After both Bradford & District FA Challenge Cup games were postponed last month, the remaining quarter-finals - Fields v Salts and Thackley v Tyersal - will hopefully be played on Saturday. Salts, who were
Bradford Park Avenue must make the most of Saturday's visit from struggling Colwyn Bay if they are to rekindle their hopes of a play-off finish from their first season back in the Blue Square Bet North Division. Avenue’s second coming
Following a run of eight straight victories in all competitions since a surprise defeat at Evo-Stik League outfit Skelmersdale United in the FA Trophy back in December, Guiseley dropped points in Blue Square Bet North in midweek. The Lions, who
Farsley manager Neil Parsley is backing his squad to respond positively from last weekend’s disappointing home draw when they head to Evo-Stik Division One North play-off rivals Curzon Ashton on Saturday. Parsley’s men dropped out of
Yorkshire Veterans table tennis side clinched the County Championship Premier Division title after the final round of fixtures took place last weekend at Draycott TTC in Nottingham. Yorkshire began the weekend in top spot but lost their place following
The weather denied Brighouse Town a chance to top the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division table in midweek, so they will look to consolidate second place on Saturday. Town are two points behind leaders Scarborough Athletic but
Silsden will have their interim-management duo back in tandem on Saturday when they journey into Merseyside to take on St Helens Town. Andy Geary has returned from a four-week stay in Australia and will join Paul Schofield in the dugout to
A provisional trial date was set yesterday for a man accused of the murder of Bradford grandfather Clement ‘Butch’ Desmier. Derek Newby, 63, of Rimswell Holt, Ravenscliffe, Bradford, is accused of murdering Mr Desmier, 68, at Bradford between August
Baildon, who are in a tense battle for the second promotion place in SSE Yorkshire Division Three, have had to make two enforced changes to their squad for Saturday's match at next-to-bottom Hessle. Utility forward Andy Pollard and centre
Having put six tries past basement side Adwick le Street last Saturday in a 38-17 away triumph, Wibsey want to make it back-to-back wins on Saturday when they face Garforth at home in SSE Yorkshire Division Five. Wibsey's head coach Dave Grayson
All-rounder Tim Bresnan could be available for Yorkshire early in the new season after he completed a second operation on the right elbow problem that has troubled him for the last two years. The 27-year-old was ruled out of England’s current tour
After the euphoria that followed last week's win over SSE Yorkshire Division Four promotion rivals Harrogate Pythons, Old Grovians head to Knaresborough on Saturday knowing that victory over the bottom-placed side is every bit as important
Bradford Salem have a selection dilemma of the nice kind in their backs before their SSE Yorkshire Division Two derby at Moortown. Following their hard-fought 29-26 victory at Castleford, the Heaton club have Tony Williams, Carl Walker and Jonny
Sweden’s under-18 rugby union team are playing two games in West Yorkshire during their tour of England. They face West Yorkshire’s under-17 development squad on Saturday at Woodhouse Grove School (10.30am) before tackling West Yorkshire
After a defensive masterclass against leaders Beverley last weekend, Cleckheaton want to get straight back to SSE North One East action by winning at Morley on Saturday. "We had a luncheon before the match and the atmosphere in the clubhouse
Sometimes newspapers can provide the best team talks for an opposition. Keighley's SSE North One East match at Old Crossleyans last Saturday certainly seems a case in point. Graeme Sheffield, director of rugby at Rose Cottage, said; "
Wharfedale play only their third home match since mid-December on Saturday, looking for their first victory since knocking Rosslyn Park off the top of the SSE National League One table. The visitors are Sedgley Tigers, always doughty opponents
West Bowling are aiming to take another Premier Division scalp when they welcome Slaithwaite Saracens to Emsleys Rec in the third round of the Pennine Presidents Cup on Saturday. Bowling, who gave Dewsbury Moor a roasting in the previous round,
A group of eastern European men who violently gang raped Bradford prostitutes, including a victim of the Crossbow Cannibal, have been locked up for a total of 36 years. A judge today urged the Home Office to make sure the gang were not able to
Otley’s interim director of rugby Ryan Duckett, is to continue in the role despite landing a new job. The former Bradford Bulls chief executive has been appointed as the new director of fundraising and partnerships for Derbyshire Cricket. He
Jonny Bairstow has been tipped to shine when he returns to England colours by Yorkshire team-mate Ryan Sidebottom, but he has been warned that he may have to be patient with regards to regaining his place in all forms of the game. It seems that
Weary fans have filled Bradford City’s Valley Parade ground as they anxiously wait to buy their tickets for the club’s Capital One Cup final at Wembley. Hundreds of supporters are currently sitting in the club’s McCall Suite, clutching orange slips
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has named the same 19-man squad for the third week running ahead of Saturday's home clash with Castleford. Michael Platt was knocked out and suffered concussion as well as sustaining a knee injury in the early stages
The weather may still be wintry, but health workers will soon be touring the area talking about the ‘sunshine vitamin’. February is vitamin D awareness week in Bradford and Airedale, with a new public health campaign being run to make people aware
A furniture retailer is to move from inside a Keighley department store to the town’s former MFI showroom near Victoria Park. AHF will make a six-figure investment in the new store on the Alston Retail Park and increase its staff from six to eight
Members and friends of Bradford Civic Society are invited to take a trip down memory lane to recall times gone by this Saturday. Sixth-form students will be on hand at the event at the Midland Hotel to record their memories about going to school
A veteran runner who organised Bradford marathons in the 1980s that attracted nearly 3,000 runners has waded into the debate over the City Run, which is in danger of being axed this year in a programme of Council cutbacks. Last year’s run, as exclusively
Major changes to rules governing benefits and housing will be explained at a session in central Keighley next week. The Welfare Reform Information Gathering will be held at Central Hall, in Alice Street, from 11.30am to 3pm on Tuesday. Members
The importance of showing dignity and respect to others will be highlighted by a Bradford charity on Saturday. About 400 people from across the district are expected to attend Brandnet’s Dignity In Care Day as part of a national campaign. The
More than 100 homes could be built next to the Bradford Bulls ground, where a previous scheme stalled because of the economic downturn. The brownfield site, a priority for development, has been lying vacant since a former hospital was pulled down
Bradford’s Dobermann Trust has been given £500 from UK pet insurance provider, Petplan. The Trust rescues and re-homes stray and abandoned Dobermann dogs and puppies and those who can no longer be cared for by their owners. The money will go towards
Residents at Straven House Residential Home in Ilkley have rated it as one of the top Bupa care homes in the UK. In an independent customer satisfaction survey, 100 per cent of residents at the home in Queens Road marked the overall quality of care
The work of a voluntary group caring for the “forgotten people of Bradford” was commended by the Lord Mayor during his visit. The Immanuel Project provides a safe environment for vulnerable and homeless people. Since starting the scheme about
An exhibition by children from Crossley Hall Primary School, Heaton Primary School and Whetley Primary School is on show at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery until Sunday, February 24. Working with Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is visual artist Lou Sumray
Crime fighting charity Crimestoppers is urging people to view their video highlighting their campaign to fight human trafficking by encouraging the UK public to pass on information about forced labour exploitation anonymously. The campaign
A taxi has been seized in Bradford for having no insurance. Officers from the Great Horton and Little Horton neighbourhood policing team spotted a taxi driver using his vehicle while using a mobile phone. He was stopped by a police officer and checks
The Manorlands Hospice is wants people to tie up their shoelaces and take part in the BUPA Great North Run. A number of guaranteed places for the event on September 15 have been secured by The Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. Funds raised allow
Pupils of East Morton Primary School have been taught how to make their own bread. Master baker Mike Armstrong (right) from Sainsbury's supermarket in Keighley visited the school to demonstrate his skills. Year 4 teacher Caroline Di Cristofaro
New jobs are on the cards this year at a Bradford-based insurance group, best known for covering church buildings, which is pushing forward with expanding its home insurance business through a new subsidiary company. Congregational & General
Up to twenty new jobs could be created as Keighley’s Asda store expands into online shopping. The supermarket hopes to introduce a “click and collect” service by the summer, which would allow customers to shop online and pick up their items in
Fears have been voiced that trans-Pennine road improvements could bring more traffic onto the Aire Valley’s already-congested routes. A new study examining transport links between Yorkshire and Lancashire could have a serious impact on the district
A post-Valentine fundraising evening is being staged this Saturday for Manorlands. The event – at the Willow Tree pub in Riddlesden – will feature live music, a raffle and auction. There will also be a pie and pea supper, with the pies donated
Drivers today are a demanding lot. They want the versatility of a people-carrier with the loadspace of an estate and the driveability of a hatchback. That may sound very well but it gives a bit of a headache to car designers. Never mind, it seems
A retired Bradford businessman who was struck by a car while recovering from a double hip-operation in Ghana has died in hospital months after flying back to Bradford for better medical care. Friends and family of Alex Therson-Cofie, who was 71
Met Office predictions of snow usually lead to warnings for drivers not to travel unless they have to. While many of us breathe a sigh of relief when we reach home after travelling through blizzards, a group of 4x4 enthusiasts are out and about
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Postie Leo Henegan was sent with a kiss on the each cheek as he made his way to play cupid. Mr Henegan’s postal bag was bursting at the seams with some of the 250,000 Valentine cards and letters posted in Yorkshire
It is sad news that the number of children taken into care in Bradford has reached its highest figure for four years. There are many, many reasons why children and young people must be put into the care of the local authority, and many ways in
Batley and Spen MP Mike Wood is holding a public meeting to encourage a fightback against National Health Service reforms. He hopes to organise a local campaign against the “increasingly privatised market” in which companies will be able to bid
A controversial plan for six houses on a field in Ilkley has got the green light, despite concerns one of the buildings would loom over its neighbour’s garden. David Whittiker was first given outline planning permission for houses on land at Cheltenham
SIR – Most of my friends have asked me why David Cameron decided to bring up the issue of gay marriage now when there are certainly more pressing matters in the country. Initially I thought he’d just got bored of beating up on poor people but soon
A family of four escaped a house fire in Four Lane Ends yesterday after smelling smoke. The boiler in the Lytton Road property’s basement had set alight at about 8.15am. The fire is believed to have been sparked by an electrical fault in the
SIR – Would it be possible to put Messrs Hindle, Bird, Hall, Harding and many others into one of your offices to sort out their differences instead of using the readers’ letters page for their personal squabbles? As a life-long Socialist, Mr Hindle
SIR – Even by Tyke standards of cheek, Yorkshire demands for Richard III’s bones (pictured) to be now given a Yorkshire burial are breathtaking. Yorkshire forsook Richard III upon death out of convenience, the whole county reeking from inns repainting
SIR – It is absolutely evident that our care system has completely broken down when healthcare professionals tell us their core values have laid “dormant or dead and buried under a culture of bureaucracy and targets”. Reporting of poor standards
SIR – With the high street struggling and many shops shutting, it’s good to see the Post Office fighting back on their behalf and poking shoppers, who go on line to buy products, in the eye with a sharp stick. I’m of course referring to the closures
Queues outside Valley Parade have swelled overnight, with eager Bantams’ fans keen to get their hands on Wembley tickets. Some of those who pitched tents in the snow yesterday have now bought 'general sale' tickets for the club’s Capital One Cup
SIR – I was delighted to read about the possibility of Bradford’s markets combining on one site to help them prosper and to take account of the Westfield scheme. My wife and I regularly shop at the Oastler Centre, where the food quality, prices
A TV series regarded as the definitive portrayal of the Bronte family's life is being released on DVD. The Brontes of Haworth, made in 1973, has only previously been available on DVD as an Australian or American import. Bronte enthusiasts are
A terminally-ill Bradford man has big fundraising plans for the city’s Marie Curie Hospice where he is receiving treatment. Jeff Nunney, 50, of Otley Road, has already raised more than £400 with sponsors for challenges his family and friends will
A GCSE student in Bradford has scooped a top art prize. Natalie Angus (pictured), who goes to Hipperholme Grammar School, won an individual prize in a contest run by the Smith Gallery in Brighouse. And there was a double celebration when her
Health Trust bosses have pledged to improve how they work with carers following the death of a 23-year-old man who accidentally overdosed on his partner’s painkillers, The promise comes after Bradford District Care Trust carried out its own inquiry
At least 800 new foster families are needed in Yorkshire and Humberside to look after the children in care, including 22 of them in Bradford, who need to be matched to a long-term permanent placement, according to figures published today. The Fostering
A charity night at The Yew Tree Inn in Otley raised £700 for the Breast Cancer Campaign. The event was organised by bar staff Abbie Thornton and John Burns.
Owners of a Bradford-based farm shop business have overcome opposition from a retail consultant to win approval for a new £3 million store that will create 60 jobs. The Keelham Farm shop is to be built on the outskirts of Skipton next to the Gargrave
Police have stepped up patrols on a Bradford estate after a series of thefts. Officers have also been handing out crime prevention advice to residents in the Kettlewell Drive area of Canterbury. Police said thefts of boilers had occurred in the area
‘Darwin in Ilkley’ is the subject of a talk at the monthly coffee morning at Manor House Art Gallery and Museum in Castle Yard, Ilkley. Entry is free to the 10.30am event on Friday February 22.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery at a jewellers. Three men wearing balaclavas and armed with axes entered S Manning Jewellers, on New Market, Otley, at about 4.45pm on Wednesday, January 30. The criminals threatened staff
Pupils, parents and teachers enjoyed a morning of celebrations in recognition of a Bradford school’s latest Ofsted report. Girlington Primary School has been praised by inspectors for its outstanding progress in mathematics and above-average attendance
Firefighters had to free a man from his car after he was involved in a crash last night. The male driver was taken to hospital last night after the Rover MG ZR he was in struck a parked car and spun round. It happened just before 11pm on Great
Jamie Foster has warned the Bulls they can ill afford another slow start as they bid to return to winning ways against Castleford this weekend. Francis Cummins’ men slumped to their first defeat of the season when losing 28-12 at Hull FC on Sunday
Three men have been jailed after a “frightening” kidnap over claims about stolen copper. The victim was snatched from outside a Bradford tattoo parlour and driven around in a van while demands were made for money. He was also hit with a hammer
Artists have been creating artwork based on the word love to mark Valentine’s Day. Their work forms part of a display at the Hand Made in Bradford gallery. Tanya Gaffney-Greetham, who co-ordinated the project for arts organisation Fabric, which
It seems that love conquers the recession, according to Bradford shoppers and traders this Valentine’s Day. Despite the Bradford district being branded the second least romantic place in Britain in a poll by Hotels.com, the public disagree as they
A car ended up on its roof in a dramatic crash in Bradford yesterday. The Vauxhall Corsa overturned on Lister Lane, near Peel Park, at about 2.40pm. Police said no other vehicles were involved. The driver of the car, believed to be a woman
Nathan Doyle is eyeing an away-day double as the perfect build-up for City’s crack at the Capital One Cup final. The midfielder netted twice in Tuesday’s emphatic 3-0 win at Wycombe – the Bantams’ first League Two victory of the year. Now he
Keighley businessman Trevor Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the Hillsborough football stadium disaster, has welcomed the appointment of a senior High Court judge to conduct new inquests into the tragedy. The Judicial Office yesterday announced
Almost a month ago, Luke Gale talked optimistically of being passed fit for the Super League opener against Wakefield on February 3. He had even harboured hopes of facing Leeds in Danny McGuire’s testimonial on January 20. But almost three
Oliver Hannon-Dalby is poised to join Warwickshire after he impressed on trial at Edgbaston and Yorkshire agreed to release him from the final year of his contract. The 23-year-old Halifax-born seamer was given permission to train with Warwickshire
Bingley sculptor Marcus Levine has re-created what was once the world’s most expensive handbag – out of nails. The artist, who uses nails to create three-dimensional sculptures, based his latest work on the $1.8 million handbag, called the Ginza
Police have slapped injunctions on eight men in a bid to stamp out gang-related violence in Keighley. Legal restrictions were served yesterday in a new crime crackdown, with another four expected to be enforced this week. Airedale and North
A new educational facility will be built at a Wilsden fishing lake after the owner was praised for his work with disabled and disadvantaged children. Mick Bradbury runs Highlands and Far View Fishing Lakes, and yesterday was granted planning permission
Shocking mobile phone video posted on a social media site of an attack on a teenage girl by another female pupil at a Bingley secondary school was last night under investigation by police. The clip, lasting one minute and 37 seconds, shows pupils
Only a tiny fraction of the £15 million earmarked for the now-scrapped new Keighley Health Centre will be spent on improving the existing building. Up to £300,000 – just two per cent of the figure allocated for the state-of-the-art replacement
Eagar Bantams’ fans pitched tents in the snow as queues started to form 27 hours before the club’s last Capital One Cup final tickets went on sale today. Steven Price, 31, of Shipley, was first to arrive outside the Valley Parade ticket office
Brave brain tumour survivor Jake Turton will lead his Bantam heroes out at Wembley in the Capital One Cup Final a week on Sunday. The nine-year-old was confirmed yesterday as one of two official club mascots. Jake got thousands of well-wishers
A police officer who knocked down a suspected drink-driver three times with his patrol car after the man “did a runner” in Bradford told investigators he just nudged him to prevent him returning to his vehicle, a jury has heard. PC Steven Mullaney
Flames shot up from the back of an oven seconds after a woman heard a loud bang, in a dramatic kitchen fire in Allerton yesterday. The lady was firing up the gas cooker at about 1.55pm at her home on Grape Street. Crew commander Rob Jones,
Police yesterday seized class A drugs worth more than a million pounds from a dealer’s safe house in Bradford, as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug dealing in the district. It is the second seven-figure haul of drugs in Bradford within three
Bulls rookie Curtis Naughton is aiming to come back fitter and stronger from the injury setback which has wrecked his start to the season. The 17-year-old full back from Dewsbury sustained a knee injury in the under-19s’ opening game against Wakefield
