Neil Carter and Rob Taylor took three wickets apiece as Scotland set themselves a target of 184 to complete a World Cricket League double over Kenya before rain delayed the outcome. Scotland will resume tomorrow in Aberdeen on 22 without loss after
Carl McHugh has signed with City for a further year. The young Irishman, who made great strides in his debut season, had been out of contract. A back-up centre half and left back, he started 22 games last term and made his name in the run to
Birkenshaw under-nines may have gone 11 matches unbeaten but they are still on the look-out for new players. Bradford Bulls under-15s coach Tom Duff is in charge of the juniors at this level, as well as being an assistant to the open age team.
Dudley Hill crashed to their third National Conference Division One defeat on the trot, losing 50-38 to Rochdale Mayfield at Parry Lane. Mayfield took an early 12-point lead before Nathan Kitson posted a try and a conversion to reduce the arrears
Scholes remain top of Division One despite coming unstuck in their Central Yorkshire League derby clash with Liversedge. After mustering just 157-7 in their 50 overs, Scholes went down by five wickets. Dave Cumming (35) and Joe Duffy (30) top-scored
Former Wharfedale captain Rob Baldwin is to remain with Leeds Carnegie for the forthcoming Greene King IPA Championship season. The back-rower made a huge impact with Leeds after joining them last September. However, as director of his family business
This summer, young people from various backgrounds in Bradford will spend time away from home developing employment and life skills, with the aim of giving something back to their communities. The National Citizen Service Programme, open to 16
Thornton climbed off the foot of the Division One table for the first time this season with a shock 13-run Craven League victory over second-placed Ingrow St John’s. Luke Scothern made 40 as Thornton posted 176. Saints then slipped to 103-7 against
Primary school clients of a West Yorkshire communications agency have given the firm a good report. Nine out of ten schools which have worked with Otley-based Words&Pictures over the past year said in a survey they were “delighted” with its
The stars will be out and the floodlights will be on for the first time as the centre of Otley becomes the backdrop for top cycling action tomorrow night. Olympic gold medal winners like Ed Clancy and Laura Trott will be among the riders competing
John Green inspired Long Lee to a shock Wynn Cup win at home to Barrowford as the quarter-finals of the Craven League knockout competition were concluded. Division One bottom side Barrowford would have been happy with their 234-6 total, of which
A combination of the start/finish line and the lure of the Rose & Crown, Bondgate Fisheries, Korks, Bondgate Bakery and The Junction mean that the big crowds always congregate on Bondgate. This year, why not explore the rest of the circuit
Teenagers are invited to join a major computer programming event in the hopes of inspiring the next Mark Zuckerberg – one of the founders of Facebook. Young programmers and designers in Bradford and the Aire Valley are being urged to sign-up for
Ben Rhydding ended Otley’s hot run to climb to fourth in the table at the halfway stage of the season – their highest placing since joining the Aire-Wharfe League in 2000. Having won back-to-back promotions, Rhydding only managed to hang on to
Kildwick Primary School are through to the finals of the 2013 Drax Cup – the biggest cricket competition for under-nines in the country – and will now get to play at Headingley. The Craven team were crowned North Yorkshire champions after a thrilling
Leaders Jer Lane suffered their first Premier Division defeat of the season as defending Foster’s Halifax League champions SBCI climbed out of the bottom two with a five-wicket success. Home skipper Jamie Sykes took 5-52 to dismiss Lane for 146
Denholme’s Rebekah Tiler, 14, is one of ten athletes named by British Weight Lifting who will receive funding and be part of their World Class Programme. Tiler will receive specialist support services and financial assistance to help her train
Smart Moves remain top of Division Two after edging a Bradford Evening League thriller at Bolton Villas. Faisal Javid (46no) and Younis Bismillah (30) helped the visitors set an imposing total of 174-4. But Villas rose to the challenge and
Lees Primary School pupils were delighted to be roped in to their latest activity. Children took part in skipping workshops on Friday, the culmination of events focusing on health and fitness. Other activities included a sponsored Railway Children
One of Yorkshire’s fastest growing microbreweries added to its reputation by winning the inaugural Craft Beer Battle in London last month. Ilkley Brewery has also gained two listings at Jamie Oliver’s barbecue steakhouse, Barbecoa. The firm
An obesity professor is to attempt one of the toughest endurance challenges in the UK to help children tackle their weight problems. Paul Gately, of Guiseley, who founded MoreLife at Woodhouse Grove School, in Apperley Bridge, is hoping to raise
Olympic champion Nicola Adams marked her return to competition with a unanimous points win over Italy’s Terry Gordini in the European Union Championships in Keszthely, Hungary. Adams was rarely troubled as she eased into the last eight in her first
Police have recovered a knife while gathering evidence at ten crime scenes after the murder of an 84-year-old woman and the stabbing of a nine-year-old boy in Shipley. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and police have confirmed
Midfielder Jason Kennedy today became City’s first new face for League One. The 26-year-old, who left Rochdale after four seasons, has joined on a two-year deal. City beat off competition, most notably Colin Cooper's Hartlepool, for his signature
Seven out of ten West Yorkshire patients would welcome evening or weekend appointments at their GP surgery, according to analysis of national data. The Labour party studied findings of the latest GP patients survey and found 69 per cent of people
A Keighley man has been awarded a pair of prestigious accolades at an annual gala awards presentation. Nicholas Bolt, who lives off Fell Lane, was recognised for his “exceptional” commitment and enthusiasm, during the Northern Gas Networks gala
The body of an 84-year-old woman who had suffered numerous stab wounds has been found at her home in Shipley. Police are questioning a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder. He has also been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a nine-year-old
A Clayton sandwich shop is ‘on a roll’ with fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week by selling fancy buns and raffle tickets. One of the village’s oldest residents Frances Crabtree, 98, drew the prize raffle ticket which was number 161.
A man robbed a 14-year-old boy of his mobile phone and then tried to pay his father to drop the case, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Umar Hussain, 21, of Queen’s Road, Manningham, Bradford, was one of four men who approached the boy in Lumb
The percentage of Bradford primary school children whose first language is not English has increased slightly over the past year. According to the latest Department for Education (DfE) figures, there are now 18,728 pupils at primary schools, or
The third Village Green Fair is set to take place in Burley-in-Wharfedale next month. Aileen Brindle and Emma Straw hunt out small local green businesses and quirky venues to create unusual one-off events. With two successful events behind them
A Bradford district primary school has won a second consecutive ‘outstanding’ rating from Government inspectors. Baildon CE Primary School was praised for its “passionate” approach to education by Ofsted inspectors, who said that since their last
The 1875 Restaurant in Menston is celebrating the launch of its new a la Carte menu, put together by head chef Vivek Singh Kashiwale, by showcasing what’s on offer with a live cooking demonstration at Ilkley Train Station. The event will take place
Neighbours of an elderly woman who was found stabbed to death at her Shipley home today reacted with shock to the death of the “friendly and chatty” former headmistress. Louisa Denby, 84, was found with numerous stab wounds after a neighbour called
Visitors to beautiful gardens will help raise money for a cancer charity this month. Soroptimist International of Aireborough is holding its annual Garden Wander from 1.30pm to 5pm on Sunday, June 30. Gardens in Yeadon and Rawdon will feature
Tony Reeves tells the committee that the National Media Museum is "absolutely criticial" to the city and the "jewel in the crown". "Much has been said about visitor numbers declining, but the average is 650,000 and the million referred to was a
A national conference will be held at Bradford College this week to discuss how to promote diversity and tolerance within colleges. The Community Cohesion Partnership Conference takes place on Friday, at the Yorkshire Craft Centre. The conference
Villagers in Thornton are so confident of their green-fingered prowess, they’re going for Gold in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Volunteers on the Thornton in Bloom committee have been busy preparing the village for the judges’ arrival at
Two suspected illegal immigrants were arrested when police executed warrants on Saturday night. A spokesman for Manningham and Toller Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “Officers have assisted the Immigration Service to execute two warrants, one
Teenager Hayley Turner has pp..picked up some cash for Manorlands. She attended her school prom dressed as a penguin and raised £430 for the Oxenhope hospice. Hayley, 16, a pupil at South Craven School in Cross Hills, was inspired to support
More than £1,000 was raised for Marie Curie Cancer Care with a tea party in Guiseley. The event, at Guiseley Methodist Church hall, was organised by the charity’s Aireborough fundraising group.
SIR – In the spring of 2009 I took two young interns to see the chief scientific officer of Drax Power in London. He was quite unequivocal, ‘The lights will go out in 2015, it’s just a question of arithmetic’. The boys and I were stunned. We argued
SIR – May I complain bitterly about the 612 bus route between Bradford and Shipley? I was deluded in thinking that once this service no longer operated all the way to Queensbury there would be some improvement, but nothing has changed. To complain
SIR – On the last night of our holiday in Monticatini, Italy, to our surprise and delight we were treated to an outstanding performance lasting two hours which we enjoyed immensely from The Bradford Grammar School Concert Band. The group of at
SIR – The quote attributed to me at the end of the T&A article (June 28) about the Wakefield Road/Tong Street traffic scheme was part of my response to a question from your reporter. It does not fully explain the situation. The scheme cost
SIR – More common sense espoused by the Shipley MP Philip Davies when he sensibly calls for the ridiculously expensive HS train scheme to be scrapped (T&A, June 27). As he correctly says, that volume of money could be better used to improve
SIR – Congratulations to David Barnett (David Barnett On Friday, T&A, June 28) for highlighting the overuse of bad language in today’s society, with the loud offenders having no regard for other people. Maybe everyone should be aware that there
I find it both sad and heartening that Jamie Oliver has just read his first book at the age of 38. The celebrity chef says he’d never got through a book because of his dyslexia, but recently he read Catching Fire, sequel to sci-fi best-seller Hunger
Family-run supermarket group Booths, which has a store in Ilkley, has been recognised with a ‘Big Tick’ accolade at the regional stage of the 2013 Responsible Business Awards. It has also been shortlisted as one of a handful of companies competing
The summer fair at Hawksworth Church of England Primary School takes place on Saturday, from 11am to 1pm, and this year it has a Hawaiian theme. The event has been organised by parents who make up The Friends of Hawksworth School. Money raised
A Haworth gallery is hosting an exhibition and sale of prints by amateur photographer Debbie Alstead featuring photographs of Haworth and the moors. The exhibition, entitled Haworth – ‘…according to the mood of mind …’ will run from July 15 to 21 in
Pupils from Hothfield Junior School at Silsden have conquered the Yorkshire Three Peaks. They, and some non-Hothfield children, completed the route in just under 12 hours. All but one of the 11 youngsters who took part finished the course, which
Cake-lovers are being invited to get baking. A branch of the Clandestine Cake Club has been established by Goose Eye, Keighley, resident Michelle Crowther, 31. Members make a cake based on a particular theme, then share their creation with
Cliffe Castle Gardens in Keighley will get a £4.5 million makeover thanks to a successful application for Lottery funding. The windfall means that by early 2015 the gardens will be restored to their Victorian splendour, with features including
The charity which benefited from this year’s Haworth 1940s Weekend has shown its appreciation by agreeing to organise next year’s event. Committee members behind the 2013 event in May welcomed the news that the Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen’s
A Council warden was caught parking on a Keighley taxi company’s forecourt where his own bosses had banned vehicles. The enforcement officer’s vehicle was snapped in the forbidden zone outside Crown Taxis by Grant Doyle. The officer’s Bradford
The world’s best cyclists will have to travel past a dilapidated pigeon loft in Oxenhope, instead of a newly-built one, after a decision by Bradford Council. Anthony Tate had applied for planning permission to build a replacement bird loft on his
People still talk about that – it is still fresh in people's minds even after all this time.” Simon Keenan recalls a case in which a householder felled 15 trees, some more than 150 years old, in a Bradford conservation area, leading to a prosecution
While any moves to reduce the ticking social housing timebomb Bradford is facing are very welcome, serious concerns remain over whether the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ will actually help with that aim. Although the idea of moving people out of under-occupied
Haworth Festival organisers plan to establish the event as a major part of the village calendar. They want to build on the success of this year’s hugely-popular ten-day festival and make it a permanent fixture. Next year they hope to benefit
A woman had to be cut from her car after a two-car smash last night. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the accident, at the junction of Thornton Lane and Southfield Road, at 10.50pm. Odsal watch commander Sally Evers said a female
The 6,000 pupils in local schools who have not been vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella will be targeted as part of a new health drive. The campaign will be launched across secondary schools in West Yorkshire this month. The three conditions
People have been offered help to get in shape this summer by Bradford Council. Residents can take advantage of affordable gym membership which is available for a limited time at the Council’s Clubactive gyms. The promotion features six weeks
Police are continuing to target street drinkers in Bradford city centre. Officers are focusing their patrols on several areas, including Rawson Square.
The Bishop of Bradford will conduct an induction service for the new Rector of Bolton Priory. The Rt Rev Nick Baines will lead the Service of Institution and Induction for the Rev Canon Simon Cowling. He is currently the Precentor of Sheffield
A Bradford couple are set to drive through seven European countries in a £300 banger to raise money for charity. Paul and Ayesha Marshall, of Wibsey, are due to take part in the Wacky Rally – Barmy to Barcelona, which starts this week. The
Bradford’s International Food and Travel Studio School in Thornton Road is staging an open day from 2pm tomorrow. Students from the school acted as contract caterers for a recent city centre event. They produced and supplied afternoon tea and bakery
A woman has been given a suspended prison sentence for trying to fool police with bogus documents for an impounded Ferrari 430. Sarish Khaliq presented ‘proof’ at Keighley police station that the £150,000 car was legally driven by her co-accused
A table top and craft fair will be held by the Friends of St John’s at Church Hall, New Street, Farsley, on Saturday, July 13, from 9am to 12.15pm. Table tops cost £7. Telephone (0113) 229 0704 to book. Admission is free and refreshments will be available
A Queensbury couple celebrating their platinum wedding say caring and sharing is the secret to a long and happy marriage. Malcolm and Joan Holmes met at Bath Hall, in Queensbury, and married at Bradford Register Office on June 30, 1943. They
A Bradford psychologist and dementia expert will visit Addingham to speak about living positively with the condition. Dr Elizabeth Milwain has been working in the dementia field since 1996 and is acting as the adviser on dementia issues to the
Danger to pedestrians at a busy Silsden crossroads was highlighted at the town’s annual parish meeting. Residents voiced fears about a potential increase in drivers using Kirkgate at the junctions with Howden Road and Elliott Street. They claimed
Members of Otley & District Talking Newspaper will be taking part when a mobile service for blind and visually impaired people visits the town tomorrow. Action for Blind People’s Sight Loss Information Service will be offering advice and demonstrating
City are close to making their first dip in the transfer market since winning promotion. The club remain tight-lipped on potential targets but it is thought that a few signings are imminent – and there could be new faces arriving by the end of
Residents of Parkwood and Long Lee in Keighley have joined other volunteers to repair a dry stone wall between their neighbourhoods. The Friends of Park Wood helped organise the three-day work programme at the top of the Keighley beauty spot.
More than 150 morris dancers invaded villages of the Worth Valley and Yorkshire Dales. The Oakworth Village Morris Men welcomed teams from across the UK for one of its biggest-ever Weekends of Dance. The dancers split into two groups to tour
A ward councillor is organising a meeting of traders after a spate of crime against shops and businesses in the Eccleshill area of Bradford. Councillor Geoff Reid said that he was looking at raising funds for security cameras after two businesses
Dale Ferguson has become the Bulls’ second new recruit for 2014 after signing a two-year deal at the Provident Stadium. The highly-rated Huddersfield back-rower snubbed interest from elsewhere – including an offer from Hull KR – to join Francis
A Keighley man sexually touched a 13-year-old schoolgirl during a game of hide and seek, a court heard. A jury at Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday that the alleged victim was in a “reasonably innocent relationship” with a boy, who was the
Police are treating a Muslim family’s complaint that pig heads were dumped at their Bradford home as a hate crime. Sophia Ditta posted on her blog how her family found four heads in her garden in the Bolton area of the city. She said: “As a
Keighley-born Colin Powell took part in an overnight trek to help injured British soldiers and their families. Colin, 30, completed the Trans-Pennine Challenge, in which he walked and jogged more than 62 miles from Manchester to Sheffield.
A cardiac physiologist from Silsden and his Leeds colleague have completed a 384-mile triathlon. Stephen Browitt and Jim Coupland cycled, ran and kayaked back and forth along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and its towpath. They are raising money
Bradford business bosses are feeling more upbeat about future prospects according to new findings today. The latest economic survey from Bradford Chamber of Commerce, which represents about 1,100 businesses, shows an upturn in business confidence
Bradford College Centre for Academic Studies is holding an open evening on Thursday, which will provide information about a range of GCSE and A- level subjects, from science and humanities to anthropology and Urdu. The event will be held between 5pm
One of the stars of BBC documentary Bradford City of Dreams left children “spellbound” during a visit to their school. Naveed Khan, who runs his own vehicle repair and customisation business, Enkahnz, in Bradford, spoke to children at Netherleigh
More social housing tenants have been getting behind on their rent since the introduction of the controversial “bedroom tax”, according to the district’s biggest landlord. The boss of social housing group Incommunities also says the number of its
Oxenhope Straw Race fans can now enter into the spirit of the occasion any time of the year. Villager Jill Buchanan has launched Oxenhope Straw Race – the board game. Proceeds from sales of the game will help the charities which benefit from
The 140-year-old clock at Haworth Parish Church is still out of action. The clock is in good working order, but has been motionless since January. It has to be wound manually by volunteers, but this cannot be done until work is carried out to ensure
A village school near Keighley has achieved the Eco-Schools’ Green Flag Award. Lothersdale Community Primary School has worked on a range of environment-related projects, including saving electricity and water, building a wormery to make compost
Nick Allamby’s mobile chirps into life with a message asking about suitable footwear. A City player is in his local sports shop eyeing up a new pair of trainers. Apparently they look “cool” but best check with the fitness guru first. The club
A family-of-three, accused of compelling a fellow Czech citizen to carry out forced labour at a Bradford car wash, appeared in court yesterday. Husband and wife Kristian Holub, 45, and Ruzena Holubova, 49, and their 20-year-old son Kristian Putnoki
A four-car smash caused rush-hour chaos on a main route into Bradford city centre yesterday. One person was taken to hospital with a broken leg after the crash, which happened on Wakefield Road where it passes under the Dudley Hill roundabout,
Traders facing six months of disruption while Saltaire roundabout is replaced with traffic lights are joining forces to combat looming traffic chaos. Major delays are inevitable for motorists on one of Bradford’s busiest commuter routes when improvement
Three people were being quizzed by detectives today about the stabbing of a nine-year-old boy at a skate park in Shipley. The boy suffered chest and arm injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital after the attack in Windhill skate park, off Park
Soldiers of the Bradford Pals and other men of the West Yorkshire Regiment killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, have been remembered at an annual commemoration in Bradford. Yesterday’s ceremony in the Memorial Garden behind
Police are appealing for any witnesses to a “horrific” late-night assault in Keighley that left a 22-year-old with serious head injuries. The man was assaulted by a stranger in Bow Street, next to the bus station, shortly after 11pm on Saturday
Officials at the Science Museum Group have been accused of either “gross incompetence or bluff and political manoeuvring” by a district MP after it was revealed more than £100,000 has been spent on giving Bradford’s National Media Museum cafe a facelift
A teenager who tried to save his dad after a heart attack has been awarded the St John Ambulance young first aider of the year medal. Ross Kelly’s award was one of only six presented to Army cadets from across the UK following his battle to get
Police say that two men arrested following raids on garages have been bailed. Around 30 officers burst into properties in Upper Seymour Street and Oak Lane. Inspector Andrew Gallant, of Bradford Moor, Bowling and Barkerend Neighbourhood Policing
A teenage girl has fast-tracked her way to the final round of an engineering apprenticeship scheme. Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College pupil Jessica Rickett will soon find out if she has secured the placement with Yorkshire Water. For
