The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Robin Eames, will be presented with a copy of a new book on Bradford's role in the First World War. Bradford in the Great War' was published earlier this year and has proved hugely popular, documenting as it does
Police today renewed their appeal for witnesses after a passenger on a Leeds-Bradford train had his laptop computer stolen. Two men, aged 33 and 19, arrested at Bradford on suspicion of theft, have been released on bail pending further inquiries. British
The winners of tomorrow night's FA Cup second qualifying-round replay at Nethermoor, where Guiseley take on Prescot Cables, will have home advantage over Vauxhall Motors in the next stage. Guiseley will be wary that they do not get over-confident after
Avenue 3, Ossett Albion 4 Avenue lost out by the odd strike in a seven-goal thriller as bogey side Ossett Albion put an end to their superb recent run. It was the visitors who banked the three points following an end-to-end UniBond Division One North
Three young campaigners have taken on political heavy-hitters in a bid to put an end to child poverty in the UK. Piers Telemacque, Amanda Garoes-Hill and Katie Rawnsley, all 14, travelled to the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth last week on behalf
The Tories turned up the heat on Gordon Brown today branding him a liar about the scale of youth unemployment in Bradford. The attack at the Blackpool conference follows rising Conservative alarm that opinion polls show Mr Brown is far more trusted than
There has been mixed local reaction to the increased minimum wage. The increase of 17p was welcomed as a step in the right direction but Bradford Unison argued that the hike was not sufficient, calling for a further increase to £6.75 with increments
Phil Short won his class for the 13th time this season but it was not enough to improve on fifth place in the Longton's Northern Speed Championship, which came to an end at Three Sisters. The Ilkley driver, last year's overall champion, was in a close
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Anthony Dalton, aged 50, of Draughton Street, Bankfoot; driving without a licence, £110 fine, £15 compensation, £40 costs, licence endorsed. Mohammed Nadeem, aged 23, of Ransdale Road, Little
A late Ventus Sports surge almost cost Park Avenue Rangers victory in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League as they edged the PREMIER DIVISION battle of the title-chasers 3-2. Rangers, who are now three points clear of second-placed Ventus, moved two goals
An initiative to make the Bradford district safer in the run-up to Bonfire Night has been launched. Bradford Council is urging people to keep a look-out for fly-tippers and illegal bonfires and report them. The council says piles of rubbish are magnets
Two men who confronted an overseas student and robbed him of his mobile phone and cash have been locked away for a combined total of more than six years. Bradford Crown Court heard how a Bradford University student, had been to a nightclub and
A drug dealer who tried to evade capture by escaping on to a house roof while wearing only his underpants had £10,000 of heroin stashed in his attic. Tasheen Kazmi, 22, fled through a skylight on to the roof of his home in Dalton Terrace, Whetley Hill
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery on a petrol station in an area which residents say is plagued by nuisance and disorder. The incident happened this morning at the Jet garage on St Helena's Road in Wibsey. The garage was sealed off
Keighley Shamrocks gained a maiden PREMIER DIVISION victory as they followed just one point from their opening seven fixtures by shocking West Riding County Amateur League pace-setters Bay Athletic 2-1. Shamrocks gained an early advantage through a Neil
Motorists and businesses across the Bradford district today hit out at the latest rise in fuel prices. A 2p increase in fuel duty, announced in this year's Budget, has taken the average price of a litre of unleaded petrol to about 97.8p, with diesel
The last remaining 100 per cent Premier Division record was smashed as Telegraph & Argus League newcomers Fairbank were beaten by fast-improving Smiling Mule. Navid Hussain scored for the hosts but three goals from the visitors ended their opponents'
A youth worker and children's entertainer has been jailed for 12 weeks for child porn offences. Robert Potter, 29, of Little Horton Lane, Bradford, was told by a judge at Maidstone Crown Court that a deterrent sentence was necessary. Child pornography
Daimion Sykes scored twice as Wellington Wanderers got the better of PREMIER DIVISION rivals Howden Clough by the odd goal in five in the Spen Valley & District League. Gary Wood had an outstanding game in goal for Clough as they put up a spirited show
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Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, proved an unqualified hit with the audience on the first night of this year's Ilkley Literature Festival. During the summer, Keighley-born Campbell published The
A 21-year-old mother with a history of violence admitted attacking her former boyfriend when they met by co-incidence. Michelle Postans, who has a three-year-old daughter, attacked Luke Stafford by squirting lighter fuel in his face, Bingley magistrates
A man who groomed a 10-year-old boy for sex by playing "strip darts" with him will have to spend at least 39 months behind bars. Bradford Crown Court heard how 24-year-old John Render was confused about his own sexuality when he physically abused the
A man has appeared in court accused of the murder of a 21-year-old whose death from head and facial injuries last week prompted friends and colleagues to leave moving tributes outside his workplace. Magistrates at Harrogate today sent Matthew Nigel Carr
"What do you think of child poverty in the UK?" is a question I have asked many people across the country over the past year and answers have typically included things such as orphans, refugees and homeless people whereas others have looked slightly bemused
"What do you think of child poverty in the UK?" is a question I have asked many people across the country over the past year and answers have typically included things such as orphans, refugees and homeless people whereas others have looked slightly bemused
"What do you think of child poverty in the UK?" is a question I have asked many people across the country over the past year and answers have typically included things such as orphans, refugees and homeless people whereas others have looked slightly bemused
"What do you think of child poverty in the UK?" is a question I have asked many people across the country over the past year and answers have typically included things such as orphans, refugees and homeless people whereas others have looked slightly bemused
A drug dealer who tried to evade capture by escaping on to a house roof while wearing only his underpants had £10,000 of heroin stashed in his attic. Tasheen Kazmi, 22, fled through a skylight on to the roof of his home in Dalton Terrace, Whetley Hill
Low-cost airline Ryanair is celebrating after carrying its 2 millionth passenger from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Dublin. The route was first launched in 1996 when 70,000 passengers were carried. Ryanair has seen such growth that in the
Tom Harban believes the best form of defence is attack. City's on-loan right back enjoys nothing more than the chance to bomb forward with gusto. His link-up with Omar Daley offered a regular production line in the Wycombe game and the 21-year-old hopes
Accrington are being tipped for a top-half finish by John Coleman. The long-serving Stanley boss is backing his side to upset the odds at City tomorrow, despite having the smallest ground and lowest fanbase in the entire league. Stanley, like City,
Dennis Wise will field a new strikeforce as Leeds seek to stretch their unbeaten run to nine matches at Oldham tomorrow. The Leeds boss moved quickly to sign replacements for Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol after the pair were sent off at Gillingham
Danny Murgatroyd has re-signed for the Cougars for a third time. The fiery prop joins up from rivals Hunslet Hawks ahead of next season. Murgatroyd enjoyed an outstanding 2005 with Keighley, earning a place in the National League Two Dream Team'. He
Anti-nuclear protesters from Bradford were among more than 200 people arrested at the Faslane nuclear submarine site in Scotland today. Around 30 protesters from Bradford made the journey on the final day of the year-long Faslane 365 demonstrations.
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road crash at lunchtime today. The collision happened at around 11.55am at the junction of Burley Road and Howstead Drive, Menston, when a red Vauxhall Corsa travelling in the direction of Ilkley was in
Police found Stephen Kay and his wife, Julie, sitting on a settee arguing when they arrived at their home in Valley Road, Shipley, Bingley Magistrates heard. Mrs Kay told officers she was afraid Kay would hit her so he was arrested to prevent further
Jobless Qasim Yasim, 19, of Victor Road, Bradford, who pleaded guilty at Bingley Court today to criminal damage, was seen with two other youths kicking out and damaging a Vauxhall Astra in Bradford Road, Shipley. The £350 damage to the car included a
A 48-year-old Polish man today pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife at their Bradford home earlier this year. Henryk Grabia is alleged to have killed his wife Ewa during an incident at their house in Ryan Street, West Bowling, in April. During a
Australian ace Glenn Morrison plans on gate-crashing the 2008 World Cup - with Wales! The Bulls player of the year has revealed he hopes to line up in their crucial qualifier against Scotland next month. Welsh star Iestyn Harris has been on a real recruiting
Stuart McCall is preaching patience ahead of City's first league tussle with Accrington Stanley for nearly 50 years. McCall is looking for a powerful response after the shock of two defeats which has dropped them into the bottom half. But he expects
Heaton's Geoff Dowling, president of the Bradford-based Yorkshire Race Walking Club, celebrated his 75th birthday in fine style when he won the gold medal in the Over 70 section of the North of England Veterans Championships at Ashington. Dowling won
The Aire-Wharfe League have retained the White Rose Trophy after defeating the South Yorkshire League by 86 runs at Elsecar. Rawdon wicketkeeper Jamie Pickering was man of the match after his 95 in the Aire-Wharfe's innings of 251 for eight. Scores:
New Bradford Dragons captain Istvan Dohar led from the front with a 21-point haul in Bradford Dragons' 82-78 win at Durham Wildcats in front of a 500 partisan home crowd. Latvian point guard Daumants Pabrieza hit 20 points in the first-round Sureshot
Arsonists destroyed a car after dumping it in a street. Two fire crews from Shipley and Bingley attended the blaze in Glen Road, Shipley, just after midnight today. A member of the public had heard a loud bang and, thinking it was a road accident, alerted
I have to hand it to the guys at the builder’s merchant’s I had cause to visit this weekend for not giving the slightest hint that they thought they must have been dealing with an eejit! No doubt they get we city office types all the time trying to look
I have to hand it to the guys at the builder’s merchant’s I had cause to visit this weekend for not giving the slightest hint that they thought they must have been dealing with an eejit! No doubt they get we city office types all the time trying to look
I have to hand it to the guys at the builder’s merchant’s I had cause to visit this weekend for not giving the slightest hint that they thought they must have been dealing with an eejit! No doubt they get we city office types all the time trying to look
I have to hand it to the guys at the builder’s merchant’s I had cause to visit this weekend for not giving the slightest hint that they thought they must have been dealing with an eejit! No doubt they get we city office types all the time trying to look
Listening to a snatch of Radio Two’s 40th birthday celebrations yesterday (a brief half hour was about as much as I could stand) I was reminded just why I never took to being a follower of the station as a teenager coming alive to the vibrant swinging
Listening to a snatch of Radio Two’s 40th birthday celebrations yesterday (a brief half hour was about as much as I could stand) I was reminded just why I never took to being a follower of the station as a teenager coming alive to the vibrant swinging
Listening to a snatch of Radio Two’s 40th birthday celebrations yesterday (a brief half hour was about as much as I could stand) I was reminded just why I never took to being a follower of the station as a teenager coming alive to the vibrant swinging
Listening to a snatch of Radio Two’s 40th birthday celebrations yesterday (a brief half hour was about as much as I could stand) I was reminded just why I never took to being a follower of the station as a teenager coming alive to the vibrant swinging
Arsonists set ablaze a derelict house. The fire spread to another disused house next to the back-to-back terrace of Great Horton Road, Bradford. The home behind it also suffered slight smoke damage, a West Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said. The
Bradford North police are urging residents to keep an eye out for tell-tale signs of cannabis factories in their area. A police spokesman said these factories are "elaborate operations" and are not something which can be set up without arousing suspicion
Firefighters were called after a blaze broke out at a takeaway restaurant. An electrical fault caused the fuse box to set alight at Old English Fisheries in Church Street, Keighley, at about 9.31pm on Sunday, said a spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at the Jet petrol station in Wibsey. Armed robbers struck at an early morning raid at a Jet petrol station on St Helena Road. Police were called to the scene just before 6am this morning and the
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SIR - I went into Subway on Westgate to find that all their meat and the meat at the University branch is Halal. Where is my choice in this instance, or don't I have any other than to eat elsewhere? Mrs J P Hahn, Farm Hill Road, Bradford
It's like waiting for a bomb to go off. The mood swings, the lack of communication, the antagonism. Does it happen overnight, or creep in over a period of years? Is it possible that it won't happen at all? I wasn't worried before. But I am now. Exactly
SIR - Europe has never been short of megalomaniac rulers who view a collection of culturally very different countries in the same way as the black-hatted baddie in Hollywood westerns greedily eyes the banknotes in the middle of the card table and claws
SIR - Judging by the outrageously misleading statements made recently by Justice Minister Jack Straw MP, there must be an election in the offing. Why else would Government promise to deport foreign criminals yet again, when in the most recent case of
SIR - There are currently many calls for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to "seek a mandate" to confirm "support" for his position and policies. I referred to my dictionary and found that the Pope gives "mandates", but I don't think many would be happy for
SIR - Further to the letter by Frank Morris regarding our natural identity within the British Isles (T&A, September 24), those who are born within the United Kingdom are considered to be British subjects and thus eligible for a British passport, and in
SIR - Regeneration chiefs have claimed our calls for a referendum on the Odeon's future are "inappropriate" (T&A, September 5)? Our suggestion would of course be unsuitable for those un-elected regeneration chiefs, as it is clear they have already decided
SIR - Following the publication of our new gardening project initiative with Steve Thorpe (T&A, September 27) I would like to publicly acknowledge the support of our local community group Cottingley Community Association who have very kindly agreed to
SIR - Liberal Democrat Councillor John Cole (T&A, September 21) claims the "Liberal Democrats remain committed to devolving the detailed decisions on public service priorities to a more local level." Not a bad idea, in fact our party advocates devolving
SIR - I read night after night, crime after crime, in the T&A, and drug crime in particular, committed by immigrants and asylum seekers, from all parts of the world. Why on earth do we put them in prison first and then deport them? Why not deport them
When we were children we were privileged to spend a week of each summer holiday (usually the last one) on a farm near the tiny village of Thorp Underwood, beside the River Ouse. With Elf'n'Safety not yet invented and the farm family being the
SIR - I would like to say thank you to the people who run the Karmand Centre in Bradford Moor. On September 15, myself and my husband and lots of other people had to be evacuated from our homes because of an incident in Rochester Street which could have
SIR - Full marks to Asda for its initiative in tackling the abuse of designated parking spaces by inconsiderate customers. I'm referring to the pilot schemes set up by Asda, in conjunction with local authorities, in Merseyside, which involves the employment
SIR - The article regarding the currently empty Bank Street post office (T&A, September 20) hardly made for inspirational reading. The real possibility this very important edifice could become home to a betting office seems to typify the trash approach
The fast road that runs along the Mediterr-anean coast of France and Italy is a remarkable construction. Tunnels bored through the hillside rock alternate with viaducts on tall stilts passing above towns and villages and dried-up riverbeds with the sea
I am really good at parallel parking but have to admit that I am only good when I have the right conditions. Bizarrely, I can manage it really well between two narrowly positioned cars yet when I have to park next to the curb, and I have acres of room
It's time for a new campaign group. CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, did a splendid job to rescue the nation from the gassy, keg stuff that was taking over the nation's bars. So let's hear it now for CARD, the Campaign for Real Dinnertime. Do you remember
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Nizakit Ali Hussain, aged 37, of Lynton Avenue, Heaton; driving without insurance, £220 fine, £40 costs, £15 compensation, licence endorsed; failure to produce insurance certificate, £50 fine
hen was the last time you got a letter through the post? I don't mean a gas bill, a bank statement or a leaflet telling you why you need a new sofa. I mean a proper letter, handwritten and sealed in an envelope. A letter written especially for you by
The following applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Birstall: illuminated sign (within a conservation area), 10 Market Place. Birstall: use of one car parking bay for siting of unit for use as mobile car valeting service, West Yorkshire
In 1975, Muhammad Ali retained his world heavy-weight boxing title by defeating Joe Frazier. In 1985, riots erupted in areas of Liverpool and London. In 2005, bombs ripped through a restaurant in Bali, killing at least 26 people and injuring more than
Lunchtime booze sessions have been banned for The Scribbler and his journalistic pals. But the columnist has vowed to take his revenge. Now read on... It was like a scene from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Come one o'clock in the afternoon, feeble
Police are keeping watch over groups of youths gathering in a park, behaving badly and drinking alcohol. The problems are now believed to be easing in Idle, Bradford, because of increased neighbourhood policing team patrols, letters to parents and joint
Pupils at Bradford's latest showpiece academy have been put at risk by a planning wrangle, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. The £25 million state-of-the-art Bradford Academy opened to a fanfare of publicity last month, winning rave reviews from staff
Pupils from Rawdon, Calverley and Horsforth are among primary schools taking on the challenge to recycle as many old Yellow Pages as possible and help increase woodland in England. Over the next six weeks, thousands of pupils will be taking part in
Two teenage gatecrashers have been locked up for a violent attack at a house party in which three men were stabbed. Bradford Crown Court heard that one of the victims, 19-year-old Shayne Spencer, was also stamped on several times by Benjamin Carley,
The Telegraph & Argus can today reveal one of the worst cases of truancy in Bradford, following a legal battle. Sharon Holdsworth, 34, has racked up more than £1,000 in fines and court costs over the last two years for failing to ensure her daughter
A Bradford dance teacher who battled breast cancer will be back on stage at the Lord Mayor's Appeal fashion show. Performing All That Jazz from the musical Chicago and doing the can-can, Deana Morgan will be performing with her Shipley dance group, DM
The last loaf of bread has been baked at the British Bakeries in Bradford and the site is for sale. Production at the factory in Gain Lane, Thornbury, has finished as the manufacturing side of the business winds down. A huge for sale' sign has been displayed
The soaring number of fires started deliberately in the Bradford district has prompted the authorities to adopt a new approach to arson, it was revealed today. From next January, a major restructuring process will see more fire officers detailed to work
