AROUND 350 sat down to enjoy an 'Open Iftar' in Centenary Square tonight to recognise Ramadan and to bring faiths together with faith and inspirational speeches. The gathering had been hosted by the Ramadan Tent Project and included a poem recital
Park Avenue defender Mark Ross has penned a new deal to stay at Horsfall Stadium for the 2018/19 season.He made 40 appearances in the campaign just ended after joining in August last year following a spell with Stockport County.Ross told the Avenue website
BULLS have two current players – and one former one – included in the England Academy performance squad in preparation for four end of season Test matches this autumn.Rowan Milnes, who recently made his first-team debut for Bradford, and Oliver Wilson
A CARAVAN stuffed with tyres was set alight in Bradford just before midnight last night. A spokesman for the fire service said a crew from Shipley attended the incident in Stanley Road, Bradford, off Canal Road, at 11.58pm. The tyres were well
SILSDEN have made former Guiseley and Bradford Park Avenue striker Lee Spires their first summer signing as they prepare for next season's campaign in the Hallmark Security League Premier Division.The club won the second tier last season and manager
TODAY'S Camera Club photo finds this horse enjoying the warm weather in a field full of buttercups. It was posted by John Tebbet who receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange in Northgate.Would you like to see your photographs
LEEDS United have sold a minority stake in the club to the San Francisco 49ers' investment group.The NFL franchise has partnered with existing majority shareholder and club chairman Andrea Radrizzani.Reports suggest the Sky Bet Championship side will
JERSEY Boys is one of those shows you feel you have to see. The smash hit musical, winner of nearly 60 major awards worldwide, has had audiences in raptures since its Broadway debut in 2005.Crowds are flocking to see it at the Alhambra, where it has opened
A SERIES of new summer markets are to take place in Bingley on the first Saturdays of June, July, August and October.The markets will include Bingley’s long-standing fish, cheese and flower traders as well as new stalls selling fresh, local produce and
BRADFORD City had the best gates in League One this season, as the total attendances across the English Football League topped 18million for the second straight year.The Bantams had an average attendance of 19,787 to top the division, while Coventry City
SHANE Killock has signed a new deal at Bradford Park Avenue. After shaking off injury problems in the early stages of the season, the central defender went on to make 27 appearances in all competitions this season and his impressive form proved vital
A SAFEGUARDING event will be held in Holme Wood next month. The aim is to celebrate the work of people who are making their community stronger and safer.A number of presentations will be delivered, including one on the reopening of the library and the
OFFENDERS will be put on the path to employment from the moment they enter prison, it has been announced by the Ministry of Justice today.The new Education and Employment strategy, revealed by Justice Secretary David Gauke, sets out new measures to improve
KEIGHLEY Albion picked up their first win of the season when they won last time out against Oulton Raiders in Yorkshire Men's League Division One and they will be hoping to build on that this weekend.They face rock-bottom York Acorn on Saturday and
A MAN who caused damage to social housing premises in Bradford and harassed residents has been served with a Criminal Behaviour Order. The order against Joshua Smith, aged 24, was made by magistrates last Friday, May 18, after he appeared in relation
A MAN who killed a father-of-three by viciously kicking and stamping on his head in a “brutal and sustained attack” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of just under 17 years. Polish national Dawid Kutek, 33, was found guilty of murdering
WEST Bowling coach Glenn Barraclough has spoken of his pride at the incredible success that former player Jake Trueman is having at the highest level. Teenager Trueman, whose family have strong links with their local club, has shone for Castleford
A PUB in Birstall has picked up the Heavy Woollen CAMRA Pub of the Year award.Chairman of the local Campaign for Real Ale branch, Andy Kassube, made the presentation to Tony and Sharon Anderson who run the successful village pub, the Horse and Jockey.Mr
BRADFORD Dudley Hill's first team manager Steve Wright has reluctantly accepted his side's suspensions after their ill-tempered National Conference League clash with Leigh Miners, but believes the financial penalties imposed were harsh.Hill, who
TAXI drivers will have to fit CCTV cameras in their cabs and make daily safety checks to comply with new regulations being brought in by Craven District Council.All hackney carriage and private hire drivers will have to install security cameras as well
FRESH calls are being made to rid a Skipton railway bridge from the scourge of pigeons.The bridge on Keighley Road - at a prominent entrance to the town - is commonly known as ‘pigeon bridge’ because of the amount of droppings produced by the birds, heard
A KEIGHLEY man who hired a car in Bradford was shocked to find he was not allowed to refuel it because the car had been involved in an alleged offence.Rashid Hussain, who had hired the Toyota at the Queens Road Bradford branch of Enterprise Rent-a-car
Workers at the largest train operator in the Bradford district are said to be solidly supporting a fresh strike in the long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Arriva Rail
A MAN was taken to hospital after crashing his off-road bike and becoming trapped by the machine. The rider, aged in his 20s, came off his bike in Huddersfield Road in the Low Moor area of Bradford at around 8.30pm last night. Fire crews from
A DRIVER had to be taken to hospital after a car overturned on a busy Bradford road. The crash occurred on Pullan Avenue in Eccleshill just after 3.30pm yesterday. One vehicle ended up on its roof with the driver trapped inside. They were
THERE was a brief period when, as a cash-strapped student, I ate out of a skip.It’s not quite as ‘misery memoir’ as it sounds. When word got out that a local supermarket was throwing out food barely past its sell-by date, it didn’t take long for some
KEIGHLEY Cougars head coach Craig Lingard has called for his side to be more ruthless as they aim to inflict some capital punishment this weekend. Cougars returned from a two-week absence to grab a 46-28 victory at North Wales Crusaders. But Lingard
THE Amazon Rain Forest is remarkably special because of its impact on the world climate.It’s gigantic, 23 times larger than the UK, though it was even bigger until us greedy humans began cutting it down to allow cattle ranching, with almost a third effected
CITY are still keen on Chesterfield hot-shot Kristian Dennis.The 28-year-old striker wants to stay in the Football League after the Spireites were relegated.Having come so close to signing him in January, the Bantams are maintaining an interest in the
HEMEL chairman Bob Brown hopes the tight surroundings will work in their favour when the Bulls break new ground in Hertfordshire on Sunday.Their modest Pennine Way home is braced for a record crowd to see John Kear’s side.A four-figure attendance is anticipated
A young artist has seen his unique artwork put up in an exhibition at The Bradford Industrial Museum.The 17-year-old creator, James Owen Thomas, uses scratchcards to construct his collages and he has numerous pieces on display in his ‘Much More Than Meets
KEY cycling routes in the district are to be part of a major review of the National Cycle Network by charity Sustrans. There are a number of sections of the organisation’s national walking and cycle route that run through Bradford, including routes
BRADFORD-based Yorkshire Building Society has signed a three-year agreement with a local grant-making organisation to act as a patron until 2021.The Society has signed the deal with Leeds Community Foundation and its #GiveBradford campaign to become patrons
COUNCILLORS are opposing plans for two schools to form a Multi-Academy Trust. Prince Henry's Grammar School and Bramhope Primary have been consulting on the move, which they believe would bring 'mutual support, challenge and benefits'. Otley
A DRIVER who “bragged” to crowds after a police chase ended with a head-on crash has been jailed after a judge accused him of thinking he was “bigger than the law.” Omar Ali, 26, had only just been released from prison when police saw him behind
A MAN with a number of illnesses has spoken about how his benefit was cut by around £100 when he was moved from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).Ian Graham, 58, from Bingley, has not worked since 1981 because he
Thousands of disabled people in the Bradford district have had their benefits stopped after the Government introduced strict new rules. A total of 2,100 people in the parliamentary constituencies of Bradford East, Bradford West, Bradford South,
