The latest from the angling scene. BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC Our next trip is to Whitby on Sunday, January 23. Anyone wishing to go, please ring Dave on 07711-987833 to book. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, January 18 at the New Inn, East Bierley
City have rearranged their home clash with leaders Chesterfield for Tuesday, February 22. The game – which was frozen off on Boxing Day – will now sit in between the televised trip to Port Vale the previous Friday and a home game against Stockport the
Former City boss Stuart McCall has been named as the new manager of Motherwell. The ex-Rangers and Scotland midfielder agreed a two-and-a-half year deal today and replaces Craig Brown at the helm after the veteran cheif quit for Clydesdale
Lincoln skipper Scott Kerr has urged his team to cash in on City’s midweek misery. The Red Imps have been kicking their heels for over a month without a game. With nothing to play for, it has left them watching the progress of others
Gareth Evans is back in City’s side in the nick of time – to stop sending himself bonkers. The striker was the only bright spark in the Cheltenham defeat, looking sharp and hungry as well as forcing a couple of saves from home keeper Scott Brown.
Outgoing Cougars coach Barry Eaton admitted he felt ‘humbled’ by the send-off he received before departing for Crusaders. Eaton was hoping to say farewell to fans and players in a friendly match with Dudley Hill on Tuesday but the weather meant the game
Extra police will be on the beat across the district this weekend to welcome a safer start to 2011. Airedale and North Bradford Police are to mount extra patrols in areas including Eccleshill, Shipley, Keighley and Bingley to help revellers
Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon believes Tim Bresnan has taken “a massive step” after he helped bowl England to an Ashes-retaining victory over Australia at the MCG. Bresnan started the Ashes series as England’s fifth-choice bowler but he
Wharfedale’s chairman of rugby Michael Harrison is hoping for a brighter outlook – both on the playing and the weather fronts – in the new year. The National League One club, who have had three of their last four called off, have lost their last five
Bradford Park Avenue have parted company with captain and fans’ favourite Simon Baldry. The winger, who spent most of his full-time career with Huddersfield Town, has moved to Blue Square Bet North outfit Guiseley. Avenue boss John Deacey explained
The arctic weather is sending a cold shudder through Otley’s finances. The postponememt of their attractive National League One clash with neighbours Wharfedale two weekends ago was a big blow. It was the second successive home match to be called off
Lee Bullock column: Saturday will be the third anniversary of when I first joined Bradford and I’d love to celebrate it with a victory. We won that first game at Accrington and it would be great to do the same against Lincoln. Tuesday was a massive
A team of volunteers have staged a massive mopping up operation in a bid to enable Guiseley to stage their New Year’s Day match against Harrogate. The Nethermoor pitch is waterlogged in one corner while the changing room area has been swamped by water
In the pantheon of English captains – Scott, Hook, Mainwaring, Birdseye and Pugwash – the name of Andrew Strauss must surely now be added alongside them. English cricket has been blessed with some fine skippers down the years, such as WG Grace, Sir Len
Trials to find two boys’ teams and two girls’ teams to represent West Yorkshire at under-11s sportshall athletics will be held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre on Sunday, January 9. Primary schools within their respective School Sports Partnerships
Silsden’s Garry Thompson is hoping experience will ensure he is not camera shy at the forthcoming BDO World Darts Championships. The 45-year-old competes for the third time at the televised Lakeside venue in Frimley Green, having reached the
Ambitious plans are being put together to further redevelop historic Salts Mill, at Saltaire. In the first phase, planning permission is being sought to refurbish the main entrance to the World Heritage mill and remove the need for a temporary wooden
The cancellation of the Bulls’ Boxing Day trip to Castleford has done nothing to disrupt early momentum. Mick Potter’s side head into a brief winter break well-placed to hit the ground running when they return to training on January 3.
People are being encouraged to work off their extra Christmas calories and raise money for a good cause by taking part in Bradford’s fourth annual 10k run for Epilepsy Action. Entry is now open for the race, which is expected to see more than 1,000 people
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Paul Michael Serrant, aged 20, of Withins Close, Great Horton; theft, six months’ conditional discharge. Donna Louise Lovett, aged 33, of Dunsford Avenue, Bierley; drunk and disorderly, 12
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Great Horton: extension for disabled to rear, 50 Kingswood Street. Heaton: construction of a two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension with balcony and conversion
Keighley’s former police station could become a civic centre under plans drawn up by the town council. Councillors want the building in North Street to accommodate a range of services, including a police contact point, an advice centre for issues such
A Cross Hills car dealership has donated £1,500 to Manorlands in support of the hospice’s 2011 Keighley BigK 10k fundraising event. White Rose Volkswagen gave the cash in lieu of sending Christmas cards to its customers. Managing director Frank Greenway
Security is to be stepped up at Keighley station with the installation of a battery of cameras. Plans have been submitted to Bradford Council for 16 additional cameras to be fitted at the grade II-listed station which is managed by Network
This year’s Lord Mayor’s Appeal has raised more than £25,000 so far. Councillor Peter Hill’s appeal, which runs until May, aims to provide a new outdoor play area at the Nell Bank activity centre, in Ilkley. The existing playground has
The chances of people getting on to the housing ladder for the first time is the best for 12 years, based on the cost of mortgages, says the Halifax. The bank’s latest annual First Time Buyer Review shows the proportion of disposable earnings
Small business leaders have called on the Government and banks to provide firms hit by the recent severe weather with help to stay afloat. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, which has around 16,000 members in Yorkshire, the recent bad
A Bradford-based building society has acted quickly to help people save for next Christmas. With research showing 83 per cent of people worry about festive spending, Yorkshire Building Society has launched a Christmas Saver account, paying
A project championing health and mental well-being in Bradford is marking a successful second year having recruited and trained 700 volunteers so far. The Seniors Show the Way project is a district-wide scheme which encourages people to adopt
A Bradford Council plan to “drastically reduce” landfill waste across the district is expected to be published next month. The 20-year blueprint to manage the district’s waste has been drawn up to explain how the Council intends to reduce the amount
Cougars have announced former Super League star Jason Demetriou as their new player-head coach. The ex-Wakefield captain signed a two-year deal yesterday afternoon to take over the reins from Barry Eaton. Assistant coaches Glen Barraclough
SIR – Re the article in the In Brief column on the national and international news page of the T&A (December 22), Mr Lubna Qazi, a DJ, fraudulently claimed £18,000 in benefits while working for the BBC’s Asian Network, and he walked free from Birmingham
SIR – Brian Holmans’s letter (T&A, December 16) takes the biscuit. He mischievously misinterprets Lord Young’s rather foolish remarks on the economy. He never said that we had had it so good. He carefully avoids stating the reason for the high interest
SIR – During the Eighties and Nineties, while I was employed by Bradford Metal Works – later bradco AVP – I and other work mates used to call in the Winston Churchill pub (pictured) after work on occasions for a ‘wind-down’. It was then, and still
SIR – Noreen Hussain is to be applauded, for she succeeded even though she could not speak English upon going to school (Letters, December 8). This does not, however, change anything. My point was that although their antecedents may not have been
25 years ago: Detectives were still trying to find the cause of a fire that destroyed historic Woodvale Mill in Brighouse. Witnesses said the blaze spread through the four-storey building in minutes. 50 years ago: Wool textile employers
SIR – Chris Patten – now Lord Patten of Barnes – has applied for the job of chairman of the BBC Trust, a role which is, in part, to ensure impartiality in the BBC’s editorial coverage. As a former EU Commissioner, Lord Patten’s EU pension, amounting
SIR – A Bradford cross-rail link will never happen, not in my lifetime anyway. It is a good idea, it would work for the good people of Bradford, but not for tourists. Would they “get off” the train to walk through city centre streets with empty shops
SIR – Your correspondent Jane Cowlishaw (Letters, December 23) is right to suggest that offenders can help to clear snowy pavements in Bradford, and indeed, under West Yorkshire Probation supervision, that is just what they are doing! We have been
The Archbishop of York memorably summed up what the 1985 Valley Parade fire means to the people of Bradford. Addressing more than 2,000 people gathered for the 25th memorial service on May 11, in Centenary Square, Dr John Sentamu said: “Every community
Salts Mill is, without a doubt, a local and even national treasure, as the thousands of visitors who go there every year can testify. But that does not mean it is perfect. For example, the entrance to the impressive former textile mill
This visit to Lapland was a wish come true for Bradford schoolboy Jake Turton. Last Christmas, doctors warned his parents it could be his last. But the seven-year-old, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour, battled against the odds to prove
Peter Taylor admits that his bargaining power for a potential January shopping spree has been weakened. Tuesday’s 4-0 thumping at Cheltenham left City six points off the top seven going into the new year. Taylor is talking with the club
Two young performers have stepped in to ensure the show goes on, after one of Snow White’s seven dwarfs slipped on ice and ended up in hospital. The accident took place shortly after the opening of the Alhambra pantomime last week, and the
Campaigners in Menston say they will step up their efforts to save greenfield sites from being built on in 2011. A second application to build a new housing estate has been submitted to planners at Bradford Council, bringing the total number of prospective
Scrapped plans for a new grammar school in Ilkley have cost taxpayers almost a quarter of a million pounds. Bradford Council spent more than £100,000 on surveys for a potential new building off Wheatley Lane, Ben Rhydding, and about £97,000 on architects
Brett Kearney will have no problem reprising a role in the halves next year. Primarily a full back, the fleet-footed Aussie spent much of last season switching between stand-off and scrum half as a result of the Bulls’ injury problems.
People are being urged to use water wisely as supplies suffer huge losses from hundreds of burst pipes as the big freeze has turned into the big thaw. Yorkshire Water took about 8,000 calls about damaged pipes yesterday and a spokesman said
Desperately worried family and friends joined police in the search for a 65-year-old man who has been missing on Ilkley Moor since Monday. John Durkin, of Ilkley Road, Riddlesden, was last seen buying budgie seed in Keighley that day.
Almost 250 children have been reported missing from Bradford Council schools since September alone. According to information obtained through a Freedom of Information Request, Education Bradford has received 240 referrals from schools regarding
Dropped points over the Christmas period have failed to damage Leeds’ belief that they can gain Premier League status at the end of the season. Successive draws against Leicester and Portsmouth have seen Simon Grayson’s side drop to fourth in the Championship
Campaigners will step out on Monday in their fight against potential development on the outskirts of Bradford. The Reverend Canon Gordon Dey is among the campaigners opposed to the plans which set out Tong Valley for potential development.
Keighley firefighters gave a neighbourly helping hand to the town’s top tourist attraction yesterday. They used a fire engine to top up the water tank of a steam train on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The line had been struggling to operate its
