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  • Idle on recruitment drive

    JCT600 Bradford League Division Two club Idle, whose senior nets start on Monday at Benton Park School, Rawdon (8pm-9pm), are seeking first-team players. Further information is available via milnercraig@hotmail.com.

  • T&A Bantams reporter gets his hands on the cup!

    T&A City reporter Simon Parker got an early taste of cup fever today when the Capital One Cup trophy came to Bradford. Bantams fans are counting down to what they hope will be another momentous occasion on Tuesday when the club hosts Aston

  • Leeds United loan Kisnorbo to Ipswich

    Leeds United have let Patrick Kisnorbo go on a month-long loan deal to Championship rivals Ipswich. The defender becomes Mick McCarthy’s first signing of the January transfer window and will remain at Portman Road until January 29. Kisnorbo

  • Beating Barnet is sole focus right now

    Ricky Ravenhill column: Forget the Aston Villa game next week, we’re not looking beyond Barnet. Like the last round, we want to go into Tuesday flying high on the back of the right result on Saturday. It will make it all the more enjoyable

  • Old rivals Bowling and Queensbury meet in tasty cup tie

    West Bowling meet old rivals Queensbury in what will be a rousing opener in the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup at Emsley's Rec on Saturday. Queensbury, under the stewardship of former Bowling prop Andy Senior, are battling hard in the Pennine

  • Suspended quintet return to give Avenue massive boost

    Bradford Park Avenue will not fear a visit from leaders Chester FC on Saturday, despite their recent poor return and their visitors’ very impressive record. Avenue have lost their last five Blue Square North Division fixtures and have

  • Avenue can do Guiseley a favour

    Guiseley will be hoping their nearest neighbours Bradford Park Avenue can do them a favour this weekend as the Lions look to close the considerable gap on leaders Chester FC in Blue Square Bet North. Steve Kittrick’s men are second as they head

  • Play-off place is incentive for Farsley

    Farsley will be looking to continue the momentum they found over the holiday period when they travel to nearby Ossett Town on Saturday, looking to break back into the Evo-Stik Division One North play-off places. Two wins and a draw saw Neil

  • Wait could be over for Geary and Schofield

    Silsden’s interim management pairing could not have a more challenging initiation than a home game against North West Counties League Premier Division leaders Maine Road on Saturday. The Mancunians may have been top of the tree over the Christmas

  • Tricky start to new year for Brighouse Town

    Brighouse Town start the New Year in good form and with genuine title hopes in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Postponements over the dreadfully soggy holiday period have not helped any of the clubs in either of the league

  • Bees must be good on plastic as well as on paper

    Bradford & Bingley have no weather worries on Saturday at Burnage in SSE National League Three North. The hosts have a fourth-generation artificial pitch, and Bees first-team manager Benji Pickin said: “We played on it last season

  • Programme fair at Odsal

    The Rugby League Collectors' Federation are holding a programme fair in the Coral Stand at Odsal on Saturday (10.30am). It will be followed by an auction of 248 items at 12.30pm. A large collection of programmes, magazines, novels, books, badges

  • Keighley optimistic for 2013 as big guns return

    Keighley welcome back two key players from injury as they bid to get 2013 off to a flier at Northern on Saturday. Scott Dyson (rib) and Stuart Inman (knee) return to the fray for a Rose Cottage side determined to hit the ground running in the new

  • Otley aren't between a Rock and a hard place

    Ryan Duckett has paid tribute to Tom Rock, his predecessor as Otley’s director of rugby. The 36-year-old former Bradford Bulls chief executive, who is in an interim role at Cross Green following Rock’s decision to join the RAF this month, said:

  • Sam wins Boxer of the Show award

    Sam May had a night to remember in his first ever contest at the Sedbergh ABC dinner bill. The 13-year-old was a unanimous winner over Hunslet’s Kelby Patrick and was awarded the boxer of the show trophy. But there was a shock for Danny

  • Getting back to basics is McGee's mantra

    Wharfedale play host on Saturday to Blackheath (2.00), one of the game’s most venerable clubs, without having played a match for three weeks. Will the break prove beneficial? Coach Tom McGee begins the New Year in determined mood. He

  • Noble: We have the players to win the World Cup

    RFL chief executive Nigel Wood has called 2013 the “most important year since Super League began”. A World Cup will be held on these shores in what is a massive opportunity for rugby league to make a mark on the country’s sporting

  • Angling Lines

    All the latest from the local angling scene. Bradford & District Sea AC The new trip calendar should be ready for our next general meeting on January 15 in the New Inn, East Bierley, starting at 8pm. New members will be made most welcome. If

  • Motorist injured as car crashes into shop in Bradford

    A motorist was injured and traffic disrupted when a car crashed into the front of a shop after colliding with another vehicle, in Thornton Road, Bradford, today. The accident involved a silver Vauxhall Zafira and a blue Vauxhall Corsa at 12.20pm

  • Illness hits Otley women's charity ride

    An education worker is vowing to complete a 1,000km fundraising cycle through Cambodia after falling ill in the first week. Anna McKeon, who is being cheered on by her parents in Otley, set off on the challenge on Christmas Eve and initially made

  • Massive decline in visitors at Bradford Central Library

    The true impact of the closure of Bradford Central Library has emerged 12 months after it partially shut when it was condemned as a fire risk. The library is undergoing a £900,000 revamp to make it safe after a check branded it unsafe, with the

  • Man, 33, arrested over armed robbery at Bradford gold shop

    A 33-year-old Bradford man is being questioned by detectives about an armed robbery at a city centre gold shop. The gunpoint robbery took place last November at the Cash for Gold shop, in James Street, owned by TV antiques dealer Tim Hogarth.

  • ‘Jobs forecast for 2013 remains cool for Bradford firms'

    Stronger profit expectations and an anticipated improvement in orders has boosted confidence among Yorkshire’s small and medium firms, according to a new survey today from Lloyds TSB Commercial. But increased confidence is not expected to lead

  • Former Bradford SAS man shares leadership tips in book

    A Bradford schoolboy who became a decorated member of the SAS has used his military know-how to bring out a new book on how to be among the elite. Floyd Woodrow, 49, who was awarded honours for his bravery, is now a globe-trotting author hoping

  • Silsden RL team fan, 90, dies after illness

    A passionate Silsden rugby league team fan has died at the age of 90. Dennis Horner died at Springbank Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born in Cross Roads, Keighley, but had been living in Silsden for 50 years. He spent most of his

  • Quest stars shine for Stevenson

    Seven Quest Taekwondo members from the Bradford area enjoyed the privilege of training with international star Sarah Stevenson at the Great Britain Academy in Manchester. And ten-year-olds Liam Burdock and Jamie Kidd, both from Silsden, were among

  • Geary and Schofield plan Silsden consolidation

    Interim management pair Andy Geary and Paul Schofield intend to consolidate Silsden’s position in the top flight until the end of the season. If successful, they will then decide if they want the job on a full-time basis. The duo have taken

  • Farsley dinner date to celebrate fundraising

    A charity which has raised millions of pounds in response to global disasters celebrates its seventh anniversary this month. Global Promise was founded by Calverley businessman Zulfi Hussain in response to the Asian tsunami on Boxing Day 2004,

  • Place on stage for Bingley school students

    The Hiding Place, showing the dilemma faced by a Dutch woman who helped many Jews escape during the Nazi Holocaust, is tackled in a gritty new play being held at the Bingley Arts Centre this month. Cornelia ‘Corrie’ ten Boom, from Amsterdam, was

  • Keighley photographer shows off band pictures

    Photographs of well-known bands taken by a Steeton man are being exhibited at Keighley Musicians Centre. Danny Payne’s pictures of gigs by acts like The Strokes, The Cribs and Marina & the Diamonds can be seen around the centre’s tuition rooms

  • Bradford public urged to get health check

    Patients in Bradford at risk of developing health problems such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease, are missing out on NHS health checks. NHS Health Checks were first offered in 2010 to people aged between 40 and 74 once every

  • Manningham man, 28, jailed for 'ludicrous' driving

    A 28-year-old man has been jailed for an “appalling and ludicrous” piece of driving that caused a three-car smash at the Valley Road junction with Canal Road in Bradford. Amir Zeb Khan, who was imprisoned for six years in 2005 for causing the death

  • Thirteen from Bradford hoping 2013 proves lucky for them

    The likes of Kimberley Walsh, Dynamo, Zayn Malik and the Brownlee brothers flew the flag for Bradford in 2012 in the worlds of entertainment, culture and sport... but who will be the big names in 2013? DAVID BARNETT identifies 13 to watch in ’13...

  • Haworth church launches £250,000 roof appeal

    The next major phase of refurbishment work at Haworth Parish Church will require another sustained fundraising effort, according to the priest-in- charge. The Reverend Peter Mayo-Smith said he hoped the momentum achieved by the appeal for the first

  • Young performers’ chance to shine at Bingley festival

    A prestigious arts festival in Bingley celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, and will once again offer hundreds of performers their chance to shine. The only years the Robertshaw Festival has not been held since 1933 were the early years of

  • Thursday, January 3, 2013

    25 years ago: Bradford woman Elaine Hepworth collected autographs from some of the most famous names in the world on a wartime utility sheet, before stitching a picture next to the name of how that person became famous. 50 years ago: Natalie Galloway

  • Health staff must be up to the job

    It seems surprising that Bradford nurse Juleth McKenzie managed to get to a position of trust where she was able to administer medication to patients and oversee procedures carried out on ill people. Miss McKenzie made a catalogue of errors which

  • Unwanted gift of a debt hangover

    Traditionally, the festive season is expensive, and this month we will all be counting the costs. January brings the dread of bills dropping through the door because with the best will in the world, and despite attempts to stick to a budget, many

  • Thanks for support

    SIR – On behalf of the Salvation Army in Keighley I would like to thank all the wonderful individuals, businesses, churches, schools, service organisations and volunteers who have helped and supported us last year. We have had some very generous

  • Better drug control

    SIR – Attempts to control the sale and use of highly-addictive drugs, in particular heroin, do not appear to have been effective. But any attempt to allow the legal the use of heroin would raise the question of who would be allowed to sell the

  • Refuse collection chaos

    SIR – As a member of Bradford Council, I hope that residents had a Merry Christmas and wish them a Happy New Year, while starting the year with a rare apology on behalf of the Council. I appear to have fallen lucky in previous years, as Christmas

  • All eyes on profits

    SIR – Right at the start of the Government’s term of office, I was somewhat puzzled that, the coalition (but Tories in particular) were chomping at the bit to make major cuts to both the very large defence and police budgets. In my experience of

  • It’s time to fight back

    SIR – Youth unemployment is the biggest problem facing the nation. I am a typical unemployed young person facing a lifetime on the dole. Here is my day: I went to the bank to collect my job seekers allowance, as I have it paid directly to my bank account

  • Stone wall is in need of serious attention

    SIR – Can I call on Bradford Council to please tell me, and other concerned Bradford residents, as to what is being done to protect the old stone walling on the old Woolcombers site in Thornton Road, near Four Lane Ends? Slabs of the wall are being

  • Fire breaks out at Manningham flat

    A fault in a storage heater started a fire on the ground floor of the Lister Mill apartments complex in Manningham just before 5am yesterday. The occupant of the flat was alerted by a smoke detector and got out before a fire crew from Fairweather

  • Hare-brained sculptures draw the crowds

    Visitors are making the most of a fascinating exhibition being held at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford. The eye-catching exhibition by Sophie Ryder includes sculptures of lady hares, minotaurs and dogs, stalking the gallery as well as Lister

  • Bradford man receives honour from the Pope

    A former head postmaster in Bradford is one of only 44 Catholics worldwide to receive a special honour from the Pope to mark his lifelong devotion to the church. David Kennedy was a ten-year-old boy chorister at Our Lady of Lourdes and St William

  • Developers outline care home plans to Otley Town Council

    More details about a proposed new care home for older people will be revealed next week. Representatives from Gladman will give a presentation about the 55-flat development they want to build off Bridge Street, Otley, to Otley Town Council's plans

  • Call for better access for disabled in Haworth

    Fears about lack of accessibility for disabled visitors in Haworth are due to be raised at a meeting in the village. The topic will be debated at a meeting of the Bronte Country Tourism Partnership on Wednesday, January 16. The organisation markets

  • Uninsured vehicle seized in Bradford

    An uninsured vehicle has been seized in Bradford. Officers spotted the vehicle, which was being driven by a disqualified driver, while on foot patrol in Barkerend Road. The male driver continued to drive to his home address. Officers made

  • Bradford City to cash in from Green pro deal

    City will scoop another windfall after teenage prodigy George Green signed his first professional deal with Everton. The Telegraph & Argus understands the Bantams will receive between £70,000 and £80,000 as part of the structured move which

  • Bradford's Kimberley Walsh 'too busy to get wed'

    Bradford’s Kimberley Walsh claims her Yorkshire-bred attitude towards hard work is the secret of her success – although it is standing in the way of her tying the knot! The Strictly Come Dancing star is still in no rush to walk down the aisle,

  • Keighley man jailed for handling stolen goods

    A 21-year-old man has been jailed for eight months for handling goods stolen in a £14,000 house burglary. Steven Hardingham, of Bankfield Mount, Keighley, was himself burgled while being held in jail on remand for the offence, Bradford Crown Court

  • Youth admits four armed hold-ups at stores

    A 17-year-old youth has pleaded guilty to a string of armed robbery attempts committed over a four-hour period in Bradford on November 1. The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, was remanded back into custody at Bradford Crown Court

  • Lambert vows to bolster squad of Bradford City opponents Villa

    Paul Lambert believes Aston Villa’s stature as a “huge club” means he will have no problems attracting new players during the January transfer window. Villa are just a point above the Premier League relegation zone after losing three successive

  • Bradford Bulls players risk getting in a fine mess

    Bulls coach Francis Cummins will impose fines on any of his players who come up short in fitness tests today. Cummins’ squad will be put through their paces for Yo-Yo testing at the Sports Barn in Huddersfield this morning. They are expected