Sheffield Wednesday 1, Leeds United 1 Former Sheffield United midfielder Michael Tonge rescued a point for Leeds to deny Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday in a derby clash marred by crowd trouble. Tonge, who spent a large chunk of his career
Otley Athletics Club’s ambitions to build a running track and sports centre for the town have moved a step closer following a public meeting to gauge interest in the project. The meeting saw the club’s Legacy Committee exchange ideas from interested
Mourners turned out in their hundreds to pay tribute and celebrate the life of a former Lord Mayor of Bradford. Councillors, including the current Lord Mayor, police officers, friends and relatives were among the many who gathered today at St Barnabas
Keighley Cougars duo Danny Jones and Craig Moss have been named in Wales’ 19-man squad for tomorrow’s autumn international against France in Lens. They are joined in the squad by Bulls winger Elliot Kear and Craig Kopczak, whose future remains
Shelf’s Andy Dimbleby (634 runs at 48.77 average) was the top batsman in Division Two of the Towergate Halifax League. Copley’s former Undercliffe player James Clarke headed the Division One batting averages with 568 runs at 81.14. Northowram
Bradford City retained their unbeaten record in the Northern Combination after a resounding 5-1 win over Stockport County, with a hat-trick from the versatile Mel Garside-Wight. City went behind early on but Garside-Wight, who performed superbly
Bradford boss John Deacey has been encouraged by the progress of two of his injured stars. Midfielder Ross Daly has not played this season after undergoing a hip operation in the close season and Amjad Iqbal is on the comeback trail from a second
A Baildon primary school has been praised for its teaching and learning as well as the behaviour of pupils in a recent Ofsted inspection. Inspectors judged Glenaire Primary School to be good, praising good teaching and learning. They also said
The impact that recent signings from Bradford Park Avenue, James Riley and Matt Dempsey, have made has not been lost on Farsley boss Neil Parsley. Riley began his career at Thackley and had a spell with FC Halifax Town, while Dempsey started at
Yorkshire head into the Lions’ den in Johannesburg tomorrow, quite literally. They take on the in-form Highveld Lions on their home patch at the imposing Wanderers ground, knowing only a win will keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals
Old Grovians have named a 24-man squad for tomorrow's clash at Harrogate Pythons, which pits together the only two unbeaten sides in SSE Yorkhsire Division Four. Leg injuries in last weekend's 38-5 Yorkshire Silver Trophy victory over Whitby mean
Albion boss Kulwinder Sandhu pulled off something of a coup when he snapped up the much sought-after Charlie Flaherty in midweek. His new signing did not disappoint as he opened his account on debut. Flaherty (pictured) was making a name for
Police have moved to quell rumours on social networking sites of child abductions across Bradford district. A police spokesman described as “incorrect” postings on Facebook and Twitter that someone in a white van had been snatching children from
A Burley-in-Wharfedale school enjoyed home success after hosting the first event of a new cross country running season. Ghyll Royd School staged the opening Wharfedale Cross Country League meeting, when children from reception to year six from
School pupils have decorated dozens of ceramic tiles which now form part of the interior of a new Haworth toy shop. The children from Stanbury Primary School were invited to show off their artistic talents by one of the owners of Pippy Longstocking
Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett is giving away 20,000 free junior season tickets in each of the next six years in a dramatic bid to boost crowds at Cougar Park. Fawcett is hoping the initiative will see Keighley regularly top the 3,000 mark next
The Dave Rayner Fund will be holding its annual fundraising dinner and dance at Bradford’s Hilton Hotel on November 10. The chief guest this year is legendary Irish cyclist Sean Kelly plus world junior road race champion Lucy Garner and Team SKY
So, these newcomers from Chevrolet think they can make a mark in the UK? Well, yes, actually. Although Chevrolet is small beer in the UK it is one of the world’s major motoring marques. It’s 101 years old, no less, and is the fourth biggest
Car companies have made tremendous progress in recent years in terms of style, value for money and economy. The success has been spread pretty much across the range, from city runabouts to flash executive models. But, for me, the greatest progress
Hundreds of people turned out to pay tribute and celebrate the life of former Bradford Lord Mayor Stanley King at his funeral today. Councillors, members of the police, friends and relatives were among the many who gathered to say their farewells
City have signed Watford left winger Craig Forsyth on a two-month loan deal to cover Kyel Reid’s absence. The 23-year-old 6ft 2in Scot, who scored twice against the Bantams in the FA Cup in January, comes straight into the squad for a possible
Textile artist Caren Garfen would like to hear from women who worked at Salts Mill, to help her with an artwork to be installed in the venue. Caren, who has had exhibitions of her work in Manchester, London’s Royal Academy of Arts and Munich, said
Bosses at one of Bradford’s biggest employers are braced for a rush of applications from graduates seeking places on a paid training programme. Yorkshire Water has launched a search for new recruits to its graduate training scheme, whose beneficiaries
Ilkley Squash Club are taking part in World Squash Day on Saturday, which will hopefully attract new players to the sport. The club are holding an open day to give new players an opportunity to try out squash and racketball with the club coach,
Bosses at one of Bradford’s biggest employers are braced for a rush of applications from graduates seeking places on a paid training programme. Yorkshire Water has launched a search for new recruits to its graduate training scheme, whose beneficiaries
The 22 young footballers in this photograph were, 50 years ago, members of St Bede’s Grammar School’s under-15 first and second teams. Two of them, John Simpson (second from left in the back row) and Tony Verity (fourth from left in the front row
Bradford pop star Kimberley Walsh and her Girls Aloud bandmates - who have been on hiatus since 2009 - were due to make a live announcement about their future career at noon today. It is expected that the announcement will relate to a new album
Last weekend, a new phone app was launched by the Canal and River Trust, looking at the history of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal between Bingley and World Heritage Site Saltaire. As reported in the T&A, it is the first canal network app. It includes
Meyer Bergman was formed in 2004 by its chairman Ton Meijer and chief executive Markus Meijer out of its predecessor the MAB Group, founded by Mr Meijer in the Netherlands in 1970. By 2004, MAB Group had invested more than £6 billion in real estate
Rebecca Robinson loves riding. The 29-year-old, who has Down’s Syndrome, is among the growing number of people with disabilities who enjoy learning to ride at Throstle Nest Riding School, one of 500 volunteer groups across the country belonging
May 1998: Caddick Developments announces plans to build a multi-million pound indoor shopping centre is planned for the site of a huge 1960s block of shops and offices in Bradford city centre. June 1998: Bradford Councillors approve a development
Bogus officials, doorstep criminals and pushy salesmen will be warned off homes in one area of Shipley from today, following the launch of a No Cold Calling Zone. Trading standards officials have joined forces with police and community groups to
A team of leading Bradford cancer researchers took time out to stand up and show support for a new Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign – Stand Up To Cancer. Led by Dr Jim McCaul, consultant maxillofacial/head and neck surgeon at Bradford Royal
An emergency evacuation has been carried out on a plane operated by Leeds Bradford Airport-based Jet2.com. The captain of the plane, which was preparing to leave Glasgow Airport for Alicante, raised the alarm at 7.40am, with suggestions smoke had
Primary school children in Shipley and Frizinghall have been brightening up Lister Park in Bradford as their homemade duck huts were installed. The huts were made during a workshop in Lister Park and then taken back to school and decorated.
Alan Connell has insisted City can win without dynamic duo Kyel Reid and Gary Jones. The pivotal pair are both off limits for the foreseeable future. Skipper Jones remains sidelined for at least the next few weeks while it is likely to be December
A crazed driver was being hunted yesterday after he raced through red lights and forced other motorists to mount the kerb to avoid him during a high-speed rush-hour police chase in Bradford. He also drove on the wrong side of traffic islands during
A clutch of Bradford girls are in the running to be crowned the first Miss Yorkshire this weekend. The contest which will be held at the 02 Academy Leeds on Sunday is supporting CLIC Sargent, a cancer charity for young people and children, by donating
Campaigners trying to stop hundreds of homes being built in their villages were dealt another crushing blow yesterday. And a man who applied to have fields in Derry Hill, Menston designated Village Green status to stop 170 new houses described
Two companies in the Bradford district have been awarded Government cash to develop state-of-the art research programmes. Turbo chargers BorgWarner Ltd, based at Roydsdale Way, Bradford, and electric motors manufacturer ATB Morley in Pudsey are
A civil engineering organisation has backed calls for faster progress on plans to establish a rail link to Leeds-Bradford International Air-port. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (Yorkshire and Humberside) has lent its weight to calls
Education watchdogs have praised a primary school for its teaching, learning and pupils’ behaviour following its latest inspection. Glenaire Primary School in Thompson Lane, Baildon, has been judged “good” in a report by by Ofsted inspectors –
The jury in the trial of a Keighley man accused of raping a woman more than two years ago was today considering its verdicts. Fiazul Islam, 32, of Mannville Road, Knowle Park, Keighley, denies two charges of rape, between July 21 and 24, 2010.
Pilgrims have blasted a Bradford travel agents for “wrecking” their once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca, with one would-be traveller claiming he has been left £40,000 out of pocket. Such are the concerns raised about the Hajj & Umrah agents
Plans put forward for a major expansion at a fishing centre on Green Belt land in Bingley could be sunk. Mick Bradbury, owner of Farview fishing lakes in Lee Lane, has applied to Bradford Council for permission to dig a third lake and canal pond
Zavon Hines has promised City fans that last week’s wonder goal is a hint of things to come from him. The winger admits he is yet to produce his best form in a claret and amber shirt. But he heads into tomorrow’s home clash with travel specialists
Activities and attractions will be taking place across the city this weekend during the Bradford Science Festival. After three intensive days of demonstrations and workshops for children and young people, which ended today, the city’s first science
An early start on Bradford's delayed Westfield retail scheme could be on the cards following a new funding deal which will kickstart the development. It is understood that Westfield has sold the Broadway site for £200 million to Meyer Bergman,
A major city centre crash that snarled up traffic in Bradford for hours is all the proof campaigners need to show plans to close two district fire stations would put people living in those areas at risk, says an MP. David Ward, the Bradford East
A postbox in the home village of gold Paralympian Danielle Brown has been daubed with yellow paint in an apparent protest at her choice to have a Skipton postbox painted gold in her honour. The vandalism comes after some Lothersdale folk felt snubbed
Teenagers in the Bradford district have bucked the national trend as the latest figures reveal that they achieved improved GCSE results this summer in the face of a national decline. But despite that, Bradford continues to lag behind national and
The mum of a young woman who was killed by her stalker told of her ordeal during a conference on women’s safety in Saltaire yesterday. Tricia Bernal, founder of charity Protection Against Stalking, successfully campaigned for an anti-stalking law
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has confirmed that matches against Dewsbury Rams and Leeds Rhinos are set to be the only two pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2013 campaign. Bradford will play Championship outfit Dewsbury on January 13 followed by another
