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Bradford & Bingley and holders Oakworth will meet in a repeat of the 2011 Gordon Bowers Under-Nines Eight-A-Side Competition final on Sunday at Undercliffe (10am).

Francis Cummins would be the ideal candidate to succeed Mick Potter if the Bulls coach’s reign does not continue beyond this season. That is the view of Potter himself, whose future remains undecided as the club wait to hear if they will survive

Neil Warnock today signed Stoke City midfielder Michael Tonge on loan until December. Tonge, 29 – who played under Warnock at Sheffield United – said: “It makes it easier when you know the manager because he knows what type of player you are. It

Master and pupil come face to face on Saturday when Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey takes his side to Lee Sinnott’s Altrincham in Blue Square Bet North. Former Bantam ‘Sinbad’ inherited Deacey as his assistant

Guiseley manager Steve Kittrick is hoping three of his players have returned from international duty free from injury ahead of Saturday's home game against Bishops Stortford. Guiseley were one of three joint leaders in the Blue Square

The FA Trophy gets underway on Saturday with the preliminary round, and Farsley face a frighteningly similar scenario to the FA Cup. Being drawn at home against a club from your own division (Evo-Stik Division One North) should not be

Brighouse Town moved to the summit of the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division with a win in midweek, and they could strengthen their position tomorrow. Town head to Retford United on a weekend when many of their league rivals are

With most of the teams in the higher divisions of the West Riding County Amateur League exempt from the early rounds of the local league and district FA cups, virtually a full Premier Division programme will be played on Saturday. Campion, whose

“We are back where we belong.” Those were the proud words of Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale tonight after the county secured promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship. The Tykes success was sealed at 6.04pm after

Bradford & Bingley secretary Nick Patterson is confident the club can produce the right response when they host Burnage on Saturday in a landmark game for skipper Guy Ford. Ford will be making his 100th appearance for the club as

Tom Lees insists he will be thinking of Wales not England as he returns to league action with Leeds on Saturday. The young defender made his England Under-21 debut against Norway this week after being drafted in by Stuart Pearce at the last minute

Otley coach Tom Rock has a welcome problem as his side look to extend their winning SSE National League Two North start to three games at Stockport on Saturday – a selection headache. Rock has been delighted with the early form

In Saturday's Pennine League Premier Division, Wibsey Warriors look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Slaithwaite Saracens. Coach Jason Hirst will have been pleased with last week’s performance at Thornhill Trojans

BRADFORD No 1 AA The members’ match at Raskelf was won by John Walsh with a 46lb 4oz mixed bag, including crucians, ide and F1s. Steve Warriner caught 38lb 12oz for second followed by Graham Jackson with 35lb. Andy Jacques goes into the final

A thousand school pupils celebrated 2,000 years of Yorkshire history during a colourful parade paying tribute to the white rose county. The White Rose Parade, one of the children’s highlights of the tenth annual Saltaire Festival , brought colour

Apart from not knowing where to take the championship trophy on Saturday, the management board of the JCT600 Bradford League must be rubbing their hands with glee. Their decision to re-arrange the washed-out programmes of April 21 and 28 has worked

A half century from Bradford-born Anthony McGrath helped Yorkshire continue to amass a commanding second-innings lead during the afternoon session on day three against Essex. By tea, the advantage was up to 340 runs with the Tykes on 205-6.

Police are hunting raiders who robbed a man at gunpoint at his Bradford home. The incident took place in Brafferton Arbor, Buttershaw , shortly before 1am today when the robber, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, forced his way into the

Detectives are hunting ramraiders who reversed a 4x4 truck into a Bradford off-licence early today. Shopkeeper Shahid Mahmood says the attack on his business in Torr Road, off Cooper Lane, Buttershaw , shortly before 3am had left it looking like

An online data system that tracks the progress of children through nursery and primary school and is the brainchild of a Bradford teacher is set to be rolled out nationally after trials in two city schools. Early Essence to Primary Essence has

Yorkshire continued to build a sizeable second-innings lead during the morning session on day three of their LV= County Championship match at Essex. At lunch they had an advantage of 245 runs on 110-5. Two wickets fell during the session, with

The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Barkerend : illuminated text to top of ATM, Barkerend Road Post Office, 264 Barkerend Road. Barkerend: installation of Bank of Ireland external ATM cash machine through

Cliffe Castle Park’s cafe has been taken over by film-makers. The premises were used to shoot a key scene for a short film, The Poetry Of Mammoths, set in Keighley and the surrounding moorland. Film-maker Jim Walker said: “The film has a long

The chief constable of West Yorkshire Police today insisted he has “absolutely nothing to hide” after calls for him to step down following the release of the damning Hillsborough report. In a statement, Sir Norman Bettison, said he welcomed the

Sports clubs will meet in Otley next week to discuss using the area’s Olympics legacy as a springboard to join forces. The event, which is open to all local sporting organisations and could lead to the founding of an Otley sports forum, is the

Growing concerns about economic prospects have been highlighted by two local business surveys. One shows that many companies are struggling to come to terms with a sustained period of low growth, while the other shows that many bosses think the

Heroic Bradford soldier Private Martin Bell, who was killed trying to save a friend in Afghanistan, could soon have a lasting memorial created in his home town. A decision will be made by councillors next week on whether a new street in a housing

Keighley ’s new champion for the over-50s aims to protect groups that provide a lifeline for older people. Julie Lintern is the new older people’s development manager at Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary and Community Action. She carried out a similar

Plans for 14 houses in Silsden could be passed next week subject to a legal agreement being signed by the developer committing more than £40,000 towards recreation and education in the area. Bradford Council’s regulatory and appeals committee are

Two teenagers have been handed police cautions after assaulting a PCSO in Bradford city centre. It is believed the 18-year-olds assaulted the officer after he told them to stop playing football in Centenary Square at about 4.30pm on Tuesday.

Skipton woman Kathleen Greenwood is all set to mark her centenary. She was just 14 when she left school and started work at a Skipton mill. Both her parents had died when she was nine, leaving Kathleen, the youngest of nine, and two siblings

New Cougars coach Paul March has snapped up Ross Peltier, Sean Hesketh and Scott Law as he acted quickly to bolster his squad in preparation for next season. Rookie back-rower and Jamaica international Peltier has spent the past two seasons with

Police performance in West Yorkshire is on track, according to a report by Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison. The report says the force is on target to achieve eight out of ten key performance indicators. Confidence in local policing and customer

Mick Potter made a heartwarming speech about the Bulls’ trio of retiring players at the end-of- season awards night on Tuesday. He paid a rich tribute to Bryn Hargreaves , Ian Sibbit and Ben Jeffries after they decided to hang up their boots.

The leader of a Muslim women’s organisation said women will have been left “disappointed” by George Galloway ’s refusal to apologise for controversial comments he made about rape and sexual consent. The Bradford West MP tonight faced a meeting

Changes to strict conditions that allowed the recycling of construction and demolition waste at a quarry near Bingley look set to be approved next week. An application by Skipton Properties to fill in Midgeham Cliff Edge Quarry, near Harden , with

A former teacher has gone on trial accused of systematic sexual abuse at a Brighouse residential school more than 30 years ago. Peter Merrick was promoted to assistant head teacher in charge of residential care during his time at the William Henry

Residents living next to a busy Bradford road fear lives will be in danger unless action is taken quickly to ban parked cars causing congestion. People whose homes overlook Woodside Road in Wyke say there have been three accidents in the past five

West Yorkshire Police is making one of the largest reductions in officers in non-frontline roles, according to a Government report. The HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report, on whether police forces were meeting spending targets, identified West

The Bradford Science Festival gets under way next month, and the organisers have just unveiled their special programme for schools and young people. Helen Barraclough, from Space Connections, which is organising the festival, said: “Following on

Five of the district’s pubs have made it into the Good Beer Guide for the first time. The 2013 Guide, which published its 40th edition today, features the best 4,500 real ale pubs across the UK. The 143,000 members of CAMRA (Campaign for Real

25 years ago: Bradford Council bosses pledged support for ambitious plans to re-introduce trolley buses in the city after a secret meeting with county transport bosses. 50 years ago: A petition bearing 1,993 signatures of Shelf residents objecting

Six months ago, when documents relating to the horrific events at the Hillsborough football stadium in 1989 started to be made public, the father of Tony Bland, a Keighley man who lost his life as a result of the crush of people in Sheffield, said

SIR – As so many homes for the elderly appear to receive publicity only when things go wrong I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge through the T&A the care and attention my mother received during the seven years she lived in Rowanberries

Computer and mobile technology are important communication tools in many people’s lives. Some cannot be separated from their mobile phones and that poses a problem, particularly when sitting behind the steering wheel. Being in control of a

SIR – The recent cabinet changes were just about right – the coalition can’t afford radical changes at this particular time. It is time people gave Jeremy Hunt a vote of confidence to try and win his spurs as Health Secretary. Forget about his

SIR – Surely, the quote of the week came from Prime Minister David Cameron who, when questioned why he had promoted so many new and inexperienced MPs in his re-shuffle, said: “We all have to start somewhere!” In the midst of a recession?

SIR – The Baildon Parish Council (BPC) has the potential to improve the lives of everyone that lives there, and has already made a good start since its formation in 2007. However, it is drastically underfunded, despite councillors taking no expenses

SIR – Mr Murphy in his letter (T&A, September 8) castigates the last Labour government for introducing the ‘work capability assessments’. I could not agree more. I was actually referring to the fact that good old Atos have recently won yet another

SIR – The consultation process over the proposed hydro electric scheme in Saltaire has generated interest and controversy (T&A, September 8). My understanding of the scheme is that it is intended to help Bradford Council source 20 per cent

A man found guilty of blasting a father-of-six in the leg with a shotgun more than five years ago will be sentenced next week. Robert Whelan, 31, was convicted at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday of having a firearm to commit an indictable offence

Residents have been urged to give their views on the future of Bradford Beck – once dubbed the “filthiest river in Britain” but now being revitalised. A management plan is being developed by the Aire Rivers Trust to improve the long-neglected waterway

Brett Kearney has admitted he faces a nervous wait to discover if the Bulls will retain their Super League status. The club’s change of ownership into the hands of Omar Khan and Gerry Sutcliffe was finally ratified on Tuesday but a bigger battle

James Hanson has championed Alan Connell’s cause for a City starting slot. Connell, pictured, is pushing for a recall against Barnet on Saturday after his stunning equaliser as a substitute at Accrington. He has not begun a league game since

A Keighley businessman whose two daughters died in the Hillsborough disaster has demanded the resignation of West Yorkshire Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison for his involvement in the aftermath of the tragedy. Trevor Hicks, whose teenage daughters

A judge has jailed a highly dangerous husband for 13 years for a savage drunken attack on his wife and warned all women that next time he could kill. Grant Stephenson drove a knife into his wife Christine’s stomach, causing a wound a foot deep

The owner of Bradford’s Odeon building has submitted a bid to turn the former cinema into a giant advertising billboard while wrapping the 1930s structure. Bosses at the Home and Communities Agency (HCA), who inherited the building from the now-defunct

Murder squad detectives are distributing thousands of posters to homes in a new bid to find the killer of Bradford grandfather Clement Desmier. Investigating officers believe the answer to the brutal killing of 68-year-old Mr Desmier, at his

A man who plied an “infatuated” 13-year-old girl with gifts of adult underwear, then tried to hang himself in front of her after their relationship ended, has been jailed for five years. Javid Sadiq, 27, disregarded a warning letter from police

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has managed to strengthen its position over the last year despite a challenging financial environment, its annual meeting was told. Chairman David Richardson welcomed around 80 people to the Sovereign

Three parliamentary constituencies in Bradford are among the worst 100 in the UK for fastest rising unemployment rates, it was revealed yesterday. And the growing number of jobless in the district and region flies in the face of the national downward

It was the wool trade that made Bradford an international powerhouse in the 19th century – and now the district is leading the way again in the textile world. As UK Wool Week looms in October, major designers are championing the material and the