COUNCIL support for services dealing with child sex exploitation will not be reduced, even in the climate of budget cuts, a committee has been assured. Bradford Council's Children's Services Scrutiny Committee met tonight to discuss an annual report
A BEDROOM fire in a two-storey house was extinguished by firefighters this afternoon. One woman was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation following the blaze which occurred in Town Gate, Calverley. The bedroom was 50 per cent involved
A WOMAN suffered a burn to her hand and smoke inhalation in a kitchen fire that started with a chip pan fire. The fire service was called to a property in St Margaret's Road, Bradford, at 2.12pm on Wednesday. Two hose reels and four breathing
CHURCH leaders could help break a bitter stalemate over a long-awaited devolution deal for Yorkshire. Keighley MP John Grogan revealed in a Parliamentary debate on Tuesday that he had written to Archbishop of York John Sentamu, asking him to mediate
ONE of Britain's oldest camera clubs is hoping recent exposure will encourage more enthusiasts to develop their skills. An exhibition of images taken by members of Bradford Photographic Society comes to an end at Shipley Library today. Photographer
DO YOU know a youngster who could be the next tennis superstar?The Search for a Star campaign offers children in Bradford aged four to 11 the chance to get a free coaching session at Heaton Tennis Club.No experience is necessary but those who show talent
BRADFORD Park Avenue are hosting their annual programme/badge fair on Sunday.The event takes place in the clubhouse at Horsfall Stadium on Cemetery Road from 10am-1pm.Several dealers will be present, including new ones. Admission is £1, with children
THE Bradford Memory Walk has raised more than £3,000 for the Alzheimer's Society. The event, which took place last month in Lister Park, was opened by Bradford City manager Stuart McCall and former City player Alan Gilliver, who has dementia. Several
CRAVEN, AIRE & WHARFE LEAGUE – Under-12A: Baildon 2 Menston 2, Bingley Ajax 4 Eccleshill Barca 7, Bingley Bayern 9 Burley 2, Salts Lions 2 Oakworth Hornets 2. U12B: Guiseley Blues 2 Eldwick 10, Horsforth Colts 4 Crossley 0, Idle 2 BD3 7, Keighley Shamrocks
BULLS co-owner Andrew Chalmers hailed the achievements of the club's all-conquering women's team as they were feted by the Lord Mayor of Bradford at a civic reception.The players were welcomed by Councillor Abid Hussain at City Hall to celebrate
DETECTIVES investigating the disappearance of Tyron Charles have found a body and made further arrests in connection with the investigation. The body was found by police while searching moorland in Oxenhope close to Nab Water Lane, earlier today
BULLS duo Oscar Thomas and Brandan Wilkinson have been named in Scotland's 24-man World Cup squad.Seven uncapped players, including Odsal youngster Wilkinson, have been selected by Bravehearts coach Steve McCormack.Toulouse Olympique brothers Kane
STUART King (Asa Briggs) won the Victor Ludorum Invitational Merit, sponsored by John Summers (Family Butchers), after beating Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports) 21-6 in a one-sided final at Clayton Victoria.A total of 16 competition winners and average leaders
A CITY centre street will become a “river of light” this weekend during an event that will feature music, dance and performance. Arts Group the Brick Box (pictured) have recently moved to Ivegate, and on Friday and Saturday evening are holding
A 33-YEAR-OLD man is facing jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl. Mohammed Waqar, of Devonshire Street, Keighley, was convicted of seven charges of sexual assault of a girl under 13 following a trial at Bradford Crown
THE Department For Education has announced which academy chain it wants to run three Bradford schools, following another chain dramatically pulling out last month. Just a few days into the new school year, Wakefield City Academies Trust made the
A FATHER-OF-TWO who acted as a “bagger” in the drugs trade to pay back debts from his own cocaine habit has been jailed today for 28 months. Ferrekh Ejaz (pictured), 29, said he had agreed to prepare bags of drugs for street dealers after being
DESPITE a poor first-half, Bradford Dragons turned things around to beat visitors Loughborough Student Riders 80-77 in their opening National Basketball League Division One fixture of the season. Last season, despite being newcomers to the top
Sometimes it's almost impossible to imagine a world without smartphones. How did we prove we were right in an argument without being able to Google on demand? And how did we cope when we couldn't remember the name of that actor in that film
BRADFORD SATURDAY LEAGUE LEADING AVERAGES – Naylor Premier: James Wilcox (Crossgates) +8.59 (17), Stuart King (Asa Briggs A) +6.63 (16), Mark Hughes (Crossgates) +6.56 (16), Chris Hatton (Pudsey A) +5.67 (15), Tom Hanson (Pudsey A) +5.38 (16), Ian Dewhirst
PEOPLE are being invited to create their own David Hockney inspired lanterns as part of an evening event at a Bradford gallery later this month. Cartwright Hall in Lister Park will be holding a museums at night lantern parade on Thursday, October
A curry so hot it has an age limit to buy has been launched by a supermarket for National Curry Week. RELATED: Bradford-based Morrisons has launched the Volcanic Vindaloo - the hottest
PUPILS at a Bradford primary school have been enjoying the fruits of their labour by making dishes from ingredients they grew on school grounds.St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School has spent the past few years transforming part of its outside area into
SPEN FLOODLIT LEAGUEDivision One: Pudsey A 126 (30) Hove Edge A 81 (16), Thornhill 123 (28) Spen Victoria A 77 (15), Farsley A 126 (30) Elland A 85 (16), Littlemoor A 107 (22) Rufford 115 (26), Pudsey A 113 (25) Spen Victoria A 80 (16), Cleckheaton Sports
A PLOT of land in East Bowling could become a development of 12 houses if new plans are approved.A planning application for six pairs of semi detached houses on land off Lister Avenue has been submitted to Bradford Council by Faisal Sheikh.The 2,828 square
Police investigating a series of robberies where a man with a knife made demands for cash have arrested a 37-year-old man. The man was arrested yesterday morning from an address in Bradford. He is currently in custody while enquiries are continuing
A NATIONAL conference on how to get into the textile industry is being held in Bradford.The two day Making It in Textiles event, which started yesterday at the Midland Hotel, is a collaboration between the Campaign for Wool, The Clothworkers’ Company,
DEFENDING champion Trevor Kershaw came through the play-offs to claim the remaining place in this year's Bradford Billiards Championship semi-finals. He defeated his brother Stephen Kershaw (by four), Steve Wilman (by eight) and James Butcher.
DEFENDING champions Embassy Police A had their long unbeaten Bradford League Division One record broken by the most unlikely opposition. Embassy Police B were the culprits, and following the evidence from this match, Police A are clearly not as
FOUR fire crews have turned out to a fire at a Keighley laboratory where 15,000 litres of oil was being stored.The alarm was raised at 9.28pm yesterday at Keighley Laboratories, Croft House Works, South Street.Crews from the town, Bingley, Silsden and
THIS week is West Yorkshire’s Safeguarding Week, tackling and raising awareness of such issues as mental health problems and domestic abuse, and providing guidance on scams and doorstep crime. All local safeguarding boards and community safety
A MAN had to be taken to hospital after getting his foot stuck in a cross trainer at a gym in Idle. Firefighters were called to Puregym in Bradford Road, Idle, at about 9pm. The Bradford crew had to dismantle the machine to free the man's trapped
West Riding County Cup first round: Farsley Celtic 4 Knaresborough Town 1 FARSLEY Celtic became the first team to beat Knaresborough Town this season as the West Riding County Cup holders comfortably overcame their initial hurdle en route to defending
TWO Bradford bands will play a fundraising gig to raise money for Down Syndrome Training and Support.Issimo and The Tom Mckenzie Band will play at Bradford Grammar School on Saturday November 11, in a concert organised as part of the Lord Mayor of Bradford
CRUNCHING leaves under our feet and seeking conkers as we stroll - some of the reminders that Autumn is here.Seasonally, Autumn is a time full of hope and promise - harvest festivals are a celebration of the produce from the land and church services are
SHIP OF THE FEN can finally get off the mark for trainer Martyn Meade as he switches to handicap company at Nottingham.The Champs Elysees colt has drawn a blank in three starts to date but his efforts in novice and maiden heats have at least demonstrated
THE wife of late Keighley Cougars and Wales half-back Danny Jones is supporting a scheme to teach young people potentially life-saving skills. Lizzie Jones is one of the ambassadors for Restart a Heart Day – an event planned by Yorkshire Ambulance
A FORMER Keighley deputy mayor has called for a special campaign to rid the town of litter. Retired councillor Ian Dermondy demanded that Bradford Council’s new private wardens who patrol Bradford city centre be dispatched to Keighley as soon as
MORE than 1,000 Bradford babies are getting a better start to literacy by taking part in a free book giving scheme.The milestone mark is being celebrated by Better Start Bradford, a Big Lottery-funded project which is part of a ten-year £49 million programme
MORE details have emerged of controversial plans to convert part of a tennis centre in a bid to boost visitor numbers. Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) is seeking the Council’s approval for its updated plans for the future of Batley Sports and Tennis
A SHIPLEY-based bakery is celebrating after winning a national industry prize for one of its breads. Hughes Family Bakers, based in Hirst Lane, won the best standard white loaf category at The Craft Bakers and Butchers Extravaganza, held in Harrogate
A BRADFORD City lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) supporters club has become the first in the UK to be inducted into a European group.The Bantams group, set up in 2015, has joined the Queer Football Fanclubs (QFF) network.QFF is an umbrella
PLANS to build a community hall and rebuild a pre-school nursery at a Baildon church have been approved.The Marley Hut, which is more than 40 years old, at Baildon Methodist Church in Newton Way will be demolished to make way for a two-storey building.The
A SHOCKED dad who found out his trapped nerve was actually an incurable brain tumour will be joined by hundreds of people when he walks through Bradford later this month for charity. More than 200 people so far have signed up to support 42-year-old
A DRINK-driver has been warned he “fully deserves to go to prison” after a court heard how he wrote off a minicab in an early-morning crash in Bradford city centre. Saad Mahmood, 23, was arrested after his white Volkswagen Golf smashed into a private
A REGENERATION expert will be in Bradford today to discuss how to capture the city’s “history of innovation.” Lord Andrew Mawson, who was born in Bradford, will be a speaker at the Flourishing City seminar at Bradford Cathedral tonight. He
A BRADFORD-born woman who went from newspaper delivery girl to boss of a multi-million pound events company says she has never forgotten her roots in the city. Sue Gill, 46, started out delivering the Telegraph & Argus around Bolton Lane and
STUART McCall insists the door is open for City's young guns to force their way into his plans. Omari Patrick has already made the breakthrough from the club's development squad with three goals this season. Others are looking to follow the
ANDREW Chalmers is expected to tell Bulls fans whether Geoff Toovey will be staying at Odsal or not.Toovey has less than a month of his current contract remaining and the club have yet to reveal his intentions for the future.He is currently back in Australia
COMMUNITY leaders have voiced their shock after the body of a man was found at the scene of a car fire at a beauty spot. Yesterday, police revealed that the man had been found dead by officers investigating the blaze in Penistone Hill Country Park
AN MP's request for a One Yorkshire devolution deal has been knocked back in a Commons debate last night. Keighley MP John Grogan was backing top-level demands for Yorkshire to receive long-awaited devolved powers and a £150 million annual budget
