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  • Karl Pryce back in action for Bradford Bulls

    Karl Pryce was given a run-out for the Bulls under-20s side tonight as they slipped to a heavy defeat against a classy Wigan outfit at Odsal. The Bradford-born wing, 25, lined up as an over-age player in the centres and played until early in

  • Call to back Network scheme

    The Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has been urged to back North Yorkshire’s bid to be a Rural Growth Network pilot. Caroline Spelman was in the Skipton and Ripon constituency at the invitation of MP Julian Smith to see the

  • Former cafe boss Joyce Bayes dies

    Joyce Bayes, who for many years ran the Penyghent Café in Horton-in-Ribblesdale with her husband, has died aged 82. Born in Hull, Joyce was the sixth of seven children. Her father died when she was seven, leaving the family largely without

  • Bradford City boss Parkinson ready to shake things up

    City have been warned that no place is safe after Craig Fagan was axed in midweek. With a hectic schedule approaching, Phil Parkinson is ready to chop and change to keep players fresh. Fagan had been captain in Michael Flynn’s absence but then found

  • Angling Lines

    LISTERHILLS AA The next match at Pilley’s Dam is on Sunday, March 4. Members requiring Leeds Amalgamation membership should apply through the Listerhills secretary, at a much reduced rate than if obtained from other sources. The turnaround

  • Guiseley can’t afford Hinckley hiccup

    Guiseley will be looking to reclaim second place in Blue Square Bet Division One North when they return to league action on Saturday. The Lions are third in the table and host strugglers Hinckley United, who are third bottom. Steve Kittrick’s men

  • Chelker wind turbines scheme is rejected

    Kelda Water has been urged to remove its “rotting tooth stump” wind turbines from Chelker Reservoir, Addingham. On Monday, the company had its application refused to replace the existing mainly defunct four turbines with two new ones twice the height

  • Sacking of Clark came out of the blue

    Michael Flynn column It came as a big shock to see the news flash up on TV that Lee Clark, one of my old bosses, had been sacked by Huddersfield. They are still only a few points off second place even though they lost that big game at

  • We lack winning mentality, says Leeds United ace Snodgrass

    Leeds have been ordered to think like winners again to prevent their season from fizzling away. With only three victories from the last nine games, the managerless Whites find themselves six points adrift of the Championship play-off places

  • Wyke News

    TOWNWOMEN’S GUILD: The next meeting is on Tuesday at 2.15pm in the Methodist Church Hall when Ann Drake will talk about ’This Little Piggy’. RUGBY: With all matches postponed last week the Wyke ARLFC hope to play the re-arranged Andrew Bennett Memorial

  • Wrose News

    SERVICE: St Cuthbert’s Church invite you to join them for Ash Wednesday Communion at 7pm on Wednesday, February 22. REFRESHED: The Bolton Villas Church charity shop is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 4pm selling clothes, accessories, music, toys, books

  • Woodside News

    SPORTS: Year Two pupils from Woodside Primary School who came third in a tri-golf tournament at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College. The Year Six basketball team did even better, winning every match of their competition and earning a place in the

  • Wibsey News

    DANCE: English Country Dancing will be held next Thursday from 7.15pm to 9.15pm at Wibsey Primary School, Oakdale Avenue. ZUMBA: Zumba Classes at Wibsey working men’s club, Back Market Street, are on Tuesdays and Thursday 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

  • Thornton News

    THORNTON ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY: On Wednesday, February 22, the speaker at the weekly meeting will be David Pratt, a member of the well-known Pratt family who owned Christopher Pratts, formerly on North Parade in Bradford. Mr Pratt will be talking about

  • Zafira Tourer inspired by the bullet train!

    This is a car which was inspired by the Japanese Bullet Train. Intrigued? You should be, for this slippery streamlined customer isn’t a rocket-propelled supercar, it’s a people-carrier. OK, a thundering executive-styled people carrier, but an MPV nonetheless

  • Honda's grand Tourer’s so understated

    It’s one of the great motoring mysteries of our time. Why, when it has everything going in its favour, is Accord apparently overlooked by the German glitterati? BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz first spring to mind when you think of executive expresses

  • Craven Flagcrackers urge people to take up Morris Dancing

    The Flagcrackers of Craven are offering men, women and children the chance to have a go at morris dancing. The Skipton team is holding an open taster session for anyone interested in trying Border morris dancing — the colourful stick brandishing variety

  • Cobbydalers hoping hard work pays off

    Silsden are hoping the emergency drainage work they did on their pitch at the ASDA Foundation Stadium during the enforced winter break means they can play their first home game of 2012 on Saturday. The Cobbydalers are due to host Congleton and a home

  • Embsay with Eastby councillor stands down

    Coun Ian Snelling has stood down from Embsay with Eastby Parish Council. He was instrumental in modernising and improving the council website and introducing measures to improve communication between councillors and residents. He also played an active

  • Beamsley pupils study the Victorians

    Beamsley schoolchildren have been busy making jack in the boxes as part of their studies on the Victorians. The Boyle and Petyt School children were given a lesson on springs and how to make them by Alex Driver of Skipton-based John Binns Springs Ltd

  • £5,000 grant to help new mums

    The Skipton and District branch of the NCT (National Childbirth Trust) has been awarded £5,000 from Awards for All to help new mums. The project will allow a new group of breastfeeding peer supporters to be trained, who will help at children’s centres

  • Silsden trials bike rider dies

    A talented Silsden trials bike rider has died suddenly, aged 67. Keith Horsman, of Bradley Road, died last Tuesday while working on a bike. His wife, Susan, said: “In recent years Keith was always to be seen around testing different bikes. Last year

  • Well known Hebden villager dies

    Many people have happy memories of Betty Pearson, who lived in Hebden for most of her life. Eighty-year-old Betty died in Craven Nursing Home, Skipton, on February 2, having lived at Gills Top Residential Home, Grassington, for the past four years following

  • Otley's new chairman says avoiding relegation is top priority

    Long-serving Marc Lawrence is the man Otley Rugby Club have asked to lead them forward. The management committee has announced that the experienced official will “guide them in the interim period” following the recent resignations of two top officials

  • Brighouse and Liversedge in underdogs role

    Brighouse Town will face the sternest of tests on Saturday as they host leaders Retford United in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Town have done well under Paul Quinn and are currently eighth. They trail their visitors by 11 points

  • Bees coach expects West Hartlepool to provide stern test

    Bradford & Bingley face West Hartlepool at Wagon Lane on Saturday as they seek to build on last weekend’s victory over Waterloo in National League Three North. The Bees won 26-14 at Blundellsands to claim their sixth victory from their last

  • Tributes paid to Kilnsey farmer Russell Carlisle

    Tributes have been paid to Kilnsey farmer Russell Carlisle, who has died aged 87. Mr Carlisle, of Chapel House Farm, was born in 1925 and attended Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton. He went on to work on his father’s farm and, by 1952, was bottling

  • Rugby Union preview

    Bradford & Bingley face West Hartlepool at Wagon Lane as they seek to build on last weekend’s victory over Waterloo in National League Three North. The Bees won 26-14 at Blundellsands to claim their sixth victory from their last seven games

  • Campion are home at last

    With a spell of milder weather forecast, the West Riding County Amateur League are hoping to complete a full fixture-list for the first time this year. Campion – who last played a home league game back in November, when they beat Steeton 2-1 – entertain

  • Skipper Baldwin to miss Rosslyn Park clash

    Skipper Rob Baldwin is absent on family business as Wharfedale return to National League One action at home to Rosslyn Park. Centre Dan Hart will lead the side with Richard Brown taking Baldwin’s place in the back row. Young forward Alex Rieder is rewarded

  • Haworth extends loan with Bradford City

    Andy Haworth has had his loan at Valley Parade extended until April 14. The winger from Bury will provide the Bantams with added cover during a hectic spell, which sees them play nine games in March.

  • Cutting their cloth for seven generations

    At the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon’s mighty army faced the British ‘thin red line’. And the distinctive uniforms worn by the Duke of Wellington’s battle force were made from fabric which started out here in Yorkshire. The cloth came

  • ‘Our’ princess

    Harewood House was home to Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, through four decades. Her love of the county, and the affection its people felt for her in return, led to her becoming known as ‘the Yorkshire Princess’. This spring Harewood

  • Memories of a TV favourite

    Built in the 1930s for a well-known Baildon family, Greenhill was also the childhood home of the late Richard Whiteley, who returned to his home while making a TV documentary on his life. “We had known about Greencliffe Avenue for some considerable

  • Rooted in her musical upbringing

    If Lesley Garrett had her way, every child in the country would start the day with a song. “I feel very strongly that schools should begin with singing in assembly; it uplifts the mind and spirit and opens all channels of learning for the day,” she

  • Mum's the word on spring style

    Not many 20-somethings will take advice from their mothers on fashion – but Francesca Searle is confident that when it comes to style, mum knows best. Her mother, Julia, has her finger on the fashion pulse, having worked in some of the region

  • Deli-licious

    There’s nowhere quite like Weeton’s. It has become a Harrogate institution as iconic as Bettys, but the biggest surprise is the company is still only six years old. Jo Loftus is managing director of the West Park store she calls the farm shop in town

  • Among the best

    The drive would be enough. Turning into Low Wath Road from Pateley Bridge you enter another world. This is Nidderdale, with mile after unhurried mile of lush pastures, soaring hills and unspoiled hamlets. Gouthwaite reservoir comes into view. Breathtakingly

  • Masked raider strikes at Bradford general store

    A masked robber armed with a hammer burst into a shop and demanded cash in an early morning raid today. The raider, who was wearing a balaclava, struck at Museum Stores in Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, at 6.45am. He fled empty handed

  • On parade for jubilee celebrations

    Scarlet cloth made by family company Hainsworth has been on the frontline for two centuries – and this Diamond Jubilee year it will be on global display. The Queen’s Guards will be wearing Scarlet Doeskin made in the mill, near Pudsey, at Jubilee celebrations

  • Bradford firefighters’ injury statistics revealed

    Firefighters in Bradford sustained more injuries while carrying out day-to-day duties and training than while attending fires and crashes last year. A total of 30 injuries were sustained by crew members from stations in the Bradford district while attending

  • Tories bid to merge council services

    Conservative councillors in Calderdale and Kirklees have drawn up plans to merge services across the two authorities to offer better value and save £2.5 million a year. Kirklees would be split into two, with one authority to cover the north and another

  • Wharfedale Tory councillor is kicked out by party

    Former Metro chairman Councillor Chris Greaves has been kicked out of the Conservative Party following a complaint that he had become an informal 45th Labour member on Bradford Council. Coun Greaves lost his position on the regional transport authority

  • Principal’s ‘double success’ rate vow

    The tough-talking new headteacher at a Keighley school has pledged that achievement will double within two years. Gareth Dawkins said changes would turn around University Academy Keighley and fulfil the potential of its students. He said leadership,

  • Group to show at Bradford Media Museum internet gallery

    A group of youngsters will have artwork exhibited alongside international artists at the world’s first gallery devoted to the internet, opening in Bradford next month. Life Online, at the National Media Museum, will examine the social, cultural and technological

  • Thorntons to close stores

    Struggling chocolate retailer Thorntons is to slash its branch network from 344 to around 200 stores and focus its operations in ‘substantial’ retail locations after seeing half-year losses slump below £1 million. The retailer, which has branches in

  • College offers help on courses

    A range of accredited courses were set to begin this month at Bradford College for young people looking for routes into employment, to achieve promotion or progress further into education The courses, for people aged 16 to 18 and adults aged 19 and over

  • Dales move for Pratchett play cast

    With just days remaining until the world premiere of a musical based on the work of besteselling author Terry Pratchett, the entire cast and orchestra has moved to the Yorkshire Dales for rehearsals, The Ilkley Grammar School students, who will perform

  • City centre hotel nears completion

    The newest addition to Bradford’s skyline is continuing to take shape. Construction of a £3 million hotel in the city centre is nearing completion. The Travelodge hotel (pictured), in Mill Street, close to the Royal Mail sorting office, is due to open

  • Bradford inventor hopes to clean up

    Bradford inventor Jamal Ahmed has devised a simple device to secure wheelie bins which he hopes will provide the breakthrough to commercial success for his small business. His company, J A Innovate, has already interested buyers at DIY giant

  • Plans for Bradford recycling and power plant unveiled

    Proposals to build a waste treatment plant in the city as part of a £300 million 25-year contract to deal with household rubbish from Bradford and Calderdale are to go on show later this month. A consortium now known as Pennine Resource Recovery (PRR

  • Bradford Bulls: Burgess pack with a vengeance!

    Much was made of the paucity of Bradford’s performance against Catalan Dragons, and understandably so, but their response against Castleford could hardly have been more emphatic. Spirit, guts and determination were pretty much everywhere you

  • Fire inquest due to open

    An inquest is due to open today into the death of Bradford dad Amjad Hussain. The 31-year-old was found last month by firefighters in the living room of his home in Rylstone Gardens, Undercliffe, after neighbours raised the alarm about a fire. It is

  • New visitor centre opens in key site

    Bradford city centre’s new visitor information centre is to open its doors to the public for the first time tomorrow after a £70,000 revamp of the building. The centre has found new premises in Broadway after its former home in City Hall was turned into

  • Cabbie’s ‘shock’ at hammer attack

    A cabbie told a jury he froze in shock when he witnessed two men being beaten with a hammer in a Bradford living room. Sabir Hussain, accused of joining in the attack with a dumb-bell bar, said he had no idea Mohammed Zubair was about to strike his wife

  • Elderly action plan is to be drawn up in Bradford

    An action plan aimed at providing more joined-up care services for older people in the Bradford district is being drawn up following a meeting of professionals working in the sector. Representatives of Bradford Council, NHS Bradford and Airedale and

  • Shock for ‘eyesore’ protesters

    Campaigners have been stunned by a decision which means a developer will not have to green over a long-standing “eyesore.” Conserve Otley Riverside Campaign called last month for “seven years of visual blight” to be brought to an end at the former Bridge

  • Jail for £100,000 drugs stash man

    A former hospital porter caught with a £100,000 drugs stash, a stun gun and ammunition at his Bradford home has been jailed for five years. Kashif Raza had crack cocaine with a street value of more than £50,000 in the bedroom at his address in Jesmond

  • Real taste of success for Henry

    A former Ilkley Grammar School student, who set up his own music production business after completing a degree in music, has produced a television advert. Henry White (pictured), whose business Dental-Records is based in a studio in Stoke Newington,

  • Naked rambler Nigel Keer vows to appeal conviction

    A naked rambler last night vowed to appeal against his conviction after he was found guilty of a public order offence for walking through a popular beauty spot wearing just a backpack, boots and a baseball cap. Nigel Keer, 41, was fined

  • Thursday, February 16, 2012

    From the T&A... 25 years ago: The people of Bradford were being torn apart week by week due to Government policies, a leading Liberal MP claimed. 50 years ago: Almost 2,000 Bradford schoolchildren had no normal lessons because of gale damage to their

  • VIDEO: Bungling robber attempts raid on Eccleshill shop

    A bungling armed robber fled empty handed after he struck at a Bradford shop before a single customer had been served. The early-rising masked man walked into Museum Stores in Moorside Road, Eccleshill, at 6.45am yesterday brandishing a hammer

  • Action plan needed for elderly care

    News that an action plan is being drawn up to look at providing more joined up care for older people in the Bradford district is to be welcomed. It fits in with the aims of this newspaper’s ongoing With Respect campaign, which was set up to raise awareness

  • Four more held in Keighley street murder probe

    Detectives were today questioning four more men in connection with the killing of a 44-year-old Keighley man. Police were called to Guardhouse Avenue, Braithwaite, shortly after 10.40am yesterday where they discovered the man had suffered fatal

  • Bradford City: Fearless Jones out to upset the form book

    Ritchie Jones believes City can conjure up the spirit of Southend and upset League Two’s hottest team on Saturday. Torquay’s amazing run of seven straight wins has powered them into the third automatic promotion spot – and level on points with Paul

  • 3,500 join Bradford dole queue in past year

    More than 3,500 people in the Bradford district have joined the dole queue in the last year as the UK’s unemployment rate increased to a 16-year high, it was revealed yesterday. The number of people in the district claiming jobseekers’ allowance jumped

  • Keighley fish restaurant 'to rise from the ashes'

    The owner of a Keighley fish and chip restaurant extensively damaged in a blaze has vowed that the business will rise from the ashes. Steve Adkin said it could be months rather than weeks, but the premises would reopen. He was speaking yesterday after

  • Man held after 44-year-old dies after fight

    A 24-year-old man was being quizzed by detectives last night after he was arrested on suspicion of a street murder on a Keighley housing estate. Police were called to Guardhouse Avenue, Braithwaite, shortly after 10.40am yesterday where they

  • Thursday, February 16, 2012

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates: Kauser Asghar, aged 40, of Drewry Road, Keighley; driving without due care and attention, £100 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed. Rafiqel Islam, aged 37, of Balfour Street, Keighley