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  • No repeat as Silsden's Smith crashes out

    A nine at the par-four tenth scuppered Claire Smith’s chances of defending her English Mid-Amateur title at Wetherby today. The Silsden and Ilkley member shot 80 to miss out on the matchplay stages by a shot.

  • Yorkshire play-off agony for Bradford champ Whiteoak

    New Bradford Amateur champion Will Whiteoak suffered play-off heartache in the Yorkshire Amateur Champion-ship at Lindrick today. The Bingley St Ives player lost at the fourth extra hole in the second round of the matchplay stages to an eagle from Moortown

  • Youth and experience serving Morley well

    Morley, who are third in JCT600 Bradford League Division Two, are benefiting from a canny blend of youth and experience. The Scatchard Laners, who have the nous of players such as opening batsman Gary Wainwright, Adam Larkin, Colin Nuthall and skipper

  • Hawksworth's podium blow after hitting wall

    Jack Hawksworth was denied a podium finish in the Iowa Speedway Foundation 100 – round six of the 2012 Star Mazda Championship – due to a mechanical failure which saw him crash into a wall. The Cullingworth driver (pictured) was not badly hurt after

  • Players wanted at Vision and Scholemoor

    Vision Juniors, who enjoyed success last season with their under-15s, are seeking players aged 16 and over for their open-age team. Anyone interested should contact 07791-654902. Meanwhile, Scholemoor Juniors are seeking players for their new under-seven

  • Megan making an impact for Wales

    Megan Lockett’s decision to follow in her father’s footsteps is already paying dividends. The Cleckheaton Golf Club member opted to play for Wales, like dad Warren, and has been selected to represent them in two major European events this month. The

  • Thackley friendly at Harrogate Railway called off

    Thackley’s friendly at Harrogate Railway Athletic this weekend has been postponed. The pitch at the Evo-Stik Division One North club’s Station View home is not ready but the two managers hope to pencil a date in later in the build-up to the new campaign

  • Walton returns as Garforth Town trio join Farsley

    Farsley have snapped up three players from Evo-Stik Division One rivals Garforth Town. Midfielder Chris Walton, centre back Rob Pacey and striker Adam Priestley have all migrated to Throstle Nest. The two clubs featured in the play-offs last season

  • School award for top coach Soova

    A leading table tennis coach, who is battling pancreatic cancer, has been honoured by Beckfoot School. Keighley-based Hans Soova won the Outstanding Contribution to Sport prize at the school’s awards ceremony. Soova, who is 78 later this month and coaches

  • All-conquering Wrenthorpe facing double-weekends galore

    The success of Wrenthorpe, Solly Sports Central Yorkshire League Premier Division champions and current leaders, is having far reaching consequences. In their last league outing they were four-wicket winners at Altofts with 27 overs to spare

  • Davis Cup ace in pursuit of Ilkley crown

    Davis Cup hero Dan Evans is one of the leading entrants for next week’s AEGON GB Pro Series event at Ilkley. Evans, who is 22 later this month, defeated much higher-ranked top 100 players Martin Klizan and Lukas Lacko as Great Britain beat

  • Skyrac eyeing Northern Track & Field play-offs

    Skyrac AC will go into their final round of the North of England Track and Field League with an outside chance of getting into the top division via the play-offs. Having only recently entered the league, they have progressed from Division Four to consolidating

  • RIASA green light to boost Eccleshill United ranks

    Manager Ian Banks is predicting big changes at Eccleshill United which will lead to huge competition for places this season. The former Bantams player is also a coach at the Richmond International Academic and Soccer Acad-emy (RIASA), based

  • National champion Danielle in search for ice partner

    Former Bingley Grammar School pupil Danielle Calthorpe has won the British Senior Solo Ice Dance Championship at Sheffield. The 19-year-old from Cottingley, who went into the event merely hoping for a podium place, triumphed by a convincing margin over

  • Angling lines

    BRADFORD No1 AA: The veterans’ match at Raskelf on Sunday, fished by 30 anglers, produced a new match record for the lake as Steve Warriner won with 56lb 8oz of F1s and crucians. Other results: 2 Pete Wilson 48lb, 3 Neil Pickles 42lb 15oz, 4 Ian Graham

  • Thackley hoping for better weather and better form

    Thackley will be hoping to make a better start to the second half of the Aire-Wharfe League season than they did to the first when they travel to struggling Bilton on Saturday. In the reverse fixture back in April, the defending champions managed only

  • Man arrested in connection with Great Horton shooting incident

    Detectives are questioning a 25-year-old Bradford man in connection with a shooting incident in Great Horton. A firearm, believed to have been a handgun, was discharged at a mid-terraced house in Merton Road, just before 2am on Wednesday, causing damage

  • Yorkshire Regiment's 3rd Battalion is spared amid army cuts

    Fears for the future of the Yorkshire Regiment’s 3rd Battalion, historically known as the Duke of Wellington’s, have been allayed. But the Army is to lose 17 major units, including the 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, also known as the Green Howards

  • Trade is booming at Steeton stairlift firm

    A stairlift manufacturer has seen turnover increase by almost a quarter – a increase it puts down to the rising age of the population and the spending power of older consumers. Latest figures from Steeton-based Acorn Stairlifts reveal the firm has seen

  • Passat shows its eco-credentials

    Ever since 1973 the British have had fond feelings for the Passat. To some, it’s an anachronism, an old-fashioned saloon and estate in a people-carrier world. But don’t be fooled. For every trendy Wendy in a multi-purpose carry-anything vehicle there

  • Police helicopter joins hunt for fail-to-stop motorist

    Police are investigating after a man failed to stop his car for officers in Leeds Road, Laisterdyke shortly before noon today. He was believed to have got out of the red Honda Saloon at Peel Park and headed on foot towards Otley Road.

  • Passat shows its eco-credentials

    Ever since 1973 the British have had fond feelings for the Passat. To some, it’s an anachronism, an old-fashioned saloon and estate in a people-carrier world. But don’t be fooled. For every trendy Wendy in a multi-purpose carry-anything vehicle there

  • Yeti shows how far Skoda has come

    If you thought Skodas were, shall we say, a little predicatable maybe it’s time you had a re-think. The Yeti – yes, it is a strange name – is the car which started to re-invent the brand. And having such an odd name is an indication that Skoda, for

  • West End actress Rebecca Jackson gives a helping hand to show

    A West End actress has returned to her roots to choreograph a performance of Miss Saigon. Rebecca Louis (pictured), known locally as Rebecca Jackson, has been back to Ilkley to work with the former theatre group, the Upstagers, with the latest production

  • Bradford Evening League results

    BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Bolton Villas v Bingley Congs, Apperley Bridge v Azad, Denholme v Windhill, Thornton v Allerton, John Breare v Haworth Road (all postponed due to rain). Division Two: Smart Moves 99-6 (Y Bizmillah 23no), Indian

  • Iron Man sets pulses racing with flying visit to BRI

    A superhero guest put a smile on the faces of staff and children at Bradford Royal Infirmary Hospital yesterday when he called in to pay a visit. It is not every day patients see Iron Man walking down the ward corridor in his iconic red

  • Whiteoak is senior star as he turns tables on clubmate

    Haworth-based William Whiteoak turned the tables on his Bingley St Ives clubmate Terry Brushwood to win the Bradford Amateur Strokeplay Championship. With Bradford and Yorkshire junior titles already under his belt, the 18-year-old won his first senior

  • Bradford Bulls: Super Man plans on sticking around

    Manase Manuokafao says he will look to join a rival Super League club if the crisis-torn Bulls are forced into liquidation. The giant Tonga international, 27, has proved a resounding success since joining the Bulls from Parramatta Eels on a

  • Hairdresser accused of terror offences blames Bradford husband

    A hairdresser accused of a string of terror offences has denied any wrongdoing and blamed her Bradford husband. Shasta Khan, 38, said alleged reconnaissance trips to Jewish neighbourhoods to scout potential targets for a bomb were at the behest of her

  • Bradford Council offices shut to public for maintenance

    A key Bradford Council office building is to close to the public for an estimated 15 weeks while essential maintenance work is carried out. City centre block Jacob’s Well houses departments such as planning and licensing, and the public needing access

  • "Help us to get youths away from drugs"

    Harm caused by recreational drugs will be the focus in the Bradford district during national Drugs Prevention Week, which begins tomorrow. Cannabis, cocaine, ketamine and synthetic drugs such as M-Catt will be highlighted. Bradford Council and West

  • Bradford Bulls players fear sack, reveals Hargreaves

    Bryn Hargreaves revealed the Bulls’ meltdown had left several players sick with worry after a week of huge uncertainty at the crisis-torn club. The Bulls players could be paid their wages this month should the Rugby Football League agree to

  • Relief as Oakworth cemetery site plan is shelved

    Campaigners have claimed a victory after plans to build a home at the entrance to a graveyard were withdrawn, following fears the proposed development could disturb graves. Bradford Council has confirmed the plans for a house at the entrance to an Oakworth

  • Car wash in Manningham shut down by planners

    An unauthorised car wash which had been operating near one of Bradford’s busiest roads has been closed down by Bradford Council. The Dr Shine car wash, which was operating under the name Persia Car Wash in Keighley Road, Manningham, was refused a retrospective

  • Curse of quota ‘cuties’

    SIR – It is unreasonable to blame Jeremy Paxman for his roasting of junior minister Chloe Smith. The culprit is David Cameron. His quota system promotes some woman way beyond their experience and competence. This is very noticeable in my ‘parliament’

  • The same mistakes

    SIR – Former Prime Minister Tony Blair hints at being back as Prime Minister if he could, and goes on to say he has learned a few lessons since leaving office in 2007. If so why then does Mr Blair still insist he was right to go to war in Iraq? Does

  • Praise for Potter

    SIR – First of all I would like to congratulate Mick Potter and all the Bradford Bulls players for their commitment this season. Some have been plagued with bad injuries but have come back fighting. I think even teams like Leeds, Wigan etc would have

  • Channel the sport

    SIR – It is time we had a TV channel solely for sport. This would solve the problem of delayed or cancelled regular programmes. A sports channel could operate 24 hours a day. The more popular sports could be shown live or at peak times. Less popular

  • Lord Mayor opens Bradford Photographic Society exhibition

    The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford, Councillor Dale Smith and his wife, Margaret, have attended Bradford Photographic Society’s second annual exhibition at Shipley Library, along with supporters of Bingley-based charity Brain Tumour Research

  • Link up the stations

    SIR – Knock down the Odeon and build offices and a hotel. Sorry, councillors, but this won’t work. Renovate the cinema and use the project money to link up the two stations and build stores around the new station and bus terminal. The golden opportunity

  • Intellectual snobbery

    SIR – I am pleased to see that Mike Pollard (Letters, June 22) has taken exception to my accusing him of being against social mobility because of his allegedly light-hearted reference to John Prescott. Mr Pollard is not the only commentator to have used

  • Driven to despair by spiralling debts

    Debt is a significant factor in worsening mental health. Money worries can lead to severe depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, according to the leading mental health charity Mind. When things become too difficult to cope with, many people can

  • Grim future if adopters stay away

    It is a tragedy that so many children are in desperate need of people to adopt them. The charity Barnardo’s is today warning that the influx of children who need placing with parents is reaching crisis levels. There are 150 children in the Yorkshire

  • A splash of fun was enjoyed by nearly all

    SIR – With regard to Rita Roberts’s letter (T&A, June 28). I was among the 30,000-strong crowd that greeted the Olympic Torch and runners. So, Mrs Roberts, you got wet. What of it? You chose to stand where you did, so don’t blame someone else for getting

  • Safety on menu at bike breakfast

    More than 50 Cyclists stopped off in City Park, Bradford, yesterday as part of a big bike breakfast organised by Bradford Council. As well as the opportunity to grab a free breakfast, the commuters were able to jump in an articulated lorry to learn more

  • Shot fired at house in 'feud' attack

    A police chief last night moved to reassure the public that his officers’ “full focus” was on tackling gun crime following another shooting in Bradford. Six people escaped injury after shots were fired at a house yesterday. Four women and two men were

  • "Farmers' market is a boost for Baildon"

    A farmers’ market is to be held in Baildon following a two-year campaign by residents and business owners in the village. Baildon Parish Council has given a green light for the monthly market outside Ian Clough Hall, which will sell produce from Yorkshire

  • Bradford businesses urged to work more closely with schools

    Teenagers “don’t get work”, a leading Bradford businessman has warned. Paul Mackie, vice-president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, made the stark announcement during a call to arms to businesses to promote enterprise in schools and help shape the workforce

  • Fans are urged to give Bulls a lifeline

    The administrator of crisis-hit Bradford Bulls has issued a rallying call for fans to turn out in their thousands for their “last chance” to convince potential buyers to save the famous rugby league club. The appeal by Brendan Guilfoyle came as it was

  • Appeal for witnesses after man, 32, dies in car crash

    A 32-year-old man died when his car ploughed into a lamppost in Guiseley yesterday. The victim, of Bingley, who had not been named by police last night, suffered fatal injuries when the blue Peugeot 307 he was driving went out of control on the A65 Leeds

  • Bradford City make double capture

    Bradford City have unveiled two more signings in time for the opening salvo of their pre-season slog. Garry Thompson and Stephen Darby have joined the squad which will report back to Apperley Bridge today for fitness tests. Thompson,