The consortium that lost out to Massimo Cellino in the battle to buy Leeds United has urged the club's outgoing owners to reconsider its bid if the Italian is prevented from completing his takeover at Elland Road. The Together Leeds group, which
Leeds Carnegie's head coach James Lowes has made four changes to his side to travel to Nottingham on Sunday in the Greene King IPA Championship. Alex Lozowski returns to the starting line-up and replaces Jonah Holmes at full back, while Craig Hampson
Brighouse Town have won the North East Regional Women's League Southern Division. They travelled to struggling Sheffield Wednesday knowing a point would secure the title but, despite their standing as cellar dwellers, Town boss Rob Mitchell described
Sophie Mitchell has become Bradford Park Avenue Ladies' all-time leading goal-scorer for a season, with 18 so far this campaign. Avenue's next game is on Sunday, April 6 at home to Ossett Town (2pm) in the West Riding County Women's League Premier
Old Grovians will give prop Chris Blackhall a late test before deciding their team for tomorrow's SSE Yorkshire Division Three home match against Hemsworth. Wibsey include scrum half Elliott Gray and back-rower Chris Farley at SSE Yorkshire Division
Martyn Moxon expects Yorkshire to have had the ideal preparation to the new season by the time they begin competitive action in the LV= County Championship against Somerset at Taunton on April 13. The white rose squad returned to Headingley today
Jamie Foster column The club’s change of ownership was finally completed this week – and it had to be. It had dragged on for far too long and wasn’t good for the club or the brand. It has all been on Franny’s shoulders and he’s not been able
The Leeds United Supporters' Trust have written to the Football League to encourage it to do "everything in its power to honour the duty of care" of the Sky Bet Championship crisis club. Leeds' players this morning agreed to defer 50 per cent of
Former Rugby Football League match officials director Stuart Cummings yesterday received his MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Mr Cummings, 53, pictured above receiving his honour, who left the sport's governing body a year ago after 11
Cougars player-coach Paul March is confident his side can overcome the loss of in-form Ash Lindsay and pose a serious challenge to Sheffield Eagles in Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship home clash. Keighley are in buoyant mood after claiming
The disappointment of losing at former boss Lee Sinnott’s Altrincham in midweek was still sinking in with the Bradford Park Avenue players and staff as they prepared for tomorrow’s visit of Brackley Town. John Deacey’s men had been on a good run
Umpires will have the option to award five penalty runs this season in the JCT600 Bradford League. However, although the stiffening of the disciplinary procedure didn’t go down well with a number of league captains at their pre-season meeting last
Farsley will be the first opponents for Salford City in what promises to be a bright new era following yesterday’s announcement of their famous new owners. Five alumni of Manchester United’s world-renowned Class of ’92 are on the verge of completing
Bradford City prepare for their West Riding County FA Women's Cup final on Tuesday with a game at Wolves on Sunday that could boost their bid for a top-three finish in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division. Coach Steve Winterburn insists
Thackley’s two midweek Toolstation Northern Counties East League defeats left them hovering around the halfway point in the Premier Division – which has stunned everyone at Dennyfield following a bright start to the campaign. The club began very
Leeds United's players have agreed to defer part of their wages for March after the club failed to pay them on time. Non-playing staff at Elland Road have received their full salaries as expected, but following a meeting with the club’s hierarchy
Jack Greenwood – Denholme’s ‘Mr Cricket’ – has won another gong. Following on from his England and Wales Cricket Board’s lifetime achievement award, the 82-year-old club stalwart was then nominated by the governing body for a Torch Trophy Trust
A final emotional farewell has been paid to the country’s oldest surviving former Royal Marine. The village church where he worshipped was packed today for the funeral service of Albert Joyner. Appropriately, among the medals on the ensign-draped
Silsden Reserves had Danny Nazir on target but lost 2-1 to their Padiham counterparts in a North West Counties Trophy Group A match. Tomorrow sees Silsden at home to Glossop in the League Cup quarter-finals (3pm). The much-anticipated midweek
First-half goals by Chris Wood and Glyn Hirst earned Field a 2-1 victory over Ovenden West Riding in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup semi-finals. The Bradford side will meet either Steeton or Goole United in the final on Friday, April 26
Jamie Foster will miss Sunday's trip to Widnes through injury but Chev Walker returns from suspension and is included in the Bulls' 19-man squad. Walker is available again after a one-match ban and is joined in the squad by teenagers Nathan Conroy
A Bradford school has become the first secondary free school in the country to be named outstanding by examining body Ofsted. Dixons Trinity Academy was founded by the Dixons Academy Trust and opened in September 2012. It serves some of Bradford
A sandwich shop has been thanked after raising £300 for Roleystone Horse and Pony Sanctuary in Wrose. Wilson’s Sandwich Bar, on Thornton Road, Bradford, raised the money by running a raffle. Gillian Greenwood, of the sanctuary, said: “Roleystone
A 22-year-old man, who pleaded guilty possessing heroin and cocaine, was given a two-year conditional discharge. Monuwar Ali, of Rupert Street, Keighley, who had no relevant previous convictions, was also ordered to pay £320 costs.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has won a bid to provide employee health and wellbeing services to Health Studies students at the University of Bradford. The hospital’s employee health and wellbeing team will make regular visits to the university
Northern Rail will continue to operate regional rail services across the north of England until February 2016. A decision on the franchise, which includes services on the Airedale, Caldervale and Wharfedale lines, was reached yesterday after negotiations
A London-based ice-cream business has announced plans to open one of its first branches outside the capital in Bradford. Creams Cafe, which runs six ice-cream cafes in London, has submitted a planning application to open a store in the Robot Building
A food shop worker who allegedly posted racist and insensitive comments on Facebook about a woman’s tragic suicide in Shipley has been charged with a racally aggravated offence, West Yorkshire Police said today. Daniel Johnson, 27, of Shipley,
Two maths students at Otley are celebrating being among the best in the country. James Burgess and Luke Taylor King, both Year 11 pupils at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, are in the top 3.5 per cent of 200,000 maths students in the UK. The
Councillors are set to grant permission – again – to turn a former printing warehouse in Shipley into more than 100 homes and offices. An application to renew planning permission for a site off Dock Lane will be heard by Bradford Council’s regulatory
“Spritely” Gertrude Ormondroyd celebrated her 100th birthday with a party and a visit from Bradford’s Deputy Lord Mayor yesterday. Councillor Joanne Dodds was at Bierley Court Care Home to help Mrs Ormondroyd, known as Gertie, mark the milestone
Bradford-based writer and poet Nick Toczek is this weekend appearing at a live music night. The versatile performer, who is also a well-know lyricist and radio broadcaster, is headlining at Glyde House, Glydegate, Bradford, on Saturday, supported
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (12A, 136 mins) *** Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L Jackson, Cobie Smulders. Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. ast and present collide in
MUPPETS MOST WANTED (U, 113 mins) *** Starring Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell and the voices of Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz. Director: James Bobin. Created almost 60 years ago by Jim Henson, Kermit The Frog and
He was a shy Liverpool boy who became one of our best-loved stars, billed as Britain’s own Elvis. The life of Billy Fury is celebrated in Halfway To Paradise, performed by his band Fury’s Tornados. The show features hits such as Jealousy, I
Violinist Midori Komachi, is bringing Bradford-born composer Frederick Delius home, with a family-friendly concert and debut album. Midori will perform at Bradford’s Delius Arts and Culture Centre on Saturday, April 5, as part of a tour showcasing
Ever wondered what a dinosaur zoo would be like? Thanks to Erth – an innovative Australian theatre company – there’s a chance to find out. The company is bringing an array of prehistoric creatures, from baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants,
The curtain is about to rise on New Community Academy’s production of much-loved family musical Oliver! Director Russell Whittingham hopes audiences will be left wanting “more, please” when the show opens on Tuesday. “I think it’s going to
Take one practical joke, add a wife, an amorous tenor, an ambitious maid, an ambiguous Russian Prince, a mysterious Hungarian Countess and a drunken jailer, mix together, then sit back and enjoy the “delightful insanity” of comic opera Die Fledermaus
The outgoing diocesan Bishop of Bradford was talking about creativity and confidence, how the people of the district needed to see evidence of positive physical change to help them overcome preconceptions, a lingering sense of victimhood. The Right
25 years ago: Plans designed to stimulate multi-million pound investment in Bradford’s “forgotten” river and canal banks aimed to transform a 14-mile stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Skipton and Apperley Bridge. 50 years ago: A
The news that a brand new shopping and restaurant complex is to be developed alongside the Broadway site is a sure sign that the Westfield factor is really starting to kick in for Bradford. The exciting plans for Arndale House, which sits between
SIR – Why, in his letter (T&A, March 25) did Godfrey Bloom, of all people, refer to an increase of 80km to 90km per hour? A kilometre is inferior to and five-eighths of our mile, which we have not given up to Brussels yet. Philip Bird,
SIR – The soaring price of energy is affecting everyone, and the hardest hit are the poorest, who cannot afford to turn on the heating. If we continue to rely on fossil fuels, bills are likely to rise in the long-term as coal, oil and gas become
SIR – We are very proud to announce that we are ambassadors for Yorkshire’s own Bethany Smile Foundation. Bethany is an inspiration and a fantastic role model for young people in our society – raising thousands of pounds since she was ten years
SIR – I think the real problem with the Clegg v Farage debate is that we now have an electorate who have had no schooling on the British constitution or the principles of English Law. Extradition Treaties are mixed up with arrest warrants, habeas
SIR – I am glad Councillor Jackie Whiteley has spoken out about Bradford Council’s decision. By removing ‘discretion’ when considering applications for free school transport, half the children in Burley in Wharfedale are likely to receive no help despite
SIR – The latest planning application for the Council's industrial estate at Buck Lane has just been submitted. Unfortunately, and despite all the assurances, it continues with the depressing precedents set by the first occupant. This time it’s
SIR – I agree entirely with MP David Ward in his campaign for all eateries and food takeaways to have hygiene scores displayed on their premises. All too often we hear of these premises, when visited by health inspectors, quite a lot are found
Two men involved with a cannabis farm at a house in Bradford have been given suspended prison sentences. Asaan Zahir, 27, of Parsonage Road, West Bowling, Bradford, was given an 18-month sentence suspended for two years, with an order for low level
A businesswoman who holidayed in Greece and the Canary Islands on the proceeds of a £144,000 VAT fraud has appeared at Bradford Crown Court for a confiscation hearing. Katherine Devlin, 28, of Wadsworth, Oxenhope, near Keighley, was jailed for
Only about half of bus passengers feel they are getting good value for money, research shows. Independent watchdog Passenger Focus asked passengers in West Yorkshire what they thought about local services. Only 56 per cent felt they were getting
A new food bank has opened in Bradford to help feed the city's growing numbers of hungry and needy. Aid charity Save the Mothers Trust (SMT) based in Beckside Lane has joined up with Bradford Central Lions Club to run the project. Both of the organisations
Bradford College has been awarded £10 million by the Government to build a new “advanced technologies centre” in the city centre. The announcement, made yesterday, will see the building fully funded by the Skills Funding Agency address shortages
Due to industrial action on Wednesday, half of the classes at our local school were told to stay at home. I can only imagine the gut-wrenching state of furious injustice the children who actually had to go into school felt. I would have been absolutely
Commuters are facing major delays after a three-vehicle smash on the M606 and a broken-down van on the M62 today. A van and two cars collided near junction 2 of the M606, going southbound towards Chain Bar. Emergency services were called at about
A former owner of Bradford Bulls last night vowed to pay back a £200,000 loan received from Bradford Council. The authority granted the Super League club the cash shortly after restaurant boss Omar Khan took the helm at Odsal in September 2012.
A group which helps teenagers with disabilities could meet for the last time today if more funding cannot be found to continue its work. Shine Together meets every Saturday and gives families of young people with conditions such as autism and aspergers
Plans for a £120 million clean energy complex in Keighley – which will bring about 500 jobs to the town – are set to be given the green light. The massive scheme will go before Bradford councillors next week, with a recommendation from planners
An employee at a Shipley food store is being investigated by police over comments posted on Facebook regarding Sobia Yousef’s death in the nearby Asda supermarket. Shortly after the tragedy a Facebook posting appeared under the account of Danny
Ska legends The Selecter, Jess Glynne and The Strypes are among the latest acts for Bingley Music Live. They join a line-up for the festival which already boasts The Pet Shop Boys, Example and Shed Seven. Councillor Andrew Thorn-ton, Bradford
Dog mess might have been cut by 88 per cent in Roberts Park, Saltaire, but its cricket pitch is used as a canine toilet, according to the club’s groundsman. Billy Ricketts has tended the turf at Saltaire Cricket Club for 28 years and said while
A 20mph limit is being introduced on an estate near a Yeadon primary school. The new zone is being brought into effect on the Coppice Wood estate following safety concerns from residents. The area is close to Queensway Primary School and Guiseley
Jon Stead has been handed the task of spearheading City’s safety bid against Leyton Orient tomorrow. The Huddersfield striker takes the targetman mantle from the injured James Hanson after signing on loan for the rest of the season. Phil Parkinson
Sacked ‘back to work’ test firm Atos will hang onto a separate contract to test disabled people in the district – triggering fresh criticism of the Government. The French company – under fire for bungled examinations of the long-term sick – will
Planners have refused permission for two wind turbines in the green belt and accused the company behind them of creating a wind farm by stealth. Two separate applications for 34-metre turbines on countryside near Queensbury were turned down at
Games are like buses for Adam Drury – you spend ages waiting to get one, then they all come at once. The vastly-experienced left back will make his fifth start on the bounce for the Bantams at Leyton Orient tomorrow. That marks his longest
A man who grew cannabis in his home had struggled to adjust to his freedom after serving more than 20 years in prison for the killing of three members of his family. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday 52-year-old Paul Teed had had difficulties
MPs have defended police following criticisms levelled at the West Yorkshire Force’s handling of domestic abuse, but said lessons must be learned. Yesterday Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary released a report following a probe of all 43
A nurse who desperately tried to save the life of a mother who killed herself in a supermarket has told how the tragedy continues to haunt her. Beata Borejko was shopping in Asda in Shipley when she saw Sobia Yousef take a knife from a shelf and
Bradford joined Tour de France fever as the 100-day countdown to the great event got under way. To mark the official launch of the Grand Depart countdown yesterday, the City Park fountains and City Hall clocktower turned yellow. And the Council
Fashion students in Bradford have set the wheels in motion for a Tour de France countdown of their own. As the official 100-day countdown to the event got under way yesterday they were busy creating a range of outfits for the tour. And the
One of Bradford’s most prominent shop and office buildings is to be given a new lease of life – and a new name. The lower floors of Arndale House, opposite the Westfield site, are being redeveloped and rebranded as The Xchange, a modern shopping
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Stuart Anthony Murgatroyd, aged 33, of Flockton Holme, Fagley; failure to provide a specimen of breath, assault of police officer, community order made with curfew, 225 hours
