A tawny owl has been released back into the wild after being rescued by eagle-eyed workman Chris Verity. The bird (right) has been cared for at Settle Falconry since January after Mr Verity, of Skipton, helped retrieve the owl. He used
Carolynne Good started her performing career as a Bradford Bulls cheerleader, before achieving success on a TV reality show. Now she’s returning to Bradford, treading the Alhambra boards in rock’n’roll musical Dreamboats and Petticoats. After reaching
A tiny dog which snorts like a piglet is the latest victim of a spate of dog thefts by criminals looking to “make a quick buck”, an animal charity has warned. Roxy, a four-year-old chocolate and tan Chihuahua, was snatched from outside the
A tournament dinner was held in Bradford to mark the 25th anniversary of the Valley Parade fire disaster this evening. Guests including religious leaders and politicians turned out for the event at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Bingley.
Bradford Council chiefs will be handed £5.5 million after making improvements in reducing teenage pregnancies, tackling drug abuse among young people and dealing with perceptions of anti-social behaviour. Local Government Minister Rosie
Textile firm Hainsworths is bringing a splash of colour to its blanket range to introduce the benefits of wool to the younger generation. For centuries the company has been creating beautiful blankets for high-calibre clients such as the Royal household
Three is a magic number for thousands of toddlers involved in a ground-breaking Bradford health research project. Born in Bradford (BiB) has unveiled the design of its latest birthday card – featuring its newest set of triplets – which will
Steve McNamara is determined his Bulls will not end up emotionally drained by the excitement of derby day. His troops head to Leeds tomorrow night for the start of the gruelling Easter period – a sequence of three games in ten days that could prove crucial
Bradford College has devised a diet-based strategy to get the best out of their students come exam time. Teenagers are swotting up now ahead of the next round of examinations in May and June and staff have been looking at ways of boosting their concentration
Councillors have given the go-ahead for an Asda store to be built in Bradford which is set to create up to 350 jobs. The supermarket giant applied to Bradford Council for permission to build a store off Cemetery Road, which will include petrol
Keighley’s Oakbank School has been issued with a notice to improve after being criticised by Government inspectors. The overall effectiveness of the 1,809-pupil school was graded inadequate by the inspection team. The Ofsted team said
Campaigners want to see safety measures installed on a “nightmare” Shipley road. The junction of Branksome Drive and Bradford Road has been described as “very, very dangerous” by motorists who say they do not want there to be a serious accident before
No rush hour train services will run in or out of Bradford Interchange for four successive days if proposed strike action goes ahead after Easter, it has been revealed. Many staff at Network Rail, which operates Britain’s rail infrastructure
An accident investigator duped magistrates by appearing in court three times under a false identity. Banned driver Antony Davies gave police the name of lifelong friend Mark Riley when he was stopped in Halifax Road, Keighley, for driving without insurance
Two down-to-earth Yorkshire grannies will feature in a new campaign to convince consumers that their water bills are not money down the drain. The Edna and Mary characters are the centrepiece of Bradford-based Yorkshire Water’s new ‘Ow Much? campaign
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of having “something to hide” after failing to explain to former Bradford & Bingley shareholders why the bank was nationalised in 2008. David Blundell, chairman of the Bradford & Bingley Shareholders’ Action
Darren Tetley has blasted his way to a national boxing title. The 16-year-old, from the Cleckheaton Boxing Academy, claimed the class B 60kg title in crushing fashion in the CYP UK finals at London Docklands. Tetley proved a class above opponent Joe
Rugby league legend Garry Schofield has issued a stark warning to the Bulls fans who will head to Headingley tonight expecting a Super League derby victory – prepare to be disappointed! The former Great Britain captain is also dismissive of suggestions
Jamie Langley column Tomorrow night’s game will be massive. I think it’s probably the biggest derby in Super League and we’re all really excited about it, especially as it’s the first game of the Easter period too. There’ll be a great crowd, a good
With the league title safely in the bag, Bingley Bees’ men travelled to Halifax 4ths and had to settle for a 3-3 draw as they experimented with a revised line-up. Robbie Manning and Khalid Naseem dropped into defence and Stephen Booth, Bill Livingstone
Bingley Bees won all three matches as they took on West Yorkshire Police in the inaugural Clare Lyness Challenge Cup at Bradford Grammar School. Clare, a former police officer, played for both the Bees and the Police but lost her fight with cancer last
Tim Bresnan believes World Twenty20 glory is a realistic aim for England. The Yorkshire all-rounder was today named alongside White Rose colleague Ajmal Shahzad in Andy Flower’s 15-man squad for next month’s competition in the Caribbean.
Former champion GT racer Tim Sugden will race for ThunderAsia Racing of Singapore in the SuperGT series this season. The Bradford ace will drive their new Mosler GT300 car in Japan’s top race series, which is supported by many of the leading
Midfielder Adam Bolder has followed Luke Oliver's lead and extended his stay at City for the rest of the season. Bolder has played six games since arriving from Millwall. His one-month loan spell was due to run out after the Macclesfield match
So, Mr Teale. How exactly would you like your tattoos? Believe me, that’s not a question anyone has ever asked me before. But these weren’t skin tattoos; these were car tattoos for a Nissan Cube which I tested recently. In an attempt to appeal to young
Mandalay is three homes in one – a three bedroom family property, along with a single bedroom bungalow annexe and separate under-house accommodation, either of which would be ideal as a granny flat or teenager’s crash pad. The Dewhirst family has lived
Wharfedale have cornered the market in terms of afternoon kick-offs on Good Friday. Their home match against fellow in-form side Cambridge is the only senior fixture in the north of England. Hopefully, The Avenue will prove an attraction for the neutral
Bradford No 1 billiards side were buoyed at the weekend by finally gaining their first win of the season in the Yorkshire Inter District League at Queensbury Conservative Club. Visitors Thorne got the perfect start when Brian Hoole made a run of 44 on
Crow Nest Park said hello to their five incoming captains and a fond farewell to two past captains on Saturday. The new captains made a fine job of hitting off the first tee as they drove into office in the traditional manner. More than
Two failures in the closing stages of the televised FIM World Arena Trial at Palma, Majorca cost Cookridge rider James Dabill third place in the event and third place in the world indoor championship standings. Dabill was matching the best riders
Pudsey B are making a late run for promotion in Division Four of the Bradford Table Tennis League, with three teams in contention for the runners-up spot behind champions elect Unity D. Pudsey made it three wins in a row with a 6-4 victory over
Woodland creatures have taken over at Betty’s Cafe Tea Rooms in Ilkley for Easter. Easter bunnies may be part of tradition, but the celebrated tea rooms have introduced badgers and ducks, as well as lambs and hens to their range of Easter treats. Milk
A group of parents have set an example for children at school meal times. Once a week, six parents have joined their reception children for lunch at Ley Top Primary School, Allerton, as part of the Talking Tables project. Parents encouraged pupils to
A young actress beat thousands of hopefuls to make the final 50 of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s televised search for a star for his revival of The Wizard of Oz. Sophie Wysoczanski, from Calverley, appeared on Over the Rainbow on BBC1 at the weekend, when the
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Nazmeen Bhatti Azad, aged 31, of Cecil Avenue, Great Horton; driving without insurance, £525 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed; driving without a licence, failure to produce documents, no separate
As a little girl in the 1970s, there were two people I wanted to be. One was Agnetha Faltskog from Abba and the other was Roberta from The Railway Children. Miming to my mum’s Abba records, using the living-room rug as a makeshift Top Of The Pops stage
The chances are that all of you reading this will have eaten or used something today that contains the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil is in most things such as chocolate, bread, crisps, margarine, soap, cooking oil, detergent, ice cream
A Keighley businessman died when the trailer his Land Rover was pulling caused the vehicle to flip onto its roof, an inquest was told. A witness told the hearing at Scarborough yesterday he saw the trailer “snaking” and the Land Rover “catapulted into
Muslim leaders in Bradford have defended a counter-extremism programme which a committee claimed had “stigmatised and alienated” Muslims. A report by the Communities and Local Government committee said the Government’s Prevent strategy, which
Footage of the police search for Grace Hendricks from 10Connects.com A Bradford grandmother who went missing during a family holiday to Florida was found dead following a huge police helicopter search, an inquest heard. Grace Hendricks
The head of a district accountancy firm which is funding a graduate trainee through her studies has called on more firms to commit resources to training. Clare Robinson, 21, of Baildon has been employed by accountants Clough & Company, which has offices
A West Yorkshire team of communications experts has been named the best in the north for the third year running, taking their prize tally to 90. Otley-based Words & Pictures, won the agency of the year title at the Communicators in Business North Awards
Martin Brown has joined Whitakers Chocolates in Skipton as national food service sales manager. He has more than 17 years’ experience in the catering food sector and has joined from AB World Foods. He spent the last five years as an account manager
Morrisons has launched a range of measures aimed at reducing the 8.3m tonnes of food which UK consumers throw away each year. It said at least £12bn worth of food that could have been eaten is thrown out, costing an average £680 per family
There are some drivers – thankfully a very small minority – who lose all sense of proportion and self-control when they are involved in even trivial incidents with other road-users. The result of this is the ugly, abhorrent and totally inexcusable behaviour
25 years ago: A grandmother fought a blaze at her Keighley home and then took her young granddaughter to safety. 50 years ago: Help in finding temporary office accommodation was given to two firms hit by a fierce fire which gutted the main
Schools break up this week, which is great news for youngsters – but for others the holidays take on a different slant. For the British Transport Police, the Easter break means a rise in the number of incidents on the railways involving children
A five-months pregnant woman was punched in the face in front of her two-year-old son in a vicious road rage attack. Stacey Phillips, 21, was left shocked after her attacker landed the punch on her face – causing swelling and bruising – at
SIR – Is it usual for more than 100 members of one union to be Members of Parliament? There are more than 100 members of the Unite union who are MPs. Surely there will be a conflict of interest if new legislation is proposed? Has this kind of situation
Officials will take centre stage in tomorrow’s derby clash between Bradford and Leeds, as Jamie Langley admitted players are still unsure on rules at the ruck. Wrestling has been high on the agenda since Rhinos centre Keith Senior hit out
SIR – I sympathise with the sentiments of D S Boyes (T&A, March 8) but he is mistaken in thinking that anyone can play a part in the legislature of this country without first being elected. In 1911, the House of Lords was made subservient to the House
SIR – I could not believe what I read in the T&A (March 26). A comedy farce (?) film about plans to wage a jihad war against the world, premiered in Bradford. I have a near-relative in the armed forces who has seen many of his comrades come back to England
SIR – European Parliament plans to grant pregnant women 20 weeks of maternity leave on full pay, which would have a significant impact on Yorkshire businesses, have been shelved pending a full impact assessment, following demands by the Conservatives
SIR – Now that the Odsal Sporting Village scheme has fallen through, rather than try to cobble together an on-the-cheap version, why not go back and think things through from the start? There is already a suitable sports stadium in Bradford which the
SIR – Councillor Naylor should admit the regeneration of Odsal Stadium, which has been proposed at various times over the last 50 years, did not happen then and will not happen now. It has been proven that successful sporting clubs can engender the feel-good
Teams of young entrepreneurs who have reached the finals of a competition will be selling their ideas on market stalls in Bradford this summer. The 31 groups across the district that entered the Step Up Market Challenge had to come up with
Peter Taylor cannot wait to bring the best out of Omar Daley. The jinxed Jamaican faces another spell on the sidelines after pulling his hamstring against Dagenham. Daley had only recently returned from the serious knee injury which
Bulls legend Lesley Vainikolo is urging his former club to turn on the style and compound the early-season misery of Leeds when the Engage Super League rivals meet tomorrow. The record-breaking Tongan giant believes the Bulls players will be primed
Simon Grayson remains convinced that Leeds can still win automatic promotion despite the loss of three games in a row. Dejected after the recent defeat by Millwall, Grayson took heart from last Saturday’s match at Norwich despite United losing to a late
Free school meals could be provided for all primary schools for one year starting in September as part of a Government pilot scheme. Bradford Council’s executive today approved a bid to be made to the Department for Schools and Families for
