BINGLEY man Joe Fitzsimmons and colleagues from property consultancy Eddisons have raised £4,000 for Children with Cancer UK charity after completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks in under 12 hours.The 24.5 mile walk included a gruelling 5,200 ft of climbing.Anyone
A BIRTHDAY card from the Queen and a personal visit from the Lord Mayor of Bradford and his consort helped Marjorie Smith celebrate her 100th birthday today.Mrs Smith, nee Calvert, was born at Swain House Farm and learned sewing and millinery skills from
CASH is no longer the most popular way to pay for bus travel in West Yorkshire, a meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been told.Due to the range of digital options available to bus users and the savings available through using those options
A BLOOMING Great Tea party to raise funds for patient care is being held by Marie Curie Hospice, Bradford.The party is taking place on Saturday, June 23, between 12 noon and 2pm at its premises in Maudsley Street.The event is free to attend and Marie
MEMBERS of Bradford’s LGBT+ community are gearing up for a special evening of celebration and recognition for local heroes. The Bradford Pride Awards will take place at City Hall on Tuesday, May 29, after being postponed from February when heavy snow
BRADFORD Golf Union overcame a missing player and mid-game deficits to record a fine win on Teesside, prevailing 22-14 on the opening day of the Yorkshire Inter-District Union Golf League season.West Bradford Golf Club's Dane Bairstow was unable to
A company director with a record of drink driving has been banned for 40 months after admitting her third offence. Susan Graham, 59, was denied the opportunity of taking a drink drivers rehabilitation course, which would have reduced her ban by
STEVE Patterson says Yorkshire have little room for manoeuvre if they are to qualify for the knockout stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup after today’s washout against Nottinghamshire at Emerald Headingley.Rain throughout the day frustrated both sides
PLANS to build a new housing development have been withdrawn. The proposals, for land at Wilson Road, Wyke, were seeking permission for 45 homes to be built. The application stated the development would have included a mixture of detached and semi-detached
A FORMER Bradford vicar has been cleared of historic allegations that he sexually abused a young teenage parishioner. Graham Doyle, 69, broke down in tears in the dock on Friday as a jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts to two counts of
A FIRE which ripped through a farm building is being treated as suspected arson by police.Firefighters were called to Parkhill Farm, Ellar Carr Road, Thackley, at around 11pm on Tuesday night. Chris Burke, Watch Commander at Shipley, said a number of
CITY have this afternoon recruited former Manchester United defender Joe Riley on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old, who was linked with the club last summer, can play either left or right back. Blackpool-born Riley started as a right winger
A UNIQUE play experience will get underway for children during the school break. 'Bounce Planet', from Bradford Council's community play and development service, will be held at Bradford Forster Academy. The sessions will include inflatables
This is the moment a workman forces fly tippers to load building rubble BACK into their vehicle - after catching them red-handed. The unsuspecting couple were caught in the act as they dumped bricks and piles of stone at the roadside. But they
BRADFORD schoolchildren are helping elderly care home residents set sail on a ‘virtual cruise’. Cooper House Care Home in Buttershaw is being transformed into a cruise ship, with three ‘decks’ offering entertainment, crafts, films and music from around
Bradford-born football star Fabian Delph considers himself both a team man and a family man but faces a clash between the two at the World Cup, with his third child due to arrive mid-tournament. The Manchester City midfielder, who attended Tong
BRADFORD Bulls have made only one change to their squad for their weekend League One clash.Liam Johnson comes in for George Milton, who is suffering from a fractured eye socket, in John Kear side's only change for Sunday's trip to Hemel Stags.
Bradford Bulls showed plenty of character in their victory under the floodlights at Newcastle Thunder, says T&A Chief Sportswriter Simon Parker in our latest video update.
STEETON have been promoted to the North West Counties Hallmark Security League Division One North, the club has announced. The move from West Riding County Amateur Premier Division caps off a superb season for Roy Mason's side, after they won the
WEST YORKSHIRE and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership has been given more freedom to manage their services.The Partnership will join the Integrated Care System programme, putting the area at the forefront of nationwide action to provide better care
LIAM Johnson returns to the Bulls squad for the trip to Hemel on Sunday. He comes in for George Milton, who fractured his eye socket in the win at Newcastle. He will be out for at least a month. BULLS: Bustin, Chisholm, Crossley, Flanagan,
DINOSAUR enthusiasts and film fans are in for a special treat this weekend as pre-historic guests descend on The Broadway. A life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex and her offspring will spend tomorrow at the Broadway Bradford to celebrate the
BRADFORD Dudley Hill's first team manager Steve Wright will be missing key personnel in the coming weeks due to suspensions, but he expects players like new signing Adam Sutcliffe to perform well in their absence.Dudley Hill were heavily punished
BRADFORD CITY ANGLING ASSOCIATIONThe dry weather continues, with all the rivers now distressingly short of water and running at what are possibly the lowest levels for some years.The larger fish have retreated into the deeper pools where they see some
MARK Hirst has retained his title as Bradford billiards champion in some style, recording breaks of 104 and 90 in an impressive 706-187 victory over tournament organiser Stephen Kershaw at Great Horton Conservative Club. Kershaw got in first with
JAMES Middlebrook may not play every week for New Farnley but first-team captain Lee Goddard has praised the former Yorkshire professional for his influence at the club.Goddard stressed that although his squad is packed full of experience, Middlebrook
FOR those growing up in the nineties the Spice Girls were the epitome of Girl Power.Yet long before this feisty five-some burst onto the pop scene dominating the charts and inspiring young fans to follow their dreams, women like Olive Crowther were also
DEFENDING champions Beckwithshaw entertain Bilton in a clash between the current bottom two clubs in Aire-Wharfe League Division One tomorrow. That almost unbelievable sentence not only sums up the topsy turvy nature of the start of the season but is
IT is one of the most important occasions on Cleckheaton’s calendar.Now in its 31st year, Cleckheaton Folk Festival attracts around 4,000 people every year who come to savour the sounds as well as the colour and creativity.Running over the weekend July
THE news that Marks & Spencer, backbone of so many British high streets, is to close more than 100 outlets in the next four years has sent shockwaves through towns and cities across the country.Following on from a raft of 22 closures earlier this year
LIAM Plunkett says he feels “in a good place” with his game as he prepares to return to Yorkshire colours at Emerald Headingley today.The England fast bowler is available for the Royal London one-day Cup clash with Nottinghamshire after six weeks at the
THE fourth-generation Ford Mondeo boasts handsome looks, a wide choice of engines and a more upmarket feel when compared to its predecessors.It’s bigger than it’s ever been, more refined and noticeably more high-tech.Those are all plus-points that continue
A SERVICE which provides care for adults and children in their own homes has been told to improve by the health watchdog.Bronte Care Services, which is based in Bingley, was visited on three occasions in March and April earlier this year. It was rated
A LONG-established manufacturing firm that has been based in Shipley for 40 years has announced it is moving to new premises outside the town.Don Whitley Scientific Limited has been based at its plant in Otley Road, Shipley, for the past four decades,
A BRADFORD teacher has been honoured by Oxford University for the inspirational role he played for one of his former students. Adam Pothecary, an English teacher at Bradford College and who is from Steeton, Keighley, was one of 10 state school
Councillors have vowed to continue their fight against new parking charges in a town if their fears about an impact on trade are realised. Parking meters have been installed this week in Brighouse, where on-street parking charges are being introduced
JOHN Kear feels the Bulls have finally had chance to catch their breath after a non-stop schedule since Easter. The nine-day gap between the Newcastle game and Sunday’s trip to Hemel – with a blank weekend to follow – has come at just the right
GREG Abbott hopes his fight against prostate cancer will encourage others to get themselves checked.City’s head of recruitment is making a phased return to work after undergoing surgery just over five weeks ago.The 54-year-old praised the fantastic efforts
THE FINDINGS of a review into Bradford's health and social care system have been published by the Care Quality Commission. Its report is one of 20 targeted reviews of local authority areas looking specifically at how people move through the health
THREE men have been jailed for a total of six and a half years for their part in a shooting incident on a residential street in Bradford. Bradford Crown Court heard how three men in balaclavas had fired a gun at the home of victim Owen Parker,
