Curzon Ashton 0, Avenue 1 Avenue inflicted a first defeat of the campaign on UniBond Division One North leaders Curzon Ashton tonight and consolidated their own second place in the process. The gap between the two clubs is now down to three points as
Bus services have been altered to improve journeys between Menston and Otley. Metro's services 966 and 967 now run combined half-hourly from Otley to Menston Station and then Menston on Mondays to Saturdays. Evening journeys are covered by revised service
LIVERSEDGE take on the second part of their double-header against Glapwell tomorrow night with manager Steve Newton insisting Saturday's defeat will have no bearing on this clash. Glapwell won the League Cup tie between the sides 1-0 at Clayborn over
A security officer feared he would die after a heroin addict stabbed him twice with a hypodermic needle, a court heard. James Shepherd suffered months of mental torture after he was pierced in the hand and arm at Morrisons store in Westgate, Bradford
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu has escaped a fine from City for his FA Cup red card. The on-loan striker was sent off against Chester for two bookable offences but boss Stuart McCall insists his one-match ban against Dagenham on Saturday will be sufficient punishment
A fresh proposal to close a factory which employs disabled people in Bradford has sparked anger. Remploy, the UK's largest employer of disabled people, is proposing to close 28 factories, 15 sites fewer than originally planned when the modernisation
Buoyed by the return of middle player Wolfgang Schuessler after a back injury, Boathouse defeated Leeds-2 25-16, 25-13, 25-19 in just 48 minutes at Birkdale School, Dewsbury. Despite missing injured regulars David Hubner and Ed Humphries, Boathouse had
A solicitor has denied being part of a plot to take over rundown properties by cheating the owners. Philip Lowe, 42, is said to have been part of a conspiracy led by builder-cum-property developer Mohammed Alyas and involving four others, Bradford Crown
Filipe da Costa is set to make his first start for Leeds in tomorrow night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter-final against Bury. The Portuguese winger is keen to earn a regular place in the starting line-up and would relish the chance to show what he
A security guard is believed to have been stabbed during a robbery at a supermarket in Cleckheaton. The guard was collecting cash at Tesco's Northgate store at 2pm today when the security van was attacked by three men wearing ski masks. The guard was
Four sky-high Christmas trees have gone up around Bradford city centre in readiness for Thursday's big lights switch-on. The spruces, which are located in Centenary Square, Bank Street and Darley Street, were put in place today and have been adorned
It may sound grand but City really have been promised the world from their tie-up with Belgian club Royal Racing FC Montegnee. Paul Topping, owner of the Liege-based side, insists the three-year contract between them will offer a scouting platform across
Chris Patzelt has left Valley Parade after three years as safety officer. Patzelt, who took over from Roger Holmes, has been appointed head of the Football Safety Officers' Association, a job he began today. He said: "We took a view as a body four years
A former Territorial Army soldier from Skipton accused of possessing a bomb-making kit was granted bail when he appeared in court today. Peter Hill, 23, of Lambert Street, who served in the Royal Armoured Corps, made his first appearance at Leeds Magistrates
Queens United Football Club are holding a reunion at the Queens Hotel on Thornton Road in Fairweather Green on Saturday, December 1 at 7.30pm. The team used to play in the Bradford Sunday Alliance and Bradford Sunday Amatuer League between 1974 and
Bradford Dragons lost a tight EBL Division Three basketball game to local rivals Leeds Met Carnegie 72-63 and then lost 79-75 to Division Two side Team Northumbria in the National Cup third round. Dragons trailed Leeds after the first two quarters but
A man threatened to kill his former girlfriend during a row when she went to collect their young daughter, a court heard. Simon Preston, 29, lunged at Claire Street and threatened to kill her, Leeds Crown Court was told. Prosecutor David Ward said that
A 26-year-old man accused of carrying out four mobile phone robberies in August has had his case adjourned until later this month. Christopher Subham, of Tyersal Walk, Bradford, faced four charges when he appeared before Judge Robert Bartfield via a
Three teenagers have been committed for trial at Bradford Crown Court by Bingley magistrates. Sangheer Bashir, 20, of Clarendon Street, Keighley, and Naheem Mumtaz, 19, of Balfour Street, Keighley, are both charged with affray on August 30 this year.
Police have appealed for witnesses to an accident between a motorcycle being ridden illegally and a Ford Galaxy car in Fagley, Bradford, which has left two teenagers in hospital with serious injuries. A 14-year-old boy ridding the motorcycle and his
Ten-man Woodlands from Sunday Alliance Division 2B put in a classy performance as they beat Division 1B leaders Ventus United 1-0, Craig Dean scoring the only goal in the Intermediate Cup second round. The result was one of a number of games which saw
Three Bradford women peace campaigners have been arrested at a protest at an Atomic Weapons Establishment, near Newbury in Berkshire. About 70 people took part in the protest at the Aldermaston site today and nine arrests were made by Thames Valley Police
Queensbury continued their terrific cup form this season when a late winner saw them progress in the West Riding Sunday County Cup at Ventus Sports. The Sunday Alliance club are currently bottom in the Premier Division but they have saved their best
Tyersal lifted themselves clear of the West Riding County Amateur Premier Division relegation zone with a 2-1 home victory over Hemsworth Miners Welfare. The Bradford side were languishing in second-from-bottom spot but the win catapulted them four places
There are four teams in with a realistic chance of being crowned T&A League champions as the season approaches the halfway mark. Fairbank are at the top of the pile in their debut season with a four-point lead but their two nearest challengers - IMS
A former Territorial Army soldier from Skipton, accused of possessing a bomb-making kit, was granted bail when he appeared in court today. Peter Hill, 23, of Lambert Street, made his first appearance at Leeds Magistrates' Court after being charged under
Honours ended even in the Premier Division derby between Savile Youth and Youth 2000. The clash finished 2-2 as Ahmed Nan and Yusuf Bham hit the target for Youth, while Savile replied with goals from Mosgin Hazi and Nazveed Hafeez. Bosnia enjoyed a
Richard Hammond managed to win the race across London at rush hour against his Top Gear competitors, and being the biking type, I was urging him on during last night’s laddish battle of the transport systems. It adds an extra dimension to commuting into
Richard Hammond managed to win the race across London at rush hour against his Top Gear competitors, and being the biking type, I was urging him on during last night’s laddish battle of the transport systems. It adds an extra dimension to commuting into
Richard Hammond managed to win the race across London at rush hour against his Top Gear competitors, and being the biking type, I was urging him on during last night’s laddish battle of the transport systems. It adds an extra dimension to commuting into
Richard Hammond managed to win the race across London at rush hour against his Top Gear competitors, and being the biking type, I was urging him on during last night’s laddish battle of the transport systems. It adds an extra dimension to commuting into
Bus services have been altered to improve journeys between Menston and Otley. Services 966 and 967 now run combined half-hourly from Otley to Menston Station and then Menston on Mondays to Saturdays. Evening journeys are covered by revised service 963
Arsonists dumped and set fire to a car in the grounds of a community centre in Little Horton. Odsal firefighters tackled the burning Nissan Micra on a concrete area next to the ARC youth and community centre in Arum Street at 6.30am today.
Two American folk musicians will perform in the crypt at Skipton's Christ Church tomorrow. Daniel Higgs and Chiara Giovando, from Baltimore, will be joined by Leeds McWatt for the concert at 8pm, featuring accordion, banjo, violin, harp, double bass,
Shiatsu massage and a deluxe raffle will be among the attractions at a cake, coffee and Christmas shopping morning in Ilkley tomorrow at Riddings Hall in Christchurch, on the Grove. The event is organised by the National Childbirth Trust. Toys and crafts
People in business are being given a chance to make contacts and network at a new Business Over Breakfast club which has been set up in Skipton by dairy farmer Michael Frankland. Members range from plasterers and joiners to solicitors and bankers. The
A councillor has succeeded in her claim of unfair dismissal against her former boss, Bradford West MP Marsha Singh. But employment tribunal panel members dismissed her claim of sexual discrimination. Lynne Smith, a councillor for Wibsey, welcomed the
Two vehicles were burnt out by arsonists in two separate incidents attended by firefighters from Idle. A crew spent 25 minutes tackling a Toyota car with a split petrol tank on fire in Ranelagh Avenue, Ravenscliffe, Bradford, at 9.15pm yesterday. At
SIR - Having just read your comment column (T&A, November 8), I feel moved to suggest that a complete list of all those brave Otley townsfolk who served in the First World War might be commemorated on a similar plaque inside the Parish Church, or indeed
My car insurance is due this month and, as usual, I've been bombarded with letters from companies inviting me to sign up with them. Some are quite eye-catching, with the invitation printed on a number plate. Others are more run-of-the-mill, but claim
SIR - What is it with the property developers working on projects in this city? The on-going debacle of Westfield is well documented, but what of the others? The developers of the Odeon site originally said they would be on-site in July of this year
SIR - We have just returned from a four-day stay in London which was heaving with people all enjoying themselves. Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square with packed at night with young and old and not a drunk in site. Everywhere we went people were
SIR - The head teacher of the Salt Grammar School, left, is proposing to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the founding of the school by Sir Titus Salt by, possibly, discarding his name (T&A, November 6). Among suggested new names are Baildon High Community
SIR - Mr Goldsbrough thinks I am making up the fact that oil is running out (T&A, November 6). I wish that was the case. Statistics based on oil production figures, rather than estimates of reserves, show it is now a struggle to produce the oil needed
SIR - One hears so much these days of horrendous conditions in hospitals that I decided to put forward my husband's experience. He has been on Ward 14 at BRI four times since May, the last time for 11 days. At all times the staff, from the Sister to
SIR - What on earth are our city fathers playing at by allowing taxpayers' money to be used in the purchase of a German-built car for the Lord Mayor's office? As a Canadian friend said: "Bradford was always proud to promote British manufacturing; witness
SIR - Audrey Raistrick was right to draw attention to the planned closures of Post Offices (T&A, November 5), but wrong to say Bradford Council "will collapse" in the face of this community issue. Far from collapsing, Bradford Council has demanded an
The minibus in front of us pulled to the side of the road by the youth hostel at the top of Honister Pass and out of it tumbled a bunch of walkers, ready to set off for various high-level points. Some of them, no doubt, were bound for Haystacks
New traffic-calming measures seem to appear with alarming regularity across the Bradford district and it is not always obvious why. It can be frustrating for regular road-users to have to negotiate road humps and chicanes on previously clear roads when
Bus conductors, members of a much-missed section of the transport work force, didn't just issue tickets and keep order on the Bradford buses in days gone by. They also had a chance to observe the life of the city as their vehicles trundled to and fro
have always imagined the Molineaux household to be a replica of the Royle Family; the one with Jim and Barbara rather than Elizabeth and Philip. I am not making this comparison because I sit around in my vest or that we alternate our family alcohol consumption
SIR - Several years ago I wrote to the T&A saying that however gloomy and depressing the front page news was, when we turned to page two the cartoon with the mischievous boy drawn by Matt always brought a smile. Now on the letters page, and then in
SIR - At the time of Remembrance Day it is a time of deep reflection, as I try to imagine what my late father and his whole generation suffered in World War Two to keep this country free from invasion and Nazi ideology. However, in the 21st century we
SIR - How splendid it is to read Jarair Malik, founder and director of Malik Finance Group, saying: "I am originally from Yorkshire and it's a matter of pride for me to be reinvesting in our local communities, like Bradford and Huddersfield." (T&A, November
SIR - Last week, Jason Smith told us that UKIP's idea of democracy required every person's voice to be heard'. He believes this is far superior to the Lib-Dem version which is based on proportional representation. To test whether either is any good,
A ground-breaking initiative, designed by the National Employment Panel, to help ethnic minorities get and advance in work will be holding a stall in the Kirkgate centre tomorrow. The Fair Cities project is built around a board of local employers who
There are still some constants that unite the majority of people. One such example is our response to infants, the instinct to smile and a seemingly innate desire to protect them. For instance, whenever tragedies occur, they can seem worse if youngsters
Mention of band leader Les Garrett the other week prompted a letter from Florence Dunn. She writes: "I danced to his band at the Textile Hall, Westgate, in the late 1940s/early 1950s. Does anyone remember the mystery guest player? My friend Emily won
Reading a recent review of the book Heroes of Bomber Command: Yorkshire, took a Wilsden reader (whose signature I regret I'm unable to decipher) back to the war years when he was a pupil at Bradford Grammar School. Shame that he'll have to remain anonymous
Jackie Cope, honorary curator of the Vintage Carriages Trust museum at Ingrow, looks back to the days when international rail travel was a great adventure The coming of EuroStar to St Pancras Station next Wednesday, opening up easier rail access to Europe
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Catherine Boltwood, aged 47, of Kershaw Street, Laisterdyke; was the owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control in a public place and injured a person, £60 costs, six months' conditional
For the hundreds who gatherered at services throughout the district, getting wrapped up to beat the chilly autumn weather was the least they could do to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Traditional services to remember the
Six-year-old Joseph Woodward has been hailed a hero by his grateful mum and ambulance bosses after springing into action in a crisis at home. When mum Joanna fell down the stairs and knocked herself unconscious, plucky Joseph picked up the phone, dialled
Trustees of Heaton Woods have warned that part of the beauty spot may have to be closed following "wanton vandalism" in which more than 40 trees were destroyed. Guardians of the woods were devastated to find trees more than a decade old had been hacked
To celebrate the town's Fairtrade status, Haworth Fair Trade Steering Committee is holding a mini-film festival taking place at Haworth West Lane Baptist church. Already screened has been Amazing Grace, documenting the life and work of slavery abolutionist
More than 20 protesters, including a former Lord Mayor of Bradford, took part in a demonstration against the state of emergency in Pakistan. Bradford Councillor and former Lord Mayor Ghazanfer Khaliq (Lab, Bradford Moor) joined the protest outside the
The Sunbridge Road branch of the Bradford Boys Brigade is appealing for former members of the group to contact them. Geoffrey Hartley and Jack Smith will be among the former members of the brigade meeting at Hughes Family Bakers in Hirst Lane, Saltaire
People in business are being given a chance to make contacts at a new Business Over Breakfast club set up by Skipton dairy farmer Michael Frankland at the Rendezvous Hotel at Snaygill, Skipton, tomorrow from 7am. Employers should contact Mr Frankland
A Bradford student with a flair for basketball has been nominated for the Bradford Young Citizen awards. A-level student Sunil Lad, of Tong School, was one of two students in the country to take part in the international Next Steps Conference in Windhoek
Muslim leaders in Bradford have warned of the need for more "real integration" following criticism levelled at the Government for fuelling tensions in Asian communities. Muhammad Abdul Bari, the head of the Muslim Council of Britain, said during an
In 1799, the first meteor shower on record was witnessed by Percival Lowell. In 1933, the first picture of the Loch Ness monster was taken. In 1984, Nigel Lawson announced the discontinuation of £1 notes in England and Wales. 25 years ago Taken from
The number of people in Ilkley suffering from a gastro-intestinal illness caused by the giardia lamblia parasite has risen to 46. Dr Martin Schweiger, consultant in communicable disease control at the West Yorkshire unit of the Health Protection Agency
