ALBION SPORTS are the only one of the area’s four eligible teams left in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Cup after tonight’s third-round ties. Albion reached the quarter-finals with a 4-1 home win over Yorkshire Amateur at Throstle
WEST Yorkshire Police have agreed to look into whether any criminal offences have been committed within Keighley Town Council.They responded to Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, who called on the police to step in after auditors PKF Littlejohn highlighted serious
A PLAYER in the JCT600 Bradford League has been suspended for six months after an incident with a spectator led to the abandonment of a second-team match. Spen Victoria's Rowland Thompson has been banned from all forms of cricket from and including
TWO men have been convicted by a jury of joining in a plot to lead the police to planted firearms and drugs in a bid to reduce the long prison sentence their brother was set to receive. Amer Javed, 34, and Saqib Javed, 38, both of Ashfield Drive, Frizinghall
AARON Finch's spell as Yorkshire's overseas star was definitely a win-win for the uncomplicated Australian batsman. Not only did Finch contribute heavily to the county's first LV= County Championship title since 2001 with runs and his experience
ODSAL will again host a ‘Silent Night Carols’ event during the festive period on Wednesday, December 10 from 7pm.Entrance costs £2.50 and tickets can be bought from the stadium or by calling 08448-711490.The evening has been designed to mark the centenary
TACKLING the sexual exploitation of children remains a top priority for social services in Bradford, its bosses have insisted.The comments came after education watchdog Ofsted warned that local authorities in England were still not doing enough to protect
DETAILS of a £10.4 million project to replace the old Bingley Hospital into a state-of-the-art extra care and dementia unit have been revealed.Approval to transform the Fernbank Drive site was granted last year on the casting vote of a planning committee
A SEX offender who sent unpleasant text and Facebook messages to a woman, in breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, was given a suspended prison sentence.Hedar Ali, 34, of Templars Way, Fairweather Green, Bradford, had been jailed for four years
SHIPLEY Bowling Club, who hosted a successful indoor league last year, are holding an indoor open night next Tuesday in a bid to generate even more interest. Players can either turn up on the night or contact John Preston in advance on 07460-851570
LIVE TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL NEWS A SERIOUS road accident this afternoon has caused traffic chaos around the Silsden/Steeton roundabout. An articulated lorry and a black BMW were involved in a collision soon after 3.30pm this afternoon on
A MAN suspected of stealing skincare products from a shop in Shipley is being hunted by police.The incident happened at 3.45pm on October 28 at a store in Market Square. Police said he possibly had two accomplices to distract shop staff away from him.The
WHILE joint-leaders Thackley Lightning were struggling to a 2-1 home victory over basement boys Sutton, fellow under-15 front-runners Keighley Shamrocks Knights were notching a 6-0 win at mid-table Eccleshill United.The Knights led 2-0 at half-time in
A ROUSING pre-match team talk by Bingley Bees skipper Ben Clough seemed to have fallen on deaf ears when the basement club trailed 2-0 to leaders Tadcaster Magnets six minutes into the second half of their Yorkshire Men's Division Four North clash at
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman dishonestly pocketed almost £40,000 in benefits over five years while living with a partner who gave her lump sums of up to £1,500, Bradford Crown Court heard.Janet MacGregor was "far from being on the bread line" while
MUMS in Bradford are helping to develop a new app to guide people through one of the hardest periods of parenthood. The free app, called Baby Buddy, takes expectant mothers through pregnancy and the first six months of motherhood. It works
THE Bradford Crown Green Bowls Association's presentation evening takes place at East Ward Labour Club on Thursday, November 27 (7.30pm). There will be live entertainment following the presentation and tickets (£4) can be obtained from Maurice
PLANS to downgrade nine children's centres and restructure the service across the district came under the spotlight at a council scrutiny meeting last night. The cost-cutting plans were approved by Bradford Council's executive earlier this month
TWELVE valuable rings, two purses and money were stolen from a 90-year-old woman during a distraction burglary in Pudsey. The pensioner, who lives in sheltered accommodation on Claremont Grove, was tricked by a man claiming to be from the electric
ARMY bomb squad specialists were scrambled from Catterick after a hand grenade was found at a house in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police were called yesterday evening after the bomb was found as family members went through belongings at a relative
A BRADFORD father plans to donate part of a £100,000 prize he’s won to a transplant charity. Paul Jagger (pictured) who had a kidney transplant in 2003, won the cash on a radio station’s competition. The 44-year-old correctly guessed the identity
ARTIST Amy Hirst is taking over an empty shop in Cleckheaton to tell the stories of the Spen Valley’s proud revolutionary history. Her mini-residency Democracy of Print explores how printmaking played an important part in the development of democracy
A NEW Bradford outlet will bring together two food and drink classics under the same roof. A new Brewfactory pub will open in the city centre early next year after negotiating a tie-up with award winning food producer Pieminister for the Bradford
PLANNERS have given the go-ahead to a new £10 million retail park to be built by Ilkley-based developer Opus North. The 42,000 sq ft Darlington North Retail Park will create 150 jobs and be open by spring 2016. Occupiers already signed up include
LOCAL manufacturing professionals heard from former world champion and Olympic silver medallist, Steve Cram, about the parallels between sport and business at an event in Skipton. The athlete-turned-broadcaster , who is a Yorkshire Bank ambassador
PUB group Enterprise Inns swung to a £30 million pre-tax profit from a £4 million loss in the year to the end of September, aided by warmer weather, the World Cup and fewer exceptional charges. The Solihull-based firm, which has 5,348 leased and
THE sale of Skipton-based third-party mortgage administration company HML has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority. HML has been acquired by financial services company Computershare as it moved to extend its UK mortgage servicing business
AIR conditioning at a hospital kitchen which feeds 1,000 patients a day has been upgraded by a Bradford-based specialist without interrupting its operations. Cantech, the kitchen canopy arm of air management specialist Mansfield Pollard, developed
LEADING press and commercial photographer Asadour Guzelian is about to achieve his ambition of expanding his news and features business into new areas. With a grant from Bradford Council’s Growth Zone economic regeneration scheme he is set to open
A WORRYING number of older women are entering formal treatment for alcoholism, according to new figures. Nearly one in ten of those starting treatment is now a woman aged 60 or more, which compares with six per cent five years ago. In contrast
A GREENGROCER at Keighley’s Morrisons store has reached the finals of a national competition. Christopher Polak, from the Worth Way supermarket, completed in the finals of Morrisons’ annual Mastercraft contest on Thursday, November 13. The
BRADFORD accountants dug deep in their pockets for a cancer charity during their recent annual gathering. An auction and other fundraising events at the Bradford Society of Chartered Accountants dinner at the Midland Hotel raised more than £2,400
ACCOUNTANTS across the Bradford district have been urged to ensure they are equipped to deal with requests from small and medium firms needing advice on auto enrolment pension schemes as next year’s deadline approaches. National financial adviser
TIGHTER consumer spending is set to slow West Yorkshire’s economic growth over the next 12 months leading business advisers have warned. The latest UK Economic Outlook from PwC says that Yorkshire’s economic growth in 2014, forecast at around three
ROBB Smillie has joined Ilkley-based property development and investment company Opus North as a retail and leisure specialist from Leeds property consultancy WSB. After graduating in 2003, he joined AccountAbility, a not-for-profit organisation
BRADFORD'S Junior Chamber International (JCI) has won a prestigious national award for its numerous successful charitable initiatives. The group was named 'Most Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Programme' at the JCI UK ceremony in London's
THREE-year-old Riley Platts, of Guiseley, has had a number of operations at Leeds General Infirmary to correct a rare congenital heart defect, truncus arteriosis – where the two main arteries are joined together – and although he is fit and well, he
POLICE are offering people the opportunity to hand over guns which may be held illegally in West Yorkshire without facing legal action. It is expected that some have guns which have been made illegal in recent years. Officers are also encouraging
MORE than 50,000 people in Bradford could have undiagnosed high blood pressure, according to latest figures. Public Health England (PHE) said that across the country diseases caused by high blood pressure are estimated to cost the NHS more than
A WELLBEING cafe in Haworth and Oxenhope is celebrating its third anniversary on Friday. The cafe is held every month, alternating between Oxenhope Community Centre and West Lane Methodist Church in Haworth, between 2pm and 4pm. Shona Grange
LONG-serving Keighley football referee Squire Farrar has died at the age of 94. Mr Farrar (pictured) spent more than 40 years refereeing matches far and wide. He met his wife Jean at a dance and they were married 70 years ago. The pair
A DEBATE about how to recruit more governors to schools became heated at a council meeting last night. There is a 29 per cent vacancy rate on governing bodies across the district, a meeting of the children’s services overview and scrutiny committee
THE district’s schools are missing out on more than £1 million in funding because parents aren’t registering for free school meals, a meeting heard. Schools can get pupil premium funding for every child who gets free school meals, but not all eligible
A FEMALE carer, accused of sexually assaulting a vulnerable elderly woman at a Bradford nursing home, will face a trial. Maria Bucag, 44, of Brindle Close, Allerton, Bradford, is alleged to have committed the offence at a home in Undercliffe on
BRADFORD schoolchildren are putting their own twist on Shakespeare this week as part of a national festival aimed at boosting literacy and aural skills, confidence and teamwork. Hundreds of youngsters from schools across the district will be performing
A MEETING will hear how children in care are being protected from being sexually exploited. An inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham gave local authorities advice on how to protect children in care from being abused. Now Bradford
RESIDENTS can meet their councillors and local authority officials, police and others at the next Thornton and Allerton ward forum on Tuesday at 6.30pm. The meeting, at Thornton Primary School, offers people a chance to raise concerns and make
WHEN it comes to health, men are notorious for keeping things close to their chests. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer accounting for 24 per cent of all new cancer diagnosis and November is the month when the disease is profiled through
A ROCK and roll themed bingo night will be taking place in Haworth on Sunday. The event will be held at the King’s Arms pub, in Main Street, and will start at 8pm. Proceeds will go towards funding the village’s annual programme of public entertainment
CAROUSEL Bradford Catholic Players Alhambra THIS is an emotional week for the Bradford Catholic Players, not least because of this tear-jerking Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. The company has staged shows at the Alhambra for more than
LINDA Green has proved that if you are determined enough you will succeed. The Bingley novelist knows all too well the feelings of dismay many writers feel as they struggle in their search for a publisher to take on their debut novel. Enticing
THREE councillors are on a crusade to make sure Otley’s maypole is restored by Christmas. The maypole was cut down after rot was found in its base a week before the start of the Tour de France. It has been missing ever since. Now, councillors
LOOKING back from the vantage point of all we know about the First World War, not least the human cost of it, the enthusiasm with which young men volunteered to join up in the late summer of 1914 is hard to comprehend. Nevertheless Tricia Platts
STAFF at the Bradford branch of Leeds Building Society held a non-uniform day in aid of Children in Need. They wore their own clothes, or fancy dress, in return for a donation towards the annual fundraiser. Melissa Foulis, manager of the Bradford
THE declaration of war on August 4, 1914, came in the middle of the summer holidays and, living in a city with an international textile-trading tradition, residents of Bradford were not averse to holidaying in Europe. Relatives here were urged to telegraph
THE Department for Transport is being challenged over its stance on subsidies for Northern Rail, which provides many of Bradford’s rail services. Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin MP (pictured) has been contacted by campaigners
MY dad tells an amusing tale from his schooldays about a gang of boys called out of assembly one Monday morning and caned by the headmaster. “That’s for all the trouble you’re going to get into this week,” he told them. These were the big lads
SIR – I read the letter in the T&A (November 17) from Keith Rayner expressing concerns about metal poppies being worn. As the organiser of the Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Appeal at the Sainsbury’s at Greengates, I agree that people now
SIR – I feel Keith Rayner’s letter is a little too quick to judge those who chose to buy a metal poppy. I have owned a metal poppy (which cost me £15 from the British legion website) for a few years. But I also buy a paper poppy every year
SIR – Keith Rayner insults a great deal of people. I buy a metal poppy badge because they don’t fall off like the paper poppies. They have the date on them so if I wear it next year it can be seen that it is an old one, unlike paper ones. We also
GIVING away millions of pounds in foreign aid is wrong when funds are needed in the UK, local UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir has said. Mr Bashir, a Bradford businessman who turned to politics, said Prime Minister David Cameron should re-think his commitment
SIR – I feel I must respond to Keith Rayner’s letter re the permanent metallised poppies people wear in their lapels. Through choice, I am one of these people. For the last few years these poppies have included the year of manufacture, ie 2014
SIR – Keith Thomson agrees with me that as a compact country we do not need HS2 to compete with European journey times between key locations. Surely it is not only us two and Andrew Mason who have the common sense to realise this. It would
SIR – One cannot imagine a more crass evaluation of the need to dispense with school uniform than that of your correspondent John B Walters (T&A, Nov 17), calling it a “long outdated fetish” and stating “the teachers should wear it”. The uniform
SIR – The T&A reports (November 17) that the owners of Saltaire pub The Hop were refused permission in April to install new signs on their listed building. Despite this, it seems that these owners installed new signs without any permission
BRADFORD’S One Direction star Zayn Malik has condemned claims by an American TV host that he has a substance abuse problem. The 21-year-old was missing from a band interview in Orlando with The Today Show’s Matt Lauer, who asked if his absence
IT is that time of year when we consider the cost of heating our homes. Recent milder winters have made some impact on our energy bills, but for the elderly and for those with conditions for whom it is vital to keep warm, heating the home is essential
THE vast majority of us have little or no complaint with the service offered to us by our local GP surgery and, in most cases, our family doctor does a fantastic job. As the medical service on the very front-line of the NHS, your GP surgery is
HUNDREDS of visitors attended the 14th beer festival in Otley. The festival has raised more than £65,000 for charity since it started and this year’s event took place at Otley Rugby Club, with a tribute to previous organiser Mike Foster, of the
A RESIDENT has urged motorists not to speed when travelling down a road between Stanbury and Oxenhope. Mark Holmes, of Moor Side Lane, Oxenhope, said some drivers were endangering people’s lives on this country road. Speaking at an Oxenhope
ONE of the four men on trial accused of plotting to rape a drunk school teacher was absent from Bradford Crown Court yesterday. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told the jury not to speculate about why trainee mechanic Wakar Akhtar did not attend
A DOG who had to have his ear cut off after he was abandoned in a field has been rehomed. Tigger (pictured) was found by a dog warden in the Keighley area with horrific injuries to his head and neck three weeks ago. He was taken into Dogs Trust
WEST Yorkshire Police has introduced measures to record crime better, but the force admits there is more to be done. A report by the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Tom Winsor, revealed yesterday, has heavily criticised all police forces for “
A HORSE which had got out onto a rural Oxenhope road after dark was struck by two vehicles so violently it was decapitated. The accident happened on Moor Side Lane on the evening of Wednesday November 5. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police
VOLUNTARY organisations in Bradford and groups that work with children and young people in the city are invited to apply for grants of up to £2,500. Leo Group Ltd, a green energy and recycling company based near Queensbury, is offering the cash
THE Clayton Dickensian Market celebrates its 10th anniversary this year – and will mark it by raising money for the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope. The hospice is one of three charities that will benefit from the proceeds of the market
A SCHOOL has shown off its new features following a £700,000 refurbishment. Pupils at Marchbank Academy in Marchbank Road, Bradford Moor, recently invited their families into the school to see the fruits of the extensive works on the building.
A NEW, free smartphone app to help expectant mums and dads through the first stages of parenthood is being officially unveiled in Bradford tomorrow. The app, called Baby Buddy, offers personalised information approved by doctors and midwives that
PHIL Parkinson reckons City are reaping the rewards from the absence of any midweek games.Saturday’s stunning win at Preston made it back-to-back victories on the road for the Bantams and hopefully signals an upturn in fortunes.Parkinson has been able
JAMIE Peacock’s testimonial match will see the Bulls face Leeds at Headingley to honour the legendary former England captain's achievements. The 36-year-old prop, who will retire at the end of 2015, has enjoyed a glorious career which has seen
ONE of the four men on trial accused of plotting to rape a drunk school teacher was absent from Bradford Crown Court yesterday.Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told the jury not to speculate about why trainee mechanic Wakar Akhtar did not attend for the
MORE needs to be done to protect firefighters from violent attacks, Conservative councillors have said.The call comes after fire crews were subjected to a string of attacks in Keighley, including one on the town's fire station itself, during the Bonfire
A BRADFORD schoolboy had only been attending drama classes for a week when he landed a role alongside Michael Palin in a major new television drama. Ubayd Rehman, 12, of Eccleshill, plays a cheeky neighbour of Mr Palin's character in Remember Me
CITY have unveiled their replacement for David Baldwin as acting chief operating officer. James Mason has been made a director and will take over Baldwin’s duties initially until the end of the year. Part of his brief will also include identifying
British Transport Police have stepped up patrols after passengers had a lucky escape when hooligans hurled a stone slab through the windscreen of a packed train in Bradford.The boulder was thrown from a rail bridge near Usher Street, as the Selby to Manchester
ALBION Sports and Eccleshill United will be hoping to do better than local rivals Thackley and Liversedge managed when they play in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Cup third round tonight. Premier Division outfit Albion host Yorkshire
EXPERTS at hospitals in Bradford and Airedale will be involved in a pioneering pilot study aiming to ensure children affected by congenital heart disease maintain the correct levels of exercise. The 'Helping Little Hearts' appeal, co-ordinated
A NEW business has opened its doors in Bradford, with an unrivalled view and location, according to owner entrepreneur Zulfi Hussain.Dr Hussain has turned the empty pavilion in City Park - which fronts on to the mirror pool - into a cafe, called The Pavilion.The
ESSENTIAL work to channel water under an improved road system in Canal Road, Bradford will close the vital route for days during the coming three weekends. And major businesses gearing up for Christmas fear inevitable disruption will hit trade
A BRADFORD mum died in hospital after a series of errors following a routine operation, an inquest was told. Azrum Begum, 54, of Allerton Road, died from complications which developed after she had undergone gall bladder surgery two days earlier
Guiseley 3, Solihull Moors 0 GUISELEY climbed to second place in the Vanarama Conference North table as they consigned Solihull Moors to their first defeat in 11 league games. The midlands outfit were on a roll and in high spirits after a 3
