The A59 between Skipton and Harrogate was closed for six hours today after a serious accident at Blubberhouses. It was shut off from the Bolton Abbey Roundabout to Kexgill at about 9am following a collision between two cars. North Yorkshire
A special event will be held at Bolton Methodist Church, Bradford, on Saturday, March 1, starting with coffee from 11am to 12pm. Lunch is at 12.30pm and a concert featuring singing group, Free Spirit is at 2pm. Tickets cost £5, to include lunch. The
Royal Mail has delivered a target-busting performance in Bradford. In the BD postcode area, more than 93 per cent of first-class mail arrived the next working day after posting. Second class letters and parcels did even better, with 98.8 per
Calderdale Council is stepping up its work to tackle child and family poverty. Next week, the authority’s Cabinet will be asked to approve recommendations aimed at helping to cut the number of children growing up in poverty. The moves include
A Worth Valley road will be closed next week for resurfacing work. Improvements will be made to Sun Lane, Stanbury, between 7am and 8pm on February 27. A shuttle bus service will operate between Haworth Surgery and Stanbury, leaving hourly
James Hanson made it back-to-back home wins for City this afternoon – with a helping hand from blundering Dons keeper David Martin. The targetman claimed his tenth goal of the season after an air-shot from the Milton Keynes stopper. Both sides
Otley Parish Church was today cordoned off by the police as a suspected incident overnight in the churchyard was investigated. Townspeople woke to find the imposing stone building and its surrounding graveyard closed off with blue and white tape
Bradford Older People’s Alliance are urging you to ‘Be Heard’ and have your say on what the Council does in a free session running from 11am to 12.30pm at the Bradford People’s Centre drop-in on Wednesday at Culture Fusion in Thornton Road, Bradford
A professional boxer is striking out in support of a Keighley charity which helps feed deprived local people. Intouch Foundation, which runs a weekly soup kitchen in Church Green, has appointed Adil Anwar as its second official ambassador.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has bought some state-of-the-art equipment – thanks to a grant from the People’s Postcode Trust. The £8,000 has been used to help buy a heli-lift for the charity’s new airbase at the Nostell Estate, near Wakefield.
Dental practices and dental teams in Bradford are invited to enter a prestigious awards scheme for dentists. The Dental Awards, which are now in their 15th year, recognise and reward the very best in UK dentistry. Steve Hardiman, of the awards
A musician who played a major part in Bradford’s music scene has died of cancer. Martin Neish, better know as Protag, 54, was the bass player in anarcho-punk band Blyth Power and was also in other bands such as Zounds and Alternative TV. He
In 2006, the Deo Gloria Trust, a charity which promotes the Christian faith, commissioned textile artist Jacqui Frost to create the first of a series of hand-stitched textile art displays which would travel around the cathedrals and churches of England
Avid collector Christopher Fisher counts himself blooming lucky to turn up a rare 50p coin. He is one of very few people to have the Kew Gardens commemorative piece in their possession. And charities are set to benefit if he decides to sell
Older people from Ukrainian and Italian communities gathered for the roll-out of the district’s latest Well-Being Cafe. The cafe, which is held once a month, caters for vulnerable senior citizens in Keighley with a European background. It is
A cafe church is being held at the Church of Nazarene in Keighley on Sunday March 2. The 6.30pm event, at the Oakworth Road church, will give people an opportunity to discuss Christian faith issues informally. The topic will be ‘how does what
Local artists will be showcasing their brushstrokes in the annual art exhibition and sale at Oakwell Hall visitor barn, off Nutter Lane, Birstall from noon until 4pm today. For details, call (01924) 326240.
Short-stay parking at Bradford Interchange is being suspended for a week. A Metro spokesman said: “The short-stay area is being re-organised to provide passengers with improved pick-up and drop-off facilities and a better space for taxi use.” To allow
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Gym in Otley Road, Baildon, is hosting a fundraising day on Wednesday, May 21. A range of activities including sponsored swimming, rowing and cycling, bring and buy, a selection of market stalls and a fashion
Parents of Keighley children with autism can next week quiz Bradford’s children’s services boss. Coun Ralph Berry will visit the Keighley and District branch of the National Autistic Society on Monday. Amanda Parks, the branch officer, said
The British Heart Foundation is urging Bradford smokers to support local stop smoking services to help them quit smoking on this year’s annual No Smoking Day on March 12. Annual figures compiled by the British Heart Foundation showed that 21 per
Changes are being made to a £120 million scheme for a “clean energy” complex in Keighley. But those behind the pioneering project, which could create around 500 jobs, say the proposed amendments will not majorly affect the initiative. Permission
A Bradford pensioner who beat cancer has told of the isolation she experienced as a result of suffering from the disease. Doreen Watt said she barely left the house for two months as she struggled with the emotional impact of her lung cancer, which
Czajka Care Group is holding a series of fundraising events, including an endurance cycling event, to support several charities. Earlier this month, the company’s Staveley Birkleas Nursing Home in Nab Wood held a coffee morning and an afternoon
Following popular demand for the cask ale version of its flagship beer, Ilkley’s Wharfedale Brewery has released a bottled version of Wharfedale Blonde. The straw-coloured session ale is brewed using English malts which combine with a blend of
Talented students of catering and media make-up from across Yorkshire and Humber will compete in a prestigious skills competition at Bradford College. The college is hosting the regional finals of the Yorkshire and Humberside Matchfit Skills contest
Cougars player-coach Paul March is facing the grim prospect of being without captain James Feather for several weeks due to a groin injury. The long-serving hooker was struck down during last Sunday’s 36-14 opening-day victory against Whitehaven
A Bradford councillor has criticised plans to close a major route into Cullingworth at weekends for repairs to a wall. Coun Mike Ellis (pictured) said the closure of Keighley Road could seriously disrupt access for residents. His concern centres
Bradford Bulls’ new owners-in-waiting will meet the Rugby Football League on Monday as they seek ratification of their purchase of the Super League outfit. The club’s board of directors, operating as Bradford Bulls 2014 Ltd, have had an offer for
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a man’s van was hijacked in Shelf. The robbery took place at Shelf Moor, Shelf, at 6.40am on Monday. The victim was clearing ice from his windscreen and loading his van for work when he was
The Canal & River Trust and TV presenter Penny Smith are inviting people to become volunteer lock keepers this summer working at historic sites including Bingley’s famous Five Rise Locks. A total of 380 volunteers took up this iconic waterways
Lee Gaskell has been ruled out for up to three months following the knee injury he sustained during Thursday’s win at Wakefield. The Bulls stand-off went down in the first tackle of the game and scans yesterday revealed he had suffered medial collateral
Police are still waiting at the hospital bedside of a critically-injured mother to speak to her about the death of her young daughter. Amrita Kaur, aged 22 months, plunged to her death from an upstairs window of a house in Delamere Street, Marshfields
One controversial proposal that was pushed through was the removal of discretionary transport entitlement for travel to faith schools. The cut will start in September and save £220,000 starting in next year’s budget. The cuts had been opposed
A Bradford student midwife has clinched a top accolade. Sarah Broadhead-Crofts is to be commended by the Cavell Nurses’ Trust at a major London ceremony next month. England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings will present the final-year midwifery
A new youth club for children with Down’s syndrome starts in Bingley on Tuesday evening. The night will run from 6.30pm to 9pm at The Pamela Sunter Centre on Whitley Street. The club is open to young people aged 11 or above, with a pool table
Both Bradford Council staff and the public need to be prepared for the “heart wrenching” cuts to jobs, according to a union representing many council workers. After the approval of the Council’s 2014/15 budget on Thursday, the authority now faces
The alarm has been raised over the huge numbers of people failing to visit an NHS dentist in large parts of Bradford. Only 46.2 per cent of people have seen a dentist over the last two years in outlying areas of the city, a proportion far lower
Bingley Amateur Operatic Society is putting on the pantomime with a lively cast of 30 children. With dazzling costumes, knockabout comedy and toe-tapping musical numbers, the fun-filled family show runs at Bingley Arts Centre from March 14 to 16. Tickets
Police have praised the courage of a teenage girl who fought off a man attempting to abduct her. The 17-year-old was waiting at a bus stop, at the junction of Bradford Road and North View Road in Birkenshaw, when an old four-door silver saloon car
Art and community projects undertaken by Bradford Cathedral are being highlighted in two Songs of Praise programmes filmed there. Two programmes for the BBC’s religious series have been filmed at the Cathedral, with Sir Tom Courtenay giving readings
Two men who formed a business partnership to fast-track Class A drugs to addicts on Bradford’s streets have been locked up for a total of seven and a half years. One crack cocaine drop on the pair’s stamping ground in Girlington took just three
Carl McHugh today welcomed the news that Adam Reach has signed with City for another month. And he believes the in-form left winger has got what it takes to crack the higher divisions. Reach has made an outstanding impression in his five appearances
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Robert James Durkin, aged 36, of Stone Acre Court, West Bowling; two counts of theft, jailed for eight weeks, two years’ anti-social behaviour order; application to revoke
A public-spirited Bradford businessman, who ignored his personal safety to snare a killer hit and run driver, has been commended by West Yorkshire’s Chief Constable. Plucky Imran Hussain set off in pursuit in his car after seeing another car making
Simon Parker column Phil Parkinson’s eyes never left referee Mark Brown. The City boss stood motionless on the touchline, an unblinking gaze fixed on the match official. Physio Matt Barrass shouted that the allotted five added minutes were
Simon Parker column Played three, lost three – it’s the sort of form guide more associated with Fulham than Phil Taylor. But the greatest dart-ist of them all has suddenly gone missing. The 16-times world champion looks fallible. Three
Simon Parker column Once again the Premier League was owned by Europe and the excuses were as predictable as the results. Manchester City, for all their billion-pound bluster, were swatted away by Barcelona. Arsenal, as expected, were reduced
The deputy leader of the Labour Party will be in Bradford today listening to young people’s ideas and giving them a chance to “throw down the gauntlet.” Harriet Harman will speak about the importance of young people being involved in politics when
A Bradford man, accused of the murder of his young wife, voluntarily surrendered to police, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Danish Irfan, 22, was arrested at Manchester Airport earlier this week and was charged with the murder of 21-year-old
Hundreds of pupils at Belle Vue Girls’ School in Bradford helped decide who will be representing them at an upcoming regional music competition. The Thorn Lane school held its leg of the Association of Music and Production Awards with more than
A drink-driver had been travelling in excess of 115mph in a 30mph limit through a Bradford village before he lost control and crashed, killing himself and his two passengers, an inquest heard. In the hours before the late-night tragedy, married
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Eccleshill: infill extension to existing bungalow with dormer windows, 10 Farlea Drive. Eccleshill: two-storey side extension, 57 Acre Avenue. Eldwick: amendments to internal
