Special police constables raided an address in Bingley in a search for a suspected drug dealer. A 25-year-old man and two boys aged 17 and 15 were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs after an amount of cannabis was discovered
Bulls youngster Kieran Hyde has suffered a double international disappointment. The teenager was not in the 17 for the England Academy Under-17s' first match against the Australian Institute of Sport last Friday at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, which
A blind schoolboy has celebrated his 13th birthday with news that his own volume of poems, endorsed by a former Children's Laureate, is to be published. Liam Midwood's book, My Life in Rhymes - Touched By Blindness, is due to go on the shelves in time
Cleckheaton have Carl Mason in the second row at Liverpool-St Helens in North Division One on Saturday. "John Dudley is unavailable but Carl is a good footballer so he'll be fine, and he has played in the second row before," said Cleckheaton spokesman
Fifth-placed Bradford & Bingley are facing a vital three weeks in their National League Three North season. Player-coach Neil Spence says: "We are facing three sides towards the bottom end of the table - West Park St Helens, Macclesfield and Morley -
Ilkley may be second in Yorkshire Division One but Bradford Salem's match secretary Neil Klenk reckons Saturday's derby at Shay Lane will be a real test of the Wharfedale side's mettle. "They have surprised a few people with their results this season
Despite fears of a deepening credit crunch and a tail off in the growth of house prices, bosses at Bradford & Bingley say they are well placed to "take advantage of new opportunities in our market". The news comes as the finance group updated its shareholders
Dozens of tenants of a Bradford housing association could find themselves out in the cold over Christmas as it clamps down on rent arrears. To tackle the problem of rent arrears, Brunel Housing plans to take 39 of its tenants to court. The association's
Three wards at Bradford Royal Infirmary remained closed today following an outbreak of a sickness bug. Staff and patients at the hospital are believed to have been struck down with the bug - known as norovirus - and scores more people in the community
The jury in the Jankee Jaimungal murder trial is due to retire to consider its verdict. The judge, Mrs Justice Swift, spent today summing up the case to the jury at Leeds Crown Court after a 13-day trial. Leeann Lamb, 21, her boyfriend Jonathon Langley
Wharfedale's visit to Blaydon on Saturday, with both sides edging toward the National League Two relegation zone, suddenly has a significance that neither would have wished, but it will surely add to the atmosphere. The sides have only met once before
They may have lost two of their first 11 league games, but, according to coach Mark Luffman, Otley have dealt swiftly with the mental change of dropping down a division. "We talked about this at the start of the season," said Luffman after the Cross
A terrified female cashier was forced to hand over cash at gunpoint during a raid on a Shipley bookmakers last night. The woman, 26, was about to cash up for the night when two masked men, armed with a gun and a metal baseball bat, struck at William
A man was knocked to the ground and punched and kicked in an unprovoked attack. The 39-year-old was walking along Bradford Road, Keighley, when he was set upon. Four men attacked him at the junction with Parson Street, after one had asked for a cigarette
Conservationists are tonight celebrating in Westminster after hearing they have secured £250,000 funding. The Friends of St Ives, at Harden, beat 170 groups to be included in the last eight for community funding - four of which were to share £1million
Queensbury are at home to Cadishead Rhinos in the first round of the Ace Insurance BARLA National Cup on Saturday. Bury will fancy their chances of progressing against a Warrington side at the wrong end of North West Counties Division Four. Clayton
Bradford Dudley Hill welcome back Darren Mumby for their crunch National Conference League Division One clash against York Acorn at Parry Lane on Saturday. The giant prop has recovered from a groin strain to take his place in a revamped front row alongside
WASHBURN VALLEY From Saturday onwards through the winter, these fisheries will be closed through the week but open at weekends. Anglers are fighting shy in the bitter winds but fish are still rising to fly as the day warms. Catch details for week ending
Fire stations across the district will soon welcome 11 new recruits, fresh from a 13-week intensive training programme. The recruits, two posted to Bradford, Odsal and Shipley and one each to Idle, Bingley, Keighley, Ilkley and Cleckheaton, will begin
A Bradford drugs courier who was caught transporting half a million pounds of heroin has been jailed for four years. Father-of-two Steven Brophy, 26, was told by a judge he had got involved in a very serious crime. Judge Scott Wolstenholme said: "The
The Government's refusal to pay for the rebuilding of Wyke Manor School could jeopardise the future of all schools in the area, say councillors. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has blocked plans for Wyke Manor to become a city
Without a game this weekend after their early exit from the FA Cup, Leeds United are hoping the extra few days rest will help them get back on track. Dennis Wise's team have won only one of their last five matches and suffered successive 1-0 defeats
Teenage defender Luke O'Brien will be thrust into the FA Cup spotlight on Saturday. Stuart McCall will cover Paul Heckingbottom's one-game ban at left back by handing O'Brien his first start. The 19-year-old, from Halifax, appeared in three pre-season
Chris Brice, the first winner of the JCT600 Players' Player of the Year award in the Bradford League, is facing a race against time to be fit for the start of next season. The 24-year-old, who also picked up the Division One batting trophy and Sir Learie
The Bradford Central Junior League are seeking under-13 teams for next season. Interested clubs should contact league secretary Julie Sewell on 01274-411835.
The Dales Council League have changed their rule regarding a tie. Previously they adopted the MCC rule which said that "a match can only result in a tie when the scores are equal and the side batting second are all out". However, they have now passed
The West Yorkshire branch of the Association of the Cricket Umpires and Scorers (ACUS) is asking all of its members to attend the group's annual general meeting on Saturday, December 8 (2pm) at the Methley Cricket Club. One of the subjects for discussion
Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions' Trophy holders Woodlands and JCT600 Bradford League rivals Pudsey Congs, who contested the 2007 final, will be kept apart in the draw for next season's first round. The Black Sheep management committee have decided to
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu has dropped a broad hint that he would sign for City if given the chance. The Congolese striker wants to fire them into the FA Cup third round by beating Tranmere on Saturday - even though he may not be at Valley Parade if they
Having got over my knee injury, I've now been laid low by a chest infection. I tried a bit of running on Monday from one end of the training pitch to the other and the knee felt fine. Unfortunately, I was coughing and spluttering afterwards like a 60
Silsden will not be licking their wounds after yesterday's exit from the West Riding County Cup before their trip to Winsford United in the Vodkat League Division One on Saturday. Following the midweek 4-1 loss to Blue Square North outfit Harrogate Town
Liversedge go into Saturday's home game against Nostell MW on the back of two straight defeats, which is a first for Steve Newton's side. The midweek defeat at Thackley was preceded by a 1-0 reverse at Long Eaton United. However, Sedge beat Nostell
Thackley face their second derby in a matter of days on Saturday as they visit old foes Eccleshill United when the Northern Counties East Premier Division's two closest clubs go head to head. Their grounds are separated by just two miles and many of
Farsley Celtic and Halifax Town clash for the first time as equals at Throstle Nest on Saturday but there will be no points on offer for the Blue Square Premier Division rivals. The incentive is a place in the quarter-finals of the West Riding County
Avenue will start December hoping to carry on where they left off, having won the division's club of the month award for November. The accolade comes as no surprise following six straight league wins, including victories over leaders Curzon Ashton, the
Guiseley caretaker manager Mark Ellis bids to keep up his 100 percent record in Saturday's home game against Fleetwood Town. The former Bantams winger picked the side that beat Blue Square North outfit Worcester City in the FA Trophy last Saturday and
A woman was admitted to hospital following a three-car smash in Bingley today. Paramedics were called to the scene in Bradford Road at 7.32am. The woman was taken to Airedale General Hospital.
Tyersal are among nine County Amateur League sides bidding for a last-16 place in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup. The Bradford side have climbed away from the lower reaches of the Premier Division with three good results and will look to repeat
Chris Greenacre has waited two years to exact FA Cup revenge on City. The Tranmere striker opened the scoring in the first-round tussle at Valley Parade in 2005 - only to see the home side hit back with goals from Lee Crooks and Dean Windass. But Rovers
Bosses at Bradford & Bingley today reported that the finance group has held its own during the banking crisis and is on track to deliver underlying profit expectations for 2007. The bank and mortgage group, the largest lender to landlords in the UK,
Anyone passing The Priestley's Chapel Street HQ on Sunday afternoon might have wondered what was going on. The sounds of merry-making, jazz and classical music were rising up from the bar after two in the afternoon as Jazz at The Priestley supporters
In December 19, 1977, The Sex Pistols played a gig at a club in Keighley called Knickers. It was at the second time of asking. The first time the Pistols were due in town they didn't turn up. The show was reportedly advertised by a bevy of local girls
Can it really be panto season again boys and girls? Oh yes it is - and there are plenty of shows to choose from in our neck of the woods. Prepare for a feast of slapstick, comic cross-dressing and dancing pantomime cows over coming weeks as the likes
When Iftikhar Hussain arrived in Bradford almost 30 years ago he was keen to get started in the kitchen. "I couldn't wait," he says. "As a child growing up in Pakistan I was interested in cooking but I didn't get much chance to do any as my mum liked
Bradford Cathedral will reverberate to the sound of the French Can-Can this weekend. The overture to Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld contains the piece of music associated the world over with the high-kicking cabaret dancers of Les Folies Bergere
Terrorvision Picturedrome, Holmfirth Forget the X Factor. If you want to know how to succeed as a performer look no further than Tony Wright. The Terrovision frontman is one of those rare individuals who knows how to command an audience. The lads
The Nutcracker Leeds Grand Theatre I've had a soft spot for The Nutcracker as it was the first ballet I ever saw. Watching Northern Ballet Theatre's production this week, I felt like a wide-eyed child once again. It is a delightful festive show,
Justin Sullivan, singer-songwriter with Bradford cult music heroes New Model Army, is a happy man. Speaking after a storming performance at Leeds Metropolitan University and six weeks into a world tour, Sullivan is delighted with the way the tour is
Were you once cool, collected and confident but are now simply hot, bothered and prone to shouting at supermarket managers? Do you find yourself turning into your mother; saving used wrapping paper, cutting out gift tags from old Christmas cards with
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: West Bowling: construction of a single storey extension to rear and installation of dormer windows to existing dwelling, 3 Parsonage Road. Wibsey: construction of two storey
In 1937, 999 was introduced as Scotland Yard's emergency number. In 1962, Britain and France agreed to build Concorde together. In 1975, the name Micro-soft' was first used in a letter from Bill Gates to Paul Allen. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph
A plucky granny single-handedly saw off two masked robbers who struck at her shop - while her Rottweiler slept on the job. Barbara Haley, 73, defiantly told the raiders "not a chance" when they demanded she hand over cash, despite not knowing whether
The magnificent building that once housed Busby's Department store, in Manningham Lane, was destroyed in a spectacular fire in 1979. But, as reporter Will Kilner found out, memories of the popular store are about to rise from the ashes in a new exhibition
City today delivered an early Christmas present to fans by announcing a price freeze on season-tickets for NEXT term. For the next month, supporters can buy a new season-ticket at the current rock- bottom figure of only £138. "It's our way of saying
Fears West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service could lose more than £1 million in funding were today raised in Westminster. Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland tabled a Commons motion outlining concerns over Government consultation on plans for funding
Proposals to make better use of Cleckheaton Town Hall and open it up for more community activities and involvement will be presented to Kirklees Council's local area committees for discussion in the next few weeks. The report follows a major consultation
New youth forums in Keighley will give teenagers greater influence in major decisions affecting the town. They can air their views on issues such as education, housing, transport, crime, the environment and the local economy. This will affect the delivery
A Bradford businessman, facing charges under the Environmental Protection Act, had his case adjourned by magistrates yesterday. Nirmal Singh is accused of three charges of failing to comply with an abatement notice and five licensing offences. Applying
A desperate plea has been issued by a leading Bradford brass band which needs new sponsorship to the tune of at nearly £30,000-a-year. Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band has warned the show may not go on if it does not urgently strike up a new sponsorship
Pupils from St John's C of E Primary in Bierley, Bradford, turned back the clock during a visit to City Hall. The school was invited to attend an open day hosted by current Lord Mayor, Coun Robin Owens. And as this year marks the centenary of the city
According to figures from the Department of Work and Pensions, there were 6,580 migrants entering Bradford between April 2006 to March 2007 compared to 4,650 in 2005/06. A breakdown on figures for the period April 2006 to March 2007 show 3,490 workers
Bradford is among the best areas in the country for offering help to women victims of violence, a human rights organisation has reported. Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, accused some councils of ignoring violence
A drugs courier from Bradford, who was caught by police with £500,000 of heroin in his car, is due to be sentenced by a judge today. Father-of-two Steven Brophy, 26, of Mond Avenue, Bradford Moor, had previously pleaded guilty to possessing heroin with
A Bradford-based former international rugby star was being honoured today in the Asian Power 100 list. Ikram Butt, a community sports development officer at Bradford Council, joined Britain's most influential Asian men and women at the ceremony in London
The future of an historic listed building in Bradford has been secured after its owner has won a planning battle to keep an equestrian centre there. Seventeenth century Leaventhorpe Hall in Thornton has been on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk
The jobs of up to 40 workers are in jeopardy after a Bradford construction company went into administration. Ham Construction, based in Bradford for 40 years, has called in administrators following a difficult period of trading. Joe McLean, a partner
