Firefighters have warned of the potential dangers of tea-lights after a blaze in a Bradford house. Crews were called to Reynolds Avenue in Scholemoor where a bedroom was “gutted” by fire on Thursday at 12.30pm. A spokesman for the Fairweather Green
A cracking West Riding County FA Sunday Cup tie is the pick of this weekend’s matches as Bradford Sunday Alliance League clubs return to action after the Christmas break. Sandy Lane, who are fourth in Division One, host Premier Division leaders Buttershaw
Leeds have signed veteran Maik Taylor on a deal until the end of the season. The 40-year-old goalkeeper joined United on a short-term contract in November and has now committed his future for the rest of the campaign. Taylor, a former Northern Ireland
Supporters will get the chance to quiz City boss Phil Parkinson during a fans’ forum at Valley Parade on Tuesday. Parkinson and assistant Steve Parkin will answer questions at the 1911 Club event, which has been organised by kitman Graham Duckworth’s
Guiseley are to host a charity six-a-side tournament on Sunday, February 5 to mark the reopening of their 3G all-weather pitch. The event will be held in partnership with Guiseley Lions and proceeds are to be shared between a local cause supported by
A teenager was punched when three youths tried to steal his phone. The 17-year-old was approached by the group at the railway line bridge in Frizinghall Road, Bradford, who asked him for the time. When the victim pulled out his phone he was pushed against
Bradford Maroons return to action on Sunday against a visiting Middlesbrough Lions side who will be out for revenge. The Lions lost to Bradford in their opening EBL Division Four North fixture but have since climbed to third in the table. They also
Whetley Lane host Colne side Commercial Old Boys in their latest FA Umbro Vets Cup group game on Sunday. Lane manager Sean Kerry hopes to have former Guiseley striker Simon Parke and ex-Leeds United defender Tony Brown available to strengthen the side
An 89-year-old man was trapped in his car after an accident in Birkenshaw today. He was cut out of the vehicle after a collision which closed Bradford Road in both directions near its junction with North View Road during the evening rush hour
Chairman Gary Fawcett believes the Cougars’ star-studded squad has been assembled at approximately half the cost of at least three rival Championship clubs. Keighley have raised eyebrows during the winter after a stunning recruitment drive which harvested
Dual-code rugby international John Bentley has stepped in as guest speaker for the West Yorkshire-Leeds branch of the Institute of Groundsmanship’s annual meeting at Cleckheaton Sports Club on Wednesday (7.30pm). He replaces Halifax RLFC coach Karl Harrison
The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League’s Umpires’ Association are running a laws course this winter. It will be held on Tuesdays at Clayton Rugby League Club (7.30pm), starting on January 24 and running through to March 6, with the exception of
Bradford Mutual Sunday School League Umpires’ Association secretary Alan Broadbent has called 2011 the worst year administratively since he took over in 1994. Several clubs joined the Mutual League from the defunct Bradford Central League but most were
City fail with David Syers appeal. As shocks go, that’s up there with dog chases cat and it always rains on Bank Holidays. It was a full-blooded and fair tackle on Shrewsbury’s Nicky Wroe. Syers won the ball clearly. On hearing
I’ll be expecting some expert predictions with my pork chops this weekend. Keighley butcher Joe Slater clearly knows his stakes from his steaks. The 23-year-old scooped £693 from the bookies for just a 50p outlay after landing an outrageous treble at
As Mr January, he’s the face of the new year on many bedroom walls. Simon Ramsden is the first image of the clever Friends of Bradford City calendar, reading the T&A’s match report in his dressing gown. Ramsden was thankful that the pictures had been
The Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup semi-final between Birkenshaw and Wibsey Warriors, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed following a Kirklees Council decision not to allow matches to be played on their waterlogged pitches. The other last-four
Brighouse have expressed delight at how well the initiative to drum up extra support for their Bank Holiday game at home to Thackley went. Knowing that neighbours FC Halifax Town were due to play the day before on Sunday, January 1, Town offered cut-price
A main road has been closed in both directions following a serious accident. Initial reports suggest that two vehicles were involved in the collision in Bradford Road, Birkenshaw. The A651 Bradford Road is closed in both directions near its junction
People in Otley raised more than £14,000 for the 2011 Poppy Appeal – up 30 per cent on the previous year. The Otley branch of the Royal British Legion has thanked residents for their support in the last year. Branch secretary Doris Gagen said she was
Greenroyd Mill, Sutton, redevelopment A council has picked up an award for its work regenerating a former mill. Craven District Council was honoured for the Greenroyd Mill development in Sutton. It received a trophy in the collaborative
Mewies Solicitors Craven League club Sutton have banned one of their players for ten matches, four of which were suspended until the end of the 2012 season. The punishment to Kane Booker has come as a result of the Division Two match at home to Ingrow
A leading member of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League Umpires’ Association has been won over by the former Bradford Central League clubs. Umpires’ chairman Trevor King said in his annual report: “I was initially not in favour of the Central League
Farsley manager Neil Parsley enjoyed the cut and thrust of the derby fixture at home to Garforth Town on Bank Holiday Monday – but not the result. Parsley’s men were above their Leeds neighbours in Evo-Stik Division One North but it was the away side
Mark Lawn is bristling with confidence for tomorrow – thanks to his “lucky” cup beard. The joint-chairman has vowed not to shave until City are no longer in any knock-out competition. And while Lawn will take the razor with him for the third-round
Police have made a second arrest after a terrifying raid at a Bradford petrol station earlier this week. A 23-year-old man from Bradford was arrested in the early hours of this morning in connection with the armed robbery at the Shell petrol station
A supermarket has been refused permission to build a convenience store after fierce opposition. A proposal to build a Tesco Express in Leeds Road, Idle, has been refused by Bradford Council planning officers for a number of reasons including
Leeds loanee Andros Townsend has admitted the chance to join the club was too good to miss. The Tottenham midfielder signed on a deal until the end of the season on January 1 and played a starring debut role in the 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Carol Lowe, aged 41, of Lees Lane, Haworth; breach of the peace, bound over in the sum of £100 for six months. Luke Daniel Rubery, aged 18, of Fagley Road, Fagley; taking a car
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! Featuring
Two people were taken to Airedale Hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation following a blaze in Eastburn early this morning. They had escaped from a burning cottage in Main Road. The man and woman were outside the property
Phil Parkinson has become the first City boss in over seven years to be named manager of the month. Parkinson won the League Two prize for December after masterminding a run of ten points out of a possible 12. The Bantams hauled themselves out of
I’m happy to come off the bench to fill in for Flynny as the columnist again for this week. He’s had it pretty bad and we all hope he gets better soon, though it is nice and quiet around the training ground! It’s just turned four years
Bradford College lecturers have been left angered by proposals to change their working practices, a union says. Julie Kelley, regional official for the University and College Union, which represents 500 lecturers at the college, said that proposals
Britain’s leading female bobsleigh driver Nicola Minichiello launched a year-long Olympic-inspired programme of events when she visited a Baildon school. The 33-year-old, who was world champion in 2009, signed autographs for year seven students at Titus
A total of 700 new homes could be built in Thornton according to draft plans by Bradford Council as part of its Local Development Framework. The district-wide blueprint gives a broad approach to where 45,500 homes could be built across the
The Royal British Legion could be forced to sell off its Keighley premises unless it can raise £20,000 for essential repairs, the group’s chairman has warned. The branch stopped using its headquarters in Lord Street in November 2010 because
City aim to leave Mr Bond shaken and stirred with a view to an FA Cup giant-killing at Watford tomorrow. With Scott Loach suspended for the visit of his former loan club, the Hornets will throw 18-year-old Jonathan Bond in goal for his senior
SIR – David Barnett’s column (T&A, December 30) was extremely insensitive. To suggest the late Patrick Swayze’s body could be exhumed, or anyone’s body for that matter, is not the sort of thing I like to read. in jest or otherwise! Gillian Norfolk,
SIR – The report in the T&A (January 3) that Bradford Council is wanting to sell the plot of land at Greengates traffic lights is of great concern both to local residents and to the wider community who use this congested junction. It was also concerning
SIR – Regarding recent letters relating to the ‘free’ TV licence. If one is over 75, with a TV, is it an offence if one does not have a TV licence, free or otherwise? The free licence is merely a way of acknowledging the fact that someone of 75 and
SIR – The news that Yorkshire loan firm Cattles has lost unencrypted tapes containing the personal details of 1.4 million people, including customers and staff, is deeply worrying. With the media jumping on every example of a high-profile data breach
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Giant scribble boards should be set up in Bradford to let graffiti writers express themselves without damaging public property, says a residents’ group. 50 years ago: As the Post Office workers’ “work-to-rule
Sir – Council-parking perks must be ended (T&A, January 3), sensibly proposed by the Bradford Conservative Group, but treated with derision by the Lib-Dems and ignored by Labour leader Ian Greenwood, who cannot comment until he has consulted his bosses
SIR – Sadly good things never last, and the new year kicks in with an end to the Metro senior citizens 50p concessionary rail fare. Now had the pensioners had a say, well I expect most would have happily paid more perhaps, even willingly, £1. But as
A campaign group fighting plans for around 300 homes in a village could be forced to fold unless it receives urgent cash donations. The Menston Action Group (MAG) has spent 18 months battling developers Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Homes, who
Work is due to start on a £600,000 project to install an underground waste water storage tank to reduce the risk of flooding at a number of Shipley properties. Yorkshire Water’s contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley will begin work on Monday to install
Negotiating nine flights of stone stairs while carrying a stainless steel sink is not, I find, the easiest of tasks. But it is a breeze – pun intended – to what happens when I get to the exit of the NCP car park in Bradford, and am suddenly buffeted
Six hundreds jobs will be axed at Bradford Council as part of of a £31 million cuts package in 2012/13, its leader warned last night. Councillor Ian Greenwood has, however, pledged to freeze council tax for a second successive year and he stated
Keighley's newest community centre is thriving as it approaches its first birthday. But Central Hall still has some way to go before it becomes self-sufficient, according to manager Matt Blackmore. He said the former Alice Street church, which was refurbished
A charity dance night is aiming to raise £1,500 for an emergency medical relief charity. Ilkley resident, Dr Emily Muirhead, is inviting people to enjoy disco, reggae and rare grooves at Bongo 4 at the Hollygarth Social Club on Leeds Road, Ilkley. Previously
Witnesses are being sought by police after a 52-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the car park of Ikea, in Birstall. She was startled by a man who approached her as she was getting into her Vauxhall Corsa, near the loading bays, at 8.15pm
A schoolboy whose life was saved by Google is back to his “cheeky self” after beating a brain tumour. Eight-year-old Jake Turton had an all-clear scan back in July and his family are waiting for his next scan and check- up at the end of this
Robin Hood cast members took a break from performing on the Alhambra stage to bring a little bit of panto magic to children in hospital yesterday. Bradford panto favourite Billy Pearce, who plays the title role in Robin Hood, headed the gathering of
A banned driver was caught by police as he drove while using his mobile telephone, a court heard. Eric Dean Risdon, 28, of Station Road, Wilsden, was due to attend Skipton Magistrates’ Court two days before Christmas charged with driving while disqualified
A 22-year-old man yesterday admitted a string of robberies at banks and jewellers shops across West Yorkshire. At Leeds Crown Court, Kiiam Kirby, of Normanton Place, Beeston, Leeds, admitted conspiracy to rob a host of banks and jewellery stores
Pub group Admiral Taverns is on the lookout for new landlords to run vacant outlets in the Bradford area. As part of its recruitment drive, the company will hold an open day for budding licensees at the Quarry Gap on Dick Lane, Tyresal, next week. Admiral
A range of retailers with local operations have unveiled encouraging results for the festive season. Waitrose posted strong sales both in-store and online last month. The grocer, part of the John Lewis Partnership, which includes a store in Otley, said
Police have hailed a “clear reduction” in reports of alcohol-related crime in the city centre following a crackdown on street drinkers. A total of four full anti-social behaviour orders and six interim orders – one of which expired yesterday
A mentally-ill woman was sexually assaulted by self-styled preacher Brian Jackson after he invited her to go for a walk with him, a jury was told yesterday. The woman, who was an in-patient at Bradford’s Lynfield Mount Hospital, said Jackson
by Chris Holland Business Reporter A company headed by Bradford’s business leader has taken a major step towards its ambition to become a national operator by setting up a new base in the West Midlands. Laisterdyke-based Thorite, the UK’s biggest
This is the bird's-eye view of how one of Bradford’s newest buildings is taking shape. This aerial view of work in progress at Appleton Academy, in Wyke, shows just how close the £24.15 million building is getting to completion. Set
A theatre company has taken over Bingley Arts Centre and plans to transform it into a vibrant venue for professional and amateur acts. Bingley Little Theatre is now responsible for the building, after securing a 99-year lease on a peppercorn
Bulls winger Shaun Ainscough has admitted his frustration got the better of him at Castleford on Boxing Day but was glad to return to try-scoring action. Mick Potter’s men were defeated 28-18 in their first pre-season friendly after their
A 57-year-old man has been jailed for four years and three months for sexually molesting a young boy. Joseph Crowther, of no fixed address, abused the child over a five-year period, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. He pleaded guilty to six offences
A major clear-up was continuing today after high winds and heavy rainfall battered parts of the Bradford district leaving trees uprooted, structures damaged and flood alerts in place. Winds reached 75mph at Leeds-Bradford International Airport at 1am
Phil Parkinson is eyeing an FA Cup windfall for his player kitty if City can unseat Championship Watford at Vicarage Road tomorrow. A prize of £67,500 is up for grabs for the third-round tie winners and the Bantams boss sees that as a powerful nudge
Thackley will be hoping tomorrow’s Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash at home to neighbours Liversedge is more fruitful than last Monday’s derby at Brighouse. Former Park Avenue, Farsley and Guiseley striker Mark Bett was sent
