Phil Parkinson praised City’s patience as they clinched a top-half finish in League One. Late goals from Jon Stead and Aaron Mclean earned them a 2-1 comeback triumph at Tranmere – and relegated the home side in the process.City ended the season
An MP has welcomed Government efforts to improve the standard of careers advice given in schools. Julian Smith, MP for Skipton, said the new guidance would strengthen the need for inspirational careers advice and mentoring to be available to young
Rare monkeys stolen from a zoo in Lancashire have been found in Yorkshire. Four of the monkeys taken from Blackpool Zoo this week in what police described as a "planned and pre-meditated" break-in, are believed to have been found on a doorstep
'Gosh, I’ve never seen a heather that big.” We had just arrived at RHS Harlow Carr, when my husband spotted a monster heather – a magnificent spray of purple, far taller and thicker than anything we had ever come across on the Yorkshire moors.
4:59pm City finished with a flourish and relegated Tranmere with a come-from-behind win at Prenton Park. Goals in the last ten minutes from strikers Jon Stead and Aaron Mclean clinched victory against a home side reduced
Members of Bradford’s St David’s Society will be heading to Harrogate next month for the Yorkshire and the North East of England Welsh Hymn-Singing Festival. Trinity Methodist Church in Trinity Road will be hosting the event on Saturday, May 10
Relatives and friends of Christopher Tinker, 77, who lived in the Eccleshill area of Bradford, have been urged to get in touch with Bradford Royal Infirmary’s bereavement office. Mr Tinker died at the hospital on April 6. Anyone who can help should
Holders Lightcliffe will be hoping history repeats itself when they start their defence of the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup at Hanging Heaton tomorrow. The Halifax side beat their Batley rivals by seven wickets in last year’s final.
Jason Gillespie expects Yorkshire’s bowlers to bounce back from their disappointing display against Middlesex when they face champions Durham tomorrow. Yorkshire were part of LV= County Championship history at Lord’s on Wednesday when the hosts
A teenager whose growing pain was actually found to be bone cancer has been given the all-clear by doctors. The good news means Tong High School pupil Sarah Bullock, 14, can now enjoy planning her 15th birthday party in June and raise funds for
One of the most senior detectives in West Yorkshire Police has been charged with drink-driving. Detective Chief Superintendent David Knopwood, head of West Yorkshire Police’s protective services, has been suspended from duty after being arrested
Two newly-formed Boys’ Brigade groups in Bradford are looking for more members. The new companies – 2nd Bradford and 26th Bradford – together with the re-launch of the 5th Bradford Company – are providing more opportunities for children and young
Leeds Carnegie head coach James Lowes has named an exciting line up to travel to Bristol in the British & Irish Cup semi-final tomorrow. The team includes seven players who have graduated from the club’s academy structure, including brothers
About 30 Asian women who often feel their views are neglected were able to share their opinions with a visiting politician. The group was invited to a house visit on Bradford Road in Shipley with Yasmin Qureshi (centre), MP for Bolton South East
Stylist Claire Wilkinson used her scissor skills to raise cash for a worthy cause. Claire, who runs Red Headz in Westgate, Shipley, and her team offered free cut and blow drys for a minimum £5 donation this week and have so far raised around £450
Homeware retailer Dunelm will open its latest store in Keighley this month in a move which has created 70 jobs. The new 30,000sq ft store will open at Alston Retail Park on May 22. It is spread over two floors – a ground floor of 18,500sq ft and
A Bradford-based luxury car design company has added another string to its bow and unveiled its first motorcycle. In collaboration with renowned luxury motorcycle brand Lauge Jensen, A. Kahn Design has branched out from cars and timepieces. The
A student crashed her father’s Land Rover into a car leaving the driver badly injured when she lost control overtaking a lorry, Skipton magistrates heard yesterday. Laura Jones, 25, of Hodgson Fold, Addingham, had been driving to college in Harrogate
Members of the Ilkley Fundraising Group of Marie Curie Cancer Care say they would like to thank all who supported and helped at the ‘Blooming Great Tea Party’ held at the Addingham Memorial Hall last Saturday. The event raised £393. Also, on the same
A man rescued by police and firefighters after he got stuck on a roof has publicly denied breaking into a house. Jason Hudson pleaded not guilty to burglary when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court for a case management hearing yesterday. His
Bradford’s poet laureate Gerard Benson has died soon after making a recording of his own works. The 83-year-old had recently returned from the BBC in London where he had made recordings for the world-famous on-line Poetry Archive. Originally from
A bid to gain planning consent for an extension on a semi-detached house in Nab Wood, Shipley has been thrown out as it would cause “significant harm” to the neighbourhood. The appeal by Sajid Khan against Bradford Council’s refusal to grant planning
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a convenience store in Gomersal between 10pm on Saturday, April 5, and 6am the next day. A quantity of cigarettes, alcohol and money were stolen after entry to the shop, in Spen Lane, was
Andy Gray today summed up his doomed return to Valley Parade as “one step forward and two back.” The 36-year-old played just 16 times for City, scoring once, after rejoining in January last year. He agreed to cancel his contract on Wednesday.
A long-serving figure in the motor sport scene has died at the age of 93. Eric Rathmell (pictured) died in the early hours of Tuesday, at Harrogate District Hospital. He was a life member of the Ilkley Motor Club and Clerk of Course for the
Francis Cummins has backed new recruit Antonio Kaufusi to make a “huge impact” as the Bulls seek to climb off the foot of the table with victory over Warrington tomorrow. The 29-year-old Huddersfield prop has joined on an initial one-month loan
Surface repairs are scheduled to take place on several roads in Ilkley this year, says a councillor. Bradford councillor Martin Smith (Con, Ilkley) has confirmed details of four schemes scheduled for work, and says other works will be programmed
World class virtuoso guitarist Richard Durrant will stop by in Ilkley on May 28 as part of a 1,000 mile ‘Cycling Music’ UK concert tour – on a bike. What started as a bid to cut down his carbon footprint has become a 1,000- mile bike ride for Richard
An uncle and two of his nephews have been locked up for street drug dealing in the Manningham area of Bradford. The three were netted by Operation Stalebank, a purge on gangs offering a speedy service delivering wraps of heroin and crack cocaine
A new group with a plan to see the partially-flooded Queensbury railway tunnel restored and opened as a cycle route have been warned there is no cash for the scheme – even before their first meeting. Queensbury Community Heritage and Action Partnership
Local photographers are being asked to submit photographs of some of Wharfedale and Yorkshire's most iconic landmarks. Otley-based marketing firm The Dandelion Consultancy is asking amateurs and professionals to upload shots of the area’s top ten
This weekend marks the centenary of a little-known episode of Bradford City history. One hundred years ago, the Bantams travelled to Frankfurt as part of a ten-game European tour. It was one of the last football matches played between England
As the Bulls fell 16-0 behind during last weekend’s Challenge Cup tie against Catalan, the result looked to be heading only one way. Matt Diskin, however, had other ideas. The skipper led by example as Bradford roared back from the dead to
An accounts worker who embarked on an “orgy of greed and self indulgence” after stealing more than £2 million from her employer, has been jailed for five years. Julie Nickerson, and her husband Anthony, who covered up for his wife’s years of plunder
Witnesses told how a Bradford street looked like something off a film set when an ambulance on an emergency call crashed into a lamppost and burst into flames. The accident occurred shortly after 2am yesterday in Toller Lane at the junction with
Angry residents have called for action to clean up an “absolute eyesore” caused by rubbish dumped outside their homes. Wajid Iqbal says fridges, mattresses and settees have been left at the back of his home in Rushton Road, Thornbury. Mr Iqbal
A young mother might have dug her fingernails into her neck in a frantic struggle to fight off her killer as he throttled her to death with his hands, a jury heard. Marks on Jade Watson could have been caused as she struggled for her life for at
