BULLS under-16s head coach Richard Tate is back from Ghana having completed a tour with Great Britain Student Pioneers, designed to help grow the game in the country.Tate was selected to coach the representative side to a warm-up victory over Ghana All
YORKSHIRE Ladies play their final game of the first round of the Inter-District Championships when they meet Dudley & District on Sunday.The white rose ladies are joint leaders with North Warwickshire and South Staffordshire in their group but have
Yorkshire defeated Greater Manchester 93-86 in a War of the Roses battle at Firth Park in memory of former Heckmondwike Cycle Speedway Club president Jeff Layden, who died last December. Jeff was the instigator for the Roses matches in the early
AN "inspirational" girl has set up a charity fun day at her local church hall in aid of Cancer Research UK. Bonnie's Summer Madness is planned from 2pm to 4.30pm on Saturday at St John's Church Hall on Wakefield Road, East Bowling. It was the brainchild
A COTTINGLEY school is partnering with the Royal Shakespeare Company to help transform the way the Bard's works are studied in the area. Samuel Lister Academy was chosen by The Alhambra theatre and the RSC to play a key role in the company's national
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Premier: Ecleshill A 196 (20), Brighouse Sports A 164 (10). Bartle: Hightown 169 (19), Harold Park 155 (11); Asa Briggs B 159 (13), West Bradford A 166 (17); Eccleshill C 183 (19), Hipperholme & Lightcliffe
FIREFIGHTERS had just minutes to save a rug shop going up in flames. The blaze broke out at about 11.30pm on Tuesday after flames from a nearby clothing back in Tickhill Street, off Leeds Road, Bradford, spread to the single-floor shop next to
UP TO £2m will be slashed from grants that fund everything from music to tackling struggling schools, in new cuts to hit Bradford next year. Protests – from town hall leaders and even cellist Julian Lloyd Weber – have failed to halt a £200 million
YEADON A lost ground in the Division One title race after being beaten for the second week running in the Bradford Summer Table Tennis League. Their first defeat of the season at Hermits A was followed by another setback at Embassy A. Jak Dabrowski
LIGHTS will be dimmed in a Cleckheaton church in a sombre service to mark the centenary of World War One.Whitechapel Church will hold the commemoration on Monday, August 4 at 10.30pm in a service conducted by the Rev Brunel James.At the sound of the chimes
The life-expectancy of men and women in Bradford is among the lowest in the country, figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal.The city is in the bottom 25 for both sexes, according to a survey of people living in 150 local authority areas
YORKSHIRE'S overseas player Kane Williamson has been banned from bowling in all cricket due to an illegal action. The New Zealander, primarily a batsman, bowls useful part-time off-spinners, which have brought him eight wickets in County Championship
A POLISH man who concentrated on making a living was found hanging in Shipley woodland by a dog walker, an inquest has heard.Piotr Emil Martyniuk, 24, of Hallfield Road, Manningham, was discovered in Northcliffe Park on April 5 this year - the walker&
The Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement 2013 that up to £100 million would be made available to support service and other charities. As with the previous £35 million Libor fund these funds are the result of fines levied on the banks
SOARING demand is outstripping donations to a Keighley foodbank, it has been revealed. Shocked Keighley West councillor Jan Smithies was told of the dire situation during a visit to Keighley Salvation Army. She has praised the work being carried
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has said more cash should be pumped into state boarding schools to allow children of those in the armed forces to go there and save the taxpayer money.Speaking during Education Questions at Westminster, he asked newly appointed
A MAN fraudulently used his dead wife's disabled badge to park in Bradford city centre because he was desperate for the toilet, a court heard. George Kelly told a parking warden that the blue badge belonged to his partner Gillian and that she was
BRADFORD East MP David Ward has issued what the party described as a "categorical apology", after posting a tweet suggesting that he might be ready to fire rockets from Gaza into Israel. The Liberal Democrat said that his comments were not intended
HUMAN waste has been dumped in a stream in the Bradford district. A lorry was spotted leaving the scene after contents of a septic tank were pumped into the beck, in Station Road, Oxenhope. Yorkshire Water is investigating the incident, which
A Bradford school has been described as "good" by government inspectors, who praised it for celebrating its "wide range of backgrounds, cultures and beliefs."Lower Fields Primary School on Fenby Avenue was told it had maintained its
A CHILDCARE worker has become the youngest defendant to be sentenced for sexual involvement with a 13-year-old boy from the Bradford area who met a succession of older men on the internet. Levi Manley was 16 when he exchanged fantasies and indecent pictures
DISABLED youngsters are being offered two weeks of free activities during the summer holidays.They and their siblings can take part in a week of sports followed by five days of trips out.The activities are being organised from August 4 to 15 by Bradford
FRIENDS of Horton Park are organising a fun family day to mark the opening of a new children's play park in the City ward. The event is on Sunday, August 17 from 1pmuntil 5pm and will include a talent show, entertainment, bouncy castles, pony ride
A MAN who breached an anti-social behaviour order for the 15th time was given a day's detention when he appeared before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court.Mark Andrew Booth, of Blenheim Road, Manningham, admitted being in the city centre
Budding drama students from Hanson Academy in Bradford have earned rave reviews for their performance in a World War One play penned by a drama teacher at the school. "World War Once Upon A Time" tells the story of all aspects from the conflict
MANASE Manuokafoa is to leave the Bulls at the end of the season and join Widnes Vikings on a two-year deal. The Tonga international prop, who joined Bradford from Parramatta ahead of the 2012 campaign, was keen to stay in Super League after the
A BRADFORD-BASED company is embarking on a bike tour with a difference as it invites charities to apply for a slice of £150,000 as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations. A bespoke penny farthing bicycle will be travelling to historic UK landmarks
A teaching assistant who has been working at a Clayton school since the 1980s has been bid a fond farewell by colleagues and pupils.Carol Brady has been at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School on Bradford Road for 25 years, and today had her last
SIR - I was pleased to see Robin Johnson (Letters July 21) had a good word for the Lib-Dems in his area. He did miss out a very good councillor in Geoff Reid who is always around Fagley. I have lived in the area over 40 years and the only MP I
SIR – As a former acting and committee member in the 1990s at Bradford Playhouse, most interested to read purchase by Mr Fine (T&A, July 15). A long way to go indeed but good luck to all concerned. Break a leg. Gordon G Steff, Wharncliffe
SIR - I wonder why people don’t stage a protest about ISIS or President Assad or the abduction of girls in Nigeria or Russian supporters in the Ukraine. (see previous correspondence)? Why are protests, including T-shirt slogans and car stickers only
SIR - I have now competed just my second week as Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, and although I knew it wouldn’t be long before I saw some of the rank hypocrisy we in UKIP know the EU have perfected over the
A pensioner had his face cut when two men mugged him in broad daylight in Undercliffe.Police are now looking for the pair, who targeted the 67-year-old man as he was leaving his home on Valley View Grove at 1.15pm on Monday. They approached the man and
SIR – After reading Colin Spencer’s excoriating yet completely misguided review of my opinions (Letters, July 19) – with it being 35 years since Mrs Thatcher came to power after the infamous Winter of Discontent, not only on the votes of true blue
SIR - The recent noisy excavations at the new housing site at Cote Farm Thackley make one thing pretty obvious. All the citizens’ efforts to prevent this build happening appear to be in vain. Persimmon Homes have already jumped the gun and started
SIR - According to Reuters in January, “Britons travelling to Syria to help the rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad could be arrested on their return”. But Israel’s so-called Israel Defence Force has claimed that 100 British youths have now
SIR - Even if the cost of the British monarchy was low, the institution does not sit comfortably in a modern democracy where people in high positions of power and influence are expected to be accountable and elected. We like to believe we live
IT is said that when a man and woman are walking together, the man should walk on the right side of the pavement so he can be prepared for a sword fight, should any danger arise, thus protecting his female companion.Presumably this dates back to the days
THE Born in Bradford social study of babies project, which started in 2007, has come up with images and stories of BiB children with family relatives who fought in World War One. Assisted by social documentary photographer Ian Beesley, Tricia Platts
One Man Two Guvnors The Alhambra The theatre has been in stitches this week since this broader than a barn door comedy came to town for a six night run. A slapstick farce, Richard Bean's production revels in the quintessentially British humour
From the T&A... 25 years ago: More than 100 staff were evacuated from a Bradford College building after a routine safety check revealed dangerous structural faults, caused by severe dry rot, in the former Alexandra Hotel at the bottom of Great
Bradford coroner Dr Dominic Bell is quite right to raise concerns about the proliferation of websites that offer guidance and tips to people thinking of ending their own lives.No doubt these "suicide sites" think they are offering some kind
GAIL Osborne welcomed Jacob into her home when he was three-years-old and has since seen him thrive. “As a single mum, I often struggled to spend enough quality time with my son, Isaac. Suddenly finding myself unemployed from my retail job in 2010
Charity collectors have been warned to stick to legal guidelines after West Yorkshire Police received complaints about impromptu collections for Gaza and Syria.Police have said they received a "small number of public complaints" about recent
A police squad set up to tackle nuisance bikes has seized vehicles and given warnings after finding bikers riding illegally at the Flappit Quarry near Denholme. The quarry has been popular with off road bikers for several years, despite there being
NEW City goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been tipped for a massive future – and will flourish on the Valley Parade stage. That is the view of former Bantams boss Nicky Law, who gave the Sunderland youngster one of his earliest breaks in the senior
A CLEANER who betrayed a disabled woman's friendship by stealing £3,000 from her should be made to work hard to repay the money, her victim told a judge at Bradford Crown Court. Rachel Parkinson withdrew up to £300 a time from cash machines after
A NEW £12 million scheme to set up a 'University Enterprise Zone' in Bradford has the potential to be a "game-changer" for the city, the leader of the council has said. The zone, which will focus on the expanding tele-health and tele-social care
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman beaten to death by her husband described him as a "psycho" who had tried to suffocate her in her sleep, a jury heard. Ridda Zanab said Danish Irfan was possessive and quick to get really angry with her, Bradford Crown Court
RICHARD Moore admits he is open to offers as he prepares to leave Wakefield – but the powerhouse prop has had no contact with Bradford. The 32-year-old, who progressed through the Bulls' Academy before breaking into the first team, has not been
A BRADFORD coroner has warned that suicide advice sites need to be made a matter of public interest after a librarian suffocated herself. Gillian Clarke, 47, had been reading up on how to end her life and had been e-mailing assisted suicide sites
Ossett Town 2, City XI 0 FARSLEY'S loss turned out to be Ossett Town's gain last night as their Evo-Stik League rivals cashed in on a visit from City. All right, it wasn't a proper City that Phil Parkinson sent to the Ingfield Stadium – far
A stunning array of cars - including an Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce and a number of famous rally cars - will take over Bradford's City Park next month. The Bradford Classic and Performance Car Show is set to be the motoring fan's dream, with more
THE finance boss at Bradford Council has given a grim warning about the authority's future.Director of finance Stuart McKinnon-Evans said shrinking budgets meant he expected the Council's spending levels to have halved in size between 2010, when
FOOD outlets found to be flouting the law will face the full weight of legal powers Bradford Council has warned.The message comes as a new report revealed the local authority's Food Safety Team prosecuted 18 food outlets and issued a further 75 warning
