by Chris Holland Business Reporter Wool supplies are set to run out before the end of the Bradford auction season. The fibre is back in demand, leading to a surge in prices over the past year as processors buy up stocks to meet rising orders. The
Gareth Evans grabbed a late double to earn City a dramatic victory - and save Stuart McCall's job. The manager's position was hanging by a thread after a game in which his side had been second best for long periods. Torquay should have
Members are needed for a new choir in Bradford. The Jubilee Gospel Choir, formed last autumn, is linked to the Light Church in Bradford but is open to anyone who enjoys singing. “We rehearse in central Bradford on Monday evenings and sing a range of
Eighty-year-old fitness fan Margaret Renwick celebrated her latest birthday by scooping a Bradford Council B-active award. Margaret, of Sandbeds, Keighley, was recognised for her determination to keep fit. She plays badminton twice a week, enjoys a
Stuart McCall made three changes for another game vital to his position as City boss. Zesh Rehman, Jonathan Bateson and Gareth Evans were all dropped from the side beaten at Lincoln. Steve Williams was recalled to the centre of defence to partner Matt
A Bradford theatre company is staging the pantomime Cinderella this month to help a young persons’ cancer charity. The show, in aid of The Laura Crane Trust, will be at Bradford Playhouse in Chapel Street, Little Germany, from Tuesday, February
The drama of the General Election night count looks set to continue in Bradford after a decision about how the votes are counted. Bradford Council’s chief executive and acting returning officer Tony Reeves has announced the plans for this year
The following planning applications have been lodged with Calderdale Council: Brighouse: construction of dwelling with integral garage, Braddan, 188 Halifax Road. Brighouse: proposed dwelling, 2 Henry Street. Brighouse: prune one tree, 3 Beech Court,
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Milan Demeter, 47, of Charteris Roads, Lower Grange; drink-driving, community order made with 100 hours’ unpaid work, £85 costs, banned from driving for 24 months; driving without
A former Bradford headmistress has died at the age of 100. Winifred Wallbank, who spent several years at the helm of Lorne Street First School in Bowling, died peacefully at Highdell Nursing Home in Idle. The great-great-grandmother trained as a textile
Disabled power lifter Kevin Pringle is ready to pull his weight for Bradford in the European Special Olympics. And Bradford car repair business Lady Royd Garage, in Thornton Road, is backing Kevin, 40, who has Down’s syndrome, all the way. Garage administrator
A pensioner has had his wallet stolen by a man who helped carry his shopping bags at a supermarket. The 79-year-old man had been shopping at Sainsbury’s in Mill Lane, Brighouse, when he was approached by the suspect. The man took the bags to the victim
This week is National Apprenticeship Week and Bradford District Care Trust is calling on other organisations to follow its lead by employing more of them. The mental health and learning disabilities provider is currently helping a record 44 people combine
Almost two dozen vehicles have been seized and impounded by Bradford police in a purge on illegal road users and known criminals. Twenty-three vehicles were taken off the road, 11 people were arrested, seven people reported for summons and 43 fixed penalty
Owners of a Baildon take-away say the joy has gone from their Happy House business after another take-away with the same name opened just down the road. The couple who own the restaurant, which they say is now an “unhappy house”, in Otley Road, say
A man who was cleared by a jury of murdering dad Damian Gordon in a shooting at a Bradford night club, was yesterday jailed for three years for fraud and hiding tens of thousands of pounds in criminal cash. Owen Bell, 34, of Salford, Greater Manchester
A 63-year-old man was killed in a car crash in Horsforth last night. Police are investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred in Scotland Lane, near Dean Grange Farm, at 7pm. The driver was cut free by firefighters from the wreckage of a silver
Young people with disabilities will soon have the chance to make the most of the outdoors, thanks to a new residential unit. Work on the £460,000 Nell Bank outdoor centre in Ilkley is nearing completion and it will be officially opened next month. The
The wife of a Bradford-born businessman who sells Yorkshire to the world is about to make her own mark – on the literary world. Chris Madeley, whose husband Keith is known as Mr Yorkshire, launches her first children’s book next week – and
A warning has been issued that development sites in an area of Bradford are nearing exhaustion and that selling Council property is threatening the delivery of public services. Bradford Moor councillor Ghazanfer Khaliq is concerned opportunities
Shipley Tory MP Philip Davies questioned the wisdom of introducing a ban on under-18s using tanning salons. His comments came during a second reading debate in Parliament on Labour MP Julie Morgan’s Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill, which calls for the ban
25 years ago: Bradford’s economic problems were to be be thrashed out at a one-day conference in the spring. City Hall wwas to stage the centre-piece debate which would involve councillors, trade unionists and employers’ organisations. 50
There is no doubt uninsured drivers are still a major menace to the district’s other road users. Such selfish individuals push up the price of car insurance for the law-abiding majority – an important consideration bearing in mind how much
Patients and residents of Bingley are being urged to drop in for a tour of their new £13m health care centre. GPs are hosting an open day at Canalside health care centre at Kingsway on Saturday, February 6, from 10am to 1pm to show off the new premises
Bulls head coach Steve McNamara expressed relief at learning Craig Kopczak has not broken his leg. Medical staff had feared the worst for the big prop when he was stretchered off during the first half of Bradford’s final pre-season trial at
Steve O’Leary should have a new City contract waiting for him after returning from Torquay. The injury-jinxed midfielder was a shock addition to the squad that trekked down to Devon yesterday after playing just one half of a reserve game in
Leeds manager Simon Grayson has accused referees of being “trigger happy”. Grayson’s players have collected 11 bookings from their last two matches and his club were automatically fined £2,000 for six yellow cards in the drawn FA Cup fourth-round
Keighley coach Barry Eaton admits Sunday’s opening Northern Rail Cup tie at Blackpool Panthers will be his side’s most important group game. On paper, it would appear their other games against Championship title-holders Barrow and fifth-place
Ilkley’s Kyle Brassington is targeting World Games glory next year after helping Great Britain clinch bronze medals in the BNP Paribas Universities’ Tennis Tournament in Poitiers, France. The team had finished fifth the previous year but Brassington,
Defending champions Eldwick Primary School have won the first semi-final of Bingley Swimming Club Schools’ Gala at Shipley Pool. Other schools progressing to the final on Friday, February 5 were, Crossflatts Primary, Wilsden Primary, Saltaire Primary
Young diving sensation Sam Thornton, aged 13 from Shipley, was chosen from hopefuls all over the UK to be mentored by his Olympic hero Nick Robinson-Baker. Sam went over to the Diving Centre of Excellence in Sheffield last Saturday to receive a masterclass
Water lovers took to the fells above Haworth for the Soreen Stanbury Splash last Sunday as Keighley’s Ian Holmes continued his dominance of the event. A total of 298 finishers were rewarded with malt loaves at the end of seven miles of running
Fred Fawcett has run the Bradford Shotokan Academy for over 30 years and has forgotten more about karate than most people have ever known. But Sensei Fred is certain of one thing. He said: “I will be ringing you some day to tell you that Courtney Gallagher
