CLUBS in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League have rejected an internal loan system at their annual meeting at Cross Hills Social Club.In a bid to lessen the number of conceded matches, a rule change proposal from Bingley Congs asked for under-17swho are
SAM Tordoff has moved from one Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) big gun to another.The 25-year-old from Rawdon, who has had two successful years at MG in tandem with Jason Plato, is joining reigning champions and multiple winners West
WIBSEY Warriors were the only Bradford area side to beat the weather in the Pennine League. They travelled to the Yorkshire-Lancashire border to face West Craven Warriors in a Division Two clash. The Barnoldswick outfit's pitch, nestling in
FARSLEY-based Leeds Karate Academy won five gold medals as part of the JKS England national team who were competing in the JKS Scotland Championships in Grangemouth.Bradford's Emelye O’Brien kept up her winning ways by dominating the junior female kumite
WEST Yorkshire are holding their sportshall athletics trials at Odsal's Richard Dunn Sports Centre on Saturday, January 10. The under-11s will start at 10am, followed by the under-13s and under-15s at 2pm, with ages as at August 31 this year.
BINGLEY'S Lesley Watson donned Saltaire colours as guest second claimer to take the Striders into second place in Sunday's PECO LEAGUE cross-country. Lesley finished 25th of the 216 ladies in 38min 8sec. Jen Willingham was two places and a minute
CITY OF Bradford Swimming Club's Dalton Clapham showed his potential by picking up three medals at the ASA North East Region Age Group Short Course Championships at Sunderland Aquatic Centre. The 11-year-old, who is mentored by development coach
BRADFORD Dragons overturned an 18-point last-quarter deficit only to be stunned by a last-second buzzer beater from the halfway line. Worthing Thunder led 72-54 at the end of the third quarter but the hosts mounted a superb comeback to lead by
THERE was plenty of guts but no glory for Bradford area cyclo-cross riders in the fifth round of the National Trophy at Peel Park. However, two were in with a great chance of victory in the veterans' races, only for a mechanical failure and cramp
The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), formed in Bradford in 2004 by former Leeds Rhinos rugby league player Ikram Butt, has celebrated its tenth anniversary with a reception at the House of Commons.Dual-code international Butt, who has played rugby
A MISSING Blackburn girl who may have been in Bradford has been found.Concerns were raised after a 16-year-old, of Blackburn, was last seen at about 3.30am yesterday morning.She had been missing before and has previously spent time in Bradford, Nelson
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: construction of single storey rear extension, 14 Canford Road. Allerton: construction of single storey extension, 17 Canford Road. Burley-In-Wharfedale: single
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates: Richard Bambuch, aged 29, of Woodstock Walk, Broomfields; theft, jailed for six weeks, £80 costs. Kevin Michael Baxter, aged 47, of Bradford Road, Shipley; assault, community
SIR – Liberal Democrat MP Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister failed to attend the autumn statement in parliament in support of the coalition, deciding instead to visit the ancient monument Stonehenge. Does this mean that secretly he believes his
SIR - I know I can’t be alone in worrying about our housing situation and where the next generation are going to live? Surely, with an election around the corner, there needs to be more of a serious local debate about the homes we desperately need
SIR - I sometimes despair of my fellow Bradfordians. Your correspondent B Barraclough (Letters, December 13) seems to be proud of the fact that he or she would never use certain words such as campylobacter, ossified and nepotism et al (all of which
SIR - Mr Pashley is correct to challenge the spurious arguments often given to justify immigration (Letters, December 12). A small number of people entering the country can be accommodated within the existing system, provided a sustainable population
SIR - Your mean spirited correspondent, D Hodgson’s comments and added economics lecture (T&A, December 11) contained the reddest of herrings that were neither persuasive nor factually accurate. How does GDP per capita, UK £25,000/India £1,000
SIR - Bradford Council planners have approved proposals for a new office development in City Park in place of the soon to be demolished Tyrls police station (T&A, December 12). Apparently the new offices will comprise three new blocks of between
The actions of Mario Stojka, who attacked a pensioner while she was shopping in Bradford city centre, are nothing short of utterly deplorable. Stojka's victim, in her 70s, has been left terrified to even step outside her own front door by his base
SIR - One can but laud the humanity and humility of John Anderson in giving of his time and competence in personally administering British aid in Botswana (Letters, December 13). If all government aid were so administered and invigilated, then
FIRST-TIME house buyers have been offered hope in a new Government scheme releasing under-used brownfield land for affordable housing. The scheme, launched by Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday, offers 100,000 first-time buyers new homes with
A DOZEN distinctive and rare vases and a car were stolen from an Eccleshill house during a recent burglary. Thirteen pieces of Moorcroft pottery, 12 vases and a coaster, were taken from a home on Leafield Avenue on Sunday, December 7. A red
MORE than 80 homes will receive free fire home safety checks after signing up for the scheme outside a Bradford supermarket. Firefighters hosted a stall at the Asda store on Rooley Lane yesterday - where they also took the opportunity to sell calendars
A MAN has been jailed for killing a Bradford University student in a “cowardly act of violence.” Anowar Tagabo, 25, originally from Sudan, was studying Peace Studies and Development at the university. He died several days after being knocked
PASTY and sausage roll maker Greggs served up another profits upgrade after favourable weather and new ranges helped boost sales. The group, which has around 1,660 outlets, including more than 150 stores in Bradford and West Yorkshire, reported
CHARTERED Surveyors and auctioneers Eddisons, which has an office in East Parade, Little Germany, has appointed Glenn Levison as an associate director in its Leeds auction department. Mr Levison, age 41, joins from the Leeds office of Pugh where
CARPETRIGHT’S new boss vowed to broaden the appeal of the floor coverings business after admitting it was seen as too value focused. Wilf Walsh, who recently took the helm following the departure of founder Lord Harris of Peckham, said one of his
A HISTORIC motor dealership site is being sold as its owner looks to concentrate it operations elsewhere. Dews Motor Group is selling its site in Brighouse – which it has occupied since 1920 – and is moving operations to Halifax. It said the move
ELIN Pheasant is West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’s new environment advisor. She will help chamber and Eco-Network members tap into technical guidance, products and services to help companies make environmental improvements in operations
MORRISONS is being investigated following complaints by discount grocers Aldi and Lidl about its Match and More loyalty scheme. Aldi has made an official complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority while fellow discounter Lidl published a
A YOUTH project in the Spen Valley is celebrating after picking up two national awards. The Spen Valley Young Leaders Group was recognised at the British Youth Council’s Youth on Board Awards 2014. One gong went to group member Amy Curtis,
A LANDMARK mosaic made by creative children has gone on display in Bradford. A group of 24 youngsters, aged between seven and 16, have taken part in a scheme to learn all about Arabic calligraphy. This was run by Islamic calligraphy artist Razwan
FOLK band Beggar’s Bridge will be at Bradford’s Topic Folk Club in Glyde House, Glydegate, on Thursday, January 15. The Hull band writes and performs its own songs, many of which are based on true tales of people, places and events from East Yorkshire
PEACE comes to the district in a newly-published book of picture postcards from the First World War. Yorkshire At War 1914-18 has been written by Norman Ellis, who has collected postcards from across Yorkshire for more than 40 years. He has
THE popular steam-hauled Santa Specials return to the Bradford district this weekend. Guests can join the steam train at Oxenhope, Haworth or Keighley stations for a ten-mile journey that lasts about an hour. The trips are on Saturday and Sunday
A SALTAIRE-based care group is part of a new scheme to introduce measures to help keep vulnerable residents safe and protect them if they go missing. Czajka Care Group has teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Society and West Yorkshire Police on the
HAVE your say over the quality of mental health services offered to older people in the Bradford district. Bradford District Care Trust would like to hear from anyone who has used older people’s mental health services in Bradford as a carer or
A COURAGEOUS girl from Glusburn Community Primary School, near Keighley, switched on the Christmas tree lights in Cross Hills. Tyler Manley, nine, had a brain tumour removed in September 2013 and spent seven months recovering at Leeds General Infirmary
AIREDALE General Hospital’s head of HR found the recipe for success in a charity bake-off. Nick Parker and his HR team took top spot in the Christmas cupcake contest, staged just before a meeting of the board and council of governors. “I was
RESIDENTS have spoken of their shock after an elderly woman died following a house fire in Sutton-in-Craven. North Yorkshire Police were called to the property in Wright Street by the county’s Fire and Rescue Service at around 9.55pm on Saturday
FARMERS and landowners in Yorkshire and the North East have been urged to be extra safe over Christmas after the region was named as a blackspot for fatalities. The CLA, which represents thousands of landowners, farmers and rural businesses in
LIFE will be one big cabaret in Saltaire next month when Squinty McGinty Productions stages a star-studded show at the Caroline Club. Tickets are from £8.50 from the club itself or Saltaire Bookshop and doors open on Friday, January 16, at 7pm.
KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins said he was horrified by a "gutless" Taliban attack in Pakistan today where 126 people, including 80 children, are believed to have been killed. At least ten attackers wearing police uniforms and suicide vests reportedly
A SWASHBUCKLING exhibition of pirates, treasure and adventure featuring original drawings from Pirates ‘n’ Pistols, the award-winning children’s book by Chris Mould, is now on display at Smith Art Gallery in Brighouse. A selection of Mould’s colourful
An early Christmas present from Public Health England. During our training in York we had a very reassuring talk from PHE about how we would not be quarantined on return to the UK. Science would be used to inform guidelines on reintegration with our
PUPILS from one of the district’s primary schools took a behind-the-scenes look at the aviation industry. On a visit to Multiflight, based at Leeds-Bradford Airport, children from Ghyll Royd School, Burley-in-Wharfedale, were able to experience
TAX should be slashed on repairs for listed buildings, Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir has said. The Bradford businessman-turned-politician said the 20 per cent VAT rate on such repairs should be slashed to five per cent to help owners maintain Britain’s
OTLEY’S town mayor praised the volunteers who made this year’s Victorian Fair such a success. The popular fair raises substantial amounts for charity and is organised by a small band of volunteers. Town councillor Nigel Gill (Lab, Manor) said: “Without
THE FINAL concert in the 2015 Rawdon Amnesty Series will take place this Sunday at 7.30pm at Rawdon Quaker Meeting, Quakers Lane LS19 6HU. A spokeswoman said: “Members of Bradford Music Club, who meet and perform monthly at the meeting house, have
POLICE found more than 2,500 images of children posing naked or in underwear on a man’s computer, Bradford Crown Court was told. Richard Vogel, 50, was given a community order after the court heard it had taken the prosecuting authorities seven
WEST Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, has awarded £697,000 to more than 100 charities, voluntary groups and other organisations under the Safer Communities Fund this year. Money seized from criminals under the Proceeds
A BANNER highlighting the dangers of blocked pavements to blind and partially-sighted people has gone on display in a Bradford school. Guide Dogs, in conjunction with West Yorkshire Police, presented their banner to Frizinghall Primary School,
THIEVES injured a horse by stealing a rug off its back. A stables in Shelf was burgled on Sunday evening, with a Bucas Smartex rug pulled off the animal’s back, causing it to lose some of its mane. Anyone with information on the crime can call
PLAYERS and staff from Bradford City will take part in the club’s carol service tonight. Manager Phil Parkinson and his squad will be at St Michael and All Angels Church in Shelf to join in with the World War One Christmas Truce-themed service.
FESTIVE bargain hunters have been warned to avoid falling for dodgy deals from traders offering counterfeit goods and unofficial toys that could result in harmful consequences. Likely targets for counterfeiters include make-up, which could contain
A SERIES of cartoons of Santa Claus have been released offering First Aid tips in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions over the festive period. St John Ambulance started the #SaveSanta campaign to teach treatment tips. The campaign
FREE Wi-Fi will be available at libraries, museums and children's centres in Wharfedale and Aireborough next year. Leeds City Council has just introduced the service at Leeds' Central Library and Art Gallery, and plans to roll out the scheme to
CAROLS and readings in English and Welsh will be heard at Bradford and Leeds Welsh Societies’ Carol Service. The event will take place at Oxford Place Centre, Oxford Place/The Headrow, Leeds on Saturday between 2.30pm and 3.30pm. It will be
TWO drug dealers were ordered to pay almost £5,000 at a proceeds of crime hearing. Jagleet Singh, 28, of Glenbrook Drive, Fairweather Green, Bradford, and Janaid Iqbal, 27, of Sunningdale Road, Rhodesway, Bradford, had been convicted of supplying
A 44-YEAR-OLD Bradford Moor man has been arrested on suspicion of importing class A drugs, it has emerged. He was arrested by officers from the Bradford East Neighbourhood Policing Team and the National Crime Agency at an address on Moor Park Drive
THE former executive chairman of the now defunct JJB Sports chain will no longer face trial due to ill health, a court was told. Ilkley businessman Sir David Jones (pictured), who has Parkinson’s disease, went on trial at Leeds Crown Court earlier
A SHIPLEY apprentice was on the winning team in a contest designed to test design and manufacturing skills. Patrick Devanney, a former pupil at South Craven School, won gold in the National Skills Show competition, which was held in Birmingham.
FUNDING from Keighley Community First enabled a pair of community groups to team up and stage events for older people. The Association of Ukrainians and The Italian Welfare Association first presented an event called European food exchange.
VISITORS from as far away as Australia enjoyed the 2014 Otley Christmas Tree Festival. Large crowds flocked to All Saints Parish Church to view 40 sparkling trees. The four-day event also included performances of seasonal music by local bands
A CHARITY day at a Keighley town centre health studio raised £350. Proceeds of the event last month at Yoga Wellbeing in East Parade has been shared between Yorkshire Cat Rescue and Manorlands. The event was organised by Sarah-Jane Fortune,
PROCEEDS from this year’s Riddlesden Gala are helping the hungry at Christmas. The gala committee has given some of the proceeds from the summer event to the Salvation Army to support its food bank. The committee gave £1,300 to the Salvation
CHANGES to how takeaway food is served could make people with allergies more confident about ordering food. A survey by the Foods Standards Agency found that 70 per cent of people with allergies avoided buying takeaways, while 53 per cent avoided
PEOPLE were given top tips on how to make their festive food go further with a series of demonstrations by Bradford Council’s health and recycling experts. Ministry of Food staff were on-hand in Oastler Market to cook up healthy festive recipes
NEW scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill another, according to a TV investigation. Glasgow-born Colin Norris (pictured
TWO Vietnamese men accused of producing cannabis in Shipley have been remanded in custody pending their trial. Canh Pham, 37, and Ha Xuan Ngo, 41, both of no fixed address, are accused of producing cannabis at Merchant’s House, Ashley Lane, Shipley
A SOCCER fan who made offensive online comments about the Valley Parade fire tragedy following Saturday's game between Bradford City and Chesterfield has been banned for life by the club he supports. Club officials have also asked police to investigate
WHEN a Bradford housing association asked its residents how it could improve life on their estate – they asked for CCTV. Accent Housing has responded by switching on a new crime-catching CCTV system at its Ripleyville scheme in Glover Street, West
THE vacant offices above a city centre shop could soon become bedsit flats. Michael Denton has applied for planning permission to convert the upper floors of 47 Darley Street into eight bedsit apartments with two kitchens and a shared living room
ANDREW Davies will celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow by coming clean – and getting rid of the beard.The City defender’s hair-raising experience began in August and he hopes to have raised around £3,000 for the Bantamstrek charity group.Davies admits
HARRY Siejka admits he would love to face former employers Wakefield in the fight for a Super League place next season.The new Bulls scrum-half endured an injury-disrupted campaign at Belle Vue in 2014 and made just nine first-team appearances.Now he
PATIENT Francois Zoko has declared himself finally ready to deliver as City approach the hectic festive period. The 31-year-old on-loan Blackpool striker has played less than half an hour’s football in three substitute appearances so far. He replaced
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Barkerend: retrospective planning permission for Roller shutters to front and side, land at Leeds Road Junction with Banner Street. Bolton: construction of dormer to front
AS WINTERS go, this one doesn’t get any bigger for Cleckheaton star Iain Wardlaw. The former Yorkshire fast bowler is preparing to spearhead Scotland’s bid to spring a surprise at the one-day World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, starting in
A TOTAL of 13 out of 23 district organisations have benefitted from the latest round of Bradford Council arts and culture funding. Bradford Council has announced funding allocations to district organisations from its Arts and Cultural Investment
A CITY centre newsagent has denied charges of supplying and possessing with intent legal high drugs. Pervez Abbas, 63, replied in a firm voice: "Not guilty, sir," when the two charges were put to him at Bradford Crown Court yesterday. Abbas
AN INQUEST has heard how a concerned husband had earlier warned staff on a mental health ward that his wife's food needed blending before she choked to death. A paramedic who was called to revive collapsed 60-year-old Shirley Mary Clarke described
A RESTORATION scheme costing £750,000 will start in historic Saltaire early next year which will see an avenue of mature trees removed. A long-running debate and consultation over improvements to Victoria Road has ended with Bradford Council chiefs
A 75-YEAR-OLD man is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of 26 historic sex offences. Retired coach driver Malcolm Carney, of Langlands Road, Cottingley, near Bingley, denies eight allegations of rape and 18 of indecent assault, dating back
A VIOLENT street mugger had racked up a string of convictions in his native Slovakia before robbing a 78-year-old woman in Bradford, a court has heard. Mario Stojka tried to tear off Jean Crowther's watch and jewellery before snatching £200 cash
A SYNAGOGUE in Shipley may be demolished and replaced with a nine-home property development if planners vote in favour of the scheme tomorrow. The Bradford Hebrew Congregation, which was based in the now-derelict Springhurst Road building, is seeking
A BRADFORD professor at the centre of an international team of medics battling the Ebola outbreak is having to beg and borrow vital protection kit from neighbouring treatment centres as a global equipment shortage hits West Africa. Professor John
THE number of domestic violence incidents reported to police in Bradford reached more than 28 a day in a year, according to a new report.The 10,467 reports, revealed in the Bradford Safeguarding Adults Board's annual report, was a jump of eight per cent
YORKSHIRE men are most likely to switch from Labour to UKIP, a leaked Labour strategy document has admitted. The paper says the right-wing party is winning over “disenchanted” Labour supporters who believe their party is more interested in attracting
