Bradford Dragons must arrest a poor run of results to keep their vcars.co.uk Division One play-off hopes alive – starting at home to Derby Trailblazers tomorrow night. Derby are second-bottom in the table but the Dragons have lost their last four
The West Yorkshire Winter League Select team won the inaugural Inter-league Cross-Country Relay at Temple Newsam on Sunday. Baildon’s Quentin Lewis picked up the baton from Stainland’s Ben Mounsey before handing to Pudsey Pacers’ James Clark.
Jamie Foster column: Last week’s 22-22 draw at Widnes was incredibly frustrating but I think we were our own worst enemy at times during the second half. I didn’t go into the dressing room at half-time because I wasn’t playing but I was sat with
Every primary school in Bradford will receive an annual grant of about £10,000 to revive sports coaching – three years after the Government controversially axed a similar scheme. David Cameron said the move – worth £150m a year across England –
Two delayed Bradford & District FA Cup fourth-round ties take centre stage for Sunday Alliance League clubs this weekend. Buttershaw White Star host Wharfedale League outfit Salts for a place in the Sunday Senior Cup semi-finals against West
Eccleshill United head coach Bobby Davison is hoping some of the current crop of Eagles players will follow in the footsteps of Nahki Wells and make the grade at Valley Parade. Davison was not involved with Eccleshill or the Richmond International
Police are appealing for information after a spate of vehicle crime in and around Birstall Shopping Park. At 6pm on March 6, a thief smashed the front and rear passenger windows of a vehicle at the DW Sports Fitness gym in Gelderd Road, and took
Police yesterday appealed for information after a burglar threw a brick through a window, climbed inside and filled a pillow case with electrical items. A police spokesman said a burglar threw a full brick through the window of a flat in Windsor
Neil Parsley has accepted that his Farsley side’s promotion play-off hopes are dead in the water but feels he can pinpoint the exact time when they expired. Farsley were in fine form in December and although they endured an indifferent January,
A Roman Catholic priest in Bradford, who sexually assaulted a teenage girl and had a secret wife, committed “gross breaches of trust”, his diocese has said. William Finnegan, 59, was found guilty by a jury of assaulting the girl, who cannot be
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager had his phone stolen in a robbery. Huddersfield CID want to speak to anyone who witnessed or has information about the offence which took place between 7.55pm and 8pm on St Johns Road, Birkenshaw
Geoffrey Boycott has labelled Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan “a very average bowler” in Test match terms. The straight-talking Yorkshire president was giving his opinion on England’s back-up pace bowling options ahead of back-to-back Ashes series in 2013
Brighouse Town go into the weekend astride the summit of the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division table and looking forward to the season’s finale. They will also be hoping that the weather picks up. Their two rivals for the title
Bradford Bulls players Heath L'Estrange, Adrian Purtell and Jarrod Sammut often work up a sweat on the rugby pitch, but you wouldn’t expect to find the lads indulging in beauty treatment, The players tried out Botox underarm treatment for sweating
Yorkshire artist and tutor Paul Talbot-Greaves will give a watercolour demonstration at a meeting of Brighouse Art Circle on Thursday at Waring Green Community Centre, Brighouse, from 7.30pm. For more details phone Geoff Habergham on (01484) 712947
Heckmondwike Girls Group meets from 3pm until 5.30pm on Wednesday at Brunswick Street, Heckmondwike. Activities include music, dance, drama and art. Help and advice is also available.
A Bradford primary school has been given an award for including families in school life. Parkland Primary in Thorpe Edge was given the Engaging Families Award in recognition of the commitment that staff and families have shown in working together
Adrian Purtell is poised to make his first appearance in almost ten months after being included in the Bulls’ squad for Sunday’s home clash with Hull KR. The Australian centre has not played any kind of competitive rugby league since he was sidelined
Parents in the Woodhouse and Spring Bank areas of Keighley will be given hints on how to play with their children. The first series of "Parents and Play" sessions ran successfully at the Hainworth Wood Community Centre last autumn. Mums, dads
Plans have been unveiled for two new detached houses and garages in Badgerstone Close in East Morton, Keighley. Joyce Denby has submitted the application to Bradford Council. The houses would be built on a piece of land backing onto the village
A man in his 60s has suffered serious injuries in a crash involving two cars in Bradford today. The incident, involving a Hyundai and a Volvo, happened at 10.23am on Cutler Heights Lane and led to the road being closed until 12.30pm. It is
Silsden councillors have called for a town-wide referendum on whether the town hall should be refurbished. The town council believes that planned consultation meetings on Wednesday, March 27, in the town do not go far enough. They say that only
A Roman Catholic priest in Bradford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. William Finnegan, 59, had revealed in his trial that he had secretly got married in 1999, despite having taken a vow of celibacy. He was standing
Yorkshire all-rounder Richard Pyrah and England women’s bowler Katherine Brunt are among the region’s cricket stars supporting a call for primary school teams from Bradford to enter the Drax Cup 2013 - the biggest cricket competition for under-nines
We know we have an ageing population, but when it comes to preparing for the future it seems we are, in fact, “woefully unprepared”. In a new report, the House of Lords cross-party committee is calling for action. It cites figures from the Office
Action for Children is a charity looking for people and families in the Bradford district to provide supported lodgings for young people leaving care or who find themselves homeless. It is looking for people who have the experience and patience
A concert by Elkie Brooks scheduled for tonight has been postponed until May. The singer was due to appear at King’s Hall, Ilkley. A previous concert there, scheduled for last November, was also postponed. Those who have booked tickets are advised
A new sheltered housing complex of 51 apartments will be built after councillors gave the scheme a unanimous yes vote. The Housing 21 extra care development, at Ellar Carr Road, Bradford, received 13 objections including ones about inadequate parking
Doubts over the future of historic Baildon Hall have prompted regular users the Bradford Metropolitan Concert Band to search for new rehearsal space. The future of Baildon's oldest building hangs in the balance after Bradford planners snubbed its
A teenage band will open a one-day music festival in their home town of Otley in May. Popular Sheffield indie group Reverend and The Makers may be the headline act for LS21 Live, but the honour of opening the show on Sunday, May 26, will go to
Whether or not private hire cars in Bradford should display sticker or magnetic decals on the side of their vehicles was also discussed. A petition with more than 300 signatures from private hire drivers objected. Committee members decided
Anti-bullying mentors are being trained at Bradford College following a grant from the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Trust. The Trust is paying for BeatBullying to train 2,500 young people as ‘Jubilee mentors’ in 2013. The volunteers, aged 18 to 25, will
Keighley man Steven Clark has written a “jukebox” musical using songs from the past few decades. Walkin' Back to Happiness will be performed by CarpetBaggers Theatre Group at Guiseley Theatre. Steven is best known locally as the Keighley Amateurs
City head back for Devon today with Phil Parkinson stressing: I believe the goals will come. The Bantams are back in the south-west to tackle seventh-placed Exeter after the midweek stalemate at Plymouth. James Meredith returns to the squad
3:43pm Wilsden Primary School has been selling red noses all this week and held a non-uniform day today when children were invited to tell a joke to their class. They have raised a whopping £904 for Comic Relief. In class
Oxenhope may need to follow in the footsteps of other parishes which are stepping up the fight against irresponsible dog owners. Councillor Penny Cusdin drew her parish council colleagues’ attention to initiatives in Silsden and Cross Hills &
A planned public meeting to arrange this year’s Haworth 1940s Festival has been postponed. The meeting, to arrange events for May’s weekend celebration, was originally due for Monday. The rescheduled date has yet to be announced.
Masked quadbikers are tearing great ruts across open spaces above Windhill and Wrose and putting children at risk, warn local councillors. Bradford Labour councillors Vanda Greenwood, Alex Ross-Shaw and Susan Hinchcliffe have called for action
Thieves have continued to target a small number of Land Rover Defender vehicles in the Worth Valley, according to the police. Sergeant Chris Watson, of the Bingley and Worth Valley Neighbourhood Policing Team, told a meeting of Oxenhope Parish
Bradford Council’s Regulatory and Appeal Committee approved conditions for Branshaw Quarry in Holme House Lane, Keighley. Objections had been submitted by 39 people about noise from the quarry, which was given permission in 1955, and last used in 2007
Bradford Council is chipping in to kick-start a new £500 million investment fund aimed at boosting growth across the Leeds City Region. The new Economic Investment Fund will aim to provide up to £500 million of private and public sector funding
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Kirsty Susan Barker, aged 24, of Fenwick Drive, Woodside; persistently loitering for the purpose of prostitution, £75 fine, £50 costs; commission of a further offence while subject
More than 200 artists competed for a spot on the 2013 Saltaire Arts Trail following its biggest success last year when just over 9,000 people visited. Now, an eclectic range of work, from sculptures to paintings and glassware to photography, has
A surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary has addressed a conference about the work of a new national research centre, based in eight areas of the country including Bradford, to develop pioneering treatments that could change the face of wound care.
There were eight burglaries in and around Wibsey in just three days, police have revealed. The daytime raids were between Monday and Wednesday this week. Officers are particularly interested in finding a black Volkswagen Golf that is thought to
A train operating company says it is making progress in its efforts to run extra direct services between Bradford and London. In May 2010, Grand Central started running the ‘West Riding’ service between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs. The teenager, of Thornbury, had £300 on him when he was detained by police. The suspected drugs – about 50 wraps – were discovered in a nearby garden. Officers had
The owner of a Bradford fish and chip shop appeared in court yesterday to face charges relating to food hygiene. Mohammed Shabir, 53, who runs Park Fisheries on Otley Road in Undercliffe, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court to
A farmer’s outline planning application for 19 homes on a field at Sycamore Grove, Steeton-with-Eastburn has been approved. If homes are built on the site, £17,650 may have to be provided by the developer for recreation and open space as well as money
Otley Town Council is urging an MP to work with it on securing the future of the Civic Centre, instead of “willing it to fail”. The council’s controlling Labour group has blasted Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) for “jeopardising” attempts
Micky Flanagan St George’s Hall New material can be a blessing or a curse and Micky Flanagan's performance last night suffered from "tricky third album syndrome". While his loveable punchy face works well on TV, sadly on stage it all comes
The mother of a teenager who lost his battle against a medical condition so rare it did not have a name, is collecting donated Easter eggs for other children having a hard time. Simone Lawless, who last year supported the Telegraph & Argus
Under Government plans for a new coroner system, inquests will be subject to stricter time limits. Earlier this month Justice Minister Helen Grant said it was time “to end the postcode lottery that has plagued the coroner system for too long” and
A coalition MP from Bradford has launched a stinging attack on the Education Secretary, accusing him of starving Bradford schools of cash for repairs. David Ward, a Liberal Democrat, said they lost out because cash was handed to academies and ‘
Bradford Council has lost an appeal against its decision to refuse plans for a barn conversion in Menston. Planning inspector Michael Moffoot said the Council had not done enough to back up last year’s decision on an application to turn a barn
The organiser of Ilkley Stroke Club is to take part in a sponsored carriage drive on April 7 in aid of The Stroke Association. Joan Lawrence, who has run the Ilkley club for the last 12 years, has three small driving ponies and plans to take a
Dozens of grieving families waiting for inquests to be heard into their relatives’ deaths are being given the choice to have the cases heard again while an investigation continues into the conduct of Bradford’s suspended Coroner Peter Straker.
A leading Muslim cleric has called for total co-operation across Bradford to combat the “evil of child exploitation” by street-grooming gangs. Muhammad Mustaqueem Shah, general secretary of Bradford Imams’ Forum, said he and all Muslims condemned
Another band night for over 18s is being staged at Silsden Sports Club to raise money for the town’s junior footballers. Local band The Fear will perform on Good Friday, March 29, from 8pm and its setlist will include music from Blur, Stereophonics
Philippa Crowther, who lives in Menston, has taken up the post as the new Chief Executive of York’s oldest charity, the Wilberforce Trust. Wilberforce, with its forerunners, has been supporting people with sight loss in York since 1843. Philippa
A public consultation on the future development strategy of Bradford city centre and the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor has started. From today, organisations and residents in the district are being asked their views on issues such as provision of
Leaders of an Indian-Muslim Welfare Society have handed in a 5,000-name petition to Bradford Council leader David Green listing complaints about the handling of some inquests by Coroner Peter Straker. The petition covers concerns from the Muslim
A social housing group in Bradford is celebrating a decade in business by creating ten jobs. Incommunities is searching for ten top apprentices to be trained in plastering, electrical work, plumbing, joinery, bricklaying and painting and decorating
Repairs to a single pothole will kick-start a new campaign for a badly-damaged road in Silsden to be adopted. Ward Councillor Andrew Mallinson has secured a £1,000 grant from Bradford Council to repair the largest hole in Spencer Avenue. He
It would cost £95 million and take 11 years to repair pothole damage on Bradford’s ‘crumbling roads’, according to a new survey. A report by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) said the figure was the average sum councils across Yorkshire said
A leading Muslim cleric has called for total co-operation across Bradford to combat the “evil of child exploitation” by street-grooming gangs. Muhammad Mustaqueem Shah, general secretary of Bradford Imams’ Forum, said he and all Muslims condemned
SIR – Regarding a ten-year-old boy firing a BB pistol into a fireman’s face and the idea suggested by Mary Moorhouse that he should receive more education, when I was a student, we were taught that one of the things which children need more than anything
SIR – After reading the article (T&A, March 9) headed ‘MP’s demand over odious comment’, it got me thinking, perhaps Respect MP George Galloway (pictured) is in the wrong job. Maybe Mr Galloway would have been better suited as a plumber’s mate
SIR – When Jason Smith of UKIP claims that criminals will be exempt from the ‘bedroom tax’ while members of the armed forces won’t be, he fails to tell us if he supports this unjust tax in its totality or not (T&A, March 12). The Government
SIR – I confess to stealing an apple off a neighbour’s tree when aged five. Would I be exempt from the “bedroom tax”? UKIP’s Jason Smith says criminals will be exempt from the tax while members of the armed forces will not! Could it be that he
SIR – Regarding ‘Dad jailed for neglect of son killed in accident’ (T&A, March 8). These so-called people were high on drink and drugs. I am absolutely heartbroken for this little baby. It is just unbearable to think these people who should
SIR – How dare he compare himself to Maggie? David Cameron is no Margaret Thatcher. They didn’t call her the Iron Lady for nothing. She would not have gone into Europe. Cameron, Clegg and Miliband say they need to make cuts to build the country
SIR – I have just seen the proposals for the New Bolton Woods development; a major part of this being the wooded hillside familiar to most Bradfordians and visible for miles. As a green urban space, it is unique in that it is an area of farmland
It seems that the Government’s pioneering policy of free schools has, at the very least, experienced a few teething problems, particularly in the Bradford district. Coming on the back of the fiasco around the failure of the One in a Million school
Bradford Council has started a consultation into plans to create a unit for pupils with special educational needs at Crossflatts Primary School, near Bingley. It is proposed to develop classes for primary children and young people with communication
David Anderson will be leading a Ramble and Rail walk from Saltaire village on Wednesday, March 27. Meet him next to the railwaqy station at 10.30am for a walk up and over Baildon Moor and down to Bingley, before coming back by rail.
The importance of Keighley’s various parks and woodlands on health will be discussed later this month. Bradford Forest School Network has invited health and community professionals to the free event to learn about the impact of outdoor engagement
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has no qualms about pitching Adrian Purtell straight back into Super League combat against Hull KR this weekend. The 28-year-old Aussie centre was given the green light to resume playing by a specialist in London on
The renovation of a Victorian building in Keighley could lead to the whole block returning to its former glory, hopefully in time for the Tour de France cycle race. Plans to renovate 30 North Street were given the go ahead by Bradford Council on
Two teenage boys have been charged with stealing from a vehicle. The duo, aged 13 and 14, are alleged to have committed the offence last Sunday on Church Avenue, Gildersome. They were arrested on Wednesday and will appear at Leeds Youth Court at
A jury was today continuing to deliberate whether a Roman Catholic priest, who has confessed he is married, sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl. William Finnegan, 59, is standing trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of taking hold of the girl
Garfield the cat put his owners in a spin when they realised he had been trapped in the tumble dryer for 20 minutes. The five-year-old ginger Tom, who lives with his family in Southfield Road, Little Horton, snuck in with the wet warm washing when
Garry Thompson insists City are not fighting a losing cause to make the top seven. And the striker is confident of ending their run of draws with three points at play-off contenders Exeter tomorrow. A third successive stalemate against Plymouth
The funeral of a van driver who died when his vehicle overturned on a busy Bradford route was taking place today. A post-mortem examination found that 63-year-old Ernest Handisson, of Bradford, had died of natural causes at the wheel of the van
The world-renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra makes its first visit to Bradford in May as part of a ‘Live and Local’ tour aimed at making classical music more accessible. The concert, at St George’s Hall, features star guitarist Miloš Karadaglic
Entries in this year's Brontë Society Literary Competition will be judged by a celebrity line-up. A total of £2,550 is on offer to winners in the poetry, short story and illustration categories. They will be judged by Simon Armitage, novelist
Two staff members have been suspended as police investigate allegations that a Bradford teenager with Down Syndrome has suffered a catalogue of physical abuse at a care home. The probe was started after other members of staff reported their concerns
A “David and Goliath” battle has ended with bitter disappointment for villagers who failed in their bid to stop 82 new homes being built. Shipley MP Philip Davies branded yesterday’s decision a “kick in the teeth” for the people of Wilsden.
Bradford’s first free school, hailed by Secretary of State for education Michael Gove as a ‘flagship school’, has been ordered to improve in all areas by Ofsted inspectors. The Kings Science Academy’s first inspection by the education watchdog
A woman who lied to police about a hit-and-run incident which killed a child has been spared jail. Sara Marie Hughes was a passenger in a “souped-up” car being driven by her then-boyfriend Zain Khan, which hit and killled Bradford schoolboy Bilal
The district is whipping itself up for a Comic Relief frenzy today with crazy antics and some tasty – and not so tasty – treats! Teachers at St Mary’s Primary School, in Riddlesden, Keighley, are tackling a series of gross challenges including
Bradford bookshop Waterstones has stepped in to reopen the coffee shop above it which was closed down by Starbucks. The coffee shop giant pulled out of the Wool Exchange store in February after more than 15 years. The news came as another blow
Saturday film matinees are returning to Bradford’s City Park in the run-up to the city’s film festival. Free screenings of family films on the Big Screen will begin on March 30, with classic 1980s adventure Back to the Future – and film fans will
A man was yesterday in police custody after a woman found someone searching her car after she heard her dog barking. The incident at Horton Bank Top, Bradford, happened when the woman was woken by her dog and looked out of her window to find a man
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC All members are urged to attend the club’s presentation evening on Tuesday at the New Inn, East Bierley, commencing at 8pm, where trophies will be presented to last year’s winners. The presenter of this year’s trophies
