Omar Daley WILL start for City against Yeovil tomorrow. Colin Todd has decided to throw the new Jamaican sensation straight in for his debut at the Intersonic Stadium. Daley will be let loose on the right wing with compatriot Jermaine Johnson carrying
In 1828, The Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister. In 1980, Mary Decker became the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. In 2000, it was ruled that women could freeze their eggs for up to 10 years, so women who had been treated for cancer
Post offices in Bradford will face an even more savage round of closures if a controversial cuts programme does not go ahead, a cabinet minister said. Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling told MPs that doing nothing would lead to a "drip drip
Safer parking facilities for motorists in Calderdale have received official recognition following 17 Council car parks in the district receiving the prestigious ParkMark award.
A motocross enthusiast is offering a £1,000 reward for the return of his prized motorbike which was stolen in a brazen smash and grab raid. The raiders sawed their way into Andy Halford's garage in broad daylight and broke padlocks and chains securing
Mountains of paperwork are often cited by solicitors as the bane of their lives. But one Bradford firm has taken steps to cure this previously-necessary evil by installing a state-of-the-art IT system. Commercial law firm Schofield Sweeney, based on
Manningham Sports Centre's Saturday morning football sessions have been so successful they could be expanded. Bradford Council's Sport and Leisure Service kicked off the b active Manningham Football Programme for girls and boys at the beginning of November
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Ryan Barraclough, aged 20, of Griffe Head Crescent, Wyke; driving while disqualified, jailed for four weeks; driving without insurance, licence endorsed. Anthony Paul Crossley, aged 26, of Huddersfield
A green-thinking building society has appointed a new general manger. The Ecology Building Society, based on Silsden's business park, has appointed John Ainley to the role.
Highways chiefs are proposing major changes to an accident-plagued crossroads as part of a scheme to accommodate more than 2,000 new parking spaces at Leeds Bradford Airport. Leeds City Council's highways department is planning a raft of amendments to
An appeal has been lodged over plans for a detached garage at a home in Menston. The scheme at Viewlands Crescent was refused by Bradford Council planners in September.
People living near one of the most congested crossroads in Calderdale are to be consulted over plans to revamp the notorious junction. Two options have been drawn up to alter the junction of Wakefield Road with the main A58 Halifax to Leeds route at Hipperholme
Library users in Calderdale can help themselves to books thanks to new self-issue machines. The Central Library in Halifax is the first to use the queue-busting technology, and additional machines could be installed across the district in the future.
The Shadow Education Secretary visited the city yesterday to find out more about a transport project which provides an eco-friendly alternative to the school run. Metro's My bus scheme has proved successful in reducing school gate congestion, accidents
A jury will today continue its deliberations in the trial of a 46-year-old man accused of murdering Keighley taxi driver Mahmood Ahmed. Michael Metcalfe is alleged to have stabbed the father-of-six in the chest before hitting him eight times on the
A teenager who tormented churchgoers, targeted an Indian restaurant and hurled abuse has been banned from a village centre for three years by a court. Fifteen year-old Lee Fannon, of Brantcliffe Drive, Baildon, was among a gang of about 12 which persistently
A motorist who was driving at high speed moments before a fatal crash that killed his friend has been jailed for eight months. Leigh Sedgwick died when he ploughed his high-powered Subaru Impreza car into a lamppost close to the Asda roundabout on Bradford
A Bradford schools project has been singled out for praise in a Government report which calls for every child in England to be taught "core British values" alongside cultural diversity. A report by Home Office adviser and former head teacher Sir Keith
A hard-hitting road safety presentation is being given to all secondary schools in the district. Bradford Council's road safety team is delivering the message in the wake of research showing that 16 to 19-year-olds are among the most at risk of accidents
A mother whose teenage daughter has not been to school at all for the last two years has been fined just £50 - despite having three previous convictions for similar offences. Sharon Holdsworth, 34, has been slapped with fines and court costs in the past
The Lord Mayor of Bradford will host the district's seventh annual National Holocaust Memorial event tomorrow. Councillor Choudhary Rangzeb and the Rev Geoff Reid will lead the main event at Cartwright Hall, Bradford, from 10.30am. The Lord Mayor will
Low-cost and free courses are being offered by Bradford College's Bridge House Centre, in Ilkley. A number of ten-week courses start in February, including free courses and some costing £10. Among the subjects on offer are cake decoration, child psychology
Skipton Building Society's Cross Hills branch is staging a coffee morning in aid of Cancer Research. The event on Friday, February 9, brings to a close six months of fundraising for the charity at the Main Street office. Branch manager Lynsey Thornber
A teenager is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with drugs offences. The 18-year-old will appear before Bradford magistrates on charges of possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. He is also accused of failing to surrender to
Hundreds of children from across the district are going to a pantomime tomorrow. A special performance of Aladdin is being staged at the Alhambra, Bradford, for youngsters who are looked after by foster parents or in community homes. The trip is being
Bradford teenager Lacey Doherty has landed a role in a television advert for Morrisons. Lacey, 13, has already filmed the advert, in which she plays a love-struck teenager. "The ad is due to go out before Valentine's Day," said Liz Davies, principal
A "horse friendly" crossing has been installed on a busy main road near Cullingworth. The so-called Pegasus light-controlled crossing, on the A629, features high-level push buttons that can be reached by horse riders without dismounting. There are also
SIR - Death penalty devotee Michael Breen writes (T&A, January 18) "murder at one time was a rare occurrence". Totally unsubstantiated, completely anecdotal and simplistic comments such as Mr Breen's have one virtue at least, one can ignore them with
Ding dong! Bell-ringing Betty Jackson is still going like the clappers at the age of 80... but has confessed she could probably do with a hand. Betty, of Wharfe Park, Addingham, has been a church campanologist for two decades, and if you hear the sound
SIR - The driver in London who prevented former Yorkshire TV presenter Josephine Kime, above, from boarding his bus because at 5ft 11in he deemed her to tall (T&A, January 17) is not fit for purpose. I have never heard of anything so absurd. If Ms Kime
A "kind and friendly" woman is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday. Margaret Wood, a resident of BUPA's Knowles Court Residential and Nursing Home, in Bridgeway, Bradford, was born in Doncaster but lived in Wibsey, Bradford, after getting married
SIR - It was good to read that another company is interested in investing in the city (T&A, January 18). McGinnis want to built a 500-apartment complex at Beehive Mills, but the report left more questions than answers. Questions such as: didn't a local
SIR - I have got a fantastic idea how to change the resemblance to London after the Blitz (our city centre) cheaply and quickly. Why not get Bradford recreation division to turn it into a park, where all the hard-working people who work in the city centre
SIR - Why don't people read the newspapers before blasting off at imaginary "debits" foisted upon us by an ever-generous government? Susan Connolly (T&A, January 22) must surely have seen that the £1 for the dream number on the normal lottery ticket
SIR - I heard today that the cost of the 2012 Olympics is more or less going to spiral out of contol. The irony is they have paid a six-figure sum to some company to make sure they don't spend too much! Once again it just proves we can't get any sums
IR - I cannot understand why Blair, Brown and the rest of this so-called government are continually giving us, the British public, all this rubbish regarding global warming. The above are always telling us to cut down on carbon emissions from our cars
SIR - In its heyday Bradford boasted some of the country's top department stores. Busby's (later Debenhams), Brown, Muff (later Rackhams), Lingards and Sunwin House (now TJ Hughes) were institutions. We can look forward to welcoming Debenhams back when
SIR - Having survived the Second World War Blitz, I have vivid memories of what terror bombing means. Your correspondent (T&A, January 18) mentions Warsaw and Rotterdam, but the rehearsal for those attacks took place in Spain - Guernica - while Britain
Two teenagers who escaped in a disabled Bradford woman's car have had their sentences slashed on appeal by top judges. Rosita Tummons, of Basil Street, Little Horton, awoke on the night of May 1 last year to see Tyler Walker, 19, and a 17-year-old from
SIR - Karl Dallas (T&A, January 9) mentions victors' justice and equal justice. He also likens Saddam Hussein's trial and execution to those of the Nazi leaders. After any conflict there can only be victors' justice, since the vanquished are in no position
An appeal has been lodged over plans to revamp the entrance and partly rebuild a Queensbury warehouse. The scheme is for land north of Black Dyke Mills, High Street. It involves repositioning and rebuilding walls and entrance gates, building a new ramp
SIR - I'm pleased that the BBC licence fee has been fixed for a few years. This should stop them making such garbage as a multi-episode Robin Hood, right. Noddy and Big Ears were more realistic. More absolute rubbish was Your Country Needs You, just
SIR - I must congratulate Malcolm Wood (T&A, January 20) for his most succinct comments regarding the reaction to that abysmal TV show Big Brother. If the participants complain they only have themselves to blame. As to the viewers, they should take the
SIR - Regarding the editorial comment (T&A, January 19) about Jade Goody and her witless housemates, although I agree with most of the things said about them, I am somewhat astonished that so much can be written and discussed about an utterly vacuous
SIR - In reply to Philip Bird (T&A, January 18), I never said that modern methods of treatment needed fewer doctors and nurses; simply that new technologies mean them being deployed differently. Even he might concede, when pushed, that fever hospitals
An inspector is to look into plans for an extension at a home in Burley-in-Wharfedale. The appeal has been lodged over the scheme for Lawn Avenue.
SIR -Bradford is the subject of one of the government's gimmicks to placate the right-wing populist press. We are placed among 40 Respect Action Areas' (T&A, January 23) which will result in yet more of the district's youth being harassed by the police
SIR - First the threatened withdrawal of our bus service and now our library is under threat. What have the residents of Wrose done wrong - don't we pay our rates? We seem to see very little in return for our rates. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised
A Cleckheaton chorister is to sing a solo to mark his 90th birthday. Ewart Rymer, of Westcliffe Road, first joined Whitechapel Church choir as a boy in 1926 and later became a soloist at the Third Church of Christ the Scientist Bradford. He will sing
A Bradford councillor has written to energy companies asking how many people in Bradford are still using token meters. Councillor David Ward (Lib Dem, Idle and Thackley) says the poor are hit hardest by back charges and is asking npower and British Gas
Airedale Hospital has been praised for the quality of its keyhole surgery. The Steeton hospital, under the lead of consultant surgeon Raj Kapadia, has been identified as delivering excellent care in the field of cholecystectomy in a new national report
Skaters who helped design their own state-of-the-art park are to celebrate its official opening. The £50,000 development at Idle Recreation Ground is the largest concrete skatepark in the district. Youngsters from Idle and Thackley chose the equipment
A drugs courier who was arrested after armed response units swooped on a taxi in Bradford last year has been jailed for five years. Usman Ali, 21, was found sitting in the cab with a holdall which contained five kilos of 45-per-cent-pure heroin, the
Organisations which run activities to benefit residents could qualify for a handout from Skipton council. Every year town councillors distribute grants from a small fund. Applications must be submitted by June 1 and forms can be obtained from the town
Keighley people are being invited to have a coffee break - and raise cash for charity at the same time. Workplaces, organisations and groups of friends are being urged to get together for a cuppa - sometime between March 19-30 - and coin in cash for
A robber who repeatedly stabbed a bookies' cashier would almost certainly be blood-stained, the detective leading the hunt said today. Detective Inspector Noel Devine is appealing to anyone who saw a man with blood on his clothing after the attack to
Young Bingley artists are calling on people to check out their first public exhibition. Pupils at Beckfoot School are showing their Musical Abstractions at Bingley Library until February 5. The pupils have used computer know-how to produce a range of
An old spinning mill at the heart of the proposed regeneration for Bradford's canal regeneration project is set to be transformed into a residential development. Oswin Mills, a long vacant three-storey stone mill near to Frizinghall train station, has
Handing out free soft drinks in clubs and pubs could slash the number of people willing to get behind a wheel over the drink-drive limit, according to an MP. Keighley MP Ann Cryer is calling on pubs in the area to follow the initiative by a bar in the
Turning his back on Test cricket for South Africa in order to begin a new career with Yorkshire was "one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make", said left-hander Jacques Rudolph, who joins up with the Tykes in late March on a three-year contract
The future of the protected open spaces around Britain's towns and cities is on the agenda again thanks to a report from the think tank The Policy Exchange which suggests that the Green Belt should be abolished. Its call for an end to the tough planning
Leeds United sit out Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round for a fourth successive season as they begin preparing for Tuesday's vital relegation six-pointer at Hull. A prolonged lack of cup success has hit the club's already severely stretched finances and
Big-hearted Cottingley slimmers are shedding pounds to raise money for abused and at-risk children. Now they are inviting anyone who wants to slim to join in. Slimmers at Sarah Parry's Cottingley Village Primary School Slimming World group, held at
The owners of a missing gnome have received a ransom note. Keith and Jill Procter, who run the Bay Horse pub, Cowling, are concerned for the well-being of the gnome, which was taken from the fireplace before Christmas. The plot thickened when they received
Outstanding sea cadets have been rewarded for their achievements during the last year. The Keighley unit staged its annual presentation evening at its Waddington Street base and awards were presented by unit president Dr John Briggs. The unit also received
A crackdown on the dangerous use of quad bikes on the district's farms is reaping rewards, it was revealed today. A widespread inspection of farms by the Health and Safety Executive revealed that quad bike safety has been boosted since the issue was
Town councillors are to visit a street to examine what effect "overbearing" trees are having on residents. People living near Shortbank Gully, Skipton, say the trees darken their homes and drop debris on their roofs and garages. The residents, who live
A college has forged closer links with a university. Craven College and the University of Bolton have entered into an agreement that means students can gain a scholarship of up to £720 a year to reduce their fees. The partnership also means the University
A car driver is thought to have escaped uninjured from a crash. The motorist was in collision with a lorry outside the Working Men's Club, in Keighley Road, Skipton, just after 1.20pm yesterday. The road was partially blocked.
Jamil Hussain gets the chance to push his claims for a British title crack tomorrow night. The Bradford bantam faces third-ranked Ian Napa at Dagenham's Goresbrook Leisure Centre knowing a good performance could propel him into the Lonsdale picture.
Are Muslims the new stereotypical big screen bad guys? And, if so, should some movies be banned? Films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and East is East that show Muslims in a less than favourable light should either be heavily censored or refused a certificate
Steve McNamara has ruled himself out of contention for the Great Britain vacancy. The RFL are currently looking for a new coach to succeed Wigan's Brian Noble as international chief. But Bulls boss McNamara hasn't even contemplated putting his name
With hooker Sean Fields suffering medial ligament damage in the last minute of their EDF Energy Senior Vase victory at Bridlington last Saturday, Bradford Salem are fortunate to have Simon Markey available. He plays in the the Yorkshire Division One
Bradford Park Avenue are itching to get back into action on Saturday and extend their unbeaten start to the year at Kidsgrove Athletic. Their previous game was postponed because of damage to the floodlight pylons at Skelmersdale United's Ashley Travel
With a thaw expected tomorrow, Bradford & Bingley are optimistic of getting a match in for the first time in three weeks on Saturday. After contests against Esher in the league and National League Three South Bridg-water and Albion in the EDF Energy
Farsley Celtic seek to make up for the frustration of midweek with a win at home to Nuneaton Borough on Saturday. The Celts slipped to eighth after they endured a wasted trip to the midlands on Tuesday when their game at Moor Green was called off at
Dudley Hill coach Chris Robinson is relishing the trip to Skirlaugh in round two of the GMB Union BARLA National Cup tomorrow. Hill are favourites for promotion from Division Two on their return to National Conference League rugby and are far from overawed
Guiseley hope to get last week's narrow defeat out of their system at Fleetwood Town on Saturday. The Nethermoor side were one of only two local semi-professional sides to play when they lost 3-2 at AFC Telford. And the visit to the west coast is an
Thackley are at home to North Yorkshire side Selby Town, hoping that the freezing temperatures do not make it back-to-back postponements. "I certainly hope there will be no major changes to the squad from last week because everyone has trained during
New Liversedge manager Gerry Quinn is hoping to make a belated first appearance in the dugout on Saturday as his side visit Garforth Town. Their last home game against Mickleover Sports fell foul of a waterlogged pitch when Quinn, who has a fine track
Mark Bower's weekly column Everyone's excited to have another Jamaican player in our ranks. JJ has done brilliantly of course and people are now expecting a lot from Omar Daley as well. He has come in with a similar reputation but Omar is his own player
Residents who feel they are "living in a car park" are counting the days until a permit parking scheme is introduced. Some of the problems in Oxford Road, Guiseley, are thought to be caused by rail users leaving their cars on the road for up to 12 hours
People are being invited to shed pounds and bank a few at the same time in aid of the NSPCC. Sarah Parry, who runs Slimming World at Cottingley Primary School, is inviting people to take up the challenge over a six-week period during January, February
The next Guiseley police surgery will take place at Morrisons supermarket between noon and 1pm on Wednesday, February 7.
Residents in a quiet cul-de-sac say their lives have been ruined by the construction of two detached houses. They say building work in Caythorpe Walk, Eccleshill, Bradford, has caused them problems because ambulances, day-care buses and refuge vans cannot
Semi-final places are up for grabs as divisional knockout competitions take centre stage in the West Riding County Amateur League on Saturday. Campion, holders of the Mumtaz Premier Division trophy, host Lower Hopton while last season's beaten finalists
David Hibbert won't have a word said against City fans. The Valley Parade faithful have not always seen eye to eye with Colin Todd and the players this season, with accusations flying from both sides. But loan signing Hibbert has nothing but praise
A blind schoolboy has teamed up with a BBC weather presenter to help other children like him learn about tornadoes and rainbows. Liam Midwood, 12, and weather presenter Penny Tranter got together to make a special touch and sound learning pack about
Baildon Veterans Association holds its annual meeting at 2pm on Tuesday, February 6, at the Moravian Church Hall, in Baildon.
A well-known member of a town's community has been found dead at his home. Billy Lambert, 57, was found in his bedroom by a housemate at his home on Rombalds Drive, Skipton, on Wednesday. A post-mortem was due to take place but police say they are not
Three primary schools are hoping to keep temporary classrooms. Planning permission is being sought for the classrooms at Skipton Girls' High School, Bradley Primary School and South Craven School, at Cross Hills. The applications will go before Craven
A housing trust will be put under the spotlight when the Audit Commission carries out an inspection. The inspection, from February 19 to March 2, will cover the whole of the Yorkshire Housing Group, of which Craven Housing is a part.
Keighley Salvation Army holds its monthly praise meeting at 2.30pm at the High Street church, Keighley, on Sunday, February 4.
Plans for two major housing developments have been submitted to planners. Eight two-bedroom flats are planned on land adjacent to Little Brook, off Shortbank Road, Skipton, and nine mixed-type dwellings are proposed on a site adjoining Thornton Hill
Plans for a new Surestart children's centre will be on show at an open event next week. The aim of the new centre, proposed in Skipton, is to make life easier for parents and children aged five and under by bringing together a range of services. County
Stalwarts who have given time and effort to an annual poppy appeal have been rewarded for their service. A total of eight people from the Cross Hills and district branch of the Royal British Legion have been given certificates and letters from the national
Contractors have vowed to continue work on a village's main street - but the project may not be completed in the next few weeks as promised Work to replace a gas pipe in Cross Hills has caused ongoing disruption for residents and now United Utilities
Health bosses are back-pedalling over plans to develop a hospital, it has been revealed. The primary care trust is rethinking its plans for Skipton Hospital and is blaming the move on huge debts. It follows the merger of four PCTs - including Craven
An action group which has been dormant for ten years is to disband and distribute its funds. South Craven Road Action Group was set up in 1990 to stop countryside around Sutton, Glusburn and Eastburn from being swallowed up by a bypass. In 1997, the
A man who stabbed his wife to death has been sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in prison. Gary Kemp originally denied murdering his wife Rebecca and the attempted murder of her friend Philip Stanley but changed his plea to guilty at the last minute.
A jury will start considering its verdict today in the trial of a man accused of stabbing a taxi driver to death. Michael Metcalfe, 46, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 36-year-old father-of-six Mahmood Ahmed, whose body was found dumped on Slack
A company is set to put many of its assets under the hammer on the instructions of administrators. Castle Acoustics, of Skipton, will auction off its machinery, speaker components, truck and vehicles next week. The sale is taking place at the company's
The woman at the centre of one of the biggest deals in Bradford Council's history has resigned her post after a lengthy investigation into the controversial plan. Linda Carmichael was suspended 18 months ago as the £1.2 billion Asset Management Project
Poplars Farm Primary School is having a puzzle day on Tuesday, January 30. Happy Puzzle Company, from Hertfordshire, are providing the mathematical challenges for teachers, parents and children to tackle. Years One to Six, a total of 180 children, will
A fire crew used an aerial platform to fight a chimney blaze. There was no damage to the property in Church Street, Eccleshill, Bradford, after the fire at 9pm on Wednesday. A fire service spokesman warned householders who burn solid fuel to have their
There are fears that democracy could be "seriously weakened" if a single council replaces eight existing councils. North Yorkshire County Council has submitted an official proposal to the Government to replace the eight district councils, including Craven
Children are being recruited to help look after war graves. Members of Skipton's Royal British Legion are scouring burial sites to find the headstones of servicemen. They are taking photographs and noting details to compile a database. Branch chairman
A Baptist minister is urging people to support a campaign to stop human trafficking around the world. Lisa Holmes, an associate minister at Skipton Baptist Church, has helped to organise a Stop the Traffik' event at Bradford Cathedral at 7.30pm on Tuesday
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: construction of first floor extension to side over existing garage, 12 Deanwood Crescent. Allerton: construction of two storey extension to side and rear of property
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Tahir Mirza, 27, of Park View Road, Heaton; two counts of driving without insurance, £100 fine, £40 costs, banned for six months; driving without MOT, £20 fine; driving without a licence, £20
