Brigg Town 0, Avenue 1 Avenue finished with nine men at Brigg tonight but the numbers still added up as they earned the three points that booked them a place in the UniBond Division One play-offs. On a night of brandished cards, Brigg also had a man
Liversedge 0, Pickering Town 4 Liversedge were soundly beaten at home by Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East Premier Division tonight. A headed goal from Steve Baxter put Town in front in the 36th minute but it was two goals in as many minutes
Silsden romped to a 4-1 win at second-bottom Formby at the weekend and they travel to basement outfit Stone Dominoes tomorrow night looking for a similar result. "We hoped to finish in the top half of the North West Counties Division One," said manager
Alan Thompson's dismissal at Southampton will be reviewed by a Football Association disciplinary committee in London tomorrow. The Leeds midfielder was sent off after being involved in an incident with Jhon Viafara and, if his suspension is upheld, Thompson
City reserves 1, Stoke reserves 3 City's penultimate reserve game of the season ended in a home defeat to Stoke in the Pontin's Holidays League Central Division. Both sides fielded trialists, with City having Tottenham striker Luke Medley on show while
Rodley opened the defence of their Dales Council League title with a comfortable 95-run Division A win over Castlehill. Mark Hobson struck 59 in Rodley's 189 and their opponents could only muster 94 in reply. Paul Slater hammered 140 and he was well
It is hard to imagine that in the 120-year history of the Craven League there has been a more exciting opening day to the season throughout the divisions. There were 16 scores in excess of 200, four century-makers and a hat-trick, while there was also
Joel Wylie made an impressive start to his career at Burley by taking five wickets to help his side to a comfortable DIVISION A win over Green Lane in the Aire-Wharfe League. Having ended last season on a high, winning five of their last six completed
Liversedge made a fine start to the Central Yorkshire League season as, on their return to the Premier Division, they completed a victory at New Farnley. Former Hanging Heaton left-arm spinner Simon Purdy, who just missed out on 100 wickets last season
For the third time in recent years, England captain Michael Vaughan is expected to choose Yorkshire's match against Scottish Saltires as the starting point for recovering either his batting form or fitness ahead of a return to international duties. After
Health chiefs have approved a budget of up to £20,000 to install public art work in three new medical centres. The cash was approved unanimously yesterday by the board of Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust. The surgeries in Barkerend,
Tony Riley produced a sparkling performance for Brighouse A as they eased to victory at Pudsey A in the NAYLOR PREMIER LEAGUE. A 21-5 victory by Riley set his side on course for an impressive 19-11 success, with only Ian Shaw (21-7) showing any resistance
The distinctive yellow and black logo which has served Morrisons for decades has been evolved into a yellow and green insignia. In addition, the old slogan of "More reasons to shop at Morrisons" is to be replaced with two new strap-lines, "Fresh for
Serco, the firm which owns Education Bradford, has acquired the Cornwell (COR) Management Consultants company. The IT and management consultants has agreed to a recommended cash offer of £7 million, or 40 pence per share. Cornwell directors said the
Julian Rhodes today rounded on his critics and declared: It's insulting to say I've not given my all for City. Rhodes is growing fed up with the sniping minority who have questioned his commitment and decision-making as the club face their third relegation
Steve McNamara today praised the form of revitalised Matt Cook. The young second-rower has grown in stature to produce his best displays yet for the Bulls in successive wins against Hull KR and Hull. Cook, 20, has come off the bench to give some real
A father of two whose life was wrecked when a teenage girl falsely accused him of rape is "shattered" that she will serve only two months in custody for her lies. The Shipley teenager was led weeping from the dock in handcuffs at Bradford Youth Court
A new independent report into hospital death rates has ranked Bradford Teaching Hospitals as one of the safest in the country. The survey published yesterday by Dr Foster Research, an independent health information company, found large disparity in mortality
A Bradford engineering firm which used to allow workers to light up on the factory floor has made its premises smoke-free ahead of the national ban which comes into force on July 1. Bowers Metrology Ltd in Leeds Road took the decision to go smoke-free
Young people spun out their best moves in a dance off to showcase their talents. A group of about 30 youngsters aged between 14 and 25 from across the Bradford district took to the stage and performed freestyle manoeuvres in front of a crowd of onlookers
Judges of the Curry Capital of Britain competition have received a very special delivery. Bradford Council's marketing and design department has come up with an innovative way to focus attention on the city in its bid to take a second title. They created
Police are warning shoppers and shopkeepers to beware of counterfeit new £20 notes. Otley Police Inspector Simon Hepworth is urging everyone to be on the lookout for the fake, new-look notes. He said: "The criminal fraternity have already made copies
A veteran organist who will be 91 next month is to retire from professional concert-playing 61 years after making his first appearance on the keyboard of the Wurlitzer organ at the then New Victoria cinema in Bradford - later to become the Odeon. Although
George Best by name and George Best by scoring nature. Bolton Woods' answer to the Manchester United hero was on the mark for their under-nines as they defeated Gomersal Vipers 3-0 in the Keybury League. He finished as the team's top scorer with 25
A family-friendly, TV heaven talk on Friday, May 18, at the National Media Museum, in Bradford, allows people to discover the story behind Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's much-loved whistling pink creations, The Clangers. The talk will be followed
The Rev Adrian Smith is visiting South Craven Baptist Church in Holme Lane, Sutton in Craven, to inspire and encourage new ways to understand faith and living out the Christian commitment. He will be at the church on Saturday, May 5, between 9.30am and
A hair stylist is celebrating reaching the regional finals of one of the industry's most prestigious competitions. Amy Thompson, who works at North For Men on Towngate, Guiseley, is one of only 120 hairdressers from across the UK to reach this stage of
Health chiefs are to consider a report on a strategy for the long-term future of Wharfedale Hospital. A strategic plan was demanded by Wharfedale Hospital Forum members following the shock decision in December to close Ward 1. The first work towards
A menswear shop is set to close after 20 years when the owner retires. Keith Morgan, 65, runs the shop in West End House, Otley Road, Guiseley. He wants to spend some time with his daughter's family in Australia, although he will not be moving there.
Tickets for this year's Last Night of the Proms Concert on The Grove, Ilkley, will go on sale on June 30. Although the programme has yet to be announced for the open-air concert in August, organisers are again expecting a rush for tickets.
Developers have submitted new applications that could dramatically increase the size of planned houses. Permission is now being sought to double the number of bedrooms on some properties at the Silver Cross site, in Guiseley. The homes were originally
The Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Donald Firth, is challenging cyclists to take part in a fun fundraising bike ride for his annual charity appeal for Yorkshire Air Ambulance and The Huddersfield Epilepsy Group. The 70 mile ride around the borders of Kirklees
Plans to build 88 homes on part of a mill site have gone to appeal. Cirteq, manufacturer of circlips and one of South Craven's biggest employers, appealed to the planning inspector after its scheme for Hayfield Mills, in Glusburn, was refused permission
Keighley-brewed Timothy Taylor's Landlord ale - famously enjoyed by singing star Madonna - headed a favourite cask ale' poll in pubs across the county as part of the Best of British Beer Awards. Behind the competition was Cask Marque, which accredits
A group of parents has criticised admissions procedures after failing to win places for their children at the primary schools of their choice. Four sets of parents have complained about the selection system in the Bingley area. All are unhappy about
Thackley and Eccleshill are organising a series of junior football competitions to encourage fair play. They are using the soccer4s format, which consists of short four-a-side matches with no goalkeepers, no throw-ins and no referees. Organiser Tom
Twins Abigail and Rebecca Smith featured in the medals for City of Bradford Swimming Club at the Stockport Open Meet. Abigail won both the 50 metres and 100m backstroke and also reached the final of the 50m freestyle. Rebecca finished in silver-medal
West Yorkshire Sport have launched a new website to promote participation in physical activity across the region. www.westyorkshiresport.co.uk is the address and visitors to the site can easily access information on coaching, local sports clubs and
Karate student Courtney Rivers-Gallagher has struck gold in her first competition. The eight-year-old, who has been training for two years at Bradford Shotokan Academy, won the under-nine freestyle (fighting) at the Chojinkai Children's Championships
Otley were beaten 43-10 by Newark in the Northern Plate semi-final of the National Under-17 Rugby Union Championships at Doncaster Rugby Football Club. Otley were Yorkshire's last survivors at any level. Meanwhile, England, who included Leeds Tykes
The recently-completed athletics track at Leeds Road Playing Fields in Huddersfield is set to be the venue for a new community athletics club for juniors wishing to develop running, jumping and throwing skills at weekly sessions taking place on Tuesdays
Athletes from Yeadon-based Skyrac Athletic Club came home with three trophies from the open meeting at Thornes Park, Wakefield. Rebecca Harrison, of St Mary's, Menston, won the girls' under-17s 1500 metres in a personal best of 5min 6sec, while Charlotte
They may have lost three of their four matches in the Isle of Wight Football Festival, but that didn't stop Bradford Boys Under-14s from being winners. The team, who are sponsored by the Telegraph & Argus, lifted the Fair Play Trophy. Bradford lost
South Bradford School Sports Partnership celebrated their wider role in the community with their own version of BBC TV's Sports Personality of the Year Awards. The partnership's second sports and performing arts presentation night was held at Tong Sports
Pudsey have added the Knockout Competition to their earlier league title after defeating Bradford Deaf Centre 1258-1210 in the Bradford & District Sunday School Billiards League. Pudsey's Richard Bowes made breaks of 47, 41 and 30. The finals night
The FIM World Championship trial in Guatemala, watched by thousands at the venue, was an ordeal for Dougie Lampkin and James Dabill. Sweltering heat, and high humidity set the scene, plus unyielding sections in a dry river bed, without any shelter from
Airienteers had four winners and four runners-up at the JK - the premier festival in Britain - in the Forest of Dean. The two-day event attracted an international field of over 3,000 runners for the individual and relay races over long and short courses
Intrepid inventors are being sought for a wacky downhill race. Entries are being taken now for Baildon's Soapbox Derby in time for the big event on Saturday, May 27. Across the village, home-made go-carts are being constructed and plans drawn up to
Keighley's Tom Barras sprinted to victory in the 140-kilometre Roger Martin Memorial event in Leicestershire, beating off the challenge of Premier Calendar hopeful Ian Wilkinson. Riding for the Merlin Racing Team, Barras was part of a ten-rider break
West Bowling A are back in Pennine League Division One following a 28-16 success at Dearne Valley Bulldogs. Joint coaches Chris Minchella and Martin Tordoff celebrated gaining promotion at their first attempt in charge by guiding their young side to
Council officers have apologised after an attempt to tidy vegetation led to a nursery losing part of its leafy boundary. Bradford Council said it was asked by Ilkley Civic Society and Ilkley Parish Council to cut back trees and vegetation growing out
Nobody likes to be first reserve and unfortunately most understudies are left behind in the changing room to only dream of their night on stage. Well, last night at the Alhambra, Gavin Alex, the understudy for Ren, the main character in the musical Footloose
Highways bosses have chosen the summer school holidays to carry out major roadworks at the heart of a busy town. People living and running businesses in the area of Commerical Street and Briggate, Shipley, have been sent letters telling them about the
Skipton Building Society is helping school children hit the right note. Glusburn Community Primary School has received a Community Contribution Award of £250 from the building society. The money will go towards a project to provide complimentary instrumental
Police are urging members of the public not to be reluctant about reporting suspicious behaviour. Their plea comes after a home on Raikes Road, Skipton, was burgled between 1am and 9am on Sunday. The burglars got in through an open window and left via
The family of Bradford schoolboy Hamza Nisar, who was shot dead in Pakistan, are calling for the death penalty if the man accused of his killing is convicted. They have contacted the office of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to ask him to personally
Broadcaster and author Elaine Storkey will be the principal speaker at an event organised by the Bradford Diocese. The event, called Care for God's Earth and his People, is expected to attract 750 people, representing all the parishes in the diocese.
Shoppers are being warned to be on their guard against thieves after two purses were stolen. The thieves claimed two victims on Saturday in Skipton, including a 58-year-old Burnley woman who was visiting the British Heart Foundation shop on the High
Vandals have caused damage estimated at £9,000 to train carriages belonging to Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. The carriages were stationed at Bolton Abbey when the attack occurred between 6pm last Thursday and 2.45pm on Friday. Paint was sprayed
A concert of Renaissance and Baroque Choral Music will be presented by Renaissance Voices, a chamber choir and soloists in the Saltaire United Reform Church in Victoria Road, at 7.30pm on Saturday. The choir will be conducted by Paul Hudson, and directed
A golf day to support the research project Born in Bradford is being held at West Bradford Golf Club. The event on June 22 is being sponsored by Yorkshire Bank. West Bradford Golf Club has donated their facilities for the day. The Born in Bradford
SIR - Not having been out for a day for quite some time, I looked on the internet and found Ponderosa Therapeutic Centre. What could this be, I thought - a sauna, hairdressing salon or a massage parlour? How wrong I was! The Ponderosa is the Jewel in
It has come to my attention that this column is missing a bit of a trick here, so from next week there will be a bit of a change in the way it is presented to you. This position will in future be filled with a large telephone number which you will have
SIR - I wonder if Brian Holmans, with his entree to the Treasury, can inform us how Gordon Brown could refer in recent comments to fairness when Scotland and Wales receive some hundreds of pounds more per head from the Treasury than does England. This
SIR - Eric Firth's view of the euro is rose-tinted. The fixed, one-size-fits-all interest rate of this currency has been a strait-jacket, creating economic stagnation throughout the Eurozone, whose members are unable to make rate adjustments to suit their
SIR - What a helpful readership the T&A has. After you were kind enough to publish my request for information on George (Turned out nice again') Formby's fictional on-screen encounter with Hitler I've had some fascinating feedback on the matter I raised
SIR - It was sickening to see George Bush, the world's number one mass murderer, dishing out his sympathies after the latest US college mass murder, accompanied by servicemen carrying guns. Our own increasingly privatised US-style schools are on the
SIR - Yet another St George's Day - and it still wasn't a bank holiday. People annoy me when they moan that it's not one but yet won't book a day off work to celebrate it. There was a near-one million signature petition calling for it to be made a bank
SIR - If Eric Firth and like-minded people know that the EU is spending vast sums of our money feting the 50 years of its existence, while for the 12th consecutive year the court has found the EU's accounts unacceptable and, notwithstanding, Blair's agreement
Many people should be extremely pleased at the news that the company behind The Gatehaus project at the junction of Leeds Road and the Shipley-Airedale Road in Little Germany has decided to press ahead with plans for a £150 million development at the
SIR - Poor old Mike Stocks (T&A, April 18). It must be terrible to have to whip yourself into a frenzy because you don't know the answers to seemingly impossible questions. Don't waste time thinking about them, Mike and life will automatically become
SIR - Having followed the debate Gospel accuracy v Atheism', I would say that the Gospels and a faith can be a lifeline in troubled times. No matter what the situation, the reader can find a passage that will bring inner strength and positivityon the
SIR - As Disability Cycling World Champions, Barney Storey and I are thrilled to invite your readers to take part in SeeAbility's Leatherhead to Le Mans 24-hour Cycle Challenge. If anyone wants to be part of an exhilarating cycling event and meet lots
SIR - I wonder if the person who dreamed up the alterations to Otley Road in Eldwick would like to visit and inspect the result of their imaginative scheme. The road has now been transformed into a series of chicanes, by extending several adjoining road
SIR - I wonder if the person who dreamed up the alterations to Otley Road in Eldwick would like to visit and inspect the result of their imaginative scheme. The road has now been transformed into a series of chicanes, by extending several adjoining road
SIR - One may feel sympathy for those whose pension schemes have not lived up to expectations due to the withdrawal of a tax break. However, it is an insult to our intelligence to pretend that this fractional reduction in income has led to a collapse
The following planning applications have been lodged with Calderdale Council: Brighouse: extension to the west side elevation, Birkby Hall, Birkby Lane, Bailiff Bridge. Brighouse: house type substitution to plot 131 in order to incorporate a conservatory
Plans have been submitted to construct Bradford's tallest building. Developer Asquith Properties is bidding to build a 38-storey glass tower as part of a £150 million complex off Manchester Road. The application is before Bradford Council planners,
A child molester who hung dummies dressed as children from his bedroom ceiling has been branded a "total sexual deviant" by a judge. Whenever 62-year-old George Kemp felt sexual urges he would touch the mannequins - one dressed as a schoolboy, the other
In 1833, the soda fountain was patented. In 1966, Myra Hindley and Ian Brady went on trial for the Moors Murders. In 2002, it was revealed a devoted pet owner had spent £1,000 on brain surgery for her rabbit. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph
