GUISELEY could leap back up to third in the Vanarama Conference North tonight if they pick up a maximum three points from their trip to Gainsborough Trinity. The Lions clawed their way up to brink of the play-off places with a 2-0 home win over
The people who take on leadership or representative roles or those who campaign, lobby and champion particular causes, for example, campaigner, committee member or citizens’ friend. DOROTA PLATA Dorota set up a support group to help Polish people
The search we gave ourselves was for a person who takes on a regular role in a voluntary capacity, for example a befriender who regularly visits an old people’s home or someone who coaches a sports team IMTIAZ NAQVI Imtiaz was a founder member
A community-minded resident, for example an older person walking a young child to school, or someone cleaning the path of a neighbour JOAN FENTON Joan is a member of BOPA (Bradford Older People’s Alliance), BDSP (Bradford District Senior Power),
We were looking for a young person under the age of 18 who has excelled in any of the award categories JORDAN HOSTY Jordan has attended and participated in Youth Service meetings at Shipley Town Hall on behalf of his peers at Wilsden Youth Centre
A resident who raises funds for worthy causes – for example, fundraisers for local charities, hospices, local football teams, and supporters of projects and activities ANDY JACKSON Andy has been volunteering for more than nine years, having started
CITY will face non-league Dartford at Valley Parade in the second round of the FA Cup. The Darts, who won 4-3 at Bromley in round one, are currently fourth from bottom in the Conference. Dartford, like Chester, were reprieved from relegation
People who work together for a common cause, for example, members of sports clubs, community associations or a mums-and-toddlers group CYCLING 4 ALL Based at Bradford University, Cycling 4 All (C4A) runs free inclusive cycling sessions for students
IT WAS a weekend of high drama for Bradford Dragons as they got their first league win of the season, beating Team Northumbria 73-69 on Saturday evening, but lost to Tees Valley Mohawks 92-81 in overtime on Sunday afternoon. The Dragons were looking
A DRIVER has injured his arm after crashing into a traffic light in Bradford city centre. The accident happened just after 6pm on Hall Ings. A police spokesman said officers were called at 6.10pm to reports of the crash outside The Bradford
FOUNDER Mark Neale has stepped down as chairman of Friends of Bradford City to end 30 years of active involvement with the club. Neale, who will continue to go to games, has twice been chairman of the official supporters club and played a major
SOME Bradford City fans have questioned why the club's players did not wear poppy emblems on their shirts during a televised FA Cup clash on Remembrance Sunday. Despite a traditional two minute's silence being held before Sunday's game, a number
BRADFORD College's new £50 million Hockney Building will stage the region's Children in Need celebrations on Friday.The BBC's local coverage will be hosted by the Look North team and beamed across Yorkshire and the Humber as part of the televised fundraiser.Hosts
PREMIER Division duo Stanningley Albion and Thornton United both kept alive hopes of the double in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League.However, leaders Albion were taken to extra-time in the GOALS Senior League Cup second round before seeing off mid-table
TEENAGER Sam Bilham secured a prestigious title – without even having to compete.The Bingley prospect was crowned winner of the MSA English Rally Championship Junior Driver award after the Tempest Rally, the final round of the series.Bilham did not take
BRADFORD-based Bainbridge, who are seventh in Division Three of the Yorkshire Amateur League, gave Premier Division opponents Grangefield Old Boys a fright in their first-round Marflitt Trophy tie.Bilal Saleem gave Bainbridge a 20th-minute lead with a
GOALKEEPERS took the honours as Wyke Wanderers drew 1-1 with Old Modernians in Division One of the West Yorkshire League.Wyke should have been three goals in front, only for the Mods shot-stopper to deny them, before a three-man move led to Ben Bodle
A PREGNANT mother who was taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Shipley has safely given birth. The 27-year-old Polish woman, who is thought to live locally, suffered a deep cut to her thigh in the incident near a filling station in
FARNHAM Primary School are celebrating after winning an under-nines' primary school soccer tournament at Grange Technology College.Year Three and Year Four boys and girls from the school in Great Horton showed team spirit and determination to finish top
TYERSAL'S deserved West Riding County Amateur League point from a 2-2 draw at Halifax Irish was not enough to lift them off the foot of the Premier Division table.The visitors held a first-half advantage through Sean Pogson and, while the home side scored
A father-of-two who carried out a terrifying armed hold-up at a bookmakers has been jailed. Drug addict Brendan Kelly, 41, was so desperate to pay off his debt to a dealer that he armed himself with a piece of metal piping and used it as an imitation
CHRIS Benn's hat-trick proved decisive as Vision climbed out of the Premier Division bottom two with a thrilling 7-5 win over mid-table Marsh in the Spen Valley League. Goals by Craig Kellett, Matthew Knott, Simon Emery and James McLoughlin backed
A FATHER and son business duo from Keighley were invited to a special party with the Prime Minister at Number 10. Ghulam Rasool and his son Shahid were among about 100 guests at an Eid celebration held to highlight achievements of Britain’s Asian
AN UNBORN baby was unharmed after its mother was struck by a car near a filling station in Leeds Road, Windhill, yesterday. The heavily pregnant woman was taken to hospital with a deep cut to her thigh but escaped any broken bones and hospital
MORE than £100,000 was raised for international charity WaterAid at a special fundraising ball hosted by Yorkshire Water. About 400 people attended the event for whichYorkshire Water teamed up with partner organisations, including Amey, Balfour
LAWYERS in Bradford played a significant part in helping an expanding discount food and drink retailer move to larger premises. Approved Food has expanded into a 60,000 sq ft warehouse in Sheffield as it anticipates year-on-year sales growth of
HALFORDS is to roll out a chain of cycle shops across Britain as it looks to capitalise on the recent explosion of interest in the sport. The group, which has 11,000 staff in Britain and Ireland, is reviving its Cycle Republic format in London,
A NEW book is spotlighting the history of an ancient boundary. Friends Robin Longbottom and Chris Riley spent many months walking the route and carrying out meticulous research. The result is Riding the Boundary of the Old Township of Sutton-in-Craven
SIR – The Children’s Society has been helping disadvantaged children in the UK for more than a century. Without the support of our volunteers, we truly wouldn’t be able to carry on with the vital work we do. In our shops, we have opportunities
SIR – No-one enjoys and welcomes our old-fashioned customs and traditions more than I do. That said, I find myself increasingly dismayed (and annoyed) at the “trick or treaters” who, regular as clockwork, knock on my door at Halloween. I remember
A POTENTIAL jobs boost for Keighley if a planned Lidl foodstore goes ahead has been welcomed by the town’s MP. The proposed supermarket, on the long-derelict Hattersleys Mill site off Bridge Street, is set to employ some 30 people. Keighley
IR – I welcome the pledge by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announcing replacement trains for our decrepit Pacers. This is a real boost for the people of Bradford and a signal of the continuing investment in the North by the Conservatives. Modern
SIR – A catalogue of bullying, increased working hours, cuts in holiday and attacks on sickness absence have been revealed in a damning survey of conditions in the Civil Service (Wednesday, October 22). Stress levels have massively increased as
A BAND of precision drummers at Beckfoot School, Bingley ,have beaten thousands of other young musicians to win the chance to perform at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow. Drumline, made up of past and present pupils together with music teacher Mark
HISTORY teachers from across the North of England will gather in West Yorkshire this month to debate the revised national curriculum. Primary and secondary teachers will look at the practical implementation of the changes at the fifth bi-annual
BRADFORD soul and motown band The Gillettes are gearing up for their annual charity show for Marie Curie on Friday, and last-minute tickets are still available. The three-piece (pictured) – comprised of brothers Craig and Jason Joseph, and Anthony
POLICE organised a football tournament as a half term diversion for youngsters in the Heaton area of Bradford. Thirty three children took part in the tournament, held at the Zara sports centre, which had been organised by PCSO Charlene Henegan,
A BROWNIE pack is looking for volunteers to do it a good turn and help save it from closure. The unit in the Bingley and Cottingley District urgently needs new leaders to keep it running and in girl Guiding UK’s centenary year help it continue
PATIENTS using Bradford District Care Trust services are being invited to provide feedback. From November 17, users will be asked if they would recommend the service to friends and family. “We will use the feedback to celebrate and build on
FORMER Bradford Bulls player and property landlord Leon Pryce has been hit by a flytipping problem which he says has left him unable to find a tenant. He owns a house on Ramsey Street in Bradford, but an area of land near its garden has been used
PLACES are still available for Bradford pensioners to enjoy a free holiday to Blackpool next year through the Fred Towler Trust. The break is for five days in a hotel from June 7. Those who apply should be aged over 60, living on low income
ALMOST three quarters of pet owners in the Bradford district say their pet is as important as other family members. Research by Vetsure Pet Insurance also showed 54 per cent buy luxury products for their pets at least once a month compared to 23
PEOPLE are being asked to give their views about Bradford Council’s Access Point telephone service. A report this year showed an increased number of inquiries to Access Point were being directed to other organisations or dealt with at first point
A GROUP supporting and befriending elderly men who have been through difficult events is looking for new members to join in and stay active. Men@Eccy Meccy at The Mechanics Insitute in Stone Hall Road, Eccleshill, has a range of guest speakers
WORLD champion triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have visited the German tyre factory which gives them winning grip on bikes and their feet. Alistair was the gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics and his younger brother Jonny won
A SALTAIRE woman celebrated her 100th birthday in style with a behind-the-scenes tour of Emmerdale and a visit from the Lord Mayor of Bradford. Mona Salter, who lives in Czajka Care Group’s Brookfield Care Home in Shipley, is a life-long fan of
NUMBERS of motorbikers using Flappit Quarry for illegal riding has decreased following police action, but officers are still receiving complaints about the problem. As a result they are continuing patrols in the area near near Cullingworth and
DUST off your Blue Suede Shoes as the cast of The Elvis Years head for St George’s Hall in Bradford this Friday. Actor and musician Mario Kombou, fresh from the United States where he was a winner in the preliminary rounds of the 2014 Ultimate
TEENAGER Laura Bell has topped her £1,000 target by shaving off her hair for a children’s cancer charity. The 17-year-old, of Orchard Grove, Bradford, had her locks shorn at the Oddfellows Arms in Greengates one week ago in aid of Candlelighters
CALLS by churches in the Bradford area for the Church of England to investigate the effects of so-called bedroom tax which they say is “ineffective and unjust”, will be heard at the General Synod meeting in London later this month. The motion will
SIR – Through letters, poems, paintings and photographs, we have graphic and poignant accounts of experiences in the Great War. But, although we can imagine what it could have been like for young servicemen and women, do we truly know the horrors they
BRADFORD'S Tories have laid into a senior Labour councillor, accusing him of misleading the public over school budgets. The Conservative group on Bradford council said Government funding for Bradford schools was now £76 million a year higher than
MORE than 50 projects have been proposed in a draft plan to make better use of the World Heritage site of Saltaire. They cover six main areas of conservation, tourism, education, transport, community and the buffer zone. Since last year public
FUNDRAISERS in Bradford are being encouraged to show their support for dementia research as Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes a new dedicated officer for the region. Claire Priestwood (pictured), has joined the UK’s leading dementia research charity
BAILDON Players are exploring the complications of an affair in Alan Ayckbourn comedy Relatively Speaking. The play opens in the flat of a young couple, Greg and Ginny. When Greg finds a strange pair of slippers under the bed, he refuses to
POLICE are continuing to hunt a murder suspect, who might be in Bradford. Detectives named Damien Dhers, 33, of Chapeltown, Leeds, (pictured) as a man they want to trace in connection with the murder of Marlon Small, 31, who was stabbed in Leeds
THE owners of this large family house in Shipley had to turn it from a house of multiple occupancy back to a single home before they could move in. “Back in 1991 we wanted a big home, and this was certainly that, and it still had most of its original
THE father of a teenager killed when a coach driven by a Bradford man taking her to a hen party was in collision with a lorry has told how the tragedy has left him a "broken man". Bethany Jones, 18, died in April last year while travelling to a
A BRADFORD-BASED care group is backing a government-funded initiative in the UK to combat malnutrition among elderly people. Czajka Care Group will be promoting and sharing the firm’s best practice in order to help others understand the importance
A BRADFORD runner has now set his sights on completing ten New York marathons after completing his eighth test in the Big Apple. Joginder Singh, 63, of Flockton Road, East Bowling, completed the 26-mile course in a time of four hours 35 minutes
HOSPITAL staff in Bradford are holding a memorial event for bereaved parents to help them overcome grief. The Time for Shared Memories event will offer support to people from a range of faiths, as well as those who are not religious. It will be
A CAR dealership is teaming up with Pudsey Bear for a superhero fundraising mission in aid of Children In Need. For the third year in a row, Pentagon Group, Keighley, will be joining forces with Pudsey. The dealership team at Pentagon Group
CORRIDORS on three floors of sheltered housing flats for the elderly were smoke logged by an electrical fault. Fire crews from Rawdon were called to the incident, at Lady Fox Court, Yeadon, at 7.30am on Saturday. A fire service spokesman said
A KEG firework set fire to trees and a hedge when it toppled over in a garden. The lit keg, which holds a number of different fireworks inside it, fell on its side in the back garden of a detached house in St Helier Grove, Baildon, and set light
ILKLEY Michelin star chef, Simon Gueller, has invited an injured soldier to spend a day at his restaurant in preparation for a competition between wounded, injured and sick heroes. Gareth Kendall, of Halifax, is one of six servicemen, women and
KEIGHLEY people are being given the chance to air their views on how Bradford Council should prioritise its spending. Residents and businesses are being urged to attend a meeting in the town on Thursday to make their opinions known. The event
A 29-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis after a £3 million haul of the drug was seized by police. Shakeel Quyam, of Cark Road, Keighley, was one of six people, including two Dutch men, arrested after officers
A MAN who suffered a stab wound in what was believed to be a domestic incident in Thorpe Edge, Bradford, has been released from hospital. Police and ambulance attended a flat at Gerard House, Fairhaven Green, and found a 50-year-old man, who was
JOBSEEKERS are joining the technological revolution. The days of scouring advertisements posted up on boards in the local Jobcentre have now long gone as the industry recognises technology really is the way forward and sets about adapting its sites
MY COLLEAGUE’S car broke down last week. It happened very close to her home, forcing her to pay extra to her breakdown company. Her predicament took me back to the days when, with my old car, I could barely make a journey without a problem developing
AN UNBORN baby was unharmed after its mother was involved in a collision with a car in Leeds Road, Windhill. The heavily pregnant woman was taken to hospital with a deep cut to her thigh but escaped any broken bones and hospital tests showed her
IT’S heartening to see the inroads made in the first year of a campaign to tackle diabetes in Bradford. But it’s also concerning to note that the near 800 extra people who have been newly diagnosed with the condition in the last 12 months are likely
THE Heaton Graveyard Project Team will hold a Service of Remembrance in the Memorial Garden at the graveyard on Tuesday. A dedication of a new First World War Memorial will take place. There are 45 men buried or remembered in family graves
IT is incredible that there are still motorists prepared to take a chance on misusing level crossings, in spite of horrific tragedies that have been seen around the country and a terrifying near miss caught on camera in the Bradford area. British
MOTORISTS parking on yellow zig-zag lines outside Swain House Primary School in Bradford have been hit with tickets following complaints from residents. Police worked with council wardens on the initiative to tackle drivers who either stop or park
A BRADFORD bakery has been handed some extra dough through a £2,000 cash boost for paying its rates by direct debit. Cooplands Bakery, Mayo Avenue, scooped the cash as part of nationwide campaign The Big Break, organised by Bacs Payment Schemes
BRADFORD homeowners are being warned to be on their guard against rogue traders. West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service is shining a spotlight on the growing problem and urging consumers, especially the elderly and vulnerable, to be aware of
FIREFIGHTERS have spent the night tackling a blaze at a household waste recycling centre near Queensbury. Crews from Odsal, Brighouse, Halifax, and Illingworth, were called to the waste transfer station on Swales Moor Road shortly after 6pm yesterday
JIMMY Lowes believes his partnership with Karl Harrison is the perfect fit for the Bulls helm – now he has stopped being stubborn. New number two Harrison admitted the pair "didn't see eye to eye" when he first arrived as a coach at the club over
A GROUP of spirited teenagers have been giving back to their community with a host of events in Bradford.Three groups held separate events in the district as part of a National Citizenship Service (NCS) scheme run by the Community Service Volunteers (
CITY'S FA Cup match-winner Filipe Morais called their first-round victory a reward for the travelling army. The Portuguese scored his first goal for the club as they came from behind to edge out Halifax 2-1 in a fierce derby tussle at The Shay.
POLICE are investigating a businessman's claim that two of his phone numbers have been 'stolen' leaving his business down by 60 per cent.Omair Ahmed, who has run his Mr Ink Ltd cartridge company in the city for five years, said the lost phone lines were
WELLWISHERS raised nearly £1,000 for a cutting edge Bradford art gallery after intruders smashed the front window with an iron grate.The raiders hurled the heavy grate through the window at the Fuse Art Space gallery in Rawson Place in the city centre.They
FIREFIGHTERS in West Yorkshire appear to be among the healthiest employees at the county's fire and rescue service, according to the latest sickness statistics. Brigade bosses have been warned the service is not expected to meet its target for
FC Halifax Town 1, City 2 LEAGUE One overcoming Conference is hardly the stuff of FA Cup legend but this was a big result for City and Phil Parkinson. Only time will tell whether yesterday's victory at The Shay is the trigger for the upturn
COMMUNITY centres across Bradford are facing uncertain futures as more Council funding cuts bite. And three of them, Frizinghall Community Association, the Manningham Mills Sports and Community Association and the Millan Centre in Manningham could
A DISABLED man has said he is "fraught" after being sent debt recovery letters in error because of a system fault at Bradford Council. Earlier this year, the Council introduced a £3-a-week fee for its previously free Safe and Sound alarm service
A CAMPAIGN by two groups of Bradford City supporters to raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support and the district's Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit is gathering pace. Members of Bantams Trek and The Friends of Bradford City
A CAMPAIGN to tackle diabetes in Bradford has identified nearly 800 more people with the condition in its first year. The Bradford Beating Diabetes (BBD) scheme, started by NHS Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) 12 months ago, has
WEST Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is in Bradford this week to speak to the public about policing and their community concerns. The PCC's 'Community Conversation,' which started today, will see Mark Burns-Williamson out and about across
