Keighley Cougars 12, Featherstone Rovers 60 Liam Finn smashed Barry Eaton’s world goal-kicking record by claiming 24 points in a masterful display to leave Cougars’ Northern Rail Cup dream in tatters tonight. The Featherstone scrum half
East Bierley are hoping that the arrival of Pakistan all-rounder Rao Anjum will provide them with a welcome boost. Anjum, 31, who has played in one Test and 60 one-day internationals, is no stranger to the JCT600 Bradford League scene.
Monty Python legend and travel writer Michael Palin heads the list of big names coming to this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival. The Sheffield-born comedian and screenwriter turned travel documentary presenter will join BBC sports presenter and former
Wibsey Lions are celebrating a landmark debut season. After their under-tens A and B teams finished a creditable fifth and fourth respectively in their leagues, their under-14s clinched promotion to Division One of the Huddersfield RCD Junior League.
Burley face two tough matches over the weekend which could define their Aire-Wharfe League season. Having won the Waddilove Cup last season and the league and cup double the year before, Nick Brook’s side have had an up and down start to this campaign
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey has wasted no time in bolstering his squad for next season since returning from a trip to play in a Veterans’ World Cup tournament. Avenue secured promotion to Blue Square Bet North by winning the Evo-Stik
Holders Salem Athletic breezed into the second round of the H Broadbent Trophy with a nine-wicket romp over Heaton. Yassir Khan (5-16) helped knock over Heaton for 71 before Salem raced past their modest target. The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League
WASHBURN VALLEY: The heaviest fish caught during the week ending June 3 was a 6lb rainbow trout by P Stoker using orange fritz. The heaviest caught during the week ending June 10 was a 7lb 12oz rainbow trout by Gavin Jack using invictor. Fewston
Farsley boss Neil Parsley has begun his preparations for the new season and is busy working his way through agreeing deals with players on his retained list. There will be some surprise departures though, with former club captain Dominic Krief
Thackley have released a list of confirmed friendly pre-season fixtures, with the first being against manager Vince Brockie’s former club Harrogate Railway Athletic. The Dennyboys have five pre-season games lined up so far, kicking off with
Mirfield Parish Cavaliers have emerged as the district’s leading Central Yorkshire League club after a resounding eight-wicket win at Wakefield Thornes. Tharaka Gunarathne (85no) and Michael Rounding (82) were the key players as their side climbed to
Fit-again all-rounder Rich Pyrah has urged his Yorkshire team-mates to avoid the sluggish start of previous seasons as they bid for Friends Life t20 glory. Pyrah will make his first-team return from the broken hand he suffered during the first
GOALS Bradford will be hosting their own European Championships on Sunday (5.30pm). Maximum squad size is seven players, and teams will be asked to pick a nation currently competing in this year’s European Championship, with group formats being the
Leeds Carnegie's Otley loan duo Chris Walker, who captained the side, and Dominic Barrow were in the England Under-20 team that were beaten 28-15 by hosts South Africa in the International Rugby Board's Junior World Championship in Cape Town. Both played
A vehicle recovery worker was airlifted to hospital in a “serious” condition after being pinned against a wall in an accident at a Keighley garage. The 31-year-old man had been about to set off to recover a broken down vehicle when his recovery truck
David Syers has joined League One outfit Doncaster on a two-year following the expiry of his contract at City. The Leeds-born midfielder, 24, turned down the offer of a new deal at Valley Parade to join Rovers following their relegation from
After the joy of being selected for her third Olympic Games, it has been back to work for Debbie Flood this week. The Guiseley rower has been busy preparing for this weekend’s final World Cup meeting of the year in Munich. Flood, who competed in the
If ever economy was top of the motorists’ shopping list, it’s now. Petrol and diesel are shooting through the roof and drivers are facing a bewildering choice of ways to cut their motoring bills. Hybrid? Well, a petrol-electric or diesel-electric
A former health service assistant finance manager who kept more than £146,000 in accounts he controlled has been ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work in the community for his “dishonest conduct towards a public institution”. Sajid Khan, 34,
Bradford-based health cover provider Sovereign Healthcare continued to reverse the fall in members last year by signing up 1,000 more subscribers. The mutual company achieved a general business profit of £1.48 million in 2011, which it said underlined
Cooking sauces launched six months ago by a Bradford-based Asian restaurant chain are flying off supermarket shelves and the company has clinched a deal with Asda to sell them in 153 North East stores. The Aagrah Group, the UK’s largest
The organisers of a funfair which was due to be part of the Bradford Mela at the weekend have pledged to honour the thousands of tickets and vouchers handed out to local children at their next fair in Wibsey. W Marshalls Amusements had already
A former rugby league player who lost half his body weight when a rare and potentially fatal virus attacked his heart is pushing his “dicky ticker” further than ever this year to raise money for charity. James Hayley, 37, of East Bierley, who played
The overall performance of Bradford Council services was better last year amid financial cuts and major changes at the authority, but 35 per cent of targets are still not being hit. Details outlined in the authority’s corporate performance
The Bradford Sky Ride is taking place on a circular route between City Park and Lister Park in Bradford on Sunday, July 1. But for those who want to do something else besides cycling there are lots of free activities for all the family, including bouncy
City have landed a trip to League One outfit Notts County in this morning's Capital One Cup first round draw. The tie will take place the week commencing August 13, most likely on Tuesday, August 14. With the Football League not scheduled
A refurbished cardiac centre with state-of-the-art equipment has opened at Airedale Hospital. Improvements mean greater privacy and dignity for patients and include a better patient waiting area and toilet facilities. They also includes a new state-of-the-art
Care home residents got hands-on with some unusual visitors – a giant African millipede and a tarantula. Residents at Croft House in Eastburn, near Keighley, were given the chance to handle some of the creatures, which were brought along by Falkirk-based
Almost seven years have passed since Robbie Hunter-Paul left Bradford but his affiliation with the club runs deep. When asked if the Bulls can survive their current financial crisis, the legendary New Zealander is unequivocal. He said
The organisers of a funfair which was due to be part of the Bradford Mela last weekend have pledged to honour the thousands of tickets and vouchers handed out to children at their next fair in Wibsey. W Marshalls Amusements had already set up its rides
BRADFORD EVENING LEAGUE – Division One: Denholme 191-4 (J Hainsworth 53, R Wear 41), Bolton Villas 139-7 (J Poward 52, M Wear 4-14); Apperley Bridge 113 (U Khan 54, S Ali 6-7), Haworth Road 117-3 (F Hussain 54); Azad 76-5 v Bingley Congs – rain
A burst water pipe caused flooding over one of Bradford’s major routes this morning. Yorkshire Water has said a water pipe in Harris Street, just outside of Bradford city centre, burst at about 6.30am today. The water company has said engineers are
The family of a 22-year-old Bradford bank worker who died suddenly while on holiday in the Canary Islands has set up a trust to help others repatriate loved ones who die abroad. Rosie Tarpy, of Keighley, was killed by a blood clot on her lung and died
A burglar who swore his innocence on his unborn baby’s life was described by a judge as “beneath contempt”. David Hutchinson, 25, of Clayton Road, Lidget Green, who had made the comment when questioned by police, admitted a charge of burglary at an earlier
Baby Mia Brown, who was born with Hydrocephalus – fluid on the brain – may be given a new lease of life if her family can raise £10,000 to send her to the US for pioneering treatment. The 11-month-old baby, from Bingley, has already had surgery to fit
Selfridges store in London’s Oxford Street was the unlikely setting in 1925, when Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated the first tentative television broadcast. Shoppers were shown recognisable but blurred images, among them letters printed
25 years ago: The plight of thousands of people being detained under South Africa’s emergency regulations was to be highlighted in Bradford. 50 years ago: The Minister of Health refused to help Bradford pay the £15,000 bill of the smallpox outbreak earlier
SIR – Nigel Farage has been saying all along, Britain should be out of Europe. George Osborne has now said that Europe is killing Britain’s growth and needs to stop. David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg on the other hand think that Britain is better
The news that Thomas Cook is to close its Bradford operations centre is a massive blow. Not only for building confidence in the regeneration of the city centre, of course, but for the 468 jobs that will be lost. This is a devastating loss of jobs
SIR – It was reported (T&A, June 12) that security staff had confiscated 1,832 items from visitors at Bradford Crown Court over a ten-month period. Within this figure were 20 knives with blades longer than 3in, four locked knives and 190 tools. Now
SIR – I feel I must put pen to paper at the bad press that is given to shop assistants. I wonder if anybody would consider them to be actual human beings? My daughter works in a shop and has been there for many years – and always tries to serve people
SIR – I was at Haworth for the 1940s weekend (pictured). On the website it said to dress in 1940s gear, so there I was in my WVS uniform and lace-up shoes! There were quite a few people in uniform and civilians in appropriate 1940s dress, which was good
An engineering firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was badly injured when he became entangled in a rotating machine tool that caught him by the neck, tearing the clothes from his back. Tomas Cisarik, 33, suffered a deep cut running 20cms long and
SIR – Walking down Darley Street recently, I passed two buskers, a beggar, a pedlar, a couple of loudmouth inebriates and a group of scruffy teenagers behaving like unruly ten-year-olds. I was even asked for ‘a cig’. Not exactly what one expects to come
SIR – I count myself as very fortunate that I live in a beautiful part of the Bradford district. Indeed, virtually on my doorstep between Tim Lane and Lord Lane there is an area known locally as ‘the Clar’ – an open space of grassland next to the river
SIR – I am a student at Bradford College. At the moment, adult learners who are studying for the equivalent of A-levels receive funding from the Government towards their tuition fee costs. Plans being pushed through by the coalition would see this support
Children at Bradford special school Chellow Heights will have chance to try out a range of new bikes at a summer fair this weekend. A scheme supported by Asda and other businesses is aimed at giving each child access to a bike to enhance motor skills
More than 450 city centre jobs are being axed by struggling travel giant Thomas Cook which is to close its city centre operations centre The move is part of a ‘location strategy review’ by the historic firm, which has operated the landmark site
Mark Lawn is confident that City will sign at least one more striker – and possibly two – before the new season kicks off in August. The Bantams’ joint-chairman has been left delighted by the acquisition of defensive duo Andrew Davies and Rory McArdle
Bradford Council’s chief executive has been accused of “patronising” civic leaders in Keighley by ignoring calls for them to take control of the town’s market – but suggesting they could run the toilets there instead. Tony Reeves made the
A commemoration event will take place to remember the sacrifice made by hundreds of men who volunteered to fight in the First World War. Friends and colleagues from across the district formed Pals battalions and many were to take part in the
The leader of Bradford Council has criticised bosses at the beleaguered travel firm for failing to approach the authority to discuss terms on the lease of its city centre office. Bradford Council leader Councillor David Green (right) yesterday told the
The grieving mum of a Bradford soldier killed in the deadliest single enemy attack on UK forces in Afghanistan said her son’s memory should live on through the Yorkshire regiment, following strong suggestions his former battalion faces the axe.
Almost three times as many customers are opening a “back to basics” account which cannot be accessed online than any other type of easy-access savings account, according to Yorkshire Building Society The Bradford-based company says its Triple Access
Staff at Thomas Cook remained tight-lipped last night as they left the Bradford site for the day. Many were clutching envelopes containing letters detailing the announcement and revealed a 90-day consultation period was about to begin. Most employees
Jason Demetriou has billed tonight’s Northern Rail Cup quarter-final home clash with Featherstone as ‘do or die’ as Cougars bid to bounce back from Sunday’s home defeat to Halifax. The Keighley player-coach could not hide his frustration after Karl Harrison
Andrew Gale smashed a blistering 146 not out as Yorkshire’s preparations for Twenty20 continued with an entertaining warm-up win over his former club Cleckheaton at Moorend last night. The Yorkshire skipper, named his county’s man of the match
