Ashton Athletic 3, Silsden 1 Silsden got their season up and running with a victory in the Vodkat League Premier Division at the second attempt. After losing 1-0 at Atherton LR on the opening day, they banked three points with a 3-1 victory at Ashton
Farsley 3, Brighouse Town 2 Farsley are through to the last eight of the Kool Sport NCE League President’s Cup at the expense of local rivals Brighouse Town, with all five goals coming in the second half. Farsley’s Ben Jones opened the scoring two minutes
Thackley 2, Staveley MW 1 Thackley progressed through to the second round of the Kool Sport NCE League President’s Cup thanks to a narrow win over their former manager Billy Fox’s Staveley MW at Dennyfield. The visitors took the lead when Rob Law, who
City claimed a dramatic Carling Cup upset after beating Championship promotion contenders Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their first round clash. Matt Thornhill opened the scoring for the visitors but David Syers responded after the break and neither team
A surgeon has told an inquest he was “possibly not adamant enough” in persuading a woman to have what could have been a life-saving operation. Margaret Hand, who was 43 and lived at Birch Grove, Wyke, died in intensive care at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Leeds United 4, Lincoln City 0 Leeds eased their way through to the second round of the Carling Cup after overwhelming Lincoln City by four goals. It was a score that would have been much higher if Simon Grayson’s men had taken all their
Children got moving today at an event at Bradford Industrial Museum inspired by a cricket exhibition. Outdoor games were organised by community sports coaches and craft activities were on offer inside the Moorside Road museum. It was inspired by the
Bradford Park Avenue take on a Leeds United XI in their penultimate pre-season friendly at Horsfall Stadium tomorrow night. Avenue boss Simon Collins was disappointed but level-headed about his team’s poor weekend performance in their 5-1 home defeat
A bogus window cleaner who stole from a 94-year-old woman after tricking his way into her home has been jailed for 31 months. Luke Brewster conned money to fuel his heroin addiction. His frail burglary victim, who is deaf and registered blind, had lost
Bingley Harriers have reached the play-off for promotion to Division One of the NORTH OF ENGLAND TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE. A fine season was rounded off in slightly downbeat fashion at Bolton, where a depleted team managed third place on the day
Hawks are taking on Blubberhouses tomorrow night in the David Tricklebank Memorial Twenty20 match at Guiseley Cricket Club (6.30). David was a much-loved character and cricketer around the Otley, Menston and Guiseley area who played for both clubs,
Andrew Gale has admitted that he would have "bitten your hand off" had you offered him the chance of being second in the LV= County Championship and top of their Clydesdale Bank 40 group in the middle of August before the season started. But now the
Last year’s Quaid-e-Azam League Solly Sports Cup finalists Keighley RZM and International Status will fight it out again in this year’s final at Manningham Mills on Sunday. Keighley won by 32 runs last year at Bowling Old Lane and seem to have
A prize fund of £16,000 and 83 trophies will be up for grabs at the 113th Kilnsey show and sports to be held on Tuesday, August 31. Organised by the Upper Wharfedale Agricultural Society, the event is staged in the shadow of Kilnsey Crag, near Skipton
Mercy missions by Bradford charities in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being helped by the military. The Pakistan army is now helping transport aid workers and supplies to hard-to-reach areas cut off by the waters. Basic Human Rights, based
The Bradford Branch Royal Engineers Association meets once a month, on a Sunday to be decided each meeting, at Belle Vue Barracks, Manningham Lane, Bradford. New members are always welcome and anyone interested in attending the meetings can contact
Young performers are preparing to take to Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre stage for an energetic song and dance show featuring disco and 1980s pop classics. The DM Academy, which is based in Shipley, is putting on Earth, Wind and Fire, featuring hits by
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Idle: reinstatement of previously infilled front entrance door (currently blocked up), internal alterations to reinstate cottages back to two dwellings, 371-373
by Jonathan Redhead T&A Reporter Developers hope work could soon start on three controversial blocks of flats in Ilkley – more than four years after planning permission was granted. And Jimmy Marshall, of Century Homes, says despite the delays and
These young people showed the short films and music they had created in an eight-day summer school at Challenge College in Frizinghall. Year Six pupils took part in workshops to help pupils make the transition from primary to secondary school in September
A Shipley man has been banned from keeping dogs for five years after he admitted cruelty to two Akitas. Mohammed Khalique, 30, of Beamsley Road, failed to provide adequate care for a skin condition between January 2 and 23, which left eight-year-old
A postmaster claims restoration work on a culvert has driven him to the verge of bankruptcy. Anthony Towler, who runs Harden Post Office, in Lane End, in the village near Bingley, said trade had fallen by 50 per cent since work started on
The wet weather of Saturday afternoon and evening put a great strain on Cullingworth getting the ground ready for the Mewies Solicitors Craven League's Cowling Cup final on Sunday. However, the groundstaff worked tirelessly through the morning to have
by Marc Meneaud T&A Reporter Illegal motorbike riders face having their bikes seized when police in Bradford start a summer-long crackdown. The operation – code-named Stannary – begins tomorrow and will target illegal and dangerous riders in
A woman has died in hospital of injuries she suffered in a crash in which her car left the M62 motorway at junction 27 at Gildersome and smashed into a tree today. Major traffic delays were caused as diversions were put in place while emergency
It is business as normal once again for vital community furniture service. More than four months after the old showroom belonging to social enterprise, Newlands Furniture Service, went up in flames, Bradford East Liberal Democrats MP David Ward officially
The damp conditions through the week mainly helped the bowlers in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League, although Oakworth would disagree with that. Their three teams amassed 870 runs between them. Division One Bradley, rattled up 236-6, with Chris Capstick
A course for new referees will be held at Fields FC, commencing Monday, September 6 at 7pm. The course will run for ten weeks. Enquiries to Carol Dent on 01274-685430. All bookings should be made via the West Riding County Football Association website
Residents of a sheltered housing complex in Bingley held a tea party to raise money for a cancer charity. People living at Ashfield Court joined in the Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party with their own party in the residents lounge. This was organised
West Riding County Amateur League side Campion opened their pre-season campaign with a 4-1 home victory over Evo-Stik League team Wakefield. John Selby’s hat-trick and a Chris Graham header secured victory. On Thursday, Campion host Farsley AFC
Residents of a sheltered housing complex in Bingley held a tea party to raise money for a cancer charity. People living at Ashfield Court joined in the Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party with their own party in the residents lounge. This was organised
A 27-year-old Bradford man has been found guilty of stealing a pet dog which died after being thrown off a viaduct. Gary Marshman, of Buttershaw, had previously denied any involvement in the death of the 12-year-old arthritic dog, called Jess
Two brothers who fractured a man’s skull with hammers in a vicious revenge attack in a Bradford street have each been jailed for eight years. Bilaal Zeb, 25, spent four days in hospital after he was dragged from his smashed-up car and attacked
With echoes of the words “Thatcher milk snatcher” bouncing off the walls in Downing Street, the Government’s swift U-turn over proposals to scrap free milk for under-fives hardly came as a surprise. Put forward by health minister Ann Milton, who said
The Glee phenomenon that has swept the country this year has inspired a new stage show, coming to Bradford this autumn. Don’t Stop Believin’ is a tribute to Golden Globe-winning Channel 4 show Glee, about a US high school show choir. Directed
A £50 million fund that provided hundreds of thousands of pound to ease pressures on public services in Bradford caused by its large influx of immigrants has been axed. The Migration Impacts Fund was paid for by immigrants themselves through a levy on
Calverley beat the weather and Bolton Villas to climb out of the Aire-Wharfe League's Division Two relegation places. With only 11 points covering the bottom half of the table, there is all to play for over the final five matches, and Calverley took
A 29-year-old woman and her former boyfriend have been told they face significant prison sentences after they admitted withdrawing about £40,000 from the bank account of an elderly neighbour. Convicted drug dealer Michelle Joanne Cooper, of Thornton
The Dales Council League's aggregate record, set ten years ago, was broken in a remarkable match at Hepworth & Idle. Over 600 runs were scored. Baildon made 304-7, Intisar Mahmood (49), Brad Hincliffe (56) and Syed Hashmi (66) being the main
Two bad results in succession may well have put Kashmir’s West Riding Sunday Council League’s championship hopes out of reach, but Azeems go from strength to strength. Niaz Khan made his excellent 64 count as Manningham’s three-game winning streak
Four people were injured in a crash on the M62 motorway near Cleckheaton last night. Firefighters cut free three people from the two cars, a red Hyundai and a blue Ford Mondeo, after the accident which happened at about 11pm. The casualties
Dave ‘Tank’ Tempest took 7-33 for Low Moor Seconds against Luddendenfoot Seconds in the Towergate Halifax League. Luddendenfoot were dismissed for 195, despite an opening stand of 120 between father and son Simon and George Hampshire.
Bradford-based Barratts is looking ahead to the autumn/winter season, focusing its collection on boots. Styles include shoe boots, ankle boots, knee-high and over-the-knee boots. Key trends include utility/khaki, sheepskin/fur lining and wedges. Women
The teenage girl in the little French town never forgot the handsome British soldier who befriended her family during the Second World War. Seventy years later, she found herself sitting in a room in her local town hall, clutching photographs
SIR – The old architects knew how to build to last. Now buildings have scaffolding up after a few years. As they say: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Mrs D Rhodes, Rowanberry Close, Bradford
Sir – It is great to hear that Bradford Cathedral is planning to install solar panels. It is pretty clear that there is a link between record temperatures in Pakistan this year and the severity of the monsoon rains which have caused the terrible floods
SIR – In the current political climate of cutting costs and saving money, the front page headline “Council buildings could be sold off in bid to save millions (T&A, August 6), would, on the face of it, seem to make some sort of sense. However, this is
SIR – Wajid Hussain (pictured) was evicted from a three-bedroomed house where he lived alone and paid no rent (T&A, August 7). He said he could not claim benefit, but has cost the taxpayers tens of thousand of pounds for his legal costs. Now he says
SIR – Returning from my morning trip to collect my T&A – having exchanged a cheery “good morning” with Waseem, the neighbourhood paper-boy (being a Yorkshireman and a pensioner, it’s cheaper to keep active) – a thought occurred to me. Current concern
For towns and cities across the globe, addressing the problem of flooding in a changing climate is a key ingredient to a safe, healthy future. In this area, Bradford is a centre of excellence, well-known throughout Europe and further afield
25 years ago: The first public showing in Britain of a banned BBC documentary about extremists in Northern Ireland was to be shown in Bradford. 50 years ago: An appeal by the executors of George Priestman, a Bradford man, against Ilkley Council
Unemployment can be devastating for those whose lives it touches, while its effects on communities can be just as far-reaching. Sadly it is a situation that could soon be affecting more and more people with the Chartered Institute of Personnel
SIR – As a Liberal Democrat councillor in Bradford, I give my full support to Vince Cable in his efforts to preserve as much as possible of Yorkshire Forward, our regional development agency. In recent years, Yorkshire Forward has raised its game (
Lee St Hilaire hopes a break from battle has refreshed bodies and minds at Odsal. The Bulls were handed a rare free weekend as Super League was put on hold for the Challenge Cup semi-finals but return to action at St Helens on Friday. “We had a couple
Campaigners on behalf of nearly one million former Bradford & Bingley shareholders have lodged a formal appeal against the decision not to compensate them after the break-up and part-nationalisation of the mortgage bank in 2008. David Blundell, chairman
Government moves to cut business red tape and bureaucracy have received a mixed response from local business bodies. They have been welcomed by Bradford Chamber of Commerce, which has long campaigned for business to be spared overbearing regulation
Omar Daley is ready to make a belated start to his City season knowing he has plenty still to prove. Having missed last week’s league opener through suspension, the Jamaican winger is desperate to make up for lost time in tonight’s Carling
Bradford Council is spending £100,000 to reinforce fencing around the city centre urban garden, ahead of a planned protest by the English Defence League. Council chief executive Tony Reeves said the measures needed to be taken now to deal with
Alex Bruce is set to make his Leeds United debut as manager Simon Grayson rings the changes for tonight’s Carling Cup tie against Lincoln City. The former Ipswich defender was on the bench for Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Derby County in which the defence
Planet Jedward is heading for Bradford. The rapping twins with gravity-defying quiffs, who shot to fame as X Factor finalists last year, are coming to St George’s Hall as part of their first UK tour. Tickets go on sale this weekend.
It might be all quiet on the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ itself, but a leading moorland figure is cautiously optimistic for this year’s grouse-shooting season. Edward Bromet, chairman of the Moorland Association, is predicting a continued improvement
A 20-year-old student has told a jury he never laid a finger on a man he is accused of murdering in a violent robbery. Jwanru Osman said he saw his accomplice struggling with Tony Ho in the blood-stained hallway of his home in Grantham Road
More than 350 young people in Bradford are predicted to miss out on a place at university this summer, research suggests. The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), the professional body for accounting and finance staff, is warning school leavers
Developers have mounted a staunch defence of their controversial plans to build 300 new homes on two green fields in Menston. Hundreds of residents turned out last month to view an exhibition by Barratt Homes and Taylor Wimpey about the sites in Derry
Many Bradford youngsters are in danger of getting caught in a cycle of worklessness, a youth charity warned today after it was revealed that one in five children in the city is growing up in a household where no-one works. Bradford fares
Bradford youth worker Amilah Mirza, 21, grew up in a workless household after her father became ill when she was ten. Her mother did not work because she was bringing up Amilah and her sisters. Amilah, of Little Horton, said she had seen the effects
