Architect Will Allsop's vision for Bradford city centre took a major step forward today as consultants were commissioned to put the flesh on its bones. Bradford Centre Regeneration - the company set up to breathe new life into the city - went out to
Liversedge and Thackley gained creditable away draws from entertaining games in the Northern Counties East Premier Division last night. Thackley faced title-chasing Harrogate Railway and shared the spoils from a 3-3 goal-fest while Sedge held former Bantams
Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has called for a review of the procedures surrounding the release of players for international duty after Kiwi centre Shontayne Hape reported for pre-season duty carrying an injury sustained on Test duty in November. Hape
Dean Windass insists he can keep playing for another three years. City's top scorer turns 36 before the end of the season. But he has no plans to hang up his boots when his current Valley Parade deal runs out in June 2006. Windass said: "You look at Stuart
COMMUNITIES across Wharfedale are backing calls for tougher guidelines to control mobile phone masts. Parish councillors and residents in Bramhope, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington have responded favourably to proposals for telecommunications companies
AN Ilkley woman has given birth to a ''miracle' baby who beat the odds to survive a very rare complication which would usually have killed him. Joshua Abraham survived because all the links in the 'chain of survival' combined to work perfectly and overcome
PRINCESS Anne proved to be a popular visitor when she opened the new Wharfedale Hospital yesterday. During her visit she was given a guided tour of some of the facilities, including wards, day surgery and the physiotherapy department. And she took the
OTLEY councillors are demanding a refund in their police support spending - after Leeds took over the funding. Last year, the town council handed over £5,000 in matched funding to pay for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and greater police presence
Otley's new £15m hospital was given the royal seal of approval when it was officially opened by Princess Anne. The Princess Royal met with staff and patients and toured the facilities before unveiling a commemorative plaque at the new Wharfedale Hospital
A Bradford bakery which has grown into a £19.9 million-turnover business in less than 15 years has been bought-out by a Blackburn-based plc in a £12.25 million cash deal. Yorkshire Cottage Bakeries Group, based in City Road, Bradford - which makes fairy
EIGHT local teenagers have been banned from Ilkley town centre because of their anti-social behaviour, police have revealed. And criminals are staying away from the town because of other anti-theft initiatives. Ilkley neighbourhood policing officer Mark
A COUPLE who took over Ilkley's world famous Box Tree restaurant have realised their main ambition just four months after reopening. Husband and wife team Simon and Rena Gueller who began running the Church Street restaurant in June last year, have been
THERE was little to grumble about for at least one of the would-be world cruisers stuck for days aboard a problem-hit luxury liner as it sailed in and out of Southampton. Ilkley resident Maurice Lee - aka Maurice Grumbleweed of comedy band The Grumbleweeds
ILKLEY Grammar School has achieved Specialist School Status. The good news was revealed yesterday and the school is now celenbrating the success of its October bid. Having had a first application turned down, the bid to become a Science- Humanities College
Figures show east of Otley project is ill-conceived SIR, - Further to your headline "Fewer lorries for Otley town centre" on the front page of last week's paper and the associated text which reported on the morning session of inquiry hearing into the
Road humps show planners have simply run out of ideas SIR, - Your correspondent (Traffic issue, January 20) considers the reactions to the speed humps on the Moor Road to be 'ill conceived' and emanate from 'unthinking motorists'. He is very wrong. Many
OLD Otliensians suffered a big disappointment in their quest for promotion when Stanley Rodillians announced just after 1 pm on Saturday that they were short of front row forwards and would not be travelling to Otley to fulfil the Yorkshire League Four
A Bradford former head teacher is asking people to step back in time and put on their dancing shoes for a moneyspinning event to fight cancer. Jan Cawley, of Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, has organised a dance with a 1940s and 1950s theme to raise cash
A graffiti artist who caused £8,000 worth of damage to a train at Ilkley station has been spared jail by a Bradford judge. Craig Longworth had denied being part of a five man gang which targeted Arriva Trains Northern carriages but was found guilty of
Hundreds of girls are being turned away from the district's Brownie packs because of a shortage of leaders. So many youngsters want to join the Brownies that there is now a waiting list of more than 240 keen to join the pack. Some parents are even putting
A Bradford midwife is giving expectant parents around the world access to expert medical advice thanks to a website which receives more than a quarter of a million 'hits' a year. Catharine Parker-Littler set up the midwivesonline.com site two years ago
A historic Bradford church has opened a new children's centre after its campaign to raise more than £80,000 hit the halfway mark. The Transform project was launched in 2003 to raise £85,000 to modernise Tong Schoolroom and build a second floor in the
A furious Bradford mother is calling for a new "name and shame" forgotten-homework penalty to be scrapped after her son was "humiliated" in front of the whole school. Nicola Majid says parents of pupils at Ley Top Primary, in Allerton, were not told about
A bitter row over who is responsible for the upkeep of the Bingley relief road could "substantially" delay further schemes to reduce gridlock in the Aire Valley. Bradford Council is refusing to take control of the £47.9 million bypass from the Highways
There must be some days when the sun shines gloriously over the Pennine Country Park near Haworth but fellrunners will never know because Dave and Eileen Woodhead organise their Withins Skyline, The Stoop, Auld Lang Syne and Soreen Stanbury Splash races
BR Ladies Seconds 3 Bradford Seconds 0 The title race in the North League (East Division) gets tighter every week as Ben Rhydding and Rotherham Ladies compete for the single promotion spot. Bradford conceded Saturday's match to their Yorkshire rivals,
Selby 16 Ilkley 28 A perfect day for rugby at the pleasant Sandhill Lane clubhouse and grounds greeted the Dalesmen and their large band of followers for the first ever league fixture between these two clubs at Selby. Ilkley were on a roll having chalked
Seven runners from Airienteers have been selected to represent England in a European international orienteering competition to be held in Antwerp in February, a great result for one of the strongest orienteering clubs in the UK. George Stevens (M14),
Give pensioners their parliament SIR - It was very interesting to read the article 'Youth Parliament has Second Helping' (T&A, January 22) about the second attempt at an established and working Youth Parliament. Voters to be aged between 11 and 25
IT may not happen often but this newspaper would like to take the opportunity to wholeheartedly applaud Leeds City Council. The Executive Board, by allowing Prince Henry's Grammar School to keep all of the proceeds from the sale of the old Newall Primary
THE announcement that Ilkley Grammar has won 'Specialist' status is not just good news for the school, it is a bonus for the whole town. As part of its new status the school will have to forge closer links with the surrounding community which can only
Six of Bradford's seven entrants have qualified for the regional finals of the National Schools' Championships in Blackburn on the weekend of February 5-6. Five went from the zone finals at Armley as champions, and one qualified as runners-up. Bradford
Former rugby league star Graeme Hallas has returned to his Bradford Dudley Hill roots to begin what could be a long and successful coaching career. Hallas, who began his playing days at Hill, went on to impress with Hull, Huddersfield and Halifax. But
A HORSFORTH Woodside train station could be opened with a 'park and ride' facility under plans being backed by Metro and Leeds. The city council has backed a motion calling for a string of new and old stations, including Apperley Bridge and Horsforth
Menston is being urged to cultivate an entry for next year's Yorkshire in Bloom competition. David Nerurkar, who has lived in the village since 1970, wants to make Menston more attractive and he believes following in the footsteps of local 'In Bloom'
THERE was little to grumble about for at least one of the would-be world cruisers stuck for days aboard a problem-hit luxury liner as it sailed in and out of Southampton. Ilkley resident Maurice Lee - aka Maurice Grumbleweed of comedy band The Grumbleweeds
A MASSIVE windfall of more than £2million could kick-start a complete revamp of Prince Henry's Grammar School. The school, visited by Princess Anne yesterday, is celebrating a decision by Leeds City Council to allow it to keep all of the proceeds from
No age is a good one at which to be humiliated in front of your peers. But while adults have largely learned ways of coping with it, children of seven or eight can be badly affected. At that age they can be cheeky and obstructive, but they can also be
Some of Burley's most historic houses are in danger of being dwarfed by a proposed new development, it is being claimed. Developers want to build eight three-storey townhouses in the heart of the village's conservation area next to homes which date back
Menston is being urged to cultivate an entry for next year's Yorkshire in Bloom competition. David Nerurkar, who has lived in the village since 1970, wants to make Menston more attractive and he believes following in the footsteps of local "In Bloom"
Paramedics who helped save the life of a "miracle" baby were yesterday reunited with him and his relieved mother. The life of Joshua Abraham hung in the balance when mum Maria's pregnancy suffered severe complications which in many cases cause the death
There must be some days when the sun shines gloriously over the Pennine Country Park near Haworth but fellrunners will never know because Dave and Eileen Woodhead organise their Withins Skyline, The Stoop, Auld Lang Syne and Soreen Stanbury Splash races
IAN Fisher swapped the winter cold of Yorkshire for the humid heat of Mumbai when he ran for Great Britain in the Standard Chartered Bank Mumbai (Bombay) Marathon. Otley Athletic Club's star runner spent four days in India to try and acclimatise to the
Guiseley 0 Ossett Town 0 GAMES like this are turning spectators away from Nethermoor. The club had started to build up its crowds this season but then the spell over the Christmas period which has seen them fail to win in six games certainly had an impact
Otley 36 Sedgley Park 3 SEDGLEY Park, whose player coach Tim Fourie has stuffed his side with fellow South Africans, six so far with another second row expected this week, plus three new Zealanders and a lone Norwegian second row as well as former Otley
Posties in Bradford could soon be delivering mail to streets named after Charles Darwin, thanks to a Council competition. The authority offered a prize to anyone who could think up appropriate names for new roads being built in the district. Ilkley Civic
Inspirational school children shone as role models during a creative peer educating project aimed at raising drugs awareness in the classroom. More than 100 pupils from 14 schools in Bradford picked up certificates at the Alhambra yesterday for their
A leading Bradford company was today landed with a £450,000 fine for withholding important financial information from the stock market. Pace Microtechnology, the Saltaire-based manufacturer of digital set-top boxes, was hit with the fine by the Financial
A charity worker is appealing for the assistance of Bradford people to help clothe poverty-stricken children in Eastern Europe. Margaret Harrison, of Rawdon, has just returned home from an emotional trip to Belarus where she helped to hand out Christmas
A semi-professional footballer killed a teenager with a single blow to the head, a jury was told. Daniel Sheriffe, 24, who plays as a winger for Bradford Park Avenue, struck 17-year-old Jose Augusto with such force he was knocked down and struck his head
The future of Bradford took a step forward today as consultants were commissioned to take forward half of the city centre masterplan. The blueprint of the city for the future has been created by architect Will Alsop and now Leeds-based Ove Arup have been
Ilkley AFC 1 Dewsbury Moor Ath 0 Ilkley came through another tough encounter, without playing to their full potential, to continue a run of good results. It was a far closer game than the previous meeting between these two teams earlier in the season
