Health chiefs in Bradford are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) – especially if they are planning a holiday to France. The warning follows a surge of cases of measles in France
City put in a solid performance to claim a 1-1 draw at Rochdale in possibly their sternest pre-season test. An energetic start saw Robbie Threlfall's well-struck effort saved by Josh Lillis, while Gareth Evans pulled another chance wide. At the opposite
Olivier Elima will come under the spotlight at Odsal tomorrow after emerging as a potential Bradford target. The try-scoring second-rower jetted in with current club Catalans Dragons for their Super League clash with the Bulls but is thought
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Daniel Smith, aged 29, of Leeds Road, Thornbury; theft, nine months’ community order. Marcus Anthony Hoyle, aged 21, of Boldron Holt, Buttershaw; failure to comply with requirements of community
West End musicals Hairspray and Chess, rock legend Bryan Adams, comics Jason Manford and Frankie Boyle, dance act Flawless and a Glee tribute show are all part of Bradford Theatres’ glittering autumn season. Starting in September, the line-up
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Menston: non-material amendment to planning approval 09/04872/FUL (construction of three dwellings): to amend glazed porch to rear of property, rear door relocated to the utility
People living in some of the Bradford district’s traditionally white estates feel they are seen as the “lowest of the low”, according to a new report. The research by a team from Bradford University aimed to look at why, despite efforts to improve the
A National Health Service dentist who admitted fiddling about £85,000 by claiming he had treated patients who had not been to see him, had died or did not even exist has had his sentence slashed by top judges. Daljit Jabbal, 57, of Quaker
Almost 11,000 middle-class families across Bradford are set lose all of their child tax credits worth hundreds of pounds each year. The benefit is paid on a sliding scale for families with incomes of up to £58,000 – or £66,000 for those with a child
A grandmother is furious after the miniature Shetland pony she bought as a present for her granddaughter was savaged by a dog. The pony, called Peanut, was in a field off New Popplewell Lane, Scholes, when it was attacked by a dog, thought to be a Staffordshire
‘Yorkshire are in Europe, get your passport’. That was the message I got on the day this season’s fixtures were announced. As my mind wandered to a sunny beach in Greece, my boss quickly added “you are going to Schiedam near Rotterdam
A 21-year-old man described by a judge as “fighting mad” when drunk has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after attacking a pub landlord and a police officer. Martin Taylor, of Peel Park Terrace, Undercliffe, had pleaded guilty to affray and two counts
25 years ago: Bradford Council was to monitor odours coming from a fish food firm in Wibsey after neighbours complained about the smell. 50 years ago: Austrian organisations and holiday parties joined the search for John Moulson, a 60-year-old
Wayne Godwin believes the Bulls must fight fire with fire if they are to stand any chance of victory against Catalans Dragons tomorrow. Faced by a physical Catalans side fresh from their win against second-placed Warrington, the experienced rake knows
A Bradford man has been jailed for three and a half years after police found more than £870,000 hidden inside a chimney stack, the largest-ever criminal cash seizure in the city. The money was discovered after investigators executed a search warrant
Events will be taking place across the Bradford district tomorrow to celebrate the county’s 35th official Yorkshire Day. Town crier Kevin Reid Griffiths will start celebrations in Bradford by reading the Yorkshire Day Declaration on the steps
One of television’s most famous pubs is about to call last orders. The Woolpack pub in the original Emmerdale village of Esholt is expected to shut this weekend. Nichola and Richard McGrath took over the 177-year-old hostelry on a ten-year-lease from
West End musicals Hairspray and Chess, rock legend Bryan Adams, comics Jason Manford and Frankie Boyle, dance act Flawless and a Glee tribute show are all part of Bradford Theatres’ glittering autumn season. Starting in September, the line-up features
Plans to build a new rail station in south Bradford appear to have escaped Government spending cuts. Fears had been growing for the future of Low Moor station amid a backdrop of Department for Transport funding reductions. But the West
