Basford United 1, Brighouse Town 3 Brighouse Town came from a goal down at Basford United tonight to earn a place in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Cup third round. The home side broke the deadlock early when Theo Smith netted
The future of Bradford Bulls remained uncertain tonight as official documents revealed that potential new owner Mark Moore is no longer a director of the Super League club. A ‘current appointments report’ at Companies House showed his appointment
An elderly man suffered a head injury after being in collision with a car in Queensbury tonight. The man, believed to be aged in his early 80s, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary for treatment. He was initially being taken to hospital in Leeds
Plans to keep an Asian bazaar in Lidget Green open until midnight in the run up to Eid and Ramadan have been blocked because of the noise and disturbance it would cause neighbours. Jasvinder Singh, owner of the Bradford Bazaar on Cemetery Road,
Waddilove Cup holders Burley have been given what appears, on paper, to be an easy draw as they start their defence of the Aire-Wharfe League knockout competition. The Division One club will travel to Silsden, who finished bottom of Division Three
Bradford Park Avenue have become one of the latest clubs to receive a defibrillator. Following the heart attack suffered on the pitch by Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba in March 2012, a scheme was set up to try and enable clubs to buy an
Bradford Mutual Sunday School League side VVS Laxman are hoping to make waves again this year. The club, who were in just their second season in the league, won Division C in 2013, triumphing in 11 matches and losing only two. They
East Bradford Cycling Club’s Euan Cameron finished off the cyclo-cross season in style, claiming the National Trophy Series under-14s championship by the narrowest of margins. Cameron, who won the fifth stage of the series in Bradford, took
Four first-half goals from Josef Storer helped Shelf Juniors under 11s on the way to a 10-0 victory at Lindley Lightning in the the Huddersfield RCD Junior League. Further goals in the second half by Alex Swinbank (3), Jordan Harrison, Armani Andrews
A three-week blackout which left Baildon roads without streetlights during the festive season ended tonight. Holden Lane was unlit due to an electricity supply problem, as was the neighbouring close of Elmfield. Elmfield resident Maggs Barker
Running log Georgia Malir, fresh from representing England at an international cross-country event in Brussels, was a fine fourth in the Yorkshire Cross-Country Championships. The competition took place again at Lightwater Valley park near
Two collections at Otley’s Sainsbury’s have raised money for good causes. The Leeds and Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club sang in the store over the festive season and collected £144.25 for Smile Train, a charity that helps fund children’s hare-lip
Knockout kings Wibsey Warriors coasted into the second round of the Pennine President’s Cup with a 28-8 win at Slaithwaite Saracens. The Warriors posted two tries in the first half through stand-off Ryan Smith and packman Shaun Godfrey which, together
Bradford Dragons had mixed fortunes in back-to-back EBL Division One home fixtures. A 91-79 win against Manchester Magic on Saturday was followed by a last-minute 85-83 loss to fourth-placed Essex Leopards the next afternoon as the Dragons slipped
The lack of a sponsor, plus a limited amount of cash, means the West Yorkshire sportshall athletics trials are to be held on the same day at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford. The under-11, under-13 and under-15 trials normally take place
Police have pledged to tackle anti-social behaviour in Wrose. Officers will focus their attention on the area around the Co-op and The Bold Privateer pub on Wrose Road. Police action follows concerns raised by residents.
Detectives investigating the M62 hen-party crash which killed a teenage girl have charged a Bradford man with causing death by dangerous driving. Bus driver James Johnson, 62, of Wyke, was one of two men charged with the offence this afternoon.
Holders Pudsey St Lawrence have been drawn at Bradford & Bingley in the first round of the Bradford Junior League’s Under-17 Cup on Monday, June 9. First-round draw: Hartshead Moor v Idle, Saltaire v Pudsey Congs, Bradford & Bingley
CRAVEN, AIRE & WHARFE LEAGUE – Under-11 A: Fairbank 4, Silsden Dragons 6; Horsforth Mustangs 4, BD3 2; Menston Rangers 0, Oakworth Hornets 2. B: Menston 0, Campion 1; Skipton LMS 5, Bingley Barca 1. D: BPA Dragons 4, Horsforth Stallions 4; Thackley
David Syers will not be making a return to Valley Parade. Rumours suggested the Doncaster midfielder could be on his way back to City. Rovers brought him back a week early from a successful loan at Scunthorpe, where Syers scored five goals
A two-times Liberal Democrat general election candidate in Keighley has pledged his support to Labour’s 2015 contender. Nader Fekri, who stood for the Lib-Dems in 2005 and 2010, defected to Labour two years ago. He has visited the town to declare
Bradford Council is urging people to recycle their Christmas trees. A spokesman said: “If you are on a garden waste collection round, you may leave the whole tree on the kerbside on the day of collection. You may also take your tree to be recycled
The Birkenshaw and Gomersal Men’s Forum will tuck into a feast of prize-winning pies at its annual general meeting tomorrow. Following a 14-year tradition, members will enjoy pies and peas provided by Forum member Bob Green. The meeting, at the
Firefighters have issued a warning about chimney maintenance after a blaze at a house in Baildon yesterday. Crews from Bingley station were called to a detached cottage on Providence Row at about 4pm. A fire service spokesman said the homeowners
Marie Curie Cancer Care is looking for people to help organise its annual Great Daffodil Appeal at supermarkets and other venues. Collection organisers will organise the rota, book in and confirm collectors, drop off the collecting materials at
Social housing landlord Incommunities is hosting an “estate walkabout” at Farish House, Portland Court and Westgate Gardens on Thursday. It leaves Farish House at 2pm. For details, call (01274) 2547880.
Police have hailed an action day in Otley a success. Aireborough & Wharfedale Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with Leeds City Council officers, Community Action and Support Against Crime (CASAC) and other partners for the December
A police helicopter joined in the hunt for a missing Bradford pensioner yesterday. The 76-year-old woman had been reported missing in the Oakenshaw area at 3.50pm. She was found by a member of the public at about 6pm after falling over and taken to
A Bradford woman was arrested on Saturday after police found £25,000 worth of cannabis plants at her Holmewood address. Officers from the Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing team found two mature cannabis farms at the property, one in an upstairs
The Bradford Bulls Foundation will today visit a Bradford primary school as part of the British Heart Foundation’s Take Heart, Take Part campaign. Members will go to Marshfields Primary School as part of the scheme, which aims to get the hearts of
Bradford East MP David Ward yesterday welcomed amendments to a Government bill which he says will support 2,000 vulnerable residents who had their care cut. The Liberal Democrat MP said changes proposed by Paul Burstow, Liberal Democrat MP for
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a crash on City Road yesterday morning. A 42-year-old man was left “badly shaken” but uninjured after the crash, which took place at around 10.34am. Police were called to reports of a collision
There is opening on Thursday for courses at South Square, Thornton, Bradford. Courses include art, aromatherapy, reiki, reflexology, stained glass making, flower arranging and beginners French. The event is from 4pm to 7pm and refreshments will be
Places are still available at the first of new series of Friends of the Manor House concerts on Friday. Flautist James Wilson returns to the Manor House Museum, Ilkley, following a lively performance two years ago. This time, he will be playing
A man was arrested for going equipped to steal during a police patrol in Bradford on Friday night. Officers from the Bradford South Neighbourhood Police team stopped and searched the man outside the BMW Mini garage on Sticker Lane. They found him to
A prestigious musical event is to be performed at Leeds Town Hall in memory of an accomplished soprano and choir president, who died last year. Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will come together on Saturday, February
Police are appealing for information following a road traffic collision on the A657 Leeds Road in Thackley. At about 8.47pm on Sunday, a silver Vauxhall Astra travelling towards Shipley was in collision with a grey Toyota Auris travelling in the
A man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a garage fire in Queensbury yesterday. Firefighters from Bradford and Brighouse stations were called to Moor Close Avenue, Ambler Thorn, Queensbury, just before midday. The fire, which
Ten new jobs are being created with a new store opening for business in the Listerhills area of the city. The One Stop shop will take over a unit at the Listerhills Triangle site in Listerhills Road and will be open seven days a week from 6am to
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with robbery. He was arrested after police stopped a Leeds-bound bus he was travelling on through Birstall on December 29. The arrest was in connection with an earlier incident in Dewsbury where a female victim
A 55-year-old man was caught growing skunk cannabis with a potential street value of £32,000 after a neighbour complained about an “overwhelming” smell of the drug coming from his home, Bradford Crown Court heard. Peter Bergin pleaded guilty yesterday
Allerton Cat Rescue volunteers Julia and Helen Sharp have built five ‘Catmus Trees’ from food donated by well-wisers over the festive season. Thanks to vouchers collected by Morrisons the rescue workers have bought £1,870 of food which means they
A wellbeing project is encouraging Bradford women to make themselves and their communities healthier through exercise. Womenzone, a women-only community centre based at Hubert Street, off Leeds Road, is running a Healthier Women, Healthier Communities
Police are appealing for information after a robbery in the Undercliffe area of Bradford. At about 11.30pm on Sunday, (January 5), three men wearing balaclavas, dark clothing and gloves walked into licensed premises in Northcote Road and made demands
Police arrested two men in Bradford on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle yesterday morning. After receiving no answer at the door of an address in Manningham, officers sounded sirens outside the property, causing one of the suspects to “peer
Three family members are to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court on March 24 accused of attempting to murder their neighbour. Nadeem Nawaz, 25, appeared in the dock yesterday with his sister and mother, Shazmeen Nawaz, 31, and Fazilat Nawaz, 63.
Legal aid may be available to divorcing couples despite changes to the system, according to a family law firm from the district. Makin Dixon Solicitors, of Cavendish Street, Keighley, said people in the situation should check. Its advice was
The Bulls have announced the arrival of Warrington rookies James Saltonstall, Joe Philbin and Tom Walker on short-term loans. The highly-rated young trio have today begun training with head coach Francis Cummins' first-team squad after agreeing
Radio 2 young folk award nominee Sunjay Brayne is performing at Bradford's Topic Club later this month. The talented blues, folk guitarist and singer song writer will be on stage at Glyde House, Glydegate, on Thursday, January 30, at 8pm. Tickets
People are being invited to have their say about health services in the district. Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is staging an event to hear the public’s views. Comments will be used to help develop services
Work to improve the sewerage system in Apperley Bridge has now been completed after a £490,000 investment by Yorkshire Water. Engineering specialists Mott MacDonald Bentley had been working on a project to replace 500m of damaged sewerage pipe
A charity is urging pet owners in Bradford to check their animals have got everything they need to be healthy and happy. PDSA want people to take part in its Big Pet Check – a digital tool designed to give owners an insight into the five pet welfare
SIR – Cheryl Armitage from Bradford criticises me (Letters, December 28) for putting the interests of Baildon first – I certainly plead guilty to that, and will always try to get the best deal for Baildon residents. I do not criticise the Council
SIR – Councillor Cooke’s memory of the council meeting on December 10 represents his opinion rather than absolute fact. Great care was taken preparing the Labour motion that sought cross party support to write to Government to highlight the serious
SIR – Councillor Val Townend (Conservative, Baildon) is quite right (T&A, January 1) to criticise the proposal to build 110 new homes at Cliffe Lane West, Baildon before any improvement to the road infrastructure is in place. The waffling response
SIR – When Baildon Town Council was established by popular demand in 2007, those individuals who stood for office did so purposefully as independents, because they wanted to contribute something to Baildon without benefiting any one particular cause
SIR – In the course of researching the effects of the First World War in Shipley and district for my website shipleyww1. org.uk, one of the early themes to emerge is the welcome given to refugees fleeing Belgium. Some moved in with families, but
SIR – So, the Westfield project is about to start. Does this mean that Bradford Council can sit back and watch the regeneration happen? Probably. When it happens and all the new shops are open, most will have vacated other premises in the city.
Last week my eldest daughter returned a jumper she adored to a shop. It wasn’t that the top was too small or shoddily made. She’d splashed out almost £40 on it to wear over New Year, but when she got it home she noticed that it was partly made
A series of events have been organised by the Labour party in Bradford in a ‘Cost of Cameron’ day of action. Events will be held on Saturday at different locations across the city. Members will be at Eccleshill Library at 10.45am, Sandale Community
How far would you go in your slippers? Would you put the bin out in them? Go to the corner shop? Drive to the supermarket? Or would you walk around town wearing them? Chances are you may admit to the first, possibly even the second, but surely
At a time of cuts and austerity, it is beyond the pale that ratepayers are having to foot a bill of more than £200,000 to cover the cost of the growing number of stray horses being impounded from Bradford’s streets. The selfish actions of the people
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Bradford Council announced that the city’s colourful annual festival, which made a £127,000 loss in 1988, may have to be scrapped unless a private sponsor could be found. 50 years ago: More than 300 people
The excesses of festive spending will have left many people dreading the January bills. For those already struggling financially, the aftermath of the Christmas celebrations only adds to their financial woes and, according to a YouGov survey, household
A 37-year-old man is on trial accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a tent by the canal on a night fishing trip more than 15 years ago. Steven Baxter is also alleged to have abused the child on repeated occasions at his then flat in Windhill
Passengers on the Airedale line experienced delays of up to an hour yesterday afternoon after a train broke down between Shipley and Keighley. The offending train was moved by 3pm, but knock-on delays continued until after 4.30pm. One frustrated
The Yorkshire Dales Society will be focusing its attention on Skipton on Saturday. Jean Robinson, chairman of the Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground, will lead a free walk around Skipton, including an extended visit to the forgotten burial ground
Business confidence across the Bradford district remains fragile and is lagging behind the national trend as firms report only a ‘steady’ improvement in their fortunes. Bradford Chamber of Commerce’s latest quarterly economic survey shows that,
Workers fencing off entrances to Bradford Urban Garden was a welcome sight in the city centre. The open space was being sealed-off as Australian developer Westfield reclaimed the site so it can start construction work on its £260 million shopping
Saltaire Post Office may soon be run alongside real ales and fine wines in an off licence if new proposals get popular approval. The Post Office wants to move from its position in Bingley Road and into Saltaire Wines, which it says would create
Bradford’s City Park will be plunged into darkness tomorrow as stargazers gather for an evening of out-of-this-world entertainment. A BBC Stargazing Live event, by Bradford company Space Connections, will see astronomical activities on offer in
Free transport for pupils attending faith schools and under fives with special needs could be a thing of the past by the start of the next school year. Bradford Council plans to reduce the number of children who qualify for assisted school transport
Keighley Blues Club has clinched an appearance in the town next month by a world-famous swing band. King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys will headline the club's next concert at Cougar Park on February 7. The Biscuit Boys have been hailed as
A Wharfedale councillor is calling for two long anticipated road safety projects to be implemented faster. Leeds City Council says staff changes, along with preparations for the Tour de France, have made it "difficult to progress" some schemes
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a car and personal property were stolen in Laisterdyke, Bradford. The incident occurred early on Thursday and the boy was arrested at his home in the Wensleydale Road area later
Flooding on the main road between Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston caused misery for commuters. A combination of blocked street drains and heavy overnight rain led to the problem on a low-lying stretch of the A65 Burley Road, near Endor Crescent
Of 146 stray horses seized by Bradford Council in the past three years, only three have been reclaimed by their owners. And since April 2011 the scheme to rid streets and spaces of illegally tethered and roaming horses has cost £214,755 of taxpayers
An appeal has started to raise £2 million by 2015 towards creating a world-class centre in Yorkshire to help tackle Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Dementia. The plea for support has come from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals
A head shave in Otley has raised £1,000 for Leeds General Infirmary's children's heart unit. Kate Hobson, an employee at the town’s Sainsbury’s supermarket, agreed to shed her locks in memory of five-month-old Ella Louise Newson-Smith, who was
A former Bradford carpet factory which has been linked to a number of asbestos-related deaths is under the spotlight again after an inquest recorded a death last year from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Associated Weavers, later known as Carpets
A driver who ignored flashing warning lights at Kildwick railway level crossing has been ordered to pay £275 by Skipton magistrates. Patricia Robertshaw, 37, admitted, in a letter to court, failing to comply with a red light traffic signal at the
City are moving closer to unloading some fringe players to make room to freshen up the squad. The likes of Alan Connell and Luke Oliver could be on the way out – and that will free up space in the budget for Phil Parkinson to bring in new recruits
The claret and amber ‘Wells 21’ shirts are commonplace on the streets of Hamilton. Bermuda cannot get enough of their local boy made good. City fans are not the only ones on tenterhooks to see how this month pans out with Nahki Wells. Around 3,400
Fed-up residents were evacuated from their homes in the early hours for the second time in less than a week after a suspected arson attack on a former snooker hall. Yesterday’s severe blaze destroyed what was left of the building in Grange Street
A businessman underwent surgery yesterday after he was shot three times in a targeted attack at his shop. The 42-year-old victim remained in a stable condition in hospital after an operation which is thought to have included the removal of a bullet
An Aire Valley business has created a special brew to mark a royal visit to the area. The Princess Royal will be in Shipley on Tuesday when she will officially open new facilities at Saltaire Brewery and learn more about family-run business Manor
The boss of a Bradford demolition firm has spoken of his anger after yobs caused thousands of pounds worth of damage during two wrecking sprees at his yard. Neil Sagar, owner of City Demolition, visited the Manningham site on Sunday in preparation
Home advantage didn’t help Premier Division Albion Sports in last night’s derby tie against Division One side Eccleshill United in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Cup. Albion took the lead through Delroy Facey but the Eagles came
A new way of allocating social housing in Bradford could get the approval of the Council’s Executive next week. The proposed method will mean applicants having an initial face-to-face meeting with a housing officer rather than applying over the
Michael Gove has defended the controversial patron of Kings Science Academy – insisting he was making the scandal-hit school “better”. The Education Secretary appeared to back Alan Lewis in the Commons, as attention switched to the business chief
A Government ombudsman will look into claims that Bradford Council’s handling of two major planning applications for houses on fields in Menston was a “shambles”. Menston Action Group reported the handling of the applications – one by Taylor Wimpey
Football star Eusebio once took time to help Bradford teenage spina bifida victim Julie Collins when she visited Las Vegas in 1977 to see her idols the Osmonds. He teamed up with Bradford City legend Trevor Hockey to look after 13-year-old Julie
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Ian David Bailey, aged 21, of Murdstone Close, West Bowling; failure to comply with requirements of a community order, order revoked and dealt with for the original offences
Firefighters from four stations tackled a blaze at the derelict former Seabrook crisps factory in Bradford tonight. Crews from Bradford, Odsal, Shipley and Fairweather Green were called to the Allerton Road site at about 8.30pm. The fire was
