A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a car on a busy arterial Bradford road tonight. A collision occurred between a black motorbike and an orange BMW car, at the junction of City Road and Thornton Road just after 8pm. An ambulance and a paramedic
Doncaster 0, Leeds 3 Leeds swept into the top six in the npower Championship with their first away win of the season as Doncaster suffered a first defeat under Dean Saunders. Danny Pugh volleyed his second goal in successive games, leading
Bradford’s chess champion has joined a select group after his prowess was recognised by the World Chess Federation which has made him a master. Winston Williams, who won the Bradford Open Individual Championship title for the second time this year, described
Ruth Ker was the pick of Airienteers’ competitors during a regional event at Wincobank, near Sheffield. On testing terrain, the veteran international, from Leeds, finished fourth on the 5.2km blue course. Baildon’s Steve Watkins also had a good run
Bradford Maroons have made a promising start to their EBL Division Four North campaign in response to last season’s relegation. They opened with a tough trip to Teesside and were rewarded with an 88-74 victory as they finished strongly against ambitious
The Manor have been crowned Bradford & District Ladies Evening League champions. The Drighlington-based club beat East Bierley 2½-1½ in the final, having edged past Silsden on countback in the last four after halving their match. East Bierley had eased
An odd job man accused of gun smuggling branded the man he says ensnared him in the plot a “scumbag” when he gave evidence at Bradford Crown Court today. Damian Waite said he was an innocent man who had not imagined there could be anything criminal about
The Cougars’ achievement in winning the Championship One Grand Final has been hailed in the House of Commons by local MP Kris Hopkins. Speaking during business questions, Hopkins told the House – to the amusement of Welsh members – that England’s performances
Bolton Woods and West Bowling will be flying the flag for the Bradford Sunday Alliance League on the national stage this weekend. The Premier Division duo are the league’s only entrants in the FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SUNDAY CUP. In fact, only four teams
Yorkshire are unlikely to stand in Jonny Bairstow’s way if he decides to enter December’s lucrative Indian Premier League auction. Bradford-born Bairstow’s stock is rising rapidly on the global stage and the current one-day international series in India
With most cricket leagues favouring either a status quo or earlier starts, the Airedale & Wharfedale League’s management committee want things to go the other way. They want matches to start at 1.30pm next season, rather than the current time of 1pm,
Park Avenue boss John Deacey revealed that a contract dispute is holding up the arrival of a third new signing at Horsfall Stadium. The Bradford manager has made two recent additions to his squad as Amjad Iqbal and Jimmy Beadle returned to the club but
City’s against-the-odds victory at Huddersfield in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy has earned them the Performance of the Round award. The Bantams twice took the lead at the Galpharm Stadium on the way to a 2-2 draw, before holding their nerve to go through
Bradford featherweight Eddie Meskry hopes to be a hit on the small screen next month when he makes his TV debut. The 29-year-old is on the bill for the November 11 show at Halifax, which will be shown live on Frank Warren’s new boxing channel. Meskry
I fear David Haye is going to let me down again. The Hayemaker’s “retirement” fools nobody and is merely another game in his attempt to be taken seriously among the heavyweight division’s biggest names, the Klitschkos. Talks with Vitali
It was an Oscar speech with a sting in the tail. Kate Winslet would have been proud of the way Kevin Sinfield thanked his team-mates, the fans and – most importantly – the sponsors as Leeds luxuriated in Grand Final glory. But then he delivered the
The sight of Vince Brockie arguing with the referee from the dugout at Dennyfield last Saturday was proof positive that the former Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers midfielder has lost none of the fire in his belly. The Thackley chief found himself having
Police have stepped up patrols in Holme Wood, Bradford, after a shooting early today. Officers were called to Holme Wood Road at 2.50am to reports a window had been damaged by what was believed to have been a shotgun Officers were at the scene
New boss Paul Quinn was not too disheartened when his side lost their grip on the leadership of the Baris NCE League Premier Division last week. To coin that familiar phrase, he knows it is a marathon not a sprint. The hard yards are yet to come. Quinn
Lead animators from Pixar, the American studio responsible for such movies as Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc, will be among the guests at this year’s Bradford Animation Festival. The 18th Bradford Animation Festival (BAF), running at the National
Guy Branston has today joined Rotherham on a three-month loan deal. The Bantams skipper came on last week in the win over Torquay after Andrew Davies was sent off. But with new signing Marcel Seip available and Steve Williams fit again
A talented cast of more than 200 youngsters are sprinkling magic dust over the Alhambra stage this week, in a spectacular production of Beauty and the Beast. With sumptuous sets, stunning costumes, top-quality choreography and fabulous performances,
Bradford City stars Michael Flynn and Craig Fagan and deputy leader of Bradford Council Imran Hussain toasted the beginning of Alcohol Awareness Week with pints of orange juice and called for fans to take it easy when it comes to booze. Alcohol Awareness
An autism-friendly film screening at a Bradford cinema was so successful the special screenings are to take place each month. A campaign was started by Dimensions, a specialist provider of support for people with autism and learning disabilities
25 years ago: A political storm was brewing over the announcement that Bradford and Leeds were to get new “super” technology colleges. 50 years ago: In view of the insecurity produced by changing economic and social situations, it was surprising teenage
A 24-year-old man has been jailed for five years for a near-fatal stabbing attack in Keighley town centre after he was riled about his appearance on the Jeremy Kyle Show. During the late-night street confrontation Christopher Eustace knifed Damian Thompson
The news that half of Bradford’s wards are considered deprived enough to warrant Government funding is sobering indeed. It is no great revelation, of course, that there are high levels of deprivation in some areas of Bradford – that has been highlighted
Unemployment is at a record high, figures revealed this week. With talks of a double-dip recession, it’s difficult to see the way out of uncertainty, but adopting a positive approach could be the way forward, according to two Bradford bosses. Craig
SIR – With the increase of the elderly in today’s society, the NHS should be aware that the audiology department has a major role to play. While hearing aids are available, the distance to travel to Airedale Hospital by bus for repair or replacement
SIR – Hear, hear, Bob Hargreaves (Letters, October 11). I too have had a £60 fine for being in the same area – Nelson Street. I too was confused as the way I was going to go through the city was all closed off with cones. I ended up, unknown to me,
School uniform grants will not be scrapped or reduced after a group of teenagers pleaded with councillors last night to keep the benefit for disadvantaged families. The grant was under review because it cost the Council more than £417,000 in the past
SIR – I read with great interest the item of news stating that the Lord Mayor has opened the new Saltaire Tourist Information Centre in Salts Mill. What was really disappointing was that the Shipley Glen Tramway was not on the list of attractions
SIR – I write as a concerned resident of Kennedy House, Ingrow. I understand that a proposal has been put forward by the Boundaries Commission to remove the Worth Valley constituency from Keighley to Calderdale. As the nearest Calderdale point to where
SIR – Stop press and front page news! World recession is imminent! That is what we hear in the news. Yet the authorities will expect their pound of flesh and people will fall into debt paying rent, mortgages and bills. Will this mean people face homelessness
SIR – So now we read that the plans for the proposed Westfield development (T&A, October 12) are set for approval by the Council. We also read that Planning Officers recommend approval despite objections from supporters of a cross-rail link, commenting
SIR – Probably the strangest idea of the proposed bus route changes in Bradford is diverting the 846 service away from St Luke’s Hospital. Everyone knows how difficult it is to park cars at or near hospitals in Bradford. All bus services which take
There is a flurry of excitement in our house because two horoscopes in two different newspapers inform me that something big and good is going to happen to me. I’m not generally one for astrology, mind. I know my own star-sign – Capricorn – but I wouldn
A man, locked up indefinitely for stabbing his father to death, has confessed to a six-year crime spree involving more than 630 offences of burglary or theft. Martin Ellerton, now 21, admitted committing crimes from the age of ten until he was 17, when
Transport chiefs are confident a new railway station will be built at Apperley Bridge, despite the Government halving the cost of its contribution to the major scheme to £10.3 million. A new bid for the money has been submitted to the Department for
A man accused of being involved in a transatlantic gun smuggling ring told a court he thought he was helping an acquaintance to receive stolen laptops. Akbar Sultan, 24, is on trial with two other men and four women, after police smashed a plot to send
A VAT fraudster has been jailed for 18 months for setting up a bogus company and dishonestly raking in more than £200,000 of taxpayers’ money. Shazad Hamid, 33, formed Pro Building Ltd, of Whetley Hill, Bradford, for what a judge described as a “sophisticated
The Bradford Bulls cheerleading team – the Bullettes – are to star in a new television show. Panache Cheerschool in Bradford, which trains the Bullettes, has been picked for a programme following the lives of its cheerleaders as they prepare for national
Kyel Reid and Bradford City look the perfect fit. So it’s no surprise that the flying wide man is hoping to launch his own clothing business. Reid has brought wing play back into fashion at Valley Parade with some livewire displays to get the fans on
Plans for a social enterprise centre to help disabled people were given the go ahead yesterday by Bradford councillors. The scheme by Bradford charity Bradnet could be up and running by the end of next year and will form the organisation’s
Businesses are still counting the cost of a massive pipe burst that left many Bradford shops and offices under water. More than 70 staff were moved to temporary offices elsewhere after their desks and computers at Narang Mills in City Road
City must be up for a cup tie when they visit the division’s worst hosts tomorrow. Second-from-bottom Hereford have lost five of their six home games – including a 6-1 thrashing by Gillingham and 4-0 to Macclesfield – and scored just two goals in the
Politicians have welcomed a cash injection of more than £700,000 into 15 of Bradford’s most badly deprived wards as part of a Government plan to engage communities. The Neighbourhood Matched Fund has £30 million for the most deprived wards in the UK
Ken Bates insists Leeds United possess a better squad than they are given credit for. Despite losing the likes of Max Gradel, Kasper Schmeichel and Bradley Johnson in the summer, the club are currently on the verge of the play-offs.
New Bulls recruit Luke Gale has been hailed as a role model for aspiring young Super League players ahead of his England Knights debut tomorrow. The close-season signing from Harlequins will feature off the bench against France in Leigh for
Beating Torquay with ten men showed the character that I knew we had in this team. You’ve seen the way things have gone this season and it would have been easy to let heads drop after Andrew Davies got sent off. We had the ready-made
