The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League are holding their first ever captains’ meeting tomorrow night at Great Horton Church Cricket Club (7.30). All club captains should attend but if they are unavailable, a vice-captain should be sent instead
Hunsworth (West Riding County Amateur League) and Field Sports & Social (West Yorkshire League) will contest the Bradford & District FA Saturday Senior Cup final tomorrow night at Eccleshill United’s Plumpton Park (7.00). Hunsworth reached
Farsley’s promotion hopes were left as shattered as a cracked chocolate egg following a frustrating Easter Monday afternoon at Throstle Nest. Neil Parsley’s men were running out of chances following a nightmare run of fixtures against their Evo-Stik
Workington 1, Guiseley 1 Guiseley failed to seal their place in the Skrill Conference North play-offs with a game to spare when they were held to a draw at already-relegated Workington. That means the battle for the last play-off place will
Leeds United 0, Nottingham Forest 2 Leeds United boss Brian McDermott has a list of players he would like to bring in over the summer to strengthen a squad that has failed to challenge for the play-offs this season. New owner Massimo Cellino
Bradford Park Avenue 1, Stalybridge Celtic 1 Bradford Park Avenue’s final home game of the campaign ended with a tame second-half display which allowed Stalybridge Celtic to come from a goal down and snatch a crucial point. The visitors’ status
Women’s memories of coming to live in Bradford, from South East Asia, have been made into a film as part of a heritage project. Women who settled in Bradford in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s have been interviewed about their experiences of immigration
Jack Brooks believes his performance with bat and ball and Yorkshire’s winning position in their ongoing LV= County Championship match against his former county Northamptonshire has helped to justify his decision to leave Wantage Road in late 2012.
New-ball bowler Jack Brooks has left his former county Northamptonshire on the ropes with a five-wicket burst during a remarkable second afternoon of the LV= County Championship match at Headingley. Brooks struck five times in his second spell
A social networking initiative launched by an Ilkley PR firm to help businesses to promote their services and generate visitors to the town has celebrated its first anniversary. During that time ‘#Ilkleyhour’ has seen around 300 businesses join
A passing A&E doctor came to the aid of a badly injured driver after a car careered into a wall in Bradford today. A Mitsubishi Lancer went out-of-control in Apperley Lane, Apperley Bridge, at about 10am, and the male driver, 32, has been airlifted
4:42pm Wigan Warriors 84, Bradford Bulls 6 John Bateman was on the scoresheet against his former club today as the Bulls slipped to their heaviest-ever Super League defeat. It was a nightmare afternoon from start to
Firefighters from the Bradford district are among those tackling a huge blaze at a chemicals store in Leeds. Crews from Bradford, Fairweather Green, Shipley, Rawdon and Cleckheaton fire stations are helping to man 20 fire appliances at the incident
Three people have been injured, including a baby, when a quad bike hit a woman with a pram at a bus stop in Bradford, police have revealed. Officers are now appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened in Ferrand Avenue, Bierley.
Murder-probe detectives have arrested two men after a man died of stab wounds at a Bradford house. Police arrested a 30-year-old man in Manningham early today. Hours later arrested a 29-year-old man was detained, also in Manningham. A 58
Intrepid friends, visiting all 92 Football League grounds in less than a week to raise money for charity, were given a surprise donation from a Bradford City fan. The four pals from Bristol, who met at university, passed through Bradford yesterday
When Shagufta Sharif was a child, she longed to join the Brownies. “I didn’t really know what they were, but I loved the uniforms!” she says. “There wasn’t much going on with Brownies where I lived, but it wouldn’t have been an option for me anyway
John Bateman is already rated as one of the best young players in the game but Brett Kearney believes the best is yet to come from the former Bulls star. Bradford-born Bateman, 20, made his debut for Bulls three years ago against Catalan in Perpignan
A Haworth GP’s stunning photography of the dramatic landscape of Iceland has propelled him to the final rounds of UK and European competitions. Ross Brown’s Icelandic exhibition, featuring images from his 2013 visit to Iceland’s glaciers, has been
Walkers will be following a route dating back to the Middle Ages to raise funds for a good cause. Organisers of Calverley’s annual Millennium Walk, sponsored by Calverley Rotary Club, are inviting people to join them on the seven-mile stroll around
Employees at a Cleckheaton firm held a fundraising raffle to raise money for cerebral palsy sufferer Sam Bottomley. Sam, of Mirfield, needs £35,000 for a life-changing operation that could eventually allow him to walk unaided. Employees of Flexitallic
Tenants from two retirement housing schemes found the ingredient for success in a cake decorating contest – with some help from children. Older residents from Anchor’s Queen Elizabeth Court, in Fell Lane, Keighley, and Thornfield at Haworth created
World Heritage village Saltaire is going Totally Locally. On Saturday the village will officially join in a national award-winning shop local campaign to promote the area and all it has to offer. It ties in with Saltaire Heritage weekend when
Of all the talent to have left the Bulls in recent times, John Bateman’s departure cut the deepest with supporters. Bradford born and bred, Bateman was seen as not only a future Bulls captain but a future England captain too. He was a boyhood
Keighley Gala’s retinue has been selected. These youngsters were chosen following a contest at the town’s New Variety Club. Junior Queen will be Natalia Villasanta, nine, a pupil at Nessfield Primary School in Keighley. Her interests include
A Shipley company is among the best of British businesses to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise this year. CarnaudMetalbox Engin-eering Ltd, in Dockfield Road, which employs more than 280 people, is among 160 companies to receive the prestigious
Visitors to an arts and heritage centre have been playing hide and seek with a family of mice. Children can explore the South Square Centre at Thornton, Bradford, until Sunday. April 27, and hunt down the family of mice hiding in the galleries
Raffaele De Vita will see plenty of new faces when he returns to Swindon this afternoon. But he will also notice something else that he won’t remember from his time at the County Ground – a feeling of calm around the club. The City midfielder
A man of 52 was being quizzed by detectives last night about an alleged ‘road rage’ incident which left another man with a fractured skull. Police said a dispute took place at traffic lights in Smiddles Lane at the junction with Manchester Road
Garage staff in Bradford haves demonstrated their car know-how and generosity by digging deep for a Bangers and Cash charity challenge. St Enoch’s Garage in Wibsey took part in the four-day nationwide challenge which raised £8,500 for automotive
An MP is calling on transport bosses to take bids to re-open railway stations at Arthington and Horsforth Woodside seriously. Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) said both proposals could form part of the solution to local transport problems
The first new diocese in the Church of England for 85 years came into being yesterday as three dioceses, including Bradford, were merged. The Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales is the largest in the country running from Barnsely in the south
A Bradford solicitor who works with victims of domestic violence has been collecting Easter eggs to donate to children living in refuges. Amy Foweather (pictured), a family law solicitor at Stachiw Bashir Green on Great Horton Road, has handed
Steps are set to be taken to improve safety on a Bradford road where three pedestrians have been killed since 2010. Manningham Lane is one of five roads in the Bradford West area where priority action is said to be needed to reduce deaths and serious
A high-tech business has taken on an extra 20,000 square feet of factory space in Salts Mill in Saltaire. Radio Design, which develops and makes radio frequency products for wireless communications markets, now has more than 60,000 square foot
A tailored tyre service for ambulances has cut running costs for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust by a fifth. Eight months into a new three- year deal with ATS Euromaster, tyre replacements have been reduced by 20 per cent which equals
Schoolchildren chatted with youngsters in Italy, Poland and Slovenia. The pupils of Steeton Primary School, near Keighley, took part in an international video conference call. The call – which was projected on a giant screen – was part of the
Bradford projects have been honoured at a High Sheriff’s award ceremony receiving recognition for their work. It was one of the last engagements carried out by Virginia Lloyd before she stepps down as High Sheriff of West Yorkshire. The organisations
An MP is working towards reforms that would prevent problems seen on a Bradford estate over the winter months from happening again. Bradford East Lib Dem MP David Ward is working with the Energy Secretary Ed Davey to make sure companies working
Francis Cummins is demanding an improvement from his players as the Bulls seek to defy the odds and topple champions Wigan today. Cummins could not hide his frustration after his men were thumped by Leeds on Thursday and another tough test now
Rory McArdle aims to extend City’s reputation as mean guests by making it four clean sheets in a row on their travels today. The Northern Ireland international wants Swindon added to the list that contains Leyton Orient, Coventry and Rotherham
Murder-probe detectives are hunting two men after a man died of stab wounds at a Bradford house. A woman arrested at the scene on suspicion of the killing remained in custody today after what was believed to have started as a domestic incident.
A petition to ensure hundreds of early-morning runners in Lister Park, Bradford, are able to spend a penny is gathering pace. Liz Boothman, who regularly takes part in the 5k Parkrun on Saturday mornings, has petitioned Bradford Council over the
Guided mountain bike trail rides will be offered at a site above Oxenhope throughout the weekend of the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in July. Iain Johnson, of MTB Cycle Yorkshire, which is based in Bradford, will run the activity from the
