A SECOND dental nurse, jailed after a violent street fight, has been struck off by the General Dental Council.Bhopinder Singh Matharoo, who was based at the Wellcroft Othodontic and Dental Practice in Shipley, was neither present nor represented at the
SILSDEN'S scheduled derby at Colne last weekend was postponed – but even if the game had been at home it would have been off, as Minister for Sport Helen Grant's difficulty on the pitch at the Keighley Road ground proved. The day before the Cobbydalers
MASSIMO Cellino has announced he has resigned as president of Leeds United but insists he will return in April. Cellino has been disqualified as an owner and director of the club by the Football League following a tax evasion conviction in Sardinia
TIM Bresnan will link up with the England Lions one-day squad in South Africa next week, taking the Yorkshire contingent on tour to seven. The Headingley all-rounder will leave Australia this weekend, where he has just completed a short stint playing
SILSDEN ace Dougie Lampkin has confirmed the dates of his ever-popular summer trials school.They will be held on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8 at a venue to be confirmed near the town.The course is already 50 per cent booked and, particularly
THREE Bradford Sunday Alliance League clubs are praying for a dramatic weather improvement so they can finally play their much-delayed West Riding County FA Sunday Cup ties.It is the fourth successive weekend that Thornton United will try to visit Belle
THE FATHER and uncle of a fugitive rape conspirator, who they helped to flee the country during his trial, have both been jailed for four years.Wakar Akhtar, 21, failed to attend court after giving evidence at his Bradford Crown Court trial last November
A WOMAN was arrested after hurling a plastic bottle at a judge as he sentenced a defendant involved in a violent disturbance in Bradford city centre.The missile struck the wooden wall panelling behind Judge David Hatton QC and ricocheted to the floor
BOGUS workmen tricked their way into West Yorkshire fire service headquarters in Birkenshaw and stole a trailer and generator.Three men claiming to be contractors entered the compound off Bradford Road at 3.41pm on January 12. They left eight minutes
BRADFORD schools have once again been playing their part in a "hugely important" project to help bridge the gaps between different religions and cultures.Both Carlton Bolling College and Tong High School have hosted exhibitions about the life
DEPRESSION isn't part of the ageing process. There are many issues which can trigger feelings of loneliness and isolation but early intervention is imperative to tackle the problems before they escalate. Launched in 2008, Positive Minds was
As the new year gets under way, many of us have our fingers crossed that we'll be feeling better off financially in 2015, especially as the economy continues to recover.But for just under one in three people, there will be no fresh start from worrying
Faux fur is a no-brainer for winter, but now we're the wrong side of Christmas, natural tones and animal prints can feel a bit too, well, wintry. Cobalt, mint or pastel pink fur, on the other hand, feels anything but.Still toasty warm but with the added
JANUARY can be a make or break time for couples. Many put their relationship difficulties aside over Christmas, but once the seasonal celebrations are over problems can manifest prompting many into a make or break situation.For those who decide to separate
The fitness world is full of inspiring stuff; people, stories, ideas. But never has something moved me quite as much as the This Girl Can campaign which launched this week, which shows real women exercising - while kicking ass and having a ball in the
The new Army Reserve recruitment campaign launched last week with a series of recruitment events up and down the country. It aims to showcase to potential reservists, aged 18 - 50, how a role in the Army Reserve can help fill the gaps missing in
BOBBIE-LEIGH Cartwright had set her sights on an army career but, faced with the reality that she was overweight, she launched her own battle - to shed the pounds. The 17-year-old from Wyke has struggled with her size from a young age. Her mum
LOWER aviation fuel costs and the falling euro mean general holiday bookings in the UK are surging, and cruise lovers can join in the bargains too.Cruise ships used to be the playgrounds of the elite but there are ways to bag a great deal, depending on
TENTATIVELY creeping through the shady forest, we're all on high alert. Speaking in hushed tones, only our feet crunching on the man-made shell path give away our position. Eerily, the white stones resemble tiny bones, which adds to the nail-biting mood
CLECKHEATON stalwart Alan Bentley has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 62.The second-rower started his rugby at Moorend before moving to Bradford, where he captained the club, moving back to Cleckheaton – where he was also skipper – when
THE purpose of this column is not the chronicling of ancient history but reminiscences from the recent past not yet beyond the reach of memory. Some people might think June, 1985, is ancient history in a fast-changing world. Thirty years ago mobile
Killing for Christmas by DA Barker, £8.55NOT entirely by chance, the sexual grooming of young women is a theme of Donald Andrew Barker's crime thriller Killing for Christmas, a self-published book which costs £8.55 in paper form and £2 as an e-book.This
PUPILS were left starstruck when a meteorite dating back to the dawn of the solar system, moon dust and even a piece of Mars arrived at their Bradford school. Amid tight security, Bowling Park Primary School received the special delivery on Monday
I am standing in Bradford Interchange, watching the digital display above my bus rank slowly marking up the time with the inevitable fatalism of someone who just knows deep inside that his bus is not coming.There is snow on the ground. The schools have
BRADFORD Park Avenue today completed the formalities of Gareth Roberts' takeover of the club. A new team of directors have taken over the reins at Horsfall following the formal transfer of the major shareholding from Bob Blackburn to Roberts.
SIR – Mr Hindle betrays a Marxist world view in his reply to my letter as he reduces all events and outcomes to economics (Letters, January 21). He further refers to the working classes as “the proletariat”. Mr Hindle is quite correct to imply
ILKLEY Lawn Tennis Club are to stage the biggest tournament in their history this summer. The club, which was formed in 1880, are hosting a major pre-Wimbledon tournament on their grass courts. The AEGON Ilkley Trophy, which will feature both
JAMES Lowes has named a 24-man squad ahead of Sunday's pre-season friendly clash against Leeds Rhinos (kick-off 3.00pm). The Bradford Bulls head coach has included a trio of rising Under-19s talents in his line-up, in addition to trialist Charlie
SIR – Yes, Mr Durkin, you are missing a trick (Letters, January 21), the Tories are not a right-leaning party nor Labour a left-leaning one. The difference between them is marginal, which means it’s looking like we will have another hung Parliament
SIR – The guided bus lanes along Manchester Road are not continuous. At some point the buses have to use the main highway in either direction and then they become stuck in traffic jams. Wouldn’t it be more logical to have continuous lanes the full
SIR – Now the politicians’ campaign to win your readers’ vote has started – despite people condemning the two Anglican Archbishops for complaining about the way this government is running the country – some readers need to be made aware of something
SIR – How right Shipley MP Philip Davies was to criticise Bradford City Council for using a ‘six figure’ sum of taxpayers’ money to pay staff to act as full-time union officials, while claiming services have to be cut due to lack of funds. Makes a
SIR – I am aware that the A&E departments of hospitals throughout the country are often the subject of some sorry incidents with regard to the length of time it can take to deal with the many patients who attend, sometimes without real justification
Unscrupulous money lenders are rarely out of the news.Doorstep loan sharks and other lending companies can blight people’s lives, saddling them with debts at huge rates of interest.The alternative, loans from high street banks - while not as extortionate
A MUM and daughter will be sentenced next month after being found guilty this afternoon of being part of a conspiracy to fleece an elderly widow out of more than £500,000. Wendy Bell, 57, of Greenside Lane, Cullingworth and her daughter Lisa Bell
BRADFORD City fans are on their way down south ahead of tomorrow's clash with Chelsea. The Bantams take on the Blues in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge at 3pm, but many of the 6,000 fans are travelling today. This picture
BUTTERSHAW Post Office in Halifax Road is to be modernised. The branch will open on February 12 at 1pm and be open for an extra five hours on Saturdays. It will shut at 5.30pm on February 3 for the work to take place. Area manager Julie Kemp
MARIE Curie is looking for volunteers to help set up a new fundraising group in South East Bradford, Drighlington and Birkenshaw. The group would meet every four to six weeks to help raise money and awareness of the charity, which has a hospice
A KEIGHLEY-BASED firm has pledged to give away 12 fully fitted stairlifts to deserving causes this year. A1 Stairlifts Services, based in South Street, is calling for nominations from the public and to help meet its promise to fit one free straight
WHILE the number of regional small and medium firms facing cashflow problems remains low, late payment of invoices remains an issue for many, a new survey shows. The latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank, which surveyed 1,500 UK SMEs
YORKSHIRE Water has today launched its biggest ever apprentice recruitment programme in a bid to ensure it has the skills in place to provide services for millions of customers. The Bradford-based utility company will create 160 apprenticeships
LYDIA Moi has joined Bradford-based export services business Chamber International as international trade administrator. Her experience includes working in export development for a major Yorkshire cleaning products manufacturer and being part of
STAFF at the Bradford branch of Leeds Building Society helped raise £400 for Asthma UK by promoting bookmarks of the children’s TV character Bagpuss. The branch on Bank Street, joined the society’s national branch network in selling bookmarks.
RIK De Vos is joining McBride, Europe’s leading supplier of private label household and personal care products as chief executive in the first quarter of this year. Until his arrival, chairman Iain Napier is leading the executive management team
PROPOSALS to introduce a new one-way system on a Bradford side-road have the support of residents, according to traders. Bradford Council has suggested that a section of Wheater Road, in Lidget Green, should be turned into a one-way street to improve
25 years ago: Campaigners appeared to have won their battle to persuade councillors to block a £50million development on green belt land near the M606, as Tory leaders refused permission for a 630,000sq/ft warehouse by the manufacturing firm Spring Ram
THIEVES cut the lock from a garage then rolled out a parked car to reach a £3,000 quad bike, which they stole. Now its co-owners are trying to trace the machine after realising their insurance cover does not pay out over the theft of the vehicle
It is disappointing news for those who regularly travel by train to hear that there is, as yet, no timetable for the replacement programme for the tired old rolling stock that is used on our local lines. Given that it was only in December that
MORE than 7,000 Bradford residents celebrated one of the key events in the Islamic Year. The parade, hosted by Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam (Bradford Grand Mosque) on Horton Park Avenue, united to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, also
HILDA Hanson marked her 101st birthday with 101 cards. The great great grandma was overwhelmed by the special delivery at Springfield Care Home in Halifax Road – thanks to the organisational skills of her granddaughter Sue Godward and the wonders
A RESTAURANT is adding some spice to Manorlands fundraising. The Curry House, in East Parade, Keighley, is staging a Valentines raffle in aid of the Sue Ryder hospice. Owner Ashraf Ali (pictured) is donating prizes including a magnum of champagne
ACCOUNTANCY firm Watson Buckle is helping children stay safe by sponsoring safety packs distributed to Cottingley Village Primary School . The packs are part of an initiative by Kidsafe, an organisation which makes children aware of the dangers
A LOCAL neighbourhood friends group has been busy sprucing up a neglected stretch of road on the southern edge of Keighley. Members of Friends of Damems West teamed up to improve a stretch of Damems Lane, near the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
A LITTER collection gathered bags of rubbish within 100 yards of St Edmund’s Children’s Centre in Girlington, Bradford. The litter pick-up was part of a Keep Girlington Tidy Campaign and involved children, staff and parents from the centre and
SIGN up for a free 5km timed run in Bradford’s Lister Park. The event, organised by volunteers, is held there every Saturday from 9am. Participants must register before their first run. See parkrun.org.uk/bradford.
AN ex-service-man was able to reconnect with former comrades thanks to a pioneering scheme. Colin Smith, 81, from Oakworth, Keighley, was one of the first people to receive support from the Worth Connecting project. He contacted project worker
PEOPLE across Bradford are being urged to tell the NHS what they think – both good and bad – about the services they receive from their GP. Clinical Commissioning Groups Bradford City and Bradford Districts are asking patients to take part in the
BRADFORD Council is urging people to think about how cold weather this winter may affect them, their family and home. Cold weather can lead to serious health problems and even kill, with people who are over-65, have suffered from heart attacks,
YOUNG people are invited to get animated during February half term with events based around Shaun the Sheep at the National Media Museum. Visitors can meet a storyboard artist and model maker from Aardman Animations and peek behind the scenes of
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a woman's body in a field in Guiseley. Paramedics reported the find close to Chevin Park, the former High Royds Hospital, off Otley Road, shortly before 9am today. Detectives and forensics experts have
ILKLEY Summer Festival is to get £4,000 from Ilkley Parish Council this year. Festival managing director Anne Hawkesworth said she was delighted with the grant as organisers face funding cut. She said: “This money will be specifically earmarked
TALENTS of Bingley Art Society and Keighley Art Club go on show this week at Cliffe Castle Museum. This year the two groups have worked closely with Bradford Museums and Galleries, exploring bird-related items from the collections, which have inspired
ILKLEY Parish Council will set its 2015/16 budget and debate setting up a community fund committee at an extraordinary meeting on Monday. The Parish Council has called a meeting at Ilkley Town Hall to approve a proposed budget for the next financial
THE JURY in the trial of three women carers, accused of plotting to defraud a wealthy widow by grotesquely inflating the cost of her care, will continue to consider its verdicts today. Wendy Bell, 57, of Greenside Lane, Cullingworth; Lisa Bell,
A BRADFORD teenager was treated to a backstage tour of James and the Giant Peach at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Visually-impaired Harris Roberts, 15, from Denholme, joined more than 170 other youngsters. The visit was organised by Action
AN IMAGE of one of three men who stole cash and a safe after breaking into a Bradford business has been released by police. Between 10.50pm on January 15 and 12.20am the next day, three hooded men smashed a ground floor window of the Seymour Works
A FORMER Bradford Speedway star is raising money for a severely-injured rider by attempting to complete a four-lap race on one wheel. Joe Screen, a world under-21 champion and Bradford Dukes’ most expensive signing, is well-known for celebrating
“WHY we love Yorkshire” is the focus of a campaign celebrating everything great about God’s Own County. The aim of the campaign is to engage people living and working in the county and kickstart feel-good conversations. Participants can tweet
BRADFORD lifesavers are being encouraged to come forward for a national awards ceremony. St John Ambulance is calling for nominations from Yorkshire and the Humber for its Everyday Heroes awards – an annual event celebrating lifesavers. The
BRADFORD Council officers are exploring the possibility of buying Haworth’s closed fire station and using it to replace the village’s rundown community centre. The news was revealed at the latest meeting of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish
AN APPEAL for more people to help Bradford Street Angels has attracted 20 volunteers. Last week the Telegraph & Argus reported how for the first time in its six year history, the charity, which helps people stay safe on a Friday or Saturday
THE axe still hangs over the district’s residential homes for the elderly, a scrutiny meeting heard. But Bradford Council has not decided which of its homes will close. The Council’s health and social care overview and scrutiny committee was
THE MAN found dead in a field near the River Aire in Silsden was named yesterday as David Robert Vickers. Bradford coroner’s office said the body was believed to be that of Keighley man Mr Vickers, due to identification at the scene. Mr Vickers
PLACES are available on a foundation workshop in Shipley for parents or carers who look after someone with communication problems. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols with spoken language to help make communication easier.
THE key points of the new schools action plan are: l All schools to provide the Schools Forum with detailed information on how pupil premiums are spent. l Alternative methods of measuring pupil progress be explored and tested by schools. l
TESCO stores in Bradford will be taking part in a collection to raise money for two health charities. As part of February’s National Heart Month, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK need volunteers to collect money at Tesco stores on February
AN INSPECTOR has dismissed a householder’s bid to stop Bradford Council taking enforcement action over his unauthorised extension. M Choudhry had built a two-storey extension to 387 Little Horton Lane without the correct planning permission and
THE Football Association will present a cheque for £25,000 to Bradford’s burns research unit at the Bantams’ FA Cup clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tomorrow. It is part of an appeal to raise £300,000 to help finance the work of the Plastic
A BOOK-smart six-year-old Bradford boy has won a selection of books from Bradford Libraries after correctly answering questions in a literary quiz. Six-year-old Usman Ali Rashid was presented with his prize, as well as a certificate, at an event
AN ELDERLY man suffered a cut to his head following 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, when they heard a noise. He went to investigate and found a man
THE growing voluntary and community sectors in the criminal justice system will stage a meeting in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson’s annual third sector conference will be held at City Hall on Tuesday
THE deadline for registering in time to vote in May’s General and Local Election is Monday, April 20. People are being encouraged to go online and complete an individual voter registration form, or a paper form can be obtained by calling Bradford
MATT Duke has something on his CV that City would kill for – a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge. The goalkeeping hero behind the 2013 Capital One Cup adventure kept Chelsea at bay six years ago in a goalless draw with Hull. Duke recalled: “I
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
FILIPE Morais will have a score to settle with his Chelsea-mad mates tomorrow.They all predict a thrashing for City when the winger returns to the club where he began his career under Jose Mourinho.Morais said: “All my family grew up as Chelsea fans and
QUEENSBURY are forced to ring the changes for the visit of PENNINE LEAGUE Premier Division leaders Fryston Rovers tomorrow. Utility forward Leighton Ruff misses out after breaking his hand in training and second-row forward Joe Walker is doubtful with
FRANCOIS Zoko rejected the chance to go elsewhere in League One to stick with City.The Blackpool striker is yet to start a game in two months at Valley Parade but was happy to extend his loan for the rest of the season.Phil Parkinson said: “He has had
WORLD Cup winner Joanna McGilchrist has made a cross-code switch to Odsal after being named as the Bulls' new assistant physiotherapist. The 31-year-old former Wasps lock forward, who won 63 caps and scored six tries for the England women's rugby
BILLY Knott admitted he didn’t grow up fast enough to make the grade at Chelsea.The City midfielder was with the Blues academy for five years but was released at 16.He said: “I probably only realised later when I went to Sunderland that you need to mature
PHIL Parkinson may be facing the best boss in the business tomorrow but insists City are not going to Chelsea just to make up the numbers. Jose Mourinho’s free-scoring Blues boast a 100 per cent Stamford Bridge record in the Premier League - but
TALK to anyone in rugby league about Leigh Centurions and the soundbites are always the same."Best team in the Championship ... bright young coach ... great marquee signing in Fuifui Moimoi ... are they ready to return to Super League?"Well,
STEPHEN Darby knows what the away fans can expect at Stamford Bridge tomorrow – because he used to be one.The City skipper has been to Chelsea before but only to cheer on his beloved Liverpool.Now he cannot wait to swap the stands for the pitch and lead
JOSE Mourinho would do well to learn the lessons of history and not wind City up beforehand.Just ask John Bond, whose Norwich side paid the price for his mouthing off in the Bantams' last odds-defying FA Cup run 39 years ago.City, then a bottom-half Fourth
PHIL Parkinson has expressed his sympathy for the fans who could not get their hands on Chelsea tickets. The City boss felt they could have sold 20,000 – more than three times the allocation the visitors have been given. The club have been
PLANS are being drawn up to “modify” the district’s hated Pacer trains – despite David Cameron’s personal vow that the decrepit vehicles will be axed. Rolling stock companies are carrying out the work because they believe the Government will fail
TRYING to second guess Jose Mourinho is an impossible task.With an embarrassment of riches in the Stamford Bridge dressing room, good luck in predicting the Chelsea starting line-up that will emerge against City.Mourinho made eight changes for the previous
WAYNE Jacobs still describes Chris Waddle's wonder strike at Goodison with just one word – "wow".It is 18 years on and the grainy quality of a Youtube clip cannot diminish the majesty of the first-time chip that sailed over Neville Southall
GEORGE Galloway last night threatened legal action to win a place in the TV election debates, as the leader of the Respect Party. The Bradford West MP said it would be unfair to invite other minor parties – including the Greens and Welsh Nationalists
LAWYERS for a disabled sports star who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer are trying to trace his former work colleagues as they investigate his working conditions. Joe Lawrence has mesothelioma - a terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos
A LEADING Government minister has condemned Bradford Council's "outdated" care system. Norman Lamb MP, the Minister of Care and Support, claims Bradford Council's use of 15-minute home care appointments needs to be reformed. Claims home carers
A CRACKDOWN on shop shutters is beginning to smarten up the district, according to a new Council report.But a traders' group says the policy is too inflexible and can cause real problems for businesses wanting to protect themselves against crime.Exterior
A DRIVER was caught by police speeding at 115mph with a five-year-old child lying unrestrained on the back seat of the car. Officers carrying out speed checks had to follow Dariusz Parczewski's Mercedes-Benz car for nearly two miles on the A1(M
A SHOP caught selling counterfeit vodka has been given a formal warning by licensing bosses but has managed to keep hold of its alcohol licence. East Euro Food Centre in Whetley Lane, Girlington, Bradford, was found to be selling a spirit called
SCHOOLS in Bradford will have to do more to show that they are taking "immediate action" to improve standards after an independent report said efforts were moving too slowly. Professor Andrew Woods, an academic expert, released his report last
THE Princess Royal helped to celebrate the achievements of a work scheme, an engineering company and a charity during a visit to the district yesterday. She was given a warm welcome by more than 150 guests at Bradford Royal Infirmary, where she
THE BD2 postcode area in Bradford is among the ten worst areas of the UK for burglaries, according to research published today. Analysis by the price comparison site MoneySuperMarket found that the postcode, which includes Eccleshill, Five Lane
