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21st May 2015    23rd May 2015

  • Landmark for Gale as skipper helps Yorkshire rule over Outlaws

    ANDREW Gale’s half-century ensured Yorkshire maintained the Vikings’ perfect start to the T20 Blast with a six-wicket win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws. The captain became the first man to surpass 2,000 T20 runs for the county as he finished unbeaten

  • Pearls are in sparkling form

    PUDSEY Pearls' synchronised swimming team were definitely in the mood at the Yorkshire Spring competition at Knottingley Leisure Centre.The event was attended by clubs from as far away as Gateshead in the north east and Chesterfield in the Midlands but

  • Police warn buyers of cars to be cautious after stolen car sold

    POLICE are urging car buyers to be cautious if the seller wants to meet in a car park or at the roadside.The warning follows the unwitting purchase of a stolen car.Police went to an address in Bolton Road, Bolton, Bradford, to help the DVLA with a vehicle

  • UPDATE: 'Ebola' package sent to George Galloway's office

    George Galloway’s spokesman Ron McKay said he and another member of staff had been opening mail this afternoon when a letter addressed to ‘George Galloway and The Respect Party’ was opened. Inside was an A4 sheet of paper with part of a grubby

  • Jimmy's goal secures draw for Wyke

    ALTHOUGH they were pressurising hosts King Cross Park for much of the game, Wyke under-17s still needed a late penalty to secure a 16-16 draw in the Yorkshire Junior League.After the teams observed a minute's silence in respect of Keighley Cougars' Danny

  • VIDEO: Rally cars rev up for classic race in Bradford

    A COLLECTION of sporty cars revved up for the Bradford Classic Rally today by taking to the track. Drivers of rally cars, including two Subaru Imprezas and a 1968 Mark 1 Ford Escort, ran the rule over Bowling Park. A total of 65 rally cars

  • Guiseley players made offers Bower hopes they can't refuse

    GUISELEY boss Mark Bower is aiming to keep the bulk of his squad together as he waits to hear back from a number of his promotion-winning players.After four previous play-off failures, Bower’s men are now planning for life in the Conference following

  • George Osborne is just a public schoolboy ogre

    SIR – I thought we lived in a democratic country. Osborne has completely overturned the wishes of the voters of West Yorkshire when it came to a metro mayor. What on earth is the future for Bradford? Will City Hall become a redundant building

  • When will every cabbie adhere to safety rules?

    SIR – With all the interest in taxi drivers, can someone explain why some drivers (I’ve yet to see one) don’t wear seatbelts or are they exempt from this safety procedure? I certainly would like to know as nobody seems to. A Jones, Otley Road

  • Parade cannot possibly cost taxpayers £83k

    SIR – It’s ironic the Lord Mayor’s Parade has been cancelled, something about poor attendances last year. Plus it would have cost £83,000 of taxpayers’ money. Where on Earth do they get these figures from? What exactly is it spent on? The stalls

  • Right wing propaganda a match for Goebbels

    SIR – I read with interest various columnists’ views on the whys and wherefores of Labour’s defeat in the General Election. With unerring hindsight, they all seem to think that Labour sent out the wrong message and that suddenly, the Tories have become

  • No surprise that jihadis among Med migrants

    SIR – Shock and horror! Our Government and security services believe there is a chance that there may be ISIS terrorists hidden amongst the so called immigrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. They should be awarded an honours degree

  • The stupidity of Tories wrecked energy policy

    SIR – Most of our media is anti-Labour, going back well before the 1924 Zinoviev letter in the Daily Mail, playing every dirty trick in the book to keep Labour out of power. An example being the lies pushed out by the ConDems since 2010: “The financial

  • Inheritance is key for chiefs

    SIR – When Mr Gardner (T&A, May 13) has finished blowing his own trumpet perhaps he would tell us how he got his job as Director of Rugby? Her Majesty has nothing to learn from Mr Gardner, in fact she could well teach him many a lesson. When

  • High Society musical is set to bring a bit of sparkle to stage

    COLE Porter's sparkling musical High Society will bring some fizz and froth to Ilkley Playhouse next week. The show, made into a classic musical film starring Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, is about Tracy Lord, a glamorous socialite divorcee

  • Motown show to bring groovy hits to Bradford stage

    HALF a century of chart-topping hits are celebrated in The Magic of Motown, which returns to Bradford this month,"The show features favourites such as I Can’t Help Myself, Tracks of My Tears and It’s the Same Old Song which rocketed artists like

  • Jazz queen Clare Teal comes home for headline set at Fallfest

    JAZZ queen Clare Teal will be back on home turf when she headlines this year’s Fallfest.The Kildwick-born singer will perform at Glusburn Institute this summer with her band.Clare recorded several albums, after landing the biggest-ever recording contract

  • Should historic Nazi sites be preserved and protected?

    In the 70 years since the Second World War ended, the spectre of Nazism has been something we all want consigned to the history books.However, there are very real and concrete reminders of what the Third Reich established in their quest for global dominance

  • Fans offered opportunity to support BullBuilder event

    BULLS fans will get a unique chance to meet three decades worth of club halfbacks at the BullBuilder Dinnertime in the Park event on Wednesday, June 3. The club’s ex-players association put its weight behind the event after being contacted by BullBuilder

  • Well done to the sign tamperer

    There is a sign which I drive past frequently which welcomes people to the village of Wilsden, a couple of miles out of Bingley.For as long as I can remember, the sign has proudly proclaimed that Wilsden is twinned with Eppeville, which Wikipedia tells

  • Former Bradford Council leader Eric Pickles to be knighted

    Former Communities Secretary and Bradford Council leader Eric Pickles is to be given a knighthood, Downing Street has announced. The Conservative will be made a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his public service as an MP, a former Cabinet minister

  • Mullally handed three-year Rhinos deal

    FORMER Bulls loanee Anthony Mullally will help fill the boots of Jamie Peacock next season after agreeing to join Leeds on a three-year contract. The Huddersfield prop and Ireland international made six appearances for Bradford last term and is

  • 60 prom dresses stolen in overnight shop raid

    SIXTY prom dresses were stolen from a dress shop last night. Police are appealing for witnesses after the burglary at Miss Elegance Dress Shop on Low Lane in Birstall. At around 11.45pm suspects forced entry into the shop and stole the dresses

  • New microbrewery set to add variety to pub scene

    A PUB which has been under careful renovation for over a year will soon open serving ales brewed in its own backyard. The Rose & Crown in Cleckheaton has been a labour of love for former builder Andy Gascoigne who owns it. He set up Haworth

  • Unwelcome pathway into smoking habit

    Rising tobacco prices might, to some extent, have the desired effect of putting people off smoking, but never underestimate the manner in which criminals will fill a vacuum if they see one. The issue of illegal cigarettes is apparently a big problem

  • Maxwell expects to be cooking on gas for Yorkshire

    AARON Finch recently criticised his big mate Glenn Maxwell for his lack of kitchen skills when they were housemates, but now the pair are aiming to cook up a storm for Yorkshire in Twenty20 cricket.The Australian World Cup-winners lived together in Melbourne

  • Veteran Blakeley showing Birstall the way

    BIRSTALL face a tough task at unbeaten Ossett in the All Rounder Cricket Equipment Central Yorkshire League tomorrow.This follows losing their own unbeaten record in a 23-run Premier Division defeat at the hands of Wrenthorpe in their last game.Veteran

  • Burley bowlers need to hit straps in top clash

    THERE is no doubting the Aire-Wharfe League's top match tomorrow as title hopefuls Otley and Burley – both smarting from defeats last week – go head to head.After losing three in a row, Burley have slipped from top to sixth in the Division One table and

  • Morrisons applies to build store at Baildon business park

    MORRISONS hopes to build a new store on the controversial Buck Lane site in Baildon, which was promoted as a smart-looking science and technology park, but which some people have dubbed "The Sheds". Bradford Council has received a planning application

  • On This Day – May 22, 2015

    25 years ago: A night cashier needed 17 stitches to his head after being brutally attacked at a service station on Leeds Road in Bradford, with a man who claimed he had run out of petrol leaving him unconscious on the forecourt. 50 years ago: Bradford

  • Woman, 49, charged with murder of patient at Bradford hospital

    A WOMAN was due to appear before court today after detectives charged her with the murder of a patient at a Bradford psychiatric hospital. Rachel Bowen, 49, will appear via video link, from Rampton psychiatric hospital in Nottinghamshire, at Bradford

  • Parts of Bradford hard hit by child poverty, campaigners warn

    CHILDREN in Bradford are being forced into poverty because key benefits are being cut in real terms, a campaign group has warned. One in five families in Yorkshire are struggling to provide their children with the basics because children’s benefits

  • It’s time to grow

    Since the General Election the Government has shown a clear commitment to the Northern Powerhouse, which remains vital to the Government’s growth plans – so much so that they have recently appointed a minister to take responsibility for driving it.