Images have emerged of police trying to round up cows that had escaped their field and wandered onto a motorway near Bradford. The incident, on the M606 motorway, was captured on a police patrol vehicle’s in-car camera. PC Martin Willis, known
COUNCILLORS have been urged to remember the “local lads” who never came back from war as the District prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. And one has hit back at students who made headlines for refusing to mark the annual
ELLIOT Minchella has signed a new deal that will tie him to the Bulls until 2021. The free-scoring forward has gone full time with his hometown club. Minchella had a year left on his part-time contract after joining the Bulls from Sheffield.
FEMALE inmates are being put at risk of sexual assault from men using gender personas and moved to women only prisons, an MP has warned. Speaking in the Commons, Shipley MP Philip Davies said a recent case of a man who dressed as a woman to be
The Telegraph & Argus' chief sports writer Simon Parker discusses costly errors by the Bantams in their poor defeat last week to Accrington Stanley. Alongside sports reporter Nathan Atkinson, he assesses City's chances of bouncing back in the
POLICE officers were assaulted after responding to reports of a man with an axe on a Bradford street. One man was arrested after around 10 police officers, some on motorbikes, were called to Otley Road, Undercliffe, at 5.24pm after reports of an
MORRISONS has launched a campaign which aims to donate 250,000 sanitary products to women in period poverty. The retailer has partnered with food redistribution charity FareShare, to supply sanitary products to women on low incomes who are forced
A PECULIAR sight has greeted visitors of a Bradford park throughout the day. Halloween came early to Peel Park when one park goer noticed mysterious strands glimmering in the October sunlight. Shabir Rana, who has lived in the area for more
COMPUTER problems are still having an impact on GP services more than a week after they first started. IT issues were first discovered at GP practices across the district last Wednesday due to a problem with an air cooler at the Douglas Mill data
BRADFORD Council Leader, Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, has visited 10 Downing Street with fellow Council leaders to say council budgets are at “breaking point” after a decade of unprecedented government cuts. Cllr Hinchcliffe handed in a petition
A FORMER soldier accused of hacking a man to the bone with a machete when violence flared in a residential street told a jury he had no weapons with him and fled after seeing his friend stabbed in the leg. Aron Barton, who served in Northern Ireland
KVU SINGERS are breaking with tradition for their autumn concert in Skipton. The Sutton-based choir usually presents its audience with a wide range of music, both sacred and secular. But as the UK prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary
LEEDS United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has been handed a triple boost ahead of his side's return to action on Saturday. United travel to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers in the Sky Bet Championship lunchtime kick-off. The international break
BRADFORD Council has said a listed building was in such a dangerous state that it had to be demolished before heritage guardians were consulted. In August Cherry Tree Farm on Fagley Lane, Eccleshill, was knocked down, despite its listed status.
FAMILIES will spend more than £300m on Halloween this year -a figure only beaten by the amount we splash out on Christmas. But not everyone can afford expensive costumes, flashing lights, pumpkins and authentic broomsticks. That doesn't mean
CHARITIES have joined forces to give a new lease of life to a room where patients receive advice and support. The space, at Bradford Royal Infirmary, is used to counsel all of the cancer patients who need additional support following their oncology
PROPOSALS to delay the UK's final departure from the EU until 2021 have been dismissed as "a rather poor attempt at kicking the can down the road" by arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg. Leave-backing Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Penny Mordaunt
FORMER prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron united to remember the former culture secretary Tessa Jowell at Southwark Cathedral for a service filled with laughter and love. More than one thousand mourners came to pay their
Motorists may be required to always give way to pedestrians and cyclists when turning, under a shake-up of the Highway Code. The Department for Transport is considering the measure to boost protection of vulnerable road users going straight on
HAT-TRICK hero Tom Johnstone says he has put his foot in the England door and is now hoping coach Wayne Bennett will throw it open for him. The 23-year-old Wakefield winger made a dream debut for his country against France on Wednesday night when
BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins has called on the Government to deliver justice for families of those killed by dangerous and careless drivers. It comes a year after changes to sentencing guidelines for drivers who cause death by dangerous or
THIS weekend the majority of clubs in the Saturday-based leagues will be involved in their local FA cup competitions. Last season's winners of the Bradford FA Saturday Senior Cup, Wibsey, will commence their defence of the trophy with a tie at East
GUISELEY AFC Academy Under-18s will travel to Blackpool in the FA Youth Cup First Round Proper. The game will be played at Bloomfield Road on Monday, October 29 (kick-off 7.45pm). The Lions face a tough test as Blackpool were semi-finalists
IF you're shopping for a secondhand car how can you be certain it has been well looked after? According to new research, Ford owners are the most slovenly in the UK when it comes to getting their cars serviced and cleaned. Ford drivers were
RAIL passengers are being advised to check before they travel as the final stage of signal upgrding work begins in Bradford at the weekend. The work is part of the Great North Rail Project and when signalling technology will cease from the
Cleckheaton made the long trip to Morpeth and for the second year in a row came back empty handed on the end of a 34-19 North One East defeat. The team’s recent home record has been outstanding but Cleck are still searching for their first win on
SIR - Buildings do not provide jobs. In this instance the jobs come from the public sector and are probably simply re-locations. The Jacob's Well barriers have been up for a few weeks. And finally a reminder to taxpayers in general - public sector
TELEGRAPH & Argus Camera Club member Alan Barber combined 13 different exposures to create this stunning close-up of a wasp. Alan also used a set of extension tubes which, by moving the focal distance of the lens from the body's flange, increases
SIR-We will shortly be entering the period known as 'Remembrance' when we recall those who suffered and were casualties of war. The red poppy represents the British armed forces but millions of civilians have also died or been damaged by war. If you
ACID attacks can have a long-lasting or life-changing impact on survivors. Here, Dr Almas Ahmed shares her advice for what to do if you are caught up in an attack of this kind and what you can do to help. Bradford doctor creates new make-up
A DOCTOR from Bradford is in the process of developing a make-up product which she claims will protect people from the vile crime of acid attacks. It’s an idea Almas Ahmed, 32, has been formulating for a decade, when she first heard about
A SKIPTON-based confectionery company is thriving in Europe and beyond despite the continuing uncertainties of Brexit. Whitakers Chocolates, the UK’s largest supplier of personalised chocolates, has seen a 30 per cent increase in sales compared
SIR- In response to D. Hodgson, T&A letters, 12th October regarding Labour’s unemployment levels. When you observe unemployment and recessions from the 20th Century to now, the three great spikes in unemployment occurred due to the unregulated
ANDY Gabriel says he has stepped up after leaving Keighley Cougars following a three-year spell. The winger last night joined Championship side Dewsbury Rams. Gabriel was the Cougars' top try scorer in their Betfred League One campaign this year
A CHUNK of human skin was found at the scene of a machete attack that saw a man’s leg hacked to the bone, a jury was told. The severed skin was trapped under a car door after a violent incident that led to armed police officers being deployed.
JOHN Kear has named nine uncapped players as well as 12 from the 2017 World Cup - including Bulls winger Dalton Grant - for Wales' defence of the European Championship. The Welsh are boosted by the return of experienced forwards Gil Dudson and Lloyd
TWO of City of Bradford's top swimmers represented Yorkshire at the Swim England National County Team Championships held at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, with Addingham girl Hermione Roe in particularly fine form. Swimming in the 12/13 years age group
FOR a golfer who has had a fine season, Terry Brushwood was surprisingly candid about his struggles after he and Andy Town earned Bingley St Ives their first ever Yorkshire Foursomes triumph with a win over Beverley & East Riding. The pair emerged
Leeds director of rugby Kevin Sinfield is tipping new signing Konrad Hurrell to become a big crowd favourite at Headingley in 2019. The 27-year-old Tonga international is new head coach Dave Furner's first signing after agreeing a three-year deal
COUGARS’ management team are expected to clarify the future direction of the club next week following the resignation of several key figures. Uncertainty currently surrounds Keighley after Neil Cullen and Simon Harrison left their posts as club
"Our colleagues have every right to go home to their families in one piece." That's the message from the West Yorkshire Police Federation following what it has described as a "worrying spike" in assaults on police staff. The body, which represents
WHARFEDALE go into this Saturday's match against Macclesfield coming off a frustrating loss at Stourbridge last weekend. A slow start by the Greens last Saturday saw them trailing by 20 points before they knew what hit them. "It was hugely frustrating
NO insurance, using a mobile phone, failing to wear a seatbelt and no road tax. These are some of the offences uncovered as part of an Operation Steerside day of action in the Bowling and Barkerend ward. Officers from the Bradford East Neighbourhood
WHAT a pity that we can’t see it, smell it or taste it. Unfortunately it means that we need a science background to understand CO2’s role in our atmosphere and that doesn’t seem to grab much attention. It certainly hasn’t made the same impact, or received
THE majority of Britons can not make it through dinner at home without checking their phone, such is our addiction to technology, new research from YouGov claims. According to the report, 55% of those surveyed said they checked their phone during
“YOU are what you do and what you do matters.” Addressing a conference of more than 100 Mental Health Champions from schools around Bradford and District, Dr Pooky Knightsmith spoke about the importance of their role and the benefits they are bringing
RETROSPECTIVE plans to turn a former care home into bedsits have been re-submitted, just days after being refused by a planning panel. Earlier this month Bradford Council’s Bradford Area Planning Panel refused the plans for 16 – 18 Leylands Lane
25 Years Ago: Plate spinner Dave Spathaky, had a smashing time despite narrowly failing to break his own world record of 108 which he set in Bangkok. The attempt was staged at Harry Ramsden’s, itself a world record holder. 50 Years Ago: Using a
COUNCILLORS have voted to do more to tackle the issue of “period poverty” in the district following a heated debate in Council chambers. Period Poverty refers to the issue of affordability of sanitary products, and recent studies have found that
PLANS have been revealed to create student accommodation, a wedding gift shop and a grill restaurant in a Grade-II listed former Bradford mill. The proposals, for the Legrams Mill complex in Legrams Lane, have been lodged with Bradford Council for
THE Wrose ward Neighbourhood Forum will be held at the end of the month. Residents will be able to discuss a range of issues at the meeting. The Shipley Neighbourhood Policing Team will be on hand and the expansion of Low Ash Primary School will
MORE than a quarter of cancer patients in inner-city Bradford are only diagnosed after an emergency admission to hospital, figures have revealed. In the 12 months to March, 201 patients were admitted to hospital with cancer in the NHS Bradford
EIGHTEEN cars – including one that had to be written off – were broken into at a Bradford city centre car park in the early hours. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, October 14, at the NCP Hall Ings, which had to be closed throughout
AS the first half-term of this school year approaches, museums and libraries around the district are gearing up for the tenth annual Bradford Family Learning Festival. A whole host of spooky activities and other exciting events will be taking place
VILA Halafihi admitted he had to be “selfish” by choosing to leave his beloved Bradford Bulls. The lifelong fan turned down the chance to stay at Odsal after four seasons with the club. Hooker Halafihi felt he needed to look elsewhere for regular
HOPE Akpan is set to join in with City on the training field today but David Hopkin admits he will have to be patient with him. The head coach is yet to see Akpan in action after the central midfielder damaged a shoulder on the Scot’s first day
BRADFORD is the hair and beauty capital of the UK, according to new research. The city is home to 1,618 businesses in this industry and trumps neighbouring Leeds, and Bristol, for total figures, according to research by Direct Line for Business
