A COMMUNITY learning centre has been turned into a creative hub in the heart of Manningham.Women who enrolled on a creative craft course at the Meridian Centre in St Paul’s Road have passed with flying colours.The upcycling course was just one of a number
A PACKED courtroom paid a heartfelt congratulations to an eminent Bradford solicitor who has clocked up nearly 50 years of service to the city - and is still working to this day. Friends, family and colleagues of Reg Le Pla, 80, turned out to the
Police hunting for a driver who fled the scene of a crash leaving a badly injured woman passenger trapped in the wreckage say they believe they know the identity of the man they are looking for. He had been driving a blue Volkswagen Golf towards
CLECKHEATON have appointed former Bowden coaching duo Mike Swetman (player-coach) and Thiu Barnard (player-head coach).They replace Scott Benton and Gordon Piper after the club's relegation last season from National League Three North.Swetman, who
JAMES Feather says Danny Jones was one of the biggest influences on his career as he prepares to hang up his boots at the end of the season.The former Cougars half-back, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during Keighley's game at London Skolars
BULLS have finally learned their opening Championship Shield opponents, with Toulouse Olympique visiting Odsal on August 6. After a 'slight' delay, the first round of Bottom Eights fixtures have been released this afternoon. While the French
THERE are key games at both ends of the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League’s Premier Division on Saturday. Leaders Farsley are at home to defending champions Pudsey St Lawrence, while third-placed Woodlands host second-placed Hanging Heaton
A MAN who led police on a minute-long chase while riding an unregistered quad bike has been spared prison. Luke Risdon, 30, jumped on the machine outside his home address in Farleton Drive, Fagley, Bradford, on October 15 last year in front of
GUISELEY complete their preparations for the new season with a home game against Darlington FC on Saturday.The Quakers play in National League North and will provide Adam Lockwood’s men with their final test before they kick off their league campaign
ALMOST £15,000 in cash recovered during fraud and firearms investigations in Bradford has been forfeited to the courts. Last week Leeds magistrates ruled that £14,460 recovered by the district’s Proceeds of Crime Team was probably intended for
POLICE are investigating after a man was attacked in the street. The victim, in his 30s, suffered a head injury in the assault in High Street, Queensbury, on Tuesday afternoon. A police spokesman confirmed the incident is believed to be linked to a robbery
STUDENTS are celebrating creating their very own anthology.Pupils at Feversham College, in Undercliffe, Bradford, put pen to paper and got their creative juices flowing to produce ‘Spilt Ink’, which they have been working on since autumn last year. The
FARSLEY Celtic host Ossett Albion in their latest pre-season friendly on Saturday in what would have been a league fixture last season. The Celts gained promotion from Evo-Stik Division One North into the Premier Division, leaving both Ossett clubs
THE student-run restaurant at Bradford College has been chosen as one of the top 14 college restaurants in the country.The Grove restaurant, which is open to the public and used to train hospitality and catering students, made it on to the shortlist for
A GRANDDAD is walking his seventh long-distance challenge as a thank you to the charity that helped save his grandson’s life. Muppett, from Eccleshill - who changed his name by deed poll - is raising funds for the Children’s Liver Foundation.
AN ADDICT who confronted a cashier with a knife after being caught stealing crates of cider has been sentenced to six months in a young offenders institution. Bradford Crown Court heard that Brandon Lund, 20, was homeless and drinking around one litre
A HEATON man has appeared in court to deny his involvement in a shooting on a Bradford street. Nasir Humayun, 27, of Highfield Crescent, appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.Appearing
A MAN who confronted and spat at the manager of a Bradford bingo hall has avoided jail. Stephen Monaghan, 52, of Thornaby Drive, Clayton, had pleaded guilty to assaulting Andrew Whitworth, general manager of Gala Bingo on Bridge Street, on March
A GARDEN centre in Bradford is celebrating after winning five awards at the North East and North West regional Garden Centre Association (GCA) awards.Tong Garden Centre collected awards in five out of nine categories for the North East region. It won
A BRADFORD city centre pub is to be re-opened by Bradford Brewery. The company has taken over the Exchange Ale House, which has been empty for the past four years, on a lease from Trust Inns. The Exchange, which is below the Wool Exchange in
INTERLINK lost by four runs to Girlington, but still retain the leadership in Group A of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League. Girlington were all out for 178, with Mohammed Data taking 5-39, and Interlink replied with 174, Ismail Adam scoring
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons has introduced weather forecasts into its stores to help customers plan for the weekend and help avoid food waste from ruined barbecues and picnics. From Friday, July 28, weekend weather forecasts will be placed at the front
Pre-season friendly: Eccleshill United 2 Brighouse Town 0 LUKE Harrop starred for Eccleshill United as they stunned higher-ranking visitors Brighouse Town in a competitive friendly last night. Chris Lever gave the home side the lead when he
BRADFORD & DISTRICT EVENING LEAGUE - Division One: No play in any games. Ciric are champions, Adil Rashid Cricket Academy are runners-up (both progress to finals day at Great Horton Park Chapel on Monday, August 28). Division Two: Cambing
COUGARS will be looking to redeem themselves on Sunday at a ground where, according to Craig Lingard, they put in their worst performance of the season. Though Keighley beat Doncaster at home in the League One Cup, it is the 28-14 defeat at the
SEASONED and first-time players will come together next month to remember Brian Leek, who was a member at South Bradford Golf Club for over 40 years.Brian died following a stroke and a heart attack five years ago, but the club and his family have worked
It’s 2022. India’s population reaches almost one and a half billion, relegating China to second place, and it will take some getting used to.Indeed if we add in Pakistan and Bangladesh, that is the Indian subcontinent landmass before 1948, there would
APPARENTLY, winter is coming. Well, technically it’s been coming for the past week or so now. I know that “winter is coming” because of endless trailers that pop up nearly every time I turn on the TV or scroll through Facebook. These trailers
ELLTHEA can put an unfortunate experience behind her by winning the Longines Irish Champion Weekend EBF Stallions Star Stakes at Sandown.Karl Burke's filly was due to run in a Listed race at Newmarket a few weeks ago but she tried to escape under
A COUPLE whose plans to get married were thrown into chaos after the groom was diagnosed with terminal cancer will now get their dream wedding after business owners rallied to their cause. Simon Dixon and Mel Reid, of Highfield Terrace, Skipton
LONG distance pharmacy student Ben Smith who logged on to Bradford College lessons hundreds miles away in Kent, has just been named top trainee in the country. Over the past two years the star student has combined his internet lessons with working
A THRIVING pre-school group has started a campaign to save its threatened meeting place.Harden Pre-School is seeking to take over the running of the village's memorial hall.An expression of interest in a community asset transfer has been submitted
THE Government has been accused of pushing Bradford’s air pollution problem “on a generation” by dropping plans to create a clean air zone in the city. The Government yesterday announced plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from
THE boss of one of Bradford’s longest-running businesses has accused Bradford Council of not giving local firms a fair hearing over a planned new cycle path.Council bosses are poised to push ahead with plans to take the £3m CityConnect2 cycle lane along
A FATHER found with two disguised weapons in his Bradford bedroom has been jailed for two and a half years. When searching the home of Mubasher Ali, 40, in June last year, police found a Taser made to look like an iPhone and a stun gun that resembled
A BRADFORD manufacturer has given its products a £2 million spring clean, as it motors ahead with a new logistics deal. Astonish, which makes cleaning products at its base in Premier Point, Straithgate Lane, has completed a brand renovation, including
A HUGELY-controversial parking enforcement company which left countless motorists seeing red has quit Keighley. And the departure of widely-criticised Excel Parking Services has been welcomed by community leaders. Scores of complaints were
STUART McCall admitted he was glad to get the Newcastle game out of the way after City were put to the sword in pre-season.Rafa Benitez's side cruised to a 4-0 win at Valley Parade last night – with all the goals coming in the second half.McCall said
City 0 Newcastle 4IT'S been more than 16 years since the Toon army last rode into Valley Parade.David Wetherall scored his final – and rather less memorable – Premier League goal on that occasion before Newcastle hit back from two down to force a
THE Bulls must conquer the worst away record in the Championship to make a decent fist of the Bottom Eights.Geoff Toovey’s men will find out this morning who will be first up in the Qualifiers, which begin the weekend after next.The Championship Shield
FOUR drivers with Bradford addresses are driving around with between 22 and 30 points on their licences, according to figures provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The statistics were received through a Freedom of Information
THERE can be very few people who, at some stage of their life, have not felt moved by the plight of those who used to be called “down and outs”. But how should you react when you encounter homeless people on the street? Do you ignore them?
