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  • Ross to rescue after Leeds United surrender two-goal lead

    Brighton 3, Leeds 3 Ross McCormack snatched an equaliser deep into stoppage time as Leeds stopped Brighton returning to the top of the npower Championship in a topsy-turvy encounter at the Amex Arena. The Seagulls were in action two nights previously

  • Hollins Hall double up in finals

    Hollins Hall completed a double triumph in the Bradford & District Union Matchplay Championships at West Bradford. Oliver Young won the singles while Mark Evans and Chris Howe were comprehensive winners of the foursomes event. Young had to work much

  • Wainwright tipped to regain top form away from Yorkshire

    Azeem Rafiq has backed former Yorkshire team-mate David Wainwright to recapture the form that saw him selected for the England Lions last year. Wainwright left Headingley earlier this week after just 29 first-class appearances in eight seasons with his

  • No flying Dutchmen in Settle Loop Race

    As six Dutchmen lined up for Sunday’s Settle Loop Trail Race, one commented: “In the Netherlands everything is flat, here it is hills everywhere, but we love the views.” The 8.5-mile run across Yorkshire’s finest limestone proved a tough test for the

  • Writers unravel mystery of Betty

    Some of Yorkshire’s finest writers have put pen to paper to offer their take on a mystery dating back more than 90 years. The likes of Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Jilly Cooper, Alan Titchmarsh and Barbara Taylor Bradford are among the contributors

  • Why won’t people come and watch Bradford Park Avenue?

    It has been a busy week at Horsfall Stadium as the club announced that manager John Deacey had signed a two-year contract to remain in charge, assistant Mark Hume has on offer on the table – and there will be a drive to increase attendances next month

  • Albion Sports now up there to be shot at

    Albion take on the Northern Counties East League leaders tomorrow – and they do so more as equals than whipping boys as the result of the clash is far from a foregone conclusion. Sports boss Kulwinder Sandhu initially claimed the club would be happy

  • Micklethwaite green-field homes plan rejected

    Loud cheering broke out in Bingley Arts Centre today as councillors turned down a controversial planning application for up to 440 homes near Bingley. Just after 4pm, members of the Shipley Area Planning Panel voted to reject the proposed development

  • Missing players can give Farsley a boost

    Farsley manager Neil Parsley is hoping he gets a settled squad soon after a start to the campaign that has been dogged by injuries and unavailability. Last season’s skipper Dominic Krief has been serving a long suspension held over from last season,

  • Stoke defender joins Bradford City on loan

    City have signed Stoke centre half Andrew Davies on a three-month emergency loan. Providing the relevant paperwork is done in time, the 6ft 3in 26-year-old, capped once by England under-21s, is likely to go straight into the squad for tomorrow's

  • Child’s decomposed body found at house in Heaton

    A 40-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man are in police custody after the badly-decomposed body of a young child was found at a Bradford house. Officers made the grim discovery when they were called to the terraced property in Crofton Road,

  • Duke desperate for Bradford City to keep it clean

    Matt Duke wants City to wipe the slate clean against AFC Wimbledon. The Bantams are yet to prevent an opponent from scoring in the league this season. Goalkeeper Duke, who has been beaten nine times in his four appearances, reckons tomorrow would be

  • Traffic fears at Bradford schools site

    Traffic conditions have been described as chaotic near two Bradford schools. Disruption due to ongoing construction work at Grange Technology College and Southfield Secondary Special School shared campus in Haycliffe Lane, Great Horton, has meant limited

  • Holden Hall will not be sold, says council

    An action group set up to safeguard the future of Holden Hall, in Oakworth, has received a written assurance from the leader of Bradford Council that the building will not be sold. Councillor Ian Greenwood contacted Holden Hall Action Group to confirm

  • Who needs these 45,500 new homes?

    Until the Clean Air Act, Bradford was in real danger of being choked to death by the filth and the smog that cloaked the whole district. The news that Bradford Council has set a target of more than 45,000 new homes by 2028 poses a new type of threat

  • Terry can be role model for Bradford City

    Phil Parkinson wants City to copy John Terry’s example and learn to think like winners. Parkinson is chasing his first victory at the fifth attempt against AFC Wimbledon at Valley Parade tomorrow. He will be joined by new number two Steve Parkin for

  • Lifeline for Down Syndrome charity with Lottery grant

    A Bradford charity is celebrating after being awarded enough Lottery money to continue its work for the next five years. The Down Syndrome Training and Support Service Ltd, based at The Pamela Sunter Centre in Town Lane, Thackley, has been successful

  • Science firm is phoenix rising out of ashes in Bradford

    A scientific phoenix is rising out of the ashes at a specialist Bradford business park which was rocked by the failure of its largest tenant and has since seen a dearth of science-based businesses based there. The boss of a laboratory business which

  • Bradford fundraiser called off over noise fears

    Disadvantaged children are being punished by a decision by Council officials to slap a noise ban on a city pub, its owner has claimed. Steve Shaw, owner of the Delius Lived Next Door Bar in Claremont, said he has been told by Bradford Council

  • Creditor takes on Bradford Playhouse

    A newly-formed company is to lease Bradford Playhouse, which went into liquidation this week with debts of £300,000. Yesterday Rob Walters, one of the creditors and a former chairman of the Little Germany theatre, agreed with liquidator Chris Wood, of

  • Bradford needs 45,500 homes by 2028

    A Bradford Council strategy has set out proposals for where a target of 45,500 new homes could be built across the district by 2028. The development report outlines that 28,000 new homes will be needed in the regional city of Bradford, 7,900

  • Thornton church mast gets go-ahead, despite opposition

    Mobile phone antennae are to be fixed to a listed parish church in Thornton despite nearly 400 objectors to the plan. Six antennae and equipment will be placed around the bell tower of the Grade II-listed St James’s Parish Church, Thornton Road, after