A Bingley rugby player has joined the final Big Brother house. Nathan Dunn, 26, who describes himself as a Jack the lad and no wall-flower, entered the house last night. He was joined by 12 other housemates who aim to win the final series
A total of 392 runners braved the wet and windy weather to take part in tonight’s Otley 10 Mile Road Race organised by Otley Athletic Club. First home was Bingley Harriers’ Tim Midgley in 56min 30sec, with Gary Dunn (Thirsk & Sowerby, 56.38
Captivating, colourful, crazy, chaotic. I’ve only been in Johannesburg for eight-or-so hours, and I’m already starting to appreciate why this World Cup is going to be unlike any other. The thought really hit me when I had a vuvuzela thrust
A jury has heard of escalating violence at a men’s hostel in the days before a tenant was allegedly murdered. Balbir Singh, who lives near to the flats for drink and drug addicts in Thornton Road, Bradford, said her family had suffered a history
As the world goes football mad over the next month or so, a Bradford computer games developer is looking to World Cup fever to push it up the industry league. Four Door Lemon, based in Little Germany, has launched an iPhone video game version
New sponsors have come forward to ensure a business awards scheme which rewards small firms can continue. After three successful years, including a record level of entries from firms across Yorkshire last year, the future of the Biz Awards,
A Bradford soldier achieved a goal when he met David Beckham in Afghanistan. Vehicle mechanic Barry Large had no idea the England footballer was to perform a ceremony promoting him to the rank of corporal during a visit to the country.
An arts and music festival spanning 60 venues, which includes a Bradford concert by folk queen Kate Rusby, starts today. MelaMatik, described as a fringe festival for the Bradford Mela, features acts from around the world, from flamenco to
Captain Andrew Gale is confident that Yorkshire can still feature heavily in the Friends Provident Twenty20, despite two defeats from their opening two matches. But the left-hander insists that a first win needs to come sooner rather than later
Three Bradford schools are at the forefront of getting youngsters interested in business through hands-on experience. The Young Chamber project is part of a national scheme to give 11 to 18 year-olds a taste of the skills required by employers and a
While on the subject of growing optimism, there’s no better place to go for a dollop of that than the Saltaire global base of Pace plc. The company has come back from the near-dead four years ago to be officially confirmed as the world’s number one supplier
There’s not much to look forward to when the new Chancellor George Osborne delivers his “emergency” budget later this month. Indeed, the Prime Minister said the measures would be ‘life-changing’. Mr Osborne has yet to earn his spurs and win the confidence
It was good to see the success of Pace being recognised with a visit from David Cameron to the Saltaire factory, where he made his first major speech as Prime Minister. In the run-up to the election, the chamber network lobbied all parties on issues
I was recently at the Variety Club Property Awards, which I thought were brilliant for two reasons. First and most importantly was the fantastic work that the Variety Club does for disadvantaged children and young people. The second reason was that
The whole matter of university funding, including student fees, is under consideration in a review launched by the previous Government. It now falls to new universities minister David Willetts to decide the future level of the public financing of academia
Bradford is the only city in the world to hold Unesco City of Film status, and I have long believed the Media Museum is the jewel in the crown for Bradford. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty impressive. It was awarded the accolade
A recent example of University of Bradford boffins applying their minds to providing practical solutions to business is a £1m project with a leading West Yorkshire engineering company. Researchers from the university’s School of Engineering, Design and
A community benefit society could be set up in Bradford to allow residents to “take back” their city centre and contribute to its revival. Jonathan Crewdson, 34, a director of community development organisation Neighbourhood Ventures, has drawn up a
Sean O’Connor doesn’t meet the archetypal image of a business tycoon. He’s not thrusting, brash and dominating. Instead he’s quietly spoken, modest and down-to-earth. But this Bradford-lad-made-good has obviously got what it takes to
To demonstrate the delicacy of his giant crane and his skill operating it, John Bates lowered the steel grab and plucked Adam Evans’s hard hat from the ground. Then he lowered the helmet and gently dropped it on Adam’s head. This German-made machine
David Baddiel and Frank Skinner will be teaming up to produce a series of podcasts during the World Cup
Wayne Rooney is a ‘street fighter’ and would be a prized asset for any team in the world, according to former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy. The England striker has found his temperament questioned again, after referee Jeff Selogilwe
Brighouse Town are looking to recruit players for next season to boost their Northern Under-19 Alliance League and Cup double-winning squad. It was Town’s first season in the competition and they are now targeting players with the talent to step up from
Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has a "minor muscle injury", the national team doctor has revealed. Iniesta brilliantly set up two goals in the opening 15 minutes and was the star performer as Spain dominated the first half of a World Cup warm-up
Sandy Lane Juniors edged out title rivals Thackley Crusaders 5-4 in their final game to win Craven League D Division. Crusaders pulled level from 4-0 down at half-time but Ryan Newall took his season’s goal tally to 44 with the winner three minutes from
Pippa and Mark Sugden were smitten by cosy Lane End Cottage the moment they saw it. Although Pippa is from York and Mark is from Keighley, the couple met and married in Hampshire. “We moved back here four years ago,” says Pippa. “It’s difficult trying
It has not taken Peter Fenton long to re-establish himself as one of the best golfers in the Bradford district. The Cleckheaton player won the Karl Curran Golfer of the Year Trophy in his comeback season in 2009 after giving up the game for seven years
It’s 16 years since the Smart made its first appearance as the ultimate chic urban runabout. And it’s fair to say it has been a great success. Smart is cute, cheap and fun, especially if you follow the unwritten Smart rule by never driving more than
Steve Williams has sealed an improved deal to stay at City long-term. The giant centre half has impressed since joining from non-league Bamber Bridge last summer, earning a new three-year deal. City had already taken up an option in
England coach Fabio Capello blasted a group of photographers prior to Wednesday morning's training session at their Royal Bafokeng World Cup base. Capello took exception to his players being filmed inside a building which also houses a medical
An architect will aim high when he abseils down a Bradford church tower. Mike Overton is planning to descend the All Saints church tower in Little Horton Green, the highest in Bradford, to raise £50,000 for three charities – the West Yorkshire Multiple
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: The following have been dealt with for using a television set without a licence: Rebecca Fitzmaurice, aged 31, of Nunburnholme Walk, Bank Top. Holub Franta, aged 33, of Lidget
Right On Cue Laisterdyke WMC A are the new HEY’S TROPHY champions after defeating Harold Club A in the final at Undercliffe Cricket Club. It is only the second time in the competition’s 86-year history that the Sticker Lane-based club have won. Delighted
As World Cup fever increases, Yorkshire Ambulance Service chiefs have urged fans in Bradford to drink responsibly during the tournament. With more people than normal expected to be socialising either at home or in pubs during the competition, managers
John Terry has no doubts his schoolboy friendship with Ledley King will ensure England's defence will be watertight for their World Cup opener against the United States on Saturday. With Rio Ferdinand ruled out of the tournament, Fabio Capello
Standards of health are generally better in the South than in the Yorkshire and Humber region, according to a new report which reveals marked differences in aspects of life across the country. The Office for National Statistics report exposes regional
The Manor retained the Bradford & District Rabbits Association President’s Cup as they finished four shots clear at soggy West Bradford. The defending champions defied the rain to post a 134 total, with East Bierley second and Shipley a further six shots
Nathan Scott equalled the course record with a gross 66 to win the annual Crow Nest Masters. The tournament is open to members who have won a major competition at the club and Scott headed a field of 44 with a score that equated to 43 stableford points
Lee Bullock has signed on for another two years at City. The 29-year-old midfielder finally put pen to paper this morning, extending his Valley Parade stay until 2012. Bullock had made no secret of his desire to stay at the club, where
Jay DeMerit hopes the United States frustrate Wayne Rooney to the extent the England striker loses his cool during Saturday’s World Cup meeting in Rustenburg. Defender DeMerit insists the USA will not try to deliberately wind up Rooney, whose
BRADFORD DISTRICT UNION – Nine-hole Team Championship, qualifying round: Rawdon 294 (C Suddards 75, S Dunwell 72, P Davies 74, P Slater 73); Bradford Moor 303 (JD Hussain 71, L Duckworth 73, P Sutcliffe 78, D Bywater 81); Ghyll 305 (T Stocker 80,
Dog owners are being asked to Bag It, Tie It and Bin It as part of a campaign to tackle dog fouling and keep parks and roads clean. Bradford Council’s neighbourhood wardens have already been working with residents and dog walkers to raise awareness
Bradford communities where diabetes is prevalent are being targeted with a week-long series of events. Health chiefs hope the high-profile information sessions will help increase the early detection of the condition, the uptake of services
Five-piece Irish folk legends Four Men & A Dog (pictured) last appeared in Bradford in the 1990s. On Friday, the day the World Cup starts in South Africa, the boys are back in town – at Saltaire’s Victoria Hall, to be precise – to score a big hit with
John Terry has emerged from personal turmoil no longer owning the England captain’s armband but vowing not to change when he pulls on the shirt. Terry was pitched into the most turbulent period of his life when his alleged affair with Wayne
‘The tragedy of the commons’ is the situation where individuals acting for themselves and only considering their own self-interest will eventually use up a shared and limited resource, even when it’s clear that then no-one will be able to benefit
Windhill Warriors won a bowl-out 3-2 last night against Jer Lane to reach the final of Undercliffe's Carlsberg Twenty20 competition at Intake Road. They are due to play Undercliffe Outlaws in the final tonight (6.30) but, with the weather unsettled,
SIR – After the horrific Cumbria shootings, the first noise we may hear is that cracking sound of politicians’ knees as they jerk in auto-response. We have heard this before, from earlier massacres to dangerous dogs, and it never works.
SIR – The people who want to plug the gap between Bradford’s two railway stations are missing the point. Bradford is a hip go-ahead sort of place that’s miles ahead. That’s why the rest of the world have only relatively recently caught up with the benefits
SIR – I was disappointed to read Mark Neale’s letter (T&A, June 5) concerning the cross-Bradford rail link, as Mark usually has a more positive viewpoint on rail matters. If the Calder Valley line is not yet electrified, then electrify it! The Aire Valley
SIR – My latest pack of St Bruno ready-rubbed tobacco displays the sternest of homilies. It informs me in no uncertain terms that the health of my unborn baby could be damaged. I hope this will serve as a salutary warning to pregnant pipe smokers everywhere
SIR – The report of David Laws’s shock resignation as Treasury chief (T&A, May 31) due to a £40,000 expenses discrepancy exposes the total hypocrisy of the Lib Dem General Election campaign. Had this ‘fiddle’ been in the public domain three months ago
The Government’s decision to axe a free school meals pilot scheme has cost Bradford parents £10 million, the city’s Labour group claims. Bradford had been one of four areas across the country selected for the scheme, which was due to start
Bradford Council’s ruling Labour group has hit back at Conservative claims that the authority’s decision-making process is being allowed to drift. It follows the cancellation of the first executive meeting of the new municipal year which was
SIR – I was disappointed to read Mark Neale’s letter (T&A, June 5) concerning the cross-Bradford rail link, as Mark usually has a more positive viewpoint on rail matters. If the Calder Valley line is not yet electrified, then electrify it! The Aire Valley
25 years ago: The Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev Robert Williamson, paid special tribute to the emergency services involved with the Valley Parade fire. 50 years ago: With the completion of its new airfield lighting system, Leeds-Bradford Airport
Carmel Wood was on holiday when she started fainting and losing her appetite. “Initially I ignored the symptoms, assuming they were caused by an existing overactive thyroid condition,” she says. When she got home, Carmel visited her
Experts at Bradford University are helping senior managers at Bradford Council to ‘rethink the unthinkable’ as the authority prepares to face major funding cuts. Chief executive Tony Reeves said he believes the funding crisis is a reality check
We will never know whether a jury would have found senior nurse Anne Grigg-Booth guilty of murdering three patients and attempting to murder another at Airedale Hospital. The Police and the CPS insist they were right to charge her and that the evidence
The accidental death of a world-renowned artist has prompted a coroner to make a warning about the dangers of misusing solvents. Shipley-based artist Govinder Nazran, 44, died from head injuries suffered when he collapsed in Saltaire on Christmas
Mark Lawn has poured cold water on new claims that City have been targeted by an outside buyer. Reports often surface of supposed interest from businessmen buying into the club. And joint owners Lawn and Julian Rhodes have said they would step away
Bradford’s streets are dirtier than any other are across Yorkshire and Humber and are the seventh worst in the country, according to official figures. A list of the filthiest places in the region, compiled from Audit Commission data published
The ailing Bulls have been hit by another blow after Michael Platt was last night slapped with a two-game ban. A Rugby Football League disciplinary panel also handed the centre a £300 fine after he pleaded guilty to committing a dangerous throw
Versatility is proving successful for a long-established Keighley firm which has a healthy order book and is looking to expand its customer base. Watkinson Lifting and Transport, in Marriner Road, provides warehousing, transport and specialist lifting
Police and the Crown Prosecution Service last night insisted it was right to charge a senior nurse at Airedale General Hospital with the murder of three patients. The joint statement followed the findings of an independent report which has
Bradford’s Islamic leaders have called on the city’s Muslim communities to show the true, peaceful nature of their faith to dispel its negative perception after a national poll found a majority of people link the religion with terrorism.
A new exhibition at the re-opened Cartwright Hall in Lister Park, Manningham, Bradford. The exhibition, ‘Eternal Radiance’, runs until September 5 and is a special display of examples of the city’s collection of late 19th and early 20th century
