Featherstone Rovers 76, Keighley Cougars 12 Keighley Cougars were routed tonight in the hastily re-arranged Co-operative Championship televised fixture at Bigfellas Stadium. Half-back Liam Finn scored four of his side’s 13 tries as Featherstone Rovers
Hundreds of people attended a public meeting tonight to come up with tactics in their bid to defeat a controversial plan for a 475-home estate in the Aire Valley. The meeting was organised by members of the Greenhill Action Group (GAG), who
Two vicars are set to become the city’s answer to Richard and Judy by hosting a daytime TV-style event at Bradford Cathedral to spread the message of the gospel. Reverend Canons Robin Gamble and Sue Hope will host three discussions on the themes
Selby 44, Bradford Salem 13 Bradford Salem were beaten by clinical opponents Selby in this Yorkshire Shield quarter-final tie tonight. The visitors had a resonable side out, although they were missing Craig Buxton and lost fellow prop
Woodlands might not have been fighting the flab over the winter but they are certainly fitter than they were in 2009. After a season of under-achievement in the JCT600 Bradford League, when they finished sixth, they are determined to have more
Yorkshire’s new overseas signing Tino Best says he is delighted to have finally arrived in the United Kingdom and admits that Darren Gough is his cricketing hero. The West Indian quickie joined up with his new team-mates on day two of their
RSPCA centres in the Bradford district are continuing to take in unwanted animals as well as those that have been cruelly treated. The charity announced earlier this week it wanted to focus on caring for pets that had been seized from their
It might be 40 years since the classic film The Railway Children hit the big screen, but one celebrity is bringing it back to life through art. TV presenter and broadcaster Timmy Mallett has swapped his famous mallet for a palette, to immortalise
A community blighted by anti-social behaviour has defended its use of controversial ‘mosquito’ devices to drive away gangs of nuisance youths. Three of the devices, which emit a high-pitched squeal which can be heard only by people under 25
Like Bradford Salem, Keighley wrap up their Yorkshire Division One programme with a derby – at Yarnbury - on Saturday. Keighley (at Yarnbury): L McGee; J Anson, A Horsfall, R Wilkinson, S Walker; A Brown, S Dyson; C Spencer, W Armitage, O Sugden, D Lister
Bradford Salem round-up a Yorkshire Division One season that has ended disappointingly with a tasty home derby against Skipton on Saturday. However, selection was delayed until after tonight’s Yorkshire Shield quarter-final at Selby.
If you want continuity, then look no further than Cleckheaton. Their demotion from National League Three North to North One East has been confirmed but they intend to keep the same coaching set-up, with more involvement from James Brookes on skills and
Wharfedale head to their National League One encounter at Nuneaton on Saturday on a high. In midweek, the Dalesmen won through to the final of the Centurion Yorkshire Cup for the fifth time – but it is a competition they have never won.
Second-from-bottom Bradford & Bingley’s position in National League Two North
Five wins from their last eight league matches have given third-from-bottom Otley something of a chance of staying up in National League One but they need to finish off their campaign with two more wins – starting at home to Blaydon on Saturday.
The tension will be spread far and wide on Saturday as four clubs all have one last tilt at landing the UniBond Premier Division crown and the one automatic promotion spot to the Blue Square North. Bradford Park Avenue and Guiseley have both been guilty
Here’s a bit of trivia: Who scored City’s last penalty? A bit of a clue – it wasn’t this season. You have to go back to January last year to find the answer is Barry Conlon. The Irishman kept his nerve to earn City a 3-3 draw at Luton with a spot-kick
Three more wickets for Kent in the afternoon session have increased Yorkshire’s problems at Canterbury on day two of their LV= County Championship encounter. By the interval, the Tykes have reached 175 for six in reply to the hosts' first-innings
Visitors to Keighley Rugby Football Club in the coming months can expect a major transformation. The picturesque Aire Valley club were one of only three in the United Kingdom - and the only one in England - to be awarded a grant worth £5,000 in the RBS
Lee Bullock column (with guest columnist Michael Flynn) I’ve come off the bench this week to give Bully a breather – but he’s asked me to talk you through that last-minute winner against Barnet. I’ve had a few text messages off the lads agreeing that
Queensbury’s chance of returning to the Pennine League's flagship competition will carry on if they overcome second-in-the-table Westgate Wolves at Hill Top on Saturday. Bury won 32-6 at Keighley Town in midweek to keep their hopes alive but tired legs
With the cricket season now if full swing, West Bowling will play their last two matches of a disappointing National Conference League Division One campaign at Emsley's Rec. Millom arrive on Saturday at one of the lowest points in West’s recent history
Washburn Valley The heaviest fish caught during the week was an 8lb rainbow by A Dyson using Oky Dokey. Fewston & Swinsty: Water levels are still high, with fish rising early morning and evening. Buzzers, nymphs and Dawson’s Olive are catching
Australian rugby league was today coming to terms with the one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the sport. Melbourne Storm, who have dominated the National Rugby League for the last five years, were stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premiership titles
With Yorkshire’s new overseas signing Tino Best watching on, after finally arriving from the Caribbean, his new team-mates are in a spot of trouble at lunch on day two of their LV=County Championship clash with Kent. After Tim Bresnan secured
Burley face a real test of their credentials as potential Aire-Wharfe League champions on Saturday when they travel to North Leeds. They made a solid start to the season with a nine-wicket DIVISION ONE win over Adel that saw Ian Frost and new
After helping to beat them 50-0 in the Challenge Cup fourth round, Bulls youngster Danny Addy will give Dewsbury a boost for the remainder of the campaign. The talented loose forward has signed a dual-registration deal with the Rams until the end of
The curtain comes down on Silsden’s tenancy at Cougar Park on Saturday when they host Winsford United in the Vodkat Premier. The Cobbydalers have been sharing with their rugby league neighbours for five years but they are returning to their traditional
Conservative candidate for Halifax Philip Allot believes for the constituency to prosper it needs to attract new inward business investment. And he says that would be helped with improved transport links, such as through the Tories’ plans to
Labour candidate for Calder Valley Steph Booth believes a Government committed to protecting front-line services and keeping people in work is vital for the constituency’s fragile economy. She fears the Tories’ “slash and burn” approach will
Ladies of a certain age, prepare to swoon – there’s a Bay City Roller on his way to our neck of the woods. Eric Faulkner (pictured) was the baby-faced guitarist with the Rollers who, back in the Seventies, sparked mass hysteria among teenage girls and
The sun is out, the sky is blue, there is not a jet trail in the sky to spoil the view. I am not sure whether that would work as a song lyric, but it does seem to represent our recent aviation-related events. The media is full of stories about people
It’s blooming beautiful in Shipley this spring. Yorkshire in Bloom judges have been in town visiting projects at Shipley Library, Northcliffe Allotments and Victoria Mills. Yvonne Crossley, Shipley town centre manager, said: “They looked at areas of
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Bingley: subdivision of Unit 1C (approved under application 07/08080/FUL) to form two retail units with associated elevational alterations, Unit 1C 5Rise Shopping & Library,
A warm and sunny day gave a boost to Addingham’s chances in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition, but poorer weather greeted the judges in Ilkley. The judges were paying their first visit of the year for the spring round of judging. Addingham Garden Friends
Brighouse Town go into their last game at home to Rossington Main as leaders but still no guarantee they will end up promoted from Northern Counties East League Division One. Third-placed Tadcaster Albion are title favourites because they are just
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Dawn Mawson, aged 36, of Bishopdale Holme, Buttershaw; failure to provide adequate diet sufficient for dog’s needs, confining animals in an environment that was detrimental to their wellbeing
A midweek defeat to champions Bridlington Town appears to have scuppered Thackley’s faint hopes of promotion from the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division. They went into the game in runners-up spot but their loss and
Helping Bradford children in need has been a decades-long commitment for 81-year-old Florence Saville. This week her efforts over the last 48 years were recognised at a civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor. Thanks to Mrs Saville and the work of
A new stone street marker commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Bradford City Fire Disaster is to be installed at the junction of Hamm Strasse and Manningham Lane. It will be unveiled at 2pm on Tuesday, May 11, by the Lord Mayor of Bradford
The midweek results gave West Riding County FA Premier Division leaders Albion Sports’ championship hopes a boost. They beat relegation-threatened Halifax Irish 3-1 on Tuesday, while close rivals Campion had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw at Tyersal
Two Bradford-born actors who work at the same supermarket have won roles in a horror film. Jordan Greenough and Jack Carter, who work at Tesco in Brighouse, are going to London on Sunday to rehearse their parts in the film, called Sparrow.
Bradford churches will be given guidance on how to respond to allegations of child abuse at a training seminar. Anyone who works with the district’s children can attend the event at the Lighthouse Group, in Hope Park, on Saturday, including people who
Hundreds of children will be taught essential skills for life like dealing with bullies and domestic abuse over the next two weeks. Spearheading the Crucial Crew project is North Yorkshire Police, and up to 700 youngsters in their final year at primary
Figures published yesterday show there are now 16,002 people in the district claiming job seekers allowance (JSA) – down from 16,305 the previous month. A breakdown of the Office for National Statistics figures show 10,550 people had been claiming the
No sooner were they put in place than they were dug up again! A number of newly-installed stone setts in Bradford city centre have been “lifted” by workmen. Tyrrel Street, Hustlergate and Bank Street have been resurfaced with natural stone paving over
City will move into a new training base in Leeds – after drawing a blank finding suitable facilities around Bradford. The Bantams have agreed a five-year lease to rent the University of Leeds playing fields at Weetwood from the start of next
Footballing rivalries being what they are, the news that Bradford City is moving its training sessions to Leeds will doubtless raise hackles in some quarters. City bosses have taken a five-year lease on University of Leeds land at Weetwood after their
25 years ago: About 28,000 letters and parcels were delivered late to Shipley homes because a tea machine broke down, flooding the Otley Road sorting office. 50 years ago: The Minister of Labour, Edward Heath, visited Remploy’s Bradford factory
Airlines were today continuing to count the cost of the huge disruption caused by ash clouds from the volcanic eruptions in Iceland as the first stranded travellers arrived back at Leeds-Bradford Airport yesterday. Jet2.com, based at the
For one night every week, the spare room in Lesley Matthews’s Bradford home is available for a young homeless person. When they arrive, Lesley offers them a meal, a shower and a change of clothes. She’s there to listen, but she understands if they don
SIR – A G Goldsborough’s informative letter “Confusing traditions” (April 10) was spoiled somewhat by its triumphalist denouncement. We Christians are aware of our bumpy history. As he points out, the-then hierarchy of the Church endeavoured to transfer
SIR – May I congratulate the local police in their crackdown on the uninsured drivers in the area, as featured in the T&A (April 15). It’s good to see all drivers treated in the same way. Could I put a word in for the local cyclists? A lot of drivers
SIR – Various readers suggest older Bradfordians like myself are living in the past about the Odeon. Well, yes, I remember it being the New Victoria. My father, when on leave in the war, as a treat took my brother and I to the afternoon pictures and
SIR – With my eardrums hurting already, bombarded with loathsome statistics from each main political party on how ‘they alone’ can help me or the country overall, the term ‘browned off’ in particular has a whole new meaning… But as a typical OAP, considerably
SIR -–The Tories’ record on civil liberties when in power was not good – they made many supposedly temporary anti-terrorism measures aimed at the IRA permanent – but New Labour’s is nothing short of appalling, with matters set to get worse if they return
SIR – So now we hear that our wonderful Council is to spend £1.2 million of our money on a feasibility study re the Odsal Sporting Village. What an utter disgrace. If there is money to spare, then perhaps the Council could use it instead to ask its residents
SIR – As a frequent visitor to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, am I the only one cheesed off that the future of this facility appears to be terminally linked to that drastically underused stadium across Rooley Avenue? I know the sports centre is hardly
“Imagination and creativity” will be needed to breath new life into historic buildings that stand dormant across the district. Andrew Mason, chairman of Bradford Property Forum, said Salts Mill, Saltaire, and Lister Mills, Manningham, were
Cancelled flights and rescuing passengers stranded by the volcanic ash that closed UK airspace for six days cost Jet2.com owners Dart Group nearly £3m, it has revealed. The aviation and distribution group said more than 400 flights had been cancelled
Get real! That’s the message to homeowners wanting to sell their properties in the current market, from the new leader of Bradford’s estate agents. Karen Maxfield, who has become the first female president in the 90-year history of the Bradford & District
Steve McNamara is confident he will leave the Bulls in rude health but first wants to deal with some unfinished business. The clock is ticking on his time as Bradford boss after it was announced he will leave at the end of the season to become full-time
An intrepid Bradford father-and-daughter team are preparing to trek across the spectacular desert landscapes of Jordan to raise money for Marie Curie. Dawn Dowson, 36, of Queensbury, will join her dad Ronald Hiley, 62, of Clayton, for the Tri-Jordan
A change at the top could be the catalyst for a sea change at Odsal. After 14 years of promoting from within, the Bulls finally look set to focus their gaze elsewhere when Steve McNamara departs the coaching hot-seat to lead England full-time
It’s hard to know who will be more nervous, the three party leaders going into tonight’s election debate or Leeds fans, manager Simon Grayson and his team when they line up against MK Dons at Elland Road on Saturday. United have promotion in their own
The number of empty shops in Shipley has fallen to its lowest level for a year, reversing a trend of shopkeepers deserting the town. Figures released by Bradford Council showed that 43 shops – about a fifth of the total – were standing empty between
