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  • More medal success for former Bradford College student Adams

    Former Bradford College student Nicola Adams toasted her remarkable boxing comeback as England’s female boxers made history by guaranteeing two medals at the World Championships in Barbados. The Leeds flyweight, who won England’s only previous world

  • Yorkshire first in queue to sign Sidebottom

    Yorkshire are leading the race to sign England swing bowler Ryan Sidebottom. White Rose captain Andrew Gale has spoken glowingly about the Nottinghamshire bowler, who was celebrating LV= County Championship title glory tonight. He took

  • 'Mad' spell sees Yorkshire miss title chance

    A “mad” 44-minute period cost Yorkshire the LV= County Championship title, according to director of cricket Martyn Moxon. When he made the remark after the Tykes had lost by four wickets to Kent following a spectacular batting collapse, the

  • Nottinghamshire are champions as Yorkshire crash

    Nottinghamshire have clinched the County Championship title after Yorkshire's hopes were dashed in 44 crazy minutes against Kent at Headingley today. The Tykes' last nine wickets crashed for 37 runs in the space of 55 balls as they were routed for 130

  • Bradford City striker bid hits a snag

    City's bid to bring in a loan striker this afternoon looks to have been dashed. Peter Taylor had hoped to seal a new frontman in time to be in contention to face Gillingham. But having agreed the deal with his club, it appears that the player has turned

  • Cup shocker a wake-up call for Bradford Park Avenue

    Bradford Park Avenue will attempt to bounce back from a dismal FA Cup exit last time out when Nantwich Town visit Horsfall Stadium on Saturday. Their two results in the Evo-Stik League prior to the cup tie were very promising and that is what

  • Taylor vows no old pals’ favours

    Peter Taylor has only one thing on his mind when he faces old pal Andy Hessenthaler tomorrow. Taylor is looking forward to crossing managerial swords with the man who first succeeded him at the Gillingham helm. But his eyes are fixed purely on the three-point

  • Guiseley face nightmare journey to tackle tough team

    Guiseley face a long trip in the Blue Square Bet North on Saturday as they head to Gloucester City, a journey that astounds manager Steve Kittrick. The Lions boss smiled as he said: “The only thing north about Gloucester is the northbound carriageway

  • Infiniti is licensed to thrill!

    While I’m no businessman, if I were, I guess now wouldn’t be the best time to launch a new venture. With banks tightening up and the public sector shrinking, buying a new car is slipping down most people’s must-do lists. But Nissan has different ideas

  • No trouble at Eldwick's Old Mill

    Houses come with all sorts of extras – garden sheds, summer houses, conservatories – but, unlike Old Mill House, not many have their own smithy. Now is the first time that this almost 160-year-old cottage, which was once two properties and could now

  • Happy birthday Headingley

    When Leeds Carnegie take on Saracens on Sunday in their Aviva Premiership clash, it will mark 120 years of rugby at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. In 1890, the same year that Sitting Bull and Vincent Van Gogh died, Stan Laurel was born and the Forth Bridge

  • I’m really pleased for brain box Dave

    Lee Bullock column It was a shame we couldn’t hang on for the win last week. Without playing well, that could have been a good springboard to get going. There were some disappointed faces in the dressing room afterwards. We’d put all the hard work

  • Angling lines

    BINGLEY AC: This week’s match, originally to be held at Kearby, has been moved to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal as we expect river levels to be excessive on Sunday. The draw is 9am at Morton Lane Bridge. This is an open match and non-members are welcome

  • Big test for title rivals in derby

    Two of the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division’s title hopefuls go head to head on Saturday in a derby that will be mouth-watering for local supporters. THACKLEY, who finished fourth last season, host FARSLEY AFC, who were placed

  • Sports chase eight out of eight

    Albion Sports host mid-table Kirkburton as they look to extend their 100 per cent start to the West Riding County Amateur League season. Sports have maximum points from seven Premier Division games to date and will be full of confidence for Saturday’

  • City have loan star in sights

    City are hoping to land a loan striker this afternoon, in time to face Gillingham on Saturday. Boss Peter Taylor confirmed he had spoken with the unnamed player's club today and was confident of a positive outcome.

  • Another derby date for Keighley

    After their fine victory at Bradford Salem last weekend in Yorkshire Division One, Keighley have another derby on Saturday at Ilkley. Keighley (at Ilkley): R Wilkinson; N Curr, L McGee, D McGee, L Uren; A Brown, S Dyson; O Sugden, W Armitage, P Sinfield

  • Baildon made the most of Wath defeat

    Baildon have made early use of the bonus-point system in Yorkshire Division Three. Although they lost 30-24 at home to Wath, they picked up two league points – one for losing by seven points or less and the other for scoring four tries. The Jenny Laners

  • Wibsey at strength to face Nestle Rowntree

    Wibsey, beaten 57-0 last week at Knaresborough in Yorkshire Division Five, have a much stronger side out at home to Nestle Rowntree on Saturday. Hooker Matt Hartley explained: "We had four lads out on a boys' weekend and a couple of the lads were working

  • Pressure is mounting on Cleckheaton

    Cleckheaton are under pressure on Saturday to defeat Driffield, who, like the home side, have only a bonus point to show from two North One East League outings. Back-rower Mark Sergeant, who came off the bench last week, gets a start for the hosts, who

  • Wingers in short supply for Wharfedale

    Having lost Dan Hart to a cartilage injury last weekend and his replacement Phil Woodhead to a shoulder injury, Wharfedale could well be short of firepower out wide for Saturday's National League One trip to Tynedale. Although the tension

  • Ashton session to benefit Bees coaches

    Bradford & Bingley, sitting joint top of National League Three North after two matches, have received a further boost. Former England coach Brian Ashton is to take Tuesday night’s training session. The evening is part of the Bees’ development

  • Davies and Bourne back for Bradford Salem

    Bradford Salem have Christian Bourne back at centre and Simon Davies at prop for the Yorkshire Division One trip to Sheffield on Saturday. However, Craig Buxton is not available. Bradford Salem (at Sheffield): A Ahir; C Savva, J Robinson, C

  • Yorkshire suffer batting collapse

    Yorkshire’s hopes of winning the LV= County Championship appear slim after an astonishing batting collapse on the final day against Kent. They were bowled out for just 130 at Headingley, despite resuming on 51-1, to set the visitors a victory target

  • Bradford Salem finally get their stand

    Bradford Salem officially opened their £50,000 stand last Saturday before their Yorkshire Division One derby against Keighley. The stand, which has been built over the existing terracing, has been a long time coming to fruition. “We have had it in mind

  • Local pride at stake in FA Vase derby

    The FA Vase second qualifying round has thrown up an intriguing Bradford derby. LIVERSEDGE are third from bottom in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division table and they host ECCLESHILL UNITED, who are second in Division One.

  • Odds against Cobbydalers in latest home outing

    Silsden have had a difficult start in the Vodkat League and will have to upset odds stacked heavily against them if they are to pick up their first home win of the season this weekend. The Cobbydalers have played four times since returning to their Keighley

  • Burley choir to give young stars a chance to shine

    The Fairfax Singers are giving young performers chance to shine this autumn. The choir, based in Burley-in-Wharfedale, is performing at Saltaire United Reformed Church on Saturday, October 9 with guest harpists Jacob and Tilly Nicholls. On Saturday,

  • £3m Saltaire road plan wins backing

    Council transport engineers are set to press ahead with drawing up final plans for a £3.3million scheme to improve congestion at Saltaire Roundabout. At a meeting last night, members of the Shipley Area Committee endorsed a package of measures to turn

  • £1.6m grant for new homes at Ravenscliffe

    Social landlord Incommunities has received a £1.6 million grant towards building new homes on the Ravenscliffe estate in Bradford. The funding from the Homes and Communities Agency will support the construction of 28 houses and bungalows available for

  • Bradford Council backs dog dirt move

    Bradford councillors have backed moves to extend the authority’s powers to punish dog owners who let their animals foul public spaces. At a meeting last night councillors voted in favour of adopting a Dog Control Order. The order extends

  • TV watching is all about the quality

    Mrs M and I are committed telly watchers. We always have been, but especially so when our four daughters were younger and funds were limited. Once the kids were fast asleep in bed, we would hope and pray that there would be something good to watch for

  • Guide highlights success of local breweries

    Keighley and the Aire Valley is becoming a craft brewers paradise. Another micro brewery, based in Keighley, is the latest to join the stable of micro breweries which get a mention in The Good Beer Guide. Bridgehouse, set up in March

  • Lido's big screen to cause a splash

    A golden age of cinema will come to Ilkley Lido next weekend when it plays host to a drive-in movie show. The event, believed to be the first of its kind in the district, will hark back to an age when drive-ins were viewed as the most glamorous way

  • Billy happy to be in a muddle!

    Perennial panto favourite Billy Pearce joined soap bad girl Sian Reeves for the launch of this year’s Alhambra pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. More than 26,000 tickets have already been sold for the show, billed as West Yorkshire’s biggest

  • Festival date for budding film-makers

    Budding movie makers from Ilkley Grammar School will show off their talents at a national film festival. Nine media studies pupils will see their efforts screened at the Co-operative Film Festival at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Their films

  • Guiseley pupils challenged by soldiers

    Soldiers from the 72 Engineer Regiment put Guiseley students through their paces when they called in to school on a gruelling 548 mile march. Led by Captain Joanna Haughton, members of the regiment challenged Guiseley School students to negotiate their

  • Sporting ambassador 'inspires' pupils

    A young sporting ambassador has paid an inspirational visit to a Shipley school. Swimmer Anne Bochmann, 17, who won three gold medals at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade in 2008, visited Titus Salt School, to talk to pupils. The young swimmer

  • Silsden woman organises candlelit charity walk

    People are being asked to walk along Morecambe promenade to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer. Former Silsden woman Kate Hardcastle, whose brother Terry died from the disease, is organising the event. She hopes to get 97 people carrying purple balloons

  • Rise in numbers looking for work

    The number of people in dole queues across Bradford has risen for the second month. Official figures from the Office of National Statistics show 15,123 people who could work are now claiming Job Seekers Allowance across the district – up by 480 on last

  • Sale aims to boost Gargrave church roof fund

    A group of parishioners from St Andrew’s Church, Gargrave, has sprung into action to raise money for vital roof repairs. Local vicar the Reverevd Rod Geddes issued an urgent appeal for cash after thieves stripped a large quantity of lead off the roof

  • Thursday, September 16, 2010

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Peter Denis Lockwood, aged 40, of Smith Avenue, Odsal; assault, 12 months’ community order, £150 compensation, £85 costs. Nicholas McCartan, aged 27, of Bellerby Brow, Buttershaw; criminal damage

  • Group aiming to make Ilkley greener

    Residents of Ilkley are being invited to take the first steps in a drive to transform the town into an environmentally-friendly community. Transition Ilkley, formed in July this year, is inviting the wider community to get involved in an initiative to

  • Police investigate tragic bike crash

    Police investigating the tragic double death of a Bradford solicitor and her husband in a motorcycle accident are urging witnesses to come forward. Helen Slater, 37, and husband Dean, 40, of Thornton, were killed when they were thrown from their grey

  • Season is 'first class' despite cuts

    The University of Bradford has said it is proud to launch a new season of “first-class” arts, despite cuts in the sector. The Arts on Campus team at the university has created a programme based around the values of quality, adventure and interpretation

  • Ilkley Moor paths under repair

    Work will get underway this month to resurface the well-trodden pathways across Ilkley Moor. Flagstones will be delivered to the edge of the area, ready to be flown into position by helicopter on the route between Whetstone Gate and Trig Point. The

  • Chilaka offered Bradford City chance

    City will today put a contract offer in front of striker Chib Chilaka. But Peter Taylor has released the other trialists Seb Carole and Malvin Kamara. Nigerian-born Chilaka, who made his debut as a sub against Preston in the Carling

  • Airline set to launch new routes

    Budget airline Jet2.com has unveiled a new base at Glasgow Airport in a move which could create 150 new jobs. The Yeadon-based airline will operate new destinations from the airport, flying to Nice, Alicante, Dalaman, Faro, Tunisia, Majorca, Paphos,

  • Queensbury's main chance to break their duck

    Queensbury travel to rivals Halifax Irish on Saturday looking for their first win of the season in the Pennine League Premier Division. Bury lost their opening game narrowly and then came off second best last week to a well-drilled Siddal A outfit.

  • Law firm expands with new Ilkley office

    A Leeds-based law firm is to expand and open a new office in Ilkley later. Ison Harrison aims to offer a range of legal service to businesses, families and individuals in the town. It will feature a staff of eight, with six specialist lawyers at the

  • 'We're leading the way for entrepreneurs'

    The number of small business entrepreneurs in Bradford has leapt by 204 per cent in the last five years, according to a new report. Experian’s business data shows growth across the country in one or two man band businesses has fuelled a 41 per cent increase

  • Taxi firm’s plea after knife raid

    A taxi firm boss has called for protection for cabbies after one of his drivers was robbed at knifepoint. The man had a knife held to his throat during the robbery by two passengers. Yasser Ali, manager of Allerton, Cosy and Prune Park

  • Dudley Hill will need to be at their creative best

    Bradford Dudley Hill have the chance to advance up the National Conference League Premier Division table on Saturday - but must defeat leaders Skirlaugh to do it. The Hull side are unbeaten in their five outings and have the meanest defence in the top

  • City police's last matron dies, aged 98

    Wayward drunks, murderers and lost children were all in a day’s work for Linda McKenna, who has died aged 98. Mrs McKenna was the last matron to work with the former Bradford City Police. She spent 13 years based in the cells at City Hall giving help

  • Value of tests

    SIR – I read the article in the T&A (September 9) headed ‘People urged to check pressure’, about free blood pressure tests at places such as the Asda store in Keighley. Alas it seems Shipley, which also has an Asda store, is not covered for a drop-in

  • A cruel deception

    SIR – Recently, Steve McLean of the Bradford Animal Rights Group attacked the rearing of pheasants for the gun. I agree that this is and will remain the most unpleasant aspect of so-called game shooting. My late father-in-law was for many years head

  • Buying is controlled

    SIR – Kris Hopkins MP is wasting his time banging the drum about ‘buying British’ for our armed forces, it’s all controlled by EU Purchasing Rules which the UK chooses to obey. As he is well aware, any government contracts above a specified amount

  • Finance your solar roof panels yourself!

    SIR – The T&A reports on the British Gas ‘Green Streets’ initiative, encouraging the installation of solar panels (Calls to switch to solar energy, September 11). Installing solar panels is a good investment because while the average cost is between

  • Teachers’ fury in car park row

    Staff at a village primary school have started off the new term with a parking row. Staff at Wycliffe School were stunned last week when they went back to their cars parked on land next to the school only to find Bradford Council had slapped

  • VIDEO: Disabled stables joy as Anne opens arena

    Years of fundraising and hard work got the royal seal of approval when the Princess Royal officially opened Haworth Riding for the Disabled group’s new indoor training arena. The arena at Vale Mill Lane Stables cost £63,000 and owners Jackie

  • Thanks to restaurant

    SIR – We would like to thank the management at the Tulsi restaurant in Centenary Square for welcoming us into their restaurant on Saturday evening for the Metro Concert Band and the Last Night Of The Proms, due to the outside screen not working. Along

  • Trouble on the trains

    SIR – The story in the T&A (September 19) regarding pupil misbehaviour on trains, and the ‘remedy’, reminds me that the pantomime season will soon be here. British Transport Police Inspector Dave Parker, working in liaison with Northern Rail and

  • Ferrell's a funny guy

    THE OTHER GUYS,(12A, 107 mins)*** Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans Jr, Rob Riggle, Samuel L Jackson, Dwayne Johnson It has been almost four years since Will Ferrell starred in Stranger

  • Hospital 'angels' awarded their 'oscars'

    Three unsung heroes of Bradford’s health service stepped in to the spotlight to be crowned winners of the Hospital Oscars. The annual event, which is part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s week of events, honours the hard

  • A harrowing tale of abuse

    THE KID (15, 111 mins), *** Starring Rupert Friend, Augustus Prew, William Finn Miller, Natascha McElhone, Con O’Neill, Ioan Gruffudd, Jodie Whittaker, Bernard Hill, Shirley Anne Field, Alfie Allen, James Fox Based on the harrowing memoir by

  • Protest urged on Ilkley store plan

    People opposed to the decision to allow Tesco to build a new superstore in Ilkley have been told to turn their anger into action. Earlier this month it was announced the supermarket giant would be permitted to build the store on Mayfield Road

  • Bradford skaters celebrate national call-up

    Two top figure skaters from Bradford have been selected to join a national squad. The National Ice Skating Association (NISA) has chosen just 28 skaters from across the country to join its 2010/11 Performance Team. Bradford’s British

  • Thursday, September 16, 2010

    25 years ago: Road accidents in Bradford dropped dramatically from April to June this year, thanks partly to the bad weather. 50 years ago: Shipley and Baildon Councils were accused by the chairman of Bradford’s water committee, of putting

  • The Pope's place in a changing world

    The last time a Pope made an official visit to Britain, in 1982, the issues facing the Roman Catholic Church were more overtly political. The Cold War, the West’s covert involvement in organising armed resistance in Afghanistan against the USSR’s Red

  • We’re 'tailor-made' for top prizes

    A bespoke tailor, whose clients include film stars and models, and the young inventor of a solar-powered fridge have been nominated for Women of the Year Awards. Imtaz Khaliq and Emily Cummins will attend the glittering ceremony in London next

  • Why judge is right to be concerned

    It seems incredible that a teenage drug dealer who was actually caught in possession of 100 ‘wraps’ of heroin while on bail for other drug offences is not today locked up in a young offenders’ institute. Every right-thinking person will

  • Judge's anger as teenage dealer walks free

    A judge is demanding answers after he was forced to let a 17-year-old drug dealer walk free instead of locking him up for up to six years. In what he described as “an incredible case”, Judge Jonathan Rose said he was unable to punish the teenager

  • Cannabis factory leader to repay £45,000

    A drugs baron involved in a Bradford-based plot to run cannabis factories across West Yorkshire made at least £250,000 from his criminal empire, a court heard. Chi Lam Hoang, who is serving a five-and-a-half-year jail sentence, has been ordered to hand

  • Daley has to deliver end product for Bradford City

    Omar Daley has told Peter Taylor: I will prove I’m worth a place in your plans. The Jamaican winger has started four games this season but admits he can understand the City chief’s dilemma over whether to pick him regularly. And he was up-front about

  • Bradford Bulls sign Raynor from prison cell

    The Bulls have handed a Super League lifeline to controversial former Great Britain star Gareth Raynor. Currently serving a 15-month prison sentence, the 32-year-old winger will attempt to rekindle his career at Odsal after signing a one-year

  • Grayson fuming at horror Leeds United display

    The fact that Leeds face another Yorkshire derby just three days after their 5-2 humiliation at Barnsley can be seen in two ways. Tomorrow’s trip to Doncaster gives scant time for Simon Grayson and his staff to work on the shortcomings but, like falling