Young couples in booming Ilkley may soon have the chance to buy their own homes instead of having to move out to areas where property is cheaper. A Newcastle-based housing developer has applied to build 78 homes on the site of the former International
Vital bridge repairs have slashed the number of customers visiting shops in a village. Raw Nook bridge, on Cleckheaton Road, Oakenshaw, closed on Saturday for 17 days to allow engineers to replace a corroded railway bridge. Residents voted by 41 to 15
I may sell pub, says soccer fan's widow The widow of a Leeds United fan stabbed to death in Turkey may have to sell the family-run pub to survive a financial nightmare. Sue Speight, widow of Kevin, is facing the grim option of selling the Bay Horse in
A top level probe has been launched into the actions of a leading Bradford councillor. Councillor Susanne Rooney is under investigation for failing to declare she had an interest in a decision being made by Council colleagues. The Eccleshill councillor
Keighley Albion crashed 41-22 at home to Dewsbury Moor in National Conference Division Two, though the scoreline did not do justice to their efforts. The main difference between the sides was three breakaway tries from the visitors in the second half
First of all I would like to say what a great boost it has been for me to be selected for the New Zealand side to face Australia in the Anzac Day Test next week. To be picked to represent New Zealand is always a great honour. We have a great side now
Guiseley 0, Hyde United 1: Guiseley slipped even closer to the relegation zone in the Uni-Bond Premier when high flying Hyde United escaped from Nethermoor with all three points. It turned out to be a night of double heartache for Guiseley as Spennymoor
Bradford City Res 0, Liverpool Res 2; by Richard Sutcliffe at Valley Parade. LIVERPOOL confirmed their superiority at the top of the FA Premier Reserve League but were made to fight all the way by a dogged Bradford City side last night. Goals from Titi
Nathan McAvoy's conversion to the wing will be put to the test at Salford on Sunday as he lines up against the fastest man in the business. Martin Offiah, the all-time leading English try scorer, once clocked the British Olympic qualifying time of 10.3
Former Everton star Peter Beagrie believes the perfect Goodison Park pitch will help Bradford City earn three crucial points on Saturday. The Bantams wide man has enjoyed a fine season with his tricky skills causing problems for Premiership defences.
The tale of the jilted Keighley recluse William Sharp a couple of weeks ago brought to mind one or two more noted eccentrics. Keighley also produced James 'Pie' Leach (see last column), but if we spread the net a little wider we find that Yorkshire produced
A prostitute has told a jury how she was raped by a man after he pulled a knife and took her to a city centre flat. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, claimed it was as they were discussing the price for sex that 35-year-old Tony Considine
A group offering help and practical activities for recovering drug addicts in Bradford is seeking funds for another part-time worker to enable it to run five days a week. And people who use the Caleb Project, at St John's Church in East Bowling, have
A new Council scrutiny committee was under fire today amid claims it cost more than £11,000 to discover the Yorkshire Tourist Board was working properly. Committee member Ann Ozolins (Idle, Lib Dem) said the Council was faced with the heavy cost because
Boys and staff at one of Britain's oldest preparatory schools have bid farewell to Ilkley. Ghyll Royd School staged a special end of term leaving service at the building on Grove Road, which has been home since 1889. Pupils are now looking forward to
A dentist involved in two road crashes only hours before he was found hanging in a police cell was a "slave" to drink, an inquest jury was told. Graham Cocking had been travelling in a Land Rover Discovery when he knocked down a lamp-post before colliding
MPs are being asked to put their literary skills to the test. Skipton MP David Curry will be reading a story about his first day at school to children at Otley Street Under Fives group on Friday. And on May 8, Keighley Labour MP Ann Cryer will visit Eastburn
Keighley brewer Timothy Taylor creates the best cask conditioned ale in the world - and it's official. The company's traditionally brewed Landlord bitter snatched the Gold trophy at the Oscars of the brewing industry. In doing so, Landlord became the
A campaign has been launched to revive Otley's failed bid for Lottery cash to fund a £1.6 million sports centre. The town's Mayor, Councillor John Eveleigh (Lab, Otley and Wharfedale) has branded one reason given by Sport England for rejecting the funding
Police are hunting a thief who pulled open a car door and snatched a handbag from the passenger seat before speeding off in a waiting vehicle. The thief struck outside the Centre Point minimarket on Warren Lane, Eldwick, as a 35-year-old woman was getting
Hundreds of Kelda Group workers could find themselves working for other firms as the company sells off some of its business. Kelda - which owns Yorkshire Water - said its re-organisation plan includes disposing of some of its non-core businesses in a
Bank of England governor Eddie George will change tack - despite the best efforts of Bradford's manufacturers urging him to change course. Mr George, captain of the good ship Bank of England, openly acknowledged the suffering of local business people
There was a carnival atmosphere at West Bowling as the first team beat promotion rivals Waterhead and the A team won the Pennine Division Three Championship. The first team are on course for promotion from National Conference Division Two after a superb
Former England supremo Ray Illingworth has revealed how he was once approached over a proposed match-fixing coup. The Yorkshireman has finally opened up over an incident which happened almost four years ago following the controversy surrounding former
Bradford and Bingley Rugby Union Club are parting company with coach Colin Hay next season. And the ambitious Thwaites North Division One club could well seek a high-profile player-coach or director of rugby to replace the 58-year-old Kiwi as part of
It is inevitable that the new structures and ways of working demanded by a completely new organisation are likely to throw up teething troubles. When it comes to something like a major local authority, which has laboured under a deeply-entrenched bureaucracy
A Shipley doctor accused of failing to diagnose a patient's appendicitis was today described in court as acting as a "conscientious GP". Dr Mary Cuthbert from the Westcliffe Medical Centre, is being sued for a "substantial amount" for negligence by Bradford
Like any recruit to the Army, Nathan Baker fully expected to be posted far away from his Cleckheaton home. Battle exercises in Germany, jungle training in Belize and street patrols in Northern Ireland were all potential postings for the fledgling serviceman
It was almost ten years ago when parishioners noticed a crack appearing on a wall of St Margaret's Church in Thornbury, Bradford. Initially, the blemish was no cause for alarm and the regular services carried on as usual. But a month later the church's
Hundreds of doctors have applied for only a handful of jobs at Bradford's Accident and Emergency department. The unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary is attracting national attention for its quality of training and work. Consultant Pete Bradley said the department
