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  • Wanted man held at airport over drugs

    A man wanted for supplying class A drugs across Europe was arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport last night. The Dutchman was seized by officers from the Aireborough and Wharfedale neighbourhood policing team, who were acting on intelligence provided

  • Bower relishing fan-tastic turnout from Stockport

    Mark Bower is hoping Nethermoor will be packed on Saturday, even if it means his club’s supporters are outnumbered. Guiseley’s 15-game unbeaten run came to an end last Saturday when they lost 3-0 at Aldershot in the FA Trophy but they are still

  • Deacey under no illusions for Bradford Park Avenue test

    Bradford boss John Deacey knows just how hard a test his club will face when Hednesford Town visit Horsfall Stadium on Saturday. The Midlands outfit are second in the Skrill Conference North and will be bidding to go top again, as they did when

  • Prize guys to provide Farsley with tough test

    Farsley will be pushing to consolidate their place in the play-off zone at Throstle Nest on Saturday but they face a tough test against Ossett Town. Not only will the game have the unpredictability of the derby factor but the visitors were the

  • Silsden seek to ease drop fears

    Silsden are still looking over their shoulder at the relegation trapdoor in the North West Counties League Premier Division as they journey to south Manchester on Saturday. The Cobbydalers head to West Didsbury & Chorlton looking for much-needed

  • Idle man is jailed after £80,000 of drugs found in car

    A Bradford drug dealer, previously jailed for 11 years in connection with a £1.4 million heroin haul, was found to have a kilogramme of cocaine valued at about £80,000 in the glovebox of his car when stopped by police on the M62, a court heard yesterday

  • Brighouse and Thackley hope for no pitch hitch

    Brighouse Town hope there will be no problems with the pitch at their Dual Seal Stadium on Saturday as they look to host neighbours and promotion rivals Thackley. The reverse fixture in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division was

  • Wibsey Warriors face tough task to repeat run to cup final

    Wibsey Warriors kick off this season’s ACE Insurance BARLA National Cup competition when they meet National Conference champions West Hull at Northfield Road on Saturday. The Warriors, who went all the way to the final last year only to be edged

  • Bradford Flower Club to meet

    Bradford Flower Club will hold its next meeting at Haworth Road Methodist Church on Monday at 7.30pm, when Jackie Walker will be demonstrating on her topic Structures With Style. The Flower Club meets regularly on the third Monday of every month

  • Council approves plans to turn car showroom into dental lab

    Plans to turn a car showroom into a dental lab and facial rejuvination clinic have been approved by Bradford Council. Brendan Hudson had applied to change the use of the unit, number 46 at Albion Mills on Albion Road, which also has permission

  • Angling lines

    BRADFORD CITY AA The new year weather has started mild and anglers have been out on the banks and catching. If 2013 members have not yet renewed, their subs are now due for 2014 and must be paid before fishing. The cost is £36 for full members,

  • Tyersal look to step up revival

    West Riding County Amateur League officials will be hoping the bad weather relents sufficiently to allow a full schedule of fixtures tomorrow. The last couple of weeks have seen heavy rain severely reduce the number of matches played and the forecast

  • Yorkshire Division Two results are a lottery - Klenk

    Bradford Salem’s first-team manager Neil Klenk reckons that waiting for the SSE Yorkshire Division Two results every Saturday night is akin to watching the National Lottery. “It is the most unpredictable league I have known,” said Klenk, whose

  • Mclean: I'm on the up with Bradford City

    Aaron Mclean expects to win promotion as a Bradford City player. The striker, who signed this morning, is convinced that his new club match his own ambitions to get up from League One. He said: "I wouldn’t have wanted to go to a club that’s

  • ‘Perfect storm’ hits Haworth cat charity

    A charity which says it has endured its toughest year so far is not expecting improvements. Yorkshire Cat Rescue, formerly Haworth Cat Rescue, says it anticipates demand for its services will remain “relentless”. During 2013, the Cross Roads-based

  • Allotments all set to bloom again

    Unused land at an overgrown allotment site in Bradford is to be transformed into a community garden. Residents living near the Scotchman Road allotments, off Toller Lane, had become concerned after demand for the plots dropped and the land became

  • Youth club day

    The mobile youth hub, offering free activities for the 13 to 19s, will be at St Paul’s Church in Bradford Road, Birkenshaw from 4 until 6pm on Tuesday.

  • Snap up course in photography

    Budding photographers can get snap happy at a one-day workshop. Oakwell Hall in Nutter Lane, Birstall, is hosting the course for those new to digital SLR cameras and photography from 9.45am until 4.30pm on Saturday January 25. Pre-booking is essential

  • University to attract students to Horsforth

    Hundreds more students will be heading to Horsforth as part of a new university’s plans to increase its numbers. Leeds Trinity University, which is based in the town, wants to increase student numbers from 3,250 to 4,000 over the next ten years

  • Dancers in special date at school

    Northern Ballet will feature in children’s programme Something Special on the BBC CBeebies channel today. Members of the company, which has some dancers from Bradford, filmed at Northern Ballet in Leeds with children from John Jamieson School.

  • Wharfedale coach backs squad to respond after horror display

    Wharfedale coach Jon Feeley has total belief in his players’ ability to bounce back from last Saturday’s shock 27-14 home SSE National League One defeat by Tynedale. He said: “I think we will respond in the right way. I fully back the players to

  • Beer festival for Pool-in-Wharfedale

    Pool-in-Wharfedale will have its first beer festival this spring. The event, organised by Pool Cricket Club in association with the Old Cock pub, Otley, will take place on Saturday, April 5, in the Village Memorial Hall. Open from 11am, it

  • Police 'concerned' for welfare of missing Bradford schoolgirl

    Police today appealed for information about the whereabouts of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who has gone missing from her Bradford home. Chloe Metcalfe was last seen leaving her home address in Kesteven Road, Holme Wood, at about 4.30pm yesterday and

  • Viaduct history

    The building of Arthington Viaduct will be main topic at the History of Pool Group's first meeting of 2014. The group will also examine the history of local bridges and give an update on forthcoming events when it meets in the lounge of Wharfedale

  • Bradford planning file

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Baildon: alterations to existing roof, windows and doors, new and replacement dormers and replacement garage, Southlands, Stubbing Road. Barkerend: dormers to front and

  • CONFIRMED: Mclean joins Bradford City

    Aaron Mclean has joined Bradford City on a two-and-a-half year deal. The club this morning confirmed the former Hull striker has signed - and he is joining his new team-mates for training. Mclean, 30, will come straight into the squad for Saturday's

  • Ilkley care pair get reward for work

    Two staff at an Ilkley retirement village have been presented with awards by their employer. Audley Clevedon employee Sharon Cooper won a Care Star of the Year Award from retirement village and care company Audley Retirement, while head chef, Stuart

  • Harry Potter first editions go on sale in Otley charity shop

    Harry Potter fans can now pick up some first editions of the smash hit children’s books from an Otley charity shop. The Scope store on Kirkgate has just had eleven first edition Potter books, all in mint condition, donated. They are on sale now

  • First game’s success points way for future

    Local rivals Oakbank and Parkside started the new year with the first of the Yorkshire RFU-Keighley RUFC Schools’ Initiative rugby union matches. The game was a curtain-raiser to the Keighley v Ilkley SSE Yorkshire Division One derby later that

  • Plans for store ‘positive news’

    Tesco has unveiled plans to build a new store in Silsden. The proposed 20,000 sq ft medium-sized store, if allowed, will be built on a site in Keighley Road, to the east of Silsden AFC, close to where Aldi also hopes to build. A public exhibition

  • Bradford Cathedral director is appointed

    Bradford Cathedral has appointed a former member of the armed forces as its director of strategic development and operations. Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Anderson retired after 21 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps at the end of last year and

  • Keighley Cougars all set for Barrow raid

    Cougars player-coach Paul March says his side will head to Barrow Raiders in buoyant mood on Sunday as they aim to build on their demolition of Rochdale. March’s men opened their pre-season campaign with a crushing 58-4 victory over the newly-promoted

  • Premiership hopeful Temm learned a lot playing at Otley

    New Zealander Dan Temm is having to be patient in his bid to become an Aviva Premiership player. The 22-year-old former Otley back-rower was signed by Newcastle Falcons last month until the end of the season but has been loaned out to SSE National

  • Budget ‘to benefit all residents’

    Otley’s Liberal Democrat town councillors will propose an alternative budget “to benefit all residents” next week. The council’s controlling Labour group budget will be proposed on Monday and includes a 17 per cent reduction in the precept.

  • Man hit by vehicle walking his dog

    A man well known for his love of dogs died while out with his canine companion, it has emerged. As reported previously in the Telegraph & Argus, Harry John Chamberlain, 47, of Skipton, was struck by a vehicle on the A65 at Draughton just before

  • Debate on education to be held at Bradford College

    People in Bradford will have the chance to share their thoughts at the next education forum. Speakers will be discussing ways in which education can provide young people with skills for the future. Councillor Ralph Berry, Bradford Council’s

  • Keighley councillor's praise for help for Syrian refugees

    A Keighley councillor has praised townspeople for their generosity in giving aid for Syrian refugees. Coun Abid Hussain also paid tribute to members of Keighley project Al-Hikmah who collected the much-needed items. Al-Hikmah volunteers set

  • Cummins: Bradford Bulls new boys set to face Hull

    Bradford Bulls coach Francis Cummins will hand debuts to a number of new signings in Sunday’s pre-season friendly at home to Hull FC. Garreth Carvell, Luke George, Lee Gaskell and Adam Henry have all been named in a 24-man squad to face the Black

  • Bradford residents can sign up for crime updates

    Bradfordians can sign up for crime updates tailored to where they live. They can also sign up to be part of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme or join a community message board via the West Yorkshire Police Online Watch Link (OWL). Visit owl.co.uk/wyp

  • Step up to dance

    The latest social tea dance takes place from 2 until 4pm at Cleckheaton Town Hall, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton today. Beginners can learn ballroom, latin and sequence dancing while experienced dancers can brush up their skills.

  • Stanbury pupils mirror Jackson Pollock work in art study

    Pupils’ work inspired by American artist Jackson Pollock has been on display. Children at Stanbury Primary School opened a temporary art gallery and invited parents, villagers and local politicians to a launch party. The youngsters created

  • Oil overheats at Asda in Keighley

    Firefighters rushed to a report of a fire at Asda in Keighley yesterday only to discover it was overheated oil. Crews from Bingley and Keighley fire stations were called at 6.05pm. A fire service spokesman said: “It proved to be overheated

  • You must have your say

    SIR – In response to Alan Walsh’s letter (January 13) stating that most people did not vote for the Town Council, extending on his logic, the same can be said of all three Conservative Councillors that represent Baildon. At the last elections in

  • Route wrangle is silly

    SIR – Graham Hoyle really needs to get out more if his hobby is looking up bus routes (Letters, January 14). Very funny – but perhaps he should consider that shooting oneself in the foot is by definition self-inflicted! Coun Lynne Smith, Labour

  • No economical nous

    SIR – A number of schools have informed parents that their children will have to use an iPad as part of their learning process. It was suggested to the parents that they pay £10 a month until the purchase price of £360, which is the average retail

  • Birds are just the tonic

    SIR – For the last five months, a range of different birds have been feeding off the bird table in my nextdoor neighbour’s yard, the most beautiful being the bullfinch. There are four of them. What a wonderful bird. I’ve spent hours watching them.

  • Time to embrace ideals

    SIR – In their Winter 2013/14 newsletter, our local Conservative councillors assert that they are “Standing up for Baildon”. They do not, however, appear to be standing up for Bradford. They must surely know that the proposed reduction in children

  • Lack of principles

    SIR – I feel I must reply to Mr Bird’s letter (T&A, January 11) in response to a letter from Christopher Hindle. Firstly let me state that I am not a supporter or defender of the Labour Party. I regard them as a disaster who abandoned all their

  • Now is not the time for tactless war of words

    SIR – The letter from Alison Sherratt of the ATL (January 11) simply adds to the unseemly spat between Michael Gove, teachers and so-called leftie historians which is currently demeaning plans to commemorate the Great War. Party political arguments

  • Foster caring gives children a fresh start

    "On the day she was leaving I felt very sad, but also glad that I’d been able to put something positive into her.” Jeanette Threlfall describes how she felt as she said goodbye to Hayley, a teenage girl she cared for in her Bradford home. The

  • Thursday, January 16, 2014

    25 years ago: Ten senior female nurses, who had claimed they were victims of discrimination after receiving a pay cut, announced they were abandoning their legal fight against Bradford’s health bosses. 50 years ago: Six appliances and 25 firefighters

  • Community asset plan welcome

    While there is no suggestion that the future of Bradford City is anything but rosy at the moment, moves by a supporters’ group to have it declared a community asset are a sensible way of helping safeguard it for the future. If Bradford Council

  • Radford ready for tasty test at Bradford Bulls

    Former Bulls star Lee Radford is expecting a “tasty run-out” when his Hull FC side arrive at the Provident Stadium for Sunday’s pre-season showdown. The 34-year-old ex-forward is gearing up for his first season as head coach of his home-town club

  • Cable thieves putting lives at risk, warns Northern Powergrid

    Innocent people’s lives are being put at serious risk by thieves targeting overhead power lines across West Yorkshire, Northern Powergrid has warned. In the last week alone, nine incidents of theft from the electricity network have taken place,

  • Event highlights elderly care in district

    Businesses and Age UK are teaming up to hold a coffee morning with a difference in Bailiff Bridge, Brig-house, in aid of elderly charity Independent Age, helping people live at home instead of going into care. The event will be at Bailiff Bridge

  • Suzuki is happy to keep on moving

    These are happy times for 4x4 fans, as Suzuki’s latest sales figures prove. Jeeps, SUVs or call them what you will, used to be crude and cumbersome. Not any more. They used to be expensive to run. Not any more. And they used to be only in demand

  • Week of action to target loan sharks

    Spen Valley residents can learn about the dangers of loan sharks during a week of action by West Yorkshire Trading Standards in Kirklees. The organisation wants to help Kirklees Council spread the message that illegal money lenders are not welcome

  • Event held in Shipley to turn ideas into reality

    People in neighbourhoods across Shipley are invited to join together to help each other enhance where they live. Over the last few months community forums have been held across the area asking people what they would like to change about the ward

  • Four held over spate of Bradford burglaries

    Four men have been arrested for a number of burglaries in Horton, West Bowling and Marshfields in Bradford. On Saturday, a 41-year-old from West Bowling was arrested in connection with a burglary the previous day on Round Street. The man was charged

  • Gardens in Bradford Council sale scare saved

    Four lovingly-tended gardens have been saved from a Council development plan after the authority was accused of trying to drive up their value before selling them off. The gardens, off Railway Road, Idle, are owned by the Council and rented out

  • Gotcha! Mclean set to sign for Bradford City today

    City are today set to clinch Aaron Mclean’s capture as their move for the striker edges towards completion. The Hull hitman was at Valley Parade yesterday afternoon for a medical and talks with joint chairman Julian Rhodes and director of operations

  • England cricketer Paul Nixon to attend club event

    Former England and Kent wicket keeper Paul Nixon will be the guest speaker at Pool Cricket Club’s annual dinner. The fundraising event takes place at the Village Memorial Hall on Friday, January 31, and will include a performance by comedian Venn

  • Bradford Bulls loan trio good role models for young players

    Few know James Saltonstall, Joe Philbin and Tom Walker better than the man who has spent the past five years nurturing them in the youth ranks at Warrington. Ben Lazenby is the Wolves’ head of youth, junior recruitment and development and played

  • 5,600 Bradford district jobless have benefits removed

    Out-of-work benefits were stripped from 5,590 people across Bradford in the first eight months of tougher Government punishments for failing to try and find work, new figures show. And statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions

  • Worry as Haworth post office set to close

    Haworth’s post office is threatened with closure. Villagers are calling for urgent action to save the branch in Main Street, which is set to shut due to the impending retirement of the sub-postmaster. It is the only remaining post office in

  • Bradford and Keighley magistrates court file

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Michelle Marguerite Cook, aged 37, of Reevy Road West, Buttershaw; application to reopen a case following conviction, case reopened, conviction and sentence set aside, endorsement