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  • Rivals Campion and Wibsey clash

    Local bragging rights are up for grabs tomorrow as old foes Campion and Wibsey go head to head in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division. Hosts Campion are looking to return to form at the top, having lost their last two games, while

  • Leeds United striker Ross McCormack up for award

    Ross McCormack’s free-scoring start to the season for Leeds United has seen him nominated for the npower Championship player of the month for September. The striker has bagged eight goals in nine league appearances for the Whites and is currently joint

  • Bees opt for experienced centre partnership

    With Steve Brimacombe and Grant Litt both unavailable, Bradford & Bingley have had to look for a new centre pair after their convincing defeat of Altrincham Kersal last week in SSE National League Three North. Head coach Stuart Dixon and Ben Greaves,

  • Otley seeking back-to-back wins

    Otley, whose wingers scored six tries in the 46-34 defeat of Kendal at Cross Green last weekend, bid for back-to-back-wins for the second time this season in SSE National League Two at Leicester Lions on Saturday. James Twomey and James Wood both bagged

  • I knew lads would get me out of a spot of bother

    Michael Flynn column: I always had confidence in the other lads to score their penalties at Huddersfield after I missed mine. They showed a great nerve to put them away, especially when you think the oldest one after me was 23. I’m really happy for

  • Wharfedale get lift from Barbarians

    Wharfedale break new ground this weekend buoyed by another Barbarian call-up. The Dalesmen are in SSE National League One action at Jersey on Saturday hot on the heels of the Greens’ skipper Rob Baldwin being chosen to face the South of Scotland at Hawick

  • Half-back Jones is back at Cougars

    Danny Jones, Keighley Cougars’ Grand Final man of the match in 2009, has returned to Cougar Park. Half-back Jones, who has come back to Keighley after one season at Halifax, where he was a regular in their Co-operative Championship team said

  • Langhorn set to return for Bradford Salem

    Bradford Salem are without front-rowers Craig Buxton and Simon Markey and winger Amesh Ahir at Doncaster Phoenix in SSE Yorkshire Division Two on Saturday. However, the Heaton side welcome back full back Richard Langhorn after a wrist injury and lock

  • Angling lines

    The latest from the local angling scene. BRADFORD NO 1 AA Congratulations to James Vickerman on winning the men’s aggregate weight trophy for the second year running with a total weight of 80lbs 14.5oz from the seven-match series. The ladies’

  • Baildon almost at full strength for trip to RI

    Baildon, who are at York RI in SSE Yorkshire Division Three on Saturday, are without Marcus Dracup (pulled muscle) and are expected to be without winger Hayden Lister (hamstring) but otherwise they are almost at full strength. Baildon (at York RI): J

  • Keighley hoping to learn from defeat

    Adam Horsfall, who came close to securing Keighley a shock victory at SSE Yorkshire Division One leaders Driffield last weekend, has swapped positions. ‘Giddy’, who was on the wing for the 22-14 defeat and came close to scoring a try more than

  • Couple take on Dales Way for Bradford Marie Curie Hospice

    A husband and wife are preparing for an 82-mile fundraising trek along the Dales Way in aid of Bradford’s Marie Curie hospice. Simon and Kim Rebecchi, of Baildon, will depart on the six-day walk on Sunday, which starts in Ilkley and finishes at Bowness-on-Windermere

  • Things are looking up for Wibsey

    Wibsey have Matt Hartley and Andy Rose in the front row at Rossington Hornets in SSE Yorkshire Division Five on Saturday. "This is the first time this season that we have been able to put out a competitive front row," confessed coach Dave Grayson

  • Watkinson is Mutual Sunday School League's guest speaker

    Mike Watkinson, director of cricket at Lancashire County Cricket Club and a former England all-rounder, is guest speaker at the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League’s annual dinner and presentation night at the Hilton Hotel, Bradford on Saturday, October

  • Toby is a cut above at Cleckheaton

    Toby Clarke, of leading ground maintenance equipment companies Dennis Mowers and Sisis Equipment, is guest speaker at the Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) Leeds/West Yorkshire branch’s first meeting of the winter at Cleckheaton Sports Club next

  • Harry Potter twins open film festival in Bradford

    The Weasley twins joined budding young film-makers at the opening of the 45th Co-operative Film Festival in Bradford today. Harry Potter stars James and Oliver Phelps, who play Fred and George Weasley in the blockbuster movies, officially opened the

  • Eaton delighted at Cougars' promotion

    Barry Eaton, whose Select XIII take on Keighley Cougars in his testimonial match at Cougar Park on Sunday (2.00), is delighted about the club’s promotion back to the Co-operative Championship. Eaton, who played for Widnes Vikings in Super

  • Iqbal signs to boost refreshed Avenue

    Bradford Park Avenue will be glad that their away league form is better than their home record as they look to get their promotion bid back on track when they journey to Mickleover Sports in the Evo-Stik Premier Division on Saturday. Avenue

  • Holdsworth signing is boost for Guiseley

    Guiseley, safely through to the third qualifying round of the FA Cup and fourth in Blue Square Bet North, have signed another experienced player. Former Huddersfield Town skipper Andy Holdsworth has come to Nethermoor from Blue Square Bet

  • Farsley ready to have a crack at unbeaten Curzon Ashton

    If ever Farsley AFC needed to keep a clean sheet, it is on Saturday in a top-three clash at Curzon Ashton in Evo-Stik Division One North. Farsley are third and trail their hosts, who have played one game fewer, by a huge eight points but a victory for

  • Silsden bid to keep climbing

    In the North West Counties League Premier Division, Silsden will be seeking back to back victories for the first time this season on Saturday as they look to continue their climb up the table. The Cobbydalers are still a lowly 16th and they face Runcorn

  • Golden opportunity for Eccleshill United

    In the lower tier of the Baris Northern Counties East League, there is local interest at the top end of the table with Eccleshill United, who are still the team of the moment with five straight league victories before last weekend’s unsatisfactory

  • Winning mid-table skirmish can boost Sedge

    Liversedge will be hoping to bounce back from a 4-2 home loss last Saturday as they travel to Lincoln Moorlands Railway this weekend in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Sedge need a win to ensure they stay above

  • Thackley are poised if Brighouse Town slip up

    New leaders Brighouse Town will be looking for the home victory that will keep them at the summit of the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division when they take on struggling Nostell MW at the Dual Seal Stadium on Saturday. Town have banked

  • Welcome to the revolution with the Nissan Leaf

    Welcome to the revolution. That’s right. the Nissan Leaf, the 2011 European Car of the Year, is that important, heralding as it does a whole new way in powering automobiles. Forget petrol and diesel. Forget hybrids. This is an electrical-powered car,

  • Thursday, October 6, 2011

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Colin Lee Davies, aged 22, of Arncliffe Terrace, Lidget Green; failure to comply with requirements of community order, order revoked and dealt with for the original offence; original offence

  • Bradford-raised football star wins damages over 'sex-pest' story

    Bradford-raised footballer Tom Cleverley has accepted substantial damages from a national newspaper over claims he “badgered” a woman for sex after a lookalike pretended to be the midfielder. The 22-year-old Bradford City youth product brought High Court

  • Bradford eco-homes win regional award

    The first Council housing project in Bradford for 30 years – and the district’s first zero-carbon homes – have scooped a regional sustainability award. The Pavilion Gardens 45-home development at West Bowling was officially opened two months ago. Twelve

  • Bradford learners are praised for their skills

    Adults and young people from across the Bradford district were recognised for their achievements in gaining employment and training at a special ceremony last night. Bradford Council’s Skills for Work service hosted the event at City Hall to reward people

  • Water firm makes third turbines bid for Chelker Reservoir site

    A Yorkshire Water sister company has reduced the height of proposed wind turbines by five metres in its latest bid to replace obsolete turbines. Kelda Water Services is expected to submit its third planning application to Craven District Council tomorrow

  • Honour for Bradford's Lord Mayor

    The Lord Mayor of Bradford is among a select group of inspirational women invited to attend the Women Of The Year awards. Councillor Naveeda Ikram will join 400 influential women later this month at the annual dinner in London, which celebrates

  • Keighley woman, 22, found dead on holiday

    A 22-year-old woman from the district has died suddenly while on holiday in the Canary Islands. Rosie Tarpy, from Keighley, died in her sleep in the early hours of Thursday, the day after arriving in Fuerteventura. No details have yet been released about

  • Pedestrian injured in Keighley hit-and-run

    A pedestrian was taken to hospital suffering from a head injury after a ‘hit and run’ incident in Keighley Town Centre. The man, who was believed to be in his 60s, was involved in a collision with a car in Cavendish Street shortly after 10am yesterday

  • Flames are an all too familiar sight

    Once again an historic Bradford building has gone up in flames. The fire that gutted Victorian Thompson’s Mill in Tetley Street on Tuesday evening mirrors the even worse blaze in the area on the last day of August 2007, which led to the demolition of

  • Great idea now needs backing up

    A motion by Bradford Council leader Ian Greenwood to set up a community covenant for members of the armed forces is something that few people would disagree with. The question is, though, what it will actually mean in practice for the current and former

  • Former bank staff offered career advice

    A Bradford IT expert who has launched his own business following redundancy is offering to share his expertise free of charge to help former colleagues who also lost their jobs in the banking shake-out and also looking at setting up on their own

  • Thursday, October 6, 2011

    From the T&A... 25 years ago: Pupils and staff arrived at St George’s School, Peel Park, to find travellers camped on their playing fields. 50 years ago: Ministry of Transport backing was promised for a £60 million road programme for the West Riding

  • Wednesday, October 5, 2011

    From the T&A... 25 years ago: The Lucas Aerospace factory in Bradford today announced it had won two multi-million pound deals with US firms. 50 years ago: In certain shops and offices in Bradford one person in five travels to work by car, according

  • Looking into history

    SIR – Red Saunders’s exhibition Hidden, showing photographs recreating overlooked historical moments from Britain’s struggle for democracy, has appeared at The Impressions Gallery in Bradford. Lovers of working-class history will enjoy learning about

  • City must compete

    SIR – Why should traders in the Oastler Centre or John Street Market fear loss of trade with the Westfield Shopping Centre, as the previous shops in the Broadway area did not affect them adversely? Leeds has gone from strength to strength with the opening

  • The ideal backdrop?

    SIR – There was an article in the T&A (September 30) about ten “reed-like steel lighting columns” which are to illuminate the City Park, once it is eventually completed. Accompanying the article was a photograph of one of the columns in situ, no doubt

  • Armed forces back Bradford Council covenant proposal

    Plans to introduce a community covenant across the district to help support members of the armed forces and their families have been welcomed. A motion by Bradford Council leader Councillor Ian Greenwood wants it to be made easier for service personnel

  • Target was the banks

    SIR – Had Mr Bird (Letters, October 4) read my offering with more of an open mind, he would have seen that my venom is not specifically directed at Tory politicians. I see this particular shower as little more than the latest in a long line of fawning

  • Turbines are a real waste of resources

    SIR – How many people realise that their household gas and electricity bills are £200 a year higher than they should be because of subsidies paid to wealthy suppliers of renewable energy, such as useless wind farms? These wind farms, which the green

  • War against drivers

    SIR – The Government has admitted 84 per cent of journeys are made by drivers, but targets undue investment at High Speed Rail, which is only a priority for about three per cent of the public. Meanwhile, underinvestment in fixing potholes persists. Whereas

  • Headlines say it all

    SIR – Upon picking up my Sunday newspaper hoping some good news would brighten my day, I came to an article concerning one Siraj Yassan Abdulla Ali, a convicted high-risk Al Queda fanatical terrorist. This man was released from prison after serving

  • Protect the green belt

    SIR – Why is Bradford Council going against the wishes of the vast majority of its citizens who do not want further development on green belt land? This fact is borne out by every survey on the subject. Why is Bradford Council so obsessed with wanting

  • Working horses a vital part of experience

    SIR – On behalf of the members of The Eccleshill Local History Group, I wish to express our anger and disappointment at Bradford Council’s peculiar and unwarranted decision to remove the working horses from their home at Eccleshill’s Industrial Museum

  • Designs on new power supplies

    I can just imagine the letters to the T&A in 1928 when the first electricity transmission pylons strode vigorously across the rural landscape. Wilsden folk wouldn’t have liked what they could see, nor would those who looked across the canal in the Shipley

  • England academy call-up for Bradford Bulls' fab four

    Four promising young Bradford rookies have been named in the England academy squad to face the Australian Institute of Sport later this year. Connor Spencer, Jack Cockerham, John Bateman and Liam McAvoy are all included in Dave Elliott’s 21-man squad

  • New warning over scam letters in Bradford

    Retired super sleuth Thomas Gledhill is backing a police warning about con letters from China. The 83-year-old former policeman, of Tong Street, Bradford, got in touch with the Telegraph & Argus in June to first put out the warning.

  • Liverpool first up for former Bradford City starlet Green

    George Green will make his Everton debut on Saturday – against Liverpool. The 15-year-old hot-shot signed the deal on Tuesday night that will eventually net City up to £2million. And he could not wish for a bigger first game than the under-16s Merseyside

  • Bradford firm boosted by new legal network

    A Bradford law firm has won hundreds of new clients through a pioneering initiative with a leading high street retailer to combat a threat to traditional high street law firms from new legislation which came into force today. Legal firm Lindley Clough

  • Milkman Andrew is the cream of the crop

    A milkman with a lotta bottle has been named among the top five in the country, thanks to some recommendations from his loyal customers. Andrew Thorpe, 39, was among the finalists who went to the head offices of dairy industry body Dairy UK

  • Bradford social workers launch national appeal

    Bradford Council has joined a region-wide campaign to boost standards of care for vulnerable children and raise the profile of social workers. A record number of cases are being handled by children’s social workers across the country, with a total of

  • Public urged to 'get protection with flu jab'

    Thousands of people across Bradford and Airedale are being urged to protect themselves and others against flu this winter. Last year’s winter flu outbreak resulted in more than 600 deaths in the UK and thousands more people died with flu as a contributory

  • Be a Jetta-setter with VW's best-kept secret

    Jetta is, it seems, Volkswagen’s best-kept secret. Compared to the smaller Golf and bigger Passat, it has been in the shadows. For too long it has been derided as just a Golf with a boot, but the Jetta compact saloon has always offered something a little