Kent captain Rob Key handed out a warning to Yorkshire ahead of the final day of the LV= County Championship season. It came with the two teams locked in a tight battle at Headingley, the Tykes needing to win to keep alive hopes of picking up the Division
Rikki Sheriffe is gutted he won’t play a part in the Bulls revolution. A victim of the sweeping off-season changes at his home-town club, the 26-year-old winger heads through the Odsal exit with a heavy heart. Instead of embarking on
The final day of the Central Yorkshire League season saw Batley join Liversedge as Premier Division relegation partners after Ossett found an unexpected escape route in the shape of unpredictable Birstall. It was always going to be tough for Batley,
These Bulls stars look pretty in pink on the Odsal terraces. Throwing aside their rugby boots, they donned their best pair of killer heels and a fetching feather boa to get in touch with their feminine side. But before any opponents get the idea the
Having beaten Myrtle Park 2-0 in pre-season, Nab Wood were expecting a close encounter in their opening Under-14 Division D clash in the Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League. But not a bit of it as Nab Wood triumphed 8-2, scoring four goals in each half
Yorkshire under-19 snooker champion Damian Wilks has secured himself sponsorship for the coming season with QTIPS Shipley Snooker Centre and ROCKERLOCKER.CO.UK, both agreeing to an initial one-year deal. Wilks had a good 2009-10, winning the county juniors
One of the region’s top PGA golf professionals is bringing junior golf to Bradford in a big way. The Neil Reeves Golfing Academy (NRGA) has joined with Young Masters Golf (YMG) to develop a new junior academy, which started last weekend at The Shay
Shipley have won the Yorkshire A Team Inter-Club Ladies’ finals at Cookridge Hall, Leeds. They beat Low Laithes in their morning semi-final and Scarborough South Cliff in the afternoon final. Shipley also received the leading qualifiers’ salver for
Darryl HoeyBradford Corporal James ‘Mac’ McCallum finished second in the inaugural Rileys Camp Bastion Darts Challenge – staged for troops stationed in Afghanistan. James, 25, of Buttershaw, showed fine form in the 15-man tournament for soldiers of the
No play was possible during the morning session on day three of Yorkshire’s vital LV= County Championship clash with Kent. It meant the visitors remained 45 runs behind the Tykes’ first-innings total of 261 on their overnight score of 216-6. The poor
Dave Cowsill (Alverthorpe) and Chris Mordue (Brighouse Sports) were the final qualifiers for the GRAHAM WOOD MEMORIAL TROPHY. Cowsill advanced with wins over Josh Mordue (Brighouse Sports) 21-5, Craig Newton (Smirthwaite) 21-17 and Matthew Parkes (
Those of us who have been about for a long time remember the salvage system of the war years and the general attitude of make-do-and-mend in the decades that followed. Very little was bought on the never-never. Shoes were either repaired at home, or
Pupils at Addingham Primary School did not bottle out when it came to helping a water appeal. The children collected £250 in coins as part of Oxfam’s Bottle for Change campaign, which aims to reduce the spread of water-borne infection. The students
A community furniture store is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The Furniture Shop opened as a small venture on The Parade in Broadstone Way, Holme Wood, and expanded into larger premises previously occupied by the Co-op. “We used to get furniture
Tireless volunteer Clarice Barrett hasn’t let age stand in the way of putting something back into the community. The hard-working great grandmother, who turns 90 next week, has been helping out at a Bradford charity shop for the past 20 years. Clarice
The following planning applications have been lodged with Calderdale Council: Brighouse: conservatory to rear (retrospective), 30 Deep Lane, Clifton. Brighouse: proposed dwelling, 2 Henry Street. Brighouse: prune one tree (Tree Preservation Order), 45
One of the treasures of Roman Ilkley is finally set to return to Wharfedale after ten years locked away in church storage. The Romano-Celtic altar stone, believed to be dedicated to river goddess Verbeia, is expected to go on public display at Ilkley
A market town has been praised for retaining its individuality and not falling into the trap of becoming a “clone” town. Skipton, which in 2009 won the nationwide Great Street of the Year competition, shows it is bucking the trend in a new report, Clone
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Daryll Judson, aged 20, of Mount Pleasant Street, Queensbury; theft, 28 days’ community order with electronic monitoring and curfew, £85 costs. Daniel Thomas Shaw, aged 24, of Sherwood Place
This tiny donkey is the latest addition at Blue Hills Farm in Birkenshaw. The female foal, named Lucky, was born to the farm’s resident donkeys Jack and Jill. She is first donkey to be born at Blue Hills since it opened 43 years ago and will grow up
A man who had a fear of water drowned after he accidentally fell into a frozen lake, a coroner has ruled. Anthony Miners, 57, of Halifax Road, Bradford, died in January after falling head first into the shallow end of a frozen lake in Harold Park, Low
Bradford Interchange Railway Station has won a blooming marvellous gold award in this year’s Yorkshire In Bloom awards. Northern Rail was awarded the prize at yesterday’s annual Yorkshire In Bloom awards ceremony, which this year was held in Leeds.
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) has introduced a new chaplaincy service at the airport. The Reverend Nick Baker of Guiseley Methodist Church will be coordinating this pastoral role for both staff and passengers. The Chaplaincy
Four months after Bronte guardians successfully bid in the USA for a rare and moving letter written by Charlotte Bronte, it is to go on display in the house where she lived. It is back in the Bronte Parsonage Museum for the first time since
An apartment block is to benefit from advanced technology supplied by an expanding Bradford based green energy company. The City House apartments in Croydon are to benefit from energy efficient, intelligent metering for electricity, heating and hot water
An animal charity has called on the public to boycott a circus. Captive Animals’ Protection Society wants people to stay away from Circus Mondao, whose big top is in Silsden this week, because it features animals such as camels and zebras
Firefighters are investigating a blaze which swept through the roof of an engineering shed. The spectacular fire, which gutted the singlestorey building in Russell Street, Keighley, broke out at about 10.30pm on Monday. At its height, about 40 firefighters
Pretty “chocolate box” views of the countryside or the coast CAN make you calmer, according to boffins at Bradford University. Engineers at the university have been working on research which suggests tranquil environmental scenes, such as the
A moment’s silence was observed at City Hall last night in memory of former Labour Councillor Edwina English. Mrs English, who died on Wednesday, September 8, represented the Shipley East ward from 1988 to 1996. Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Peter
Bradford Council has moved a step closer to resuming control of the district’s education services. It was agreed at an extraordinary meeting of the council last night, that the Secretary of State for Education should be asked to lift a direction
Keelham Hall farm shop in Thornton, Bradford, in is line for both regional and national awards. The outlet on Brighouse & Denholme Road is reinforcing Bradford’s ‘best for food’ reputation as one of three businesses shortlisted for the meat
SIR – This last few days I have used the Bingley bypass several times a day, and I just wonder what the 50mph sign is there for, coming from Keighley. I come down to 50 at the sign, but at least three out of every five cars behind swing out and pass
SIR – Frank McManus tries to put me straight on the economy (Letters, September 10). “Greedy bankers caused the financial crisis, not Labour”. Yes! However, the banking system is controlled by Government through the Treasury, whose regulation was
More than £16 million of Court fines have been written off across West Yorkshire in just three years. Figures from the House of Commons show the amount of cash that has been cancelled since 2007, and a further £17 million is outstanding across
Bradford entrepreneur Wayne Anthony is about to put his home city on the British blockbuster movie map. The 47-year-old, who started out as a hairdresser in Wyke before opening up a chain of salons, then cashing them in to turn property designer
SIR – I am over the moon to learn that a judge granted a confiscation order against a drug dealer in Bradford. This drug dealer, who probably ruined many children’s lives and futures and flooded our street with drugs, deserves this treatment. I wish
SIR – I was very surprised to read that babies were still being allowed in the same bed as their mothers in hospital (T&A, September 7). Nine years ago my daughter gave birth to my grandson by Caesarean section and was then taken to a single room on
25 years ago: A march took place through Bradford to protest about planned DHSS cuts. 50 years ago: The Bradford Executive Council of the National Health Service was incensed at the Minister of Health for overriding a disciplinary action against
SIR – Referring to the artist’s impression of the new Tesco megastore in Ilkley (T&A September 4), I have to say it does look stunning. Now can we have an artist’s impression of what the centre of Ilkley will look like when Tesco is up and running,
SIR – Re the regeneration of shops in Bradford and Shipley. It saddens me that both Bradford and Shipley have been in decline for quite some time. When one is presented with many closed businesses, there is no future and these areas turn into ghettos
Magistrates have fined a city-centre restaurant £10,000 for failing to dispose of its waste. Insha Ltd, the company that owns Markaz Restaurant and Shisha Lounge, allowed refuse to pile up behind its premises in Centenary Square, causing a rodent infestation
Whenever travellers pitch up on unauthorised sites they’re generally met by suspicion, indignation or fear from the wider public. It’s a gut-reaction that would appear to be justified in light of this week’s news that a school is paying hundreds
The Bulls boardroom has not escaped sweeping off-season changes at the club. Amid a flurry of transfer activity, a change of coach and a bold push on season tickets, the Odsal hierarchy is the latest area to be restructured. Club stalwarts Colin Tordoff
Of course we have reason to be grateful to members of our emergency services on a daily basis, but there are times when one of them behaves in such an exceptional fashion that they deserve a special mention. There is no doubt that PC Adam
A hero policeman has told how he wrestled with the controls of a runaway eight-tonne stolen digger to prevent it smashing into traffic and houses. PC Adam Beecroft had been on duty with his partner PC Johnny Green when they spotted a man driving
Giant defender Luke Oliver still has high hopes for City’s home form despite the worrying start. The Bantams, currently sat only a point off the bottom, have lost their last three Valley Parade outings and looked unconvincing in the only league win over
A mugger who punched his victim repeatedly in the face and hurled his shoes into a stream has been locked up for 16 months. Jason Chapman struck trainee butcher Jamie Hudspith up to four times and threatened to steal his trousers during the attack, Bradford
A judge has hit out at the “huge anomaly” in sentencing powers as a teenage dangerous driver walked free from court. Michael Gledhill, 18, drove at twice the speed limit, caused two other vehicles to take evasive action, drove through a red light, and
A 16-year-old boy accused of a murderous knife attack in a dark alley told a jury he had no weapon with him that night. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said the 15-year-old he allegedly stabbed was unhurt when he last saw him. The teenager
