An energy-from-waste plant will be built in Bradford as part of a 25-year £400 million waste contract for Bradford and Calderdale. It follows the final step tonight in selecting a preferred bidder for the major deal which will see a consortium involving
Blackburn and Wolves are understood to be set to make a move for Leeds striker Ross McCormack in January. The Scotland international, 25, who is contracted at Elland Road until 2013, has attracted the interest of both clubs, who are struggling at the
Keighley has failed to make the final 20 areas which will be the first to start local TV stations. The list of “pioneer areas” were chosen from a shortlist of 65, including Keighley, which were identified to possibly run the schemes. The aim is to create
Bradford-based Yorkshire Race Walking Club took the top three positions in the latest Northern Winter League 10K at Thornton le Clay near York. Richard Spenceley led the way in 57min 04sec, with teenager Nathan Duncan just five seconds behind him and
Shipley Tigers under-nines won 7-2 at Bingley Boca in the Keybury League in horrendous conditions. Courbon Carr smashed the first goal in off the post before Sam Collett crossed for Harris Dobson to make it 2-0. Sam Wilkinson’s thunderbolt made it
Two victories in the final three events enabled Dave Chapman and David Taylor to win the Skipton Trophy Navigational Championship for the second year running. Neil Raven and Nigel Bromley came home first in the last round of the Ilkley & District Motor
Keighley’s home Pennine League match against Dewsbury Moor was the only Championship Division fixture to escape the weekend rain and resulted in a 32-10 win for the hosts. The victory enabled Keighley to move within two points of their second-placed
Craven Aire-Wharfe League – U10A: Sutton Rascals 5, Bradford Tigers 2. U10B: Sutton Rebels 1, Bingley Boca 4; Sutton Rogues 6, Bingley Bayern 2. U11A: Oakworth Hornets 0, Burley 4. U11B: Bingley 1, Skipton Town 1; Menston Rangers 3, Nab Wood 3.
A Bradford Sunday Alliance League referee is in with a chance of officiating at next year’s Paralympic Games. Jayne Hart has only been refereeing for six years but is one of 25 officials to have been chosen for a national training programme to decide
Running Log Winter Fools gathered in force for the inaugural relay of the same name, starting at the UAK running track in Keighley. Keighley & Craven AC masterminded this four-leg, long-distance relay around the Aire valley to give masochistic locals
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Bridget Esther Farrell, aged 36, of Maidstone Street, Bradford Moor; driving without insurance, no separate penalty; driving while disqualified, criminal damage, 12 months’ community
WEST RIDING YOUTH LEAGUE – Under-14s, Premier Division: Farnley Falcons 32, West Bowling 6.
BullBuilder, the Bulls’ Supporters Trust, are to hold an open day at the club’s Tong High School training headquarters on Sunday. The event, which begins at 9am, is open to BullBuilder members only and will feature the unveiling of training pitch floodlighting
Police today confirmed the four people who died at a house in Sheridan Way, Pudsey, were Richard Smith, 37, his wife Clair, 36, and their sons Ben, nine, and Aaron, 13 months. Detective Superintendent Paul Taylor, leading the investigation, said that
A Bradford-born chef has been knocked out of this year’s Masterchef: The Professionals final. Oli Farrar, 25, who grew up in Clayton, was among four finalists battling for the competition’s crown in last night’s episode. Tonight’s episode
Police are today investigating reports of gunshots being fired at a car in Girlington, Bradford. Detectives were carrying out house-to-house inquiries in Thorn Street, where the shooting took place. The street was cordoned off
Flying at 1,700ft above the Aire Valley with the sun starting to set on the horizon, it’s easy to understand why the rich and famous often choose to travel by helicopter. We have flown the 20 miles from Yeadon to Skipton in a matter of minutes
A Bradford charity which provides emergency accommodation for young homeless people was today awarded £230,000 of lottery cash. Bradford Nightstop has received the cash from the Reaching and Communities Fund of the Big Lottery. The grant will help fund
A councillor is appealing for schools in the district to make their uniforms as affordable as possible to prevent youngsters from poorer homes feeling isolated. Councillor Malcolm Sykes, chairman of Bradford Council’s children’s services overview
Free on-street car parking could be scrapped in Keighley, Bingley, Shipley and Ilkley in a move which would generate more than £250,000 in revenue for Bradford Council every year. The authority says parking charges will improve access to
Visitors to a Bradford hotel stepped back in time for a charity event to celebrate the festive season. The Victorian Afternoon Tea at the Great Victoria Hotel saw dozens of guests, including Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Naveeda Ikram, don costumes
More than 8,000 extra children in Bradford are set to benefit from cash to help disadvantaged youngsters after the criteria was widened. The pupil premium currently applies to children receiving free school meals, those in care for more than six months
New recruit Manase Manuokafoa is already loving life at Bradford and has compared the intensity and quality of training to standards in the NRL. The powerhouse prop, who stands 6ft 5in and weighs over 17st, has been recruited from Parramatta
The founder of one of the world’s longest running weekly folk clubs has died aged 88. Alex Eaton, who started up the Topic Club in Bradford in 1956 at the height of the Cold War as an opportunity for like-minded youths to get together, talk politics
The “trusted lieutenant” in a big drugs gang has been jailed for 12 years after police seized his seven kilo heroin stash, £750,000 in cash and a sawn-off double-barrel shotgun from a Bradford house. Zulfiqar Shah, 43, was linked to the
When I asked my sister-in-law if she fancied going to see New Year’s Eve, one of the festive movies on offer this season, her response was heart-warming. “Ooh yes,” she gushed. “They gave it a massive slating on Film 2011, so I definitely want to see
SIR – Before they clear Bradford city centre of shoplifters, perhaps they had better enquire whether anybody else ever goes there. John Wilson, Wilsons Solicitors, New Road Side, Horsforth
SIR – Please could you kindly print this letter as I wish to register a formal vote of thanks to the kind gentlemen concerned. I recently spent a weekend in Bradford with a group of friends who were staying at Hollins Hall. On my last night there,
25 years ago: Union members were picketing the Queensway furniture store in Bradford’s Canal Road as part of the long-running Silentnight beds dispute. 50 years ago: The case for development of Yeadon Airport was being put to the Minister of Aviation
SIR – Your correspondent Mr Emmerson Walgrove (T&A, December 8) criticises Jean Walker, chairman of Bradford District Senior Power, for her naive enthusiastic support for Anchor Housing’s petition for a Minister for Older People. I agree with Mr Walgrove
SIR – Brian Pickford (Letters, December 5) would have us believe Jeremy Clarkson (pictured) was joking when he suggested shooting strikers, and condemns the critics for not seeing the funny side. But rabble rousers like Clarkson almost always mean what
SIR – Graham Hoyle has a funny idea of “a bit of a breeze” (Letters, December 10). Winds of 130mph are generally associated with Caribbean hurricanes rather than the severe Atlantic depressions which sometimes hit Scotland. Yes, a dynamo blew out
SIR – Once again, another most excellent letter (T&A, November 9) by Bob Watson about the cross-rail link, or should I say the lack of it. This must be the longest-ever campaign on any subject. It all started about 1846, when the Lancashire and Yorkshire
SIR – Regarding Mr David Marshall (Letters, December 6), I myself go into Bradford at least twice a week and notice cars parked outside the Arndale Centre in John Street, drivers sitting in their cars while their wives do the shopping. There are signs
Police were called to a Bradford nightclub at the weekend after two men were left critically ill after collapsing unconscious outside the venue. The men had been partying at the NV Nightclub in Great Horton Road before the 2.15am incident on Saturday
Restaurant chain Nando’s is moving into Centenary Square and taking over most of the ground floor of the building currently occupied by Chino Thai. Signs have gone up in the windows at the key city centre site signalling the company’s intention to move
Any moves to try to reduce the financial burden on parents in less well-off households must be welcomed, so news that a Bradford councillor has written to headteachers in a bid to reduce uniform cost should be received positively. It is important that
If it snows this winter, Angela Booth will spring into action. So will Yasser Taj. The pair are among dozens of people across the Bradford district who have volunteered to be snow wardens and lend a hand to keep their local streets clear of snow and
As Bradford Council reveals it believes there will be room for more than 4,000 new houses in North East Bradford by 2028, concerns have been raised about whether they will be built for the residents who need them the most. Councillors in
Businesses and homes in Keighley are to be connected to super-fast broadband services as part of a £2.5 billion project which will have provided the fibre-based communications to more than one million users across the region by the end of 2012. More
City have not written Ross Hannah out of their holiday schedule. The striker damaged his hamstring in the warm-up before the Plymouth game, sparking fears that he could face a lengthy lay-off. But Phil Parkinson is confident that it
A new £850,000 abstinence centre to help treat up to 120 drug addicts is being unveiled today. The Unity Recovery Centre is the brainchild of the Bridge Project, which helps those with drug addictions. Lord Mayor Councillor Naveeda Ikram
Two new reports paint a reasonably optimistic picture of the housing market in the face of the tough economic conditions. Surveyors in Yorkshire reported a sharp rise in newly agreed sales during November, while the Halifax says the “highly resilient
Simon Ramsden can finally talk from a position of experience once more. Back in the saddle, back in the team and back in the thick of it. After a year he describes as the hardest of his life, Ramsden is a month into his return to the City ranks. The
