A BRADFORD school has defended its decision to employ a teacher who smashed up a colleague’s car with a hammer.

WE went to try out Bradford's first and only mini golf centre, Looney Golf, and this is how we got on, and our verdict

A NEW report has revealed the vast scale of potential in re-using historic Yorkshire mills to create homes, jobs and green growth.

LABOUR leader of Kirklees council denies rumours of Lords Peerage prospects.

THE fire service have issued a warning after four engines were called out to a barbecue fire on the balcony of a high rise flats building in Bradford.

NEWS that three quarters of Bradford’s bus fleet meet greener emission standards has been welcomed, but some Councillors fear neighbouring areas are being left behind.

A PLANNING committee will be urged to approve plans to build a new Co-Op store in Saltaire at a meeting next week.

AN INSTRUMENTAL organisation in Bradford is celebrating its 40th anniversary today.

PATIENTS' experiences at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust A&E improved last year despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey suggests.

A WOMAN claims a face waxing at a Bradford salon left her with burn marks.

A BRADFORD trial will be expanded to thousands more pupils who will be given free glasses in a bid to boost literacy by tackling poor eyesight.

A WIDE range of charities, supporting children and adults in many ways, have been nominated for a share of the Telegraph & Argus’s £25,000 cash giveaway.

WEST Yorkshire Police are trying to locate missing man Liam David Blamires.

With excitement building for this weekend's Ryder Cup, here is every course in Bradford where you can head to play the game of golf.

WORK to renovate and modernise the toilet block in Ilkley's Riverside Park will begin this autumn if plans are approved.

SIR - Recent social care news coverage has raised interesting questions about the control we have over our care in later life. September is World Alzheimer's Month, raising awareness of issues faced by people living with the challenging disease.

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng admitting this week it could be a “very difficult winter” for some families.

SAFESTYLE UK has announced its strongest financial performance since the second half of 2017.

It is expected that the price cap could rise to £1,455 for the average household.

The move comes after the popular sandwich chain secured a £100 million cash boost

PROPOSALS to build an employment development on a long vacant and overgrown city centre site have been approved.

NOMINATIONS are now open for the eleventh annual Community Stars Awards, which aim to recognise Bradfordians who have gone the extra mile for their communities.

THE call for more Motor Neurone Disease research has been taken to Downing Street by Leeds Rhinos icon Rob Burrow and former Bradford City star Stephen Darby.

INCREASING the pay of social care workers who had worked so hard through the Covid-19 pandemic has to be looked at to retain crucial staff, a senior council officer says.

IN the latest edition of our look back through the T&A archives, here are five football teams from the past.

BRADFORD Council will mark Bi Day of Visibility on Thursday 23 September, by flying the bi flag at Centenary Square in Bradford city centre.

SHELF FC, the Halifax Football League side, showed their goal scoring potential when they hosted Idle Reserves in Round One of the Bradford & District FA Saturday Senior Cup at the weekend.

The team and residents at Czajka Care Group’s five nursing and care homes have been reflecting on the many achievements and celebrations that have been shared this year.

It is expected that the price cap could rise to £1,455 for the average household.

A HUGE police scene has been in place today following reports of "gunshots" last night.

A SERIOUS incident involving a suspected stolen quad bike closed the B6265 Grassington Road at the roundabout junction with the A59 for several hours last night.

A BRADFORD leisure centre closed early today following an "incident".

POLICE have confirmed there was a shooting in a Bradford street last night and revealed reports of more "gunshots" just 10 minutes later.

OFFICERS carrying guns rushed to stop a vehicle believed to be linked to a firearms incident this morning.

A CORONER hoped serial killer Peter Sutcliffe’s death from Covid-19 would allow his victims to “better rest in peace”.

Sainsbury’s has started charging for services that were previously free taking drivers by surprise at forecourts across the UK.

AN inquest into the death of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe will take place on Wednesday, examining the last 17 days of his life.

TWO men have been jailed after the police smashed a “well organised and highly lucrative” cannabis supply ring by seizing an Audi containing a drugs ledger and more than £400,000 in cash.

Avro Energy have announced that they have ceased trading amid the ongoing energy crisis. They are the seventh company to have gone bust.

A POLICE cordon has been put up after residents heard a loud bang in Wibsey this evening.

A BRADFORD charity has put on a weekly sports event for refugee and asylum seeker children to help them get fitter and socialise with others

BBC’s children's TV channel CBeebies has appointed a Rawdon man as its first presenter with Down’s syndrome.

DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses following the sudden death of a 68-year-old man.

THE KIRKWOOD hospice have announced an exciting interactive art trail across Kirklees for next Autumn.

ARMED police have been spotted descending on a Bradford street this morning.

Two men from Greater Manchester who came to Bradford to harvest a cannabis crop had their sentencing hearing adjourned after a judge’s order was not complied with.

A CAR passenger said "I can be the driver if you want" to a police officer who had caught the vehicle doing 104mph on a motorway.

This week's MP's column comes from Philip Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley​

WEST Yorkshire faces an “unbelievable” amount of uncertainty over a number of major transport schemes - making it difficult to fully plan for the future.

A NEW waste sorting and recycling facility could be built on a long empty site in Keighley that was once earmarked for a housing development.