Pudsey Congs continue to forge ahead at the top of Division One. Their latest win was by ten wickets at Brighouse. Pace bowler Kevin Tighe took five for 34 as Brighouse were bowled out for 84, and openers Philip Allison and Andre Stolarski knocked off
Oakworth's march to the Division One league and cup double continues unabated. They beat fourth-placed Pendle Forest at home, the visitors finding runs hard to come by though a swashbuckling 35 by Phil Swarbrick lifted them to 142. Graham Rankin bowled
Bradford League rivals Farsley and Baildon put on a superb piece of end-of-season entertainment at Red Lane. The tied match left Farsley as leaders with Baildon runners-up before the semi-final play-offs at Farsley on Sunday, August 20. Two depleted sides
The injury to Robbie Paul was one of those terrible things you never like to see on a rugby field. It cast a shadow over the whole game at Halifax but the message to the fans is that Robbie and the rest of us may be down at the moment but we are certainly
Bradford City's new-look strike force of Dean Windass and Robbie Blake shared the honours in this 2-0 win in a pre-season friendly last night. After a goalless first half, Windass laid on the first goal for Blake and then scored the second himself in
SIR - Re your readers' letters about the demise of American bandleader Glenn Miller (pictured right). I recently did a small water colour painting taken from a book entitled The Mighty Eight, which depicts Glenn Miller standing on the tarmac beside the
An elderly couple were bound and gagged in their beds while two men ransacked their Cleckheaton home. Myra and Edward Warren were tied up in the bedroom of their Church Lane home by two men who then stole money and personal items. Mrs Warren, 65, had
A schoolboy who recovered from serious burns injuries is to take to the seas for the first time next week. Craig Mitchell, 14, of Eccleshill, Bradford, will be one of a young crew of burns victims leaving on a sea-faring adventure from Whitby Harbour.
The number of critical care beds in the district is set to increase this winter thanks a Government cash injection of almost £1 million. Health Minister Lord Hunt has made £142.5 million available nationally to deal with the additional pressure on hospitals
Calls for traffic calming to curb speeding on busy Saltaire roads look set to be turned down. More than 350 people signed a petition requesting the measures in Victoria Road and Caroline Street. But an officer's report to tomorrow's Shipley community
A Coroner has urged Bradford Council to fit sprinkler systems in its houses after an elderly stroke victim died in a fire. A neighbour found 75-year-old Patricia Britton in her burning Baildon flat after a smoke alarm sounded. Investigations revealed
When engineer Jeff Tordoff had trouble manoeuvring his motorbike around the garage he set himself the challenge of coming up with a solution. Now his invention, which has taken four years to develop, could turn out to be a worldwide seller and help to
Scores of upholstery workers in Bradford face an uncertain future after learning their employers had "run out of cash". About 100 staff at Stag Group Upholstery were told that their owners, Stag Furniture, had been placed into the hands of receivers.
National nature watchdogs say Bradford City football club must carry out a survey on the effect of a £1.5 million training complex on owls and greater crested newts. The instruction from English Nature comes as residents prepare to fight a fresh battle
A Chinese takeaway owner has gone on trial accused of raping an illegal immigrant after he offered her a job. Yui Tse, 49, is alleged to have attacked the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, in the bedroom of a flat above the Canton Flavour
Doctors and midwives at the one-stop maternity drug dependency unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary have been named team of the year for their innovative work in patient care. There were 23 births to drug-addicted women last year, but so far this year there
Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley's agent has lodged an official complaint against the organisers of a charity ball which used her name on its promotion leaflets. Organisers of the fifth Three Chefs charity ball sent out promotional material for
A separated Bradford couple are embroiled in a bitter court battle over the surname of their 16-month-old daughter. Both of the girl's parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, want her to take their surname and have been granted legal aid to fight
Bradford City were celebrating this morning after Italian striker Benito Carbone signed for the club after a marathon night of talks in Italy. The signing followed a second round of discussions in Milan early today after the deal appeared to have broken
Baildon Meths secured their fourth successive victory by winning at A Division title-chasing Crompark by five wickets. Shazad Munir was the hero for Meths, taking four for 42. Mount maintained their title credentials with a nine-wicket win over bottom
Rawdon climbed into a share of top spot with Guiseley in Division A after a crushing win over Beckwithshaw while their rivals were only picking up five points at bottom club Silsden. That win took Rawdon's recent record to four wins and two winning draws
Dewsbury chairman Bob McDermott has provided assurances that his club's Ram Stadium capacity can be increased to the required 10,000 for the next Super League season. The Northern Ford Premiership champions, skippered by former Bulls utility man Nathan
Bulls skipper Robbie Paul has spoken publicly for the first time of the horror moment which left him with a punctured lung and two broken ribs. The incident, which saw Halifax's Andy Hobson use his knees in a tackle on Sunday, resulted in a two-match
Bradford City are celebrating the news that Italian striker Benito Carbone has signed for the club after a marathon night of talks in Italy. The signing followed a second round of discussions in Milan early today after the deal appeared to have broken
Pedestrians and motorists had a lucky escape when a lorry careered out of control in Brighouse after the driver suffered a suspected heart attack. The incident happened at around 9.20am on Monday as Neville Ridgley, 64, from Bury, was driving along Huddersfield
Thousands of people were flocking to Bingley today its 122nd annual agricultural show - one of the biggest in the country. Exhibitors and showgoers arrived at the show's new venue at Bradford & Bingley Sports Club in Wagon Lane. There had been disquiet
A taxi firm has come to the rescue of children who nearly missed a special party because of lack of transport. The 40 members of the Odsal Holiday Play Scheme, aged five to 15, were looking forward to attending the National Playday 2000 party in Baildon
Actress Jenny Agutter, best known for her performance in the classic film The Railway Children, is to renew her links with the movie and raise cash for charity at the same time. Jenny, who spent weeks in the Worth Valley during filming 30 years ago, is
A transplant patient spoke today of her return to health a year after her father donated a kidney to give her a new lease of life. Now Viv Baker and dad John say they hope the operation's success will encourage others to consider becoming 'live' donors
Bus chiefs were today accused of over-charging on Bradford's innovative overground bus services. Shocked passengers in part of Bierley say their fares from Currer Avenue to the Bradford Interchange in Bradford city centre have gone up from 90p to £1.10
A shame-faced student was not looking forward to his parents coming home from holiday after setting fire to a chip pan in his Shipley home. The 18-year-old, of Roundwood, off Moorhead Lane, Shipley, tried to extinguish a chip pan fire by pouring water
