WEST Bowling have been given a tough trip to Featherstone Lions in the first round of the Coral Challenge Cup tonight. Ryan Hunkin's side, who reached the third round last season, will head to the Lions on the weekend of January 11-12. Featherstone
MICHAEL Flynn admitted it took him “about an hour” to shake off Newport’s Wembley heartache. Flynn steered the Welsh side to last season’s League Two play-off final where they suffered the agony of losing to a goal in the final minute of extra-time
The EFL is to meet with Macclesfield players to talk through the situation at the club and whether the Sky Bet League Two match against Crewe and potentially other fixtures can go ahead. Last month, the Cheshire club were charged with misconduct
THESE three-week-old pups need your help after being bred for sale as Christmas presents. The miniature Dachshund puppies and mum Olive arrived in the RSPCA’s care last month, undergoing round-the-clock specialist care. Now the puppies are
A DECISION on a major housing development in the South of Bradford has been deferred until the new year. At a meeting this morning members of Bradford Council's Regulatory and Appeals Committee was due to decide whether to approve a development
SIR – The law removes the need for doctors to ask grieving relatives if organ donation is possible. LETTER: If you accept politicians' lies, you deserve all you get If you don't want to donate, opt out. Consider, too: if you needed a donor
A FAMILIAR face will return to Valley Parade this Saturday, but City hope to spoil his party. Michael Flynn, who played 91 times for Bantams between 2009 and 2012, brings his Newport County side to Bradford on Saturday. Seventh-placed City
POLICE are investigating a public order incident outside a school after reports of a 17-year-old carrying a hammer. Officers patrolled Stoney Lane in Lightcliffe at around 1pm yesterday before arresting the teenager on suspicion of an offensive
Check out our game preview as the Bantams play their first league game at home for five weeks. Kick-off: Saturday, December 7 (3pm) Venue: Valley Parade Possible line-ups CITY GK Richard O'Donnell RB Adam Henley CH Anthony
THERE was standing room only at a hustings event in Ilkley this week as 300 people gathered to hear to views of the parliamentary candidates standing for election in the Keighley constituency. The event was organised by Churches Together in Ilkley
LABOUR politician Naz Shah has promised her party will rebuild trust with the Jewish community and bring "social justice" to Britain if they win the General Election. The Bradford West candidate, who was suspended by the party in 2016 over anti-Semitic
A BRADFORD businessman has hit back at a political website after it raised doubts that he had paid tax on his businesses. The Guido Fawkes site said Imran Khan's IK Collections firm was listed as dormant by Companies House and therefore did not
SIR – Alan Bates (Letters, December 5) seems to think it is okay for MPs to lie to us. The problem is that deception always has later consequences and when this deception is carried out by people in high government, the consequences are usually
THE clocks had just changed, pumpkins were still in the windows and the guy on the bonfire remained untouched. It’s been that long since City last hosted league action. Newport’s visit to Valley Parade on Saturday will mark five weeks since
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after police attended a report of a burglary in Bradford West. The boy was arrested last night and has been charged with the offence. He was remanded to appear before magistrates today.
COMMUTERS are facing long delays and train cancellations on the line between Leeds and Bradford this afternoon. National Rail has warned the disruption is expected to last until 5pm due to a broken down train at New Pudsey station. Trains are
A DRIVER has been arrested for suspected drug driving by Bradford police following up on a call from the public. Operation Steerside officers stopped a vehicle in Great Horton and three occupants stop searched. The driver was drug wiped and arrested
MORE than 1,400 police staff jobs have been lost across Yorkshire since 2010, figures from GMB, the union for police staff, reveal. The figures include a cut of 1,038 Police Community Support Officer roles (PCSOs). The term police staff covers
ORGANISATIONS are being warned to be on guard for a potential fraud where criminals pose as a supplier or creditor and get companies to update their bank details. West Yorkshire Police say fraudsters have been targeting businesses and other organisations
Families will be able to meet Santa and his elves and have a go at Christmas crafts at a free event this weekend. A Santa Day is being held on Saturday, December 7, between 11am and 3pm, at the St Ives Visitor Centre. There will be an open
SILSDEN schoolchildren have bade farewell to a lunchtime supervisor leaving after more than three decades. Pamela Ogston joined Hothfield Junior School 32 years ago when her own children Tracy and Timothy were pupils. She has seen her first
THE owner of a group of loud barking dogs has been ordered to have them taught to shut up - or face a jail term. City of York Council twice prosecuted Lesley Smith, 63, because her pets made life a misery for her neighbours. When a noise abatement
THE company redeveloping Conditioning House in the centre of Bradford has commented after a worker was injured on the site this morning. The man was trapped in a lift shaft in the five-storey building at about 8.30am today. He received facial
MICHAEL Flynn should get a good reception when he returns to Valley Parade this weekend. In a City era when results were often grim, he earned his claret and amber stripes as a captain who played with his heart on his sleeve. For three years
Championship club Leigh have announced the signing of former Bulls half-back Jarrod Sammut from Wigan for 2020. The 32-year-old Australian - who has also played for Crusaders, Wakefield, Workington and London Broncos, was halfway through a two-year
Angry passengers will gather at a railway station to protest about train operator Northern's "abysmal" performance. It is being organised by campaign group Northern Resist to highlight "the awful service and incompetence" of Northern, which is
THIS is the boat in York where two bodies were found last night. A police officer is today (Thursday) standing guard alongside the craft, which is moored to the bank on Dame Judi Dench Walk, about 100 metres upstream from Lendal Bridge. North
ONE lane has been blocked by a stalled HGV lorry on the M62 westbound near Chain Bar. Lane one of four is blocked at junction 26. Traffic is reportedly coping well The Highways Agency tweeted that traffic officers were en-route to assist.
EMERGENCY services were scrambled to a major Bradford building site this morning amid reports that a man had fallen and become trapped. The incident happened about about 8.30am at the Conditioning House development, on Cape Street, off Canal Road
BRADFORD police have arrested a male in Bradford East for an attempted burglary on a shop in Ilkley. Officers tweeted their thanks to their colleagues in the Roads Policing Unit for assisting them in the early hours today with the arrest. The
Bradfordians woke up to a beautiful pink sky this morning, and keen photographers took the chance to capture some stunning pictures of the colourful sunrise. So will it be 'red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning', as the old saying goes?
POLICE have arrested a 44-year-old man in Bradford East last night for a burglary in Shipley on November 20. Officers tweeted that the suspect remains in custody this morning while enquiries continue.
FIREFIGHTERS have issued a warning to be wary of faulty Christmas lights over the festive season. A dramatic video showing the effects faulty lights can have on a dry tree has been released by firefighters. The video shows how a broken light
CHRISTMAS presents have been stolen from a car in Bradford after it was taken. Police managed to locate the hatchback and recovered it within 40 minutes of it being taken but the parcels were already gone. Operation Steerside officers tweeted
THE driver of a BMW 4 Series has been criticised by police after being stopped in Keighley for having no insurance and an improperly restrained child. Operation Steerside officers tweeted: "Appalling attitude from the driver who refused to accept
AN AUDI RS has been seized in Bradford for no tax since August. Police tweeted that the driver initially refused to hand his key over but when he realised the car would be dragged on the truck he saw sense and handed it over. The vehicle was
AS a player for the likes of Bradford City and, as a manager, Danny Forrest is used to game after game over Christmas. But this year, as Silsden boss, he can look forward to a little bit more time off from the pressures of life in the dugout.
PEOPLE will typically spend nearly two weeks' worth of wages on Christmas, a survey has found. In total, those questioned plan to spend £727 on average on the festivities, including presents, preparations and celebrations with work colleagues.
DESPITE having almost 500 games under his belt as their manager, Steeton's Roy Mason concedes the 2019-20 season so far has been one of his toughest. He blames a high volume of players used, a frustrating summer of recruitment and a large reliance
WHARFEDALE coach Jon Feeley is asking his players to forget last Saturday's 48-12 loss at Loughborough. "After Caldy the week before, we had high hopes of a strong performance, but to put it simply, there was so much wrong with our game, nearly
SCHOOLCHILDREN have created three graphic novel stories in tribute to the unsung heroes and victims of the Bradford City fire. University academics from Leeds Beckett university and an artist worked closely with year nine pupils at Beckfoot Thornton
HUNDREDS of students of the University of Bradford have donned gowns to graduate in two days of ceremonies. More than 900 people are graduating over the two days. And the university, which announced this week that it had boosted its financial
‘HANDS off our countryside!’ That was the resounding message this week as an environmental campaign group revealed plans to up its battle against housing on greenfield sites. Silsden’s Campaign for the Countryside is planning a major fundraising
A PROUD mum has spoken of her joy at how her little girl has progressed after fearing the worst when she was born prematurely. Kimberley Pullan's life was turned upside down in December 2017,when her daughter Rosie was born four months earlier
A van driver for the Bradford-based Little Heroes Cancer Trust was appointed a trustee of the charity without his knowledge and against his wishes, the jury in a fraud trial heard yesterday. Patrick Hawkes told Bradford Crown Court that he found
A ROAD improvement project could lead to new cycle ways and 20mph zones being introduced in Manningham - Council bosses have been told. Yesterday plans for £48 million worth of road works between Shipley and Bradford move to the next stage after
TWO BUPA care homes in the Bradford district will open their doors this Christmas to elderly people who may have otherwise had to spend the day alone. Bupa partners with Re-engage for ‘Community Christmas’, as Cottingley Hall in Cottingley and
A QUEENSBURY dental practice received two prestigious awards in November, at the dentistry profession's largest UK awards ceremony. Pearl Dental, established in 1973, was named 'best practice' and also awarded with 'best patient care' , both for
RHYS Morgan concedes this season has been his hardest in his decade in charge of Ilkley. The club's head of rugby is facing a huge rebuilding job at Stacks Field, having to largely rely on youngsters to carry them through what has turned out to
A PETITION has been launched to stop cuts to bus services in Guiseley and Otley. The petition, set up by local residents, has been signed by more than 900 people who are worried about reductions in the frequency of the 33 service to Guiseley and
MARCUS Bignot says Guiseley's home league double header is a good opportunity for them to further their play-off charge in Vanarama National League North. The Lions joint-manager wants his side to target a six-point maximum haul from their clash
'I NEEDED a new challenge'. That was the honest assessment of the reason behind Paul Royston's move away from Keighley Cougars after working with them on and off for nearly 25 years. He has now moved on to Betfred Championship side Batley Bulldogs
ONE in six people living in Bradford were born outside the UK, figures show, above the average for the UK. Estimates from the Office for National Statistics show that 17% of the area's 531,000-strong population across the year to June were born
JAMES Whitcombe says his England experiences can only hold him in good stead as he looks to break through into the Premiership. The Keighley-born prop has just returned from a three-day training camp with the England Under-20s. The 19-year-old
CHILDREN in hospital over Christmas are in for an extra treat - thanks to Bradford mum Karen Carr. Karen lost her daughter Megan to cancer around Christmas two years ago. And now she wants to spread a little festive cheer in memory of the tragic
GARY Bowyer is licking his lips for the impending battle in City’s midfield. The emergence of Jake Reeves and Chris Taylor has cranked up the competition in the Bantams engine room. Callum Cooke could be back in the mix to face Newport at Valley
SILSDEN'S Danny Whitaker has been drafted in as a late replacement for a prestigious national televised boxing tournament. The 'Big Dawg' will face the unbeaten Jonathan Palata in the Ultimate Boxxer 6 live on BT Sport, after replacing Sean 'Big
IN recent years the Bradford West constituency has been one of the more interesting campaign grounds. George Galloway and the rise of the Respect Party shook Bradford politics to its core in a 2012 by-election. But in the 2015 General Election
