Youngsters in Skipton armed with shoe polish, brushes and dusters will be on the streets shining shoes over the next few weeks. The scheme is part of a campaign to raise money and awareness of street children in countries like India and Columbia who shine
A mother who left her baby on its own at home while she went to buy food has been spared a prison sentence. The 30-year-old Keighley woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given two years' probation after pleading guilty at Bingley Magistrates
A new ten-year planning blueprint has been drawn up to protect Ilkley Moor. And if the draft Ilkley Moor Management Plan is formally adopted by Bradford Council, facilities dating from the 19th century around the edge of the moor will enjoy a new lease
Kirklees Council, which has evicted 40 tenants during the last six months, has warned it will pursue people who refuse to make arrangements to pay off their debts. The Council's Housing Services Management Board chairman, Councillor Chris Harpin, said
A 22-year-old labourer who burgled a disabled man's home in a revenge attack has been jailed for two years and nine months. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that Thomas Simpson broke into the ground-floor flat in Shipley, while the man was away visiting
A hit-and-run driver was being hunted by police after a man was knocked down and killed as he crossed a road in Bradford today. Horrified eye witnesses said a black BMW was being followed by police shortly before the accident at 11am at Great Horton Road
Leeds rugby club are keen to lure New Zealand World Cup hero Jonah Lomu. It could mean the All Blacks winger playing rugby league and rugby union at Headingley when the showpiece tournament ends. Gary Hetherington, chief executive of Leeds Rhinos (league
Ilkley Moor has long been recognised as a tremendous leisure amenity. The Victorians chose to tame the fringe of the moor that faces the town. They created the Tarn, bathed in the cold waters of the White Wells Spa and carved their names on the Cow and
"I believe they've lost touch with us and that we've lost touch with them," said Sean Cahill, a West Yorkshire firefighter for 20 years and vice-chairman of the Fire Brigades Union. A succinct summary of the festering state of affairs between the county's
Shoppers in Otley have sent a message to the powers-that-be they do not want a Sainsbury's store in the town centre. The Telegraph & Argus' sister paper, the Wharfedale & Airedale Observer, ran a survey which gave readers the chance to have their
They're normally figures of contempt...but for Bingley folk, traffic warden Vicky Barker is just the ticket. The 24-year-old is on loan from Keighley but has proved such a success that locals are considering starting a petition to keep her. And her charm
Bradford City have agreed a £900,000 fee with First Division Portsmouth for transfer listed central defender Darren Moore. The 25-year-old player is travelling to Portsmouth today to discuss personal terms. City chairman Geoffrey Richmond said: "If all
Manufacturers in Yorkshire and the Humber continue to suffer low sales growth and poor export markets according to the British Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey. But it showed that service sector firms in the region reported sales growth
Householders should thoroughly check out tradesmen before they hire them to do work in their homes. And they should avoid paying deposits wherever possible, according to West Yorkshire Trading Standards. The warning follows the experience of 21-year-old
