25 years ago: A week-long strike involving 1,000 workers that threw bus services into chaos in West and North Yorkshire is over. A truce was called over the row about some routes being served by minibuses. 50 years ago: Bradford’s famous
hile local authorities continue to look at ways of making spending cuts, the voluntary sector fears a loss of services they see as essential to public health and wellbeing. The economic climate, coupled with fears of a double-dip recession, has left
Bradford Council is looking to take further legal steps against a householder who has failed to remove a lorry trailer parked illegally in his front garden. A planning enforcement notice for the trailer, parked at a property in Leeds Road,
BD3 United Under-14s have reached the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Junior Trophy after coming from behind to beat Huddersfield League leaders Clifton Rangers 2-1. United hit back via Usamah Iqbal and Suleman Khan, whose big downwind clearance
Three young Bradford actresses have landed roles in new TV drama South Riding, which has been largely filmed in the district. Lydia Bistucz, Lydia Bradd and Grace Tattersall, all pupils at Stage 84 in Idle, are appearing in the three-part BBC1 series
Former Brighouse and Saltaire seam bowler Tim Linley has signed a new deal with Surrey that will keep him at the Kia Oval for the next two years. Linley, 28, has been with the club since 2008, impressing in both first and second XI games. He earned
A 20-year-old man has made his first appearance before Bradford Crown Court accused of wounding and sexually assaulting a 94-year-old woman during a burglary at a Bradford care home. Scott Sorby appeared by video link from Manchester Prison
Six athletes from Bradford have been chosen in the West Yorkshire team for the English Schools’ Cross-Country Championships in Nottingham. Sally Smith and Brit Tate (senior girls), Emile Cairess and Josh Ferguson (junior boys), James Hall (intermediate
Birkenshaw will host Dudley Hill A in the JACK SENIOR BRADFORD CUP semi-finals following hard-fought victories for both sides. Birkenshaw second-row forward James Gross crossed for a brace and Matty Honeysett kicked a conversion against Bank Top Harriers
A field of 970 turned out for the Dewsbury 10k on a damp and breezy Sunday morning. Neil Renault (Edinburgh Harriers) was the fastest of the day, while local individual performances of note came from Bradford Airedale’s Matt Nowell (46th), Darren Burnley
Five City of Bradford swimmers enjoyed a productive time during the high-level ASA Northern Area Zonal Meet at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. The City quintet had 22 swims between them and produced five youth national times, two ASA national times and one
Prospect Juniors under-13s, who play in the Craven, Aire & Wharfe League, are looking to recruit more players to improve their squad. They train at Apperley Bridge playing fields on Saturdays from 10-11.30am. Call Mark on 07912-390722 for more details
Two teams from Woodhouse Grove School have the scent of Twickenham in their nostrils. The Apperley Bridge school have claimed a second quarter-final placing in the Daily Mail Schools Vase competitions after the under-18s beat Calday Grange, from Wirral
Steeton Football Club want your old boots. The West Riding County Amateur League club are collecting for the charity Boots For Africa. Any unwanted football boots can be brought to the Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League’s general meeting at Keighley
Full back Jack Moon (Old Brodleians) was a try-scorer as Yorkshire claimed their second successive victory in the Northern Group of the National Under-20 Championship. The defending champions secured an 18-0 win over Cheshire in difficult conditions
Airienteers travelled to Brimham Rocks for a regional event which attracted 300 runners from across the northern region. At 300m above Nidderdale, Brimham provides some of the best orienteering terrain in North Yorkshire, with a mixture of
Pre-race favourite, GB international Paul Evenett (Redcar Race Walking Club), registered his fourth win of the Winter series of 10,000 metre races at Adwalton Moor. The 2010 Bradford Walk winner won with almost eight minutes to spare over
Whetley Lane are through to the semi-finals of the West Riding Vets competition after seeing off Titans 3-1 in extra time. Lane’s scorers were Phil Patterson (2) and Darren White, with defenders Nigel Beck and Robert Barnes outstanding.
It is easy to play the blame game when a young life is lost in tragic and needless circumstances. And a number of national high profile cases over recent years have seen social workers bear the brunt of that blame. But there can be no denying
WEST RIDING YOUTH LEAGUE – Under-15, West Riding Cup semi-finals: Slaithwaite 6, West Bowling 22; Clayton 0, Siddal 34. Premier: Methley Royals 18, Normanton Knights 14. Under-14, Premier: Brighouse 0, Siddal 56. Under-13, West Riding Cup semi-finals
Eight couples will go head-to-head and toe-to-toe to win a dancing competition next month. The winners of the Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society’s fundraising event Strictly Dancing will get their hands on a glitterball trophy, similar to those won by
A Haworth pub will stage themed music nights to coincide with nostalgia events in the village. The Black Bull will host a GI Night on May 13 evening before the popular annual 1940s weekend. The Main Street venue has invited tribute band Beatles Revolution
It was not the friendliest of ways to welcome back Lewis Hunt. The defender’s comeback from his knee injury was in its infancy for City’s reserves when he was clattered by a clumsy tackle. Peter Taylor winced on the sidelines, fearing another setback
Plans to scrap Asbos and bring in five new measures to tackle yobbish behaviour has been slammed as a “pointless rebranding exercise.” Home Secretary Theresa May believes Asbos do not work and instead believes police and local authorities should have
Yorkshire Building Society is to expand its network of cash machines after outsourcing their running to the UK subsidiary of the world’s largest independent operator of automatic teller machines. Bradford-based YBS, the UK’s second-largest building society
Up and running for only eight months, could Synergy People Solutions be our New Business of the Year? The recruitment and HR consultancy, based at Valley Parade, has put itself forward for the category in our Bradford Means Business Awards 2011. If
Editorial design company Words & Pictures is recruiting new staff after clinching a major national internal communications contract with a new mobile phone giant. The Otley-based firm, which employs about 40 people, was successful against bids from major
Timothy Taylor’s accountant Geoff Drinnan has retired after 20 years with the Keighley brewery. Nearly 100 colleagues and friends attended a farewell do at Keighley Golf Club. Mr Drinnan thanked everyone for their gifts. He added: “For the past 22 years
If you’re floating on air in a new romance, keep the passion alive and kicking. Research shows the first flush of love is likely to last for a year, so keep the kissathons going strong with Anatomicals’ You Kiss Artist You Kissing Set, £3.64, including
A romantic meal with champagne and chocolates is all well and good. But if there’s one Valentine’s night ingredient that’s sure to get you in an amorous mode, it’s lingerie. Forget the oysters, new underwear with the wow factor is the one aphrodisiac
There are gasps from the auditorium as magician Steve Gore waves his hand from a box – while wiggling his toes from a separate box. Somehow he has been separated into two pieces, leaving the audience baffled. What’s even more astonishing is that the
Black ice is believed to have caused a single vehicle crash in Manchester Road, Bradford, at 7.25am today. The vehicle skidded into railings causing the driver minor injuries. Some disruption was caused to commuter traffic until the scene was cleared
Professionals tasked with protecting vulnerable children have been condemned for a string of “failures” in the case of an autistic schoolboy who was killed in an arson attack at his Keighley home. A report of a Serious Case Review reveals that
SIR – Well done to Buttershaw St Paul’s AODS for a thoroughly enjoyable Saturday afternoon’s entertainment. Terrific singing and dancing from everyone and fantastic costumes. Who needs big stars when we have home-grown talent like this on our doorstep
A total of £10 million is being slashed from the budget of the county’s integrated transport authority, Metro, in the next two years. Bus and train services in West Yorkshire will be affected by the cuts, with Metro looking for savings of £3.5m in the
In the Yorkshire and Humber region, the number of young people trapped on benefits for more than a year has hit a 12-year high – increasing more than six-fold since before the recession. These are more than just numbers; they represent thousands of
SIR – Reading your article stating that plans for Odsal “are still our goal”, I had a feeling of deja vu – or dread! With the present day “plans” of the Council regarding Westfield, the Odeon and the 14,000 empty houses in the city, the statement “still
Unemployed people in Bradford are to have access to volunteering and training opportunities at job centres in the city. Representatives of youth charity The Prince’s Trust and other voluntary organisations will be located at Jobcentre Plus offices as
A multi-million-pound hotel development is set to create 70 jobs in the city centre. Budget hotel chain Premier Inn will move into the former Yorkshire Water offices at Broadacre House in Vicar Lane, it has been announced. The ten-storey
SIR – While visiting the Bowling Cemetery recently, I noticed the Chapel there has fallen into a poor state of repair. Why has this been allowed to happen? Surely it could be used by an undertaker – or even several – and restored to its former glory
If you fancy more cultural and travel opportunities than you can wave a stick at, then this could be for you. In a bid to recruit new members, Craven Flagcrackers morris dancers are putting on an all-dancing have-a-go session later this month. So if
A major project designed to attract millions of pounds of hi-tech digital businesses into the Aire Valley is set to be revived. Plans for the £30 million Bingley Technology Business Park, at Coolgardie Farm, were shelved after developers walked away
SIR – In admonishing my colleague Jason Smith and claiming he gets his figures on the EU from a biased source, Stuart Baker quotes Alexander Pope (Letters, January 22). I shall quote Jeremiah: ‘There’s none so blind as those who do not wish to see, nor
SIR – With regard to the future of the Odeon, it is heartening to hear Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, leader of the Council’s Liberal Democrat group, say: “The Odeon should be returned to the Council for it to make the decision on its future”. She adds
A shopkeeper and his wife gave the brush off to teenage armed robbers who tried to steal cigarettes. Plucky Raja Mohammad Razzaq, 59, fought off one of the young raiders with a spirit level after he was threatened with a knife. Meanwhile
en feet from a rat – and in Vicki Sherburn’s home its a good deal closer. Because the veterinary nurse, who lives in Sutton-in-Craven, owns 16 of the long-tailed rodents. “They make great pets,” she said, “They like a fuss and they all have different
Bradford’s sewers have been under investigation over the last few weeks as Yorkshire Water’s team of undercover surveyors discovered what grime lurked beneath. As part of the company’s work to help prevent incidents of internal flooding caused by blockages
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Christopher Briggs, aged 22, of Manchester Road; failure to comply with community order, order to continue. Mohammed Mahmood, aged 29, of Fitzroy Road, Bradford Moor; driving without insurance
SIR – I was rather surprised to learn that the authorities have a statutory duty to provide libraries in prisons, but not in schools. Is not the provision of books in schools absolutely vital for a child’s education – especially in primary schools?
SIR – That Labour has a new Shadow Chancellor so soon comes as no surprise after the ineptitude shown by the previous incumbent Alan Johnson MP almost from day one. But however well-informed on economics the new man Ed Balls may be, what of his previous
Three Bradford men were involved in a conspiracy to supply heroin valued at tens of thousands of pounds, a court heard. Mohammed Usman, Howard Brown and Asim Islam were alleged to have played parts in a conspiracy to supply almost a kilogram of heroin
A construction worker who fell more than 30 feet to his death at one of Europe’s largest sewage works had admitted breaching safety rules three days earlier, an inquest heard yesterday. Andy Parkinson, of Tidswell Street, Heckmondwike, died as a result
A group of ambitious Bradford students will be getting their teeth into a prestigious dentistry programme. The sixth-formers have been selected to take part in the Reach for Excellence scheme, for young people who are considering a career in dentistry
Bulls chief executive Ryan Duckett believes a successful Rugby League World Cup bid would have a “huge impact” on the city. The club are teaming up with Bradford Council in the hope of becoming a host city for the 2013 tournament, being held
This year marks the 70th anniversary of RAF Search And Rescue (SAR) that has saved thousands of lives – some rescues being in extreme conditions where RAF aircrews have put their lives at risk to save others. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has welcomed Jonny Howson’s first call-up for the England Under-21s. Howson, 22, is in Stuart Pearce’s squad for tonight’s game against Italy in Empoli and is well on the way to his 200th appearance for his
Richard Eckersley reckons City have moulded him into a better player for Burnley. Eckersley and Hull striker Mark Cullen both returned to their parent clubs after their Valley Parade loans expired. Peter Taylor was keen to keep the pair but reluctantly
