INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the dumping of waste at a key inner-city brownfield site earmarked for up to 400 homes.Planners had warned the site of a now-demolished factory in Lidget Green, Bradford, could have been left unsuitable for development
SOCCER: Former Leeds United chairman Leslie Silver has died at the age of 89.Silver held the position between 1983 and 1996, presiding over the club's return to the top flight of English football and subsequent title success in 1992 – the last year before
YORKSHIRE Carnegie president Sir Ian McGeechan insists it is onwards and upwards for the club after their search for new owners and board members came to fruition. The Leeds-based outfit now have a new agreement for the long-term use of Headingley
A PERSON has been hit by a train between Bradford Interchange and Halifax tonight. The incident happened shortly after 6pm, and is causing severe disruption to all services in and out of Bradford Interchange. A National Rail spokesman said:
SECRETARY Ann Coe has warned the Mewies Solicitors Craven League that they must change if they want to survive. Among the potential solutions in her annual report are the league supporting clubs more and clubs supporting each other more, such as
BRADFORD & Bingley Rugby Union Club and Bradford & Bingley Cricket Club are to hold extraordinary general meetings next month in a bid to separate themselves from Bradford & Bingley Sports Club.The rugby club members will meet on Tuesday, January 6 (7pm
STUDENTS at Oasis Lister Park have had a great run of footballing success since becoming an Academy in September 2013.The under-13s were runners-up to a strong St Bede's side after defeating Hanson School 5-1 and Dixons City Academy 4-1 to reach the final.And
A FAULTY dehumidifier is believed to have started a fire in a cellar at a Keighley house today. Fire crews from Keighley and Bingley were called to the property in Park Grove, Lawkholme, at about 1.55pm after the householder spotted smoke.
CITY of Bradford Esprit, buoyed by four gold medals, finished second behind the hosts in the Sheffield Santa Skills event at Ponds Forge.Day one was for the younger competitors, with ten members aged between seven and 11 representing Bradford.Scott Holmes
Bradford right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy has died, it has been confirmed. She had been cared for at the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford and the organisation confirmed she had died there, but declined to make further comment. Miss Purdy
THE West Riding County Amateur League, which has dominated the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup for the last couple of decades, have only one team – Premier Division outfit Salts – in the last 16 of this season's competition. Four of the league's
WIBSEY Park Chapel are on track with their move to former JCT600 Bradford League club Great Horton, who will play in the Foster's Halifax League next season as Great Horton Park Chapel.Former Wibsey captain Matthew Jordan, who is helping with the switch
THE West Riding County Amateur League intend to apply to the Football Association for full Step Seven status from the start of next season. The league's current standing on the National League System is Step Seven B, which they were granted from
POLICE have release this image of a laughing man who was caught on CCTV while he was in the process of vandalising the camera. The incident happened at about 9pm on Friday, December 12, in the lift of an apartment building in Croscombe Walk in
SIR - T&A readers may be interested to know that Philip Davies MP is one of a group of three (Tory) MPs that have consistently and shamelessly blocked attempts to abolish wild animals (lions, tigers, camels, zebras etc. ) from being allowed to
SIR – Over the past two years Yorkshire Water has been working closely with Ofwat, our customers and our stakeholders to shape our business plan for the next five years. To ensure we developed the right plan for our five million customers, we went
SIR– Obtained a very interesting book, entitled Exploring Britain’s Lost Railways. It contains 50 long lost lines across the country. Included is the Low Moor to Thornhill (Dewsbury) which is now the Spen Valley Greenway Cycle/Footpath today. The
THE Vienna Piano Trio will be performing at Bradford Cathedral next month. The group, founded in 1988, will take to the stage at the Stott Hill venue on Friday, January 23, from 7.30pm. For tickets, priced £15 to £17, call 01274 432000.
SIR – I watched the heated debate over firefighters’ pension arrangements in Parliament, live on TV with interest, as although the amended bill fell by around 50 votes, some of the points made by a North East MP showed up what a constitutional mess
A WALK called Mainly Hightown has been organised by North Kirklees Ramblers for Saturday, January 17. Those wishing to take part in the 7.5-mile moderate walk should meet at the car park behind Cleckheaton Town Hall, Bradford Road, at 10.45am.
RESIDENTS are invited to attend a Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward forum next month. The meeting will be an opportunity to talk to members of the neighbourhood policing team as well as Calderdale Council officers. It takes place at Hipperholme and
PLANNING permission has been granted for empty offices in Bradford to be converted for use by an online pharmacy business. Sadia Khan has been granted planning permission to convert an upper floor of 28 Barry Street. The business will employ around
PEOPLE in Brighouse are being urged to donate blood and save a life for the New Year. The NHS is hosting a blood donor session at St John the Divine Church Hall, St John Street, Brighouse, on New Year's Eve from 10.30am to 1.30pm. A spokesman said
FIELD have stretched their West Yorkshire League advantage to 14 points at the top of the Premier Division. The club's fine 3-2 victory at fourth-placed Beeston St Anthonys means they have now played a game more than second-placed Bardsey going
A SERIAL shoplifter who threatened to smash a bottle of stolen whiskey over the head of a pursuing store detective has been jailed for five months. Drug addict James Richardson was held in custody charged with 22 offences of thieving property worth
SIR – Unlike D S Boyes I do not insult the intelligence of readers who vote in a particular way but try to stick to facts (Letters, December 22). The 1979 Labour Government of Jim Callaghan lost a vote of confidence due to 11 Scottish Nationalists
A TECHNOLOGY business founded a decade ago by five former Pace engineers is expanding into a landmark building in Shipley.Red Embedded, which specialises in developing high volume digital consumer products such as set top boxes, desktop and handheld videophones
What is all the fuss about?I suppose some would call me a killjoy, but I’ve never liked New Year , and fail to see why the date alone is a reason to celebrate.To me it just another day, and if anything it heralds a sense of dread, with the beginning
A FORMER Bradford City footballer appeared in court today accused of drunk and abusive behaviour towards his mother over Christmas, in breach of his bail conditions. Louis Horne, 23, who was a defender with the Bantams when he was 19, was led into the
BRADFORD Council has announced details of its New Year Healthy Weight Programme. Groups, based in Shipley, Keighley and Bradford, will offer information and guidance around healthy eating, meal planning, shopping, cooking and being active.
PLACES are still available for a reunion of Old Bradfordians who went to school in the 1950s. The event will be held at Bradford Grammar School, Keighley Road, Bradford on January 17 from midday. Those who attended Bradford Grammar School during
BRONTE Country is among locations being promoted by Yorkshire Water as it encourages people to take a New Year stroll at its reservoirs and nature reserves. A spokesman for the Bradford-based company said: “The Pennine Moors near Haworth were an
A HAWORTH resident said remedial action earlier this year to try to deal with the volume of water flowing down two village streets has failed to resolve the problem. Graham Smith, who lives in Sun Street, said huge amounts of water are continuing
A PLEA has been issued for people to keep an eye on elderly and vulnerable neighbours during the winter. The message from North Yorkshire County Council and the NHS comes as health and social care services face unprecedented demand. “More people
RESTAURANT giant Pizza Express has lodged an appeal after being refused permission to put up a new sign at its Ilkley eatery. The firm’s plan to put up a new pole-mounted sign at the restaurant, in Station Plaza, was rejected by Bradford Council
AN educational service for children being treated in Airedale General Hospital is “making reasonable progress” in pulling itself out of special measures, according to a recent Ofsted report. The Education in Hospital (Airedale) learning support
DRAGON boats will be unveiled on the mirror pool at Bradford City Park next month to promote a fundraising event. Their appearance on Tuesday, January 20, between 11am and 3pm will be to announce the first Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Appeal Dragon
PATIENTS are being urged to give their views on emergency dental care in Kirklees. The service, which is provided by Local Care Direct at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, is due to be re-commissioned by NHS England in January. Healthwatch Kirklees
PEOPLE are being urged to take part in a swimming challenge to help Lupus UK, the chosen charity of Craven Council chairman Linda Brockbank. Participants can choose to swim different distances and attempt their stint at Craven Pool, anytime between
BOLLYWOOD-inspired fitness classes have been launched for women. Behind the venture is Keighley voluntary organisation, Asian Arts Alive. Sessions take place at Steeton’s community hub on Tuesdays, from 6-7pm. There are also classes at DM Academy
NEIGHBOURHOOD police in Bradford Moor have set up a new priority to tackle anti-social behaviour after a high number of calls from concerned residents. Issues have been raised around Fagley Terrace, Moorgate Avenue and surrounding streets with
POLICE have warned householders following a spate of flat burglaries in the Bingley area. Officers say the break-ins have happened in the last couple of weeks, with offenders using similar tactics. Flats have been accessed through windows which
A GROUP which supports those with vision problems in Bradford has been awarded a £500 grant. Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust has made the award to Bradford Association of Visually Impaired People (Bavip). Kelly Coulson, chairman of Bavip
A FORMER Keighley man now working in London has published a book about the acid bath murderer George Haigh. Jonathan Oates has written 24 non-fiction books over the past few years and specialises in stories from the capital’s criminal past.
A CHARITY for blind people is warning Bradford’s smokers that their habit is doubling their risk of developing a sight-threatening condition. New research released by RNIB shows that 80 per cent of smokers in Yorkshire and The Humber have no idea
RESEARCH released today shows just under two thirds (63 per cent) of people in Yorkshire and Humberside are planning to make New Year resolutions. However the study also reveals that over a third will break their resolution by the end of January
DROP in to Cartwright Hall Art Gallery over the festive period to see a Christmas tree designed by internationally acclaimed artist Chen Hangfeng. The Logomania Christmas Tree will be on display at the Lister Park venue in Manningham until January
A MAN was followed then assaulted before being pushed into a glass doorway by two attackers in Birstall, police have said. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in Market Place, Birstall, and police are now seeking witnesses. One of the
BRADFORD Council is supporting Bradford Moor play and support services (Pass) to set up a new homework club in Bradford Moor. The voluntary group approached the Council’s neighbourhood service to discuss the idea of providing a number of services
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a two-car smash closed a road near Addingham on Boxing Day. It happened shortly before 5pm on the A65 and involved a black BMW and a black Volkswagen Jetta. The road had to be shut while emergency services
Branwell Bronte's Tale, by Chris Firth, published by Electraglade Press at £8.99IT is September 1848. Two men set out by coach to visit an ailing acquaintance in the unsalubrious village of Haworth, a place of open middens and noxious vapours with homes
THE deadline for nominations for the next chairman of Bradford District Assembly is January 15. The elected person will represent the Voluntary and Community Sector on the Bradford District Partnership Board and at other strategic partnership meetings
HOLY Spirit Parish, Heckmondwike - A Centenary of Change, is a handsomely illustrated, well-produced 140-page book, the culmination of four years' research by seven parishoners, chronicling the origins of the church in Bath Road from 1914 through to the
Christmas has traditionally been a time for ghost stories.In the modern era, this was arguably set in motion by Charles Dickens and his perennial classic A Christmas Carol, in which miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is persuaded to change his ways thanks to the
NEW Year partygoers are being urged to stay safe. Bradford Council’s public health department is asking people to “think before they drink”. Hillary McMullen, for the council, said: “Over the festive period people often drink more than they
IT has been a great year for tourism in Scotland.Before the 40th Ryder Cup arrived in Perthshire, Glasgow hosted the 'best-ever' Commonwealth Games, there were a record-breaking number of visitors at the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, and the referendum
NHS Blood and Transplant is asking Bradford people to consider spending an hour of their time to donate blood in the new year. Donna Batty, lead donor relations manager at NHS Blood and Transplant, said: “The beginning of the year is a great time
Last night this castle belonged to the Wicked Sir Giles. To-night – ha ha! – it belongs to me!Of course, nobody who knows it will be found anywhere near it after dark. That’s that sixteenth-century-old impostor’s doing. But people from the South who take
A STATE of the art ‘cooking bus’ will be stopping at a Bradford school early next year as part of a drive to increase school meals numbers. On January 19, Dixons Allerton Academy will be the first school in the country to welcome the specially
SHE may have been late to the kitchen, but it hasn't taken Natalia Conroy long to cook up a storm among foodie circles. The young chef tells Keeley Bolger about learning from her husband and impressing food idol, Nigella Lawson Natalia Conroy knows
HE is best known for playing the foul-mouthed loser Eddie who lives on the dole in a run-down flat in Shepherd’s Bush in the TV slapstick comedy Bottom. But Bradford-born actor Ade Edmondson’s latest role couldn’t be further apart from the jobless
HOW would you feel if a piece of disused land or a neglected urban space, such as a grass verge or roundabout, was suddenly made into a productive veg patch or pretty flower field? Well, on the surface it might seem a no-brainer, but according
PEOPLE can start to beat the Christmas excesses by attending a healthy eating advice workshop in Bradford. The Good Food Advice Stall – Health Trainers will be held at Oastler Market, John Street, 9.30am to noon, this Friday. The NHS Health
THERE is something luxurious about a box of chocolates. Opening up an assortment of shapes and designs is a visual treat - but sight is just one of the senses we must use to fully appreciate chocolate.Joining a tasting workshop at the Leeds School of
POLICE in Bradford city centre have tweeted there was zero crime on Boxing Day. Despite a hefty footfall of shoppers heading into the city centre for the sales, not one crime was recorded – according to the Inner City Neighbourhood Policing Team
YORKSHIRE Ambulance chiefs warned people to make 999 calls only in an absolute emergency as crews come under extra pressure from weather conditions. The Trust’s most urgent ‘red’ call category was 34 per cent higher on Saturday than previous years
CHRISTMAS costs - and this is the period when those costs tend to hit hard. Last week saw the busiest shopping day on the UK high street in the run-up to Christmas, with some £1.3 billion spent on Visa Europe cards. The company predicted that £916,667
WEST Yorkshire Police Neighbourhood Watch is warning Bradford shoppers to be wary of conmen when they buy items online. Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting victims’ readiness to sign for deliveries before checking the contents. Buyers should
INCREASING numbers of racist incident victims in Bradford are satisfied with the service they receive from police, survey results show. Victims were asked to judge the ‘whole experience’ of the way West Yorkshire officers dealt with their complaints
A HOMEOWNER has lodged an appeal after being refused retrospective planning permission for a rear dormer. Rab Nawaz was refused permission for the dormer at Wimborne Drive, Allerton, Bradford, in August and has now appealed. In the appeal letter
PASSENGER numbers at Leeds Bradford Airport reached a record in 2014 at more than 3.8 million, in a year which saw several landmarks achieved. The 83-year-old airport in Yeadon now hosts flights to 70 destinations with direct flights to 23 countries
AN ELDERLY pedestrian last night remained in a critical condition in hospital after he was involved in a collision with a car on Oakdale Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, at 9.30am on Monday, December 22. The 88-year-old man, was crossing Oakdale Avenue
KEIGHLEY Scout Service Network has started its annual Christmas tree recycling scheme. Members will collect people’s trees, for a £5 donation, on January 10 and 11. Email christmastreecollector@gmail.com or text 07577 967654 or 07920 486389
A PROMINENT empty shop in Shipley town centre could be turned into a takeaway under new plans submitted to Bradford Council. London and Associated Properties have applied to Bradford Council to make alterations to 5 Kirkgate – which is on the corner
A STOP rough sleeping in Bradford campaign is running strong as temperatures plummet in the city. Bradford Cyrenians is raising funds to give shelter to men who need a fresh start and to get off the streets. The group is hoping to raise awareness
Access to family doctors is an increasing source of frustration for many, many people in the Bradford district. So many of us have been in the situation of requiring a doctor's appointment but being told that advance bookings are impossible, and
HEROIN, crack cocaine and £400 in cash were discovered by police after they stopped a car in Worth Way, Keighley. Officers from Keighley and from the Bradford Drugs Team stopped two men who were in an Audi A3 at 12.30pm on Monday, December 22.
Yorkshire Carnegie 17, Worcester 36YORKSHIRE Carnegie, who led 14-0 in the first half and were level at 17-17 in the closing stages, could not celebrate their change of ownership with a Championship victory on Saturday.Carnegie, whose buy-out by Yorkshire
THE SPECTACULAR theatre version of classic novel The Railway Children has returned to London. The story, famously filmed in the 1970s on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, is being staged throughout the Christmas holidays. The audience
BRADFORD Park Avenue, Vanarama Conference North rivals Guiseley and Evo-Stik First Division North outfit Farsley were all thwarted yesterday as many sporting fixtures fell victim to the cold snap. There was no further snowfall after Friday night
Bradford City 1 Notts County 0 BANTAMS present put one over Bantams past to strengthen their position among the play-off pack. A second win in three days made it a cracker of a Christmas for City, who are now unbeaten in nine games. What a
OLD Brodleians, unrecognisable from the team that lost at home to Bradford Salem seven weeks ago in the Yorkshire Shield, notched a shock 25-24 derby victory at Cleckheaton on Boxing Day. Anyone who says that club matches do not mean anything should
LEEDS United skipper Stephen Warnock has called on his team-mates to be resilient as they bid to avoid relegation from the Sky Bet Championship. United, who are at Derby County tomorrow night, have struggled since Neil Redfearn took over on a permanent
PASSERS-BY last night told of their desperate attempts to save the life of an elderly driver who was struck by a car after his vehicle became stuck in snow on a rural road in Bradford. Graham Maloney, 75, who was with his wife Molly, had got out
A CAR salesman has won a battle to move on to a key city-centre site that Bradford Council had been saving for a big superstore. A planning inspector has overturned a Council ruling against the application and agreed that a car sales pitch can
CITY passed a “mental test” to cement their spot in the League One play-off zone with a second win in the space of 48 hours. Boss Phil Parkinson was thrilled with yesterday’s 1-0 victory over Notts County – as Gary Jones and Garry Thompson made
RYAN Shaw believes "ruthless duo" Jimmy Lowes and Karl Harrison will make the Bulls a force to be reckoned with next season.Head coach Lowes has proved a tough taskmaster since taking the reins at Odsal in June.Although he could not save the
RELATIVES of two Bradford killers serving life sentences have welcomed legal moves to shake up joint enterprise legislation. The Justice Committee of MPs has called for the Law Commission to undertake an urgent review of the law of joint enterprise
A NEW prisoner swap alliance between the UK and US governments has given detectives fresh hope of bringing to justice the prime suspect in a Bradford execution-style murder. It is more than 13 years since family man Mohammed Basharat, 33, was gunned
BRADFORD Metropolitan Food Bank has distributed food worth approximately £150,000 this year.Keith Thomson, the food bank's treasurer, said the response from a range of churches, particularly those in Clayton, Heaton and Wilsden donating on a regular
A NEW hard-hitting anti-smoking campaign will begin in Bradford and elsewhere across the country today. Stop the Rot aims to highlight how smoking damages the body and causes a slow and steady decay in bones, muscles, and vital organs. The
