Ossett Town 0, Farsley AFC 2 Farsley picked up three points after a short trip to face Ossett Town in an Evo-Stik League Division One North derby. The visitors took the lead just before the hour mark when a Simeon Bambrook cross was turned in by a Town
Keighley Town Council is ready to take on the running of all Bradford Council’s car parks in the parish, a meeting heard. Councillor Graham Mitchell, chairman of the town council’s transport committee, confirmed the committee believed it was realistic
Andrew Davies was City's late, late hero with a dramatic equaliser. The on-loan centre half nodded home Deane Smalley's corner deep into stoppage time to rescue a point. A belting goal from Port Vale's Louis Dodds looked to have settled matters in a
Bradford Park Avenue will hope to put a run of four postponements behind them tomorrow and battle for a place in the Doodson Sports Evo-Stik League Cup semi-finals. If the last-eight tie at North Ferriby United does go ahead it is unlikely that new signing
Phil Parkinson made six changes as City faced Port Vale tonight for their first game in 17 days. Matt Fry was handed his debut at left back with Luke Oliver returning in the middle and Marcel Seip switching to the right. Deane Smalley took over the
Despite going a goal down in the first minute, Scholemoor Juniors under-nines made it seven games undefeated with a 13-4 victory over My BD5 in the Keybury League. Four Scholemoor players recorded hat-tricks. They were Jordan Harrison, Armani Andrews
Bradford sprinter Claire Ryan will race for Great Britain at the seventh World Indoor Athletics Championships for people with learning disabilities in Manchester next month. The competition is being organised by INAS, the International Federation
West Yorkshire clubs stole the limelight in appalling conditions at the Norman Matthews Winter Hill Fell Race on Sunday. The race, named after Horwich RMI’s former national fell race champion, featured 2,749 feet of climbing spread over 11
Flames and smoke were billowing from the first-floor of Wilsons Fish Restaurant, in Lawkholme Lane. Crews wearing breathing apparatus are battling the blaze and trying to stop it spreading to the adjoining Volunteers Arms pub. Five fire engines
An 11-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with "serious" injuries following a collision with a car in Barkerend Road, Bradford. He was with another child crossing the road when the pair were involved in a collision with a white Toyota car
Derbyshire have signed Pakistani bowler Rana Naved for this year’s Friends Life t20 competition. The 33-year-old former Pudsey Congs pace man, who has previously played county cricket with Sussex and Yorkshire, is an experienced Twenty20 campaigner
More than 4,500 couples with children in part-time work in Bradford could lose about £4,000 a year when changes to tax credit rules come into force, it has emerged. Government figures released in Parliament show 4,575 couples with children who work part-time
A national charity is inviting people in Bradford to join them in campaigning on behalf of local people affected by visual impairment. The Macular Disease Society is asking for volunteers to join their Local Action Volunteer programme, aiming to ensure
A rural watchdog has welcomed plans by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to create a more efficient system to ensure farmers are paid promptly and accurately. But the Country Land and Business Association has said it is vital the agency measures its improved
Asda is seeking a commercial buyer for Keighley's former Netto supermarket at the Victoria Park roundabout. The Keighley branch of Netto closed on New Year’s Eve after the company was bought by Asda. Asda last year rebranded some of the former Netto
Two secondary schools in Bradford and one in Pudsey are forging links with three schools in Jordan to learn more about life in the Middle Eastern country. Challenge College, Carlton Bolling College and Crawshaw School are taking part in the British Council
A teenager keen to join the Army still has his dream in place after a judge sentenced him to a community order for a night-time street attack. Christopher Spencer, 19, of Grafton Road, Knowle Park, Keighley, admitted causing David Wellard actual bodily
A young mother caught growing 15 large cannabis plants to harvest to buy Class A drugs has been locked up after telling a judge she did not want a community order. Heather Waterland, 23, of Shirley Avenue, Wyke, pleaded guilty to production of cannabis
The Bradford Court Chaplaincy Team manager, the Rev Dr Barry Barton, is leaving, to be closer to his family in Kent. Mr Barton has been involved with the Chaplaincy Service since its inception in June 2009, along with the only Muslim Court Chaplain in
Ilkley Playhouse is to present a signed performance of Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn on Thursday, March 1. The ten-night run of the show begins at the Playhouse, on Weston Road, on Wednesday, February 29 and the following night British Sign Language
Councillors have confirmed their collective response to long-term plans to build 150 more homes in their village. Oxenhope Parish Council discussed its objections to parts of Bradford Council’s Local Development Framework (LDF), which has recommended
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Tichhaona Sanyika, aged 39, of Goldcrest Avenue, Lower Grange; failure to provide specimen of breath, £150 fine, £100 costs, banned from driving for 16 months. Philip Peter Tomlinson, aged 43
A fundraising stretcher race involving more than a dozen pubs will be held this spring. The event, to raise money for Cancer Research UK, will see teams of five – four carriers and one on the stretcher – visiting about 15 inns in Otley as they make their
A local charity is offering older people in the Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington areas help with keeping their homes warm. Otley Action for Older People, helped by funding from the Department of Health’s Warm Homes, Healthy People fund, is contacting
Settle Parish Church will hold its Snowdrop Sunday event this weekend. It allows visitors to look around the church and wander through the magnificent display of snowdrops in the churchyard. On Sunday, the church will be open between 2pm and 4pm and
Groups of volunteers are working hard in Grassington to ensure their year’s important events are celebrated in style. And, speaking at a recent meeting, Martyn Fretwell, chairman of Grassington Chamber of Trade, asked everyone to make special efforts
Sainsbury’s petrol station in Keighley has been closed while work is carried out on repairing a broken gas main. Northern Gas Networks said engineers had been at the scene through the night working on the pipeline. The company said the
A new type of exercise dance programme will be on offer in Keighley and Eastburn from this Saturday. Victoria Lakin, of Eastburn Fitness Centre, said she expected the technique, called BOKWA Fitness, to become as popular in the UK as zumba. The BOKWA
More geese culling to ensure the safety of planes at Leeds Bradford Airport cannot be ruled out in future, an airport chief has said. Carl Lapworth, the airport’s operations and engineering director, said urgent action was needed from time
by Marc Meneaud Aire Valley Chief Reporter Royal Mail has confirmed that it will be shutting three delivery offices in the Bradford district despite it being accused of “arrogance” by ignoring its own customers. A spokesman for the company yesterday
Phil Parkinson has a score to settle when Port Vale arrive at Valley Parade. The Valiants inflicted the first loss of his City reign when Tom Pope’s late header clinched a 3-2 win in September. Parkinson said: “It was a funny night because it was a
A senior Conservative councillor has been rejected by his group to defend his seat at Bradford Council’s elections in May. The decision to oust Coun Adrian Nayor (Craven) was made in a secret ballot by a panel of judges selected by the Keighley and Ilkley
A fundraising stretcher race involving more than a dozen pubs will be held this spring. The event, to raise money for Cancer Research UK, will see teams of five – four carriers and one on the stretcher – visiting about 15 inns in Otley as they
People living in Bradford and Airedale who have not been to the dentist in the last two years are being encouraged to see an NHS dentist during a series of open access days. Almost half of all NHS practices across the district are opening their doors
A monthly live music session for audiences with disabilities has been launched in Bradford. The organiser of the event – aimed at providing a safe, friendly environment for vulnerable people to enjoy music and socialising – is appealing for
A property developer has left the Caribbean islands where he is facing criminal charges after being accused of bribing members of the former Government. Solicitors acting for Richard Padgett, from Denton, near Ilkley, said the businessman has left the
The leader of a free seminar aimed at helping save the high street said she was “gutted” after not one retailer turned up to the Bradford session. A handful of industry professionals who had come along to advise retailers sat around one table at the
SIR – Is it any wonder that Greece has a massive national debt? Perhaps it would be wise to find out what has happened to the billions already loaned out to them. In the early part of 1950, my late sister-in-law, who was Greek, said that her father,
SIR – Bradford seems to have two major problems at the moment. On the one hand, the need for more housing, and on the other, the constant erosion of city centre shops with the latest example the closure of the former Fattorini’s. And, irrespective of
SIR – It was a sense of dismay I felt at hearing from a friend that the Bon Marche chain was closing its branches in Bradford, Brighouse, Halifax, Bingley and Dewsbury, leaving only the Huddersfield shop. As a lady of a certain age (I’m in my 70s) and
SIR - Your article headlined “Force has lost 130 frontline officers” (T&A, February 9) reminded me of an election leaflet I received in 2005 from the Conservative party in which they argued that the only way to reduce crime is more police and that a Conservative
SIR – I’m writing to you hoping you will print this regarding Bradford Council as they are always getting complaints. I would like to thank them on the prompt response of my phone call regarding all the litter around our area, the Ashbournes. Well done
SIR – I am writing on behalf of my sister, Mavis Driver, and myself to thank every member of the team on Ward 5 (Stroke Unit), Airedale General Hospital. Over the Christmas period and into the New Year, our mum, Doris Booth, was a patient on Ward 5
Tasteless novelty T-shirts bearing a cartoon of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe have been taken off sale after its makers were bombarded with complaints. The London makers of the T’only Way Is Yorkshire T-shirt, a take on the popular Essex
SIR – It was interesting to read (T&A, February 10) that Val Summerscales, Secretary of the Bradford Chamber of Trade, has criticised the Council’s consultation on parking charges, pointing out that £120,000 had already been spent on parking meters even
SIR – About 18 months ago, I asked Bradford Highways Department to consider putting a short time delay, say ten to 15 seconds on the lights at Four Lane Ends junction before they turn to green, to enable people to cross. This is a very busy road, and
25 years ago: A mountain of free EEC butter was to be delivered to Bradford Abattoir for distribution throughout the district. 50 years ago: Drunkenness reached a new peak in Bradford. The annual report of the Chief Constable showed during 1961, 1,104
The Royal Mail’s decision to shut three delivery offices in the Bradford district without any form of public consultation shows poor judgement on its part. One parish councillor has described the company’s failure to listen to local views as ‘arrogant
Positive Bradford, held last September, was an event aimed at celebrating all that was good about the district. It was declared such a success that organisers announced last week that they would be holding another event in June. Positive Bradford was
If the recent big freeze is affecting your fashion choices, it’s time to thaw out with spring’s hot new trends. Sorbet-inspired pastels, a hotbed of fresh florals and sea-inspired prints should get you in a sunnier frame of mind for the season ahead.
Just as the days are getting a little lighter, so too should your make-up bag. Leave those dark, wintry palettes behind and embrace this season’s fresh beauty vibe, inspired by summer meadows, Miami sunrises and seaside shades. Ignore any frost and
Today is the day our thoughts turn to matters of the heart – but for some couples even Valentine’s Day can’t stoke up the romance. If your relationship could do with some tender loving care, the ‘Psychic Love Doctor’, aka Ricci Winner, may
Hopes of wrapping the decaying Odeon building to screen it in time for the first major event hosted in the nearby City Park now look in serious doubt. Regeneration chiefs at Bradford Council have been in discussion with the owners of the
Organisations in the Bradford district which support young people, who have been victims of sexual violence or exploitation, are being invited to apply for Home Office funding amounting to £1.2 million. The new money, announced in the Home Office’s Ending
As far as great love affairs go, it wasn’t exactly up there with Burton and Taylor, Cathy and Heathcliff or Ken and Deirdre. “He didn’t want to slow dance so he dumped her,” declared my nephew Jack, referring to a love spat at the eight-to-14-year-olds
It’s one of the most romantic days of the year and has traditionally always proved popular among couples wishing to tie the knot. But despite lovers across the district celebrating Valentine’s Day, the number of weddings being held today has
People across the district are being encouraged to Take a Step for Fairtrade by walking along a route linking all the local Fairtrade villages and towns. The Fair Trade Way is a circular walking route linking Bradford, Bingley, Shipley, Baildon, Burley
Bulls duo James Donaldson and Adrian Purtell will undergo scans tomorrow but both men seem set for several weeks on the sidelines. Loose forward Donaldson, who looked to be getting back to his best form, sustained a knee injury during the first
City fans are being urged to show some love to Andrew Davies tonight and help persuade him to stay. Davies has been a big success during his loan stay from Stoke and the club would love to keep him for next season. City admit the odds are remote at
A Bradford shisha lounge has been refused a licence to hold a late-night Valentine’s ball this weekend. Shaid Iqbal had hoped to host the event for couples at the Marhaba Lounge in Thornton Road, which he runs. He applied to Bradford Council for a temporary
Phil Parkinson praised City’s strong characters for refusing to moan as they emerge from the unexpected winter break. The Valley Parade clash with Port Vale tonight will be the first game for either side since January 28. City have been forced to look
A mother, who is alleged to be a victim of domestic violence, claimed she had been assaulted before driving her car to escape while nearly three times the limit. Katherine Canoville, 46, admitted drinking a bottle of wine before getting behind the wheel
Suspected class A drugs worth an estimated £10,000 were seized along with £12,000 in cash as part of a clampdown on drug dealing in West Bowling, Bradford. A ten-tonne hydraulic press, a Mitsubishi and an Audi were also recovered during the operation
Children at a Bradford primary school have been learning all about Fairtrade. Year six pupils at Whetley Primary School presented information about the scheme and products were also donated by stores across the district. Teacher Victoria
A dozen young unemployed people from Bradford were celebrating after successfully completing courses designed to get them into jobs. Bradford’s Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Val Slater presented certificates to the successful students, who have completed
More than 4,500 couples with children in part-time work in Bradford could lose about £4,000 a year when changes to tax credit rules come into force, it has emerged. Government figures released in Parliament show 4,575 couples with children who work part-time
