FORMER Bradford Council leader Eric Pickles has faced a fresh onslaught in the city over his now notorious letter to Muslim leaders urging more assistance in the fight against extremism. The letter, written in the wake of the Paris attacks, was
A RECOMMENDATION to cease trading at Keighley's Civic Centre has been defeated by a small margin.The proposal was put forward by Keighley town councillors Amjid Ahmed and Javaid Akhtar, who warned that the town council did not have enough money to pay
AFTER a gutsy performance in defeat at Moortown, Keighley go into Saturday’s re-arranged SSE Yorkshire Division Two match at home to Knottingley full of heart. Graeme Sheffield’s team led 13-5 at half-time in what he called a clash of in-form teams
A SALESMAN, named employee of the year, who was part of a masked robbery gang that attacked a couple to steal cannabis, was today jailed for seven years. Thomas Christoforou, 25, shook his head as a jury at Bradford Crown Court found him guilty
DETECTIVES are following up new leads after a chilling Crimewatch reconstruction of a doorstop knife attack on a Bingley man. Philip Hey was the victim of a random and savage attack at his home in Wagon Lane on December 15, 2012, during which a
FORMER England international Dan Scarbrough has returned to his spiritual home. The twice-capped winger, who played for Wharfedale last season in SSE National League One, has signed for Yorkshire Two promotion-chasers Bradford Salem. Bingley-born
HAVING faced the top two in SSE National League One in successive weeks, Wharfedale are digesting the lessons learnt before bidding to make amends for their lowest point of the season so far. The Greens followed up a 78-12 mauling at leaders Ealing
THREE out of Bradford’s five MPs will vote against introducing plain packaging for tobacco. A new law on packaging – which could cost jobs at two Bradford firms – could come into force by next year after it was announced MPs will be asked to vote
LEEDS president Massimo Cellino’s lawyers remain in talks with the Football League over their decision to ban him from being owner of the club. Cellino was scheduled to sever all ties with Leeds on Wednesday after losing his appeal against the
BRADFORD Park Avenue manager John Deacey says Saturday’s home game against Colwyn Bay is one of a number of cup finals his team need to win to hold onto their Vanarama Conference North status. Second-bottom Avenue have suffered back-to-back postponements
ALBION Sports hope to be back in action in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Divisionwith a tough trip to third-placed Worksop Town on Saturday. Albion were frustrated last weekend when snow prevented them from hosting Cleethorpes
Blantyres Barn, Hill End Lane, Harden, Bingley £549,000 Dacre, Son & Hartley, Bingley 01274 560421 SARAH Nield and Anthony Gilbert spent a year scouring the internet for their new home, before falling in love with this amazing five-bed-roomed
POSTPONING last Saturday’s Vanarama Conference North derby against Bradford Park Avenue will hit Guiseley in the pocket. But, although the re-arranged date of Tuesday, February 24 will not attract as many through the Nethermoor gates, the Lions
BACK-to-back postponements have prevented Silsden from building any momentum following victories in the North West Counties League Premier Division either side of the New Year. The Cobbydalers are due to face Abbey Hey in Manchester. The home side
FARSLEY will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat at leaders Salford City with a home win over Scarborough Athletic to boost their Evo-Stik Division One North play-off hopes on Saturday. Neil Parsley’s men lost a tough battle 3-2 at Moor
JUST imagine that you were a farmer working the land that had been in your family for generations. You have a reputation for high quality crops and a contract with the producer of an American table sauce that sells well in the UK. Then you received
SIR- I read Peter Finan’s letter (Letters, January 21) with amusement. I do not think ex-pats in Spain should be sent back to Britain if they can’t speak Spanish. I think they should learn Spanish and not expect a free translator, for example
SIR - What planet is our MP Philip Davies on? When today’s news reports say that half of global wealth is held by the one percent, with a warning issued by Oxfam of the widening inequality gap; and the Pope saying that rising inequality will damage
SIR - The letter to mosques from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles (pictured) will, I suspect, have widespread support from UK citizens, with its suggestion that the whole Muslim community needs to play its part in combating Islamic extremism (T&
SIR - Even though recognising the outstanding contribution to humanity made by those of the Jewish faith, and still cherishing the friendships formed through the integrity of my Jewish contacts, I still remember Irgun Zvai Leumi, the Deir Yassin Massacre
A WELL-BUILT personal trainer attacked a dad as he took his two young children to school, a court heard.Jailing Paul Nriapia, 55, for nine months at Bradford Crown Court today, Judge Jonathan Rose told him he had taken the law into his own hands and engaged
POLICE are warning people to be wary of an online blackmail scam. Men on social media website Facebook have been targeted by women claiming to be called Cathy Wong and Ling Cheung. They ask the men to Skype them and then entice them into performing
YORKSHIRE will face England Test captain Alastair Cook in the four-day champion county fixture against the MCC at Abu Dhabi in March. Cook, sacked as England’s one-day captain last month ahead of the World Cup, has made himself available to play
Andy Halliday and Francois Zoko should both be available to play for Bradford City in Saturday's FA Cup fourth round tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Midfield man Halliday has signed a short-term contract until the end of the season after cancelling
A DRUNKEN man who took his father's work van without permission wrote off two vehicles in a head on crash, a court heard. Stephen Crabtree, 31, was told by Judge Jonathan Rose it was a miracle the other driver was not seriously injured or killed
WHILE the forecast for Saturday is fine and dry, the chances of any grounds being fit for play in the West Riding County Amateur League after the midweek snow is highly unlikely. With 14 weeks of the normal season still to play, there is no immediate
SIR - Bob Watson (Letters, January 19) proves a point I continually strive to make – that there really are some people who will stand for coal breaking over their heads (whilst they sycophantically wring their caps to their Tory betters). After
AN ELDERLY man suffered a cut to his head in a scuffle with a burglar at his home in Bradford. The 87-year-old and his wife were at their home in Whitehead Place, Fagley, at about 4pm yesterday when they heard a noise. He went to investigate
SIR - Like the majority of Bradfordians I am really looking forward to the regeneration of our fine city. The Westfield Broadway Development, together with the proposed underground retail project, is just what the city needs. Sadly, because
THE Princess Royal is in Bradford today visiting a host of organisations and companies across the district. This morning, she met graduates from Project SEARCH at Bradford Royal Infirmary, helping to celebrate an employment scheme which has helped
ALL matches on Bradford Council-owned pitches will be off this weekend due to bad weather. This includes games played on the school pitches at Rawdon Meadows. The council stated: "The recent snow has made it impossible to carry out maintenance
A LEADING Government minister is visiting the Bradford district today. Norman Lamb MP, the Minister of Care and Support, was given an up close view of how care is provided during his visit to Shipley today. During his visit he spoke to Leo
“We want the village to have a Tour de France presence, so it is remembered.” The thrill and passion surrounding the summer spectacle remains fresh in the minds of Yorkshire people, and in particular those at the sharp end of the world‘s most famous
ORGANISATIONS have been urged to get in touch over taking on the management of a sports facility in Bradford. Karmand Community Centre Limited is seeking an organisation to take on the future management of its sports facility. The selected organisation
CUSTOMERS of Ikea in Birstall have raised more than £24,500 as part of the firm’s Soft Toys for Education campaign. For every soft toy bought as part of the campaign between October 27, 2014, and January 3, 2015, the Ikea Foundation donated €1
A SPECIALLY commissioned oak storage cabinet has been made for Bradford Cathedral by Treske, a North Yorkshire manufacturer. The new cabinet is used to store a new series of vestments and altar frontals. Justin Bartlett, the owner of Treske
BUSINESS owners across Bradford have been invited to a one-off tourism event to find out more about what is being done to attract visitors to the area. The Visit Bradford Tourism Forum is aimed at businesses that regularly deal with visitors, such
THE newly-created company behind Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World said it was trading ahead of expectations after a “roller coaster” Christmas sparked by demand for Black Friday promotions. Dixons Carphone, worth £5 billion after a merger
NEARLY 400 new construction jobs are being created due to strong local demand for new homes. Housebuilding group Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has announced plans to open at least four new sites in West Yorkshire this year, leading to 387
VISITOR numbers at Eureka! The National Children’s Museum in Halifax, rose to their highest level since 1998 to 302.460 last year. They included 23,849 school children taking part in educational workshops and themed events during school holidays
A BRADFORD-based law firm has launched a free online library containing answers to more than 3,000 legal questions. The initiative by LCF Law covers a range of legal issues handled by the the firm’s main divisions, including corporate law, property
PARISH councillors in the Worth Valley have agreed to increase their precept for the 2015/16 financial year. At their latest meeting, members of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council unanimously voted in favour of a 2.5 per cent precept
A 52-YEAR-OLD man is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of dealing in Class A drugs. Bryan Morris, of Grattan Road, Bradford, denies possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply on October 31, 2013. He also pleads not guilty
BRADFORD Council has seen the light over its controversial siting of a Steeton street lamp. Workmen have changed the site of the lamppost in Skipton Road, near the junction with Thornhill Road, following complaints from local councillors. The
OTLEY’S MP has called for the Chilcot inquiry into the UK’s role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq to be published immediately, after news it will be delayed again. Greg Mulholland, Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West, found it “frustrating” to
A YOUTH homelessness charity is still seeking support for an emergency funding appeal in a desperate bid to keep one of its Bradford hostels open. Centrepoint inherited Albert House, in the Heaton area, late last year, but the building has suffered
THE region’s ever-increasing numbers of unwanted cats has resulted in an unwelcome record for a charity in the district. Yorkshire Cat Rescue, based in Cross Roads, near Haworth, coped with a 22 per cent rise in the number of cats it rescued during
MESH advertising banners on the side of a building in Shearbridge have been refused by Bradford Council planners. Advertising consent for the ground and first floor of 8 Longside Lane, has been turned down because of their “excessive size, poor-quality
A FORMER Keighley man who became a national housing expert has died at the age of 50. Andy Steele was the Emeritus Professor of Housing and Urban Studies at the University of Salford. Mr Steele, who was brought up in Silsden, died at his home
LOVE will be in the air when Bradford hosts its Valentine’s market. Luxury chocolates, arts and crafts and flowers are among the products available at the event, which runs from Thursday, February 12 until the Saturday in Darley Street. For more, call
25 years ago: Bradford Council's Highways Department announced it was to pledge £60,000 to implement a series of safety upgrades to help cut the death toll on Leeds Road, after three people were killed in incidents on the route in the previous year. 50
SCHOOLS in Bradford and Kirklees are already signing up to participate in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Among those taking part in this year’s event, which runs from January 24 to 25, are Bradford Grammar School, Lower Fields Primary, Birkenshaw
A CAR was stolen from a driveway in Bradford after the owner left the engine running to defrost the windscreen. The owner had popped back into their house on Peel Park Drive when the theft happened. Police are hunting a man who was seen in
A SLOVAKIAN man, hunted by police for over a decade for a fatal car accident in his home country, was arrested in Bradford yesterday. Officers from Bradford District Police executed a European Arrest Warrant to take into custody a 29-year-old man
BRIGHOUSE-based road safety charity Brake is urging drivers to take car maintenance seriously this winter after a survey revealed alarming numbers of drivers do not know how to make basic safety checks. The survey, by Brake and an insurance company
The Tour de France Grand Depart was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the last few years. The wonderful scenes of well-wishers lining the route through the district as the world’s greatest cyclists fought their way up our hills and across our
PLANS to build extensions, make roof alterations and front entrance porch at a home in Eccleshill have been approved. The scheme at 131 Victoria Road also involves demolishing an existing extension and garage. A similar scheme was turned down in
AN AWARD-winning brass band from Queensbury has been given £1,000 from a local recycling company. The Leo Group, which runs Omega Proteins in Denholme, has supported the Black Dyke Band’s fundraising appeal to fly its 39 members to Freiburg, Germany
RSPCA inspectors have made an urgent appeal for information after cats were dumped in boxes in Cowling, near Keighley, on two successive Fridays. Both cats (one of which is pictured) are black and each was found in a cardboard box taped shut with
A FUNDRAISER is set to tackle the Sheffield half-marathon in April to raise money for charity work in Uganda. Graeme Pullan, 52, of Addingham, who was nominated for his fundraising efforts in last year’s Telegraph & Argus Community Stars Awards
THE Consortia of Ethnic Minority Organisations will host its 13th annual general meeting at 12.30pm on Wednesday, at the Carlisle Business Centre, Manningham. The keynote speaker will be Bradford Council leader David Green (pictured).
A TEAM of Keighley volunteers is again collecting donated goods and cash to help Syrian refugees. The group of about 20 Keighley people has set up two donation points where people can drop off items or money – Shann’s Supermarket, in Alice Street
CORONER’S Officers in Bradford wish to trace relatives of James Thomas O’Callaghan who died at his home in Keighley. Mr O’Callaghan was found at his home in Devonshire Street on Sunday, January 18. He was 87 and died of natural causes. Anyone with
TWENTY new jobs have been created at a new bargain store in Bradford. Bargain Buys, which opens at 10am tomorrow at the Forster Square retail park, is a new venture from the father and son duo behind Yorkshire-based retail giant Poundworld .
A POLITICAL party which wants more powers for Yorkshire has chosen a candidate to fight Leeds North West in May’s General Election Physics teacher Dr Bob Buxton, from Rawdon, will be one of several Yorkshire First candidates standing in the national
SIX workshops are to be held on February 7 as part of an exhibition.at the Dye House Gallery at Bradford College. They include an illustrated talk by Mick Manning Brita Granström from 10.30am-12.30pm; Responding to Richness, by Helen Parrott, 10.30am
A NEW service aims to match up homeowners looking for lodgers with people looking to rent a room. West Yorkshire’s five local authorities have teamed up to create the web-based service, called Rent a Room. The website provides an opportunity
A MAN on trial accused of robbing a Bradford cannabis farm has been cleared of one of the allegations against him. A jury at Bradford Crown Court found Thomas Christoforou not guilty yesterday of one of three robbery charges arising from last February's
THREE home carers on trial accused of plotting to defraud a housebound 92-year-old widow have declined to give evidence in court. Wendy Bell, 57, of Greenside Lane, Cullingworth, Lisa Bell, 30, also of Greenside Lane, and Helen Banks, 42, of Howbeck
POLICE have released this e-fit image of a man they would like to speak to after a burglary in Bradford. A man knocked on the door of a house in Silverdale Road, West Bowling, and asked the occupant for a drink. As he went to make the drink, the suspect
Do you think your company deserves to be in the running for a Bradford Means Business Award 2015? Here's how to get involved. In the first instance, we'd like you to spend some time perusing this supplement and the 11 distinct categories to
WEST Yorkshire road safety charity Brake has praised police for their efforts to catch drink and drug-drivers over Christmas but has expressed concern that lives are still being put at risk. Breath tests were down to 133,996 but there was a higher
A CHARITY which has been treating underprivileged children in Bradford for 125 years has been congratulated with a civic reception. The Bradford Cinderella Club was formed in January 1890 and has been helping poorer children enjoy treats such as
The presentation of the Bradford Means Business Awards is always a glittering affair on the night. It is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the organisers, the judging panel and those who have kept the awards so successful by entering the
BRADFORD Council’s decision to refuse the conversion of a Bingley house into a childminding business has been upheld by the Government. Steven Robson’s application to convert 39 Southway in Eldwick into a business that would care for up to 12 under
AN OPTICIAN is urging people to donate their old glasses to help people in the developing world. Guiseley Specsavers collected 30,000 pairs of glasses for Vision Aid Overseas in 2014 and is again asking for unused frames to be donated to its Otley
A SCHOOLGIRL has given more than £1,000 to a charity which supports her partially-sighted younger sister. Riley Blissett raised £1,127 for Aniridia Network UK as her seven-year-old sister, Tora, has the condition, which has left her blind in one
A BRADFORD rape suspect was threatened by a fellow prisoner while he was held on remand after revealing details of his behaviour with an alleged victim in a hotel room, a jury was told. Nathan Campbell, 24, of Great Horton, was threatened after
COMMUNITY Chest grants of up to £500 are available to groups benefitting residents in the Bradford South area, but applications must be in before the end of next month. The grants which are awarded four times a year are to assist community-based
Big-hitters from the business world have celebrated the best companies, entrepreneurs and innovations at the fourth annual Telegraph & Argus Bradford Means Business awards last year. The glittering black-tie ceremony, held at the Aagrah Midpoint
DIRECTOR of rugby Paul Royston has vowed that the Cougars will be the fittest team in League One this season as they gear up for their opening friendly at the weekend. Paul March's men travel to Craven Park to face Barrow on Sunday (2pm) as they
THE MAN found dead in a field near the River Aire in Silsden has been named today as David Robert Vickers. Bradford coroner’s office said the body was believed to be that of Keighley man Mr Vickers, due to identification found at the scene.
BUS services were diverted following a crash between two cars in Idle today. An orange Vauxhall Meriva and an orange Vauxhall Adam collided on Highfield Road at about 7.10am. Police said the Adam was blocking the road and they were waiting
QUEENSBURY School will again be closed today because of snow. Overnight snow has left the site in a dangerous condition, said a Bradford Council spokesman. The school will be closed until tomorrow so the site can be made safe. Farfield Primary
CITY keeper Ben Williams expects to be the busiest player at Stamford Bridge this weekend – but Phil Parkinson reckons he is also one of the calmest. Williams will take his usual spot in the Bantams goal for the FA Cup fourth round as talks continue
BULLS coach Jimmy Lowes will utilise his full squad and hand opportunities to a number of Under-19s prospects in Jamie Peacock’s testimonial against Leeds on Sunday. Lowes was left disappointed after last weekend’s visit of Huddersfield fell victim
BRIAN McDermott smiles at the memories. He was a senior professional at Bradford in the late 1990s and Jamie Peacock was a young hopeful trying to establish himself at Odsal. Carl Jennings, the club's revolutionary conditioner, would flog the
AS JAMIE Peacock prepares for his testimonial match against the Bulls on Sunday, the legendary forward is already planning for his retirement. The 37-year-old will hang up his boots at the end of the season and hopes to secure a position in the
DELIGHTED cycling fans across the Bradford district are jubilant that the all-new Tour de Yorkshire route will again bring biking stars and huge crowds to local beauty spots. One million fans are expected to line the route to see the world's top
DELIGHTED cycling fans across the Bradford district are jubilant that the all-new Tour de Yorkshire route will again bring biking stars and huge crowds to local beauty spots.One million fans are expected to line the route to see the world's top cyclists
Together with our colleagues Bradford Council and the Bradford Chamber, the Telegraph & Argus is proud to be once again inviting you to enter the annual Bradford Means Business Awards. We're delighted to be gearing up to commemorate the Bradford
A HAIRDRESSER is warning other businesses to take extra precautions after she was targeted in a petty crimewave. Tracey Cronshaw, who owns Millie's Hair Salon, in Jer Lane, Horton Bank Top, Bradford, had just built her new business back up after
HOSPITAL chiefs in Bradford say they have bounced back from delays in starting treatment for cancer patients and are now exceeding targets.Parliament’s watchdog raised the alarm after the proportion of people seeing a specialist within two months of a
THE Princess Royal is due in Bradford today to visit a host of organisations and companies across the district. She is set to meet graduates from Project SEARCH at the city's Royal Infirmary, helping to celebrate an employment scheme which has
BRADFORD'S youth service buildings, which could soon feel the squeeze of budget cuts, have a maintenance backlog of over £2.25 million, a new report has revealed. And one of the buildings has been described as "beyond repair." These are some
THE rate of tuberculosis cases across the Bradford district is the highest in West Yorkshire and more than double the national average, a report has revealed. Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS have identified 'hotspots' for the condition
NEWLY released documents shed more light on the events which led to a school's entire governing body being sacked.Governors at Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College (LBEC) were controversially removed by Bradford Council last year, over concerns
A DRUG addict dad, who seriously injured two of his children and an innocent couple while driving like a "lunatic," has been locked up. Umbar Ali, 40, was remanded in custody yesterday after he was convicted of four charges of causing serious injury
BRADFORD film-maker Steve Call will be back in his home city this spring to shoot his new movie.The 48-year-old from Wrose had already landed a major distribution deal with an Arizona-based company for his first action comedy A Total Thug Up, also filmed
A CHILD abuser from Bradford who raped a boy and girl and sexually abused two other boys has been jailed for more than ten years. Gareth Smith played a hide-and-seek game called Freeze to trick his victims into his bedroom before sexually abusing
AN APPEAL has been issued for volunteers to sign up in Bradford for a crucial medical service. The Community First Responder (CFR) scheme is a life-saving partnership between Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) and local communities.
LONG waits at a railway level crossing could come to an end as part of a major housing scheme.Proposals for a new £7.5 million bridge across the railway between Skipton and Keighley are being discussed as part of a scheme which could result in 220 homes
MORE than 25,000 children in the Bradford district are living in families with energy debt problems, a report has revealed. The figures have been released in The Children's Society's report, Show Some Warmth: Exposing the damaging impact of energy
