Yorkshire are in real trouble after day one of their clash with Leeds/Bradford MCCU. This is after a dismal performance with both bat and ball means they could be in danger of falling to an embarrassing defeat at Headingley. After bowling the students
Brighouse teenager Katie Ormerod has had a fantastic season competing against the world’s best female snowboarders. She finished ninth at the Roxy Sno Pro in Austria in February and second in halfpipe and third in slopestyle at the Junior Burton European
It’s been another mad week for Bradford Bulls but I think the players, staff and supporters have come out of it with flying colours. The lads have responded in the best possible way, with four points out of a tough Easter period. The
Bentham is bidding to become a “Portas pilot” - and receive help to restyle its high street and create a place where people want to spend time. The Government is trying to find 12 pilots, with the best blueprints to breathe life back into unloved and
There will be no double celebration for Bradford’s second club this season after Avenue lost in the final of the West Riding County Cup at Valley Parade in front of a midweek crowd of 1,350. It was a local affair in the city’s biggest sporting
Leeds have offered Scotland international Robert Snodgrass a lucrative new contract. United manager Neil Warnock wants the 24-year-old winger, whose current deal expires next summer, to lead the club’s promotion challenge next season. Warnock said:
Leeds/Bradford MCCU had the better of the afternoon session on day one of their first-class match with Yorkshire. Firstly they recovered from 114-8 to post 211 in their first innings, before reducing the Tykes to 9-1 by the interval at Headingley. Resuming
Premier Division leaders Buttershaw White Star can place one hand on the Bradford Sunday Alliance League title with victory at home to Mill Lane this weekend. A win would ensure that another three points in their final game next week will seal a first
Guiseley may have retained the West Riding County Cup at the expense of neighbours Bradford Park Avenue but there was no crowing from Lions boss Steve Kittrick. Instead he stuck to his pre-match mantra that the timing of the final was not in the best
Bradford City women travel to Northern Combination champions Newcastle United this weekend needing a victory to keep alive their hopes of clinching the runners-up spot. It is a big ask for Steve Winterburn’s side, who will have to lift themselves
Jason Demetriou has urged fans to turn out in force on Sunday as the Cougars bid to cause a major upset against Warrington in the Challenge Cup fourth round. A bumper crowd of around 4,000 is expected to descend on Cougar Park as Demetriou’s men seek
Arsonists are believed to be responsible for a caravan fire which spread to an industrial unit in Bradford. Firefighters from Idle and Rawdon fire stations were called to the unit in Enterprise Way, Idle, at about 8.30pm on Thursday.
West Yorkshire Trading Standards today issued a warning over “council tax re-banding companies”. Over the past two years, Trading Standards have seen an increasing number of complaints concerning companies which, for an ‘up front’ fee, promise to reduce
Running log The weather was kinder to the 301 participants in the second Bunny Run at Haworth. The blizzard of the previous week had given way to more seasonal showers, with only the occasional flurry of hail. The young legs of Max Wharton (Calder Valley
Bradford West MP George Galloway has challenged Labour leader Ed Miliband to a debate after a visit to the constituency on Thursday. Mr Miliband spoke to disenchanted voters during a listening exercise in an effort to learn from the mistakes that cost
Thackley missed out on the big football night in Bradford this week but instead booked a final appearance in a different cup competition. They were beaten West Riding County Cup finalists at Valley Parade last season and, while Guiseley were holding
The remarkable rise of Stanningley Albion looks set to result in yet another Bradford Sunday Alliance League promotion. Albion, who are currently top of Division 1B, are just two steps away from playing Premier football for the first time. And what
Bradford & Bingley Cricket Club urgently require a first-team scorer. Contact Adam Swallow on 07745-214560 for more details.
More needs to be done to improve Bradford's image and build on the boost provided by the opening the new City Park, according to business leaders. Bradford Chamber of Commerce says while the park and other completed projects had helped 'make the city's
A mother from Liversedge, who was travelling on a hot air balloon that crashed into 60,000 volt power lines, has described the experience as “surreal”. Angela Beal was one of nine passengers on board the balloon when the accident happened early yesterday
Skipton-based ACWA Services celebrated its 25th anniversary with a reception attended by MP Julian Smith, staff and guests from around the world. The company initially specialised in water purification, but expanded to cover the entire water treatment
Final preparations are under way for the sixth annual Skipton Beer Festival, which will be held in the town hall. Organised by the Keighley and Craven branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the festival will showcase at least 65 traditional UK
Once again, a community group trying to engage young people has been hit by thieves who have caused devastating damage for the sake of stealing metal. The Salts Sports Association in Saltaire has been broken into three times in the last fortnight, with
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Contingency plans were being drawn up to cope with Bradford’s striking dole office chaos. 50 years ago: Two of Bradford’s oldest established hardware and fireplace merchants – Taylor and Parsons Ltd and John Mollett Ltd
Over the next few years, this country has to work out a way to balance the need for new sources of energy against the potential impact these sources could have on the environment. And there can be little doubt that the profusion of wind turbines that
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Seven hundred Sikhs took to Bradford’s streets to celebrate their New Year. 50 years ago: The co-operation between Bradford City Police and schools in educating children about road safety was praised by the Lord Mayor
The Prime Minister said in March that Bradford would get a seat at the top table of England’s leading cities if its residents vote for an Elected mayor next month. “I want to establish a Cabinet of mayors and I would chair its first meeting
SIR – Budget hotel Travelodge has opened a new 69 bedroom hotel near Forster Square Retail Park, creating 17 new jobs and what’s more it was fully booked over Easter (T&A, April 6). Those that claimed we don’t need any more hotels because we can’t fill
SIR – It came as no surprise to see MP Gerry Sutcliffe (pictured) add his name to the Bulls “Quest for Survival” cause. He has done nothing for Bradford sport. Even as Government Sports Minister, he did nothing for Bradford sport. It took Leeds MP Greg
SIR – In these times of economic hardship and most people struggling to pay their bills I find it unbelievable that Bradford Bulls are asking the public and their avid fans and supporters to help them out of the mess they have got themselves into. How
SIR – The Telegraph & Argus reported that the Respect Party said it was prepared to “throw a legal spanner in the whole works” if Bradford Council did not accept its nomination for a candidate in Toller. However, these views were not expressed by those
SIR – The attack on the Monarchy by your correspondent Mr Hornsby (Letters, April 4) is entirely unjustified. To say that our Monarch has no authority purely on the grounds that she/he was not ‘elected’ beggars all belief! ‘Elected’ politicians from
Ten years ago the three leaders of Bradford Council’s main political groups had a private meeting in London with the Labour Government’s Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford. The Council’s Conservative leader Margaret Eaton, Labour’s leader
SIR – Crossing Centenary Square and enjoying the ambience of City Park last week, I did not expect to be in accord with Unison, who were campaigning against an elected mayor, but I realise that they are in the good company of Sir Rodney Walker from Wakefield
SIR – I read the article (T&A, April 5) regarding the fall in biker deaths & injuries and was not totally surprised, in some ways. I did expect to read about an increase, given that bike riders are seen more and more useing phones, usually texting, while
SIR – The President of the Law Society in your letters page (T&A April 10) is crying wolf. The thing that stops many people having adequate access to justice is the legal profession, not the Government. Some of us are trying to change that, while our
Yorkshire’s bowlers took five wickets on the opening morning of their first-class game against Leeds/Bradford University at Headingley. With a place in the first team up for grabs due to Rich Pyrah’s injury, the Tykes attack reduced their opponents to
SIR – Why on earth is everyone surprised at the sight of a top Tory fundraisers offering access dinners with David Cameron for a hefty donation to Tory funds? It has always been the way for arms dealers, greedy multi-national and the richest people in
SIR – I am very fond of Menston village. It is delightful, but for how much longer? The village cannot absorb 300 brick boxes built on green fields – nor should it have to do so. It already has masses of property built, and to be built, on the former
SIR – Would Bradford benefit by having an elected mayor? Personally, I do not think so. Liberals generally are keen to advance the idea of “participatory democracy”, meaning that we have “active citizens” who take an interest in their communities.
SIR – We are being asked to vote for an elected mayor without knowing how he will be paid, how much his salary would be, whether he would he need extra staff in addition to those already at City Hall – in short what would it cost the council tax payers
SIR – Further to the successful election of George Galloway as MP for Bradford West and the comment it has so far generated. Like many I welcome George Galloway’s election, and I offer my congratulations. However, I don’t completely
SIR – Last week’s implementation of new rules on the display of tobacco products in supermarkets etc, is a step in the right direction, with its attractive packaging under consideration next. But when will the Government give the same thought to alcohol
Police in Craven are launching a new dog watch scheme - and they hope the initiative will be supported by the thousands of dog walkers in the district. Dog Watch operates on a similar basis to Neighbourhood Watch, but instead of the neighbourhood
Mick Potter has named three rookies in his 19-man squad to face Doncaster in the Challenge Cup fourth round on Sunday. The Bulls coach has seen his squad decimated by injury and half-back Callum Windley, winger Jay Rossi and second-rower Matt
Bradford Council has vowed to take legal action against unlicensed markets operating in the district after a petition from stallholders at long-standing Council markets who fear their trade is being eroded. The authority’s regulatory and appeals panel
Thousands are expected to turn out in Bradford this weekend to mark the annual Sikh celebration of Vaisakhi, transforming the streets into a vibrant and colourful procession. Plans for this year’s Vaisakhi celebrations have been unveiled, which will
Kirklees Council is creating 22 apprenticeships this year offering work and training in neighbourhood improvement, gardening, construction, catering and school administration. Four posts are on offer in catering, ten in the streetscene and housing service
The death of former Craven District Council chairman David Crawford was an accident, an inquest decided. Mr Crawford, 80, who lived in Bell Busk, near Skipton, was found unconscious by postman Darren Wright after falling from a ladder in his garden on
Thousands are expected to turn out in Bradford this weekend to mark the annual Sikh celebration of Vaisakhi, transforming the streets into a vibrant and colourful procession. Plans for this year’s celebrations have been unveiled, which will see a Nagar
Campaigners fighting plans for 2,700 new homes, the majority to be built in the green belt, have started their fightback after the proposals were approved by senior councillors. Members of the Save Tong and Fulneck Valley Assoc-iation will later this
Young linguists at a Bradford school have produced leaflets in Polish, Spanish and Chinese for Bradford Council’s Visitor Information Centre. Six pupils from St Bede’s School, in Heaton, will present their leaflets about Bradford City Football Club to
Two midwives turned businesswomen have been selected to run the cafe and catering services at Bradford's newest business park. Sharon Wilkinson and Shelley Madden, from Bradford and Leeds, were chosen by the Newlands Community Association, which owns
A Keighley community centre has been awarded top marks for its kitchen hygiene standards. The Sangat Centre received the maximum five star rating as part of the Scores on the Doors food hygiene assessment scheme. Bradford Council’s environmental health
The economic crash has dramatically widened the North-South divide between Britain’s biggest cities, a new study has warned. The recession hit the North’s urban centres much harder than London and Bristol – the South’s largest cities – despite being
An operation to tackle motorists failing to comply with a traffic sign in Little Germany saw 15 fines issued in the space of an hour. The Bradford City Neighbourhood Policing Team was responding to concerns about drivers failing to respect the right
Anti-social behaviour in the Manningham and Toller ward has reduced by 6.6 per cent since last December – double the average fall for West Yorkshire. Inspector Steve Dodds, of the Manningham and Toller Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “This reduction
A 23-year-old man has been found not guilty of robbing a man with special needs of cash and his phone in Bradford city centre. Joshua Fontaine, of Springwood Gardens, West Bowling, Bradford, was given the money by Jonathan Knox to settle a debt, Bradford
Two Bradford men have been arrested after a dramatic pursuit in North Yorkshire in the early hours of yesterday. Officers followed a transit van which drove off at speed from an industrial estate in Sherburn-in-Elmet at 12.25am, police said. An object
Motorists are reminded that the M62 near to Bradford will be closed overnight tomorrow as part of the construction of the region's first managed motorway. The third overnight closure in the current phase of work to install overhead gantries will take
A Roman Catholic preacher and a Jewish barber, both with strong links to Bradford, were among the more than 1,500 people who lost their lives on the Titanic, a social historian has discovered. With the centenary of the tragedy due to be marked
A councillor has welcomed the eviction of a group of travellers from a field in the district. Councillor Vanda Green-wood said a group of eight caravans moved on to the football pitch and playing fields in Thackley Old Road, Shipley, last week
Bradford is set to house the UK’s first digital autopsy facility after a multi-million investment from Malaysia. Life sciences company InfoValley said it will pump £10 million worth of research and development investment in the UK, which includes the
Settle-based wine merchants Buon Vino is to move into custom designed premises at The Courtyard - the town’s new retail development, which is on the A65 and is due to open in May. Owner Rob Bagot said: “At Buon Vino we are passionate about our product
Butchers from the district are busy this week gearing up for the Pork Pie Appreciation Society’s 20th Charity Pork Pie Competition. Organisers of the event have said local butchers – including Ellisons, of Cullingworth, and Metcalfes, of Cleckheaton
History in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be brought to life during a special event in Grassington next weekend. Items on the agenda include the investigation. restoration and re-use of the early 20th century hydroelectric power station at Linton
A former millionaire demolition contractor, ordered to stump up £176,000 he had made in illegal profits, became so hard-up he rented out his home for use as a commercial cannabis factory. William Reidy loaned his house in Lowther Street, Undercliffe,
A former pupil of Settle High School is busy preparing for her third consecutive London Marathon in aid of sick and injured pets. Originally from Giggleswick, Jan McLoughlin (née McCreedy) is director general of the UK’s leading veterinary charity PDSA
Skipton’s Street Angels will hold a service of thanksgiving next week. They will be celebrating three years of working in the town and officially welcome recently trained newcomers into the group. This service will take place at Skipton Christian Fellowship
Settle and District Chamber of Trade is holding an open meeting for businesses on Tuesday. A representative from Jane Tomlinson’s Walk for All will give a brief talk about the event, which will be held in August and is expected to attract people from
Joe Root is determined to keep it simple as he looks to develop his promising career with Yorkshire and England. The 21-year-old opener, recognised as one of the brightest prospects in English cricket, has spent a winter away with the Lions
To celebrate Parkinson’s Awareness Week, leading charity Parkinson’s UK is sending Noodle, a brain cell toy, on a 470-mile relay around the region. And it will start and end its journey in Skipton. It will be waved off after a special service at Holy
Natural England has created its first geocache trail at its upland reserve on Ingleborough. Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunt where players try to locate different clues or hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS devices. Fourteen-year-old
Local people interested in the future of the Dales are being asked if they want to stand for a place on the National Park Authority. Parish councils and parish meetings in the Craven area of the national park are invited to put forward a candidate, who
Democracy is alive and kicking in the Dales, where two parish council elections are due to be fought. Ten candiates have put themselves forward for the nine seats on Grassington Parish Council and an amazing 11 people are standing for the five-seat Kettlewell-with-Starbotton
Tyro – the commercial training division of Craven College – has been awarded a contract from the British Council to develop and support new businesses in Egypt. Two staff from Tyro have just returned from a planning visit to the Egyptian Banking Institute
A senior county court judge has defended the new arrangements at Skipton Law Courts following the closure of Keighley County Court. The Law Courts have become a District Registry of the High Court of Justice – an increase in their status. District Judge
Inspired by Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor and his mate Charley Boorman’s motorcycle trip from London to New York, two men are about to embark on their own odyssey – from Leeds to Azerbaijan. Michael Griffin and Bob McPherson hope to make it in time
An afternoon of reminiscing was enjoyed when the Skipton Girls’ High School class of 1976 to 1983 held a reunion at the town’s Herriots Hotel. The event, which got a mention on Simon Mayo’s Radio Two drive time show, was organised by Lisa Hartford, formerly
People are being asked to ‘walk the dogue’ on the St Ives estate to raise money for animal welfare. Keighley woman Rebecca Boocock is organising the Great Dogue Walk in aid of Dogue de Bordeaux Welfare. The volunteer-run organisation
Addingham Civic Society has started work ahead of schedule on the new multi use games area (MUGA) - thanks to the funding given to them by Couns Michael Kelly and Andrew Mallinson. The whole project will cost around £90,000 and will allow people of all
A councillor has called for action at an accident blackspot in South Craven. North Yorkshire county councillor Patrick Mulligan (Cons, Airedale) wants vehicle activated signs to be erected near Cononley Lane Ends junction on the A629. His concerns follow
Craven College is holding an open evening next Thursday, April 19, to showcase its higher education courses. It has an extensive range of degrees and professional courses available, both full and part-time. The event will be staged in the Penyghent Building
A rural bus service set up under the wing of Bentham Development Trust, has been axed in the wake of a probe into irregularities in its accounts. The Little Red Bus went into administration on March 30, following an investigation launched earlier this
The grave of a mystery woman, found dead in a beck near Horton-in-Ribblesdale more than seven years ago, is to be marked. The woman, dubbed the Lady of the Hills, is buried at the village’s St Oswald’s Church after a plot was donated by the parish council
A planning inquiry into refused plans for the redevelopment of 9 High Street, Skipton and land behind the town hall is due to start on Tuesday. The scheme, to replace the former clinic in the High Street with a two storey restaurant and a block of four
A hoard of 33 rare Roman coins has been found in a field near Hebden. Colne man Mick Wilson, who had been metal detecting with his friend Colin Binns, of Skipton, made the startling discovery on May 29, 2011. The 33 silver Roman dinari
Ricky Ravenhill is fed up with Groundhog away days and has told City: Let’s clinch safety by ourselves. The Bantams head for Northampton tomorrow hoping to end a run of six successive losses on their travels. Five of those have been by the same 1-0
Yeadon Amateurs are chasing nuns! Following its recent production of Sweet Charity, Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is now gearing up for its next major production, Nunsense. The comedy, about the Little Sisters of Hoboken who are putting
Keighley Playhouse has turned to the queen of the whodunnit for its latest production. Murder On The Nile, Agatha Christie’s murder mystery play based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile, follows a group of murder suspects on a boat after a rich heiress
THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY (12A, 93 mins) ** Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Echegui, Caroline Goodall, Rafi Gavron, Emma Hamilton, Joseph Mawle. Director: Mabrouk El Mechri. Next summer, Henry Cavill will be one of the biggest
Stella Whitehouse will be making a special dedication when she takes on her debut role in a Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society production next week. Stella is playing Rose Maybud in Ruddigore, a role she first took on in a production by Burnley G&
A woman in Bradford has been charged over the death of her four-month-old son after a television fell on top of him. Kian McMillan was taken to hospital with head injuries followingg the incident at his home in Scarlett Street, Burnley, on December
Battleship, the children’s board game of naval warfare, is brilliantly simple: hunt and sink your opponent’s ships of varying classes within a 10x10 grid. This test of guile and logic provides the unlikely inspiration for a special effects-laden
Bradford’s regular Northern Soul sessions continue this weekend. Running on Sunday, from 2pm to 9pm, the session features DJs headlined by Northern Soul legend Ginger Taylor. Others include Steve Burke, Jeff Robinson and Jan.
Cabaret Heaven is coming to Saltaire, and the line-up includes a juggling unicyclist and Bradford’s own ‘drag diva’. From the people who brought the arts and comedy sessions Flock and the Baa-ha Club to Bradford, Cabaret Heaven features music, comedy
You have to give writer-director Drew Goddard full marks for effort. With tongue wedged firmly in cheek, he lampoons hoary cliches and attempts to reinvigorate the horror genre with this slick tale of college kids in peril that is three parts bonkers
The 10th Heckmondwike Crown Of Lights free music festival takes place in July, but organisers are struggling to find funding for their acoustic stage. Last year, for the first time, there were two stages in the Green Park venue, allowing 19 performances
Metal band I.C.O.N are in Bradford ons Saturday night, April 14. The gig, at the Gasworks, is part of the band’s spring tour and features a new line-up. In recent years, I.C.O.N has shared the stage with artists such as Diamond Head,
When David Ackroyd and Brian Stockdale began work on the same day in 1962, they had no idea what their careers had in store. But that pair of 15-year-old apprentices are still working for the same firm and getting ready to celebrate their 50th anniversaries
A Bradford sports club has secured more than £37,000 of Olympic legacy funding from Sport England – and is set to benefit further from more funding from the Thomas Cook Children’s Charity. Woodlands Cricket Club, based at Albert Terrace, in Oakenshaw
Red Sky Coven, the acoustic music and spoken word ‘super group’ comprised of New Model Army frontman Justin Sullivan and writer Joolz Denby, are appearing at the Luddites200 festival this month. The gig, at Bar 1:22 in Huddersfield on April 28, is part
e know them best as Emmerdale’s bumbling country vet and unlucky-in-love pub chef. But this month actors Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock, who play best mates Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle respectively, are revealing their darker sides – by joining the
A Bradford firefighter has hung up his uniform for the final time after three decades in the fire service. Watch commander Nick Padwick, 54, who has been based in stations across the district including Bradford fire station for 12 years and ten years
Bradford Dudley Hill – who have started their National Conference Division One campaign in a blaze of glory – aim to make it five straight wins when visitors Wigan St Judes arrive at Parry Lane tomorrow. Hill’s impressive start has brought the spotlight
After performing in Hull, London, Henley, Windermere, Ulverston, Kendal, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow (pause for breath), Bradford-born actor Michael Forrest is coming home – almost. Next month he’s appearing in a new play by Pat Rowe
A chef is heading to the heart of Africa – armed with his Yorkshire pudding tins. John Bareham has been cooking the region's famous dish at Peasehill House Hotel, in Rawdon, for some 20 years. Now the 44-year-old is preparing to share his recipe with
The Swinging Sixties will be re-created at Cleckheaton Town Hall this weekend. Music lovers are in for a treat when the Sixties Juke Box Hit Show takes to the stage at the Bradford Road venue on Saturday at 7.30pm. The show is billed as a non-stop
A new artists’ collective has been set up in Keighley. “We are a diverse mix of different disciplines – jewellery-makers, painters, illustrators, printmakers and sculptors, and others who don’t fall into one any category,” says Diana Blagg. “We’re planning
It’s not often that a Bonzo Dog Dooh Dah Band man performs in West Yorkshire – but next Thursday that’s what the legendary Neil Innes is doing. Best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, the Bonzos and the Beatle-like Rutles, he recently
Bradford bands are among those competing for a place in the final of Centre Stage 2012. Now in its third year, the contest is open to young bands with at least one member at school or college in the region. Each act is required to raise at least £1,000
New rules were agreed yesterday covering hackney carriage and private hire vehicles licensed in the district. Bradford Council has reviewed the fees and conditions, and the regulatory and appeals committee has now voted through the changes. They include
A Keighley community centre has been awarded top marks for its kitchen hygiene standards. The Sangat Centre received the maximum five star rating as part of the Scores on the Doors food hygiene assessment scheme. Bradford Council’s environmental health
If you’re a fan of Coronation Street, you may be aware of an enigmatic character known simply as Fat Brenda. She is the often mentioned but never seen night-time switchboard operator at Weatherfield cab firm Street Cars. In 2010 she was brought to life
Queensbury are seeking a Pennine League Premier Division double when they travel to Slaithwaite Saracens. Coach Andy Senior welcomes back forwards Lee Kelly and Ben Naylor for the clash that will see them cement sixth spot if they come away with the
A former Bradford Council worker and magistrate has published the first of three nature stories he wrote for his nieces 28 years ago. Retired Keighley man David Mosley’s told young Charlotte and Louise his tales of Anstruther the grouse as they grew
The death of former Craven District Council chairman David Crawford was an accident, an inquest decided. Mr Crawford, 80, who lived in Bell Busk, near Skipton, was found unconscious by postman Darren Wright after falling from a ladder in his garden on
Organisers behind a competition to find future stars of the catwalk have urged more adults to enter this year’s event. So far more than 250 people have entered the Bradford Modelsearch competition – now in its 11th year – which sees eight winners from
A Bradford businessman has helped raise £1 million after completing 15 marathons in 18 days. Paul Cribb, 49, ran marathons in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, despite suffering from the foot condition plantar fasciitis during training.
Mick Potter is set to name three rookies in his 19-man squad to face Doncaster in the Challenge Cup on Sunday. The Bulls coach has seen his squad decimated by injury and had only 18 players available at Widnes on Easter Monday. He has
Campaigners fighting plans for 2,700 new homes, the majority to be built in the green belt, have started their fightback after the proposals were approved by senior councillors. Members of the Save Tong and Fulneck Valley Assoc-iation will later this
High levels of investment will be needed to keep Shipley Hospital open as the building is not fit for purpose, a report has found. Around £500,000 is required to bring the first-floor of the hospital back into use, after it closed almost two years ago
Thieves have caused thousands of pounds-worth of “mindless, wanton” damage at a popular sports club used by up to 1,000 children in the district. Salts Sports Association, in Victoria Road, Saltaire, has been targeted three times in the last fortnight
Shamed duo Luke Oliver and Jon McLaughlin have vowed to pay back City and the fans for their “15 seconds of mayhem.” Having served their three-game bans for the battle of Crawley, both are back in Phil Parkinson’s squad for the next stage
Supermarket giant Tesco has submitted new plans for a convenience store in Idle – after a proposal rejected in January provoked fierce opposition. It was refused permission to build a Tesco Express store in Leeds Road on a site currently occupied
A former junior football coach is behind bars awaiting a long prison sentence for attempting to rape a boy and taking indecent photos of him. Joshua Duffy was yesterday afternoon convicted by a jury of a catalogue of sexual abuse against two youngsters
A man who claims he was repeatedly sexually abused by his assistant headteacher told a jury he wanted closure not compensation. He is one of four former pupils at the William Henry Smith School, Rastrick, Brighouse, giving prosecution evidence in the
A Bradford health chief has criticised the Government’s controversial reforms to the NHS. Dr Barry Seal, chairman of Bradford District Care Trust, who is to retire from the post at the end of this month, said the Heath and Social Care Bill would make
It’s hard to take when you keep losing away from home, even though there is very little difference between the teams. I was a bit disappointed at Shrewsbury on Monday not to get in the game at all. I did look a bit heavy-legged even though
