England 34 France 12 England scored 30 points without reply in a one-sided second half to get their Gillette Four Nations campaign off to a successful if unconvincing start with a routine victory over a fired-up France. Teenage scrum half Richie Myler
It’s back to league action for the Bradford Sunday Alliance League this weekend, with a full programme of fixtures. Bolton Woods will be wanting to get their Premier Division campaign back on track after their FA Sunday Trophy exploits when they entertain
The ironic timing of his return to the boxing ring tonight is not lost on Femi Fehintola. It will be a year to the day that the Bradford southpaw lost his bid for the English super-featherweight title against Ryan Barrett in Jersey. Fehintola’s six-rounder
by Jim Greenhalf T&A Reporter Twenty-five years after its first appearance at Bradford City’s Valley Parade, City Gent is now the longest-running fanzine in the country. To mark the anniversary, editor Mike Harrison is producing 1,000 copies of that
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has signalled his intention to allow Bradford Council to once again run its own education services. At a conference yesterday, Mr Balls said he was “minded” to end the Government’s intervention when a private contract expires
Two of Wharfedale’s brightest young prospects have attracted the attention of the Yorkshire selectors. Phil Woodhead, the 19-year-old scrum half for whom Wharfedale have such high hopes, has been selected to play for Yorkshire under-19s. The Dalesmen
Cleckheaton hammer thrower Sarah Holt, 22, was presented with the Sedykh Trophy, awarded for the outstanding hammer performance of the year by the Hammer Circle at their annual reunion in Hull. Youri Sedykh is the current world record holder
Ilkley Karate Club instructor Mark Outterside has achieved his long-term ambition of becoming one of the youngest high-ranking karate exponents in England and one of the top instructors within the Shukokai Karate Union. The 44-year-old from
Ten-year-old Edward Cooke can consider himself a success, after landing the starring role in the West End production of Oliver! Edward, of Thackley, is to play young Oliver Twist in the hit at the Theatre Royal at Drury Lane, after he impressed top producer
A 20-year-old man has been locked up for smashing a bottle over a former classmate’s head at a party. Kenneth Kidd struck out at Dale Cunliffe after a squabble over a crate of beer, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Kidd, of Carden Road, Tyersal
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne today promised tax breaks for new businesses, if the Tories come into power. The pledge came after Government figures yesterday showed the UK is in the grip of the longest recession since records began in 1955. Speaking
A trust set up to help maintain new woodland on the edge of the city is among nominations in the Bradford’s Best Awards. Heaton Woods Trust, which helped establish an area of woodland between Heaton and Shipley following the purchase of land
One of the UK’s best legal minds has become Bradford’s new Honorary Recorder today. Pomp and circumstance was the order of the day when His Honour Judge James Stewart QC was officially welcomed to the post at a civic ceremony at City Hall.
Business is brisk for a security company which recently installed a new CCTV system at Bradford Kart Racing’s track in Spring Mill Street. Keybury Security, based in Keighley, has also installed intruder alarm systems at the new Saltaire head office
Bradford-based Thorite, the UK’s biggest supplier of compressed air products and process systems, has received renewed accreditation from Safe- contractor, which recognises exceptional standards of health and safety practice in industry. Thorite was
Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale was the guest of honour at the Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League (UAJCL) presentation night when five youngsters were named cricketers of the year across different age groups. Under-11 Tom Addison, of Oxenhope, had a superb
A charity football match between West Riding County Amateur side Steeton and a Burnley XI raised £1,423.51 for the Britsh Heart Foundation. The game, played in memory of staunch Burnley fan Michael Emsley, was a huge success, with Steeton running out
An attempt to have only two start times in the JCT600 Bradford Cricket League for next season has fallen at the first hurdle. The current rule is that matches start at 1.30pm, except for those in April and those between August 15 and 31 (1pm) and those
A woman suffered back and leg injuries in a collision between a green Volkswagen Polo and a black Kia Sportage on the southbound carriageway of the M606 today. There were traffic delays after the accident at 11.40am. The woman was taken to Huddersfield
Drug dealing and prostitution are the two top crime concerns of people living in the Manningham and Toller areas of Bradford. The concerns were revealed in a survey carried out by the local Neighbourhood Policing Team which visited 430 residents
Gomersal Methodist Church is preparing for a patriotic weekend. Members are hosting a brass band concert similar to the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms tomorrow evening. A limited number of tickets are available for the 7.15pm performance by Slaithwaite
The country’s second Ministry of Food centre, led by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, is set to open its doors shortly in Bradford. A store at John Street, near the Oastler Shopping Centre, has been transformed as part of the project, which has proved a
A Bradford nurse who has dedicated her life to a cancer charity has been honoured with the organisation’s highest volunteer award. Beverly Hurst, a Macm-illan clinical nurse specialist at Bradford Royal Infirmary, received the Douglas Macmillan Award
"Simon Parker? It’s (insert disgruntled player’s name here) and I’m not happy with what you wrote.” Mr Angry phone calls come with the territory for football reporters. Even more so since the invention of the dreaded marks out of ten.
Dan Petrescu’s short and not particularly sweet stop-off at Valley Parade left little impression on City fans. He always looked miserable and reluctant to be here; which he probably was. Petrescu, it’s fair to say, was a man of few words or emotions
Strike action among postal delivery workers in the Bradford district today was described as “solid” by a Communication Workers Union local official. But the district is set to be spared one of next week’s three days of action. Micke Gledhill of the
Shipley Tory MP Philip Davies has called for an urgent debate on immigration. Mr Davies said the Office for National Statistics figures showed the population will grow by ten million in the next 25 years. Speaking at business questions
Getting fit for a fiver is one of many half-term opportunities youngsters in the district can look forward to next week. Bradford Council will offer under-16s unlimited use of swimming, gym and football facilities during the full week for only £5. The
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Zafar Rashid, aged 36, of Little Horton Lane, Little Horton; speeding, £165 fine, £75 costs, licence endorsed. Ivor Spratek, aged 35, of Undercliffe Lane, Undercliffe; drink-driving, £85 costs
Boxing legend Richard Dunn is returning to the ring... to open a new boxing gym in Bradford. The only Yorkshireman to fight Muhammad Ali returns to his home city on Monday to open the doors for a future generation of potential boxing professionals
The city’s police chief has warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown that a lack of powers to control criminals who would previously have been sent to prison is “causing chaos” in Bradford. Chief Superintendent Alison Rose, the divisional commander
Bradford residents have until the end of next month to share their thoughts in the biggest-ever consultation on the future of Education in the district. For the last couple of weeks Bradford Council has been encouraging people to fill in a
A group which runs a range of educational courses for adults is in the running for the Bradford’s Best Community Project award. The Queensbury Community Programme has been running since 1984, offering social and educational opportunities for residents
Eagles' temporary manager Chris Bates is happy to extend his stay in the hot-seat until the end of the year. Bates was placed in caretaker charge when Steve Watson walked away and filled in until Danny Bolton was appointed as his successor
The Celts are on the verge of emulating Southampton by climbing off the foot of their respective division after a ten-point deduction for going into administration. The former Premiership outfit raised themselves out of the basement of Coca-Cola
Bradford property and business chiefs are backing the latest efforts to press the Government to re-instate rate relief for empty commercial property. Andrew Mason, chairman of the Bradford Property Forum, said ministers had been mistaken in believing
Local boys Dave Morgan and Graham Clifford are hoping to increase the Bradford contingent at Dennyfield following the departure of many of their South Yorkshire players. Morgan took over from Sheffield-based Billy Fox and asked under-19s manager Clifford
Avenue chief executive Bob Blackburn has revealed that boss John Deacey wants to bring in up to SIX new faces to reignite their promotion bid. The new manager promised to ring the changes after starting his second stint in the Horsfall hot-seat
Two people had to be evacuated from their flats after fire broke out in a storeroom. It happened at 12.15am today at Turnsteads Mount, Cleckheaton. Rubbish in the cupboard had been set alight and smoke filled the lobby and spread into
A motorcycle club, kick-started again in 2000 after a lapse of ten years, is planning its 45th anniversary next year. Members of Denholme and District Motorcycle Club are holding a get-together and reunion at the Bronte Hotel, Cross Roads, near Keighley
Further to previous correspondence about the grand old department store Brown, Muff, we’ve had a lovely picture sent to us by Anne Hall, who now lives in Beverley, near Hull. She writes in her accompanying letter: “I too worked at Brown, Muff in the
Police hunting a rapist who went on the run the day before his trial and who might have been sleeping rough in the Shipley area have arrested a 39-year-old man from Frizinghall. He is currently in custody at a police station in Bradford.
BARRY HANSON has sent in a photograph of Thornbury Primary School’s cricket team which won the Bradford league title in 1950. He writes: “How sad it is to see from the Bradford Moor bus the flattened ground where Thornbury Infants and Primary School
Reader Mr P W Price offers his memories of demobilisation On being demobilised from the RAF in 1946 following the 1939-45 war, I took up employment as a roof slater and tiler, this was following a 26-week training programme at a centre off Kirkstall
SIR – Philip Bird (Letters, October 16) fails to see how uninsured drivers are 12 times more likely to be involved in an accident! As he says, the actual fact of being insured or not will not directly affect anyone’s chances of having an accident, but
SIR – I am surprised at Mr Bird’s scepticism regarding the correlation between having no insurance and being 12 times more likely to have an accident (Letters, October 16). One only has to look at the court reports regularly published in the T&A to see
See that glass of red wine below? It’s half full – or maybe half empty, depending on your philosophical stance in life. It’s what it is half full or half empty of, though, that is the issue: booze. It has been Alcohol Awareness Week, as you might be
25 years ago: Bradford was one of the most poverty-stricken cities in Britain. Whole areas of the city were becoming poverty zones, said a Council report on the changing face of the city. 50 years ago: A new deal in accommodation for nurses
SIR – Around 50 to 60 years ago, our Council was intending to demolish one of Bradford’s old buildings as it stood in the way of “progress”. However, a band of enthusiasts got together and eventually persuaded the Council to change its mind and alter
SIR – Can we trust our councillors? They said they were looking for a way to keep the Odeon but they had been backed into a corner because they could no longer hide behind English Heritage, and were liable to be sued for hundreds of thousands of pounds
We are lucky, in this city and district, to have police officers who are prepared to put their heads above the parapet and speak out when they feel something needs to be said. One such officer is Chief Superintendent Alison Rose, divisional commander
SIR – In recent months a number of correspondents have been quick to denounce American ‘atrocities’ in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan using unmanned air-flying drone attacks. One reader, Ms Mubarik Iqbal, even accused the Americans of having an insatiable
SIR – We now learn that the Government is giving £45m towards the cost of the British Film Centre which is to be constructed on the London South Bank at a total cost of £140m. If only Bradford’s councillors had persuaded the Government to spend this
SIR – The half-wits who attacked 19-year-old Jordan Coates in large numbers in Bradford city centre who were dispersed by just two rescuers, and the numbskulls who were responsible for burning a crown green bowling club pavilion to the ground at Horton
SIR – Over the last 30 to 40 years, I have seen governments, local and national, introduce ‘improvements’ of one sort or another, but in all cases that I can recall, these so-called ‘improvements’ have yielded little or no benefit, and in some cases even
Alan Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular, described as “savagely funny” and “seriously hilarious”, comes to Bradford next week. It’s party time at the Hopcrofts’ place and the only present they want is to move up the social ladder. Havoc ensues at the
From the moment the blue flashing lights appear in my rear view mirror, it feels as though everything is in slow motion. I pull over and a police officer approaches and asks me to get out of my car and accompany him to the police vehicle. Sitting
Bellowhead St George’s Hall Euphoric, rapturous and full of funk – Bellowhead stormed their way through the night. Marching band, circus troupe – they could be either or both at anyone time, performing rousing sea shanties and ballads. Lead vocalist
Steve McNamara today hailed the capture of Danny Sculthorpe for the Bulls, declaring: I’d much rather play with him than against him. Sculthorpe signed a two-year contract from Wakefield, plugging the gap left by the departure of Sam Burgess
City’s preparations for Hereford tomorrow have been left in the dark by the post strike. Stuart McCall has a good idea on his own team plans for the Valley Parade clash. But his usual meticulous run-down of the opposition has been affected because the
Steve McNamara dismisses any suggestions that England have been given a cushy start to the Gillette Four Nations tonight. A clash with expected whipping boys France at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium should provide a gentle opener ahead of the tough challenges
Police today praised the courage of two girl victims after three men were convicted of “horrendous” child sex abuse. A judge this week warned the paedophiles that they could face 15 years in jail when they are sentenced next month. Bradford
