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  • O'Connor: Bantams will be on the level

    ANTHONY O’Connor insists City are showing League Two they are no “big-time Charlies”. James Hanson ensured his old club had to settle for another draw in Saturday’s 1-1 stalemate at Grimsby. But O’Connor felt the way City stood up to physical

  • Uphill battle for Yorkshire after poor T20 loss

    YORKSHIRE’S Vitality Blast quarter-final hopes suffered a huge blow with a home defeat by 55 runs against Derbyshire as they fell short of chasing 208 at Emerald Headingley. The Vikings’ fourth defeat from nine North Group games, added to just one

  • Bavarian adventure to see what the Fussen is all about

    by Paul Wojnicki “IS this the only way to get from Austria into Germany Daddy?” my four-year-old daughter asks, as we sway on a wooden walkway above the forest canopy, with views of the Bavarian and Austrian Alps at either side of us. “Er no,

  • MATCH STATS & PLAYER RATINGS: Barrow 22 Bulls 46

    BULLS continued their push for a Betfred Championship play-off place with a 42-22 victory at Barrow Raiders today. Here's T&A sports reporter Brad Deas' take on the match in Cumbria. Man of the match: Brandon Pickersgill: Has come in for

  • New book explores county's past and changing face

    AS book titles go, this one is as direct as any Yorkshireman. Historic England: Yorkshire is an illustrated history of this, the largest county, taking a nostalgic look at its ancient and industrial past. Illustrated with photographs from the Historic

  • Local bands are announced for Bingley Weekender

    Music BINGLEY Weekender is showcasing some of Yorkshire’s finest upcoming bands this summer. Here’s a selection of the acts appearing at the festival, taking place from August 30 to September 1 at Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club. RELATED

  • Waverley steam service draws crowds along Aire Valley

    STEAM train fans were out in force today when the Waverley excursion service steamed up the Aire Valley. The special train, hauled by the Galatea locomotive, was heading up over the Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle Railway Line to Appleby

  • Weather hits trade at debut Bradford Food & Drink Festival

    THE WEEKEND'S weather put a dampener on the first Bradford Food and Drink Festival. The Bradford BID-backed event in City Park boasted a range of street food and drink stalls with live music entertainment and activities for children. But rain

  • Accent Housing's £225m bond issue to fund homes

    BRADFORD-based housing association Accent Housing has made a £225 million bond issue to fund the building of 2,000 homes in the next five years. Accent has priced the bond at a coupon (or interest) rate of 2.625%. It says this is the lowest ever

  • LEAGUE TWO REVIEW: Plymouth early pacesetters after victory

    THERE is a three-way West Country battle at the top of League Two with Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town and Exeter City taking up the top places. All three sides have a maximum six points from their opening two league games, with Ryan Lowe's Plymouth

  • Lorry with insecure load stopped by M62 police

    A LORRY with an insecure load has been stopped by police before it could join the M62 at Brighouse. The Roads Policing Unit tweeted that on closer inspection the load had shifted due to the use of netting on a heavy loose load. Driver issued

  • SIMON PARKER'S VERDICT: No romance in League Two for Bantams

    CLEETHORPES is never going to rival Paris, Venice or the Maldives as a romantic getaway. But it was where Gary Bowyer whisked City away for their “second date”. There were memories of past associations to stir the memory – an old flame in James

  • GRIMSBY 1 BANTAMS 1: Match stats and ratings

    CITY made it two draws from two after being held 1-1 at Grimsby Town. James Vaughan scored their first goal of the season - only for James Hanson to hit back against his old club with a deflected equaliser. Here's all the facts and figures

  • VW Golf destroyed by fire on M606

    A VOLKSWAGEN Golf was destroyed in a fire on the M606 last night. The blaze occurred on the southbound carriageway at junction 2 for the Euroway industrial estate at about 6pm. Highways England tweeted that lane one was closed on the main carriageway

  • Brawls, tunnel tussles and sin bins in Cougars derby defeat

    KEIGHLEY Cougars fell to a 32-10 defeat at home to Hunslet in a Betfred League One game marred by ugly scenes throughout. Hunslet opened the scoring from the boot of Joe Sanderson after Dan Parker was penalised for leaving one in on the man in the

  • Methley make it through the rain to get win boost

    METHLEY were the day’s big winners on a day when rain left its mark on the All Rounder Bradford Premier League programme. The Premier Division’s bottom team defeated Townville by 33 runs to keep alive their hopes of a dramatic late escape from relegation

  • Big-hitting John Lewis strikes again

    CARLTON’S record-breaking batsman Kershaski John Lewis produced another stunning innings, but it wasn’t quite enough to force victory for the leaders against bottom team Adwalton in the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Championship Two.

  • Eccleshill and Liversedge through in FA Cup

    HISTORY was made in the Emirates FA Cup as Campion played their first-ever tie in the competition, but Liversedge were the big winners, while they will be joined in the next round by Eccleshill United who triumphed with 10 men. The Eagles played

  • Spencer sees red as Guiseley's unbeaten start ends

    GUISELEY’S 100 per cent start to the Vanarama National League North season and Farsley Celtic’s unbeaten opening after gaining promotion back to the sixth tier were blown apart on a windy Saturday. Both of the local clubs suffered defeats away from

  • 'Boys against men' in Law's first defeat in charge

    Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 Kidderminster Harriers 3 NEW Bradford (Park Avenue) interim manager Marcus Law knows just how big a task he has taken on after being in the dugout for the first time. He watched the young side he inherited suffer a heavy

  • Leeds frustrated by Forest in first home clash

    LEEDS United boss Marcelo Bielsa was happy with how his team fared in their 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest but admits they can improve on taking their chances. The Whites bossed the clash at a sold-out Elland Road, but they failed to make their

  • Gale frustrated by Roses washout

    YORKSHIRE and Lancashire were left hugely frustrated as rain ruined their sold out Vitality Blast Roses clash at Emirates Old Trafford. Rain overnight and throughout the day, particularly early evening, in Manchester meant umpires Ian Gould and

  • Fun day in tribute to Ian, 56

    A CRICKET club is staging a charity family fun day in tribute to a popular player who died after being taken ill during a game. Painter and decorator Ian Wycherley became unwell at a Haworth second XI match at the beginning of June, and died shortly

  • Stories behind the success of historic arts venue

    IT is 30 years since Halifax’s Square Chapel was saved from demolition. What it has become - a major arts hub attracting over 100,000 people a year - is down to a group of people who worked tirelessly to keep the historic building open. Celebrating

  • Welcome for new police station plan

    COMMUNITY leaders have welcomed plans for a new multi-million pound police station in the centre of Keighley. Last week, it was reported that the new police station is to be built on the site of the just-demolished former college premises in Cavendish

  • Gilstead homes development is approved

    COUNCILLORS have approved plans to finally build on a plot of land first earmarked for houses decades ago. Approval to build four homes on the land off Pendle Road, Gilstead, dates back to when neighbouring housing was built in the early 1980s.

  • Bradford-based firm raises money for Andy's Man Club

    A BRADFORD-based construction firm has raised money for the Andy's Man Club charity. HB Projects, on the Euroway Industrial Estate, set itself the challenge to cover 4,500 miles and raise £4,500 in the process in aid of the mental health awareness

  • Cleckheaton firm celebrates hitting £1m turnover

    A FAMILY-run HR, employment law and health and safety firm has announced record growth after hitting £1million turnover. Howarths, based in Cleckheaton, recorded the milestone in its annual financial results for its financial year ending June 2019

  • Further twist in shop front saga

    EFFORTS to restore the frontage of a listed building has taken yet another twist. In 2011 Bradford Council approved plans for a replacement timber shop front on Grade II listed 6 Rawson Place, a city centre building that dates back to the 1870s

  • City stars reunite for charity match

    FORMER Bradford City players are returning to the pitch for a special match supporting people with early onset dementia. Wayne Jacobs (pictured), Lee Duxbury and Jamie Lawrence are among the players in the Bradford City Legends Squad. The charity

  • Phone mast to double in height and get 5G upgrade

    A PHONE tower will double in height after new plans were approved by Bradford Council. An application to replace a 10 metre high mast on Old Road in Denholme with a 20 metre mast 12 metres further down the road was approved this week. The new mast

  • Engineering firm scoops coveted award

    A FARSLEY-based engineering firm has been recognised for its digital capabilities, winning a coveted award for Digital Construction at this year’s Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humber Awards. Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers

  • Disgust over sunken graves at cemetery

    UNLOVED and neglected graves have partially collapsed into the ground at Undercliffe Cemetery – causing upset for families who regularly visit their loved ones. Photographs of the worst affected part of the Grade II* Listed cemetery, which is said