GOALS from Gloddy Deans-Diolco (2) and Harry McMullen earned Field AFC a 3-1 win against Ossett Albion in the Northern Under-19 Alliance League as they climbed to second in the table. Eccleshill United drew 2-2 with Scarborough Athletic, with Charles
ANDREW Gale has been banned for two more matches by the ECB following his altercation with Lancashire opponent Ashwell Prince last month. The Yorkshire captain will miss the MCC champion county fixture in Abu Dhabi in March and 2015's opening LV
THE owners of a climbing wall centre in Bingley which closed due lease changes have revealed they will not reopen the business elsewhere. The Climbing Barn and car repair firm, Savi Autocentre, were both tenants at the Ryshworth Works site, off
IN A week when Liverpool and England have been involved in a tug of war over Daniel Sturridge, Farsley boss Neil Parsley has voiced similar concerns over a striker. Parsley has three top goalscorers in Aiden Savory, Adam Priestley and Marcus Edwards
COUGARS chairman Gary Fawcett has written to all clubs to request an extraordinary general meeting where he will put forward proposals for power within the game to be held by its members.Fawcett has been left furious after Keighley were relegated due
IT ISN'T every day that the seventh bowler used in a cup final bags five wickets.But that is what happened in the Bradford Junior League's under-15s decider at Buttershaw St Paul's.Liversedge were threatening to chase down the home side'
A PROPOSAL to allow clubs to loan players within the JCT600 Bradford League received a lukewarm reception at the league's rules revision meeting at Pudsey Congs. The England & Wales Cricket Board are trying to find ways to reduce the number
PARENTS say the state of a derelict factory building in Gomersal is "putting children's lives at risk", as Kirklees Council continues to pursue a demolition order on the site. The future of the former Maccess factory on Spen Lane was the subject
LUKE O’Brien left Thackley recently with the club’s best wishes but there were pangs of regret that he would no longer be around. The former Bradford City defender had lost his appetite for the game after leaving Valley Parade and having a bad
BRADFORD City go to Nottingham Forest on Sunday on the back of a superb 2-1 midweek win over Women's Premier League (North) leaders Huddersfield Town at Shelley. City were looking for an early response to the frustration of a 1-1 weekend draw at
THERE is a mixture of West Riding County FA Sunday Cup and Sunday Trophy matches alongside a restricted programme of domestic matches for Bradford Sunday Alliance League clubs this weekend. A number of all-Alliance ties include Oddfellows Celtic
DANNY Jones says the dual-registration farce which led to the Cougars' demise "beggars belief" but insists he had no hesitation staying loyal to the club following their relegation. After three seasons in the Championship, Keighley are staring
SUTTON clay pigeon shooter Shaun Wood has had a busy and successful summer.After making his Great Britain junior debut at the European Championships in June, he was picked on the England Talent Pathway Programme (ETPP) – an important stepping stone
WATCHING a world champion at the peak of his powers brings a mixture of awe and appreciation. The appreciation comes via the applause but it is never quite as resounding as you think it should be as the awe mutes it because you can't quite believe
A DRINK-DRIVER who led police on a high speed car chase has been spared an immediate prison sentence after the judge read his "glowing references." Former care home worker, David Bullivant, must have suffered "a bit of a brainstorm" to act so stupidly
The traditional ritual of decorating the house in time for the Christmas holidays will soon begin. But this year, why not transform the garden as well? Of course, this has to be done with style. There is no need to double your electricity bill
SCOTT Thwaites has signed a two-year extension to his contract with his German-based professional cycling team. The 24-year-old from Burley-in-Wharfedale has just finished his best season yet, taking second place in the Ronde van Drenthe and third
THE 340-strong Yorkshire practice of professional services firm EY made a key contribution to the firm's growth in the year to June 27.EY, which provides audit, tax, transaction and advisory services, reported turnover growth of 8.6 per cent to nearly
TEN full and part-time jobs have been created, including several for previously unemployed people, at a new drive-through coffee shop in Bradford.Lord Mayor Cllr Mike Gibbons officially opened the new Starbucks at a petrol station on Rooley Lane, which
MORRISONS has today taken the price fight to discounters Aldi and Lidl which have been eroding its share of the grocery market.The Bradford-based retailer, which has more than 500 stores, has become the first of the big four supermarkets to pledge a price
ONE in every 16 households in the Bradford district is officially overcrowded - the highest rate in West Yorkshire.And the problem disproportionately affects Bradford's Pakistani heritage population, new statistics reveal.The data, released yesterday
Sunday, and I am doing some father-son bonding by taking the boy to a manga comic drawing workshop, part of the Bradford Literature Festival taster weekend. We arrive in the city centre early so go to eat fried chicken and watch people being all healthy
A LORRY driver, aged 52, of Bradford, died last night after his Renault heavy goods vehicle left the road and ploughed into a lamppost at Tingley, near Wakefield.Police believe the man, who has not yet been named, might have taken ill at the wheel. He
FULNECK School pupil Jennie Roberts is celebrating after clinching third place in a gruelling two-day national windsurfing competition.The 13-year-old, who races in the 3.5m sail fleet, was also the third fastest female at the end of the event in a field
A MOVING performance outlining the ordeal faced by conscientious objectors during the First World War will be given in Haworth.Peace campaigner and storyteller Simon Heywood will bring to life the often-forgotten tales of 'conchies', who took
SCHOOL pupils experienced an "online field trip" as part of a new initiative to teach children where their food comes from. The pupils from Nessfield Primary, in Keighley, were given a lesson from a farmer in Lincolnshire via a live link-up to
A FUNDRAISING event is being held tomorrow to help a couple pay for their wedding after the groom-to-be was diagnosed with lung cancer. Steven Logan and Kate Rodgers have been a couple for 15 years and have three children together, but a few
KAISER Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson, who grew up in Keighley and went to St Mary's School, Menston, has joined forces with some of the biggest names in the music world to back an appeal for a nationwide instrument amnesty. Classical pianist James
BRADFORD is hoping for success at the next Green Oscars. The council was runner up in the Sustainable City Awards' 2014 Air Quality category, which is returning for its 14th year and has just opened for 2015 entries.Dubbed the ‘Green Oscars&
A BOMB disposal team has been in action in Otley. Police were alerted at just after 11am today by a builder who called to say he had unearthed a suspected unexploded bomb on Side Copse. The road, off Cross Green, was cordoned off as a precaution
PUPILS at a Bradford school crowned their diamond jubilee celebrations by starting the new academic year in the new school colour – gold. A grant from a community fund run by the Leo Group has meant that all pupils at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary
CHILDREN'S television presenter Andy Day will be entertaining visitors with a live show at the National Media Museum as part of this year's Bradford Science Festival. Throughout October Bradford Science Festival features activities for all ages
A PUB is set to throw open its doors to young children after being sold to a Bradford nursery chain. The Ringway pub on Wood Lane, Horsforth, is now owned by the children's nursery group Kinder Haven, which is planning to open for businesses next
THE deaths of two young travellers in Thailand last month will have sent alarm bells ringing in the ears of parents, as yet another gap year season begins.The details of what happened on the night of September 14 are still being unravelled through grainy
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What goes down our toilet is not something most of us like to think about too much, but let's hear it for the Yorkshire Water engineers who have turned their minds to this unpleasant subject so we don't have to... and with rather remarkable results
SIR – Please can the people of Bradford refrain from dropping used tissues onto roads and pathways, and dispose of them in a litter bin. This year so far, I have evidenced a large amount of used tissues dropped from people’s hands and car windows
SIR – The article concerning bin collections (T&A, October 1) is inaccurate and misleading. The council has a clear commitment to maintaining the current weekly collection of waste. There is no policy “in the pipeline” to change this position
SIR – The T&A reports (September 30) that three relatives of a young Asian woman were jailed for carrying out a ferocious street attack on her secret lover. The reason for this was that the family had planned an arranged marriage for the woman
SIR – I back a pledge delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham to make “reducing the gap” between the north and south “one of the central ambitions of the next Conservative government
SIR – A recent report by employers complains that school leavers do not have the necessary communication or teamwork skills in order to give them apprenticeships. Employers are blaming schools for not educating them in the right way to prepare
SIR – As well as recently spending £13k on the Magistrate Court’s toilets which are to be demolished, a further £4.5m of public money is being spent on a “custody suite” which is politic speak for cells with lavatories. What a pity that the old
SIR – Fifty years ago, a small number of Bradford Sikhs, finding it difficult travelling on Sunday mornings to worship at the Sikh temple (gurdwara) in Chapeltown, Leeds, bought a small dilapidated carpet warehouse for £3,500 in Garnett Street, Bradford
KANE Williamson and Aaron Finch are Yorkshire's top overseas targets for 2015. The pair, stars of this season's LV= County Championship win, will be welcomed back should their respective boards make them available. New Zealand and Australia
WEST Bowling travel to neighbours Halifax Irish in the Pennine League Championship Division buoyed by last week’s convincing cup victory over Dewsbury Celtic. Coach Glenn Barraclough will be looking for more of the same from his young outfit and
I’M REALLY hoping to be involved against Crewe tomorrow and help the lads get that home win we need. It has probably been the most frustrating injury I’ve had because I still felt I could do everything. It was a freak accident but the recovery
SKIPPER Stephen Darby does not believe that City’s new system is a factor behind their stuttering home form. Rock-bottom Crewe hit Valley Parade tomorrow as the Bantams try once again to buck a trend which has seen them fail to win there in the
A survey of women living in West Yorkshire has revealed that nearly 80 per cent have received unwanted presents with more than half practising a pleased face before being given a gift. The poll, by Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire, also revealed
FORMER Sheffield United hitman Billy Sharp is pushing for a Steel City call-up as Leeds return to the scene of last season’s biggest crime. The 6-0 Hillsborough thumping by Sheffield Wednesday was the lowest point of a tough campaign – made even
AN EPIC show laden with pyrotechnic special effects is set to wow the crowds in Bradford City Park tomorrow night. Spellbound, put on by the celebrated British outdoor performance specialists, Walk the Plank, is a show with eye-catching illuminated
DANNY Addy enjoyed the highlight of his career during Scotland’s World Cup campaign – now he wants to help the Bravehearts write another famous chapter. The Bulls star has been included in Scotland’s squad for the upcoming European Championships
RESIDENTS of an apartment complex in Shipley are preparing to fight changes that will see many of them forced to pay £50 a month to park on site.Victoria Mills, which houses over 400 flats, has its own purpose-built seven storey car park where residents
PHIL Parkinson wants to see City excite Valley Parade again – and deliver a first home league win since the opening weekend. Parkinson is calling for more goal-mouth incident against basement side Crewe tomorrow after four games without a win on
A SHAKEN man told of his panic on hearing family members had been involved in a crash in Bradford where an ambulance was knocked onto its side. Kamal Khan's wife Lubnagul and their two daughters, aged 14 and 13, were in a silver Kia that was involved
A 21-YEAR-OLD man caught stealing £220 worth of cosmetics has been sentenced to a 12 month community order.Lee Buckle, of Halifax Road, Keighley, admitted the offence at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court yesterday.The court heard he was
AN ACCOUNTANT has appeared in court charged with stealing £450,000 from defunct Bradford-based conveyancing firm Hammonds Direct. Anthony Simpson, 52, is accused of siphoning off the money over a two year period while working for the company, which
BRADFORD No1 AA This year's Calder League came to a dramatic end last Sunday, with Mirfield winning the team tournament due to having a superior aggregate weight after finishing joint on 34 points with Punky's 8, and just half a point ahead of
NEW interactive maps have been unveiled which show just how varied the population of the Bradford district can be. And one MP said it showed a "tale of two districts" - the inner-city south and the affluent north. The online maps, developed
AN UPGRADED plant which turns 'poo into power' was formally unveiled today at the Esholt water treatment works in Bradford. The £33 million development is part of a £56 million investment which has helped to increase Bradford-based Yorkshire Water
