MOST of the West Riding County Amateur League sides will be involved in district cup competitions tomorrow.The top tie in the Bradford FA Saturday Senior Cup, is between Premier Division leaders Salts and West Yorkshire League side Field at Hollingwood
AN accident which has seen a car turned on its roof is currently blocking two lanes of the M62 eastbound between Junctions 23 A640 / A643 (Huddersfield) and J24 A629 (Ainley Top). Lanes one and two (Of three) are closed. Recovery vehicles are said
A vicar found guilty of sexually abusing a boy 30 years ago when he worked as a headteacher in Bradford was today freed by top judges. David Ernest Fletcher was convicted of two counts of indecent assault, said to have taken place at a smallholding
BRANDAN Wilkinson is due to make his debut for Scotland in their World Cup warm-up match against the New South Wales Country Under-23s at Ballina tomorrow.The youngster is named alongside Bulls team-mate Oscar Thomas in the starting line-up as coach Steve
A NEW campaign is under way to tackle the problem of street harassment and keep Bradford students safe.Bradford Hate Crime Alliance has announced it is dedicating the next 12 months to a major awareness campaign in the city’s Great Horton area.The Alliance
CASTLEFORD have signed former Bulls prop Mitch Clark from Hull KR on a two-year deal as they continue to shape their squad for the 2018 season.The 24-year-old will link up with the Grand Finalists after helping Rovers secure an immediate return to Super
TWO men from Bradford have been charged with conspiring to supply heroin across the UK. Fariman Khan, 45, and Francis Cooper, 61, both of Reynolds Avenue, were arrested on Wednesday, October 18, by the National Crime Agency’s Armed Operations Unit
VOLVO dealership Clive Brook is celebrating 10 years' trading in Bradford.The company was originally launched in the city when managing director Clive Brook made the move from franchise manager at Harratts to purchasing the Bradford franchise, on
A BRADFORD man has become the first fly-tipper to be prosecuted by Craven Council using covert camera evidence Stuart Robinson, 54, of Dracup Road, off Great Horton Road, stopped in a layby near Skipton to urinate before then dumping several bags
A MINISTER found guilty of assisting a church pastor in his “vile abuse” of female worshippers has been jailed for more than eight years. Laurence Peterson, 59, conspired with John Wilson to commit assaults during “deliverance” sessions at the Liberty
KARL Robinson is calling on former England boss Sam Allardyce to help work with Charlton’s defence. Robinson was on the back-room staff when Allardyce managed Blackburn and the pair have remained close. Allardyce was in the directors’ box at
FARSLEY Celtic have an opportunity to consolidate their current placing in the Evo-Stik Premier Division play-off places as they host Mickleover Sports.Adam Lakeland’s men will be even more determined after two disappointing results. The Celts were held
DANNY Forrest will be hoping that 13 doesn't prove to be unlucky as his Silsden team aim to extend their 100 per cent start in the Hallmark Security League Division One.The Cobbydalers are eight points clear at the summit after 12 straight wins as
QUEENSBURY have hit top form at exactly the right moment as they welcome Pennine Division Two Central table toppers Woodhouse Warriors to Asa Briggs. Bury will be unchanged from the squad that beat Wakefield City 56-30 last time out and that could prove
BRADFORD No1 AA Thanks to everyone who attended last week's 139th annual general meeting. About 65 members attended and three rule changes were passed, with full details to appear in the 2018 yearbook. Alan Allcock and Jimmy Tingle have both joined
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POLICE are hunting these three men who attacked staff at a Bradford shop with a metal bar. Three men, with their faces covered, went into a convenience store on Beacon Road, Wibsey. They assaulted the staff with metal bars before taking a till containing
AN ALLEGED victim of a man on trial for raping, sexually abusing and manipulating women over a nine-year period told a court how she had been forced to perform oral sex.Brad Conway, 36, formerly of Wibsey, Bradford, denies nine charges of rape, two counts
MARK Bower will be hoping to plot the downfall of one of his former clubs when Bradford Park Avenue visit Darlington on Saturday.The Quakers are currently managerless after the departure of Martin Gray to to take over at National League North rivals York
A MAN has been arrested following a carjacking in Bradford city centre. The 28-year-old remains in custody and enquiries are continuing, a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said today. The arrest relates to a robbery on October 2, where a car
Albion Sports 3 Thackley 0 Albion Sports won the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division derby last night with a dominant first-half performance. The Lions leapfrogged the Dennyboys with the win. Kulwinder Sandhu’s side got off
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Keighley has been charged with rape following an incident in the town. He has been in police custody since his arrest on Tuesday night and is due to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court this morning. The
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a crash in Shipley. The men, aged 21 and 30, were arrested after a crash involving the grey Audi Q3 they were travelling in and a silver Vauxhall Astra on Otley Road at just
WE’LL never know what might have happened if the year 2,000 US Presidential recount had been successful, but it’s likely that Al Gore would have had more impact on American and global attitudes to climate change and carbon emissions than he has had from
IS the death of a pet any less of a bereavement than losing a family member?The controversial issue of taking leave to grieve for a deceased pet, or care for a sick one, has been raised following a recent landmark case in Italy. A woman living in Rome
KEIGHLEY are set to play their first game on their new artificial grass pitch when they host North Ribblesdale on Saturday. After the new facility successfully underwent tests this week, it was thought that the first opportunity to stage a Yorkshire
WARREN Wilson and Andy Limbert (Leeds) plus Clive Austin and Gareth Coates were the latest qualifiers in the 2017 Farsley Winter Pairs.Wilson and Limbert had already failed to qualify on week one but re-entered and qualified with impressive victories.Equally
JOHN Gosden's team are gearing up for a big weekend, with Cracksman leading the charge on Champions Day – and ELDRITCH can give the yard a nice little boost with victory at Newcastle's evening meeting.Clearly the Bowburn Hotel Handicap is some
A HISTORIC city centre pharmacy with 175 years of remedying customers’ ailments now faces its own health battle to survive into its next century.Business partners Sajid Hussain and Qaisar Sheikh, who both trained as pharmacists at Bradford University
A MAN who has taught three generations of students at Bradford’s biggest school is retiring after nearly 40 years. Derek Radcliffe, 59, will leave Grange Technology College tomorrow after joining as a PE teacher in October 1979, when the school
CHARITY Epilepsy Action has highlighted a Bradford couple’s plight as it lobbies Government in protest at benefits changes.Many people with epilepsy need Personal Independence Payments (PIP) to help them carry out daily tasks safely, from getting to work
THE tenth annual Bradford Family Learning Festival blasts off this weekend with a host of half-term events across the city.Each year, museums, libraries and other venues get together to stage the festival, giving children and their parents the chance
A SHIPLEY woman has reached her target of raising more than £5,500 to pay for a day of care at Bradford’s Marie Curie hospice in memory of her sister who would have celebrated her birthday today.Louise Bennett has organised a number of fundraisers and
A drystone waller who suffered three heart attacks while building a 44-metre stretch of wall has been given a national award for his dedication to finishing the project. Lee Jones, 43, from Shipley, had the heart attacks in one go whilst constructing
A BRADFORD project has scooped two national awards for helping doctors spot signs of malnutrition early and making sure people get the right care quicker.Nutritionists and dieticians from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust teamed up with
WHEN playwright Kevin Laffan was approached by YTV about creating a rural soap opera, the brief was simple: “Write 26 episodes about a Yorkshire farm”. The first episode of Emmerdale Farm went out on October 16, 1972. More than four decades, and
ADAM Thompson is relishing the prospect of a run in the City team after breaking into Stuart McCall's plans.Centre half Thompson made his first start in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Oldham – and with a reshuffle likely following Adam Chicksen's
A man who rushed from his car to help a police officer overcome a violent suspect has been officially recognised for showing “outstanding bravery”. Qamar Hussain, from Highfield, Keighley, immediately responded to a call for help from a policewoman
DANE Chisholm is tipped to rip League One apart when he is finally fit to join the Bulls' promotion push.The influential Australian signed a two-year deal last month but is still on the way back from knee reconstruction surgery.Yet joint-owner Andrew
