World Cup winner Paolo Cesar has laughed off comparisons between Pele and Wayne Rooney Some newspapers likened England's latest soccer superstar to the Brazilian legend after the 18-year-old lit up Euro 2004. But Paolo Cesar, a team-mate of Pele's in
Yorkshire had further pain inflicted upon them in their championship match at Derby today when they were frustrated by a big stand by Derbyshire's last wicket pair of Mo Sheikh and Paul Havell. The pair resumed on the second day with Derbyshire standing
Bradford Bulls skipper Robbie Paul has confessed that it could take him until next season to master his new role of hooker. The 28-year-old, who had previously only occasionally filled in at No 9, is still getting used to the physical demands of replacing
Dean Windass aims to be City's top gun next term. But the rejuvenated striker refuses to stick his neck out by naming a goal target. Windass has been in impressive scoring form in pre-season and has struck up an instant understanding with rookie Michael
With his impeccable royal pedigree- he is 12th in line to the throne - and his work producing furniture for the upper echelons of society, Viscount Linley is no stranger to the finer things in life. But whilst his products sell for many thousands of pounds
A NEW police surgery to allow residents to air their grievances about crime has been launched in Horsforth. The move means the public can now talk to Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) at Horsforth Neighbourhood Housing Office, on The Green, twice
The dreaded American crayfish has infiltrated the River Aire, threatening to bring with it crayfish plague, a fungal disease which poisons our native species. One of the foreign species was found, dead, at Silsden Bridge last week. The Environment Agency
AN Ilkley company specialising in removing graffiti has found itself an unlikely customer on its own doorstep. In recent weeks, shocked walkers on Ilkley Moor have discovered that the ancient rocks have been defaced by louts scrawling graffiti all over
SCORES of people have joined a protester in calling for Ilkley Parish Council to give its 'surplus' money back to local taxpayers. Around 180 people have now signed a petition calling for parish leaders to fully outline their plans for spending public
THE final blow has fallen upon a major international firm's plans to build offices on Ilkley green belt land. Bradford Council's Regulatory and Appeals Committee has backed up Keighley Area planners and local planning officers by rejecting The NG Bailey
DEVELOPERS have again been accused of putting Ilkley's Victorian heritage under threat with a bid to build 21 homes in the grounds of just one large house in Ilkley. Neighbours are gearing themselves up for another battle over the controversial site at
YEADON gained just the one point from their weekend's double bill but spectators saw some exciting cricket. At Bradford and Bingley on Saturday they were met by a near perfect wicket and a fast outfield and although stand-in skipper Jon Henry found it
An emphatic win over bottom club Skipton ensured that Burley maintained their grip at the head of Division B. They now have an eight point margin over second placed Tong Park. The bat dominated at Burley with the bowlers having to work hard to keep runs
A special cream created by Bradford scientists to help combat a disfiguring skin disorder is proving to be a huge success. The University of Bradford's renowned dermatologist Karin Shallreuter and her team have found the combination of water from the
A historic city centre building opened by a future king who later abdicated has found a new lease of life. City House, in Cheapside, is about to be refurbished as part of a project to turn it into the new home of Bradford West City Community Housing Trust
Bradford people have been working hard to restore a historic graveyard to its former glory. Nineteen volunteers from the Cathedral Centre are giving up one day a week to regenerate the Victorian cemetery at Heaton Baptist Church. The volunteers are of
An adjudicator has upheld a complaint against a school accused of manipulating its admissions policy and ordered it to give top priority to children in care. Education Bradford and Bradford Council had lodged a complaint with the Office of the Schools
More criminals are being brought to justice and people have more confidence in prosecutors, according to a report published today. Government inspectors scrutinised West Yorkshire Crown Prosecutions Service which includes cases in Bradford and Bingley
A Bradford athlete is gearing up for a sponsored cycle ride to help boost the district's success in the Special Olympics. Steven Jowett will be getting on his bike on Saturday for a 22-mile ride along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from Shipley. The 44-year-old
Police in Bradford are claiming a major success in fighting crime with just one burglary and one robbery reported across the city in a 24-hour period this week. Figures show that from 7am on Tuesday to 7am on Wednesday there were no burglaries, robberies
Ross Connolly, who starts his campaign today in the British Tour event at Ilkley, is considering leaving Nick Bollettieri's Sports Acad-emy in Florida. The 19-year-old, who is playing in his home-town tournament, confessed yesterday: "It has been a really
Farsley Celtic 1 Huddersfield 1 The Celts earned a draw against a strong Huddersfield Town side as they faced their final pre-season game against full time opponents at Throstle Nest last night. The home side started well and, after testing Terriers keeper
Guiseley 0 York City 3 The second pre-season friendly for Guiseley ended in defeat as York City, who dropped out of the Football League last season, strolled to a comfortable victory. The Conference side broke the deadlock six minutes before the interval
Liversedge 0 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Conference North outfit Avenue were narrow winners in their pre-season friendly against near neighbours Liversedge at Clayborn last night with an early second-half goal separating the two sides. The clubs occupy opposite
West Bradford, champions of the Bradford Scratch league two years ago, are in danger of being relegated for the first time in more than 20 years. But long-serving player Paul Thomas has not given up hope despite being entrenched at the foot of the table
THE DUKE of York cut a fine figure with employees when he visited an award winning Guiseley woollen mill this week. HRH Prince Andrew enjoyed a tour around Abraham Moon & Sons mill on Tuesday in his capacity as the UK's special representative for
Excessive drinking among young people is a major problem, rightly blamed for much of the disorder and violence in our towns and cities. The authorities are right to be urging pubs and clubs to behave more responsibly and to be seeking an end to the "happy
Business leaders today welcomed news that Bradford has been named Yorkshire and Humberside's exporting hotspot. A national survey of 1.2 million companies from every postcode in the UK showed Bradford firms are more active in export markets than anywhere
Butcher explains why he has meat from overseas on sale SIR, - With regard to your letter 'Meat Imports' (July 22) from Mrs Heather Parry, one of our long-standing customers, I welcome the opportunity to respond to her comments about Lishmans Butchers
Builders got a nasty shock when their machines dug up a highly-explosive First World War live grenade. Construction workers building houses on the site near Bingley uncovered the hand grenade in a storm drain. Police and the Army's bomb disposal unit,
The Snowdon Mountain Race (ten miles and 3300 feet) is an international event and the 411 entries included runners from Italy, France, Slovenia, Poland and one female and two male English teams. At best storming down the rocky path trashes your legs but
RAWDON eased their relegation fears when they cantered to an eight wickets win over title chasing North Leeds on Saturday. North Leeds made 172-9 struggling against the accuracy of Dennis Rock (4-47 off 19 overs) and J Hughes (3-49 off 13 overs). Rawdon
First Teams Division A BILTON V ADEL Bilton.- M Corish c Standring b Patrick 21, L Mash c Thomas b Patrick 156, T Drummond c Stubbs b Grey 40, C Heptinstall c Standring b Grey 8, P Walker run out 4, P Cannings st Dallas-ton b Grey 1, M Rassool c House
Otley RUFC's close season recruitment drive continues with the signing of Chris Hall, the flying former Leeds Tykes winger. He becomes the club's highest profile acquisition of the summer. Hall, 25, joined Leeds from Morley in 2000 and helped them win
GUISELEY AFC kicked-off their pre-season friendlies this week with a trip to Ossett Albion and a home game against York City. They are gearing up for their home game with Huddersfield Town on Tuesday, August 3. Peter Jackson's side will come to to Nethermoor
ILKLEY Tennis Club is hoping that local boy Ross Connolly makes it to finals day at the 108th Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament this weekend. The Ilkley Open incorporates the LTA Men's and Ladies' Tour event which attracts players from all over the UK. Among
War was declared in Bradford today on bogus callers and rogue traders as organisations joined forces to beat them. A free e-mail service, Alert, was being launched to warn people that the crooks are operating and give advice on how to deal with them.
Social security offices and job centres in Bradford face disruption with civil servants mounting the latest in a series of two-day strikes. Around 600 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) are expected to join the industrial action
A teenager has been banned from three Bradford estates after a campaign of anti-social behaviour. Liam Nathan Howard, of Walden Drive, Haworth Road, was yesterday ordered to stay away from the Haworth Road, Allerton, and Scholemoor estates by Bingley
The father of a student killed while on holiday in Malaysia has paid tribute to the community which has supported his family. As previously reported, Joanna Stillwell, 23, was killed when a motorboat hit her while she was snorkelling with her brother
Around half of the Bradford off licences targeted in a trading standards sting operation sold alcohol to children. The shocking findings were revealed by officers from West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service. Last weekend alone the team caught three
A Bradford mum who has been told she has just months to live has been reunited with the sister she had not seen for 30 years. And after the emotional reunion, Bernetta Serrant is hoping to travel to Mexico for one last bid to beat the cancer. Bernetta
A whole street of houses built just 30 years ago is to be bulldozed and re-built at a cost of £3 million. The 30 boarded-up empty houses in Hustler Street, Undercliffe, Bradford, have been targeted by vandals, with rooms set alight and windows smashed
Who'll sponsor my football club? SIR - If a company sponsors an amateur football club, say for £200, can that company claim the money back from the taxman? I have heard so many times that this is true. If so, then where is the generosity towards the amateur
TODAY should see the culmination of four years' hard work and determination from a dedicated band of fundraisers as the finishing touches are added to Addingham's new play park for children. To some it seemed like an unrealistic proposal when mums and
