Bradford City have been handed a second successive home draw in the Carling Cup. After beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Valley Parade on Tuesday, the Bantams were again drawn against an npower Championship side last night in Preston.
Rich Pyrah gave Yorkshire’s hopes of ending the season in a Lord’s final a massive boost with four wickets in a 23-run win over Gloucestershire at Headingley tonight. Defending 248, the Gladiators seemed in charge and on course to repeat their
Bradford Park Avenue 1, Leeds United 3 Avenue enjoyed their penultimate pre-season friendly against Leeds United tonight but they could not fashion themselves a victory as their neighbours sent a very strong squad. Many of the players
Police have arrested convicted paedophile Alec Moule, who went on the run almost two months ago. Moule, 44, was arrested in the Devon and Cornwall area, said West Yorkshire police. He had been convicted in his absence of rape and serious sexual assaults
Campaigners opposing the proposed English Defence League march in Bradford city centre later this month have said any ban is now in the hands of the police after handing a 10,000-name petition to the Home Secretary Theresa May today. Members of Bradford
Bradford has benefited marginally from the largest rise in employment levels for 21 years which pushed the latest jobless levels down. The number of people in the Bradford area claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA) was slightly lower at 14,543, 1,387
Philip Ferriby grows as many varieties of vegetables and fruit as you’ll see in a shop – yet he doesn’t have a garden or allotment. The engineer, of New Works Road, Low Moor, Bradford, has filled the small yard behind his terraced home with
Bulls prop Craig Kopczak admits he'll be aiming to catch the eye of the opposition coach on Friday night. The trip to St Helens sees Bradford come face-to-face with incoming coach Mick Potter ahead of his end-of-season switch to Odsal, providing
Donovan Smillie has a new date for his comeback. The super-middleweight, who turned 35 this week, will fight on the Visiting Orders show at Fit City Broughton in Salford on Saturday, August 28. Smillie, who has not fought since April
Bradford Park Avenue’s reserve and under-19 teams both notched away victories in pre-season friendlies. Avenue’s under-19s went to Alliance League champions Brighouse Town and came away with a 4-3 win, courtesy of goals from Jack Gormley
Bradford Park Avenue’s pre-season friendly derby against a Leeds United XI at Horsfall Stadium tonight will be free entry. Avenue director Kevin Hainsworth said: “It was very short notice but Leeds told us they have a foreign player on trial with them
The Bulls’ under-20s pulled off a superb comeback to defeat a strong Wigan side 36-32 in the Valvoline Cup. Signs had not been good when a Warriors side including Amos Roberts, Lee Mossop and Bradford target Iafeta Paleaaesina raced into a 26-0 lead
Ventus Yeadon successfully defended the NEWLANDS COMMUNITY VILLAGE CUP as they brushed aside Seven Stars 4-0 in the final. Matty Hannan, named player of the tournament, opened the scoring during a one-sided first half when slotting home from
Buttershaw St Paul’s maintained their recent Central Yorkshire League revival with a resounding seven-wicket victory at Scholes but, with only five weeks to go, they may have left it too late. The Bradford side desperately needed a helping hand from
Trust Audi to do things just a little differently. While just about every other manufacturer is scrambling around creating hi-tech folding metal roofs, the fashionable German brand is happy with old-fashioned black canvas. The motto, it seems, is ‘if
Not many people can say they own a home where the front garden has a different address to the rest of the house, yet that is the case with this Grade II listed Eccleshill cottage. Built in 1817, Moorside Cottage is a detached home full of charm and character
A man with Sickle Cell trait died in bed from natural causes, an inquest heard. Owen Reuben, known as Billy, was discovered on April 5 by his family, who thought he was sleeping late after drinking heavily the night before. Mr Reuben, who was 43 and
Girl guides had a splashing time in Apperley Bridge, Bradford, as part of their centenary celebrations. Among events organised for the Guides last week was a canoeing session, which organisers said was enjoyed by everyone who took part. Event spokesman
Children celebrated National Play Day with activities at Baildon Recreation Centre organised by Bradford Council. Play Day is the annual celebration of children’s right to play and this year’s theme is Our Place, which aims to support children to develop
Rock band Ash have pulled out of Bingley Music Live. The Irish trio were due to perform at the three-day festival, organised by Bradford Council, on Saturday, September 4. A statement on the festival’s website said: “Due to international
Darren Plenderleith (Sheffield) and Philip Boydell (Garswood Hall) were the latest qualifiers in the COORS PUDSEY CLASSIC. Plenderleith made it through to the finals with wins over Alan Thornber (Cross Roads) 21-5, Jack Dyson (Netherton Cons) 21-19
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
Fifteen varieties of beer brewed in Yorkshire can be sampled at an event to raise funds for repairs to a historic building. Baildon Hall Club, in Hallfield Drive, Baildon, is hosting a beer festival to help maintain the Grade ll-listed medieval property
Bradford councillors Imdad Hussain and Rizwan Malik are preparing to get stuck in to raise money for the Pakistan flood aid appeal. The pair, who both represent Heaton ward for Labour, are hopeful of recruiting more Bradford councillors to help them
An inquest into the death of a bodyguard in a plane crash in mountains in Afghanistan was today being opened by Bradford Coroner Roger Whittaker. Daniel Saville (pictured), aged 41, perished in the crash in May this year. Mr Saville, commonly known
Ten thousand Bradfordians opposed to the proposed English Defence League (EDL) march in the city centre will have their voices heard by the Home Secretary. Members of Bradford Together – a banner organisation seeking a ban on the far-right
Leeds are sending an experienced squad to Horsfall Stadium for tonight’s friendly against Bradford Park Avenue (7.30). Max Gradel and Davide Somma, who are serving first-team suspensions, are included along with goalkeeper Shane Higgs, defenders Andrew
A Bradford restaurateur is heading to Pakistan taking £17,000 with him to buy aid for flood victims. Peter Bashir, owner of Zouk Tea bar & Grill, will be taking the funds raised by businesses to make sure every penny goes directly to those
A trainee accountant, who had lifesaving surgery as a teenager, is among hundreds of athletes preparing for the British Transplant Games this month. Jonathan Bowman, of Cleckheaton, is training hard for the annual tournament which will see
Two Bradford school rebuilding projects with a total cost of £54 million should now be completed by 2012 after getting the go-ahead from the Government. Funds have finally been released for the projects at Appleton Academy, Wyke, and Dixons Allerton
There was a heated discussion on the radio recently following Oxford County Council’s plan to save money by removing all their speed cameras. It was clear that there’s something about this method of encouraging drivers to obey the rules of the road that
Folk fans are eagerly awaiting their hero Seth Lakeman’s autumn gig in Bradford. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was last in the district last year, appearing at Victoria Hall in Saltaire. With his rhythmic, urgent performances
Efforts to set up an off-licence in Barkerend, Bradford, have attracted opposition from residents who argue it is too close to a hostel used by people with alcohol problems. Vinay Dhand, who operates a similar store and off-licence in Baildon
Muslim bus drivers in Bradford will be given healthy eating advice to make sure they stay safe and alert while fasting for Ramadan. The fasting period starts today and lasts during daylight hours until Thursday, September 9. West Yorkshire
A Bradford sports equipment company has been wound up by the High Court after it was accused of misleading customers and failing to supply goods by the Insolvency Service. Argos Sports, based at the Listerhills Science Park, sold sports equipment through
A business support body that helps new and growing businesses, including some in Bradford, is seeking to reduce its 450-strong workforce by 125 after a £4.4m budget cut. Business Link Yorkshire has been forced to restructure in the wake of budget cuts
University graduate Amman Ahmed (pictured), of Pudsey, has turned his insomnia into a potential business winner. The former information systems student has suffered from the problem for years, and, following a conversation with a fellow insomniac
A local farm shop has launched a ‘swap-shop’ for green-fingered customers to cash in on their surplus home-grown crops. Keelham Hall Farm Shop in Thornton, Bradford, is inviting local growers to exchange spare fruit and vegetables for vouchers to be
A millionaire Bradford entrepreneur has come out of retirement to go back into business with the aim of creating jobs for unemployed people. Paul Meer, 61, is returning to the property protection and germ treatment field in which he previously succeeded
With one-in-five children in Bradford growing up in a household where no-one works, an ongoing cycle of poverty and under-achievement is almost inevitable. This week, a Prince’s Trust survey revealed that 23,000 children in the city – higher than the
25 years ago: A plan to privatise Leeds-Bradford airport was announced to councillors. The airport was run jointly by three local authorities. 50 years ago: It was a record-breaking year for the Bingley Show with 4,676 entries taking part
This newspaper’s ongoing Battle For The Green Belt campaign has highlighted the threat to green-field sites for a number of years. While such places are attractive to developers for a variety of reasons, the primary one is frequently their
A drunken man who attacked his 93-year-old great aunt when she refused to go to the shop to buy him more booze has been locked up for 23 months. Richard Goodwin, 29, who had previously assaulted his grandmother, was branded a “callous bully” when in
Bradford Council is putting up the price of secondary school meals by 5p a day in the new school year. The rise will cost an extra £9.50 per year for pupils choosing to eat school meals every day, with meal prices increasing to £2.15. The price of meals
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor: Brighouse Sports A 182 (20), Eccleshill A 156 (10); Shipley Club A 187 (19), Pudsey A 170 (11); Eccleshill B 132 (2), Clayton A 210 (28); Guiseley 173 (13), Pudsey Littlemoor A 183 (17); Cross Roads 193
Bingley Show has been forced to move to Saturday next year after it emerged that it had been inadvertently operating illegally on a Sunday for a decade. The law – which is understood to date back to the 19th century – prohibits organisers of
Someone asked me if there was more flexibility in the workplace these days. My answer was “yes”, but not as a result of legislation or policy-makers telling people how to conduct their lives – it’s about the economy. A reduction in orders, plus the
I have been reviewing the agenda for the next Bradford Property Forum meeting, and it has brought home to me exactly how much does get done in four weeks and during the holiday season. Last month saw our showcase meeting and AGM with more than 80 attendees
Good news from digital TV technology company Pace plc at Saltaire continues. The world’s number one set-top box maker announced a £300 million deal to buy a leading US residential broadband systems provider. Pace, based at Salts Mill, has continued
Former supermarket supremo Sir Ken Morrison is to become a Freeman of the City. Quite right, too. Two fingers to those niggardly councillors who voted against the move, some claiming he had ‘not done much for Bradford’. Previous recipients of the city
On average, UK men and women work longer hours and have fewer holidays than their European Union counterparts. According to statistics from the Occupational Health & Safety Information Services, men in the UK work on average for 45.8 hours a week and
I thought I’d use this month’s column to highlight the work Yorkshire Forward is still doing and is committed to doing in Bradford. With recent media coverage on Yorkshire Forward’s closure, you might assume that all work has come to a standstill – but
Nick Scruton has reiterated his commitment to the Bulls ahead of a long-awaited return to playing action. The explosive prop forward is expected to make his comeback from a serious knee ligament injury against St Helens on Friday, amid speculation about
To some, they’re a convenient place to buy clothes, furniture and electrical goods, helped by the added incentive of free parking. To others, they suck the lifeblood from traditional retail areas of town and city centres. Out-of-town shopping developments
A distaste for flat Southern beer helped to convince Martin Edmondson that it was time the return from London to West Yorkshire, where he grew up. But it was the opportunity to use his project management skills developed over six years in the recruitment
Customers keep coming back to Keighley Laboratories, which has built up a strong reputation for its heat treatment and laboratory-testing expertise during its 90 years of operation. Many of its current industrial customers from across the UK and overseas
SIR – August 6 was commemorated, according to various media sources, and rightly so, as this was when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. It was a great day for number of reasons. It saw the ending of the Second World War within days. It
SIR – On behalf of Animal Aid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Bradford for their generosity in donating/helping to raise £107.10 to our street collection on July 31 in Bradford city centre. The money will be used to help
SIR – Paradox Britain. We spend billions on green issues, yet each and every person is a “polluter”, and thanks to politicians, our population is set to sky-rocket. China and India may have large populations, but the vast majority are on slave wages
SIR – I have heard a rumour that in order to interest Sainsbury’s in the Bradford & Bingley building, they were offered the portion of Myrtle Park where the bandstand now is for use as a car park. If this is correct, then a number of all-day parking
SIR – I would like to reply to Paul Greenwood (Diet helps resources, Letters, August 5). Our digestive tract is much longer than other animals, therefore, meat stays in the intestine too long and causes problems. We are not designed to eat meat; it’s
SIR – The Lib Dems have shot themselves in the foot with their allegiance to the Tories. Where we had George Bush pulling the strings on Tony Blair, we now have David Cameron pulling the string on Nick Clegg. After a lifetime voting Labour, I changed
City boss Peter Taylor hopes victory against Nottingham Forest will prove a perfect pick-me-up for his side after a disappointing start to their league campaign. Goals from David Syers and James Hanson sealed a memorable Carling Cup first-round
An uninsured driver has had his Lamborghini supercar seized during a police crackdown on traffic crime. The 29-year-old – stopped by officers in Listerhills Road, Horton Grange – has been reported for a summons for driving without insurance
City 2, Nottingham Forest 1 City pulled off one of the shocks of the first round after dumping Championship promotion contenders Nottingham Forest out of the Carling Cup. Nobody outside the club had believed it was possible but Peter Taylor’s troops
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Krystyna Burianska, aged 55, of Greenhill Street, Bradford Moor; theft, community order made with curfew. Tomasz Dryka, aged 27, of Hammerton Street, Bowling; theft, £50 fine, £15
Friends and family said their final farewells today at the funeral of Suzanne Blamires, 36. Almost 100 mourners gathered at St Colomba’s Church, Tong Street, Bradford, for a full requiem mass, before burial at Bowling Cemetery. Parish
A 23-year-old man who tried to rob a Bradford bus driver with an imitation handgun has been jailed for two and a half years. Danny Mavin told terrified driver James Kiely: “I’m going to count to three and then shoot you.” Mr Kiely believed the gun
