Status hopes for controversial Buck Lane site

BRAID protesters march to Shipley Town Hall in March last year to hand in a petition to Councillor Roger L’Amie, against development of fields at Buck Lane

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A bid is being made to register fields earmarked for a controversial business development at Buck Lane, Baildon, as an “Asset of Community Value” – thereby giving people the chance to buy them.

Knife-wielding robbers steal £400 in shop raid at Shipley

police

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Knife-wielding robbers stole £400 in an evening raid at a shop in Shipley, police revealed yesterday.

Shipley school Friends organise summer fair

2:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Businesses are invited to support a school’s summer fair by renting a stall. The Friends of Wycliffe is organising the event on Saturday, July 13, from 2pm until 4pm, at the primary school in Saltaire Road, Shipley. As well as stalls, there will be traditional games such as hook-a-duck, count the sweets in the jar and guess the name of the teddy bear. Anyone interested in a pitch should e-mail friends@wycliffe.bradford.sch.uk before June 28.

Pool-in-Wharfedale residents invited to housing plans meeting

1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Councillors will discuss future housing plans with residents at a meeting at Pool-in-Wharfedale Village Hall at 7pm on Wednesday, June 5.

Sign up for tennis camp

1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Tennis camp Salts Tennis Club runs its Spring Tennis Camp from Tuesday, May 28, to Friday, May 31. Morning, afternoon or all-day sessions are available. Contact Richard Senior on 07855 764777, or go to saltstennisclub.co.uk and click the tab marked ‘coaching’ and scroll down to summer camps.

Supermarket's charity event day

12:30pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A supermarket is holding a day of events to raise money to support a small charity. Asda in Shipley will be raising money for The Down Syndrome Training & Support Service Ltd, based in Bingley, which supported a member of the store’s staff. On June 1 there will be a barbecue, events and collection, from 11am until 4pm, at the supermarket in Manor Lane, Shipley.

Titus Salt School film screening at Baildon Annual Parish Meeting

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Baildon Annual Parish Meeting will begin with a screening of The Young Musicians of CuxAire, a short animation produced by students at Titus Salt School and Amandus-Abendroth-Gymnasium in Cuxhaven, Germany, as part of a recent exchange programme.

Cononley man, 47, in court over guns-related charges

5:17pm Monday 20th May 2013

A 47-year-old Cononley man appeared in court yesterday, charged with firearms licence-related offences.

Bingley residential care home to close

3:33pm Monday 20th May 2013

A care home is to close because its owners say it is not making enough money.

Rumours quashed over Sainsbury's rates bill for building in Bingley

Bingley Chamber of Trade president Howard Martin, pictured on the town’s Main Street

9:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Rumours that a supermarket is paying reduced rates on a large empty town centre building have been quashed.

Anti-freeze kills Eldwick family's pet cats

Emma Murby with the letter sent out by police

6:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Anti-freeze was used to cruelly poison two cats belonging to a family in Eldwick, according to their distraught owner.

Businesses urged to support school fair

4:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

Businesses are invited to support a school’s summer fair by renting a stall.

Last-minute guest to talk about plants

2:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

Eldwick & Gilstead Horticultural Society had to move fast when its speaker for tomorrow’s meeting had to cancel at short notice.

Help with Cancer Support Airedale and Bradford fundraiser

12:20pm Monday 20th May 2013

A charity bag-pack to raise cash for Cancer Support Airedale and Bradford will be held at Asda in Shipley on Sunday.

Bingley Scout camp transformed by volunteers' skills

Adrian Kennedy and Thom Cooper build an outdoor fireplace

9:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A Scout camp in Bingley was given a makeover thanks to workers who took part in a national day of volunteering.

Historic Saltaire homes open to the public

5:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Saltaire’s historic homes will throw open their doors to the public next weekend.

It’s chocs away on Shipley college health day

11:20am Saturday 18th May 2013

College staff will be making chocolate, go-karting and doing pilates during a day aimed at improving health in the workplace.

Broken leg can’t stop Mark’s run

Mark Rushworth stayed the course

9:20am Saturday 18th May 2013

A runner completed a half-marathon in aid of Manorlands — despite breaking his leg three miles from the finish.

Loyalty shop card for Saltaire unveiled

From left, Rachel Oxborough, Victoria tea Rooms’ Kirsty Bracken and Julie Wright, Bradford Council’s visitor economy manager Trisha Tillotson and Saltaire Gallery artist David Starley

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Shoppers in Saltaire will be rewarded for their loyalty from today with a discount card.

Proposal raised for Baildon to become a town

Baildon village centre

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Baildon could get its own mayor and boost its status and economy by shedding its historic parish status and becoming a town, say local councillors.

Pupils from Beckfoot School, Bingley, raise funds for Tibet adventure

The 14 pupils from Beckfoot School who will join the trip

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Enthusiastic students are working to raise £49,000 to fund an expedition to Tibet.

Support for new markets campaign in Aire Valley

11:30am Friday 17th May 2013

Entertainment and giveaways as Shipley open market supports a national ‘Love Your Market’ campaign

Naturalists set for ‘bird race’ near Bingley

11:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Wildlife group the Airedale Otters holds its annual ‘bird race’ at the St Ives Estate, near Bingley, on Sunday.

Local produce market at Saltaire

9:00am Friday 17th May 2013

The monthly local produce market takes place in the Caroline Street car park, Saltaire, from 9am until 3pm tomorrow. The market takes place on the third Saturday of every month.

Fashion show and lunch at Bradford and Bingley Sports Club raises £2,000 for Bowel Cancer UK

From left, Rhiannon Cawthorne, Susan Broad, Deborah Pratt, Lynn Ley, Sheila Grant, Kim Brook and Jo Cookson

6:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

A lunch and fashion show in Bingley raised more than £2,000 for the charity Bowel Cancer UK.

Patients are urged to join hospital trials at Airedale

6:42pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Airedale Hospital is urging more patients to get involved in research.

Step up for Saltaire day of dance

10:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

People are urged to get moving with salsa, flamenco, jive, disco and bowka workshops on offer this weekend.

Shipley and Pudsey Tory MPs set to make EU protest

Shipley MP Philip Davies

6:15pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Three local Tory MPs are set to defy David Cameron tomorrow by demanding a quickfire Bill to guarantee a referendum on quitting the European Union.

Decision day nears on 630 homes in Bradford, Steeton, Keighley and Bingley

The site of Northern View Hospital

6:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Planners are expected to give the go-ahead for more than 600 homes across five major developments.

Bands to play off for Bingley Music Live spot

Festival goers crowd around the stage at last year’s Bingley Music Live at Myrtle Park

5:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Eight acts are tuning up to go head-to-head in a battle to share a bill with Primal Scream, The Human League and The Fratellis.

Bingley catwalk show set to boost funds for bowel cancer charity

8:10am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A lunch and fashion show in aid of the charity Bowel Cancer UK is taking place in Bingley.

Hundreds enjoy Cullingworth's Bronte Vintage Gathering

Keith Greenwood of Cullingworth with his 1936 Austin Seven Opal

6:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Those who braved the weekend’s chilly weather to attend the Bronte Vintage Gathering in Cullingworth were treated to a range of entertainment.

A lick of paint for Myrtle Park's bandstand

Lewis Bennett, Jordan Ashworth, Youth Cafe worker Paula Stone and Liam Roberts from Bingley Youth Cafe

6:00am Monday 13th May 2013

The young people of Bingley decided to break stereotypes and do something about the town’s ailing bandstand on Saturday, picking up their paintbrushes and giving it a new lease of life.

Baildon student helps create showpiece garden for RHS Tatton Flower Show

Natalie Graham

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

A student from the Aire Valley is preparing a £60,000 show garden for a prime spot at a national flower show.

Appeal lodged over Cullingworth bungalow plan

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

An appeal has been lodged after Bradford Council rejected plans for a detached dormer bungalow at Cullingworth. Planning officers said the proposed development, at 1 Hallowes Grove, lacked a proper road frontage and would affect the privacy of other residents.

Suspect arrested by police

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary in the Crossflatts area of Bingley.

Sound of brass will buy a bus for Bingley Scout Group

5:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

The 1st Bingley Scout Group is joining forces with the City of Bradford Brass Band for a concert to raise funds for a new minibus.

Shipley man on rape trial

2:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A 50-year-old man is to go on trial on July 15 accused of rape.

Security warning issued after burglars hit Bingley and Cottingley

2:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

Residents of Bingley and Cottingley have been advised to keep their houses and sheds locked after men tried to break into one property earlier this week.

Shipley musician pedals for charity

12:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A musician will be pedalling for pounds when he tackles a 127-mile bike ride from Liverpool to Leeds.

Bar plan to boost Shipley’s night life

6:00am Friday 10th May 2013

A town centre could be getting a boost to its night life with a bar mooted for a site opposite a new nightclub.

New state-of-the-art pyschiatric care unit opened in Bradford

Lord Mayor Dale Smith cuts the ribbon

6:00am Friday 10th May 2013

A new, state-of-the-art psychiatric intensive care unit welcomed its first users yesterday, with many of them being saved a long journey for treatment.

Saltaire outdoor clothes shop's gift for Ilkley Air Cadets

6:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

A shop has helped collect more than 7,000 items of clothing to help people enjoy the outdoors.

Learning can be a real hoot for Silsden's Aire View pupils

Cameron Hill meets a barn owl

10:20am Friday 10th May 2013

Learning is a hoot for children at a Silsden school.

Friends of St Ives hold bird walk

8:00am Friday 10th May 2013

The Friends of St Ives in Bingley have organised a bird walking morning tomorrow at 7.30am with local expert Mark Doveston. Meet at the gate to Coppice Pond.

Neighbours’ tell of shock after young woman's body found in Bingley home

The bungalow where body of the woman was found

7:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Neighbours of a young woman who had not been seen for several weeks have reacted with shock at a body being found in the Bingley bungalow where she lived.

Bankrupt High Eldwick man is jailed for six months for £30,000 fraud

3:37pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A bankrupt Bingley man has been jailed for six months for transferring almost £30,000 to his partner to try to avoid paying his creditors.

Visiting ponies get a pat on the back from TV judges

June Mulligan feeds Spot and Alfie at Neville House residential home in Gargrave

11:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Two miniature ponies which visit care homes and day centres across the region have reined-in a prestigious accolade.

Coroner appeals for Bingley man's relatives to come forward

11:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Bradford Coroner’s Office is appealing for relatives of Dennis Stuart Jackson to come forward.

Human League sign up for Bingley Music Live concert

Human League

8:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

The latest wave of band announcements for Bingley Music Live will see one of the 80s most recognisable songs belting through Myrtle Park this summer.

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