Pre-tournament favourite Peter Ebdon was an early casualty tonight in the Wyldecrest World Seniors’ Championship at Bradford’s Cedar Court Hotel. The 9-4 shot didn’t even make it into tomorrow's quarter-finals, falling 2-0 to qualifier Nigel
Bradford Photographic Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary with an exhibition of work by members past and present. A selection of photographs taken from the society’s archives of Bradford in the late 19th and early 20th century are on display
There will be a mixture of West Riding FA County Cup and Trophy ties for all levels of clubs in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League this weekend, weather permitting. The only all-Alliance tie in the second round of the cup is between Premier
Leeds Carnegie’s squad for tomorrow's opening game of the LV= Cup in Llanelli against the Scarlets includes 13 players who have come through the club’s Academy structure. There are two debutants in the second row sees - Dominic Barrow and James Craig
Bradford Council’s Leisure Services department are presenting a free coaching clinic on shooting next Thursday for the Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League. It will take place at Marley Activities and Coaching Centre, Keighley (6pm-7pm) on the synthetic
Police are hunting three masked men who targeted a bank armed with a sledgehammer and a handgun. Two of the men, who were carrying the weapons, demanded money from security guards delivering a case containing cash at Santander in Commercial Street, Brighouse
There used to be a myth about driving instructors that they’d never pass a learner on a Tuesday afternoon. Or if it was the first day of the Test at Lord’s; or if their dinner had been served without gravy etc etc. In the same way, English boxers never
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has admitted that he thought briefly about leaving the club after failing to get the first-team opportunities he had hoped for in his early 20s. The left-handed batsman has been taking all the plaudits for an impressive
Joint tournament organiser Joe Johnson has landed an "interesting" draw for tomorrow's Wyldecrest World Seniors' Snooker Championship at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford. Johnson faces Steve Davis in a quarter-final in what is a repeat
Anyone doubting the continued pulling power of American Football at Wembley should have been sat with me three rows from the back. The fella who plonked himself in the next seat was built with the proportions that the Denver Broncos defence was sadly
John Deacey was installed as Simon Collins’ successor at Avenue following a board meeting at teatime yesterday and he cites “unfinished business” as his motive for seeking a return to Horsfall. Deacey was in charge twice – either side of Lee Sinnott’
Twenty seven City of Bradford swimmers travelled to St Brelade on the island of Jersey for the Jersey Tigers AIB Open Meet. They swept the board and returned home with the top visiting club award. Top honours went to Emma Blaby and Ellie
Joan Peel today expressed her delight at being named the first woman to win the JCT600 Bradford League’s Sir Leonard Hutton Trophy. The 80-year-old Undercliffe stalwart has therefore followed in the footsteps of her husband Donald, who was
A farmer and his wife have been left devastated after thieves stole their pet dog. Spot, an eight-year-old Jack Russell, was snatched from Roland Emmott’s Land Rover while it was parked outside the Acorn pub in The Green, Eldwick, near Bingley
Thackley manager Dave Morgan is such an ardent City fan that he can be seen in his Bantams kit while in the dugout at Dennyfield – and he now has a debt to his home-town club. The Bantams releasing Matt Convey has given Thackley the best young goalkeeper
Jimmy White hopes he can go all the way to the title at the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship in Bradford this weekend – but believes it will be a highly competitive tournament. The three-day event at the Cedar Court Hotel, which
Club secretary Josh Greaves feels Farsley are giving a false impression but he believes that a lack of finance is the main fault. Farsley are a new club but they are essentially a reborn Farsley Celtic, following that club’s closure due to administration
Local runners have travelled far afield in a flurry of endurance events, taking in the brutal and the beautiful. The Original Mountain Marathon was founded in 1968 and is a two-day event completed in pairs, who must navigate the route while
Bradford Crown Court was temporarily evacuated at about midday today following a report of a smell of smoke. Firefighters searched the building in Exchange Square but found no evidence of fire.
The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League have gone cool over the introduction of identity cards in a bid to stop illegal players. Earlier this year the league were keen to seek out costs for an idea that the now defunct Bradford Central League have had
Andrew Wear collected an unprecedented two player of the year awards at the Upper Airedale Junior League’s seventh annual presentation night at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton. Denholme youngster Wear had already won the under-15 Pro Coach Academy cricketer
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has turned the other cheek after criticism from Coventry City striker Gary McSheffrey. Leeds chase their third successive away win, at the Ricoh Stadium tomorrow, with Grayson refusing to rise to McSheffrey’s jibes.
The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League are holding a laws course early next year at Clayton Rugby Club on six successive Thursdays (January 20-February 24, 7.30-9.30pm). Umpires’ Association vice-chairman Paul Newbould said: “The league would like
Tributes have been paid to a “trailblazing” human rights lawyer who was killed when hit by a train. David Burgess, who was undergoing a sex change and preferred to be called Sonia in his private life, was educated at Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton
A Caribbean carnival costume in the style of a Victorian dress has been made at Bradford’s Industrial Museum. The brightly-coloured dress was made as part of the Black History Month celebrations at the museum, which included a Caribbean exhibition.
Five people were among those rescued by firefighters yesterday after becoming trapped in their car in floodwater. Firefighters are urging people to drive safely in adverse weather after the car became stuck in Heslaker Lane, Carleton, near Skipton, at
An eight-year-old boy has landed a role in a new TV series starring James Nesbitt. Robbie Leach, of Tyersal, Bradford, is in Monroe, a new ITV hospital drama. James Nesbitt, who starred in TV dramas Cold Feet and Murphy’s Law, plays a neurosurgeon
A female firefighter has been given pioneering sight-saving lens implants so she can continue in her job after she was diagnosed with cataracts at the age of 28. Lynsey Philpott, who is stationed at Rawdon, was the first patient to be given the lenses
A charity wanting to turn a redundant church into a homeless shelter has started its fundraising in earnest to appoint a project director and start refurbishment work. The Emmaus commune-style charity, where residents will be self-supporting, needs
Two young Bradford actors are getting used to being on the receiving end of Take That mania. Matthew Hall and Steven Craven are starring in Back for Good, a show celebrating the hits of the nation’s favourite boy band, which is coming to Bradford
A sprinkler system has been installed at Guiseley’s new Guide hut, which is being built after the previous hut was destroyed in an arson attack. The system, donated by the Yorkshire Sprinklers company, is the latest addition to the building, which has
Stop-smoking advice is being issued by health experts to mark Mouth Cancer Action Month. A Smokefree Bus was parked at Canalside Health Centre, Kingsway, Bingley, yesterday where experts answered questions and showed people how they could protect
A weeks-old kitten has been reunited with its owners by police officers investigating claims of a burglary. The tiny tabby was discovered during a search of a house by officers probing an incident at an address in Toller Drive, Heaton, Bradford
A ceremony will be held in Haworth to welcome the spirit of Christmas. The Scroggling The Holly parade will set off from the bottom of Main Street at 3pm on Sunday, November 14. The procession will consist of local children in traditional Victorian
Tributes have been paid to an “inspirational” primary school teacher who died after his bicycle was in collision with a lorry. Philip Edmond Lecutier died at Leeds General Infirmary from the injuries he suffered in an incident at the Carlton Crossroads
Four sixth-form students from Benton Park School, Rawdon, are organising a Christmas Fair to raise funds towards a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition to Morocco. Emma Hildyard, 17, Alex Teasdale 17, James Simpson, 18, and James Brearley 18, pictured
A scheme to upgrade a playground has been given the goahead, just three months after it was nearly scuppered. The project, at Cononley Playing Fields, has been in the offing since December 2008 when district councillor Mark Wheeler (Lib Dem, Aire Valley
A Wilsden woman who runs a luncheon club for her village’s older residents received an MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Val Smith, 53,was recognised with the award for her work within her community. When her accolade was announced
Police are appealing for information after nine cars were broken into in a village. The thefts were recorded in Burley-in-Wharfedale in the last month, with cars in Southfield Road and Hall Drive among those targeted. Four youths from the Baildon and
Villagers are being urged to support their community bonfire, which is charging for entry for the first time this year to cover costs. The bonfire and firework display, in a field off Crag Lane, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, costs more than £3,000 to stage
A Shipley woman who has a rare auto-immune disease is hoping to set up a support group for fellow sufferers. Scleroderma is a largely unknown disease where the immune system attacks the body instead of protecting it. Bev Myers, a marketing consultant
It was only last month that we reported on the despicable theft of floral tributes from the grave of a much-loved father and brother. Understandably, his family was distraught at the crime, which happened only days after his funeral.
SIR – Re Keith Thomson’s letter on the Becker wind turbine, this is designed to go on top of buildings and indeed is very small compared to the giant ones in the sea around our shores. This new concept design collects the wind from any direction and
It will be Lee Hendrie’s 27th FA Cup tie tomorrow – and a first. Hendrie has played in the final at Wembley for Aston Villa but he has never appeared in the opening round before. So Colchester will be a whole new world for the experienced
SIR – The full contents of Ian Parsons’s letter ‘Growth is false hope’ (T&A, November 3) convinces me that he is no economist. So I should not think Lord Skidelsky will think much of his support on opinion of the Chancellor, nor will the latter wilt at
SIR – I read of the traumatic episode experienced by Graham Ducket at the Jobcentre in Vicar Lane (T&A, November 2). The man must have been in agony! He must have felt very vulnerable to make the effort to attend the Jobcentre in his condition shortly
SIR – My wife nipped into one of the new styled bargain stores that are springing up during the credit crunch. After about half an hour, I wondered where she was, so went looking for her. I couldn’t believe the absolute bargains on offer, from clothes
SIR – Myself and my family regularly walk through the St Ives estate in Bingley, as we have done for many years as we are dog owners and love it up there. We were horrified when we walked round last Sunday to see that large areas of rhododendron
SIR – The comments of Bradford East MP David Ward (T&A, October 27) regarding transferring responsibility now for the Odeon’s future from Yorkshire Forward to the Council, echo my feelings and those of many other Bradfordians. If this were to be done
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Adele Louise McCormack, aged 37, of St Mary’s Crescent, Wyke; driving without insurance, £115 fine, £100 costs, banned from driving for six months; driving without a licence, no separate penalty
SIR – Leaving the theatre in Leeds, I raced to Leeds Bus Station for the 760 bus at 9.40pm. When the driver of this Keighley And District service clearly saw me waving my bus pass, he declined to stop and allow me to board after reversing, but before
SIR – After reading your reports of the drivers caught in Market Street and Bridge Street by cameras using bus and taxi-only roads, could the Council install one at the junction of Bolton Road and Shipley Airedale Road to catch all the cars, vans, and
Last weekend, it being the season of the witch and so forth, I took our son Charlie down to Dean Clough in Halifax, which was playing host to a rather splendid ghost story festival. Not that we were going for anything particularly scary – I’d learned
Five new jobs have been created by a bespoke furniture-maker which has outgrown its former Bradford base. Designer Factory Kitchens has moved from Leeds Road to a new 35,000 sq ft base at Fairfax House in Drighlington. DFK has invested
Police have condemned a ‘despicable’ street mugging which left a 79-year-old woman badly injured. The victim suffered a dislocated shoulder, and may have a fracture, after she was dragged along the ground as the robber ripped a handbag from
A conman who tricked a solicitor in order to fleece an elderly woman of her inheritance will go to jail unless he pays back every penny to his victim. Patrick Doran was so determined to get his hands on Mary Cordingley’s £5,000 windfall he
A show featuring pyrotechnics, puppetry and projections will herald Bradford’s Christmas lights switch-on later this month. Step Into Christmas will also mark the official start of Christmas shopping in the city centre. Street entertainment will be
Organisers of a Christmas street fair are hoping for a record-breaking attendance to mark the event’s silver jubilee. Last year, more than 10,000 people visited the Otley Victorian Fair, and this year the event has been moved to a Sunday afternoon
Lenny Pidgeley won’t be fazed in City’s goal after going toe-to-toe with the Premier League’s best on a daily basis. The 26-year-old is going for a hat-trick of clean sheets for his new club in their FA Cup opener at League One high-fliers
A burglar bit off more than he could chew when he came face-to-face with a determined householder. The man was hurled down a flight of stairs and forced to flee from the scene after the angry resident got to grips with him. The raider
Ian Sibbit admits the Bulls fans have a right to expect Super League success. Since arriving from Salford last month, the experienced second-rower has quickly noticed a stark difference in attitude between the two clubs. While fans at The Willows have
A distraught widow is calling for increased security at a Bradford cemetery about she discovered thefts appeared to have taken place at about 30 graves. Denise Theaker, 58, of Queensbury, said she was shocked when she found a metal flower-holder
Depleted Bradford Maroons suffered their heaviest league defeat of the season, losing 101-64 at home to Nottingham Hoods. Maroons were always up against it as they were only able to field six players and inevitably suffered in the latter stages of the
Bradford Dudley Hill’s revival in the National Conference Premier Division will come under scrutiny at Leigh Miners Rangers on Saturday. Hill’s playmaker stand-off Tony Williams is out with a broken arm and free-scoring wingman Craig Tyman is unavailable
Top local match of the day this weekend is the Northfield Road Pennine League Division One clash between Wibsey Warriors and Birkenshaw. The Warriors are going great guns in second spot and, while they will lack Nick Fontaine and Nathan Anderson, they
Wharfedale FA under-17s were comfortable 3-0 winners over Craven FA under-17s in the West Riding County FA Minor Cup. Wharfedale took the lead after half an hour when Daniel Butterfield put through Wraith Haley-Neilson to finally get the better of the
The West Riding County FA Challenge Cup takes centre stage on Saturday as Albion Sports continue their bid to go one better than last year. Last season’s beaten finalists safely eased through their first-round tie at Thorne Colliery with a 4-2 win and
The derby at Clayborn between managerless Liversedge and neighbours Thackley provides the local focus in the KOOL SPORT NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE Premier Divison. Chairman and former boss Steve Newton remains in caretaker charge of Sedge as the club
Guiseley are hoping to make the most of home advantage to reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. Saturday's visit of Conference high-fliers Crawley represents the fifth time the Lions have reached the first
