There were dramatic scenes on one of the city’s busiest roads today after police spotted a car that was linked to an earlier crime. The car was abandoned on Thornton Road, Bradford, and three people ran from the scene. Police have since revealed
A vehicle stolen in Kirklees has been found in Bradford - just a stone’s throw from the city’s crown court. The Mercedes was located by police today in the city centre’s Exchange Square car park, the former site of a grand railway station.
BRADFORD Green Party will call on the Government to launch nationwide annual Car Free Days to mark the global event tomorrow, (Saturday, September 22). World Car Free Day encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. The initiative is promoting
A rail operator’s services were labelled “overcrowded”, “awful” and “terrible” at a meeting of influential West Yorkshire politicians this week. The franchise for Cross Country, which currently runs fast services between Leeds, Wakefield and Sheffield
POLICE in Shipley have this morning charged a male for a burglary in Cottingley. The male was arrested yesterday. The targeted address was insecure so police have reminded people of the importance of locking windows and doors. This arrest
PATIENTS are being invited to join in a Bradford parkrun tomorrow to improve their fitness and mental health. Horton Park Medical Practice has signed up to a national initiative by the Royal College of GPs and the parkrun organisation to prescribe
HIGHWAYS England has advised that the M62 eastbound slip road at junction 28, Tingley will be closed overnight between 8pm and 6am on Wednesday, September 26. After this the westbound exit slip road will be closed overnight for two nights from Thursday
BRADFORD’s Keelham Farm Shop has been awarded top honour as best farm shop with food hall in the Guild of Fine Food Shop of the Year competitions. The competition reached its finale in London after independent retailers were put through two rounds
NEW dance sessions for people with Parkinson's will begin at Bradford's Kala Sangam next month. The Dancing with Parkinson's taster sessions will be run by dance company Ascendance. No partner is required, but people are welcome to bring a family
A CHURCH group has received £7,000 in lottery funding to provide trips, games and meals for people looking for company. St John’s Church Hall, in Harrogate Road, Greengates, has run the over-50s group for more than 30 years, but has recently its
A BRADFORD farm shop has been crowned a Shop of the Year at an awards ceremony. Keelham Farm Shop, in Thornton, was voted Best Farm Shop by the Guild of Fine Food. The awards were established to recognise and promote excellence in the industry
A POPULAR children’s television show is coming to the Science and Media Museum at half term. Fans of CBBC’s The Dengineers will have the chance to take a closer look at the show and how it plans, designs and builds amazing dens. Since it first
THE STORE manager of a supermarket embroiled in a parking row with traders says changes to the current rules will help shoppers and visitors during peak times. Traders in Guiseley claim the Morrisons car park has never had a time limit, but changes
KEIGHLEY Cougars have announced their squad for the final game of the season. Craig Lingard's side bring the curtain down on their trouble season in Betfred League One on Sunday when they entertain North Wales Crusaders at Cougar Park. Cougars
A male model has been jailed for at least 25 years for murdering his more successful fashion rival in a row about a girlfriend. Harry Uzoka, 25, who was signed with London's Premier Model Management agency and counted catwalk star Jourdan Dunn among
A BRADFORD hospital-based initiative which helps young people with learning disabilities into work has welcomed its new yearly intake of students. Nine Project SEARCH interns (pictured), aged between 18 and 24, are settling into life at Bradford
THERESA MAY has called on the EU to come forward with fresh proposals on Northern Ireland and trade, warning that without a move from Brussels it will not be possible to make further progress in Brexit talks. Speaking in 10 Downing Street a day
YORKSHIRE are charging over the summer’s finishing line, according to Andrew Gale. The White Rose coach says his side, unbeaten in their last three games, are currently playing their best cricket of 2018 in the Specsavers County Championship.
EVENTS are being held across the district to ask people to focus on preventing falls. They are organised by the Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCT). People will have the opportunity to get falls prevention advice, blood pressure measurement
NORTHERN Powergrid has been working to restore power to 19,100 homes in Yorkshire affected by Storm Bronagh which hit the region overnight on Thursday. The storm, the second the electricity network company has faced this week, predominantly affected
LEEDS United head coach Marcelo Bielsa insists it remains his priority to learn the English language. Bielsa has guided Leeds to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after eight matches and has yet to be beaten in league action since arriving in
THE directors of the board of Blyde Wildlife Estate have confirmed that the giraffe cow that was involved in the tragic incident in which Katy and Finn Williams were severely injured, was successfully moved to a new destination earlier this week.
ENGLAND forward Sam Burgess has been cleared by his South Sydney club of any wrongdoing over a sexting scandal and is threatening to sue. The NRL and the Rabbitohs launched a joint investigation after the 29-year-old dual-code international was
THE Kashmir Education Foundation is holding its annual fundraising dinner at the Bradford Hotel tomorrow night. The event, organised by KEF UK and sponsored by Regal Foods and Aagrah Group, raises money for three schools in the Kashmir region.
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Alex Costin took this startling close-up of a human eye on a mobile phone using a clip-on macro lens. Alex’s picture shows just how impressive mobile photography can be. Meanwhile, fellow club member Nicola
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Josephine Fleming took this atmospheric portrait at her first lighting class. We love the way the black-and-white tones bring out the model’s features. Meanwhile, fellow club member Neil Terry took his camera
BRADFORD Bulls are gearing up for an exciting last-day title tussle as they entertain Hemel Stags on Sunday. York City Knights are in the driving seat for the silverware, as they are two points ahead of John Kear's side. Bulls writer Simon
THE Specsavers County Championship match between Yorkshire and Hampshire at Emerald Headingley ended in a weather-affected draw, with no play possible on day four. While Hampshire’s Division One safety was secured earlier in the match, the eight
BRIGHOUSE Art Circle members will be having a workshop based on autumn colours on Thursday, September 27, at 7.30pm and on Thursday, October 4, there will be the monthly life model session. New members of all abilities and ages will be warmly welcomed
THE real life story of a Bradford soldier has inspired a new TV series in which Emmerdale stars explore village life during the First World War. A century after the end of the conflict, Emmerdale 1918 examines wartime Esholt, where the ITV soap
'THERE is no way to find comfort from our suffering'. Those are the heartbreaking words of Kamil Zdeb, whose pregnant wife Aneta, 26, was killed in a horror car smash last year. The couple were travelling from their home in Bradford with their three-year-old
SALTAIRE Festival organisers have lauded the success of this year's event. Festival director Vicky Bower said: “It’s been a huge success and we really must thank everyone that has been involved throughout the year. “We ran a ‘Pound per Person
TEENAGER Oliver Wilson is set to make his Bradford Bulls debut in their final game of the Betfred League One season this weekend. The 18-year-old prop has been named in the Bulls' 19-man squad for their last-day clash with Hemel Stags at Odsal on
POLICE are appealing for information following an arson attack on a car in Bradford which damaged a nearby house. The incident happened between 1.30am and 1.40am on Wednesday, September 5,when a Vauxhall Zafira was set alight on the driveway of
BRADFORD Council is warning landlords they may face significant fines under new laws if their multiple occupation properties are unregistered. The new regulations, which come into force from October 1, require houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
A BRADFORD man has been arrested following a quad like theft in North Yorkshire. Police were called to a report of a theft of a quad bike in progress at a farm in Clapham, near Ingleton, at 3am on Thursday, September 20. A spokesman for North
SIR - The T&A's recent report on fines for a property rubbish dumping culminated in advice from Bradford Council. This was simply relevant vehicle details and number plates, and any other information and the council will act on fly-tipping.
SIR - Earlier this year, Philip Davies wrote a letter saying he had no confidence in the Prime Minister. In the T&A on September 11 he talked about the government's failings on crime and in the justice system. In the T&A on September 12 he
THE UNIVERSITY of Bradford has dropped twenty three places in a national newspaper's guide of the best higher education establishments. The Sunday Times' Good University Guide 2019 now ranks the city's only university at number 98, down from 75th
A STALLED development of extra care apartments in Saltaire is not dead in the water - councillors have been assured. In 2014 plans to redevelop the former site of the Neville Grange Resource Centre on Queens Road were approved by Bradford Council
SIR - Those who are in favour of Brexit and who are determined to stuff it down the nation's throat, come what may, say that it would be wrong to have a “People's Vote” because that would be to betray the June 2016 vote. In that 2016 referendum,
BRITISH Transport Police have issued an image of two people they would like to speak to after 12 cars were damaged with stones at a station car park. A spokesman for BTP said: "Officers would like to speak to them after twelve vehicles were damaged
HARD work will prove the solution to Bradford & Bingley’s problems, says head coach Anthony Posa. The Bees, who are at leaders Morpeth tomorrow, have lost all three matches so far in North One East. However, Posa, although he will want to
MATTHIAS Britton netted on his Farsley Celtic debut as they thumped Pontefract Collieries 4-0 in the Integro League Cup on Tuesday night, and he will hope to kick on from that as his side tackle Southport in the FA Cup this weekend. Ben Atkinson
BRADFORD SALEM are facing Old Brodleians at Shay Lane in a Yorkshire Division One derby tomorrow. And the Heaton club are hoping that they don’t suffer the same kind of injury woes that beset them when they played Brods away last October. Salem
GOLCAR United will be looking to extend their advantage over Littletown, who are without a game, tomorrow[Saturday] in the West Riding County Amateur League. United's margin will be six points if they beat hosts Bradford Olympic at Harrogate Road
AN application to turn the former offices of a Bradford independent school into a shop has been submitted to Bradford Council. The Old Sunday School building, on Bakes Street, just off Great Horton Road has more recently been used as offices for
LEEDS United coach Marcelo Bielsa could name an unchanged side for the third game in a row tomorrow when former Whites boss Garry Monk brings his Birmingham City side to Elland Road in what is sure to be a sell-out. Birmingham are without a win
THREE people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a six-vehicle pile-up on the M62 last night. Fire crews from Cleckheaton technical rescue service were called to the eastbound carriageway between junctions 23 and 24 at 9.20pm to
LEEDS ASA THE Kippax Park fishery has been temporarily closed because of a confirmed outbreak by CEFAS (Centre for Environmental, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) of KHV (Koiherpesvirus), and an update will be issued when the situation alters.
BIG defender Shane Killock has netted three goals already for Bradford (Park Avenue) this season, and manager Mark Bower is delighted with his side's current set-piece prowess. Killock volleyed home Avenue's opener in Saturday's defeat against Altrincham
EOIN Doyle is hoping the Keepmoat Stadium can prove a lucky ground for him again tomorrow. The City striker has played at Doncaster twice before – and scored in both. And the Irishman is looking to extend that run to help the Bantams stop the
IT has brought sunshine to TV screens for over a decade, and now hit comedy Benidorm is lighting up the stage. Benidorm Live features much-loved faces - smooth-talking waiter Mateo (Jake Canuso), snooty hotel manager Joyce Temple-Savage (Sherrie
100 Years Ago – 1918 At short notice it had been announced the most important man in London was planning to make a visit to Bradford, to advise city folk on the best way to care and preserve their sight. Regarded as the most important news “ever
25 Years Ago: Work had started on a £5,000 facelift for a 130-year-old landmark. Bradford Council was finally spending some money on the Albert Memorial in Queensbury to repair dilapidated flagstones and masonry. 50 Years Ago: Canvas shelters over
JUST 13 homes in Bradford classed as long-term empty were brought back into use last year. In stark contrast, 3,913 homes are still empty despite long waiting lists of families desperate for somewhere to live. Bradford Council lays some of the
A “monster” who beat his partner so badly her house looked “like a scene from a horror movie” has been jailed for 27 months. Ethan Mitchell, 25, of Ogden House, Danecourt Road, Holme Wood, attacked his girlfriend in the street in Central Avenue
A REGENERATION group has revealed plans to restore parts of an iconic Bradford mill site – and demolish other sections. Urban Splash is the group behind the £100 million transformation of Lister Mills in Manningham into an apartment complex, and
POLICE are asking people in the Aire Valley to be vigilant late at night and in the early hours after six dead hares were found dumped on land by poachers. The hares had been found on Sunday morning on farmland near Bradley. It followed reports
A NEW group which helps families struggling to kit out their children in school uniform is appealing for help to find a new location to store donations. The Shipley Area School Uniform Bank, a non-profit voluntary project, opened for
A WOMAN who appeared in the Telegraph & Argus more than 20 years ago following a major heart operation is to take part in a charity abseil to show her thanks to the NHS. Hayley Roberts, 35, from Thackley, was featured in the paper back in the
JUST 13 of Bradford's long term empty homes were brought back into use last year - leaving almost 4,000 remaining empty. Properties are classed as "long term empty" if they are vacant for six months or more, and the most recent figures for Bradford
TEENAGER Lewis O’Brien is ahead of the game, according to City boss David Hopkin. The 19-year-old has hit the ground running since Hopkin threw him into his injury-hit team. The on-loan midfielder is well regarded by parent club Huddersfield
JOHN Kear insists feet are firmly on the ground as the Bulls build up for a play-off rematch with Oldham. Unless York come a cropper in the final league game on Sunday, Kear’s side will face the knock-out route for promotion from League One.
THE infrastructure for supporting the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines is no longer "fit for purpose", MPs have warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said past decisions to delay maintenance at the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) 13
CITY want to put in a performance that Stephen Darby would be proud of at Doncaster tomorrow. The Bantams head for the Keepmoat Stadium for their first game since the devastating news broke that Darby is suffering from motor neurone disease.
