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'I wanted people to see my city, the people and the culture': AA Dhand on Virdee

5 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Virdee writer AA Dhand, right, speaks with presenter Mobeen Azhar at the National Science and Media Museum (Image: Newsquest) BRADFORD writer AA Dhand has spoken of his journey to seeing his books transformed into a BBC crime drama.
Damage to cricket club ground slammed as 'mindless vandalism'

5 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

The scale of shocking vandalism damage at Saltaire Cricket Club in Roberts Park (Image: UGC) Damage to a cricket club ground in a World Heritage Site has been labelled as “mindless vandalism”. Officials at Saltaire Cricket Club in Roberts Park have been left shocked after their pitch sustained an extensive amount of damage in a vandalism attack earlier this week. “There is a lot of damage on the outfield,” said Simon Hicks, chairman of the club.
Three families 'devastated' after losing everything in fire that gutted homes

5 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

The three Eccleshill families who lost everything in a fire which gutted their homes (Image: UGC) THREE families have spoken of their “devastation” after losing everything in a fire which gutted three homes on a Bradford street on Wednesday. Three homes on a row of five terraced properties on Summerbridge Crescent, Eccleshill, were gutted by a fire which spread quickly. Up to 13 fire engines were called to the scene of the blaze, which destroyed three houses.
Police concerned for welfare of teenage boy reported missing

6 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Have you seen missing Stanningley teenager Aaron Tchamtcheu? (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Police are concerned for the welfare of a teenage boy who has been reported missing from the Stanningley area of Leeds. Aaron Tchamtcheu, 18, is from the Stanningley area of the city and is described as six feet tall and of medium build.
Four males sought in police appeal over theft of garden tools from vehicle

6 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Do you recognise these distinctive trainers? (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Police are appealing for information after gardening equipment and tools were stolen from a vehicle in Guiseley. It happened at around 2.20am on Sunday, April 27, in New Way in Guiseley. Enquiries suggest four males were involved in the incident. All four were wearing dark clothing and trainers, with one of the males wearing a blue hood, blue gloves and distinctive white trainers, as below.
Men branded 'menace to community' jailed for using vulnerable people to sell drugs

6 days ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Stephen Gedge and Billy Birdsall have been jailed for using vulnerable people to sell drugs (Image: West Yorkshire Police) Two men branded a "menace to the community" who used vulnerable people to sell Class A drugs have been jailed. Stephen Gedge and Billy Birdsall supplied crack cocaine and heroin in Leeds by using vulnerable adults who they threatened with beatings and who were expected to work up to 16 hours a day for little reward.
Man rushed to hospital after suffering injuries in stabbing on Bradford estate

1 week ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

A man suffered injuries in a stabbing at Holme Wood today (Image: Newsquest) A MAN suffered injuries in a stabbing on a Bradford estate today. Emergency services were scrambled to the scene of the stabbing on Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, shortly after 2pm. A man in his 20s has sustained stab wounds and was rushed to hospital. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "At 2.12pm today (Thursday), police received a report of a male with stab wounds in Broadstone Way, Holme Wood.
Dignitaries gather at Bradford Cenotaph to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

1 week ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

People from Bradford gathered to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Image: Newsquest) PEOPLE from a number of faiths gathered at the Bradford Cenotaph this morning to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day - when the Second World War came to an end in Europe. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Beverley Mullaney, hosted a short multi-faith service led the Reverend Canon Ned Lunn, canon for inter-cultural mission and the arts at Bradford Cathedral.
Bradford woman, 101, shares 'captivating' memories of VE Day and World War Two

1 week ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Muriel Freeman, 101, of Bingley, with a picture of her husband Arnold (Image: Newsquest) A 101-year-old Bradford woman recalled "captivating" memories of World War Two and VE Day celebrations 80 years ago. Muriel Freeman, 101, from Bingley, spoke to the Telegraph & Argus and recounted memories of pre- and post- World War Two and VE Day on May 8, 1945. Mrs Freeman, who was born in Yeadon, said: “I worked as a nurse at a hospital in York at the end of the war.
'Bricks and mortar can be replaced, but photographs and memories can't'

1 week ago | thetelegraphandargus.co.uk | Daryl Ames

Firefighters have used an aerial ladder to get to the roof (Image: Newsquest) A WOMAN has described how she saw a "massive ball of dark smoke" as a fire broke out on a Bradford street. Emergency services were called to the scene on Summerbridge Crescent in Eccleshill at around 2.10pm on Wednesday. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) described the incident as a property fire with three buildings involved and photographs show they have sustained serious damage.