A woman drove to a fire station for help after the stray cat she had rescued escaped and hid behind the dashboard of her car. The lady was on her way to a cat rescue centre in Allerton, Bradford, when the animal got out of the carrier it was in
Yeovil 1 Leeds United 2 Brian McDermott is desperate to avoid any more drama off the pitch as Leeds ended another turbulent week with victory at Yeovil. It was confirmed on Friday that controversial Italian businessman Massimo Cellino had bought
Prospective Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has vowed to “work together” with manager Brian McDermott and to buy back their Elland Road ground. A lawyer acting on behalf of Cellino sacked McDermott on January 31, before he was reinstated two days later
Wharfedale 7 Hull Ionians 17 After dominating the first 20 minutes Wharfedale started making mistakes and Hull grew in confidence as they belied their lowly position to run out worthy winners. Their determination showed in a superb second-half
Otley 14 Sedgley Park 12 This was an excellent all-round performance as Otley recovered their early-season form to beat fourth-placed Sedgley Park. Otley matched in every area a Park side that included Steve Collins, who has taken over as the
Bradford & Bingley 6 Sandal 15 There is little doubt that Sandal, who defended superbly, deserved to win this derby – but there was still a ‘what if’ moment. In the 31st minute, referee Nick Ramsden sin-binned both of Sandal’s props – Luke
Business people are being invited to find out more about the Grand Départ of the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire at a roadshow at the Alhambra Theatre today at 6pm. It is being organised by Welcome to Yorkshire, the tourism agency which led
Batley Bulldogs 30 Keighley Cougars 0 Cougars player-coach Paul March refused to be downhearted after his side were comprehensively beaten in their final pre-season friendly today. On Batley’s infamous sloped pitch at Mount Pleasant, Cougars
Albion Sports 2 Maltby Main 3 Albion Sports clawed their way back into the game after Maltby Main had led at half-time, only to throw all their good work away. It was a clear chance for Kulwinder Sandhu’s men to leapfrog neighbours Thackley
Bamber Bridge 0 Farsley 1 Farsley climbed to second place after a battling victory at promotion rivals Bamber Bridge. Neil Parsley’s men went close very early when Aiden Savory’s curling shot flew just wide but the home side soon showed their
Guiseley 0 Worcester City 1 Football finally returned to Nethermoor at the weekend but the Lions slumped to a third straight league defeat. Guiseley had not played a home game since before Christmas following several postponements but it was
Bradford Council planners assured a Keighley public meeting that crucial information about the Tour de France will be released in time to help people fully prepare for this summer’s event. They were addressing concerns that precise details on road
West Hartlepool 10 Cleckheaton 17 Cleckheaton ended West Hartlepool’s unbeaten home record in a fractious game at Brinkburn. The visitors had the benefit of a strong Teesside wind in the first period and capitalised with tries from Jack Bickerdike
Moore 0 Keighley 50 Without a league game due to York’s involvement in the Intermediate Cup, Keighley gained a confidence-boosting win at Warrington-based Moore in a friendly. In atrocious weather, the visitors warmed to their task with an
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey was denied the chance to renew rivalries with Lee Sinnott as Altrincham’s Moss Lane pitch failed a morning pitch inspection on Saturday. The postponement prevented new loan signing Joel Hazel from making his
Liam Plunkett has admitted he is loving his cricket again after impressing for England Lions at the weekend. The Yorkshire all-rounder was one of three county colleagues who scored centuries for the Lions during a three-day tour match in Sri Lanka
An Otley student is part of a two-man team about to set off on a 16,000-mile fundraising trip. Robert Templeton and fellow University of Bath undergraduate Jack Eddy are undertaking the famous Mongol Rally – in an underpowered old car that cost
More speed humps are planned in the Highfield area of Keighley. The traffic-calming measures are proposed in several streets to slam the brakes on speeding motorists. And a speed table will be installed in Mornington Street, where humps introduced
A powerful car in which two Queensbury men died when it skidded out of control and crashed is believed to have been “racing” another car shortly beforehand, a police chief has said. The 20-year-old driver and 18-year-old front seat passenger of
Events to mark the centenary of the First World War’s outbreak are being planned in Ilkley. Music from the last Edwardian summer will be performed at St Margaret’s Church in August as part of Ilkley Summer Festival, and a councillor has asked Ilkley
A man found on fire at a property in Steadman Terrace, Leeds Road, Bradford, was recovering in Leeds General Infirmary at the weekend. The man, in his 20s, was said to have suffered extensive burns to his face and chest in the incident on Friday
A Wharfedale Inn has been honoured with a prestigious silver award from tourism body Visit England. The Craven Heifer, in Main Street, Addingham, was given the award in recognition of the quality of its accommodation, food, housekeeping, service
Bradford primary schools are hoping to see their names added to the world record books after they took part in an event to raise awareness of sign language. Sign2sign was a charity event to have the most people signing and singing a song on the
Volunteers are being sought to help out at Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival. The event, in St Margaret’s Hall, Church Lane, is organised by the church and run entirely by volunteers. Organisers are looking for helpers to work a shift behind
University students are planning a week of games, rides and carnival treats in support of the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal. And they have just added £1,429 to the £1 million fundraising drive after counting up how much was
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in which two Bradford men were killed. The Major Collision Enquiry Team would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident in Ovenden Road, Halifax, at about 10pm
