It was, on paper at least, an odd casting choice. Miss Hannigan, the harridan of an orphanage owner in the musical Annie, is as good a role as you'll find for a strong actress. So handing it to a man in a frock seems positively Elizabethan; from the school
Teaching ballet dancers how to fight sounds like a routine from an old Monty Python sketch. At the very least, says acclaimed fight director William Hobbs, it was an unusual assignment. Hobbs is accustomed more to instructing film actors in the skills
Campaigners battling for a footbridge over the river at Burley-in-Wharfedale have launched a new association to turn the scheme into reality. Members of the Burley Bridge Committee are renaming themselves the Burley Bridge Association and appealing for
A mother has spoken of her concern for her daughter who has been posted to the Balkans as part of the United Nations peace-keeping force. Every night cleaner Petra McGregor scours the TV news bulletins in the hope of spotting Heather - pictured - her
It will be Bradford-by-the-Sea this summer as a new scheme to give holidaymakers a cheap break from the city gets off the ground. Cayton Bay, near Scarborough, will be the destination of dozens of families from Thorpe Edge, Ravenscliffe, Fagley, Bradford
Rugby Union: In a season that has been surprisingly clear-cut for local teams, the major issue on the last day of the league season tomorrow is whether Baildon will be promoted. They are at Thwaites Yorkshire Division Three leaders York RI (28 points)
Cricket: New Pudsey St Lawrence captain Ashley Metcalfe will be looking for a winning start against his old club Farsley when the Bradford League season starts tomorrow. The former Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire batsman who has taken over as skipper from
Matthew Elliott has received a major boost ahead of Sunday's top five crunch at Warrington with the return of four internationals. Great Britain duo Stuart Spruce and Mike Forshaw have been declared fit after knee and rib injuries respectively while New
One player who will watch tomorrow's match with more than a passing interest is Oldham midfield player Lee Duxbury who played a combined total of 301 league matches for both clubs. Duxbury, who still lives in the South Craven area, has a special affinity
Any player who can make the switch between the Uniteds of Manchester and Leeds while remaining popular with both sets of fans has to be a bit special. But the speed with which Lee Sharpe has been adopted by Bradford City fans since his arrival on loan
The state of funding of education in Bradford is a cause for considerable concern. Yesterday we reported that the district had topped the Department of Education and Employment's national list of local authorities which are spending less on education
A Bradford escort agency has come under fire from applicants who paid to register - then claim they have heard nothing. City Escorts advertises for men and women to act as escorts, and potential new recruits are then visited at their home by Chris Osborne
Groups and residents in the Little Horton area of Bradford - dubbed England's second most deprived ward - have been urged to work together to improve their community. The plea came from Health Minister John Denham during a visit yesterday to see how local
Up to 60 elderly people will be saved the expense - and possible trauma - of going into a residential home thanks to a showpiece £2.1 million development opening next month. Woodside Court, an 'extra care' elderly housing scheme, will be a first for Bradford
Councillors have turned down plans for Bradford's first Kashmir Community Centre after hearing arguments for and against the multi-thousand pound scheme. Now organisers will consider appealing against the decision to the Secretary of State for Environment
Hooligans have been slammed for disrupting a charity circus raising money for Airedale Hospital. Police were called ten times to stop the youngsters spoiling the performances in Keighley's Victoria Park. And the chairman of Bradford Council's leisure
The mother of a four-year-old girl knocked down by a car has welcomed a move to put speed bumps in the road where the accident happened. Tayah Lunn had more than 100 stitches to wounds to her face after she was struck by the vehicle outside her home in
Don't be surprised if Terrorvision look mystifyingly bronzed when they take to the stage for a long-awaited hometown gig tonight. The four-piece, fronted by singer Tony Wright, have been relishing their first chance to perform in their native Bradford
Historic Little Germany will be in the Royal spotlight at a private meeting with the Prince of Wales next month. The unique former merchants' quarter, known as the jewel in Bradford's crown, is on the agenda at a seminar at Prince Charles's Highgrove
The lives of 50 people in Craven could be saved every year thanks to a new cancer campaign group. Statistics show that nationally 30,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed each year and 18,000 of these people die. It is the second biggest cancer killer
Negotiations are under way to buy an historic plot of land in a Pennine village to help celebrate the Millennium. Talks are at a crucial stage with the owner of one-and-a-half acres of land at Oxenhope near the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway station
Dog owners are turning a popular public footpath into 'stepping stone alley', a parish council has been told. Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council heard how people who failed to use poop scoops were putting at risk the health of children using the path to
Bradford's 25 upper school headteachers have joined forces to issue a strong attack on school funding in the district. In an unprecedented move, the 25-strong group in charge of the district's 40,000 upper school pupils are to send letters to all parents
The future shape of democracy in Bradford and district could be decided in secret by Labour councillors on Monday. The controlling group is expected to take a crucial decision involving Westminster-style one-party cabinet rule at a private meeting at
Non-League Soccer: The curtain comes down at Horsfall Stadium tomorrow when Bradford Park Avenue take on Eastwood Town in a UniBond Division One top ten clash. Though it will be the last chance for the home crowd to see their side in action Avenue's campaign
Huddersfield Town boss Peter Jackson has paid a warm tribute to former team-mate Stuart McCall on the eve of tomorrow's West Yorkshire derby clash at Valley Parade. Jackson played in the same Bantams side as the current City skipper which won the Third
Bradford City boss Paul Jewell is predicting a "cracker" of a West Yorkshire derby clash with Huddersfield tomorrow, but has stressed his side must keep their nerve. The Bantams know that only victory will do in the race for automatic promotion. City
Cub Scouts in Addingham have launched a war of words against youths blamed for vandalising their meeting place. They have drawn a series of posters warning people not to damage their hut accompanied by the message: "These posters have been made by the
A man being hunted by police in connection with a killing in Bradford was arrested today. Michael George, 33, was arrested in Leeds and brought to Bradford for questioning about the death of David Leach, said police. The body of 33-year-old Mr Leach,
Art has opened up a whole new world for a group of people with learning disabilities. About 40 adults take part in regular sessions at Keighley Resource Centre in Oxford Street, Keighley. And they are still basking in the praise they received when the
These Bradford City fans have swapped the Kop for the Opera House - but their hearts will always be at Valley Parade. Far-flung fans Brian Rafferty and his son James, Mark Fowler and James Dawson are the latest to back the Telegraph & Argus Only Way
An 80-year-old woman who accused a carer of assault could be uncooperative and downright nasty, a jury was told. Kathleen Burnside, who shared the care of pensioner Betty Sunderland with Jacqueline Wright, wrote in a care log that their patient often
Former down-and-out David Crabtree is to pound the streets of London in the annual marathon in aid of the charity that saved his marriage. Mr Crabtree, 45, decided to raise money for cash-strapped Relate after reading in the Telegraph & Argus about
A woman on course to shedding half her bodyweight aims to make a splash at the pool. Susan Wood, 51, of Dunford Avenue, Bierley, who used to weigh 26 stone 9lbs, is delighted after losing eight stone 11lb in 14 months. She now weighs in at 17 stone 11lbs
