ALEX Lees expects Yorkshire's production line to carry on feeding England in the years to come after seven of the current first-team squad were handed Lions call-ups earlier this week. The opening batsman will travel to South Africa in the new
FROM only being launched earlier this year, Thackley Juniors Football Club's girls' section is thriving.Over 30 girls have been registered in four age groups from under-eights to under-11s and three teams have already been entered in the West
A GUNMAN who fired at a young mum at her home was today found guilty by a Bradford Crown Court jury of wounding with intent but acquitted of attempted murder. Hasan Khan, 24, left Ashleigh McPherson, 22, with two gunshot wounds to her stomach after
A BRADFORD care home with too few qualified staff and where those on duty did "not always treat people with dignity and respect" has been given a deadline to improve.Care Quality Commission inspectors made an unannounced visit to the Shakespeare
JCT600 Bradford League club Morley have received a grant of £8,157 from the England and Wales Cricket Trust's grant aid programme towards the cost of a non-turf pitch.The EWCT offered the support to increase and develop the number of Last Man
WIBSEY Warriors are starting weekly coaching sessions for their under-12s at Northfield Road on Monday (6-7pm). Further information is available from coach James Birkbeck on 07890-663516.
SIMPLIFYING its business structure, significantly increasing profitability and strengthening its capital position has seen Skipton Building Society achieve an upgrade from leading credit rating agency Moody's.The Society has had its deposit and senior
INQUESTS into the murders and suicide deaths of a Bradford family-of-four have opened and been adjourned giving time for police to complete their investigations.It took little more than five minutes today for Assistant Bradford Coroner Mary Burke to hear
A BRADFORD-based packaging firm is in the running for a national award after an 'exceptional' year.Mailway Packaging Solutions, which has more than doubled its turnover in 12 months, has been shortlisted for the UK Packaging Awards’ contract
THE driving force behind the Bradford-based food brand Mumtaz was today found guilty of a £100,000 fraud. Gul-Nawaz Khan Akbar was handed a nine month prison sentence, suspended for a year, and ordered to pay £34,000 costs after a jury took less
BRADFORD has experienced its warmest Halloween on record. The district's temperature reached 20.3C (68.5F) by noon. Meanwhile, the UK Halloween record of 20C (68F) set at Dartford in Kent in 1968 was beaten even further by Filton, Bristol,
BOWLING College took part in a day of celebration for all the people who have found work or improved their chances of finding a job thanks to their training at the college. More than 300 people were invited to the celebration day at the college
CHILDREN who collected 1,000 conkers when they were learning about the First World War have been turning them into jewellery and models. Pupils at Allerton Primary School have been taught how youngsters collected thousands of conkers in 1917 to
THE body behind failed lenders Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock has repaid almost a quarter of its taxpayer loans, including £1.6 billion in the last six months to September 30. Crossflatts-based UK Asset Resolution said the amount recovered
PENSIONS group Standard Life said it attracted £4.3 billion in net new assets in the nine months to September 30, taking its total to £290 billion. It also said it gained more than 290,000 customers as a result of pensions auto-enrolment, bringing
The Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks are being readied for a stock market flotation after their Australian owner confirmed plans to exit UK banking.National Australia Bank, which has owned Clydesdale since 1987 and Yorkshire since 1990, said it was considering
UP TO five cases of female genital mutilation were disclosed to Bradford’s Hospital Trust last month. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would not give the exact figure because of the issue with identification, it said. Airedale
NORTH Yorkshire Police want people with illegally held guns and ammunition to hand them in during an amnesty fortnight. Between tomorrow and November 16, members of the public will be able to drop off firearms at police stations across the county
ONE visitor to a spook-filled event in Bradford’s Bolling Hall tonight will be fully prepared for the terror that awaits. The hall, said to be Bradford’s most haunted building, opens its doors for a Halloween night filled with spooky characters
AS the longest period of strike action in the ongoing firefighters’ dispute starts today, bosses at West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service have revealed that false alarm calls have been a “real burden” during previous walkouts. It has also warned
BUY some of Yorkshire’s best produce at a market held in Saltaire on Saturday, November 8. The monthly Saltaire Local Produce Market will feature numerous stalls offering an array of foods from the region. The market is free entry and will be held
HAWORTH’S famous Bronte Parsonage Museum features in a newly-published novel. The attraction is a setting for Amy Flint’s Shadows in the Mist, a ghost story centred on the experiences of paranormal investigator Dr Porter Biggleswade. The Parsonage
PEOPLE will be able to give their opinions on a possible new bus for Bradford when it goes on show in the city tomorrow. First Bus wants to know what people think of the new Routemaster London vehicle as part of its New Bus for West Yorkshire proposals
A BRADFORD Crown Court judge paid tribute to his colleagues and the city as he completed his final day in court. Judge John Potter (pictured) has been appointed resident judge at Manchester Crown Court in Minshull Street. But before he presided
MR TURNER **** (12A, 150 mins) Starring Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Karl Johnson, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Sandy Foster, Amy Dawson and Nicholas Jones ON his death bed, celebrated landscape painter and watercolourist
NIGHTCRAWLER *** (15, 117 mins) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rene Russo, Kevin Rahm, Bill Paxton SET on the mean streets of modern day Los Angeles, Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut is a delicious and twisted media satire starring Jake Gyllenhaal
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a work party tomorrow to help improve the Hirst Wood community beauty spot in Shipley. The award-winning Hirst Wood Regeneration Group is holding a three-hour clear-up session on a one acre site at the bottom of
OUIJA ** (15, 89 mins) Starring Shelley Hennig, Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Ana Coto, Douglas Smith, Bianca Santos ON TWO occasions in Stiles White’s supernatural horror, ill-fated characters spell out the golden rules of how to play safely with
AN ANNUAL bonfire and fireworks display takes place at Riddlesden on Saturday, November 8. The Friends of St Mary’s School is staging the event, in the grounds of the Grange Road school, between 6pm and 8pm. There will be a toddlers’ display
IN the early to mid-1950s, Bradford Regional College of Art – at the bottom of Great Horton Road – was lucky enough to bring together a number of exceptionally-talented students. The photograph shows four of them playing cards in 1956. From left
JASON Manford has what they call the likeability factor, but it’s not always a blessing. “I’m the same on stage as I am in real life, which can be incredibly annoying at home!” he smiles. “Jimmy Carr says that because he’s quite rude on stage, if he
SNAKES alive! Halloween at Skipton’s Castle Inn promises to be a horrific affair. The pub will mark the occasion by having live snakes on show. Assistant manger and snake owner Joanna Gregory will be showing some of her reptiles tomorrow from
DAVE Spikey’s new tour, Punchlines, does what it says on the tin. “We all love a good punchline,” says the Bolton comic. “‘Punch’ indicates that the ‘line’ should come as a surprise or shock, so I had this idea of examining the many types of punchlines
ALAN Titchmarsh has gone behind the walls of Buckingham Palace for a new show about its gardens. The Ilkley broadcaster (pictured) spent a year at the palace exploring the 39 acres. The two-part ITV show, called The Queen’s Garden, uses technology
GATHER round, ghouls and boys, for a creeptastically scary Halloween edition of this weekly column, a tale I like to call… The Mystery of the Missing Passenger! It all began normally enough last Friday – normal for me, at any rate. I had a long-standing
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a street attack in Bradford that left a man with a bleed on the brain. Yesterday, detectives released images of two men they wanted to speak to in connection with the incident in Wibsey High
SIR – You report that the 15 motorists caught speeding through a police checkpoint in Barkerend Road last Wednesday, will be issued with warning letters and presumably not prosecuted. The police tell us that “the message is hitting home resulting
THESE talented dancers have been selected to try for scholarships after passing their exams with distinction. Jodie Lindley, Molly Hattersley and Kelise Ryan Thomas were put forward to take part in both tap and modern scholarships, and spent last
SIR – In response to the cheap, nasty and ill-informed comments by Labour party supporter Peter Ashton (Letters, October 28) I would be interested to know how I am “using the education of other people’s children as a political football”? Of course
SIR – Rather than seeking to make cheap politically-motivated points about the efforts being made to improve education standards in Bradford (Letters, October 27), Cllr Davies ought to be informing people what she’s actually doing herself to ensure
KEIGHLEY Film Club has announced a new day for its monthly screenings. Instead of the current screenings on the third Wednesday of every month, from this November the group is moving to the third Sunday in the month. Its next screening will
SIR – The term ‘Champagne Socialist’ is often heard, but to me the epitome of that genre must be the late Anthony Wedgwood Benn. This point of view confirmed as details of his will emerge, which like every other is in the public domain once probate
SIR – D S Boyes should stick to facts and not follow Conservative received wisdom (Letters, October 27). Fact One: people who live on the edge of Wales attend the nearest hospital; often in England. Fact Two: the NHS in Wales deliberately decided
What should be at the top of every Christmas host’s priority list? Serving a decent wine of course, but when you don’t know your merlot from your muscadet, selecting the right festive tipple can prove tricky. Even if you are something of a wine
A WOMAN has raised £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support by asking for donations instead of gifts at her 90th birthday party. Joyce Weatherall, of Cliffe Crescent, Riddlesden, celebrated the milestone with a party at Pilky’s Sports Club Bar and Function
Leading craft publishers in the UK, GMC Distribution, have put together a selection of Christmas presents suitable for your granny. Knitted Fairy Tales - Recreate the Famous Stories with Knitted Toys - Sarah Keen Be spellbound by this beautiful
SIR – I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the singers and musicians who travelled from Bradford and district to Ripon Cathedral to be part of the recent ‘Come & Sing’ performance of Handel’s Messiah. The concert, under the accomplished
THE ‘bedroom tax’ will survive into the next parliament, after the Conservatives killed off a Bill that would effectively scrap it. David Cameron was accused of “abusing the privilege of executive power”, after denying a ‘money resolution’ for
MUSIC from the fabulous Fifties is roaring back to Bradford for a spectacular night to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. Sounds from one of the greatest eras in rock and roll will be storming Bradford Grammar School on Saturday, November
STAFF at the Gomersal branch of McColl’s will be getting into the Hallowe’en spirit today as part of a national campaign to reduce heart conditions affecting young people. The neighbourhood retailer has joined forces with Cardiac Risk in the Young
CITY have been given an initial allocation of just under 3,500 tickets for next Sunday's FA Cup derby at Halifax. The Bantams have 1,450 seat tickets and 2,000 for the terrace in the Skircoat and North Stands at The Shay. A further 1,000 terrace
IT’S a no-brainer that volunteering has a monetary value. After all, an unpaid volunteer saves the cost of a salary. This is certainly the case for community sports, which rely on volunteers – they rack up a total £52 billion, according to new
THE activities of a group of youths in the Cliffe Castle area of Keighley, reported on our front page today, go far beyond the idea of the prank that they doubtless perceive them to be. Matwey Kozlow was driving home from visiting family in Bradford
A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for 21 months for the production of cannabis at two sites in Bradford. Izhar Afzad of Kensington Street, Girlington, was jailed over cannabis farms found at two separate properties. Adil Hussain, 22, of Hoxton
POLICE have issued a picture of this woman who was caught on camera taking money from a self service checkout in Asda in Shipley.The woman stole the cash, which had been left by a previous customer, on September 12 at 8.17pm.She is described as being
THE trial date of a 34-year-old man accused of murder and attempted murder has been set. Grzegorz Dzierzak, of Chapel Lane, Keighley, is accused of murdering Edgaras Masliuskas, 23, at his home early on Sunday and attempting to murder a second
A TEENAGER has been charged with theft from a motor vehicle after he and two others were arrested in the Woodcot Avenue area of Baildon on Tuesday night. The 18-year-old, of Baildon, has been bailed to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates
A MEMBER of the Bradford Actionnaires – an activity club for blind and partially-sighted children – has received VIP treatment aboard the London Eye after winning a national writing competition. Farsley youngster Findlay McKeown, 11, (pictured)
EVERYONE has to take ownership of concerns around sexual exploitation of girls and young women, according to a Bradford community leader who is chairing a one-day Muslim Women’s consultation on the issue today. Adeeba Malik (right), who is QED
TONY Cutts – dubbed a projectionist extraordinaire – has lost his two year fight against cancer at the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford. In 2006 Mr Cutts was interviewed on the Pictureville stage by Bill Lawrence during the 12th Bradford International
POLICE said a man and a woman escaped with minor injuries following a road accident in Park Lane, Keighley. A police spokesman said officers were called to the scene, near the junction with Hainworth Wood Road, at 10.52am yesterday. He said
A KEIGHLEY group has picked up this year’s Yorkshire Housing Community Grant award. The prize, which includes a commemorative trophy, along with £50 shopping vouchers, has gone to a group called Cheekyy Monkeyzzz. The organisation caters for
COUNCILLORS heard how discarded hypodermic needles, anti-social behaviour and graffiti is damaging a Keighley park for which a bid is planned to secure lottery cash for renovations. The team of councillors and Bradford Council officers met members
VISITORS to Keighley Campus Leeds City College will be in for a surprise next month. A dreaded character from science-fiction classic Dr Who will be on hand to greet them at the doors during the premises’ open evening on Wednesday, November 12.
CHILD killer Anwar Rosser today lost an appeal against his full life jail term. The 34-year-old former soldier was convicted in February for the brutal murder of the four-year-old Riley Turner who was asleep in bed at his Keighley home. Rosser
THE body behind failed lendersBradford & Bingley and Northern Rock has repaid almost a quarter of its taxpayer loans, including £1,6 billion in the six months to September 30.Crossflatts-based UK Asset Resolution said the amount recovered since
FIREFIGHTERS have issued further warnings about the dangers of fireworks after a firework posted through a letter box started a house fire. Fire crews were called to Minnie Street in Keighley last night to reports of a property on fire. When they
A BROKEN down vehicle has led to traffic delays on the junction between the M62 and the M606 this morning. An eastbound lane has been closed on the motorway between junctions 26 and 27. The breakdown happened shortly after 7.30am, and traffic conditions
TWO clubs who are heading in the opposite directions meet in what should be a fascinating SSE North One East derby tomorrow at Stacks Field (2.15pm).Hosts Ilkley are seven places and ten points better off than third-from-bottom Bradford & Bingley,
A GRANDDAD has complained he is now too young for a Bradford Bulls concession ticket due to changes made by the club. Geoff Bentley, who is 63, paid £135 for his early bird concession ticket last season but for this season the cost has soared to
CITY are calling for Valley Parade's '12th man' to deliver a man-of-the-match display against Doncaster tomorrow and help find a fix to the stuttering home form.Doncaster are the visitors as Phil Parkinson's side face their third Yorkshire
THE head of a leading accountancy body warned during a visit to Bradford that Government proposals to let tax officials recover arrears directly from people's bank accounts are a "car crash waiting to happen".Michael Izza, chief executive
PAUL Clough believes his upbringing at St Helens will hold him in good stead for the next chapter of his career at Odsal. The new Bulls recruit is gearing up for a big campaign as he bids to get back into Super League with Jimmy Lowes' men.
BRADFORD Park Avenue will be well rested as they welcome Tamworth to Horsfall Stadium for a Vanarama Conference North clash tomorrow. It will be exactly a fortnight since Avenue last turned out but, such is the nature of their injury list, the
HOARDINGS are finally going up around the old Bradford and Bingley headquarters in preparation for demolition, but now details have emerged of further delays due to "sporadic" asbestos and other complications.The owner Sainsbury's has written
GUISELEY are set to be without star striker Adam Boyes for at least a fortnight. The Lions' leading marksmen, who has scored nine goals in 16 appearances, aggravated an ankle injury during his side's 3-0 FA Cup fourth qualifying-round defeat at
HOME advantage could be crucial for Farsley tomorrow as they host renowned cup battlers Blyth Spartans in the first round of the FA Trophy. Farsley are giving away a division in the tale of the tape but in real terms there are only ten league places
A SHOCKED motorist has warned someone could have been killed by a gang of youths who threw concrete blocks and lumps of metal at passing cars. Matwey Kozlow has told of the terror he experienced as he drove along Skipton Road, Keighley, on his
SILSDEN will need all of the confidence their midweek cup win gave them as they go into a difficult but interesting FA Vase tie at Consett tomorrow. The Cobbydalers were buoyed by their 6-2 victory over Evo-Stik League neighbours Brighouse Town
A MAN accused of stabbing a party-goer to death in Bradford appeared in court yesterday.Stanislav Misko, 47, of Carlisle Road, Manningham, is accused of murdering 23-year-old Marek Benak in the early hours of October 23 after a row at a house party in
WASHBURN VALLEY The heaviest fish caught during the week was a 4lb 8oz rainbow trout by I Buck using Dawson's Olive. Fewston: Colder mornings and fresh water has spurred trout into feeding at all levels on all manner of flies. Swinsty: Perch mostly
ALBION Sports will be keen to bounce back from a surprise midweek Premier Division defeat in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League.They lost 2-0 to rock-bottom Nostell MW on Wednesday to make it back-to-back home setbacks after losing by the same
CAMPION will be looking to quickly turn the tables on Storthes Hall when they meet in the second round of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup at Manningham Mills tomorrow. The Huddersfield-based outfit emerged victorious from last weekend's
THE calf injury has been plaguing me since the Barnsley game. I rested it that week and then played against Sheffield United but after that it was really sore. But I let my heart rule my head because I knew I was going to be captain at Bristol
POLICE admit they are "worried" that they know of only one Asian girl, among a total of 54 children, currently regarded as being at high risk from sexual exploitation in Bradford. It is believed that grooming victims from the Pakistani community
A UNIVERSITY student has gone on trial in Bradford accused of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault. Kris Mambo, 22, of Little Horton Lane, Bradford, originally from Kenya, who studies civil engineering at the University of Bradford, befriended
INQUESTS were due to open today into the deaths of a Bradford family-of-four. The hearing, which is expected to be adjourned pending further inquiries, was set to start at Bradford Coroners' Court at 9.15am this morning. The community of Clayton
