A 39-year-old woman was fighting for her life in hospital tonight after a fierce blaze tore through her Keighley home. Nasim Akhtar suffered serious injuries when she choked on toxic fumes after the fire broke out at her home in Rupert Street, Lawkholme
Yorkshire's Friends Provident Twenty20 campaign got off to a disastrous start tonight as they were smashed all over Headingley by Loots Bosman, a man with strong links to the White Rose. Bosman plays his club cricket in South Africa for Yorkshire -
A Bradford firm has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after a worker’s finger was severed by the blade of a spice-mixing machine. Arcadia Food Industries Ltd admitted failing to prevent access to dangerous parts of the machinery, causing the injury
The new rugby union season always seems degrees closer after the publication of the fixture list, and that is certainly the case for Otley in National League One for 2010-11. In truth, they are not vastly different to that of the season just finished
Bulls stand-off Paul Sykes is cleared to face Huddersfield on Sunday after his ban was overturned on appeal. Sykes had initially been slapped with a one-match suspension after an RFL disciplinary panel found him guilty of a dangerous throw
Wharfedale’s director of rugby Michael Harrison is urging his troops to again finish in the top six of National League One in season 2010-11. The Dalesmen did that comfortably last season by coming 11 points ahead of seventh-placed Blaydon. However,
From being a solid, middleof-the-table First Division team from 2003-06 in the JCT600 Bradford League, Idle now find themselves rock bottom of Division Two. With that has gone a wholesale change in personnel and, along with top-flight Bankfoot and Idle
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire which tore through a flat in a Bradford tower block. Two fire crews from Odsal were joined by firefighters from Bradford and Shipley at the 13-storey Hapsburg Court, off Manchester Road at
The Cougars are not prepared to rest on their laurels despite already securing a best-ever performance in the Northern Rail Cup. Qualification for this year’s knock-out stages was a first for the club but now they have silverware in their sights
Leeds are poised to complete the signing of Derby defender Paul Connolly on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old right back started his career at Plymouth but moved to County two years ago on a free transfer when his contract ran out. Connolly lost
Fabio Capello has dropped a strong hint that David James will be England's goalkeeper for the start of the World Cup by handing him the number one shirt in South Africa. James was back in Capello's first eleven for the first time in 13 months
Converting Menston Hall into flats will still go ahead despite Government cuts, social landlord Incommunities has pledged. The Department for Communities and Local Government announced it is placing a number of Kickstart schemes on hold until the Budget
SALTAIRE AA: Sunday’s match was won by Neil Smith. The match planned for this Sunday is cancelled so the next canal match will be on Sunday, July 18. Over the last fortnight our bottom length of the River Aire has seen a lot of activity, as can
West Yorkshire Police yesterday strongly criticised YouTube after the international website refused to remove a shocking video purporting to show the gruesome killing of a Bradford prostitute. The Force had asked YouTube to take the chilling graphic
A Bradford MP is calling for control zones to be introduced to protect prostitutes. Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe (pictured) said the issues were complex and many people held different views but it was clear action needed to be taken. Control zones
Bradford prostitutes are being fast-tracked into same-day help for problems with drugs, housing and benefits following the charging of a man with three murders of vice girls. Police, council officials and health and voluntary workers are working together
The following planning applications have been lodged with Leeds City Council: Pudsey: extraction of York stone flag material, Calverley Golf Club, Woodhall Lane. Otley: repositioning of means of escape door to cafe of supermarket, Waitrose Ltd, 60 Westgate
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Jenny Gunther, aged 34, of Stirling Crescent, Holme Wood; driving without insurance, £525 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed. Martin John Lee, aged 33, of Reevy Road West, Wibsey; driving without
Leon Osborne has become the second City youngster in a day to secure his future at the club. Following the three-year deal signed by Jon McLaughlin this morning, Osborne has agreed a new two-year contract. Like McLaughlin, the 20-year-old
The on-field management set-up who appeared to be leading Farsley Celtic to Conference North safety last season have committed themselves to a return to Throstle Nest if the club are successful in their attempt to reform. The Celts were
Jon McLaughlin has committed his long-term future to City after signing a new three-year deal. The 22-year-old has emerged as first-choice keeper following a string of impressive performances to end last season. Given his chance by boss
Addingham seek to continue their escape from the doldrums and build on their best start since 2007 when they travel to Menston in the Aire-Wharfe League on Saturday. Three years ago they won five of their first seven matches – including victories over
Five graduates are to be recruited over the next year by a software firm that is benefiting from a growing need for manufacturing companies to become leaner and more efficient. Cimlogic Ltd, based in Northgate, Baildon, designs and installs software
With a career spanning six decades, Neil Sedaka has been inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, had a street named after him in his home town of Brooklyn, and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From the 1950s to the 1970s and beyond
We celebrated my father-in-law’s 90th birthday last week with a family party. After watching a DVD showing scenes from his very long life we entered into all the usual party activities. Daughter number three was in charge of producing the film and she
Poor road and rail links could put off new firms coming to Bradford, according to the financial director of one of the district’s most successful businesses. And Stuart Hall, finance director of set-top box maker Pace plc, has revealed that if the firm
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman in an alleyway behind a supermarket in Guiseley. The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday in the alley linking Park Road and Victoria Road. Officers are still appealing
BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Bingley Congs 104 (Grant Soames 3-15, Greg Soames 3-19), Thornton 108-2 (Grant Soames 51no, J Dimbleby 44); Baildon Meths 108-9 (C Welch 3-26), Denholme 113-1 (G Marshall 52no, S Welch 46no); Windhill
Anxious parents are worried about their children’s safety after several months without a crossing patrol officer near their schools. Mustafa Gulam, of Lumb Lane, who rallied his neighbours yesterday, said of his street: “It is one of the busiest roads
Gary Mawson’s selfish and sick desires led him to target teenage girls and a young woman in a series of incidents described by police as “escalating”. He began by stalking his victims and exposing himself to them but, on the final occasion before his
25 years ago: Teachers in Bradford were prepared to continue strike action despite being told by Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph there was no money available for them. 50 years ago: Bradford’s Prince’s Theatre was to close on June 25
Former ITN presenter John Suchet received thousands of letters from carers after talking about his wife’s dementia last year. He has since undergone the trauma of putting his wife into a care home, and was advised by a specialist nurse to keep a journal
SIR – Thank you for publishing a letter of mine (T&A, June 1), but my inadvertent omission of the word “no” completely changed the sense of it. The words in question should have read “scientists who have NO financial interest”. If your columnist Keith
SIR – Isn’t it about time we pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest? Coming last with just ten points says it all. Our song, sung by Josh Dubovie, certainly wasn’t that good, whereas the German entry was perfect Eurovision. But weren’t some of the
SIR – All right-minded people must be horrified at the destruction and murder perpetrated against Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan. I have frequently written to the Pakistan Embassy trying to persuade their government to meet the requirements of their
SIR – The attack on two Ahmadi Muslim mosques in Lahore by suspected Pakistani Taliban gunmen, killing 70 worshippers, is a real tragedy (T&A, May 29). As an agnostic, I don’t agree with the religious beliefs of Ahmadi Muslims, but I greatly appreciated
SIR – The following occurred on May 29, 2010, at the Ring O’Bells restaurant in Thornton. We travelled from Switzerland for a reunion to Bradford and surrounding villages to see my former landlady and her family, after 45 years. This could not be done
SIR – I have just finished reading Like A Fish Out Of Water, written by a local man Edward Evans. I could not put the book down. It is a large book with a story to match. At the beginning, I was startled by the brutal way the main character
SIR – Re the people murdered in Pakistan on Friday. My heart goes out to the families, regardless of their sects – since our Prophet didn’t make or allow any sects of Islam – who have lost their loved ones in the heinous crime. I hope God will open
SIR – What is wrong with this picture? Are we not seeing cause and effect at work? Having observed the Eros zentrums in Germany and the red light districts of Amsterdam, I have to say they are sad and dreary places that insult the physical integrity
A sex stalker who terrorised his victims in a hideous Halloween mask has been given a seven-year extended prison sentence. Deviant thrill-seeker Gary Mawson targeted young girls on the railway then struck under cloak of darkness, a court heard. He will
Police have revealed that human tissue recovered from the River Aire over the weekend is that of Bradford woman Shelley Armitage. Officers have said exhaustive forensic tests carried out on the small piece of human tissue confirmed it is of
The president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Bradford branch has called for the condemnation of those responsible for a massacre at two Pakistani mosques. Dr Mohammed Iqbal, whose own cousin died in the Lahore attacks on Friday, has written to Prime
Peter Taylor believes the speculation surrounding him is a sign City are on the up. Already linked to managerial vacancies at Hull and Bahrain this year, the latest rumours suggest Bradford’s boss is a contender to succeed Steve Cotterill at Notts County
Challenge Cup misery has done nothing to dent the Bulls hopes of a final appearance this season. Skipper Andy Lynch found Sunday’s defeat against Warrington hard to take but the performance only reaffirmed his belief the current side can compete for
A group of homes in Bradford have been highlighted as some of the most energy efficient in the country. The six properties in Barmby Place, Undercliffe, were awarded a C grade for efficiency by experts from the University of Sheffield and energy company
Leeds have completed the signing of Billy Paynter, who was out of contract at Swindon. The 26-year-old striker, who had a loan spell at Bradford in 2007, will join United on July 1 in a three-year deal. Paynter, who scored on his City debut and went
In three short months, Danny Sculthorpe slid from the height of happiness to the brink of an unshakeable depression. The veteran prop signed for the Bulls last November seeking a fresh start but instead caught a jarring glimpse of his career
