Right on Cue Birkenshaw Liberal Club A overcame a 150-point handicap deficit to beat Eccleshill WMC B and win the E ROSSE HOPKINSON PLATE for the third time in four years. Aaron Downey edged the first frame for Birkenshaw against Lee Boocock but clubmate
The ailing Bulls were hit by another blow this evening, with the news Paul Sykes could miss Sunday's clash with Huddersfield Giants. Sykes was slapped with a one-match ban after appearing in front of an RFL disciplinary panel charged with a dangerous
Matthew Clough scored all Bingley Bees’ goals as they beat local rivals Bradford 5-3 to record a rare but deserved Summer League victory. The Bees trailed for much of the seven-a-side game but, with Robbie Manning again turning in a good all-round performance
Budget cars were never meant to be so good. The Hyundai iX35 is essentially a Land Rover Freelander or a Ford Kuga, with many thousands of pounds off the list price. Now, you may expect a cut-price 4x4 to have a few shortcomings. Well, it doesn’t have
If you enjoy swimming, then this three bedroom detached house in Eldwick with indoor pool and hot tub is tailor-made for you. The vendors have lived there for nearly nine years, with their grown-up family of three visiting or at times resident. “We
Underwater search teams and forensic officers were yesterday continuing painstaking examinations of sites across the Bradford district in the hunt for missing prostitutes Shelley Armitage and Susan Rushworth. West Yorkshire Police’s Underwater Search
Twenty20 has been good for Clint McKay – and now the Australian fast bowler is hoping he can be good for Yorkshire. McKay will make his debut for the White Rose county in their Friends Provident T20 opener against Derbyshire at Headingley tomorrow
A father-of-four accused of raping a teenager in the back of his minicab today told a jury she was willing to have sex with him. Mohammed Shazad, 36, of Brantdale Road, Heaton, Bradford, said he had danced with the woman at a Leeds nightclub about six
Blue-suited officers were still at a derelict site behind Stephen Griffiths’ flat, in Holmfield Court, Thornton Road, close to Bradford city centre, while boxes of items were being removed for further examination from his third floor flat. Other forensic
A Bradford man caught up in an Israeli attack on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was on his way home today. Mohammed Bhaiyat, 26, of Great Horton, Bradford, was among 679 people taken prisoner during the Israeli military-led
Bradford Park Avenue’s new management team of Simon Collins and Peter Davenport have yet to begin their roles but the club are still ticking along nicely. Chief executive Bob Blackburn and the board have been doing what preparatory work they can before
A Bradford Council crackdown on littering and illegal parking in the Leeds Road area has seen more than 100 fines handed out to motorists in the last fortnight. Neighbourhood wardens and parking officers have been targeting parts of Leeds Road
Liversedge are hoping to move forward by reinstating their reserve team for the forthcoming season. Manager Sean Regan is preparing for a second campaign in charge and is expecting all of the same players to return for the new season.
A jewellery thief who raided a store duped police and office workers by hiding in a roof for 12 hours. The burglar is believed to have broken through tiles and burrowed through roof space above the Moors Shopping Centre in Ilkley causing thousands of
Fabio Capello has signed an amended contract to commit his future to England until after Euro 2012, the Football Association have confirmed. The amendment removes a break clause in the deal and puts an end to Inter Milan's hopes of
Keighley member Keith Ronson must have felt he had hit the shot of the day when he holed in one during the club’s recent four-ball team competition. His eight-iron ace at the 154-yard par three 14th hole would have been the number one hot topic
Bradford Park Avenue commercial manager Andrew Pinfield is putting the final touches to organising the club’s annual golf day. The event takes place at Northcliffe Golf Club on Thursday, July 8 and Pinfield is asking players hoping to take
Forensics officers are preparing to examine a suitcase, dredged out of the River Aire by police divers involved in the search for missing prostitutes Shelley Armitage and Susan Rushworth. The black case was removed from the water at Shipley
Bradford Council yesterday pledged to continue working with other agencies in the district to support women involved in prostitution. The Council helps vulnerable women in ways ranging from referrals for drug addiction treatment to housing.
Police today condemned the makers of a gruesome animated film, purporting to show the alleged killing of Bradford prostitute Suzanne Blamires, and demanded its removal from the internet site YouTube. The graphic computer game-style images
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Shakil Mushtaq, aged 39, of Coppicewood Avenue, Lidget Green; driving while disqualified, £300 fine, £100 costs, driving without insurance, no separate penalty. Zafran Hussain, aged 23, of Poplar
Fairbank United under-16s capped a wonderful season for the club by clinching the Craven Junior League C title with victory over Shipley Panthers in their final game. Having been neck-and-neck with fellow pace-setters Eldwick for much of the season,
The following planning applications have been lodged with Calderdale Council: Bailiff Bridge: two-storey rear extension, 34 Prospect Way. Brighouse: first-floor extension over existing garage to north-west elevation, 20 Mill Grove. Brighouse: first-floor
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Oxenhope: variation of condition four, alteration to existing cottage to amalgamate accommodation at western end of the building, including re-opening previously blocked internal
A Shipley woman, who was the last female survivor of a British ocean liner controversially sunk by the Germans at the outbreak of the Second World War, has died in the USA. May Henwood (nee Laudan), originally of Wrose, escaped from the sinking Athenia
Women’s hearts in Bradford will be racing as they take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life where they will be treated to a special performance from the NIVEA male cheerleaders. The male cheerleaders are touring 99 Cancer Research UK Race for Life
BRADFORD RABBITS Division A: Branshaw 6, Baildon 0 (G Cox bt N Scott 3&2, S Ratcliffe bt J Ward 6&4, J Thornton bt R Jones 6&4); Clayton 6, Woodhall Hills 0 (M Wilber bt A Cooper 6&5, R Smith bt P Gilderdale 1 up, M Reddy bt T Carvery 2 up); Fulneck
SIR – For as long as I can remember, the Liberals and latterly the Liberal Democrats have wanted to be in a position to see the implementation of proportional representation. Lo and behold – the opportunity arises and it turns out that they are prepared
It is fair to say that Cartwright Hall is one of the jewels in the district’s crown. Not only is it an attractive and historic Grade II listed building, but it also benefits from being situated in the award-winning Lister Park. As the city’s major art
A priest who helped found Bradford’s ecumenical Columba community has died suddenly in Pakistan. Father Pat McCaffrey, 66, a former interfaith advisor for the Diocese of Leeds, suffered a heart attack while visiting Columban lay missionaries
It’s not often that I am proved right, but it seems that I have been in respect of biodegradable plastic bags – I was very critical in the past and now there is considerable evidence that my assessment was valid. Plastic bags have been part of our consumer
SIR – The latest Government agriculture figures – which include imports and exports – show that Britain is fast losing its taste for meat. Last year, as a nation, we ate nearly a quarter of a million fewer tonnes of the stuff that we did just four years
SIR – As an ex-geography teacher, people keep asking me abut global warming saying “Why is it colder then?” The recent cold weather is part of the global warming scenario. Here is a brief summary. l The Gulf Stream Drift is a broad current of warm water
SIR – May I suggest to Councillor Taylor (Letters, May 24) that he, and not Mr Greenwood (Letters, May 1), needs to get his facts straight. Yes, all bypass and relief roads were cancelled, but Chris Leslie gave a 30-minute speech to the minister in the
SIR – In business, from time to time, we see a large successful company taken over by an even larger successful company. On such occasions, there are winners and losers and almost inevitably there are job losses as a consequence, and when the dust settles
SIR – Over the past few months the incidents of loose dogs chasing/attacking me while out on my horse on Baildon Moor has increased significantly. I am writing to appeal to dog walkers. You may think your dog will come to call if it runs off but on all
25 years ago: Bradford’s Bangladeshi People’s Association started an appeal to help victims of the country’s cyclone disaster, which had claimed more than 3,000 lives and left 200,000 people homeless. Bradford Council donated £15,000 to the fund
Every Friday afternoon a group of young women get together for informal discussions on a variety of issues, from sexual health to self-image. The women are offenders whose crimes are related to drug use, and the weekly discussion is aimed at
Bradford’s Cartwright Hall is to re-open to the public this weekend after £200,000 of repairs and a ten-month closure. The Grade-II listed hall in Lister Park, Manningham, was closed in August after part of a ceiling collapsed. Subsequent
Football fans across the district are being urged to protect their homes against “World Cup Burglars.” England players may have been ‘robbed’ of victory in many a previous World Cup, but police are more worried about the risk of unsuspecting fans becoming
A successful amateur football team from Bradford could be set to play a high-profile charity match against an Army representative team, it emerged today. Relay Recruitment Rovers, who play at Myra Shay in Barkerend, are in talks with military chiefs
Police today condemned the makers of a gruesome animated film, purporting to show the alleged killing of Bradford prostitute Suzanne Blamires, and demanded its removal from the internet site YouTube. The graphic computer game-style images
Despite earning his first senior international call-up, Nick Scruton feels he has a bigger point to prove than ever. The Bulls enforcer continued a meteoric rise to prominence when he was yesterday named in Steve McNamara’s first squad as England
An investigation was due to be launched today into the cause of a blaze which threatened to explode gas cylinders stored at a car parts workshop in Bradford city centre. Police cordoned off a safety zone surrounding old mill buildings at the end of City
Matthew Coxon is cheesed off after being told he must change the name of his Saltaire delicatessen. TV chef Alan Coxon, who has registered the name “Coxon’s” as a trademark, has written to Matthew and asked him to come up with a new name by Friday.
Uncertainty still surrounds the whereabouts of a Bradford aid worker who was on a ship when at least 15 people were killed as Israeli commandos boarded a flotilla destined for Gaza. There has been no word from 26-year-old Mohammed Bhaiyat, of Hardknot
City chief Peter Taylor has tipped a pair of old charges to make their mark on England’s World Cup campaign. Gareth Barry and Emile Heskey played in Taylor’s only game as the national-team’s caretaker boss, a 1-0 friendly defeat against Italy in November
An investigation was today under way into the cause of a fire which wrecked the inside of a Keighley bio-diesel factory in the early hours yesterday. The blaze at Robin Fuels broke out at about midnight. Employee Geoff Douth-waite said it would take
