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  • We should make effort to explore other faiths

    NEXT Saturday is the Anniversary of the Declaration of the Bab, in the Baha’i Faith. The Bab heralded the arrival of Baha’ullah and was the co-founder of the Baha’i faith. Within the world there are many religions which all have one point in common –

  • Children are facing too many exams – and it does not add up!

    When I look back at my youth, exams were few and far between. Bar spelling and multiplication tests, I can’t recall having any exams at primary school. Secondary school wasn’t blighted by exams until fifth year - that’s year 11 to anyone under the age

  • Beating the stress as exams bring a testing time for children

    IT is one of the most stressful times of the year for students. Revision becomes a priority on the months approaching examinations which, ultimately, will count towards their future careers and, according to the national children's helpline - ChildLine

  • Brewery move to be welcomed for jobs

    SIR – News of the relocation of the Bridgehouse Brewery from Keighley to the Airedale Heifer at Sandbeds, near Keighley, and the creation of jobs is to be welcomed (T&A May 14). The refurbishment of Airedale Heifer is also good news. It is

  • Royal baby brings us needed good news

    SIR – Re the letter Hysteria for Royal Baby (Colin Durkin, T&A, May 6), I agree with Mr Durkin up to a certain point. I myself have very little time for the Royal family or their affairs. Yes, I sympathise with Colin Durkin, there is a lot

  • Question on voting was settled few years ago

    SIR – Can’t understand the cry for change to structure of voting politics. Didn’t we have a referendum two years ago and how many do we want and who pays the cost until either Joe Public or the authorities get what they want. Don’t people have

  • Bring human touch back to transactions

    SIR – Welcome to the new MP, Bradford East. And we all remember our huge debt to Bradford East’s David Ward who (with Labour’s Frank Field) saved our cheques. Small businesses, charities, pensioners, plus anyone who likes a hard copy receipt to

  • Thanks to those who voted in the election

    SIR – I just want to say a heartfelt thanks to the residents of Windhill & Wrose for electing me. People have been very kind in sending me messages of goodwill and congratulations over recent days but the more important message of thanks must

  • Search for books on locomotive history

    SIR – Thank you everyone who has written in regarding my enquiries about the steam locomotive “Victoria” which was based at Low Moor shed. Thank you also for the information you gave me about the books I should purchase which have photos of Low

  • Lights should be clear for all drivers to see

    SIR – Apropos the letter (T&A, May 8) from Pamela Smith re traffic lights “slats”, this system has been in general use nationally for some time and at times also at some types of pedestrian crossings (with a staggered island). It has been found

  • Think again on Tories after next few years

    SIR – The Tories have unfortunately won the election on a full majority, welcome to Nightmare on Political Street. The voting public then have clearly in my view sold their soul to the devil, all because no-one wanted Ed Miliband forming a possible

  • Lights should be clear for all drivers to see

    SIR – Apropos the letter (T&A, May 8) from Pamela Smith re traffic lights “slats”, this system has been in general use nationally for some time and at times also at some types of pedestrian crossings (with a staggered island). It has been found

  • Red followers not any quieter after result

    SIR – Oh dear! It really has been hard to stop the sniggering over the last day or two while reading the mutterings of your left-wing correspondents Messrs Hornsby, Durkin et al, about the recent General Election. They are all obviously distraught

  • SNP will now impact us all

    SIR – That the SNP changed the face of British politics is one way of describing the election result, perhaps? Nicola Sturgeon should answer not only to those people who voted for her party but also to those in the Union who preferred a fairer

  • Diabetes tales wanted to help inspire others

    SIR – We are searching for people affected by diabetes to help us spread the message about the importance of good diabetes care and support in Bradford during Diabetes Week, which takes place June 14-20. I hope your readers may be able to help

  • Great VE Day celebration was just like the old times

    SIR – Could we say a rather belated thank you to the staff and organisers of the 70th anniversary celebration of the ending of the Second World War. The day was a very happy warm occasion, bar staff coped very pleasantly with a huge amount of people

  • Millions voted for Ukip to get Westminster say

    SIR – It is curious that Peter Finan should regard Ukip as an intolerant party and rejoices at their apparent rejection by the people of Bradford, ( Letters, May 14). Firstly, over 28,000 people in the Bradford Metropolitan District voted for UKIP

  • Police name woman killed in Wyke road tragedy

    A WOMAN pedestrian who died in a hit-and-run crash in Bradford has been named by police. Victoria Holland, 28, of Scholes, Cleckheaton, was struck by a Toyota Corolla car on the A58 Whitehall Road, at Wyke, at its junction with Westfield Lane,

  • Early cup final goal proves false dawn for Campion

    CAMPION'S bid to avenge their defeat from last season and take the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division Cup away from Halifax-based rivals Ovenden West Riding got off to a great start at Storthes Hall.Steve Hollingworth took advantage of

  • Detective's pride at prestigious policing award

    A TOP Bradford detective today spoke of his pride after he was honoured by West Yorkshire Police for his 30 years of crimefighting. Detective Chief Inspector Steve Snow, of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, was chosen to receive the prestigious

  • Magical Majid helps Girlington over line

    GIRLINGTON, runners-up last season, are through to the second round of the Sir James Roberts Cup.However, the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League contest at Hallfield was close, Girlington only winning by 12 runs after electing to bat and making 120

  • Bradford Park Avenue must plan without Hotte

    BRADFORD Park Avenue's new management team of Martin Drury and Jamie Price have met with the club's directors to discuss a whole host of subjects and near the top of that agenda will have been next season's playing budget.Dury and assistant Price were

  • Cuts more than just fairy story

    SIR – Are you sitting comfortably, then I’ll begin? Your article, “Contractors find tree growing out of the City Hall’s clock tower” (T&A, May 13), should finally put to bed any speculation as to where erstwhile council leader, Mr Eric Pickles

  • Bradford nursery named as one of top ten across the country

    A BRADFORD nursery has been named the most recommended nursery in Yorkshire and the sixth in the UK.Kinder Haven on Halifax Road came sixth out of more than 10,000 nurseries in the UK and first out of 967 nurseries in the Yorkshire & The Humber based

  • On This Day – May 18, 2015

    25 years ago: The Employment Minister, Tim Eggar, shrugged off a row over supposed £200,000 cuts to training cash which Bradford Council said could put 40 jobs at risk, during a visit to the city to announce a £500,000 grant for office space in Little

  • Fun day to raise funds for little Tyla's condition

    A FUN day in aid of an eight-year-old Bradford girl, who suffers from a form of cerebral palsy, hopes to raise £4,000 to further her recovery with an intensive physiotherapy course. Tyla Anguige (pictured), eight, of Burnham Avenue, Bierley, suffers

  • Cricket results

    QUAID-E-AZAM LEAGUE  Premier Section: Darulshafa 152 (M E Mir 55, D Ironside 5-22), OnQ 154-2 (I Mirza 70); Kashmir Dews 210 (Awais 43, W Khaliq 4-20), White Rose 214-3 (A Mukhtar 112no); Keighley RZM 188-9 (A Ahmed 49, A Mustafa 4-28), Shimla's

  • Palestino show their class

    PALESTINO have finished as emphatic Division One champions in the Spen Valley League.With one match remaining, they are now ten points clear of second-placed Hightown Jets.Palestino made it 19 wins out of 21 matches as they trounced visitors Cleckheaton

  • BBC to focus on Bronte sisters' lives for one-off TV drama

    THE difficult home life of the Brontes will be brought to life in a BBC1 drama about the literary sisters, written and directed by Last Tango In Halifax author Sally Wainwright and filmed in Yorkshire. The one-off, two-hour drama will follow Charlotte

  • Dementia campaign to be welcomed

    Dementia is one of the most insidious forms of illness, one that can rob otherwise perfectly healthy people of their memories, their faculties and even their personalities. It is especially distressing for their families, who must watch the person

  • Armed teenager banned from using any taxi in West Yorkshire

    A TEENAGER has been barred from using all taxis in West Yorkshire while awaiting sentence for refusing to pay two cab drivers while armed with a knife. Alex Grogan admitted six offences at Bradford Crown Court today and was warned to expect a prison

  • Arsonists thought to be behind blaze at former pub

    FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a former pub in Allerton. Crews were called to the Old King's Head, on Hill Top Lane, at about 10pm yesterday. It is believed the fire was started deliberately. A spokesman for Fairweather Green fire station

  • Delays on M62 near Bradford after lorry loses a wheel

    A STRANDED lorry is causing delays on the M62 near Bradford after it lost a wheel. Two lanes of the eastbound carriageway between junctions 26 (Chain Bar) and 27 (Gildersome) were blocked as a result. SEE THE LATEST TRAVEL UPDATES  

  • Live daily news blog - Monday, May 18

    5:40pm That's all from today's live blog. We'll be back in the morning with more of Bradford's latest news. 5:32pm ACCIDENT: A woman pedestrian who died in a an hit and run

  • Bumper schools' festival at Marley

    More than 900 players from 130 teams will take part in one of the biggest school five-a-side football festivals in the country this week. The event, at Keighley's Marley Activities and Coaching Centre, will be held today, tomorrow and Wednesday

  • Cummins on the comeback trail with Yorkshire Carnegie

    FRANCIS Cummins is expected to complete a cross-code switch to Yorkshire Carnegie following his successful legal battle against the Bulls. The former Bradford head coach won his case for wrongful dismissal in Leeds County Court on Friday and now

  • Just the ticket to aid Bradford City recruitment

    CITY believe the take-up from their latest cut-price season-ticket offer can prove a persuasive weapon in attracting new players.More than 3,000 were sold in the first week of the £149 deal – and around 20 per cent of those were to fans buying them for

  • School merger plan revealed to tackle overcrowding crisis

    PLANS HAVE been unveiled to merge Silsden’s two primary schools to help tackle an overcrowding crisis. Aire View Infant and Hothfield Junior Schools could move together to a new site in Silsden once the merger has gone through. The merger would

  • Bradford leads the way in fight against dementia

    A PIONEERING project looks set to put Bradford at the forefront of the battle against dementia. Bradford Council has teamed up with a host of organisations, including two of the country's top three universities, on what is being described as the