BRACKENHILL Primary School pupil Muhammad Muizz Bin Azar has earned a black belt at the age of just ten.Hassan Khan, Shreen Bana, Muhammad Musaib Sabir and Muhammad Waleed Bin Azar have also been rewarded for three years' training at the Azar Farooq Kickboxing
BRADFORD Park Avenue, recently vacated by Foster's Halifax League club Wibsey Park Chapel following their merger with Great Horton, will be used for league cricket this season. Taking over there are Bradford Mutual Sunday School League Group A
ORGANISERS of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire are convinced the race has the capability to become the number one short tour on the international cycling calendar. The stages for the three-day event, a direct legacy of last summer's spectacularly
THE creation of a new business district at the heart of the city is a step closer, thanks to £5.2 million in Government cash.The planned One City Park office development, on the site of a disused police station, is expected to create more than 450 jobs
WHEN asked how his weekend was, a colleague recently told me he'd "bedded down and watched all eight episodes of True Detective, back-to-back."It speaks volumes for the way we watch TV today that sitting through an entire drama series in one
ILKLEY Grammar pupils ran away with the top places in a snowy Bradford Schools' Cross-Country Championships at Northcliffe Park, Shipley. The school enhanced their proud record in this branch of athletics with three of the top five finishers in
BRADFORD Hockey Club boys' squad had a baptism of fire but learnt quickly at the National Under-16 Indoor Championships in Wolverhampton.Ten teams had qualified to compete at the Aldersley Leisure Village venue and what was a very young Bradford party
A STUDENT who "drove like an idiot" in a high speed police chase has been ordered to do 240 hours of unpaid work. Kamran Hussain, 20, of Bonn Road, Heaton, Bradford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on the city's Toller Lane after midnight on
FACED with redundancy, Terry King was confident she still had plenty to give. But embarking on a new career in your fifties isn't always a smooth process. Aware of the difficulty people over 50 often face when seeking an alternative career, Terry
The decision of the Government planning inspector to overturn a decision by Bradford Council to refuse permission for a housing scheme on green land is a worrying and unwelcome turn of events. The local authority had decided that the proposals
25 years ago: Police in Bradford were hunting a pair of armed raiders who used an iron bar to attack a shopkeeper in Bolton Woods and threaten her eight year-old son, as she bravely tried to fend them off with his plastic cricket bat. 50 years ago: Bradford
DEFENDING champions Bradford No 1 extended their lead at the top of the Yorkshire Inter-District Snooker League to six points after a resounding 6-0 victory against Leeds at Undercliffe Cricket Club. Wayne Cooper was outstanding in the Division
HAMPSHIRE batsman James Vince hit an unbeaten 152 as England Lions secured a second draw against South Africa A.The Lions were trailing by 161 runs on first innings in Bloemfontein but made 402-7 declared by the close of the fourth day, with Yorkshire
THE WIDE-open nature of Division 1B in the Bradford Table Tennis League was in evidence as leaders Unity B succumbed to a Gary Foster-inspired Highdale B, who recorded their first victory of the season at the 15th attempt. Foster cannot play every
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Bradford district fell last month by more than 200, according to the latest figures.Information released today by the Office of National Statistics showed that 12,219 people in the district claimed
STAFF at Airedale Hospital are appealing for any friends or relatives of a Keighley man to come forward following his death earlier this month. Kenneth Thomson, who was 76, died on January 4 and has no known next of kin. Anyone with any information
DRAGONBOATS, Chinese drummers and lion dancers arrived in City Park yesterday to promote a charity fundraising event to be held in Saltaire. Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Mike Gibbons picked up a paddle to encourage teams to sign up for the
DAVID Cameron today condemned the theft of stolen Bradford husky Murphy – telling MPs such acts were “appalling”. And the prime minister said the pain was even greater when “much-loved pets” are snatched for dog-fighting, as is increasingly feared
COUGARS player-coach Paul March has appointed James Feather and Brendan Rawlins as joint club captains ahead of the 2015 campaign. Feather joined Hunslet Hawks following Cougars’ relegation at the end of last season but he performed a dramatic
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has denied a series of child sex offences. Aaron Cachia, of Frensham Drive, Great Horton, Bradford, appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to six charges of sexually assaulting a child under 13 as well
THE curator of an exhibition at the National Media Museum in Bradford will take guests on a private guided tour of the display next week. Greg Hobson, curator of Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger than Fiction, will give insight and comment. Tickets, priced
CHILDREN can try to create the perfect portrait at art sessions in Gomersal. Artist Richard Lucas will show youngsters how to get the right shape for the face and how to position the eyes, nose and mouth as well as demonstrate different techniques
THE East Bowling community will soon be consulted on Council plans to turn a former special school into a school for expelled children. The former Bolling Special School (pictured) off Bowling Hall Road has been chosen as the preferred site for
HISTORIC Pudsey-based cloth manufacturer Hainsworth will launch its new Scarlet & Argent collection at the Maison & Objet lifestyle trade show in Paris this weekend. Blankets from the range have already been bought by Royal Family members
BOOKMAKER William Hill has had a tough start to the year as it gets to grips with new EU tax changes. The company, which has 2,400 UK betting shops, said the introduction of a new European Union tax on online betting from January 1 would cost it
THE Co-operative Bank has vowed not to lend to companies involved in payday lending or fracking as its fightback to rebuild customer trust continues. It has also added firms which do not responsibly pay their taxes and those involved in irresponsible
CORPORATE lawyers and Bradford and Leeds legal firm Gordons had a record-breaking year in 2014. The expanded corporate team advised on 36 deals with a combined value of more than £350 million – and has experienced a strong start to the current
Tonight's jazz session at Undercliffe Cricket Club, which would have featured Devils Jukebox, has been postponed because of the wintry weather. It is hoped to re-book them at a later date.
A NEW eyecare service has been launched in Bradford, bringing improved care to the housebound and those in care, including NHS services. The Specsavers Healthcall business is a joint venture partnership, run by two local businessmen. Healthcall
PLANS to make it easier to compare and switch cash savings accounts were announced by the City regulator after it found £160 billion of funds were earning the same or less than the 0.5 per cent Bank of England interest rate. Following the study
A WEEK after Morrisons announced boss Dalton Philips would be leaving, it has emerged that another key figure at the Bradford-based supermarket is departing the company. Simon Thompson, managing director of Morrisons online food delivery operation
CLAIRE Bennett, regional director for Common Purpose in West and North Yorkshire, has been promoted to operations director with the international leadership development organisation. Over the past 12 months she has delivered courses for senior
BARGAIN Booze owner Conviviality Retail fought off cut-price competition from supermarkets over Christmas as it boosted sales. The discount business, which includes shops in Bradford, Shipley, Keighley, Otley, Pudsey, Guiseley. Mirfield and Halifax
AN airline chief has urged those responsible for marketing Yorkshire to be quick on their feet to attract more visitors. Kenny Jacobs, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, who is spearheading a change of image for the low-cost operator, was speaking
THE recovery in Yorkshire’s construction industry has seen the sector performing better than in many other parts of the UK, according to research by R3, the insolvency trade body. In January, the region had the third lowest level of construction
GRANTS are available to smaller manufacturers in the Bradford area looking to win lucrative work in the civil nuclear sector. Funding of around £10,000 each is available to local companies wanting to meet industry standards and compete for work
IMPROVING economic conditions and increased interest from investors in the Bradford area has led a leading property agency to open a new city office. Independent chartered surveyors, Walker Singleton has added an office at the Bradford Business
ONE of the organisers of Haworth 1940s Weekend has issued a renewed appeal for financial support. Main Street trader Nikki Carroll, pictured, who is also a parish councillor, made the plea for assistance at Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish
THIS photograph of Winston Churchill, cigar in mouth, giving his famous ‘V’ for victory sign during a visit to Bradford in December 1942 has been released by the Imperial War Museum as a series of events were announced to honour the life and legacy
THE Bradford branch of Leeds Building Society has helped raise £400 for Asthma UK by selling Bagpuss TV character bookmarks. Kay Boycott, chief executive of Asthma UK, said: “This kind donation will help us to fund research to continue to find
ALL Saints Church, Bingley, is looking for bellringers. Practice takes place on Tuesdays between 7.30pm and 9pm in the tower at the church off Main Street. Sunday service ringing takes place between 9.45am and 10.30am. For more details contact
OAKWELL Hall ranger Patrick Crowley will be teaching people how to turn a natural material into a living structure at a willow workshop next month. The day long session will involve harvesting willow from the Birstall country park’s own stock before
ACTS including the Mick Ralphs Blues Band, the John Verity Band and The Road will perform at Bingley Blues Bash at Bingley Arts Centre on Friday, January 30, with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets cost £15 and are available from 01274 567983, in person
Inspector Drake’s Last Case Bingley Arts Centre FOLLOWING the success of the previous play in the sequence, Bingley Little Theatre is staging Inspector Drake’s Last Case by David Tristram. Reprising their roles, David Helliwell as the bungling
A BRADFORD bistro will once again be looking for the next big thing when it opens its doors to young singers tonight. Forsters Bistro in City Park is hosting another Sound of Forsters session where budding singers aged 16-25 take part in weekly
COACHING on how sports clubs can score extra funding will be given at a workshop hosted by Shipley MP Philip Davies this month. He has organised the Sport England event for funding experts to pass knowledge to local clubs on grant opportunities
POLICE started an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in a field near the River Aire. Police officers and paramedics were called to the land, near Bridge Farm off Keighley Road, Silsden, at 6.50am yesterday. The area was cordoned
POLICE carried out increased numbers of roadside breath tests during the festive campaign compared to the previous year, although the number of offenders caught was reduced. Officers in West Yorkshire had previously revealed that 149 people in
A MAN who discharged himself from hospital twice within days against medical advice, died from pneumonia after a series of strokes an inquest has heard. Landscape gardener Roland Moules, 60, of North Dean Avenue, Braithwaite, Keighley, was admitted
BRADFORD Council has helped Bradford Moor play and support services to set up a new homework club. The voluntary group will pilot the homework club, which started this month at the Laisterdyke Centre, for a three-month trial period. It will
A BRADFORD-based debt charity says February 9 is the real Blue Monday as it expects calls to peak on that date at its 270 debt counselling centres. Christians Against Poverty, which offers debt advice in Bradford and Heaton, has already received
AN E-FIT of a hooded man who attempted to burgle a house in Bradford has been released in a bid to identify him. The man broke into a house on Duchy Crescent, Heaton, at 4pm on January 3, but was disturbed by the owner as he searched the property
TWO women will stand trial accused of stealing money from a community centre in Shipley. Donna Hardy and Claire Wright, both of Owlet Grange, Shipley, denied theft when they appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court yesterday. They
YORKSHIRE Water offers the best customer service of any utility company in the UK, according to the latest report by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS). The Institute’s UK Customer Satisfaction Index places Yorkshire Water ahead of 16 other
A PANEL of experts will discuss the Paris killings tomorrow in Bradford. The #Je Suis Charlie #Je Suis Bathilly event has been organised by Just West Yorkshire, whose director Ratna Lachman will chair. It also includes a question and answer session
TRIBUTES have been paid to two former councillors who have recently died. A full council meeting held a minute’s silence in memory of former Lord Mayor Arnold Lightowler, who represented Baildon from 1974 to 1987, and former Councillor Clement
A PROBLEM with faulty street lights across Bradford could be linked to a similar problem in nearby Calderdale, a meeting of the full council heard. Bradford Council has a four-week repairs backlog for street lights after the number of faults started
A DELEGATION of CAMPAIGNERS last night urged Bradford Council to rethink plans to axe a valued health service. The council’s ruling Labour group is planning to decommission Health on the Streets (Hots) as part of a wider programme of cuts.
A SENIOR councillor has reacted angrily after being denied the opportunity to speak at a council meeting. Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, had put forward a motion at the meeting and had wanted the opportunity
A HEALTH minister has insisted he cannot intervene to secure a new drug for an Otley boy with the ultra-rare genetic condition Morquio. Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland staged a Commons debate to call for urgent action to help six-year-old Sam
A CHARITY which is helping thousands of Bradford school pupils called in the Bishop of Bradford for a discussion on the future of its work. The Schools Linking Network invited the Rt Revd Dr Toby Howarth to host an event at the Bradford University
FISH and chips are a national institution and Bradford district businesses have proved they are upholding the finest quality for the traditional take-away. The National Fish & Chip Awards were held at the Lancaster London Hotel yesterday and
AN ELECTRICIAN was caught speeding at 67mph in a 40mph zone in Bradford, magistrates heard. Jagdeep Singh Gill, 26, of Birch Lane, West Bowling, was clocked in a Mercedes A180 by police in Wakefield Road on December 5. Gill admitted the offence
PEOPLE across Bradford are being urged to tell the NHS what they think about the services they receive from their GP practice. The Bradford clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), NHS Bradford City and NHS Bradford Districts, are asking patients
A MAN on trial accused of taking part in a violent robbery at a Bradford cannabis farm told the jury he was entirely innocent of the crime. Thomas Christoforou said he “thought Christmas had come early” when he chanced on a pile of cannabis plants
TEAMS of international cyclists will be racing through the district’s streets again when the inaugural Tour De Yorkshire comes to the area. The full route, which takes in Haworth, Oxenhope and Ilkley, has just been announced by famous Yorkshire
PAUL Clough believes the arrival of Epalahame Lauaki will keep the rest of the Bulls’ props on their toes as competition for places hots up.Imposing former Hull FC and Wigan front-rower Lauaki is not scheduled to arrive from Australia until early next
SNOW has caused disruption in the Bradford district overnight with Leeds Bradford Airport forced to shut. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow for Yorkshire and the Humber today. Several of the district's schools have now
DEAN Windass predicts James Hanson can ruffle Chelsea’s feathers at Stamford Bridge on Saturday – just like he used to. Hanson dominated some of the Premier League’s best defenders in City’s historic run to the Capital One Cup final two seasons
WORK has started on the £490,000 revamp of a former city centre furniture shop to a craft beer pub.The Beerhouse will be in the ground floor of a five-storey Grade II listed building in North Parade which Table Décor operated from.The project has been
SCHOOLS in Bradford will become part of a "pioneering" project to teach children as young as four money management skills. The city has been chosen as one of three in the UK to try out the LifeSavers initiative, which is funded by the treasury
A PERVERT who was caught on camera sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in the street has been warned he could face a prison sentence after being convicted. A jury at Bradford Crown Court took less than an hour to find 51-year-old Jerzy Gurajczyk guilty
THREE burglars involved in a plot to break into big houses in the district to steal cash, gold and jewellery have been locked up for a total of more than ten years. The gang wore balaclava masks and gloves to smash their way into substantial detached
A 100-SEATER mobile cinema, aboard a giant truck, will park up in City Park for the first Bradford International Film Summit. The event takes place from March 4 to 6 and guests so far announced include the chairman of BAFTA and the controller of
BINGLEY is putting its best foot forward after winning the accolade of becoming an official “Walkers are Welcome” town.And campaigners are celebrating as Bingley now joins Baildon, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale in a national network of communities endorsed
A REFORMED addict who had been set to spend his twentieth consecutive Christmas in jail has 'graduated' instead thanks to a Bradford drug and alcohol charity. The 36-year-old man, known as Kevin, was one of 23 people to receive certificates of
A FATHER-OF-TEN left three of his young children in his wrecked car after crashing at high speed and seriously injuring four people, a court heard. Umbar Ali fled the scene of the accident abandoning the youngsters, his wife and his girlfriend
A SENIOR councillor last night warned that a decision to overturn the Council's refusal of a housing scheme on a designated urban greenspace could have devastating consequences for the district . Seventy homes can be built at Sandhill Fold, Idle
A CHILLING reconstruction of a mystery knife attack on a Bingley man will be screened tonight by BBC's Crimewatch programme. Philip Hey, of Wagon Lane, was the victim of a random and savage attack on December 15, 2012, when a well-spoken stranger
