WEEKENDER can take another step up the ladder by taking the Group Three Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes on a high-quality evening card at Sandown on Thursday.The John Gosden-trained colt has shown progressive form throughout his career and looked set for
A MOTHER and her four children were rescued by firefighters tonight after becoming trapped in their burning home.Fire crews from Odsal and Bradford attended the downstairs blaze at a property in Cleckheaton Road, Bradford, at 6.05pm.The family was rescued
BRADFORD Coroners are urging relatives of Ludevit Urban, of Grattan Studios, Bradford, to come forward following his death recently.Mr Urban died, aged 53, on Tuesday, May 16. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.are asked to call
BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins is keeping up the pressure against plans to transfer staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals out of the NHS.Speaking in an Opposition Day debate about outsourcing and privatisation in the NHS this afternoon, Mrs Cummins highlighted
YORKSHIRE just missed out on a record chase of 351 against Worcestershire Rapids and lost their second successive Royal London one-day Cup home match at Emerald Headingley by four runs. The Vikings, who failed to hit six off the last ball with
STUDENTS from Shipley College and staff from learning disabilities charity Hft have climbed Snowdon in an effort to raise money for two smart boards for the charity's day service. The group of 21 planned to complete a nine-mile guided ascent and
A CONFERENCE in Bradford will help give school staff a boost in confidence when it comes to teaching technical computing issues to pupils. A report released by the Royal Society last year revealed that many teachers have found it challenging to
SHOPPERS to The Broadway may have spotted a couple of famous faces today as rehearsals took place for a brand new prime time TV series. Shoppers will be able to catch a glance of famous faces and the production team of ‘Shop Smart, Save Money’
GUISELEY fans are rallying round to support the club’s legendary goalkeeper Steve Dickinson who is to represent England Veterans in a World Cup Tournament in Thailand next month.He has been named in a squad which includes former Bantams favourite Peter
GUISELEY Academy were beaten in the final of the National League’s Under-19s’ Champion of Champions competition.The Young Lions had got off to a great start in today’s showpiece against Boreham Wood, with George Gomersall netting in the 12th minute. Boreham
GIRLINGTON were no match for league leaders Salem, as they crashed to a 35-run defeat in Division A of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School Cricket League.Salem were struggling after being bowled out for only 118, but Azhar Ali took a fine 5-18 as Girlington
ILKLEY Lido is set to make a splash as it officially re-opens for the summer season this Saturday.The occasion is to be marked with a family fun day special offer where guests can attend from 10am to 5.30pm at a cost of just £2.Bradford Council, which
FIRE crews have released a casualty who was trapped in a car following a two-vehicle collision in Bradford this afternoon.Crews from Odsal and Bradford attended at 3.28pm today at Beacon Road.The casualty was taken to hospital by ambulance.
AN optical assistant from Bradford has taken part in a local boxing charity night and raised £800 for Cancer Research UK.Usman Hussain, who works at Specsavers Darley Street, featured at the Ultra White Collar Boxing event, which gave people with no boxing
A POLICE officer who was filmed using his mobile phone while driving a police van in Bradford city centre has been fined and issued with penalty points. The officer was captured on video using the device by Rizwan Desai who was a passenger
PLANS have been submitted to Bradford Council to turn part of a long-established corner shop into a coffee shop in Eccleshill.The application, if successful, would see part of the Quencher convenience store in Norman Lane converted into a coffee shop
An airline pilot who bludgeoned his estranged wife to death has been unanimously convicted of murder. Jurors at Warwick Crown Court deliberated for just under three hours before rejecting Andrew McIntosh's claims of diminished responsibility for
A MAN has spoken of his fury after teenagers smashed a car through his garden wall before fleeing the scene. The shocking scene unfolded on Tuesday night at Mark Merifield's house on Burnham Avenue, Bierley. Mr Merifield, 50, said he heard
Communities are suffering because of the “potential under-use of stop and search”, a Tory MP has suggested. Philip Davies claimed stop and search numbers had reduced dramatically as a result of “politically correct chatter”, adding: “One of the
Alwoodley 0 Rawdon Old Boys 2RAWDON Old Boys lifted the prestigious West Riding County FA Challenge Cup after winning a well-contested final at Woodlesford.Having previously secured the West Yorkshire League Division One title it crowned a great season
The next steps in relation to a Bingley nightclub are to be discussed at the next meeting of Bingley Town Council. The former Bijou nightclub was due to open under the name 11a under a temporary licence on Saturday, May 19, but suffered broken
Travis Head’s 77 against his former county underpinned Worcestershire’s imposing 350-6 in today’s Royal London one-day Cup match at Emerald Headingley. Their total was the second highest conceded by the Vikings in List A cricket, with Ross Whiteley
POLICE have issued a CCTV clip of a man they wish to speak with as part of continuing inquiries into an allegation of sexual assault in Bradford. Bradford District CID would like to speak with anyone who can identify the man in the clip
A NUMBER of events are being held in Bradford to mark Ramadan. Tomorrow evening, an 'Open Iftar' event, hosted by the Ramadan Tent Project, will be held in Centenary Square. It will begin at 8pm and invites Muslims and people of all faiths,
A CHOIR with a passion for German music and culture will perform in Bradford on Sunday.The German Choir London will present a variety of choral music in a concert together with the Bradford Cathedral Consort from 6.30pm at Bradford Cathedral.The programme
A PUB which has played a pivotal role in securing Bradford’s position as a “great beer destination” is to reopen under the wing of the Kirkstall Brewery. The Sparrow, on North Parade, opened its doors seven years ago, marking the street's resurgence
TIM Thornton and his Bradford City Veterans team-mates enjoyed the sweet taste of success as they blew away some stellar European competition in sunny Portugal to win the 2018 Algarve Veterans Tournament.They faced two games on Saturday, needing to win
THE Canal & River Trust says waterways can play a major part in improving the wellbeing of the nation. A report commissioned by the trust says any visit to a canal is associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and the benefits increase with the
POLICE are investigating after a 12-year-old boy was approached by the occupants of a van.The vehicle – described as white, and smaller than a Transit – pulled up alongside the youngster as he walked along Keighley Road, Cross Hills, shortly after 4pm
SIR – Perry Austin-Clarke and other T&A correspondents have quite rightly expressed delight at the new Light cinema complex in Bradford. However, generally they and all the advertising emphasise the additional facilities available whilst film-watching
SIR– Theresa May has urged the NHS to revolutionise health outcomes by harnessing the power of AI to enable early cancer diagnosis. Whilst it’s important to embrace the power that AI has to improve health outcomes, we have to ensure that GPs have
THORNBURY are top of Dales Council League Division A after bowling out Crompark for 121 and then replying with 122-6 thanks to 67 from skipper Kamran Ali at High Royds. Halifax Direct and Leeds Sikh are two points behind with identical records, the latter
SIR – With state school budgets severely cut throughout the land, the Government has, it seems, just managed to ‘find’ £50 million to hand over for education. Except, that NONE of this money is going to comprehensives, where the great majority
SIR – We tend to forget that the American Expeditionary Force went into action during the First World War 100 years ago on Monday, May 28, at the Battle of Cantigny, 1918. The US 1st Division (numbering about 4,000 doughboys) were selected as they
A BRADFORD drama teacher visited Buckingham Palace yesterday for the Prince of Wales' 70th birthday celebrations. Damien O’Keeffe, who works at Bradford College, was a guest at the garden party where Prince Charles celebrated his birthday with
SIR – We are the board of the Final Say For All Foundation, highlighting the stories of those most affected by Brexit, but who were not permitted to vote in the EU Referendum. Our aim is to raise awareness that Brexit is not just about big issues
FOUR teenagers were arrested following a serious crash involving a stolen car. The crash, which involved a Seat Ibiza and a Mercedes, happened on Wakefield Road, Brighouse, at around 12.40am this morning. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson
MORE than 60 cannabis plants were discovered in Queensbury early this morning. Officers from the Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team said they carried out an early morning knock in the area, acting on local intelligence. A spokesperson
FIREFIGHTERS put out a grass fire in Queensbury last night. A crew from Illingworth was called to Long Lane at around 7.20pm. A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said it was the third time they had been called to the area, to
TRACTORS were destroyed in a farm fire last night. Firefighters from Shipley, Bradford, Bingley and Cookridge were called to Parkhill Farm, Ellar Carr Road, Thackley, just before 11pm where a farm outbuilding was ablaze. Chris Burke,
IT WAS a week of shocks in Division One of the Bradford and District Evening League as Ciroc, Crossflatts and Shelf all lost their 100 per cent records.The biggest upset came at Denholme where pre-season favourites and defending champions Ciroc lost by
JORDAN Gibson is not settling for another bit-part role after penning a new two-year deal at City.The exciting youngster has committed his future to Valley Parade until the summer of 2020 – and he now intends to make every minute count.The 20-year-old
A GROUP of fundraisers will host a tea party to celebrate hitting £50,000 in five years.Marie Curie’s Baildon group has organised a Blooming Great Tea party for this Saturday at Baildon Club, Towngate Rooms from 10am to 1.30pm. The entry fee is £3 and
TIRELESS Bradford fundraiser Nazim Ali had been rewarded for his efforts with a prestigious award at this year’s Muslim News Awards of Excellence. Mr Ali was presented with the Alija Izetbegovic Award for Excellence for Good Citizenship, but could
COMPANIES and manufacturers have held their first meeting about a project aimed at connecting schools across the district. Bradford Manufacturing Week’s first information event gave everyone the chance to hear from career specialists Aspire-igen
AN angry parent has hit out at the nursery her child attended after it closed down, with parents only being notified the day before. Shahanara Begum said she received a call at 6.30pm last Wednesday, two hours after she had picked up her four-year-old
THERE are calls for a ‘safe standing’ roadshow to come to Bradford amid growing support for such areas to be introduced at football grounds across the country. A number of Bradford City fans would back safe standing at Valley Parade, according
A BRADFORD woman has set up a new business offering human resources support to SMEs in her home city. With more than 20 years’ experience working in HR for firms including telecoms giant O2, William Hill and Asda, Joanna Charles has launched The
A PROFESSIONAL singer from Bingley who started her career doing open mic nights is now helping to teach the next generation of performers. Emi Hall, 23, has recorded her debut album, won songwriting awards, and made it to the semi-finals of a national
WORK to improve access at the main entrance to Bradford Interchange for its nine million passengers has begun. Construction is expected to take nine weeks in total at a cost of £210,000 and is being phased in order to minimise disruption. When
A former Bradford vicar was “devastated” at learning that a young teenage parishioner had accused him of “touching him up”, a jury has heard. Graham Doyle, 69, was spoken to by police and social services at his home in Killyon Hill, Athlone, County
FIVE cars had their windows smashed over the weekend at a railway station car park that has been a hotspot for vehicle crime since it opened in 2015. A set of golf clubs was taken from one of the cars at Apperley Bridge train station, according
JET STREAMING can pick up some valuable black type in the Tennent's British Stallion Studs EBF Rothesay Stakes at Ayr today.The four-year-old was trained by Adrian Keatley in Ireland last year and after winning a competitive handicap at the Galway
BRANDON Pickersgill says large turnouts from opposition fans are providing an extra spur in the Bulls’ promotion push.Newcastle Thunder enjoyed their highest ever crowd when 4,137 turned up at Kingston Park to see Bradford edge to a narrow 26-16 victory.That
A HIGH school’s proposal to overhaul the timing of the school day – in a change which would see pupils finish at lunchtime on a Friday – has sparked fears “hundreds of unsupervised children” could be left to roam the area. Queensbury Academy, part
