Stuart McCall hailed City's "composure and courage" after they clinched a first away win of the season at Lincoln. More than 1,000 away fans saw Joe Colbeck's ice-cool finish seal a come-from-behind victory on an emotional night in the first league clash
Lincoln City 1, City 2 Stuart McCall sent Joe Colbeck into the season with one command: Show me some goals. And the young winger delivered tonight with the coolest of finishes to bank City's first away win of the McCall reign. It was the perfect way
The cutting edge of bicycle technology will be used by riders in the Tour of Britain but a collection of antique bicycles will be on show at Lister Park, including an old Penny Farthing, a bone-shaker' and two unique machines with links to the city.
Impressive City clinched their first away win of the season, coming from behind to deservedly take the points at Lincoln. A night that began with an emotional tribute to the fire victims ended with Joe Colbeck calmly slotting home the winner after great
Yorkshire's chances of lifting the Championship were dealt a severe blow at Hove as they suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 261 runs against Sussex, who must now be strongly fancied to retain the title. Hampshire, however, are also still in
A one-armed paedophile who filmed himself raping a girl and performing sex acts on her has pleaded guilty to a catalogue of offences. Ian Bird, 49, will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court next month after admitting three charges of rape and a series
Yorkshire's Bradford-born leg-spin sensation Adil Rashid was voted Young Cricketer of the Year by The Cricket Writers' Club at their annual dinner at the InterContinental Hotel in Piccadilly tonight. Previous Yorkshire-born winners of the prestigious
Graphic film of youths beating up a man in Bradford city centre led to three teenagers being locked up today. Bradford Crown Court was shown CCTV images of a gang knocking a man to the floor, punching and kicking him. He is left lying in the road after
A controversial Bradford nightspot is due to open again tonight after objections over a series of temporary notices allowing it to reopen were withdrawn. The Unicorn, in Ivegate, closed when the licensee surrendered the premises licence on August 22,
A 30-year-old-woman has been arrested after police found a basement crammed full of cannabis plants. More than 50 plants, a growing lamp and other cultivating equipment were found at a house in the Woodside area of Bradford yesterday. Bradford South
A city-centre nightclub's bid to play music on an outdoor terrace has been rejected on a technicality. Bradford Licensing Panel heard how Revolution at Glydegate Square, Chester Street, wanted to pipe the music outside until the early hours every day
A diabetes charity estimates 5,000 people in Bradford could have Type 2 diabetes without knowing it. Diabetes UK will be encouraging people to measure their waists to see if they are at risk of complications when the charity's roadshow, Measure Up, rolls
Anadi Dey, from Bradford-based Safestyle, raised £1,000 for charity after taking part in the Three Peaks walk. The human resources manager walked his socks off to complete the famous walk in aid of the NSPCC. His bosses at Safestyle, makers of windows
Plans for six houses at 15 Taylor Road, Bradford, are set to be passed on Monday. The scheme includes demolishing the existing detached bungalow. The matter will be decided at Bradford area planning panel when it meets at City Hall at 9.30am.
The next meeting of Mirfield Area Committee will discuss community safety issues as well as new requests for funding for local projects. The chairman, councillor Vivien Lees, said: "There have been a number of issues about community safety in Mirfield
A huge networking event is being organised in Bradford to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. As part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning event the charity organises each year, the Hilton Bradford is to host the event to raise cash and increase
A 40-year-old man who was involved in a high-speed pursuit with police a month after getting a driving ban has been jailed for a year. Bradford Crown Court heard that Steven Marshall had already breached he disqualification made by the city's magistrates
Cleckheaton-based WorldEvents, a live events agency, has donated its event organising expertise to the Overgate Hospice, helping to raise more than £3,000 for its annual Family Fun Day. Five teams of employees from the global events company competed
Police and ambulance crews were called to Bradford city centre this afternoon after a man is believed to have jumped from an upper floor of a building. The man, who has not been identified but is believed to be about 25 years of age, is thought to have
A 24-year-old company director has been remanded in custody by magistrates, charged with possession of ammunition. Mudasar Iqbal appeared at Bingley magistrates after he was arrested when four suspected gold-coloured bullets were allegedly found by police
A 26-year-old woman who was arrested for drugs offences and released without charge has been detained by immigration officers. The woman and a 47-year-old man were taken into custody for immigration offences after being arrested at a house in Pudsey.
There's a Truly Scrumptious opportunity at the Alhambra when auditions are held for children to be in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The London Palladium production comes to the Alhambra next February for a month and producers are looking for several children
A picture painted in tribute to a popular amateur artist has been unveiled. The work, which is inspired by David Hockney's "Bigger Trees Near Warter" - which is on show at the Royal Academy in London - celebrates the life of butcher Gordon Hinchcliffe
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Michael Franks, aged 37, of Brookfield Road, Barkerend; drunk and disorderly, £43 costs, conditional discharge for one year; failure to surrender to custody, conditional discharge for one year
A man accused of stabbing a teenager in the stomach has told a jury that he feared he was going to get beaten up. John Wilson, 46, who had been involved in an on-off relationship for several years with Deborah Whitton, claimed he only picked up a kitchen
A drug dealer who stashed £21,000 in his attic has been jailed for more than four years for his role in the "evil and illegal trade". Hanees Shabir, 23, was involved in selling heroin and crack cocaine and was trusted by a drugs gang to hide cash at
Five men will be sentenced later this month for their roles in a major stolen car racket involving vehicles valued as much as £34,000 apiece. Bradford Crown Court heard how a Mercedes convertible, two Subaru Imprezas and a new Audi RS4 were among the
Woodlands skipper Phil Walker is worried that some of his players might be suffering from ring-rust as they head into Sunday's Sovereign Health Care Priestley Shield final against East Bierley at Undercliffe (noon). He said: "We haven't had a settled
There are a series of upsets on the cards in the Kitz n' Pieces Bradford Sunday Alliance Senior Cup first round on Sunday. Premier Division West Bowling and Bolton Woods visit Division One opponents Wrose Bull and Wyke Wanderers respectively, while Eastward
An Iranian bomb was used by insurgents in Iraq to kill an Otley soldier, an inquest has heard. A fragment from the high-velocity 60mm mortar round hit married father-of-two Corporal Matthew Cornish, 29, in the head at close range. Cpl Cornish, of 1st
Children as young as six are being encouraged to sample the hair of the dog' tomorrow in a re-enactment of medical history. Science historians at the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham will be recreating scenes from 1880s Bradford when six children
A plant sale will be held at Bramhope's Methodist Church Hall next month. The event takes place from 2pm on Saturday, October 6.
Baildon Local History Society starts its autumn programme on Monday, September 17, with a showing of Stanley Griffin's film of Baildon in the 1960s. The film will be available in VHS which is a recording showing the demolition and rebuilding of the village
West Yorkshire author Joanne Harris will be presenting summer reading challenge prizes to youngsters in Birstall later this month. The children's hard work will be rewarded during the event at Birstall Library and Information Centre on Saturday, September
A Bradford man has been jailed for five years for possessing a handgun. Tahir Khan, 34, of Agar Street, Girlington, stashed the gun, ammunition and a CS spray at the home of his estranged girlfriend, Bradford Crown Court heard. Police searching for
Sheffield Eagles' Jon Presley is the Cougars' first new signing for 2008 - and a major hint player-coach Barry Eaton may scale back his own on-field involvement next season. Keighley take part in their final match of the current campaign against Hunslet
It's official - comeback man Shontayne Hape WILL play against Hull FC next Friday. The Kiwi ace has been sidelined since rupturing cruciate ligaments, ironically against Catalans the last time Dragons were here in March. The Bulls initially hoped to
Chef Simon Gueller, from Ilkley's Box Tree restaurant, judged the Make it, Shake it, Don't Break it' cooking competition in Leeds again. Mr Gueller has been judging the competition which celebrates the talent in the bar and restaurant industry since
An appeal has been lodged over the refusal of plans by Calderdale Council for 36 retirement apartments at Parsonage Lane, Brighouse.
Idle AC's Hayley Atkinson-Windsor returned to competition in style at the Tholthorpe 10k in North Yorkshire with second place behind Knavesmire's Kate Nelson in 42 minutes. Fellow member Chris Stubbs defends his Yorkshireman Marathon title on Sunday
People in their mid-60s who attended Beckfoot School at Bingley are being invited to a reunion at Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club, Wagon Lane, on Sunday, September 16, from 7pm. For further information contact Jacky O'Malley on (01274) 865646.
Ilkley Lido will open on Sunday for people to take advantage of the good weather that has been forecast. The official lido season ended last Sunday but the outdoor pool will be re-opened so visitors can continue to enjoy the facilities, after the wet
Bradford Libraries are working with Early Years and Childcare Service and the National Health Service to deliver a Bookstart pack to every pre-school child in Bradford. Bookstart is a national scheme providing free books with support information for
A drama group for young people called Little Voice has been set up in Addingham. It is run by Andy Lynan who has run other groups in the area including one called Big Voice for adults. Little voice runs from 4.30pm to 5.30pm and Big Voice from 5.30pm
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Rastrick after a chip pan was left unattended. Crews from Brighouse and Elland were called to the blaze in Thorn Park at 7pm last night. The fire took about an hour to control. A spokesman for West Yorkshire
Firefighters were called to a carport blaze in Menston which was ignited by sizzling barbecue food. Residents at Viewlands Mount had put barbecue leftovers in a dustbin yesterday which smoked for several hours. It then sparked a blaze in the bin, which
Budding Bradford film- makers, writers and producers are being sought by Screen Yorkshire and the UK Film Council to participate in a joint project. The Caught Short scheme, which has been running since 2003, has two categories; one for novice film-makers
Team of the Century scrum half Paul Deacon is looking to be more like his old self on Sunday in his second game after returning from injury. The Bulls skipper admits he felt out of sorts against Leeds last week after more than a month on the sidelines
Sea cadets from Keighley have returned from an week at Tavool House outdoor activity centre on the coast of the island of Mull in Scotland. The party of 11 Keighley Sea Cadets and three instructors undertook a series of pursuits to test their character
Frank Thornton and chairman Dr John Dean have both paid tribute to 74-year-old Avenue legend Charlie Atkinson. The wing half, who played a record number of games for them in the Football League (339 in a seven-year span), stood down as club president
The first seven games have come and gone and the Celts have experienced the full spectrum of results and emotions but they also have eight points and an unbeaten home record to their name. It is the first eight points in the country's fifth division
After starting the season with a run of five straight victories which meant the Nethermoor men were setting the pace in the UniBond Premier Division, it was no surprise that Terry Dolan and his squad were rewarded with the Club of the Month award. They
Having started the season with four straight defeats Thackley are unbeaten in the last two so the green shoots of recovery have not taken long to break through. The three league defeats included a 4-0 hammering at Shirebrook Town - their only win this
Q Beer makes me ill. I enjoyed ale for years but a few years ago experienced serious diarrhoea after a couple of pints, lasting two or three days. Since this was repeated on other occasions I had to shift to drinking lager, which did not have the same
This is a difficult column to write. It's not my usual one about advice on health matters or illnesses. It's a plea from the heart and it comes from 40 years of experience as a GP who has been called to road accidents in a rural area. And it's about
Imagine being able to improve people's lives just by sitting down for a cuppa with your pals. Macmillan Cancer Support, the invaluable charity providing practical, medical and emotional support to people affected by cancer, is encouraging everyone to
Most pianists would recoil in horror at the sight of a sticky-fingered toddler bashing away at the keys of their grand piano. But when classical concert pianist Sharon Abbott spotted her baby daughter showing an interest in her £12,000 instrument she
Every week there are planning agreements being publicised for new apartments, shopping and office developments in the regeneration of Bradford city centre. The latest to be given approval is the multi-million pound redevelopment of the long-gone Bradford
SIR - In a recent interview David Cameron said he would abolish inheritance tax and slap extra tax on air travel. The former only affects six per cent of the population but the latter would concern millions of ordinary working people. Proposed policies
SIR - Philip Bird (T&A, September 1) is upset that I should be "sarcastic" when criticising a letter from death penalty devotee Trevor Williams-Berry. Perhaps Mr Bird did not see that gentleman's description of me as "a namby-pamby do-gooder". Not sarcastic
SIR - In his letter about holidays and schoolchildren (T&A, September 3) I think Philip Bird is a little heartless. Parents on a low income with children are in a Catch 22 situation when it comes to family holidays. Even a humble week's holiday to the
SIR - I read with great interest the letter from Mr Khadim Hussain (T&A, August 30) regarding parking in Bradford centre. He stated First Bus ran "a very effective and environmentally friendly bus service in the city". I beg to differ. I live in West
SIR - The proposal from the Highways Agency to introduce a 2+' lane on the M606 and part of the M62 reinforces the failures of this Government's transport policies. This proposal is instead of the long overdue junction improvements at Chain Bar and will
SIR - Jason Smith thinks politicians run Britain, ah-so-sweetly naive. Politicians are the stooges, patsys and fall guys, there to take the slings, arrows and coconuts of a public worked up to fever pitch by the national media. Do you think that Gordon
SIR - Portman Travel's survey, purporting to place Bradford on top of the wish-list for businesses, actually did nothing like that. It merely assessed a number of criteria, comparing these with favoured elements from a range of businesses, none of which
SIR - This weekend, September 6-9, is Heritage Weekend, when many buildings not usually open to the public, and some which are but charge admission, are all open for free. What a great opportunity for Yorkshire Forward to open up the Odeon and let us
SIR - At one time refuse collectors retrieved dustbins from the rear of the garden, often carrying two bins on their shoulders and which often contained ash from the open fires. Once emptied the bins were returned to their original position. Today quite
Libraries used to be places of reverent near-silence. The librarian was a respected authority figure who insisted that any conversations were kept to a minimum and conducted in hushed tones to avoid disturbing the studies of other library users. We have
A Keighley security worker risked his life scrambling underneath a bomb-blasted bridge in Iraq to rescue US soldiers trapped in the debris. In searing heat, Michael Natynczyk and five British colleagues helped drag away concrete slabs and crawled into
The band played on as more than 150 soldiers marched through the streets of Bradford with bayonets fixed. The 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment was in the city yesterday to celebrate being granted the Freedom of the City. The parade of troops and a
"Secret shoppers" posing as visitors could investigate complaints of noise and unruly behaviour at the newly-refurbished Keighley library. They would record any inappropriate behaviour at the library, which reopened two weeks ago after a £1.1 million
People who want to take a holiday with a difference next year could help a hospice and get away for some sun and sand by signing up to a Bradford-only trek across the Sahara Desert. The Bradford Marie Curie Hospice, in Maudsley Street, is calling on
The longest-serving nurse at Bradford's District Care Trust received an award at an annual celebration dinner last night. Peter Shoesmith was 17 when he started his career as a nursing assistant in Bradford in 1966. Now, Mr Shoesmith, of Stoney Ridge
Bradford North Police are appealing for people in Eccleshill and Idle who may have received letters of a racist nature to come forward. Over the last fortnight, Bradford North Police have received five complaints from people in the Idle Road area who
