Baildon Councillor Val Townend expressed her “sheer delight” after retaining her seat in the Baildon ward. The Conservative candidate said she was “relieved” that a long and hard campaign had come to such a successful end. Denise Thomas
The Bulls cruised through to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup with a thumping 58-16 win against Leigh Centurions. Not even the presence of Bulls legend Robbie Paul could inspire the Centurions to an upset on what looks certain to be his final
Assistant manager Wayne Jacobs and first-team coach Junior Lewis have followed manager Peter Taylor by signing new one-year contracts.
Howard Parr has achieved much in his rugby career. The 37-year-old has played for the Combined Services, for the Barbarians and for Rotherham in the Premiership, as well as in the Help For Heroes match at Twickenham. But the second row
Airedale Hospital has been authorised as an NHS Foundation Trust. The decision was revealed by Monitor, the body which regulates NHS Foundation Trusts, after the Trust demonstrated excellent performance on the quality of services it provides. Becoming
A Bradford man who raped a 16-year-old boy after meeting through an internet chatroom, has been jailed for five years. Waseem Anwar, 20, lost his self control and forced the teenager into sex, then punched him in the face, and stole his mobile phone.
West Yorkshire Police today warned criminals there is no hiding place after a third Polish national was locked up for attacking a fellow countryman. Remigiusz Klata, 26, was jailed for eight and a half years at Bradford Crown Court after he was brought
Upper Airedale Junior League – Keighley Cup2000 U17s League: Cononley 107-7 (J Price 53), Gargrave 87-7 (P Messenger 32, M Price 3-5); Bingley Congs 117-6 (J Streatfield 34, S Bell 3-31), Haworth 66-9 (J Reynoldson 32, C Lydon 4-15); Steeton 86-4
Bradford Sunday Alliance League Division One champions Westwood Park will have no fears in the Premier Division next season after a battling performance against holders Buttershaw White Star in the Bradford & District Sunday Cup final at Eccleshill United
The John Carr 5k Series at Esholt is one of the fastest courses in the country. Wednesday’s race, organised by St Bede’s AC, incorporated the Yorkshire Veterans' 5k Championships. Cool but still conditions greeted over 290 runners looking to break
Yorkshire are one of three counties in the middle of a row between the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and deposed Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi. ECB chairman Giles Clarke has accused Modi of negotiating a parallel IPL in England with
The city centre will fall silent at 11am on Tuesday. Bradford will stop once again and pay its respects to the 56 football fans who went to a match 25 years ago and never came home. Distressing memories will flood back as Centenary Square
Hooliganism has reared its ugly head again with the events after the final whistle at Hillsborough and Luton. If the sight of scrotes taunting the away end at Valley Parade was depressing enough, then followed the trouble on the pitch after two highly-charged
The Seniors’ World Snooker Championship heading to Bradford is a reminder of the sport that captured the nation’s heart. The days when TV viewers were gripped to the green baize of Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. So the opportunity to
Cricket’s dynamic duo are at it again. Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis have got their mitts on the World Twenty20. No form of the game escapes them. It is now 11 years since the two stattos came up with their formulas and tables to decide
A rare chance to see some of the most precious artefacts linked to the Brontes is being offered to enthusiasts. Over three evenings experts will open areas at the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth not usually accessible to the public. The ‘behind the scenes
Brighouse Town manager Mark Brier is already planning for life in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division after leading them to promotion in only their second season on the non-league ladder. “It is a little over a week since our
The following planning applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Hartshead: erection of detached dwelling with integral garage, turning facilities and independent access from Littlethorpe Road, land adjacent to 17 Littlethorpe Hill. Heckmondwike
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Kiara Benson, aged 36, of Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw; drink-driving, £285 fine, £100 costs, banned from driving for 12 months. Wieslaw Schroeder, aged 46, of White Abbey Road
Liversedge missed out on the top-eight placing they were chasing in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division but manager Sean Regan has seen enough improvement to realise Sedge are on the way back. The life of a football club is
The newly named Dennyboys were the quickest out of the blocks in terms of organising their presentation evening, and the gongs were dished out more than a week ago. The Thackley players, committee and supporters gathered in the clubhouse at Dennyfield
25 years ago: The dreams of a Bradford couple to sail around the world were in tatters after being rescued off the Norfolk coast. 50 years ago: Around 35 toolmakers employed by NSF in Ingrow, Keighley, went out on strike because they had no confidence
Favourite characters from pre-school children’s television are coming together on stage at St George’s Hall next month. The Little Big Club, featuring Bob The Builder, Barney And Friends, Angelina Ballerina, Fireman Sam, Fifi Forget-me-not and Pingu,
Tenants may not always be able to judge whether a flat or house is really safe to live in when they agree to rent it from a private landlord. It may be impossible to tell, for example, whether the wiring is up to scratch without a thorough examination
SIR – We are always hearing we have a problem with no houses in Bradford. Could anybody tell me why on Fagley Estate there is enough houses to ease the shortage? Approximately 15 houses and flats are empty, some for months – neglected gardens full
SIR – David Barnett’s analysis of Gordon Brown’s Rochdale gaffe (T&A, April 30) was predictably trendy pseudo-socialism it the extreme as he cites sneaky journalism as the real talking point. He has lamentably failed to grasp the real point
SIR – The recent report on caravan holidays in the Auvergne region of France was very good. However, a note of caution when estimating the travelling time of driving from the UK to destinations south of Lyon or Bordeaux – both cities are around 800 miles
SIR – As a regular patient on F4, St Luke’s Hospital, I am very upset at the proposed changes to it. It is a lovely ward, the doctors and nurses are brilliant, they can’t do enough for you, they make you feel at ease. At the end of the day it’s all
The opening of a second Bradford to London rail link later this month is yet another indication of the resurgence of railways. This follows the wholesale closure of them following the Reshaping Of British Railways report in March 1963 by Dr Richard Beeching
SIR – Malcolm Wood (T&A, May 4) should know by now that global warming can’t be judged by one seasonal event. That is the weather, and climate is the average over 30 years. If he wants to quote the coldish winter, then he should also, in fairness, point
SIR – Having just read David Barnett’s column, I felt I had to write and congratulate him. It is the best piece I have read or heard during this election campaign. I agree with everything he said about the so-called Gordon Brown gaffe.
SIR – Having attended The Antiques Roadshow’s visit to Bradford,with around 5,000 others, I found the whole event a complete fiasco and very badly-organised. Listening to others’ comments, I was not alone with my impression. The main point of contention
SIR – I recently visited someone at the Bradford Royal Infirmary and saw patients just outside the main entrance door smoking next to the ‘no smoking’ sign, which just proves how much notice people are taking of the ban. It makes a mockery of the decision
A Vietnamese illegal immigrant who helped to manage a network of sophisticated cannabis factories in Bradford has been jailed for four years. Leeds Crown Court yesterday heard that Sen Trinh, 31, became involved in the drugs trade when his application
It was business as usual for some of the Bradford district’s veteran MPs following last night’s momentous election, but a new start for two con-stituencies. As the country was in some political disarray with no single party gaining overall
Liberal Democrat David Ward has taken the Bradford East seat. The constituency, formerly Bradford North, was a Labour seat held by Terry Rooney. The result is one of the last ones to come in nationally, and the latest one from the Bradford
Wayne Godwin hopes knock-out football will bring out the best in the Bulls once more. Defeat to Crusaders last weekend has been the only blip over the past two months – although it was a significant one – but Bradford are confident of regaining form
Marsha Singh remains the MP for Bradford West as the veteran Labour man is voted in again. Mr Singh thanked his campaign workers for their "tireless support" in getting him re-elected in a seat that was targeted by the Tories. He has
Matt Clarke has been axed by City after four years at Valley Parade. The central defender is the biggest name on the list of seven players that Peter Taylor is clearing out. Clarke, who was signed by Colin Todd from Darlington in June
Simon Grayson is looking for a hero at Elland Road tomorrow to take Leeds United to promotion and a brighter future. Jermaine Beckford’s 30 goals have played a huge part in putting Leeds on the brink of Championship football, but manager Grayson doesn
Sitting Labour MP Gerry Sutcliffe has held his Bradford South seat. He said he was delighted to be elected for the fifth time. However, his majority has almost halved from 9,167 in 2005 to 4,622 in 2010. Gerry Sutcliffe tells
Bradford Council leader Kris Hopkins has become the new MP for Keighley after wresting the seat from Labour. He polled more than 20,000 votes, with Jane Thomas, the Labour candidate, trailing by 3,000. In accepting the victory, Kris
Conservative Philip Davies has held the Shipley constituency with a hugely-increased majority. In taking the seat, Philip Davies said he didn't see high office or a ministerial position but "I will just seek to represent my constituents and
Conservative candidate Stuart Andrew has taken the Pudsey constituency from Labour. Sitting MP Paul Truswell stood down at the election, and Labour candidate Jamie Hanley was unable to prevent the Tories from making ground on Labour's slim
Bradford-born former GMTV presenter Gloria De Piero narrowly won the Ashfield seat following a recount. De Piero polled 16,239 - less than 200 more than the 16,047 cast for Jason Zadrozny. Labour's majority going into the election was more than 10,000
With every seat now possibly crucial to the arithmetic of a hung parliament, the Labour and Tory leaders were closeted with their inner circles watching results come in and discussing the way ahead. Mr Brown went straight to his first-floor office
Former Shipley MP Chris Leslie has been elected to the Nottingham East seat for Labour. Mr Leslie, who was ousted from the Shipley seat by Conservative Philip Davies, returned to the life of an MP with a majority of 6,969 votes. He beat
Britain is braced for an election "cliffhanger", as the Tories are forecast to be the largest party at Westminster - but fall short of an overall majority. A TV exit poll said the Conservatives would win 305 seats, Labour 255 and the
All Bradford and district's votes have now been verified and counting is imminent, with results expected over the next three hours in the main seats. The Richard Dunn sports centre in Bradford and Keighley leisure centre are the two venues
