A trio of dogs have been rescued after being found dumped in a car park. The three black and white spaniels were discovered by a member of the public at the car park in Tong, Bradford. The dogs, which are thought to be aged between two and three years
A pioneering scheme launched in the district to help school pupils meet peers from different backgrounds is to be rolled out across the country, the Government has announced. Established in 2002 by Education Bradford following concerns over the separation
Angry parents outlined their fears for the future of education in the Spen Valley during a heated public meeting. Kirklees Council has launched the first of two six-week consultation periods in a bid to decide whether to scrap the district's three-tier
The Hackney Carriage Unit of Bradford Council has come in for strong criticism over disabled access to cabs and training for drivers. At a meeting of the Regulatory and Appeals Committee David Webster, of the unit, came under fire from the Hackney Carriage
Leeds manager Dennis Wise has been charged with using abusive language towards a match official by the Football Association after the controversial 1-1 draw with Gillingham. The FA have also confirmed they are investigating referee Danny McDermid's
Bradford Golf Club are buzzing after winning three titles in a week. It started with their junior team triumphing in the north-east regional final of the Home Nations Inter-Club tournament at Cookridge by a massive 11 shots. Then Andy Bean and Will
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Christopher William Driscoll, aged 22, of Boyd Avenue, Bradford Moor; driving without insurance, driving without a licence, banned from driving for 56 days. Jan Ferko, aged 29, of Ackworth
A 49-year-old man who was involved in a £1 million bank scam is facing up to two more years in jail if he fails to hand over almost £95,000. John Allin, who posed as a customer of the Woolwich in Bradford, was jailed for six years last November after
A cabbie who had his private hire licence revoked after he committed a series of speeding offences has lost his appeal against the decision. Father-of-three Qamar Zaman, of Canterbury Avenue, Bradford, had his licence taken off him in May, and the ruling
Police in Bradford seized about 40 cannabis plants in a planned raid on a property in Fenwick Drive, Woodside, at about 4.30pm. A police spokesman said: "Inquiries are ongoing and the persons we believe to be behind this are being sought. Neighbourhood
Lee Sinnott is flattered to see his name linked with the vacant Port Vale job. But the Farsley boss will ensure that nothing diverts his attention ahead of tomorrow night's televised Blue Square Premier trip to Woking. League One outfit Vale are said
Three birdies in the last five holes helped Richard Masters to joint 12th place in the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open and career-best earnings of 5,860.45 euros (about £4,000). The Baildon professional has spent most of his playing days on the
Gareth Evans won three-and-a-half points out of six in Yorkshire's third successive English County Championship title at Cleveland. The Northcliffe golfer enjoyed an unbeaten record over the first two days, teaming up with local boy Adam Best to win
A woman accused of stealing goods from the charity shop where she worked has denied the claim at an industrial tribunal. Shop assistant Ann Langstroth, of Keighley, was accused by a colleague and a former volunteer at the Help the Aged shop in the town
A new golf format described as the game's version of Twenty20 cricket is coming to Keighley Golf Club. Played over nine holes, PowerPlay gives golfers two flags to aim at on every green. They score extra points if they powerplay' to the black flag,
Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox has highlighted the "unnecessary" death of Steve Roberts to warn against defence cuts. Sgt Roberts, left, of Shipley, was shot by one of his own troops as he was attacked by an Iraqi three days after being ordered to
Top signing Chris Nero reckons Bulls boss Steve McNamara can make him an even better player. The much-respected Australian has joined Bradford from derby rivals Huddersfield, having just scooped their Players' Player of the Year award following another
Over 60s Bradford bus users are being warned that they will have to start paying for bus travel again unless they order the new English National Concessionary Pass by the end of October. Metro chairman Councillor Ryk Downes said from April 1, 2008, the
More than 1,200 primary school pupils will be taking part in an action-packed safety-themed workshop this week and next. The annual Stay Safe event, which is supported by Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, will teach pupils from Bradford
Stuart McCall wants to have a couple of new faces in place for Saturday's daunting trip to League Two leaders MK Dons. McCall spent today looking for loan recruits as City try to pick up the pieces from their Accrington humiliation. The Bantams boss
Bradford student Skander Rehman was murdered in a "planned execution" because his killer wrongly believed his victim had had an affair with his wife, a court heard yesterday. Feroz Khan shot 20-year-old Skander in the back of the head at point blank
A care home nurse who stuffed a plastic apron into a 99-year-old woman's mouth for being noisy at the dinner table was struck off this week. Anne Fisk, 52, of Guiseley, ordered the vulnerable pensioner to "shut up" after she screwed the disposable garment
The ambitious Park at the Heart project, which aims to turn Bradford City centre into an oasis of calm was given planning approval today, on the casting vote of the committee chairman. The main feature of the project would be a Mirror Pool' lake surrounded
Residents and staff at BUPA's The Dales Nursing Home in Bradford are inviting people to join them in a host of fun events and activities to celebrate Community Spirit Week. The Dales, in Woodhall Road, Thornbury, is one of 204 BUPA care homes across
It finished honours even when Bradford's two representative snooker sides faced each other in a valuable warm-up game at Thornton Conservative Club. With the Yorkshire Inter-District League due to start on October 13, the match gave the teams an ideal
Ecstatic Michael Platt is bidding to make the most of any Great Britain shot he gets - and tap-up Paul Wellens for some insider knowledge along the way. While the majority of the Bulls are busy planning their holidays, the uncapped full back is in training
Joint leaders Bradford Park Avenue Titans and Wilsden Blues went head to head in the Keybury League's under-tens but Titans won 7-0. BD3 United and Albion Sports finished 1-1, Connor Archer giving Albion the lead. Krishan Patel's brace put BD3 United
Outgoing Ian Henderson believes his former team-mates will bounce back in style next season. The dynamic hooker has now headed home to Australia before taking up his contract with New Zealand Warriors. Henderson proved a big hit in Bradford colours
"It isn't easy when the electrician asks you where you want your lights and plugs, and there's no wall," says Deborah Sands. She and husband Andrew bought their home in Hunters Green, Cullingworth, when it was just a derelict farm building. "It had
Seeking a career to fit in with her family prompted Victoria Simmons to set up her own website business. Three years ago the mother-of-two from Oakworth launched Baby Bean, an online retail outlet for sourcing natural baby products. Her idea was born
Employers say that laws to stamp out age discrimination in the workplace have not been effective. A survey from Yorkshire law firm Eversheds shows that one year on from the implementation of the legislation, eight out of ten respondents claim the laws
A 35-year-old drug user who passed on a wrap of heroin to an undercover police officer has been given a conditional discharge for a year. Prosecutor Richard Smith told Bradford Crown Court that two undercover officers had been deployed in the Barkerend
Police are appealing for help to trace a man who fired an air weapon at Keighley Railway Station. He is said to have discharged the gun at pigeons just after 2pm on Friday. British Transport Police want anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward
A 35-year-old man who admitted stealing a mobile phone from a bedsit has been made the subject of a 12-month community order. Bradford Crown Court heard how Wajad Hussain got into the premises in Great Horton Road by asking the occupant if he could use
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing heroin with intent to supply in Manningham, after an operation by Bradford District Drugs Team. Officers stopped a car in Back Lindum Terrace yesterday morning and seized four wraps of heroin and
Lessons from the recent floods showed plans to move Bradford's fire control centre and answer 999 calls in Wakefield was a "bad idea," according to Tory leader David Cameron. Speaking to the Telegraph and Argus at the Conservative conference inBlackpool
To celebrate World Mental Health Day on Wednesday, October 10, staff from the NHS, voluntary sector and education will hit the road to talk to people in Bradford and Airedale. A bus packed with mental health information will stop off at shops and community
The new £6.9million Yeadon Community Health Centre opens its doors on Monday, October 15. The centre on South View Road will provide a wide range of high quality health services. As well as home for the GP surgery of Dr Marshall and Partners, a variety
Right on Cue It finished honours even when Bradford's two representative snooker sides faced each other in a valuable warm-up game at Thornton Conservative Club. With the Yorkshire Inter-District League due to start on October 13, the match gave the
The recent Planet article on Water Aid, the charity bringing clean drinking water and proper sanitation to many parts of the world, underlines our good fortune. The conditions described were common in this country just 150 years ago and we owe so much
Martin Love divides his time between three different offices. As Green Party councillor for Shipley, and Green group leader, he works both in his office at home and at the Green group office in City Hall. He also travels to his office at the HBOS in
The nights are drawing in and there's a definite chill in the air so now is the time to start feeding the birds in your garden. Old apples and fruit are great for thrushes and blackbirds, while all birds will soon gobble up soaked bread crusts. You can
Instead of just throwing your old T&A into the recycling bin, why not think about reusing it - one way is to clean the windows (but don't use colour pages)? Fill a bucket with a half white vinegar/half water mixture and soak a sheet of newspaper in it
SIR - According to your report (T&A, September 25) it cost Bradford Council £400,000 (ratepayers' money) to clean up more than 5,300 areas where dumpers threw away rubbish last year. If the fines imposed on those apprehended and charged that year were
SIR - As an ex-smoker, ex-driver, user of BT telephone only and usually a Labour Government supporter, I feel this latest idiot idea about no smoking in your own vehicle is just about the last straw. Big Brother is now getting into his element - sit
SIR - While sympathising with the boy who was so badly injured near his school in Festival Avenue (T&A, October 1), I feel that speed bumps would not have ruled out an accident, since he is reported to have run out from behind a parked van and speed would
SIR - Two weeks ago the Tory party announced a plan to add VAT on to all internal flights prices. One week ago the T&A printed my letter exposing the environmental and financial vacuity of such a plan. This week, both David Cameron and George Osborne
SIR - We read, with mounting incredulity, the "rant" by Keith Rayner on the subject of tattoos (T&A, September 28). We wonder if he has ever actually spoken to any of the people for whom he was showing so much disrespect? If he has, then he will surely
SIR - I chuckled at Mr Hoyle's letter on gambling hypocrisy' (T&A, September 28). I hardly think that "betting on racing pigs' to raise money for the Church comes in the same league as casinos. It's hardly likely to become addictive, ruin homes and
SIR - I am not one to shout conspiracy theory' too often as I might find myself in some rather undesirable company. Even so, I have been reflecting on the way in which so often the people of our nation have been disenfranchised and across such a wide
SIR - I fully agree with D Parsons (T&A, September 28) re the totally inadequate fines given for driving offences. My grandson pays around £500 for his insurance alone and these fines make a laughing stock of him and every other legal driver. After
SIR - When I read about the survey for children's needs in libraries (T&A, September 22) I couldn't help but be cynical. I should have thought that judging by the noise of modern libraries by assorted children, teenagers and baby groups, I think every
There is no doubt that in these troubled times we all have to be vigilant. Terrorists can hide anywhere. And what better way to avoid arousing suspicion than by immersing yourself in the very ordinary life of a quiet rural area or suburban district?
Bingley firefighters were called to a blazing car outside the Parish Church at 2.30am today. The Peugeot, left parked overnight in Old Main Street, was gutted in the arson attack.
Arsonists destroyed a Toyota car in Mortimer Street, Fairweather Green, Bradford, at 9pm on Tuesday.
A painter and decorator had his car stolen and torched by arsonists overnight. Keighley firefighters put out the blazing Nissan Micra in Raglan Avenue at 3am today. The vehicle, which had been taken and dumped, was totally destroyed.
West Yorkshire Police are today taking their place in the new national campaign to stamp out human trafficking. Operation Pentameter2 (P2) will trigger a number of operations targeting people and groups involved in human trafficking in all its various
The following plans have been submitted to Bradford Council: Heaton: Construction of two storey side and rear extensions and single storey rear conservatory, 14 Toller Grove. Heaton: Construction of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Jordan Field, 26, of Manningham Lane, Manningham; drunk and disorderly, £43 costs, six months' conditional discharge. Benjamin Kelly, 20, of Blackstone Avenue, Wyke; criminal damage, £800 compensation
In 1678, the Taj Mahal was finished. In 1872, New York's Bloomingdales department store opened. In 1995, a criminal court found OJ Simpson not guilty of killing his wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph & Argus
A 20-year-old man has dramatically confessed to the murder of IT student Skander Rehman, who was shot dead in a Bradford park earlier this year. Feroz Khan, also a student, had previously pleaded not guilty to the murder of 20-year-old Skander, who died
Dozens of staff at Bradford Vision will not have their contracts renewed in March 2008 under plans to scrap the company. Bradford Council's executive is set to consider a proposal that would spell the end for Bradford Vision, the Local Strategic Partnership
The future of Yorkshire's rural economy will come under the microscope at a public meeting being held next week in Ilkley. The rural economy is the current issue being examined by the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly as part of its scrutiny role in examining
An Australian grandmother is to stride out this weekend in an attempt to match the achievement of a distant Bradford ancestor who walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours at Laisterdyke. Val Moran was inspired by the story of Emma Sharp's legendary 1864 feat
It's rapidly becoming a conversation starter. Alongside the mainstays of "where did you grow up?" and "what do you do?" is newcomer "are you on Facebook?". For the uninitiated Facebook is a social networking site which allows members to share photos,
A new grant is being offered by Craven district council to householders to help them reduce their carbon footprint by making environmental improvements to their homes. The energy efficiancy grants which will be available until the end of this
A star studded charity ball sponsored by Bradford-based company Let's Get Healthy has raised more than £22,000 for Leukaemia Research. Let's Get Healthy aims to address the rising inactivity and obesity within the UK population by combining mobile health
Golfers helped swing a charity appeal total nearer to its £1.1million target by playing a tournament. The event at Shipley Golf Club raised more than £5,600 for Bradford Cancer Support's Daisy Appeal. The appeal is raising cash to build an all-purpose
Bradford peer Lord Patel has praised a city children's centre for the role it is playing in bringing different communities together. Lord Patel, chairman of the Mental Health Act Commission, took time out from a hectic schedule to visit Canterbury Nursery
City 0 Accrington 3 City's last league tussle with Accrington was wiped from the records when the Lancashire club went bust. How Stuart McCall must wish he could do the same after last night's shambles. Sadly this one will stick in the book - and in
A senior citizens' group has celebrated 50 years of helping elderly people in the Bingley area. Bingley and District Older People's Welfare Association runs a year-round programme of events and social activities, including summer outings and Christmas
Home shopping giant Findel has decided against demerging with its educational supplies and healthcare divisions. The Burley-in-Wharfedale firm has abandoned the plan after a strategic review concluded the business would not be enhanced by the move.
A world expert on hair at Bradford University has helped reveal how a young girl and three children were fattened-up before they became human sacrifices hundreds of years ago. By studying their mummified bodies, Dr Andrew Wilson was able to reveal the
