Bradford Dudley Hill 26, Stanley Rangers 22 Bradford Dudley Hill had to pull out all the stops in order to win their opening game of the National Conference League Division One season against a resolute Stanley Rangers outfit at Parry Lane tonight
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett pulled out of a topical discussion radio show in Bradford last night. Mr Blunkett was due to take part of a four-strong panel for BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions show at the Thornbury Centre on Leeds Old Road.
Foster's Halifax League clubs, including those in the Bradford area, are invited to send under-17 players for Joe Lumb Competition trials next Thursday at the Cricket Asylum, Sowerby Bridge (5.30pm-7pm). Further information is available from team
The Halifax Cricket League, who are celebrating their centenary this year, have received a “good call”. They will be sponsored to the tune of £10,000 over two years by Foster’s Lager, who are owned by Heineken UK Ltd and
Jamie Foster column: As a team we have spoken about the need to make a strong start in games – but last week against St Helens we were 20 points adrift before we had even blinked. We can’t get a kick up the backside after 30 minutes and then roll
Leeds United boss Neil Warnock believes his side have "nothing to lose and everything to gain" ahead of their npower Championship clash with Millwall. The Whites boss was teetering on the brink of leaving the Elland Road club less than
Keighley Cougars are likely to have Castleford Tigers’ Charlie Martin available for the rest of the Kingstone Press Championship season. Cougars have a partnership agreement with Tigers and, although Jake Emmitt has returned to Castleford
A man who groomed a vulnerable 14-year-old boy on an internet dating site and took him to London has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Police tried to intercept 27-year-old Nick Williams’ car as he drove down the motorway with the teenager
This winter has definitely been the most productive of my career so far. The couple of winters I spent in Zimbabwe with the Rhinos did a lot for me and my game - I had quite a lot of success over there to give me confidence I could perform regularly
Capital One Cup finalists Bradford City are not on their own in chasing promotion this season. On Sunday, City's women travel to Northern Women's Combination League leaders South Durham for a game they need to win to keep their hopes
A 31-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a woman pedestrian by careless driving. Zahir Iqbal, of Sherwell Rise, Allerton, Bradford, will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on April 11. His not guilty plea to causing death
South Craven MP Julian Smith (left) has rolled out his backing for a new beer industry campaign. He took part in a “message in a barrel” event at Westminster supporting calls by brewers and pubs for a freeze in beer duty in the Chancellor’s next
Students at Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge have teamed up with older singers across Bradford to record a charity song in aid of the elderly. Members of the Anchor Community Band gathered at the Apperley Lane school to record their segment
After last week's mass posponement of fixtures due to Bradford City's involvement in the Capital One up final at Wembley, the Bradford Sunday Alliance League returns to normal with an Intermediate Cup tie plus a full programme of league
Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew has hailed the contribution of green business to the local economy in a message for Climate Week. Mr Andrew said: “Climate Week 2013 offers a great chance to look not only at the environmental but economic benefit of going
Bradford Park Avenue Bradford boss John Deacey has players returning to the squad so is in no rush to bring Rob O’Brien back into the fold from his loan spell. The midfielder and former club captain has gone to Farsley and has started the last
Guiseley boss Steve Kittrick is aiming to leave the league’s sponsors with egg on their faces but he knows the enormity of the task his club are undertaking. Kittrick was more frustrated than any of the Nethermoor outfit’s supporters
Albion Sports boss Kulwinder Sandhu took advantage of the club’s recent mini break to jet off to India for a week’s holiday because he expects a hectic time between now and the end of the season. Sports’ fixture list had a hole
Police Community Support Officers were abused and threatened with violence when they went to a house in Holme Wood, Bradford. They were carrying out a disruption visit on a suspected burglar when, on arrival, they were threatened by a 27-year-old
Spyware company Datong, which has put itself up for sale following an approach, is looking to the second half year to boost its results, chief executive Mark Cook told the Horsforth-based company’s annual general meeting. He said: “Despite the
The Lilycroft Neighbour-hood Forum and the Partners and Community Together (PACT) meet next week. Newly-appointed neighbourhood Inspector Richard Baildon will be attending to meet members of the community. Among items to be discussed will be
A police crackdown on theft from vehicles in Shipley has led to two arrests. A 32-year-old local man and his girlfriend were arrested and charged with a series of thefts. They are currently on remand in prison. Shipley town centre saw an increase
Susan Duffey is the latest local artist to hold a solo exhibition at Central Hall in Alice Street, Keighley. The exhibition, entitled Natural Response in Mixed Media, will feature paintings, collages, prints, pastel and felts. The exhibition
Bradford businesses have been urged to support the campaign to keep children’s heart surgery services in Yorkshire. Save Our Surgery wants firms to support a fundraising curry and quiz night hosted by the Bradford Bulls at Odsal on Thursday to
Bulls coach Francis Cummins has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Sunday's derby at Super League leaders Huddersfield. Joint captain Matt Diskin sustained a dead leg during last weekend’s home defeat at the hands of St Helens. But he has
An acclaimed swing, blues and jazz singer from Guiseley will play in Otley tonight. Singer-songwriter Peter Grant, who has had two top 20 albums, will perform at Korks Wine Bar. The musician will be delivering a stripped-down set with just
HML, the leading financial outsourcer, has signed a new five-year contract to continue servicing the Kensington Mortgage Portfolios. Skipton-based HML manages about £44 billion of assets for 50 financial institutions, including building societies
The boss of a historic Bradford wool firm has teamed up with a public- private sector business support initiative to keep the business on top of the world. Jo Dawson, chief executive of H Dawson Wool, which is one of the world’s leading wool suppliers
A quick-thinking neighbour saved a flat in Liversedge from serious damage yesterday. The occupier had gone out and left an electric hob on. Some papers left next to it started smouldering and set off a smoke alarm. A neighbour called the firefighters
SPECIAL 26 (PG, 143 mins) ***** Starring Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpai, Anupam Kher. Director: Neeraj Pandey Billed as the sleeper hit for this year, Neeraj Pandey’s Special 26 is receiving critical acclaim from all quarters. Pandey, who made his
A pensioner broke down in tears yesterday as he thanked neighbours who saved him from a flat fire. Charles Firth insisted he would be dead if it was not for the brave actions of three of his neighbours. Sobbing, the 66-year-old said: “They
Olympic and Tour de France winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins’ face was on show at a Bingley school. The cycling supremo’s image adorned one bike spruced up by youngsters at Crossflatts Primary School during a spring-themed ‘Bling your Bike’ event
Bingley-based female voice choir Opus 44 – which triumphed at the recent Mrs Sunderland Music Festival in Huddersfield, winning three classes with distinction – will be holding a singing workshop. Led by choral technique expert Robert Latham, it
HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS 3D (15, 88 mins)** Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Thomas Mann, Pihla Viitala, Peter Stormare and the voice of Robin Atkin Downes. Director: Tommy Wirkola Director Tommy Wirkola puts a bloodthirsty
An open day is being held at Bingley Arts Centre on Sunday. The event from 10am until 3pm will include a tour to see facilities developed over the past year, since Bingley Little Theatre took over the running of the venue. There will be a performance
The widow of a quad biker who died before his daughter’s eyes at Flappit Quarry has bravely spoken out over plans to re-open the infamous off-roading site. The quarry was a magnet for moto-cross and quad bikes and a new Facebook campaign aims to
SAFE HAVEN (12A, 115 mins) *** Starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Noah Lomax, Mimi Kirkland, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders, Ric Reitz, Irene Ziegler. Director: Lasse Hallstrom Author Nicholas Sparks is the king of slushy modern romance, tugging
A film about an assassin and his young son hiding out in a rural idyll has been given the green light by Creative England, BFI Film Fund and BBC Films. The thriller, from Ilkley-based director Martin Radich and producer Finlay Pretsell, is the
A production of a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being staged at the New Bradford Playhouse to raise funds for the theatre. Lost Special has been adapted by playwright Jonathan Hall, founder of the Snowgoose Theatre Company, based in
Marsden-based Mikron theatre company is going on tour, with the company’s four actor/musicians travelling by narrowboat. The two new plays require the actors to play multiple roles and perform specially-written songs. The first is Don’t Shoot
When Gareth Gates takes to the stage in his home city later this month, he will be joined by youngsters from the performing arts school he set up here. The Gates&Wilkes Academy, which Gareth opened with musical theatre star Jonathan Wilkes,
Bradford-based singer/songwriting team Fay and Latta are launching new album Beauty In Chaos, featuring ELO violinist Mik Kaminski, at Keighley’s Arts Exchange this month. Fay and Latta write and perform emotive music drawing inspiration from different
Bradford Festival Choral Society is rehearsing for a spring concert of modern music, and is seeking new members. The choir will be singing Howard Goodall’s uplifting requiem Eternal Light as well as numbers from musicals and films and TV themes
Bradford rock blues singer Chantel McGregor will be at Korks Wine Bar and Brasserie in Otley later this month. Chantel started singing as a young child and, aged just eight, became the youngest person in the country to pass a rock school exam.
BROKEN CITY (15, 109 mins) *** Starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez, Kyle Chandler, Alona Tal. Director: Allen Hughes We don’t need serpentine thrillers such as Broken City
Two MPs have formed a ‘coalition’ to run this year’s quarter-finals of Rock The House, an event aimed at supporting live music venues and musicians. Rock the House was set up in 2011 by MPs around the country. Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew and Leeds
Irish comic Sean Hughes (pictured) is bringing a “career-defining show” to Bradford. Life Becomes Noises is Sean’s way of dealing with his father’s death. Described as a comedy performance “like you’ve never seen before”, it’s a funny yet poignant
A 21-year-old man has been jailed for four months for his part in fighting in Bingley town centre at 3am on August 11 last year. Simon McCarten, of West Lane, Baildon, pleaded guilty to affray. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday he was at
Keighley MP Kris Hopkins has welcomed news that net immigration to the UK fell by 34 per cent or 84,000 to 163,000 in the year to June 2012. Net migration is the number of people coming to the country for 12 months or more set against the number emigrating
Three wrestling fanatics are hoping to inspire a love of the sport with Bradford youngsters – despite it being in danger of being dropped from the Olympics. The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has added wrestling to the seven
Black Coffee Theatre is bringing The Seagull by Anton Chekhov to Bradford this spring. The first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist, The Seagull was written in 1895. It dramatises the romantic and
Imagine being granted exclusive access to the extraordinary, charismatic and sinister mind of Grigory Rasputin, the ‘Mad Monk’? A new play explores what may have happened if Rasputin had survived his assassination and lived on as a prisoner of
Adam Buxton’s irreverent music video show BUG started life as a series of bi-monthly presentations at the BFI Southbank in London. These celebrations of global creativity in music video soon became a regular sell-out event and now Adam (pictured
Dani Harmer has the kind of fanbase many performers her age dream of. As Tracy Beaker in the hugely popular CBBC programmes, based on Jacqueline Wilson’s books about a headstrong girl growing up in care, she gained a loyal following of young fans
It’s finally happened. The machines have risen up in revolt against their soft-bodied, flesh-and-blood masters. You all know by now – or you should if you have been taking notice – about my war of attrition with the central heating. The boiler
SIR – I am sorry, Joe McHugh, but what you had to say (Letters, February 21) really was a nonsense. In your letter about supermarkets in Shipley you wrote that “the more the merrier can only be good thing for shoppers everywhere.” Really? If
SIR – The Lib Dem comedy show rumbles on. The latest episode is one of alleged improper behaviour by Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard. While this story could potentially be pretty damning for the Lib Dem party, it is now potentially even more
SIR – In the light of the beef adulteration scandal, Bryan Hanson (Letters, February 26) makes a good case for buying locally-produced and prepared meats. If only it were a level playing-field, that might just work, but let’s take the case of pork.
SIR – Though the result at Wembley was disappointing, it was an absolute honour to be at the stadium on the very day we remembered Bobby Moore OBE – our only World Cup-winning skipper. It is hard to believe he lost his life to prostate cancer 20 years
SIR – I’m marking International Women’s Day (March 8) by joining CARE International’s ‘Walk in Her Shoes’ campaign. In Africa and Asia, millions of women and girls walk an average of four miles every day carrying backbreaking loads. The cost is
SIR – With reference to the ban on horseriding on Birkhill Recreational Ground and Chris Hardaker’s letter (T&A, February 22). I, like every other right-thinking individual, would not be in favour of change that was likely to cause accidents, particularly
SIR – Twenty-year-old Matthew Hemingway from Allerton has qualified as a plumber and electrician, yet despite applying for jobs and attending interviews, firms turn him down because they say he is “over-qualified” (T&A, February 23). Rubbish
The driving of vehicles which do not have the proper tax, insurance or MOT is of particular concern in Bradford, and is a problem which many individuals and agencies have taken steps to tackle. Avoiding getting the proper paperwork for cars is
From the T&A... 25 years ago: The Bradford district was facing a population explosion. The boom had left local authority experts with a “pressing need” to plan for the future of the district. 50 years ago: A swan that was found in an exhausted
At the touch of a button we can order shopping, chat with people all over the world, and even earn a living. Yet, for all the benefits the internet brings, there are also plenty of dangers. Some people’s lives are played out on social networking
Drama unfolded for a Cullingworth couple when the hero dad was forced to deliver his own baby daughter at home. Gareth Beck described the unexpected chance to bring little Poppy into the world when partner Kerry Knowles went into labour as “awesome
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett will be in Bradford today for a topical discussion radio show posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities. BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions will be at the Thornbury Centre with Mr Blunkett, Liberal
Three Bradford property developments are in the running for an industry ‘Oscar’. City Park, the Appleton Academy building at Wyke and Yorkshire Water’s bio-energy project at Esholt sewage works have been shortlisted for the Royal Institution of
Thoughtless vandals have torn a new information board out of the ground at historic beauty spot Ferniehurst Dell in Baildon. The laminated sign is one of three newly-installed boards which carry details of the Dell’s history, nature and wildlife
A first aid course that is free for the unemployed starts in Bradford next month. The First Aid at Work training scheme will qualify people to be an HSE approved first aider in the workplace. The qualification will be valid for three years.
Ricky Ravenhill column: We’ve got plenty to do but reaching the play-offs is still in our own hands. If we can turn nine or ten of the remaining 14 games into wins then there’s no reasons why we can’t get up there. That might sound a tall order
Shoppers and passers-by in Bradford will be invited to record jingles about the district as part of a day of arts events celebrating City Park. Other attractions will include a ‘symphony of sirens’, live performance painting, and an “honest, witty
Two skips of rubbish were dumped on wasteland in Bradford and set alight yesterday. Firefighters from Fairweather Green station were called to the scene off Brooksbank Avenue, Lidget Green, at 1.50pm. Crew Commander Jav Khan said trade waste
A new black and white photography group developed by a church in Bradford is looking for new members. The All Saints Landmark Centre also wants to set up a small photographic darkroom as part of the project. Anyone interested in joining the
Reminiscing and relaxation are among a range of free activities for older people in Bradford. Bradford Older People’s Centre, supported by Bradford & District Senior Power and Age UK Bradford and District, is hosting a series of new Wednesday
The search is on to find the country’s best young curry cook. The Junior Curry Chef 2013 competition takes place at Bradford College and aims to find up and coming British talent to create the perfect pakoras and best baltis. The national finals
A new charity has signed up more than 80 children on a Bradford estate who are now receiving a free book every month. Canterbury Imagine was launched in September with the aim of ensuring that within five years, every under-five on the Canterbury
A keen amateur footballer fractured a man’s skull when violence flared over whether his leg was deliberately broken in a tackle, Bradford Crown Court heard. Gareth Naylor, 28, floored Lee Kimberley “like a sack of potatoes” after trouble broke
Gary Jones is urging City to steam into tomorrow’s Yorkshire derby to kick-start a league revival. The Bantams head to York for the first time since Boxing Day 1995, needing three points from the all-ticket clash to start making inroads in the
Francis Cummins insists his players will not single out Craig Kopczak for any special treatment on Sunday as he prepares to face the Bulls for the first time since his controversial departure. The homegrown prop from Eccleshill stunned Bulls fans
Shipley MP Philip Davies yesterday apologised after failing to declare that he had accepted a free day at Cheltenham races during a parliamentary investigation into problem gambling. Mr Davies said he was sorry for the error, telling MPs that he
A pensioner went out and left a pan on the hob, causing a fire at her flat. Fire crews had to force entry to the first-floor property on Spring Head Road, Thornton, at about 2.30pm yesterday. Ronnie Goldwater, watch commander at Fairweather
Anyone interested in finding out more about Saltaire Inspired – a voluntary arts group – can contact the project by e-mailing hello@saltaireartstrail.co.uk. One of its events is the annual Arts Trail which starts on May 25.
Patients are being sought for a participation group being held at Thornbury Medical centre. The Patient Participation group event takes place on Tuesday, March 26, at 6.15pm at the health centre on Rushton Avenue. The main aim of the group
An exhibition focusing on the life of early feminist Mary Taylor opens tomorrow. Visitors to the event at Red House Museum in Oxford Road, Gomersal, will learn about Charlotte Bronte’s inspirational friend, her travels to New Zealand, starting
Phil Parkinson has told City fans to trust him as he continues to chop and change the team. Tomorrow’s derby clash with York will be City’s 48th game of the season – the same as Chelsea, who have played the most of any team in the country.
Australian developer Westfield has reiterated its intention to start work on the £260 million Broadway shopping centre in Bradford city centre later this year. Announcing its annual results for 2012, which saw Westfield boost global profits by
More than 100 cars, some high performance or luxury models, could be crushed after being seized from criminals by police. The vehicles, including Audis and other high specification models, are suspected to be ‘pool’ cars which are passed between
David Ward has lashed out at his Liberal Democrat bosses – accusing them of wrongly claiming he has been ordered to attend “language classes”. The Bradford East MP insisted no such punishment had been imposed, following his controversial comments
A cheating husband who brutally beat and raped his wife after making venomous threats to kill her has been jailed for nine years. The man was led shouting and protesting to the cells at Bradford Crown Court after he was convicted by a jury yesterday
A 23-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months for fracturing an RAF serviceman’s jaw after he made fun of his customised vehicle. Anthony Lee approached Reece Barnes with a large iron bar and struck him in the face with his fist at 2am in Bingley
A vulnerable man was stabbed, stamped on and scalded with boiling water during a booze and drug-fuelled attack by three friends who wrongly believed he was a paedophile, a court heard. Michael Merritt, 51, was left with five knife wounds, burns
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: The following were the registered keeper of a vehicle when it did not meet insurance requirements (£200 fine, £125 costs): Shabir Shah, aged 42, of Tyersal Road, Tyersal.
