Talks aimed at averting more strikes by rail workers in the long running dispute over guards on trains have collapsed. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said walkouts on Arriva Rail North (Northern) will now go ahead on every Saturday until
A prison officer has been told to expect an immediate custodial sentence after being convicted of having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's jail. Iain Cocks had a relationship lasting nearly two years with the prisoner at HMP New
A STRIKE by bus drivers today has been hailed a success by their union. Keighley Bus Company drivers walked out in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite the Union staged the strike after a claim for a 50p-an-hour rise was rejected. The company
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a historic railway tunnel from closure have accused Highways England of “disrespect” by placing CCTV cameras at its entrance. The Queensbury Tunnel Society (QTS) wants to see the tunnel transformed into a cycle path
A MAN aged 25 is in custody awaiting a lengthy prison sentence for a serious stabbing incident in Baildon. Ross Hunter, of Sissons Road, Leeds, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court today to unlawfully and maliciously wounding Aaron Hogan
THE person tasked with leading the turnaround of Bradford Council’s children’s services has spoken at her first key council meeting. Gladys Rhodes White, who was appointed as interim strategic director last month, has been brought in to transform
A BRADFORDIAN has hosted his sixth national Black History Month event this year. Tony Fernandez organises the annual celebrations which take place at the Houses of Parliament. This year's event, on Friday, October 26, saw a host of esteemed special
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A LUCKY Keighley shopper should be a quarter of a million pounds richer just weeks before Christmas. The Health Lottery Mega Raffle was drawn on Saturday December 1, but so far no one has come forward with the winning ticket worth £250,000.
A VULNERABLE man with mental health problems was sexually assaulted by the Good Samaritan who let him into his flat after he had locked himself out. Istar Lynch stroked, groped and aggressively abused his victim while he repeatedly protested and
A Bradford CCTV operative disseminated graphic Islamic State propaganda and handed over nearly £300 knowing it was likely to be used for terrorism, a court has heard. Asim Majid, 30, of Cranbourne Road, Daisy Hill, Bradford,is said to have owned
FORMER Bantams trio Kyel Reid, Zavon Hines and Michael Nelson are among a number of players who have been made available for transfer by Chesterfield in a bid to arrest their bizarre run of form. Nine successive draws in the Vanarama National League
WEST YORKSHIRE has been officially announced as one of the top 10 must-see destinations in the world. National Geographic Traveller (UK) has revealed its Cool List 2019 which highlights 19 of the best locations to visit next year. The list was
KEIGHLEY’S third team have been accepted into the Mewies Solicitors Craven League. They were voted in 17-11 at last night’s league annual meeting at Cross Hills Social Club. However, a discussion as to whether to accept Bradford Mutual Sunday
TWO family history organisations are merging. Keighley Family History Society and its Wharfedale counterpart will meet as one body for the first time next month. The new-look group will have three branches - Keighley, Burley-in-Wharfedale and
AN ACTOR from Emmerdale will be outside Haworth this weekend for a protest urging Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting. Nick Miles will join a protest walk on Haworth Moor on Saturday. He will be among demonstrators from Ban Bloodsports on
THERESA MAY will plead with MPs to back her Brexit deal as her Government was embroiled in a constitutional row with Parliament. The Prime Minister will begin five days of Commons debate on her Brexit plan before a major test of her authority in
RUSH-hour commuters were asked to push a busy tram after it was unable to move. The bizarre incident happened on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network on Tuesday morning. Several passengers on the platform at Brooklands tram stop in Sale were
EDIN Rahic has this afternoon left Bradford City by mutual consent. Julian Rhodes will operate as interim chief executive until the end of the current season. This comes after talks between Rahic and Stefan Rupp. City's majority shareholder
BULLS prospect Olly Wilson is in the England Academy squad for their two-match series against the Australian Schoolboys. Wilson is among 22 players for the games at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday and then Headingley a week on Friday. The
KEIGHLEY Bus Company drivers walked out today in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite the Union are striking after a claim for a 50p-an-hour rise was rejected. The company is running temporary timetables for the day. Phil Bown, regional officer
A SPECIAL carol service will be held at Bradford Cathedral next week to mark the NHS's 70th birthday. Health service staff, family, friends - and anyone whose life has been touched by the NHS - is invited to attend. The Rt Reverend Toby Howarth
DREAMS came true for 150 well-deserving children who enjoyed a magical Santa flight from Leeds Bradford Airport. Jet2.com teamed up with the Day of Sunshine charity and Leeds Children's Charity for the special journey. The children were first
A MONTHLY comedy night in Saltaire is celebrating the Year of the Woman by staging an all-female line-up. Headlining Thursday's comedy night is Steff Todd, Bingley comedian and impressionist whose Love Island impersonations brought her worldwide
A WRITING workshop is being held in historic Undercliffe Cemetery. The session, called Write to the Point, will be led by Bradford writer Irene Lofthouse. “Whether you have a poem, a short story, blog, memoir or just ideas, Write to the Point
UNPAID carers in Bradford, aged from teens to 60s, have been speaking out about difficulties they face. A group of nine carers attended an event in the city bringing together 50 professionals from health, social care and charities - including Bradford
A BRADFORD fraudster who scammed a bank of more than £30,000 has been ordered to repay the money or face being locked up. Mohammed Navid Ramzan, 28, of Northdale Road, Frizinghall, was convicted of conspiracy to defraud Lloyds Bank, where he was previously
SIR - It is interesting to watch two of your ideological foes arguing against each other hoping they both lose. This has happened several times recently on news programmes as feminists have clashed with the gender alignment campaign because one believes
SIR - A football field is probably the most disease ridden spat on piece of ground ever, and professional footballers kiss it! It should be totally banned, that remark of ‘clearing the airways’ is a total load of cobblers. I played amateur football
POLICE have released an image of a car they want to trace in connection with an attack that left one man almost losing a hand and another with a serious head injury. The car, believe to be a dark blue Ford Fiesta with white stripes down the side
One of two brothers on trial in connection with the death of 22-year-old law graduate Shamas Fakeer has been cleared. Haaris Khan, 25, and Aamir Khan, 26, both of West Park Road, Girlington, went on trial yesterday accused of attempting to pervert
Wilmslow 18 Ilkley 36 Fitness and finesse saw Ilkley power past rock-bottom Wilmslow on their first ever visit to the Cheshire outfit, recording a 36-18 win. Ilkley welcomed Pat Atkinson into the fold for his seasonal debut and Luke Pearson back
WALLY Downes has been appointed AFC Wimbledon manager, the Sky Bet League One club have announced. The former Dons midfielder succeeds Neal Ardley, who left Kingsmeadow last month and has since taken charge at Notts County. Glyn Hodges will be
A BRADFORD school’s Christmas play has been named a finalist in the Virgin TV Christmas Stars competition. Hill Top Church of England Primary School’s original production could be professionally filmed and broadcast to millions of Virgin TV customers
A MULTI-vehicle crash on the M62 which caused traffic to queue for more than six miles has been cleared The outside two lanes of the eastbound carriageway were closed this morning and part of this afternoon due to the crash between Junction 25
BRADFORD City crashed out of the SSE Women's FA Cup at the first attempt after a 7-1 defeat at local rivals Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield, who sit second in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division, took a second-minute lead as
A FRESH weather warning has been issued for the Bradford district, with gusts of up to 80 miles per hour predicted. The yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office from 3am on Friday, December 7, until midnight on December
Yorkshire Division Two: Old Grovians 26 Yarnbury 39 MANY visiting supporters, and possibly some Yarnbury players, must have thought it was not going to be their day when skipper James White dropped a simple try-scoring pass in first-half injury
A massive £69.2m road scheme designed to solve 20 years of congestion around the Cooper Bridge roundabout has been unveiled by Kirklees Council. Transport chiefs and planners say the “ambitious and transformational” project will involve the creation
OLYMPIC triathlon champion and Bingley Harrier Alistair Brownlee was the first guest on a radio quiz show yesterday, and his trivia knowledge didn't quite match up to his athletic prowess. The Bramhope-based athlete appeared on Yesterday's Quiz
A spectacular car fire which broken out on the M62 motorway, closing two lanes during rush hour, has been cleared The blaze, on the westbound carriageway between junction 24 at Ainley Top near Huddersfield and 25 for Brighouse, caused delays this
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a high-value burglary at a department store in Skipton. Burglars targeted the Rackhams House of Fraser store in High Street, Skipton, overnight between December 2 and 3, gaining entry to
A BRADFORD law firm has helped raised more than £11,000 for the local Marie Curie Hospice by taking part in a gruelling charity bike ride. Staff from Gordons law firm joined other Yorkshire businesses on the 100 mile Wharfedale Ton from Ilkley to
A NEW leader of Bradford College has been appointed by its board to lead the higher education institution in the next chapter of its story. Chris Webb has been announced as the college’s new chief executive, and will spearhead the college’s development
WEST BOWLING moved into the last 16 of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup with an emphatic 12-1 win over FC Horsforth Saints. The game had been switched to Emsleys Rec from Horsforth and the pitch held up well following recent downpours. After
The West Riding County Amateur League clash between bottom two Lepton Highlanders and Toller FC went the way of the Bradford side, who won 2-1 with goals from Ata Ahmed and Akif Khan, Mark Godley scoring for Lepton in the first half. Toller's victory
A PHOTOGRAPH taken just before a milestone birthday reduced Beverley Green to tears. "Two weeks before my 40th birthday I did something I didn't normally do - have my photo taken," says the 46-year-old from Wyke. "I cried and cried and cried
ST BEDES are now second in the Yorkshire Amateur League Championship after winning 3-2 at Leeds Independent - but they have played as many as three games more than clubs around them. Jermaine Moyce continued his red-hot form, beating the offside
DAVID Slater was used to running up hills. As he says, for a keen young athlete growing up in Keighley “everywhere you ran, there was a hill”. So when he was challenged to run up a mountain in the little Spanish town of Elgoibar, he didn’t think
BINGLEY Grammar School has been named one of just three schools in the North East of England to be a Centre of Excellence for financial education. It was announced at financial education charity Young Money’s annual conference. By being named
INMATES at one of Britain's largest jails walked around "like zombies" while high on drugs in scenes likened to a war zone, a watchdog report reveals. Prisoners at crisis-hit HMP Birmingham flouted rules without challenge from staff, many of whom
NEW EFFORTS are being made to create a footpath linking Silsden-Steeton railway station with Eastburn and the Airedale Hospital side of Steeton. Bradford Council will press the Driver and Vehicle Standards Authority (DVSA) to allow the path to cross
LOCAL people have expressed outrage after the wrong kind of Golf came to a Bradford sports club on Sunday afternoon. Many were horrified to witness a black Volkswagen Golf TDI performing "doughnuts" across the course at Baildon Golf Club at about
SCHOOLS are being urged to make sure they get their entries in as soon as possible to avoid missing out in this year’s Telegraph & Argus Schools Awards. The deadline for nominations is fast approaching, and entries have already been streaming
NEWS that a major firm is to open an office in Bradford has been heralded as a "positive and healthy statement". Writing on Medium.com, Kevin Ellis, senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers UK (PwC) said that a base is due to open in the city in
A local photographer has carried out a project focussing on the "Holy Grail" of Bradford's abandoned buildings. John Cade, 35, originally from Holme Wood, gained unprecedented access to the High Point building last November, taking photos from
THE importance of play has been highlighted as part of a touching campaign in memory of a little boy who died just before his third birthday this year. The Spread some Sparkle for Axl campaign is in memory of Axl Walker (pictured on the right)
A YOUNG woman whose life has been transformed by a riding for the disabled group has won a prestigious accolade. Lucy Hargreaves, 20, has scooped the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) National Volunteer of the Year Award, at a regional level
DEMANDS by an MP to make threatening with a knife an offence in any location – not just public areas – will now become law after Government adopted his suggestion. Shipley MP Philip Davies tabled amendments to the Offences Weapons Bill to close
BRIGHOUSE Town U21s defeated Leeds One Formation 5-1 at home in the West Riding County FA Invitational Cup. The hosts started well with lots of possession but the final pass wasn’t always the correct decision. Leeds had two very quick strikers
JOHN Kear has likened the Bulls’ pre-season regime to TV’s Bushtucker trials. And he is delighted to say that nobody is shouting: “Get me out of here!” Tong may hardly resemble the Australian jungle where the 'I’m a Celebrity' cast are putting
DAVID Hopkin reckons the arrival of versatile Anton McElhone as his City number two will ramp up the levels of professionalism within the club. McElhone’s appointment, as revealed by the Telegraph & Argus last week, was officially confirmed
GUISELEY 1 FLEETWOOD 2 THERE will be no FA Cup return to Nethermoor for James Hanson. The prospect of Guiseley’s most famous recent son coming back to the club in round three offered an intriguing edge to last night’s televised clash with Fleetwood
TWO brothers have gone on trial in connection with the death of 22-year-old law graduate Shamas Fakeer in Bradford Road, Bingley, last February. Haaris Khan, 24, and Aamir Khan, 25, both of West Park Road, Girlington, both deny attempting to pervert
