A heroin addict stole £5,000 from his Skipton employer to pay his drug dealer, a court heard. Kevin Carolan, 25, had been employed at the White Rose Club in Newmarket Street when unbeknown to his employers he had started using cocaine and heroin. Skipton
Daring fundraisers - including the Dean of Bradford Cathedral - cast aside their fears of heights to abseil down the wall of a Bradford landmark. People of all ages came to drop down the face of Bradford Central Library on Saturday in aid of the two
Bradford supermarket supremo Sir Ken Morrison is the richest individual in Yorkshire. In the latest Rich List of the country's well-heeled, Sir Ken, who retired as chairman of Morrison's supermarket chain last month after 56 years in charge, is said
A blaze broke out at a home when a washing machine burst into flames. A 57-year-old man was asleep in his lounge when he was alerted by the sound of a fire alarm at about 1.30am on Saturday. He rushed into his kitchen to discover the washing machine
Yorkshire's season exploded into life this weekend as they secured two wins in as many days. Matthew Hoggard was delighted with the Tykes' display as they wrapped up victory in little over three hours at Headingley on Saturday, destroying Hampshire by
Doncaster 21, Keighley Cougars 14 Proud Barry Eaton reckons a crippling injury count wrecked his Cougars side's chances of pulling off an upset at Doncaster. Keighley headed to the National League Two leaders today trailing them only by an inferior
A man saw red and attacked someone who he believed had gone off with his girlfriend, a court heard. Lee Macdonald attacked a man outside a nightclub in Keighley Road, Skipton, on March 29, Skipton magistrates heard yesterday. Macdonald, 22, had earlier
A West Yorkshire international construction and management consultancy has appointed ist first company secretary. David Belmont, a former Company Secretary Of The Year, has joined Horsforth-based Turner & Townsend , His appointment is in preparation
A veteran Bradford restauranter is planning to spread his wings across the Pennines with a £1m investment in a new eatery. Peter Bashir, who with sons Mudassar and Tayub, runs the award winning Zouk Tea Room and Grill in Leeds Road, hopes to have the
Bulls 26, Wigan 12 The Bulls made sure history did not repeat itself with a commanding defeat of Wigan. When the Warriors got back to 18-12 with seven minutes to go, there was some inevitable trepidation that Bradford might collapse like they did in
A Bradford woman's dream of taking English language learning into cyberspace has earned her a regional business nomination. Language teacher Bernadette Wall, 52, launched gapfillers.co.uk in 2006 to make English easier to learn for foreigners. Based
Rossendale United 3, Avenue 2 Avenue may have lost the final battle but they won the war and the spoils to the victor in this case are the UniBond Division One North title and the one automatic promotion place that goes with it. The Bradford club will
Guiseley 2, Kendal Town 1 Guiseley ended their season with a victory but it was not enough to force their way back into the UniBond Premier Division play-offs. The frustration is that they missed out by just one point; in fact, one more win over the
Eccleshill United 4, Hallam 1 Eccleshill's season came to an end a week before most of their Northern Counties East Premier Division rivals but it did not stop them signing off with a handsome win over one of the top-six sides. One of the Eagles' four
Silsden 2, Bacup Borough 0 Silsden's last game of an arduous Vodkat League campaign saw them win and keep a clean sheet but there was a definite end-of-season atmosphere about the occasion. The home side took the lead early following a good move down
Farsley Celtic 1, Grays Athletic 3 There was no lightening of the sombre mood at Throstle Nest on the final day of the season as Farsley slipped to their sixth defeat on the trot in their final appearance in the Blue Square Premier. The Celts may have
Liversedge 2, Brodsworth MW 0 The last home game of the season for Liversedge was not the foregone conclusion it should have been, although they appeared to be playing well within themselves. Sedge had to bounce back after a heavy defeat at home to
Waterloo 15, Otley 37 With such a big following, it was more like a home game for Otley and they responded well by producing a bonus-point victory that secured the National Two title. They were 15-0 up inside 25 minutes and went on to inflict the hosts
Bosses underestimate the levels of stress, anxiety and depression suffered by their colleagues and employees according to new research. It reveals almost three in ten workers will have a mental health problem in any one year. Acas, the employment relations
The Bulls leapfrogged Wigan in the Super League table after a fantastic win today. Tries from Semi Tadulala, Shontayne Hape, Ben Jeffries and James Evans did the damage as Bradford avenged their loss at JJB Stadium last month. The victory sees them
Defending GROUP A champions Bradford Property Rentals/ Odsal started with an unexpected defeat to Yorkshire LPS in the BRADFORD MUTUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE. Despite a half-century from Mohammed Majid, BPR/Odsal were dismissed for 107, Nishith Patel
Apperley Bridge (formerly BT Bradford) started their BRADFORD CENTRAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE campaign in good form at Girlington where Mohammed Junaid and Sadjid Mehmood both hit 80s to set the hosts a target of 235. Mussawar Shah (6-78) and Raza Gulzar
Wharfedale 41, Halifax 10 In a final flourish to what has been a creditable season for Wharfedale, the Greens recorded their seventh successive home win and their highest total of the season in a six-try demolition of bottom club Halifax. In the process
When Joanne Smith packs her bag to go to a lecture she takes more than a biro and a notepad. The Bradford theology student never goes to college without her baby daughter Isobel, pushing a pram stocked with nappies, baby wipes and bottled milk. After
BULLS: Halley; Evans, Sykes, Hape, Tadulala; Jeffries, Deacon: Lynch, Newton, Burgess, Solomona, Langley, Morrison. Subs: Nero, Finnigan, Kopczak, Harris. WARRIORS: Mathers; Colbon, Goulding, Carmont, Richards; O'Loughlin, Leuluai; Fielden, Higham,
IDLE made a winning start to life in Division Two against all odds at LIGHTCLIFFE. A heavy defeat looked on the cards when they found themselves nine for four but a battling 44 from new skipper Danny Shuffe and 26 from wicket-keeper John Barton saw them
The Archbishop of York will officially opening Bradford Academy tomorrow. Dr John Sentamu is leading a ceremony at the £25 million Teasdale Street school, which opened its doors for the first time last September. It has received sponsorship
It's not just about bums on seats for leading UK events agency, World Events. The Cleckheaton-based company, which celebrated 21 years in business last year, encourages its world-wide clients to benefit the local communities in places where they stage
City 1, MK Dons 2 Stuart McCall has perfect 20/20 vision when he views next season - and he can see a bright future. The gaffer admitted he was a jealous on-looker as MK Dons dived into their title celebrations at Valley Parade on Saturday. But the
Last season was not a vintage one with the bat for Tim Orrell. But the Woodlands captain certainly got 2008 off to a fine start with the game's top score of 40 as his team defeated hosts Pudsey Congs by three wickets with two overs to spare. It was
