Eccleshill cruised through to the quarter-finals of the West Riding County Cup tonight. The Eagles took half an hour to open the scoring against Pontefract Collieries but soon after Andy Howland's strike, Jamie Bairstow added a second. Just after the
Guiseley followed up their FA Trophy win at the weekend with a 3-0 stroll at home to Goole to book their place in the West Riding County Cup last eight. Mark Bett netted the first, Dominic Krief slotted home from the penalty spot and James Hanson added
Talented pupils who have moved to Bradford from eastern Europe have written a guide to help fellow starters from outside the UK settle in. Youngsters from the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Slovakia who now attend Challenge College have spent a year-and-a-half
Thackley edged the Bradford derby in tonight's West Riding County Cup second-round tie, making home advantage count against Liversedge. Two first-half goals saw them book their passage into the last eight. Matt Mathers headed in from a 12th-minute
Catholic MPs will be urged to put God before Gordon' by voting down controversial new laws to create animal-human embryos for medical research. As a Catholic, Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe is set to be invited to meet the leader of the Roman Catholic
Efforts to run extra direct rail services between Bradford and London have been stepped up. A new company has been formed to focus on developing more services from Bradford to the capital. The company, Grand Union, is described as an open-access railway
Two former Bradford councillors and a Conservative Parliamentary candidate are among seven men due to appear before a top judge tomorrow, accused of vote-rigging in the run-up to the 2005 General Election. Jamshed Khan, 62 and Reis Khan, 37, who both
Two Bradford men, aged 39 and 20, were due to appear before the city's magistrates' court tomorrow, charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs. The 20-year-old is also charged with money laundering offences. The charges follow the arrest
A Latvian man appeared before Bradford magistrates, charged with the murder of a 41-year-old man at a house in Bradford. Nikolay Bobrov, 25, is accused of murdering Oskars Luksevics, who was found stabbed to death at the terraced property in Parsonage
Stuart McCall has vowed not to become a serial referee-basher. But the City chief admits it is hard to stay cool after the two red cards that have blighted the last two home games. Paul Heckingbottom was sent off by first-year official Ray Lee in the
Walsall res 5 City res 2 While final scoreline may have looked as if Bradford City reserves were slaughtered at The Lamb ground in Tamworth, it flattered Walsall - whose final two goals came in the dying minutes. In an end-to-end game, City lost Simon
James Evans knows he faces a tougher battle than ever to get in the Bulls side despite his well-earned promotion. The Australian proved one of Steve McNamara's most astute signings last season, scoring 13 tries in 24 matches following his move from Huddersfield
Bradford Council chiefs have reiterated their commitment to creating a mirror pool city park, saying they hope to move swiftly to secure funding and keep the scheme on the same 2011 timetable. Those behind the bid to the Lottery's Living Landmarks programme
JCT600 Bradford League president Keith Moss has issued a warning about moronic behaviour' by spectators. In his speech at the league's annual dinner at the Cedar Court Hotel, he said "the Priestley Cup final this year was in great danger of being marred
Running Log Numerous personal records were beaten in the Abbey Dash 10k from Leeds Town Hall to Kirkstall Abbey and back, with a record turnout of 4,916 runners enjoying near-perfect conditions. The Regional UK Championships brought elite runners from
A radio show DJ was threatened with suspension after an astonishing live outburst against his station bosses. Darren Kelly presents the Breakfast Show on Pulse FM. He had a lengthy "rant" after receiving a text message from his superior branding his
Local riders dominated the final round of the Yorkshire Points Series at Myrtle Park in Bingley. Burley-in-Wharfedale's Mark Thwaites, now riding for Crosstrax through the winter instead of Kinesis UK, was first across the line at the end of the 19.8km
Seven men accused of murdering Bradford businessman Teddy Simpson have been told their trial could start next June. Darren Martin, 36, of Markfield Avenue, Low Moor, Bradford, Mumtaz Ali, 37, of Astral View, Wibsey, Bradford, Daniel Dacosta, 28, of
Westville House School, Ilkley, is holding a Christmas fair from 10am to noon on Saturday. There will be stalls, crafts, activities, face and nail-painting, and the chance to win a luxury hamper.
An investigation into a crash that claimed a teenager's life was "seriously hampered" when the illegal scramble bike he had been riding was deliberately removed from the scene, dumped and set on fire before police arrived. An inquest in Bradford into
A three-tonne load of Christmas trees was sent sprawling across the M62 when a pick-up truck, carrying the delivery on a trailer, jack-knifed near Hartshead Moor services at 1.30pm today. Two westbound lanes of the motorway were closed between Junctions
David Bartholomae's hat-trick powered Bradford Bulldogs to their second English National League win of the season as they beat Grimsby Redwings 8-3. Matt Viney and Michael Fletcher added to Bartholomae's treble as the Bulldogs took a commanding lead.
New mothers have voted Airedale Hospital to be one of the "kindest and most dignified" in the country. They praised the quality of care at the hospital's maternity department in a survey published by the Healthcare Commission. They awarded top marks
Airienteers members had a choice of orienteering events at the weekend and there were impressive displays at both. A South East Lancashire district event at Lever Park, near Horwich, saw Aire take three of the first four places over the longest (blue
Eccleshill United and Prospect under-eights seemed nailed on for a 3-3 draw in the Keybury League. Goals for Eccleshill had come from Joe Storey, Shaun Barron and Jake Leeming. Then man of the match Storey popped up with a winner five minutes from time
A late penalty from loose forward Brett Marriott earned Queensbury a 12-12 share of the Pennine League spoils at home to Premier Division relegation rivals St Joseph's. Queensbury scored tries through Matt Wolski and Luke Brearcliffe, plus one conversion
Bradford Dudley Hill were left to count the cost of moving back joint top of National Conference League Division One after a hard-earned 20-10 victory at Ince Rose Bridge. Hooker Jimmy Hinnigan suffered a badly broken leg in the first half and he will
Bradford University Chanc-ellor Imran Khan has thanked Bradford students and residents for campaigning for his release. The former cricket star turned politician, who is chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (Movement for Justice) Party and a political
Bradford Victoria Gladiators under-17s celebrated reaching the Yorkshire Cup final for the first time in the club's 116-year history by defeating West Hull 36-4. The final was held at West Hull's home ground but Victoria overcame that disadvantage in
Aime Saba will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Bradford Bronte meeting at The Midland Hotel, Bradford, on Thursday. Mr Saba, who is a Peace Fellow postgraduate and has been sponsored by Rotary to go through Bradford University's Peace Studies
West Yorkshire Police's first Police Studies students will graduate tomorrow. West Yorkshire is one of the first forces in the country to adopt a Foundation Degree route for its trainee officers and 97 PCs are set to receive their qualifications. The
Police have arrested a man and a youth after seizing a suspected haul of heroin and crack cocaine when they stopped and searched a car. The 22-year-old and 17-year-old were in the car in Parkside Rise, Keighley, when they were stopped by officers from
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Say what you like about televised talent shows, but they certainly know how to fill theatres. This Joseph production has four young men who will be familiar to Saturday night viewers
Bradford Maroons achieved their third successive victory in EBL Division Three North with a 102-98 success over Huddersfield Heat. In recent games the Maroons have got off to poor starts before fighting their way back but this time an up-tempo opening
Police today named a man found stabbed to death at a house in Bradford as 41-year-old Latvian Oskars Luksevics. A 25-year-old man is still being questioned by murder squad detectives in connection with the killing. Two men and two women, who were also
Motorcycle owners are being urged to keep their vehicles secure after a number of thefts in Shipley. Bikes, some of which were already fitted with security devices, have been taken from the street. Keighley crime reduction officer Lew McKenzie said:
Although one swallow does not a summer romance make - or whatever the old adage is - it does seem that one Santa Claus does indeed a Christmas make. And now - which is possibly a record even for this column - a brief digression. I don't really hold
Sir - Our Prime Minister is claiming that "the proper place to scrutinise such legislation (i.e. The EU Treaty) is in Parliament." The man must surely know that Parliament cannot amend European treaties: it must accept or reject them. There is no opportunity
SIR - How pleased I was to read that the Lottery funding had turned down Bradford's application for a lake. If I had been on the panel I would have had reservations if for no other reason that we are constantly threatened by climatic change. It would
SIR - So Graham Hoyle thinks the Industrial Revolution was powered by water (T&A, November 21). Just goes to show how a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Water mills were mainly used to turn millstones to grind grain. Not exactly heavy machinery
SIR - Ruth Wood (T&A, November 22) may be interested to know the humps she refers to are probably illegal. Traffic Advisory Leaflet 07/96 recommends a minimum traverse gap of 750mm for the safe passage of cyclists. This is the gap between the edge of
SIR - Perhaps Brian Holmans (T&A, November 22) would do better to fully read the T&A report and opinion column regarding the campaign to make Saltaire plastic bag-free before writing nonsense in the letters column. The campaign is intended to replicate
SIR - In reply to the letter "Stop the closures" (T&A, November 17), I wish to clarify that it was the BBC that decided to transfer the contract for over-the-counter TV Licensing services from the Post Office to PayPoint. The decision was taken to provide
SIR - Commuters could face airport-style checks at major rail stations - including in Bradford and Leeds - in the crackdown on terrorism (T&A, November 15). These measures would only focus on those of our 250 busiest stations most at risk but what's
SIR - We are told the government will close 2,500 Post Office branches over the next year. The tone of the recent of correspondence in these columns on this question has been, to my mind, all too defensive. The Liberal Democrats have a carefully-costed
SIR - The Government will have little hope of getting people to swap their cars for public transport if the bus service at the Interchange isn't improved. I arrived on Saturday, November 24, just after 17:45, when I found the next bus was displayed to
SIR - Referring to the article Station upgrade' (T&A, November 6) and the observations made that: "access is a real issue at Shipley", may I bring to your attention an important omission which has been raised, and ignored, previously. This omission is
Metro makes a reasonable job of running the buses and trains around the county. Many a frustrated passenger might challenge that statement, but those who dispute it should perhaps try the public transport available in some other parts of the country.
A 34-year-old woman from West Bowling is due before Bradford magistrates tomorrow morning charged with fraud and wasting police time after an allegation of burglary was reported to police in June this year.
In 1976, Emu attacked Michael Parkinson. In 1987, the Conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher. In 2005, surgeons in France performed the world's first face transplant. 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of November
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Bowling: to amend condition number three of previous planning approval 03/01878/COU to remove the restriction relating to the proportion of permitted B8 use to allow up to 100
Finding Tom Sayer's replacement as secretary of the Bradford Junior Cricket League proved a little harder than anticipated. There were two nominations to succeed him but Neil Johnson (Idle) and Alan Douglas (Undercliffe) both received 21 votes. Thinking
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Andrew Craig Betts, aged 32, of Nottingham Street, Thornbury; trespass and attempted theft, jailed for two months; convicted of an offence committed during conditional discharge, jailed for
Horsforth-based Yarnbury have home advantage in the fourth round of the English Club Colts' Rugby Union Cup. They meet Cheshire oppostion in Caldy in a tie which has to be played on or before Sunday, January 20. Durham side Horden visit Huddersfield
Bradford Grammar School are out of the Daily Mail Schools' Under-15 Rugby Union Cup. They were beaten 5-0 by Wakefield's Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in the fourth round. This was the 132nd meeting between the schools in what is one of the top three
Horton Park Primary School won the Extended Schools' Anti-Racism soccer tournament for under-tens
It's the small things that matter most in life according to octogenarian great grandma Betty Cahill. When Mrs Cahill, of Wibsey, celebrated her 80th birthday she asked friends and family to forget presents and give to charity instead. And yesterday
A role model student, whose parents died within months of each other, could be forced to quit her A-level studies because she doesn't have enough money to live off. Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Oldfield, a sixth former at Salt Grammar School in Baildon,
Four post offices in Keighley and Ilkley have been earmarked for closure in the latest round of cuts. A branch in the Skipton area is also believed to be on the list, which was expected to be confirmed by Post Office bosses today. The post offices understood
An SOS has gone out to find volunteers to run a traditional sweet shop at a popular Aire Valley tourist attraction. Shipley Glen Tramway is searching for the perfect candidates - preferably those without a sweet tooth - to serve up bags of sweets such
Five deaf young people who overcame barriers to take part in a Deaf Youth Orchestra have been nominated for the Bradford Young Citizen Awards. Jordan, 15, Kaif-Issam, 13, Martin, 16, Naseeba, 14 and Alex, 12, showed off their musical talent when they
A swooping owl which alarmed visitors at a country estate as it struggled to adapt to the wild has been saved by a team of office workers. The young tawny owl has been startling young and old alike at the St Ives Countryside Estate in Bingley by diving
The great-grandson of Bradford City legend and war hero Jimmy Speirs has become a Bantams' supporter during a visit to Valley Parade. Stefan Godden, 39, spent most of his life unaware that he was related to the captain and winning goalscorer in the FA
A state-of-the art mosque in Thornbury Road, Bradford, has beaten off tough opposition from 1,000 others to be crowned Britain's best mosque. As pride in the achievement reached fever pitch among attendees, reporter Will Kilner went to find out why the
West Yorkshire's Chief Constable has warned that a significant number of young people in Britain are drinking themselves into oblivion. Sir Norman Bettison claims cheap booze offers and lengthy opening hours are contributing to excessive drinking. He
The decision-making process governing the transport network looks set for a major shake-up. Independent consultants are about to undertake a sweeping review across the Leeds City Region, an area comprising 11 local authorities including Bradford. The
Enterprising companies in Bradford were today flying to the Gulf region as part of a trade mission organised by the Government's UK Trade and Investment department. Mumtaz Food Industries, Trescom and Zanoubia Communications are among a 13-strong delegation
