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  • Angling Lines

    BRADFORD CITY AA Although there have been a few rainstorms during the week, water levels in most rivers are still low and fishing conditions are often difficult, especially during the day. However, members continue to report some good catches from

  • Golden boy Brownlee hungry for more glory

    ALISTAIR Brownlee vowed he would never lose his hunger after adding yet another title to his glittering triathlon portfolio. The 26-year-old former Bradford Grammar School pupil beat brother Jonny to Commonwealth Games gold as England completed

  • Magic moments of Bradford speedway recalled in new DVD

    MAGIC moments of speedway in Bradford are recalled in a nostalgic new DVD looking back at now-defunct tracks, including Odsal. Six hours of nostalgia will bring memories flooding back for fans of the sport in the city - and beyond - 17 years since

  • City quartet bound for nationals

    FOUR City of Bradford members have qualified for this year's National Age Group and Youth Championships at Sheffield's Ponds Forge.Newcomer Danielle Bailey, 16, from Otley, will compete in the 50 metres freestyle, 50m and 100m breaststroke and

  • Court File - July 24, 2014

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Qumar Shah, aged 19, of Ringwood Road, Canterbury; possession of cannabis, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £100 costs. Winston Smith, aged 37, of Charles Street, Shipley

  • Steeton man is finalist in TV best shed competition

    STEETON man John Leaver is bidding for national honours - in the 2014 Shed of the Year competition.His shed, White Lodge, is one of four finalists in the cabin and summerhouse category and will now go head-to-head with other entries in a bid to be crowned

  • Bradford man, 59, pleads guilty to two child sex charges

    A 59-year-old man will be sentenced at a later date after pleading guilty to two child sex charges. Michael Spriggs, of Compton Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford, admitted two charges of sexual activity with a child when he appeared at Bradford Crown

  • Askew runs away with Bingley Harriers' accolade

    JAMES Askew is Bingley Harriers' best junior all-rounder. The under-15 boys' winner confirmed this by winning the club's prestigious Pulton Cup – the club's track and field annual championships – which attracted a healthy 94 entrants in glorious

  • Idyllic location and country views on the canalside

    SIX years ago Lynne Cade was cycling on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal when she was instantly smitten by the marvellous location and interior of Kiln House which sits on the canal near Dowley Gap.“At that time I lived in Saltaire, but fell in love with

  • Idyllic location and country views on the canalside

    SIX years ago Lynne Cade was cycling on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal when she was instantly smitten by the marvellous location and interior of Kiln House which sits on the canal near Dowley Gap.“At that time I lived in Saltaire, but fell in love with

  • Under-11s go from zeroes to heroes

    BRADFORD Hockey Club's under-11s have gone from cellar dwellers to heroes in a remarkable climb up the Yorkshire Youth Hockey League pyramid.They started the county championship in Division Four back in May but worked their way through the sections

  • Meeting over Odsal Top traffic concerns

    A SPECIAL meeting has been arranged to examine the way traffic is handled at the Odsal Top roundabout in Bradford.The meeting has been arranged by Bradford Council as a result of concerns raised by Odsal Residents' Association and councillors who

  • Shipley deaf fitness company's national award vote plea

    A HEALTHY lifestyle centre in Shipley which runs pioneering exercise classes for deaf people is appealing for public votes in a bid to win a national award.The Shipley and Saltaire Wellness Centre has been shortlisted in the final four of the Community

  • Friends envious of Bradford congregation

    SIR - At a service, I forget which one, before the tenure of the last bishop, a former provost of the cathedral told the congregation that all his friends in Leeds really wished for what we had here in Bradford. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire

  • Please don’t put compassion on the ration

    SIR - Esther McVey won the Tory Downing Street fashion walk in a canter. But even in my shortie jim jams, I think policies are more important. And was upset to read that Ms McVey supported all of Duncan Smith’s harsh welfare reforms. The “bedroom

  • Poetry break at the For Teas wartime cafe

    A cafe with a Home Front wartime theme is selling a booklet of poetry inspired by the First World War.Keighley taxi driver Eric Bishop wrote the anthology to raise money for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and it is now on sale at For Teas

  • Electoral protest could easily backfire

    SIR - If Karl Dallas (T&A, Letters, July 14) rereads my earlier letter, he will see that I was referring to the fate of a None Of The Above candidate who stood against Iain Duncan Smith in 2014 in his Chingford constituency. He did indeed lose

  • Establishment plot

    SIR - Good old Mike Pollard! (T&A, July 22) it’s always a pleasure to hear from a new devotee Tory (like any convert, his zeal is very apparent). The history behind what was going on in the 70s began in Chile in 1973, where, the CIA organised

  • History is the key to current conflict

    SIR - Mr Leavor (T&A, July 16) suggests that if Hamas stops sending rockets, “Israel will not take any adverse action against Gaza”. Regrettably, history proves otherwise. In 1955, Israeli military chief Moshe Dayan declared “our strategy must

  • Shells are 'not just fireworks'

    SIR - I thought that I would take this opportunity to clarify what it is that Hamas are actually firing into Israel, as several of your correspondents appear to be under the misapprehension that these are little more than “fireworks”. Hamas have

  • Just how many more will have to be killed?

    SIR - Mr Netanyahu is an intelligent man so why is he not acting like an intelligent leader? When the Jewish military were occupying Gaza they could not defeat the Palestinian freedom fighters and because they were losing so many of their soldiers

  • On This Day - July 24, 2014

    From the T&A.. 25 years ago: Bob Sowman, the chairman of governors at Bradford College and Labour councillor for Undercliffe, warned that courses due to start in September would have to be scrapped unless City Hall chiefs pledged £600,000 towards

  • Council quiz on sports facilities

    BRADFORD Council's Sport and Leisure service is inviting residents to give their views about its pools and sports centres.Respondents are being offered the chance to win a free year's membership of the Council's facilities across the district

  • Charity car boot to support Nepal homes project

    TWO solicitors are organising a car boot sale next month to raise money for Homeless International and its work to help families in poverty. Milena Falciano and Rosemary Keczkes, who work for social housing landlord Incommunities, will join other

  • Beer festival in Drighlington

    DRIGHLINGTON Cricket Club are holding their second beer festival later this summer.It starts at 5pm on Friday, August 22 and continues the following day, from 1pm, but the main events are on Sunday, August 24 and Monday, August 25, both starting at noon

  • Bragging rights go to Wyke

    WYKE under-14s earned the derby bragging rights with a 30-14 home victory over Wibsey in the Yorkshire Junior League. The hosts carved out an 18-6 interval lead, with Cameron Scott (2), Liam Naven and, from a great team move, winger Danny Worby

  • More populist touch needed at film festival

    Bradford International Film Festival has been a long-running major event in both the film world calendar and the local events schedule, and in its heyday has attracted some major names from the UK and international film scene.Names as diverse as Pierce

  • Junior cricket results

    UPPER AIREDALE JUNIOR ASSOCIATION – Under-17s, William Spencer Memorial Cup semi-final: Silsden 97-6 (T Leach 31, T Greenwood 27, P Lee 22, S Mitchell 2-4, C Shimmin 2-18), Wilsden 100-2 (S Rehman 46, H Qureshi 30). Final: Gargrave 67 (T Blanchard

  • Despair at architectural excess

    I DESPAIR. I thought the recent architectural and environmental excesses in Dubai, the Middle East financial trading hub in the United Arab Emirates, were bad enough only to now discover that the plans for the next decade make the current abuse almost

  • Man cleared part-way through Bradford drugs conspiracy trial

    A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been cleared of any involvement in a drugs conspiracy part-way through a trial at Bradford Crown Court.Abbas Sohrabi, 29, of Arncliffe Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, was yesterday found not guilty by the jury on the direction of Judge

  • Oakbank pupil Zara's in the silver

    Oakbank student Zara Knappy has helped Great Britain and Northern Ireland to team silver. The 18-year-old A-Level pupil from Oakworth finished 21st in the under-20 women’s race at the European Mountain Running Championships at Gap in the French

  • London calling on Gale wishlist

    ANDREW Gale says Yorkshire success in the Royal London one-day Cup will help him achieve a long-term career goal. The third competition on the county calendar starts on Saturday when the Vikings cross the Pennines to take on Lancashire in a floodlit

  • Concern over future of Bradford International Film Festival

    CONCERNS have been raised about the future of Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) in light of a planned review of the National Media Museum's festival programme. Irfan Ajeeb, co-director of Bradford's international film festival 'Beyond

  • Brownlee brothers kick-start Commonwealth medal chase

    AFTER the euphoria of the London Olympics two years ago, the spotlight today switches to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Otley cyclist Lizzie Armitstead was the first medal winner for Great Britain in 2012 with silver in the road race – and leading

  • Teenager to tackle 200-mile cycle ride in memory of his dad

    AN 18-year-old from Baildon will begin a 200 mile charity challenge bike ride today to raise funds for Diabetes UK in memory of his father. Isaac Perry of Oakleigh View, Baildon, will be completing the ride as a tribute to his father, Mike Perry

  • Paul Deacon looking forward to Bradford Bulls return

    AS PAUL Deacon looks back on the achievements of the all-conquering Bulls side who swept all before them, he remembers the contribution of one man in particular. The man tasked with returning the club to Super League after a relegation that would

  • Stuart is King for a day

    SWITCHING the Hospital Handicap to the new venue of Hove Edge proved highly successful, with almost 70 bowlers taking part. It was held at Horton Park for the last two years and has previously been at, among others, Lister Park, Eccleshill, West

  • Shopkeeper fined for selling illegal cigarettes

    A SHOPKEEPER must pay £2,000 after admitting selling illegal tobacco and cigarettes that breached health rules. Trading Standards officers raided Goran Mustafa Mohamadamin's shop on November 20 last year and found 96 50g packets of counterfeit

  • Needles found in abandoned cars close to children's centre

    TEENAGERS were horrified to find needles in abandoned cars in a car park. Dozens of needles were strewn in the three vehicles parked next to a well-used children’s centre. The youngsters’ adult leader, from youth project JAMES, said he was