City will check on Mark Yeates tomorrow morning after the stoppage-time incident that saw Colchester sub Daniel Pappoe red-carded. Pappoe, who had been on for less than five minutes, was sent off for a late tackle on the Irishman at the end of
A local family’s long association with an Otley inn was toasted at a celebratory lunch. The Layburn family’s links to The Fleece stretch back to the 1840s to John Layburn and his son William and there was a direct involvement by the family for
Bradford Council has been asked to allow more time for a Keighley housing development, first given permission six years ago, to be built. Ian Clay first achieved planning permission to build three houses on land at Branwell House, Park Lane, in
Councillors have agreed to name a street in Menston after one of the village’s most famous sons, cricket legend Bill Bowes. Members of Bradford Council’s Shipley Area Committee supported Councillor Dale Smith’s request to name the new road after
Changes to neighbourhood forum meetings are being rolled out to Queensbury. In a move successfully piloted in the Tong ward, Queensbury residents are being invited to a workshop-style meeting at Victoria Hall, Sandbeds, Queensbury, on Tuesday at
4:44pm Colchester's wall wins again. 4:44pm But first a Colchester change, Pappoe for Gilbey. 4:44pm Free-kick for City 20
Children are often criticised for not climbing trees or getting muddy. Entertainment is far more easily accessible with many preferring to play on their games consoles rather than find their own fun. But next month a group of young teenagers
The new chief inspector of hospitals is urging Keighley people to attend a “listening event” to indicate what they think of care they received at Airedale Hospital. Professor Sir Mike Richards said: “What people say to us will play a vital role
Community stalwarts who have dedicated their lives to helping others will receive their British Empire Medals from the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe this month. Sheila Bamford, from Keighley, was honoured in the Queen’s Birthday
Anyone who has ever fancied learning more about chicken keeping or astronomy is being invited to enrol in a community education course at Otley. The next programme being held at Prince Henry’s Grammar School is already filling up but there are
A 41-year-old man will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Friday, November 1, for an offence of affray. Jason O’Driscoll, of Halifax Road, Keighley, yesterday pleaded guilty to the allegation after an incident on August 28. His case was adjourned
A cat charity is purring with delight after a response to an appeal. More than 500 tins and sachets of pet food, along with toys, have been handed in at a collection point in Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre. The collection, for Yorkshire Cat
A man who murdered a Wilsden tourist in a botched robbery 20 years ago in Florida has been resentenced to a longer term behind bars. Aundra Akins, who was only 14 when he gunned down Gary Colley in 1993, was given 27 years in 1997 – the maximum
Thomas-Jay Harrington was named winner of Bradford Council’s first Apprentice of the Year award. The youngster, who is in the second year of his apprenticeship, received a shield, certificate, £200 of vouchers and a tool bag and tools worth £100
The Night Flyers Swing Band is set to perform to raise money for Marie Curie Hospice. The band will be part of a special charitable evening at Shipley and District Social Club, Saltaire Road. The night will also include a raffle, quiz, as well as meat
A scheme to extend a new rugby club pavilion could provide new facilities for other sports. Ilkley RUFC has applied to Bradford Council for permission to extend its clubhouse and stand building on Stacks Field. The club opened its £1.7 million
Firefighters are urging people to be careful with jewellery after a man had to visit a hospital and two fire stations during a four-hour escapade to remove a tight steel ring from his finger. The 24-year-old had the 12mm ring removed by Cleckheaton
A nursery worker shaved her head for charity in memory of her brother and aunt. Gemma Parker, 24, of Keighley, lost her aunt, Karena, 20, to cancer of the bone, in 1996. Three years later she lost her brother, Ben, 12, to a cancer of the soft tissue
Heroin and crack cocaine with a street value of £35,000 has been found at an address in Bradford. Police executed a drugs warrant in Barkerend and arrested a man. He was charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs and failing to
Famous faces from Bradford’s two most prominent sports clubs helped raise money for charity at a sportsman’s dinner yesterday. Former Bradford City stars John Hendrie, Ian Ormondroyd and Wayne Jacobs joined Bulls favourites Robbie Hunter-Paul and
Rory McArdle looked a bit bored every time the camera scanned the Northern Ireland bench. It was probably just unfortunate timing. But every time the picture zoomed in on the dugout, the City defender seemed to be fiddling with his beard or looking
It felt more like an interrogation than an interview. For more than ten minutes, Greg Abbott sat penned in the Valley Parade press room surrounded by Carlisle media wanting answers. Last month’s mismatch with the Bantams was not the “homecoming
A “greedy” drug dealer who had a wad of cash in his house and a hydraulic press for cutting cocaine in his outside toilet has been jailed for four years and seven months. Police raiding Sajid Ali’s home in Parkside Road, West Bowling, Bradford,
An encounter near London’s Old Bailey has led to 60 years of married life for a couple. Victor and Betty Haydon, of Hallowes Park Road, Cullingworth, celebrated their diamond anniversary on September 12. They met when Victor was working as a police
Bradford’s head of Children’s Services has joined Education Secretary Michael Gove in calling for greater openness on the placing of vulnerable youngsters in care homes. Mr Gove has said red tape currently blocks police from gaining information
Solicitors in Silsden are again supporting Will Aid. During November they will waive will-making fees and invite people to give a donation to charity. The campaign – now in its 25th year – supports nine UK charities, including Age UK, Christian Aid
A funfair will be added to the attractions at Glusburn’s annual Fallfest as it moves outside for the first time. Organisers will hold most of the festival events in an outdoor arena in the village near Keighley to accommodate a larger audience.
A 35-year-old woman has pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Samantha Downton, of Spring Street, Stockbridge, Keighley, will be sentenced on November 1. The offence took place on
A total of 248 Test wickets – not bad for someone who would, in his own words, “wang it down and hope for the best”. The boy who lives in Baildon done good all right. Matthew Hoggard can look back on some impressive memories as he pulls up
A Steeton youngster struck it lucky at a hospital open day where he picked up the top prize in a children’s treasure hunt. Seven-year-old Charlie Best won a giant teddy after taking part in the event at Airedale Hospital. He and the other children
An armed robber has been jailed for ten years for a terrifying gang raid on a family in their own home. Fruit importer Mohammed Anwar suffered a heart attack when four masked men burst into the house in Redcliffe Street, Keighley, at 10.30pm on
Vandals have struck at a bowling club’s pavilion less than three hours after it was re-painted by Bradford Council after a previous attack. Ken Bedford, who is a member of the club in Crowgill Park, Shipley, said “idiots” had scratched words into
A coffee morning will be held next weekend with hopes of smashing the £2,300 it raised last year for Macmillan Cancer Support. Jemma Walker is hosting a coffee morning on Sunday, September 22, at The Highfield in Idle, Bradford, from 11am to 3pm
Eminent professor and political commentator James O’Connell has died at the age of 87. Prof O’Connell was Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford from 1978 to 1993 during which time he built up a respected academic department.
Two Council-owned outdoor learning centres in the Dales could soon be run by a specially-created charitable trust. Buckden House in Upper Wharfedale and Ingleborough Hall in Clapham are used by schools in Bradford and Leeds for residential stays
A Wyke man wanted for theft evaded police by camping in woods for several days. Police had been unable to find the man, despite numerous visits to his house and searches of the area. After a tip-off, the Neighbourhood Policing officers learnt
A Battle of the Buskers ended on a sweet note for a self-taught guitar player who started out singing on the streets of Bradford. Liam Jarvis was crowned the winner at the Battle of the Buskers competition held at the Waterside Restaurant &
Jason Manford, St George’s Hall If you’re from Keighley and you’re off to Jason Manford’s Bradford gig tonight - good luck! The amiable comic’s quickfire banter with his lively audience unleashed some local rivalries, and Keighley was the butt
A Bradford man whose previously fit and healthy dad died from sepsis has joined a campaign to put others on their guard against the infection that claims the lives of 37,000 people a year. In Bradford East alone there are an average of 140 cases
Boyhood Bulls fan Nathan Conroy says making his debut has poured confidence into him as he bids to become a Super League star. The 18-year-old hooker played the final 20 minutes of last week-end’s televised 58-6 home win over Huddersfield.
Andy Gray wants to convince the doubting Valley Parade public that he still has the hunger to be part of City’s campaign. The veteran striker insists he can still force himself into Phil Parkinson’s thinking despite a forgettable first season back
A 22-year-old Riddlesden man who died while on holiday in Magaluf has been described by one friend as “the best person you could imagine”. Sam Hill died of head injuries sustained during a fall early on Wednesday, although the Foreign Office have
A teenage moped rider airlifted to hospital after a crash outside a supermarket is calling for road improvements. Ashley Graham, 19, had been about to drive past the Tesco in Halifax Road, Buttershaw, Bradford, on Monday when he was involved in
Volunteers are collecting petition signatures urging Bradford Council to invest in, rather than close, the under-threat Bingley Pool. It is one of four the Council is considering shutting as part of a major scheme to replace outdated pools with
Six men, including four from Bradford, have been jailed for a total of 109 years for their part in a sophisticated plot which saw heroin worth more than £9 million smuggled into the UK in bottles of baby powder sent through the post. Jailing the
An epilepsy sufferer, her brother and friend are preparing for the Bupa Great North Run in support of the charity which helps her. Kate and Richard Jordan and Alex Armitage are fundraising for Epilepsy Action and will join 56,000 runners on the
A dad whose son died of meningitis when he was just 18 months old will take on the Bupa Great North Run this weekend to help fight the disease. As well as raising money for the Meningitis Research Foundation, Ian Wilkinson, 52, of Oakworth, Keighley
The family of a Bradford man who was “executed” in Pakistan has called on the British Government to put pressure on the Pakistani authorities to act. Mohammed Iqbal, 55, was shot in the head as he lay in the room of a relative in Pakistan, in September
