A WHITE supremacist responsible for the 'Punish a Muslim Day' letters which were sent to a number of addresses in Bradford earlier this year has pleaded guilty to the racist acts. David Parnham, 35, of St Andrew's Close, Lincoln, admitted 15 offences
MATTY Wildie is excited to be working with John Kear again after joining the Bulls’ Championship push. The former Featherstone hooker has signed a one-year deal for the 2019 campaign at Odsal to play under his former Wakefield coach. The 28-year-old
A TEENAGE girl suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a bus on Friday. Police were called to the incident in Thornton Road, Girlington, close to the Mercedes-Benz car dealership, by the ambulance service at 5.02pm. A West Yorkshire
HISTORIAN and Bradford Civil War siege expert Malcolm Hanson will return to Bolling Hall this weekend. Bolling Hall was where the Earl of Newcastle, William Cavendish, made his headquarters when the siege took place in 1643, and is said to be haunted
THE first poppy has been presented to the Lord Mayor of Bradford to mark the start of the Poppy Appeal in Bradford. The Lord Mayor Councillor Zafar Ali was presented with the poppy by Barry Eccles, chair of the Bradford branch of the Royal British
MOTORISTS are being advised of roadworks which will close part of the M62 overnight on Monday, October 15, with a diversion being put in place. Highways England has issued a notice that the westbound exit of the motorway at junction 25, Brighouse
“THE real hard work starts now.” That was the message from Ian Ward yesterday after Bradford businesses comprehensively voted in favour of the Bradford BID. The Bradford Business Improvement District was approved yesterday after 79 per cent of businesses
A DECISION to allow the prescription of medicinal cannabis products from November 1 will not have an immediate effect, according to the mother of a boy who could benefit. Emma Smith thinks Home Secretary Sajid Javid's announcement will only be effective
WEST Yorkshire Police recorded the highest number of disability hate crimes in the country last year. Police figures obtained by the charity United Response show the number of offences has increased by two thirds in the last year in the region
A TOP mountaineer from Pakistan is speaking at the University of Bradford on Monday. Nazir Sabir, pictured, became the first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest in 2000 and also climbed K2, the second tallest mountain in the world, along a new route
A KALEIDOSCOPE of colour will transform the city centre next month when mini-festival Illuminate Bradford returns. World-leading 3D projection specialists, the Colour Project, who stunned crowds with their dazzling digital animation in 2017, will
FORMER players Kirsty Moroney and Beth Sutcliffe have been appointed as joint head coaches of the Bradford Bulls Women’s team. The pair retired at the end of the 2018 season having been a key part of the history making 2017 squad, going undefeated
WHAT’S next for Bradford Bulls? Following their League One Play-Off Final victory over Workington Town at Odsal last Sunday, John Kear’s side can look forward to life in the Championship. Telegraph & Argus chief sports writer Simon Parker
A WOMAN in her seventies is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Bradford city centre this morning. The woman was hit by a red Vauxhall Zafira in New John Street, close to the junction with Providence Street, in the city
PRINCESS Eugenie shared two shy kisses with her new husband Jack Brooksbank after their lavish royal wedding ceremony in Windsor. On the West Steps of St George’s Chapel, newlyweds Eugenie and Jack beamed with delight and waved to onlookers.
A TATTOO artist is moving closer to her goal of establishing a unique charity for breast cancer survivors. Lucy Thompson, from Cullingworth, who is celebrating her Keighley business Skinflicted’s third birthday, trained in tattooing realistic areolae
BRADFORD-born professional opera singer Helen Anne Gregory will be returning to the city on Saturday, October 20, with opera ensemble Appassionare. The event will be held at Bradford Cathedral and the mezzo soprano will be joined by soprano Lorna
BRADFORD Refill campaign which is encouraging local shops and cafes to reduce plastic waste has reached a milestone after a supermarket chain signs up to its scheme. Morrisons has registered its cafes as Refill Stations meaning anyone with a reusable
HEALTH bosses are working to resolve IT problems affecting GP surgeries in the Bradford district. A spokesperson for the three clinical commissioning groups (CCG) - Bradford Districts, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven and Bradford City - said the
THORNBURY have proposed that clubs in the Dales Council League can have two teams in the same division. League rules prohibit that at the moment, but Thornbury B have been denied promotion in the past because their A team were in the division above
TOLLER FC and Bradford Olympic shared ten goals in their league game last Saturday and there is no time to digest that thrilling 5-5 draw, as the pair face off this weekend in the first round of the Premier Division Cup. They will meet again at
THE 500th anniversary of worship at All Saints' Church, Bingley, has been celebrated with a special Eucharist service. Reverend Martyn Weaver and the parishioners were delighted to receive Bishop Nick Baines to share this important event and the
THIS year's winner of the Joan Day Painting Bursary, Marie Collier, has been exhibiting examples of her work at the South Square Centre. Miss Collier, a local artist from Clayton, presented work including paintings, light projections and video
BRADFORD CITY ANGLING ASSOCIATION The weather seems set fair for the coming weekend, with only a few showers forecast. Fishing is becoming more and more autumnal, with leaves starting to cause a few problems for river anglers on heavily wooded
A coroner has warned of the "inherent dangers" of the supposed "harmless pastime" of magnet fishing after a father and son drowned while treasure hunting. Martin Andrews, 43, and son Jack, 19, shared a passion for the hobby which involves trawling
FURTHER strikes are to be held in the long-running dispute over guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Arriva Rail North (Northern) will walk out for 24 hours on three consecutive Saturdays from October 27.
A CENTURY ago electric vehicles ruled the roads. Electric vehicles outsold steam and internal combustion combined. The first land speed record was set by an electric car and battery powered taxis plied for trade in all the major cities of the world
A SMOULDERING stump fire is believed to have the cause of a blaze that spread to fences and conifer trees in Bradford early this morning. Firefighters from Shipley attended the fire in the open at 12.45am at an address in Myers Lane, Swain House
TWO cars have been destroyed and another damaged in a fire outside a house in Gaisby this morning. A pair on VW Golfs on the drive of a house in Brookwater Drive were totally burned out and the fire spread to a garage in which an Audi was damaged
ALL LANES are now open on the M62 after an earlier accident but severe delays are still being reported. Highways England says a car and trailer has lost its load of a mobile generator. The hard shoulder and adjacent lane were blocked. There
MARCUS Bignot says his Guiseley side need to concentrate on the "bread and butter" of the league following their FA Cup exploits. The Lions booked their place in the fourth qualifying round with a 2-1 replay win over Cleethorpes Town on Tuesday
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) face a fascinating home clash against Kidderminster Harriers tomorrow, as two early promotion rivals go head to head at Horsfall. Manager Mark Bower is in no doubt about the quality of tomorrow's Vanarama National League
The UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand and Be Counted present a wild and vivid vision of the future, combining storytelling, movement and live music. Five performers from across the globe challenge existing notions of ‘home’ in a multilingual
KEIGHLEY Playhouse continues its new season with a delightful play based on the real life correspondence between an American writer and a London bookshop keeper. In 84 Charing Cross Road, adapted for stage, by James Roose-Evans, it is 1949 and Helene
100 Years Ago – 1918 There was a persistent rumour that the German Emperor had abdicated, as important movements proceeded in Austria. According to a Copenhagen telegram the Ministerial Council had decided to introduce national autonomy in order
25 Years Ago: Take That mania had swept through record shops in Bradford as the teen heartthrobs launched their new album “Everything Changes.” According to one spokesman from the HMV store in Broadway, sales had almost reached the 100 mark. 50
A LISTED former college building in Manningham could be converted into a nursing home if new plans are approved. Earlier this year Bradford College put its former Bolton Royd College of Further Education on Manningham Lane on the market. The
THE fixture computer has handed Bradford & Bingley and Cleckheaton difficult away fixtures so far in North One East, and tomorrow is no different for derby rivals who are in the bottom half of the table. However, far from having the jitters
ROSS Peltier believes the Bulls are a good news story for Bradford again. The big forward is immensely proud of his home city – and sees the club’s promotion back to the Championship as a chance to show it off in a positive light. Peltier said
A PARKING permit scheme is likely to remain on a number of Thornbury roads, after attempts to have it removed attracted little support. The City Connect Cycle Route was implemented in 2016 and on Thursday Bradford Council's Bradford East Area Committee
AN apprentice bricklayer has been nominated for a national award after battling through adversity to create a bright future for himself. Joshua Smith, a construction apprentice at Bradford College, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2018
A DERELICT signal box at Keighley Railway Station could be transported across the Pennines to find a second life as a "museum of signalling." This week Bradford Council received one of the more unusual planning applications in recent years - the
BRADFORD Council is to discuss attacks on emergency workers at a meeting next week. A motion will call for the Council to support new legislation - the "Protect the Protectors" bill - which recently received royal assent and means tougher sentences
ENVIRONMENTALLY conscious drivers in Bradford are frustrated at the lack of car charging points in the district, a new survey has revealed. One in ten drivers in Bradford are intending to buy an electric or plug-in hybrid car in the next two years
BRADFORD is set to trial an LA-style approach to homelessness to try and cut the levels of rough sleeping and get more people off the streets for good. In preparation for the coming winter months, Bradford Council is trialling the new system which
THE great grandson of the architect who designed Bradford’s former Odeon has paid a visit to the iconic building ahead of work commencing to convert it into a live music venue. Local architect William Illingworth designed the twin-towered building
BRADFORD Manufacturing Week has been hailed a success by organisers, who have promised the initiative will return next year. Students from across the district have delved ‘behind the scenes’ at respected firms as part of the inaugural event.
COUNCILLORS have asked for police to provide more information on the children in Bradford at risk of being forced into criminality. At a meeting of Bradford Council's Children's Services Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday, members heard from police
A YEAR ago, Jonny Maxted was making his name as the FA Cup hero in Guiseley’s goal. Maxted’s antics to defy Accrington Stanley over two first-round games – and a penalty shoot-out – would earn him a move to Lancashire in January. The 24-year-old
DAVID Hopkin is drawing up his battle plans for what he hopes will be a "window of opportunity" for City in January. The head coach has identified the areas in the squad he needs to strengthen – and is already compiling a list of targets for when
ALEX Jones remains a “way off” starting a game for City as he looks to make up for lost time after nearly a year out. The striker made his first appearance at Valley Parade since last November when he played the final eight minutes in the Checkatrade
A MAN is behind bars awaiting a long jail sentence for raping an intoxicated woman with a broken jaw he preyed on at dead of night in Bradford city centre. Shaid Hanif targeted his lone victim after she was seen staggering the streets, covered
A MAN who produced a bladed weapon when he was caught red-handed trying to steal a vehicle SatNav has been jailed for 18 months. Nigel Simoni was sitting in the front seat of the black BMW in Filey Street, near Bradford city centre, when he was
IT HAD been that long in coming that Kai Bruenker could not even recall his previous goal. But he won’t forget the moment he finally got off the mark for City. The low-key nature of a Checkatrade Trophy defeat to Oldham in front of Valley Parade
