Two youngsters from the Bradford area have won British Weight Lifting awards for 2013. Bradford’s Luke Jones is young volunteer of the year and Denholme’s Rebekah Tiler is young weightlifter of the year. Jones notched up the most hours’ work
Azeem Rafiq has been trying his hand at a different sport in a bid to get ready for the new county campaign with Yorkshire. The attacking off-spinner spent the early part of the off-season scoring goals rather than taking wickets during a spell
The Bradford Sunday Alliance League will definitely have two teams in the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup quarter-finals. And with West Bowling and Buttershaw White Star safely through, they could be joined by Bolton Woods if their weather-delayed
Girlington boosted their chances of a top-two Premier Division finish with a 5-0 win against fellow Spen Valley League high-fliers BD3 United. BD3 remain second – six points adrift of leaders Route One Rovers, having played two games more – but
New coaches Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, who went to St Mary’s School in Menston, and Kylie Minogue and have joined Sir Tom Jones and Will.i.am to launch the new series of BBC1’s The Voice, which starts this Saturday at 7pm. The pair replace
Campion took full advantage of playing in one of just a handful of matches involving West Riding County Amateur League sides to survive the ongoing bad weather. Last year had ended with only seven games being played and 2014 began with six grounds
A man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a garage fire in Queensbury today. Firefighters from Bradford and Brighouse stations were called to Moor Close Avenue, Ambler Thorn, Queensbury, just before midday. The fire,
Bradford Sunday Alliance League outfit Grass Greener’s run to the West Riding County FA Sunday Trophy last 16 ended with a 3-2 home defeat to Wellington Westgate after extra time. Ben Cawley nudged the hosts in front from the penalty spot after
Police investigating two assaults at a city centre bus stop have released CCTV images of a man they want to question. The incidents happened at 3.30pm on Sunbridge Road, on Friday, November 29, and led to a man being carried off on a spinal board
St Bede’s finally broke their duck at the ninth time of asking as they picked up a first Senior B division point from a 1-1 draw at home to Farnley Sports in the Yorkshire Amateur League. Goalkeeper Ian Horrocks proved to be the star man for Saints
Passengers on the Airedale line are experiencing delays of up to an hour this afternoon after a train broke down between Shipley and Keighley. The offending train has been moved, but knock-on delays are expected until around 4:15pm. Northern
A 12-year-old boy has been involved in a collision with a car in North Street, Keighley. The accident has happened close to the Alice Street junction, outside Shan House. An ambulance is in attendance. The extent of the child's injuries
Police are looking for a hit and run driver after a crash on City Road today. A 42-year-old man was left “badly shaken” but uninjured after the crash, which took place at around 10.34am. Police were called to reports of a collision between
Police investigating a firearms incident in Bradford have today released a description of a man they would like to speak to. The man, who is described as Asian and of stocky build, was seen in the area around the time of the incident, which occurred
Industrial action by lawyers over legal aid disputes have resulted in the unusual situation of two defendants from Bradford appearing in court without the assistance of their solicitors. Jurors in the case of brothers Muhammed Saeed Ahmed and Muhammed
Bradford barristers urged the public to support them as they took industrial action today in their fight to stop legal aid cuts which they say will hit the criminal justice system. Dozens of lawyers protested outside Bradford Crown Court as part
The head of ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics has been drafted in to oversee a major launch event for the Yorkshire Grand Depart of this year’s Tour de France. Organisers are planning the biggest-ever Tour team presentation two days before
A former Silsden professional cyclist who left for Australia nearly 30 years ago has been back in the area. Eric Stone, best known for winning the international Three Peaks cyclo-cross, was seen riding the area’s country lanes over the festive
SIR – Reading the letters of Messrs Boyes and Hall (T&A, January 2) and their verbatim rehashing of 2013 gutter press headlines, I am reminded why, as a very young man I felt compelled to join the Labour Party (when it was a Labour Party) What
SIR – Since the ending of the British post-war consensus in 1979 by Margaret Thatcher, all governments in this country, to varying degrees, have pandered to the greed of the minority supposedly to provide prosperity for the rest. The so-called
SIR – According to a report in the T&A (December 23), a Keighley resident drew Bradford Council’s attention to a pile of soil dumped, and blocking, the entrance to a public footpath. The Council refused to move it as they did not consider that
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Bradford Council’s director of education, Richard Knight, warned planners that a new £8 million City Technology College would weaken the district’s existing schools and cause resentment among teaching staff.
Concerns have been raised about the nuisance caused by off-road bikes and quad bikes on an estate in the south of Bradford. Police have pledged to reduce the anti-social use of such bikes on Broadstone Way, in Holme Wood. One tactic they will
The Friends of Northcliffe are holding a winter woodland management morning on Saturday, and volunteers are welcomed. The group, dedicated to maintaining and improving the Shipley park, will be thinning smaller beech saplings to enable the oak,
There are many groups and organisations carrying out excellent work in the Bradford district among a wide variety of people and across a range of issues. These groups, though, very often have little or no funding save for charitable donations and
SIR – Edward McMillan Scott and Rebecca Taylor, Liberal Democrat MPs, were extolling the virtues of EU funding to various establishments in Britain (Letters, December 19), conveniently forgetting to mention the amount Britain pays in to the EU.
SIR – In response to the article about a Keighley pub selling frogs’ legs (T&A, December 6). Far from being a quirky French delicacy, most frogs’ legs are actually imported to the UK from Indonesia, where the animals are taken from the wild
SIR – I am concerned about the misleading statements from Ian Murch, Bradford spokesman for the National Union of Teachers (T&A, January 3). At no point are schools bullied into becoming academies. Before a school becomes an academy it has
SIR – I must take issue with Iain Morris (Letters, January 2) when he suggests that this country has a ‘sophisticated electorate’. Perhaps he has failed to notice that we have in place a government which is openly stealing money from the vast majority
SIR – Out of the many 2010 Manifesto promises reneged on by Tory and Lib-Dem parties alike, two of the worst ones must be to reform the House of Lords, and reduce the cost of politics in general. For not only has the House of Lords not been reformed
SIR – As the major store groups reveal their vital Christmas sales data, we see that both House of Fraser and John Lewis have reported record performances, while Debenhams had such a dismal time it has posted a profits warning and its finance director
SIR – So, the Westfield project is about to start. Does this mean that the City Council can sit back and watch the regeneration happen? Probably. When it happens and all the new shops are open, most will have vacated other premises in the city.
From the T&A... 25 years ago: A controversial multi-million pound plan to turn a “green oasis” at Bradford’s Low Moor into a dozen factories met a storm of protests from angry residents. 50 years ago: Two unknown heroes saved a six-year-old
Frank Winterstein has been released from his one-year contract with the Bulls by mutual consent. The 27-year-old back-rower agreed to join the club in October of last year and went on to represent Samoa during the 2013 World Cup. But the former
Heavy rains have led to the A65 between Burley in Wharfedale and Menston being closed to traffic. The road has been blocked between the A660 junction and the A6038 Otley Road junction because of flooding caused by the overnight downpour. There
It is disturbing that dozens of children fail to return to Bradford schools after the summer holidays and are still unaccounted for more than four months later. There might, of course, be relatively innocent explanations for some of these, such
Almost one-in-four young people in Yorkshire have experienced symptoms of mental illness, including panic attacks and suicidal thoughts, as a direct result of unemployment, warns a new report. The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index warns that
Hungry Gareth Mansfield swept away the competition to be named Man versus Oakley’s champion eater. Gareth was one of several men, and a few women, to take part in the Skipton grill and pizzeria’s eating challenge over the past month. And Gareth
Three lawyers have been promoted to partner by Bradford and Leeds law firm Gordons in recognition of their contribution to its continued development. Corporate solicitor Andy Brian, planning solicitor Kate Butterfield and commercial property solicitor
The parents of a little boy who is unable to walk are hoping he will be accepted for a life-changing operation in America this summer. Two-year-old Wes Knight, pictured, who has cerebral palsy, is unlikely to be able to walk without the selective
The old snooker hall in Grange Street, Keighley, has been destroyed following a fire. The blaze destroyed what was left of the Lawkholme building following the first fire last Tuesday morning. Crews from six fire stations spent around four
A pioneering video-link which lets patients talk to health experts at Airedale General Hospital is being rolled out to care homes across Calderdale and Huddersfield. It means elderly residents in those districts are now to be linked to a round-the-clock
Police have hailed a multi-agency action day in Otley a success. Aireborough & Wharfedale Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with Leeds City Council officers, Casac (Community Action and Support Against Crime) and other partners for
A Wilsden teenager has been named one of the best young geographers in the country. Alisdair Glen, a Bradford Grammar School Pupil who got a staggering ten A*s in his GCSEs this summer, was named one of the top achievers in geography by the Royal
A 30-metre high wind turbine could soon join 1,000 solar panels as green ways of powering a rural business centre. Bradford Council has received an application for the turbine at Denholme Business Centre on Halifax Road. The centre, which can house
All tickets for Bradford Bulls’ 2014 shirt presentation evening have now been snapped up. The event, where Francis Cummins’ players will receive their jerseys for this season, sold out in less than 24 hours. Free tickets were available for
A bid for £80,000 has been submitted to the Heritage Lottery to fund a project officer to help steer Craven in its commemoration of the First World War, which started in August 1914. A decision on the application is expected by the end of February
Bradford Council has outlined the work it is carrying out to provide safe cycleways around schools and commuter routes. The local authority was responding to a question on the issue from Councillor Sinead Engel (Lab, Clayton and Fairweather Green
The owner of Ilkley Karate Club has launched a new class, primarily for people who are retired. Patrick Walton, who runs the club which is now in its 26th year, says there is a big benefit to older people who take up a martial art. He said:
A businessman who claims he was ‘run’ out of London by the 2012 Olympics has set up shop in Bradford looking for a fresh start – selling fruit and vegetables. Irfan Khan, whose Ilford greengrocery lost out on trade when Games organisers re-routed
A Bradford woman celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, surrounded by friends and five generations of her family. Hilda Hanson, who has a son, three grandchildren, 11 great- grandchildren and 22 great- great-grandchildren, was born and brought
High-tech air mattresses have boosted the comfort of patients at Manorlands Hospice thanks to a donation from the charitable arm of the Telegraph & Argus. Last year, editor Perry Austin-Clarke handed over a cheque for £9,600 from The Gannett
A wellbeing project is encouraging Bradford women to make themselves and their communities healthier through exercise. Womenzone, a women-only community centre based at Hubert Street, off Leeds Road, is now running a Healthier Women, Healthier
Phil Parkinson has no fears that Nahki Wells can detach himself from the transfer talk and fully focus on City. The in-demand striker is expected to be fit for selection for next week’s home clash with Bristol City after missing the New Year’s
A networking scheme in Guiseley will re-establish itself with a meeting this month. More than 70 businesses are now part of the project which was started two years ago by businessman Ian Dawes in a bid to prevent the town being overlooked.
A dream team of Bradford’s top business leaders could be formed to shout up for the city both at home and abroad. The team would spearhead the drive to market Bradford as a ‘Producer City’ – a place which excels at creating, making and trading
A man from Halifax has been charged with a burglary in the Aire Valley. The 25-year-old will appear at Bradford Crown Court in relation to a burglary at Stone Hill, Bingley, on November 8. The man has already made a brief appearance before
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted burglary on a Bradford pensioner’s home. Five men, one of whom was captured on a private CCTV camera, tried to break through the rear window of 76-year-old Sandra Parish’s house on Haworth Grove
Bulls coach Francis Cummins admits his players are straining at the leash ahead of their opening pre-season friendly against Hull FC. Cummins’ men host the Black and Whites at Odsal on Sunday, January 19 in the first of three hit-outs before the
A four-storey building expansion inspired by Islamic art could soon be built onto a girls’ school in West Bowling. The Foundation School on New Cross Street is an independent Muslim school for girls aged 10-17. Mohammad Afsar has submitted a planning
A busy Baildon road has been hit by a lack of light after a string of street lamps failed some three weeks ago and have yet to come back on. Holden Lane resident Averil Pass contacted Bradford Council immediately the lights went out several days
Two motocross bikes worth a total of £1,400 were stolen during a burglary in Bradford. The bikes, which have been described by police as “distinctive”, were taken from Oakenshaw overnight between Friday January 3 and Saturday January 4. The
Bradford still has 90 households with a black and white television licence, the third highest across Yorkshire and the North-East, according to new figures released by TV licensing today. In line with new advances in technology, the number of families
A driver who was one of 223 fined for going into a bus lane on the day of the Bradford City Runs is appealing the decision with an independent adjudicator. Nigel Dixon was issued with the £60 Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) after driving in the restricted
About a fifth of Yorkshire’s smaller manufacturers are looking to return production to the UK due to concerns about lead times and reliability from overseas suppliers, a new report reveals. Findings from the Government-backed Manufacturing Advisory
A 42-year-old man was last night in hospital with serious injuries after he was shot in what detectives believe was a “targeted” attack in Bradford. Police stepped up patrols around the Little Horton Lane area of the city after a gun was fired
An MP lobbying the Justice Secretary hopes to get an update this week on whether a full report into a “barbaric” attack on a young boy will be made public. Shipley MP Philip Davies met Chris Grayling at the end of last year to discuss the case
Around 100 people gathered yesterday at a hillside memorial to commemorate six Royal Canadian Air Force crewmen who died at the site 70 years ago. The men were killed when their Wellington Bomber BK387 crashed in fog at the spot in Tewitt Lane,
A back-to-back terraced house in Bradford was ravaged by fire on Saturday night. Firefighters from Osdal and Bradford were called to reports of a blaze at the property on Pannal Street in Great Horton at 10.20pm. The ground floor of the house was “
Up to 50 new jobs will be created when a food company opens a production plant in West Bowling later this year. Hull-based CK Foods, which produces pizza products, hopes to open the poultry processing plant in the next few months, and recently
The number of children who go missing during school holidays is on the rise, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. New data shows 96 children failed to return to school as expected after the long summer break last year, the highest number in three
A police campaign pursuing pick-pockets and shoplifters in Bradford has been a success with crime falling, including a 45 per cent reduction in the number of personal robberies. More officers and special constables were drafted in to the city centre
Firefighters freed a trapped driver by removing the side of his car after a head-on collision in Bradford tonight. Appliances from Idle and Rawdon attended the incident, which involved a Vauxhall Astra and a Toyota, on Leeds Road, Idle, just after
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information about a woman who has gone missing from her Skipton home. Gillian Wheatley, 64, was last seen heading into Skipton on Cawder Mews at around 10.15am on Saturday morning. She is described as
Police have recovered £50,000 worth of stolen goods from an industrial unit in Low Moor, Bradford, including two trials bikes stolen in a burglary in Oakenshaw on Saturday. Bradford South Neighbourhood Police Officers, together with an Operational
