MANY revellers played it safe at Bingley Music Live today with the festival ‘uniform’ of Hunter wellies. They needn’t have bothered though, because whatever the weather had threatened on Friday by this afternoon Myrtle Park was in the grip of an
WITH just three sets of fixtures to be played, the battle for the Division A title could have taken a decisive turn following the top-two clash between Halifax Direct and New Wortley. Batting first, home side Direct were bowled out for just 140
Jonathan Brownlee had to settle for third as Javier Gomez won his fourth World Triathlon Series on Sunday. The Bingley Harrier, from Bramhope, finished behind Gomez in the season-closing race in Edmonton - a race won by his brother Alistair - and
Dewsbury 24 Cougars 12 PAUL Handforth’s try gave Cougars a precious bonus point as they gear up for ‘Survival Sunday’ in the Championship this weekend. In a tense three-way battle to avoid relegation, Cougars lost ground to Whitehaven and Batley
Wharfedale romped to a 64-5 friendly victory at Otley.The hosts looked the more organised of the two teams early on and deservedly took the lead when good handling led to a score wide out left from Jack Scott Paul, which Stephen Depledge failed to convert
WITH two weeks of the season remaining, Girlington A are most likely to become champions of Bradford Mutual Sunday School League Group A as they require five points to seal the title. But they missed out the opportunity to be crowned champions
YORKSHIRE are in control of the Roses match after a healthy opening day with both ball and bat against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford today. Jack Brooks, Ryan Sidebottom and Adil Rashid all claimed three wickets as the Red Rose, reduced to
PEOPLE who have found themselves isolated once they hit 50 are making new friends through a social project in Bradford.Connect Club is aimed at over-50s who were used to a busy, vibrant social life in the past and perhaps would not want to go to day centre
CLECKHEATON recovered from the disappointment of their Priestley Cup final defeat by winning the Bradford League championship for the second season in a row after 114-run win at Farsley on the day bottom clubs Morley and Yeadon were relegated to Division
Bradford Salem clinched a dramatic last-gasp 31-25 win against a dogged Wath to progress to the second round of the Yorkshire Shield. A late Carl Walker try sealed victory with the last play of the game. Led by man of the match Andy Robinson
CARETAKER manager Neil Redfearn refused to rule himself out of the running to succeed David Hockaday as head coach as Leeds ended a run of three defeats with a 1-0 home victory over luckless Bolton. Hockaday was sacked by owner Massimo Cellino
THE mother of a schizophrenic who was sectioned after attacking his sister says she feels "let down" by the authorities after they refused her requests to detain him earlier. Cameron Hussain, 21, was eventually ordered by a judge to be detained
Baildon started their season with a bang after a 48-22 home win over Rotherham Phoenix in the Yorkshire Silver Trophy. Phoenix took the lead with a brace of tries through powerful forward work in the opening ten minutes. However Baildon, who had
Guiseley 1 Gloucester City 4 THE Lions plummeted towards mid-table in the Vanarama Conference North after suffering back-to-back home defeats. Gloucester City had not won on their previous five starts but they capitalised on the Lions’ fragility
THROSTLE Nest hosted two FA Cup preliminary round ties this weekend but witnessed only one home victory as Albion Sports were dumped out of the competition while FARSLEY joined Brighouse Town in the next round. Farsley romped through on Saturday
Gainsborough Trinity 1 Bradford Park Avenue 0 AVENUE lacked a cutting edge as they slumped to defeat at Gainsborough, while losing Martin Drury to a serious-looking injury. The left back, who missed almost all of last season, fell awkwardly
A STREET lamp which suddenly appeared in the heart of Saltaire World Heritage Site has sparked a flood of criticism for its ill-fitting design.It has been installed at the Victoria Road end of Caroline Street and, at present, is a bare galvanised steel
LIVERSEDGE picked up their first point of the season but they had to hold their nerve in a see-saw eight-goal thriller against fellow poor starters NOSTELL MW. The sides were the bottom two in the Toolstation Northern Counties East, both pointless
THOUSANDS of people took advantage of the first Brighouse Canal, Beer and Music Festival at the weekend - the latest event to put the town on the map.Steven Lord, of Brighouse Business Initiative, which organised the event, said the occasion had something
PLANS by supermarket giant Morrisons to build a convenience store on a vacant site in Clayton, Bradford, have met opposition from traders and residents. The Bradford-based firm has proposed to build a M Local store to the west of 67 Bradford Road.But
HEBDEN'S Andy Hodge MBE added another World Championship gold medal to his collection in Amsterdam. As part of the men's four alongside Alex Gregory, Mohamed Sbihi and George Nash, the Great Britain team were pushed at the start before powering
Lancashire have reached tea on day one at Emirates Old Trafford on 232-6 from 64 overs. Yorkshire have taken three wickets this afternoon, with Ryan Sidebottom replicating his early morning exploits by striking with the second ball of the session
TWO "unsung heroes" who go the extra mile to support voluntary groups are the latest nominees in this year's Telegraph & Argus Community Stars Awards. Dianne French has been involved with what is now the Roleystone horse sanctuary in Wrose
WHEN Hallcroft was built in 1908, Bradford was a city at the height of its prosperity – and the coal merchant who commissioned this imposing house with five/six bedrooms was determined that it should be the last word in modernity. So the ceilings
A BRADFORD allotments association held its first open day, to encourage more young people to get green-fingered.Officials at Thornbury Gardens and Allotments Association are hoping to build on the seeds planted by seven-year-old member Amelia Hirst,
A BRADFORD community got together on Saturday in memory of a little girl, tragically killed in a road accident, and to raise money for the medics who tried to save her.Six-year-old Lily Brooke Davis died from her injuries after she was in collision with
MORE THAN 100 refugees and asylum seekers filled a skip with rubbish during a litter pick through Bradford as a thank you for the district's hospitality. The event, organised by senior Bradford Minister, Pastor Benjamin Ayesu, in partnership with
A HOUSE under renovation was badly damaged in a fire late last night. The kitchen was destroyed and smoke damage caused to the rest of the back to back terraced property in New Street, Bailiff Bridge, when a kettle boiled dry and burst into flames
A 39-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow charged with a religiously aggravated assault on Bradford West MP George Galloway who was left battered and bruised in an alleged street attack. The pro-Palestine politician suffered a suspected broken
