A West Yorkshire police officer has been charged with rape and other sexual offences dating back to the mid-1990s. Sgt Salim Ismail, 50, is accused of two counts of indecent assault, one of rape and one of attempted rape. The offences are alleged
The Currergate Nursing Home in Steeton will host a summer fair on Tuesday and has invited local people as well as those with a connection to the home between 2pm and 4pm. The home, which is operated by Czajka Care Group, is on Skipton Road opposite
Freshly baked breads, cakes and homemade jams and preserves will be on offer at Cleckheaton farmers’ market on Saturday. The market runs from 9am until 1pm at St John’s car park on Bradford Road.
Mat Cowen was thrilled to take fifth place in the high diving competition at the World Championships in Barcelona. He had been seventh after the opening two dives on Monday but returned for his final three attempts yesterday and gained another
Thackley’s rearranged friendly at Steeton tonight has been cancelled late in the day. The Dennyboys had been due to play at Wibsey but that game was moved to Wednesday, August 7. The hastily-scheduled warm-up trip to Steeton was then called off
Andrew Gale has spoken of the excitement inside the Yorkshire camp ahead of the last six matches of the LV= County Championship season, starting with Warwickshire at Headingley on Friday. The skipper leads his side into the clash top of Division
Mark Lawn has paid tribute to City supporters after the club sold the biggest number of season tickets since their Premier League days. The tally reached over 12,750, including more than 2,000 flexi-cards, before the deadline for reduced prices
Preparations are well under way for the third Fallfest event held in Glusburn, near Keighley. The music, film, arts and literature festival runs from September 20 to 22, with upcoming band My Forever opening the event on the outdoor stage.
The family of a dad-of-two paralysed in a road accident have vowed to carry on their right-to-die legal battle after suffering a defeat at the Court of Appeal today. Paul Lamb, of Pudsey, criticised the judgment, claiming it does not give him the
Yorkshire Ladies have qualified for the semi-finals of the British Parks County Championship. They were 442-370 winners over Dudley & District in their final group game to book a match against Shrop-shire on Sunday, August 18. In the home
BRADFORD LEAGUES Saturday - Naylor: Pudsey Littlemoor A 151 (8), Pudsey A 196 (22); Brighouse Sports A 200 (20), Eccleshill A 170 (10); Ladyhill A 180 (21), Shipley Club A 144 (9); Eccleshill B 150 (10), Asa Briggs A 182 (20); Crossgates 198 (
Environmental improvements in Denholme and Cullingworth will be funded with cash from Shipley Area Committee’s Smart and Clean fund. The committee has approved £19,000 of work such as clean-ups, landscaping, planting and wall repairs. A footpath
A storyteller will be weaving magical tales at the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth next week. Christine McMahon will narrate stories inspired by the northern folk tales which were once told in the parsonage kitchen. Her sessions will run
An eagle at the ninth helped Bradford member Ben Barker win the Bradford Union Boys’ Individual Championship on his home course. Barker also birdied the last to post a 71 and finish two clear of Calverley’s Josh Bullough and club-mate James Tate
Bradford’s Zayn Malik gets the biggest screams on red carpets in America, according to a new DVD examining One Direction’s meteoric rise across the Atlantic. Called Going Our Way, the film looks at how the band stormed into the US charts following
Little Red Bus services in South Craven have come to an end. The Harrogate-based community transport operator announced last month that its services would be finishing because it had suffered reduced activity as a result of the economic situation
Pudsey councillors are warning local residents to be on the lookout for illegal money lenders, following the arrest of two suspected loan sharks. The two men were arrested following an investigation by West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Trading
Yorkshire Day celebrations are due to take place across the Bradford district tomorrow. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Joanne Dodds, is set to lead the celebrations in the city centre. She is lined up to read the Yorkshire Day
Health, education and employment were among issues raised by young people at a Question Time event in Keighley. The gathering at the town hall allowed teenagers to quiz decision-makers such as politicians, business leaders and educationalists.
Exhibitors from the Bradford district will be at one of the biggest steam spectaculars in the north of England later this week. Among the steam rollers on show will be a Marshall owned by Alan Hardaker, of Keighley, and an Aveling and Porter, owned
Royal Mail has announced that post boxes that were repainted a year ago to mark the success of Yorkshire athletes in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be staying gold permanently. They include a post box in Town Street, Rawdon to
Otley’s MP has tabled a commemorative Parliamentary Motion recognising the life of cricketing legend Hedley Verity. Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, recognised the seventieth anniversary of the death of the cricketer from Headingley with
A pay and display machine was ripped out of the ground and stolen from a Haworth car park. The device was taken some time between 4pm last Saturday (July 27) and 11.20am on Sunday from the Bradford Council-run Weaver’s Hill Car Park. A spokesman
West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service is holding its 14th annual Day School on Saturday, October 19, at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. There will be details on heritage projects helping Bradford schoolchildren learn more about their local
Extra patrols are still ongoing around Pudsey Bus Station. With the new addition of a 24/7 security officer at the location, the amount of calls in relation to anti-social behaviour have decreased. Police added that there had been no calls
A 13-year-old boy accused of raping a boy aged six made his first appearance in front of a judge at Bradford Crown Court today. The teenager is accused of two offences of raping a boy, now aged seven, during an alleged incident in Thornes Park
Marie Curie Cancer Care in Bradford is set to benefit from a summer fair to be held at a residential home. The event will take place at Straven House Residential Home, Queens Road, in Ilkley, on Saturday, August 17. Proceeds will be donated
A community dance is being held at Cowling, near Keighley. The event – at the village hall on Saturday, August 31, from 8pm to midnight – will feature music, spanning the 1960s-80s, by live band Silhouette. Tickets are £6, with proceeds being
Patients with lymphoedema can now use a new self-referral service started by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. And the nursing team also aims to help people at risk of developing the condition, which causes chronic swelling, especially in the arms
A house planned for a garden in the Ilkley Conservation Area would have a green roof to minimise its impacts on the surroundings. Bradford Council has received a planning application for a house to be built on garden space behind 24 Parish Ghyll
Supermarket staff raised £255 for the Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. Staff at Sainsbury’s in Otley raised the money on Friday and Saturday last week. They thanked customers for supporting them.
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze which one onlooker described as “like something from Baghdad” at its height when thick plumes of black smoke blighted the sky. A woman living close to the fire, at a scrap yard in Arthur Street, Idle, said
A male from the Pudsey area has been arrested and charged with breaching his anti-social behaviour order. The area’s neighbourhood policing team has also revealed that two local males have been arrested after being linked to a burglary on a shed
The managers of a community centre have reassured people that the facility is not closed or at risk of closure. John Philip, treasurer of the Keith Thompson Centre, in Braithwaite, Keighley, said the premises had been very quiet following a news
Teenagers in Wilsden are creating material to educate other young people about sex, health and relationships. Wilsden Youth Club won a £1,995 grant from Bradford Council for a project that will see them prepare the education pack. Some of the
With its outstretched wings and protruding claws it is poised ready to pounce on its prey. The image of the bird in flight – a barn owl crafted with thousands of intricately hand-cut feathers – took Craig Dyson two months to complete and is one
Children voted with their feet when they clapped eyes on the new £115,000 play area in Cliffe Castle Park this Tuesday. They rushed into the playground the moment that contractors moved their vehicle away from the entrance ready for the official
Puppy power will help cyclists as they head for Germany to raise money for disabled athletes. The sponsored riders will be joined on next summer's 560-mile return trip by Bonzo the dog, the mascot of Bradford Disability Sports and Leisure (BDSL
Keighley Gala bosses have issued a plea for volunteers. People are needed to help with various tasks on gala day, Sunday, August 11. “The committee has done what it can for a small group of people, but now it comes down to numbers. There just aren
Ben Rhydding businesses whose trade has suffered due to the disruption caused by ongoing road works could be entitled to compensation. Businesses along Bolling Road and surrounding streets have seen trade fall as people avoid the area while engineers
SIR – While the mainstream newspaper talk has been of Ed Miliband’s wish to bite into the link between the Labour party and the trade unions and of Tony Blair’s declaration that he wished he had, in his time, cut the link with the unions altogether
SIR – Nowadays many teenagers congregate on street corners downing cans of lager but when I was their age I used to meet friends in coffee bars or more often at the popular Farmer Giles Milk Bar in the city centre. Since it opened last year City
SIR – Like the Reverend Steve Davie, Vicar of Tong and Holme Wood, I support Archbishop Welby’s attempt to do something, however belatedly, about the mounting scandal of payday loans, and the excessive interest rates charged by companies like Wonga
SIR – In Saturday’s T&A (July 27) a Council report was highlighted regarding possible changes to the licensing of Bradford’s minicabs and taxis. It stated 25 per cent of vehicles are not produced for safety checks and that a £50 penalty was
SIR – Re Councillor Jackie Whiteley’s letter (T&A, July 22) I would also question the decision to limit tipping only to residents who pay council tax to the authority in which the tip is situated. I live in Wyke, but unfortunately just over
He was prepared to sacrifice his own life to save others. And now, 70 years after the plane crash which could have devastated the village of Drub, near Gomersal, a memorial stone has been unveiled in memory of the pilot – Tom Scotland – whose skill
August 6 is remembered as the anniversary of a very significant event that happened almost 70 years ago, at the end of the Second World War. On that day, in 1945, the Japanese town of Hiroshima was destroyed by the Little Boy bomb, the first nuclear
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Parents Michael and Karen Balmer were devastated when photographs they thought were going to be of their newborn daughter Emily turned out to be someone else’s holiday snaps. Developers Worth Photo Finishers admitted
The vast majority of patients who use the NHS will generally have a good, if not always perfect, experience, and are likely to offer positive reflection on the service they receive. This is in no small part down to the extremely dedicated, hard-working
A recent proposal by the Government to amend the Same Sex Marriage Bill, giving legal recognition to humanist marriages in England and Wales, is seen as a huge step forward for increasing numbers of people turning to humanism for meaning in their lives
Bankfoot Cricket Club is holding a community gala this Sunday as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations. The event starts at 1.30pm at the club and there will be fun for all the family including It’s A Knockout team challenges, stalls and a barbecue
Residents and staff at two care homes will enjoy a week of fun-filled virtual holiday events to mark the 50th anniversary of a Cliff Richard hit musical. Bupa homes in Bradford and Bingley will celebrate Summer Holiday by hosting a range of activities
A 1960s university building will receive aluminium cladding and replacement windows. The scheme is designed to improve the appearance and energy efficiency of the Richmond Building, on Richmond Road, at the University of Bradford. Bradford
Vicki Walker has been appointed finance brokerage partner at insolvency firm Clough Corporate Solutions, part of Cleckheaton-based chartered accountancy firm Clough & Company. Vicki, who previously worked for Bibby Financial Services and Abbey
Blood testing staff in Bradford will tomorrow start a 48-hour strike over patient safety. Hospital pathologists, who test blood samples and monitor blood transfusions, will begin industrial action at 8.30am at Bradford Royal Infirmary, St James
A woman taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious head injuries after a crash involving two cars and a lorry in Wyke was said to be in a stable condition yesterday. The police helicopter was scrambled to search for a driver of a black Honda
Inquests have opened into the deaths on the same day of two women who lived in the same area of Bradford and might have been supplied with an illicit drug. Investigations into what led to the deaths on June 16 this year of Sarah Jane Hussain, 39
Harrogate Town 2 Bradford City 1 Twenty-six minutes remained at Harrogate Town’s picturesque Wetherby Road ground last night when Luke Oliver’s moment arrived. Summoned from the bench by Phil Parkinson, the towering defender came on to replace
Detectives investigating a shooting outside a Bradford social club have renewed appeals to trace the getaway car. A 27-year-old man was blasted in the face with a shotgun after shots were fired from a maroon Mondeo estate car as he stood on the
A Bradford businessman has helped rescue the annual Yorkshire Day celebrations by hosting a dinner. When Zulfi Hussain (right) and business partner, Sanjeev Johar heard the traditional celebrations were at risk when the planned venue fell through
Pay TV and broadband technology provider Pace plc has raised its profits forecast for 2013 after a strong performance in the six months to June 30 – driven mainly by demand from North America. The Saltaire-based global business is also on track
Police in the Brighouse area are to take action against speeding motorists. In the Lightcliffe ward, they will focus attention on Wakefield Road and Bradford Road. In Hipperholme, they aim to tackle speeding on Wakefield Road and Bradford Road.
Police are carrying out regular patrols of a sports centre complex amid concerns over anti-social behaviour. Officers are keen to deter the misuse of the Spen Baths skate park, in Liversedge, which is resulting in large amounts of litter. The problems
It’s a situation most drivers who regularly use multi-storey car parks occasionally face – hunting for the car after forgetting which floor it had been left on. And that’s exactly the feeling the driver of this Ford Ka must have had yesterday after
Planning permission has been granted for various signs to be installed on a Grade II listed pub building. The approved application was for the Hare And Hounds Inn, 1197 Great Horton Road, Bradford. A Council officer’s report said: “Although
The Baildon Scarecrow Walk, organised by Baildon in Bloom, takes place on Saturday, September 14. Application forms for the parade are available from local shops and the library. For further information, call (01274) 594343.
Villagers in Steeton, near Keighley, have complained about the disappearance of a street lamp behind the bowling club. Residents of Stone Grove attended Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council to express their concerns. Chairman Coun David Mullen
A verdict of misadventure has been recorded at an inquest into the death of a retired clerk who took out his own catheter and later died from multi-organ failure caused by a septic infection. The Bradford inquest heard yesterday how a nurse at
Two friends are taking on a big day of challenges to raise funds for a trip of a lifetime to Kenya. Teenagers Millie Griffiths and Emma Swearman, both 15 and pupils at Benton Park School, Rawdon, will be spending four weeks next summer digging waterholes
A team of 14 staff from Bradford-based motors group JCT600 will cycle nearly 250 miles in two days to raise money for charity. The team, including one of the firm’s directors, will ride past 14 JCT600 Volkswagen dealerships across Yorkshire, the
The Spanish-owned bank which snapped up part of Bradford & Bingley during the financial crisis is looking to beef up its lending to smaller firms. Santander boss Ana Patricia Botin is planning to grow the bank’s share of SME lending to eight
Heidi Hardy and Christine Reid were on hand yesterday serving up tea and a tour to Bradford MP David Ward. He took advantage of the tea and a tour day at Bradford City Hall yesterday to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Councillor Jeanette
A Bradford girl has been one of the first patients to benefit from a new treatment for incontinence in children using interactive video games. Spire Leeds Hospital in Roundhay, Leeds, is the first hospital in the region to offer Biofeedback Therapy
The mastermind of an international regeneration movement visited Keighley to meet people carrying out her ideas in the town. Bliss Browne, from Chicago, spoke at the Imagine Keighley gathering at Victoria Hall. She told the 80 people present how
The Friends of Baildon Moor have organised a walk exploring the geology of the moor on Saturday, August 10, meeting at the Eaves car park at 2pm. The walk will be led by Alison Tymon, from the West Yorkshire Geology Trust, and will last approximately
A food and drink festival is likely to become part of Otley’s calendar after the inaugural event proved a huge success. Held in the market square on Sunday, the first Otley Food Festival attracted three times as many visitors as the regular farmers
Theatre group Paper Zoo is putting on a Dickens of a show at the Burley-in-Wharfedale Summer Festival, with an adaptation of the Victorian classic Hard Times. The Queen’s Hall in the village, which was built as an education and recreation centre
Phil Parkinson paid tribute to Luke Oliver after the defender made a successful comeback in last night’s 2-1 friendly defeat at Harrogate Town. The imposing centre-back, 29, had not played since sustaining an Achilles injury during a defeat to
Falling work volumes could lead to job losses at a Bradford print and direct mail business which has started a 45-day consultation with staff over outsourcing some of the operations. It is understood that up to 75 jobs at the St Ives Direct plant
The Rugby Football League last night spoke of their confidence that the Bulls are not heading for another major financial disaster after it was revealed that players and staff would not be paid until August 8. The club’s workforce normally receive
A burst pipe has been sending water running down a Bradford street for several days – to the frustration of people who live there. Pensioner Ted Waite, 81, said despite numerous calls to Yorkshire Water and Accent Housing, which owns the houses
Members of a 1960s group crossed continents and a 45-year time gap to reunite in Keighley yesterday. John’s Followers were a group of Keighley lads who nearly made the big time, recording a single and touring Europe in their bid for teenage stardom
A club for owners of a famous Bradford car will re-enact its first run-out as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. The Jowett Car Club – the oldest one-make car club in the world – celebrates the milestone this year. Jowett cars were
Bradford East David Ward MP has spent an afternoon working at a Bradford wool scouring company as an apprentice to mark the start of his ‘100 in 100’ campaign in his constituency. The Lib Dem MP is campaigning to help double the number of apprentices
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Amanda Bower, aged 46, of Carperley Crescent, Denholme; criminal damage, £300 compensation, £15 costs. Anthony Britton, aged 38, of Nuttall Road, Barkerend; theft, 12 months’ conditional
A textile artist is using her heartbeat to create one of the UK’s longest pieces of embroidery, which will be exhibited at Salts Mill. Karina Thompson recorded her heartbeat during a mile and a half run around the top floor of the Victorian textile
Shipley Model Railway Annual Exhibition takes place on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, at Baildon Recreation Centre from 10am until 5pm. For details, visit shipleymrs.org.uk.
Bradford Council has revealed plans to support people wanting to work in childcare as demand for nursery places across the district is expected to double next year. New legislation to provide free childcare places for disadvantaged under two-year-olds
Patients cross the Bradford district have given a huge thumbs-up to the NHS – after weeks of highly-critical headlines about the health service. The vast majority of patients treated at Bradford and Airedale hospitals said they would recommend
The deputy leader of Bradford Council has welcomed the disbanding of the Regional Policing Team, saying it will cut costs and make policing in the district more efficient. The Regional Policing Team – dubbed the ‘fifth police force’ in Yorkshire
A widow, who collapsed shortly after a stone was thrown through the glass front door of her Bradford home, could have died at any time due to her badly diseased heart, an inquest has heard. That meant police could not prove the upset of the attack
The Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford is appealing for adventurers to raise funds by taking part in the Inca trail next May. For details, contact Lucy Burnett on (01274) 337017 or e-mail lucy.burnett@mariecurie.org.uk.
A former manager at Leeds Children’s Hospital has been appointed to oversee the day to day running of Airedale Hospital at Steeton, near Keighley. Stacey Hunter is the hospital’s new operations manager, replacing Christine Miles, who recently left
Brighouse Town beat Evo-Stik Division One North visitors Curzon Ashton 3-1 last night. Tom Matthews put the home side in front with the only goal of the first half. Sam Hewitt made it two before Matty Kay scored for the visitors and Ryan Farrell
A grieving daughter has accused NHS Direct of robbing her of the chance to say goodbye to her dying dad. Retired butcher John Mann was 74 and terminally-ill with a chronic lung disease when he died alone battling for breath at his home in Thornton
Volunteers on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway are to receive an award. The five-mile line is to be presented with a Heritage Railway Association publicity award. The accolade is in recognition of its book, The Making of The Railway
World-famous concert pianist John Briggs, who is facing accusations of historic sex abuse against boys, appeared before a crown court judge yesterday. Briggs, 65, of Little Lane, East Morton, near Keighley, sat in the dock at Bradford Crown Court
A 56-year-old man raped and sexually abused a young woman at a Bradford house while his wife and children slept in the living room, it is alleged. George Doulat is not in the dock at Bradford Crown Court for his trial and Judge Robert Bartfield
A charity linked to Bradford West Respect MP George Galloway is being investigated by the regulator after failing to file accounts. The Charity Commission said it had opened a statutory inquiry into Viva Palestina. The organisation was set
A vicious schizophrenic who beat and robbed a vulnerable woman shopkeeper has been locked up indefinitely in a secure hospital. Earl Williams savagely attacked Naveem Akhtar when she tried to stop him fleeing with a bottle of alcohol from the Premier
Police are urging motorists to lock up their cars after a spate of break-ins in a Bradford village. There have been more than 70 incidents in Clayton since the start of the year, and in nearly half of the cases cars had been left unlocked.
Burglars smashed their way into a village book shop and stole cash from the till during an overnight break-in. Saltaire Bookshop owner David Ford discovered the damage yesterday morning and has warned other traders. “You think you’re safe.
Thackley have changed their opponents for tonight's latest friendly fixture. The Dennyboys should have made the short trip to face Wibsey but will now be heading west to take on Steeton. The Wibsey game has been rearranged for a week tonight
