CRYSTAL Hope cannot be ignored in the British Stallion Studs EBF Upavon Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury. Sir Michael Stoute's three-year-old has been off the track since May, but she is the most interesting horse in this nine-runner field. The daughter
PATRICK Bamford marked his full Leeds debut with a goal to ensure Marcelo Bielsa continued his perfect record as head coach with a 2-1 victory over Bolton in the Carabao Cup. Striker Bamford, a £7million summer signing from Middlesbrough, needed
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) picked up their third win in four games as they beat Spennymoor Town 1-0 at Horsfall tonight. Ben McKenna fired Avenue into the lead after meeting an Oli Johnson cross on 26 minutes - and that proved enough. Keeper Steve
IT IS often perceived as a silent condition. Unlike someone who has a visible disability, depression is one of the un-noticeable yet potentially life-changing conditions many people are coping with. Described by the mental health charity MIND
FROM its source in the hills near Queensbury to the River Calder in Brighouse, Clifton Beck weaves it way through several communities. The tributary runs for more than ten miles, passing through south Bradford into Calderdale, taking in areas including
LANCASHIRE Thunder completed the double over Yorkshire Diamonds to knock their arch-rivals out of contention as they defended a target of 155 to win by nine runs in an enthralling clash at Blackpool. Their first win in five games and their fourth
BRADFORDIANS were in the groove yesterday afternoon to mark the build-up to a water-based extravaganza that will take place over a weekend in September. The Bradford Bubble Up, organised by The Brick Box, is a celebration of the city’s heritage
BRADFORD Bulls Women kept alive their outside chance of a Super League top four spot with a 28-16 win over Castleford Tigers at Odsal. In-form utility back and former football star Leah Jones scored the first points of the game. Inspired by her
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) have completed the signing of forward Lewis Knight after the 19-year-old was granted international clearance. Knight joins having featured as a trialist throughout pre-season, making an instant impact with a goal against Silsden
Adam Chicksen says he is suffering no after-effects from a head wound picked up against Barnsley. The full back had to have five stitches inserted into a cut above his eye but insists it's 'part of the game' and is ready to face Macclesfield this
A BUS crashed into a bollard on a major Bradford route this afternoon. It happened at around 2.20pm on Manningham Lane, close to Machine Mart. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said passengers suffered "minor injuries". The road was partially
A scenic country lane has been targeted twice within a few days by fly-tippers. The incidents in Oxenhope prompted the chairman of the village’s parish council to speak out about other cases of waste being selfishly dumped around the village.
NATURAL measures to reduce flood risk, which including enhancing woodland and wetland areas on Harden Moor will be tested in a pilot scheme to launch in Bradford. Harden Moor has been identified as one of five pilot natural flood management sites
THERE ARE permutations aplenty as the Vitality Blast North Group draws to a conclusion and the race for quarter-final qualification hots up. But Tom Kohler-Cadmore insists the only one that matters is Yorkshire winning two from two to qualify.
UNEMPLOYMENT in the district has fallen for the second time this year, according to the latest figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that there were 9,155 people claiming unemployment benefits across the Bradford district
BRADFORD City have completed the signing of trialist Luca Colville. Colville has agreed an initial one-year deal and is in contention to feature this evening – when the Bantams travel to face Macclesfield Town in the Carabao Cup first round (kick-off
A MAN has spoken of the terrifying moment he and a friend intervened when a balaclava-clad group armed with weapons set about a man earlier today. Nafees Ahmed, 34, said he and his colleague were walking up Leeds Road when the shocking incident
HARD WORK by groundsmen at Wilsden were rewarded by an explosive Cowling Cup finals day in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League. Prospects for play didn’t look good at 8.15am. However, the first semi-final between Bingley Congs II and Division Four leaders
A BRAVE girl who “wanted to go to the playroom” just five minutes after coming round from a major operation to remove a brain tumour is to fly abroad for pioneering treatment. Four year old, Amelia Elphee, of Queensbury, was diagnosed in June with
UNISON has issued notice to the University of Bradford it will ballot members over strike action in relation to the 200 redundancies due to be made at the university. It claims a proper consultation with staff has not been held and the job losses
THIRTY-four jobs have been saved after a buyer stepped in to take on a popular charcuterie and bar with premises in Ilkley. Specialist bar and brasserie, Friends of Ham, which also has premises in central Leeds, entered administration on August
A CARE provider based in Haworth was awarded an overall rating of "Good" in its latest inspection conducted by the Care Quality Commission. (CQC) The body examined the provision offered by Worth Valley Care Services, which has its office in Victoria
NEXT Saturday’s Spenser Wilson Halifax League Premier Division clash between Thornton and Booth has taken on major significance after leaders Thornton lost at a resurgent Copley to put the title chase into overdrive. Thornton’s players, and particularly
DALES Council League A Division leaders Leeds Sikh are back among the runs. They made 299-5 at Meanwood Road, with skipper Raghunath Chandrasekaran contributing 82 and Amrit Bhogal 64 before Kanwardeep Singh (52no) and Harcharan Seehra (48no) put
WITH everything done & dusted in Division One (Ciroc are champions, Greenfield runners-up and Shelf and Thornton relegated), attention on the final day of the Bradford & District Evening League season turned to Division Two, where Undercliffe
YOUNG authors are being celebrated next month at the largest and most prestigious children’s writing competition to be held in Yorkshire. Judges at the Broughton Hall Children’s Literature Festival, held at Broughton Hall in Skipton from Thursday
A 'TEDDY mayor's picnic' is being held in Keighley. The event – at Cliffe Castle Park on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, from 2pm to 4pm – is being organised by the Lord Mayor of Bradford's Appeal. Proceeds from the appeal are being split between
A man has been arrested after a number of pedestrians were injured when a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard said. The area is in lockdown after armed police swarmed the scene on Tuesday morning.
OAKWORTH missed their chance to jump into second place in Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One after losing to leaders Barrowford by four wickets at Bull Holme. The Wide Lane side were restricted to 112, with Jack Davison making 34 and Jordan
THE last firefighters left the scene of a major blaze at a waste recycling plant in Shipley over two days after it had first started. Crews were called to the fire at AWM, in Valley Road, at around 2.30am on Saturday, but some firefighters
BRADFORD Council says it has contacted a local brewery to see if anything can be done to keep the business going. The Bradford Brewery reportedly closed at the weekend with little warning after operating for around three years. It is thought
FIVE Co-operative stores in the district have signed up to a new food redistribution scheme working in partnership with Pudsey-based the Real Junk Food Project. Stores in Eccleshill, Birkenshaw, Farsley, Drighlington and Gildersome will send food
AN application to turn a former take away into a new bar has been submitted to Bradford Council. The former Adams takeaway on Saltaire Road is the subject of the change of use application that would see a new bar open on the main route from Shipley
IAN Thompson spent 10 years climbing mountains. Yet, the greatest challenge he had to conquer was closer to home. “In my youth I was slim and athletic. I was a rock climber for 10 years but the injuries piled up on me,” he explains. “I started
ATTEMPTING to take fast cars off our streets would be like trying to un-invent the internet. Like websites, there are millions of them and, like social media, they are everywhere. It’s debatable which has been responsible for killing the most young
ADAM Boyes is set for an early return to Horsfall Stadium tonight as Bradford (Park Avenue) welcome Spennymoor Town. The striker bagged 24 goals for Mark Bower's side last season - including one at Kidderminster in the final National League North
A FORMER council run centre used by disabled residents of Bradford could soon become a new wedding and conference venue. New plans submitted to Bradford Council would see the former Whetley Hill Resource Centre in Manningham transformed into a new
CYCLING figures in Bradford and road safety campaigners have hit out at new plans by the Government to change a law around dangerous cycling. The Department for Transport has announced it is starting a consultation to look at whether a new offence
AN 18-YEAR-old "vulnerable" Bradford man, who threatened to hurt someone with a pole and a knife, has been given a second chance. Jordan Carter must live at a supported housing complex in Aireville Road, Frizinghall, after admitting two charges
PLANS to build a Co-op mini-market on the site of Haworth’s old fire station are being supported by the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. But the volunteer-run railway has expressed concern about the proposed store’s location next to its engineering
AN “unprecedented summer surge” in people attending A&E in Bradford has been put down to this summer’s ongoing heatwave, health bosses have said. Figures from NHS England have shown 18,345 people went to emergency departments in Bradford and
UMMALNAR can keep her unbeaten record intact with victory in the totepool Cashback Club At totesport.com Fillies' Novice Stakes at Chelmsford. The daughter of Shamardal created a big impression when making a successful debut at Newmarket last month
After the goose, it’s the turn of the Bantams at Moss Rose tonight. Macclesfield’s homecoming to league football after a six-year absence was gate-crashed at the weekend by a Canada goose. His unexpected pitch invasion held up play for several
CITY hit the Carabao Cup trail at Macclesfield tonight with Michael Collins warning: Losing is unacceptable. The first-round tie has thrown up a trip to the League Two new boys, who have suffered successive losses since winning promotion from the
DANE Chisholm, man of the match for Bradford Bulls at North Wales Crusaders on Sunday, has confirmed that he is in talks about extending his contract at Odsal. The 28-year-old Australian, who scored two tries and was their creative hub at Queensway
MICHAEL Collins wants to see more of City’s ugly side around the Macclesfield goal tonight. Barnsley keeper Adam Davies did not have one save to make during their 2-0 win at Valley Parade. Collins admitted his team were caught out for trying
AN 18-YEAR-old man has been locked up for nine months for a string of burglaries and attempted burglaries in Bradford. Reece Southern of Calderstone Avenue, Buttershaw, was sentenced over two dwelling burglaries on April 29, and attempted burglaries
