Chris McKenna is confident he will be fit for Wigan but now his biggest battle is actually getting picked. The Bulls ace sees light at the end of the tunnel having been crocked since the final game of Super League XI. He had a wrist operation on the
Police will tomorrow mingle with supermarket shoppers in a bid to find clues to the disappearance of father-of-three Sajid Saddique. Officers are to carry out an information-seeking operation at Asda in Shipley, a week after the 32-year-old car dealer
Police today vowed to work closely with a football club to end a recurring vandalism nightmare. Intruders caused havoc at Guiseley's Nethermoor ground for the second time in a week last Wednesday when they smashed a gate open and broke down a door to
Sequence dancing is the secret behind the long life of a Bradford pensioner who turns 100 this week. Family, friends and even the Lord Mayor of Bradford will join Flo Hirst to celebrate her century on Saturday. Mrs Hirst, who was born in Beacon Street
Forums have been arranged for pupils at a secondary school to put councillors and a police officer on the spot about issues that worry them. The first forums of their type in the district are being held at Thornton Grammar School in Leaventhorpe Lane
Elderly and disabled people have voiced their views on how £500,000 should be spent on revamping an indoor market. About 100 people converged on Keighley's Victoria Hall, on Tuesday for a brainstorming session on how they wanted to see Keighley Market
Police are investigating the attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl from a street in Bradford. The teenager was walking along Rook Lane, Dudley Hill, in the direction of Tong Street, when she noticed a silver car being driven alongside. An Asian
Two men remained in police custody tonight for questioning about the death of a man which is now being treated as murder. Magistrates granted detectives a 36-hour extension to question the two, both aged 48, about the death of the man in his 60s after
Bradford's biggest musical festival has been cancelled this year because of escalating costs. The Music at Myrtle and Party in the Park weekend in Bingley has also suffered shrinking audiences and the declining support of the music industry, according
A disabled man was rescued by neighbours from a fire at his home after they heard smoke alarms. The man was carried to safety in his wheelchair after the blaze began in an upstairs bedroom of the house in Dalcross Grove, West Bowling, Bradford, at 3.30pm
Police are hunting a driver who fled the scene of a crash leaving his 20-year-old male passenger with life-threatening injuries. The injured man, of Keighley, was travelling in a blue Kia Picanto being driven towards Bingley when it was in a collision
Five tax offices could close in West Yorkshire and Skipton with 500 staff being re-deployed to Bradford, a union has warned. The Bradford and District Public and Commercial Services Union (PCSU) claims that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has plans
The biggest Coronation Street story line for years is to be played out in Bradford. The soap's producers have selected the historic court room at City Hall for the filming of Tracy Barlow's murder trial. Millions will be glued to their TV screens as
City today defended themselves against claims that stewards were "heavy-handed" with home fans in the TL Dallas Stand at the Crewe game. Ten were ejected during Saturday's match after the club allowed their own supporters to use the Bradford End, which
Students at a Bradford school learned more about the appliance of science - with help from a special guest. TV presenter Johnny Ball paid a visit to Challenge College in Frizinghall to help mark a day dedicated to the subject. The broadcaster, famous
A jury has heard how a man who died outside a nightclub was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground. Bradford Crown Court has been told Christopher Buck, 39, was "effectively strangled to death" after being thrown out of the Revolution bar in Bradford
Bradford Central Police are appealing for information after an incident which occurred yesterday evening between 6.15 and 6:30pm. A 15-year-old girl was walking along Rook Lane, Dudley Hill, in the direction of Tong Street, Bradford, when she noticed
Wearing a veil in this day and age is not harmonious, a leading Bradford Muslim has said. President of the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire Rashid Awan spoke out after Britain's first Muslim peer said the veil was a mark of separation and defiance
Supermarket giant Tesco has temporarily withdrawn its plans to build a store in Queensbury at the 11th hour. The application for the 5,500 sq metres development at Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse Road, was pulled hours before Bradford Area Planning Panel
Tips on saving energy, money and the environment: Turning your thermostat down by 1 degC could cut your heating bills by up to ten per cent and save you around £40 per year. Is your water too hot? Your cylinder thermostat shouldn't need to be higher
The million plus-strong petition against road pricing has done us all a favour as it illustrates the difficulty of making important decisions. Following the recent fourth scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Stern
The use of the word organic in recent years has mushroomed as much as the sales of fruit and vegetables bearing its name. But what does the word mean and why is it so important? It started off meaning anything made from the element carbon - as in organic
Bolton Woods Dragons under-eights ran out 8-1 winners at Long Lee Cobras in the Keybury League, with Callum Brewster netting four goals. Also on target were Josh Collins (2), man of the match Callum Howard and Permello Ncube, who registered for the first
The last Ice Age was around 15,000 years ago, and the Earth has been slowly warming ever since. But while natural changes in climate change take place over very long timescales, since the industrial revolution, the rate at which the Earth is warming
Climate change is real, and it is happening now. We stare, open-mouthed, at the shocking images captured on films like The Day After Tomorrow, when a sudden, global climatic change leads to ice covering the Northern Hemisphere. But, if global warming
Four people, including a Shipley man, are being quizzed by detectives investigating threats and intimidation by animal rights' extremists. The arrests were made at a number of addresses in the Humberside and West Yorkshire police areas. It is understood
A new pub will be named after one of Bradford's most famous sons - artist David Hockney. The Hockney pub, on the site of a former baby shop in Shipley's Dale Street, will serve its first pint next Wednesday. The pub is not the first in the Shipley
A new care village is set to be built in Bradford to provide a secure environment for older residents. Blueprints for the 50-bedroom care home and associated 51 bungalows for over-55s in Allerton were approved by Bradford Area Planning Panel today.
Members of a sixth form student council will be rewarded for their dedication tomorrow. Bradford College principal Michele Sutton was set to present sixth form students with certificates to mark the work they have done on behalf of the college. More
There are more honours for members of Yeadon Air Cadets. Sergeant Kim Greenhalgh and Flight Sergeant Becky Hudson have been selected to play hockey for the South and West Yorkshire Wing. Corporals Strachan Brittain, Anthony Lee and Bradley Saunders have
Children of Woodlands and Shirley Manor primary schools will be out in the woods on Thursday with the Friends of Judy Woods planting saplings.
Some pieces of Cross Roads Cricket Club's history have recently come to light. Nine Cross Roads CC scorebooks dating from 1925 to 1934 have been found when a resident was having a spring clean. She is eager for the books to find a good home as they belonged
People are running out of time to comment on proposals to modernise a town's health services. With just over a week remaining of a consultation in Bingley, NHS bosses are calling for those who have not had their say to do so quickly. The consultation
Residents living on or near Keighley Road have been asked to comment on measures to reduce speeding close to Ellar Carr on the blind bend, which has been the site of at least 15 accidents in two years. Following representation by ward and parish councillors
Thanks to the efforts of Cullingworth ward councillors, Bradford Council has agreed to site recycling facilities on land by the old primary school, off School Lane, with work starting soon. Parish Council vice-chairman John Coultous said he was delighted
Work carried out on housing stock across Bradford has helped a national construction company post record profits for 2006. Since 2003, Lovell has worked closely with Bradford Community Housing Trust (BCHT) to renovate its properties all over the city
Keighley Cougars have expressed their dismay at promising hooker Eric Johnson's decision to leave the club. The livewire teenager looked an exciting prospect, having signed from Oldham St Annes on a two-year deal last season. But Johnson, who has struggled
Wyke produced one of the oldest tricks in the book to set in motion their giant-killing 24-14 victory at Morley in the Second Round of the Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy. The black and whites are one division below their third-tier ranked hosts but they
A social group will make a presentation to a heart charity founded in Yorkshire after a year of fundraising. Oddfellows, which organises activities and provides care and support for members, has arranged a night of entertainment to hand over a cheque
More than 1,000 young performers from 38 groups across the North are to battle it out at a music festival. Instrumentalists, singers and dancers aged five to 19 from Bradford, Bingley, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Hull, Bolton and Stockport will descend
An annual pantomime raised more than £800 for a charity which helps the family of a man suffering from multiple sclerosis. Addingham Pantomime Group completed its run of this year's pantomime, Dick Whittington, on Saturday, and says it has raised hundreds
An account director is celebrating after being named the region's member of the year by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Robert Healey, 49, of Bolton Road, Silsden, picked up the award for the Yorkshire and North East region of CIM, for his outstanding
Yorkshire Forward chief executive Tom Riordan marked his first 12 months in office by speaking at a Bradford meeting of Forward Ladies, a not-for-profit women's business networking organisation. The meeting was held at the Great Victoria Hotel, Bradford
Businesses can receive free advice, knowledge and guidance thanks to a new partnership. Randstad Work Solutions, based in North Parade, Bradford, has teamed up with Eaton's, a leading solicitors in Darley Street, Bradford. The move follows demand in
A carnival committee and a group which supports victims of domestic violence are set to benefit from council grants. In its latest round of funding allocations, Otley Town Council awarded eight groups a total of £4,000 in sponsorship and four groups a
Teenagers have been delighting older people in nursing homes by performing a musical play they wrote themselves. The nine youngsters, aged between 13 and 18, are part of a community drama group run at South Craven youth centre. They researched and wrote
A parish council is trying to set up more activities for young people. The move by Cononley Parish Council follows the closure of the village's youth club last June after pleas to find volunteers fell on deaf ears. Now Pamela Scott, a youth co-ordinator
A horticultural society needs a new show secretary and fundraiser to help it flourish in the coming years. Baildon Horticultural Society is saying farewell to its present show secretary Roy Mitchell who has co-ordinated the popular event for six years
A long-running agricultural show was hit by a £14,000 loss after suffering one of the most "horrendous" days in its history, figures reveal. Torrential rain on the days leading up to Otley Show and on the day itself meant the Bridge End showground quickly
A £60,000 project to improve facilities at Yeadon Tarn has turned the area into a quagmire, say visitors. Heavy rain and now a delay in the work has led to thick mud and paths almost impossible to cross. Now, Leeds City Council, which is working on the
A former Royal Navy electrician who died in August last year was not killed by exposure to asbestos dust, a Coroner ruled. Thomas Dumican, 69, of Merlin Grove, Lower Grange, Bradford, joined the Navy after leaving school and served on a number of aircraft
Tickets are selling out fast for this year's Bradford Beer Festival. Tickets for two nights of the event have sold out, with tickets for just the Thursday night remaining. More than 100 beers, ales, wines and ciders will be at the three-day event at
Young people at risk of being lured into anti-social behaviour were kept occupied by a range of healthy activities during the half-term break. About 150 children aged 10 to 17 were catered for across Keighley, Bingley and Shipley. They took part in
Railway enthusiasts from the district are being given the chance to enjoy a journey to Bath on a heritage train. Green Express Railtours will run its annual special train from Skipton on Saturday, April 28. Usually, the train heads for Scotland and
A soldier who has returned from frontline service in Iraq has backed the Telegraph & Argus campaign to give Bradford City fans the cheapest tickets in professional football. Lance Corporal Mark Haxby, of Shipley, has backed the pledge for supporters
Villagers are being called on to fight plans for a pub next to a primary school. People opposed to the scheme, which would see a bar and restaurant created next to Menston Primary School, are being urged to turn out in force at Bradford City Hall at
Thousands of pounds of Government money could help transform four communities. Ten areas are being considered for £50,000 grants, including Beechcliffe, Clayton, Cross Roads, Brow and Lee, Eldwick, Harden, Laycock, Stanbury, Thackley and Utley - but
Changes are in store for teenagers who have been elected to the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament. Keighley representatives on the body will now meet weekly in the town rather than travelling to the centre of Bradford. They will meet in a variety
A property developer died after falling down steps during a family holiday in Portugal, a Bradford inquest was told today. Raymond Smith, 63, of Mortimer Row, Laisterdyke, Bradford, had been with his family on a month-long stay in Albufeira when he suffered
The Weekend Bingley Arts Centre Generally people look forward to the weekend - but not in Michael Palin's play of that title being performed by Bingley Little Theatre this week. Stephen Febble, the central character, has to put up with his daughter
A mother has condemned staff at an ice rink for "turfing out" her children and their friends, claiming they were not babysitters. Wendy Feather is angry that her 14 year-old daughter Lauren, her brother Liam, aged ten, and their two friends were forced
Safety works to prevent a large Bradford reservoir flooding are set to be discussed by councillors. Bradford Council's Executive will be asked to approve the work when it meets on Tuesday. An inspecting engineer has requested the Council make alterations
Work on a highways safety improvement scheme by Kirklees Council has started around Whitcliffe Mount Business and Enterprise College in Cleckheaton. The new scheme will see: a mini roundabout at the junction of Turnsteads Avenue and West End two
A popular golf course has been closed, leaving a woman who says she put every penny she owns into it on the brink of ruin. Shay Grange Golf Centre has been repossessed by the owners following the departure of its tenant Steven Storke amid accusations
Police are hunting a driver who fled the scene of a crash leaving a 20-year-old man fighting for his life. The critically-ill Keighley man, who has not been named, was a passenger in a blue Kia Picanto travelling towards Bingley when it was involved
A room in a derelict flat was gutted by a fire which is thought to have been started deliberately. Firefighters tackled the blaze at Cumberland House in Otley Road, Barkerend, just after 7pm on Monday. Three pumps from Bradford Fire Station attended
People aged over 50 are being invited to watch a play all about keeping safe from doorstep crime. Figment Theatre will stage its show at St Margaret's Church in Shipley Fields Road, Frizinghall, at 1pm on Tuesday, March 13. To find out more about the
This year's Insider Yorkshire Digital Awards 2007 will take place on May 3. The awards, which acknowledge the achievements of Yorkshire companies who have excelled in their web-based activities, will be held at the Queens Hotel, Leeds. This year there
Villagers who want to have a say on changes to an historic park are invited to attend a neighbourhood forum. An update on a National Lottery bid to improve Roberts Park, Saltaire, will be delivered to residents during the Lower Baildon forum at the St
A men's forum has done the gentlemanly thing by offering to pay for a vandalised garden to be repaired. Baildon Men's Forum has put forward funds for damaged trellis work in the Bedlam garden to be fixed as part of a Baildon in Bloom project. The Baildon
Richard Branson's Virgin Central television channel is being launched in Bradford this week as the self-made business giant seeks to take on the lucrative satellite market. Major series expected on the service over the coming months include The OC, Nip
Bingley-based recruitment firm Driver Hire has appointed Richard Owen-Hughes as group marketing director. Mr Owen-Hughes is a former head of marketing at Yorkshire business Bayford & Co, one of the UK's largest independent fuel distributors. Driver
Skipton Chamber of Trade and Commerce has a new base. It has moved to Skipton Town Council's offices on the High Street after many years at The Wright Wine Company.
A community is looking for a new warden to work wonders in the neighbourhood. Interviews will be held in March for the job which will be based at Frizinghall Community Centre. The new post holder will patrol the area regularly looking out for fly tipping
One of the district's most prominent businesses is supporting a competition to find the region's answer to Stella McCartney or Bruce Oldfield. Skipton Building Society has again agreed to sponsor the Fashion Pavilion at this year's Great Yorkshire Show
Buttershaw Millennium Green Trust is organising a clean-up of Millennium Green, next to Royds Healthy Living Centre in Reevy Road West, Buttershaw, on Monday, March 12, 10am to 2pm. Gloves and litter pickers will be provided to anyone who wants to turn
A seniors citizens' group has paid tribute to two long-serving members who both died recently. Sutton Senior Citizens have acknowledged the work done by their chairman, John McElhinney, and his wife, Evelyn. "They both gave great service and were always
More than 40 youngsters took part in an under-13 boys' hockey tournament at Thornton Grammar School Sports and Science College. And the hosts triumphed, with Carlton Bolling College finishing second in a competition jointly organised by the West Bradford
West Yorkshire again showed their rivals the way home in the Norwich Union county regional sportshall athletics finals. The hosts only had to make the short trip to North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax, and made home advantage count by defeating North
Wibsey Juniors Under-17s rugby league team faced more physical opponents in Australian Grand Final winners Windsor in the second game of their tour Down Under. The visitors might have ended up losing 30-6 - a vast improvement on their opening 52-0 defeat
A castle will provide the dramatic setting for two performances of Puccini's La Boheme. Heritage Opera, a professional company which tours historic venues, will perform at Skipton Castle granary on Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Tickets, priced £15, are
Horton Foxes Under-Nines soccer team may be sitting proudly at the top of the Keybury League Black Division in their debut season but they have even more ambitious plans than a title. They hope to go on a three-match tour of Germany in May, and have
A teenager was knocked unconscious when he was attacked by another man in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 18-year-old was with a group outside Rendezvous Hotel, on Keighley Road, Skipton, when he was punched by another man. The teenager, from
Bradford's Daniel King is competing for Great Britain this week in the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Jaca, Spain. The 15-year-old skater, above, has already won the Scottish Junior Men's Championship this year, as well as finishing third
Oxenhope youngster Becky Shires won a gold medal in the Yorkshire Sports Acrobatics Championships at Barnsley Metrodome. The 13-year-old Bingley Grammar School pupil, below, stood on the top of the podium after the trio floor routine event, along with
Woodhouse Grove pupil Gareth Phillips, who has been touring South Africa with Yorkshire Under-17s, is bidding for a place in the Yorkshire Academy. The Guiseley Cricket Club member is one of 27 players invited to the Yorkshire Cricket Board's Gold Level
A generous family from the district is being sought to house an exchange student from Belgium. Belinda Lejeune, 19, is currently studying in Bradford and is looking for a new host family as her current one can no longer accommodate her. She speaks excellent
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Ilkley: renewal of previous permission for new detached dwelling, land adjacent 20 Westville Avenue. Ilkley: replacement of existing shop front, Beau Monde, 9 Church Street.
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Jahanzab Khan Ismail, aged 35, of Upper Kipping, Bradford 13; possession of diamorphine, possession of crack cocaine, jailed for four weeks. Mohammed Ramzan, aged 37, of Morningside, Manningham
SIR - The frustration over the future of Bingley town centre (T&A, February 14) will continue whatever the outcome of the planning appeal. If Halladale win they will just carry out their minimal tarting up of Bingley's shopping centre - remove the stairs
SIR - John Hall is once again attacking every good suggestion regarding controlling immigration. Talk about sitting on the Left - any further he'll fall off! If it were up to him we would have every bogus' asylum claim granted, fill the manual and labour
SIR - While I support the Government's promotion of the importance of learning English to improve employment prospects (T&A, February 13), cutting the benefits of 40,000 jobless people will cause unnecessary hardship and will not encourage positive action
SIR - I was angered to hear about Bradford Council's latest decision to try and remove printing boss Randolph Victor's banners in Inkerman Street. I know from long experience how negative the Council can be in discouraging would-be entrepreneurs and community-minded
SIR - The latest piece of nonsense regarding Muslim women wearing full face masks involves the parents of a schoolgirl in Luton suddenly deciding she should wear a mask. The headteacher quite rightly sent her home, saying it was totally against uniform
SIR - In reply to the letter My rocky bus ride' (T&A, February 15), I would like to remind people, especially those who have the power to bring back the bus conductors, that when the conductor was removed and buses became a driver-only service, I don't
as there would be no bus for another hour. We waited 20 minutes in the cold for the Harrogate train. On arrival in Harrogate it was raining and we got soaked to the skin. At the bus station for our return journey, the bus never arrived. Obviously there
SIR - When I saw the artist's impression for the city centre park and mirror pool I was bemused. There were hundreds of people, but how did they get there? Is there going to be a park and ride' bus service to the Park at the Heart'? Andrew Mallinson
SIR - It seems that John Hall would regard the introduction of proportional representation as a panacea for all political ills, as he continuously complains that the current system is unjust (T&A Letters, February 8). It is clear that the present system
SIR - The law-abiding motorists among us are now living within the Government-led Big Brother state. This new initiative regarding a tracking device in our cars so our mileage can be measured and then charged is just plain lunacy. We pay a hefty amount
SIR - The proposed pay-as-you-drive system to cut down on road congestion is an absolute and thoughtless farce to fill the coffers out of the motorists' pockets again. This will do nothing apart from removing the poor law-abiding citizens (who cannot
SIR - Democracy has left the city. One has only to look where ward councillors live to see they do not truly represent the ward residents. Take the councillors from where I live at Wibsey. Two councillors live in Shipley and the third in Bingley. Debbie
Sunday was, almost, a perfect day. What just prevented it being one was the fact that I had to come into work in the afternoon, but perhaps being at the throbbing heart of this gigantic news-gathering organ does have its own compensations. Otherwise,
Bradford City have dropped a place to 19th in Coca-Cola League One after Northampton won 1-0 at Brentford tonight, Jason Crowe scoring.
Yorkshire's National Under-20 Championship group match against Durham at Gateshead, already called off once because of snow, has been postponed again, this time because of the unavailability of players. It is now hoped to play it next month. Yorkshire
Wharfedale's player-coach John Lawn, the former Rugby Football Union Rugby Development Officer (RDO) for West Yorkshire, has been appointed as Coach Development Officer for Yorkshire and the North East. The Dalesmen's player-coach takes over from Joe
Bradford City secured a quarter-final against Shipley or White Rose following a 6-0 victory at Keighley in a keenly-fought third-round West Riding County FA Women's Cup tie. It was the 41st minute before City broke the deadlock with a close-range effort
Guiseley will be aiming to lift spirits with a win in the UniBond League Chairman's Cup as they take on Avenue's tormentors Ossett Albion in a quarter-final tie tomorrow night. Guiseley (from): Dickinson, Hay, Sturdy, Denton, Ellis, Collins, Green,
Farsley Celtic's home win on Saturday while Moor Green were suffering a home defeat allowed the Celts to leapfrog them and reclaim a spot in the play-off zone of the Conference North ahead of tomorrow night's trip to the Birmingham outfit. "It is a very
Bradford Park Avenue suffered a setback in UniBond Division One on Saturday but nothing worse as they were held to a home draw, and that will be consigned to the back of the mind if they can win at Goole tomorrow night. It gives Avenue another chance
