Firefighters dealt with a blaze at a disused warehouse in Holme Wood tonight. Crews from Bradford, Odsal and Cleckheaton were called to the single-storey building on Holme Lane at 8.20pm. A spokesman for the fire service said: “It was just some rubbish
Wibsey Warriors were licking their wounds as Halifax Irish visited in the Pennine League Premier Division tonight. The Warriors were beaten 50-24 at Sharlston Rovers on Tuesday following the euphoria of their BARLA National Cup exploits and the
Bradford & Bingley Seconds have been drawn at home to Ilkley Seconds in the second round of the Spray Plant UK (Ltd) Aire-Wharfe Cup, which is to be played next week. Second-round draw: West Park Leeds Seconds v Old Otliensians, Yarnbury Seconds
Three Oakbank Table Tennis Club players have qualified for the English National Cadet Championships to be held in Birmingham on Saturday, June 1. A qualification tournament took place at Leeds Table Tennis Centre and Ffion Myers won the under-14
The first Bradford Sunday Alliance League knockout final of the season takes place at Manningham Mills this weekend. The Amateur Cup showdown sees Lyceum take on fellow Division 3B side Junction Wyke and it represents a first for both clubs.
Bradford competitors won three medals during the British Gas Elite Junior Diving National Championships in Leeds. Five youngsters from Bradford Esprit Diving Club took part in the event and Holly Waxman, William Hallam and Max Roper made the podium
Good will has persuaded Brian McDermott to return to management after just a month out, he revealed at his unveiling as Leeds’ new boss. The 52-year-old left Reading on March 11, with the Royals’ hierarchy worried about relegation from the Premier
A robber grabbed a man by the throat and threatened to stab him before stealing his wallet and mobile phone in Bradford. The 21-year-old victim was walking through a subway near St John’s Church in Wakefield Road, Bowling, at about 11am yesterday
An eight-year-old girl is receiving counselling from specially-trained police officers after being approached by two men in Bradford. The distressed youngster was seen running away from the men after they went up to her near a ginnel on Chellow
More than 30 artists will be selling their work at Yorkshire Arts Fair in Gomersal next weekend. The event, from 10am to 5pm, at Gomersal Hall in Oxford Street, on Saturday April 20, will also include a demonstration by Yorkshire artist Bruce Mulcahy
Brighouse Art Circle is hosting its 64th annual exhibition at the Smith Art Gallery, Halifax Road, Brighouse, until Saturday May 11. More than 100 original works of art will be on sale. Free entry. Call (01484) 712947 for more information.
A charity coffee morning takes place in Wibsey next month supporting the children’s charity Candlelighters. St Paul’s Ladies Fellowship Group have organised the event at St Paul’s School Hall, St Paul’s Avenue, Wibsey, on Saturday May 4. For more information
Locals can discuss their housing issues at the next KNH (Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing) Surgeries from 9.30am until noon on Monday April 22 at Birstall Library and Information Centre, Market Street, Birstall.
Third-placed Bradford City go to Sheffield United Community on Sunday as they continue the punishing three games in eight day schedule, set throughout this month, in a bid to take the Northern Combination title. Despite losing their unbeaten record
Jamie Foster column As a St Helens lad, it’s a pain to miss the Wigan game. It’s the one I enjoy playing in the most. Make no bones about it, I’ve never enjoyed losing to them when I was playing for Saints. I also played against them for Hull
The Friends of Judy Wood group is staging its annual meeting on Thursday, April 18, at 7pm in the Wyke Methodist Church, off Towngate, Wyke. After the formal business, a presentation will be made by the practical task force group. This group
The Dennyboys will be searching for a new manager in the close season after current boss Vince Brockie confirmed he will be stepping down at the end of the season. Former Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers midfielder Brockie is a coach with Barnsley
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Jeanette Hird, aged 49, of Lodge Road, Thackley; speeding, £60 fine, £15 costs, licence endorsed. Kelly Keane, aged 18, of Lapage Terrace, Bradford Moor; three counts of theft
Alpacas, Victorian-themed tram rides, a working canal boat and textile dyeing workshops will bring Saltaire’s past into the present this weekend, when the village celebrates its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More than 20 organisations
A determined 81-run partnership between eighth-wicket pair Ryan Sidebottom and Gary Ballance salvaged some pride for Yorkshire supporters at Headingley this afternoon. But it will surely not prevent Andrew Gale’s side from suffering their first
A robber grabbed a man by the throat and threatened to stab him before stealing his wallet and mobile phone in Bradford today. The 21-year-old victim was walking through a subway near St John’s Church in Wakefield Road, Bowling, at about 11am.
Bobby Davison has worked wonders with the Eagles since his arrival and will leave some big shoes to fill when he moves on at the end of the season. The former Leeds United striker confirmed his intentions some time ago and has only a handful of
Mark Jackson will take his time and listen to advice from family, friends, colleagues and his manager, Neil Parsley, before making the decision on whether to hang his boots up. The former Leeds United and Rochdale centre back is one of Parsley’
Bradford photographers are being urged to get their entries in for a competition to find the best images of National Parks. Entries must be received by 6pm on Friday, April 26. The winner, whose prize will be their choice of Merrell shoes,
A man died after falling down cellar steps at his home in Bingley, an inquest has heard . Former Royal Mail worker Robert Waugh, 58, of Myrtle Avenue, was discovered by his partner Patrick Sweeney on December 17 last year. The hearing in Bradford
Cougars coach Paul March wants his side to do a “professional job” when they visit Workington Town on Sunday (3pm). Keighley are aiming for their fourth Championship win on the trot and their fifth in all competitions after they saw off Siddal
A workshop to help small business operators develop low cost websites and blogging skills will be held at Airedale Enterprise Services in Keighley on May 2. The course, which is aimed at beginners, will be delivered by WordPress Website Promotion
The owner of a Chinese furniture shop which is moving from Saltaire to Greengates said he is sad to be leaving the village after five years. James Cottrell (pictured) is leaving to take over the former Greenwood’s store at Albion Mills in Greengates
It seems that only the weather can save Yorkshire from defeat in their LV= County Championship opener against Sussex after an afternoon session in which they lost five key wickets in scoring 105 runs. By tea the home side had reached 132-6, still
Michael Platt has given the Bulls a major boost after returning to the squad for Sunday’s home game against Wigan. Platt has not figured since injuring his medial ligament in round two at Hull on February 10 but is now fit. He replaces Adam
There was no play before lunch on the third day of Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Sussex at Headingley. Heavy overnight rain prevented the players getting on the field but an early lunch has been taken. Yorkshire will resume
A 21-year-old woman has been injured in a crash involving two cars in Cleckheaton today. The accident occurred at about 12.15pm in Snelsins Lane. Two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and police were called to the scene.
An appeal to refurbish Bradford Cathedral’s organ is gaining momentum. Since its launch at a recital two months ago, the appeal has raised £11,000 – but there is still a long way to go to reach the £250,000 target to refurbish the instrument in
Work by Year six pupils at Fulneck Junior School are now being viewed by children all over the world. The ten and 11-year-olds are sharing their school work on an educational internet site aimed at fostering links around the globe, in addition
Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club will be walking from Sutton Bank to Osmotherley on the Cleveland Way in North Yorkshire on Sunday, with Malcolm Walters leading a long walk and Rita Schofield leading a medium walk. A coach leaves Nelson Street
The head of a Yorkshire Dales community interest company is encouraging people to make good use of its bus links. Managing director of the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company (CIC), and Yorkshire Dales Society chairman, Colin Speakman,
Two comedy nights are back in the Aire Valley. My Newt Comedy returns to Shipley’s Waterside Restaurant on Monday, with Gary Delaney as the headline act. Gary, who has appeared on Mock The Week, Dave’s One Night Stand and Radio 5’s Seven Day
Bingley Little Theatre’s Kaleidoscope youth group’s next production is Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale. The play is edited and directed by Rosemary Grainger, who started Kaleidoscope 12 years ago. “I chose the 1950s and 60s as the time settings
Ways to continue using the success of last year’s London Olympics to inspire people to improve their health through sport or other activities will be discussed at a seminar being held in Bradford next week. Keynote talks will be given by West Yorkshire
As the date of a family fun event draws near, organisers are reminding the public about the entertainment lined up for the day. The event is being organised by Jamie Boyle, 34, of Wibsey, who vowed to give something back to good causes after being
The Music Room Players’ production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest raised more than £1,000 for children’s charity Candlelighters. The show, which ran at Almscliffe Hall, Huby, made a total profit of £516.37, doubled by sponsorship
A burglary suspect was arrested when police went to his home on Rook Lane, Dudley Hill yesterday. The 22-year-old was wanted in connection with a burglary at a house on Farside Green, Bradford.
The annual Sikh celebration of Vaisakhi is expected to be bigger than ever this year, with Bradford streets being transformed through a vibrant colourful procession on Sunday. Drum rolls and a sea of orange will fill the city’s streets as the Nagar
A greengrocer’s daughter who was the first – and so far only – female chairman of Shipley Constituency Conservative Association has spoken of her career in local politics as Margaret Thatcher took centre stage nationally. Nancy White, 88, stood
The Bronte Parsonage Museum is inviting people to take along family photos featuring the famous building. Residents of BD20, BD21 or BD22 are invited to visit the Brontë Parsonage Museum for free on Sunday ((April 14)) as the Museum participates
The landlady of The Crown Inn in Addingham is appealing for help to find a marquee for a charity fundraising event. Maria Booth, along with Galina Harrison and Becky Shaw, have set up Nadia’s Wish to raise money in memory of their friend Nadia
Police have now determined that no crime was committed after investigating a suspected theft at the Asda supermarket in Towngate, Wyke. It had been initially reported that some money left at a self-service check-out by a 71-year-old man on April
A Saltaire based telecommunications company has played a key role in the roll-out of 4G services in Bradford, which will boost mobile connection speeds by up to five times. Intouch Advance UK has been appointed by leading mobile operator EE as
Embsay-based Edward Scott will act as organist at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley, for the next two Sundays. He will take on the role at High Mass at 10.45am and Evensong at 6.30pm in the absence of director of music Christopher Rathbone. Church
Moves by budget hotel chain Travelodge to slim down its network of sites do not include the £3.5 million 69-bed-room hotel in Valley Road, near Forster Square Retail Park, which opened last year. The group has found new operators for some hotels
Volunteer Special Constables donated 835 working hours to help police Bradford city centre during March. Section officer Sarah Acton contributed 147 hours of her own time to organise the contributions of the Special Constables, train and develop
Organisers of the annual Daffodil Walk are reminding the public they can still take part in the event, on Sunday. The six-mile event, which was due to take place on Sunday, March 24, will give walkers the chance to enjoy the picturesque surroundings
Ministry of Food cooking courses are to be served up in Keighley as part of Jamie Oliver’s national healthy eating campaign. The sessions, at Keighley Healthy Living (KHL) in Scott Street, will teach people the basics of creating nutritious meals
Kyle Carey’s musical influences include the songs of the American Folk Anthology, the traditional music of Cape Breton, Ireland and Scotland, and the Appalachian poetry of Louise McNeill. Her debut album Monongah, produced by former Lunasa guitarist
Bradford Youth Players are putting on The Wizard Of Oz – and are appealing for people to help make their Emerald City as ‘green’ as possible. “We’re looking for donations of unwanted items such as colourful clothing, paint, timber, building materials
Details of the proposed new home for a town’s museum will be given at a meeting in the town in June. Otley Museum was forced to leave its previous base with the closure of Otley Civic Centre in 2010. Now a new home has been identified in the
The mighty Dhol Foundation are coming to Bradford, with special guests Dalvinder Singh and KS Bhambra. The concert, at St George’s Hall next Friday is headed by Johnny Kalsi, the UK’s most celebrated player of the Punjabi dhol drum. The Dhol
Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council is to seek funding to replace the playground next to the bowling green in Steeton. The original play equipment was taken away last year to create space to build the Hub, the village’s new £240,000 community
Young Bradford bands are competing for a slot at this year’s Leeds Festival. Open to secondary schools and colleges in the region, Centre Stage is aimed at giving young bands a platform while fundraising for Martin House Children’s Hospice.
Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society has been celebrating its diamond anniversary with a special production of Trial By Jury – taking place in City Hall. The society put on a special performance of the operetta in the Victorian courtroom this week
A Keighley woman is aiming to raise £2,500 by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this summer. Jenna Meeking, 23, from Ingrow, will be climbing in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation. She has arranged for a group of about 30 other students to take
SIR – May I ask you to publish my very grateful thank you to the kind lady who found my purse. It was dropped in the ladies toilets at Leeds Bradford Airport late in the evening of April 2. It is comforting to know there are some honest and kind
SIR – The UKIP letter writers to this paper are certainly consistent, and wrong, about climate change, as Jason Smith demonstrates (T&A, April 10). Like all of us, and plants, they are carbon lifeforms, and so a certain amount of CO2 is necessary
SIR – From where does UKIP’s Jason Smith get his ideas (Letters, April 10)? He says he is no scientist. I have studied sciences to beyond degree level, including meteorology and ‘recent’ geology, including changing climate through the ice ages.
SIR – Picking the winner of the Grand National out of 40 runners takes some doing, but when High Eldwick trainer Sue Smith told the T&A (August 6) that her two entries, Auroras Encore and Mr Moonshine, were both fit and ready for the off, I wish
SIR – I wonder how many like George Galloway MP and others condemning Mrs Thatcher were actually working in UK industry when she came to power, because if they had been, like I was, they would know that the situation then was unsustainable. Coal
SIR – As a socialist, I will not be shedding any tears over the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. I, like everyone else who struggled financially during the 1980s, can only remember the harsh policies she implemented on the poor, the
SIR – Ask any working-class person what Mrs Thatcher did for them and, not remembering that she took milk from school children when dairy farmers were producing more than they could sell and so poured it down drains, they will say she let us buy our
There’s a famous Frost Report sketch in which upper-class John Cleese looks down on middle-class Ronnie Barker who, in turn, peers down at working-class Ronnie Corbett, who does, of course, know his place. That was the shape of society in 1966,
A series of walks exploring Saltaire and Baildon’s history are planned. The first of the treks, organised by Helen’s Heritage Walks, is tomorrow. A three-mile circular walk around Shipley Glen and Bracken Hall Green will start with a ride up the
Bradford Council is closing its five cash offices, where people can pay their council tax bills in person. But members of the public will now be able to pay their bills in 250 local shops or Post Office branches instead. Council bosses have
Ricky Ravenhill column: It’s good to be in the play-offs but we cannot afford to be complacent in the run-in. Just because we’re seventh now is no guarantee we will be in the play-offs. Exeter are a good team who have just hit a bad run and Chesterfield
The latest from the local angling scene. BRADFORD CITY AA Members are reminded that they should now have renewed their Environment Agency rod licences before fishing the club’s waters. The next match is on Sunday on the small lake at Staveley.
Work to turn Keighley into a pioneering town for how it treats people with dementia was enthusiastically welcomed by councillors last night. Alzheimer’s UK wants to turn the entire district of Bradford into a “dementia friendly” area, and Keighley
Works to improve traffic in Keighley town centre may prove to be costly, but local councillors believe they have no other option than to try it. A multi-million pound scheme that would cut peak-time congestion went before Bradford Council’s Keighley
Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society has marked its diamond anniversary with a production of Trial by Jury, taking place in City Hall. The society put on a special performance in the Victorian courtroom, for an audience of Bradford magistrates
Circumstances can change lives in an instant. One minute you can be earning a wage, affording the roof over your head, and the next you may lose your job, be struggling to meet mortgage payments and be forced to make the decision whether to heat
Improving literacy is one of the most important targets that can be aimed for in the education of our young people. It is vital that children leave school as close as possible to the required levels of reading and writing. Without those basic skills
Phil Parkinson is backing City’s big-game nous to cope with the tension of Chesterfield tomorrow. Up to 3,000 away fans will be roaring them on as the play-off chase heads towards its climax. But having seen his side’s history-making progress
Two cats were rescued by firefighters from a “serious” flat fire in Undercliffe last night. Fire officers from Bradford and Idle stations spent three hours battling a blaze to a ground-floor flat in Heath Road at about 9pm. No-one was in the property
Stephen Darby likes to let his football do the talking. He’s not the type of player to go shouting the odds and is happy to let others hog the headlines. But don’t be fooled by the quiet exterior. City’s right back is a tough-as-nails competitor
Bradford is in a “different universe” to London when it comes to the effects of benefit cuts and changes. That was the message put across by the Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Nick Baines, when he spoke at a Faith Community Leaders and
A £150,000 cycle route will help riders avoid some of Keighley’s busiest roads and roundabouts. Department for Transport funding has been announced for the proposed route linking Stockbridge with Utley. The cash is a boost for Keighley’s cyclists
Half-year figures from books and stationery retailer WH Smith were hailed a ‘triumph’ for outgoing boss, Bradford University graduate Kate Swann (pictured). She shrugged off tough high street conditions to deliver a five per cent rise in profits
Twenty-six vehicles were caught breaking the speed limit during a police operation in Oakworth. The community speedwatch initiative at the junction of Dockroyd Lane and Station Road caught the vehicles exceeding a 20mph restriction between 4pm
Ben Rhydding Scouts and Guide Group is looking for support from the community for its bid to create a £350,000 new headquarters. The group plans to promote the new building, which would replace the existing hut off Wheatley Lane, for use by other
An animal charity is looking for urgent donations to buy hundreds of tins of dog food for six growing puppies. The German shepherd puppies were recently taken in by Ilkley-based West Yorkshire Animals in Need after the owner of their mother found
Male drivers are urged to use their head, as a survey out today by West Yorkshire based charity Brake reveals one in four risk head-on crashes by overtaking blind. The road safety charity teamed up with Direct Line to carry out the research, with
The Bulls hierarchy will meet with the Rugby Football League this morning as they bid to finally secure the club’s Super League status for next season. RFL director of licensing and standards Blake Solly and chief operating officer Ralph Rimmer
A new commercially-focused organisation that will help GPs operate the new-style National Health Service locally is recruiting staff for its expanding Bradford hub. NHS West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit, which is
Sparks from a passing steam locomotive are believed to have started a small grass fire on open land near Ingrow at about 8.30pm yesterday. A member of the public reported it and Keighley firefighters attended.
Phil Parkinson today reassured City fans that contract talks for him and his coaching team are still on track. The silence surrounding the long-running negotiations has caused concern, with the management’s current deals set to run out at the end
A Roman Catholic priest who sexually abused a 17-year-old girl in his church had damaged her faith in God and divided a community with his lies, a judge said as he jailed him. William Finnegan, 60, known as “Father Bill” to his parishioners, was
A BAFTA winning screenwriter hailed Bradford International Film Festival as ‘the best in the North’ as film-lovers gathered for its first night at the National Media Museum yesterday. Matt Greenhalgh, writer of Control and Nowhere Boy, said it
Bradford Council is considering a deal to buy two prime city centre sites for the peppercorn price of £2 after the Homes and Communities Agency yesterday agreed to provide £3.5 million of funding. The investment of £1.3m for the former Odeon cinema
Organisers of a project working to convert one of Bradford’s derelict churches into a homeless shelter have won the support of a top UK designer. Wallpaper designer Deborah Bowness has agreed to help catch the eye of supporters and potential sponsors
New bus and cycle lanes aimed at cutting congestion on one of Bradford’s busiest roads will soon be up-and-running. Councillors say the £47,000 project on Huddersfield Road and Woodside Road, from Odsal through to Wyke, will be operating within
Automatic emergency care for heart attack victims will soon be available in the centre of Baildon thanks to a joint initiative by the parish council and local First Responders. The council has voted to spend £1,000 to buy an automatic external
A major hotel chain has pledged £9,000 to support the work of Ilkley’s new community cafe venture Outside the Box. The Hilton Community Foundation’s support means training and activities programmes to be run out of the new community hub can be
A driver has been jailed for knocking down and killing a mother-of-five while speeding. Zahir Iqbal was travelling along Mayo Avenue, Bradford, when his car struck 34-year-old Zakhira Ali as she tried to cross the road. Yesterday, Bradford
The appointment of a former debt charity boss as West Yorkshire’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner has been ratified by councillors. But a row continues to rumble on about Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson’s decision to restrict
Bradford has been chosen as one of three pilot areas for a £200,000 literacy scheme to bridge the gap between primary and secondary schools. Booktrust is appealing for volunteers to work with about 300 11-year-old children in the city who have
Farmers and members of the public who helped clear away snow were thanked at a the April meeting of Oxenhope Parish Council. Coun David Ashcroft said: “We had an awful lot of people around the village who got together to deal with the snow with
Those tasked with promoting Shipley should turn to the private sector to find the secret of what makes a good town tick, according to a new Bradford Council report. Councillors on the Shipley Area Committee will be told next week that they should
