Residents in three streets have become officially ‘off limits’ to doorstep traders. Station Road, The Whartons and the Wrenbeck estate, in Otley, all became Cold Calling Control Zones – where unsolicited doorstep trading is banned. Backed by West Yorkshire
A fifth successive away defeat left City teetering in the relegation mix after doing everything but score at Plymouth this afternoon. The Bantams conceded a terrible early goal - and then spent most of the remainder of the game pushing unsuccessfully
Dog owners are being urged to pick up after their pets following a barrage of complaints about dog mess from angry Guiseley and Rawdon residents. Coun Pat Latty said she had been inundated with calls about the problem and appealed to dog owners to behave
Pupils at Lees Primary School, Keighley, saddled up to win a top prize in the Climate Week Challenge. Their idea of using bicycle power to light the school gave them first prize in the national contest. The pupils also suggested generating electricity
Bradford College is hoping to create another world record by creating the world’s biggest samosa. Colin Burt, the head chef at the College’s International Food Academy, has announced the joint bid with Prashad restaurant. No previous Guinness World
A pensioner found dead in his caravan had been cured of the cancer he was about to have radiotherapy for, an inquest was told. Thomas Gerry, 77, who lived at Dalesbank Caravan Site in Low Lane, Silsden, was found sat in his chair after a neighbour looked
City made six changes for their first outing since the battle of Valley Parade against Crawley. With Jon McLaughlin, Luke Oliver and Andrew Davies beginning their bans at Plymouth, it was a very different line-up drawn up by Phil Parkinson. Matt Duke
Campaigners fighting plans for a £25 million business park on green fields in Baildon have marched to Shipley Town Hall to show their opposition to the scheme. Around 30 people took part in the march, organised by Baildon Residents Against
Sweethearts Steven Dewhirst and his fiancee Cathy Sykes defied death to find true love at an exercise class for people with disabilities. The couple are still to set a date for the wedding but family and friends are delighted with their news – and the
A campaign group battling a multi-million pound hi-tech business park on Bradford Council-owned land have accused the authority of stifling debate after officers rejected a request for an e-petition on the issue. The request for the move on the Council
A building that has been a focal point for Otley’s older residents for half a century is holding an open evening to mark its 50th anniversary. Otley Aged People’s Welfare Centre was opened in Crossgate in 1962, after sponsorship from Otley Rotary Club
A rare birth complication called “locked twins” led to the death of a Skipton baby, an inquest heard. When Oliver Conroy’s mum’s labour was induced at Airedale Hospital, near Keighley, on June 15 last year his twin Rio was arriving at the same time,
A doctor’s surgery has changed a procedure after the death of a 35-year-old mum to start flagging up patients needing hospital referrals. Until mum-of-two Lisa Stewart’s death from a heart problem, the onus was on patients at Farfield Surgery in Keighley
Market stallholders have lost their battle with Boots over the rent on their plot on the High Street setts, which they have run for six years. A County Court judge, in Skipton, has found in favour of Boots despite a 5,000-name petition backing the Wilkinsons
A Keighley pub is toasting its success after being named pub of the season by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). The Brown Cow, in Cross Leeds Street, received the Keighley and Craven Camra Spring Pub of the Season accolade. It is the fourth time the
City have this morning issued an official statement regarding the three players caught up in the Crawley melee. While the football club’s internal inquiry into the after-match incident that followed Tuesday’s Crawley Town fixture is still ongoing, the
Bradford speedway legend Gary Havelock has had surgery to try and repair nerve damage in his arm after the horror smash that left him in intensive care. The 43-year-old dad, who used to ride for the Bradford Dukes, suffered broken ribs, a broken
A man serving a six-year prison sentence for his role in a £5 million Bradford-based drugs plot had made only £100 out of his crime and had assets of just £1, a court heard. Adam Jordan returned to Bradford Crown Court from jail, with co-accused Iftikhar
Thornton Grammar School has issued a warning about the length of skirts – even banning one type because it can ride up so high it looks as if students are actually not wearing one. Deputy headteacher Liz Dawson has given parents until after the Easter
The Elderly Care Show – an exhibition showcasing the best in care available to elderly people opened its doors for the first time yesterday in Bradford. The free, two-day event at the Abundant Life Conference Centre in Wapping Road, Bradford, continues
A couple were taken to hospital after they were imprisoned and beaten in their home by a gang wielding a knife and a hammer. The 32-year-old male victim was still detained in hospital yesterday – three days after the incident – after he was slashed on
A 76-year-old woman fed up with not being able to walk unaided hanged herself. Rakhmat Begum, who was born in Pakistan and lived in Lister Lane, Bradford, with her son and his wife was found at the garage of their home by her daughter-in-law on October
Three-and-a-half thousand years ago, Joseph came to Egypt. He married and his family grew and became known as Hebrews. Unfortunately, the king of Egypt treated them as slaves and persecuted them. Some people think that they helped to build the Pyramids
Glusburn Primary School has received national recognition for its singing achievements that have included a rap to learn their times tables. It has just been awarded the Sing Up Silver Award. Headteacher Richard Hunt said: “The school
A woman’s mummified body had to be matched to her daughter’s DNA to officially identify her, a Bradford inquest was told. Unemployed Jean Hargreaves, who was 55 and lived alone in a third-floor flat in Harewood Road, Keighley, was discovered after a
Phil Parkinson admits City must not be deflected from their push for safety by the “surreal” midweek scenes. The Bantams boss has found it hard to switch off from the brawl after the Crawley game. As well as the Football Association’
Firefighters have urged people not to light fires in woods after they were called to an incident at Gilstead, near Bingley. A passer by raised the alarm after spotting the fire in woods at the side of Primrose Lane in the village last night. Crews from
Detectives have been questioning an 18-year-old man after he was arrested by officers investigating a sex attack on a woman near a railway station. The man, who has not been named, handed himself in to officers at Keighley police station. He was yesterday
Hull FC 24 Bradford Bulls 18 Nobody seems quite sure what the future holds for Bradford Bulls, least of all the 17 players who took the field for the club last night. Traumatic does not do justice to the past few days, as a rugby league
Three men have been questioned after a speeding car was in collision with a woman pedestrian, throwing her several yards through the air. The 34-year-old suffered head injuries and died at the scene. She was crossing Mayo Avenue, Bradford
Trying to save the Odeon is top of the agenda for new Bradford West MP George Galloway. Mr Galloway said that he would be writing to Bradford Council to get hold of the engineering report to see what could be done to save the building. He is also going
Bradford is the third most affordable city in the UK to buy a home, according to new research published today. In its new affordable cities review Lloyds TSB bank says the average UK price of a city home is now the lowest since 2003, standing at £173,202
One of Baildon’s architectural gems has celebrated its 100th anniversary after it was saved from possible demolition two years ago. Veteran Geoffrey Thorpe, 95, cut a cake-shaped like Towngate Rooms, in Northgate, to mark the centenary of the historic
Mick Potter paid tribute to his players and the supporters who showed defiance in the face of adversity as the Bulls slipped to a 24-18 defeat at high-flying Hull last night. Potter and his men were told on Tuesday morning that the club must find £500,000
Some of the district’s most talented young people have picked up awards at a special ceremony. Bradford Council Youth Service’s B-talented programme has been celebrating the success of 14 of its graduates who have given 30 hours a week over the past
