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  • Judy Woods Friends group to hold annual festive walk

    A group that protects an area of historic south Bradford woodland has revealed plans for its annual festive event. The Friends of Judy Woods will hold their Seasons Greetings Walk from 1pm on Saturday, December 29. Walkers are invited to meet

  • Morton village institute gears up for its first market

    A village institute is hosting its first ever market. A huge range of stalls, foods and crafts will be among the attractions. The event is at Morton Institute on Sunday, December 9, from 10am to 3pm. Family butcher Ian Hewitt will offer

  • Bradford district’s donated glasses set for Kenya

    A Bradford optician will travel to Kenya to deliver a sack full of glasses as an early Christmas present to children and adults. Luke Baker, who works at City Eyewear, will drop off new and used glasses and sunglasses donated by Bradford residents

  • Commons praise for Bradford's library links

    A Bradford Council scheme which sees libraries pop up in shops has been praised in a Commons report. The Library Link scheme sees new libraries opening in existing shops or existing libraries linking up with a neighbouring store. The Commons

  • Home from home for NCE League rivals

    Brighouse Town and Thackley both have home Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division fixtures to follow up their head-to-head at the weekend. The derby clash at Brighouse finished all square at 2-2 to leave Town in fourth place ahead

  • New deal for Bingley Town

    Bingley Town are quids in thanks to a sponsorship deal from Bradford environmental company the Leo Group. The recycling specialists, who own Omega Proteins in Thornton, have signed a deal with the club which secretary Andy Ryan said would go towards

  • Polish veteran celebrates 100th birthday

    Bradford’s Polish veteran community came together yesterday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Stanislaw Stepien, a Second World War veteran and community stalwart. The city’s Polish Ex-Combatants Association held a special lunch to honour the

  • District’s curry restaurants shortlisted for awards

    Two restaurants in the district are in with a chance of scooping the biggest prize in the curry industry’s “Oscars” this month. The Aagrah in Saltaire Road, Shipley, and Akbars, in Leeds Road, Bradford, are among 108 restaurants nationally shortlisted

  • Bradford City: Delay in revealing prices for Arsenal cup tie

    City must wait for Arsenal to get back from Germany before finalising ticket details for their Capital One Cup quarter-final. A meeting at Valley Parade today came up with their suggestions over pricing and allocation, which have been sent to the

  • Bradford Council unveils £1.5m city centre office plan

    Almost £1.5 million is being spent on essential improvements at one of Bradford Council’s key city centre office buildings as a new boiler, lifts and windows are to be installed. In recent weeks scaffolding has gone up around Britannia House in

  • St Bedes bow out of County Cup

    A David Geddes goal came too late to rescue Yorkshire Amateur League side St Bedes as they bowed out of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup 4-1 at home to East Lancashire League opponents Rimington, who were semi-finalists last season. Morley

  • Kimberley Walsh to release solo album

    Kimberley Walsh is to release her debut solo album early next year. The Bradford singer, currently wowing the judges on the BBC’s hit show Strictly Come Dancing, is releasing the album Centre Stage on Decca Records in February. “I've always

  • Buttershaw White Star substitutes preserve unbeaten run

    Super subs John Selby and Jordan Missin scored in the last ten minutes as Buttershaw White Star turned round their Bradford Sunday Alliance League clash with title rivals Bolton Woods. Andy Howland’s 25-yard strike midway through the second half

  • New Farnley join Bradford League for 2013 season

    The JCT600 Bradford League’s five-year search for a new club is over. President Keith Moss revealed at the league’s annual dinner at the Cedar Court Hotel that New Farnley will be joining for next season. They have been given an early release

  • Business school plan for Bradford is given a boost

    Plans for a business-focused free school in Bradford have been given a boost after winning backing from a body which operates schools and offers expertise in the field. The Future Directors Academy, an 11-16 free school planning to open in Bradford

  • Youth accused of ‘gunpoint raids’

    A 17-year-old Bradford youth, accused of carrying out a string of gunpoint attempted robberies in the city, appeared in court yesterday. The teenager, who cannot be identified because of his age, has been charged in connection with four raids at

  • Stephenson saves inspire Peel Park

    Goalkeeper Alex Stephenson starred for Peel Park as his Bradford Sunday Alliance League team saw off Wakefield visitors Alverthorpe 2-0 in the second round of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup. Stephenson produced a string of fantastic saves

  • Leopards are over-run by Bradford Dragons

    Bradford Dragons secured a memorable 94-72 win against reigning league, cup and play-off champions Essex Leopards in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. Dragons ensured the long trip south to Basildon Sporting Village on Sunday wasn’t a wasted journey, and

  • Bradford Bears put one over Leeds in season opener

    The Bradford Bears – the American football team of the University of Bradford – came from 8-0 down to scrape past Leeds Celtics 14-8 after the third overtime in their first game in the newly-formed BUCS American Football National Championship North-East

  • Bobat leads charge with hat-trick in Spen Valley Cup romp

    Savile Youth were the top scorers as they won 8-1 at lower-ranked Norfolk in the first round of the Spen Valley Cup. Bobat led the charge with three of the Premier Division side’s goals, with Polfi (2), I Hazi, Adam Hazi and Zee joining the fun

  • Billiards results

    BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Eastbrook 5, Bradford Deaf Centre 2; Princeville B 2, Princeville A 5; Pudsey 5, Great Horton 2; Bradford Deaf Centre 4, Princeville B 3; Eastbrook 0, Pudsey 7; Princeville A 3, Great Horton

  • Holly and Ruby are the golden girls

    A team of young divers from Bradford won nine medals in a competitive four-day event at The Quays Diving Complex in Southampton. The team of 13, which included nine members of Bradford Esprit Diving Club, took part in the Southampton Invitational

  • Tyersal lifted by Heywood hat-trick

    Tyersal eased through to the third round of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup with a 4-1 victory at lower-ranked fellow County Amateur League side Westbrook YMCA. Aaron Heywood led the way with a hat-trick for the high-flying Premier Division

  • Two held after attack at Bradford filling station

    Police have appealed for witnesses after the glass door of a Bradford filling station was smashed by a gang. Officers were called to the Total station in Cleckheaton Road, Low Moor, following reports that four men were attacking the door with a

  • Dismay as Holme Wood post office stays shut

    A Post Office branch has been closed ever since staff fell victim to a terrifying robbery more than two months ago. A masked robber sprayed pesticide in the faces of workers at Holme Wood Post Office, Bradford, on August 30, and fled with a substantial

  • Head teacher delighted at Manningham school expansion plan

    The head teacher of a Bradford primary school which is set to expand sharply says she welcomes the move. Iqra Community Primary School, Manningham, is set to open six additional classrooms and a nursery at the beginning of next year after being

  • Bradford Partners in Innovation group folds

    A Bradford organisation which helped young people become the “entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers and responsible citizens of the future” has ceased operating due to financial difficulties. Partners in Innovation, part of the Positive Bradford

  • Ding Tong! Tong village gets its church bells back at last

    The historic bells of Tong village, which remained silent since the 1960s until this year, have been re-dedicated by the Bishop of Bradford. The Right Reverend Nick Baines conducted the re-dedication service at St James’s Church, in Tong village

  • Trouble in paradise for footballer and WAG

    Ilana Fox – All That Glitters (Orion, £6.99) *** Ella Aldridge has just tied the knot with footballer Danny Riding and had her dream wedding featured in Hello! magazine. Life from then on should have been perfect but it soon turned into a nightmare

  • Reader Jury

    Various – Joan Armatrading Presents... Local Talent (Hypertension) *** With three hours of music from a variety of up-and-coming singer-songwriters, Local Talent will undoubtedly have something for everyone, yet whether that ‘something’ is worth

  • The night the world stopped sleeping

    Nod by Adrian Barnes Blue Moose Books at £7.99 When the Black Death swept across Western Europe in 1348, all human and divine laws broke down. According to the Italian writer Boccacio, people either locked themselves away and tried to live

  • Now’s the time to get shredding!

    Shredders have been around for a long time, breaking down prunings from trees and shrubs to enable you to reduce your tougher garden debris into a useful mulch quickly and effectively. But the price and quality of shredders varies enormously and

  • Election to be held for new Rawdon Parish Council

    Voting will take place on Thursday, November 15, to elect members of Rawdon’s new parish council. Four members have already been elected in two wards which were uncontested. Cragg Wood will be represented by Neil Hunt and Layton by Dawn Collins

  • Bionic Ear Show to visit BASF in Bradford

    Workers in Bradford will benefit from hearing screening when an award-winning Bionic Ear roadshow visits on Wednesday. Following a successful visit to the BASF UK Cheadle headquarters in July, national charity Deafness Research UK’s roadshow has

  • Bradford woman's 'life or death' struggle with daughter

    A Bradford woman had to wrestle a knife from her daughter after being stabbed in a life-or-death struggle only a day after health experts discharged mentally-ill Donna Burnell from hospital. Mother Maria Houston sobbed as she told how her daughter

  • Living alone leaves residents in fear

    Many residents in two areas of Bradford say they are living in fear, a study into loneliness reveals today. Single people who live in Bradford Moor and Denholme cite crime, drugs and bullying as among the biggest issues they face. The results

  • Take a tour through time at York Castle Museum

    The year is 1739 and we are face-to-face with Dick Turpin in the prison cell where he’s awaiting his fate. Like a cocky Essex boy, he’s boasting of his plan to escape the hangman. Six months later he would be dead. York Castle Museum stands

  • Police helicopter joins search for teenager in Bingley

    The police helicopter was called this morning to assist officers in the search for a teenage girl amid concerns for her safety. Officers received reports of a teenage girl who appeared to be in a distressed state as she walked along Bradford Road

  • Disruption to trains in Bradford district

    A broken down train is causing disruption to passengers travelling between Skipton and Bradford. Transport authority Metro said a train which has broken down at Steeton and Silsden is causing delays of up to 40 minutes between Skipton and Bradford

  • MOnday, November 5, 2012

    25 years ago: Protesters claimed to have secured a victory over Bradford Council’s controversial Green Belt plans. They say they made the Labour-controlled authority think again on plans to open up 40 sites in the Green Belt for housing and industry

  • Saturday, November 3, 2012

    25 years ago: Thousands of women and children in Bradford could face health problems because of Government plans to slash the number who get free milk, charity workers said. 50 years ago: Arnold Walker, Bradford union official and former Labour

  • M62’s hard shoulder for all to cry on

    “The road to hell”, “hell on earth”, “a living nightmare” – those are just a few of the colourful descriptions used by drivers to describe the experience of using the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire at the best of times. The £150 million programme to

  • We need an end to life of this policy

    Health chiefs in the Bradford district have leapt to the defence of the use of the controversial end-of-life care pathway – dubbed “pathway to death” by some national newspapers – and why wouldn’t they? Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Healthy inspiration

    SIR - Media production company Twofour are looking to hear from confident and motivated people of all ages, lifestyles and backgrounds who’d like to star in a series of films for a high-profile online health campaign launching in early 2013 and encourage

  • City is in a sorry state

    SIR – Three recent features in the T&A epitomise why the nay-sayers and Bradford-knockers thrive in abundance. Firstly, the feature on those interviewed in an area directly affected by the proposed boundary changes were unanimous in their desire

  • Standards are a hot topic

    SIR – I always read Keith Thomson’s informative column Enviro Watch on a Wednesday in the T&A. Last week (October 24) was especially good. He raised the question: is constant growth in standards of living possible or desirable? The answer is clearly

  • Benefits need focus

    SIR – After listening to Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson I would like to draw your attention to the following: Disability Living Allowance is one of the least abused benefits – less than 0.5 per cent. It is also one of the most difficult to get. The claim

  • Time to step down

    SIR – Having just read the T&A, I can only say I continue to be amazed why Bradford Council has not cut back on the number of councillors. If, as is reported, they are entitled to claim a basic wage, then surely they should come under the same

  • My vote will be blind

    SIR – On BBC Sunday Politics, the four candidates standing for election as Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire each aired their reasons why the public should vote for them. I was not impressed. What’s more – like thousands of others

  • Is it now time for tax cuts from the Tories?

    SIR – With reports of some welcome economic growth making nonsense of the Shadow Chancellor’s dire predictions, isn’t it now time for traditional Tory policy of tax cuts to be implemented? Although across the board reductions in either Fuel Duty

  • Treatment was great

    SIR – I recently went to the Yorkshire Clinic as a day patient for a simple operation. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as simple as expected and I had to stay in for a few days. I couldn’t have had better treatment. All the staff were friendly and polite

  • No need for speeding

    SIR – Re ‘Slow drivers a problem’ (Letters, October 26). What he does not realise is they are driving at the speed stated on the road signs – plus it is £60 points on your licence. There are more speed cameras around these days. Twice this week

  • Loophole to leave

    SIR – The Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707 and the treaties setting up the EU (in 1972, so far as the UK is concerned) have one thing in common, namely that neither provides for any country to leave. Therefore Scotland cannot leave

  • Call for public inquiry

    SIR – The politicians and officers of this once-great city have done nothing whatsoever to change the timetable of Westfield. They never intended to build the complex until they were good and ready to do so. I wrote some while ago saying that it

  • Statistic is staggering

    SIR – A current report says 200 children and young people died in custody in the last decade. It is a staggering statistic and it needs to be more widely reported. What are David Cameron and Nick Clegg planning to do about it? The Ministry

  • On the move again

    SIR – I have lived in Wibsey for a long time now and and it used to come under Bradford South for general elections. Then some bright sparks created The Royds and decided to move us towards Buttershaw and Woodside Now this same body of people want

  • Property prosperity just an illusion

    SIR – Now that we know how the banks create 97 per cent of the UK money supply out of nothing at all, the second part of the problem is that the banks (without consulting anyone else) then decide which sector of the economy will benefit from all this

  • Explosion in bonfire ‘fun’ is a mystery

    This year has been the quietest lead-up to bonfire night ever. We haven’t had the usual experience of living in what sounds like a war zone for six weeks beforehand, with explosions and that weird crackling noise that sounds like your windows are

  • Egan answers Bradford City defensive call

    Phil Parkinson is backing Sunderland defender John Egan to “have a real go” at Valley Parade. The 20-year-old Irishman trains with City for the first time this morning after signing on loan until January – and he is likely to go straight into the

  • Cummins has another new Bradford Bulls recruit in sights

    Francis Cummins is set to unveil his latest capture as the pieces start to fall into place for his Odsal regime. The Bulls are confident of announcing another signing later this week to boost the feel-good factor the new coach is keen to engender

  • Deacey proud of Bradford Park Avenue cup battlers

    Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey was full of praise for his players after they “scared” Doncaster Rovers before bowing out of the FA Cup at the Keepmoat Stadium. Deacey’s side trailed 2-0 at half-time but Richard Marshall gave Avenue hope

  • Unwanted replay adds to Bradford City fixture pile-up

    Northampton 1, City 1 So that’s another Tuesday night in front the telly gone out of the window. Perhaps the club shop should start running up car stickers: “We’re Bradford City, we do it three times a week.” The two sides must meet once