Detectives have appealed for information after a 94-year-old woman was targeted in a distraction burglary. A man visited her home in Park Lane Terrace, Carleton, Skipton, at about 5pm last Wednesday. He claimed she owed him £49 for work he had carried
A collection of paintings on display in Bradford has been added to one of the first regional online galleries. Under the Yorkshire’s Favourite Paintings scheme, art from galleries around Yorkshire is uploaded onto the internet. The website was launched
Peter Jackson started his reign as permanent City boss in less than impressive fashion. Aldershot snatched all three points as the Bantams slumped to a 2-1 defeat on home soil in their League Two opener. The visitors scored twice in the first half and
Ilkley-born gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh is backing a call by the Royal Horticultural Society for schools to join its Get Your Grown-ups Growing project in October. It forms part of the RHS’ Campaign for School Gardening. Mr Titchmarsh said: “School
Residents have been having a say over the final stone in Thackley’s Sculpture Trail. Villagers were invited by Artworks Creative Communities to meet writer Irene Lofthouse to work on ideas for the last sculpture in the trail which will stand in the new
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Mohammed Faisal, aged 22, of Claremont Grove, Wrose; driving without seatbelt, £30 fine, £100 costs. Kevin Anthony Feather, aged 33, of St Mary’s Crescent, Wyke; trespassing with intent to steal
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: construction of single-storey extension to include internal alterations, 5 West Croft. Addingham: demolition of existing porch, outside toilet and coal bunker, and
A vigil to mark the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks was held in Bradford today by members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Flowers were laid by Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Naveeda Ikram, on
A woman whose spinal cord was severed in a car crash says she is “closer than ever before” to her best friend who was driving at the time. Single mum-of-three Rachel Cooper, who is now in a wheelchair and faces more major surgery next month in a bid
Proposed changes by the FA regarding the structure of youth football have sparked a mixed reaction from two local leagues. Recommendations include increasing the amount of small-sided games and raising the age at which children play 11-a-side
Government ministers have given approval for England’s housing and regeneration agency to examine the fine print of an agreement to develop the former Odeon site in Bradford, a new report says. The Government’s Homes and Community Agency (HCA
Everyone in football has heard about the hand of God, but Bradford City’s new striker has revealed his help will be firmly in his boots. Nialle Rodney, aged 20, will be playing the first match of the season wearing boots that celebrate his Christian
Staff at one of Bradford’s biggest stores have been left feeling the heat after thieves broke its air conditioning unit by stealing the copper piping. Repairs to the unit at Staples stationery store in Valley Road, Bradford, are expected to cost up to
Friends of a woman mauled by a dog say surgeons are hopeful they have saved the use of her arm and hand. Linda Woodhall is still in intensive care after a friend’s American bulldog turned on her three days ago. But she has been able to talk
A Shipley-born professor who is one of the country’s leading heart scientists has won a £1.5 million charity award for research into repairing the organs of heart attack victims. Professor Paul Riley has been appointed the British Heart Foundation Professor
The renewed call for the return of the death penalty is likely to provoke a huge amount of passionate rhetoric on both sides of the argument. The question of what our society does to deal with those who take another’s life is one that has taxed
Six men were jailed for a total of more than 40 years for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute drugs, including heroin and cocaine, across the North. Among the drugs gang was Bradford man David Reed, 32, of Prince’s Crescent, Bolton, who
A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a bus in Guiseley late last night. The Yeadon man was riding a Yamaha towards Leeds on the A65 Otley Road when the accident occurred at the junction with The Green at 11pm. He
Bradford Council will have to publish a register of all land and buildings it owns in a Government effort to identify potential savings. The local authority has revealed it has £1 billion in assets, the eight most valuable of which are schools
Latest signing Adrian Purtell will not be the Bulls’ final recruit for the 2012 campaign. The Aussie three-quarter arrived on a three-year deal this week, making him the fourth new arrival already. Luke Gale, Keith Lulia and Jarrod Sammut
Archie Christie reckons City have been transformed into a “university” for up-and-coming young players. The club’s emphasis has shifted with the new development programme designed at youngsters aged 18 to 21. With Christie and Wayne Allison on board
Murderers should face the death penalty or be locked up for a whole-life jail sentence, according to one of the district’s MPs. Philip Davies (Con, Shipley) spoke as his parliamentary colleagues face the prospect of the first debate on the
