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  • Bradford community heroes are honoured by Queen

    A grandmother-of-four who champions the rights of Bradford’s older citizens, long-serving police officers and a road safety campaigner are among the local heroes recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list today. Jean Walker, chairman

  • Shortage won't stop Bradford Bulls forwards packing a punch

    The Bulls’ big men are ready to go from strength to strength. Forward power has been crucial in back-to-back wins and Mick Potter has tipped his pack to keep pulling their weight, despite a shortage in numbers. Bradford go into Sunday’s game against

  • Rafiq plays starring role for Yorkshire

    Off-spinner Azeem Rafiq starred with both ball and bat on his return to Yorkshire colours to help clinch a heart-stopping Friends Life t20 win over Lancashire at Old Trafford tonight. The 20-year-old has recently returned to White Rose ranks after a

  • Harrison junior earns best newcomer title

    Dean Harrison has vowed to book his return ticket to the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy as soon as he reaches home after signing off from an impressive debut in the PokerStars Senior TT. Idle's Harrison, whose dad Conrad enjoyed a couple of podium

  • Dragons host Eurocamp

    Two former England coaches will be among the coaching staff at next month’s annual Bradford Eurocamp at Bradford College. Laszlo Nemeth and Peter Scantlebury will be on hand to advise participants aged ten to 23 who come from across Europe for the week

  • Ellington follows Forrest home at Guiseley

    The Lions are bringing another local striker home after adding Lee Ellington to their squad for next season following the recent capture of Danny Forrest on a permanent deal. The two Bradford-born forwards will link up at Nethermoor as life after James

  • Couzens contacts key for Brighouse

    Town secretary Malcolm Taylor is hoping new boss Mick Couzens’ wealth of contacts can bolster the first-team squad and help the club continue their upward curve. Taylor was full of praise for previous manager Mark Brier, who oversaw three seasons of

  • Cyclist Harding gets a few tips from top

    Bradford mountain biker Billy Harding has immediately set his sights on clinching Sainsbury’s UK School Games gold in September after receiving a master class from Great Britain’s world silver medallist Annie Last. Harding, who attends Birkenshaw Middle

  • Bridge of highs for Thackeray

    Ex-international runner Carl Thackeray won this year’s Apperley Bridge Canter, which attracted a record number of entries. The Hallamshire Harrier crossed the line in 34min 44sec following a nip-and-tuck battle with Leeds City’s Greg Hull, which was

  • Trueman third on debut

    Ryan Trueman came third in his first ever body building competition at the IBFA British Championships in Northumberland. Trueman, who trains at Jimmy’s Health and Fitness Centre in Greengates, was competing in the novice category and even came above

  • Coach wants passion play from Keighley Cougars

    Several Cougars players face the axe after Jason Demetriou blasted his team’s lack of desire. The player-coach is furious following back-to-back defeats and has warned his team it is time to ring the changes. Jamaine Wray and Scott Law will earn recalls

  • Wheelchair team ready to do Bradford Bulls proud

    Bradford Bulls are leading the way for the rest of Super League. They are the first professional club to become affiliated with a wheelchair rugby club following the successful launch of the Bulls wheelchair team. Competing in the Wheelchair

  • Robinson to the four as Bingley go top

    Bingley Harriers moved into promotion position at the top of the Northern Track & Field League Division Two as old rivals Leeds City crashed at Cleckheaton. Having won the first of the four-match league, Leeds came bottom on this occasion. Oliver

  • Tom's dodgy action left us stumped!

    Jamie Langley column: The English boys did their best to replicate our Ashes success this week when we had an alternative training day. We have a few of those days dotted through the season when we get a long week like Saturday to Sunday, so Monday was

  • Tara Peel and Philip Marson win T&A wedding contest

    Tara Peel and Philip Marson met seven years ago at a Bradford Bulls match, and fell instantly in love. She was just 17, he 20. They always dreamed of getting married, and saved diligently for their big day. But their dream became a victim of the recession

  • Bingley pupils hatch their own chicks

    Animal-loving reception children have been nurturing some furry new classmates at Lady Lane Park School in Bingley. Ducklings and chicks have hatched out of their eggs in their very own ‘maternity ward’ at the school. Arriving from farms in Eldwick

  • Lifeline hope for Bradford charity Gingerbread

    A decision over whether to end Bradford Council funding of a homeless people’s project has been deferred until later in the year. Gingerbread Housing Project staff were expecting the charity to lose its £162,000 grant from the Council’s Supporting People

  • Guiseley pub collection old football boots

    A campaign to collect old football boots for disadvantaged children has kicked off at a Guiseley pub. Project Fair Play aims to recycle unwanted boots to give to charity. Sports-mad pub The Station is asking people to donate boots to help children in

  • Friday, June 10, 2011

    The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Baildon: new first-floor extension over existing ground floor element, 9A Belmont Avenue. Baildon: single-storey rear extension and gable extensions, 12 Castlemore Road. Baildon

  • Otley Carnival expected to pull in crowds

    Tens of thousands of spectators are expected for one of the region’s biggest carnivals next weekend. The Otley Carnival draws large crowds of visitors from miles around for the traditional parade through the town centre followed by a gala. This year

  • Open-air tables tennis comes to Skipton park

    Open air table tennis has arrived in Skipton – and Craven District Council hopes it will be a hit. As part of its run-up to next year’s Olympics, the council is introducing al fresco table tennis at Aireville Park. The outdoor table, bought with £800

  • Morrisons shareholders grumble over pay package

    It wasn’t all sweetness and light at the Morrisons annual meeting. Chairman Sir Ian Gibson dealt deftly with a few disgruntled shareholders. They were unhappy about the pay-off to previous boss Marc Bolland who left to run Marks & Spencer, a bigger

  • New plan to help benefit claimants

    Britain’s biggest employment programme for decades is being launched today to provide tailored support for hundreds of thousands of long-term benefit claimants. The Work Programme, part of the Government’s drive to tackle long term unemployment and benefit

  • Project is just the job for Aire Valley students

    A project encouraging Aire Valley schoolchildren to build relationships with businesses has been deemed a great success. Five year 11 pupils from Titus Salt School, Baildon, have been working alongside business bosses to enhance the environment

  • Bradford house raided in drugs crackdown

    Police swooped on a house in Bradford last night as part of a continuing crackdown on suspected cannabis factories. No drugs were found in the raid at Allerton, but officers seized paraphernalia connected to drug use. The raid followed

  • Carlton Bolling College pupils clean up in kitchen

    A myth-busting week about food hygiene saw Bradford schoolchildren learn a thing or two about baking and kitchen cleanliness. Pupils at Carlton Bolling College were at Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food centre in John Street, Bradford, as part of Bradford

  • Bradford Women Ambassadors Group set for Mela date

    Issues at home and abroad will be tackled by members of a Women Ambassadors Group, set up by a Bradford humanitarian charity. The new programme by Basic Human Rights (BHR), which was set up by Bingley woman Anjum Tahirkheli and has an office

  • Bradford green spaces campaigner backs plans co-operation

    Campaigners against development on green fields in the Bradford district have backed a report which urges the property industry to support residents and communities. A report published by the independent Land and Society Commission, established

  • Masked Keighley pub raiders caught red-handed

    Three masked burglars, one armed with an axe and a screwdriver, were caught by police inside a Keighley pub they were rifling. Officers had been called by Naomi Lazenby, 31, assistant manager of the Three Acres pub in Bingley Road, after she was woken

  • Friday, June 10, 2011

    25 years ago: Councillors were outraged at the “new” argument for the closure of Otley Hospital’s maternity unit. 50 years ago: Bradford fire brigade received an emergency call to rescue a 14st weightlifter stuck in the coal hole outside his own front

  • Time to focus on positive in area

    A doting mum plays in the sand with her children, but this is no beach holiday. The family are from an area in Bradford where four out of five children come from low-income families. Viewers of the BBC’s Poor Kids documentary saw eight-year-old Courtney

  • Wear medals with pride

    SIR – I was saddened to read Peter Raistrick’s jaundiced opinion of the significance of his war medals – even more so because it appeared on the 67th anniversary of D Day. He thinks that his decorations are mere scraps of metal and it doesn’t matter

  • A stronger message is needed

    It is staggering that three men who dumped a large collection of trade refuse in a car park in Wyke were ordered to pay a total of just £750 between them for the offence. That figure includes a fine of £100 each and £135 costs. It

  • Matter of opinions

    SIR – Linda Greaves objects to my criticism of other people’s letters, then goes on to say that in this country we have free speech and everyone is entitled to their opinion (T&A, May 31). Except me, apparently. David Rhodes, Croscombe Walk, Bradford

  • Irritating hesitations

    SIR – Readers of these columns must have noticed, that it’s practically impossible for a TV reporter to complete a sentence without ‘erms’. The road to ‘erm’ Tripoli is causing ‘erm’ problems for the ‘erm’ Libyan rebels, who will need ‘erm’ much more

  • Teams take health messages to Bradford Mela

    Health experts will descend on Bradford Mela on Sunday to raise awareness of organ donation, heart disease and diabetes. The transplant team at Bradford Royal Infirmary, made up of transplant champion Dr Paul Cramp, transplant co-ordinator

  • State funeral furore

    SIR – What’s all this about David Cameron agreeing that Margaret Thatcher should get a state funeral? It isn’t as if we’re being churlish opposing something that is normally done. In fact, the only previous Prime Minister that I’m aware of receiving

  • Activities for young are a merit to Council

    SIR – My letters are not usually renowned for their praise of Bradford Council, but I feel there are three things in the leisure field on which they are to be congratulated. As a grandfather, I love taking my young grandchildren to the various new and

  • Regeneration points

    SIR – In response to the letter from Alan Chapman (T&A, June 1) regarding my role in Provident Finance deciding to build their new office in Bradford city centre, I would make the following points. In my role as Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and

  • Aren’t ‘antics’ helping?

    SIR – Gordon Steff (Letters, June 4) indeed joined Shipley Lib-Dems for a short while years ago. Not naturally a Liberal, as I recall, he had fallen out with his then-party and presumably went back. He dismisses the “antics” of Nick Clegg without saying

  • In a tricky situation as entertainer

    It was two years ago, almost to the day, but the memory is still strong and vivid. I could almost be there. I am kneeling behind a coffee table in our living room. I am wearing a child’s black witch’s hat, with crayoned stars and moons taped to it. I

  • Five years in jail for Bradford man who supplied gun

    A man was jailed for five years after he helped provide a sawn-off shotgun to an undercover police officer. Ifzan Ishtiaq was hooked on cocaine, sedatives and alcohol, and was looking after the gun in return for drugs, Bradford Crown Court

  • Morrisons to buy flower business after successful year

    Morrisons’ business is blooming – in more ways than one – shareholders were told at the company’s annual meeting yesterday. They heard that the Bradford-based supermarket group had a strong strategy for maintaining its difference from its