Avenue 6 Ashton United 4 Avenue burst back into action in a remarkable game at Horsfall Stadium tonight, taking all three points from a ten-goal thriller that lifted them back into the UniBond League Premier Division play-off zone. Mark
A Bradford travel specialist is in line for further growth after winning a major four-year contract to provide public sector bodies with a range of business travel services. Redfern Travel will act as a one-stop shop under a framework agreement
Matt Clarke aims to settle a score and leave Darlington in the cold again tomorrow night. The Quakers have been hit harder than anybody by the recent arctic blast with three successive postponements. And Clarke has no intention of leaving
Young and vulnerable parents in Bradford will be offered intensive hands-on support from a specialist health team from pregnancy until their child is two years old, the Government has announced. The district has been chosen to benefit from
Police are appealing for information following a street robbery on Manningham Lane, Bradford. A young man, who was walking along the road had his phone snatched out of his hand. The victim was uninjured in the incident. The suspected thief is described
The JCT600 Bradford League has been designated a professional league. This means that their member clubs can now utilise overseas professional players. The league applied to the Yorkshire Cricket Board (YCB) for this status, which has been approved
Police in West Yorkshire remain much more likely to stop and search black or Asian people than white people, according to new figures. A report to West Yorkshire Police Authority says black people are more than six times more likely to be stopped
The brother of a man fatally stabbed on a Bradford street told a murder-trial jury he saw a man stumbling towards an ambulance after he rushed to the scene. Eyaz Khan said he got a late-night phone call telling him to go quickly to the Hanfia
Volunteers at a nature reserve are preparing for a summer of environmental projects after securing more than £3,000 in funding. The Friends of Denso Marston Nature Reserve, in Shipley, won the grant from Northern Green Networks, which runs the region
Politicians and pop stars, academics and business chiefs are being challenged to say why they love the town where they grew up. Bafta winning film-maker Simon Beaufoy, who last week was honoured for best screenplay for the film Slumdog Millionaire, controversial
A train had to be taken out of service after it hit a large piece of metal placed across a railway line in Keighley. British Transport Police has appealed for witnesses after the metal was hit by the 1.41pm Bradford Forster Square to Skipton
It was joy as Campion booked their place in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup semi-final, winning a penalty shoot-out against Bay Athletic, but sorrow for Tyersal who were only beaten in extra-time against Meltham Athletic. Campion made a perfect
Police are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was walking with her friend in Laisterdyke, Bradford. The victim had just got off the bus with her friend on Leeds Road and walked into Bradford Lane when two men walked up
Campaigners will start a petition following fears blind and disabled people risk serious injury because of motorists using a narrow back street as a rat-run. Residents in Frizinghall, Bradford, say drivers are speeding down The Paddock – a
City's next opponents Darlington have suffered more postponements than any league team in England. Saturday’s late call-off at Lincoln was their third in a row – and sixth in all this season. The Quakers need to fit 19 games into the remaining 11 weeks
Rugby League legend Ellery Hanley has spoken of his unceremonious dumping from the hit TV reality show Dancing on Ice… and paid tribute to the Bradfordian support which he says kept him buoyed throughout the series. Ellery, 47, found himself in the bottom
A through-age academy set to be built on the site of a struggling Bradford secondary school will help tackle an “urgent” need for primary school places. The district’s independent schools appeal panel is handling a record number of appeals
Despite being a rookie in the sport of extreme enduros, Dougie Lampkin got his 450 Beta machine onto the podium in the latest round of the FIM Enduro Championshiop in Lucca, Italy. The Silsden rider – with only two indoor events and a single outdoor
Only two games survived the weather in the T&A League and both were League Cup ties. Fairbank kept up their hopes of a cup and league double with a hard-earned 4-2 victory over a much improved Sporting Athletic. Neither team had any clear-cut chances
Step Brothers (Cert 15, 101 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Comedy, DVD £17.99/two-disc DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99) *** Starring: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn. This comedy is just as
Aidan White, Leeds United’s 17-year-old left back from Menston, has received a timely boost from manager Simon Grayson. White, who was just 16 when he made an impressive debut in the 4-0 Carling Cup thrashing of Crystal Palace in August, made nine appearances
Nights In Rodanthe (Cert PG, 93 mins, Warner Home Video, Romance/ Drama) *** Starring: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Viola Davis, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman, James Franco. With her marriage in freefall, Adrienne Willis (Lane)
Mailcoach have set up a mouth-watering final with Manningham in the Bradford & District Sunday Cup following a 4-1 victory over IMS Celtic. Mailcoach, who have a 100 per cent league record, took control of the game early on. But the work rate of Celtic
Plenty of matches failed to beat the weather again but one that managed it was the much-delayed Bradford & District Sunday Cup tie between defending champions Buttershaw White Star and improving Bolton Woods. The visitors, who ended
Those who regularly spend any amount of time sitting in the traffic at peak times on the A650 will not be surprised at the latest study from the Department of Transport. In a report on the worst-choked roads in West Yorkshire, the DoT says
SIR – I applaud Councillor Qasim Khan for his frankness in deriding the Council’s failure to adequately deal with the consequences of the recent bad weather (T&A, February 10). However, I must remind him that, as an elected member, he is one of the Council
SIR – I was interested to read (T&A, February 4) about the efforts Leeds Bradford Airport is making to recycle. Of course, if we are to save the planet for future generations we’ll have to recycle practically everything, but I think the ‘elephant in
Is it tickly? Is it itchy? Does it sound like a bark? Or a foghorn? Is it accompanied by any other problems – hot flushes, rashes, or palpitations? I should have known better than to turn to the internet to try to cure my cough. It wasn’t just any old
Bradford Dragons won a tense game at home to Sheffield Sabres 96-84 to boost their play-off hopes. Leading 25-21 after the first period and trailing 43-42 at half-time, the game was always going to go down to the wire. Dragons began to pull away as
What is this crazy, mixed-up world coming to when a group of promiscuous, bong-smoking college kids can’t spend a weekend at a waterside retreat with a grisly past, without running into a machete-wielding psychopath? When the retreat happens
Director Thor Freudenthal ignores the advice about working with children and animals to direct this family-oriented tale of two enterprising orphans, whose enduring love for their four-legged friends sparks a magical adventure. The premise
The new management at a Skipton restaurant and bar are looking to boost business by offering something for art lovers. Original work by six artists is being exhibited at the Canalside Restaurant and Bar on Coach Street. The show was the brainchild of
A new service to prevent feuding between neighbours has been launched by chartered surveyors. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Neighbourhood Dispute Service is designed to help put an end to feuding neighbours involved in property related
Late payment and falling sales are the main effects of the recession on Bradford companies, according to the city’s business leaders. Bradford Chamber of Commerce. asked its 1,100 member firms about the damage caused by the economic downturn and what
Thousands of will bequests are not as valuable as when they were written, a Bradford law firm has warned. The decreasing value of savings and assets due to the credit crunch has hit the value of legacies, says wills expert Martin Holdsworth, of Gordons
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Mark Huggans, 30, of Winton Green, Woodside; drink-driving, £150 fine, £75 costs, banned from driving for three years. David Myers, 47, of Birkenshaw Lane, Birkenshaw; speeding, £400 fine, £75
The following planning applications have been lodged with Leeds City Council: Apperley Bridge: ramped slipway and associated working area adjacent to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal including 2.4m high boundary fencing and gates, land adjacent
Nationalised bank Bradford & Bingley is looking to expand its 300-strong credit control team by around 150 staff as mortgage arrears continue to rise. About 50 existing staff have already been transferred into the department and the bank
As an ambassador for The Eve Appeal charity, I’m always proud to spearhead The Eve Appeal’s Make Time For Tea campaign during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which is held every March. Make Time For Tea just asks people to hold a tea party and send the
Pupils at Wibsey Primary showed Bulls captain Paul Deacon and fellow player Matt Brooks just how it’s done by hoisting high the Super League trophy. Arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos may be the current champions but young Bradford fans got their hands
A burlesque performer put a smile on shoppers’ faces as she posed in the shop window of a Bingley florist as part of its Moulin Rouge theme for Valentines Day. Performer Sara Cornforth was situated in the window of Flower Couture, in Main Street, Bingley
Sicily’s Golfo di Castellammare glowed in the moonlight as we gazed out of the taxi window. We felt the presence of mountains and imagined places we would soon see: spectacular rockscapes, romantic resorts and beaches with Mount Etna smoking
Roger Whittaker – The Golden Age Of Roger Whittaker (UMTV) *** This album is a musical journey through the career of folk singer Roger Whittaker. It is released to celebrate his 50 years as a professional singer. Most of the songs are classics, delivered
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Cert U, 112 mins, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Musical/Romance) *** This continues to peddle a rose-tinted view of adolescence: the only drug you’ll see is caffeine and the furthest these lusty, hormone-addled
SIR – As a supporter of The National Autistic Society (NAS), I’m deeply concerned by the postcode lottery of services for the half a million children and adults with autism in the UK. It is simply unacceptable that people affected by autism struggle
A radio station which has broadcast to hundreds of thousands of patients at a Bradford hospital celebrated its 30th anniversary this weekend. Presenters past and present joined volunteers for a look back at three decades of St Luke’s Sound at
Linda Newbery – The Sandfather (Orion, £6.99) **** Hal Marborough lives with his white, single mum, Tina. But Hal is mixed race, and wants to know more about his background. Every time he asks his mum, she refuses to tell him anything
Tales about the adventures of furry and feathered friends are an appealing read for children. Children love animals, so Amanda Tyas-Varley is following a winning formula with her latest book about Rollie the loveable bunny. Rollie And
There is plenty going on in and around Bradford over the half-term, including a free Family Fun Day at the Impressions Gallery next Wednesday, from noon to 3pm. The Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth has an exhibition of costumes from the upcoming ITV
If it’s a step back in time you’re looking for, Beamish open air museum in County Durham should be high on your list of places to visit. Beamish has won countless awards since it opened in 1970, including European Museum of the Year. It’s an amazing
An exhibition of costumes from the forthcoming ITV adaptation of Wuthering Heights is just one of the activities for visitors to the Bronte Parsonage Museum during half-term week. The week will also feature a newly-refurbished exhibition focusing
Pupils who will attend the new Appleton Academy in Wyke, Bradford, when it opens later this year have been choosing its logo. Youngsters were taking part in a series of workshops to decide on their favourite. The images were designed
SIR – Regarding the letter of Elizabeth Campbell Scott (February 2), who is responding to a previous letter from Alan O’Day Scott on the subject of ‘indigenous’, ‘white working class’, ‘estates’ and immigrants. This lady has a great command of the English
Truly fascinating documentary-drama written, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Nanette Burstein. Set in a small town in Indiana, the film follows a group of high school seniors and their daily struggles, insecurities, friendships
25 years ago: Hundreds of anxious customers were waiting to hear if they had lost money after the shock news that a major discount furniture firm had gone bust. Don Valley Discount Furniture Centre had a store in Thornton Road, Bradford.
It is rare for anyone to go through life and not know someone whose life hasn’t been blighted by cancer, whether themselves, a family member, or a close friend. But no-one can be feeling anything but the deepest sympathy for Paula and Glen Tottie, whose
25 years ago: An alarming rise in offences involving the hard drug heroin had been detected by Bradford drug squad officers. The previous year there was a 57 per cent rise in offences involving the drug, mostly in West Bradford. 50 years ago: Ilkley
SIR – Re Councillor Khan’s letter (T&A, February 10), I totally agree with all the points made. Lucky Manningham to have a councillor with the courage to put in print what I’m sure most Bradfordians agree with. But he must know that a backlash will
According to Hong Kong clothing entrepreneur Sir David Teng, pessimism is usually self-fulfilling. He said: “It is only with a sense of optimism, preferably accompanied by a sense of energy and laughter, that we will be able to pick ourselves
SIR – Re the stone-quarrying shaft in Wrose (T&A, February 10). Mrs Walker, of Kentmere, says she fears for the stability of the ground in the vicinity of her property and mentions Plumpton Mead nearby. I lived at 4 Plumpton Mead from 1938 to 1962, and
SIR – May I bring to the attention of the Council the state of pavements at Horton Bank Top, between the Jet filling station and the Hare and Hounds public house. I had to go into Horton the other evening and, on return, it was impossible to walk on
SIR – We write to draw your readers’ attention to a new research project on Viking ancestry in the north of England. The arrival of the Vikings in Britain, around 1,000 years ago, was a dramatic event that has left a lasting legacy on our language,
Notorious Yorkshire stand-up comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is appearing for two nights this week at the Batley Frontier. The management warn that his show is not for the faint-hearted and easily-offended. Tickets are still available for the shows tomorrow
Good Things is a comedy by Scottish poet and playwright Liz Lochhead. Written in 2006 for four actors, it follows a similar vein to Perfect Days, written in response to a bet by friends to produce a play with a happy ending. In Good Things, 49-year-old
The Bradford leader of a mercy mission to deliver £1million in aid to Gaza has spoken of his shock after counter-terrorism police arrested three colleagues taking part in the national convoy. The men, aged 26, 29 and 36, from Burnley, were
A 57-year-old man has been arrested after a Bradford mother was killed in a road collision near Harrogate. The woman, in her 40s, had been travelling with her daughter along the A658 near Kirby Overblow on Tuesday when her Suzuki Vitara was
An emergency rescue crew was scrambled to a reservoir after a puppy became trapped on ice. Firefighters from Bingley and Illingworth used specialist water rescue equipment to reach the Newfoundland dog, which is believed to have run away from its owner
Yorkshire and England cricketer Matthew Hoggard was on hand to officially open a new pre-school playground in Baildon. About 150 people turned up to see the unveiling of the playground at Baildon Village Pre-School, in Newton Way, on Saturday. Equipment
The chairman of PriceLess and Barratts shoe chains’ parent company Stylo is planning to buy back 200 stores and safeguard around 3,000 jobs, it has been reported. Michael Ziff, whose family owns 65 per cent of the Bradford-based group, is working
Fancy a night out with pirates at Salts Mill next month? Red Priest, self-styled ‘pirates of the baroque’, are making their musical debut at the Mill on Friday, March 13 – and tickets are going faster than Long John Silver’s ship in Treasure Island.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young woman plunged from a balcony at a block of flats. Dawn Tomlinson, 25, was found collapsed on a road outside Gerard House, Fairhaven Green, Idle, Bradford. She suffered life-threatening
"You have done this before, haven’t you?” I ask, nervously, as magician Steve Gore places my hand into the ‘wrist chopper.’ My hand is locked in a contraption resembling a mini guillotine, with a steel blade resting on top of my wrist. As I’ve just seen
Tributes have been paid to the Bradford helicopter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed close to a busy motorway. A detailed examination has taken place at the site of the crash which killed the 54-year-old trainee pilot.
Bulls 13 Hull KR 13 Clinical Mick Dobson made the Bulls pay for their own lack of killer touch. The Hull KR scrum half stepped up to coolly slot a match-levelling drop goal with the last kick of a scrappy opening Super League contest.
Disappointed Steve McNamara admits his Bulls side were not smart enough after blowing their chance of an opening day Super League win. Skipper Paul Deacon kicked a 78th-minute drop goal to put his side in front for the first time against Hull
City 1 Wycombe 0 Steve Jones reckons the bigger they come, the harder they fall after City bagged another major scalp. The acid test after last week’s great display at Gillingham was backing it up at Valley Parade against the best travellers
City have unveiled a new shirt sponsor – thanks to the T&A. Next season’s kit will bear the name of MAP Group (UK) after the technology service provider read about the club’s frantic search to find a successor to Bradford & Bingley.
