American Doug Keen has generally made people sit up and take notice of his racquet skills since he moved to Yorkshire three years ago. And it was the same story again yesterday when the 34-year-old pastor defeated top seed Richard Crabtree 6-2, 6-1 to
Yorkshire's promotion hopes took a severe jolt at Riverside yesterday where Durham pulled off a famous three-wicket victory which also brought them their first championship double against any county since acquiring first class status in 1992. Had Yorkshire
Mike Forshaw, pictured, says it is only with the passage of time that the Bulls' early-season victories over Widnes are assuming greater significance. Both were at Halton Stadium, with the Bulls seeing off the Vikings 38-28 in a Powergen Challenge Cup
Nicky Law will let the City players set their own targets for the season. The Bantams boss is quietly optimistic after overhauling the squad with a summer of wheeling and dealing. Now he wants the players to tell him how far they think the club can go
Coach Brian Noble revealed today that financial restrictions did not prevent Bradford Bulls from signing Liam Botham. The England A rugby union player has been playing for the Bulls' senior Academy side as a trialist, scoring three tries in three matches
In 1545, King Henry VIII's battleship Mary Rose sank in the Solent with the loss of 700 lives. In 1837, Isombard Kingdom Brunel's steamship Great Western was launched in Bristol. In 1970, Brunel's Great Britain, the first all metal liner, was brough back
A historic Bradford pub has received a national award for its amazing interior - which no one can see. The Cock and Bottle was re-opened in 1999 as a Christian pub by the Reverend Robin Gamble after its owners, Enterprise Inns, agreed to accept a peppercorn
A man was beginning a four-year prison sentence today after a jury found him guilty of robbing a pub singer. Kevin Reynard had denied being involved in the attack on Peter Moffat just before Christmas, but a jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday took
An American-style yellowbus scheme to ferry pupils to school, which was piloted in Ilkley, has been so successful it is set to expand across West Yorkshire. West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority has agreed to bid for Department of Transport funding
Pupils have been busy designing bookmarks for a competition to encourage children to read more and celebrate the work of Bradford Children's Fund. Children at Horton Park Primary in Little Horton, Westbourne Primary in Manningham and Killinghall Primary
Sport England has pulled the plug on two Bradford sports projects totalling more than £600,000 because not enough people are gambling on the lottery. But a Bradford club will receive almost £400,000 for developments. Among Yorkshire's disappointed clubs
Village leaders in Denholme have voiced their opposition to plans to install fat storage tanks at a rendering plant. They are against proposals to install two tanks for tallow - animal fat melted down - at Erlings Works, in Half Acre Road. Denholme Town
A Kurdish refugee working as a tailor in Bradford today told of his heartbreak after being ordered to leave the country. Iraqi Kurd Warzer Mirza has lost his final appeal against deportation after battling for two years through hearings and court appearances
Applications from would-be students hoping to study in Bradford have jumped by more than 15 per cent. And education chiefs say the city's cultural mix and low cost of living are among the factors attracting young people to the district. Figures released
Yorkshire-born actor Brian Blessed, pictured, visited Bradford University to receive an honorary doctorate yesterday. The bearded actor shared nostalgic moments of his career on stage and screen as he chatted to young performers from the National Student
One man was jailed and three others ordered to do community service work for their part in the city centre violence which helped fuel the Bradford riots. Rumours on the streets about the incident outside Addisons pub in Ivegate had contributed to the
One man was killed and another was fighting for his life today after a car smashed into a wall by Calverley Golf Club late last night. The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was a 28-year-old, from Eccleshill, Bradford. Police are still trying
A Bradford father-of-two was today feared to have drowned while diving with his brother off the coast of Anglesey. Richard Hartley, 43, was exploring a 42-metre deep shipwreck with a party of seven from the Bradford British Sub Aqua Club when he failed
The success of the "yellowbus" pilot scheme at Ilkley, along with another at Hebden Bridge, has been very encouraging. The Ilkley figures speak for themselves. When the scheme was started last September, serving four primary schools with two buses painted
It's a messy business, but somebody's got to do it. An Ilkley-based firm is moving into a new niche market - the specialised business of 'trauma cleaning'. So far, Verminix Solutions Ltd, which has now established offices around Yorkshire, has dealt with
Traffic calming measures, including four high-visibility speed cameras, have helped to tame a notorious Bradford accident blackspot. There have been no deaths or serious injuries on Thornton Road this year since safety measures were introduced and the
Land allocated for a massive housing development in the Aire Valley should be released earlier than Bradford Council is proposing, a public inquiry was told. The case was made on behalf of Redrow Homes by town planner Michael Courcier at an inquiry into
A group is being formed to protect Bingley's country park. The aim of the "friends" group will be to bring people together to share their ideas and knowledge of the St Ives estate, off Harden Road, Bingley, so it can be preserved and enhanced for the
Councillors who get on their bikes for official business in Bradford do not have to be saddled with the cost. For members who use their cycles to get to and from meetings can claim mileage. Bradford's cycling councillors are entitled to get 14p a mile
Schoolchildren in Stanbury, near Haworth, are being given the final say on what new play equipment will replace 20-year-old items in the village recreation ground. An annual inspection by Bradford Council's parks and landscapes department found items
Bradford's deposed British boxing champion Bobby Vanzie feels as pleased as punch after becoming a dad for the third time. While he was losing his title on a controversial night in Dagenham, wife Angela gave birth to 6lb 12oz Aaliyah Storm. The boxer
Libraries in the Spen Valley are joining others across the UK in a Summer Reading Challenge for youngsters. It starts today and continuing throughout the school holidays. The theme this year is the Reading Maze, which offers exciting possibilities for
SIR - East Morton residents are being urged to fight a proposal to build a children's home in the village (T&A, July 14). Not everyone is responding to the call. I have placed a leaflet in the post office next to the petition which explains why Bradford
