A businessman is warning people to beware after he fell victim to a phone scam. Bill Hart is alerting householders to a bogus BT caller who cut off his home phone to back up his threat to permanently disconnect it. Mr Hart, 58, of Moorland Crescent,
Yorkshire paid the price for getting on the wrong side of the Law as Lancashire set new records on the second day at Headingley Carnegie today. Australian-born Stuart Law gave a classic display of batting while rapping out a double century which guided
The rebuilding of a struggling secondary school, which is in talks to become a city academy, will be decided next week. Bradford Council planners are being asked to approve a replacement for Wyke Manor School on the same site when it meets on Tuesday
A mother-of-three has been jailed after she admitted involvement in cannabis dealing and storing five kilos of what she believed was cocaine. Christina Boyle, 35, was originally charged with possessing heroin worth more than £250,000 in relation to
A man has been arrested for drugs offences after a police operation in Manningham. The 34-year-old was arrested yesterday on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A and Class C drugs. Officers also seized an amount of suspected crack cocaine
A Bradford family is desperate to find their singing pet parrot Lulu. The exotic bird, who can sing Always Look On The Bright Side of Life and whistle the Addams Family theme tune, was last seen swooping from the roof of the Black Swan pub in Frizinghall
Today, the T&A reported how 85 per cent of schools surveyed by Ofsted in Bradford had children starting their first primary term without basic skills and knowledge. Here, Education Reporter DAN WEBBER looks at what's being done to tackle the problem -
City season-ticket holders have been offered a £5 discount for Wednesday's Carling Cup first-round tie at Wolves. Admission on the night at Molineux will be £15 but season-ticket holders can pay £10, providing they buy their tickets in advance. Wolves
Baildon are hoping their good record against Pudsey Congs stands them in good stead when the two clash in Sunday's Sovereign Healthcare Priestley Cup semi-final at Jenny Lane. Though Congs gained a psychological boost with a six- wicket win over the
A teenager indecently assaulted a 12-year-old virgin after having sex with her friend, a court heard. The 16-year-old, who was 15 at the time of the offence in January this year, burst into tears after a judge gave him a custodial sentence today. Leeds
A teenage driver whose car was in collision with a Range Rover is in a critical condition in hospital today. The 17-year-old, of Bingley, had been critically ill but stable in Leeds General Infirmary yesterday. He was freed from his Citroen Saxo by
A murder trial jury heard today that the face of father-of-two Andrew Ayres was unrecognisable after violence erupted outside a Bradford pub. His friend Dean Powell, who had himself been sprayed twice in the face with CS gas during the disturbance outside
A man has been jailed for what a judge described as a "deliberate bare-faced fraud on the people of Bradford." Mohammed Aklaq used the housing benefit claimed by his girlfriend to help pay the mortgage on a £135,000 house he had bought, the city's Crown
As if starting life in Division One on minus 15 points wasn't tough enough, Dennis Wise also has six members of his cobbled-together Leeds squad out through suspension or injury going into tomorrow's opening match at Tranmere. Midfielders Jonathan Douglas
The Cougars realise they face one of their biggest tests yet against title-contenders Barrow Raiders. Barry Eaton's side tackle the high-flying visitors at Cougar Park on Sunday knowing they are set for a tough afternoon. Keighley impressively dispatched
Hull KR boss Justin Morgan is confident his side can turn the tables following the only other time they faced the Bulls in Super League action. That came at Odsal in April when the newly-promoted Robins were on the wrong end of a 52-22 hiding. Morgan
Lynchy here, standing in for one week only as guest replacement for Langers, who's currently holidaying over in Switzerland. I can reveal Joe Vagana is getting a bit worried about his training schedule for the next two weeks as he serves his suspension
The new season begins for the UniBond League next Saturday, a week later than many of the county's other leagues, and it will be an inaugural season for the newly formed Division One North. That is the section Avenue will be playing in and any supporters
The Eagles' start to the season will mirror that of Manchester United as the two clubs face Sunday fixtures on the first two weekends and have an away game squeezed into midweek in between. Obviously, the circumstances surrounding the similarities the
A family who had two motorbikes stolen from their locked garage are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Thieves broke into the garage, in Sticker Lane, Dudley Hill, Bradford, using a screwdriver to remove the hinges. Joanne Smirthwaite, 28, said
Despite making the most of the pre-season campaign, the Cobbydalers are not destined to have the best of starts to their new campaign. Not playing tomorrow, the opening day of the Vodkat League season, is a drawback and injuries and absentees have affected
Pre-season has been truncated by the same extreme wet weather that has disrupted the preparations at every other club but, unlike many leagues, the UniBond begins a week tomorrow. The added time to get the balance right was welcomed this week by Guiseley
Welcome to Christmas Day. Bet you were up with the larks, jumping up and down on the bed and shouting: "Is it time to go yet?" Okay, that's just me then. But the first morning of a new football season always brings that exciting tingle of anticipation
Geoffrey Richmond remarked that sacking Chris Hutchings was his biggest regret in football. That's some call when you think back to Benito Carbone's £40,000 a week wages - more than double last season's total for the whole squad - and the signings of
So UEFA have launched another investigation into racist chants in Europe. The obscenities were directed at two Rangers players during their Champions' League game in Montenegro. This follows on from the European Under-21 Championships when England were
An inquest into the death of 33-year-old Frank Conway, who died after he collided with a recovery vehicle in Canal Road, Bradford, in the early hours of Friday, June 22, was opened and adjourned at Bradford Coroner's Court today.
A former mayoress of Keighley has died aged 84. Alice Gertrude Brownbridge, widow of John Edward Brownbridge, died at Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope following a short struggle with cancer. Her family was with her at the time. Mrs Brownbridge, of Steeton
Prize-winning show chickens were slaughtered in an overnight attack by a polecat. Keith and Anne Chatburn, from Cononley, near Skipton, were devastated when the polecat got into their chicken compound and into a shed and killed three of their prize breeding
Iestyn Harris is plotting to be on course to fire the Bulls when it matters most - Super League play-offs time. The experienced stand-off missed last week's win over Wakefield after suffering a fresh hamstring problem, just two games following his return
Dr Donald Halliday of Horsforth writes about social housing. Social housing conjures up an impression of being a good thing' because two million people have been provided with homes. Let us take a closer look. At whose expense are these people being
SIR - I enjoyed Diane Duguid's colourful piece on her drive across the States (T&A, August 3) and will concede the US does have a lot of variety. But not as much as "the mighty continent". From the majestic and magnificent fjords, lakes and forests of
SIR - I cannot get the carbon footprint and the snow idea out of my head. Surely teaching a group of kids that this is what will happen if they don't recycle was daft. Everyone knows what kids think of snow, they love it. So it was a sure way to get
SIR - On Monday, August 6, I was getting off the bus outside Morrisons in Westgate, when I fell full length on both my hands trying to stop my fall, but to no avail. Only the previous Thursday I had an operation on my left hand, which I damaged in
SIR - Once again the bottom end of Hartington Terrace, Horton Road, was missed for refuse collection, the second time in a month. A phone call to the cleansing department brought the reply: "they are running late, but will be coming on Friday." Friday
SIR - Back in the 1960s, the then Government made a strategic decision that the whole country would change from "town gas" to "natural gas". This resulted in a mammoth conversion programme, where every single gas appliance in every home and business
SIR - Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is offering a thrilling experience trekking Mount Kilimanjaro. The trek, from January 17 to 26, 2008, is an unforgettable journey. Trekkers could be watching the sun rise over African plains from the summit of the
SIR - Peter Wilson (T&A, August 8) is intelligent enough to know that large numbers of voters do not bother to read manifestos or election literature and will vote the way they have always done, no matter who the candidate is. Naturally, I support
SIR - If you thought wearing your wedding dress was a one-day wonder, think again. National Wedding Dress Day (August 17) is the perfect opportunity to slip on your special outfit and have some fun, whilst raising money for a good cause. To join in
SIR - I agree with Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford and district chairman, that the objections to a sex shop on Manningham Lane displaying mannequins in lingerie are based on religious beliefs (T&A, August 4). Councillor Sajawat Hussain said: "Such a shop
SIR - Maud Marshall (T&A, August 3) looks forward to the continued involvement of Bradford residents in "shaping the city". It is a pity, therefore, that she has taken so little notice of their views on such issues as the Odeon building. Too many
SIR - One of your correspondents went to great lengths to encourage the public of Bradford to embrace change and not be sceptical about it (T&A, August 2). All I can suggest in response is that they cannot have lived in the district for very long. If
It is deeply depressing to learn that Ofsted inspectors consider that in 85 per cent of Bradford schools they visited children are starting with development levels which are "low or very low", putting them behind many of their peers across the country
Q For years I've suffered from patches of red itchy skin on my face that flare up every few weeks and last for a couple of days. It does seem to get worse if I drink red wine - could there be a link? Is there a cream I could use to reduce the symptoms
Vitamins are in the news. One story that surprised everyone was about diabetes and vitamin B1, thiamine. Researchers have found that if you have diabetes you excrete thiamine from your body around 15 times faster than non-diabetics do. That leaves you
Not many years ago some people might have frowned on a thirty-something woman knitting. But Caroline Enstock and the enthusiasts who come to her newly-formed knitting group show it's cast off its fuddy duddy image to become a funky pastime anyone can
Fired-up Bulls are planning a perfect high five' to clinch a crucial top two Super League finish. Full back Michael Platt returns from suspension to bolster that cause at Hull KR on Sunday as third-placed Bradford confidently eye up a sweeping run-in
Stuart McCall is backing Omar Daley to be a big player in City's promotion push. The Jamaican winger had a tough baptism at Valley Parade after arriving from US outfit Charleston Battery in January. Daley made 14 appearances last term, scoring two cracking
Q Dear Kate, I'm worried about my 15-year-old son. He's become really secretive recently and last week fitted a bolt on the inside of his bedroom door. We always knock before going in his room anyway, so I don't understand it. He's got a couple of new
Q Dear Kate, I think it's about time I left home. I'm 22 years old and live with my mum. We are really close and have stuck together since my Dad left (I was 13). The problem is I'm not sure how mum will manage without me. My friend has found a two-bedroomed
It's a great ice breaker - a talking point when you don't know what else to say. Recently there's been talk of nothing but the weather. What has been described as the most prolonged rainfalls since records began could be a result of the global warming
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan's fleet set out to attempt to circumnavigate the globe. In 1939, the Wizard of Oz premiered. In 2003, the highest-ever temperature was recorded in Britain - 37.9 degrees centigrade at Heathrow Airport. 25 years ago Taken
Large numbers of Bradford children start school life without basic skills - and their parents are being blamed. A lack of interest in the development of pre-school children at home means by the time the youngsters get into the classroom they are way
Stuart McCall's first competitive game in charge of Bradford City will not be the only glorious return to the Coral Windows stadium on Saturday. The Bantamspast Bradford City museum will reopen to the public tomorrow after an eight-month hiatus. The
Supermarket giant Tesco is to go to a public inquiry over plans to double the size of one of its Bradford stores. The company submitted plans for a 7,729 square metre store on the site at Halifax Road, Buttershaw, last year, but they was thrown out by
