Silsden boss Chris Reape is hoping striker Kevin Ryan is fit to return to the squad for tomorrow night’s trip to Bacup Borough in the Vodkat North West Counties League Premier Division after the Cobbydalers drew a blank in the goalless draw at home to
Hallam 2, Thackley 2 Thackley’s progress in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division was stalled tonight as they drew 2-2 at struggling Hallam. A goalless first half reflected the poor quality of that period but the home side
Farsley AFC 4, Hall Road Rangers 0 Farsley AFC continued to do what they can to stay top of the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Premier Division by winning another game tonight. They beat Hall Road Rangers 4-0 at Throstle Nest to stay clear
Guiseley 1, Stafford Rangers 1 Guiseley’s push for a promotion play-off place in the Blue Square Bet North Division took another blow tonight as they suffered the pain of a late equaliser that cost them two precious points. The Lions
City Res 4, Sheff Wed Res 0 Tommy Doherty managed the whole first half on his comeback from ankle surgery tonight at Valley Parade as City’s second string notched a resounding victory over Sheffield Wednesday. In the Bantams’ final
Dozens of residents turned out in force in Lower Grange, Bradford, to help spruce up part of their neighbourhood. More than 50 volunteers repainted railings, picked up litter, removed graffiti and installed flower beds at Lower Grange Square. Alex
Bradford and Bingley began their Aire-Wharfe Cup campaign with a 29-22 win at Old Otliensians tonight. Tries for the Bees second strings came from flanker Martin Mitchell (2), winger Tom Gough (2) and full back Dan Cookson, who added two conversions.
Saxon Karate’s new class at the Appleton Academy in Wyke was worth its weight in gold thanks to Solvita Rovite. Instructor Rovite, who also works at Bradford College and teaches karate at St Michael’s & All Angels School in Shelf, took part in the UK
While the scale of Bradford Dudley Hill’s 46-18 BARLA National Cup defeat at holders Queens will be a disappointment, they will not be shedding too many tears at their quarter-final exit from the competition. Hill posted tries through Danny Thomas, Sean
Pudsey BC are through to the finale of the inaugural World Club Championships after making progress at the Irlam Steel Recreation & Social Club in Manchester. They opened with a match against Cheshire County Cup runners-up Bollington on the smaller No
Prospect Juniors became joint Craven, Aire & Wharfe League Under-13D champions thanks to an 8-3 victory over Bradford Park Avenue in their final league game. They trailed 2-0 within the opening ten minutes after goals by Raul Briscoe and Shabaz
Quest Taekwondo conducted their quarterly belt grading at Cottingley Cornerstone Centre. A total of 40 students from Quest’s clubs, based in Keighley, Bingley, Baildon and Calverley, took the test that included sparring, self-defence and technical movements
Running log Athletics is set to overtake football as the country’s second most popular sport in terms of participation. The latest Sport England records, from January, show athletics as one of only four sports increasing its participation levels. The
Bantams heroes John Hendrie and Dean Windass are the special guests at Northowram Fields Cricket Club’s sportsmen’s dinner at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford on Friday (7pm). Chris McGlade is the comedian and the MC is Baildon’s very own John Helm.
A late interception try saw Queensbury lose out 36-34 in a Pennine League humdinger at home to Premier Division high-fliers Hunslet Old Boys. ’Bury’s record of being pipped at the post in crucial games looked to be over at long last as they rattled in
BPA Lizards under-nines hosted Horsforth Colts in a gritty and thrilling contest which saw them crowned Keybury League yellow division champions. Lizards scored on five minutes after a lung-busting run from Lewis Moorhouse was finished off
Bingley schoolchildren have had a lesson in ‘trashion’ by taking to the catwalk. During lessons learning about waste and the environment, Year 6 pupils of Lady Lane Park School have been making clothes by recycling trash. To showcase
A Queensbury student has backed the findings of an Ofsted report praising her college for its focus on care and guidance. Inspectors praised Calderdale College for its high standard of student work and skills development and for outstanding partnership
Young performers have returned from an arts festival with a cluster of trophies. The youngsters, pupils at Stage 84 in Idle, Bradford, competed in the Robertshaw Festival of Bingley. The winners included Oliver Lovatt, 15, who won three first places
Shipley College has revealed that it broke its record for money raised for Comic Relief in a week packed with fundraising activities. College students and staff raised more than £450 with a range of activities, including Shipley’s Got Talent show on
A Haworth performing group will again stage its spring concert during the village’s 1940s weekend. The West Lane Baptist Amateurs will perform songs and sketches for the 1940s in the show We’ll Meet Again. Young people from the church will present
A Silsden hostelry has won the Keighley and Craven Campaign for Real Ale pub of the year award. The King’s Arms, in Bolton Road, was assessed for the quality of its drinks, decor, atmosphere and customer service. It is run by Francis Huggins and Lisa
More than 100 people attended a special service at Wibsey Methodist Church, Bradford, to celebrate 60 years in the ministry of the Reverend George Hesling. He will be 94 on Wednesday and representatives from his former churches in Lancashire and Halifax
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Razaullah Mir, aged 64, of Hollingwood Lane, Great Horton; driving while using a hand-held mobile phone, £45 fine, £15 costs, licence endorsed. Sultan Aqaz Mohammed, aged 21, of Whitby Road
Preloved outfits worn by Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh are to go up for auction at an Ilkley boutique in aid of a breast cancer charity. The Bradford-born pop star is to offer items of clothing for sale via sealed bids at new business Retail Therapy
West Bowling won the West Riding Under-12s Challenge Cup in convincing fashion. The final was initially hard fought but Bowling then pulled away to triumph 38-4 against Moldgreen at Cougar Park. Bowling made the best possible start with
CRAVEN, AIRE & WHARFE LEAGUE – U11A: Horsforth Stallions 2, Thackley 2; Skipton LMS 0, Shipley Lions 3; Sutton 7, Nab Wood 2. U11B: Shipley Tigers 4, Otley 0; Stanningley 4, Silsden 3. U11C: Thackley 8, Bingley 4. U11D: Bingley 4, Sutton 2;
WEST RIDING YOUTH LEAGUE – Under-18, West Riding Cup final: Siddal 28, Elland 22. Under-17, West Riding Cup final: Elland 12, Odsal Sedbergh 40. Under-15, West Riding Cup final: Siddal 18, West Bowling 8. Premier Division: Nethley 28, Huddersfield St
Three members of the Bradford-based Yorkshire Race Walking Club – Richard Spenceley, Keith French and Alistair Shand, from Riddlesden – won silver team medals in a Northern Championships 20K on Sunday. The race, which attracted competitors from across
Fearsome pirate Barbarossa and his Band of Buccaneers docked their pirate ship The Scurvy Shark in Shipley Market Square for the town’s pirate day. The event featured open-air performances of Q20 Theatre’s Peter Pan and Pirate Pandemonium shows, with
Peter Jackson is happy to continue managing City in his own bubble. With the race set to hot up for the full-time post at Valley Parade, the man currently in the hot-seat is doing his best to ignore any distractions. It’s impossible to cock a deaf
Business bosses at a cross section of Yorkshire firms are more confident about the outlook than at any time since the credit crunch. The latest regional confidence monitor from the Institute of Accountants in England and Wales and business
Students at Bradford College hoping to work in the uniformed services have been gaining hands-on experience with visits to Leeds-Bradford International Airport’s fire station. About 250 students are studying on Bradford College’s uniformed public services
Multiple sclerosis patients could be driven to suicide by a lack of access to treatment, a Bradford campaigner told MPs yesterday. Debbie Purdy says that guidance on assisted suicide issued in 2009 is being “undermined” because the quality of life of
A Bradford mum is collecting underwear to help victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Kate Kelly, who lives in East Bowling, came up with the ‘Jocks for Japan’ idea as a practical way of helping the worst-affected cope with the devastation
Three restaurants have closed in as many weeks in the distinctive banana-shaped building located at the edge of Bradford’s Centenary Square. One of the restaurants to shut up shop has cited a 50 per cent drop in trade since major construction
SIR – About 25 years ago, Libya was roundly condemned for supporting with weapons the IRA, a dissident group engaged in a local dispute with the Government of Britain. Now we see Britain providing support with weapons to a dissident group in Benghazi
SIR – Before this coalition Government existed, I had an operation under the NHS and was given a choice of four hospitals and surgeons. This Government, which has no mandate from anyone, has been enabled to exist because the Lib Dems joined in allowing
SIR – People in Bradford have become used to television pictures of Bradford being less than favourable, but it was depressing to hear on the BBC news that one of the prettier parts of the city was in Leeds. To seek comments on the effect of the Budget
Sir – Shipley councillors Warnes, Love and Hussain (Letters, March 10) say they had no choice but to vote for the Council budget. They could have abstained, as by the time they had to vote, Labour and the Lib-Dems had already voted the budget through
Sir – In calling for unified ticketing (Martin Palliser, Letters, March 8) in their Quality Contract campaign, Metro are being disingenuous. We already have a bus multi-operator Metrocard which is good value. Some people find the even cheaper First and
SIR – The recent report by Barnardo’s, No Fixed Abode, revealed how children as young as 13 are leaving custody without safe, secure accommodation, health care and education, escalating them into a cycle of offending and increased vulnerability. Children
A priest caught behind the wheel while more than three times the drink-drive limit has been electronically tagged and given a curfew. Father Kenneth Hawley was caught swerving all over the road and crossing the carriageway in Thornton Road,
A call by the Prime Minister to would-be entrepreneurs to “make it happen” and help drive the economic recovery has been welcomed – but with a touch of caution – by a Bradford business leader. Sandy Needham, chief executive of Bradford Chamber of Commerce
Police arrested 13 drivers during a two-day crackdown on criminals using roads between Leeds and Bradford. Officers from across the two cities joined forces for the operation, which saw 175 vehicles stopped and checked near Thornbury Roundabout. Arrests
A man jailed for life for the murder of police officer Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford has lost a bid to challenge his conviction. Three judges in the Court of Appeal rejected an application by Mustaf Jama for permission to appeal. Lord Justice Moses
SIR – How galling to read Coun Hawkes-worth’s comments concerning the budget and the Changing Our Council programme. As Coun Greenwood stated, this programme began under the previous Conservative administration. If Coun Hawkesworth is worried about
A bitter row has broken out after a senior Bradford judge criticised the Crown Prosecution Service over the provision of evidence in a child sex case. Judge Peter Benson said it was “quite disgraceful” that a transcript of the police video interviews
25 years ago: Thousands of Bradford women were to to be invited for a smear test as part of a new scheme to reduce the number of women dying from cervical cancer. 50 years ago: Leeds Regional Health Board accepted a tender for extensions to the x-ray
It is clear to see the health effects of drinking on adults. It is well-known that heavy drinking over the years poses a risk for certain cancers, particularly oral and liver, and raised blood pressure, which can in turn lead to heart disease
It is a great shame that three restaurants in Centenary Square in the centre of Bradford have had to close their doors in recent weeks. The £24.4 million City Park scheme they all overlooked is set to be one of Bradford’s go-to destinations
City Hall planners are backing a major housing scheme even though it would mean felling nearly 400 trees. The Woodland Trust and Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe are objecting to a scheme for between 89 and 108 homes on a mixed green and brownfield
Volunteers began a major clean-up of towpaths near Bingley’s famous Five Rise locks. They planted new hedges, cut back vegetation, painted railings and restored footpaths along the Leeds Liverpool canal. The team was also involved in
The RAF’s newest C-17 (Globemaster III) aircraft has completed its first operational mission to Afghanistan, delivering essential supplies to the front line. The aircraft delivered over 25 tonnes of ammunition, aircraft spares and air conditioning units
A cab driver caused the death of a motorcyclist by doing a U-turn in the road to pick up a fare at The Monkey Inn on Bradford’s Great Horton Road, a jury heard. Bike enthusiast David Stringer, 38, of Wibsey, Bradford, died of multiple injuries when
Cuts to Bradford Council’s clean team staff have hampered litter-busting on the city’s streets, warns a new report. Cleansing standards are seven per cent down on projections for the year, and service requests from the public have risen by
Stoke City's hopes of landing Leeds United and Scotland winger Robert Snodgrass look doomed to failure. Snodgrass, 23, made a substitute appearance in Scotland's 2-0 defeat by Brazil at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday and is highly rated by
City will need to shift more season tickets than ever to build a competitive team for next term. Joint-chairman Mark Lawn today warned that the future quality of the squad is in the hands of the supporters. As the fight to become City
Bulls chairman Peter Hood insists the ‘Pledge 10,000’ scheme is no passing fad. The club welcomed their 11,000th season-ticket holder just last week but have already started to devise a plan for next year. Membership for the current
A nursing home manager wept as police showed her pictures of a horrific bed sore that led to a patient’s death, an inquest heard yesterday. Although retired wagon driver Ronald Evans, who had been a patient at the now-closed Nightingale Nursing Home
