Hundreds of people are at loggerheads over plans to make Bradford the Bollywood capital of Yorkshire with the first dedicated Asian cinema. Campaigners trying to stop the development because they fear traffic problems say they have collected a 1,500
A Keighley millionaire's son claims to have located the wreck of the Carpathia, famed for rescuing hundreds of survivors from the Titanic. Graham Jessop said a wreck, believed to be that of the Carpathia, was found three days ago in 600ft of water 185
Traders in Cleckheaton are to seek a meeting with supermarket giant Tesco to discuss how the company can help the town. Representatives from the Spenborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce hope to meet with company bosses to see if they will join their
A stalwart of Christian aid work today launched an appeal for big-hearted readers to help collect a harvest of food for folk in Kosovo. And the charity whose appeal is being spearheaded in Yorkshire by Baildon woman Jo Pollard has paid tribute to her
Golf: Bradford will go into Sunday's Yorkshire team championships at Bingley St Ives on a high after making it three wins in a row in the Inter-Union League. But team captain Tim Wade insists they will only start as third favourites for the title behind
Bradford Bulls coach Matthew Elliott has welcomed the scrapping of midweek fixtures in Super League next season. Elliott has joined other top coaches in condemning this season's fixture format which has packed in 30 games per club, including four midweek
French striker Bruno Rodriguez looks set to bolster Bradford City's Premiership campaign after agreeing to join the club on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old is expected to join the Bantams after undergoing a medical later today with City
The clampdown on sales of lighter fuel to under-18s is a welcome move to protect young people from peer pressure and their own experimental urges. It will not end the tragic toll of deaths from sniffing butane, but it will make it harder for teenagers
What a bad-tempered lot we are! Someone jumps lanes in front of the car and we break into a spot of road rage. Passengers jetting off to foreign parts have one too many and fly off the handle with air rage. Even shoppers at the local supermarket are ramming
Evening bus users in Pudsey say they have been left 'marooned' after an operator pulled the plug on a regular route into Bradford. Bill Rowe said he only discovered First Bradford had stopped the city service at the weekend when he went to catch the 635
Warnings were made today about the amount of methadone prescribed by doctors which is being sold on the black market on the streets of Bradford. Bradford-based Academy of Addiction and Recovery, which is organising a pioneering training course in a bid
The Telegraph & Argus yesterday revealed how two 13-year-olds were among 18 school-age children to use the city's new abortion clinic. Meanwhile, another 25 aged 13 to 15 went ahead and had their babies at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. Many of these
A Bradford group who played for Sir Elton John have been offered the chance to provide entertainment for three more superstars, including Michael Jackson. Three Men and a Bass performed in front of thousands of revellers at Sir Elton's two recent concerts
Members of a crime-busting partnership in the Bradford district have called for greater financial backing from the Government. Representatives from the multi-agency Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) say more funding is needed to help meet
A man was injured by a stray bullet after a gang shooting in broad daylight on a busy Bradford street. Armed police were called to the Whetley Hill area of Toller Lane at 5pm yesterday following reports of a disturbance between rival gangs. The man, in
Bradford Council chiefs today condemned temporary building company Portakabin for failing to meet deadlines for mobile classrooms needed for the huge schools shake-up. Hundreds of pupils have missed the first few days of term after a number of primary
Children are to be instructed on how to avoid life-threatening hazards during a ten-day scheme at Keighley College. They will learn the dangers they face from fire, machinery, solvents, electricity and gas and other hidden risks in everyday life. The
Staff and supporters of The Beamsley Project are celebrating a cash boost. The residential holiday centre for the disabled near Bolton Abbey is hoping to extend the facilities it offers visitors. And it is a step nearer its goal after receiving a cheque
People in Yeadon are being asked to attend a special charity concert to mark the official re-opening of the town hall following its controversial closure. The Victorian building was shut at short notice last December following the discovery of an electrical
A review of the entire agriculture sector has been welcomed in Wharfedale as the Government attempts to tackle the crisis gripping British farming. A sheep cull is among the proposals being considered, according to Agriculture Minister Nick Brown who
Shopping in the aisles may soon be replaced by singing and dancing if plans are approved to turn a former clothes shop into a church. Members of The Centre of Life Church want to move from Bingley Grammar School, where they have met for the last 16 months
An inquiry was under way today after a four-year-boy on his first day at school escaped from a playground and walked half a mile away before being spotted. Ben Lynch managed to cross two busy main roads after he slipped out of Horton Bank Top Primary
Athletics: Organisers of the Bradford 10km have been given a massive boost with the news that top distance runner Paul Evans is to compete on Sunday. Evans has an excellent pedigree, having won the Chicago Marathon and been placed third and fifth at the
Snooker: Bradford's Joe Johnson today spoke of his pride at being the oldest member of snooker's top 64. The 1985 world champion, who started his season this morning with a second round clash against Redcar's Mike Dunn in the British Open at Plymouth
After what seems like an age, Bradford City return to action this Sunday desperate to put their run of three defeats in eight days firmly behind them. George Graham's Tottenham are the visitors for what should be an entertaining clash in front of the
Boxing: Bobby Vanzie is determined to use some rare television exposure to get the respect he deserves when he takes on journeyman Brian Coleman in London on Monday night. Bradford's British and Commonwealth lightweight champion concedes a division to
Yorkshire's bowlers came in for more toil today as Glamorgan advanced steadily to 426 for seven at the 120-over stage of their first innings on the second day of the last home championship match of the season. Ryan Sidebottom opened with a maiden from
Yorkshire member Paul Ablett has called on club president Sir Lawrence Byford and the general committee to resign over the decision not to take championship cricket back to Harrogate and Sheffield next season. Wakefield-based Ablett, who has made four
Fire chiefs in West Yorkshire have issued a "let's talk" plea to unions as they prepare to ballot over possible strike action over holiday leave. But firefighters at Idle, Bradford, who have voted unanimously to re-affirm their support for a strike ballot
Angry residents are demanding action to rid their village of a ''sickening'' stench. Householders in Cullingworth have inundated the Environment Agency with complaints and say they have to keep their windows shut to block out the smell. Many residents
Pupils at a Bradford special school, who were devastated when thieves broke in and smashed their bikes, are set to embark on a 140-mile cycle ride - using reconditioned bicycles donated by the probation service. A group of 11 youngsters from Chapel Grange
The father of one of Bradford's teenage prostitutes has told of the misery and heartache caused by his daughter working the streets. The 37-year-old father-of-four, who has asked not to be named, says he regularly drives round the Thornton Road area to
Hundreds of people are at loggerheads over plans to make Bradford the Bollywood capital of Yorkshire with the first dedicated Asian cinema. Campaigners trying to stop the development because they fear traffic problems say they have collected a 1,500-name
A fast-track system of evicting illegal gipsy encampments was being used today in a new crackdown by Bradford Council. A large family branded the "gipsies from hell" by a housing chief have been given 24 hours to leave the B&Q car park in Leeds Road
A Victoria Cross, worth at least £30,000 and won in the First World War by a Keighley brewery drayman, is to be unveiled at his old regiment's museum. Stretcher-bearer Private Arthur Poulter's job as a drayman for Timothy Taylor, shouldering sacks of
