An Ilkley woman has reached the finals of a national blogging competition. Kirsty Smith writes an internet blog entitled Eeh Bah Mum chronicling her experiences as a parent. Eeh Bah Mum was entered in the Mum and Dad (MAD) Blog Awards, which
City beat Hull 1-0 in this morning's Youth Alliance (Northern Section) Cup Final at the Coral Windows Stadium. Despite the Bantams' youngsters missing a number of regulars due to injury, illness and first-team call-ups, a first-half strike from
Schoolboy Edward Hartley, 12, from Cullingworth has raised £140 for Sport Relief by running six miles round an athletics track. Edward, who is a pupil at North Halifax Grammar School, is also a member of Keighley & Craven Athletics Club.
Phil Parkinson was sent off as City claimed three huge points at promotion-chasing Leyton Orient. The Bantams boss watched the second half from the directors’ box following a half-time altercation with O’s number two Kevin Nugent. But he must have
Parents and children with visual impairments will be able to share stories thanks to Bradford Council’s library service. The service has introduced large print and Braille children’s picture books to Keighley, Shipley and Manningham libraries.
Flower power will brighten Mother’s Day when almost 200 bunches of daffodils are donated to church services. Gill Harney, manager of The Co-operative Memorials in Nab Wood, Shipley, has given 170 bunches of the flowers, which she has hand-tied
It was on this weekend seven years ago that Bradford City dropped below the dreaded line. Second-half goals from Billy Sharp and Jermaine Beckford were enough for Scunthorpe to push the Bantams into the bottom four for the first time. Cheltenham
Probation staff in Bradford will go on strike on Monday as part of national industrial action. They will walk out at noon and stay out until midnight on April 1. It is part of a dispute between Napo, the trade union for probation and family
A racing jacket belonging to a Bradford speedway legend has been presented to the man who won the last race at Odsal. Greg Hancock was presented with Gary Havelock’s ‘spare’ number three race jacket at Mr Havelock’s farewell meeting in Poole.
Bradford Bulls stars joined national heart charity Heart Research UK on National Skipping Day yesterday to encourage more people to take up skipping as part of a healthy heart exercise regime. It can burn up to 250 calories in 20 minutes and tones
A 19-year-old former Brighouse man was given eight months of youth custody after admitting robbing his 11-year-old stepsister of £10. Bradley Stevens, formerly of Garden Road, Waring Green, Brighouse, robbed the girl in Piggott Street, Halifax,
A man who had admitted aggravated vehicle taking had his sentence adjourned yesterday because a police DVD, showing his driving, was not available. Wajid Hussain, 21, of Cunliffe Terrace, Manningham, Bradford, was granted bail at Bradford Crown
City’s youth team will today make a bid for double glory by adding Youth Alliance cup success to their league title. Steve Thornber’s side wrapped up the north east division in midweek with three games to spare. Now they hope to follow that
A householder has called for “common sense” to be shown by Bradford Council after he was turned away from a recycling tip – for having too much rubbish. John Denison went to Midland Road tip in Manningham to get rid of a small amount of topsoil
Acclaimed British actress Vicky McClure was in Bradford to judge a competition for city’s film festival. The actress shot to fame in acclaimed film This Is England and starred in the TV follow-up, This Is England 86, winning Baftas for both roles
A 26-year-old man was jailed for six months for stealing from shops during a suspended sentence order. Robert Braithwaite, of Heath Hall Avenue, Bierley, Bradford, stole four watches, worth £40, from Argos in Forster Square, and five Xbox games
Police yesterday released these pictures of raiders armed with a knife and a baseball bat threatening staff at a Yeadon supermarket. The two men went into Sainsbury’s in Queensway on Wednesday, March 5, at about 11pm and made threats to three male
Francis Cummins has declared himself confident of guiding the Bulls to safety as they bid to kick-start a new era with victory at Widnes tomorrow. Leeds-based businessman Marc Green bought the club out of administration earlier this week, ending
Next week will see one of the biggest changes to local government in a generation. On Tuesday, West Yorkshire’s new combined authority will come into force, a body set up to oversee £1.6 billion of investment in jobs and transport across the county
A Bradford primary school where every pupil is from an ethnic minority background, and the majority only speak English as a second language, is improving by leaps and bounds, according to Government inspectors. St Philip’s CE Primary School in
An alcoholic who beat his wife in an “appalling” act of domestic violence walked free from court after she wrote a powerful plea for mercy to the judge. Well-built Christopher Ryan, 6ft tall and 15st, punched his businesswoman wife of 15 years,
More than 150 people are expected to attend the celebration of the life of Jean Thornton (right), who has died at 85. She was born Jean Furness, the eldest of 11 children, and spent her early years in the Spen Valley. She learned tailoring before
People flocked to a Mother’s Day tea party hosted by the Lord Mayor of Bradford. The fundraiser, hosted by Lord Mayor Councillor Khadim Hussain, saw a T-shirt signed by Bradford heartthrob Zayn Malik and his bandmates in One Direction raffled off
A food shop worker who allegedly posted racist and insensitive comments on Facebook about Sobia Yousef’s tragic suicide in Shipley has been charged with a racially-aggravated offence, West Yorkshire Police said. Daniel Johnson, 27, of Shipley,
A pioneering jobs scheme will be able to help an extra 250 people into work thanks to a £1 million funding boost. Bradford Council’s £10m Get Bradford Working project includes an employment opportunities fund, which gives the young jobless a paid
As an ardent rugby league man with over 40 years in the game as a player, coach and administrator, Steve Ferres has an impressive curriculum vitae. The former Bradford Northern player has barely stopped to draw breath since being appointed as managing
The family of the tragic mother who took her life in Shipley Asda have spoken for the first time to thank the nurse who rushed to help her. Speaking after the funeral of 36-year-old Sobia Yousef, a close relative contacted the Telegraph & Argus
One couple have special cause to celebrate the legalising of same-sex marriages today. For it means the wedding of Rob and Owen Claxton-Ingham in Canada in 2006, is now recognised in the UK. The Otley pair wed in Canada because they could not
Ilkley is to get its own nationally-recognised town centre cycle races to be held only days before the Tour de France this summer. Ilkley Cycling Club is holding the evening of town centres cycle races on Tuesday, July 1 – before the Grand Depart
Ongoing gas mains work on a major Bradford road is causing tempers to fray among motorists. Drivers are complaining of delays of more than 15 minutes as they try to get through works along Thornton Road, where engineers are repairing a damaged
Gareth Gates (pictured) is returning to the district for a concert this summer. The singer, who shot to fame on Pop Idol in 2002 and is currently appearing in ITV2’s The Big Reunion as one fifth of pop supergroup 5th Story, will play at Bingley
A killer driver, who left a Bradford cabbie so severely injured he has to use a wheelchair, has been jailed for eight years. Private hire driver Mohammed Sadiq, 35, was left with life-threatening injuries when his Skoda Superb taxi was hit head
‘Get it right first time’ is the message to West Yorkshire Police following an independent review into the Force’s handling of complaints and conduct. The Crawford Review, published yesterday, said the local force “has something of a reputation
