Lancashire captain Stuart Law described a visit to play Yorkshire in a Twenty20 Cup tie at Headingley as the cricketing equivalent of a European football trip to Galatasaray. The tough-talking Australian captain was referring to the difficulty of fielding
Anthony Elding’s decision to fight for his place at Leeds United rather than join Crewe has given manager Gary McAllister something of a headache. Leeds and Crewe had settled a six-figure sum for the 26-year-old striker, and Elding had even agreed personal
Shoppers, eager to snap up a bargain and help people living with cancer, queued outside Bradford’s latest city centre shop to see it opened by soap star Verity Rushworth. Verity dashed to Bradford from filming of Emmerdale yesterday to delight the crowds
Gutted Nadeem Siddique’s big TV fight on Friday is off because his opponent could not get a visa. Bradford’s unbeaten Golden Boy was raring to showcase his talent before a live Sky audience at the SkyDome Arena bill in Coventry. But
Referees’ boss Stuart Cummings has held an audience with the Bulls. He accepted Steve McNamara’s request to visit the players this week to try and explain where they have been going wrong in recent matches. Bradford have apparently turned from the most
A 40-year-old man was last night being quizzed by detectives on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a pensioner’s body at a Bradford house. Police community support officers were yesterday manning a cordon outside the house in Undercliffe
Bradford city centre will be a carnival of colour and music for the Lord Mayor’s Parade on Saturday. More than 1,000 children will take part in the parade which will set off at 11am from the Crown Court Plaza and travel on a new route along Bridge Street
Bulls star Iestyn Harris took his first steps into the coaching world today when it was revealed he will assist new Wales boss John Dixon. Rumours have been rife that Harris - 32 next week and out of contract at the end of the season - is set
A man accused of involvement in the murder of a 39-year-old father has told a jury that the scene of the killing was like something out of a horror movie. Tearful John Kinsella described how he went into Ross Keenan’s home last December when he heard
A Silsden man has been found guilty of driving without due care and attention. The case was proved in the absence of Grant Stanley Kinten Hamblin, 22, at Skipton Magistrates’ Court today. Hamblin, of Aire View, was accused of driving his Ford Fiesta
Bradford haulage firms who took part in a go-slow fuel price protest say they received overwhelming public support along the route of the demonstration. About 200 lorries joined the M62 at junction 31, near Castleford, and were cheered from motorway
A 31-year-old Bradford woman arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at a curry house kitchen has been released on police bail. The woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice in connection to the
Paul Arnison this afternoon signed a two-year deal with City. Stuart McCall beat off competition from Darlington and Port Vale for the 30-year-old right back, pictured, who was released by Carlisle at the end of last season. McCall said: “Paul wants
Work on repairing old garages in Pool-in-Wharfedale should begin within the next three weeks after concerns were raised by parish councillors. The garages at Millcroft, on Mill Lane, are owned by Leeds City Council, and their poor and potentially dangerous
A mother of four is trying to find her long-lost brother who may have moved to the Bradford district. Carol Hunt, 38, of Willenhall, in Coventry, has not seen Stephen Batham, 41, for ten years. They are not blood relatives but grew up as brother and
West Bradford Golf Club are enjoying a week of celebrations after finally becoming masters of their own destiny. The Haworth Road club have bought their course and its listed clubhouse building off landlords Yorkshire Water after lengthy negotiations
Northcliffe’s Gareth Evans failed to make the cut at a wet and windy British Amateur Championship at Turnberry. A second-round 82 on the Kintyre course saw Evans card a 156 total, missing out by six shots. In difficult weather conditions, he shot
There was a major upset at the annual ‘Wooden Spoon’ Charity Golf Day qualifier at Bradford Golf Club. Teams of four representing many local rugby clubs, including Aireborough, Bradford & Bingley, Bradford Salem and Cleckheaton took part. The event
VC Bradford’s Mark Murgatroyd was second in the Hartshead Moor Evening Circuit Race last week, and secured enough points to move up to second category rider. Meanwhile, his team-mate Paul Hull, a PE teacher at Thornton Grammar School, bounced back from
The Paul Hunter English Open will once again take place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds this summer, with the host club providing the £10,000 prize fund. The tournament was named in memory of Paul last year and was a huge success, with
A team of family members are lining up in honour of their father for a charity run this weekend. Robert Alan Breen, 66, of Heaton, Bradford, below, died of pneumonia due to mesothelioma, in January. The condition is a fatal cancer which is only contracted
The organisers of the 25th Otley Carnival are promising a record-breaking anniversary day to remember. More than 25,000 people are expected to turn out on Saturday to cheer on the carnival parade, which will leave from Wharfedale Farmers’ Auction Mart
A pair of teenagers from Ghana visiting Britain to address Fairtrade schools conferences took a break in Haworth. Joycelin Segbedzi, 15, and Stephen Amank-wah, 14, both from a small community called New Koforidua, travelled on the Keighley & Worth Valley
Fundraising pensioner Reg Miller is flexing his muscles in readiness for his next adventure – when he could row right into the Loch Ness monster. The 77-year-old has not ruled out a chance encounter with the legendary beast when he gets to the end of
Investigations are still going on into the outbreak of a rare gastro-intestinal bug in Ilkley last year. Almost 60 people in the area were diagnosed with the giardia lamblia bacterium between September and December last year and health chiefs put local
Users of a village hall have been warned of major disruption during the building of a new medical centre nearby. During his speech at the Addingham Village Hall committee’s annual general meeting, chairman Alan Jerome said: “There will be chaos during
Silsden’s Proms on the Farm is returning for another year. It will take place on Saturday, July 19. Music will be provided by The Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band, with Sarah Halstead as soloist. Other performers include Herr Jen’s Concert Band
Cowling speedway rider Lee Complin is now conscious and talking with his family following his road crash last month. The 23-year-old member of the Stoke Potters team was this week described as stable by staff at Leeds General Infirmary. His brother James
Cricket club officials have come to an agreement with a developer who wants to build homes near the ground. Eccleshill-based Century Homes and Clayton Cricket Club have been discussing renovations of the clubhouse and a toilet block. And Neil Topham
Finally I think health and safety regulations have gone one step too far, after hearing a report that bosses at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge banned graduates from throwing their mortar boards into the air after their graduation ceremony because
SIR – Thanks to the T&A for coverage of Bradford Nightstop’s busiest-ever day, Friday, June 6. I thought readers might like an update on some of the young people we offered beds to. Two have moved into flats, two into local authority temporary accommodation
SIR – Now that Bill Hughes, director-general of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, has confirmed what the majority of people have been saying for years – that most of this town’s heroin comes from Afghanistan via Pakistan (T&A, June 9) – can we now assume
SIR – On May 30, the European Commission unveiled a pilot project for cross-border electronic identity, know as Project STORK, which apparently stands for ‘Secure idenTity acrOss boRders linKed’. Although the scheme is not currently mandatory, our control-obsessed
SIR – So we have a situation where the Irish have rejected the Lisbon Treaty (or whatever they are calling it these days). As far as I understand it, by their own rules, it required all countries to sign up to the deal, not a majority, so it must therefore
SIR – The resignation of David Davis to fight a by-election on the issue of civil liberties shows that there is at least one Tory who really does share Liberal Democrat long-held concerns about the erosion of our human rights. The building up of a DNA
SIR – UKIP appear to be blowing a lot of hot air at the moment on various subjects. The issue of 42 days’ detention on suspected terrorist charges passed through parliament with a nine-vote majority and it would not matter if it was by one vote – that
SIR – Why is poverty among children or OAPs of such concern in a developing country like the UK, especially after 11 years of a Labour Government? If people in full-time work are entitled to Tax Credits or those retired eligible for Pension Credits what
SIR – I heard Bradford Council is going to allow shooting again on Ilkley Moor and that licences may be granted to anyone who wishes to shoot. I think it is disgusting that some people have nothing better to do with their time and money other than spend
SIR – I would like to reassure people Leeds Primary Care Trust has no intention of downgrading the minor injuries unit at Wharfedale Hospital. Indeed, quite the reverse, as we are planning significant improvements by extending the range of services,
Bradford has long suffered from a deficit of community sports facilities. Various Council leaderships have vowed to tackle the problem but there is still no sign of a real cohesive strategy for improving what is available for the communities across the
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after coming off his bike and hitting a lamppost in Pudsey. The rider of the Honda motorbike, a 29-year-old man from Pudsey, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary following the incident in Hough Side Road shortly
Police in Bradford have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of murder after a body was found in Undercliffe yesterday afternoon. Police were called by paramedics to an address in Undercliffe Street in the Pollard Park area of Bradford at
Students from Challenge College took time out from their busy schedules to improve facilities at Bowling Park. A group of ten green-minded pupils joined volunteers from the Yorkshire Building Society and the Friends of Bowling Park to paint
We can wave goodbye to cheap fuel, gas and food. Those times have gone. It costs much more now to get the fuel, and ‘new’ energy is what is left after the energy used to produce it has been allowed for. Once we need a barrel of oil to pump another
In autumn last year, Bev Ford sat down at her desk and began to organise an event to raise awareness of eco-friendly living in the community. Ten months on, she is busy finalising arrangements for a special Eco Day. On Saturday, children, parents, friends
Paul Arnison is hoping to provide the answer to Stuart McCall’s right-back conundrum. City are one of four clubs chasing the 30-year-old defender, who was released last month by Carlisle. Arnison has had talks with McCall about a possible switch to
Craig Kopczak’s prop audition is over and now he is ready to make his Super League mark. After two years on the fringes, the rookie Bulls front-rower won his first-ever start at St Helens and relished the mountainous challenge. Kopczak, 21, came in
Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has branded consultants’ proposals to shut four district swimming pools as “ill-considered, short-sighted and damaging”. He is furious at the advice given to Bradford Council to consider shutting pools in Bingley
The impact of the credit crunch on the future regeneration of textile mills across Bradford district was under the spotlight at a major industry conference today. Business leaders were meeting to discuss the success of developments including Salts Mill
When members of Bradford band The Tempus finished runners-up in a battle of the bands, little did they know it would provide them with their biggest break to date. But the three indie hopefuls managed to impress Starsailor vocalist James Walsh, who was
People living in the north of England have a 20 per cent higher chance of dying from cancer than those living elsewhere, a report said today. Higher rates of smoking and factors such as deprivation are likely to be behind the increased risk, it said.
