Voters may have to wait until 2015 to have their say on how effective their MP has been in Parliament – but can rank how attractive they are right now on a website. Users of the Sexy MP website pick which MP they find most fanciable out of
Three more dogs are suspected of being poisoned after walking along a footpath. It brings the total of animals that have died to 11 after being exercised on a popular dog-walkers’ route between Station Road and Park Road, Cross Hills, near
For most of this match at Hove it has been Yorkshire’s bowlers who have been under the spotlight for their poor performance. On day three, it was the Tykes' batsman who failed to perform as Sussex took charge of this LV=County Championship
Holders Bradford & Bingley needed a fine all-round performance from Chris Thompson to save them from a potential upset against Second Division Saltaire at Roberts Park yesterday when rain forced all of the eight Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup ties
Skipton Kashmir took on undefeated Manningham at Riddlesden in the West Riding Sunday Council. Manningham ran up 268-6, with Zaheer Abass (76) and Zarshad Hussain (73no) top scoring once more. Skipton came out unabashed with 125. Batting first, Abaseen
Despite rain on Sunday morning, all but one of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League Wynn Cup games reached a conclusion. Playing cricket on a bank holiday Sunday seems alien to some players as clubs battle to turn out full-strength sides. Sandy Lane
Haworth and Haworth Road, joint leaders of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League First Division, both enjoyed successes at the weekend. The former were at Embsay and rattled up 199-7, with skipper Damian Rowell leading the way with 62, aided by Reece White
Yorkshire lost two late wickets during the afternoon session on day three of their LV= County Championship match against Sussex. By tea at Hove they had stumbled to 206-8 – still 193 runs away from the follow-on target of 399. The Tykes appeared to
Haworth Road gained revenge for their last-ball defeat in last year’s Bradford Evening League final as they secured a 73-run win at champions Thornton. Mohammed Altaf (52no) and Farak Hussain (52no) put on 136 for the first wicket. Saj Ali (40) was
Dean Russ ignored the less than summery conditions and stormed to his second century of the Aire-Wharfe League season as Guiseley dominated Rawdon, although the visitors hung on to pick up their first point of the campaign. Russ hit 20 fours
Lynne Goodwin e-mails: My father was born to a Martha Farnell in 1929 in Belle Vue Manningham Bradford. She was born in 1906 to John and Emily Farnell ( nee Kitchenman) in Halifax. She was the eldest of 4 children. Unfortunately Emily died in 1918 and
Running Log Donna Edmonson-Booker of Idle won the Apperley Bridge CANTER by a distance with a time of 39min 53sec. A close battle for second went Emily Birchall’s way as the Leeds City runner (40:26) edged out Karen Hallas (Leeds-Bradford
A new exhibition in Keighley features artwork inspired by Cliffe Castle Museum, its grounds and wildlife. Members of Keighley Art Club have created 46 works which will be sold to raise money for park improvements. The project aims to show the grandeur
Mowgli the man-cub and Baloo the bear are coming to town in a new version of children’s classic The Jungle Book. Rudyard Kipling’s characters have become some of the best-known in fiction, and the Birmingham Stage Company is taking those from The Jungle
Emmerdale actor James Hooton is limbering up for a ‘Zumbathon’ to raise funds for a charity helping breast cancer patients. James, who plays Sam Dingle in the Yorkshire soap, has been getting into zumba thanks to partner Nancy Lucas, who runs a company
There’s a recession on, costs are rising, I’m permanently broke, and I’ve got a growing family to care for. No, I haven’t defied the odds and had another baby. But our lodgers have, meaning we have dozens of extra mouths to feed and look after every
SIR – Now that President Obama has left our shores amid much back-slapping and self-congratulations on extolling the virtues of the respective Governments, I wonder if Mr Cameron and Mr Lansley will take time to reflect on the press reports on the findings
SIR – Trust it to be a Lib Dem MP to abuse Parliamentary Privilege to defy a court injunction. Maybe it was to help take away the public attentions from inquiries into another of his ilk, the very green Chris Huhne who, it is alleged, was trying to
SIR – 59,916 patients fail to turn up for appointments at Bradford St Luke’s and Royal Infirmary, so ran the headline in T&A, Saturday, May 21. Perhaps a solution to this, as the NHS is forever coming under fire from all sides, is to adopt the following
SIR – In these days of economic decline, do we really need heads of each political party, leader of the Council, chief executive, a proposed mayor, deputy mayor and all their entourage? When do we get our referendum regarding the proposed position
SIR – So Cineworld is struggling (T&A, May 24)? My friends and I were cinema fans. We would look for the advert in the T&A, pick a film, time it and plan our journey home time. Then Cineworld stopped advertising in the T&A. We were given an online number
There are certain words that fill me with dread. There’s the insufferable, “Do you have a minute to talk about household energy savings?”, the toe-curling, “it’s been an emotional roller-coaster”, and the old classic, “you have insufficient funds.”
SIR – Re the story that a fifth of Bradford city centre shops are closed-down (T&A, May 19). What have we come to? I came to live in Bradford in 1965 when it had a wonderful shopping centre with three markets, open market, fruit, fish and meat market
SIR – There are quite a few regular correspondents to your letters page, I myself being one. However, I think if the T&A had a competition for who wrote the most letters, David Rhodes would win hands down. I am an avid reader of the T&A, I especially
SIR – Angela Anderson’s letter (T&A, May 25) suggests that people who fail to attend hospital appointments are fined. I have missed three appointments, but through no fault of my own, as I never received the confirmation letter or was notified by phone
SIR – Bradford is the most beautiful city in Britain. I will never leave until the day my maker calls me to heaven. Bradfordians are the friendliest people you’ll ever meet. Allerton is the most desirable village within easy access to rolling countryside
SIR – What uplifting news from Chris Holland’s business report (T&A, May 25). New commercial developments in both Bradford and the surrounding areas, offering full and part-time employment opportunities, is the sort of encouragement our city needs.
SIR – Thyroid Patient Advocacy (TPA) is an independent user-led organisation established to ensure that all thyroid disease sufferers are given a correct diagnosis and receive effective treatment. TPA has assisted thousands of sufferers to secure a proper
SIR – I read with interest highlights of the recent draft Route Utilisation Strategy report from Network Rail, which highlights the growing traffic being carried by the railway, and the related impact this is having on station congestion. Within the
SIR – If MP Mr Ward is gobsmacked at the supposed 54,000 patients missing their hospital appointments, then perhaps I can enlighten him. Let’s say I have an appointment at 1pm. Let’s say I don’t attend. That’s a bad mark for me – except it wouldn’t happen
SIR – Your front-page headline (T&A, May 21) ‘53916 missed hospital appointments’ made me realise that I know several reasons why patients miss their hospital appointments – and these reasons are largely the fault of the hospital’s management. I give
SIR – On behalf of the Meningitis Trust, I would like to say thank you to everyone who took part in Toddle Waddle last month. This was our 12th Toddle Waddle and we had thousands of youngsters across the UK waddle to help us continue supporting individuals
SIR – I would like to appeal for any company who would be willing to provide us with lots of blank audio CDs and anyone who will copy our master on to them for free. We have produced a 20-track album to sell at £5 per CD. All money raised will go to
SIR – The wife of a Premiership footballer rang him and said, angrily: “I’ve heard you’re playing away!” He replied, “that’s rubbish, we’re playing at home.” Gary Lorriman, North Walk, Harden, Bingley
Families flocked to Myrtle Park for fun and games at the annual Bingley Gala yesterday. The event, which was resurrected in 2009 after a ten-year break, featured a fun fair with rides for children and a Wild West show. Youngsters had their faces painted
SIR – I would like to thank all those people who sent me letters to Radio Royal with regard to their memories of the Beatles visits on tour to the Gaumont Theatre, Bradford, 1963, 1964. I would be grateful if anybody has any more information on their
SIR – Recent news reports nearly a fifth of empty shops in our city centre. I think that this is a considerable under-estimate, and certainly fails to show why so few people try to shop in the centre. I personally have long given up trying to shop
SIR – I am writing in response to Mrs Susan Drake’s letter ‘No need for another hair salon in village’ (T&A, May 18). First of all, I would like to draw attention to the yellow sign that is on the lamp post opposite the building. Secondly, I find it
SIR – Oh dear! It seems Angela Anderson (Letters, May 20) has put into words what perhaps some regular peruses of the Letters to the Editor might also have thought with regard to the “perennial pontificator” David Rhodes. Whereas Miss Anderson wondered
A new chapter in the life of a historic Menston landmark has begun with the opening of a £2.7m affordable housing scheme. Social housing group Incommunities has opened the doors of Menston Hall, following its transformation into 30 two-bedroom apartments
Suzannah Jackson can thank her three-year-old daughter Maisy-Rose for the brainwave which has led to her setting up her weight-loss business. The 32-year-old was making candles with her daughter when she realised she did not feel like eating. “It was
A 21-year-old entrepreneur has fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening her own hair salon. Bradford City full back Luke O’Brien attended the opening of Brooks in Park Lane, Clayton, which has been launched by former Thornton Grammar School pupil Lauren
Jo Haigh, a leading deal maker with Cleckheaton and Keighley chartered accountants Clough & Company, was named one of the region’s leading businesswomen at this year’s Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards. She is recognised as one of the UK’s most influential
Experts at a West Yorkshire software company have launched new technology to help busy executives keep tabs on human resources matters while on the move. Pudsey-based human resources and payroll software specialist Cascade HR will launch a mobile ‘app
Pupils at a Bingley primary school joined visitors from Germany and France in an event to promote understanding of European cultures. Myrtle Park Primary School, Bingley, planted an ash tree in the school grounds with Olivier Bruere head of Ecole Rene
Singing and dancing teenagers took each other on in a hard-fought ‘X-Factor’ style contest at Horton Grange Primary School, Bradford. Pupils performed their routines in front of hundreds and the winners go on to face a showdown with children from six
Pupils and staff at one of the district’s schools put on their pyjamas to support a children’s charity. Members of Ghyll Royd School, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, dressed up in their night clothes to enjoy a tasty fundraising breakfast in aid of Rays of
Do you have a pair of crutches gathering dust in the cupboard under the stairs? It might have been an oversight and you probably meant to take them back at some point, but if you have then you are perhaps unwittingly contributing to a £100,000 annual
Yorkshire are in deep trouble in their LV= County Championship match against Sussex at Hove. This is after they lost five wickets during the morning session on day three. By lunch they had struggled to 115-5 in reply to Sussex’s huge first-innings total
25 years ago: Postal chaos was growing in West Yorkshire as more workers joined a dispute. Postmen in Bingley, Keighley and Shipley joined colleagues from Leeds and Bradford on strike. 50 years ago: Baildon Council, which had admitted representatives
Eccleshill duo James Davison and Paul Hillam are celebrating after winning the BRADFORD PAIRS MERIT, sponsored by Martin S Lonsdale (Estate Agents), for a second time. They defeated Harold Park pairing Stewart Firth and Andy Walker 21-12
Artistic youngsters turned old woollen jumpers into eight-foot-high wigwams in a family activity for the Saltaire Arts Trail. Arts organisation Sponge Tree led teepee-building workshops using British bamboo and reclaimed textiles for children to build
Yeadon mum Vicki Gilbert is celebrating her success at this year’s Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards. Vicki, who runs Babies Can Sign – classes to teach babies how to communicate through signing before they can talk, was highly commended in the business
Five generations of a far-flung family travelled thousands of miles to celebrate a former dressmaker’s 100th birthday. Phyllis Clifford welcomed 80 guests, including her three-year-old great-great-granddaughter, Maiya, to a party at Wharfedale Court
Youngsters were given a taste of life in a Victorian classroom as part of their school’s 150th birthday. Children and staff dressed in 19th century costume and pupils were given their lessons Victorian-style to mark the anniversary at Rawdon St Peter
Hundreds of birds are hovering around customers at a pub to raise money for charity. Bar T’at, in Ilkley, is encouraging customers to create origami paper cranes which are then fixed to the ceiling in return for a donation. About 400 birds have been
Thackley have confirmed Vince Brockie and Sean Regan as the new management duo at Dennyfield. Brockie, a former midfielder at Leeds United and later Guiseley, succeeds Dave Morgan in charge of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division club.
Bradford District Care Trust has joined up with schools across the area to teach pupils how to get the perfect ‘Smile Factor’. More than half of 12-year-olds in the Bradford district suffer some form of tooth decay compared to a national average
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor: Cross Roads 207 (28), Hollies S&SC A 121 (2); Hollies S&SC A 193 (20), Clayton A 168 (10). Riley: Guiseley B 190 (17), Crowghyll B 183 (13). Field Packaging (corrections): Guiseley C 135 (8
Park clinched runners-up spot in Division One as the final Spen Valley League match the season saw them win 5-3 victory at BD3 United. Aaron Dewhirst scored twice as Park hit back from an early deficit to clinch the win that lifted them above Fairbank
Campaigners have welcomed a decision by magistrates to fine a rendering company £20,000 for breaching its environmental permit. Skips containing animal waste were found left open in a yard at Omega Proteins’ site at Swales Moor near Queensbury, the
A wildlife charity has set up a shop in a bid to fund a huge demand for its work as more animals are handed in. Yorkshire Wildlife Rescue is hoping its shop, selling household goods in Market Square, Shipley, will help finance its sanctuary
Patients of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital are holding on to £100,000 of vital hospital equipment each year. Now, in a bid to recover the items, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has mounted a three-month equipment
David Syers has no intention of being struck down by “second season syndrome”. The all-action midfielder was City’s only success story last term and finished top scorer with ten goals from 39 outings. Inevitably, his progress will have alerted opponents
Jer Lane, winners in 2009 and runners-up last year, are bidding for a third successive final in the Towergate Halifax League’s Heineken UK Twenty20 competition. They have been drawn at home to Stones in the second round on Tuesday, June 14, with a reserve
A roundtable discussion on Government proposals to increase the role of women in politics is to be held in Bradford. Baroness Sandip Verma of Leicester, House of Lords spokesman for women and equalities, will attend the talks at the Midland Hotel, Bradford
A Bradford MP has called for a halt in a consultation over plans which could see the region’s children’s heart surgery unit shut. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will receive a letter from David Ward, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East
Detectives are investigating after firefighters discovered a suspected cannabis factory as they tackled a blaze at a Bradford house. Firefighters were called to Stor Hill Terrace, Wyke, after fire tore through the roof void of the house, causing smoke
Banning orders on persistent thieves are helping to tackle shoplifting in Bradford city centre. The City Centre Beat crime partnership believes the orders are a big reason why shoplifting offences are 15 per cent down on the previous year. Steve Longbottom
A whistleblower who tried to protect the public purse from suspected fraud has single-handedly won a landmark employment tribunal ruling. Naz Shah, a 37-year-old Bradford mother-of-two, took a local government association to the hearing for
England Lions batting coach Graham Thorpe has stressed the importance of Adam Lyth staying true to his natural game as he looks to arrest a dip in form for Yorkshire. Opening batsman Lyth was the county’s leading run-scorer last season with 1.509 LV
A Bradford father’s complaints about his treatment during a custody battle could prompt major changes in the way cases are assessed by a West Yorkshire council. The dad, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his two children, was fighting for
Bulls chairman Peter Hood insists poor form will not hamper the club’s annual talent search. Potential targets for next season are already being identified and Hood is confident the club remain an attractive prospect for overseas signings. Sunday’s
A golf club is throwing open its doors for charity during a special ‘Have A Go At Golf’ week. West Bradford Golf Club has organised the event in support of the Tesco and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events. Between June 6 and 10 the club at Chellow
Bradford’s long-distance swimming sisters Dee and Liane Llewellyn were on course last night to smash the world record for the longest non-stop fresh water relay. The pair were part of a team of six accomplished swimmers from the UK and Malta
An investigation has begun after eight dogs died from suspected poisoning after walking along the same footpath near Keighley. The dogs “suffered horrendously”, having convulsions before dying, a spokesman for the RSPCA said. They had all walked down
City will officially relaunch their season tickets tomorrow as preparations crank up a gear for the new campaign. Adult tickets will cost £195 – which works out around £8.50 a game – with youngsters aged 11 to 16 paying £87.50. Under-11s go free subject
