A GROUP of children’s centre bosses say planned council cuts will leave them struggling to meet targets in helping disadvantaged families.Representatives of groups that run half of the children’s centres in the district attended a meeting of Bradford
COUGARS have signed trialist prop Matt Ross on a one-year deal.The former Cougar Cubs and scholarship player has featured in two first-team and one reserve game during pre-season.He has impressed sufficiently to earn a contract and has been allocated
A van driver who reversed into a parked car before leading police on a chase around the Holme Wood estate in Bradford has been spared jail.Maxim North, 32, who admitted dangerous driving, was seen by officers patrolling on Lymington Drive at 6.55pm on
North One East: Morpeth 39 Cleckheaton 3 CLECKHEATON made their second of three trips in four weeks to Northumbria to face table-toppers Morpeth. The Spen Valley men seemed unaffected by the two-and-a-half-hour journey as they started the game
UP to 40 jobs will be created after long-awaited plans for a supermarket on the former Bradford & Bingley site in Bingley town centre were approved today. The store for the Main Street site was given the green light under delegated powers after
THE public's help is being sought to trace a disqualified driver who is wanted for a driving offence.Police in Bradford say they are looking for Mark Meek, 35, who is wanted for an offence of driving whilst disqualified in the Manningham area of Bradford
POLICE are appealing for information to trace a man who is wanted on recall to prison. Bradford Police would like to speak to anyone who has seen or has information about Jaspal Singh, 35, who is being sought for breach of the terms of his licence
BRADFORD brothers have been jailed for helping to set up a cannabis factory which could have flooded a city with £3.5 million of the drug. A court heard that the pair were traced via mobile phones and a van which visited the illegal unit in
“IT’S a drama – but it represented all our truths.” That was the message from Sara Rowbotham, the whistleblower at the centre of the Rochdale grooming scandal, during a key note speech at a Bradford conference on child sexual exploitation (CSE)
A SPECTACULAR show involving a magnificent horse puppet is set to wow audiences in Bradford and be a homecoming for one of its cast members. War Horse is due to start a month-long run at the Alhambra tonight. The lavish production follows a
CHRIS Mordue is running nicely into form ahead of finals day in the Spen Winter Sweep on Saturday, February 24.The Pudsey bowler might not be top of the overall standings in the battle for the Geoff Brough Trophy – that honour belongs to Mark Regan of
Yorkshire Division Two: Roundhegians 31 Old Grovians 26 OLD Grovians suffered late heartbreak in their 31-26 defeat at Roundhegians in Yorkshire Division Two. The visitors were leading 26-24, only to concede a try and conversion with the last
PEOPLE are being asked whether a city centre ban dealing with street drinkers and drug-takers causing a nuisance is working. Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Police have been enforcing a Public Spaces Protection Order for the city centre and
BRADFORD'S billiards team picked up a 7-5 win at Great Horton Conservative Club in the Yorkshire Inter-District League as they beat leaders Harrogate to remain in contention for the title.Steve Wilman got Bradford off to a great start, knocking in
DEWSBURY Tog B would have been considered outsiders for honours in Division One of the Bradford League at the start of the season.Yet they are the surprise packages so far and are showing great consistency in both league and cup.Embassy Police A and Dewsbury
LEEDS forward Stevie Ward believes playing in the World Club Challenge will help make up for the disappointment of missing out on the World Cup.The 24-year-old second-rower made a remarkable recovery from a dislocated shoulder to help the Rhinos beat
IRELAND international Oliver Roberts has signed a new five-year contract with Super League club Huddersfield.The 23-year-old former Bradford second-row forward, who caught the eye playing in the 2017 World Cup, is now tied to the Giants until at least
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a missing Bradford man. Gareth Shutt, 32, was last seen at home in Bolton, Bradford, at around 6pm yesterday. He is described as being of slim build, around 5ft 7ins tall and has tattoos on his arms of a dragon,
COUGARS will be without their captain for their opening League One game of the season at home to Workington.Josh Tonks was handed a one-game suspension last night by the RFL disciplinary panel after being charged with a grade A reckless strike with the
FOUR teenagers have been arrested following an attempted robbery in Bradford city centre. The youths, aged 14, 15, 15 and an 18-year-old man, were arrested after a group of males demanded a phone and property from a man, also aged 18. The incident
MOTORISTS in Bradford have been warned of rush hour delays following a crash involving at least six vehicles on the M62. West Yorkshire Police's Contact Centre Twitter said it had received reports of a serious road traffic collision on the westbound
Vanarama National League: Guiseley 0 Gateshead 1 IT may be St Valentine's Day but Guiseley are still looking for their first win of 2018 after a narrow home defeat to lower mid-table Gateshead kept them at the foot of the Vanarama National League
RED VERDON is the class act on show at Lingfield as he goes in the Betway Conditions Stakes.The Ed Dunlop-trained five-year-old was most unlucky not to pick up a big prize in his three-year-old season.He finished sixth in the Derby at Epsom and fourth
"WE had a terrible raid on Exeter this morning. The warning sounded at 1.45am...Soon the planes were over and bombs were dropped. Jean and I dived under the dining-room table...I lost my new hat and coat and my glasses in the fire... Nothing is left
A CHARITY that provides young people with apprentice work has been given permission to undergo a major expansion.Appris, based at Btal house in Laisterdyke (pictured), last year revealed plans to expand its base to provide space for an extra 70 apprentices
Bradford East MP Imran Hussain has criticised the Government for cutting central funding to Bradford Council, saying the Council’s finances are “on the brink”.The criticism comes after the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced
A BUSINESS group says plans for a new railway station in Bradford will be a great benefit to the city’s future as people can have their say at a series of events. Transport for the North (TfN) has started a 13-week consultation on its Strategic
PLANS to redevelop a neglected and “uninhabitable” building in Bradford’s Little Germany have been submitted to Bradford Council.RBWest Ltd plan to fully refurbish Grade II listed College Mill on the corner of Upper Park Gate and Barkerend Road, and turn
Charlton 1 City 1"CHANGE starts here," read one of the perimeter advertising boards at the Valley last night. It was a fitting sign for City after the struggles of 2018.Simon Grayson kept up his record of never having lost his first game in
DELIVERING healthy eating messages across the Bradford district, there is no doubt that Amy Lamond has made an impact. The public health nutritionist has been at the forefront of Bradford Good Food Project, working to encourage businesses such as restaurants
A MAN caught by police with a kitchen knife as he argued with an opponent who had earlier assaulted him has been jailed for four months.Tanvir Ahmed, 31, was seen in confrontation with another man by PCSO’s patrolling on Whetley Lane in Bradford just
BULLS back Ethan Ryan admits he regrets his actions that led to him being sent off for the first time in his professional career against Cougars.Ryan was one of four players dismissed in Sunday's volatile friendly between the local rivals along with
More than 4,000 vehicles have been stolen across Bradford in the past two years – an average of 5.6 thefts every day. Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the Telegraph & Argus show that a total of 4,142 vehicles were
SIMON Grayson reckoned a point was the least City deserved after they fought back to frustrate play-off rivals Charlton. Sub Tyrell Robinson’s 80th-minute header earned a 1-1 draw at the Valley in Grayson’s first game at the helm. The new boss
