Gloucester City 2, Guiseley 2 Ten-man Guiseley snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat with a last-gasp equaliser as they chipped another point off Blue Square Bet North leaders Chester FC’s lead. The second-placed visitors broke the deadlock
Tomorrow night sees four of the area’s semi-professional sides scheduled to be in action – weather permitting, as frost is still threatening postponements. Brighouse Town would go top of the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division
There were delays to trains between Keighley and Steeton & Silsden today when a dozen sheep trespassed on the line. Rail staff had to slowly guide trains through the affected section of the track to prevent any collisions. A spokesman for
Police have seized six cannabis plants from a house in Draughton Street, Bankfoot, after they were discovered by officers on patrol. A man has been arrested in connection with the discovery at 10.20pm on Monday. The plants have been destroyed.
A Morrisons advert featuring a boy feeding a dog Christmas pudding has been cleared after drawing 234 complaints that it was a potentially lethal practice. The television advert showed a boy looking disdainfully at a plate of pudding and passing
Phil Parkinson makes five changes to the City starting line-up on a pitch that looks very boggy. The most significant addition is Andrew Davies for his first involvement since suffering a knee injury at Burton at the end of October. He comes
A man who chased a thief around Bingley after seeing him steal a paperboy’s bicycle has been commended by police for his community spirit. Declan Corby, 26, saw a man jump on a bike he knew belonged to the paperboy he sees almost every day on his
Geoff Webb, the chief executive officer of the Institute of Groundsmanship, is the guest speaker tomorrow night at the West Yorkshire-Leeds branch meeting at Cleckheaton Sports Club (7.30). Also attending will be the IOG’s head of commercial
Baildon Men’s Forum features a talk from A Plowright on Yorkshire Past and Present on Monday. Meetings take place from 10am at Ian Clough Hall. New members always welcome, there is no annual subscription.
Martin Firth strode forth in Sunday’s Liversedge Half-Marathon. The Queensbury Running Club stalwart’s 82min 41sec was the time for an over-50 and he finished 17th overall. Firth notched an impressive age-related performance of 82.3 per cent
A drop goal three minutes from time helped Batley Boys grab a 21-20 success in the opening round of the BARLA National Cup at Queensbury. Bury looked to be in the box seat when they raced into a 20-6 interval lead following touchdowns
Tickets for Bradford Beer Festival have almost sold out. The three-day event runs from Thursday, February 28 until March 2 at Victoria Hall in Saltaire with five sessions. Organiser Tony Constable said most tickets had been sold, but there
Wyke 0, Sharlston Rovers 46 Wyke’s hopes of pulling off a major giant-killing act against last season’s BARLA National Cup runners-up Sharlston Rovers came crashing down to earth in the opening round of this year’s competition
Detectives investigating a blaze which they believe was started deliberately following a burglary have arrested a man. The 18-year-old was being questioned yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of burglary and arson. A semi-detached house
Police plan to re-educate parents about parking cars around schools in Ilkley. Inspector Sue Sanderson, of Wharfedale and Craven Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), says police are to organise patrols in the coming weeks looking at problem parking
Chris Davies has been appointed marketing and sales director at Pudsey-based Nexus Vehicle Rental. He joins the expanding business after more than a decade of experience in the automotive sector. He was previously marketing director at contract
An appeal has been lodged over plans for a rear extension and an entrance lobby at Stake Hill Head, Heights Lane, Silsden. The application was originally refused by Bradford Council planners in November.
The following planning applications have been submitted to Bradford Council: City centre: revisions to rear elevations: stone to gable ends in lieu of render with revised windows to suit and reduced window heights for kitchen windows for planning
Speaker Roy Ingermells recalled his trek along the Dales Way from Ilkley to Bowness at a recent meeting of the Wharfedale Speakers in Otley. The next meeting is on Wednesday, February 20, at 8pm at the Cross Green Community Centre. New members
Hair straighteners brand ghd, which started life in Ilkley in 2001, has changed hands in a £300 million deal. The Leeds-based Jemella Group has been sold by Montague Private Investment, which acquired the business for £160 million in 2007, to investment
Cleckheaton-based equipment manufacturer Ferno has supplied new portable body fridges and other equipment to Haven Funeral Services, an independent funeral company with funeral homes across West London and Hillingdon. The fridge was developed by
A nature haven used as an outdoor classroom has a bright future ahead of it. Pupils at Belle Vue Girls’ School have been planting 54 new trees on the site to secure its future for decades to come. The outdoor classroom in Heaton, Bradford,
A 63-year-old man appeared in court in a wheelchair today, charged with the murder of Bradford grandfather Clement Desmier. Relatives of Mr Desmier were in court to see Derek Newby wheeled in by security officers. The three-minute magistrates
A missing man has been found safe and well in Bradford. Officers in Kirklees had appealed for information as to the whereabouts of Adrian Markowski. The 28-year-old, from the Deighton area of Huddersfield, suffers from medical conditions.
More than £2,700 was raised through an online charity auction held by Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance, which is headed by Bradford-born boss Gerald Grimes. The money will go to the Leeds Community Foundation. Hitachi Capital also helped Spider-Y,
The chief superintendent of the Metropolitan Police’s Public Order branch, Mick Johnson, says his force is working closely with football clubs at tackling racism in the light of further allegations which surfaced last night. A television report
Artwork supplied by a Bradford graphics company is brightening the lives of young patients at a London hospital. Laisterdyke-based Vision Signs & Graphics has supplied and installed precision-cut self-adhesive vinyl shapes for a new ‘Friendly
Wibsey Community Garden, Wibsey Park, will be the venue for a community day on Wednesday, April 3. This will be a chance of repairing and cycling bikes. Residents are invited to come along to pick up some freebies and join the fun and competitions,
Charity Marie Curie is urging people across Bradford to take to the streets to collect funds for its Great Daffodil Appeal in March. A spokesman for the cancer care charity said: “Whether you’re new to collecting or an old hand, we’ll help you get
Hundreds of specially-made kites will fly above Otley this spring to raise awareness of global food injustice. About 250 children from the Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Bramhope family of schools will take part in the event at Wharfemeadows Park
Back by popular demand – Calverley is getting set for another village-wide garage sale next month. The date is all set for Saturday, March 16, from noon to 4pm when residents will be opening up their garages, gardens and driveways to sell lots
A Riddlesden teenager is taking part in an expedition to a flood-hit area of India. Gemma Craven is among 16 students from Durham University heading to Leh, in the Himalayas, this summer to help rebuild infrastructure in the town, which was damaged
A group of parents staged a protest outside a primary school today, concerned at what they see as declining standards. Around 30 parents waved placards outside the entrance to Bradford Moor Community Primary School, off Barkerend Road, this morning
A clutch of care homes in Bradford is joining a campaign to help dementia sufferers. National care home operator Elder Homes Group wants to create the perfect environment for people suffering with dementia. As part of the care, reminiscence
The call has gone out for Yorkshire’s outstanding Asian women to come forward and be part of a contest recognising their achievements. The Asian Women of Achievement Awards showcase British Asian women across different industries. With Bradford
A solicitor swapped shirt and tie for fur and claws when he dressed up as a ginger feline to raise funds for charity. Lyndon Campbell, from SM Commercials, dressed as Haworth Cat, the mascot for Yorkshire Cat Rescue, and turned heads by going to
Optimism about local business prospects outweighs pessimism, according to three recent economic surveys. The latest findings by Lloyds TSB bank revealed that a moderate rise in new private sector orders in January – the third consecutive monthly
Diners at a cafe shared their breakfast experience with some Bradford Bulls’ stars. The Old Station Cafe, in Station Road, Clayton, served up a special ‘Breakfast with the Bulls’ sandwich to mark its takeover by owner James Bicknell. Bulls’
Charity Bradnet will hold its third annual Dignity In Care day on Saturday, February 16. The event, from 10am-4pm at Carlisle Business Centre, will include sensory toys, mehndi, karaoke, face painting, arts and crafts and food stalls. Call Reem Hamid
Three lucky Bradford College photography students will have their work displayed on hoardings around the campus after winning a competition by the construction company in charge of the £50 million redevelopment. BAM Construction are trying to do
The Lord Mayor of Bradford is setting up a new award to encourage young people in the district to Be Valued, Be Someone and Be Active. The award scheme was unveiled yesterday by the district’s first citizen, Councillor Dale Smith. It offers
A cheque for £4,000 will be presented to the national Brain Tumour Research organisation, at a presentation night in Denholme tomorrow. The event takes place at Denholme Conservative Club at 7.30pm. The money was raised through a charity auction.
A Bradford electrician and his friends are putting their footballing differences aside to take part in the Big Football tag to raise cash for the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK. Scott Ogden, 26, of Wibsey, and his friends John Higgins,
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £61.5 million contract from the US Air Force to support its C-130J transport fleet this year. Now in its sixth year, Rolls, whose operations include engine plants at Barnoldswick, near Skipton, has maintained greater
City's game at Wycombe tonight is on after passing a pitch inspection this morning. The Adams Park clash has already been postponed once three days before Christmas - as was the Chairboys' trip to Valley Parade last month.
An Aire Valley school has cooked up a flipping great way to celebrate Pancake Day and raise charity cash at the same time. Staff and parents of children at St Anthony’s Primary School, in High Busy Lane, Windhill, Shipley, have donated ingredients
Home brewers can enter their ales into a competition in Saltaire this spring. Northern Craft Brewers is hosting the American Pale Ale competition at Saltaire Brewery on Saturday, April 13. Anyone can enter the battle for a cash prize of at
Bradford-based motors group JCT600 has chosen National Heart Health Month to launch its first corporate charity support campaign. Staff at the family-run company, with 42 dealerships across the North and Midlands, have chosen the British Heart
Defence giant BAE Systems is to recruit almost 400 engineering and business apprentices this year, the highest intake since 2008. Around one in ten of the new recruits will join the firm’s five-year higher apprentice programme, which combines on-the-job
Mecca bingo players at a Little Horton hall won £1.64m of prize money in 2012. Regionally, the company has paid out £39.66m to customers in Yorkshire – contributing to a national online, mobile and club total of almost £324m.
Rough sleepers are being urged to contact DISC’s Street Reach team in Bradford for help. DISC’s Street Reach team work in partnership with Bradford Council’s Supporting People Team and the Enhanced Options Trailblazer Team to provide a street outreach
England rugby star Dan Scarborough is returning to his former school to become a coach. The former Bradford Salem and Leeds Tykes winger is going back to Bradford Grammar to coach the school rugby team which first started his career. Mr Scarborough
Two directors of Smart Credit & Debit Limited, a debt advice firm in Keighley, have been disqualified from acting as directors for six years. They failed to maintain proper accounting records or to account for substantial cash withdrawals from
The pros and cons of the European Union will be debated at an event this month. A panel of experts will discuss what’s wrong and what’s right for Britain’s business and commerce at the event at Skipton’s Rendezvous Hotel on Thursday, February 21
A garage-owning Bradford City fan has revved up the road to Wembley with a car decked out in club colours. Season-ticket holder Robin Luscombe wanted to celebrate City’s amazing Capital One Cup achievement with an eye-catching tribute. So the
Players are needed to join a new ukulele group. The group is holding its first meeting at Ilkley Manor House on Saturday, March 2, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Organiser Alyson Evans said: “It is for those who have learnt a few chords and would
The Peoples’ Postcode Trust is open for applications from groups in Bradford for grants of up to £10,000. The trust, which provides grants to small groups and charities, offers cash to projects that prevent poverty, improve health, promote community
Nurse Steph Lawrence has received parliamentary backing in her bid to win a national award. She has the support of Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, who is urging people to vote for her. Steph, collaborative care team leader at Airedale NHS Foundation
School teachers in Bradford are being invited to nominate their pupils for a top horticultural prize. The Royal Horticultural Society is looking for its Young School Gardener of the Year 2013. The competition is open to all schools on the RHS Campaign
Baildon Local History Society will meet on Monday at Baildon Library at 7.30pm. Alan Brooke from Huddersfield will give a presentation on The Background to the Luddites in the West Riding. Everybody welcome. Admission is £2, children free.
A fire that damaged a former mill is being treated as suspicious. The blaze broke out in a store room in the former Naylor Jennings mill in Green Lane, Rawdon. Crews from Rawdon and Idle fire stations were called just after 9.15pm on Sunday
A Bradford school has celebrated its 25th anniversary by releasing balloons, burying a time capsule and opening a new library. Miriam Lord Primary School in Manningham marked its quarter century in style, with an action-packed day. Head teacher
Two stubs of complementary Bradford City tickets were last night sold for more than £2,000 on eBay as desperate fans scramble to get tickets for the Capital One cup final at Wembley. City bosses last night condemned as ‘disgraceful’ those fans
The time is right for commuter passenger services to return to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway line, according to a number of local politicians. Hundreds of planned new houses across the valley, traffic congestion in Keighley and next year
The road to Wembley has been long and expensive for many Bantams’ fans, with supporters travelling a total of 910 miles to away games during the club’s Capital One Cup campaign, raking up fuel bills of more than £170 in many cases. So the competition
A hero police dog, who spent all his working life in Bradford, has died after enjoying retirement with his handler. Zeus, who was 11, had spent a life of leisure with former PC Mark Lawman after retiring two years ago. PC Lawman retired a year
Live acts at the 19th Bradford International Film Festival include BBC film critic Mark Kermode and his skiffle band, The Dodge Brothers. They will accompany a rarely-seen 1927 Soviet silent film, The Ghost That Never Returns. Pianist Neil Brand
Sarah Lin Marsden keeps an easel and paint brushes by the side of her bed. “When I’m painting I’m in a lucid dream – not awake, but not asleep,” she says. “It feels like being in a bubble. I have no notion of time – it’s like when a child is playing
SIR – Ian Lyons of the Liberal Democrats (Letters, February 4) asks that we seriously re-examine our democracy in the UK. Unfortunately, when politicians talk of democracy, it tends to be based on self- interest. The Liberals support a proportional
SIR – So Tony Hallwood, Leeds Bradford International Airport’s commercial director, would like the Government to scrap ‘flight tax’ (T&A business, February 5). Well, the ratepayers of West Yorkshire would like to see LBA scrap their own ‘flight
SIR – Can somebody at the Council please instigate the instruction to paint a yellow box on the whole junction at the top of Cavendish Street? For the third time this week I have had to wait for two traffic light changes before I am able to cross
SIR – Despite the Road Haulage Association’s disappointment at the Office of Fair Trading decision not to pursue an investigation into fuel pricing, it welcomes their acknowledgement that the rise in pump prices for petrol and diesel over the last
SIR – Re Bradford’s ‘eco’ houses (T&A, February 7). Someone, somewhere is having a laugh at the expense of these unfortunate householders of Pavilion Gardens, who are suffering outrageous energy costs. Because my 1930s extended semi-detached
One of Bradford’s major employers is backing a new scheme to help caring local firms get the official recognition they deserve and improve their chances of winning new contracts. Provident Financial has become the lead partner in Raising the Bar
SIR – On January 31, the T&A revealed that in Bradford there are 24,000 people who speak little or no English. Add the people whose English is just poor and you can double that number. No wonder we spend a fortune on interpreters and translators
Sharron Berry spent two months in hospital after the pet dog she got from a rescue centre ravaged her arm. Despite the horrific attack – which resulted in Sharron undergoing an eight-hour operation, having several skin grafts and bone removed from
There are many lessons to be learned by the horse meat scandal that has hit the food retail industry; lessons for consumers, retailers, food manufacturers and politicians. It will be some time before the dust settles and we can see the true picture
25 years ago: The battle of the beer pumps had been won by Bradford’s landlords and ale-lovers. Health watchdogs were to allow the district’s pubs to keep using the time honoured ‘autovac’ system of hand pulling beer. 50 years ago: The Old Boys
Groups are lobbying community leaders about the “neglect” of a Bingley park as they fear major events there may be cancelled. The town’s chamber of trade and civic society, Airedale Agricultural Society and Bingley Bonfire organisers have written
One of my favourite lines from the Alan Partridge TV shows came when his new girlfriend declared her love for him, prompting an uncomfortable response. “I love you Alan!” she cried. “Er, thanks a lot,” came his awkward reply. With Valentine
Re-trace your roots at the family history session from 2pm to 4pm at Birstall Library and Information Centre, Market Street, Birstall tomorrow. Booking is recommended. Call (01924) 326227 for details.
Councillors are working on a strategy to help Ilkley make the most of an expected surge in tourism surrounding the 2014 Tour de France visit. International cycling fans and teams supporting the riders could visit the town as early as this summer
A charity worker believes young people in Bradford need strong role models to steer them away from a life of crime and sexual exploitation, and wants to try and start a new youth club to introduce them to these positive figures. Gerry Hannah says
Phil Parkinson wants City to copy in-form Wycombe’s example to get their promotion campaign back on the rails. The Bantams are due to make their rearranged trip to Adams Park tonight – subject to a morning pitch inspection – still looking to break
A 63-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Bradford grandfather Clement Desmier. The man, who was arrested on Saturday, is due to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court this morning. Four further men who were arrested on
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, for dangerous driving and driving with no insurance. Nain Sadik sped off down Oak Lane, Manningham, Bradford, when police tried
Sixth form students have been giving young maths whizzes a masterclass. Twenty-eight promising pupils at seven primary schools were invited to Bradford Grammar School for the session. Sixth formers studying for their further maths A-Levels
An appeal has been submitted over a retrospective application for an illuminated sign at Purple Garlic, 7 Bolton Road, Silsden. The bid was turned down by Bradford Council planners in December.
Bradford ambulance workers could go on strike in dispute over patient safety and derecognition of Unite, bosses at the country’s largest union say. Unite announced yesterday that it was starting the legal process to ballot its 450 paramedics and
A man had Class A drugs with him when he was arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of burglary, police said yesterday. Two police officers on patrol stopped and searched the suspect when they spotted him in the Horton Bank Top area of
A 28-year-old man has been jailed for four years for a vehicle crime spree. Ryan John-Lewis, pictured, leapt into two cars and drove off in them after their owners left them for seconds with the keys in the ignition, Bradford Crown Court heard
A care home worker who secretly filmed female colleagues using the toilet at work has appeared in court. Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court yesterday heard that Graham Bevan, 53, had hidden a mobile phone in a bath back rest in a communal
A decision to change the provision of children’s heart surgery across England, including proposals to close the heart unit at Leeds General Infirmary, has come under fresh legal challenge. A High Court judge is being asked to rule that the consultation
A school which was placed in special measures four years ago has been rated as 'good' by Ofsted. St Francis Catholic Primary School was deemed to be unsatisfactory in 2009, with inspectors saying it was “failing to give its pupils an acceptable
The following planning applications have been submitted to Bradford Council: Bolton: single-storey side and rear extensions and loft conversion with dormer windows, 40 Lodore Avenue. Bolton: removal of the existing 13.8m-high mast and the installation
Keighley Town Council has approved a 72.6 per cent increase to its precept following a passionate and heated debate in the town hall. Council members agreed to increase their annual charge on B&B properties – the rating for most local homes
Elliott Whitehead believes the Bulls can bounce straight back to winning ways against Castleford this weekend. Sunday’s 28-12 defeat at Hull FC condemned Francis Cummins’ men to their first loss of the season and served as a reality check after
A Bradford man conspired to get drugs valued at almost £500,000 on to the streets, a jury has heard. Yousef Sher is accused of playing a part in the nationwide distribution of substantial amounts of heroin from Bradford. He appeared at Bradford
A former champion boxer who left a 20-year-old pedestrian permanently disabled when he smashed into a bus stop during a 100mph police chase has been jailed for five and a half years. Isaak Thompson lost his left leg after Luqman Nazir crashed his
Police are urging people not to answer their doors to strangers as a crackdown on violent jewellery raids continues. Officers were visiting Heaton today to show householders how they can keep themselves and their homes safe. It follows a spate
A woman pedestrian suffered a serious leg injury when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Bradford, police said yesterday. The 31-year-old woman was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary after the incident in Halifax Road, Buttershaw, at about
Butchers in the Bradford district say they are enjoying a surge in business because of the continuing horsemeat scandal which has affected some leading supermarket chains and food producers. They say it has led to concerned customers increasingly
Only homeowners in smaller Bradford properties will be assisted by a Government pledge to help with care home costs, it was claimed yesterday. The rise in the means-tested limit for state help – from £23,000 to £123,000 of assets – will be too
Five men were being quizzed by detectives last night in connection with the murder of Bradford grandfather Clement Desmier. A 63-year-old man was arrested on Saturday and a further four men – two aged 19, one aged 22 and one aged 52 – were arrested
Bradford Council does not realise what it would be losing if it shut a picturesque museum, according to an environmental group. Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and museum, on the edge of Shipley Glen, could shut or be transferred to a new owner
The Catholic community in the Bradford district paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI, whose sudden resignation announcement yesterday was met with surprise. The 85-year-old, who will resign on Thursday, February 28, said he was stepping down because
The latest figures show Bradford Council is forecasting an underspend of £5.2 million at the third quarter point in the financial year with the help of some additional income. This is a further improved picture after predictions of a surplus of
An MP has described how he is still haunted by the suicide of a boy at his school. In a speech in Parliament Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, urged action to prevent suicide – highlighting issues such as school bullying, cyber bullying and the need
A children’s charity in Skipton has been given £2,000 of ill gotten gains. Skipton Extended Learning For All (SELFA) will use the money for holiday workshops for 75 children and young people. Charity co-ordinator Emma Pears said: “We are thrilled
Rory McArdle will find out this week if he has any chance of making Wembley. City’s ultra-consistent defender was due to see the specialist yesterday to confirm the extent of his ankle injury. As a fellow centre half, new boy Michael Nelson
Leeds owners GFH Capital confirmed they have turned down a bid by an undisclosed party to buy a controlling stake in the club. It has been reported that a Yorkshire-based consortium made an offer for a 51 per cent share of the npower Championship
