City are unlikely to see Donovan Ricketts again after immigration officials blocked him from coming back into the country. Ricketts, whose contract is up at the end of the season, is stuck in Jamaica - and looks to have played his final game at Valley
A controversial "cruise" event designed to attract so-called boy racers from across the Bradford district will definitely go ahead. The Bradford-based West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, which is sponsoring the event, said it had faced a battle
Thackley host Shirebrook Town in the NCEL Premier Division tomorrow night, hoping to bounce back from the weekend's 1-0 defeat at Armthorpe. Boss John Boyle sees the game as a six-pointer' as Shirebrook are the club immediately above the Dennyfield outfit
Liversedge have home advantage in the first leg of the Northern Counties East League's President's Cup final tomorrow night. Their opponents are Armthorpe Welfare and Sedge have a free weekend coming up before next week's second leg so can give this
Guiseley aim to cement their play-off position in the UniBond Premier Division when they travel to second-bottom Leek Town tomorrow night. New signings Lee Crooks, the former Bantams midfielder who has joined from Rochdale, and Sean Taylforth, on loan
Bradford Park Avenue will be looking to avoid the Club of the Month curse as they head to Newcastle Blue Star tomorrow night in search of a ninth straight victory after picking up the UniBond Division One North award this week. Seven of those wins have
An artist who gave up a job in banking to turn her passion for painting into a full-time career is staging an exhibition of her work. Julie Bell, of Utley, near Keighley, is showing 14 of her contemporary paintings at Interlude, a 1920s-themed tea room
Great Britain star Jamie Langley believes he is back on the road to rediscovering his best. The Bulls loose forward returned in Sunday's thumping win over Castleford having missed three matches due to a host of injury problems. Before his lay-off, groin
Gary McAllister is hoping the experience he and Steve Staunton have had of nail-biting run-ins will help his side grab at least a place in the play-offs. McAllister recalls Leeds losing at Manchester City in 1992 when he was a key member of the midfield
Bulls boss Steve McNamara reckons sprint star Dwain Chambers won't be the last novice chancing his arm in Super League. The disgraced athlete - who recently completed a two-year drug ban - was unveiled at Castleford Tigers in front of a media frenzy
City of Bradford swimmers saw their hard work pay dividends when they won a host of medals at the Yorkshire Age Groups Championships. Several members found themselves on the rostrum following a week-long training camp in Majorca earlier this year.
With just three weeks before the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k it is probably beneficial to have one or two practice races as preparation. This is the objective behind the Practice Race on Tuesday, April 1st, at 7pm at Esholt Sports Club, Esholt. The
The parents of four children face jail for continually allowing their children to play truant from school. In a period of 118 days, the estranged couple's eldest son did not attend Greenbank High School at all, Bingley magistrates heard. Mum Marie Pearson
The prospect of West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division title holders Wibsey being relegated grew after they lost their crucial basement battle 4-3 at home to local rivals Tyersal. Both teams struggled to keep their footing on a heavy surface
Soothill overtook Dewsbury West Side at the top of the Spen Valley League Premier Division after beating them 2-1 away from home. The clubs had drawn 2-2 the week before but unbeaten Soothill made a big stride towards the title thanks to two goals from
Bradford All Stars couldn't get the victory at Fairbank they needed to clinch the T&A League title but a second-half equaliser from Usman Hussain keeps them in pole position. Their hosts desperately needed a win to put them back in the hunt for top spot
Wibsey Vets came from behind to win 3-1 at league Falcon FC in the Umbro Champions League. Two goals from Dave Ward and a 30-yard free-kick from Steve Clay gave the Bradford side a fine victory. But it was a fantastic defensive performance that laid
A former RAF serviceman has gone on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of sex offences dating back 30 years. Philip Erby, 50, of Daffels Wood Close, Bierley, Bradford, denies 12 alleged sex assaults against four women when they were girls. Erby pleads
Peter Thorne has signed for City for another year after rediscovering his "zest" for the game. But as Stuart McCall celebrated securing the club's leading scorer for next season, he also lost a striker for the rest of the current campaign. Willy Topp
Albion Sports gained revenge for the Bradford Sunday Alliance League points they dropped at Buttershaw White Star a fortnight previously by overwhelming them 4-0 in the KITZ N' PIECES SENIOR CUP semi-finals. Only a well-taken goal by Aran Heywood separated
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal car crash in Thornton Road, Bradford. An 80-year-old man, the driver of a silver Ford Fiesta, died after a collision with a black Vauxhall Astra on Sunday
Stevie Hollingworth bagged a hat-trick as Mill Lane powered into the WEST RIDING COUNTY SUNDAY TROPHY final with a 6-0 hammering of New Variety Club at Woodlesford. An outstanding display by the Bradford Sunday Alliance League side also featured two
Unbeaten lightweight Nadeem Siddique claimed his fifth stoppage win as a professional in Aberdeen. The Bradford fighter extended his record to 21-0 against Frenchman Salaheddine Sarhani, who had no answer to Siddique's body shots. Beaten Sarhani called
Wibsey have seen two players handed suspensions following a feisty match against Keighley Albion. Ben Whyte received a four-match ban after running in', while team-mate Martin Robinson must sit out two games for fighting. Keighley's Craig Livock was
It's a while since I've been ten pin bowling, too. Still as enjoyable as ever... in short bursts. My forearm still ached after the second game, probably because of my efforts to try and knock down that pesky final pin that kept depriving me of a strike
It's a while since I've been ten pin bowling, too. Still as enjoyable as ever... in short bursts. My forearm still ached after the second game, probably because of my efforts to try and knock down that pesky final pin that kept depriving me of a strike
It's a while since I've been ten pin bowling, too. Still as enjoyable as ever... in short bursts. My forearm still ached after the second game, probably because of my efforts to try and knock down that pesky final pin that kept depriving me of a strike
It's a while since I've been ten pin bowling, too. Still as enjoyable as ever... in short bursts. My forearm still ached after the second game, probably because of my efforts to try and knock down that pesky final pin that kept depriving me of a strike
It's a long time since I've been to watch a football match 'live' at the ground, but it's always something of an eye-opener on to a different world. I've always wondered, for instance, how those 'songs' get started among the faithful. Four rows in front
It's a long time since I've been to watch a football match 'live' at the ground, but it's always something of an eye-opener on to a different world. I've always wondered, for instance, how those 'songs' get started among the faithful. Four rows in front
It's a long time since I've been to watch a football match 'live' at the ground, but it's always something of an eye-opener on to a different world. I've always wondered, for instance, how those 'songs' get started among the faithful. Four rows in front
It's a long time since I've been to watch a football match 'live' at the ground, but it's always something of an eye-opener on to a different world. I've always wondered, for instance, how those 'songs' get started among the faithful. Four rows in front
It was very tempting. A car park ticket that had obviously been paid for was still sticking out of the multi-storey park pay machine after someone had paid their dues and gone back to their car without it. But, of course, I couldn't possibly use it to
It was very tempting. A car park ticket that had obviously been paid for was still sticking out of the multi-storey park pay machine after someone had paid their dues and gone back to their car without it. But, of course, I couldn't possibly use it to
It was very tempting. A car park ticket that had obviously been paid for was still sticking out of the multi-storey park pay machine after someone had paid their dues and gone back to their car without it. But, of course, I couldn't possibly use it to
It was very tempting. A car park ticket that had obviously been paid for was still sticking out of the multi-storey park pay machine after someone had paid their dues and gone back to their car without it. But, of course, I couldn't possibly use it to
Don't you just hate waking up to British Summer Time? One less hour in bed, more daylight to pack with more activities, more expense, more stress all round. Yet there are many who want even MORE daylight, who would like the clocks to go even further
SIR - Further to your excellent write-up and photographs of our American Miniatures X Falabellas together with our volunteers (T&A, March 26), it is worth a mention that we also have some other rare horse breeds, namely Pure Caspians and Caspian X Arabians
SIR - The plans produced by the Bradford Odeon Rescue Group (T&A, March 24) are exactly what most Bradford people have been crying out for these past few years. Indeed, the idea of a replica third tower on Thornton Road is a stunning vision of just what
SIR - I am a 64 and just writing to say I am 100 per cent behind Mr John Pennington regarding the Odeon. I used to go with friends to the cinema, or next door dancing at the Gaumont. As I got older and my children had grown up, my friends and I used
SIR - No reply to Mr Wilkes on the subject of public transport in West Yorkshire could ignore a tribute to Councillor Stanley King. As well as his public service as councillor for Heaton and Lord Mayor of Bradford, he served for many years on West Yorkshire
SIR - I am having problems with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that is to go before Parliament. My problem is not with the Bill itself, but what is going on around it. Certain MPs, it would appear, are going to vote on religious grounds.
SIR - The suggestion that 12 Ministers could quit over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill highlights an interesting situation, not just about embryo research but about free votes in Parliament. New Labour is increasingly looking like a dictatorial
SIR - As a Christian I find it irritating that people want to silence my voice on the grounds that I'm a Christian under the guise that religion and politics should be kept apart. However, as religion is a moral voice, there is no way it should be silenced
The number of people treated for alcohol-related illnesses at accident and emergency departments is at a disturbing level and rising. And this does not include physical injuries from drink-related violence, which could see it double, according to one
To get to the lawn mower in her garage Nora Kilcoyne would have to climb over hundreds of boxes of shoes and trainers. It's not that she has a shoe fetish; this is the result of a charitable mind at work. The retired Irish woman, of Sandy Lane, Bradford
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Cottingley: construction of two-storey extension to the side of the property, 65 North Bank Road. Cross Roads: conservatory to rear, 7 Laburnum Grove. Cross Roads: construction
In 1911, the Government proposed a 60-hour maximum working week for shop workers. In 1964, the Beatles became the first artistes to have all top five singles in the American music chart. In 1998, an aircraft carrying Leeds United footballers crash-landed
A man was rescued by firefighters after he fell unconscious as he slept through a chip pan fire in his flat last night. The crew from Odsal fire station forced their way into the property in Stuart Court, Little Horton, Bradford, having been alerted
Four people were arrested in two drugs raids by police in the Wyke area of Bradford yesterday. Teams of police officers stormed a terrace house in Rawson Street using a steel bar and enforcer ram to gain entry through a window and the front door. Although
A man was killed yesterday evening in a car crash on Thornton Road, Bradford. Firefighters had to cut open the roof of a silver Ford Fiesta to remove the body of the driver, believed to be an 80-year-old local man, say police. A 76-year-old female passenger
Hat-trick man Semi Tadulala reckons the Bulls are finally giving boss Steve McNamara what he wants. The Fijian ace bagged a treble as Bradford annihilated Castleford Tigers 50-4 yesterday, running in nine tries to secure their fourth win in five games
Barry Conlon today pledged to finish the season with all guns blazing, even if City cannot make the play-offs. The big Irishman conceded a top-seven slot still looks out of reach despite Saturday's superb 3-1 win at fourth-placed Darlington. City have
An artist who gave up a job in banking to turn her passion for painting into a full-time career is staging an exhibition of her work. Julie Bell, of Utley, near Keighley, is showing 14 of her contemporary paintings at Interlude, a 1920s-themed tea room
A businessman has condemned muggers who attacked a woman client on her first visit to the city. Keri Hilson, 29, was just yards from her hotel when she was knocked to the ground and her handbag snatched by two robbers. She was left badly shaken and
A doting dad was just hours from donating part of his liver to save the life of his rapidly-deteriorating son when another liver became available from a dead donor. With doctors giving nine-year-old Tauqeer Anjum just days to live, his father Shakeel
A group youngsters with pride in their surroundings and took part in a community clean up in Fairweather Green, Bradford. The children, aged between eight and 13, have been picking up litter as part of an Easter activity project run by Bradford's Youth
An award-winning haulage company is transferring its head office and 130 workers to a new business park. In a move that will boost Bradford's role as a key distribution centre, Expect Distribution has bought a new 105,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution
More than 1,000 people were admitted to hospital for drink-related illnesses in Bradford last year - as the level of alcohol abuse continues to soar nationwide. According to figures from the Department of Health, 1,070 people were admitted via the accident
Direct marketing agency Creative Juice has moved its offices to Guiseley. The agency has closed its Yeadon office and transferred its 17 staff into 2,700 square feet of offices in the new Harman House development on Station Road. The base will provide
