LEE Gaskell tonight spoke his pride after scooping a clean sweep of prizes in the Bulls' end-of-season awards – including the Telegraph & Argus player of the year. The close-season signing from St Helens enjoyed a fine debut campaign at Odsal
SAM Wood has signed a permanent contract at Dewsbury following his successful spell on dual registration with the Championship club.The Halifax-born Bulls centre or winger progressed through the ranks at Odsal but will now become a full-fledged Rams player.Coach
YORKSHIRE have confirmed that they are fully behind Andrew Gale in his fight against a charge of racism from the ECB. The White Rose skipper has been charged following his part in an incident with Lancashire's South African batsman Ashwell Prince
CLECKHEATON pace bowler Iain Wardlaw has been named in Scotland's 16-man squad for their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.The former Yorkshire player will be captained by Preston Mommsen on the September-October trip, which forms part of
CRAVEN, Aire & Wharfe Junior League side Campion Under-12s urgently need a goalkeeper. If anyone is interested, they should contact Richard on 07931-814790. Campion also need players in general (call the above number) who are aged between
LEEDS captain Jason Pearce insists Tuesday's stunning win at Bournemouth will mean nothing if his side fail to beat Huddersfield on Saturday. The Whites extended their unbeaten run to three games under caretaker boss Neil Redfearn with a 3-1 victory
TWO Baildon cyclists begin a 2,000 mile sponsored ride to Spain this Sunday spurred on by their shared love for the same woman. Frances Stirk was the sister of Bull's Head landlord Paul Kearns and the partner of Steve Tindall for 23 years before
WHAT a great result at MK Dons and one that we needed after losing the last couple at home. Everyone must have been thinking “oh no” when James Hanson had to drop out but the lads all pulled together to beat a very good team. A lot of people
LISTERHILLS AA The working party at the canal was well attended, and a considerable amount of weed was removed. The RAF Wings Appeal Charity Open match at Armley provided a close finish. Result: 1 M Mannion 2lb 7½oz, 2 R Thorne 2lb 5oz, 3 G Jones
AN AMBITIOUS Europe-wide healthy eating project began in City Park, Bradford, today as people were asked to sign up and say "We Love Eating".The EU-funded project was rolled out simultaneously in seven cities across Europe, and begins a 12 month
TRADING standards officials have found large numbers of businesses in Bradford selling Hajj packages for those embarking on a pilgrimage next month cannot guarantee customers' cash. Now West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service staff will be going
Eccleshill United continued their resurgence in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Division One last night with a 2-0 win at newcomers Penistone Church. Viktor Balis bagged himself a brace as the Eagles cruised to a fourth straight league victory
JASON Gillespie says enjoyment has been key to Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship title success. Yorkshire have clinched their first four-day title since 2001 with a game to spare, which comes against Somerset at Headingley on Tuesday. It is also
WEST Bowling open up their Pennine League Championship Division campaign with a trip to neighbours King Cross Park. Bowling are under the guidance of former player-coach Glenn Barraclough this season after a number of years as assistant coach at
AFTER four consecutive West Riding County Amateur League defeats, Premier Division Salts will be looking for a change in fortune when pointless Kirkburton visit their temporary home of Marley Stadium tomorrow. Tyersal, with only one win from their last
A MAN who was found guilty of performing a sexual act on a train in front of a "scared" teenager claimed he was just scratching himself. Christopher Grojec, 35, claimed his eczema flared up and become itchy because of the heat and sweat caused
A GRAMMY Award winning conductor from Otley has appeared in court accused of sexual offences.Joseph Cullen appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour.The 54-year-old made no plea
THACKLEY will start under a new head coach for the second Saturday on the trot tomorrow after appointing former Bantams midfielder Lee Duxbury. Duxbury, who was previously assistant manager at Oldham Athletic under Paul Dickov and was head coach
FIFTY, and ten, are two quite normal numbers but they are likely to pose a significant problem for the government. Despite Treasury opposition parliament has recently ratified the UK's fourth carbon budget, and so set itself, and us, a daunting challenge
BRADFORD boss John Deacey says the blame for his side’s poor run in Vanarama Conference North should be laid fairly and squarely on his shoulders. Avenue are looking to halt a poor run of form after five consecutive defeats, the latest being a
WITH progress booked in the FA Cup last weekend, Farsley will be hoping to pick up where they left off in Evo-Stik Division One North when they return to league action tomorrow. The Villagers are a lofty third but will need to be at their best
THE Bradford Catholic Players are desperately seeking men for their forthcoming show, Carousel. The popular musical centres on sweet mill girl Julie Jordan and handsome but "uncivilised" carousel barker, Billy Bigelow. When they marry, things turn
NOT too many Guiseley supporters will be running to the bookies over the next 24 hours to put money on a 0-0 draw at Nethermoor on Saturday. Third-placed opponents Oxford City’s last four matches have involved 25 goals – 15 for and ten against.
TWO men "meted out their own savage justice" after a woman claimed she had been raped, a court heard. Brian Siddle and teenager Joshua Cousins, with a third man who has not been identified, repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped on Gary Ramsden
LEODIENSIAN were without doubt the bogey team for Bradford Salem last season. The Leeds club defeated their Heaton rivals 23-5 at Crag Lane last October – Salem’s first defeat of the campaign – and 29-7 in January at Shay Lane. “If we had won
A BEAUTICIANS in Guiseley has been raided by immigration officers, which led to the arrest of two Vietnamese men. Officers swooped on Summer Nails on Otley Road at 11am this morning following reports of people "no right to be in the UK" working
A QUAD bike rider has been arrested or dangerous driving after police filmed his behaviour from an unmarked police car in Eccleshill. The rider was interviewed after the incident on Monday and has now been bailed to allow police investigations
HAVING been surprised once this season away from home, Bradford & Bingley are being more guarded as they prepare for their SSE North One East trip to Northern tomorrow. Newly-promoted Dinnington shocked the Bees 22-13 in South Yorkshire a fortnight
CITY Park will turn into a huge laboratory with the Bradford Science Festival on Saturday, October 25. The event, held between 11am and 4pm, will feature science workshops, demonstrations and interactive activities for the whole family. The Festival
FOOD is often seen as a comfort. Chocolate has long been associated with evoking the feel-good-factor but now, it seems, our behaviour with food may be more psychological than we thought. An international team of scientists has found no strong
BBC Young Folk Award winner 2010 James Findlay is appearing at Bradford's Topic Folk Club next week. He will be at the Glyde House venue on Thursday, September 25 at 8.30pm. Fours years since winning the BBC Young Folk Award, James (pictured
New Home Office figures reveal that Bradford City has the second-highest number of banning orders against supporters in League One and is ahead of local rivals Leeds United, who are in the Championship. Football violence is something we would all
Fresh appeals have been made to trace the mother of a new-born baby boy, found dead at a waste depot in Bradford a year ago. Police inquiries and public appeals have failed to locate the baby's mother, who was thought to have health and welfare
TWO people who ignored notices from Bradford Council to clear rubbish-strewn gardens have been fined more than £3,500 between them. Hardeep Kanda, of Bradford Road, Pudsey, must pay a total £2,097, while Irene Barnowski, of Bootham Park, Daisy
KEIGHLEY community centre groups hunting for new members have shown off what they can offer in an Airedale Shopping Centre display window.The installation, put together by organisations based in the Sue Belcher Centre, in Bracken Bank, includes photographs
TWO burglary suspects were arrested following a police chase after their getaway car was caught on camera. Burglars targeted the Boathouse Inn, in Saltaire, on Monday morning, but staff working at the pub along with members of the public saw the
SHIPLEY College principal Nav Chohan took on the Ice Bucket Challenge to the delight of staff and students during the college's Freshers Fair. Mr Chohan had been nominated twice for the charity challenge which recently went viral on social media
WEST Yorkshire police are helping trace a man wanted on prison recall who has links to Bradford.Barry McGrath, 36, breached his prison release licence for failing to stay at an approved address in the Boroughbridge Road area of York and for displaying
A YOUTH rescued from the roof of Keighley town hall early this morning said he had gone up to retrieve a football.Firefighters from Bradford station were called to the town hall by police at about 5am.A spokesman for the station said there were three
WARRANTS were issued for two cake-makers who failed to appear at court yesterday on a total of 33 food hygiene charges.Muhammad Farooq and Mohammed Awais allegedly breached food safety regulations at their Jay's Handmade Cakes business on Thorncliffe
A GUEST who attacked a part-time waiter at a wedding celebration has been spared an immediate prison sentence.Salman Khan punched the 17-year-old student as he carried a tray at the Rio Grande, in Woodhead Road, on June 15.Khan, 21, accused the teenager
FIREFIGHTERS raced to a Keighley flooring company yesterday after a machine caught fire.Crews from Keighley, Silsden, Bingley, and Bradford were summoned to Ezifloor’s factory in Royd Ings Avenue at 9.30am on Wednesday.Staff had put out the main
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a Vauxhall Astra she was driving crashed into a house in Cote Lane, Allerton, Bradford, early today .Firefighters from Fairweather Green and Shipley stations helped to free the woman.A spokesman for Fairweather Green
SIR – Sally Clifford reports that over two thirds of child carers face bullying at school and don’t feel safe (T&A, September 15). Well what’s going on there? Because aren’t schools supposed to be having big anti-bullying campaigns? I think
SIR – As a parent of four children, I can only give my deepest sympathies to Saliq Amjad Malik’s family after the horrific incident on Barkerend Road (T&A, September 15). So, so sad. And so young... My other sadness is that this will happen
SIR – A month ago a resident of Thornton told me of the removal of stone slates from a building within the Thornton Conservation Area. Both of us emailed Cllr Malcolm Sykes, a councillor for the Thornton and Allerton Ward, and despite him being
SIR – The recent news that the unemployed will have to spend 35 hours at the job centre looking for a job will be a kick in the teeth for many pensioners. I say ‘pensioners’ but they are not allowed to be for another five years. Instead these 60
SIR – The appalling case of the woman who was repeatedly raped by her father (T&A, September 16) resulted in Bradford Council having to pay out £160,000 in damages due to its breach of duty. There were obviously multiple failings within the
SIR – Councillor Green seeks to justify the squandering of a further £1m on the Media Museum because it comes from “reserves which can’t be spent on other services” (T&A, September 16). So who is it who has decreed that council money can only
SIR – We read of a young lady awarded £160,000 against Bradford Council following many years of parental sexual abuse, the reports of which are horrendous (T&A, September 16). If we add the legal costs, then the total bill for us, the council tax
A BIT of bowls history was made with the completion of the much-delayed Skipton Merit at the SPF green. Eight players went to post and the champion was the experienced David Scott of Crosshills as he won the event for the second time – 45 years
IT IS difficult to know where to start with any appraisal of a campaign that began with administration and ended in relegation. When the Bulls marched on Old Trafford year after year at the beginning of the millennium, nobody could have predicted
ALL-ROUNDER Rich Pyrah has been granted a benefit year in 2015 by Yorkshire. The player who took the catch which sealed LV= County Championship glory against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Friday has been rewarded for 13 years of service to
JAMIE Foster admits he will always be a Bulls fan and plans to return to Odsal to support the team in the future.The winger is preparing to finalise a cross-code switch to rugby union, with Worcester Warriors the favourites to snap him up.But the former
A HOMELESSNESS charity hopes 50 volunteers will brave the elements and spend a night sleeping rough to support its work.Suits on the Street aims to give a flavour of what life is like for the homeless and raise awareness and money for Inn Churches'
MANY of the academy chains who were approached to run a troubled Bradford school were immediately put off when they saw its finances, a meeting of education representatives has been told.The Bradford School's forum met yesterday, and discussed the
PHIL Parkinson today launched a strong defence of keeper Jordan Pickford for his “steely” character. The youngster was at fault for the MK Dons goal on Tuesday but bounced back with a confident second-half display as City held on for a 2-1 win.
A DOG attack victim said he thought he was going to be killed as he was mauled by two banned American Pit Bulls in a "terrifying" incident on a Bradford street. Lee Flatt, 35, from Buttershaw, said he was only saved by the actions of a brave neighbour
YORKSHIRE'S Ladies are seeking to retain the Waterloo Cup when they play Shropshire at Waterloo Bowling Club in Blackpool on Saturday. This is the fifth year the white rose side have made it to the 'Waterloo', losing in the County Championship
ENGLISH Heritage has objected to proposals to knock down a derelict listed cemetery chapel in Bradford - the only remaining Victorian one of its scale in the city. Plans submitted by Bradford Council for the partial demolition of the crime-ridden
A SUPERMARKET giant is planning to turn a Haworth pub into a convenience store and create up to 20 jobs - but traders fear it could kill off their businesses.Tesco has also submitted a planning application to put a cash machine in a window at the Royal
A MAN who beat up his former wife, breaking her ribs and covering her in bruises, has been jailed for 27 months.Winifred Modley suffered two broken ribs, a suspected fractured sternum and multiple bruises in the drink-fuelled attack on December 4 last
SAFETY improvements at a Keighley weir where a young boy was critically injured would cost £250,000, it has been revealed.But campaigners say they remain determined to reduce the dangers at the spot, where the eight-year-old child was seriously
MORE than 30 Bradford City fans were arrested last season and 56 are currently subject to football banning orders, Home Office figures have revealed. Only Bristol City in League One had more banning orders against risk supporters and the Bantams
A 58-YEAR-OLD man has been cleared of frightening women and children in the street with a Taser stun gun. Gulfraz Majeed was yesterday acquitted of three charges of using the weapon to cause fear of violence outside his home on Charteris Road,
A FRACAS in Bradford city centre sparked a major police response yesterday afternoon, with witnesses reporting groups of people fighting in the street. At least seven police cars and dozens of officers were scrambled to the scene just before 3pm
