Birkenshaw 30 West Bowling A 6 Scrum half Andy Hirst produced a masterly display to guide Birkenshaw to victory in the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup at Odsal Stadium yesterday afternoon. Birky opened up in lively style with a plunging run from prop
Farsley Celtic 2 Bishop Auckland 0 The Celts had to win the biggest game in their 97-year history to be crowned champions of the UniBond Premier Division and they did not disappoint. It was an afternoon of knife-cutting tension and not just because the
London Broncos 26 Bradford Bulls 41 After being blanked in the first half, the Bulls ran in 41 second-half points to overhaul an 18-point deficit yesterday and condemn the Broncos to their sixth consecutive defeat in the capital. The Broncos were well
Throstle Nest was the scene of vigorous celebrations on Saturday as Farsley Celtic won the UniBond Premier Division title and promotion to the Conference North with a 2-0 win over Bishop Auckland on the last day of the season. "It is a fantastic achievement
The nursing crisis predicted for Bradford by the regional officer for the Royal College of Nursing appears to be another example of the shortage of skills Britain is suffering in key areas and professions. Sue West says that in five years a quarter of
Yeadon poet and artist Peter Swidrak is celebrating a happy 'artiversary' by re-printing one of his hit books to get more art into primary schools. The 49-year-old dad-of-one raised hundreds of pounds for charities including Bradford Royal Infirmary's
Bradford has seen a dramatic fall in the number of motor cycle deaths, latest figures reveal. Only one rider was killed and 38 injured in the district last year. The statistics were released as a cross police border campaign was launched to clamp down
Residents in a Bradford village today claimed someone could be killed on a £1 million leisure trail unless safety measures are taken. Youngsters have been spotted climbing on walls at Cullingworth viaduct at the start of the Great Northern Trail. Residents
Giving blood had become a way of life for one Queensbury pensioner. But 69-year-old grandfather Arthur James has now given his last life-saving donation. "I started giving blood at 18. And now I've done it 104 times," he said proudly. However, with his
Bradford's hospitals will face a massive shortage of nurses if action is not taken to recruit locally, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. RCN regional officer Sue West said that in five years time the hospitals would lose nearly half their
The victims of a plane crash which killed three people during World War II are to be honoured with a permanent memorial. The three died on May 4, 1941, when a German bomber crashed into a row of houses on Idle's High Street. Bradford couple John and Sarah
Detectives were today hunting two sword-wielding attackers who slashed three bouncers after they refused them entry into a Bradford nightclub. The three door staff required hospital treatment following the frenzied attack outside Lingards Cabaret Bar
Smokers spoiled cancer event SIR - Once again, we had a wonderful evening out at the yearly Bosom Friends Charity Fashion Show at The Town & Country Club in Bradford. It was a fantastic show put on by some very brave ladies and their supportive families
Hull Kingston Rovers 64 Bradford Dudley Hill 14 Amateurs Bradford Dudley Hill were in dreamland after 20 minutes of this Northern Rail Cup Qualifying Play-Off at Craven Park. The Group Six winners led unbeaten National League One side Hull Kingston Rovers
Spare a thought today for Hanging Heaton, who took nine days to finish their first-round Heavy Woollen Cup tie at Micklehurst. The game started on Sunday, April 17 at the compact ground of the Huddersfield League newcomers, and the former Saddleworth
With Oxford University graduate Joe Sayers itching to get into Yorkshire's first team, Matthew Wood knew that he needed to find exceptional early-season form to safeguard his own place from the Otley-born left-hander. Wood has so far let neither himself
Ossett 6 Aireborough 30 Aireborough hope to brew up a storm next season in York-shire Division Four. They finished their Yorkshire Division Five play-off with a father and son combination on the pitch in 43-year-old lock Steve Brewer and his 17-year-old
Ashton United 0 Bradford Park Avenue 0 It was the game no one wanted as the Conference North's bottom two sides came head to head on the last day of the season with nothing to play for other than personal pride. However, with the pressure well and truly
Undercliffe stole a march on their Bradford League Second Division rivals by beating Yeadon in their top-of-the- table clash at Intake Road. On a day when only one other match was played in the league, this was a valuable six points for a club who are
Bradford City 4 Bournemouth 2 It had been billed as a celebration to say goodbye to Wayne Jacobs. But - until the final whistle at least - it became the Dean Windass show. Not that Jakes will have minded one bit. Ever the unsung hero, he won't mind another
Brian Noble hailed his side's toughness after the Bulls overcame an erratic, aimless and scoreless first half to clobber the Broncos 41-26 in the capital yesterday. Tries from Paul Sykes, Lee Hopkins and Jon Wells gave the Broncos an 18-0 lead at the
Wayne Jacobs has thanked City for giving him a send-off to remember. An era came to an end on Saturday when Jacobs made the final appearance of his 11-year stay at Valley Parade. And City made sure it was an extra special day with a Dean Windass hat-trick
Double the amount of lollipop men and women who provide emergency cover are needed in Kirklees. The Council wants to recruit four more people to stand in when regular school crossing patrols are off sick or posts are vacant. The assistant director for
Surgeons have had to cancel a major operation to take out all the teeth of a desperately ill Bradford boy - because they could not guarantee a life-support machine. Zakari Simpson, who was ten last week and suffers a mystery medical condition which means
Police have tackled drug-taking and speeding in a pioneering operation to get the public to point out problems. In the first operation of its kind in West Yorkshire, officers took to the streets of Clayton for a "street briefing", inviting residents to
