Andrew Gale says Phil Jaques' hunger for runs is just what Yorkshire need. The experienced Australian left-hander has arrived in England ahead his second spell with the White Rose county, who play their next LV= County Championship match against Essex
George Galloway has promised to showcase the “great city of Bradford” in an attempt to end the district’s second ranking status to Leeds. The newly-elected Bradford West MP said that in the 1960s Bradford was easily comparable to Leeds but now Bradford
Bradford Dragons put up a valiant effort but their first season in EBL Division One ended with an 83-72 play-off quarter-final defeat at Derby Trailblazers. Early triples from Derby gave them an early lead but as the Dragons defence got to
It’s another important match for us this week against Essex. In an ideal world we would have loved to have got that first victory against Kent but we know in this division that there’s going to be more positive results than draws over the season
Buttershaw White Star clinched the Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division title with a game to spare after beating Mill Lane 5-1 at the weekend. Defending champions West Bowling crashed to a 4-1 defeat against struggling Baildon Trinity Athletic
White Hart recorded a thumping 8-1 win over White Swan Wibsey to reach the final of the Bradford & District Sunday Cup. Despite trailing to a first-minute goal after a mistake by keeper Dave Chivers, White Hart led 5-1 at the break and then added three
Tyersal became the first team in over three seasons to complete the West Riding County Amateur League double over Bay Athletic with a 3-1 away win. Bay, who have been PREMIER DIVISION champions for the last four campaigns, lost 2-1 at Arkwright Street
Whetley Lane edged out Langho 4-3 on penalties to reach the final of the FA Umbro Vets Cup for the first time. The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Liam Robinson and Simon Parkes – who had been pushed forward from defence late on –
Ilkley had to rely on its colourful flowerbeds to brighten up a dull day when the Yorkshire in Bloom judges paid their spring visit. Members of voluntary group Ilkley in Bloom took the judges of the regional competition on a tour around the town, visiting
Albion Sports Juniors are looking to recruit players for a new girls team next season. Free coaching and membership will be available for girls in school Years Two-Six. Contact female development officer Sarah Fawcett on e-mail sarah4cett18@hotmail.com
A free talk on eating disorders is to be held in Keighley. The Monday, May 21, event, at Keighley Campus Leeds City College, is being organised by Bradford District Care Trust. Consultants Dr Suzanne Heywood-Everett and Dr Nicola Dawson will talk about
Food from around the world can be sampled at Keighley’s first Food Festival to be held in the town centre this week. About 25 stalls trading under a large marquee are expected on Church Green, off Church Street, at the event organised by Bradford Council
BD3 United are the first team through to the SPEN VALLEY LEAGUE CUP final after scraping past Fairbank United 4-3 thanks to an extra-time winner. The BD3 goals came from Phil Smith, Toseef Arshad, Intikhab Alam and a Sajad Ali penalty, with Usman Amir
he Dodge Brothers – billed as cinema fans’ favourite country blues, rockabilly and skiffle playing four-piece – are a headliner act at this year’s festival. The band, which includes film critic Mark Kermode, will be joined on stage by one of the world
The Bulls will travel to Warrington Wolves in the plum tie of the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Wolves, who made history with their back-to-back triumphs in 2009 and 2010, booked their ticket to the last 16 with a 44-18 defeat of Championship
Salts moved a step closer to securing the DIVISION ONE runners-up spot behind champions elect Lepton Highlanders as they beat closest West Riding County Amateur League rivals Overthorpe SC 3-1. John Cullen set Salts on their way with a first-half strike
Bingley Harriers are marking 100 days to go until the 2012 Olympics with a Try Athletics Day today. Juniors (school Year Three upwards) can try track and field outdoors from 7-8pm at Beckfoot School, while those who fancy an escorted four-mile
This year’s Bradford International Film Festival coincides with the 20th anniversary of the opening of Pictureville cinema in what was, back then, the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. The big attraction of the new museum when it opened
Ward councillors have objected to an application by a shop in Idle to extend its licence to sell alcohol from 6am to 11pm seven days a week. The Co-op Late Shop on Bradford Road, Thorpe Garth, is currently allowed to sell alcohol from 8am to 11pm Monday
Former England rugby league star Ikram Butt has been named as an ambassador for the British Asian Trust. Mr Butt, who founded the British Asian Rugby Association in Bradford, was recognised by the trust for his fundraising efforts on behalf of the Pakistan
An application to renew planning permission for a 362-apartment development near the city centre has been recommended for refusal. The application, for a residential development on a vacant plot of land at Trafalgar Street and Snowden Street (pictured
Bradford Council has revealed that the district’s top head teachers are being paid taxpayer-funded salaries of more than £100,000 a year – but refused to say at which schools they work to protect their privacy. Details of the district’s
The latest Bradford Council financial position will be discussed at a meeting of the authority’s executive. It shows a forecast for the whole of the 2011-12 financial year of a £5.7 million underspend, which is a vastly improved picture on the £800,000
Auctioneers will value people’s antiques and collectibles at a valuation day in Bingley. Warwick and Warwick, a national firm of auctioneers, will visit the Mercure Bankfield Hotel in Bradford Road, on Wednesday, April 25. Experts in coins and banknotes
Social housing landlord Incommunities is planning to demolish two blocks of flats in Manningham, Bradford. It said the accommodation had proved difficult to let and it wanted to redevelop the sites. Properties in line for demolition include Montgomery
A Shipley man will be sentenced for drugs-related offences at Bradford Crown Court. Stephen Holdroyd, 27, of Alexandra Road, pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on Friday to possession with intent to supply cannabis and possession
Plans to turn the ground floor of a house into a shop in Highgate, Heaton, will be recommended for refusal by planning officials alter this week. Planning officers will tell members of Bradford’s Area Planning Committee when it meets on Thursday
Organisers of the Ilkley Carnival are promising the “biggest and best” event yet this year after revealing the backing of more big names. Masterchef finalist Tom Rennolds will be on hand to present prizes at the carnival, to be held on Monday, May 7,
An archaeologist from the University of Bradford has joined a project exploring the bronze age carvings of the South Pennines. Community archaeologist Louise Brown is working on the Carved Stones Project on Rombalds Moor, above Ilkley, and the Riches
Ninety one motorists in Guiseley have had their number plates fitted with anti-theft security screws. Bicycles worth a combined total of £14,000 were also security stamped by North West Outer Neighbourhood Policing Team officers at a free event held at
People travelling by rail this month are being warned to expect some disruption on the Bradford, Brighouse and Mirfield routes to London, especially at weekends. Network Rail is carrying out engineering work. It might only involve slightly re-timed services
Andy Haworth has returned to Bury at the end of his three-month loan spell at Valley Parade. The winger, brought in as cover when Kyel Reid was injured, started only twice in the home games against Morecambe and Burton. His only other
A new writing group has started in Shipley to encourage the over 50s to preserve their memories. The Bradford District Care Trust project called Seniors Show the Way hosts the fortnightly reminiscence writing classes and is looking for more members.
A bid to turn a joinery workshop in Wyke in to 15 flats goes before Bradford planners at City Hall on Thursday. Developers want to turn the existing three-storey building at Victory Works, Garden Field, into homes but there have been local objections
A 20-year-old Yeadon man has died after being struck by a car. The accident happened near the Red Bus Cafe on the A64 near Leeds at 10.45pm on Saturday. An ambulance was called and reported to police that the man had died from his injuries
A group offering support to young carers has been given a funding boost. The Young Carers project was launched through The Edge, a young people’s project on Holme Wood estate, as a year-long pilot last year in partnership with children’s charity Barnardo
French film director and screenwriter Olivier Assayas will receive the Fellowship Award at this year’s festival. The son of screenwriter Jacques Remy, Assayas (pictured) began his career as a film critic for French magazine Cahiers du Cinema which he
Firebugs started a blaze last night after breaking into a derelict nursing home in Bradford which has been repeatedly targeted by vandals and metal thieves. Crews from Idle, Shipley and Rawdon fire stations spent about three hours tackling the blaze,
Convicted fraudsters have been hit where it hurts after being ordered to hand over thousands of pounds earned through crime. Mushtaq Ahmed, 41, of Devonshire Street, and Majid Iqbal, 35, of Greenhead Road, Keighley, were ordered by Bradford
Cleaning is seen as a chore. We moan like mad about it. We complain about vacuuming, dusting, wiping, and whatever else it takes to rid our homes of grime. And spring, when those rays of sunlight shine on grubby surfaces and show up filthy windows, is
Leaving education to enter the world of work is daunting. The workplace is a totally different environment to the confines of the classroom, but in a society where apprenticeships are once again valued, work experience is being lauded as one of the
25 years ago: Teachers were being put on the front line of a massive fight against child abuse. Bradford Council was to spend £300,000 on a campaign to identify children at risk. 50 years ago: The subways being built for a new central ring road in Bradford
25 years ago: A national sex empire lost its bid to keep open two shops in Bradford. A High Court judge rejected an appeal by Quietlynn Ltd against Bradford Council’s refusal to grant licences for the shops. 50 years ago: A new car park was to be
Customer at Calverley’s New Inn have been ‘eggs-tra’ generous donating more than 350 chocolate eggs for young patients. Licencees Steve Armitage and Nick Marshall have been distributing the tasty treats around children’s wards at Leeds General Infirmary
For a family to have been without food and drink for two days in a UK city in 2012 is something that simply should not be happening. So it is shocking and unacceptable to find just such a situation reported by the Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank. The
The revised first phase of the £45m Aspire Citygate, set to go before councillors next week, offers a reasonable model for city living that it would be good to see many others follow. Developers Skelwith have taken on board suggestions from Bradford
SIR – When asking Robin Silver some years ago what he and his brother Jonathan would have done with the Odeon building, he said: “We would have converted it into a cinema.” Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
SIR – To the critics of the pool. OK we have been given a pinch of luxury in a bucket full of deprivation, but don’t you think we deserve it? Other towns would not bat an eyelid at what has just been given to us “the pool”. London thinks it is the centre
SIR – In his letter “A historic route that is worth protecting” (T&A, April 11), Frank Dickenson wonders if any member of the Green Party has visited the Buck Lane site. I visited this peaceful green site only last Sunday afternoon. The Green Party has
SIR – Power in the UK is in the hands of elected parliamentarians, in essence the basic or most important feature of meritocracy. So why does David Hornsby (Letters, April 4) excoriate the Queen, who is but a figurehead and not an absolute monarch? She
SIR – I can only assume that Keith Rayner (Letters, April 6) is either retired or in such secure employment that he believes he will never be made redundant. Otherwise he would not suggest that the unemployed should be put to work on a modern equivalent
SIR – What a pleasant surprise to discover that Bon Marche has reopened its Broadway branch in the city centre. A welcome boost to the otherwise desolate looking shopping precinct and a show of confidence in the city’s struggling retail sector. Now
SIR – I am totally dismayed with the Labour party who demonstrate once again they have not got a clue. Having just watched the party broadcast (April 11), can they please explain how by voting for a Labour councillor it will help save the NHS from redundancies
SIR – Amid the furore instigated by the freezing of age-related personal allowances, comes news that Morrisons is launching a groundbreaking new pensions scheme that will produce a guaranteed fund upon retirement, delivering a predictable pension pot
SIR – Do David Cameron, George Osborne and their sidekicks have any working brain cells between them? When by bringing into force a reduction of child tax credits, and parents with more than one child are now having to work an extra eight hours before
SIR – It seems like a very good idea to have classical music piped to passengers at Bradford Interchange (T&A, April 3). This should help to create a harmonic atmosphere and pass time for passengers awaiting buses and trains. It is also thought that
SIR – Coun Cooke feels that it is unfair that pubs should bear some of the cost for the binge drinking and anti-social behaviour by their customers (T&A, April 13). By implication, he therefore thinks it is fair that council tax payers should foot the
SIR – When I read the article (T&A, April 9) on brass door knob thefts in the Shipley area, I had to check the date. Was this an article carried forward from April Fools’ Day? No, it was a serious article which police are looking into. “NPT officers
The local elections will soon be upon us, and election placards are now starting to appear everywhere. What, one wonders, are we to make of the Liberal Democrat placards seen across Baildon which announce “Liberal Democrats Winning Here”? These appear
SIR – Where is the debate about having an elected Mayor with real power in Bradford? Voting is less than four weeks away. We always speak up for Bradford. Unesco City of Film, World Heritage Site, the best curries, a university that has made a distinctive
Hat-trick hero Nahki Wells side-stepped the praise for the win that cemented City’s place in League Two again next season. The first Bantams treble since 2008 eased them nine points clear of the drop zone with only three games to play. Wells was in
Two lucky boys have grabbed themselves a whole feast of chocolate after scooping the top prizes in an Easter trail competition at two Bradford museums. Nine-year-old Reece Tolson and William Chamberlain, two, were picked from hundreds of entries at Bradford
Playtime was even more fun at Tiddly Peeps soft play gym in Eccleshill over the weekend, when youngsters and their families helped to raise money for children’s charities. Events including face painting, a bouncy castle, tombola and raffle all brought
Professionals and volunteers working with children and young people at grassroots level will be meeting tomorrow to plan a year-long programme of support meetings in Keighley. The Keighley Youth Practitioners Forum brings workers together to share knowledge
Skipton could become the first place in the country to have a public toilet cash machine. Residents and visitors would be able to kill two birds with one stone and stock up on cash while answering the call of nature. And it could be the answer to the
Bulls assistant coach Francis Cummins paid tribute to his players after they destroyed Doncaster 72-6 to book a place in today’s Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth-round draw. Elliott Whitehead and Shaun Ainscough shared centre stage with hat-tricks, with
Police have issued a “rogues gallery” of suspects, caught on camera stealing from shops in Bradford. Officers are cracking down after a spate of thefts in the district, hitting retailers already struggling in the economic downturn. Part of the clampdown
Bulls 72, Doncaster 6 Shortly after 3pm this afternoon, the draw for the Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round will be made at Broadcasting Tower on Woodhouse Lane in Leeds. The good news for Bulls fans is that their team will be in the hat after yesterday
Two brothers who listened in horror as their mother was brutally stabbed to death by their father broke their 17-year silence today and revealed they are rebuilding their lives in Bradford. Ceri Leslie and Nevan McFetrich have spent almost two decades
Northampton 1, City 3 You can’t move for heavyweights roaming Sixfields right now. Adebayo Akinfenwa’s clash with Guy Branston was not one for the squeamish. That was just the undercard for next week’s dinner visit from Mike Tyson, the daddy of
A Bradford singer is calling on support from the district to help her win a day in the studio with star singer and producer Labrinth. Naomi Charmaine, of Eccleshill, is in the running for the national competition after submitting her song Let’s Be Lovers
