Hull, who included former Bulls forward Lee Radford at centre, just held out to win their Centurion Yorkshire Cup semi-final 15-11 at Cleckheaton tonight. Home points came from a Martin Woodhead try and two Iain Gordon penalties but replacement Jonno
GOALS Soccer Centres are to host women's five-a-side leagues across Yorkshire this summer after recent statistics released by the WSFF (Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation) revealed that twice as many women play football in Yorkshire compared with the
Oakbank Table Tennis Club have enjoyed success as three players have qualified for the national championship finals. They came through regional qualifying for under-11s to under-14s at Keighley Table Tennis Centre. Ffion Myers, aged 12, and Joel Bhowmick
Bradford-born Jonny Bairstow continued his Scarborough love affair today as his fifth first-class century dug Yorkshire out of an opening day hole against Leicestershire. The wicketkeeper-batsman, 22, shared an entertaining fourth-wicket stand of 160
Albion Sports are in action tomorrow night as they take on Shirebrook Town in the last match of the Baris Northern Counties East League Division One season. The game has already suffered two postponements and will now be played at Eccleshill
Shipley Lions notched a cup double in the Craven, Aire & Wharfe League’s finals day at Salts Sports Association. The under-tens final, played in incessant rain, was between old rivals Shipley Lions and Bingley Barca. The Lions took the lead in the second
Bradford Park Avenue had an administrative nightmare to contend with today after their Evo-Stik League Premier Division play-off final at home to FC United of Manchester was switched from Saturday to Sunday on police advice. Director Kevin
Lee Westwood has a new caddie in Charlotte this week - and may not have Billy Foster back until after The Open in July. Yorkshireman Foster injured his right knee just before a charity football match on Monday and, according to the world No 3, could
Over £500 was raised for the Nathan Cubitt Appeal from gate receipts, despite horrendous weather, at last Wednesday’s Spray Plant (UK) Ltd Aire-Wharfe Cup final at West Park Leeds. Holders Bramley Phoenix defeated West Park Warriors 26-21, and the fund
Paralympic wheelchair tennis hopeful Keith Thom is the star attraction at Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club this weekend. The Scot broke into the United Kingdom’s top ten in March and is looking for ranking points in the JM Glendinning Group-backed
Joe Cullen felt he blew the chance of his first professional title – despite earning a £3,000 quarter-final pay day in the Austrian Darts Open. The 22-year-old from Wyke bagged one of the biggest scalps of his career when he dumped world number five
A literary walking trail spanning nearly 50 miles of diverse Yorkshire countryside has been completed. The Stanza Stones route runs along the Pennine Watershed from Ilkley to Marsden and features six new poems by British poet Simon Armitage, in a bid
Right on Cue Kevin Firth is through to his first BRADFORD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP singles final after beating Sajid Khan 4-1 at Eccleshill Victoria Conservative Club. England international Firth has played in English, Yorkshire and Bradford Pairs finals
Andrew Gale and Jonny Bairstow shared an entertaining fourth-wicket stand of 160 to help Yorkshire recover against Leicestershire during the opening day of their County Championship match at Scarborough. With the hosts having been reduced to 33-3 during
Yorkshire will be furious at losing three wickets in the opening session of their County Championship match against Leicestershire at Scarborough today. Joe Sayers, Phil Jaques and Joe Root all departed as the hosts, invited to bat by visiting skipper
Three teenagers today appeared in Court accused of arson following a devastating blaze at a house in Keighley. Two 17-year-old youths and a boy, 16, who all cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Bradford Youth Court following the blaze
Detectives are investigating a shooting in Bradford early today. Police were called at 3:30am to an address in Holme Wood Road, Holme Wood. Two men were seen in the garden of the property before leaving the scene in a 4x4 vehicle.
A seven-year-old boy, previously confined to a wheelchair, was “thrilled” to have walked to school for the first time today. Evan Whitton, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy when he was one, was cheered on by pupils, family, friends and
Former Bradford Bulls stars are set to clash with the greats of rugby Super League at Yorkshire’s biggest sports and music festival this summer. The three-day Rugby Rocks event at Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club, which starts on Friday, June 15, will
Groundworks have begun at a derelict brownfield site where flats – described as the worst in Bradford – once stood. Developer Keepmoat Homes and social housing provider Incommunities are building a new development of 136 two, three and four-bedroom homes
A struggling junior football club in Bradford is appealing for sponsors to help keep it afloat, despite its young players “excelling” on the field this season. Robert Hobson, who formed the East Bowling Allstars three years ago, said it had problems
Articles on the Shipley Glen Tramway, which reopened last year following a major refurbishment, have sparked memories for John Armstrong, a former churchwarden at St Paul’s Church in Shipley. “The other warden with me was Ronnie Burrows, who sadly is
Community worker Fozia Shaheen has raised more than £260 for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal by keeping tight-lipped for 12 hours. Fozia, a team leader for a learning disability project at the Khidmat Centre in Spencer Road, did not utter a sound between 9am
Greg Clark Vote YES in tomorrow’s mayoral referendum. It is a big opportunity for Bradford and in my view people in Yorkshire have had too quiet a voice nationally and it is a real opportunity for them to have someone representing their city
Greg Clark Vote YES in tomorrow’s mayoral referendum. It is a big opportunity for Bradford and in my view people in Yorkshire have had too quiet a voice nationally and it is a real opportunity for them to have someone representing their city at a national
Youngsters playing with a toy gun sparked an alert involving the police helicopter. Police were called in by a worried member of the public who spotted someone with what they thought was a firearm in Ned Lane, Holmewood, Bradford, at 2pm yesterday.
Children from Appleton Academy in Wyke took to the water at Doe Park in Denholme in a bid to master kayaking and canoeing. The popular water sports centre which is run by Bradford Council will open to the public on Wednesday, May 9, for a summer of sailing
Thirteen suspected bags of cannabis were found in a nappy sack in a car stopped by police on Sunday in Manningham. Officers were on patrol in a marked police car when they noticed a man in a vehicle with two other passengers and a strong smell of cannabis
Ajmal Shahzad’s Yorkshire career is over after he and the club sensationally parted ways with immediate effect yesterday. The Bradford-raised fast bowler, 26 years old and still on the fringes of the England set-up, will move from Headingley either permanently
The Evo-Stik Play off final between Bradford Park Avenue and FC United of Manchester will take place at Horsfall Stadium this Saturday and it will be all-ticket. Avenue announced yesterday that a 2,000 limit has been set for the attendance and those
SIR – Godfrey Bloom, a UKIP colleague and MEP always has something interesting to add to your pages (Letters, April 28) but I am not sure I agree with him about England teams’ abandoning the national anthem at sporting events. England is the major country
SIR – I like wind turbines. I think they are beautiful. I’ve even written a love song about the single turbine on Haworth moor: “The windmill turns, and my love burns...” etc. But, ecologically-speaking, I’m not so sure I like them. Their concrete foundations
SIR – John Wilson was wrong to say in his letter (T&A, April 25) that the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. It was at 2.20am, Monday, April 15, and two-and-a-half hours after it collided with an iceberg, that the liner slid to the Atlantic floor. And although
SIR – It’s good to see that GPs are opposed to the government’s NHS reforms, though it would have been interesting to see what the late, great actor James Robertson Justice would have made of all this. Not only did he play the character Sir Lancelot
SIR – Rita Robertshaw (Letters, April 17) highlighted the unorthodox disposal of a dog’s “doings” down a roadside grate, witnessed from her window. I can endorse her dismay at the owner’s thoughtless action. On the other hand, this very morning while
A 14-year-old boy terrified a pregnant shopkeeper while committing one of two armed robbery offences at convenience stores. The judge and barristers removed their wigs and the boy sat out of the dock as graphic CCTV footage of him, masked and
A soldier who was left paralysed when he was shot in the neck while serving in Afghanistan has been given a new lease of life – thanks to a fundraising drive in memory of Bradford paratrooper Private Martin Bell. Friends of Pte Bell, who
A depressed man started a blaze at an arson-plagued block of flats as a muddled cry for help, a court heard. George Coultous knew he would be captured on CCTV installed to catch firebugs at nine-storey Kelvin House in Dane Court Road, Holme Wood, Bradford
A 20-year-old woman has been charged with the theft of a dog in Cleckheaton. A cocker spaniel was allegedly driven away in a Honda Civic after it was left tied up outside the Tesco store on Friday. The dog was found later that day at a caravan in Nibshaw
People can try their hand at being a surgeon or a nurse during a family open day at Airedale Hospital, Steeton. Staff from the endoscopy unit are joining forces with the hospital’s theatre team to provide a behind-the-scenes look at how they operate
A pub landlord and two of his regulars have raised £2,000 for two charities by completing a 204-mile walk from Keighley to Ayr, in Scotland. James Mitchell, licensee of the Cricketers Arms in Coney Lane, Keighley, and customers Damian Curran and Philip
SIR – Following the recent comments made by Kris Hopkins MP in the Commons regarding racism among the police force, while I agree with his assertion, these comments should have been made a long time ago. I appreciate the police have gone a long way in
Because the Department of Energy and Climate Change produces an annual statement of the amount of CO2 produced in the UK, it’s possible to see how well we are doing. On the face of it, the news is good. That’s appropriate as we have a legal target of
Grimshaw’s was a popular shop when Margaret Sowden was a young girl. “It was a tuck shop. I remember it was run by a little man with milk bottle-bottom glasses. We all used to go there to spend our pennies after school.” Margaret also recalls visits
Tomorrow is a hugely important day for the city and district of Bradford. Not only do we as voters have the chance to influence the make-up of the Council with elections in 30 wards, but we will also decide whether Bradford will be among the
Bradford is one of ten cities going to the polls tomorrow to decide whether voters want an elected mayor or not. However the wording of the mayoral referendum question has been criticised as too confusing. The ballot paper will read:
25 years ago: Plans for a multi-million pound shopping centre in Bradford’s historic wool exchange were unveiled. The main feature was a dramatic new glass entrance in Hustlergate. 50 years ago: Tong Church, the oldest church in Bradford other than the
Pensioner Irene Pedley is an inspiration. Following a stroke 12 years ago, the 68-year-old, from Halifax Road, Bradford, couldn’t walk and spent six weeks in hospital. She was told that she would never be able to use her right arm again. After attending
Blue Square Bet North runners-up Guiseley begin their quest for promotion via the play-offs tonight when they visit Nuneaton. The Lions finished the campaign 11 points clear of third-placed FC Halifax Town but, with just one automatic promotion place
Disagreement among a group of friends about what type of food they prefer to eat has led to the opening of a new £100,000 diner in Bradford. The venture has created more than a dozen full and part-time jobs. Bradford businessman Abrar Shah has invested
Bradford is one of ten cities going to the polls tomorrow to decide whether voters want an elected mayor or not. However the wording of the mayoral referendum question has been criticised as too confusing. The ballot paper will read: “How would you
A 39-year-old man groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex then threatened to petrol bomb her house and put explicit film of on the internet if anyone found out, a jury was told Shabir Ahmed began a sexual relationship with the orthodox Muslim schoolgirl
Michael Flynn today admitted he had wanted to finish his playing career at Valley Parade. The former City skipper left the club at the end of last week after three years. Flynn, who made 104 appearances and scored 14 goals, revealed it was a huge wrench
The daughter of a 33-year-old woman who died of head injuries left a touching tribute outside their Bradford home as murder squad detectives try to piece together her final hours. Police yesterday issued a photograph of mum-of-three Samantha
A residential care home in Bradford is to close with the loss of 19 beds for people with mental health needs after the Shipley company which runs it went into administration putting 70 staff at risk of redundancy. Rookvale Residential Home
Thackley could not prevent Retford winning the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division title last night as they went down 3-0 at the Nottinghamshire club. It was the last league game of the season for both clubs but the Dennyboys have the
Detectives were last night quizzing three youths held on suspicion of arson after a major blaze destroyed a Keighley house. Residents spoke of their shock after they heard the “loud bangs” of windows exploding as the blaze tore through the
Come the early hours of Friday morning the results of voting in a third of the 90 seats available on Bradford Council will start filtering through. But what can we expect? Politics in Bradford can be unpredictable at the best of times – Labour
Organisers of a workshop designed to help local retailers beat the high street slump are hoping for a better response from Bingley shopkeepers than they got in Bradford – when no-one turned up. In February an event held by the Insight With Passion business
Come the early hours of Friday morning the results of voting in a third of the 90 seats available on Bradford Council will start filtering through. But what can we expect? Politics in Bradford can be unpredictable at the best of times – Labour
A man was punched during an alleged road rage incident in Bradford. The 31-year-old was driving a Skoda Octavia along Chapel Lane, Allerton, when he was approached by the driver of a silver Ford Mondeo, which had been travelling in the opposite direction
