The University of Bradford has seen an increase in student applications despite fears the introduction of top-up tuition fees would hit numbers. However, applications for Higher Education courses at Bradford College have fallen slightly. Figures released
A schoolboy needed hospital treatment after he was struck by a Land-Rover. The 13-year-old was involved in a collision with the vehicle in Halifax Road, Odsal Top, at about 5pm today. He was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary by paramedics. Halifax Road
Teenage actor Jonathan Dixon will soon be bringing mayhem to Weatherfield - as the tearaway son of Coronation Street's new family. Jonathan, a pupil at Idle theatre school Stage 84, has landed the role of the Morton family's son, Darryl. Jonathan,
Youngsters have come face-to-face with their Bulls heroes and received tips on staying safe and being good citizens. Schoolchildren from across the district flocked to Thornton Recreation Centre in Leaventhorpe Lane, Bradford, yesterday to meet Bulls
The man tasked with leading an inquiry into the district's failing primary schools has resigned. Councillor Philip Thornton (Lab, Windhill and Wrose), voluntarily left his position as chairman of Bradford Council's Young Peoples' and Education Improvement
The sister of a milkman who found an abandoned baby on the steps of a Bradford church has come forward to offer a further insight into the events of 31 years ago. As reported in the Telegraph & Argus yesterday the baby' - now 31-year-old Heidi Specter
The public consultation exercise on the £17m lottery bid to create a "Park at the Heart" of the city centre has begun in earnest with the district's civic leaders launching an information campaign. Full details of the park, including mirror pool and
West Bowling have taken a step closer towards winding the club up following the £12 million sale of its course. Another postal ballot is to be held in which members will be asked whether they wish to dissolve the club and split the profits, which would
A prominent roundabout in Brighouse is to be adorned with boulders and stones celebrating two of the town's most famous exports. Marshalls stone products manufacturer has supplied boulders engraved with the logo of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
Chris McKenna is in contention for a comeback at Warrington on Sunday. The Australian missed the Bulls' engage Super League opener against Huddersfield having not fully recovered from a broken wrist. McKenna, 32, had major surgery during the winter
David Wetherall is wishing for some "beginner's luck" on Saturday to get his managerial career off to a flyer. The caretaker-boss makes his debut in the City hot-seat by pitting his wits against Crewe's Dario Gradi - the longest-serving gaffer in the
Leeds United manager Dennis Wise wants the club's mole to own up and remove suspicion from those players who are innocent. Wise says he has no regrets after accusing one of his players of leaking team news to Crystal Palace last weekend. He insists
The jury in the trial of a 37-year-old mother-of-three who is accused of murdering her boyfriend will tomorrow continue their deliberations. Sharon Moran has denied murdering 40-year-old Dave Black during an early-hours row at her home in Haycliffe Lane
Thieves stole a trailer from a public car park in the centre of Otley. Police are appealing for information after the theft of the silver Brenderup trailer, which had been attached to a white Peugeot Expert van, from the car park on Courthouse Street
A competition has been launched to find the top village in Yorkshire. The 2007 Calor Yorkshire Village of the Year competition is organised by the Yorkshire Rural Community Council (YRCC). Entries are invited from any organisation within a village. Entrants
The American packaging company which invented bubble wrap has opened a new equipment and product exhibition centre in Bradford. Sealed Air has unveiled the new site on Cutler Heights Lane which will serve as a display centre for customers across Europe
A Government inspector has overturned a Bradford council decision and allowed a telecommunications mast to be erected at Black Hill reservoir, Shann Lane, Keighley, following an appeal hearing.
People are being invited to have a say on how their community should develop - and win a prize at the same time. Questionnaires are being sent out around the villages of Haworth Cross Roads and Stanbury seeking ideas for a new Parish Plan. Those who
Plans have been drawn-up for the third time in a bid to turn a side garden into a plot for a detached house at Alter Drive, Riddlesden, Keighley. Previous refusals were based on the development's impact on neighbouring property and the street scene.
One shopkeeper has lost their job and several more slapped with fines after police carried out a sting to root out stores supplying children with booze. Nearly two thirds of the off-licences visited by the police and their under-cover, under-age would-be
Firefighters plan to bike on a tandem to every fire station in West Yorkshire in 24 hours in honour of a late colleague dubbed one of the service's "hidden heroes". Trudy Ramsden, who was a fire control room operator at the county's fire HQ in Birkenshaw
Campaigners have won the latest key stage of their battle to save an area of green space from development. An application by Keep Yeadon Banks Green, spearheaded by local resident Doug Jones and Pudsey MP Paul Truswell, has been recommended for approval
You've heard of the History Boys... now meet the History Girls, on a mission to rid archaeology of its stuffy image. Jen Miles and Sharron Stolarczyk, both graduates of Bradford University, have pledged to make the science of the past more accessible
Pupils from Springwood Primary have enjoyed a busy week - despite being off school for the half-term holiday. More than 80 youngsters aged eight to 11-years-old have taken part in a range of activities including swimming, ten-pin bowling, a trip to the
A graduate from Low Moor is flying high after successfully completing an officer training course at a prestigious Royal Air Force college. Michael Burch, 24, graduated from the 32-week Initial Officer Training Course No 3 at RAF College Cranwell, Lincolnshire
Police officers are travelling on buses throughout the Bradford South area in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour on public transport. The move follows a similar successful operation in the Bradford North policing area last year, prompted by a spate
Mark Bower's weekly column Being named as captain has made me feel very proud. I've been coming down to the club since I was six-years-old to watch so to lead them out tomorrow before a massive game will be a special moment for me. I took over in
NHS students in Bradford have been learning how to improve their communication skills with patients with the help of a group of actors who put them through their paces. Around 50 students on the physiotherapy degree at the University of Bradford yesterday
A well-known Bradford GP has died less than a year after retiring from her Manningham practice. Dr Urmila Gupta, 71, was diagnosed with lung cancer just three months ago and died in Bradford Royal Infirmary at 11.45pm yesterday. Plans are now unde rway
This week's draw for the quarter-finals of the EDF Energy Senior and Junior vases have provided Bradford Salem, Baildon and Aireborough with huge incentives on Saturday. If Salem defeat Malton & Norton at Shay Lane in the Senior Vase, they reckon they
Second-from-bottom Cleckheaton desperately need to regain their team spirit as well as notch a victory on Saturday at fourth-placed Preston Grasshoppers in National League Three North. However, Cleck's chances on the field should be boosted by the return
High-flying Redruth make the long journey to The Avenue to face Wharfedale on Saturday, with a chance of filling one of the promotion places to National League One. They lie in fourth position, and have lost only one of their last seven away matches
Bradford and Bingley have been handed a boost in their fight against relegation from National League Two. Prop Ryan Wederall is back from his trial with Bath and goes into the front row for the Bees' vital match at Blackheath on Saturday. Bradford &
A woman who falsely reported her handbag stolen in a burglary has been given an £80 penalty notice. The 30-year-old woman, of Bingley, who was given the fine for wasting police time and making a false report, admitted making up the story when police
Burglars have stolen a collection of valuable pottery, leaving its owner devastated. A dozen Royal Doulton figurine mugs left to a Bradford landlady by her mother were stolen from her home while she was at work. Huge sentimental value is attached to
While Queensbury's aspirations are on cup competitions in view of their mid-table Pennine League Premier Division status, the visit of old rivals Siddal A on Saturday is always regarded as a plum fixture. Bury will want to ensure bragging rights over
A youth forum could be on the cards for young people in Oakworth to help tackle anti-social behaviour problems in Holden Park. The forum is one of a number of ideas put forward by a new working group, which has been set up between the police and local
West Bowling are at home to Skirlaugh on Saturday in a re-arranged National Conference League Premier Division fixture. The Hull side are a formidable unit on home soil, which Bowling know from bitter experience following their 32-0 away defeat. It
Chris Mould at the Lindley Library, Huddersfield Bradford-born illustrator and storyteller Chris Mould, left, calculates that in the past 15 years he has illustrated hundreds of children's books. He has done several for Oxford University Press. His
Jazz at the Square Chapel for the Arts, Halifax For nearly 40 years jazz guitarist Louis Stewart has built a reputation as a class act - a world class act according to some. Inspired by the recordings of Barney Kessell, he taught himself to play and
Kill For a Seat comedy night at CragRats Theatre, Holmfirth Why did Martin Scorsese choose Brendan Dempsey to appear in his movie Gangs of New York? Perhaps because this comedian and actor is larger than life. Tonight the Irishman will be demonstrating
It's Saturday, October 7, 2000, and England are playing Germany in the last match at the old Wembley Stadium. The King George's pub team arrives to watch the England v Germany World Cup qualifier and as the match is played out on the big screen the age-old
The Circus of Horrors at St George's Hall The Circus of Horrors rolls into town next week - but sword swallower Hannibal Helmurto was nearly out of the show after skewering himself in front of a live audience. Hannibal tried to force a 4ft-long sabre
Bollywood Jane at the West Yorkshire Playhouse Up to 40 enthusiastic people who will make up a Bollywood dancing chorus are wanted by West Yorkshire Playhouse. Auditions are now open to any male or female over the age of 16. No previous theatrical experience
Pupils at a Bradford school are being equipped with state-of-the-art personal organisers - in an experiment thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. Around 100 Year 9 youngsters at Challenge College, Frizinghall, have been given the hi-tec gizmos
Deborah Czura drawings, Huddersfield Art Gallery Self-taught Huddersfield artist Deborah Czura might well have remained unknown to the art world if it hadn't been for her job as cleaner in a local school, where she eventually plucked up enough courage
The B*stard is back - and now he's running the country from Whitehall! Rik Mayall returns to his role as slimy Alan B'Stard in a new stage adaptation of TV comedy The New Statesman. The show, The New Statesman - Alan B'Stard's Extremely Secret Weapon
The limestone is going to rock around Settle in summer when the first mini version of Glastonbury Music Festival comes to the Yorkshire Dales, with headline acts including Madness, The Stranglers and The Levellers. The organisers of the Settle Music
Marie Curie Cancer Care is seeking volunteers in Keighley to help with street and supermarket collections. Community fundraiser Claire Priestwood said: "We have 50 supermarket collections and many surrounding street collections, with flexible times to
A choir will remember a talented musician and conductor next month by premiering a piece of music celebrating his life. David Bryan, who founded the Aire Valley Singers in 1970, died suddenly four years ago aged 78 after feeling unwell at a choir rehearsal
by Martin James Michael James is a student at the University of Leeds in the third year of a BA degree The GCSE league tables have shown Bradford schools to be abysmal. As someone presently studying a degree and having passed through three Bradford
SIR - I am sure the people of Bradford were interested to hear that the Duchess of Cornwall is to undergo major surgery. My Nan had the same surgery last month, but Grandad did not publish it. My Grandad had to look after my Nan. The Duchess of Cornwall
A newsagent refused to hand over money to a baseball-bat wielding thief. The man went into Armitage Store on Brougham Street, Skipton, at 8.55pm yesterday brandishing what was thought to be a baseball bat. He demanded the shopkeeper fill his bag with
SIR - It seems that every week there is an article in the Telegraph & Argus about "Building a Better Bradford" with the usual spin form City Hall and the various agencies and developers in an attempt to delude the hoi polloi that something is about to
SIR - Thanks to the kind lady who returned my bag from outside Tesco on Saturday, February 10. I can't thank her enough for the kindness and honesty she showed. Mrs F Desai, Leeds Road, Bradford
SIR - The Constitution is dead. Long live the Constitution! For those unaware of the shenanigans behind the scenes, the EU Constitution which should have been buried after "NO" votes in France and Holland, is to be re-branded as "Basic Law". New name
Park Avenue bid to bounce back from losing their first game of the year at home to Ossett Albion on Saturday - but will have to do so without two of their best players. The visit of mid-table Albion is a must-win game after Avenue slipped out of the
SIR - I was very saddened and angry after watching the Panorama programme on residential care homes for the elderly, which highlighted the cruelty and neglect suffered by the patients living in them. I feel it only touched the tip of the iceberg. More
By Anika Bourley Parliamentary Correspondent Bradford pensioners are being discriminated against by travel insurers who refuse to give them cover, an MP has claimed. Insurers use their claims experience and other industry-wide statistics to set
SIR - I feel it somewhat rich that the Department for Work and Pensions Secretary was asking some Bradford MPs how the numbers of single parents (mothers) on Income Support could be reduced (T & A, February 9). Well the simple fact is that the whole
SIR - How can Councillor Paul Cromie (BNP, Queensbury) say that the police are doing a marvellous job and let them get on with it (T&A Letters, February 12)? Is he stupid or blind? He refers to the Muslims as "extremists" . Furthermore he insults Muslims
SIR - Peter Wilson (T&A, January 25) decries Michael Breen's assertion that murder at one time was a relatively rare occurrence, and I would like to add to my original letter with further information, that since the abolishment of the death penalty the
A new café is being set up in Bingley for older people with mental health conditions. Café B, which will be the first of its kind in the area, will offer people over 60 years old with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and dementia, a place
SIR - I'm sorry to upset Mr Holmans again, but these are just some of the items that appeared in my Saturday morning paper: Due to Gordon Brown's lack of funding the NHS cannot supply a sight-saving drug to a wartime Lancaster bomber pilot. The private
SIR - I think Peter Wilson's letter ("It's snow joke", February 17) is utterly ridiculous. First of all, I didn't know that snow came in different colours other than white. I always said that there is a little child in all of us, but Mr. Wilson has lost
Farsley Celtic lost ground because of the bad weather last week but they could climb back into the play-off places with a home win over Gainsborough Trinity on Saturday. The division is so tight that the gap between sixth-placed Farsley and their visitors
SIR - In reply to G Drake's letter (February 9), can I please just stress that the word "kuffar" does not have any bearing on racism. If anything it is a religious word. It means atheist. I agree that fascist bigots of all religions and races should
A new education programme which helps Bradford children with their fear of attending school has won praise from school inspectors OFSTED. The TRACKS programme designed by Education Bradford's Learning Support department has worked with Wycliffe CE Primary
SIR - John Watson (T&A, February 7) rejects criticism of the reported £200,00 spent by Bradford College on re-branding. He purports that only £50,000 was spent on research and design and £150,000 remains to be spent on changing old signage. Spot the
SIR - What an enlightening letter from Eric Firth (T&A, February 7). Looking at film of Australia, you would think with the sunshine and surfing it would be a wonderful place to live. But not a bit of it. As Mr Firth said, the country leaves a lot to
Guiseley got back into the groove following recent postponement problems with a win at Wakefield in midweek and will look to continue that momentum at home to Witton Albion on Saturday. However, fifth-placed Witton trail fourth-placed Guiseley by just
Eccleshill United are on the road as they head for Nottingham to take on Carlton Town on Saturday. United manager Steve Watson expressed his frustration at the recent lack of action. "It has been shocking but all you can do is keep training and carry
Silsden host the well supported FC United of Manchester on Saturday in the North West Counties League Cup quarter-finals and manager Paul Schofield is urging the locals to pack Cougar Park. "There has been a lot of interest from Keighley and Silsden
Liversedge are the only one of the trio of Bradford NCE sides at home on Saturday when they host Selby Town at Clayborn. Gerry Quinn's men were not due to play last weekend so they could at least have a scheduled training session.
The building of a mini roundabout and a lay-by in Menston is absolutely essential' for road safety, says a councillor. But there were protests from some villagers when they discovered a plan by Bradford Council to cut a strip from the village park as
Arsonists set alight to a car in Keighley. The BMW 320 was found on fire in Pickles Street at 8.40pm last night. One crew from Keighley Fire Station attended. Crew manager John Hanson said: "Someone had deliberately thrown something on to the back
Local MPs and academics have expressed their opposition to government plans to replace the Trident ballistic missile nuclear system. In a campaign launched today, academics, writers, musicians and politicians, including Keighley MP Ann Cryer, have signed
A group of eco-friendly children took time out of their holidays to spend two days getting Excited About the Environment. Students from three secondary schools learned about the relationship between business and the environment at the event at Shipley
Photographer Alan Whetton has been awarded the Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society. Mr Whetton, of Primrose Lane, Bingley, gained the distinction due to his MA in Photography at Bradford College of Art, awarded by the University of Bradford
The Fitness First gym in Cavendish Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, is running 13 consecutive fitness classes on Thursday, March 15, in aid of Comic Relief. People are invited to join in and make a donation, with fancy dress optional. Classes start at 7am
A new cycling club is being launched to encourage new riders and to help in the battle against obesity. The trail-blazing project is being spearheaded by Sport Keighley, an organisation with a mission to get people to walk, bike and even skate more often
Full Monty star Steve Huison is leading a cast of professional actors and singers in a new skills course for budding entertainers. The Shipley actor, who is also a co-founder of the town's Shoestring Theatre Company, has got together with fellow thespians
Former workers at the now defunct Associated Weavers factory on Toftshaw Lane, Toftshaw, are invited to a reunion. It has been ten years since the factory, which employed many families, closed its doors. Patricia Hassell, of Shetcliffe Road, Bradford
Inconsiderate drivers and a lack of parking restrictions is hampering access for residents and vital services, say villagers. Shoppers are double parking their vehicles on kerbsides on Brunswick Street, in Queensbury, blocking the road off to council
Expanding kerbside glass collection for recycling across the whole of Kirklees should play a major part in increasing the overall target for recycling in the district. Kirklees Council wants to boost levels by seven per cent by 2010 and hopes a third
Shipley Central Neighbourhood Forum are holding a free opening of the Cleaner Shipley schools' poster exhibition. The event will include an update from the local neighbourhood policing team, with free community safety equipment and a chance to find out
Roadworks due to be finished at Christmas are still causing chaos - and are set to continue for another month. And what's more, another utility company is set to dig up a nearby road in Cross Hills, near Keighley, from next week. The gas work started
David Wetherall has made a "refreshing" change at City, according to Eddie Johnson. The experienced defender has only been in charge for a few days since Colin Todd was given the bullet but the players have already noticed a different attitude in training
Cup games will take precedence on Saturday as the West Riding County Amateur League begin the task of catching up after recent weather postponements. Last weekend's blanket wipe-out due to snow and ice means any knockout fixtures which can be played
Dick & Liddy's Comedy Club at the Victoria Theatre Halifax Dick & Liddy's Comedy Club kicked off the year in fine form with a sell-out evening, and tonight's event looks set to be another hit. This time three very different comedians will be taking
THEATRE Waylaid at Dean Clough, Halifax A woman awakes to find herself frozen and tied up in a snow-covered desert. The only evidence of how she came to be there is a wrecked car. As she gathers her thoughts, the inhabitants of the wilderness emerge
The St Petersburg String Quartet at Bradford Cathedral One of the world's leading string quartets is coming to Bradford this month. The St Petersburg String Quartet, formed in 1985 by graduates of the Leningrad Conservatory, is to play Beethoven's Quartet
A new exhibition of photographic images of urban Bradford has gone on display at Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax. The exhibition, called Inside Out, is by Andrew Goodall from Bradford Photographic Society. Thirty of Andrew's photographic prints have
Review by Geoffrey Kinder of the Imogen Cooper Concert at King's Hall in Ilkley Imogen Cooper's poised and slightly reserved platform manner totally belies her playing style. The Mozart A Minor Sonata k310 was played with all the angst that it needs
Richard Wagner didn't think much of Italian opera. The German composer thought opera should have monumental, heroic themes, not grubby little love stories set in exotically bohemian places. Just like his own operas, in fact. Thankfully, Puccini's Tosca
Four of Alan Bennett's first series of Talking Heads - Soldiering On, Lady of Letters, A Chip in the Sugar and Cream Cracker Under the Settee. - are being staged by Pudsey-based theatre group Fulneck Dramatic Society. Director Dominic Adams said: "Bennett
The Elements, featuring current Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Andy Bennet, will be at the Gassienda in Keighley next week. Described as the "finest band to come out of Birmingham in a long while," they have toured with Paul Weller as well as Ocean Colour
n The Bite the Mango Film Festival at the National Media Museum The Bite the Mango Film Festival is launching a new award. Bradford's 13th international film festival runs from September 21-27 at the National Media Museum. It will feature some of the
An exciting new dance season, ranging from a startling blend of movement and photography to a classical adaptation of a Shakespeare tragedy, will be presented at the Alhambra this year. It's the first time a dance season has been packaged and presented
St John's United Reformed Church is holding a table-top sale at St John's Community Centre, Fagley Road, on Saturday, February 24, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, admission 25p. To book a table, £5, call the church on (01274) 631590.
The Bradford-based Minerva Centre is reminding employers of its new initiative to offer free maths and English courses to employers and their employees in Yorkshire. In conjunction with Learndirect, the Minerva Centre is now able to provide fully-funded
The Stansfield Arms pub in Apperley Bridge has been named Best Leasehold Pub in the industry. Owners and brothers Chris and Nick Green collected the awards at a glitzy ceremony in London. The Morning Advertiser event was open to all pubs throughout
A private hire driver who had his licence revoked by Bradford Council after he was sentenced for trying to avoid having speeding points put on his licence has lost his appeal against the decision. Amjad Ali Khan, 38, of Fern Terrace, Bradford, was fined
Firefighters were called to extinguish a burning car. An appliance from Bradford spent 15 minutes putting out the blaze at Blanche Street in Laisterdyke. No one was injured in the fire, which happened at 9.30pm yesterday. A fire service spokesman said
Franz Ferdinand, whose bassist Bob Hardy is from Wyke, are set to join with The Police and the White Stripes when they play the Bonnaroo Festival in America this summer. The four-day event runs June 14 to 17 in Manchester Tennessee.
Work began to install equipment to tackle a long-standing flooding problem at a village hall. Bradford Council drainage experts hope a £40,000 flood prevention scheme will protect the hall in Long Lee, Keighley, so it can be fully used by groups meeting
Two of the region's politicians are pushing to form a coalition of businesses to seek a long-term solution for better transport in Airedale. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth, Bradford Council's executive member for environment, and Philip Davies MP made the
A developer is "reviewing its position" after plans for housing on the site of a derelict warehouse were thrown out. Skipton Properties said it was still to make a decision about the canal-side plot, off Bar Lane, at Riddlesden. Last month Keighley
Greeters at Pudsey Asda will be handing out free fruit to children over the next few weeks to promote healthy eating. The store will be giving away two cases of fruit each weekend to encourage children to swap their sweets for a healthier snack.
A driver has been arrested for dangerous driving following an accident today. A blue VW and a red Vauxhall Vectra were involved in the crash which happened at the junction of Leeds Whitehall Road and Rooks Lane, Norwood Green. West Yorkshire Police
Student trainees at accountancy firm Horwath Clark Whitehill (HCW) have passed ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) professional stage examinations - all at the first attempt. In Bradford, final professional stage exam successes
Arsonists torched two wheelie bins on a piece of waste ground in Curzon Road, Barkerend, just before 7pm on Wednesday.
Conmen posing as water company inspectors tricked their way into a pensioner's house and stole jewellery. The woman, in her 80s, let the two men into her house after knocking on her door, convincing her they were water-company inspectors, and fiddled
Managers in Bradford can learn more about how corporate culture affects business performance at a seminar. The event will be held at Wetherby Racecourse. Mike Pupius, director of the Centre for Integral Excellence at Sheffield Hallam University, will
The roof of an old stone outhouse had to be pulled down after an arson attack. Bradford firefighters were called to the building at the back of a house in Webster Street, Barkerend, Bradford at 6pm yesterday.
A woman who was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a Bradford church yesterday returned to the city to make an emotional plea to find her birth mother. Heidi Specter was just five-and-a-half months old when, in the early hours of Monday, April 26, 1976
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Simon E Greaves, 33, of Lower Grange Close, Lower Grange; breach of community order, additional seven hours 30 minutes' unpaid work. William Peter Love, 25, of Basil Street, Little Horton; two
Valentine's Day may be over but you can still have a heart and support a charity which funds a team of specialist nurses in Bradford and Airedale. The British Heart Foundation is the nation's heart charity, raising essential funds for life-saving research
Q Both my eyes water a lot. I have been told that my tear ducts are blocked, but my doctor doesn't suggest any treatment. What can be done? A It depends on how they are blocked. If it is due to catarrh from the nose, then that has to be treated
If, as an adult, you take a daily aspirin, you may well prevent yourself from developing asthma. That's the message from a new analysis of the American Physician's Health Study, which followed more than 22,000 American male doctors, apparently healthy
