GFH Capital, the Bahrain-based investment company who this week announced they had signed an exclusive agreement to lead a takeover of Leeds, tonight revealed details of their plans for the Championship club. The company, a subsidiary of Gulf
Wigan Warriors 12, Leeds Rhinos 13 Leeds are back at Old Trafford for a fifth time in six years after claiming a famous victory in an epic Super League play-off semi-final at the DW Stadium. The defending champions looked to have lost their
Running log The inaugural Washburn Valley Folkin’ Reservoir Ramble saw Ilkley ’s Jez Hellewell win the 20-miler and Simon Barker of Valley Striders likewise over the 14-mile route. Hellewell (2hr 46min 47sec) learned two lessons – always
Pro Coach Yorkshire Cricket, the official coaching providers for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, have announced dates for their two ten-week winter development academies for school, club and district cricketers. They will be at Woodlands Cricket
Bradford & Bingley are not the only club Henry Paul will be coaching this winter. The Bulls legend and former England RU international has also agreed to help out Yorkshire Division Four club Halifax by taking two training sessions a month
Cougars player-coach Paul March has declared his squad all but complete for next season after recruiting several new players. Half-back Scott Leatherbarrow has joined on a one-year deal from Wigan after turning down offers from a number of rival
Bradford City missed out on a chance to go top of the Women’s Northern Combination when their scheduled clash with Leeds City Vixens on Thursday night was called off due to a waterlogged Thackley pitch. They are due back in action on Sunday at
Yorkshire will continue their close-season recruitment drive by adding Durham fast bowler Liam Plunkett to their squad next week. The White Rose county are confident they can help the 27-year-old former England seamer rekindle his career, after
Half a century of Bradford boxing memories was marked with a special party to remember a former coach. Alec Allan, who died in May aged 83, was the guiding light behind countless boxers taking up the sport he loved. Junior Witter, the city’
The dust is still settling at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium after Ian Banks and his assistant Ian Mason called time on their tenure last Monday, so the midweek postponement was well timed. The Eagles were due to host basement outfit Appleby Frodingham
Avenue manager John Deacey remained non-committal as to weather Tom Greaves would make his 200th appearance for the club at home to Boston United tomorrow but he did have some kind words for the striker and the two defenders he released last week
The game of the day in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division this weekend is undoubtedly the top-of-the-table clash between reigning champions Buttershaw White Star and current leaders Thornton United. Both clubs share the same facility
Dynamania hit Bradford as one of the world’s most in-demand street magicians came home to meet his fans. Dynamo - real name Steven Frayne - grew up in Delph Hill but is now known across the globe for his stunning big-scale illusions and feats of
Yorkshire want to become the first English winners – and possibly the last – of the Champions League T20 competition. The county’s 15-man squad fly out to South Africa on Tuesday ahead of their two-match qualifying campaign, starting a week later
Things have turned around quickly for Albion just as new assistant manager Pav Singh predicted. The club had a difficult start to their second season on the football pyramid after joining the semi-pro ranks. Some of their players were poached
Nahki Wells has this afternoon signed a new three-year contract with City. The Bermudian striker put pen to paper on the deal after training to end the uncertainty over his future. Wells, whose current contract was up in the summer, has started
Senior Muslims in traditional religious dress gathered early in sunlit Centenary Square, Bradford, today for a peaceful protest against the American-made film about the Prophet Muhammed. As they sat ringing the paved area, police kept a low
Birstall, Batley and Northowram Fields avoided relegation from the Premier Divisi on in remarkable fashion on the final day of Central Yorkshire League action. There is no substitute for experience in sport and two men stood out on an afternoon
The head of an expanding Bradford-based fund which supports small firms turned down by banks is to try to persuade Business Secretary Vince Cable to let it play a part in delivering cash from the Government’s proposed new Business Bank, unveiled
Legend are seven musicians and singers dedicated to the life and music of the late, great Bob Marley. With the recent national release of the film Marley, interest in Bob Marley and reggae is yet again high, not that it has ever gone away.
The head of an expanding Bradford-based fund which supports small firms turned down by banks is to try to persuade Business Secretary Vince Cable to let it play a part in delivering cash from the Government’s proposed new Business Bank, unveiled
Nuns have been on the run in Yeadon to promote a comedy being staged in the town. A group of five ‘nuns’ were out and about highlighting Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s production of Nunsense, a rib-tickling comedy with songs running
LOOPER (15, 118 mins) *** Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Pierce Gagnon, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Summer Qing, Frank Brennan, Garret Dillahunt. Director: Rian Johnson Looper is meticulously planned
Bradford singer-songwriter Karl Dallas is taking music fans down memory lane with a skiffle session at the Castle pub in Grattan Road, Bradford, tonight. The former music journalist, who wrote for Melody Maker, Rolling Stone and The Times, will
A two-car crash caused traffic chaos in Bradford city centre this morning. Police were called to a collision outside Halfords on Valley Road, near Hamm Strasse, at around 9.35am. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said an occupant of one of
More than 200 young performers from Stage 84 will be taking to the Alhambra stage in a magical new production of family favourite Peter Pan. The show boasts spectacular sets and costumes – and Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael will all fly across
A science family fun day will be help as part of Bradford Science Festival . Questions like ‘Is their life on other planets?’ and ‘Can bees clean your teeth?’ will be among those being answered. And among the many activities on offer will be
The annual Idle Tide fair, which was due to be held tomorrow has had to be cancelled due to the recent heavy rain. Councillors in Idle and Thackley and Bradford Council’s Parks department have taken the decision that the event cannot go ahead safely
Better trading news today from travel giant Thomas Cook will not halt plans to close its Bradford city centre call centre with the potential loss of around about 460 jobs. A 90-day consultation period with the TSSA union over the planned closure
Texas singer-songwriter Danny Schmidt and singer Carrie Elkin bring their own brand of romantic artistry to Saltaire ’s Caroline Street Club next week. They are a romantic partnership in real, not just musical life. Together on stage makes for
THE CAMPAIGN (15, 85 mins)** Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Sarah Baker, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Grant Goodman, Kya Haywood. Director: Jay Roach According to a quote
Goodbye grey skies, hello blue – Keighley Amateurs are kicking off their autumn season with a production of Happy Days. The feelgood show, based on the popular TV series starring Henry Winkler as king of cool Arthur ‘The Fonz’ Fonzarelli, runs
Bradford singer Chantel McGregor has been voted Female Vocalist Of The Year in this year’s British Blues Awards. The award follows her success last year, when she won the Young Artist Of The Year in the British Blues Awards. Said to have the
Members of Specialist Autism Services in Bradford have been showing off their artistic talents. Spectrums Of Another World was the theme for its exhibition at Handmade in Bradford in Tyrrel Street. Autism can make communication difficult and
Fans of the Hairy Bikers have been seeing much less of them recently. The amiable chefs, aka Si King and Dave Myers, have introduced viewers to a range of regional and international cookery experiences, thanks to their TV shows taking them motorbiking
Regular readers will recall my previous adventures in DIY, and even those with not-so-long memories might remember last week’s burblings about breaking the swing seat in the garden. They will also have surmised from past columns that our house
UNTOUCHABLE (15, 112 mins) *** Starring Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Alba Gaia Kraghede Bellugi, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Gregoire Oestermann. Directors: Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache Loosely based on a true story, this
Subject to the weather, this weekend’s Fallfest concerts at Glusburn , near Keighley , will feature Guiseley -born singer Peter Grant and a four-piece band. Earlier this year, T&A readers were treated to an unusually candid account of this
SIR – I’m sorry Mr Lyons did not understand the commitment given by myself and Graham Terry to withdraw from the Baildon Parish Council by-election if he gave the same commitment. Mr Terry and I each explained it directly to him. I am not “the
SIR – UK residents who become centenarians receive a congratulatory card from the monarch and another for each year they live thereafter. Many already have, but experts say that by 2050 there could be thousands. And who knows what age homo sapiens
SIR – I’m writing to you re Mr Trevor Foster, a Bradford rugby league legend. What a lot of your readers won’t know, Mr Foster was a legend for so-called problem children too. In the early Seventies I was one so called, and was put into the care
SIR – On Tuesday, September 18, a concerned MP spoke out in Parliament about the war in Afghanistan and was dismissed from the House for his views. No doubt the majority of his fellow MPs would side with the speaker and support the war. This support
SIR – How many ghosts will be now wringing their hands and wailing ‘Pity Poor Bradford’? This is due to a planned protest this afternoon in Bradford’s Centenary Square against an obscure film that 99.9 per cent of the population would never have
SIR – Why is ‘pleb’ now regarded as such a term of abuse that a Tory right-winger has to deny using the term? I’m a pleb, and proud of it. Back in the days of ancient Rome, plebeians were land-owning free citizens, not of the highest degree, but
While the nation is proud of our sporting stars, we are equally proud of the people who helped to make the London 2012 Olympic Games such a success. The event provided the perfect platform not only for the country’s athletes to shine, but also
The work Bradford Council has done to bring nearly 2,000 derelict homes back into use in the district must be applauded. It is also a massive vindication of the T&A’s long-running campaign to use brownfield sites for housing rather than continually
The parents of a gifted student who died a day before her 22nd birthday are continuing to raise funds in her memory and their latest venture is an online charity auction of rugby league memorabilia. Katie Wilkinson, a former pupil of Bingley
Bradford City Park will host its first firework display next month as it brings Bradford Science Festival to a close with a bang. Themed pyrotechnics, presented by Skyburst, will end the inaugural five-day event on Saturday, October 21 – and Bradford
A senior Bradford councillor had skirting boards fitted in a garage and a staircase between a second-floor granny flat and the loft space above, a panel heard yesterday. Labour group chief whip Councillor Sher Khan (Little Horton ) had been forced
NHS Bradford and Airedale, the body responsible for commissioning healthcare services for people living in the district, has published its final annual report. Since its inception in 2006, the organisation has worked to ensure the best and most
The most vulnerable sections of the local population are being urged to protect themselves against flu this winter. Adults and children with a range of medical conditions, pregnant women, carers and everyone over 65 are being targeted in NHS Bradford
A moped rider jumped red lights and forced traffic to swerve as he tried to outrun the police, Bradford Crown Court heard. John Postans reached speeds of 53mph in a determined bid to shake off a pursuing patrol car. Postans, 26, of Brookfield
Kyel Reid wants to make sure life at Valley Parade stays perfect by beating fellow high-flyers Port Vale tomorrow. Fourth-placed City have kicked off the league campaign with four home wins as well as Tuesday’s dramatic comeback success over Burton
A candle on top of a television sparked a blaze at a home in Bailiff Bridge . Firefighters from Brighouse Fire Station say the candle’s flame lit some ornamental twigs next to them and caused a fire at the house on Sovereign Square at around
Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bradford have urged people to search their consciences and reveal the identity of the killer driver. Richard Taylor, 59, of Bingley , was struck by a white SEAT Ibiza as he walked across Keighley
Mosque leaders are calling for calm at today’s city centre protest against an American made ‘anti-Islam’ film they say attacks their faith and insults their Prophet Muhammed. Thousands of Muslims are expected to meet in Centenary Square at 3.30pm
Thieves have been condemned for stealing “an iconic part of Bradford’s history” after carrying off an 1870s bell that was sitting in pride of place at Manningham Mills. The theft of the half-ton £4,000 bell has left staff devastated, with manager
Two Airedale Hospital cancer specialists won funding to go on a fact-finding trip to an international conference in Austria. Carl Booth, lead pharmacist for cancer services and clinical trials, was awarded £2,000 when his presentation was voted
A Calderdale councillor who is being investigated over “unacceptable” comments he made about the Hillsborough disaster and the Lawrence inquiry has been backed by his own party. Councillor Roger Taylor, who represents Northowram and Shelf for the
Families of offenders convicted in three major Bradford murder cases will be speaking at an event to raise awareness of a controversial law. Support group JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association), which has organised the event, claims
Francis Cummins will draw inspiration from the legendary Trevor Foster as he bids to guide the Bulls into a bright new era. After a season in which the club were almost brought to their knees before Omar Khan’s intervention, new coach Cummins believes
Bradford has been hailed a top performer in a national scheme to bring empty council homes back into use after figures revealed that nearly 2,000 abandoned properties across the district have been brought back to life. The Government launched
An encounter between wartime star Pat Kirkwood, who lived in Bingley , and the Duke of Edinburgh has been made into a musical. The one-woman show draws on letters from Prince Philip left by Miss Kirkwood to her last husband, the late Peter Knight
Restoration work to historic St Chad’s Church in Bradford has begun – 99 years since it came into being. The £150,000 renovation scheme is being watched over by Bradford’s most devoted priest, Canon Ralph Crowe, who began caring for the building
Bradford City Park will host its first firework display next month as it brings Bradford Science Festival to a close with a bang. Themed pyrotechnics, presented by Skyburst, will end the inaugural five-day event on Sunday, October 21 – and Bradford
Just when you thought we’d seen the back of the atrocious forecasts, Nathan Doyle is predicting an avalanche. But don’t panic with the winter survival kit just yet. According to the teak-tough midfielder, the only ones likely to be submerged are
A soldier who ran through a barrage of enemy fire to aid colleagues wounded by a bomb will today be recognised for his heroism. Brave Corporal Scott Dyson, of the 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, ran 200 metres under fire through ground not
