John Cook proudly held aloft the Supplementary Cup after his Bradford Moor side defied the odds to beat Brighouse Sports B. Brighouse were giving their opponents a 40-point start, although when you are able to field the likes of Steve Foster, Mal Ramsbottom
Denholme retained the Les Ben-son Trophy after an exciting finals day at Windhill CC. To reach the decider, the West Division champions first overcame Jer Lane, who were struggling after Andy Hodgson took three early wickets in his four overs. This left
Relegation-threatened Buttershaw St Paul's sprang one of the surprises of the season in Division One when they took on leaders Batley at Mount Pleasant and came away winners by four runs. Batting first, Buttershaw posted a modest-looking 146 for eight
Guiseley crashed to their fourth successive defeat, going down by two wickets at relegation rivals Beckwith-shaw, and now find themselves rock bottom in Division A, seven points from safety with only two games to go. Defending a total of only 118, Guiseley
Colin Todd was today deciding whether to make a late dash for another goalkeeper. The City boss has until the deadline at midnight before the transfer window shuts. First-choice keeper Donovan Ricketts holds the key to whether Todd will try to add one
Bulls skipper Jamie Peacock admits to having sleepless nights as he wrestled with his decision to quit the club he joined as a raw-boned 18-year-old for arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos. The club will today announce that the 27-year-old future Great Britain captain
As the China textiles crisis deepens, an Ilkley-based international wool organisation is trying to broker a summit of top retailers to persuade them to source their goods closer to home. Woolmark, the group which promotes Australian and New Zealand wool
A multi-million pound development for Brighouse drawn up seven years ago will go ahead despite massive delays. That is the message from Elland developer CDP and Calderdale Council, who drew up a binding agreement in 1998 to redevelop the site of Sugden
An investigation was under way today after a family complained they found a metal nail in a supermarket curry. Paul Holt, 20, said he was eating a chicken curry from Asda's frozen food range when he discovered the half inch nail. Today a spokesman for
Three survivors of a fatal house fire have said a personal thank you to the firefighters who saved their lives. Pregnant mother Sonia Chadwick and her two children paid an emotional visit to Shipley Fire Station yesterday evening to express their gratitude
The sister of a woman allegedly murdered by senior nurse Ann Grigg-Booth today condemned her as "evil". Amy Newman's sister Eva Blackburn was one of three elderly patients at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, whom Grigg-Booth was charged with murdering
Armley Cons' great escape continued to gather pace as they hammered Pudsey BC A 28-2 in the Naylor Premier League. Paul Arthurs destroyed Jon Spinks 21-5 and there were further 21-6 wins for Richard Lawrence, Roger Binks and James Crossland. This win
Barrowford put on a champions' display at the head of the JP Mewies Craven League First Division, annihilating early- season leaders Bingley Congs at Bull Holme. Ronnie Misra was again in sparkling form, making a superb 96 in his team's massive 239 for
Yorkshire Phoenix gave their worst performance of the season under the Canterbury floodlights last night as they plunged to defeat by six wickets with 14 overs remaining against Kent Spitfires. Craig White's men seem short on inspiration at the moment
With the belt of public spending growing steadily tighter, more and more clubs and voluntary organisations are relying on private sponsorship to enable them to keep going. That's the situation in which Victoria Rangers currently find themselves. This
An award-winning student is urging youngsters to follow in her footsteps and change Bradford for the better. For the past 18 months Melanie Smith, 18, has been working for a young persons' think-tank aimed at bringing a more youthful touch to the district's
A junior rugby league team responsible for getting unruly youngsters on the straight and narrow might be forced to disband due to lack of funds. Victoria Rangers, based in Ravenscliffe, Bradford, is desperately searching for sponsors to help provide much
A calendar will be the only new Gareth Gates item in his fans' Christmas stockings this year as his next album will not be released until 2006. It had been widely reported that the Bradford-born singer's third album would be out this year to end a two-year
Bradford's council tax payers will have to foot the cost of enforcing the Government's new 24-hour drinking laws. Local authorities have taken over responsibility for licensing sales of alcohol, and in Bradford alone officials have been handling hundreds
Bradford girls will get the chance to become Miss England with a major relaunch of the controversial glamour competition. Next year heats will be expanded to cover about 70 towns and cities across the country including Bradford But organisers want to
A devoted mother and grandmother from Shipley is dead and her husband is fighting for his life after a pile-up on the M62. Susan Legg, 48, from West Royd Walk, was killed when a Fiat car driven by her husband Gordon, 50, was involved in a collision with
Honesty the best exams policy SIR - Alec Suchi (T&A, August 25) quite rightly draws attention to the difference between today's school examination structures and those we much older students faced in the past. And he is also right to recognise the
