The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Khadim Hussain put his chains – not to mention nerves – to one side to abseil from the roof of an eight-storey city centre hotel. Coun Hussain was among more than 50 volunteers, including students from Grange
The wartime spirit was to the fore as hundreds of people defied heavy rain on Saturday to go back in time for a 1940s themed weekend. Re-enactment enthusiasts dressed up as Army generals and RAF fighter pilots, with ‘Winston Churchill’ and ‘General
Skipper Gary Fellows believes Hanging Heaton have got the ability to challenge for the Bradford League First Division title – they just need the consistency. His side, whose match at Bradford & Bingley along with all other Bradford League matches
All 24 matches across the JCT600 Bradford League four divisions were abandoned without a single ball being bowled as heavy rain washed away Saturday’s scheduled fixtures. It brings the total of abandonments in the first eight weeks of the season
Phil Slater is happy with the make-up of his Bradford & Bingley team but is looking for improved batting performances from his players. Bingley’s batting problems were exposed by Woodlands last weekend when the Bradford League First Division
Yorkshire provided further evidence of the strength in depth they hope will guide them to their first title since 2001 after dominating the opening day of their championship match with Nottinghamshire today. Despite losing Kane Williamson to New
A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car in Keighley this afternoon. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the man had suffered “serious, but not life-threatening” injuries, and confirmed
When you’ve got a player like Aaron Finch going strong as he was against Lancashire the other night on the way to 88 off 55, and with wickets in hand, you can almost chase anything down in Twenty20. It was a great win for us in front of an away
Cononley’s Beth Latham helped Great Britain complete a clean sweep of team event titles at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Lee Valley today. She was part of the K1 Women’s team that won gold, along with Fiona Penne and Mallory Franklin, while David
Yorkshire shrugged off the loss of yet another key player to international call-ups by delivering an impressive display to dismiss Nottinghamshire before tea on the opening day of their Championship match at Headingley. Denied the services of Liam
The former Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Nick Baines, has been inaugurated as the first Anglican Bishop of the new Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales. The service at York Minster was packed with a 3,000-strong congregation.
Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old Bradford boy. Zia Ul-Mustafa was last seen in the Great Horton Road area of the city by friends at about 6.30pm on Saturday. His behaviour is out of character and it is thought he might have been
The family of former Bradford man Gareth Huntley, whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle, have paid an emotional tribute to him. The Foreign Office confirmed at the weekend that Malaysian police had identified a body found close to where
Yorkshire demonstrated their strength in depth by claiming four wickets to put Nottinghamshire into trouble on the opening day of their Championship match at Headingley. Having lost Liam Plunkett to England Test duty, bringing in Richard Pyrah
Bosses at a Bradford garage have today been named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay an employee the national minimum wage. Alan King and John King, of Arthur Simpson & Co, which operates in Highfield Road, Idle, are said to have
A man had to be rescued by firefighters early today after getting his hand stuck in his letterbox. Crews at Odsal station were called to the man’s house, off Smith Avenue, Wibsey, at 1.30am after being alerted by a neighbour. A fire service
England 0 Honduras 0 Steven Gerrard accused ten-man Honduras of “stupid” and “horrific” tackling during England’s goalless stalemate in Miami. England’s battered and bruised players headed for Brazil after the match having somehow escaped their
Two men have been arrested after a firearm was discharged into the air during a disturbance in Bradford. Police were called to Dalecroft Rise, Allerton, shortly before 6.30pm last Thursday, to a report of a disturbance involving two groups of men
Two men have been killed after they were struck by trains in separate incidents. British Transport Police officers were called to the rail line close to Beacon Hill Tunnel, near Hipperholme, last night to a report of someone being struck by a train
Police talked down a man who had sat on the edge of a bridge over the Aire Valley trunk road in Bingley late last night. Police sealed off the scene, at Leonard Street, shortly after 11pm, while a sergeant negotiated with the man, who police said
Big-hitters from the business world celebrated the best companies, entrepreneurs and innovations of the district at the fourth annual Bradford Means Business awards last night. The glittering black-tie ceremony, held at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite
