A veteran Keighley garage owner is hanging up his spanners after more than 40 years in the motor trade. Shann Park resident Peter Hastings is retiring and will be closing his Riverside Garage, in Goulbourne Street. “I’ve run my business single-handed
A forum focusing on raising awareness about mental issues in older people took place yesterday. Positive Minds held their fourth forum in Bradford City Hall’s Council Chambers this week. Positive Minds is a not-for-profit organisation seeking
Bradford East MP David Ward has joined young people and youth workers at Laisterdyke Youth Centre to undergo training by the ‘Bite the Ballot’ team. The team is a grass roots campaign created by young people to inspire others to speak up and be a part
City jet back from Dublin later today after rounding off their week in Ireland with a second victory. As they had done at Athlone, the Bantams came from behind to beat Bohemians by the same scoreline in front of a good sized travelling support.
A two-day tea party in aid of a children’s hospice will take place at Hobbycraft in Guiseley. The Guiseley store is raising money for Martin House thanks to Hobbycraft’s chosen charity of the year, Together for Short Lives, the leading charity
Police will hold a live web chat to discuss burglaries committed via euro-cylinder locks and other crime prevention issues. People are invited to ask questions, or watch the hour-long discussion, which starts at 7pm on Monday via the West Yorkshire
St Christopher’s Youth Project in Holme Wood, Bradford, has come up with a fun-packed way of banishing boredom this summer. Young people aged four to 18 will be able to learn performing arts, cook up some treats and even visit a farm in the activities
Three classic Yorkshire movies will be shown in Otley as part of a month long celebration of the region. Otley Film Society will host Yorkshire Film Day featuring The Railway Children, Kes and A Private Function, at Otley Courthouse on Saturday
Anita Watson has won a Battle of Britain fighter plane carved from wood. The Haworth woman was this month presented with the 12-foot-wingspan Spitfire created by village sculptor Craig Dyson. Craig, 23, spent weeks carving the aircraft using
Craig Moss believes his best is yet to come after he marked his long-awaited Cougars comeback with a hat-trick in Sunday’s thrilling 36-16 win at Swinton. The full back made his first appearance of the season and bagged a second-half hat-trick
An army regiment had to cancel parades through the centre of Bradford and Skipton because they could not find a band to play. The Freedom Parades had been planned for yesterday and would have seen the 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment exercising
A charity tea party at an Ilkley shop will follow an Alice in Wonderland theme this weekend as it raises money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The children’s classic has inspired South Hawksworth Street shop, Poppy Red, to host a Mad Hatter-themed
The Royal Mail is appealing to dog owners in the city to spare a thought for their postie this week. Since April 2011, more than 5,500 postmen and women have been attacked by pets resulting in more than 4,000 days lost due to injury. And between
Old people in Denholme are out to prove they are not over the hill yet! They’re being invited to join the district’s latest NOTHY! social and self-help group. NOTHY!, which stands for Not Over The Hill Yet, was set up in Haworth by villagers Shona
The early rounds of the FA Cup and FA Vase have be drawn and, once again, have pitted several of our Bradford district sides with clubs from the strong Northern League. The financial rewards from the FA Cup are significant and winning through a
Phil The Power Taylor can sleep easy – there are no threats to his crown as king of the oche from the City players. The dartboard at their Johnstown training complex in Enfield has taken some serious hammer during the breaks in between sessions
Airedale will be among the first 18 hospitals in the country to be visited as part of a new programme of inspections. It and five other NHS trusts with “low risk” scores are included in the first wave to test the new Care Quality Commission system
A former Keighley mayor has thanked everyone who contributed to the good causes he backed during his year in office. Town councillor George Metcalf was the mayor for 2012-13, and raised a total of £3,200 with his mayoral appeal. He said he
The screening of Puccini’s Tosca attracted a record audience, it was revealed. More than 27,000 people watched the performance live from The Royal Opera House on to BP Big Screens around the country, including Bradford, on Thursday. Organisers
A founder member of Keighley Town Council has died aged 73. Bob Horrell, of Exley Head, died at Airedale Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Birmingham but had lived in Keighley for 37 years. He and his wife Janet had two sons, Andrew
The largest expansion of a woollen mill in the UK for the last 40 years has been marked with an official opening. A new extension at Abraham Moon and Sons mill in Guiseley, was launched with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by Arthur JP
Phil Parkinson will switch sides round from Tuesday’s win over Athlone Town for this afternoon’s friendly at Bohemians, which brings down the curtain on City’s week in Ireland. Those who came off the bench at Athlone will start the first hour this
Householders are being warned about leaving their doors open after a burglary on Beacon Road, Wibsey. The offender entered the house through an open door on Thursday when the occupant had gone to see the next door neighbour for two minutes. When
Dog owners in Shipley and Wrose have been warned to be on their guard after three attempted pet poisonings where police found dog food laced with tablets in five days. So far the poisonings have led to one dog being taken to vets in a critical
Francis Cummins heaped praise on his victorious players after the Bulls reignited their play-off hopes in dramatic fashion last night. The 19-12 win over Hull FC lifted Cummins’ side to within two points of Peter Gentle’s eighth-placed team with
A couple from Bradford have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after their two-year-old son died from suspected drowning, an inquest heard. Bradford Coroner’s Court was told yesterday that Mohammed Hayam Khurram died at Bradford Royal Infirmary
A brilliant celebration of all that’s best about Airedale life takes place at famous Bingley Show today. And the contrast with last year’s washout couldn’t be greater with forecasters predicting blue skies and blazing sunshine. One star attraction
Landlubbers had better be on their guard today when hoards of pirates descend on Shipley town centre. A celebration of Pirate Day sees a ship called the Scurvy Shark dock in Market Square between 11am and 4pm, while shoppers are entertained by
Films made by Bradford children have been screened at the National Media Museum. Youngsters have been taking their seats at the 2013 Co-operative Film Festival this week to watch their short films being shown on the big screen. More than 150
Phil Parkinson reckons City’s biggest signings of the summer were the players they already had. The Bantams chief has added Mark Yeates and Jason Kennedy to the promotion-winning squad – with trialists Raffaele De Vita and Gary Woods hoping to
Three schools are celebrating after being rated as good in their recent Ofsted reports. One school, which was in special measures in 2008, will be holding a celebration to thank pupils for all their hard work. Newby Primary, in West Bowling
Government plans to tackle the problem of social care funding have been branded as “a hammer blow to local authorities” by a leading councillor. This week, the Government unveiled plans to offer the elderly facing care home fees a council loan
Many Bradford motorists will have noticed they are now under the scrutiny of a new type of speed camera on roads in and around the city centre. The new distinctive units have sprung up on Westgate, near the New Beehive Inn, and Whetley Hill.
Dialling phone numbers in Bradford could soon take nearly twice as long under Ofcom proposals to change the way people make local calls. The aim is to free up a lot of new telephone numbers to meet growing demand. The change would mean people
Plenty of the travelling fans have used City’s week in Ireland as an excuse to hit the bar. But that’s the last thing on Garry Thompson’s mind. When he smashed a drive against the woodwork at Athlone on Tuesday, it kept up his uncanny knack
Bradford Bulls 19, Hull FC 12 The true value of this victory will not be known for a few more weeks. Those with half-full glasses were last night hailing it as a major step back towards claiming a first play-off place since 2008. The scenes
Firefighters are battling double the usual number of blazes as the continuing hot weather creates tinder-dry conditions. And the heatwave is taking its toll on their health, a union has warned, as it emerged that two firemen collapsed in “extraordinary
A festival on an Oxenhope farm will raise thousands of pounds for a hospice this weekend – despite being hit by thieves the day before it started. More than 20 bands will play at Woodfest at Highcliffe Farm on Lees Moor this weekend and the village
A second suspect was arrested yesterday morning in connection with a man being shot in the face in Bradford. The 29-year-old man, who is from Bradford, has been bailed while investigations continue into the shooting, which happened outside Holmewood
Thirteen bold cyclists are aiming to show Tour de France hotshot Chris Froome how it’s done as they cycle 700 miles in seven days between Bradford and Paris - and back again. Adam Tasker and a group of friends set off from City Park at about 9am
Bradford Royal Infirmary has been accused of neglect by the family of a man who died after being sent home from the hospital three times in less than a week. Devon Noade – who was also known by his nickname Nigel – died on June 23 last year after
An overnight blaze left a terraced house completely blackened. The fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday in a terrace of four homes in Northallerton Road, Undercliffe. At 2.50am, four crews were called to the scene, after emergency
Bradford-based Actors Community Theatre (Act) has brought Shakespeare to Bradford Cathedral. The production, which celebrates Act’s tenth anniversary, is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It runs from until tonight at 7.15pm, with a matinee at 2.30pm
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: conversion of integral garage into two rooms, 19 Mill Fold. Addingham: loft conversion with dormer to rear, 5 Wharfedale View. Allerton: construction of single-storey
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: The following have been dealt with for failure to notify change of vehicle ownership (£200 fine, £110 costs unless stated): Ishtiaq Ahned, aged 39, of Frizinghall Road, Manningham
