A WOMAN pedestrian escaped serious injury after being involved in a collision with a car on the Shipley-Airedale Road in Bradford today. The road was closed in the Shipley direction as emergency services dealt with the incident early this evening
BRADFORD'S Winter Table Tennis League began last week with a new format.The previous system of smaller divisions, which had been in operation for several years, has been replaced by a three-division structure, with 14 teams in each division. Teams
Bridlington Town 2, Albion Sports 2 A CONTROVERSIAL late penalty saw Bridlington Town snatch a Toolstation Northern Counties East League draw from the Premier Division visit of Albion Sports. Craig Hogg had put the home side in front early
ENTRIES for the Bradford Snooker Championships, both singles and pairs, as well as the Hey's Trophy are due by October 4. Entry forms have been sent to all clubs but anyone still needing one can find them on the website www.bsa-cuesports.com.
YORKSHIRE are in danger of ending a special season with only a second defeat against Somerset at Headingley. The LV= County Championship winners are under the cosh against a team placed mid-table in Division One, having seen them reply to 253 all
A PROUD Bradfordian couple will be the first to tie the knot in the city's new register office. Finishing touches are currently being made to the register office in City Hall, ahead of its grand opening next month. And the first pair to wed
IT'S now even easier to donate to a fund to create a lasting memorial to Bradford's fallen soldiers of World War One.People from across the district are being asked to come together to help fund a new memorial in France to the Bradford Pals killed
A WOMAN pedestrian has been injured in an accident with a car on the Shipley-Airedale Road in Bradford. Part of the road has been sealed off as the emergency services deal with the incident tonight. The extent of the woman's injuries are not
A LIFE peer leading a national report into the education of nurses has visited Bradford to see the success of a training scheme in the district.Lord Willis of Knaresborough was at The Ridge Medical Practice in Great Horton yesterday, which is one of five
WIBSEY Lions under-18s have stepped up two age groups after lifting the Huddersfield RCD League's under-16s title last season. But it did not seem to faze them as they defeated Brighouse 4-1, goals coming from Cam Green (3) and Tom Bentham.
THE funeral will take place on Friday of schoolboy Saliq Malik who died after the car he was travelling in crashed at high speed in Bradford. His father Amjad Malik said that would be followed by a burial at Cemetery Road. Saliq's death, following
TWO BRADFORD drug dealers have been locked up for a total of 11 years after they were arrested in a police swoop while both were on prison licence for similar offences.Umar Farooq, 28, a "third striker", of Lynton Drive, Heaton, Bradford, was
NEW Leeds head coach Darko Milanic wants to fulfil the fans' dreams of taking the club back to the Premier League, and insists he does not fear the chop from owner Massimo Cellino. Milanic, a 46-year-old who captained Slovenia at Euro 2000, has
SEVEN Yorkshire players have been selected by England at senior and Performance Programme level for tours to Sri Lanka and South Africa prior to Christmas – but Gary Ballance's name is a surprise omission. Ballance has been left out of the national
PEOPLE in Bradford are being advised to make sure they have a TV licence if they watch live television at home.Over the coming weeks, TV Licensing will be visiting unlicensed addresses within Bradford. The penalty for watching or recording live TV without
Bradford Dudley Hill 36 Ovenden 8 BRADFORD Dudley Hill cruised into Saturday's Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two promotion play-off final at Pilkington Recs following this comprehensive victory. The Halifax visitors had
THE new Bishop for West Yorkshire and the Dales has promised to create a diocese built on dialogue with all its wide-ranging communities by using every form of modern communication. The former Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Nick Baines,
A BID to get £15,000 for slipping on water in a Bradford supermarket is among false or exaggerated insurance claims being investigated by a crack police team.Eleven people were today arrested across the country, including two in West Yorkshire,
The plan to have cabbies train up as "ambassadors" for Bradford is certainly to be welcomed. If cab drivers are the first people that visitors to the city meet, when they alight from trains or buses and need to move on to other areas in the district
A LORRY driver must pay a brewery worker £1,000 compensation for breaking his arm with a metal bar.Staff at the Heineken brewery in Tadcaster separated Clive Helliwell, 54, and Craig Low when they argued over Helliwell’s driving, said Victoria
SCHOOL children have joined residents to clear eyesore land of litter and fly-tipping. Margaret McMillan Primary School pupils and people living in Bonn Road are jointly tackling the grassed area behind Bonn Road, next to Scotchman Road allotments
A PLUCKY pensioner who confronted a housebreaker and pursued him down the street shouting "Burglar, burglar!" has been praised by a judge.Geoffrey Popple, 76, was described as "a very brave elderly gentleman" for his role in netting
PROVIDING occupational physiotherapy services available to hundreds of staff has significantly boosted productivity at two Bradford-based healthcare and social housing organisations.Bradford District Care Trust reported a 60 per cent increase in productivity
A TEENAGER from the Bradford district produced the drive of her career to finish third in the world championship for model stock cars.Amelia Batty, 14, of Silsden, attended the World Championship for the 1/8th stock cars at Southern Oval Model Raceway
A 29-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Bradford Crown Court charged with making a threat to kill and dangerous driving.Martin Shaw, of Beacon Place, Buttershaw, Bradford, is alleged to have committed the offences on July 16.He was committed to the Crown
A MAN who cheated the taxpayer out of more than £14,000 will have to pay back every penny, a judge told him.Nisar Ahmed, 35, rented a £220,000 house he had bought in Toller Drive, Heaton, Bradford, out to his sister while claiming benefits
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been cleared of raping a church-going student after telling a court she was "all over him" that night. It took a jury at Bradford Crown Court less than two hours to acquit Aadil Mahboob of sexually attacking the 17-year-old
Revellers enjoyed unseasonably warm weather when Bradford's Dominica Association held its annual street party.The event was held at the association's base in Worthington Street and saw people of all ages enjoy traditional food stalls, arts and
Yorkshire were under the cosh against Somerset at tea on day two of their County Championship clash at Headingley. Nick Compton and Marcus Trescothick both hit half-centuries in a commanding reply of 196-2 from 57 overs after the hosts were all
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TESCO is "not wanted" in Haworth, according to the chairman of a council planning committee.Councillor Barry Thorne, of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council, said members of the public expressed overwhelming opposition to the supermarket
AN appeal has been launched to help the family of a 34-year-old Slovakian man who died shortly after moving to Keighley.The committee in charge of the Danny Ryan Memorial Fund has stepped in to help the wife and children of Jozef Pompa, who died of bowel
Yorkshire are playing catch-up in their final match of the LV= County Championship season against Somerset at Headingley. The champions, having been bowled out for 253 during the early stages of day two, have seen the visitors reach lunch well
AN historic estate agency chain is set to expand through offering franchise opportunities across the North of England while remaining on the look-out for potential acquisitions. Ilkley-based Dacre Son & Hartley, which has 20 branches in Yorkshire
TWO people have been released on bail by police after a suspected cannabis factory was found in a house in Wilsden. The property on Albert Street was raided on Friday, September 12. Police found a tent in the front bedroom with ten plants growing
WET SPONGES greeted Sainsbury’s charity cyclists when they arrived at the Keighley store as part of a county-wide ride.Three staff members from the Keighley supermarket were among a 25-strong team drawn from the region’s stores.Over two days
BUSINESS leaders have been told that a ‘game changing’ £1 billion funding deal is set to unlock the potential of the Leeds City Region, which includes Bradford. Roger Marsh, chairman of the LCR business-led Local Enterprise Partnership, told a
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a man was taken to hospital with burns to his hands after fire swept through terraced flats at Farm Croft, Skipton,.The blaze was tackled by fire crews from Skipton, Silsden, Grassington and Keighley.Also at the scene
RAPID growth has led a Bradford based international logistics company to expand into larger premises for the third time in three years. Sabre Ocean Solutions has moved from its Little Germany offices to larger premises near the M62, after maintaining
PROVIDING occupational physiotherapy services available to hundreds of staff has significantly boosted productivity at two Bradford-based healthcare and social housing organisations. Bradford District Care Trust reported a 60 per cent increase
CONSTRUCTION firms face a clampdown from health and safety inspectors if they are deemed to be ignoring threats to their employees’ health. The Health and Safety Executive has warned firms in Yorkshire that immediate action to close down sites
POLICE followed tyre tracks across open ground in Windhill to locate a 17-year-old riding off-road on a motorbike, which they seized before issuing a Section 59 warning which prohibits any further anti-social riding by the teenager or use of the bike
SEVENTY years ago last week thousands of Paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division of the British Army dropped onto Ginkel Heath, north-west of Arnhem in Holland, with the intention of capturing bridges on the key routes through Holland and preventing
TRYING to keep at least one step ahead is key to surviving the “intense” competition in Yorkshire, according to the booming Ilkley Brewery Co Ltd. Since it was founded in January 2009, the Ilkley firm has been a non-stop success story in an increasingly
A FOURTEEN-year-old boy from Keighley has been charged with the attempted theft of a scooter from Crossflatts railway station. Police were told of two males breaking into bike lockers, one of which contained a scooter. Police arrested two people
A LANTERN parade has been organised at Lister Park next month, which will also feature a parade of 75 women dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Glinda the Good Witch of the South will also be present and art installations will be dotted around
BRADFORD charity Carers’ Resource has been celebrating helping 200 carers, over the past 20 months, to rebuild their lives. The charity’s CReate scheme has helped people in a variety of ways, including finding work, accessing education or training
A PERSON has been taken to Airedale Hospital after a collision involving two cars in Harden this morning. The crash, between a Volkswagen Lupo and a Ford Focus, happened on Harden Road between Altar Lane and Long Lane at 8.15am. The road had
SIR – With regard to the possible loss of public conveniences around the district (T&A, September 22), may I point out that there will likely be a rise in ‘anti-social’ behaviour as a result. Namely, the public urinating in the street by some
A primary school is setting the fitness bar with its running club. Following the success of last year's club with just nine members, Parish Church School, Skipton, has set up two lunchtime clubs - for beginners and intermediates. Organised
SIR – The Chief Medical Officer of Health is appealing to doctors and nurses from the NHS to volunteer to go to Sierra Leone to help fight the ebola outbreak. Is this the same NHS that is letting the people of Britain down because of funding and
SIR – Having read the article about meningitis (T&A, September 18) and being parents who lost our 27-year-old son to pneumococcal meningitis in January 2007, we would like to take this opportunity to help raise awareness that meningitis can affect
SIR – Last night I had the pleasure of going to the gala variety show at the Alhambra. May I congratulate everyone concerned with the production? The show from start to finish was a slick and polished production, every artist on the bill gave 100 per
A MUCH opposed planned new housing estate which would have led to the felling of a row of trees has been thrown out by planners.A planning meeting, attended by several residents, saw the 21-house plan for grassland off Main Street, Embsay, Skipton, refused
SIR – Mr Pickles, the secretary of state for communities and local government, is guest speaker at a dinner in Bradford this week – so a few words word of warning to his audience. Demographic and other changes mean that the demands on local councils
SIR – As we approach a general election, it is worth recalling a promise made at the 2009 Conservative Party conference. We were told that it was time to say “enough is enough” on fixed speed cameras, as they were not the best way to make our roads
TEENAGE football star Sophie Hawkins has her sights set on the Olympics.And the Skipton Girls' High School pupil has moved a step nearer her goal after being selected for Leeds United's under 15 team."She has always wanted to go to the Olympics
SIR – We are researchers at the University of Southampton and we would like to talk to people who have a friend or family member who has diabetes. To help inform health policy The Health Foundation is funding research at the University of Southampton
TALENTED young students from Ermysted's Grammar School,Skipton, have been given a valuable insight into the world of engineering.Oscar Clements, 17, explored the practical world of electromechanical engineering at Cardiff University's School of
POLICE have appealed for anyone with information about the location of a Fagley man who was last seen 18 days ago. Anthony Walton Brown, 49, has been missing since Saturday, September 6, and West Yorkshire Police say they are now concerned for
A CHARITY which helps helping disabled people get into sport has been given £10,000 towards its "great" work across the district.Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure raises £300,000 a year to run its clubs, projects and activities
CITY went out of the Capital One Cup with their heads held high, according to Phil Parkinson. A double from Benik Afobe saw MK Dons avenge last week's league defeat and advance into the fourth round. The on-loan Arsenal striker, a target for
A MUSLIM family have sent their children to school with "Halal only" signs taped to their chests as a protest about the school serving their daughter non-Halal food.Talib Hussain said five-year-old Khadija Khan was given non-Halal food by staff
LUCAS Walshaw reckons former Wakefield team-mate Harry Siejka will prove a smash-hit at Odsal next season. Both men will join the Bulls for pre-season training early next month after agreeing two-year deals from the Wildcats. Walshaw is well
OWNERS of a pub forced to close at midnight when a neighbouring pub can trade until 1.30am are taking a fight against Bradford Council to the Government.The Council has rejected a planning application from owners of The Hop, until recently called The
MK Dons 2, City 0 SEQUELS are rarely a patch on the original – and there was no rousing reprise for City in Milton Keynes last night. The Bantams could not match their recent League One exploits and grab a place in the last 16 of the Capital
LESS of our household waste is ending up in landfill, new figures show. And Council bosses believe that a recent boost to its recycling collections is having the desired effect. The amount of rubbish being landfilled has been slashed by more
A CONVICTED paedophile is behind bars awaiting sentence after telling lies to obtain voluntary work with a major West Yorkshire sporting charity. Bradford pervert David Hemsley made repeat appearances for the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, at Headingley
CABBIES in Bradford are to be turned into ambassadors for the city, it was announced today. Taxi drivers will be trained to sing the city's praises when tourists or business visitors get in the back of their cabs. The course will teach them
