Swinton Lions 20 Keighley Cougars 33 Keighley gained a 33-20 win over Swinton in the all-Championship fifth-round tie at Leigh Sports Village to earn a potentially lucrative Tetley’s Challenge Cup quarter-final. Two tries from stand-off Anthony
Sixteen Year 12 pupils from Bradford Grammar School recently visited the city Marie Curie hospice and spent the afternoon with a team of professionals who are involved in caring for terminally-ill patients and supporting their families. The pupils
Pupils at a Bradford school are getting to learn a sport that rarely makes it into PE lessons thanks to an Olympic Legacy project. Horton Park Primary School were recently given a cash grant of £660 from chartered accountants Watson Buckle and
Otley’s MP is urging local schools to get involved in a campaign to educate young people about the life-saving importance of bone marrow, blood and organ donors. Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) says charity Anthony Nolan’s talks in
It’s been a few years since my last visit to Richmond, but it has such a feeling of permanence that I doubt it will have changed in the intervening years. One thing I do remember is that with its Norman castle, cobbled market place, famous Georgian
Tickets for the opening ceremony of this year’s Tour De France are now on sale, as the district makes preparations for one of the biggest sporting events it has seen. Held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, the lavish ceremony will be held on
Talented youngsters are putting on their own version of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. Following a successful performance of HMS Pinafore last year, the pupils at Lady Lane Park School in Bingley are performing a junior version of The Yeomen
Members of a thriving motorcycling club are celebrating a special birthday. This year is the silver jubilee of West Yorkshire Advanced Motorcyclists – a group dedicated to driving up riding standards and road safety. Created in 1989 with just
With the arrival of spring, Skipton in Bloom has launched this year’s town gardening competition. The competition is open to all residents, schools, businesses and allotment holders within the parish of Skipton and entry is free. Sue Warburton
A charity barge pull which is being backed by the Keighley Cougars will set off from Liverpool on Sunday, May 4. Nurse Emma Fisher, her husband Gavin, of Thackley, and eight friends will haul the barge 127 miles along the canal towpath from Liverpool
People living on a Manningham street are furious that houses could soon be built on land they say has been used as a community play area for decades. Five houses could be built on the site at Grosvenor Road, but a petition to block the plans and
Work on Bradford’s Westfield site The Broadway will come to a standstill for a minute’s silence at noon on Monday as workers pay their respects to those injured and killed in the construction industry. The minute’s silence is part of a day being
A Falklands War veteran from Bradford who beat a neighbour with a rounders bat has been spared jail. David Goodyear, 56, of Hapsburg Court, Elsdon Green, Little Horton, left Michael Wray covered in blood and with numerous injuries after hitting
Former Bulls star Elliott Whitehead is targeting a place in the England squad after emerging as one of Super League’s most in-form players. The 24-year-old forward, who quit his hometown club last June, has scored nine tries in as many appearances
Operators of a smart travel scheme hope a campaign starting in Bradford next week will be just the ticket. Getting hold of MCards will be easier as they become available through Payzone outlets. In a bid to make sure they have the public’s attention
Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee will again be an absentee when the second race in this year’s World Series is held in Cape Town tomorrow. The organisers had hoped to see a battle between current world champion Javier Gomez and the Brownlee brothers
From next Saturday to Bank Holiday Monday, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway will be reliving the children’s classic – The Railway Children. You can ride in coaches which appeared in the film, enjoy a guided tour and see the story re-enacted
Park visitors can enjoy a series of free concerts in Otley, Yeadon, Horsforth and Bramhope this summer. Leeds City Council has confirmed the full schedule for its 2014 Summer Bands in Leeds Parks programme. A variety of groups, ranging from
A derelict pub repeatedly targeted by arsonists has been set ablaze again after intruders forced their way past security boards on an external window. A dog walker saw smoke and investigated before the fire on the ground floor of the Kings Head
A Bradford shopkeeper who failed to answer bail after being charged over possessing counterfeit cigarettes has now appeared in court. Hemen Ahmed Hussain, 36, of Chiselhurst Place, was due to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on
Respect MP George Galloway criticised the decision to end direct flights between Leeds- Bradford International Airport and Islamabad by Pakistan International Airlines, which has announced the service is to be suspended from the middle of next month
A year ago this weekend, City played out their final game in League Two. The goalless draw at Cheltenham was a meaningless affair as both sides waited for the play-offs. The contest, for what it was worth, predictably lived down to its billing
Part of the historic Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be cleared of any rubbish which could pollute the water and damage wildlife. On Monday staff from Marks & Spencer will join national waterways charity the Canal and River Trust in Apperley
Rats at schools and cockroaches in Council offices are among the latest cases of pest infestations at local authority premises. Pest controllers have had to deal with a cockroach infestation at Britannia House, in the city centre, which is undergoing
Two hard-working family men fell prey to temptation when they stole metal off-cuts from their employer and sold them for scrap, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Paul Moran, 41, and Les Sowden, 54, pleaded guilty to taking steel and aluminium
A hard-working Polish builder who struggled to get work after arriving in Keighley was found hanging at a friend’s house on Christmas Day, an inquest heard. Dad-of-one Piotr Pawlowski, had only been living in the UK for six months with his wife
An inquest has opened and adjourned into the death of a man killed after a moorland road crash. Christopher Crowther died on Tuesday after his blue MG ZR car was in collision with a white Volkswagen Crafter van beside Graincliffe Reservoir on Otley
Protesters are stepping up their campaign against proposals which could threaten the future of a riding school for the disabled. The campaign has now won the backing of TV presenter Christa Ackroyd. An application for outline permission to
Dozens of vehicles are expected to take part in this year’s Bronte Tractor Run. The event, which will be raising money for Manorlands, is due to set off from outside Cross Roads Fisheries at 10.30am on Sunday, May 4. The route will take in
Bradford Teaching hospitals has unveiled a new £400,000 machine to destroy kidney stones without surgery The machine will mean that urology patients – who come from as far away as Settle and Skipton to seek treatment at Bradford Royal Infirmary – will
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a teenage girl was robbed in the street. The 15-year-old girl was followed by a man as she walked home towards Liversedge. The suspect attempted to snatch her iPhone. A struggle took place
A pensioner has died after a fall at his caravan home paralysed him, an inquest has heard. Albert Benson, 78, fell at Cringles Park in Silsden and appeared to have fractured vertebrae which left him tetraplegic, assistant Bradford coroner Tim Ratcliffe
The Gruffalo, at St George’s Hall, Bradford G, G, G, Gruffalo, went the song. And we were off on an adventure through the deep, dark wood, following Mouse in search of hazelnuts. Three performers brought the aforementioned Mouse, as well as a wheeler-dealer
Phew! A fair bit has gone on since Sir Alex Ferguson walked through the Valley Parade entrance on Good Friday. Football’s knight of the realm sat with Mark Lawn to watch City topple his son’s Peterborough lot. Amid the customary small talk,
Valley Parade will play host to a club v country match with a difference tomorrow. Bradford Disability Football Club (BDFC) take on England Mencap, who are in Leeds on a training weekend ahead of the European Championships. Mencap team manager
Manorlands-based Sue Ryder fundraiser Andrew Wood met the Prime Minister at a reception in 10 Downing Street. Mr Wood was among people from across the country invited to the St George’s Day gathering, in recognition of their community work.
Finance worker Chris Wilson ensured romance stayed on track – by proposing aboard a steam train. He popped the question to girlfriend Ola Kowalczyk while travelling on the famous Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. And the ‘steamy affair’ ended
A businessman, who lost his two teenage daughters in the Hillsborough football stadium disaster, has hit out at a sick hacker who used a Government computer to insert insulting references to the tragedy on Wikipedia. The Cabinet Office is making
Bradford’s City of Film team has launched a new website aimed at promoting the district to film-makers around the world. The website – bradfordfilmoffice.com – will streamline queries from industry professionals. City of Film director David
James Meredith has not completely shut the door on winning a late ticket to the World Cup with Australia. The City left back played his first game since New Year’s Day when he came on for the second half at Swindon on Monday. He accepts a place
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has backed his newly-bolstered squad to conjure the right response when they take on Catalan Dragons in tomorrow’s Challenge Cup fifth-round tie. The Bulls have been boosted by the arrival of Hull FC back-rower Jay Pitts
More strikes by firefighters in West Yorkshire have been announced in their dispute over planned changes to pensions, prompting fire chiefs to issue a safety alert to the public. Members of the Fire Brigades’ Union are expected to strike next Friday
A 39-year-old man on trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged 14 told the jury at Bradford Crown Court he was entirely innocent of the allegations. The teenager says Mazhar Hussain Shah begged for forgiveness after one attack
Fears over a possible unexploded bomb in a Keighley garden led to homes being evacuated. The scare temporarily affected at least seven homes in the Braithwaite Road area early yesterday morning. Army bomb disposal experts were called from Catterick
The body of a man believed to be from Bradford has been found at Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales in what police are describing as an “unexplained” death. A walker found the body at around 10am yesterdaymorning and officers located his vehicle
Courts sent 164 people to prison as a result of crimes committed in the City Ward of Bradford between May last year and February 2014, police statistics reveal. They show there were a total of 1,433 incidents reported to police in that ward during
The future of a local fraud unit battling benefit cheats, blue badge fraudsters and Council crooks is in doubt, a meeting heard. A committee has spoken of its concerns that the Council’s fraud team, which has been praised for its good work locally
Martyn Moxon says facing England quick Steven Finn will provide Yorkshire’s batsmen with the ideal opportunity to show they are ready to step up to international cricket. Finn will be part of Middlesex’s attack for the LV= County Championship match
The names of the 142 candidates competing for just 31 seats on Bradford Council have been revealed. Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are fielding candidates in every ward in next month’s local elections. Labour’s deputy leader
Jamal Fakir admits he needs no greater motivation as the Bulls seek to dump his former club out of the Challenge Cup tomorrow. The burly prop spent a decade with Catalan before an acrimonious split saw him depart and join Bradford earlier this
A 20-year-old man who stole a teenage dog walker’s mobile phone at knifepoint and then tried to rob a petrol station has been locked up for a total of five years. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that Darrell Richer, of Brighouse, who carried
A trusted care worker who stole thousands of pounds from an 81-year-old dementia sufferer escaped jail “by the skin of her teeth”. Sarah Wright’s vulnerable victim was pursued by creditors after Wright used her bank card details to buy music on
On the week of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday Bradford City Women’s Football Club have other things on their minds when they visit Stratford-on-Avon, the bard’s birthplace, tomorrow. To be or not to be? That is the question City are asking as they
The second Bradford Sunday Alliance final takes place tomorrow when the Intermediate Cup final takes centre stage between Division 2B Salthorn WMC and Division 2A Oddfellows Celtic at Manningham Mills (2pm). Salthorn beat Sporting Pudsey 5-2 in
Having drawn 25-25 in a thriller at Ovenden Park earlier this season, the Bumble Bees Barbarians take on the Halifax Magpies again tomorrow – this time at Wagon Lane (1pm). Entry is free to this full-contact match between players with and without
