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  • Non-League round-up: Guiseley back to winning ways

    GUISELEY bounced back from a 4-2 defeat at home to Alfreton with a 4-1 victory at Blyth Spartans. The prolific Aaron Martin helped himself to another brace as the Lions claimed fifth spot in National League North. A lovely low finish from Lee

  • Wood making his pitch for Bantams' crossing role

    THERE was not much to be gleaned from City’s pre-season friendly at Bradford (Park Avenue). A mix-and-match side had eventually triumphed on penalties to settle a low-key contest. But Gary Bowyer was buoyant at the quality of Connor Wood’s crossing

  • Girl, 18, dies from drugs overdose in nightclub

    A GIRL aged 18 died this morning after overdosing on drugs while at a nightclub, police have announced. The girl had collapsed at The Warehouse nightclub in Leeds, and was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by ambulance at around 3.18am. She

  • Hundreds attend city centre Kashmir protest

    UPWARDS of 1,000 people, ranging from toddlers to the eldest generation, have attended at protest this afternoon over tensions in Kashmir. The gathering was held in protest of India's treatment of the disputed area of Kashmir, which have come to

  • Dramatic photos show destroyed VW Golf after 'police chase'

    DRAMATIC photos show the aftermath of a crash in a narrow road in Bingley, believed to be after a police chase. The photos, from Saturday, August 24, show a white Volkswagen Golf which has sustained serious damage in Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, close

  • Bolton face liquidation after sale collapses

    Bolton face liquidation later this week unless a deal to buy the club which collapsed over the weekend can be resurrected at the 11th hour. Wanderers had been given until 5pm on Tuesday by the EFL for a takeover to be completed or face having their

  • Bradford City make early exit from cup in 'unbearable heat'

    Bradford City fell at the first hurdle in the FA Women's National League Cup determining round after a 1-0 defeat at fellow Division One North side Liverpool Feds. In searing heat on a heavy 3G pitch, City started brightly, but the first significant

  • Bulls prop Peltier hoping for a fitting farewell to Odsal

    ROSS Peltier hopes Bulls can give Odsal 'the send-off it deserves' on Sunday. Bradford host Sheffield in their final home Championship game of the season - and following the shock decision to leave their home since 1934, it also represents their

  • Police chase through Bradford ends in crash

    A POLICE chase which started in Leeds and went through Bradford ended in a crash in Hipperholme earlier this morning. The vehicle, a silver Volkswagen Passat, failed to stop for police in Leeds and a pursuit began towards Bradford. At some

  • Illegal driver stopped on false plates

    A MAN will have to face his day in court after being stopped in Bradford last night while driving on false plates. The driver was pulled over by police in Tong Street at around 11pm yesterday in an old light blue Audi. The vehicle was found

  • Wild goose chase for fire crews at reservoir

    BRADFORD firefighters were led on a wild goose chase last night, as they rescued the bird which had gotten trapped down an eight-foot drop. The crew from Fairweather Green were called to Chellow Dene reservoir in Allerton at 8.20pm after receiving

  • Missing person appeal for Bradford boy, 16

    POLICE are appealing for help to find a 16-year-old boy from Bradford who has been missing since the end of July. Kieran Plowright, 16, was last seen in the Listerhills area of the city on July 31, and police are concerned for his welfare.

  • Duke’s tractor restored to its former glory

    NEW life has been breathed into a 1947 Field Marshall Series 2 tractor which has been sitting in a barn in Bolton Abbey for several decades. The tractor, built in Gainsborough and owned by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, was restored for them

  • Family fun for Incommunities kids as they get busy building

    ELEVEN youngsters got creative in a fun family challenge organised by construction training staff from Incommunities. The school holiday activity aimed to give relatives of the housing group’s staff a flavour of some of the building skills needed

  • Handspinners show off their skills at museum event

    LOCAL handspinners, weavers and dyers will be showing off their skills at a Bradford museum next month. Each year, handspinners take to the streets and other public areas on the third Saturday of September to share their craft in public. To celebrate

  • Young people help build 'bug hotel' in park

    A YOUTH project aimed at building skills in young people has been creating a ‘bug hotel’. Over the summer Pudsey In Bloom has been working with ‘Team Jackman’, a group of young people aged 16 to 17 as part of a National Citizens Service challenge

  • Sing a song of Patrick Bronte at Haworth concerts

    THE LIFE of Patrick Bronte will be celebrated in song next month during two concerts in Haworth. Brontë writer John Hennessy is organising the events to raise money for the Haworth Parish Church rewiring fund and the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

  • Housing plan for 180-year-old Keighley pub

    PLANS to turn a 180 year old pub into housing have been submitted to Bradford Council. The Burlington Arms on Market Street, in Keighley town centre, shut last year after the licensees retired. The former Timothy Taylor run drinking hole has

  • Dream roles for ballet dancers

    CHILDREN from the district are taking part in a professional production of the ballet Swan Lake. The three youngsters from Keighley’s Sara Packham Theatre School will perform with English Youth Ballet at the Grand Opera House in York next month

  • Nadim aims to move step closer to realising his pro dream

    A FLEDGLING Keighley fighter under the tutelage of boxing legend Ricky Hatton hopes to move a step closer to turning professional next month. Ibrahim 'Ibby' Nadim will go before the central area council of the British Boxing Board of Control on

  • Bantams waiting on referee verdict

    CITY must wait to find out if there will be any repercussions for the scenes that followed their first loss of the season. Players from both sides rushed towards the tunnel area after referee Andy Haines blew the final whistle in Forest Green’s