A WOMAN who was killed after being hit by a lorry died by suicide by stepping out in front of the vehicle, an inquest found. Mavis Brason, 68, of Well Grove, Brighouse, died from a serious head injury following the collision in Halifax Road, Brighouse
PROPOSALS to allow new businesses to change the use of empty shops in Bradford without planning permission will go to a public consultation. Today Bradford Council’s Executive supported plans to loosen planning rules in city centre streets, including
JACK BROOKS has targeted a lead of at least 200 by the end of Yorkshire's second innings in their dramatic relegation scrap with Roses rivals Lancashire. Brooks starred on day two of the Championship match at Headingley with 5-66 as Lancs, replying
YORKSHIRE enjoyed a superb first half of day two with the ball before battling hard with the bat as the ongoing Specsavers County Championship relegation battle at Emerald Headingley reached its halfway stage. Jack Brooks starred with 5-66 from
CHARITIES which do lasting work in the community across the Bradford district are being encouraged to apply for a grant from the Telegraph & Argus’ charitable arm. The Gannett Foundation, operated by the US company Gannett, parent company of
STERN defence in the opening half hour paved the way for Wibsey to make it two wins out of two in Yorkshire Division Four North West. The visitors saw little of the ball in that phase of their 31-10 victory at Burley, during which Luke Wilson was
ANOTHER robbery took place at a convenience shop chain on Monday evening, just five days after one at a separate store in the city. The robbery occurred at McColl’s in Beacon Road, Bradford at around 9.25pm on Monday evening, police confirmed.
A REQUEST for almost £10 million funding for a major new road project in Keighley has been made by Bradford Council. The Council’s decision making Executive today approved plans for the widening of Hard Ings Road, one of Keighley’s most congested
PLANS to introduce new traffic regulation to a series of roads in Baildon will be discussed by councillors tomorrow. In July Bradford Council announced the changes as a way to address “The lack of sufficient on-street parking in Baildon village.
THE West Riding County Cup first round draw has thrown up some fascinating ties, none more so than Thackley's trip to Steeton. This season marks Steeton's first in the Hallmark Security League following their accession from the West Riding County
THE Duke of Cambridge has candidly revealed he took some of the troubling aspects of his air ambulance pilot job home, as he launched an initiative to improve workplace well-being. William said "you're just seeing all the sad things, all the pain
THE boss of Jaguar Land Rover has warned Theresa May that a “hard Brexit” will wipe out his company’s profits, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. Addressing the UK’s first Zero Emission Vehicle Summit in Birmingham directly ahead
A SILSDEN-based cricket bat company is runner up in a prestigious 2018 guide that recognises the best quality cricket equipment. And Viking Cricket, owned by Jeff Wilson, has also confirmed it will be sponsoring Yorkshire county player Karl Carver
A MAN has been sentenced for selling counterfeit clothing through eBay. Stephen Clarkson, 36, of High Meadows, Greetland, Halifax, and director of Custom Design UK Ltd, was handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, at Bradford
Yorkshire had a mixed afternoon session on day two against against Lancashire at Emerald Headingley, with the visitors still on top. Lancashire, replying to a first-innings 209 in this Specsavers County Championship relegation battle, had reached
PLANS to transform an empty city centre building in Bradford's 'top of town' area have been given the go ahead by planners. The proposals, for the former Cooker Centre in Rawson Square, will see the building turned into a cafe bar, with a snooker
THE TABLES were turned when Championship visitors Wrose Bull knocked out Premier Division West Bowling 3-2 in a thrilling Bradford Sunday Alliance Senior Cup first-round clash. Bowling took the lead early against the run of play through Wayne Sparks
JP Morgan has warned that the future of 4,000 British jobs is dependent on the type of Brexit deal secured by the British Government. Banking executives were being quizzed by the Treasury Select Committee over the UK’s EU divorce. Responding
UNEMPLOYMENT in the district has risen again, according to the latest figures, following the largest fall this year the previous month. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that there were 9,420 people claiming unemployment
Yorkshire Division Three: Thornensians 38 Baildon 0 SOME Baildon stalwarts pulled on a jersey to cover for absent colleagues at strong opponents Thornensians in what was appalling weather. For example, Phil Wilson played for 80 minutes, while
REPRESENTATIVES from Bradford Council and University of Bradford and are in China this week seeking to build stronger relationships in film production, education and tourism. The Bradford team is part of a wider delegation from Leeds City Region
A CRASH, believed to involve two cars, left a vehicle balanced on the pedestrian barriers it had smashed through at the side of the road today. The collision, close to where Hopefield Way joins Rooley Lane, occurred at around 7.55am on Tuesday.
A RECORD breaking number of overseas visitors have headed to Yorkshire in the first 3 months of 2018. Just under 294,000 people came to the county from abroad between January and March. That’s the highest number for the first quarter of any year
FOLLOWING a brilliant run of summer sunshine, the rains retuned to decimate the penultimate day of the Spenser Wilson Halifax League season. Only two matches across the divisions started and finished, but what an important two results they produced
JOHN Kear and three of his Bradford Bulls players have been nominated for the end-of-season Betfred League One awards. Kear has been nominated alongside former Bulls player Leon Pryce (Workington Town), in his first year at the helm, and James Ford
BRITONS love their iPhones - and this helps keep secondhand prices high - but some models could lose up to 25% of their value in the next 24 hours, according to a tech trade-in site. Looking back over previous years, iPhones have been seen to
LEEDS striker Patrick Bamford will be sidelined for four months due to knee ligament damage, the club have announced. Bamford, 25, who signed from Middlesbrough in a deal worth up to £10million in July, sustained posterior cruciate ligament damage
SIR - A story is told that someone refuses to fly because he is afraid of the ‘plane crashing. A friend says: 'If your time is up, it is up’, but the person says: 'Maybe so, but I don’t want to die because the pilot’s time is up'. I am reminded
SIR - Welcome back to David Hopkin - a multi million pound investment. His first game showed courage and confidence - something lacking since Stuart McCall (and beforehand) with management at City. Our target isn't simply promotion at any cost
A TORY MP has accused his own Government of not being tough enough on crime. Shipley MP Philip Davies says ministers are “out of touch” with public opinion and that a rethink is needed. “We are meant to be a party that is tough on crime but too
Jack Brooks led an impressive second morning with the ball for Yorkshire as they fight back against Lancashire at Emerald Headingley. Lancashire, replying to 209, have advanced from 105-0 to 165-4 at lunch on day two, including three of the four
DAVID THOMAS, Chief Executive at Barratt Developments PLC, recently visited Barratt Developments’ Yorkshire West division to celebrate the region’s success and present two of its employees with prestigious awards. The visit included tours of some
AUTUMN is on the way and T&A Camera Club member Nik Bennett was quick off the mark. Nik says this image, taken in Butt Lane, Haworth, is his favourite Autumnal photo - and we have to agree it’s a cracker. Mark Rothwell’s image of Bolton Abbey
REGISTERED charities are being urged to apply for a share of thousands of pounds of special grants. The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc., the parent company of Newsquest Media Group, one of the UK's largest publishers
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) under-18s progressed to the next round of the FA Youth Cup following their fine 4-2 win at Staveley Miners Welfare. On a wet night, Avenue came out in fiery spirits and quickly got themselves on the front foot. The midfield
PLANS to demolish a pub and build a retirement development in Menston are being considered next week. A report before a meeting of Bradford Council’s regulatory and appeals committee recommends councillors give the go ahead to the over 60s accommodation
LITTLETOWN and Golcar United continue to set the pace in the Premier Division of the West Riding County Amateur League. Littletown striker Joe Jagger was on target four times in his side's 5-2 home victory against Toller FC, with Jackson Smith netting
A BRADFORD charity that helps the homeless will now move to a new location after years of negotiations. The Bradford Soup Run, which has fed the city's homeless for the last 34 years, is set to move to a new base at the junction of Nelson Street
THE Bradford League winter season begins next Monday, and while many of the local league players have had a break during the hot summer, it has been a different story for several globe-trotting veterans. The 19th World Veteran Championships took
CALVERLEY United had a dreadful afternoon in the Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division, losing 7-2, conceding three penalties and having their keeper sent off. Opponents Athletico were in destructive form in the second half, scoring five times
ILKLEY Town suffered a shock defeat to Wyke Wanderers, as their previously winless opponents recorded a fine 4-2 away victory in the West Yorkshire League Premier Division. Toby Harris scored for Town but was also sent off on a mixed day for him
TOM Kohler-Cadmore described a bittersweet opening day of the Roses Specsavers County Championship match at Emerald Headingley. The in-form Yorkshire star hit an unbeaten 105 - his second successive century after 106 in the draw against Notts at Trent
A CAR travelling at speed collided with several other cars on Toller Lane last night, five weeks after four men lost their lives in a crash on the road. The driver of the small four-wheel-drive vehicle lost control, hit a parked car, another car
GREAT Britain’s greatest Olympian of all time will be a guest author at the first staging of a new children’s literature festival in Skipton. Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, who won six gold medals and one silver across three Olympics, including a double
CREATIVE use of tattoos has transformed the way Jessica King feels about herself. Jessica, 27, has suffered with her mental health since she was a teenager, and had scars on her inner arms from self-harming. But she now has a beautiful pattern of
25 Years Ago: A blind pensioner had fought for his life after being jumped on and attacked by two muggers for the sake of £2. The 82-year-old ex-boxer form Clayton was on his way to his local shop just 400 yards from his home in Terrington Crest, when
OFSTED says children’s services in Kirklees are improving – but there is more work to do. Nearly two years after a damning inspection report that led to government intervention, education and children’s watchdog inspectors say “steady progress”
by Faith Eckersall IT’S a question lots of people have wondered – who are the couple behind the Win A Megahome competition and why have they decided to sell their Dorset house via an online contest rather than through an estate agent? The answer
THE COVERS are coming off the Odeon building as the owners gear up to start work on the building. The scaffolding that has hidden the former cinema is soon to be removed as the momentum builds on the £19.8m Bradford city centre redevelopment.
ARTIFICIAL intelligence and the increase in robotics could mean a third of jobs in West Yorkshire would be obsolete in just two decades’ time. A report put together by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority warns more than 400,000 jobs in the region
THE Lord Mayor of Bradford has visited a donor centre as part of an awareness plea. More Asian blood donors are needed by NHS Blood and Transplant and the Lord Mayor, Zafar Ali, visited Bradford Blood Donor Centre last Friday in support of the search
A HISTORIC former school in Bradford city centre can be converted into flats after Bradford Council approved its re-development. The Grade II listed former Cathedral School on Captain Street, near Bradford Cathedral, has most recently been the headquarters
A SEX offender labelled “disgusting” by a judge was found with almost 400 illegal images of children and animals on his devices. Bradford Crown Court heard Paul Short, 54, of Kettlewell Drive, Bradford, had 46 of the most serious images on his
CAMERAS should be put up inside a cemetery to catch fly-tippers, according to one frustrated councillor. Cllr Hassan Khan made the claims after it emerged furniture had been dumped in Bowling Cemetery. A member of the public spotted the white
CLOSE to 80 GCSE students from schools across Yorkshire visited Bradford College this summer as part of the Class of 2024 Higher Education Summer School organised by Go Higher West Yorkshire. The teenagers spent one day taking part in subject taster
IT WAS on holiday in Turkey that Sarah Clough had a lightbulb moment. “I was with my husband Richard and we were doing pilates,” she says. “I already took part in a class in the UK and thought how much I loved it and decided I wanted to teach it
DAVID Hopkin’s spell as a City player may have been brief and not a particularly happy one. A nasty ankle injury just a couple of months in restricted him to a largely watching brief as the club’s second season in the Premier League swiftly went
MATTY Storton enjoyed his seasonal debut for Bradford Bulls this year much more than his first appearance for them last year. The former Oakbank pupil, who played for the Bulls in their 60-4 hammering at Toulouse Olympique in April 2017, was part
DAVID Hopkin today asked for patience from fans as he looks to stamp his own mark on City and declared: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” The Scot aims to get really stuck in to his squad this week to build the platform for the “high-intensity” style
