A top detective yesterday told of his concern after shots were fired on a busy residential Bradford street in the middle of the day. Nobody is thought to have been injured during the incident – a confrontation between two groups – but evidence
Manningham Mills have been voted out of the JCT600 Bradford League. The members clubs voted 17-7, with one abstention, at an extraordinary meeting at Pudsey Congs tonight. The vote was called after the club failed to pay fines, failed to administer
A new 3G football pitch is set to open at Thornton Recreation Centre, Bradford, on Monday. The 3G pitches are much safer as they contain softer infill made from recycled rubber and are better at absorbing impact. The new artificial pitch has
A nuisance scooter rider had his vehicle seized by police. He was stopped in Cooper Lane, Buttershaw, Bradford, by a police off-road motorcyclist, after residents reported the scooter being driven in an anti-social manner. The rider was found to have
The demands on his body may mean Alistair Brownlee is unable to challenge for the World Triathlon Series title in the future. The 25-year-old Bingley Harrier was the favourite to win a third world crown in London last weekend but an ankle
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott insists his side are ready to put their agonising defeat at Reading behind them as they prepare to host Burnley on Saturday. The Whites suffered the agony of conceding a goal six minutes into added time on Wednesday
I think it’s refreshing to see Leyton Orient going so well at the top of the league. It’s all right people talking about the big teams at the start of the season and writing everyone else off but you look at Bristol City, who are struggling at
Yorkshire shrugged off their disappointment at missing out on the championship by showing great determination to stay in command of their battle for the runners-up spot with Middlesex. Durham’s coronation as the new champions filtered through to
Bradford Salem, with two wins from two so far in SSE Yorkshire Division One, face the acid test on Saturday at Hullensians. The east Yorkshire club have already beaten promoted Baildon 55-0, and Salem’s fixture secretary Neil Klenk
It has not been a good start to the season for Bradford & Bingley. Having lost their first two matches in SSE National League Three North, they have also been hit by the death of former president Keith Loftus this week. The popular long-time
Otley’s director of rugby James Tiffany was pleased with their 27-24 victory at Harrogate last Saturday in SSE National League Two North - their second win in two games - but he admitted that his side had been forced to survive a stern test. He
St Martin’s Church in Haworth Road, Bradford, was today celebrating opening its new outdoor fitness area. A morning of fun activities for the over-50s has been planned, with lunch at noon. Activities include gentle exercise, tai chi, singing
Bolling Hall, Bradford, is to hold an afternoon of “Medieval mayhem” that will include fighting knights and children’s activities. Visitors will be able to see professionals re-enact foot combat in full armour at the museum on Sunday from 12 to
Their midweek derby victory has put Bradford Park Avenue on a high for Saturday's Skrill North home game but they will have to be at their very best to get anything from the visit of Solihull Moors. Avenue lost their opening two league
A car overturned when it crashed in High Eldwick this afternoon. The Volkswagen Polo crashed on Otley Road, near The Dick Hudson's pub, at about 4.20pm. Police said the 44-year-old male driver was conscious and breathing, but could not say
Queensbury have the chance to make it two wins on the bounce in the Pennine League Championship when they welcome table-toppers Methley Royals on Saturday. The Leeds outfit were promoted as champions last term and, as new boys, are already making
More than a dozen young riders went along to the first Cycle Keighley session. Among the 13 youngsters honing their cycling skills were two who were still riding bikes on stabilisers. Head coach Richard Taylor said that by the end of the Saturday
Trains have been stopped temporarily at Bradford Interchange after a woman stepped off a platform onto the track. Police said the woman was on the tracks near the end of platform one and was in distress. Officers were called to the scene at
Eccleshill United have been the forgotten club in cup football this season but they are hosting a famous club with knockout traditions in the FA Vase on Saturday. Bishop Auckland are the visitors as the Eagles play their first cup tie of the campaign
Ricky Wilson, lead singer of Menston band the Kaiser Chiefs, has been added to the coaching line-up for next year’s The Voice. He joins Kylie Minogue as a new addition to the panel as show bosses give the programme a revamp. There has also been
Hundreds of shoppers queued for the opening of Keighley’s new TK Maxx store. The doors of the outlet, at Keighley Retail Park in Hard Ings Road, were opened to the public yesterday. The first 500 customers each received a £10 gift card.
Mark Bower’s first week in football management proved to be very difficult, and one in which the only luck he had was bad. The former Bantams skipper will be in the dugout at Nethermoor again on Saturday, facing his biggest
Manager Neil Parsley is unhappy with the current form of his Farsley squad but they could redeem themselves with a good result on Saturday. An indifferent start to their Evo-Stik Division One North campaign means Farsley going into the weekend
Wind turbines on prominent high ground are to be dismantled after a planning battle by residents. Campaigners welcomed the news the four 45-metre high turbines at the Chelker Reservoir, between Addingham and Draughton, are to be taken down from
Brighouse Town are in league action on Saturday when they travel to Garforth Town for a derby in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division. It should be an entertaining game with both clubs in the top seven and Brighouse
A Bradford man has died two days after being involved in a three vehicle accident on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The 38-year-old, who was the front seat passenger in a Volkswagen Passat, was injured in the collision which happened on the A65
Thornton Road in Bradford was shut both ways near its junction with Cemetery Road this afternoon after a collision between a police car and a black Volkswagen Golf. The man and woman in the Golf appeared to have just minor injuries, said a police
City boss Phil Parkinson made the decision to switch next month's Tranmere home game to Friday night rather than playing on Sunday. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 11 - but has had to be moved at the request of West Yorkshire
An airline pilot has been charged by police after he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk while in charge of a plane at Leeds Bradford Airport. Irfan Faiz, 54, a pilot with Pakistan International Airlines, was arrested on Wednesday night.
Highways issues and the quality of parks will be discussed at a meeting in Bradford. The Royds North Neighbourhood Forum will be held on Tuesday, September 24, from 7pm at The Mail Hall, Buttershaw Business Enterprise College, Reevy Road West.
A voluntary group is to host a charity fundraiser. The Friends of Bowling Park will be holding the event near the park tennis courts on Saturday September 28 from 10am to 2pm. There will be hot drinks, a cake stall, bric-a-brac, a book stall
Police have released this CCTV image of a woman suspected of stealing more than £1,000 worth of Lottery scratchcards from shops. Police say she distracts shop staff and takes the cards when they are not looking. She is described as in her late
Police are investigating after the body of a new-born baby boy was found at a Shipley waste processing plant last night. Detectives are urging the mother of the baby, who may have health and welfare issues, to come forward. Police were called
The date for the funeral of a former Bingley man who died in an accident in the Lake District has been fixed. John Graham, 59, was found by mountain rescue teams at Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw, Cumbria, last week. The alarm was raised by his wife
The Keighley branch of Specsavers will fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event. The opticians will host the coffee morning at its store in the Airedale Shopping Centre next Friday, September 27.
Egg-heads, brain-boxes and boffins are urged to stretch their minds and join the Airedale Quiz League which celebrates its 47th anniversary this year. Thought to be the country’s second oldest league, teams battle for trophies, cups and fun in
Car drivers are a conservative lot. They are still obsessed with using a 19th century invention, the internal combustion engine, to power their automobiles. And although no-one could deny that today’s swift and silent motors are a world apart from
A Shipley-based theatre group that helps people recover from mental illness will benefit from a psychic goat, a Radio 2 comedy winner and Yorkshire soap celebrity. Saturday’s Cabaret Saltaire – part of Saltaire Festival – at Caroline Street Social
Sitting down to a healthy meal should be commonplace in a child’s daily routine. Sadly though, many children throughout the UK don’t get that opportunity. Breakfast, said to be the most important meal of the day, is often skipped or substituted
SIR – I had the privilege to be invited to the Mayor of Keighley’s civic service at the Shared Church in Keighley at the weekend. The service is an occasion held each year and invitees are local people who work with the council for the good of
SIR – I can only agree with Mr Chapman, re his letter on Saltaire roundabout, “Plans not real progress” (T&A, Letters Thursday, September 12). Many years ago vehicle drivers were more courteous, but in more cynical times road rage seems to
SIR – Standing next to radio masts on Ilkley Moor, there can clearly see a dome-shaped structure in the distance. Delivering goods to a company at Ainley Top near the M62, again I can see this iconic building. The Richard Dunn Sports Centre is
SIR – Councillor David Green asks us where we think cuts in services should be made (T&A, September 12). The T&A details that the ones with the biggest expenses cost a total £398m, so the cut to achieve the required saving of £38m is slightly
SIR – How disappointing to read David Barnett’s account of the action of three ‘yobs’ on his bus going home after work (T&A September 13). I wonder if they were going home from work? I know that these three are not representative of all young
A man is furious that sneaky flytippers have dumped more than 100 worn tyres in his garden while he slept. Peter Martell, who works as a waiter in a Bradford city centre hotel, said he had left his home in Wellington Street, off Sticker Lane, on
A helicopter was drafted in to spray bracken on Ilkley Moor in the latest effort to keep the overgrown plants at bay. More than 75 acres of land on the lower slopes of the moor, the most popular area for visitors and dog walkers, was sprayed with
Bradford-born magician Dynamo is joining forces with other celebrities for a high-profile photography exhibition in London. Carnaby, W1 and the Dallaglio Foundation are coming tog-ether to exhibit a range of portraits for one week, highlighting
Outline plans to build 46 houses in the grounds of Malsis School, Glusburn, near Keighley, have been lodged with Craven District Council. Two applications include outline plans for five homes on a yard to the west of the school and 41 on land to
Drink-fuelled crime is the topic of a new online video launched by West Yorkshire Police. It highlights how alcohol harms communities and impacts on force resources. In the 12 months up to August, 3,071 arrests were made across the county for
A revamped website for a school near Keighley is to be launched next week. The original site was altered and updated over the summer holidays to provide a wider range of resources for parents, pupils and the public. A spokesman for South Craven
Toddlers were praised for their efforts to kickstart fundraising for a new playground at Steeton, near Keighley. Parish council chairman David Mullen was delighted to receive the £300 proceeds of the sponsored toddle. He described the youngsters
The action being taken to stop vehicles advertising on bridges over the M62 by Kirklees Council is to be commended. Motorists need their full concentration on the motorway and these distracting slogans and logos, usually on vehicles parked on the
A jilted boyfriend who lured his former girlfriend to a bogus job interview has had his jail sentence more than doubled at an appeal hearing. Gym instructor Nasar Munir was given a harassment warning last November in relation to his former girlfriend
The felling of trees in Green Lane, Bradford, has sparked a wave of protest from people who say the street’s character is being ruined. They include Kevin Holland, the head of Green Lane Primary School in Manningham, who said that the trees made
Cheerleaders, a steel band and Punjabi dancers helped an organisation celebrate its 25th anniversary. Manningham Housing Association hosted a huge mela for tenants, staff and contractors at Valley Parade. Other attractions included a bouncy
Rebecca Louise Sawley was hailed as a miracle baby when she was born 13 weeks prematurely in 1985. She weighed less than a bag of sugar and had to spend three months being cared for by staff at Airedale Hospital. Now after 28 years of almost
These photographs of three men wanted for an attempted burglary in Bradford were released by police yesterday. The incident happened on Speeton Avenue, Horton Bank Top, on September 12 between 2.50pm and 3pm. All three men are described as
Bradford East MP David Ward was joined by the British Red Cross and the Refugee Council of England at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Glasgow to discuss the accounts of refugees who face destitution in the UK. Delays in processing asylum applications
A Bradford school is celebrating being praised by the Minister of State for Schools, David Laws, for being in the top 105 schools for pupil progress. Shirley Manor Primary School in Wyke, which has recently been awarded a Gold Science Award and
The latest step in returning Keighley’s North Street to its Victorian glory has been given the go ahead. Plans to restore the front of the Keighley Volunteer Bureau to its original state have been approved by Bradford Council. The street is
A teacher who previously worked at Hanson School, Bradford, has joined Ilkley Grammar as deputy head. Carly Purnell, 38, joins the Cowpasture Road school as its second deputy headteacher. Mrs Purnell said: “As a parent, a teacher and a leader
A fitness company has invested more than £100,000 in a new budget gym for Skipton town centre. Intershape Fitness, based in Colne, says it has opened in the town because it believes it can offer something different to existing gyms and because
Francis Cummins believes Warrington are well placed to claim their first Super League title – but is refusing to write off Leeds’ hopes of retaining their crown. The second week of the play-offs gets underway tonight when Huddersfield host Hull
To tie in with Skipton Puppet Festival, the Friends of Skipton Library are hosting a talk by Carolyn Hird-Rogers on the Giant Swaledale Sheep. She will describe how the sheep came into being and how they were made, and will bring one along. The event
Gourmands tempted by the finer things during Saltaire Festival are invited to a wine and taster menu evening tonight. Victoria Road restaurant and meeting place Don’t Tell Titus is offering a five-course menu matched with five fine accompanying
These are busy times at Suzuki. Sales are increasing and new models are being launched like there’s no tomorrow. First, we had the updates to the big-selling Swift including an accomplished 4x4 version. Then we heard that the Keighley-based
Keighley Tarn, Damems Country Park and a Braithwaite skate park will be discussed by the Keighley West Environmental Partnership. All three feature on the agenda for the next meeting of the group, which aims to improve areas including Braithwaite
The endeavours of disabled and disadvantaged people who have overcome barriers to get into employment and training were celebrated at an awards ceremony last night. Seven accolades were handed out across three categories at the Bradford in Mind
Police have warned residents in Odsal to be on the lookout for a suspicious car. Officers say a red Ford Mondeo, registration EJ52 XGZ, was seen driving along Cleckheaton Road on Tuesday while the four people in it had a “good look” at houses.
Police have released an e-fit of a suspected housebreaker in connection with a burglary in Bradford. Between 7pm and 9.30pm on Sunday, September 8, 2013, a number of items of jewellery and electrical equipment were stolen from the house on Gain
An event at Ilkley Lido on Saturday will celebrate a record summer and give swimmers a final dip before the winter closure. The ‘dip and dunk’, between noon and 4pm, is organised by The Friends of Ilkley Lido (FOIL) with Bradford Council. Entry
Cullingworth residents can tomorrow have a say on plans to build new houses and industrial units on Manywells Industrial Estate. The company behind the proposals, Commercial Estates Group (CEG), will hold a public consultation at Cullingworth Village
Confident Andrew Davies reckons that a top-six finish is definitely within City’s grasp. Davies believes the experience of last season’s unforgettable exploits has given them the edge on other clubs and insists: Nobody in League One scares us.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 90s was left with “potentially life-threatening injuries” after being hit by a car. The accident at Steeton, near Keighley, shortly before 10.50am yesterday, left the man with serious leg injuries
An 18-year-old who has already produced music for Girls Aloud is following up with his own premiere at the Alhambra theatre – covering domestic violence. Conor Butler, 18, eventually hopes to become a film director and he is making waves locally
A landlord who “wilfully ignored” the needs of tenants has been fined more than £10,000 after leaving two young families in rotting and mould-infested properties. Two tenants of a private landlord complained to Bradford Council’s Environmental
Bradford and Airedale hospital trusts have been given below average scores in a new patient-led inspection programme. A new England-wide scheme called Place gives patients the chance to score health facilities on four factors – cleanliness, dignity
Ryan Sidebottom has committed himself to Yorkshire for the remainder of his career after extending his deal until 2015. The pace bowler yesterday spearheaded a Tykes fightback as they claimed pole position for second place in Division One.
World-famous scientist Stephen Hawking will take part in a question and answer session, via satellite, at Bradford’s National Media Museum tonight. It will follow a showing of Hawking, a documentary film about his life, which starts at 7.20pm in the
The UK premiere of a top festival winner will be among the highlights of next year’s Bradford International Film Festival. The dates for next year’s event, which celebrates its 20th anniversary, have been announced as March 27 to April 6, 2014.
Introducing the living wage to Bradford Council employees could cost the authority almost £4 million a year, a report has warned. The move would give pay rises to around 2,000 of the Council’s lowest- paid workers but a new report has highlighted
Craftwork and homemade cakes will feature when a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is held at Yeadon Town Hall. Macmillan Cancer Support’s Otley and Wharfedale Fundraising Group will also be laying on hot food and a tombola at the event, which takes
A former Bradford Marathon winner and committed local athletics coach Tony Kingham will be the honorary starter for the 2013 Bradford City Runs, it has been announced. And the 68-year-old will then jump off the starter's rostrum to perform as a
An open meeting for anyone interested in helping run Otley’s first food bank will be held next week. The organisers are close to finalising a location for the facility and are hoping to open in late November. The 7.30pm meeting at the Salvation
Francis Cummins could be forgiven for thinking that life as head coach of Bradford Bulls will only get easier after the past 12 months. Appointed just over a year ago, Cummins has worked with a shoestring budget and with one of the smallest squads
Nick Clegg has blamed local councils for any misery caused by the ‘bedroom tax’ – as he vowed to face down Liberal Democrat activists demanding a U-turn. In an interview with the T&A, the deputy prime minister accused town halls of failing
A 23-year-old motorist left in agony after a hit-and-run incident is appealing for anyone who knows the getaway driver to contact police. Georgia Narey, from Idle, was driving her silver Renault Clio on Victoria Road, near the White Hart Inn, Eccleshill
A campaigning nine-year-old girl has written a heartfelt letter to Bradford Council begging it not to close her beloved Bingley Pool. Keen swimmer Freya Chamberlain goes to Bingley Pool twice a week, once with classmates at Eldwick Primary School
A fight has been launched to save Keighley’s main post office. Campaigners have called a public meeting in the town to rally support. Union bosses say the popular post office – yards from Keighley bus station – is poised to be shut, putting
Long service awards have been presented to staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals who have clocked up 1,910 years’ service between them. Sixty three members of Foundation Trust staff, who have dedicated their careers to supporting and caring for
Cream cakes will be on the menu for patients on the renal unit at St Luke’s Hospital in Bradford thanks to an ‘Oscar-winning’ member of staff. Unit administrator Mel Bradley, who was honoured in the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Oscars, said she
One of the three victims of a horror crash in Bradford was a soldier on compassionate leave to see his desperately-ill mum in hospital. Father-of-one Lance Corporal Daniel Hague, 32, had been due to return to his Lancashire-based unit the day before
A four-and-a-half year-old boy, whose mummified corpse – clad in baby clothes – was found in a cot in his mother’s bedroom, had starved to death, a jury was told yesterday. Hamzah Majid Khan – whose stunted body was like that of a 12 to 18-month-old
A 20-year-old man who damaged the car of his ex-girlfriend’s father, and assaulted him, has been warned to keep away from the family. Benjamin Hardacre, of Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, Bradford, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court yesterday for
Firms that park logo-clad vans on motorway bridges to advertise their wares are facing a new crackdown. Councillors in the area have branded the vans dangerous, saying they could distract the motorway’s high-speed drivers. So from today, Kirklees
