Notts County 0, City 1 James Hanson claimed a spectacular extra-time winner as new-look City kicked off their campaign by claiming the scalp of Notts County in the Capital One Cup. The big striker hit a delightful curling left-foot shot into
A mum is trying to raise £5,000 in sponsorship to get charity status for a new nationwide advice group. Maralyn Adey came up with the idea for LDHS (Learning Disabilities Hospital Support) after her 27-year-old son Kristian, who has Down’s Syndrome
A free shuttle bus service is replacing buses around Odsal Top in Bradford until the end of major gas repair works next month. The service runs every 15 minutes on a circular route from 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday covering Halifax Road, Odsal
Plans for a £3 million super-size farm shop on the outskirts of Skipton will be on show this week. Keelham Farm Shop, an award-winning family business based at Thornton , Bradford, wants to create an “eco-friendly barn for the 21st century” on
Phil Parkinson handed debuts to six players as City opened their campaign at Notts County in the Capital One Cup. Stephen Darby, Rory McArdle and James Meredith all lined up in defence and Garry Thompson and Gary Jones in midfield. There
A cancer charity which has its fundraising headquarters in Shipley has sent a rallying call for help in raising more than £200,000 – with a cuppa and a slice of cake. Macmillan Cancer Support is appealing for people in Bradford and West Yorkshire
Three new zones have been set up for festival-goers at this year’s Bingley Music Live . Organisers of the three-day event at Myrtle Park have created an arts and cabaret area in the main arena, with walkabout performances between the live acts
Train operator East Coast has launched a campaign to bring tourists to Yorkshire on the back of the Olympics success of athletes from the region. Yorkshire successes at the London 2012 games put the county ahead of Russia, South Africa and New
A manager at Bradford social housing group Incommunities has become the first person in the country to complete a senior gas safety course run by industry registration body CORGI. Darren Fountain, pictured, gas servicing manager, was sponsored
Look who’s just moved in to St Leonard’s Farm. The furry family of four meerkats have made themselves at home in a specially-built new enclosure complete at the Esholt attraction with observation tower and hidey-holes to burrow in. The sister
A 13-year-old boy was today in hospital after he was badly injured in an accident with a car in Queensbury last night. Police and ambulances were called to Commercial Street at 8.46pm following the incident which involved a Ford Ka. A West
A series of events that will demonstrate that animals are among some of the most astonishing athletes in the world are continuing at Bradford Council’s libraries. The Animalympics ZooLab workshops feature giant African snails, newts, tarantulas
A former firefighter who filmed his neighbour and kept letters she had thrown away has been jailed for “flagrant” breaches of a restraining order. Brian Pemberton, 65, appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday charged with four breaches of the
A descendant of the family who ran a well-known Bradford department store, described as the Harrods of the North, has died aged 66. Antony Maufe was the grandson of Philip Maufe, a former chairman of Brown, Muff in Bradford and the only son of
Regional airline Flybe, whose operations include services at Leeds Bradford Airport, has issued another profits warning as it blamed worsening market conditions for empty seats on its flights. The group suffered a decline in trade in the three
Twenty years of work by Shipley -based photographer Tim Smith will go on show in an Aire Valley Waterways exhibition. Photographs charting the development of the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, as well as images capturing the transition
Proposals to introduce more on-street parking charges on the edge of Bradford city centre have been shelved after consultation with local businesses and residents. A major review of parking across the wider city centre was announced in 2010 with
A craftsman who has worked on the sets of major films has joined Pudsey -based specialist plasterers Ornate Interiors. Plasterer Mark French, 45, from Cleckheaton , has joined the award-winning firm, which carries out traditional lime plastering
A builder thrown out of his car into a tree after losing control on a country lane was almost double the drink-drive limit and had not been wearing a seatbelt, an inquest heard. Jonathan English, 28, of Gilstead Lane, Bingley , had been drinking
Seventy-eight-year-old Mike Smith has been nominated for a Community Stars award after he has “consistently displayed all that is best in a true volunteer” for the past 30 years. Nominating Mr Smith, Paul Garnett, who works with him at Specsavers
Bradford law firm Switalskis Solicitors has continued its expansion through a merger with another West Yorkshire practice to create a business with 11 partners and more than 200 staff. Switalskis, which specialises in legal aid work and has an
by Chris Holland Business Reporter Heckmondwike is once again to become the head office and main machine tools production hub for engineering giant the 600 Group. The company is pulling the plug on a Polish venture which it bought for nearly
A 31-year-old shooting victim has been spared an immediate jail sentence after police seized £1,025 of criminal cash from his home. Cash wash worker Mohammed Malik, of Heysham Drive, Holme Wood , Bradford, needed surgery after he was recently shot
A man has been rescued by firefighters from a kitchen blaze at his Keighley home today. Crews at Keighley station were alerted by an automatic alarm at the man’s bungalow in Otley Street at about 7am and had to break their way in through a side
Mick Potter is ready to see the job through with the Bulls after watching them claim a precious 32-26 victory over play-off rivals Hull KR last night. Potter, who has been working unpaid for the last month, had threatened to quit this weekend unless
Campaigning residents who fought to save a dilapidated villa in Heaton have praised developers who have brought it back to life. During an 18-month battle to bring Emmfield Villas in Emm Lane back into use, Bradford Council – lobbied by villagers
Valley Parade will be known as the Coral Windows Stadium for another three years. The Bradford-based double glazing firm have signed a new extension to their sponsorship deal which began in 2007. City director of operations David Baldwin said
Youngsters risking their lives by lying down, or “planking”, on the walls of Thornton viaduct have been warned they are playing a “very dangerous game”. Councillor Valerie Binney (Con, Thornton and Allerton ) said she was horrified when she
Bradford Bulls 32, Hull KR 26 Sam Tomkins tweeted earlier this week that Bradford making the play-offs would eclipse any of the top four sides winning the Grand Final. Better than lifting the Super League trophy, Sam? Are you sure
