A charity project which will see young people build and learn to drive rally karts is among a clutch of Bradford schemes to be awarded a slice of festive lottery funding. A total of 36 Yorkshire community groups, seven of which are in Bradford, are sharing
Three injuries in the first 15 minutes made a difficult task almost impossible as Wibsey lost 66-5 at Yorkshire Five leaders Hornsea. Among those crocked were hooker Richard Hall and fly half James Sawyer with shoulder problems, and the visitors
Baildon 9, Old Rishworthians 6 Baildon rounded off their 2011 home campaign by moving into fourth spot with a fifth straight league win. Despite not scoring any tries, they had the edge against Old Rishworthians at Jenny Lane, thanks to Nicky Lister
Yorkshire cricket club aces joined Bradford City legends for a charity football match in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for two worthy causes. Cricketer Anthony McGrath and his Yorkshire team mates made up a Celebrity Legends X1, also including
Olympic champion Andy Hodge teamed up with Alex Partridge to win the men’s pairs trial at the GB Rowing winter assessment at Boston, Lincolnshire on Saturday. Hodge, from Hebden near Skipton, rowed with the Olympic eights silver medallist as his normal
Leeds 0 Reading 1 Simon Grayson echoed chairman Ken Bates’ call to raise standards at Elland Road after Leeds went down to Reading. Leeds goalkeeper Andy Lonergan, back after injury, was beaten inside two minutes by Reading’s Wales international Simon
Dogs are set to be banned from the key feature of Bradford’s new City Park – the mirror pool – and must be kept on a lead in the park itself. The control orders would make it an offence for anyone in charge of a dog to allow the animal on to the mirror
Governors of a Bingley secondary school are discussing plans to break away from the control of Bradford Council and turn the school in to an academy. A decision over the future of Beckfoot School is expected to be made by its governors in January. Head
Keighley 22 Ilkley 15 Keighley gained revenge for an early-season defeat by Ilkley in what was yet another close encounter between these derby rivals. The Rose Cottage hosts had won eight of their 14 previous league matches against Ilkley
Moortown 18 Bradford Salem 50 Bradford Salem sit proudly on top of the table after cruising to victory at Moss Valley. The home side, despite lying second from bottom, showed great resilience in the opening quarter and competed well, particularly in
Otley 12 Huddersfield 39 Otley never gave up trying but found all their attacking ventures snuffed out by their well-organised visitors. Huddersfield’s aggression forced numerous turnovers and they took advantage in the first minute
Guiseley 2, Boston United 1 Andy Holdsworth proved his powers are not on the wane with a match-winning performance as he scored both goals in Guiseley’s victory over Boston United at Nethermoor. The former Huddersfield Town skipper drilled in two fierce
Bradford & Bingley 15, Darlington Mowden Park 12 The Bees followed up their win over second-placed Chester with an even better performance to overcome league leaders Darlington. Victory came despite the Wagon Laners playing the final 60
Runcorn Linnets 1, Silsden 0 Runcorn’s pitch was one of just two in the North West Counties League Premier Division to beat the weekend weather but it did not help visitors Silsden as they slipped to their second league defeat on the trot. The Cobbydalers
Wharfedale 16, Fylde 10 A dramatic last-minute corner try by winger Simon Horsfall sealed victory for Wharfedale in a tight and hard-fought cross-Pennine derby. The win extended the Greens’ impressive recent run which has seen them accumulate
Considering the severity of the frost and snow in widespread areas, the majority of local clubs were lucky to escape postponements, but the Evo-Stik League was worst hit. Both Bradford Park Avenue’s home game against promotion rivals Chorley and Farsley
Thackley and Liversedge both found themselves away from home against high-ranking opponents and both suffered defeats, as they had done the previous Saturday in their respective reverse fixtures. The halfway point in the Baris Northern Counties East
Brighouse Town 5, Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0 A Luke Gibson hat-trick helped Brighouse snap out of their recent inactive period to earn a handsome home win over struggling Lincoln Moorlands Railway in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier
Bosses at Yorkshire Water are urging customers to think twice when they clean up after a traditional Christmas dinner this year. Deposits of cooking fats, oil and greases tipped down kitchen sinks and drains accounted for almost 35 per cent of the 17,000
An Aron Heywood hat-trick fired ALBION SPORTS to the summit of Baris Northern Counties East League Division One as he bagged all the goals in a 3-1 win at struggling Askern Villa. Kulwinder Sandhu’s men had been perched ready to grasp their opportunity
Police have pledged robust action in response to increasing reports of youths throwing objects at house windows, starting small fires and placing traffic cones in the middle of roads in Idle. A councillor claims that cutting back on youth workers has
