found safe and well in Bradford. Kianaat Mughal, 16, of Calverley, was discovered in Thornbury this afternoon. The Bradford College student had not been seen since last Tuesday.

  • ‘Firms are facing few pay pressures’

    Despite the rising cost of living, regional manufacturing employers are witnessing little pay pressure during the current bargaining period, although the number of pay freezes has reduced, according to EEF, the industry body. A survey by EEF and

  • Gillespie set for greatest challenge at Yorkshire

    Jason Gillespie says winning the LV= County Championship with Yorkshire would rank among his proudest achievements. The county’s coach was a great of the game during his playing career as a fast bowler for Australia, claiming 402 international

  • Man in court

    A 22-year-old man is due to appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates tomorrow (Tuesday), charged with causing £2,000 of damage to the gatehouse at Britannia Wharf in Bingley last November. The accused, who lives in Skipton, was arrested last

  • Bradford Dragons men finish with two defeats

    Bradford Dragons men ended their season with a brace of losses in vcars.co.uk Division One. They faced Team Northumbria, who are battling for league position, on Saturday, and lost 84-55 in a physical encounter. Dragons'

  • West Riding County Amateurs progress after extra-time

    The West Riding County Amateur League's representative team advanced into the next round of the FA Inter-League Cup after a 3-2 extra preliminary round victory against the Suffolk & Ipswich League. The County Amateur side dominated

  • Old Batelians reach Wheatley Cup final

    Old Batelians are through to the Wheatley Cup final for the first time after defeating West Riding County Amateur League First Division opponents Lower Hopton 2-1 at Liversedge FC. They will meet either Wyke Wanderers or Gawthorpe, who meet on

  • Worker tackles robber as Scholemoor shop targeted

    A female shop assistant was punched as she tackled a robber at a store in Bradford today. The woman, 33, described as petite, even managed to grab an ID card belonging to the raider after he dropped his wallet during the struggle. A 29-year-old

  • Training success for cadet pair

    Two cadets braved camping in sub-zero temperatures to pass an instructors’ training course. Cadet Sergeant Gabbie Snowden, of Cowling, and Cadet Sergeant Ben Dickerson, of Thornton, took on the Senior Cadet Instructors’ Cadre, held at Driffield

  • Free growth accelerator event

    Rob Woollin, growth manager for Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees at the Government-backed Growth Accelerator programme, will outline details of the scheme at the next Yorkshire Enterprise Network event in Bradford. The free event is being held at

  • Coach bay parking ban proposal

    Cars could be banned from parking in a coach bay on Railway Road in Ilkley. On Thursday, Bradford Council’s Keighley Area committee will be asked to approve new traffic regulation orders, including two in Ilkley. Police, members of the public

  • Easter hunt fun at Gomersal’s Red House Museum

    Children can enjoy an Easter-themed chick hunt around an historic house in the Spen Valley. At Gomersal’s Red House Museum, children are being asked to find the chicks in each room, with all correct entries being entered into a prize draw at the end

  • Death of Margaret Thatcher announced

    Baroness Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke, her spokesman Lord Bell said. Lord Bell said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke on Monday

  • Seminar to focus on sport projects

    Ways to continue using the success of last year’s London Olympics to inspire people improve their health through sport or other activities will be discussed at a seminar being held in Bradford next week. Keynote talks will be given by West Yorkshire

  • Ramblers set for evening meander

    A walking group will be making the most of the lighter evenings by going on a late ramble. Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club has organised an ‘April evening meander’ around Bingley on Wednesday. It will be followed by supper at the Myrtle

  • MP's advice surgery for Batley and Spen constituents

    Batley and Spen MP Mike Wood is holding an advice surgery for constituents. People wanting advice from the Labour MP or his staff can go to Birstall Library from 10am to 11.30am on Saturday. To book an appointment, phone (01274) 335233.

  • Brighouse society hears about pit ponies

    Duncan Jagger will give a talk called Pit Ponies – Life in the Dark at a meeting of Brighouse Historical Society which takes place at the Rest Centre, Park Row, Brighouse, tomorrow from 7.30pm. The annual membership fee is £8 and visitors are charged

  • Aire Valley burglary arrests

    Two males have been arrested in connection with two burglaries in the Aire Valley. They have now been released on police bail relating to an attempted burglary on Falcon Road, Bingley, and an incident on Greenhill Lane, Micklethwaite, on Wednesday.

  • Shipley key firm takes on four staff

    Four extra staff have been recruited by Shipley-based expanding incident management specialist Keycare following new contract wins. Carolanne Hood and Jayne Hannam have joined as customer service advisors, Elaine Jackson has been appointed compliance

  • Minister to speak at Yorkshire business conference

    Business minister Michael Fallon and former Downing Street press chief Alistair Campbell are among speakers at the North’s largest business-to-business conference and exhibition later this month. The two-day Buy Yorkshire event is being held for the

  • Cut in speed limit agreed for village

    A 20mph speed limit will be imposed on one of Harden’s busiest roads after councillors decided there were more villagers in favour of it than against. An area of 30mph Long Lane will not only see a reduced speed limit, but also traffic calming

  • Activities help to promote moorland

    The Friends of Ilkley Moor have unveiled their latest Events and Learning Programme in an effort to help more people gain an understanding of the iconic landscape. A total of 27 events are to be held as part of the programme, which runs from May

  • Ilkley Rangers receive gold Duke of Edinburgh awards

    Three Rangers from Ilkley have received gold Duke of Edinburgh awards at St James’s Palace. Rebecca Palframan, Natasha Verspyck and Ellie Taylor worked for their Duke of Edinburgh awards with Rombald’s Ranger Guide Unit, with Rebecca completing

  • Friends of Ilkley Moor unveil programme of activities

    The Friends of Ilkley Moor have unveiled their latest Events and Learning Programme in an effort to help more people gain an understanding of the iconic landscape. A total of 27 events are to be held as part of the programme, which runs from May

  • Thorntons upgrades profit forecast

    Chocolate retailer Thorntons upgraded annual profit forecasts after decent Easter trading kept its turnaround on track. The retailer said trading over its key Easter, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day trading periods was “satisfactory”, helping it offset

  • Retirees turn landlords to boost pension

    The boss of a residential lettings firm with an office in Skipton says a new generation of older landlords is “almost stumbling” into private buy-to-let housing. Dorian Gonsalves, pictured, chief executive of Belvoir, said the tend for older people

  • Cinemas urged to scrap their online fees

    Cineworld, which includes a 16-screen complex at the Bradford Leisure Exchange, has marked the first anniversary of being the only cinema chain to abolish all telephone and online booking fees for cinemagoers. The celebration coincided with the

  • Table top sale

    A fundraising table top sale in aid of Action for Blind People and Mental Health Foundation takes place at St Winefride’s Church Hall, St. Paul’s Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, on Saturday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Attractions include a tombola and raffle

  • Dance for Parkinson’s sufferers

    A dance with a difference is being organised by a group of therapy and nursing staff from Airedale Hospital. The event is aimed at people with Parkinson’s disease as an opportunity for them to enjoy a night out with their friends and families.

  • Mystery of the skies

    In response to the article (Remember When? March 27) about the German airship seen over Bradford, five T&A readers contacted us. Doris Marsden writes: “My brother and I remember an airship passing over Hall Road in Eccleshill and flying very

  • Return to Middle Earth is a delight

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12, 169 mins) *** Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy

  • A tantalising tale as opposites attract during wartime

    T D Griggs – Distant Thunder (Orion, £7.99) *** This is the story of pampered English teenager Grace Dearborn, and orphan Frank Gray, on the run following a murder at his family home. In 1893, these two characters from different continents are

  • Lessons under the Iron Lady

    Very Near The Line: An Autobiographical Sketch Of Education And Its Politics In The Thatcher Years by Donald Naismith AuthorHouse, £9.95 The title of this interesting little book derives from an Appeal Court judgement by Lord Denning in 1971.

  • Learn more about Saltaire's rich history

    Alpacas, Victorian-themed tram rides and the workings of the historic Wurlitzer organ are some of the attractions this weekend in Saltaire, when the village celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites with its annual World Heritage Weekend

  • This year’s top picks for the pots

    Wondering what to put in your patio containers this summer? My pansies and violas are looking so forlorn I’m already thinking I’ll ditch them in favour of some higher achievers in this unpredictable British weather. Help is at hand, in the form

  • A devil of a good stay at Kirkby Lonsdale

    Just a few miles from Kirkby Lonsdale lies Britain’s biggest cave network – 60 miles of caverns and natural tunnels crossing the Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbrian borders. But beneath the historic market town’s cobbled streets there’s another

  • ‘186,830 in district are now better off’ – Clegg

    A total of 186,830 taxpayers in Bradford are better off now that the new tax year has started, according to Nick Clegg (right). The deputy prime minister said the new tax year meant a major income tax cut for ordinary working people. Mr Clegg

  • Parkinson's UK to host free course at Airedale Hospital

    A free course designed to give nurses, care staff and domestic workers a better understanding of Parkinson’s disease is being held at Airedale Hospital, Steeton. The half-day course, called Understanding Parkinson’s, is being hosted by Parkinson

  • Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club to hold Bingley meander

    A walking group will be making the most of the lighter evenings by going on a late ramble. Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club has organised an ‘April evening meander’ around Bingley on Wednesday. It will be followed by supper at the Myrtle Grove

  • Postal strike boosts Bradford delivery firm’s trade

    A strike by local postal workers boosted trade at a West Yorkshire-based parcels delivery operation. Delivery company myHermes saw business soar by 60 per cent at its Parcelshop collection point in the Mace store on Southfield Lane, Bradford, as

  • Pub giant in the red

    Pubs giant Punch Taverns, which has 150 pubs in West Yorkshire, slumped into the red as it counted the cost of recent bad weather and the impact of servicing its £2.4 billion debt mountain. Punch, which has almost 4,400 leasehold pubs, made a £16.7

  • Grass fires put out

    Firefighters had to put out grass fires in a Keighley street four times at the weekend. Fire crews believe the blazes, on Friday, Saturday and yesterday, were deliberately started and took hold because of the dry weather. Keighley crew commander

  • Appeal for help

    Grassroots groups in the Bradford district that help people have been invited to bid for grants though Skipton Building Society’s Big 160 Appeal which will give £500 to 160 deserving causes to mark the society’s 160th anniversary. Application forms

  • New group to raise health care concerns

    A new consumer champion for health and social care in Bradford has started. Healthwatch Bradford and District, part of the Healthwatch England national network, is a new independent organisation which will give people a voice to improve and shape

  • Police team offers number plate security

    Officers from the Great Horton and Little Horton neighbourhood policing team are available to secure vehicle number plates with special security screws. Contact the team for more information by ringing 101.

  • Wilsden patient participation group is praised

    A successful patient participation group (PPG) has been showcased at a meeting of health commissioners. The Wilsden Medical Practice group recently won a national award for its work. And its efforts were spotlighted at a meeting of the Bradford

  • Lord Mayor of Bradford to host dinner for Parkinson's UK

    The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Dale Smith, is hosting a fundraising dinner for a Parkinson’s charity. The civic dinner will be held at Bradford’s City Hall on Friday, April 19, as part of Parkinson’s Awareness Week. The week, which

  • Bradford district household recycling collections to double

    Door-to-door collections of household recycling are set to be doubled across the district. Bradford Council is to increase the collection frequency from monthly to fortnightly and plastic bottles are being added to the list of recyclable items.

  • MMR vaccination could save your child's life

    An urgent appeal for parents to ensure their children have the measles, mumps and rubella jab has gone out, as the number of confirmed cases of measles rose to more than 500. There is growing concern over the epidemic in South Wales following a

  • Monday, April 8, 2013

    25 years ago: It was announced that 96 jobs would be lost with the closure of the Lister textile mill in Bingley. A further 16 redundancies were announced at Lister group’s Bradford headquarters. 50 years ago: Residents of Oakenshaw revealed they

  • Saturday, April 6, 2013

    25 years ago: NLV Radio, a pirate radio station in Keighley, vowed to get back on air despite being closed down by broadcasting authorities. It claimed to have 15,000 listeners in the Aire Valley. 50 years ago: Children from Woodside Junior School

  • Police are travelling on wrong road

    Which is the greater deterrent to speeding on the motorway, knowing that a number of people have been prosecuted for doing so on a particular section of roadworks – or wondering whether or not a speed camera is switched on at a particular location?

  • Better to err on the side of caution...

    Bees are an essential cog in the cycle of natural life – some would say THE essential cog, as their role as cross-pollinators is crucial to many of the food plants we take for granted. Approximately a third of farm output around the world depends

  • Stop the CO2 scare

    SIR – I have been vilified by the Greens since 2005 when I had pointed out that there had been no global warming since 1997. I see the Met Office has now quietly conceded my point. Can we stop therefore squandering money on the CO2 scare? Or are

  • Salts holding junior tennis camps

    Salts Tennis Club are holding camps for children aged from four to 16 from today until Thursday (9am-noon). Apart from instruction, there will be games, tournaments and prizes. All coaches are fully qualified and CRB checked and ell eqiiupment

  • Danger of proposal

    SIR – To build houses in the area of Denholme proposed would be lunacy. Not only is it dangerous, it is suicidal. Any access/egress road installed would be a death trap. If developers had any brains, the land opposite should be used. It already

  • I feel for the farmers

    SIR – I am not from a farming family, but write as just an ordinary member of the public. Many of us have been appalled to hear and see just a fraction of the catastrophic devastation that some of you as farmers have experienced during the past

  • Setting of salaries

    SIR – You reported that the £178k pay of our chief executive was to be debated by the full Council. It was subsequently approved and remains sacrosanct. Merely as a PR sop it was decided that any new salaries or severance payments in excess of

  • MPs’ hidden agenda?

    SIR – The Government’s blind refusal to believe countless articles exposing incriminating reasons for leaving the EU beggars belief. In 1973, the Government under Edward Heath took us into the ‘Common Market’, deliberately concealing what the now-called

  • Haworth Beer Festival raises a glass to Terry

    Real-ale lovers sank a few pints making the second Haworth Beer Festival the “best yet”. About 200 people attended the event held in Haworth Old School Rooms, which began on Friday and ran until last night. The 2013 festival was dedicated to former

  • Cash for playground

    SIR – In response to John Cole’s letter (T&A, March 28), in respect of the refurbishment of the children’s playground at Southcliffe Drive, I think he has conveniently forgotten that the three ward Conservative councillors in Baildon contributed

  • Waste site licences defeating the object

    SIR – Well, after days of anticipation following receipt of our council tax bills, we now know that the new licence system for the Bradford waste recycling yards was not an April fool – much the pity! I thought we were cutting down on bureaucracy

  • Thanks for help

    SIR – I would like to thank all the kind people who helped me when I fell near Asda cafe in Shipley on Monday, March 25. I hope you see this, I was so grateful. Thank you also to the lady first-aider from Asda. Joan Parker, Reins Avenue, Baildon

  • An April fool’s jape?

    SIR – On Monday, April 1, I read that Bradford Council’s chief executive (town clerk) receives a salary considerably higher than that paid to the Prime Minister, the latter of whom runs the whole country. Initially aghast at this outrageous imbalance

  • Badger cull costs

    SIR – Isn’t it worrying that Defra held out so long before agreeing to pay the paltry £136,000 required to keep the National Wildlife Crime Unit open for another year, and yet it has already paid more than ten times that sum in preparation for the

  • Blind to failings?

    SIR – Ed Miliband is not bringing his party into disrepute as claimed by Joe McHugh (Letters, March 25). He has simply become more skilled at causing David Cameron to lose his cool at PM’s Questions because the smug Tory leader can’t or won’t answer

  • MP’s about-turn

    SIR – I see MP Kris Hopkins has proposed that town or parish councils must hold a referendum if they propose a precept rise of two per cent of more. That’s a bit rich coming from a member of the Conservative Party to demand referenda when they routinely

  • Victims of profit

    SIR – Increasing numbers of people in the UK are unable to afford enough food to feed their families, and are turning to food banks for help. And across the world, nearly a billion people don’t have enough to eat. Meanwhile banks and hedge funds

  • Waste site permit news surprise

    SIR – Is the casual inclusion in your council tax demand envelope of a permit requirement to use your local recycling centre the start of a waste surveillance system? It took us all, including some senior councillors, by surprise. Have a look closer

  • Respect a vanishing commodity

    “I get no respect in this house.” That’s the phrase I use most in my home, when I’m repeatedly ignored and verbally insulted by my teenage daughters. “I would never have spoken to my parents like that – I’d have been thrown out of the house,” I

  • Children warned after blaze destroys shed

    Firefighters have issued a stark warning to children never to play with fire, after youngsters accidentally started a blaze which destroyed a garden shed then spread to a house. Fire crews were called out to the blaze, at Bradford Lane, Laisterdyke

  • Stone carver Simon Winter to exhibit at Bradford Cathedral

    The art of carving stone will be featured in a new exhibition opening today at Bradford Cathedral. Stone carver Simon Winter is exhibiting different styles of carving, such as foliage, figures and architecture, which will demonstrate how stone

  • Oakwell Nature Club to meet

    Children can learn about the great outdoors at a nature-themed activity club. The Oakwell Nature Club, based at Oakwell Hall Country Park in Nutter Lane, Birstall, meets from 10am to noon on Saturday, April 20. Each session costs £2 per child, or 50p

  • Police stay silent on M62 speeding data

    A road safety campaigner has questioned how many drivers have been prosecuted for speeding in the M62 roadworks area after police refused to reveal how many have been snared by speed cameras. West Yorkshire Police has denied a request under the

  • Circuss Starr seeks Bradford 'charity of the year'

    A ‘circus with a purpose’ wants local good causes to apply to be its charity of the year. Circus Starr, which celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2012, performs in 75 towns across the UK each year and will be performing in Bradford this September.

  • 10,000 permits already issued for Bradford Council tips

    Thousands of people have been flocking to their local tips in the first week of a controversial permit scheme. People will soon need to show a permit to prove they live in the district before being let into Bradford Council-run recycling centres

  • Keighley wholesaler set for growth after boost from scheme

    Former Saltaire greengrocer Richard Musgrave is looking to further growth at his wholesale fruit and vegetable business after gaining support from a local enterprise programme. Mr Musgrave, who moved to new premises in Keighley with his business

  • Spooky fun for children at Heckmondwike Library

    Children can get inspired by a spooky ghost story at a spine-tingling craft day. This year, Heckmondwike Library will be setting a summer reading challenge for children to read a book based in a creepy house. And they’re getting in the spooky

  • Stanbury Hill Project unearths Bingley Moor history

    A team of archaeologists have unearthed evidence which suggests Bingley Moor used to be as warm as the South of France. The Stanbury Hill Project, a community archaeology venture, has been investigating a prehistoric 50,000 square metre site since

  • Bolling Hall is back to the future with makeover

    A Bradford landmark has officially reopened after being restored to the way it was decorated nearly 100 years ago. Bolling Hall has had a major revamp, with walls painted, electrics replaced, antiques restored and the grounds improved. It has

  • North Yorkshire County Council elections to be held

    Voters will go to the polls on Thursday, May 2, to elect representatives to North Yorkshire County Council. In South Craven division, sitting Independent councillor Philip Melvin Barrett will defend his seat. He will be up against Roger Harry

  • 20mph speed limit agreed for Long Lane in Harden

    A 20mph speed limit will be imposed on one of Harden’s busiest roads after councillors decided there were more villagers in favour of it than against. An area of 30mph Long Lane will not only see a reduced speed limit, but also traffic calming

  • Man issued with cannabis fine

    A man was given an £80 fine after being found in possession of cannabis. He was stopped by a Police Community Support Officer on Carlisle Road, Manningham, on Thursday. A police spokesman said: “We would like to remind people that cannabis is a

  • Missing teenager found again

    A teenage girl who went missing twice in a fortnight has once again been found. Fourteen-year-old Klaudia Gallayasova first went missing from her home at Selbourne Grove, Keighley, on March 29. She was found safe and well in Bradford on Wednesday

  • Bradford City fit the bill for play-offs, says Parkinson

    Phil Parkinson predicts League Two’s play-off race will be a case of survival of the fittest – and backed the buzzing Bantams to match any of their rivals. City will move into the top seven with a fourth victory in five games at home to Bristol

  • Seventh Skipton Beer Festival to be held

    Seventy-eight beers will be sampled during the seventh Skipton Beer Festival, which opens in the town hall on Thursday. In the past, only the brewery bars have dispensed beer via handpump, but this time the main bar will also have 18 handpumps.

  • Plan to stop cars parking at Ilkley coach bay

    Cars could be banned from parking in a coach bay on Railway Road in Ilkley. On Thursday, Bradford Council’s Keighley Area committee will be asked to approve new traffic regulation orders, including two in Ilkley. Police, members of the public

  • Cash stolen in Bradford Superdrug raid

    Cash was stolen from a Superdrug store in Bradford after raiders forced their way through a rear wall. A 19-year-old man from Holme Wood has been charged with burglary in relation to the offence, which happened on March 25. The theft happened

  • Auroras Encore was the bookies' favourite!

    Auroras Encore’s win took the district’s betters and bookies by surprise. It was celebration time for bookmakers, with the vast majority of the bets having been placed on more high-profile horses, and big winners few and far-between. The 11

  • 'I couldn't believe I'd ridden a National winner!'

    Jockey Ryan Mania spoke of his disbelief after riding 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore to victory. The 23-year-old, a former point-to-point rider from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, became the first Scottish-born winning rider of the world-famous

  • First Tyke National winner for 50 years

    Auroras Encore made history by becoming the first Yorkshire-trained winner of the world’s most famous steeplechase for more than half a century. The White Rose’s last Grand National winner was Merryman II in 1960 by Middleham’s Neville Crump, ridden

  • Six vehicle break-ins at Royds

    Six vehicles were broken into in seven days in the Royds area of Bradford. The break-ins happened between March 20 and 27. There were also three house burglaries in the same period, two burglaries from outbuildings and one robbery.

  • Bradford Council 'sorry' for waste licence error

    Bradford Council has apologised for sending out inaccurate information about its controversial new tip permit scheme. The Council has said lessons would be learned after a form made it appear people could face prosecution for taking a neighbour

  • Hero's welcome for Eldwick's Grand National winner

    The district’s new sporting hero took the attention of the world in his formidable stride yesterday – and even went down the pub! Bingley horse racing trainer Sue Smith glowed with pride as Auroras Encore, the 66-1 outsider who romped home to victory