Gomersal have drawn level with Farsley at the top of the Bradford League second teams Division One table. Farsley, who were unbeaten in their first ten matches, have lost two in a row while Gomersal have won their last two matches. Gomersal, who won the
Embsay defeated First Division championship rivals Thornton by 23 runs at Gargrave . Second-placed Embsay made 181 for nine as Duncan Bullough top scored with 55. Scott Robinson claimed five victims as Thornton were dismissed for 158 despite a brave 47
Charlton could be lining up a move for Matt Clarke after Bolton dropped their bid to sign him. His agent Ian Elliott today revealed that a London-based Premiership club had been in touch over the transfer-listed Bradford City goalkeeper. Charlton are
In 1807, Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi was born. In 1881, US outlaw William Bonney - "Billy the Kid" - was shot dead. In 1973, demonstrations were held in the city centre against the demolition of the Mechanics Institute. From the Telegraph &
A group of students from Bradford Youthbuild have been a given a crash course in construction in a scheme encouraging black and Asian people to take up jobs in the industry. Exercises in bricklaying and block paving were among those tried by students
Car-crime hot spots in the Dewsbury area will come under scrutiny in the next few weeks in the latest fight to beat thieves. Dewsbury police are embarking on a car-crime crackdown, identifying hot spots and putting an emphasis on systems already in place
Julie Nixon finished up in a man's world when she left her job in Shipley's council housing office for a clean break. Julie, 39, who had worked for Bradford Council for six years, started to do the books and office work for her partner Robert Hall who
Seventy-seven-year-old Harold Watson is a real fitness fanatic - putting people decades younger than him to shame. The sprightly pensioner is in the gym four days a week and puts himself through a rigorous exercise regime of weight-lifting, running, rowing
Bradford Bulls players got in some unusual training for Friday night's Super League clash with Hull. Robbie Paul, pictured, join team mates in Centenary Square demonstrating the gentle yet powerful art of t'ai chi - the ancient Chinese art that combines
From her vantage point in the parent education room, Liz Whitney can see exactly how many new mums and dads fail to heed car-safety warnings. The room looks out over the departure area of the maternity unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary where new-born babies
A policeman has told how he was "not upset" and was even "amused" when he caught a man having sex with his partner at their home. Bradford PC Erroll Bogle, a former Army boxer, said he had shoved Tom Wright but did not attack him after finding him with
Llama may be native to South America but one new-born is already settling down in the Yorkshire countryside. Baby Molly is the newest arrival at Westfield Farm Boarding Kennels and Cattery on Otley Chevin. The one-week-old white female is the tenth llama
Home Secretary David Blunkett has banned National Front supporters marching through the streets of Bradford. The ruling - following appeals from the police and Council - came as Asian community leaders urged people "not to be provoked into taking the
A scheme to prevent missing boys being lured into prostitution by paedophiles is to start in Bradford. Children's charity Barnardo's says that boys as young as ten end up being sexually exploited after running away from home. The numbers at risk are illustrated
Rosie Whiting shot straight from her last A level exam to the ASA National Diving Championships in Southampton. Whiting, pictured in mid-dive, opened proceedings with a 21-point personal best score on her 3m optional dives, winning the preliminary. She
Glen Taylor's fine June form continued with a well crafted 68 as Guiseley picked up five points at Adel to stay just behind Bilton at the top of Aire-Wharfe Division A. With Mark Ross adding a half-century, Guiseley set one of their best targets of the
Popular full back Stuart Spruce has played his final game for Bradford Bulls and is set for an emotional farewell at Friday night's Super League clash with Hull at Valley Parade. The 30-year-old Great Britain international has agreed to part company with
It is the crime that dare not speak its name. Young boys are running away from home and being coerced into selling their bodies to perverts on the streets. Great strides have already been made in tackling what has almost become the "traditional" face
Growth in the call centre sector is set to add about 200 jobs to the Bradford economy. Call centre specialists Loop, a spin-off of water company Kelda, yesterday officially opened the doors to its new £5 million offices on the Mid Point business park,
Shoppers and traders are bracing themselves for a shuffle in the parking system in Bingley, as the relief road swallows up the town's biggest car park. The Midland Hill car park will be closed later in the year to allow the Main Street relief road to
A motor-cyclist was killed when his powerful machine crashed into another vehicle on a busy main road leading out of Bradford, an inquest heard. Witnesses described how the 1000cc Honda machine overtook a line of slow-moving traffic at between 60 and
Thunderbirds were go when women engineers of the future tested their skills at the University of Bradford as part of a two-day course organised by the school of engineering. Their mission was to rescue a stricken Thunderbird 2 aircraft from the bottom
Bold action is needed to prevent a summer of race hate in places such as Bradford, a leading race watchdog warned today. Gurbux Singh, chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, said young people in badly segregated communities felt "distrust and
Three people were arrested following an invasion of the Menwith Hill American military base base near Harrogate. The arrests yesterday afternoon followed an invasion by about 100 Greenpeace activists who entered the US national-security site early in
A leading detective today said he desperately wanted to put the brutal killer of a teenage mum behind bars for the sake of her baby son. More than three months after Rebecca Hall's naked and battered body was found dumped in an alleyway, Detective Chief
Internet guru Rob Wilmot has backed Bradford to become a major player in the new media world at the launch of a promotion drive. The co-founder of Freeserve, who until recently still lived in the Bradford area, admitted the district had been overlooked
A woman who has taught at the same village school for the whole of her classroom career was today named Yorkshire's Teacher of the Year. Jean Longfellow, 56, was due to collect the award today, cheered on by children from the reception class at Calverley
Widower Michael Kulynzak is so frugal about using water that his family had a meter fitted to minimise his bills. But the 80-year-old, who only treats himself to a bath once a week, has his washing done by his daughter and would never dream of watering
SIR - On reading the "Court File" column on June 26, I noticed that a number of the cases were motoring offences, mainly driving without insurance, licence or MOT certificate etc. To my astonishment I found that the punishments meted out by the courts
