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  • Shipley MP Philip Davies hits out at MPs pay rise bid

    SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has failed in his bid to get the top boss who wants to give MPs an 11 per cent pay rise from having his contract extended. Mr Davies (Con) was one of 18 MPs who voted against extending the appointment of Sir Ian Kennedy

  • £360 raised for Ben and Amanda

    A COLLECTION of £360 was made at the Bradford & District Golf Union rabbits section's annual dinner and prize presentation at West Bradford Golf Club for bereaved parents Ben and Amanda Greaves. The club's handicaps chairman Roger Holgate said

  • Matty James joins Albion Sports from Park Avenue

    ALBION Sports’ manager Kulwinder Sandhu is slowly evolving his squad and he feels the new look team is just about clicking into gear. They began their second season in the Toolstation Northern Counties East top flight with a 3-0 home defeat but

  • New boss enjoys Liversedge role

    Sedge boss Alan Colquhoon is settling into the hot seat in surrounding that are very familiar to him. Colquhoon may be new to the manager’s office but he knows Clayborn very well after being a Sedge player in his late teens. He is looking forward

  • Park Avenue appoint new press officer

    Following the changes to the management positions over recent weeks the club now has a new press officer. The club announced the appointment of Joe Cockburn who is studying Sports Journalism at Leeds Trinity University. He comes from Queensbury

  • Top Mutual figures at loggerheads over way league is run

    REPRESENTATIVES in the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League have been given a stark choice at their annual meeting next month – keep the newly-formed executive committee or revert to having a management committee as was the case before last November

  • Massive trophy haul for Otley

    OTLEY may have needed the help of G4 Security after the Aire-Wharfe League annual dinner.They picked up 12 trophies at the annual bash at the Village Hotel in Headingley, including, for the first time in the league's history, the silverware for winning

  • Emelye's golden Euro hat-trick

    BRADFORD teenager Emelye O'Brien is a triple European champion.Not only did the Farsley-based Leeds Karate Academy member win the junior female individual kumite 16-17 years crown, she was also part of two triumphant teams in Denmark.Emelye partnered

  • Lampkin's Scott Trail bid ends in damp squib

    ONLY a drowned bike prevented Silsden's Dougie Lampkin from recording back-to-back wins at the world-renowned Scott Trial, which celebrated its 100th anniversary at the weekend.The Red Bull rider finished in third place as just six marks separated

  • Medal Quest is successful

    QUEST Taekwondo members from Baildon picked up two medals in the British National Championships. Eleven-year-old Rebecca Weir, a 1st Dan Black Belt who has been with the club since she was six, won a silver medal after two excellent victories over

  • Great Horton man pleads guilty to reckless arson

    A 38-year-old man will be sentenced later after pleading guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.Mohammed Akbar, of Cecil Avenue, Great Horton, Bradford, appeared at Bradford Crown Court today and admitted reckless arson and a

  • Serving soldier admits assault by beating of his partner

    SERVING soldier Luke Currie has received a community sentence after admitting the assault by beating of his partner.Currie, 26, pushed the woman against a wall after discovering she had sent text messages to another man, Skipton magistrates heard today.His

  • Free fire safety checks in run-up to Bonfire Night

    WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are offering free home fire safety checks in the run-up to Bonfire Night. Officers have fitted more than 223,000 smoke alarms since April 2011, plus numerous specialist alarms for deaf people or those hard

  • Six-mile walk around Cullingworth

    GET on your walking boots for a free six-mile walk around Cullingworth on Sunday. Those who attend are urged to bring a packed lunch. Meet Barbara Walker at 10.30am at Cullingworth War Memorial, Halifax Road.

  • Stolen van recovered by police eight minutes later

    THIS van was recovered by police in Bradford only eight minutes after it had been stolen. The white Ford Transit Connect vehicle was taken from the Low Moor area, but found abandoned soon after in Napier Road, Thornbury, by officers in the district's

  • Customers vote bank as the best

    CUSTOMERS at a giant-killing ‘challenger’ bank have rated its service best among British banks for the sixth year running. The customer satisfaction accolade for Handelsbanken comes as its Bradford branch continues to grow overall lending and deposits

  • Fly hire firm buys in new helicopter

    PRIVATE aviation company Multiflight has expanded its fleet of charter helicopters. The company, based at Leeds Bradford Airport, has added a third VIP Dauphin helicopter with capacity for up to eight passengers. to meet a strong the demand for

  • Debenhams looks for festive boom

    A NEW promotional strategy has boosted Debenhams as it looks to recover from a 24 per cent slump in profits caused by disastrous Christmas trading. The department store chain, which will return to Bradford with a store in the new Broadway shopping

  • MP hails plan for financial support

    OTLEY MP Greg Mulholland has welcomed a government promise of extra support to help small businesses employ military reservists. Defence minister Julian Brazier has outlined the government’s new measure to give small businesses up to £500 a month

  • Developers employ new land director

    HOWARD Gray from Oakenshaw, Bradford, has been promoted to divisional land director at Jones Homes (Northern) Ltd. In his new role he takes overall responsibility for the land team, overseeing the sourcing and purchase of suitable land to enable

  • Chance for networking

    A FREE networking event in Bradford will feature two senior business figures. Andy Caton, executive director of Yorkshire Building Society and John Parkin, Leeds Bradford Airport chief executive, will be joined at the Bradford Enterprise Network

  • Popstar runs for best newcomer

    BRADFORD popstar Melissa Steel says it felt “amazing” to be nominated for a MOBO award for her debut single. The 21-year-old (pictured) was shortlisted for the Best Newcomer prize at the ceremony, which celebrates the best of British and international

  • Unlucky cat enjoys twist in fortunes

    FUNDRAISERS at a Bradford pub have helped an injured feline to find its feet again. Harold was found badly injured with a compound fracture in the West Bowling area of Bradford but was nursed back to health with the combined efforts of the staff

  • Arson raid guts vehicle

    ARSONISTS destroyed a motor home parked outside a house in Cleckheaton in an early-hours attack. The Citreon Romahome was set ablaze on Prospect Road just before 1.40am yesterday. Firefighters from Cleckheaton and Batley attended, but the vehicle

  • Blood donors are still needed

    DETAILS of forthcoming blood donor sessions have been released by the NHS Blood and Transplants unit. The Bradford Donor Centre, in Rawson Road, will be open to donors from 11.05am, closing at 6.40pm, in the week beginning Monday, November 3.

  • Firefighters raise money for hospice

    COLLEAGUES of a firefighter who lost a long battle with cancer have handed a £900 cheque to a hospice in his memory. Chris Kenyon, who lived in Thackley and died last March aged 56, was the inspiration for a cricket tournament in Yeadon this summer

  • Residents celebrate scheme's successes

    THE success of a scheme which aims to protect older residents against doorstep crime and scams will be toasted at a celebratory event in Bradford today. The SAFER (Scams and Frauds Education for Residents) Project, funded by the Big Lottery and

  • War heroes exhibition

    A FREE exhibition will remember Cottingley’s Heroes of the First World War. Cottingley Village History Society has organised the exhibition,‘Remembering Cottingley’s Heroes of WW1’. It will be held at The Cornerstone Centre, Cottingley, on

  • Group for men seeks members

    AN ALL-MALE group will be celebrating International Men’s Day next month by putting on a showcase event all about itself in the hope of attracting more members. Men @ Eccy Meccy will also be using the event to mark NHS Self Care Week when they

  • Baker turns hobby into a profession

    STARTING a new business is the icing on the cake for 45-year-old Christine Fisher. After a year of being jobless and hundreds of job applications later, she got help via Bradford's Jobcentre Plus to get her catering career back in the mix.

  • Bus timetables to change

    PASSENGERS have been urged to get on board for changes to the bus timetables from this weekend. West Yorkshire Combined Authority is reminding passengers of changes to some bus services in West Yorkshire, starting from tomorrow. The alterations

  • Take a walk to support society fund

    PEOPLE still have a chance to sign up for an event this Saturday to help people with dementia. The “memory walk” will set off from Keighley’s Town Hall Square at 10am, and will follow a five-kilometre route to and around Cliffe Castle Park.

  • Learn how to bloom in winter

    GREEN-fingered folk have been urged to get the best from the garden in winter at Cartwright Hall and Art Gallery on Sunday. Those who attend the session, held from noon to 3pm at the Lister Park site, will learn how to create colourful displays

  • Enjoy a trek

    A FOUR-and-a-half-mile trek around Airedale will be held on Tuesday, November 18. Meet Eddie Nash at the Wesley Place pay and display car park, in Silsden, at 10.30am.

  • Assault victim is stable

    A MAN whose skull was fractured in a vicious assault in Bradford city centre is believed to be out of danger. The 45-year-old victim suffered serious head injuries in the attack in James Street on Tuesday evening. He is said to be recovering

  • Trust signs up for new NHS scheme

    BRADFORD Teaching Hospitals has taken up Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s call for NHS organisations to join a new patient safety initiative aimed at saving up to 6,000 lives over its three year campaign. The Sign up to Safety scheme promises to

  • Brass band to play a festive gig

    THE world famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band, (pictured) returns to The Kings Hall, Ilkley on Sunday, December 7when they perform under the baton of the leading composer Paul Lovatt-Cooper. The concert by the Yorkshire Champions will include an

  • Activities for the children

    SPORT, drama, music and jewellery-making will be among activities at a half-term play scheme in Bradford next week. The Allergrange Play and Activity Scheme 2014 is on Monday to Wednesday at Lower Grange Community in Chaffinch Road. There will

  • AA urges drivers to check lights

    MORE than half of drivers across Yorkshire and the Humber have seen cars with only one working headlight during their evening commute, new figures have revealed. According to a survey by the AA, 51 per cent of respondents observed faulty lights

  • Media centre ranked in top 10 for access

    A DISABILITY charity has ranked Bradford’s National Media Museum in its top ten most accessible UK tourist attractions. But while the museum came in ninth place, charity Vitalise warned other venues across the country which lack accessibility risk

  • Man who wielded a blade avoids jail

    A MAN who waved a knife at his ex-girlfriend in the street after sending her unwanted Facebook and phone messages was spared jail. Angry Christopher Heywood shouted at Georgina Hart after following behind her car in King’s Road, Bradford, on August

  • Brad Pitt gives it both barrels in wartime thriller Fury

    FURY **** (15, 134 mins) Starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jim Parrack, Brad William Henke, Kevin Vance AT a critical juncture in David Ayer’s wartime thriller, Brad Pitt’s grizzled tank commander turns

  • Hospital's video links win praise

    PIONEERING video links which have cut visits to Airedale Hospital have been hailed as a model for the cash-pressed NHS. Patients at about 50 nursing and residential homes can talk to health experts at the Steeton hospital on the telemedicine service

  • Warning as section of road closing

    SECTIONS of the Aire Valley trunk road will be closed next month when major resurfacing work is carried out. Three roundabouts on the A650 – at Cottingley, Crossflatts and Marley – are being resurfaced. Traffic will be diverted along the B6265

  • Pet Service at Church

    A PET service is being held at Cross Hills next month. The service – at St Peter’s Methodist Church on Thursday , November 13, at 6pm – will be led by the Reverend Saidu Kanu, who will bless the animals. “If you cannot bring your pet along

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  • Powerful drama based on formidable factory owner

    A POWERFUL drama about a capitalist businessman who puts his factory before his family is being performed by the Adel Players. Rutherford and Son is by Githa Sowerby, a pioneering female playwright of the Edwardian and Victorian eras, who based

  • Riders to take the mechanical reins

    A NEW mechanical simulator is helping a Worth Valley charity introduce disabled people to horse riding. Haworth Riding for the Disabled (RDA) says the five-speed custom-built machine, nicknamed Penny, mimics the actions of a real horse. “Many

  • Aardman co-creator to speak at Bradford Animation Festival

    FOUR times Oscar winner Peter Lord, co-founder of Aardman Animations Ltd, opens the 21st Bradford Animation Festival next month at the National Media Museum. It will be his second visit to the festival since 2005, the year Aardman won its fourth

  • Lessons from the past can help to keep rickets at bay

    SIR – During the war when the butter ration was only 2ozs per week most people had to eat margarine which was supplemented by law with vitamin D which acted as a preventative to rickets. It seemed to work well, for the people seen with bent legs

  • Autumn was late but has now arrived

    OCTOBER has been late this year. It occupied its usual place on the calendar, of course, but an unseasonally-warm start to autumn meant it didn’t feel properly Octoberish at all for quite a while. I am an autumn creature, I relish kicking my boots

  • New Lothian question

    SIR – The crocodile tears being shed by the likes of Kris Hopkins MP and D S Boyes over the so-called West Lothian question (T&A Letters, October 18) need to be put into their proper context. They seem to think it wrong that Scottish MPs should

  • Encouraging youngsters to read more

    AN “ACCELERATED reader programme” is helping to bring the joys of reading to younger pupils at South Craven School. The new reading scheme, specially designed for Year Seven pupils, has been established at the school by John Lovell, assistant head

  • Rule sneaked through

    SIR – Re D S Boyes’ letter referring to the West Lothian Question, Scottish MPs able to vote on English matters? Back some years ago Margaret Thatcher imposed a rule one on Scotland, a reluctant Scotland, 12 months before anywhere else in England

  • Europeans not checked

    SIR – When we go for certain jobs we have to have a criminal check done but when the Europeans go for jobs such as teachers, care assistants, hospitals they only get checked here they don’t get checked from their own country because their country won

  • Impact on our schools

    SIR – For some time, residents within the Wharfe Valley have been painfully aware of the inadequacy of the provision of school places for children at our primary and secondary schools. This has recently resulted in a petition being raised and signed

  • Policy is not to blame

    SIR – Councillor Whiteley hasn’t a shred of evidence for her insinuation that a death resulted from changes to council policy on access to social care (Letters, October 15). This irresponsible scaremongering is reminiscent of what we saw when Cllr

  • Coffee chain joins firms at retail centre

    COSTA is the latest major brand to have signed up for Bradford’s £270m Westfield Broadway shopping centre. The coffee shop brand will be opening alongside other big retail names including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Topshop, Topman and New

  • Boards are everywhere

    SIR – A certain amount of nimble action is required to negotiate around Ilkley these days due to a proliferation of “A-boards” outside the town centre shops. I do understand that with the current retail market it is necessary to bring your wares to

  • Artistic fun for children

    CREATIVE children can work with an artist and sculptor at a free event at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, on Wednesday, October 29. Artist Tim Curtis and sculptor Sam Shendi will both be involved in the day’s festivities, which are being

  • Opportunity to have a say is welcome

    CUTS to public spending are never welcome, because they invariably mean much-needed services are going to be reduced or face the axe altogether. We may keep hearing about the economy being in recovery after the years of credit crunch and recession

  • Net gain for those affected by crime

    A WEBSITE for victims and witnesses of crime set up by West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson was unveiled today. Help for Victims will let people access all the information in the Victims’ Code and the Witness Charter

  • Police say Crossflatts rail death was not suspicious

    THE death of a 41-year-old man from Keighley struck by a train just outside Crossflatts station yesterday is not being treated as suspicious, say police.Officers were called to the railway line near Morton Beck Underbridge in Bingley at 3.23pm after reports

  • Man to face trial over rape counts

    A 27-YEAR-OLD man denied repeatedly raping a woman, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court. Daniel Smith, of Wibsey Bank, Bradford, pleaded not guilty to six charges of rape at four different locations in Bradford, between February 1, 2011, and

  • Senior steps down as coach to focus on playing at Queensbury

    Queensbury are aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the Pennine Leage Championship campaign when neighbours Illingworth arrive at Hilltop. Bury’s long serving prop forward Andy Senior has stepped down from the coaching role to concentrate

  • Council refuses residents' plea to seal off road

    A NEIGHBOURHOOD which banded together to call for their road to be closed off have had their request refused.Residents of Wenborough Lane in Holme Wood, Bradford, sent a 53-signature petition to Bradford Council about nuisance high-speed drivers - particularly

  • Angling Lines

    BRADFORD No 1 AA Good weights of F1s, barbel and skimmers are being caught from Raskelf on meat or pellet. Thornton Bridge is also fishing very well, with chub to 6lb 15oz being reported by anglers fishing float and maggot. Double-figure nets of

  • George Galloway's outside earnings third highest of all MPs

    GEORGE Galloway has scooped £265,350 in outside earnings in the space of 18 months – the third highest tally of any MP.The Bradford West MP almost trebles his parliamentary salary, mainly through regular broadcasts for TV stations in Iran,

  • Pub plan unveiled for listed building in Bradford city centre

    PLANS have been submitted to turn a listed building in Bradford into a quality pub and eatery in an area of the city that is fast becoming a quarter for independent traders.The scheme at North Parade involves the lower three floors of the five-storey

  • Films from Imperial War Museum to be shown in City Park

    A SELECTION of powerful films from the Imperial War Museum's collection is to be screened in Bradford's City Park.From a powerful re-construction of the lives of child soldiers to the horrors of the trenches re-imagined through 21st century