HOWARD Mountain, one of the most respected bowlers in the West Bradford League and Bradford Central League, has died aged 78. Former Bingley Congs team-mate Iain Copping said: "In his pomp, Howard was genuinely quick for an amateur cricketer.
ONLY 13 of the scheduled fixtures survived in the GOALS Bradford Sunday Alliance League, but one of the additional games played featured two Alliance teams. Mill Lane met Queensbury in an all-Division One quarter-final of the West Riding County
LEEDS Medics & Dentists shuffled their pack but kept their 100 per cent Premier Division record intact in the Yorkshire Amateur League.After their superb 4-1 win over Ealandians the previous week, hosts Farsley Celtic Juniors dominated the first half
A LOCALLY based airline has celebrated its 15th anniversary with the help of a pop icon.Jet2.com marked the anniversary of its first day of flying with a day of events at Leeds Bradford Airport.The airline's first flight was from the airport to Amsterdam
DAVE ZDANOWICZ got up early to capture this stunning sunrise yesterday. For his efforts he receives a free print of this picture thanks to Bradford Camera Exchange and ProAm Imaging.Would you like to see your photographs on this page?The Telegraph & Argus
THE Bradford Festival of Talent saw more young people shine on stage as the second semi-final got under way. Held on Friday at Bradford Academy, secondary school pupils vied for a place in the grand final, which will be held next month. The annual
Yorkshire Division One: Keighley 26 Moortown 25 THERE was late drama aplenty as Keighley had the first Friday night Yorkshire Division One clash on their Rugby 365 AGP. Keighley were in control at 23-6 when their powerful No 8 Leigh Sugden
BULLS are in talks with potential new stadium sponsors after announcing the end of their partnership with Provident Financial. The Bradford-based loans firm had provided backing to the Odsal club since 2013, sponsoring the club's shirts and supporting
A MAN who violently attacked an elderly woman with a hammer on the Spen Valley Greenway in Cleckheaton has been jailed for nearly 16 years. Colin Winteringham left his 76-year-old victim with head injuries after he approached her from behind and
RICH Pyrah bleeds Yorkshire. So much so, he no doubt reckons the national anthem is On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at.It is no real surprise, therefore, that the former Headingley all-rounder always loved playing against Lancashire.Yorkshire's current assistant
There are no plans to charge Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe with any further offences, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed. The former lorry driver from Heaton, Bradford, who is serving 20 life terms for murdering 13 women and attempting to
CAMPAIGNERS have criticised police plans for on-the-spot fingerprint scanning, saying the scheme is "racial profiling on a national level". Racial justice organisation Just Yorkshire called on West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson
AN animator who worked on the latest Aardman film Early Man has been encouraging Bradford children to have a go at making their own stop-motion movies, as he spoke to youngsters at the National Science and Media Museum. Andy Symanowski has been
OTLEY Town have strengthened their bid for promotion from Division Two of the West Yorkshire League.They beat visitors Newsome 4-0, thus handing the newcomers only their second league defeat of the season as the hosts climbed from fourth to second.Otley
A CARE home remains in special measures after it was judged to be inadequate following an inspection. St Winifred's Nursing Home, at Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick, was visited by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission in October and November last
WITH Salts having their West Riding County Amateur League game at Wibsey postponed due to a frozen ground, second-placed Route One Rovers took advantage of their ground at Esholt being playable to entertain Huddersfield-based Lepton Highlanders.
AN unlicensed driver has had his uninsured vehicle seized after parking outside the district's main police station.The car was seized earlier today on Nelson Street, just yards from Trafalgar House Police Station. The force's Roads Policing Team
Wharfedale 43 Huddersfield 5 WHARFEDALE’S recent run of good National Two North results continued with a comprehensive bonus-point victory over a disjointed Huddersfield. Playing down the hill in the first half, Huddersfield soon camped in
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 2 Great Horton 4, Eastbrook 5 Princeville B 1, Princeville A 6 Pudsey 0. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook) 45, 35; T Kershaw (Princeville A) 33; J Allan (Pudsey) 32.
HAWORTH will receive a royal visit on Friday as the Duchess of Cornwall drops into local tourist attractions.Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, will tour the Brontë Parsonage Museum and travel by steam train on the Keighley and Worth Valley Line (KWVR).
THREE youths have been arrested after being spotted trying to open car doors.Police were called to Scott Lane West in Riddlesden early this morning after reports of a group interfering with cars. Two boys aged 15 and 16 and a 14-year-old girl were arrested
KEIGHLEY'S Ellie Kildunne continued her rapid rise on to the international stage with two fantastic tries in England's 52-0 victory over Wales at Twickenham Stoop.In a match watched by Prince Harry, the teenager showed her pace to burst through
AN accident on the M62 is leading to major delays this morning. It took place just after 9.30am on the Eastbound carriageway between Junction 26 and Junction 27. It has led to the motorway being partially blocked and traffic is starting to
A DOG and a cat were rescued from a fire at a flat early this morning.Shortly after midnight, fire crews from Bradford and Odsal Stations were called to Kettlewell Drive in the Canterbury area after reports of heavy smoke coming from a first floor window.The
FARSLEY Celtic will go in search of a win tonight as they head to Stourbridge in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division after being frustrated by a postponement on Saturday. The Celts were due to make the long journey to Workington but that game
A SALTAIRE-based telecommunications company is looking forward to its biggest year yet after being acquired. Selective Networks, based in Salts Mill, Victoria Road, is now part of the iFace Group, which has posted first-year revenue projections of £2.2m.The
THE makers of a TV programme about Bradford’s former Odeon are seeking anyone who recalls messages sent from servicemen, broadcast to loved ones in the cinema during the Second World War.The ‘Calling Blighty‘ films showed recorded messages from Bradford
A BRADFORD primary school which has struggled with under-performance in the past is marking five years of maintaining a good rating from Ofsted inspectors. St Francis Catholic Primary School, in Bolton, received the latest results following a short
SIMON Grayson today begins his reign as the new Valley Parade boss after choosing City because they made him feel wanted - rather than hanging on for a shot at Barnsley. The arrival of a manager with four promotions at this level on his CV is seen
A "MISLEADING" car park sign which was at the centre of a battle against an unfair parking fine last autumn looks unlikely to be changed despite scores of drivers still being caught out. In September the Telegraph & Argus highlighted how Frank
BINGLEY’S public toilets may include facilities for disabled people after being taken over by the town council. The facilities in Myrtle Walk will be shut by Bradford Council at the end of March, but Bingley Town Council (BTC) will be working on
MY PATERNAL grandfather was the general manager of a brickyard. In Normanby near Middlesbrough, the yard produced bricks and tiles which were transported across the country.He lived in a house on the site with my grandmother, a former nurse. When we went
A CARE home run by Bradford Council has been told it needs to improve following an inspection.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Beckfield, Bolton Lane, in November last year, giving it the overall rating of ‘requires improvement’.Beckfield is
SPRING has been earmarked as a start date for development to begin on the former fire station sites in Idle and Shipley.Social housing company Incommunities took possession of the sites late last year after the two stations were demolished.The new £4.5
BOSS John Kear refused to criticise his players for losing their cool as the Bulls' derby with the Cougars ended with FOUR men being sent off. Bradford won the Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy 28-20 but the friendly at Odsal turned nasty as Keighley
Bradford Bulls 28 Keighley Cougars 20 THE Bulls edged a feisty local derby on the eve of the league campaign by putting one over their Bradford district neighbours Keighley. This may have been the dress rehearsal ahead of the real thing when
City 2 Bury 2IT LOOKED like a metaphor for City's attempts to begin repairing a fractured 2018.Shay McCartan, a player who has taken as many knocks as any, clambered off the floor like a boxer refusing to be counted out.Defying the energy-sapping
ROCKALZARO can claim a second victory at Catterick in the Dine And View At Catterick Races Handicap Hurdle. Donald McCain's charge was a winner at the North Yorkshire circuit back in November, opening his account over jumps having won a Carlisle
