Gerry Sutcliffe tonight spoke of his desire to challenge the RFL over central funding the Bulls are currently set to forfeit next year. The club’s honorary chairman and owner Omar Khan addressed supporters in the latest fans' forum at
Prominent Mewies Solicitors Craven Cricket League club Cullingworth have applied to join the Towergate Halifax Cricket League. The Wynn Cup holders, who also finished seventh in Division One but whose second team were relegated from Division Three
Denholme’s Andrew Wear has finished his junior career with a third successive Upper Airedale Junior Cricket Association Cricketer of the Year award. The under-17 all-rounder, who received his award from Yorkshire County Cricket Club&rsquo
Opener Joe Root has the temperament to flourish during England’s forthcoming tour of India, according to Yorkshire's director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon. The 21-year-old began a training camp in Dubai today, where Alastair
In their early days, Bradford City played a number of games on the grounds of non-league clubs around the West Riding to help promote women's football. Harrogate Railway were one of those, and now the second round of the West Riding County FA Women's
A school librarian is set to lobby the Government for more protection for “vital” school library services. Karen King, a school librarian at Oakbank School in Keighley, will join a protest at the Houses of Parliament on Monday, organised by the
Bradford Dragons launch their VCARS.CO.UK Division One campaign tomorrow against Brixton Topcats at Bradford College. Dragons have had a very successful start to the season by topping their National Trophy pool and qualifying for the quarter-finals
The Bradford Sunday Alliance League returns to league action this week after the previous week’s cup exploits. Two clubs who were involved in the FA Sunday Cup last week clash at Emsleys Recreation ground. West Bowling, who were beaten in a
Ian Holmes (Bingley Harriers) stormed to victory, on the moors above Haworth, in the 21st Withins Skyline. His time of 42min 32sec set a new male over-40 record. The course record of 41.28, set by Olympic Triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee in
A Roman Catholic priest in Bradford is to stand trial accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. Father William Finnegan, parish priest at St Clare’s RC Church in Fagley, has pleaded not guilty to the charge. He appeared before Bradford
Children were taken on a mystery-solving tour as Scooby Doo arrived at the National Media Museum in Bradford today. The popular character took time out from solving spooky mysteries around Crystal Cove to kick off a programme of Halloween-themed
Sculptor Jamie Wardley is used to working his magic on sand and ice, carving elaborate shapes which have gone on display around the world. Now he has sculpted a spooky goblin’s face out of a giant pumpkin which has gone on display in Bradford for
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey was very pleased with the FA Cup draw and is looking forward to taking his side to Doncaster Rovers next Saturday - but he was disappointed that the tie is not being televised. Avenue have a burgeoning relationship
Down The Line Jamie Lawrence is passionate about his football. It is seven years since his last appearance as a professional but the former City winger still turns out regularly in non-league, as well as running his own academy in London.
Two long-serving officials in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League are standing down. They are league secretary Joy Wigglesworth and fixture secretary Graham Langton, with both citing a combination of work pressure and unending hassle
The M62 is closed westbound after an lorry overturned and shed its load of animal products. Junction 21 of the motorway has been shut, with long delays reported as far back as junction 26, as well as on the M606 at Chain Bar, after the incident
Down The Line It doesn’t take too much imagination to see Jamie Lawrence in a boxing ring. A few opponents down the years will feel they have gone the distance against such a heavyweight competitor. But Lawrence is busy sparring for his
Keighley MP Kris Hopkins has vowed to defy Europe over an order to give British prisoners the vote. He said he would vote in favour of keeping the 140-year-old ban on prisoners voting despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.
An aspiring Wharfedale director’s film about a precocious baby has reached the final of a national competition. Nick Scurfield’s Early Bird, a humorous short that shows an infant getting up to cook a fry-up for his sleeping dad, is in the running
Guiseley boss Steve Kittrick was taking things easy last Sunday when the FA Cup first-round draw was made but when word reached him he was satisfied with the outcome. The Guiseley manager said: “I wasn’t in front of the telly.
The search for an Eccleshill United head coach is ongoing at the Rapid Solicitors Stadium but director of football Mark Ellis is busy recruiting the players to work under the new man. The former Bantams winger is United’s director of
Bahrain-based investment bank GFH Capital are poised to complete their takeover of Leeds United, the two parties have said today. GFH Capital have provided Leeds owner Ken Bates with the necessary proof of funds to complete the transaction, which
James Haythornthwaite has revealed he quit the Cougars for a career in racehorse training because he fell out of love with rugby league. The talented utility player was tipped for Super League stardom by former Keighley player-coach Jason Demetriou
The parents of Private Christopher Kershaw, who was killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, received the first poppies in a poignant scene at the start of the South and West Yorkshire County Poppy Appeal in Bradford city centre today. The 19-year-old
Thousands of people have lined the streets of Skipton to pay tribute to fallen soldier Gareth Thursby. There were outbreaks of spontaneous applause from crowds on the town’s high street as the funeral cortege made its way to Holy Trinity Church
In Chaffinch Road people can regularly be seen with bags full to the brim with fruit and vegetables. The street, in Lower Grange, Bradford, is home to Pankhurst Pantry, a thriving food co-op – one of a number set up in Bradford to encourage people
For the first time in its short history since independence in 1947, Pakistan has had a voters’ election day to encourage more than 84 million people entitled to vote to do so at the general election, that may take place next year. This novel idea
Ever since his “triple whammy” of success in the early 1970s – when he was starring in both a West End show and a hit movie and was top of the American charts – David Essex has enjoyed a varied career. In recent years the singer, songwriter and
Saltairelive scoops yet another coup for its World Heritage stage tonight, with legendary Irish band Altan. They are in the UK for just five dates on their autumn tour with their new album Gleann Nimhe and Saltaire’s Victoria Hall is hosting one
Members of Buttershaw St Paul’s AODS have been picking up new skills for their next production, Return To The Forbidden Planet. The lively musical, running at St George’s Hall from January 22 to 26, 2013, demands a lot of its cast, who play musical
STUDENT OF THE YEAR (12A, 146 mins) Four stars Starring Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt. Director: Karan Johar Launching newcomers is a risk for any film-maker, especially when the director is responsible for some of Bollywood
SKYFALL (12A, 143 mins) Four stars Starring Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Berenice Marlohe, Rory Kinnear, Albert Finney, Helen McCrory. Director: Sam Mendes. Time waits for no man
Fulneck Dramatic Society is seeking a home for a hand-built doll’s house starring in its latest production. The Pudsey-based theatre group is staging Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Director Alacoque Marvin says once the final curtain comes down tomorrow
Work on creating a world-class playing surface at a football stadium in Ukraine has led to a joint award for the world’s leading turf research company STRI, based at Bingley. STRI and CRL (Clive Richardson Ltd) scooped the top prize for their work
The Keighley branch of an Armed Forces charity has moved home to cope with heavy demand for its services. The Keighley & Aire Valley division of SSAFA Forces Help (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) was set up in March last
Thieves have struck again in Thornton pinching yet more Yorkshire Stone just metres away from the house where the Bronte sisters were born. The theft of seven flagstones from the pathway outside 78 Market Street was discovered by Steven Stanworth
The University of Bradford’s Working Academy at the School of Computing, Informatics and Media has agreed a deal to film all of Bradford City FC’s home games. Simon Couth, Working Academy director, said: “A key factor in the employability of our
A 19-year-old who stashed cocaine as a way to make cash after finishing college was sentenced to 12-months in a young offenders’ institute yesterday. Haider Ali, of Victoria Park, Keighley, was caught with £2,776 worth of the class A drug when
A woman and baby were treated in hospital after being rescued from a smoke-filled flat. A worried neighbour who smelled smoke from the ground-floor property in Arncliffe Crescent, Raistrick, raised the alarm just after 1.30am yesterday. Crews
A group of parents who set up their own school have won a bid to double its size. BBG Academy in Birkenshaw, Bradford, will now get a new sports centre, changing rooms and library, which the community will be able to use outside school hours.
Ricky Ravenhill column: It’s a big ask when you’ve got to play so many away games on the bounce. Five out of six is tough for anyone but we got off to a great start with the win at Northampton. I think it was a fantastic performance. You know
Frightened allotment holders in Bradford are fed up of being “terrorised” by vandals and thieves. Plots at Stanacre in Northallerton road, Undercliffe, have been targeted on a nightly basis for the past three months by yobs who have pushed over
Permission for a new waste plant in Bradford as part of a 25-year £300 million deal has been recommended for approval next week. Members of Bradford Council’s regulatory and appeals committee will be tasked with determining the three-part application
Developer Westfield today confirmed a deal to sell its interest in Bradford’s Broadway scheme to London-based property investment firm Meyer Bergman together with two major Canadian pension funds. On completion of the deal, Meyer Bergman will become
At the risk of this column turning into some kind of DIY advice feature, I feel l must tell you once again about my prowess in matters of household maintenance. This latest instalment of my adventures in plumbing comes, you will recall, hot on
SIR – Tom Johnstone (Letters, October 17) seems to think that the world’s climate hasn’t warmed over the last 15 years, and his use of the word ‘warmist’ suggests that he has been reading too many of the climate change denial websites. It is highly
SIR – While driving the company van, wanting to get from A to B quickly as safely as possible, getting stuck behind cars doing 30mph on a 50mph road occurs almost every day – The Dales are worst. A nationwide survey reported that slow drivers are
SIR – My friends and I have been going to the pantomime at the Alhambra for many years. This year, however, we have had to pay £17.50 for a £16.50 ticket to see Cinderella (starring Billy Pearce and Linda Bellingham) the extra £1 it seems is a tax
SIR – The apparent dearth of correspondents criticising City Park these days must be down to the many successful events that have taken place there which have attracted thousands of visitors. I recall the missives denigrating this city centrepiece
SIR – The Executive of Bradford’s Labour-controlled Council has instigated a cut of £88,000 in spending on public toilets leading to a plan to reduce opening hours and the removal of attendants from some toilets. One proposed victim of the cuts
SIR – We arrived back at Leeds-Bradford Airport on Monday evening after a very comfortable flight from Faro and an excellent landing by the pilot in appalingly foggy conditions. Unfortunately, the plane was given a parking slot which seemed to
The Government approval for Bradford’s City Centre Growth Zone project is a major step forward that could now help to kickstart long-awaited regeneration. This time next week a rate-relief scheme will be in place to make the city centre a much
A Bradford business leader has called for economic statistics to be issued less often to avoid “slapdash” reporting and give a truer and more reliable picture of the state of the UK economy. Stephen Wright, president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce
Craig Forsyth sniggers at the predictable suggestion that his nickname in the dressing room should be “Brucie”. But he knows that a few good games are needed to get Watford thinking “didn’t he do well” from his loan spell up north. And if the
Baildon has just been accepted onto a nationwide scheme of rambler-friendly towns and villages called Walkers are Welcome, which is supported by Countryfile’s Julia Bradbury. And the parish council hopes its new status will draw hordes of walkers
City want to ban Nahki Wells from celebrating his next goal! Their ten-goal top scorer is suspended for tomorrow’s trip to Burton after receiving his fifth booking at Northampton. He left the pitch to run into the away fans after scoring. Assistant
Gary Jones has delighted City supporters – and his family – by declaring: I’m back. The talismanic midfielder came through a full-on training session yesterday with no ill effects from the back injury that has sidelined him for over a month.
A Bradford railway bridge known as a hotspot for vandalism has been given a much-needed make-over by young offenders. The clean-up at the bridge in West Bowling was part of a scheme arranged by Network Rail and Bradford Youth Offending Service
The owner of the mothballed former Odeon cinema has offered to sell it to Bradford Council for the peppercorn price of £1. Council chiefs are now considering the deal by the Homes and Communities Agency which comes with the additional sweetener
Illegal fly-tippers dumping waste on a bonfire site on a Bradford housing estate are being targeted in a crackdown. Councillor Val Slater has vowed to get tough on people using the planned bonfire on Brafferton Arbor as a way of getting rid of
Householders are being warned to consider the security of high-value jewellery after gold wedding gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds were stolen during a burglary at another Bradford house. In the latest raid, a family-of-four returned to
A film shot in Bradford on a budget of just £60 was premiered in the city last night. The cast and crew worked for free on the film, called Gatecrasher, which was made with support from local businesses, Bradford Council, Bradford Chamber of Commerce
A slick walk-in thief has added insult to injury by stealing cash from a builders merchants months after its owner suffered a crippling accident. Will Patchett, who owns Groundforce Builders Merchants in Shipley, was upstairs with a badly-broken
A multi-million pound regeneration scheme to create thousands of jobs in Bradford city centre has been given Government approval, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. The £35 million City Centre Growth Zone will start on November 1 and bring
Luke Gale believes the “core” of the Bulls’ squad remains firmly intact after Craig Kopczak’s move to Huddersfield was finally rubber-stamped. Homegrown prop Kopczak terminated his contract with Bradford shortly before the end of the regular season
Love is in the air at Leeds-Bradford Airport, where a special speed-dating flight is setting off to Paris. The flight is being put on by Jet2.com, which is searching for sexy singletons to take to the air for free. The airline, the first in
Stand-in Leeds skipper Jason Pearce has called on the Elland Road side to start turning draws into victories. United are unbeaten in their last six Championship matches but have drawn three out of their last four, including Tuesday night’s 1-1
