CAMPAIGNERS fighting Bradford Council's backing of major housing developments in Menston face fresh uncertainty after the first stage of a High Court legal battle began today. Menston Action Group appeared at the High Court in Leeds to ask for
THE weather is going to be the telling factor in garden design trends this year, thanks to several years of excessively wet weather and flooding.So says award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw, co-presenter of BBC2's Great Garden Revival, who is
BRADFORD Dragons made it three wins out of three against Leicester Warriors with a 96-89 victory in the Dragons Den on Sunday. The two teams had already met twice this season, with Dragons winning 77-69 in the round-robin stage of the National
What did you have for breakfast this morning? A slice of toast on the way out the door? A quick takeaway coffee from the petrol station, or worse still, nothing at all? You wouldn't be alone. According to new research, a quarter of us skip brekkie
THE first time I visited Wetherby it was not by choice. My daughter had a music exam in the market town, and I was obliged to take her there.While waiting, I went to have a look around, and was pleasantly surprised. I don't know why, but I'd expected
BRADFORD could be hit by more snowfalls from tonight, with the Met Office warning that falls are expected from late evening until tomorrow afternoon. It has also issued a yellow warning for snow until noon tomorrow. According to its latest
CITY and Millwall have both been charged by the Football Association with improper conduct following last week's FA Cup replay at Valley Parade. Bantams manager Phil Parkinson and assistant Steve Parkin have also been charged with improper conduct
POLICE believe a man who has gone missing from his workplace may be in Bradford. James Bould, 34, went missing from work at 8am today in Dewsbury town centre but West Yorkshire Police believe he may have travelled to Bradford. However they
MASSIMO Cellino's long-term future as Leeds owner has been dealt a serious blow after the Italian businessman lost his appeal against disqualification by the Football League. A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) chaired by Tim Kerr QC rejected
OVERNIGHT snow and frost wiped out all of the local District Cup ties and all but two of the West Riding County Amateur League matches. The only game in the Premier Division to beat the weather was at Golcar United, where the leaders defeated bottom-placed
ENGLAND'S Joe Root would have no problem with the introduction of red and yellow cards as the sport continues to wrestle with the problem of on-field aggression.The frequency and tone of sledging and the apparently increasing number of spats between rival
SOMETIMES it’s hard reading the news, or watching it on television: so many hateful things done by people with hatred in their hearts.But how is your history? We don’t have to go very far back, or very far from Bradford, to find stories of Christian people
I can say with all honesty that the most enjoyable moment of my day is spent in the bathroom.From the moment I turn on the taps, I feel the stresses of the day evaporating. The nightly ritual of pouring bubble bath into the running water and wallowing
SNOW meant that only one weekend match survived in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League – the Division 1B fixture between Sporting Pudsey and Wrose Albion. With sun melting the small covering of snow, the match referee gave the go-ahead at Western
SIR – Well done Emma (Emma Clayton, T&A Wednesday, January 14). What a beautiful article about your dad and the Marie Curie Hospice. It’s good to know these lovely people are there when we need them. Bob Cannell, Heaton Grove, Bradford
SIR – Anyone watching on TV the antics of the Government and the Opposition front bench spokesmen and women who make a squabble over toys at playschool look like an informed debate, must wonder how our country runs at all. Although, of course,
SIR – Was it really a serious letter, or was it an early entry for April 1st? That it followed the usual left wing diatribe from correspondent Christopher Hindle seemed to make it all the more laughable! To what am I referring? The letter from
SIR – I have just made a donation for a storm-battered Gaza to the US-based, Jewish Voice for Peace. “Due to the ongoing siege” (their words) of Gaza: “a lack of electricity, heating oil, portable water, sewage facilities, and garbage collection are
SIR – I have had sight of a leaflet the Green Party isare handing out. This claims that their policies to improve rail transport include a commitment to build new stations at Low Moor and Apperley Bridge. It may come as a surprise to them, but
SIR – I concur with Bob Watson’s concern on funding for police translators (T&A ,January 1). If our Labour Council state we must have translators then they must be paid for by the person requiring them. Personally we would not allow anyone
MUSLIM leaders in Bradford have called on a key Government minister to apologise over a letter written to mosques in England urging them to do more to root out extremists and prevent young people being radicalised. Mohammed Rafiq Sehgal, president
SIR – It is so illogical that Bradford should spend £41m on swimming pools located as proposed, that there must be a hidden agenda. If such an amount of money is available, then it should be used to provide swimming pools and gymnasia integral
25 years ago: Bradford Council said almost £250,000 would need to be spent on crowd safety measures at Odsal Stadium to make it fit to stage the World Speedway finals, with the authority facing the dilemma of spending the cash despite the ground being
A MAN accused of murder and attempted murder at his Keighley home will claim self defence at his trial.Grzegorz Dzierzak, 34, pleaded not guilty to both charges when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court today.Dzierzak, who had the proceedings translated
TACKLING the housing crisis facing the UK's threatened wildlife is one of the RSPB's key campaigns. 'Giving Nature a Home' is about encouraging the public to consider providing a place for wildlife in their own gardens and outside spaces and the
House fires can be devastating and cause severe injury and loss of life, so it's absolutely vital to have smoke detectors fitted in the home. New figures from the fire service say that of the houses where firefighters were called to fight blazes
WEST Yorkshire League side Oxenhope Recreation are through to the quarter-finals of the WEST RIDING COUNTY FA CHALLENGE CUP for the first time in their 103-year history with a 5-3 victory over Howden Clough. With both their pitch and Howden Clough's
ROUTE One Rovers are back on top of the Spen Valley League Premier Division, climbing above Girlington and TVR United.An Usman Hussain brace gave Rovers a 2-1 victory at eighth-placed Smokin Aces, for whom Ashraf Navsarkar netted in the only top-flight
POLICE who video recorded a quad bike being ridden illegally in Bradford managed to identify the vehicle and impound it almost two weeks later.They were unable to stop the quad when they saw it being ridden at speed on the pavement in Broadstone Way,
ECCLESHILL Leeds won their derby against stablemates Eccleshill United Reserves 3-1 in the Lancashire League. On target for the winners were Daniel Man, Donovan Price and Lucius Cary, with Doural Scott replying for the losers.The pitch at Dennyfield was
PARENTS are being urged to involve under fives in the Rhyme Challenge being run at the district’s libraries. Toddler groups, pre-schools, nurseries and children’s centres are all involved in the challenge which sees parents and children learning
SUPPORTERS of a Keep Girlington Tidy Campaign will be making a clean sweep of the area on Tuesday. Children, staff and parents at St Edmunds Nursery School and Children’s Centre will be out and about litter picking to spruce up their neighbourhood
PLAYERS in the Bradford Bulls and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby teams have helped unveil a new staff gym at the Bradford base of Provident Financial, run in partnership with Nuffield Health. Provident travel contract manager Tracy Marie-Dickenson cut
ANY former pupils of Rastrick Grammar School are invited to the Old Rastrickians’ Association Annual Dinner on March 6. The dinner will be held at the Auctioneer Restaurant, Brighouse, at 7pm and the guest speaker will be Tony Earnshaw, who was
A BARONESS has visited a Bradford nursery which opened in an old nursing home. Baroness Kath Pinnock of Cleckheaton dropped into Woodlands Nursery and Pre-School in Apperley Bridge, Bradford. The nursery opened in May last year following the
A BRADFORD-based communications firms has become the only company to win a global partnership award for the second time. Lily Comms won a ‘’best partner’ award for the second year running from telecommunications giant Ericsson-LG at a recent global
LOCAL start-up businesses are being offered an opportunity to win a prize package worth £50,000 and get their business in front of regional and international investors. Venturefest Yorkshire, which will hold its annual science and innovation event
GROWTH in Yorkshire private sector firms slowed in December to its lowest level for nearly two years, reflecting a decline in new orders. The latest Lloyds Bank Yorkshire & Humber Business Activity Index showed that while business activity
KEIGHLEY district businesses that deal with visitors to the area are being invited to a tourism forum. Visit Bradford is staging the free event to help traders and attractions improve their marketing. Tricia Tillotson, tourism manager at Visit
FOOD and drink manufacturers in Yorkshire are under threat from the bitter supermarket price war, according to a new report. The number of firms in the region’s food and drink sector facing significant problems had soared by 108 per cent by the
A BOY has raised more than £600 for a hospice in tribute to care given to his brother. Thomas McQuaid, 14, played his flute over two days at Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre. His effort coined in £605 for Martin House Children’s Hospice
FIND out how to measure your Body Mass Index at a weekly session held in Bradford on Friday. Good Food Advice Stall – Health Trainers will take place at Oastler Market, John Street between 9.30am and noon. The NHS Health Trainer Service will be
THE launch of new Government-backed National Savings and Investments Bonds for pensioners has been welcomed by Keighley MP Kris Hopkins. The new bonds for people aged 65 and over will offer market-leading rates and support people who rely on their
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside Bradford City Hall on Saturday night to hear MP George Galloway and other speakers at a freedom of speech demonstration. The rally was organised after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published a cartoon
FUNDRAISING for Manorlands has taken on a new face. Workers at a conveyor belt manufacturer grew beards to raise cash for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. Each participant at Habasit UK’s Bingley production unit paid £10, and doubled the money
AN AMBULANCE service manager responsible for teaching lifesaving first aid techniques to thousands of Yorkshire schoolchildren is planning more work in the same field. Jason Carlyon is clinical development manager with Yorkshire Ambulance Service
THE 50-YEAR history of Sikh temples in Bradford will be given in a free talk. Dr Ramindar Singh (pictured) will speak at Bradford Local Studies Library on Wednesday from 2.15pm. The district’s first Sikh temple was established by a small number
A KEIGHLEY organisation has arranged a baby first aid course. KFA Medical will run the two-hour course for new parents on February 28 at its head office. Places are free for the first 12 people who sign up, and others can take part for £15.
FIND out how to eat more healthily and reduce your energy bills in winter at an advice session in Keighley tomorrow. Healthy Eating in Winter will be held at Low Fold Family Centre, Exley Road, between noon and 3pm.To book a place, call 01535 618300
COMMUNITY groups can find out how they can claim Heritage Lottery Fund cash at a workshop in Shipley. Heritage Lottery Fund offers grants from £3,000 to more than £5 million. Fund chiefs consider the outcomes for heritage, people and communities
TWO men, aged 28 and 24, have been released on police bail after they were arrested in connection with three armed robberies in Bradford and Leeds carried out within two hours of each other. Three masked men carrying knives, and another in possession
INFORMATION about how to become a support worker will be available at an open day in Bradford. Social housing group Incommunities wants to recruit to positions including night support worker, accommodation-based workers and bank support workers
A BINGLEY school has won a national gold award for its work with parents. Bingley Grammar School was awarded it by the Secondary Schools Academies Trust (SSAT) following an inspection which found the culture and climate to be ‘warm, welcoming and
A CAMPAIGN urging anti-freeze manufacturers to add bittering agents to the toxic liquid to make it taste less appealing to pets has been backed by a Guiseley veterinary surgery. Staff at White Cross Vets, Bradford Road, are urging pet lovers to
A COMPOSER and musician is raising money for a cancer charity by donating £2 from each sale of his latest album. Neil Thomas, 45, is backing Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale because of the help it gave his father Garry who died of lung cancer
COMMUNITY groups in Keighley could receive grant aid from the Yorkshire Bank. The bank is handing out £75,000 as part of its annual Spirit of the Community Awards. Charities and non-profit organisations can apply under one of three categories
FRIZINGHALL Post Office is to close later this month with Royal Mail services being relocated to a newsagents in Shipley. Singhs Newsagent Ltd in Bradford Road, Shipley, will offer Post Office local services from Wednesday, January 28, replacing
FIND out how to reduce the cost of your energy bills at an advice session in Bradford. The workshop will be held at Bradford and District Autistic Support Group, Caledonia Street on Thursday between 11am and 1pm. It will offer information on
SIGN up for a family history for beginners course in Bradford. The course will be held every Wednesday between 10am and noon from January 21 at Bradford Local Studies Library, Prince’s Way, Bradford. It will cover a host of areas including
THOUSANDS of hardy Bradford City fans braved the wintry weather to grab tickets for the club’s plum FA Cup tie. Some Bantams’ fans queued overnight at Valley Parade to get their hands on tickets for the FA Cup fourth round clash against Chelsea
A FORMER Keighley woman is running the London Marathon to raise cash for the charity which saved her dad’s life. Mum-of-two Claire Wilson is tackling the gruelling 26-mile event in support of the Anthony Nolan blood cancer organisation. She
PLANS for an independent cinema in Bradford city centre have been stalled. The Working Title Cinema was due to open in North Parade this spring, but the developer has pulled out after an agreement could not be met with the landlord. Roy Davison
COMMUNITY groups can find out if they qualify for grants at an advice session in Shipley. Near Neighbours offer grants of £250 to £5,000 to groups working to bring neighbours together across diverse faiths and ethnicities. The free event will be
PEOPLE in Bradford are being urged to sign up for this year’s Great North Run on September 13 – in aid of the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People charity, which has exclusive Gold Bond places to give away to fundraisers. Rachel Hassey, fundraising manager
BRADFORD's retail and office community are being invited to an open meeting for city centre businesses on Tuesday, January 27 at The Pavilion Cafe, City Park, from 6.30pm. The meeting will be led by the Council's portfolio holder for Employment
TECHNOLOGY that used to keep polar explorers warm has been used in new casualty bags used by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Paramedics worked with specialist company Snowsled Polar Ltd to re-design their standard casualty bag to specifically meet
A CHILDREN’S charity is looking for people in Bradford to take part in a mammoth fundraising challenge. ‘Chasing the Sun’ involves a bike, hike and canoe in the Lake District, all between sunrise and sunset on May 30. The challenge starts at
YORKSHIRE Water chief executive Richard Flint has joined business leaders from around the country on a taskforce looking to tackle water issues in the UK. Business in the Community (BITC) has united water companies, large businesses and key stakeholders
LISA Parkin has been desperately fighting for a school place for her four-year-old daughter Evie Parkin since September. The youngster has missed out on 82 school days, or 17 weeks. Evie was enrolled at Peel Park Primary before she and her mum
A BRADFORD charity which campaigns against female genital mutilation is holding a conference and fundraising gala at The Bradford Hotel in Hall Ings on Thursday, March 5. Organised by Peacemaker International and Women In Safe Hands (WISH) the
CENTENARIAN Emily Mortimer marked her milestone birthday on Saturday with a party, joined by her family and residents at Hazel Bank Nursing Home in Daisy Bank Lane, Bradford. Her day of celebrations included a musical performance and she was also
BLOOD donors in Bradford are being urged to heed an urgent appeal. All blood types are needed but particularly O Groups to maintain life-saving supplies, said an NHS Give Blood spokesman. “Every day hospitals in England and North Wales need
BRADFORD Bulls have today confirmed that their postponed pre-season game against Huddersfield will not be rearranged. The match was scheduled for yesterday but was called off by the Bulls with the pitch covered in snow and frozen underneath.
WIBSEY'S SSE Yorkshire Division Five match at Rotherham Clifton was called off – not because of the state of the pitch in south Yorkshire but because of safety fears in Bradford."The pitch was okay down there but the lads were worried about travelling
Yeovil 1 Bradford City 0 IT MAY have been the longest trip of the season but it was a well-trodden path for the fans. And not just for the 450 or so who made the marathon trek to the heart of Somerset. Those queueing in the snow and bitter
SKIPPER Stephen Darby stressed City must be more ruthless against struggling teams after coming a cropper at bottom club Yeovil. Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Huish Park saw the Bantams drop a place in the play-off race to sixth – but they are now only
ROBBIE Hunter-Paul insists there is an “appetite” from the Bulls to rearrange their pre-season friendly with Huddersfield after it fell victim to the weather yesterday.The club had issued a rallying call to supporters to help clear the snow from the playing
IN the late 1800s a group of Bradford businessmen joined together to form the Bradford Cinderella Club to "reach and afford amusement" to the poor children of the district. By January 24, 1890 an inaugural meeting had been held and the first treat
A COMMUNITY is uniting to try to save an under-threat health service which had been tailor-made for it. The Health on the Streets (HOTS) team was formed to bring health services right into the heart of the communities of Eccleshill, Ravenscliffe
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Silsden: two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, 2 West Bank. Silsden: conversion and extension of existing garage to form dependant relative accommodation
MORE than 300 children in Bradford spend their days at home while missing out on their schooling, latest figures reveal. Bradford Council has 156 primary school age children and 169 secondary school age youngsters on its Children Missing Education
FORMER international sports stars are throwing themselves into a charity challenge to support children in Bradford. England footballer Danny Mills, who played for Leeds United and Manchester City, and former Yorkshire and England cricketer Anthony
MORE than one in five Bradford homes where fires broke out last year did not have smoke alarms installed, new figures have revealed And worryingly where detectors were fitted, more than a quarter - 25.42 per cent - failed to work because they were
THE FAMILY of the man convicted as being the getaway driver in the acid attack murder of father-of-three Barry Selby has turned private detective in a bid to prove his innocence. Relatives of 24-year-old Andrew Feather have been trawling through
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