Keighley Cougars were given the ideal chance to progress in the Tetley’s Challenge Cup after they were drawn at home to National Conference League Premier Division side Wath Brow Hornets. The Cumbrian side will visit Cougar Park after they beat
Reigning JCT600 Bradford League Division Two champions Farsley have underlined their determination to consolidate their place in the top flight by signing former Yorkshire batsman Joe Sayers. The 30-year-old opening batsman announced his retirement
Bradford Dragons returned to form in impressive style with a 72-65 win against the Westminster Warriors in London. Bradford are now back on track for a top-of-the-table push. They sit in fourth spot with a 12-7 record, while boasting the second
There was virtually a full league programme of fixtures for the first time this month in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League, with only five scheduled fixtures falling to waterlogged grounds. Bolton Woods did get their West Riding County FA Sunday
A male motorist has been taken to hospital after he suffered a back injury in a crash on the M606 in Bradford this afternoon. His car hit a barrier between junction two and the M62 at Chain Bar on the southbound carriageway, at about 4.30pm.
Wakefield centre Dean Collis has been charged with making grade C dangerous contact with Bradford stand-off Lee Gaskell in the first minute of the match between the Bulls and the Wildcats last Thursday. Gaskell is facing a lay-off of up to 12 weeks
Leaflets promoting Haworth’s participation in Yorkshire in Bloom are due to be distributed in the village. Gill Hill (right), of the reformed ‘Haworth Bloom-makers’ group, said the design of the leaflets had been finalised and these would be distributed
Four Yorkshire youngsters have missed out on the opportunity of playing for England in an Under-19 World Cup final after a narrow loss in today’s semi-final against Pakistan in Dubai. All-rounder Will Rhodes, the side’s captain, and fast bowler
TVR United were the day’s big climbers in the Spen Valley League Premier Division. Their 3-2 victory at eighth-placed Savile United lifted them from seventh to fourth and kept them in the hunt for the top three. Howden Clough are up to seventh
European eyes will be locked on Wagon Lane when the Bumble Bees Barbarians take on old foes Llanelli Warriors on Sunday, March 9 (11am). At stake in the fourth meeting of what is sure to be a competitive full-contact mixed ability match will be
World-famous concert pianist John Briggs today branded allegations that he had sexually abused boys as “utter fabrication.” Briggs, 65, is on trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of abusing five boys aged between ten and 16 over a 25-year period
In the Lancashire League, Thackley Reserves travelled to Nelson Reserves and came away with a 2-1 victory, courtesy of goals from Mohammed Rizwah and Izzy Mbire. The League Cup tie between Brighouse Town Reserves and Eccleshill United Reserves
Despite only three competitive games in nine weeks, Campion showed no signs of ring rust when they swept aside West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division visitors Littletown 5-0. Liam Charles (3), Fabian Evans and Terry Hargreaves scored
Bradford & District Sunday School League results for week ended February 21: Eastbrook 7, Bradford Deaf Centre 0; Princeville A 4, Great Horton 3; Pudsey 4, Princeville 3. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook ) 51, S Kershaw (Princeville B) 47, B Royston
Gildersome Spurs Old Boys are the new leaders of Yorkshire Amateur League Senior A Division. They won 3-2 at Huddersfield Amateur to drop the hosts to second in a classic game of two halves. Joe Simmons and a 25-yarder from Sam Frankland put
A driver and his passenger had to be freed after a collision with another car at a roundabout in Cleckheaton. The incident, between a Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Fiesta, happened at 6.10am on Whitehall Road this morning. The two women in the
Bradford pop star Kimberley Walsh has announced that she is expecting a baby with long-term partner Justin Scott. Kimberley, 32, originally from Sandy Lane, broke the news on the social networking site Twitter on Monday afternoon. She wrote
Most of us have had some sort of disaster when cooking eggs – too runny, too rubbery, or too difficult to extract from the bottom of the pan. But for TV chef Dean Edwards, his egg Armageddon came live on air. The former MasterChef runner-up got
Italian garden designer Luciano Giubbilei is famous for his creations of understated elegance, simple and clean symmetrical design complimented by his use of nature, materials, light, space and art. His style is modern but uses formal approaches
City's postponed away game against Coventry has been rearranged for Tuesday, April 1. The clash at Northampton's Sixfields - the current home of the Sky Blues - should have been played nine days ago but was called off early because of a waterlogged
To many people from West Yorkshire, Malton exists as no more than a road sign as they travel past on the way to and from the coast. They are missing a treat. The busy market town is a pleasure to visit, with a good mixture of both independent and
A Name On A Wall: Two Men, Two Wars, Two Destinies by Mark Byford Mainstream Publishing, £18.99 The name of Mark Byford should ring bells. Not because he was from 2004 to 2011 Deputy Director General of the BBC, but because he is the son of Sir
A duvet which got caught up in overhead power lines caused major rail delays across parts of the Bradford district this morning. The duvet became entangled in a train, near Keighley railway station, shortly after 7am. “The train – the 07.01
If you look on the 1903 map of central Bradford you’ll see between Market Street and Hall Ings two parallel thoroughfares – Swaine Street and Brook Street, neither of which are there any more. More than 100 years ago the city centre was more of
Before this centenary year is over we will have been told more than one story of Bradford brothers in war. The first of these stories was sent by Mrs Beryl E Erdeyli, of Little Horton. Her grandfather Tom Dent and his brother Harry both lived at
Improvement work inside Oxenhope Community Centre is due to be undertaken during the February half-term holidays. Tony Maw told fellow councillors that a tender specification was near completion, and bids would soon be invited for window replacement
Keighley Model Railway Club will return to Victoria Hall next month with its annual exhibition. The event, on March 15 and 16, will feature several railway layouts by club members and visiting clubs. These will include tracks created around a 1960s
Imagine if your child was choking in front of you and you didn’t know what to do. Knowing and not knowing could literally be the difference between life and death yet, new figures reveal that more than half of parents surveyed didn’t know the correct
Bradford is losing out on new jobs as a leading holiday price comparison firm moves its office to Leeds where it will recruit extra staff. Icelolly.com, currently based in a former swimming baths in Wyke, is moving to city centre offices in Park
The Good Food Advice Stall in the Oastler Shopping Centre will be going bananas to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight. People will be able to make their own drinks using Fairtrade ingredients on a ‘smoothie bike’ at the event on Saturday, March 1.
In January, 73-year-old Valerie Buckley wrote to us asking if we had any information about the men of the 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, who fought and died at Gallipoli. Her grandfather Henry Miller was one of them. In the census
One Chance (12, 103 mins) *** Starring James Corden, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Jemima Rooper, Alexandra Roach, Kathryn Drysdale, Valeria Bilello. Paul Potts (Corden) is a shy and unassuming man, who lives with his parents in
Religion can be a great force for good, but for many a lack of religious freedom can result in persecution on both a societal and institutional level. Over the years, BEACON’s McKenzie Friends volunteers have worked to support a number of individuals
A doormat was delivered to my home last week. Not just any old doormat, but a fabulous, colourful, flowery doormat, created by the well-known Irish designer Orla Keily. So why am I so excited about a doormat? Because I won it. I answered a
SIR – Last year, our Government agreed to the building of a new nuclear power station. However, in the presentation of this as a supposed positive development, nothing was said about the question of clean-up and where the toxic waste would go.
SIR – So public toilets are saved from closure. Children’s centres and youth services are saved from draconian cuts. Planned cuts in opening times at waste recycling sites are scrapped. All praise to Bradford Council? I don’t think so! They have
SIR – While the Bank of England in recent times has been independent of the Government, the view of the governor about economic prospects up to the 2015 General Election seem remarkably similar to those of George Osborne. No doubt this is how the
Sir – Jim Greenhalf (T&A, February 17) is right in reminding your readers about the plethora of groups by their names set up to make Bradford “a successful European 21st Century city” during the past 20 or so years with little or limited success
SIR – May I give credit to those who have been protesting outside the Atos medical assessment centres for sickness benefit claimants. I am sorry to say but the present Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, is a right-wing tyrant who is
SIR – Max Hey is right to be fearful of the withdrawal of certain pensioners’ allowances (Letters, February 17). On a recent BBC Question Time, a panel member warned pensioners “not to get used to heating allowances, free bus passes and TV licences
SIR – I wish I could prevail upon Church leaders to spend their time and energy leading a crusade to protect Christians and indeed other persecuted minorities in various parts of the world, and keep their noses out of the politics of welfare. If
SIR – I am a paid-up Liberal Democrat and I support the party line that Labour can’t be trusted with the economy. I do, however, agree with my colleague John Cole that the deficit and national debt may have been lower when Labour took office (private
SIR – It is clear that there have been warnings about the threat of flooding (pictured) for many years, yet this Government took no notice. Indeed the budget of the Environment Agency was cut. This same Government has agreed to plans for upwards
SIR – Well the cat’s out of the bag at last. NICE are having a consultation about having a fair innings policy which means people in their 70s (which they consider is a fair innings) would be denied new life-saving drugs because of their age, not clinical
SIR – The recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme was very revealing, highlighting how Government NHS hospital ‘targets’ are not always having helpful consequences. Yes, targets can give a person, group or organisation something positive to aim for
There are few things worse for the morale of a city centre than empty retail shops or office blocks. When a city such as Bradford is trying its level best to drive forward regeneration and create a thriving centre, empty, monolithic buildings can sap
The loss of three lives when a car smashed into a hairdressing salon in Thornton village can only be described as a tragedy. And the worst aspect of the whole situation is that it was a tragedy that could have been avoided. At an inquest into
A pioneering £1.6 million Bradford-based research project has been highlighted on a new website aiming to increase public awareness of strokes. The study, based around the development of an after-care strategy for stroke patients, features as part
Schools in Bradford are being urged to sign up to a fundraising challenge with a difference. National charity Walking with the Wounded wants children to make a bid to smash the world record for three-legged racing. The charity is encouraging
A sponsored walk and cycle and an Irish Ceilidh night have been staged to ensure sick and disabled people can go on a pilgrimage. Both fundraisers were organised by The Massabielle Group, which helps transport Keighley pilgrims needing assistance
Angry residents have won their battle to prevent an empty Bradford community centre being turned into a restaurant and takeaway after the development was refused planning permission. More than 90 objection letters, including one from Liberal Democrat
Religious poet and Keighley furniture firm boss Aslam Khan now has an international audience for his writings after appearing on a satellite TV show. Mr Khan, 57, began writing naats – Islamic poems to be recited – only a year ago after a religious
Oastler Shopping Centre will host a Fairtrade event to raise awareness of the banana industry. The Good Food Advice Stall will be at the Bradford shopping centre on Saturday, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. The day will involve cookery demonstrations
The two opposition parties at Calderdale Council will propose alternative budgets to Labour’s proposals which will be voted on at a meeting today. The Conservatives, the second largest group on the council, teamed up with the Liberal Democrats to draft
A driver and his passenger had to be freed after a collision with another car just before Chain Bar roundabout this morning. The incident happened at 6.10am in Whitehall Road on the A58 between a Vauxhall Corsa and a Ford Fiesta. The two women
More than 60 drivers were stopped by police after residents complained about motorists using an access-only road as a shortcut. Officers in the Pudsey Neighbourhood Policing Team also issued fixed penalty notices to seven motorists during the rush-hour
Addingham Parish Council is holding a public meeting to keep residents informed about Bradford Council’s Core Strategy consultation. The Parish Council is inviting residents to give their views on the plan and will provide advice on how people
Bradford – famous for its textile heritage – has been given a boost by the youngest contender on The Great British Sewing Bee. Simon Cantrill, 26, an assistant at Bradford Industrial Museum, has an inherited passion for textiles as his father is
A Bingley mum will travel to Uganda this summer to help develop the skills of teachers in one of the country’s poorest rural areas. Rachel Johnson will join a group of UK-based teachers in designing and running a forum for 250 teachers from 50
Thespians are being called upon to audition for Saltaire’s first free outdoor Shakespearean production. The idea behind Shakespeare In The Park is to bring theatre to people who may not usually experience it. Producer and creative director
A Keighley student is writing a regular blog to raise awareness of arthritis among young people. Collette McColgan (pictured), is taking a masters degree in print journalism in Sheffield, relates her own experiences growing up with the condition on
Bulls coach Francis Cummins will not rush to sign a replacement for Lee Gaskell as he admitted that Danny Addy could be the man to fill his boots. Former St Helens stand-off Gaskell will be out for between eight and 12 weeks after sustaining a
Bradford’s dog owners are being asked to keep their pets on a lead when walking near sheep as the lambing season gets under way. The British Veterinary Association has reported a rise in the number of dog attacks in recent years, the results of
Phil Parkinson stressed there can be no easing off after City’s “great week” of two home wins. His side followed up the drought-ending victory over Port Vale with another in Saturday’s tough slog against MK Dons. City have moved within two
The jury in the trial of internationally renowned concert pianist John Briggs was today set to hear him deny all the allegations against him from the witness box at Bradford Crown Court. Briggs, 65, of Little Lane, East Morton, was expected to
As part of the Otley Word Feast 2014 there will be a packed programme of events on Saturday, March 29, from 2pm to 4pm at Otley Courthouse. There will be a free-to-enter Youth Poetry Slam for young people aged 12-18, in association with Prince
A West Yorkshire-based charity has brought a TV newsreader on board to boost an awareness appeal. Channel 4 news presenter Alex Thomson is lending his voice to Yeadon-based national charity Epilepsy Action. He has recorded a three-minute appeal
A campaign for action at a South Craven accident blackspot is being backed by the area’s MP. Julian Smith has called for North Yorkshire County Council to look again at the notorious Cononley Lane Ends junction on the A629. Parish councillors
The new boss of a Bradford banking operation is looking to grow the local team as the operation maintains its growth. Andy Lowther, who took over as Bradford branch manager of Swedish ‘challenger’ bank Handelsbanken in December, said demand for
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Idle: non-material amendment to planning conditions 3, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 16 of permission ref 13/00377/MAO (demolition of existing structures and the development of 80 residential
Four friends whose combined ages almost notch up four centuries are still running a thriving day centre more than three decades after starting it up. Cleckheaton’s Central Day Centre, in Mortimer Street, opens its doors every Wednesday to welcome
A school which nestles in beautiful countryside is making the most of its surroundings for a second year as it prepares to host ‘Over the Odda’. The 10k race – named in honour of the steep hill the runners have to come down – took place for the
Bradford City 1 MK Dons 0 Happy anniversary Phil Parkinson. Happy anniversary Bradford City, one and all. A year on from the Capital One Cup final and Valley Parade is entitled to smile again at the memories. For Parkinson, today also marks
The number of compensation claims made against Bradford Council after pupils suffered injuries at school almost doubled in a year. Children being hit by a swinging school bell, whacked in the mouth by a hockey stick and tripping over a chair led
Bradford’s leading judge has warned that “disrespect and insolence” in the public gallery at the city’s Crown Court will not be tolerated after locking up two men for disrupting a serious drugs supplying case. The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Roger
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a smash which led to a six-hour road closure and the air ambulance being scrambled. The 58-year-old was taken to hospital by helicopter with suspected spinal injuries following the accident which
A whistle-blower who won an unfair dismissal case after raising health and safety concerns at work has yet to receive a penny of the £26,000 compensation he was awarded by an employment tribunal. Mohammed Jahangir started working as a machine operator
Young people in Calderdale have been invited to an event where they will be able to rub shoulders with some of the area’s biggest businesses. Companies like Yorkshire Water, Lloyds Bank and Calderdale Council will be at the apprenticeship evening
A switch in bin collection routines has left an elderly couple worried sick. Bradford Council has stopped pick-ups from the rear of a terraced row because the lane is deep in mud and standing water and littered with potholes. Residents of Woodhall
Charities in Bradford are being urged to snap up free city centre space. There is room in Arndale House in Charles Street, thanks to an organisation which specialises in creating charity hubs in empty commercial buildings. This is Centric Community
A new facility which has opened in Bradford means young people with disabilities can live closer to home. The opening of Valley View House will also save Bradford Council “hundreds of thousands of pounds”. The respite home, in Lister Lane,
Half-term got off to a great start in Bradford city centre on Saturday with two hugely popular events to keep children happily entertained. Hundreds of families flocked to the start of the National Media Museum’s week of fun with Skylanders Swap
