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  • Museum snaps up Bronte souvenir

    A letter written by Charlotte Bronte as she grieved over the death of her brother Branwell and fretted about the health of her younger sister Emily is on its way back to Haworth. The Bronte Parsonage Museum outbid other collectors to get the

  • Awful England in danger of cup exit

    England 0, Algeria 0 Two games, two draws and too many problems to know where the improvement work should begin. England’s World Cup campaign is rapidly becoming a national embarrassment. If last Saturday’s performance against the United States left

  • Having fun in the ‘art’ of city

    Artists were taking inspiration from their surroundings to create a piece of art on the pavement in Centenary Square as part of a special art event in Bradford city centre today. The three-monthly Daytrippers Bradford events aim to reach out to people

  • Century stand too good for Tykes

    Yorkshire suffered their fourth defeat in six Friends Provident Twenty20 group games as they were comprehensively beaten by Durham in the north east. It means their chances of reaching the quarter-finals look remote, a poor batting display letting them

  • Things are looking up for Birstall

    Birstall have a critical weekend ahead having seen their Central Yorkshire League season take a distinct turn for the better with a shock, Connor Williams (104no) inspired victory over champions Methley. They go to New Farnley in the Premier Division

  • Community award for Bees

    Bradford & Bingley chairman Glen Shaw has received an RFU President’s XV plaque from Hamish Pratt. The Bees won their runners-up award for community links, the winners being Cheltenham. Bradford & Bingley have also announced their player of the year

  • Housing scheme cuts are criticised

    An immediate £4.7 million cut to a flagship scheme to revive the housing market in struggling parts of Bradford could land it in “trouble”, the Government has been warned. Ministers faced questions after suddenly slashing the budget of the West Yorkshire

  • We must respond after recent setbacks

    Jamie Langley column It’s been a really frustrating couple of months for me with injury but now I can see some light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been on the verge of a comeback for a while and had setbacks but, fingers crossed, I hope to be back

  • Minister: We will reward recyclers

    The Environment Minister has called on Bradfordians to recycle more and is backing the idea of rewards for those who do. Caroline Spelman, the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said that recycling

  • Maybe vuvuzelas aren’t that bad!

    For those not wanting to know the score, turn over to ITV HD. The fall-out from England’s phantom goal against USA still rumbles on. Though my brother-in-law, who’s got one of these flashy flat screens, said the Hyundai advert that replaced Steven Gerrard

  • KP wants to be home in time for tea

    It swooped well under a radar that has been focused on the events in South Africa. But Kevin Pietersen has decided to leave his county at the end of the season. Apparently he is homesick because they play too far away from his wife and new baby. He

  • Players have not been having a ball

    Cross John Terry with Steve Claridge and you come up with Brazil’s coach Dunga. Maybe you have to squint a bit – well, until both eyes are virtually shut – but surely you can see it? Likewise, Robinho is looking more and more like Tiger Woods. And the

  • ‘Bullied’ teenage drug dealer is jailed

    A teenage “commercial drug dealer” has been locked up for four-and-a-half years. Shahzad Khaliq, 18, was caught repeatedly peddling heroin and crack cocaine on Keighley’s streets, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Khaliq, of Broomfield Road, Keighley

  • US stage comeback to keep hopes alive

    The United States rescued their World Cup hopes with a second-half comeback against Slovenia at Ellis Park. Slovenia looked on course to secure a last 16 berth thanks to goals from Valter Birsa and Zlatan Ljubijankic in the first 45 minutes but a Landon

  • Warriors retain Twenty20 crown

    Windhill Warriors have retained the Joan Peel Trophy. They defeated hosts Undercliffe Outlaws in the final of the Carlsberg Twenty20 tournament last night - a match that had been delayed for a week by rain. A large crowd witnessed some hard-hitting

  • Up for the Cup double

    Renault’s raft of sporting models has been expanded with the addition of red-hot versions of the Twingo and Megane. I know, I know. Twingo, the city car, doesn’t sound like much of a hot-hatch, but Renaultsport – the French company’s sporting wing –

  • A family affair

    The world premiere of the all-new Mazda5 was one of the highlights of this year’s Geneva Motor Show in March. The car has been designed and developed for families with active lifestyles. Hideki Matsuoka, Mazda5 programme manager, said: “In approaching

  • Juke box jury

    Nissan can’t go wrong with 4x4s. The X-Trail was seen as the benchmark for such models when it was first unveiled. And it was only surpassed by another Nissan, the Qashqai, which manages to appeal to young and old with equal success. Now, we have another

  • It's in the bag

    When a West Yorkshire milltown launched a carrier bag boycott, it gave mums Hanny Wadsworth and Claire Eastwell an enterprising idea. Being busy mums, the women were used to multi-tasking, so launching their environmentally-friendly shopping bag with

  • City's Stirk is Myles too swift

    Emerging junior talent Myles Stirk was on top form, producing some outstanding performances at the North East Region British Gas BAGCAT Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. The ten-year-old (pictured), who trains with Sarah Fisher, Bradford Aquatic

  • Building jewellery

    To the untrained eye Lego is nothing more than a child’s toy – but to Rowan Grant pieces she swiped while baby-sitting became the building blocks of her fashion empire. As a child, Rowan’s parents both worked full time, and when she visited her grandma

  • 40 years down the line

    To the kindly old gentleman and his fellow passengers travelling through the Haworth countryside by rail, the three children waving at them, perched on a wall, became a familiar sight. Forty years later, the iconic image is a glittering jewel in British

  • Lofty ambitions

    Lesley Garrett feels blessed to have been born in Yorkshire. The opera star, often labelled the ‘Doncaster Diva’, is actually from the South Yorkshire town of Thorne and says she owes everything to her childhood in the industrial North. “I grew up in

  • Crafty designs

    Catherine Senior rarely gets time to spend back on the workbench. These days she’s busy visiting customers and utilising her design skills helping them to create the furniture to fit perfectly with themselves and their living space. Based in a 19th century

  • Vikings are wary of trip to Cougars

    Widnes Vikings have taken a liking to Blackpool in recent years, with Northern Rail Cup final victories in 2007 and 2009 but skipper Dave Allen is taking nothing for granted ahead of Sunday’s semi-final against Keighley Cougars at Cougar Park. The Co-operative

  • A Brit of all right

    The Balearic island of Menorca is positively tranquil in contrast to its disco-pounding neighbours Ibiza and Majorca, but don’t think that ‘tranquil’ equates with ‘boring’. Menorca is just 30 miles long and 12 miles wide, which means that even on a

  • Another world

    There is a distinctive and unique air of other-worldliness about the island of Lanzarote. So ingrained is its identity and striking its character, that this sunshine getaway in the Atlantic Ocean is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of life

  • Isle of plenty

    ‘We’re not supposed to speak going around this corner,” says our friendly guide, driving us through twisting lanes off the coast road. Earlier on, she’d told us the word ‘rat’ must never be said out loud – it brings bad luck to the Isle of Man. Another

  • Southernwood is set for Bulls debut

    Cain Southernwood looks set to be handed his Super League debut as the Bulls attempt to cope with the loss of Matt Orford. Season-ending shoulder surgery means Orford will play no further part this season and has left coach Steve McNamara exploring his

  • Jovanovic sinks 10-man Germany

    Milan Jovanovic and Vladimir Stojkovic teamed up to re-ignite Serbia's World Cup campaign as much-praised Germany faltered. Jovanovic blasted home a 38th-minute winner from close range two minutes after Germany striker Miroslav Klose had been

  • Botanical masterpiece

    A hundred years ago, you probably wouldn’t have looked twice at the rambling farmhouse on a treeless Dales landscape. But today it stands as a striking country residence, rising from a site regarded as one of the most beautiful gardens in the north of

  • Fruits of the loom

    Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson is the face of the new Mango advertising campaign. Mango organised a photoshoot in New York where the actress modelled the new designs of the Spanish fashion firm for its Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Johansson

  • Steam driven

    You’ll notice that no-one is yet sticking their necks out to forecast a barbecue summer, after last year’s farrago. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t live in hope. And what better way to nail your colours to the mast than invest in a brand new swimwear

  • Italian to the core

    I should have been Italian.” Jamie Oliver’s love of the Mediterranean country is well-known. His passion for the landscape, people, and of course, food, is clear to see from his TV shows and books on the colourful, vibrant land. His comment

  • Rail Cup fever is cure for Cougars

    Cougars boss Barry Eaton believes Sunday's Northern Rail Cup semi-final will be the perfect tonic for his side’s league woes. A week after defeat to fellow strugglers Dewsbury dealt a body blow to hopes of Championship survival, Keighley are handed a

  • The mark of Zaara

    Broadcaster Chris Moyles was cooking up a curry on the radio as I travelled to Zaara’s. The Leeds-born presenter of Radio 1’s breakfast show appeared under pressure to prepare the meal in time for his next broadcast. Arriving at Zaara’s – one of Shipley

  • Hive of industry

    Its past is as exciting as its future. The market town of Cleckheaton in the heart of the Spen Valley was once thronging with a lively economy driven by the area’s one-time prominence within the textile trade. Cleckheaton’s landmark town

  • Family history

    The imposing stone-built Victorian hall standing in its own splendid gardens is steeped in the history of the district it overlooks. With its gorgeous mullion windows and other architectural features and original woodwork throughout the interior it is

  • All for one

    Versatility is the watchword at Parkview in Oakworth. At first glance it may not seem too spacious a home, but inside it opens up like Dr Who’s Tardis to become all things to all people. In it’s present guise, it acts as both home and business

  • Jenny back for charity fundraiser

    Actress Jenny Agutter is due to make tracks for Haworth later this month to take part in an annual charity walk. She is expected to once again lead the sponsored Railway Children Walk, a role she performed last year. The six-mile circular walk, starting

  • 'Scoobie' set for another term at Clayborn

    Liversedge keeper Stuart Wilkinson looks increasingly likely to get his wish of another season at Clayborn, despite missing the end of the last one. Wilkinson, better known throughout the game as Scoobie, was coaxed out of semi-retirement by Sedge boss

  • Collins is casting his net wide

    New Bradford Park Avenue boss Simon Collins is drafting in a lot of players released by Football League clubs for the pre-season programme at Horsfall Stadium. The former Huddersfield Town midfielder insists that if they are good enough, Avenue

  • City-Avenue derby is welcome appetiser

    The area’s two biggest non-league clubs announced their pre-season friendly fixtures this week, and Bradford Park Avenue’s includes a tasty derby with City at Valley Parade. The Bantams will host Avenue on Tuesday, August 3, less than a week

  • VIDEO: Why can't they see the danger?

    Less than 24 hours after a man drowned while swimming in a Bradford reservoir some people, including children, were continuing to bathe there ignoring warnings not to go into the water. The victim of latest tragedy at Chellow Dean reservoir

  • Airedale veterans climb to fourth

    Airedale Athletics have gained ground in the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix Series after Wednesday’s third race at Pudsey. With eight runners out, the men’s team climbed two spots to fourth (all points counted) behind Pudsey Pacers, Horsforth and

  • Miliband goes back to his roots

    Labour Party leadership candidate David Miliband said he was delighted to be among the ‘real’ people after returning to his West Yorkshire roots yesterday. He is one of five MPs in the race to become the next leader. He revisited Newlaithes Primary

  • Council leader angered by lack of talks

    Bradford Council leader Ian Greenwood has called for “meaningful consultation” on the structure of regional bodies after the Government announced the abolition of a layer of bureaucracy. Councillor Greenwood said there had been little or no consultation

  • Children have fun on the run

    Youngsters at Barkerend Primary School in Bradford proved they had plenty of get up and go. Yesterday they were taking part in the the Tesco Great Run – the UK’s biggest organised fun run for schools. The pupils were put through their paces by the same

  • Airport under fire over noise survey

    Bosses at Leeds-Bradford Airport have been criticised over a consultation about noise. Members of the public, a civic society and councillors claim airport staff did not provide enough publicity about the consultation, meaning many did not have their

  • Mothers urged to get help

    A new midwife campaign has started across Bradford to reduce infant mortality and make sure mums-to-be are getting the best care. The Bradford district has the unenviable record of suffering one of the highest infant death rates in the country

  • Fire warning over football drinking

    The number of fires where alcohol was a contributing factor has more than doubled across the Bradford district in the space of two years. New figures reveal that alcohol played a part in 47 fires in Bradford during 2009, compared to 36 in 2008 and

  • Friday, June 18, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Jason Crossley, aged 38, of Lynfield Drive, Heaton; three counts of theft, community order made, £85 costs; application to revoke a community order, granted. Terrie Geddes, aged 20, of Octavia

  • Family teams up for charity challenge

    Three members of a family are taking part in a challenge involving sailing from Wales to the Scottish Highlands and climbing the highest peaks in three countries on the way. Robert Ibberson, 73, of Rawdon, will be undertaking the gruelling

  • Children set green design challenge

    Pupils at a Bingley primary school have been set a challenge to design their own sustainable cities. Aire Sustainability Consultants, of Bingley, set the challenge for youngsters at Myrtle Park Primary School after being invited to the school’s Eco Arts

  • Cinema will boast an extra dimension

    An independent cinema is being converted to show the summer’s blockbusters in 3-D. The update of the equipment is taking place this week at the Plaza cinema in Skipton. The small cinema was the first to show the film version of the Calendar Girls story

  • Forensic search due to finish

    Police searches of land behind flats where self- proclaimed “Crossbow Cannibal” Stephen Griffiths lived were set to end today. Forensic officers have spent several weeks combing culverts, waste bins and derelict land close to Holmfield Court, Thornton

  • A Slim chance for club night

    A Bradford music promoter who had planned to bring acts including Pete Doherty, The Klaxons and the Happy Mondays to the recently-closed Love Apple Cafe is starting a new club night. Mark Wilson, known as Slim, had started weekly live music and DJ sets

  • Chance to get close to wildlife

    Bradford Environmental Education Service is running sessions to introduce people to wildlife sites. It coincides with 2010 being the International Year of Biodiversity. The events include: June 30 – Trench Meadow, Saltaire: a chance to enjoy one of

  • Fathers' Day will be Bliss for David

    A Shipley father is taking up a dads challenge to climb the Yorkshire Three Peaks for special care baby charity Bliss. David Bishop and a group of other dads will be covering 39km of the Yorkshire Dales in 12 hours on Father’s Day on Sunday. He was inspired

  • Riding high to help Manorlands

    A long distance enduro-cycle event, designed to challenge all levels of experience, will take people on an exploration of the Aire Valley. The CyKlesportive, the first of its kind in the district, will include routes ranging from 30 to 80 miles and

  • New service is a piece of cake!

    The first-ever direct service between Leeds-Bradford Airport and the Portuguese holiday island of Madeira has been launched by budget airline Jet2.com. The weekly flights will begin next February and run until October, and will be the Yeadon-based airline

  • Licence row threat to sandwich shop

    A sandwich shop will lose its chance to make a crust unless the Council backs down over a licence wrangle. Susan Barnes has been running Tummy Rumbles in Wibsey High Street with her daughter Stacey for the past five years on a licence she inherited from

  • Staff go back to basics to feed needy

    Staff at a Bradford transport firm donned their best bib and tucker for a basic meal of maize and water to raise money for hungry children in Tanzania. Employees at the TNT Bradford depot at Birkenshaw raised more than £610 during the company’s Fight

  • Four rewards for part in firm's growth

    Bradford law firm Gordons has promoted four of its partners to junior equity partner in recognition of their part in the firm’s growth and development. The newly-promoted lawyers are Barbara Rollin, head of commercial property; Janine Eaglesfield, also

  • Play-off should be in the Bradford League calendar

    Saltaire skipper Ijaz Khan would have liked the JCT600 Bradford League to have introduced an end-of-season play-off in 2010. With three clubs going down from Division One this season and only two coming up to finally make the top flight an even number

  • Capello guarded over team selection

    Fabio Capello insists he will forget all about Robert Green's woeful World Cup blunder when he selects his goalkeeper for tonight's showdown with Algeria. Once again Capello does not intend to tell his players which of them have been selected until

  • VIDEO: Factory hit by second fire

    Dozens of homes were evacuated when a biodiesel factory was hit by fire for the second time this month. Robin Fuels, in Lawkholme Lane, Keighley, went up in flames just after 1.15am today. Firemen arrived to find flames coming through

  • Pupils get a taste of courtroom drama

    Bradford schoolchildren were courting history at Bradford City Hall today. The iconic listed building’s former wood-panelled traditional courtroom was being used as the setting for a case from 1910, centring on ‘Annie’, who was accused of being

  • Evra disappointed by France display

    Captain Patrice Evra admits it feels like France are a "small football nation - and it hurts" after they lurched towards the verge of early World Cup elimination with a 2-0 defeat to Mexico at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Second-half goals

  • Samaras savours historic Greece win

    Celtic striker Georgios Samaras savoured Greece's first win at the fifth attempt in two World Cup finals. Otto Rehhagel's side secured a 2-1 victory against 10-man Nigeria at the Free State Stadium to give them a glimmer of hope of reaching the next

  • Maradona full of praise for players

    Diego Maradona was much more sedate after witnessing his Argentina team dismantle South Korea 4-1 at Soccer City, instead lavishing praise upon his players. The Albiceleste coach, who on Wednesday took a swipe at fellow legends Pele and Michel Platini

  • Stores’ support

    SIR – Well done to the local supermarkets for decorating stores with the England flags. Thanks for making the effort. It’s a pity my local store, Morrisons at Girlington couldn’t have done the same. A Wilson, Exley Mount, Bradford

  • More Odeon options?

    SIR – Having read the leader comment (T&A, June 10) on the state of the Odeon building (Yorkshire Forward’s handiwork) perhaps instead of a drape between the domes or demolition, a third option could be taken. Refurbish the building, making

  • It’s just not cricket

    SIR – It is a national disgrace that Test cricket is only available to Sky TV subscribers, when World Cup football is imposed upon us morning, noon and night by the terrestrial channels. The BBC and ITV need to remember that cricket, our national game

  • Thanks to Ward 11

    SIR – I was recently admitted to the A&E department at Bradford Royal Infirmary, and eventually transferred to Ward 11. I am writing to praise the doctors, nurses and all staff involved for making my stay a comfortable, pleasant and clean experience.

  • So much on offer

    SIR – The Cathedral city of Bradford, given the accolade City of Film, has a magnificent Town Hall; fine Victorian buildings; beautiful parks like Lister Park, voted the best in Britain; the world-renowned National Media Museum; art galleries; theatres

  • Climate still a hot topic

    SIR – I’ve just come across a cutting from the T&A dated August 19, 1975 – 35 years ago. It says that on Bradford holiday weeks, the temperature never failed to reach 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24C) every day, giving an average August temperature of

  • Call for equal funding

    SIR – Re “Council forced to cut £7.2 million” (T&A, June 11), as the Government needs to save £6 billion to reduce debt. The Barnett Formula gives £5 billion a year to Scotland, Wales and Ulster – more than the Government pays the English regions. This

  • Time to get tough on school

    SIR – It was interesting reading the web-posts (T&A, June 11) about attacks on staff in schools and the general lack of discipline. In my schooldays, attacks on teachers were unheard of. Even the most disruptive of pupils had a healthy respect for authority

  • Happy memories

    SIR – It was a treat to read about Dennis Delaney’s memories of Clayton Methodist Cricket Club (T&A, June 15). I too have fond memories of watching cricket on that ground, with the converted hen hut to change in. It also means a lot to me, because on

  • Prescriptions set to go electronic

    A new electronic prescription service is set to be introduced across the district to make it easier for patients to get their medicine and reduce the paper mountain for pharmacists. Managers at NHS Bradford and Airedale have applied for permission from

  • ‘Mutuals must play a full part in bank review’

    A Bradford financial services chief has given a cautious welcome to the planned shake-up of the industry’s regulation and a review of UK banks unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Yorkshire Building Society boss Iain Cornish said that

  • Chance for young to show skills

    The ambitious plans to create a new technical academy devoted to creating a skilled workforce of tradespeople can only be good news for Bradford. The district has for a long time been more reliant on manufacturing industries than most other areas. One

  • Ice cream rivals in court over park attack

    An ice cream van was smashed up in front of horrified children as part of a bitter turf war, a Court heard. The violent confrontation, in Horton Park, Little Horton, Bradford, last summer saw rival sellers squaring up to each other with weapons

  • Steven is the reason we carry on fighting

    January 30, 1992, is the date which changed the lives of Carole Whittingham and her family forever. Eighteen years on, and Carole will never come to terms with the death of her son, Steven. He was 27 when the driver of a stolen car, who had

  • £600,000 hormone thief is facing jail

    A pharmacy worker who stole more than £600,000 of human growth hormone to help his body building hobby has been warned to expect a long jail sentence. Naheem Malik was convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday of theft and fraud

  • Orford plea to fans: Stick behind team

    Matt Orford insists the Bulls’ season is far from over, even if his own has met a premature end. The 32-year-old scrum half heads to Australia next week for season-ending shoulder surgery, while his team-mates continue their battle to climb the Super

  • Lawn: Let's start steady away

    Mark Lawn wants City to plot a "steady" course through a tricky opening month to the new season. The Bantams, ranked second favourites for the League Two title by the bookies, have been handed a testing start to the fixture list. They

  • Three are held in £100,000 inquiry

    Three men are due to appear in court following the theft of £100,000 of agricultural equipment near Otley. A stolen trailer was recovered from an auction house in Shropshire after inquiries by the Otley-based North West Outer Neighbourhood

  • Technical college planned to build skills of workers

    by Jo Winrow City Hall Reporter Ambitious plans have been unveiled to create a university technical college in Bradford to create the highly-skilled workers the region needs. The University of Bradford and Bradford Council are leading the bid

  • Police spend £3m on doctor call-outs

    West Yorkshire Police spent more than £3.3 million on calling out doctors to prisoners in a single year – more than any other force in the country. A Freedom of Information request has revealed £3,375,000 was paid out by the force to ensure