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  • Last-ball drama as Yorkshire claim first win of t20 campaign

    Yorkshire survived a stunning 20-ball fifty from all-rounder Gareth Andrew to kick-start their Friends Life t20 campaign at the expense of Worcestershire at Headingley tonight. The White Rose failed to hit a six in scraping to 152-7 on a slow pitch

  • Leeds United midfielder Kilkenny considering his options

    Neil Kilkenny will find himself in demand when he returns from international duty with Australia. The Leeds United midfielder, whose contract expires at the end of this month, is ready to move on after manager Simon Grayson indicated he was

  • Undercliffe bidding for nap hand of victories

    Undercliffe may be only seven points behind the leaders in the JCT600 Bradford League First Division but skipper Ben Heritage isn’t making any predictions as to how the rest of the season will go. The Intake Road side were bottom of the

  • Bradford gymnasts step up to the plate

    Children from Bradford strutted their stuff at the district final of the under-nine and under-11 Key Steps gymnastics competition at Tong High School. Organised by South Bradford School Sports Partnership, the event was judged by professional coaches

  • Thackley Thundercats win Undercliffe Twenty20

    Thackley Thundercats have won the Carlsberg Undercliffe Twenty20 Competition for the first time. They lifted the Joan Peel Trophy last night after chased down a competitive score by Jer Lane Juggernauts, who made 173-6, with captain Michael Hustler top-scoring

  • Victoria Rangers celebrate 120 years

    Victoria Rangers are holding a fun day to celebrate 120 years in the sport. It will be on Saturday, June 25 at their Harrogate Road ground and will feature a game between past and present players. There will also be a women’s game, as

  • Wilson scores try in England Counties romp

    Otley winger Curtis Wilson was a try-scorer for the second successive match last night as England Counties swept aside Castilla Leon Union 104-10 in the second match of their tour of Spain. Counties, who were skippered by Wharfedale's Rob

  • Brock and Sowden on long list for Holmes award

    Rodley Rockets’ head coach Kevin Brock and Stanningley treasurer Brian Sowden are among the 11 names on the long list for the second John Holmes Memorial Award. The judging panel received nominations from all sectors of the sport throughout

  • Titterrell is new captain at Leeds Carnegie

    Former England and British Lions hooker Andy Titterrell has agreed a new two-year contract with Leeds Carnegie and will captain them for the 2011-12 season. Titterrell, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in November, was out of contract at the

  • Plenty to take part in during summer

    Bradford’s Wellington Primary School and Thackley’s Immanuel College will be a hive of activity during the summer holidays. Wellington are hosting a Fun Football Camp, a Sports Leaders’ course and a multi-sports fun camp (for girls only) on the same

  • Sandhu keen to recruit local players at Albion

    Kulwinder Sandhu insists that all the players involved in Albion Sports’ final season in the amateur ranks will be given their chance after the club stepped onto the non-League ladder. Sports are now classed as a semi-professional outfit and can pay

  • Hillas back for Bradford

    Northcliffe’s Rob Hillas returns to the Bradford side on Sunday for the first time since regaining his amateur status. Hillas is named in Tim Wade’s team to face York at Heworth. Bradford, who are reigning Yorkshire champions, will aim

  • Ford is new Bradford & Bingley skipper

    Bradford & Bingley have named back-rower Guy Ford as their new captain for next season. He replaces Kiwi prop Ryan Wederall, while 30-year-old centre Steve Brimacombe will be the vice-captain for the National League Three North club.

  • Scottish aces to visit Wharfedale

    Wharfedale have announced their pre-season fixtures. Their annual fixture against Kendal will be at Mint Bridge on Saturday, August 13, while the following Saturday the Greens will be visited by Scottish raiders. However, it isn’t Stirling County this

  • Otley need more bowling support for Rhodes

    Competition remains so tight this season that less than one victory separates second from seventh in Division One of the Aire-Wharfe League, with no one breaking from the pack in pursuit of leaders Thackley. Otley worked their way up to second earlier

  • Brockie not planning Thackley overhaul

    New Thackley boss Vince Brockie has met with most of the players he inherited over the past week and underlined his vision to take the club forward. Some of the squad were already away on their summer holidays but Brockie and assistant Sean Regan, who

  • Tight at top in promotion battle

    With only six points separating the top five teams, this weekend gives each of the leading Central Yorkshire League clubs the chance to crank up the pressure on their rivals in the Division One promotion race. Liversedge lead the way while Buttershaw

  • Angling lines

    BRADFORD No1 AA: Sunday’s officials match at Ripon was won by Ian Bradley with 35lb of two tench and seven bream. Nick Freer came second with 7lb, consisting of two tench, and third was Simon Foster with 5lb 14oz. The next members’ match is at Cowthorpe

  • Speight set to leave Bradford City

    Jake Speight is headed for the Valley Parade exit. The striker is set to complete a move to Wrexham tomorrow despite arriving from Mansfield for £25,000 less than a year ago. Speight is expected to sign a two-year deal at the Racecourse

  • Enjoy Celtic sounds with Danu at Saltaire

    Irish band Danu comes to Saltaire this Sunday. The band that was once too busy to play at Mick Jagger’s daughter’s party in Hawaii has found time in its hectic schedule to come back to the World Heritage village’s Victoria Hall for a second time due

  • Oakworth Juniors football club raises cash for hospital

    A young football team have raised £600 to say thanks to cancer nurses at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for the care they gave to one of their biggest fans. Oakworth Juniors Football Club held two charity events to boost the funds of the Haematology

  • Cheers as plans for 100 homes near Skipton rejected

    Plans to build more than 100 homes near Skipton have been thrown out. A packed Skipton Auction Mart echoed to cheers as Craven District Council’s planning committee ignored officer advice and refused outline plans to build on greenfield site Elsey Croft

  • Thursday, June 9, 2011

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Bilal Nadeem, aged 20, of Wood Street, White Abbey; possession of ammunition, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £85 costs. Jack Morley, aged 18, of Thirkhill Court, West Bowling; using threatening

  • Hats off to Menston Primary School pupils at book fair

    Pupils at Menston Primary School used their heads to show off hats they designed for a book fair. The children displayed a range of creations for the hat making competition and the winners each received a £4 book token to spend at the fair. Winners

  • Skipton canoeists take on the Leeds Liverpool Canal

    Bad tempered swans and endless locks are set to test the spirits of a team of intrepid canoeists. Skipton town manager Brett Butler, town council officer Mark Santos and four friends are preparing to paddle the 120-mile Leeds-Liverpool Canal. And it

  • Bradford police holiday home check scheme returns

    Bradford holiday-makers can relax on the beach this summer knowing police are keeping a watchful eye on their homes while they are away. Officers from the Eccleshill Neighbourhood Policing Team will be offering a free Temporary Unoccupied House

  • BRI and Airedale inspection boost for elderly care

    A health and social care watchdog found elderly patients at Airedale Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary were being treated with dignity and respect during unannounced inspections. The spot checks, carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC),

  • Last of the baby recruits sings up for Born in Bradford

    The Born in Bradford (BiB) project has hit a milestone with the birth of its final recruit. Baby Jacob Joseph Robinson was born at Bradford Royal Infirmary on Thursday, June 2 weighing 9lb 13oz. While he may be the final addition to the BiB community

  • Councillor's warning over future of Ilkley Town Hall

    A councillor has issued a warning about the future of Ilkley’s town hall if services continue to disappear from the building. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth claims only “the parish clerk and ghosts” would remain if services continue to be diluted

  • Thursday, June 9, 2011

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: single-storey front extension, 1 Woodford Close. Allerton: detached residential dwelling including demolition of porch, 20 Egerton Grove. Barkerend: extension to existing

  • Bradford women lawyers in Legal Aid protest

    Four women solicitors at a Bradford law firm that deals with some of the district’s most disadvantaged families are campaigning against proposed Government cuts in Legal Aid which will they say will hit their clients hard. June Kelly, Lindsey Johnson

  • Bradford Bulls must prioritise Kearney contract

    If the fight for a play-off place isn’t fierce enough, a handful of Bulls are scrapping for their Super League lives. Heath L’Estrange’s freshly-inked contract extension may have come as a huge relief for the player, as much as for his club

  • Three Bradford care homes could close this summer

    Plans to shut three out-of-date care homes in Bradford have moved a step closer following discussions at a scrutiny committee. The Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night recommended plans for the care homes to be shut this summer

  • Habasit Rossi factory plan for Silsden fields site

    One of Silsden’s largest employers wants to demolish its current base, replace it with a supermarket and build a new factory nearby. Conveyor and transmission belt manufacturer Habasit Rossi – of Habegger House, in Keighley Road – said it had been working

  • Bradford Evening League results

    BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Baildon 95-6 (J Bashir 3-20), Allerton 165-3 (H Butt 50no, J Bashir 50no); Thornton 113-3 (P Venter 42, G Hutchison 40), Denholme 112-8. Division Two: Azad 116-8 (W Hafeez 42no, D Heald 4-29), Bolton

  • Hudson the oldest swinger in town

    A 76-year-old golfer rolled back the years by helping Keighley to victory against Bradford Moor. Don Hudson won his individual match 2&1 on his Bradford & District 8-15 League debut as his team overcame their hosts 5-3 to remain top of Division Two.

  • Skipton trust bows out with £3m donation

    It was set up in the wake of a series of family tragedies and has given millions of pounds to good causes across West Yorkshire. But next year, the little-known Emmandjay Charitable Trust will be wound up after half a century of helping hundreds

  • Junior cricket results

    BRADFORD JUNIOR LEAGUE – Under-17s, Junior League Cup: Bowling Old Lane 143-6 (S Asgar 53rtd, B Ali 21no, K Khan 2-33), Manningham Mills 144-2 (H Rehman 50rtd, A Dar 40no, S Ali 20no); East Bierley 70-9 (D Oldham 30, B Lally 3-20, K Moodley 2-2

  • Tiresome sequel loses its footing

    HONEY 2 (PG, 112 mins) ** Starring Katerina Graham, Christopher ‘War’ Martinez, Randy Wayne, Brittany Perry-Russell, Seychelle Gabriel, Melissa Molinaro, Tyler Nelson, Casper Smart, Lonette McKee, Gerry Bednob. Director: Bille Woodruff. Arriving

  • Thousands at risk from diabetes in Bradford and Airedale

    A healthy lifestyle roadshow will visit Bradford next week to help people find out more about diabetes and discover if they are at risk of developing the disease. Diabetes UK’s Healthy Lifestyle Roadshow will visit Centenary Square in Bradford

  • Scheme is scandalous

    SIR – Could 2011 see the end of good, old-fashioned common sense and a final descent into total madness? Bradford Council has left the city the butt of jokes (Is it true that Bradford has knocked down its shops and built a garden in the city centre?)

  • Supporting people

    SIR – As a Bradford citizen I find it shameful that the Council is cutting its grant to the Gingerbread Housing Project. The project was started to give specialist help and support to lone-parents who were homeless. This may have involved domestic

  • Plan helps Bradford University to save cash

    Bradford University is tackling the tight squeeze on higher education funding by outsourcing the buying of goods and services for its academic schools. The university has signed a three- year deal with a Leeds-based organisation which will provide

  • TRAILER: Motherly love in a twisted tale

    MOTHER’S DAY (18, 112 mins) *** Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Deborah Ann Woll, Matt O’Leary, Frank Grillo, Shawn Ashmore, Briana Evigan, Lyriq Bent, Kandyse McClure, Tony Nappo, Lisa Marcos. Director: Darren Lynn

  • TRAILER: Panda-monium!

    KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG, 90mins) **** Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Gary Oldman, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, James Wong. Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

  • Ladies watch found

    SIR – While going through the checkout at Morrisons in Westgate on Saturday, June 4, I found a ladies watch that I handed in to the security guard. Anyone who may have lost a ladies watch in this area can contact the store. Steve Hallett, Elsdon Grove

  • Are we part of city?

    SIR – While I wish David Wootton well in his quest to become Lord Mayor of London, I am afraid that he will not be the first from the city. Bracewell Smith was the Lord Mayor of London in 1946. As one of the comments added to the article

  • More Bradford people chase less social housing

    The number of cheaper homes for rent across Bradford has fallen by more than 11,000 as more people try to find affordable housing. The amount of social housing available has plunged by a quarter – 26 per cent – across the district in the 30 years since

  • Road needs islands

    SIR – I am grateful to Brian Pickford (Letters, June 6) for picking up the error which had my reference to Norman Lane as Norman Road. Similarly, I am happy to avoid the description of Harrogate Road as “death road”. However, I continue to applaud the

  • Fostering is a worry

    SIR – Thank you, Councillor Lynne Smith, your letter (T&A, June 1) has reinforced what I was saying about red tape. You say the word “mould” is desperately inappropriate? How so? Whether we care to admit it or not, or are conscious of it, most parents

  • Closing vital centre would be a bitter blow

    SIR – Closing the Whetley Hill Resource Centre (T&A, May 30) would be a disaster for its clients. For my brother Max, this wonderful facility has been a life-enhancing experience for the past 20 years. Meeting the same friends and staff in this stimulating

  • Thursday, June 9, 2011

    25 years ago: A major hotel group was to buy Bradford’s Midland Hotel. The sale, for an undisclosed sum, came less than two months after the former British Rail four-star hotel went into voluntary liquidation. 50 years ago: On two successive nights,

  • Powerful law needed to tackle thugs

    Too many of our communities are having to put up with the sort of thuggish and loutish behaviour which we report on our front page today. Roman Arlauskas, who is just 18, subjected residents and businesses in Manningham to a two-year catalogue

  • Teenage menace 'choked the life out of his area' in Bradford

    A teenager has been banned from part of Bradford after carrying out a two-year campaign of harassment and intimidation which “strangled” the life out of the community. Roman Arlauskas, 18, verbally abused residents, intimidated business owners

  • Ilkley Navy man's praise for Libyan mission

    A Royal Navy officer from Ilkley has been playing a key role in maritime operations in Libya. Lieutenant Commander Tim Neild, Staff Operations Officer to the Commander of the UK Task Group, Commodore John Kingwell, is involved in Cougar 11 the major

  • Two large hurdles if Smith is to return to Leeds United

    Alan Smith could be returning to Leeds United – if he is fit enough and he is willing to take a big cut in wages. The former Leeds United favourite has been told he can leave Newcastle United, sparking speculation that he might make an emotional

  • Council leader's apology over Scholemoor cemetery ‘snub’

    The leader of Bradford Council, Ian Greenwood, has offered a full apology to bereaved families who said their campaign for improvements at a babies cemetery have been snubbed. Sammi Lang, who started a Facebook support group for Scholemoor’s Snowdrop

  • Witter vows to carry on hitting after Prizefighter experience

    Bradford’s Junior Witter, beaten in the final of Prizefighter in London, has no intention of hanging up his gloves. The 37-year-old former world light-welterweight champion was beaten by outsider Yassine el Maachi on a majority decision at York Hall,

  • Bradford City will entertain you next season - Lawn

    Joint-chairman Mark Lawn has urged supporters to snap up City’s cut-price season tickets with the promise: we will entertain you. An attacking outlook has become one of the key priorities as boss Peter Jackson embarks on an off-season overhaul