JONNY Bairstow continued his recent revival with his first Twenty20 century to help Yorkshire Vikings to a crucial 49-run victory over Durham Jets in the NatWest T20 Blast. Overlooked by England this summer and restricted by a finger injury at
THE Government is to speed up the arrival of a new Aldi superstore in Bingley after some plain talking in the House of Commons by the town's MP Philip Davies.Progress at the old Lilycroft Mills site has been delayed pending the vital transfer of
JOE Colbeck made his debut in Bradford Park Avenue's opening friendly – just over 24 hours after the club secured the services of the former Bradford City winger. Colbeck began the game against Doncaster Rovers, while Scott Kerr – another close-season
A man suffered serious flash burns when he was engulfed by flames in Bradford today.The 24-year-old was working at a house in Marsh Street, Bankfoot, when a machine in his van burst into flames.A spokesman for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service said the
NOISE and energy filled City Park tonight as Bradford's Urban Festival got under way.Hundreds of people, including many families, descended on the city centre venue for the celebration of street youth culture.The festival opened with a silent disco
ALBION Sports boss Kulwinder Sandhu was delighted to get a friendly fixture with Conference North neighbours Guiseley.The game was finalised at short notice and Albion gave a good account of themselves but were guilty of a couple of second-half errors
LEEDS owner Massimo Cellino has told his players it is "mandatory" they live in the city. The 57-year-old took control in April after successfully winning his appeal against the Football League's decision to block his takeover and he quickly set
KEIGHLEY-born Jonny O'Mara missed out on an opportunity to extend his quarter-final today in the $15,000 Great Britain Pro Series Tournament at Ilkley.The 19-year-old, who was at a career-high 842 in the world last month, served for the second set
PAUL March is poised to make a welcome return from his lengthy spell on the sidelines on Sunday – and revealed he is set to continue playing next season. The Cougars player-coach has completed a two-month stadium ban for abusing a match official
IT WAS a case of "many unhappy returns" to prison for a serial housebreaker locked up on his birthday for burgling the home of a 92-year-old woman. Peter Blythe, 54, was today jailed for 32 months for breaching the security system at the pensioner's
NEARLY 28,000 people are awaiting treatment at the district's three hospitals, as the national waiting list hits a six-year high.The number of people waiting for treatment at Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Luke's and Airedale hospitals is the highest
THE Bradford district is set to benefit from a boost in the public awareness of Yorkshire following the biggest Grand Départ in the history of the Tour de France.More than a third of the UK’s population had their opinions on Yorkshire positively
TRAINING for six days a week has paid off for Bradford Esprit Club competitor Ruby Bower.The 14-year-old continued her notable improvement to win a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Bergamo, despite having only dived outdoors once before
A WOMAN on trial accused of murdering her boyfriend told the police six months before the killing he had punched her repeatedly in the face, a jury heard.Film taken by officers when Scott Dunne was arrested for allegedly assaulting Alexia Heckles on July
Former Bradford City striker Bobby Campbell and his wife Paula have denied fraud charges relating to when they were stewards at a working man’s club in Huddersfield. Campbell, 57, who is the Bantams' all-time leading goal scorer, retired from football
A mum from the district whose baby boy battled for life after being born several months prematurely has paid tribute to a charity for its support.Little Atif Begum weighed just 1lb 9ozs when he arrived, at 26 weeks, at Leeds General Infirmary.He was struggling
A PARALYMPIC gold medallist, an international journalist and the project director for Bradford’s City Park are among the people who will be given honorary degrees from Bradford University next week. Hannah Cockroft, who won the nation’s heart with
A FIFTH man has been arrested in connection with a Bradford street shooting.The 40-year-old Bradford man is in police custody after he was held on suspicion of attempted murder.Four other men have been released on bail after they were arrested on suspicion
ATTENDANCE was down but the Great Yorkshire still put on a good show.There were 130,949 visitors to this year's Great Yorkshire Show, in Harrogate, compared to last year's 134,837.Honorary show director, Bill Cowling, said: "Our gate figure
A SECOND Bradford garage boss has revealed how thieves daubed its recovery truck with white paint in a bid to disguise the fact it was stolen.Eddie Sokulski said the raiders had turned their bright yellow and blue 7.5 ton Mercedes tilt and slide vehicle
The person behind a failed bid to build a new wind turbine in Thornton has lodged an appeal with the secretary of state.Andrew Illingworth claims that building a 25 metre turbine on Back Heights Road would benefit the Thornton community, as well as generating
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question over an assault outside a Gomersal pub. The assault happened at 8.15pm on Friday outside the Shoulder of Mutton pub on Oxford Road. The man is described as white, aged in his
A BEFRIENDING Scheme is appealing for volunteer drivers to help isolated people get out and about around the district.The Shipley Area Links (SAL) Flexible Befriending Scheme covers Shipley, Bingley and surrounding areas, and matches people aged 50 and
LISTERHILLS AA Entry to the Pilley's fishery is by the gate only. To validate membership books, they must be signed before going fishing. Only anglers with a membership book are allowed at this fishery. In the evening match on July 1, owing
Bradford darts fans will be going Dutch when Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld hit the city. The Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Odsal will be turned orange for the night on Friday, September 26 as the super-powers of the oche square off
JAMIE Foster admits he would like nothing more than to walk off the pitch as a winner against home-town club St Helens tonight. The Bulls winger has been recalled by head coach Jimmy Lowes after six matches on the sidelines. Foster, who scored
MEMBERS of Bradford's Junior Chamber International (JCI) have joined forces with the NHS to encourage people to sign up to the "greatest team in the world" and become a blood donor. Throughout this year's summer of sport, recruitment
AS the Championship comes into increasingly sharp focus for the Bulls, efforts to assemble a squad for 2015 are gathering pace. Managing director Steve Ferres is largely responsible for overseeing recruitment to Jimmy Lowes’ squad and is a busy
BEN Rhydding’s hopes of escaping relegation from Aire-Wharfe League Division One could hinge on what happens at Pool tomorrow. Currently bottom of the table with only two wins to their name, Rhydding are eight points behind their opponents, who
BRADFORD Cathedral is to receive £190,000 towards vital repair work from the First World War Centenary Cathedral fund, announced by the Government yesterday.An initial £5million of funding will see 22 cathedrals across England benefit in the
AARON Mclean will not be involved in City’s pre-season opener at Guiseley tomorrow. The striker is nursing a slight calf strain he suffered in training and will not be risked before the squad fly out on Sunday for their week in Ireland. Phil
TO SAY I am delighted to be back in the side is an understatement – especially with it being at St Helens. The last few weeks have been very difficult but now Jimmy Lowes has given me and a couple of other lads a chance this weekend. If you
LIKE British Rail, Andy Bairstow says Pudsey Congs are getting there. JCT600 Bradford League champions as recently as 2010, Congs were bottom of the First Division on June 7 on 43 points with no wins from their opening nine matches, and 15 points
ST HELENS coach Nathan Brown believes the Bulls are dangerous opponents tonight – because they are playing for their livelihoods. With the club’s relegation likely to be confirmed within the next fortnight, a number of Jimmy Lowes’ squad are set
A CASHIER has told of his terror after he was robbed at gunpoint by masked raiders.Family man Abu Bakir was cashing up alone at closing time in the money transfer office where he works when two men, armed with a pistol, walked in.One of them pointed the
