Neil Warnock is hoping for another bumper npower Championship turn-out at Elland Road on Saturday for the visit of Watford. The Leeds United boss called for 30,000 to attend the recent visit of West Ham. He was not only rewarded with
Jason Gillespie has vowed to turn Yorkshire into the entertainers in 2012. The Tykes' new first-team coach believes playing attractive cricket is the key to the county achieving promotion back to the first division of the LV= County Championship at the
After drawing 0-0 with a depleted side in their FA Umbro Veterans' quarter-final first leg game against Rochdale, Whetley Lane hope to be at full- strength for the second leg on Sunday. Former Guiseley striker Simon Parke and ex-Huddersfield Town striker
With only four league games left, the runners-up berth seems the best that Tyersal can achieve in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division. On Saturday, they visit struggling Lower Hopton, and a victory there would keep them
Fifth-placed Farsley AFC face a massive battle to stay in the Evo-Stik League Division One North play-off places as the campaign enters the final furlong. Farsley have the same record as neighbours Garforth Town, who are sixth, and are locked
Bradford Park Avenue have launched an initiative they hope will aid their financially-stricken rugby league neighbours. For every Bulls season-ticket holder who comes to watch Avenue in their remaining home games, the football club will donate half of
Having notched excellent back-to-back away victories at fellow promotion contenders, Guiseley manager Steve Kittrick is only too aware of the danger of not following them up. The Lions became the first team to win at Blue Square Bet North leaders Hyde
Guiseley will have to maintain the scintillating pace they have set recently in their relentless pursuit of top spot in the Blue Square Bet North table and the one automatic promotion place that goes with it. The Lions have home advantage over mid-table
Queues had formed at several petrol stations in the district tonight, as motorists rushed to fill up following fears of a tanker drivers’ strike. Some petrol stations were even reported to have run dry as ministers rejected claims from retailers that
Ilkley coach Rhys Morgan is delighted that his old Leeds team-mate Stuart Lancaster has been confirmed as England’s new head coach. Morgan said: “It is great news because Stuart has been doing such a good job and thoroughly deserves this chance.” Morgan
Cleckheaton, who have so often relied on pwer from their back row, have optred instead for pace on Saturday at home to Middlesbrough in SSE North One East. Grant Turton and Joe Gioti, who have often formed the back three in the scrum with No 8 Richard
Nick Scruton column Well, where do I start this week? It’s been an eventful few days to say the least! Everyone was as shocked as you probably are to find out about the situation we’ve found ourselves in. Our CEO, Ryan Duckett, gave a talk to the
The second of a series of weekend overnight closures on the M62 in West Yorkshire will take place this weekend as part of the construction of the region’s first managed motorway. The £150m scheme aims to cut congestion, make journey times more reliable
With Craig Buxton unavailable, Bradford Salem have brought in the experienced Simon Markey at hooker as Bradford Salem continue their push for promotion from SSE Yorkshire Division One at Hullensians on Saturday. Markey sparked up Salem's second team
A new gallery five years in the making has officially opened at Bradford’s National Media Museum – creating a lasting, physical monument to the internet and the web. The Life Online gallery is located on the ground floor of the museum, with
Bradford Dudley Hill return to National Conference action against Oldham St Anne’s at Parry Lane on Saturday still basking in the plaudits following last week’s Carnegie Challenge Cup performance against Keighley Cougars. Hill, who have made an unbeaten
As expected, full back Danny McGee misses Keighley's must-win derby at North Ribblesdale on Saturday in SSE Yorkshire Division One. McGee aggravated a back injury he tweaked during the warm-up in only the second minute of their 20-18 home victory
Baildon are hoping it is lucky 13 on Saturday as they chase a baker's dozen of successive wins in SSE Yorkshire Division Three. The Jenny Laners make two changes for the home match against Northallerton, who have only won away once this season. Craig
An MP is calling on people in Horsforth, Yeadon and Rawdon to fight proposals to build on green-belt land. Greg Mulholland, the MP for Leeds North West, is urging residents and their local representatives to mount a joint opposition to plans to set aside
City and Crawley have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players after their post-match brawl. The clubs have until Tuesday to appeal but City are unlikely to do so. Crawley skipper Pablo Mills, one
BRIGHOUSE TOWN manager Paul Quinn will be looking for a positive reaction from his squad on Saturday after a startling reality check in midweek. Town’s hopes of challenging for promotion from the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier
If you’re a rural club whose side contains sheep farmers, you get used to having to do without them at this time of year, which means that tomorrow night's coach south for the SSE National League One match at Barking will be missing stalwart prop Neil
New and improved summer DalesBus services will start in Craven at Easter. Cravenlink services will operate from Skipton to Gargrave, Airton, Malham, Embsay, Eastby, Bolton Abbey, Addingham and Ilkley every Sunday and Bank Holiday from next weekend.
A six-week consultation has been launched to help shape the future of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The consultation, launched last Monday, invites organisations and individuals to have their say on what kind of place they want the national park
Two new sections of footpath could be created near Horton-in-Ribblesdale to take walkers away from badly eroded parts of the Three Peaks route. The longest section, between bridleways 12 and 25, would provide a sustainable link to the Three Peaks, avoiding
Otley’s director of rugby Tom Rock had mixed feelings after their 12-10 SSE National League Two North defeat at Luctonians last Saturday. He was delighted that they had again pushed a top-four team close away from home but frustrated that his
Bradford & Bingley may not be in the frame for promotion from SSE National League Three North any more but they still have points to prove before the end of the season. Rugby secretary Nick Patterson said: “The lads have played pretty poorly in their
A man suspected of carrying a gun through Bradford city centre was arrested by a police officer using a baton. Officers received reports of a man in Centenary Square, Bradford city centre, at 2.24pm today carrying what was believed to be a gun. Police
BRADFORD PALS AC: Once the fog lifted the sun shone all day and the outcome of Sunday’s match at Brafferton (Ghost Lake) saw Rob Lee take first place with 53lb 4oz. Other results: 2 Andy Clough 42lb 12oz, 3 Dave Riley 30lb 8oz, 4 Tony Webb 29lb 12oz.
Skipton woman Fiona Protheroe marked Mother’s Day by “walking in the shoes” of women in developing countries who have to traipse miles with heavy loads every day to survive. Mum of three Fiona signed up to leading poverty charity CARE International’s
A Skipton scientist visited Parliament to present his science to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges as part of SET for Britain. Andrew Nichols, 25, a research assistant at the University of Bradford, saw his poster on research into novel
Award-winning Parcevall Hall Gardens near Appletreewick will open for the new season on Sunday. The gardens have been described as being one of the most beautiful in the North of England and are a fine example of the Arts and Crafts movement. They were
A former children’s home in High Bentham could be turned back into a private dwelling. Charles and Rachel Clay have submitted a change of use application for Ford House, on Low Bentham Road, to Craven District Council. In a statement accompanying the
Skipton mum-of-three Rhian Oliver and her brother, John Lovell, will tackle one of the UK’s most strenuous road races – the Coniston 14 – this weekend. They will be running in memory of their mother, Hilary Lovell, who died from a little-known form of
Plans to build a two-bedroom home on a “wild and open” site on the edge of Starbotton have been refused. Planning members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority had said they were minded to approve the application to build on land opposite Cleveliot
A 12-year-old cat, missing for two and a half years after jumping off a canal boat, has been reunited with her owners. Canal boat enthusiasts Peter and Sue Greenwood of York, were moored at Gargrave on their way to Burnley when their cat, Molly, jumped
A speed camera vehicle which has already snared thousands of motorists is to have its time on the roads extended – and it could become a permanent fixture. North Yorkshire Police’s speed-camera van was introduced, initially on a six-month trial,
A Gargrave council-run care home could close as part of changes to how older people are cared for across North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire County Council is currently talking to staff at Neville House about its Extra Care programme, which seeks to change
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has notched up yet another award for its work - this time in combating climate change. It has won the Low Carbon Council of the Year category in the annual Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards, achieving
Argos has pulled out of a proposed new shops and restaurant scheme for Skipton. Less than a month before the plans for 9 High Street and behind the town hall are decided at a public inquiry, Argos has said it is no longer interested. Developer Maple
A Steeton resident who ran a metal merchant and machine dismantling firm for many years has died following a short illness. Denis Calvert, 85, died at his home in Rivock Avenue last Sunday. He had managed Hector Moore Ltd, in Worth Village, Keighley.
Market stallholders have lost their battle with Boots over the rent of their plot on the High Street setts which they have run for the past six years. A County Court judge, in Skipton, has found in favour of Boots despite a 5,000-name petition backing
Rhys Loudon is back unscathed from his tour of Afghanistan with 5 Rifles, a period described by his father as a “living hell.” For seven months the Rifleman’s weapon was his closest “companion” – now it will be his bugle. Rhys, who has
A grieving woman says she is devastated after a memorial to her husband placed at the side of the A59 at Broughton was removed. Stephen Summers, 55, was killed 16 months ago when a car smashed into the back of his motorbike as the driver overtook a lorry
Defender Marcel Seip will miss the rest of City's season with a shoulder injury. The Dutchman, whose short-term contract is up in the summer, has needed an operation. Seip has missed the last three games since stirring up an old injury
A Bradford woman says she has been driven out of her home by a constant mysterious droning noise. Alison Farry, 42, said she had moved to her mother’s house to get away from the noise, which she said was driving her “insane”. The veterinary nurse has
A man battling cancer is organising a special ball to raise vitals funds for two charities which have helped him during the last decade. Luke Gilbert was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma at Airedale Hospital in 2003 and is still
A leading Bradford judge is demanding answers after calling a new system’s failure to provide a translator for a vulnerable woman in a violence and sex abuse trial “a disgrace”. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC joined mounting condemnation of Applied Language
Some of the district’s most talented young people will pick up awards at a special ceremony today. Bradford Council Youth Service’s B-talented programme will be celebrating the success of 14 of its graduates who have given 30 hours a week over the
A man who made friends with the stars when he snapped them going into Bradford venues has died from a brain tumour. Martin Palliser was a familiar face outside St George’s Hall, where he would often photograph celebrities arriving for performances.
Matt Duke is back in a City shirt today – aiming to snuff out Plymouth for the second week running. The 34-year-old keeper returns to training after Phil Parkinson cut short his loan at Northampton. With Jon McLaughlin starting a three-game
A 48-year-old former Bradford man has admitted 17 charges of making and possessing indecent photographs of children. Duncan Sunter, previously of Hill Top Road, Thornton, now living in Northgate, Hebden Bridge, will be sentenced on April 23. He pleaded
A deputy headteacher told Bradford Crown Court yesterday of the moment a teenage pupil confided to her that he had been sexually assaulted and photographed naked. The staff member said the boy, now 15, was “agitated and embarrassed” when the police came
A new project aims to offer a fresh approach to helping people with substance misuse problems access treatment and support in Bradford and Airedale. From Monday, anyone wanting help with a drug problem will be referred to a one-stop-shop recovery hub
A quick-thinking gas fitter who put out a blazing car feared an estate could have “gone up” in flames after a masked arsonist set a car alight across the road from where he was working. Andy Smith, 40, used a coat to quell the flames in High
25 years ago: Shipley Musical Union ended its 106-year history on a high note, with a last dance for past and present members. 50 years ago: Large crowds were expected to see Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother who was attending the opening ceremony at
Breaking up is hard to do. For those families who have experienced a divorce it is a painful and often traumatic experience. However, there is a sign the current divorce process – which many experts deem to be out-dated and in need of an overhaul
SIR – Re Terry Tordoff’s letter ‘No asbestos danger’ (T&A, March 20). He said he wasn’t in the least worried about any dangers with so-called asbestos fibres at work. Let me tell you, my mother Violet Carter died a terrible death with asbestos fibres
Judge Jonathan Durham Hall did not hold back when he criticised failings in the new system to provide translators during court proceedings for both defendants and witnesses, branding one particular instance a ‘disgrace’. The Bradford judge is quite right
SIR – With the Grand National hype about to begin, now is a good time to remember the disgust that most people felt after last year’s race. As well as the sickening deaths of Ornais and Dooneys Gate, television viewers witnessed winner Ballabriggs being
SIR – The heading of your comment in respect of parents lying to get their children places in their preferred school uses the words “the shame of parents”. The greatest shame is that they have to resort to lying in the first place because there is such
SIR – Bradford Pensioners Association welcomes the news of a pop-up cafe which is called ‘Picnic Parlour’ (T&A, March 26) and supports the idea of a Bradford People’s Centre. How long are people going to have to wait? It’s all well and good coming up
SIR – Once again drink has raised its ugly head, and, once again, the majority are going to be penalised thanks to the dregs of society (mainly the youth of today) who go out with the sole intention of, to put it politely, getting hammered. They buy
SIR – The outpouring of love and prayers for the stricken footballer Fabrice Muamba, uniting football fans and players alike everywhere, has been truly amazing. If only the same generosity of human spirit could extend far beyond the confines of football
SIR – We have received the latest budget and are not surprised to see the Government decide to lower the tax rate for the richest members of society and yet at the same time freeze the tax allowances for pensioners. “We are all in it together” is the
SIR – In January 1893, socialist journalist Robert Blatchford told a conference: “I regard Liberals and Tories as enemies of the people. When I say a man is my enemy, I mean I hate him and will fight him to the death. I cannot understand why I should
City will take their time before deciding how hard to come down on the ‘battle of Crawley’ trio. The club have ruled out appealing against the red cards dished out to Jon McLaughlin, Luke Oliver and Andrew Davies after the post-match brawl
A well-known shop in Keighley is closing after nearly 100 years of business in the town. Sports retailer Willis Walker, one of the town’s oldest businesses, faces the final whistle next month. The shop in Cavendish Street, run by Willis Walker's grandsons
Bradford will be handed up to £5.8 million – but only if it turns around the lives of nuisance families and reduces the cost to the taxpayer over the next three years. The city has one of the highest numbers of so-called “troubled families” in the country
Bradford Council is now predicting it will have underspent by £5.7 million on its budget for the last financial year, leading to criticism from those opposed to the controversial closure of libraries and swimming pools. The latest figures
Youngsters from schools across Bradford showed off a variety of skills at a talent show in Queensbury. Pupils at Southmere, Brackenhill, Stocks Lane, Home Farm, Russell Hall, Foxhill, Shibden Head and Hollingwood schools took part in the Great
Two portly Bradford pets have been picked to participate in a national pet slimming competition. Deco the dog and Fifi the cat will participate in Pet Fit Club, a six-month diet and fitness challenge run by veterinary charity, the PDSA. The super-sized
The number of school pupils taking time off school has fallen again in Bradford, the latest statistics have revealed. Figures published by the Department for Education yesterday show progress has continued to be made for the second year following
Up to 60 jobs could be at risk in the maintenance department of supermarket giant Morrisons as they look to potentially overhaul part of their Property Services section. It is understood that staff were informed last Thursday that their jobs could be
Voters in the Bradford West constituency were going to polls today to select one of eight candidates to represent them in Parliament. More than 10,000 postal votes will have already been cast with the remaining electorate expected to visit polling stations
Paul Sykes has joined Super League rivals Wakefield on loan for the rest of the season. The 30-year-old, who was a member of England's 2008 World Cup squad, is contracted to the Bulls until the end of 2013 but he has been largely out of favour
Senior detectives investigating a serious sex assault in Bingley have released CCTV footage in a bid to find the “vital piece of the jigsaw” leading them to the attacker. A man, who police believe is local to Bingley, was captured on video footage with
The Bulls’ ‘Quest for Survival’ campaign smashed the £100,000 mark yesterday – thanks to a stunning personal £10,000 donation from Widnes chairman Steve O’Connor. Crisis-torn Bradford must raise at least £500,000 by April 6 or face the grim
A wave of support has been flooding in to the Bradford Bulls following the cash-strapped Super League club’s pleas for help. Pledges, fundraising efforts and offers of support have been pouring in from fans, players and staff at clubs from
The next step in creating a cyclist-friendly bridge over Manchester Road in Bradford will see part of the route closed over the weekend. Steel columns are being installed to form the support for the bridge, which is expected to be lifted in next month
Two contrasting images at Odsal yesterday said much for the depth of the crisis engulfing the Bulls and also the spirit which could yet keep them alive. The first was of chairman Peter Hood, looking hot under the collar, fielding all manner
A Polish house burglar has agreed to be deported from the UK in return for having his prison sentence cut under the Government’s Early Removal Scheme, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Patryk Markowski, 18, of Fitzroy Road, Bradford Moor, was locked
