Guiseley are sure to be in good spirits for their longest journey for a league match on Saturday when they travel south to take on Bishop's Stortford in the Blue Square Bet North. Having won the manager of the month award for December, Lions boss Steve
Leeds United defender Patrick Kisnorbo has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury. The 30-year-old suffered the injury after falling awkwardly during the opening 20 minutes of Monday’s 2-1 win over Burnley at Elland Road
Plans to build thousands of homes on green belt land between Holme Wood and Tong have been approved by a scrutiny committee. Bradford Council’s Regeneration and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee tonight approved recommendations to
Bradford Park Avenue manager John Deacey is hoping returning striker Tom Greaves can help solve their goalscoring problem. Greaves has enjoyed a prolific month on loan at Gar-forth Town but is back with Avenue ahead of Saturday's tough trip to Hednesford
Young members of Buttershaw St Paul’s Amateurs are hungry for success in their latest production. After many ‘gruelling’ rehearsals, the young performers, playing workhouse children, are raring to go in Buttershaw St Paul’s production of Oliver
This season’s giant-killers Bank Top Harriers and Wyke will lock horns on Saturday to decide who goes forward to the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup final at Grattan Stadium. The Harriers, who enjoy the benefit of home advantage, believe
Bradford No 1 AA Cowthorpe is closed on Sunday for an open match. Tickets are available from Simon on 01274-571175 and cost £15. Members are reminded that the gates at Ripon and Raskelf should be closed at all times as we have had reports of
Wibsey’s James Sawyer is out for the season with a shoulder problem. And worse than that, their coach Dave Grayson reckons the injury could be ‘career-threatening’. “It is the nature of rugby, I am afraid,” said Grayson. “'Les' is my vice-captain
Silsden won for the first time in seven North West Counties League Premier Division games last time out and will look to build on that at home to fifth-placed Glossop North End on Saturday. The Cobbydalers are 15th in the table, having jumped up two
Campion have a tough task as they bid to reach the quarter-finals of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup at Beeston St Anthony’s on Saturday. Their Leeds hosts currently top the West Yorkshire League Premier Division. Campion go into the tie without
Birkenshaw teenager Elliot Lodge will compete in the British 125cc Championship this year. The 18-year-old, who has ridden for family team Spike Racing since he was eight, has signed for former Grand Prix rider Steve Patrickson’s SP125 Racing. Lodge
Former Bulls player Jamie Peacock is hoping to instil more national pride in England’s rugby union team. The England rugby league captain and a British soldier are among those who have been invited to speak to Stuart Lancaster’s squad on what it means
Keighley are without prop Craig Spencer and second row Ian Buckley for their SSE Yorkshire Division One trip to Heath on Saturday but director of rugby Graeme Sheffield said: “We are very confident that we can win the game.” Dave Pullen is in the back
Baildon welcome back hooker Dale Tabiner and lock Andy Pollard for their SSE Yorkshire Division Three derby at home to Bramley Phoenix on Saturday. Meanwhile, Old Grovians have a derby at Old Otliensians in SSE Yorkshire Division Four. Baildon (home
Bradford Salem could be without their three first-choice hookers for the SSE Yorkshire Division Two trip to Goole on Saturday. Dave Hutton (shoulder) and Simon Markey (ribs) are doubtful and Dan Wyness is unavailable. Bradford Salem (at Goole): C Savva
Skipper Paul Turner and utility back Lee Queeley are missing for Cleckheaton’s SSE North One East home game against Wheatley Hills on Saturday but the hosts are at full strength apart from that. Cleckheaton (home to Wheatley Hills): J Marshall; J Wilson
Several players put their hands up for selection in the two Memorial Trophy games that Bradford & Bingley played over the festive period. The Bees lost 21-10 at Keighley in the Peter Harrison match and drew 21-21 at home to Otley last Saturday
Despite the availability of several returning players, who will surely come into the reckoning in the coming weeks and months, Wharfedale's selectors have kept faith in the team which beat high-flying Fylde before Christmas for their SSE National League
Otley’s forwards coach Mark Luffman says injuries are the key reason why his team have struggled this season in SSE National League Two North. The Cross Greeners are currently in the highest of the three relegation berths but there are two clubs – Harrogate
Figures released today show a boost in footfall during the post-Christmas sales at Bradford’s Kirkgate Centre. Footfall in the week beginning on Boxing Day was up 4.4 per cent on the same period the previous year, compared to a 0.5 per cent increase
Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a Bradford petrol station today arrested a 27-year-old man. The suspect, from Bradford, was being held in custody for questioning about the raid at the Shell petrol station in Haworth Road, Chellow
A Bradford homelessness charity is preparing to fold in March after 30 years supporting lone-parent families in the city. The Gingerbread Housing Project, which provides temporary supported accommodation for single-parent families, is set to lose two
Bosses at a burgled firm trapped a man trying to sell items from the raid by staging a sting operation, a Court heard. Nasar Hussain turned up in a van at a pre-arranged rendezvous point with escalator equipment stolen from PKA, in Lawkholme
A motorist had to swim to safety after heavy rain deluged parts of the district. The female driver was caught in flood water on Heslaker Lane, Carleton, when she had to swim to safety on Wednesday night. Police say the water reached
GOON (15, 91 mins) *** Starring Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, Marc-Andre Grondin, Kim Coates, David Paetkau, Eugene Levy, Ellen David. Director: Michael Dowse Over the past year, sports headlines have focused
Flood alerts have been put in place by the Environment Agency on parts of the rivers Aire and Wharfe in the Bradford district after heavy overnight heavy continued into the early morning today. River levels have peaked and are expected to gradually
As the race for inclusion in Mick Potter’s plans gathers pace, Ian Sibbit can at least say he is already out of the starting blocks. Sibbit played around 35 minutes in the Bulls’ opening pre-season friendly at Castleford, laying down a marker ahead of
Silsden worshippers will focus on Poland during the Churches Together week of prayer for Christian Unity. Services will be held by Anglicans, Methodists and Roman Catholics in the town from January 18 to 25. Churchgoers will draw on Poland’s secular
A cafe in Bingley could be in line for the title of Britain’s Best Builder’s Breakfast. The competition, by Magnet Trade, asks builders to vote for their favourite cafe and favourite breakfast. Alun Mason, branch manager of Magnet Trade in Crossflatts
Police have issued CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with a high-value theft. The theft, at an unspecified shop in Skipton, is believed to involve property worth nearly £20,000. The first offender is described
A six-week course of workshops to help people find employment will start next week. The Skills for Employment course is aimed at unemployed adults who want to gain skills to get into work. The workshops will run for six weeks from 9.30am to 11.30am
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Baildon: non-material amendment to planning approval: Retrospective planning application showing previously approved dwelling now built in relation to existing dwelling, 1A Cornwall
A man who blamed the dark on failing to see how injured his horse was has been banned by magistrates from keeping animals for five years. Mark Haigh, 49, of Buller Street, Bowling, Bradford, pleaded guilty to not getting veterinary help for a grey mare
Proposals to build up to 895 homes on green fields in Steeton over the next 17 years will turn the village in to a “commuter hub” and create pressure on infrastructure and services, councillors have warned. Bradford Council is looking to find room for
SIR – Conservative MP Kris Hopkins is advocating home rule for Keighley and Ilkley, breaking away from the Bradford Metropolitan District. The benefits are not made clear, but it does seem to be along the lines of what we have, we keep. Brian Armitage
SIR – I sometimes wonder who has the final word in making the New Year’s Honours presentations. I see my friend Ronnie Corbett has been awarded a mere CBE, while his fellow entertainer Bruce Forsyth picked up a knighthood! Surely Ronnie
SIR – I agree with Audrey Raistrick (Letters, December 31) that the campaign for a minister for older people is a pretty pointless one. Experience shows that appointments of this kind have had little or no power, or little commitment to their brief
Ilkley’s Coronation Hospital could return to the hands of the hospital trust which suggested its closure almost a decade ago. Talks are under way between primary care trust (PCT) heads and local service providers about the transfer of community healthcare
Police are appealing for information after thieves stole lead from a church. The theft, at Gospel Temperance Community Church on Smithies Lane, Birstall, is thought to have occurred in the week before it was reported to police, on Friday, December
THE ARTIST (PG, 100 mins) **** Starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller. Director: Michel Hazanavicius Silence is golden, and in the case of this gorgeous black and white silent film, the gold will
THE IRON LADY (12A, 104 mins) *** Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Richard E Grant, Anthony Head, Iain Glen. Director: Phyllida Lloyd In 1975, grocer’s daughter Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to lead a major UK
SIR – Bradford newsagent Stephen Hunter claims that people selling illegal cigarettes are robbing him of desperately-needed trade (T&A, December 28). He says at the ports they are more worried about stopping lorries that might have stowaways rather than
SIR – I spent New Year’s Day helping my daughter who is a volunteer at Allerton Cat Rescue – and boy did it open my eyes. My daughter had told me it was heartbreaking but, until you actually see for yourself, you cannot begin to imagine the half of it
A self-styled preacher turned from a charming gentleman into an abuser whose eyes bulged with rage when he routinely raped and beat his “petrified” girlfriend, a jury heard. Brian Jackson’s alleged second victim told Bradford Crown Court: “He was very
SIR – The Council’s refusal to tell us the cost of the park/pool project on the spurious basis of commercial confidentiality could be construed as yet another cop-out to prevent further embarrassment as the total relentlessly escalates in excess of £30
Bradford Industrial Museum’s former working horses have settled in to their new home in Norfolk. Darcy and Murdoch, who were axed by Bradford Council to cut costs, were transferred from the Moorside Road museum in November to the Hillside Shire Horse
SIR – The conviction of Stephen Lawrence’s murderers seems to have made everybody feel good. But maybe we should dig deeper? The legal system is again being allowed to escape close scrutiny. The so-called ‘double jeopardy rule’ used to prevent anyone
25 years ago: Bradford City manager Trevor Cherry was sacked by the club’s directors. 50 years ago: The scheme for a 7,000ft runway at Yeadon Airport, which would mean crossing Harrogate Road, was to be shelved for the time being.
For more than 30 years it has provided shelter and support for those in need. People battling addictions, or who have simply lost their way in life, are often signposted here for help and hope. The Salvation Army’s appropriately-named Lifehouse at Lawley
Haworth is one of the Bradford district’s gems, famous the world over as the home of the Bronte sisters and, as such, a huge tourist draw. You can see why – Haworth is the sort of picturesque, chocolate box village which the visitors who travel from
Campaigners quizzed councillors in a bid to ensure the long-term future of a Bradford day centre used by disabled people. Last year thousands of people signed a petition to keep Whetley Hill Resource Centre open after Bradford Council planned to close
A Shipley medical centre has scooped a national award for the innovative way it offers services to teenagers. Windhill Green Medical Centre has been awarded the Royal College of General Practitioners award for adolescent services – the Kathy Phipps award
A groom has had life-saving surgery after being struck down with a brain haemorrhage just days before his wedding in Greece. John Duffey, of Keighley, was in a private hospital in the Greek capital Athens last night recovering from emergency
Bradford Council is to expand the consultation on a key development document allowing more people and organisations to have their say. A 12-week public consultation exercise on the draft Local Development Framework’s core strategy ends officially on
Mark Weeding is the new chief executive of DISC – the Northern-based charity that works in Bradford to support people suffering crisis and disadvantage. Mr Weeding takes over following the retirement of Steve Johnson, the founder of DISC (Developing
A former teacher who trained in Bingley and taught in Shipley and Keighley has died at the age of 78 following a short illness. Brenda Dale, who used to be deputy head of Oakbank School, Keighley, died at Herncliffe Nursing Home on New Year
Dozens of organisations are to be invited to sign up to a community covenant to help support members of the armed forces and their families across the district. The plan is intended to make it easier for serving armed forces personnel, their relatives
Bradford law firm Gordons has become the first business in the North to sign up for the Marie Curie Great Escape Challenge 2012. The commitment means the firm, which also operates in Leeds, and its staff will raise thousands of pounds for the charity
A 25-year-old man is behind bars awaiting a long prison sentence after admitting an attempted armed robbery at a property company in the middle of Bradford. Michael Stenhouse confessed at Bradford Crown Court yesterday to being the masked raider who
A West Yorkshire police officer, caught on camera dumping rubbish from his patrol car beneath a ‘no tipping’ sign, has been disciplined by his bosses. The officer, who has not been named by the Force, was spotted hurling an empty food bag from the back
Many frustrated residents in Steeton were forced to endure a second day without gas as engineers battled to restore supplies after high winds damaged supply equipment. Around 1,600 properties were left without gas on Tuesday morning when
A tripling of new lending by Skipton Building Society last year helped to achieve a surprise surge in approvals for new house purchases, which have defied expectations by rising to their highest in almost two years. Loan approvals for house purchase
A senior councillor insists Leeds is not spoiling for a fight, despite plans to object to proposals for hundreds of new homes across Bradford. Councillor Richard Lewis said Leeds City Council is just expressing a “legitimate concern” about plans for
Youngsters across Bradford have been urged to consider a career in construction by the industry’s training body, as the sector showed signs of growth last month, according to a respected survey. CITB-ConstructionSkills said local young people who are
A lone gunman fired a warning shot into a wall during a terrifying raid at a Bradford petrol station. The raider blasted a hole in an interior wall with a shotgun after a brave cashier initially refused his demands for cash. The male
Elliot Kear has hailed his double hernia operation as a resounding success and is confident of being fit for the start of the season. The new Bulls winger, 23, underwent surgery in Manchester last month to cure the problem which he carried
Phil Parkinson fears tackling is being driven out of English football after City failed to get David Syers off his three-game ban. The club’s appeal against his red card from last weekend’s win over Shrewsbury was knocked back by a Football
