KEIGHLEY Cougars progressed in the Challenge Cup as they saw off a dogged Distington outfit 28-14 at Cougar Park. A game played in horrendous conditions in which the pitch played a real leveller throughout, the Cougars saw off the threat presented
A COUNCIL-run care home in Bradford has been classed as 'good' by Care Quality Commission inspectors after a previous inspection two years ago found in needed to improve. Beckfield Care Home, in Bolton Lane, has been visited by a team of inspectors
BULLS bounced back from three successive defeats in the Betfred Championship with a 16-6 win at Batley Bulldogs. Check out Telegraph & Argus chief sports writer Simon Parker's player ratings and game guide. MAN OF THE MATCH The kicking
BRADFORD West Police along with Trading Standards have seized a number of illegal cigarettes along with a quantity of cash from shops in the city. A spokesman for the police said they attended a number of corner shops to execute warrants In the
POLICE have confirmed the body of an adult found on a recreation ground in Shipley on Saturday morning was that of a man who died of natural causes. West Yorkshire Police were alerted to the play area at the top of Wrose Grove, adjacent to Low
THE family of a 19-year-old from Birstall whose death in an incident on Friday remains under investigation, have asked that people do not donate to a fundraising page they have become aware of. Officers were called by paramedics to a flat off Raikes
YORKSHIRE have no plans to sign an overseas player before next month’s start of the new season. Coach Andrew Gale is keen to give the club’s homegrown batsmen the first crack at the whip. The White Rose have recruited Huddersfield-born batsman
CHILDREN from the area helped put together packs of food to be given to Bradford’s homeless at an event at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara Sikh temple in Leeds Road on Saturday. The annual children’s event was presented on the Sikh value, seva,
FOLLOWING their excellent late comeback in midweek to win their derby with Eccleshill United, Thackley slumped to a heavy 4-1 defeat at Maltby Main. Their hosts were ninth in the top tier of the Northern Counties East League but they climbed to
FARSLEY Celtic are back at the summit of the Evo-Stik League Premier Division after a hard fought 2-1 away win at Hyde United. The Tigers were looking to break through the 50-point mark and begin a late run to get into the play-off places but the
ALBION Sports distanced themselves from the drop zone in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division after beating Harrogate Railway Athletic 2-1 – despite playing over half of the game with ten men. Both teams ended the game a man down after
THOUSANDS of steam rail enthusiasts flocked to stations along the Keighley and Worth Valley line to enjoy the railway’s annual gala this weekend. Operations manager Noel Hartley said they were delighted with the numbers which were around 20 per
IT WAS a frustrating Saturday afternoon for many of the local semi-professional clubs with home games, as overnight rain led to postponements while the skies were blue at 3pm. Even FC Halifax Town’s Vanarama National League game fell foul of the
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice across the region with hail and sleet showers expected this afternoon causing tricky conditions underfoot and on the roads. Maximum temperatures for today are expected to be four degrees
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) extended their unbeaten run to five games with a fine 2-0 victory at Ashton United. The win banked back-to-back three point maximums in National North as Mark Bower's men followed up their midweek home triumph with a victory
A STRONG message was sent out to consumers and manufacturers on Saturday when Bingley Co-op supported a ‘mass unwrap’ event at its Five Rise Shopping Centre. The event had been organised through the Plastic-Free Bingley group as part of a week of
TRAINS between Ilkley and Menston are now running normally again after a body was found on the line earlier today. All trains from Bradford Forster Square to Ilkley had been cancelled this morning after the incident was notified to British Transport
THE Gary Bowyer era got off to the best possible start as Bradford City grabbed a 3-1 home victory over play-off contenders Peterborough United. The new manager made an immediate impact to help his side in their quest to get out of the bottom four
THE district's best sports stars come together for this year's Bradford Sports Awards. Organised by Active Bradford, 18 awards were handed out on the night, with Horizon Taekwondo Academy enjoying success across a number of categories. Here is
THREE players were sent off in chaotic scenes after Duncan Watmore had snatched a stoppage-time equaliser for Sunderland against Wycombe at Adams Park. Watmore pounced on an error by home goalkeeper Ryan Allsop to earn a 1-1 draw after Alex Samuel's
HEAD coach Marcelo Bielsa refused to get carried away after Patrick Bamford's early goal had kept Leeds United firmly on course for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship. With Sheffield United having won their early kick-off against
WEST Brom have announced the dismissal of head coach Darren Moore just hours after a 1-1 draw against Championship bottom club Ipswich Town. The result dealt a further blow to the Baggies' faltering promotion hopes and prompted what the club said
A TEENAGER who bought a knuckle duster to “impress” his friends has been given a suspended sentence after fracturing a man’s eye socket using the weapon. Lewis Proctor, 18, of Westbury Road, Horton Bank Top, admitted causing grievous bodily harm
BRADFORD'S Business Improvement District is planning for two large campaigns this year, including a return of "Sparkling Bradford" at Christmas. Last Christmas the campaign saw numerous groups, councils and businesses joining forces to arrange
A DEVELOPMENT of shops, a cafe, and flats on Leeds Road that will "make a statement" has been approved. Overland Developments plans to re-develop the site of 1222 Leeds Road, currently a car wash and the former site of the White Bear Inn, into
Homes can be built on an area of land in Thornton after a vote by Councillors. Batty Developments had applied to build 17 houses on an area of land behind Sapgate Lane, and the plans went before Bradford Council's Regulatory and Appeals Committee
THERE is an ambiance of creativity. In past times it is said some 3,000 workers would have been weaving away here, producing tens of thousands of yards of cloth daily - black and white images of that very activity are dotted around the creative
A RETROSPECTIVE application for a stage area in a pub’s beer garden has been approved by Bradford Council. The stage and canopy was installed behind the Top Odd pub in Wyke without planning permission, and last year a retrospective planning application
METHODIST minister Louise Carr spent a decade working in the city of Bradford. Originally from Northumberland, Bradford was Louise's second posting after she became a minister and went into the circuit in 1997. Her ecclesiastical responsibilities
SAMMY Murray has choreographed many hit TV dramas including Victoria, Endeavour and Grantchester. She taught Victoria Wood to tap dance for Acorn Antiques the Musical, and has worked with other stars such as Emma Watson, Michael Ball and Imelda
Each week we focus on a different member of the Telegraph & Argus Camera Club. This week, it is the turn of JOHN TEBBET, of Pudsey How did you get into photography? I’ve taken photos all my life, since the days of Box Brownie cameras. I
SIXTY years ago this month the first Barbie made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York . By all accounts she should be plastering on the anti-wrinkle cream and claiming her free bus pass, but she still looks as gorgeous as
A robber, a drug dealer and a danger driver are among those to have been jailed in Bradford this week. Here's a round-up of those locked up in Bradford in the last seven days. Knife-wielding robber A knife-wielding robber who terrorised a Poundland
