Catering staff at Airedale Hospital near Keighley will not know until the summer who their future employer will be. Three companies are competing for control of the hospital canteen, which Airedale managers controversially put out to tender after they
It's March and the days are getting brighter, if not drier. We've had one or two decent days recently when the masochist in me thinks it would be rather fun to put the hood down on a soft-top. Of course, today's soft-tops tend to be anything but soft
Bulls boss Steve McNamara is expecting Sunday's arrival of Castleford to provide a potentially classic contest. The newly-promoted side are Super League's basement boys with just one win to their name. But that sole victory was a breathtaking destruction
Clayton are bidding for a place in the final of the Pennine President's Cup at the Dewsbury Rams Stadium on May 4 when they travel to Sharlston Rovers on Saturday. The Villagers have hit form just at the right time but they will have to shrug off the
Bradford Dudley Hill will lack full back Lewis Evans on Saturday for their vital National Conference League Division One promotion trip to Thatto Heath Crusaders. The classy Evans, who is equally at home in any three-quarter berth, is in the Yorkshire
The instruction from Bradford Park Avenue boss Dave Cameron to his team for the run-in will be straightforward - carry on doing what you are doing. It is that simple. If the squad continues to reproduce the results that they have turned in since the
Guiseley face a very tough UniBond League Premier Division away fixture on Saturday as they look to cement their place in the play-off places. But they do have an excellent addition to their squad for the trip to Fleetwood Town after signing Lee Crooks
In the Vodkat League Division One, Silsden will be looking for a good performance at Cougar Park on Saturday against Glossop North End. The Cobbydalers trail their visitors by four points after a very poor Easter programme - in fact they have tumbled
Eccleshill United are the only one of the three local sides in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division to have home advantage on Saturday. They host Brodsworth MW, who are two places below them in the table. The Eagles are as inconsistent
Thackley make the journey to Doncaster to take on Armthorpe on Saturday in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, so they could do neighbours Sedge a favour by softening up their cup final opponents. But the Bradford side have to go into
Shadow Foreign Secre-tary William Hague was in Bradford yesterday to throw his weight behind the Conservative local election campaign. Mr Hague joined Bradford Council's Con-servative leader Kris Hopkins and party candidates outside City Hall to give
Liversedge have dropped to third in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division after a run of disappointing results but manager Steve Newton is hoping his side find their form on Saturday. They travel to struggling Lincoln Moorlands Railway before
The relegation battle in the Blue Square Premier is as tight as any scrap at either end of any of the country's national divisions and is attracting the relevant amount of interest and coverage. Having come through Easter pointless, Farsley Celtic have
HEWENDEN AC Anyone wishing to renew their yearbook or put their name on the waiting list can do so by contacting the following people: Dave at Eccleshill Angling Shop, Andy at Wet Nets, Keighley, John at West Park or in writing to Mr S Webster, PO Box
Bradford teachers are set to mount a campaign against the Government's flagship academy programme. Delegates in the NASUWT union voted to condemn proposals to expand the number of these schools at their annual conference in Birmingham. The union claims
Resurfacing work is being carried out on Harrogate Road in Greengates leading to lane closures and delays until the end of April. The essential work is taking place between the traffic lights at New Line and the entrance to the Sainsbury's retail park
Melting snow left Easter fairground rides stuck in the mud and a scene of devastation at award-winning Lister Park in Bradford. Heavy vehicles and rides at the annual fair, which ran over the weekend, sunk into the soggy ground as the unseasonal snow
This is going to be a difficult column to write. I know it will offend some readers, but I feel it is so important that I cannot avoid doing so. I'm writing, of course, about the current discussion on mixing human and animal tissues for research. It
Q Since my husband died I've had agoraphobia, so that I can't go out of my front door. How can I be helped? I don't know where to turn. A Do get in touch with your doctor, and explain what is happening to you. This may be a severe grief reaction,
Stuart McCall gave Darlington boss Dave Penney a nudge to snap up Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu when City decided not to extend his loan. And on Saturday he will be hoping that his generosity does not rebound when the Bantams come face to face with their former
When Eccleshill-born actor Duncan Preston isn't hard at work on the Emmerdale set, where he's currently involved in a harrowing storyline as grieving grandfather Douglas Potts, he enjoys relaxing on the golf course. It's a pastime he's planning to use
Starlet Jonny Howson is determined to stave off competition from fit-again Jonathan Douglas and keep his place in Leeds United's midfield. Leeds-born Howson, 19, has started every game since Gary McAllister took charge and has formed a formidable partnership
All I've done for the last few weeks is moan about not having enough games to play in. But by Tuesday morning, I felt that I'd had more than enough! There's nothing like being thrown in at the deep end and playing twice in three days. Seriously though
A man has been taken to a hospital after reports of a fight on Manningham Lane, Bradford, this afternoon. Police have cordoned off part of the road, causing some disruption to traffic in the area, while a detailed investigation is made of the scene
A judge has ordered a convicted fraudster to hand over £25,000 or face a further 13 months behind bars. Liaquat Khan, 33, was described last year as the ringleader of a scam aimed at defrauding small businesses across the county of up to £2 million.
A report from the public spending watchdog, the Audit Commission, has set out in detail how Bradford Council achieved its three-star rating in 2007. Last month the Council maintained three out of four stars in its Comprehensive Performance Assessment
Marks & Spencer will open its Simply Food store at Station Plaza in Ilkley, next week, bringing 50 jobs to the town. Store manager Tom Stephen said: "It's great to be opening a new Simply Food store in Ilkley, providing our customers with the very best
Police will have greater powers to crack down on street drinking in Otley and Yeadon from next week. From Tuesday officers will have the power to fine anyone found drinking in the street, to confiscate their alcohol, or to arrest them if they refuse
Bradford-based law firm Gordons is to host a multimedia construction law seminar at Wetherby Racecourse next month. The free seminar, entitled The Hotel from Hell', will use an interactive video case study of a typical commercial development scheme based
An inquest opened today into the death of 19-year-old Gavin Terry, a student from Baildon whose body was found in a river. The hearing was opened and adjourned at Leeds Coroners Court to allow his funeral to take place. Mr Terry was discovered in the
A meeting will be held next month for residents to discuss plans to demolish and rebuild a school. Bradford Council's Shipley area planning committee has backed the £30million scheme to tear down Beckfoot School, in Wagon Lane, Bingley, and replace it
Dozens of children joined police to take part in a community litter pick. The two-day event gave people in Odsal the chance to meet their Neighbourhood Policing Team. Children were given goody bags as an incentive to take part in the litter pick yesterday
Bradford band the Analog Bombs are hitting the road on a new tour. "After having a bit of a break we're warming up slowly to a summer where we're going to be playing a couple of festivals, scooter meets and another couple of gigs in London and Manchester
One of the finest examples of indie-rock to come out of Bradford's reverberant music melange are hoping their next venture into the murky cut-throat world of the music business will pay off. The Hoover Dams, who have recently started life with new
Growing up in a Yorkshire family with farming in their blood, Lesley Wild found that the food on her plate reflected the rhythms of the changing seasons. The notion of 'seasonality' has become fashionable among foodies, but Lesley says it has been around
Donovan Ricketts and Omar Daley were both in action as Jamaica drew 2-2 with Trinidad & Tobago in Kingston. The Reggae Boyz led 2-0 at half-time with goals from Wigan's Marlon King and Tyrone Marshall. But coach Rene Simoes then rang the changes and
SIR - With the new Government proposals to ban the display of cigarettes in shops to stop kids smoking (how daft do you get), one must ask, where will it all end? Shall we see the same approach on other things that are supposedly bad for us? How about
SIR - I am writing to appeal for information regarding a theft from my property that occurred during the evening/early morning of March 24/25. Two house nameplates made from Cornish slate, approximately 15 x 9in were stolen from the stone walls adjacent
SIR - I was disappointed not to read more reaction to the excellent BBC series White Season. The point of the broadcasts was to allow white, working-class voters the opportunity to express their opinions and concerns about key issues such as immigration
SIR - At last! A plan which includes something Bradford people have been asking for - a small concert venue At last! A building which is sympathetic to its surroundings At last! Something which doesn't include a water feature I am very impressed by
SIR - I refer to your news item on the Odeon (T&A, March 24). At last there is someone with vision in Bradford, unfortunately it is not our beloved council! BORG (Bradford Odeon Rescue Group) has come up with a startling design for the building which
SIR - My husband and I recently went happily along the new 2+ lane on the M62 towards Leeds. We thought "this is great" as we passed a convoy of lorries on our offside - a strange feeling, "undertaking". At 10:35 there were only two vehicles in the
Zouk tea bar & grill 1312 Leeds Road, Bradford Tel. (01274) 258025 Imaginatively-lit, Zouk tea bar and grill appears to be a magnet for passers-by on Bradford's Leeds Road. It always seems busy and I have intended to stop many a time, but worried
In 1790, the shoelace was invented. In 1945, Argentina declared war on Germany. In 1983, a lift in a South African gold mine fell 1.2 miles in the longest lift fall in history. All 12 passengers were killed. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph &
World Cup hopeful Michael Platt fears he won't get back in the Bulls side following his troublesome hamstring injury. The flair full back won rave reviews last season, scoring 14 tries and winning a call-up to Great Britain's squad for the series against
A 14-year-old girl lost more than four pints of blood after a man plunged a kitchen knife into her, a jury heard. Bradford Crown Court heard that David Waterhouse later told police the girl was a drug user, adding: "I've done Bradford a favour." And
Wartime college boy Frank Robinson blew his top when he got his call-up papers to go down the mines. The then 18-year-old was one of Britain's 48,000 Bevin Boys who had no choice but to serve "a dark sentence" underground, keeping the country country
Street trading could be restricted in the centre of Bingley after the creation of a new town square. The proposals, which will be determined next week, will bring Bingley in line with Bradford city centre, and the centres of Keighley, Shipley and Saltaire
As a TV reporter with YTV's Calendar, Lisa Adlam has seen first-hand the inspirational work of the children's cancer charity Candlelighters. Now she is helping them by running the London Marathon to raise funds. Lisa, 34, who lives in Horsforth and
Detailed plans for a business park set to bring up to 3,500 jobs to Bradford are to be decided next week. The ProLogis bid is for the site of the former West Bowling Golf Club in Rooley Lane in the city. It includes a warehouse with 374,000 sq m in
A man investigating the unsung heroes of 20th century Aire Valley art has had great success in appealing for relatives to come forward with examples of more work. Dave Foster began studying a group of painters called the Aireville Group after he stumbled
"I do" has turned in to "I don't" across the country as new figures reveal fewer people are walking down the aisle than ever before. And Bradford is not bucking the trend as there were 140 fewer newlyweds in 2005, compared to 2004 - according to the
Town councillors in Denholme want residents to tell them how they can make things better in the area. This spring they will send a questionnaire to all villagers asking them to suggest improvements. They are also holding regular surgeries as well as
Actress and model Jennifer Metcalfe is urging fellow Bradfordians to vote for her in the 2008 British Soap Awards. Jennifer, Mercedes McQueen in soap opera Hollyoaks, has been shortlisted in the sexiest female category. But she faces tough opposition
A fashion show is being held to push a charity towards its fundraising goal for a new cancer support centre. Bradford Grammar School hosts the event which features clothes and accessories from fashion retailers Ragdoll, of Pudsey, and David Petyt Menswear
An "exemplary" Bradford police officer lost everything when he supplied false documents to the Child Support Agency to dishonestly cut his maintenance payments. Depressed Jonathan Denyer-Stenson, 35, used police property to send the CSA falsified payslips
A shake-up of decision-making and public consultation in Keighley has been approved. Keighley Area Committee is splitting the town into specific areas based around council wards. Each ward will have three areas responding to well-defined neighbourhoods
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague MP is due in Bradford today to launch the Conservatives local election campaign in the district. Mr Hague, who is also president of the Bradford Conservative Association, will be joined by Bradford Council Tory
Trading at the March Craven dairy auction remained strong despite the number of entries being curtailed by the bluetongue scare that has hit parts of North Yorkshire. New bluetongue surveillance zones restricted entries from Harrogate and beyond but
