It was a good night for the local semi-professional sides as Eccleshill United shrugged off the setback of a first-half sending off to win with an injury-time winner, while Liversedge also earned a victory and Silsden got their promotion challenge back
Pudsey-born James Middlebrook was nursing a badly-bruised and stitched eye today instead of playing against his native county in Yorkshire's championship curtain-raiser with Essex at Chelmsford. Middlebrook, the former Yorkshire off-spinner and batsman
Paul Henderson has rejected the chance to stay at Valley Parade. The Australian keeper last night turned down City's offer of a new three-year contract after a week of deliberating. It means that Henderson, who has made 43 consecutive appearances, will
Brian Noble says there has been no breakdown in relations between the New Zealand Rugby League and the Bradford Bulls. The Kiwi team announced yesterday to face Australia in the Anzac Test on Friday, April 22 in Brisbane included no Bulls players. And
The parents of little Lily Cater, who is battling a rare killer heart condition, have been overwhelmed by offers of help since their baby's plight was highlighted in the T&A. The tiny tot has a condition called pulmonary atresia and doctors say she
Well it won't cheer you up, that's for sure, given the plot of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel on which this musical is based. But it should certainly impress you as a showcase for the wealth of talent with which the professional British musical theatre
Questions about the financial crisis plaguing Bradford's hospitals remained unanswered last night as health bosses failed to attend a Council meeting. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's interim chairman, Peter Garland, and Malcolm Poad, director
The number of people living in Bradford city centre is set to rise ten-fold within the next ten years. Regeneration bosses today revealed that they expected the city centre population to top 7,500 during the next decade. Developers are lining up to convert
Ban on escorts just not working SIR - During a recent appointment at the BRI I found no improvement in the amount of help for patients who have no escort, especially those in wheelchairs. The ambulance was kind enough to book me in, although I was already
Mavericks under-12s stormed into the League Cup final with a 7-0 victory over Bingley Juniors. With so much at stake and little extra motivation needed, Mavericks took control from the first minute. They were two-up by the 11th minute, with goals from
Queensbury's Pennine League Premier Division campaign came to a disappointing end with a 16-4 home defeat at the hands of near- neighbours Illingworth. Bury have battled all season in the basement area and now that they are safe they looked like a side
At a time when there are suggestions that the rise in house prices nationally might be stalling, it is generally encouraging that those in the Bradford area continue to climb. The average rise across the district of 24 per cent is excellent for those
The boss of a green-thinking building society says growing awareness of environmental issues is helping stimulate its growth. Paul Ellis, chief executive of Silsden-based Ecology Building Society, said concerns over climate change were now spreading to
When youngsters at a village primary school discovered a special route was being built so they could cycle safely to school they were delighted. It was hoped the path would create a safe route for pupils at Cottingley Village Primary School so they could
Health bosses in Bradford are considering the use of a football-style red and yellow card system for dealing with violent and abusive patients. The move follows the introduction of the system by Airedale Primary Care Trust where persistent offenders could
A judge decided against jailing two brothers who took part in a vigilante gang attack after seeing glowing references about the duo's community work. Razaqat Shah, 26, and his brother Nazaqut, 21, had been part of a gang of five who kidnapped three teenagers
The Green Party will field more candidates than it has in any previous General Election with a pledge to put the planet and people first. The party will field candidates in Bradford North, West and South, its stronghold of Shipley, Batley and Spen and
Staff and pupils at a Bradford school are swapping the classroom for the catwalk tonight to celebrate their bid to become a flagship specialist school. Buttershaw High School has submitted a bid worth £50,000 to the Government to achieve Business and
Two teenagers who, between them, admitted taking more than 200 cars have escaped being locked up after a court heard they wanted to "wipe the slate clean." Bradford magistrate David Shannon told Steven Stewart and Ryan Barraclough, both aged 18, they
