Holders Burley are through to the second round of the Waddilove Cup after coming out on top in a tense finish against Guiseley. David Brook (60) gave Burley a good start in the Aire-Wharfe League knockout competition but they then slumped from 48-1 to
GOALS Bradford are seeking two teams for their FA Monday Five-A-Side League. Each new team entering can claim free registration, a £20 bar voucher and a free set of Umbro-branded bibs. Games, refereed by qualified officials, are 40 minutes long and
With last season still fresh in the memory, promoted Bradford Park Avenue are beginning preparations for the next campaign. They have announced four pre-season friendlies and once again the annual clash with their cross-city rivals is the jewel in the
Eccleshill United have one home friendly confirmed and have accepted an invitation to a pre-season tournament at Liversedge. The Eagles will host Scarborough Athletic on Saturday, July 14 and will then head to Clayborn as guests of Sedge, playing more
A cannabis factory was discovered in Hollings Road, Manningham, Bradford, at the weekend after a resident complained about a smell of gas. A Police Community Support Officer uncovered the factory after officers forced their way in. A spokesman for the
Holders Pudsey St Lawrence were beaten by league champions Woodlands for the second time in 24 hours as they bowed out of this season’s Priestley Cup. Woodlands triumphed by five wickets in a low-scoring encounter. They dismissed the home side for just
Youngsters from the City of Bradford Esprit Diving Club showed off their competitive spirit in Harrogate. A total of 27 represented the club at the Hydro Novice competition hosted by Harrogate & District Diving Club. The event was aimed at introducing
Reigning champions Bradford Veterans are returning to Germany this weekend to defend their Hammer SpVg European title. Burnley and Hertha Berlin are the latest clubs to join a competition that has involved the likes of Leeds, Charlton, Watford
Nine primary schools from Bingley and Shipley are taking part in a Chance to Shine Cricket Festival to celebrate National Cricket Day at Bradford & Bingley’s Wagon Lane ground from 1pm tomorrow. The festival is being organised by the Bradford Bradford
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Apperley Bridge: change of use of former glass works into two houses, former Glass Works, Valley Mills, Meadow Road. Baildon: alteration to existing private dwelling, providing
Rich Pyrah is putting the finishing touches to his recovery from a broken hand by playing for Yorkshire’s second team this week. The former Bradford League all-rounder has been sidelined since the second day of the current campaign (April 6) when he
A man found trying car door handles in Manningham, Bradford, was found to be an ‘overstayer’, a person who does not have any legal basis to remain in the UK. Officers from Manningham and Toller had responded to a call from a member of the public saying
Police warned people about dropping litter from their car after witnessing a driver throwing a food wrapper out. He was caught in the act on Thursday in West Bowling and his details were noted. He will shortly be receiving a £75 fine for littering.
Ovenden West Riding completed the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division and League Cup double with a 3-2 victory over Bay Athletic at Overthorpe. Andy Gregory twice gave Ovenden the lead, only for Brighton Mugadza to equalise with
More than 200 years of Bradford’s textile heritage will be brought to life after a community centre secured nearly £47,700 in funding for a new project. Community arts organisation the Hive, based at the Kirkgate Centre, Shipley, has organised The Fabric
Two off-licences on the edge of Bradford city centre could be stripped of their licences today after being caught out twice in a month selling alcohol to minors. The police requested that the premises licence for K&B Waters & Son, Park Road, and K&H
A couple murdered their Bradford-born teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a Court heard today. The decomposed remains of 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed were discovered in Cumbria in February 2004
Five Quest Taekwondo members will travel to Holland at the end of May to compete in the international Dutch Masters competition in Rotterdam. Hannah Mayes, 17 from Wibsey, Natasha Burdock, 14 from Silsden, and Jake Barnett, 16 from Baildon,
If club secretary Marc Lawrence had sleepless nights worrying about what would happen to Otley Rugby Union Football Club if they had been relegated from SSE National League Two North in 2011-12, then don’t be at all surprised. After winning the first
The fledgling Heckmondwike Petanque Club continue to grow in stature at an incredible rate. It is now one of the biggest clubs in West Yorkshire and last week ten members made their regional debut in a melee at Stockton-on-Forest, near York. Janet Spencer
A big push to boost the district’s manufacturing sector, which accounts for one-fifth of local economic output, will be launched this week by business leaders, academics and Bradford Council. They hope it will lead to the establishment of a Centre for
Ecologists are appealing for help to revitalise Bradford Beck, which they say could provide social, economic and environmental benefits to the city. The Aire Rivers Trust has been tasked by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The future of a £5 million mortuary in Bradford seems to have been secured, thanks to support from pathologists elsewhere in West Yorkshire and a new high-tech post-mortem examination facility. Concerns were raised last year about the under-use of the
Ionian Weddings, a Greece specialist, says Greek islands can offer some amazing locations for fabulous overseas wedding ceremonies. On Zante, couples love to get hitched on a secluded private island, accessed by a wooden bridge standing in clear turquoise
Fun. – Some Nights (Atlantic Records) **** Every now and then a certain song comes along that just blows everything else out of the water. We Are Young is one of those songs which can be found on this album. How can a band be so happy yet so sad at the
Ruth Saberton – Amber Scott Is Starting Over (Orion Books, £7.99) **** Amber Scott should be feeling excited. Fiance Ed had taken a job in Cornwall, but leaving her job on a glossy magazine would alter her whole life. She was right, it turned her life
Little Miss Princess And The Very Special Party by Alan Hargreaves Egmont Publishing, £2.99 The latest Little Miss Princess book has had a Royal make-over to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Little Miss Princess And the Very Special Party
Firefighters tackled a blaze at an animal sanctuary last night, which endangered the lives of almost 30 horses. The fire at Roleystone Horse Sanctuary in Westfield Lane, Wrose started around midnight and destroyed a caravan and shed at the
If you’ve ever walked past an ornamental lake and marvelled at the fish in the water, perhaps it’s time to introduce some fish into your own pond. While water in a garden can create an air of peace and tranquillity, fish can provide extra character.
Every year, my neighbour Clifford urges me to take my family on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A railwayman all his life, there isn’t much the nonagenarian doesn’t know about trains – and steam engines in particular. This year, we finally managed
Memorials to murdered Bradford police officers Sharon Beshenivsky and Michael Hawcroft have been relocated. Stone tributes to the fallen officers have joined a memorial to Bradford’s last Chief Constable, Harry Ambler, in Norfolk Gardens, Bradford city
Few buildings capture your attention in the way windmills do. In full-sail, they dominate the landscape, a reminder of times gone by. It is hard to drive past a windmill without at least having your curiosity stirred. Even those that stand derelict and
When I was a child, most of our family outings involved a walk of some sort. Whether around a town, along the coast or – more usually – across the North York Moors, my heart would sink when my dad took a heap of mud-caked boots from a kitchen cupboard
Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are two Yorkshire batsmen who have made their mark on the England set-up in recent weeks, and now there could be a third to follow in the form of left-hander Gary Ballance. Born in Zimbabwe and the nephew of former
Keighley-bound motorists suffered delays after a car hit the central crash barrier on the Aire Valley trunk road today. The crash happened on the A629 near the Beechcliffe roundabout at about 7.50pm. No-one was seriously injured.
Bradford Council is continuing its due diligence programme with the Government over a £35 million growth zone project which will see a rate relief scheme in the city centre. The scheme would see £17.2 million from the Council and £17.6 million from the
A furniture recycling service has saved an unwanted building from demolition to help young people on a Bradford estate get into work. Newlands Furniture Service in Rockwell Lane, Greengates, has taken delivery of the 90sq ft portable building and plans
Probation chiefs have been accused of “molly-coddling” criminals on community service after complaints they spent as much time drinking tea, eating lunch and travelling as they did clearing up. An investigation was launched by West Yorkshire
We’ve got a big week coming up in 40-over cricket. On Thursday we play Sussex in Hove before it’s off to Scarborough again for a match with Unicorns on Sunday. The two games are going to be really important for us because we saw last
Eight of the most deprived parishes in the UK are in Bradford, a new report has revealed, with 46 per cent of pensioners and 39 per cent of youngsters in one living in poverty. Research by Church of England charity, the Church Urban Fund (CUF
SIR – My daughter and me called to see the new civic centre on North Street – the old police station. There’s a lovely cafe, lovely food, lovely information centre and police museum. It is a credit to the town of Keighley. I hope lots more people will
SIR – People commit crimes, get fined, but do not pay the fines, so they are not punished for their offences. Some will be accumulating yet more fines which they will not pay. Now, in these times of economic crisis, we are told that offenders owe £2
SIR – There have been comments in the T&A regarding people’s bad driving habits. Here in Baildon we have hills, as does most of the Bradford area. One of the areas of road knowledge sadly lacking is the car descending the hill should give way to the
SIR – It wasn’t so long ago that I recall everyone being told by the people in authority over us that they could not call me ‘fatty’ because that was offensive. They should use the technically-correct term ‘obese’. Now, apparently, we are told that the
SIR – What is the role of elderly people in society today? Last week, nurses spoke of old people awaiting treatment in the corridors of hospitals, and on television we saw an old lady who had been so viciously attacked she was hardly recognisable.
SIR – I write with regards to John Wilson’s letter (T&A, May 15) and his cheap jibe towards Bradford Park Avenue, saying he didn’t know they generated heat. The club has just completed a very successful season, culminating in promotion to the Blue Square
SIR – While taking my wife to an appointment at the Allerton Medical Centre, we travelled along Braithwaite Avenue, between Allerton Road and Bell Dene Road, a distance of something like half a mile, and I was astounded at the amount of properties that
25 years ago: Bradford was set to lose its long-established train telephone inquiry bureau. 50 years ago: Bradford Sewage Department earned £6,612,383 from the sale of grease, by-products and organic fertiliser since sales began, the sewage committee
25 years ago: Teachers were preparing to go on strike in Bradford and Kirklees in the fortnight’s run-up to the elections. 50 years ago: The Margaret McMillan Community Centre, Bradford, was nearing the end of its general fund resources, an accountant
Tethered horses have become a concern in Bradford and account for a large number of calls RSPCA inspector Rachel Opyrsk receives on a daily basis. The issue was highlighted on Friday when the Telegraph & Argus reported that five-year-old Harlie Thompson
There is a lot of evidence to support the increased use of non-custodial sentences such as community service and community payback schemes. These orders avoid putting more strain on our already overcrowded prisons and they also mean the offenders actually
Senior NHS managers have signed a pledge to put lesbian, gay and bisexual people and their views at the heart of local health and wellbeing services. The aim of the charter is to publicly commit the district’s NHS services to being respectful
An iconic fish and chips restaurants is set to open its doors again tomorrow. The original Harry Ramsden’s restaurant at White Cross, Guiseley, will be re-launched under the ownership of the Wetherby Whaler group, who have spent £500,000 on refurbishing
SIR – Bradford Council shouldn’t be slackening its enforcement of planning rules. It should be tightening them up. It is clear from the announcement that the planning department “is looking to change its priorities” and that “insignificant developments
SIR – As I traverse the environs of Keighley I am heartened to see shiny, attractive and expensive-looking town council signs welcoming me to each and every district. I am welcomed to Showfield, to Sandbeds & Riddlesden, to Utley and Beechcliffe, to
SIR – Re ‘£2.9 million houses scheme for site unveiled’ (T&A, May 12). As chairman of Oakdale Residents Association, I wish to express my concerns at Yorkshire Housing Association selling land for family houses. There are enough houses being built on
SIR – This single European currency business doesn’t seem to be working out very well, does it? I suggest the problem is a lack of ambition. We should not have a single European currency, we should have one for the entire world. Since I have come up
SIR – There have been several items in the T&A regarding the so-called overcrowding on the trains provided by Northern Rail. Having observed the travelling habits of the public, there is a large selfish element who insist on occupying as many seats as
The family of 82-year-year-old May Thirkill are understandably furious after she was allowed to walk out in the dead of night from a care home. The Alzheimer’s patient fell over on the pavement in the pouring rain and was fortunately spotted by a passer-by
More than 200 years of Bradford’s textile heritage will be brought to life after a community centre secured nearly £47,700 in funding for a new project. Community arts organisation the Hive, based at the Kirkgate Centre, Shipley, has organised The Fabric
Budding fashion stars from across the district and beyond are a step closer to achieving their modeling dreams after being recognised in this year’s Bradford Modelsearch competition. Around 100 aspiring models strutted their stuff in front of a panel
Jason Crookes insists he remains open to the prospect of staying at Bradford next season, despite being heavily linked with a move to rivals Hull FC. The winger, 22, enjoyed an outstanding start to the campaign, scoring five tries in the opening six
A Bradford business of nearly 20 years, which moved to make way for the Westfield development, may have to shut within months unless work begins at its former site. Antonio Barbiero, owner of Pizza Pieces in Market Street, said he may have
City have issued a plea to supporters: Back us in numbers and help us win promotion. The deadline for discount 2012/13 season tickets is fast approaching and the amount sold will dictate Phil Parkinson’s summer transfer budget. Fans
Daily attacks on Bradford teachers by unruly pupils will lead to hundreds leaving the profession, a leading teaching union warned today. Kicking, spitting and biting is the grim reality for many school staff in the district, according to Pam
