Featherstone Rovers 36, Cougars 12 A blistering 14-minute spell midway through the first half saw Cougars blown away by high-flying Featherstone at the Big Fellas Stadium. Rovers, who have finished top of the Championship in each of the past
Silsden rider Dougie Lampkin makes his first competitive outing of the year in the Tough One extreme enduro event at Hawkstone Park near Shrewsbury tomorrow. The 12-time trials world champion is again taking part in a programme of selected international
Great Britain coach Pat Sharples has defended the ski and snowboard slopestyle events amid rumours they could be dropped from future Winter Olympics due to concerns the sport is too dangerous. Lars Engebretsen, the head of scientific activities
Former Yorkshire second-team coach Paul Farbrace is set to sensationally quit Sri Lanka to be part of England’s new coaching team, which is due to be announced tomorrow. It is understood that Peter Moores of Lancashire will be named as the new
Leeds must end an Oakwell jinx if they are to pick up three points at Barnsley tomorrow afternoon. United have not won at the ground since November 1997, under the stewardship of George Graham, and even then had to come from 2-0 down to claim a
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has described Jack Brooks as “a real asset” to the county as he prepares to face his former club Northamptonshire in the LV= County Championship at Headingley on Sunday. The 29-year-old pace bowler left Wantage Road
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey will be tightening up on discipline on the field after a season blighted by a glut of suspensions. Centre back Ryan Qualter was the latest player to sit out a game for an accumulation of yellow cards but Deacey
9:49pm Forget the maths, City are safe! Adam Reach’s stunning free-kick clinched their first home win in five attempts in his final appearance at Valley Parade. The win over sixth-placed Posh, who played the second half
Bradford Dragons battled through to their maiden English Basketball League Division One semi-finals appearance with an unprecedented double-overtime victory against Manchester Magic as the eventually won 104-94. The Dragons were playing their final
A mediterranean blue sky, cool beers and European delicacies combined with fine Yorkshire foods to make Bingley the place to be on a Good Friday. Thousands of munching and quaffing visitors meandered round the town’s relaxed Food and Drink Festival
Silsden have struggled this term but they finally secured their top-tier status in the North West Counties League with three games to spare. The Cobbydalers confirmed their continued stint in the Premier Division with a draw against Abbey Hey followed
Scholes tomorrow open their final Central Yorkshire League campaign, before joining the Bradford League for 2015, away to a Mirfield Parish Cavaliers side eager to show off newest overseas signing Yasir Ali. Ali was top scorer for Aire-Wharfe League
Firefighters’ work to make the district safer has led to a reduction in the number of emergencies they are called to. And in the Bradford area, non-domestic building fires is the only area where annual targets have not been hit or exceeded.
Bradford Dudley Hill are looking to recruit new players for their under-15s team. Training is every Tuesday and Thursday at West Bowling Park in Bradford. For more details contact coaches Chris Cunnett (07719-430353) or Tony Lambert (07505-
Two stunning results have rocketed Farsley back into the Division One North play-off places in the Evo-Stik League and put their promotion hopes firmly back into their own hands. The villagers were masters of their own fate going into a very difficult
A Danny Kean goal was nowhere near enough for Liversedge Reserves as visitors FC United Reserves sealed the Lancashire League East title with a 6-1 victory. AFC Emley were crowned champions of the Northern Under-19 Alliance League as the result
Is the Cabbie of the Year right here in Bradford? Anyone who thinks they know a driver who deserves the title is being encouraged to nominate them for a national award being run by Swinton Taxi Division. The winner will get a cheque for £1,000
Young people from an area of Bradford have been presented with certificates for completing a four-week community education and empowerment programme. The group at Sandale Community Centre, Woodside, took part in West Yorkshire Trading Standard’
Springtime saunters have been lined up around Saltaire. A series of walks around Saltaire and Baildon exploring the area’s history have been organised and the first is during Saltaire World Heritage Weekend and the Shipley Glen Tramway Founder’
Choirs, dance troupes, drama clubs and other amateur artistic groups in Bradford have an opportunity to show off their skills to the public. The Leisure Exchange in Bradford is encouraging community groups from the area to come forward for the
THE LOVE PUNCH (12A, 94 mins) ** Starring Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Tuppence Middleton, Louise Bourgoin, Laurent Lafitte, Jack Wilkinson. Director: Joel Hopkins Opening with a barman preparing a Martini – shaken
Bradford firefighters freed a trapped woman from her car after a city centre crash last night. They had to cut the roof off her two-week old Toyota after it was in collision with a Volkswagen on Church Bank at 9pm. The woman was then treated
Councillors involved in a campaign to retain a community emergency service at Haworth Fire Station are set to attend a key meeting on Friday. Worth Valley parish council chairmen councillors John Huxley and Neal Cameron will meet members of West
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (12A, 142 mins) **** Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Chris Cooper, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen. Director: Marc Webb Two
Bradford Bulls owner Marc Green confirmed he plans to buy back the lease and freehold on Odsal on the day the club opened a new shop and ticket office. The Bulls sold the lease on their historic home to the RFL for a seven-figure sum in January
SIR – Was your recent report on Bradford East MP David Ward’s call for off-road vehicles to be registered (T&A, April 2) a late April Fool’s day joke? Does he seriously believe these yobs in your main report will fit number plates to their
SIR – The scaffolding is up around City Hall. It’s going to cost £2 million to repair the crumbling building. Our money is to be wasted yet again. I say let is crumble. Let it fall down as it’s of no use to anyone. People go in but don’t do anything
SIR – I read your article “Polluted air causes 200 deaths in Bradford” (T&A, April 11). Air pollution causes 29,000 early deaths a year in Britain, stated the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution – a Government advisory committee
SIR – Was there ever a more poignant example of the cliche ‘falling between a rock and a hard place’ than the tragic situation now unfolding at Kellingley Colliery? The only thing on offer is a managed closure; only slightly better than a sudden
SIR – I was delighted to read in the Telegraph & Argus that a disabled riding school, Riverside Riding for the Disabled centre, in Bingley, has had a royal visit and had received a big donation. I am so glad. We need this for the handicapped
We are on our way to Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire, tempted on this sunny Easter holiday Wednesday by the lure of white-knuckle rides, wild animals and animatronic dinosaurs that move a bit. It is also Mrs B’s birthday, and I figure that if
Early intervention treatments for some people with mental illnesses could save the NHS millions of pounds a year. According to the charity Rethink Mental Illness, for every £1 spent on early intervention services for people with psychosis and schizophrenia
Findings by the Food Standards Agency which show many lamb dishes served up in restaurants and takeaways around the country contain other cheaper meats must be a huge concern for Bradford’s curry industry. The high cost of lamb has been blamed
Stay safe while enjoying the Easter break and only use 999 in an emergency – that’s the message from the region’s ambulance service as it gears up for one of its busiest weekends of the year. Typically during the four-day bank holiday weekend,
I’m the type of positive character who goes on the pitch genuinely thinking we can win every game. I don’t see any reason why we can’t win all four remaining ones to finish the season as strong as we can. When the dust settles, a mid-table
School pupils told the true story of Easter to a packed audience of parents and teachers. Year four children at St Columba’s Catholic Primary School, in Holme Wood, performed The Easter Story, shortly before breaking up for the holidays. Around
A teenager’s online petition to save a Bradford medical centre from an uncertain future has attracted more than 1,000 names in a matter of days. James Slater, 15, who lives near Eccleshill Treatment Centre, started the petition after reading in
A £70,000 facelift of the outside of Skipton Town Hall (pictured) is due to get under way by the end of the month. The eight-week renovation will see the majority of windows replaced and repainted in time for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France
A 24-year-old woman who recklessly threw a pint glass hitting her friend in the face has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for 12 months. Laura Jalil left Adele Greenwood scarred for life in the incident outside Muldoons pub
Woodlands skipper Pieter Swanepoel expects the bar to be raised in the JCT600 Bradford League as the season gets underway tomorrow. The leading contenders have strengthened well over the winter and competition promises to be stronger than ever
Police smashed a car windscreen and sprayed the driver with CS gas after he rammed a patrol vehicle and threatened to knock down an officer. Mark Norman, 47, hit a disabled man’s parked car during a late-night chase on January 6 and Bradford Crown
A city charity is going big in its bid to get the women of Bradford in shape over the Easter weekend. Keep-fit films will be shown on the Big Screen in City Park which show how exercise can be worked around home life. Gym instructor Farzana
A self-styled travelling showman who insisted he led a modest and honest lifestyle has been ordered by a judge to pay back almost £120,000 of criminal drugs cash. Robert Brown, 59, who had a “formidable” criminal record for cannabis offences, was
The boss of a furniture company which featured in a national television programme has made his first appearance at Leeds Crown Court accused of murdering his estranged wife. John David Butler, 62, of Larkfield Road, Rawdon, who heads the family
Police want to speak to three youths who were seen running away from a Manningham school which had been torched. Four classrooms at Lister Primary School were damaged on Saturday evening when a table was amongst items stacked against a door and
Outdoor fitness class provider British Military Fitness (BMF) is holding a free Easter egg hunt at Bradford’s Peel Park tomorrow. It starts at 10am with an Easter-themed warm-up session, before those taking part are issued with maps featuring a
Francis Cummins was facing further injury woe last night as the Bulls crashed to a 46-6 home defeat the hands of arch-rivals Leeds. Matty Blythe sustained a potentially serious knee injury and will undergo a scan, while James Donaldson (ankle),
Mobile safety cameras will be deployed in the north of Bradford district over the Easter weekend. North Yorkshire Police officers will be on the A629 Skipton bypass and the A629 eastbound at Crosshills, as well as the A59 at Priors Bridge in Draughton
A regular dose of League Two has toughened up Matty Dolan for the challenge of establishing a place in City’s midfield. That’s the belief of skipper Gary Jones, who has been impressed with his young partner in the club’s engine room. Nathan
Plans have been approved for a carpet store in West Bowling, Bradford, to be turned into a madrassa, despite concerns from a nearby primary school. Mohammed Tariq had asked Bradford Council for permission to turn Punjab Carpets in Ryan Street into
Charges have been brought in for nuisance false alarm calls to the fire service. As part of a new pilot scheme, premises which make more than four such calls a year will have to pay nearly £400. Fire chiefs want to drive down the number of
Phil Parkinson wants City to bring their resilience on the road to Valley Parade against Peterborough tonight. The Bantams will effectively rubber-stamp their League One status with a win against sixth-placed Posh. But home points have been elusive
A Keighley group which has taken disabled youngsters to Lourdes annually for more than four decades has been forced to scrap this year’s trip. Group 58 – the local branch of the Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust – began taking young people
Disabled campaigners in Bradford are celebrating victory in a row over use of 'offensive' words. And an MP says the triumph is a ‘shining example’ of how people can make a difference. Members of Bradford People First were stunned to see certain
A bid to turn the former home of an illegal bazaar into indoor football pitches looks set to be successful. The former Shires Bathroom site in Beckside Road, Lidget Green, had been home to the Tradex Bazaar, which was run without permission.
Bradford Bulls 6, Leeds Rhinos 46 Francis Cummins does not need telling about the quality that Leeds possess, but the Bulls coach was given an unwanted reminder during an exhilarating opening spell which simply blew his team away. The Rhinos
The mother of a five-year-old girl with an aggressive form of childhood cancer has spoken of her family’s devastation and desperation after her daughter relapsed. Summer Allen had a year away from the gruelling therapy for Neuroblastoma as her
This November will mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the UK’s third-largest protected green space: the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Its area encompasses slightly more than 683 square miles from north of Skipton to beyond Reeth. It
Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale has been studying Michael Clarke’s captaincy in a bid to help him get the best out of fast bowler Liam Plunkett. The White Rose skipper spent some of his time during a winter Down Under watching how Australia captain Clarke
Easter activities at the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth include a celebration of the 198th anniversary of Charlotte’s birth on Bank Holiday Monday. Visitors can find out more about her life with talks from members of staff throughout the Parsonage
Police are hunting a man following a “thuggish and cowardly” burglary in which a 62-year-old woman was punched. The attack happened at the woman’s home on Rawdon Road, between Rawdon and Horsforth, on Wednesday, April 9. A man broke in to the
The latest news from the local angling scene. WASHBURN VALLEY FISHERY Catch details for week ending April 13 – Day ticket: Fewston 33, Swinsty 6, Thruscross (catch and return) 1. Total fish caught: Fewston 141, Swinsty 13, Thruscross 4. Average
Queensbury will rest a number of key players when they meet New Earswick All Blacks in the Pennine League Championship Division clash at Hill Top tomorrow. Bury, who travel to Hunslet Old Boys in the semi-final of the Ace Insurance BARLA National
Brighouse Town will be crowned champions of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division if they beat Retford United tomorrow. Town are four points clear of second-placed Tadcaster with a game in hand and are hope the title could
