Bradford's city centre regeneration - now valued at a staggering £1.5 billion - is today officially under way. After more than two years of planning and preparation, the city is now ready to tell the world that its rebirth has well and truly begun.
VISITORS to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway at the weekend were taken back in time to the dark and dangerous days of the Second World War. Visitors got the chance to travel on trains filled with troops and civilians dressed in period costume
Danny Cadamarteri was among eight professionals in a City second string beaten by a youthful Blades side at Chesterfield yesterday. Cadamarteri, Tom Kearney, Lewis Emanuel and Damion Stewart all featured but the visitors still lost convincingly. City
WALKERS in Arthington are celebrating gaining access to a second public right of way. An earlier public inquiry into claimed rights of way in the parish, part of a wider review, had already decided that a track known as Mawsons Lane, which runs south
USERS of the climbing wall at Aireborough Leisure Centre are angry about its shock closure by Leeds City Council. The unexpected decision, which leaves many climbers high and dry, came only a couple of weeks after the introduction of a new rule preventing
When war broke out in 1939 Geoffrey Hellewell's aunt begged to be allowed to take him to the safety of Malaya. Margery Jennings and her husband Cyril had built lives in the Far East before the war in Europe began. And on a visit to their family in Otley
A HIDDEN away Otley town centre site could be redeveloped with houses, offices and shops. The semi-derelict land, bordered by Kirkgate, Westgate and Church Lane and presently largely occupied by a breaker's yard and former printing works, would be transformed
THE SISTER of a Rawdon man who died while taking part in the Great North Run has spoken of her family's great loss. Reuben Wilson, 28, collapsed and died after completing 12 miles in an impressive one hour and 15 minutes in Sunday's race at Newcastle.
Beleaguered retailer Wm Morrison needs to resolve its boardroom battles to convince investors and The City it has successfully completed its takeover of Safeway, according to a leading financial analyst. Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain has
Health chiefs at cash-strapped Airedale Hospital have been ordered by the NHS to take "urgent action" to slash its £3.3m deficit. Sir Nigel Crisp, chief executive of the NHS, said he was demanding an "immediate and sustainable improvement in financial
Fans of Richard Whiteley are being offered the chance to pay their respects at his memorial service in November. Friends and fans of the Countdown presenter, who died in June at the age of 61, are being invited to apply for tickets to the service which
DESPITE the tragedy of four competitors losing their lives in the Great North Run, proud runners from Ilkley and Addingham have been celebrating their achievement in completing the challenge. Richard Hunter-Rowe, a Commercial Logistics Manager, from Addingham
ILKLEY'S train services could suffer if rail bosses attempt to cut costs on services across the north of England, say passengers. Local transport watchdog Wharfedale Rail Users' Group (WRUG) fears there could be cutbacks, and it will be harder to gain
Aireborough 13 Barnsley 18 Being 10-5 up in the second-half and with a Holdsworth conversion being added Aireborough still could not hold on to defeat Yorkshire Two outfit Barnsley. With more chances and better possession in the first-half Aireborough
Thirsk Falcons 3 Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans' topsy-turvy start to the season continued as they slipped to defeat at impressive Thirsk Falcons. After seven games Trojans find themselves in mid-table which is a creditable achievement particularly bearing
Halifax Irish 1 Otley Town 4 Despite playing much better in the previous six games, this was Town's first win of the season. Manager Roger Eli should be pleased with this win for up until now Town has played teams off the park yet not seen much for their
The health and welfare of mental health patients will be improved if plans for a £10 million mental health unit at Airedale General Hospital gets the go-ahead. Patients will not be treated based on their age but on their needs. And patients will be asked
A group of six friends are to set off today on a cycle ride which will see them pedal the length of the Leeds-Liverpool canal to raise cash for desperately-ill children. Andy Wilkinson-Reid, 25, of Alder Avenue, Keighley, asked five of his childhood pals
Four men who yesterday admitted their part in a car-ringing operation have been warned they face jail. Imran Zahir, 30, was alleged to have been the "principal organiser" behind the scam and he pleaded guilty to charges of handling stolen goods and assisting
Highways chiefs are hoping a major facelift for Bingley centre will help to combat extra traffic heading through town. The £900,000-plus scheme to revamp the town centre with wider pavements, better street lighting and new on-street parking is also aiming
This tiny bundle was a superstar just seconds after she was born. Grace Beverley Ellis is the daughter of Jayde Howard and Simon Ellis, the Bradford couple taking part in a BBC1 series about fatherhood. Grace was filmed for the programme just moments
Bradford's city centre regeneration - now valued at a staggering £1.5 billion - is today officially under way. After more than two years of planning and preparation, the city is now ready to tell the world that its rebirth has well and truly begun. A
B Rhydding Ladies lls 2 LA Metros 0 This was the last friendly fixture before the ladies launch confidently into their league programme and as always in this derby it was a blood fest. Within five minutes key defender Michelle Eldridge hit the deck after
The reward for runners staggering up the final climb to Lingmoor Fell from Blea Tarn towards the end of the 12 mile Three Shires Race is the prospect of the magnificent descent back to the Three Shires Inn in Little Langdale. The descent starts with fast
Churwell Lions 4 Ilkley AFC 0 Ilkley's topsy-turvy season continued as they slumped to their worst defeat of the season so far. It was a poor performance all round by Ilkley in their first away game of the season and the score-line could have been much
A NUMBER of local riders will test themselves in the challenging Three Peaks Cycle-Cross race from Helwith Bridge on Saturday. This will be the 44th annual running of the event and organiser John Rawnsley has ridden in all 43 of the previous years and
The way forward for Bradford SIR - Bradford needs Victorian confidence and ambition in driving forward her re-birth. Proud of being the cheapest place to live in the UK, let's encourage more outlets and bargain shops. Put a roof over Great Horton and
TO CITE the old clich, what's in a name? Well for the parents of children with special needs trying to come to terms with one of the biggest shake-ups in education for decades, the short answer is a lot. The creation of Leeds'' North West SILC (Specialist
Gordon Banks, who kept goal for England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, was the chief guest at a sportsmen and sportwomen's fund-raising dinner organised by Shipley Juniors Football Club. The sell-out event at Bradford City's banqueting suite is expected
Yorkshire were left hoping the pitch inspector called in at Wantage Road today after they were skittled for 177 by Northamptonshire's two spinners on the first day of their final Championship match of the season. Matthew Wood and Joe Sayers had little
Salts, who have been members of the SDS Bradford Cricket League since 1946, are not applying for re-election. The Division Two club, whose first team finished next to bottom, held an extraordinary general meeting this week which confirmed that decision
Jamie Langley plans to attend to some unfinished business at Bradford Bulls. The 21-year-old loose forward has finally pen put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension, pledging to show Bulls fans what he's made of. "It took some sorting out but
ELIZA Carthy had to cry off this year's Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival due to illness but instead Karine Polwart - BBC2 2005 Folk Award winning singer-songwriter - stepped into the breach and performed two gigs on Saturday. Polwart, who comes from the
A 100-year-old working men's club in Guiseley has become the toast of real ale drinkers across the region. Founded at the beginning of the 20th Century, Guiseley Factory Workers Club & Institute only introduced the delights of real ale to its members
A WOMAN cyclist's 500-mile trek from Scotland to Otley ended on Friday - to a rousing reception from friends and family. Accompanied by four motorcyclists, Eleanor Straton pulled up outside Otley Civic Centre bang on schedule after almost two weeks in
Conservatives in Rawdon have reacted angrily after a social club was booked under false pretences by members of an extreme right-wing group. The event, in memory of BNP founder John Tyndall, was held by the extreme Nationalist Alliance at Rawdon Conservative
PLANS for a Leeds-wide civic newspaper have received a frosty reception from Wharfedale and Aireborough councillors. The North West (Outer) Area Committee was asked to back the quarterly About Leeds publication, both financially and by providing content
There is a real air of optimism and anticipation in Bradford. After decades of feeling second best, Bradfordians are at last starting to feel a little spring in their step again. It doesn't take a great deal of looking around the city centre to understand
AS more pubs and even a supermarket in Ilkley go through the process of applying to have their licence hours extended, the Government has announced a review of the guidelines. While the switch from issuing licenses from magistrates' courts to local authorities
PEOPLE whose lives are blighted by anti-social neighbours may have to fork out more than £300 to have something done about it. A document going before councillors in Bradford next month suggests charging householders £320 to complain about high hedges
Otley should be delighted at its bloom performance SIR, - Congratulations to Otley for winning the regional Yorkshire in Bloom summer competition. Otley was the clear winner and the feedback I received from other In Bloom co-ordinators who visited the
Time for the public to help deter acts of vandalism SIR, - People in Ilkley are quick to criticise the police for not taking action against crime and anti-social behaviour but an incident which took place on Tuesday evening this week amply illustrates
Guiseley School crowned four years of cricketing success with a stunning victory over Ecclesfield High School, Sheffield, in the final of the Under-15 County Cup at Ossett. Over 80 school teams from throughout Yorkshire competed in the competition, organised
In Saturday's Greenwood Cup at Harewood Otley's Simon Medley was really on the pace and outdrove father Jonathan in the Caterham R400. Simon was second in class, just 0.34 seconds behind class winner and record holder John Hoyle. Father Jonathan was just
The reward for runners staggering up the final climb to Lingmoor Fell from Blea Tarn towards the end of the 12 mile Three Shires Race is the prospect of the magnificent descent back to the Three Shires Inn in Little Langdale. The descent starts with fast
A NUMBER of local riders will test themselves in the challenging Three Peaks Cycle-Cross race from Helwith Bridge on Saturday. This will be the 44th annual running of the event and organiser John Rawnsley has ridden in all 43 of the previous years and
Coventry 30 Otley 14 WHAT are you going to say about that? We were rubbish out there. This paraphrases the views of the Otley players as they, rather disconsolately, boarded the bus for home. The only reply was that they are one point better off this
Guiseley 3 Radcliffe Borough 3 Guiseley put an end to their recent poor form coming from behind to gain victory over a workmanlike Radcliffe side who belied their league position. The visitors took an early lead through Carl Lomax who got clear of the
A historic Bradford band has found a new home thanks to a Telegraph & Argus appeal. The Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass Band found itself homeless last December. An arrangement with its existing rehearsal space at Dixon CTC, in Ripley Street
A leading nurse is to help hospital patients find relief from the agony of bed sores. Jane Nixon, of Bingley, has won £120,000 in funding for research into easing pain from sores affecting chronically-ill patients who are bed-bound or have mobility problems
Patients are missing out on cancer treatments because of delays in approving new drugs for the NHS, says a leading cancer charity. CancerBACUP has published a list of 23 licensed cancer treatments waiting for recommendations by the National Institute
"Leaf peeping" is set to sweep the nation this autumn - and Skipton Woods could be one of the top spots for foliage fans. Experts predict that because of climate change, the wood, which spreads almost into the centre of the market town, could turn into
Bradford University has the highest number of students who drop out in Yorkshire, new figures revealed today. More than one-in-ten students who started degrees in Bradford in the academic year 2002/03 are no longer at university, according to the Higher
An award-winning project to reintegrate convicted Bradford rioters into the community could become the basis of a national scheme. The multi-agency project, co-ordinated by the West Yorkshire Probation Service, began at the end of 2001 following the arrest
A new-look sports centre was officially unveiled in Bradford yesterday after a £1 million refurbishment. Manningham Sports Centre's upgrade includes a new sports hall, refurbished and additional changing facilities, a bigger and resurfaced outdoor sports
A heartbroken mother has called for CCTV to protect a cemetery after thieves targeted her teenage son's grave for the fourth time. Widow Pat Duggan, of Tyersal, was devastated to discover a statue had been broken off the headstone of her son Greg's grave
A 15-year-old girl has told how she and Aimee Wellock were fleeing hand-in-hand from a violent teenage gang when her friend stumbled and fell. The dark-haired girl said they were running in fear after being attacked at a Bradford beauty spot. A manslaughter
Education bosses insist school attendance in Bradford is at its highest level for 20 years, despite damning new figures which say the city is one of the worst areas for truancy in the country. Last year Bradford was ranked 102nd out of 150 education authorities
Wharfedale 8 Ilkley B 17 Not the wholly resounding victory Ilkley Thirds were looking for when they visited Wharfedale, but nevertheless, a third consecutive victory which is a fine statement of intent at this stage of the season. Ilkley took command
Thirsk Falcons 3 Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans' topsy-turvy start to the season continued as they slipped to defeat at impressive Thirsk Falcons. After seven games Trojans find themselves in mid-table which is a creditable achievement particularly bearing
THE once unfashionable Olicanian Cricket Club has, this year, experienced the most successful season in its 83 year history. On the last day of the season, the first XI gained promotion to Division B of the Airedale and Wharfedale League after winning
Ilkley 3 Huddersfield 64 Say it quickly and 64-3 slips off the tongue without too much pain. This is what the Ilkley club must do. Don't reflect on the anguish of a big defeat. In rugby scorelines this was a roasting inflicted by a club newly promoted
