So, you’re a wealthy sort who thinks nothing of spending sixty grand on a car. That means you can forget about the running costs. Right? Well, no, actually. Even entrepreneurs and footballers who choose BMW X5s are conscious of economy, it seems
The West Riding County Amateur League could be requesting an extension to their season from the West Riding County Football Association. This action might be taken as over 80 games have been postponed since the start of 2014, some teams have not
An MP has written to Bradford Council questioning whether the district is ready to combat flooding risks. George Galloway (Respect, Bradford West), has contacted the Council’s chief executive Tony Reeves to ask whether a district-wide survey of
Bradford Park Avenue will be keen to settle a score on Saturday when they host Gainsborough Trinity in the Conference North. John Deacey's men were beaten 4-2 in the reverse fixture at the start of November, and it was a result that hit the Bradford
Richard Piper was sent off for SSE North One East leaders Cleckheaton as they ended West Hartlepool’s unbeaten home record last Saturday. But the Moorenders are confident they can cope without their skipper, who was dismissed for retaliation at
Guiseley boss Mark Bower was looking to Saturday's Conference North journey to Stalybridge Celtic from the minute Tuesday’s home derby against Harrogate Town was postponed. The Lions were looking to bounce back from three straight league defeats
Farsley’s 16 game unbeaten run will be put to the ultimate test on Saturday as they head to Evo-Stik Division One North promotion rivals Curzon Ashton. It will be third versus second as the visitors look to not only stay above Curzon but widen
Brighouse Town and Thackley will both be looking to pick up maximum points on Saturday as the local promotion-chasing pair face games against the bottom two in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Town could go above
Andrew Gale is relishing the prospect of opening the batting with Yorkshire’s new signing Aaron Finch in this summer’s NatWest Blast T20. The White-Rose captain is set to form an exciting opening partnership with the powerful Australian as the
Kate Hardcastle has been appointed as an ambassador for the Bulls after serving as a non-executive director for the past 12 months. The award-winning businesswoman and lifelong supporter of the club came on board at the Provident Stadium this time
Silsden will be hoping to play their first home game of the year on Saturday when they host Ashton Athletic in a re-arranged North West Counties League Premier Division fixture. The Cobbydalers have only seen meaningful action once in 2014 - the
Burley-in-Wharfedale’s Team Netapp-Endura rider Scott Thwaites is 74th in the Tour of Qatar after today’s fourth stage. Thwaites completed the 159km stage in 3hr 50min 11sec in 116th place, 1min 18sec behind winner Nike Terpstra of Holland, who
The latest news from the local angling scene. SALTAIRE AA Pike match result on Sunday, January 19: 1 M Taffs 22lb 6oz (two fish of 9lb 12oz and 11lb 8oz), 2 D Senior 12lb 8oz. There is a river match planned for Sunday. It is expected to be on the
Guiseley manager Mark Bower is considering adopting a more direct style of play following the return of striker Kevin Holsgrove. The powerful frontman has rejoined the Lions on loan from Halifax for the rest of the season. Last Saturday’s 1
A swing band which broke away from Bradford Music Services to become self-financing two years ago is to hold its first dance at Ilkley’s Winter Garden. The Two Rivers Swing Band has doubled in size since its first paid gig and now performs for
The savage murderer of twin boy Riley Turner will die behind bars, a judge ordered this afternoon. Family and friends of the four-year-old erupted in triumph and rage in the public gallery when Mr Justice Coulson told Anwar Rosser: “You must go
Researchers at Bradford Institute for Health Research are about to go on the run to raise funds for the Stroke Association. The team of ten, aged 22 to 60 and one who is seven months’ pregnant, are Phd students to professors and all members of
A psychopathic former soldier today admitted the savage and sadistic murder of a four-year-old boy. Family members of Riley Turner wept quietly in a packed Bradford Crown Court as details of the little boy’s horrific killing were outlined.
Otley Rugby Union Football Club secretary Marc Lawrence says that some national and local media outlets have jumped the gun in stating that the Cross Greeners have been deducted five league points for fielding an ineligible player. Alexander Beaumont
People in Bradford are being urged to say ‘eye love you’ and give their used glasses and sunglasses to benefit people in Kenya. Charity Africa Connection will hand out the glasses. In November 2012, optometrist Luke Baker, director of City
Residents in Aireborough, Horsforth and parts of Wharfedale are being reminded that garden waste collections are about to re-start. Leeds City Council will begin its fortnightly collection of brown bins again on Monday, March 3. Councillor
Work is due to take place this week to tackle water forcing its way through road surfaces in Haworth. The problem in Sun Street and Cold Street has been attributed to a broken culvert. The water has been damaging the roads and creating hazardous
Three girls who live in Calverley and Farsley have been chosen to represent Girl Guiding at international events. The trio – Chloe Bean, Becky Wakefield and Chloe Sharp – hope to visit India, Norway and Japan, respectively, this year and next.
Coach Jon Feeley says he has never known an injury crisis like the one that is crippling Wharfedale’s hopes of a high SSE National League One finish. Selection for Saturday’s trip to relegation-threatened Cinderford has been delayed to allow the
A chance to end a rail fare anomaly which has led to traffic chaos around a district station must be grasped, according to a prospective parliamentary candidate. John Grogan, Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Keighley, said a new
Everyday objects tucked inside a sack are being used to help bring storybooks to life this half-term. Libraries across the district hope to introduce children and their parents to the idea of ‘story-sacks’, which collect together props and puppets
SIR – Just missed out on a place in the BUPA Great North Run ballot? Heart Research UK is a Yorkshire-based national charity that funds pioneering research into heart disease as well as encouraging people to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.
SIR – Most parts of this country are not suitable for day-to-day cycling to work as opposed to recreational cycling in the countryside. There are too may hills, the weather is by and large diabolical and there is no hope of reducing the traffic
Inconvenient location SIR – The letter from J Murphy (January 21) regarding the new building at BRI and the problems it will create for car parking is quite true. There is no room now. I feel BRI should be closed down and a new one built closer
SIR – In a damning report, published this week, an independent commission, chaired by the Archbishop of York, condemns the fact that millions of low-paid workers are trapped in an unbreakable cycle of poverty and are even turning up at food banks during
SIR – I live on Bolton Road, near the present construction of 46 houses. This so-called ‘brown field’ site was a field for 40 years, which was full of trees and wildlife. I am angry to learn now that Bradford Council’s planning department are even
Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett is expecting a more intense competition after it was announced that five teams will be relegated from the 2014 Kingstone Press Championship. Only nine of the 14 clubs will keep their places at the end of the season
When the Tour de France weaves through Yorkshire this summer, it will inspire people of all ages to get on their bikes. Some might even be encouraged to switch from four wheels to two. But until the Government takes steps to improve their safety
SIR – Bradford Council’s executive decision to approve the development of the Buck Lane fields into an industrial estate of mediocre commercial units, rather than their initial, much vaunted, High Technology Park, must be seen as a lost battle to those
Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure (BDSL) is organising a line-dancing extravaganza in the city’s Centenary Square. The fun event, which will be on Saturday, April 12, is in aid of the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s appeal. BDSL would like to hear
Manorlands is the chosen charity this year of Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre. The hospice was selected from a five-strong shortlist, through a Facebook vote. Other contenders were Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale, the Keighley &
The trial of a Bradford takeaway owner accused of breaching food hygiene safety regulations has been adjourned after he was said to have suffered a suspected heart attack. Mohammed Ayaz Rashid, the sole owner of Fresh Fillingz in Duckworth Lane
A persistent housebreaker who scaled a ladder to burgle the home of the Good Samaritan who had given him shelter has been jailed for 876 days. Stephen Bennett was sleeping rough and back on drugs when he targeted the property in Malsis Road, Keighley
Two drug dealers have had tens of thousands of pounds of their “earnings” confiscated by police. Xhevahir Manovi and Arzan Pepaj were in a car stopped by police on Horton Park Avenue in October 2011. After searching the car they found £39,920 of
Kirklees Council should allocate £3 million to build a new sports centre in the Spen Valley by 2016, according to Liberal Democrat councillors. The Lib Dems are proposing an alternative budget to the Labour-run council’s proposals that would provide
Bradford Council’s latest proposal to radically relax planning restrictions in areas of the city centre is a welcome move to try to end the blight of empty shops that exists in some parts of the town centre. By allowing businesses to set-up shops
A Keighley dad whose family’s new pet puppy had to be destroyed due to a rabies scare has spoken of their heartbreak. The 30-year-old father of two young children said they had travelled to Peterborough to collect and pay £250 for the Shih Tzu,
Bradford’s newest judge, who was born and educated in the city, told a packed welcoming ceremony he felt he was coming home. Judge Neil Davey QC was hailed “a very real and true son of this very city” by the Recorder of Bradford, Judge Roger Thomas
Youngsters from around the district will be singing their hearts out this weekend. What is believed to be the county’s first choral performance for primary schools takes place at Bradford Cathedral on Saturday. The event, involving 92 children
A pioneering school golfing scheme will be offered to older pupils this year. Prince Henry's Grammar School at Otley is teaming up with Cookridge Hall Golf Club to offer a new Golf Programme to students aged 16 and over. The course, which will
A little more than three years ago Mohammed Iqbal spent a Saturday afternoon shopping in Bradford with his son. It was several years since he had really spent time in the city centre and he was shocked and disappointed by what he saw. But rather
A new campaign group in Bradford will help raise awareness of the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation. On Monday a group will come together to plan an awareness campaign in the city. It aims to educate both the communities in which
Plans to restore a war memorial in a small village near Keighley are under consideration. Lothersdale parish clerk Esther Barrow said the parish council was looking at carrying out improvement works to the village war memorial, which is located
People are invited to take a hike to help homeless people in Bradford. Inn Churches, which provides temporary accommodation in the winter and helps people off the street year round, is appealing for teams and individuals to join its summer challenge
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has backed Danny Bridge to follow in the footsteps of Ben Evans after he arrived on loan from Warrington. Bridge, the 21-year-old brother of former Bradford centre Chris Bridge, has joined the Bulls on a one-month deal
Andrew Davies today issued a rallying cry to help drag City out of their slide down League One. Tuesday’s defeat at Carlisle was their 13th game without a win and leaves Phil Parkinson’s side hovering nervously in the bottom half. But Davies
Daryl Powell and Francis Cummins were team-mates in the Leeds side who lost to Wigan in the inaugural Grand Final of 1998. Now 16 years on, they are preparing to face each other as rival head coaches in Sunday’s Super League opener. Bradford
A dad sent home from hospital with painkillers for back pain was found dead in bed the next day, an inquest heard. Geoffrey Bates, 38, of Apperley Road, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, who lived with his partner and children, woke in the early hours
Panto magic in the feathery form of Mother Goose comes to Bingley Arts Centre next month. Bingley Amateur Operatic Society is performing the classic pantomime from Friday, March 14, to Sunday, March 16. Evening performances are at 7.15pm on
Extension plans at a Keighley hairdressers have been approved – despite objections from residents who claimed it could become a magnet for “intimidating young men.” A barber’s shop on the corner of Skipton Road and Gale Street wants to spread onto
Inspirational stories of triumph over adversity were told at an awards ceremony for mental health champions. The Shipley-based Cellar Trust, which helps people with mental health needs into work through training, qualifications and work placements
An entrepreneur has teamed up with a property developer to help business start-ups in Bradford. Automotive designer Afzal Kahn said he wanted to give something back to the city by building an Enterprise Village using shipping containers. He
Prospective Bulls owner Richard Lamb began conversing with supporters on Twitter earlier this week. “Stability is the key… great club… fantastic fans,” were among the soundbites he tweeted in reply to his new Bradford-supporting followers.
Six wanted men have been arrested after featuring in a ten-strong rogues’ gallery of drug dealers caught peddling their wares in Bradford. The fugitives had been captured on camera during an ongoing major police operation to crack down on the street
Strong winds gusting at up to 70mph caused chaos in many parts of the Bradford district. The worst weather came between about 4pm and 10pm last night, with trains and flights cancelled, trees uprooted, roads closed, power lines falling down, and
Planning regulations look set to be relaxed to help tackle the blight of empty shops and get more people living and spending in Bradford city centre. Premises, mainly on streets close to the under-construction Westfield shopping centre, could be
A church which will be forever linked with the Bronte family is set to receive a major upgrade to its “ancient” heating system. The works will form part of the next phase of the ongoing renovation programme at Haworth Parish Church. The Rev
A ground-breaking support project stopping Bradford and Airedale patients being re-admitted to hospital has saved the NHS and taxpayers as much as £136,000. The Home from Hospital scheme is being hailed a success for helping patients ease back
Several hundred people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of tragic Haworth mum Lorna Clymo. Keighley Shared Church was packed for the 12.45pm ceremony yesterday for the care worker, who died after falling from a multi-storey car park.The
A family was left distraught by damage to a loved one’s grave after Council workers excavated the neighbouring plot. Michael Boddy said a huge mound of earth had been dumped on his late wife Carol’s grave in Utley Cemetery, Keighley. The 56
Watch out Dynamo – there’s a hot new illusionist on the scene and, despite being only eight years old, she’s already becoming a veteran of magic shows. Deanna Gore, of Queensbury, started performing magic tricks at the age of two and wows audiences
A £10 million “advanced technologies” building near Bradford College could help produce a much-needed workforce for high-tech industry. On Monday, the college is holding a public consultation on the plans for a new building, which would teach green
A councillor is offering to buy a much-disputed riverside site for £1. The former Bridge End Cattle Market, off Billams Hill, Otley, has been put on sale by Dacres Commercial and Harvey Burns & Co. The land is on a flood plain and previous
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Christopher James Best, aged 23, of Barham Terrace, Ravenscliffe; driving without insurance, £110 fine, £60 costs, licence endorsed. Richard Henry Alfred Duncan, aged 49,
