Delays are expected on the M606 in Bradford next week because of survey work. Two lanes northbound will be closed from 8pm to 6am on March 19 and 20. The Highways Agency has also warned moderate delays are expected on the M62 between junction
A new stay-and-play group, will open at a Bradford church next month. Called Little Stars it will be held at St Paul’s Church Rooms in Church Street, Manningham, for all children of pre-school age. And parents, grandparents and carers are all
Plans for an extension at a Bradford restaurant have been refused, The Shaan Restaurant and Takeaway, at 135 - 137 Toller Lane, has been seeking permission for a rear first floor extension. But Bradford Council planners have turned down the application
Staff at the Co-operative supermarket in Bingley have given funds to the Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope following a series of money-spinning events in the 5 Rise centre store. The store has raised more than £3,200 through a series of raffles, book
A community interest group will give children an egg-citing Easter in woodlands around the Bradford district. Keighley-based Get Out More, which has been running forest activities in school holidays for almost three years, is expanding its programme
A £5,000 reward is being offered as part of a nationwide police search for the driver of a Volvo which failed to stop at the scene of a fatal collision in Dorset. Detectives want to trace the driver of a Volvo XC90 which struck 16-year-old girl
Youngsters aged four to ten can learn about wildlife in the Oakwell Nature Club. The next session runs from 10am until noon on Saturday, March 23, at Oakwell Hall Museum.
Bradford runners are being urged to sign up for the sold-out Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon. The new flagship marathon, to be staged in York on October 20, sold out in January – just three days after being revealed – with all 5,500 initial places being
Good afternoon and welcome from a suddenly very wet St James Park in Exeter. Team news expected very shortly but hearing that City could be going 4-3-1-2. Alan Connell starts his first league game in 2013 as Phil Parkinson goes for a diamond formation
A trade union representative who received an OBE from the Queen has died at his Bradford home, aged 63. John Stephen Beanland (right), of Wyke, was named in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2007 for his work in trade union matters with the
Youngsters decorated their bikes and scooters and rode them to school in a Bling Your Bike day. Pupils were encouraged to come to Burley Oaks Primary School, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, on their bikes and scooters, decorated on the theme of Spring
Bradford City face a make or break scenario as the unbeaten Northern Combination side take on current leaders Chorley twice in the next eight days. City are in Lancashire for tomorrow’s clash and a win will put their title chances firmly in their
A Parents’ Forum for Bradford and Airedale takes place on Tuesday from 6.30pm to 8pm. The venue is the Carlisle Business Centre on Carlisle Road and also there is a forum on Thursday, March 21 from 10am to 1pm, at the Sangat Community Centre, Marlborough
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford enjoyed a brew while supporting a worthy cause. Councillor Dale Smith and his wife Margaret visited the Big Brew event held at the VIP Cafe in the Thornbury Centre, Leeds Old Road. The event, organised
Work has started on a £250,000 community hall at the heart of a Bradford neighbourhood. Archdeacon of Bradford, the Venerable David Lee, laid the first stone for the building, which is being built on a church car park in Laisterdyke. The Parochial
A group from Huddersfield will be cycling through Ilkley, Haworth and Oxenhope to raise money for good causes in the area. A team of cyclists from Huddersfield Town’s partner Total Foodservice are cycling 150 miles through West Yorkshire in May
A support and training group for families is marking World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday by opening its new centre in Bingley. Down Syndrome Training & Support Service Ltd is having the open day at The Pamela Sunter Centre, 2 Whitley Street
Simon Parker comment: The Phil Parkinson to Reading link is an obvious one but I can’t see it happening. For Stuart McCall at Bradford City, read Parky with the Royals. Eleven years service in central midfield earned him legendary status in Berkshire
A major crackdown starts on Monday against low level crime plaguing residents across the district, including mobile CCTV cameras to catch culprits causing problems on various district housing estates. Incommunities has joined forces with West Yorkshire
Shopkeepers and town centre businesses are being asked to turn back the clocks and celebrate our history in a shop window display competition to coincide with Ilkley Carnival. The theme of this year’s Ilkley Carnival, on May 6, will be British
Young pianist Evie Kitching returned from a music festival with a handful of glittering prizes. The youngster, of Wrose, Shipley, won six first places, two second places and a commended prize for playing piano solos at the Robertshaw Festival held
Explore your creative side in the latest creative writing session from 5.15pm until 6.45pm on Wednesdays at Birstall Library and Information Centre, Market Street, Birstall. For more information, call (01924) 326227.
Bradford-based debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty has scooped a top place in a survey of the country’s best places to work. Competing in the not-for-profit category, CAP was judged second place after employees surveyed anonymously
Young people across Bradford are invited to take part in a new five-a-side football tournament. Staff and youngsters at Highcroft Youth Centre have organised the Highcroft Cup competition, with the support of Bradford Council’s youth service and
Simon Parker comment: We’ve all read them, ignored them, blocked them. They are snide, ignorant and – more often than not – cowardly. So how refreshing was it to see one of these “keyboard warriors” outed by boxer Curtis Woodhouse this week?
For a coach, a player as versatile as Danny Addy can be a Godsend, particularly with a squad as small as Bradford’s. But for the player himself, with a desire to cement a regular spot in a certain position, such versatility can be a blessing and
About 30 jobs in Bradford and West Yorkshire are under threat as banking giant Santander plans to slash its UK financial advisor workforce as it focuses on existing customers only. The Spanish-owned bank, which includes the former savings and branches
Diamond wedding couple John and Audrey Mercer are always surrounded by their family, because plant expert Mr Mercer has created new alpine flowers named after their children and grandchildren. The couple, of Heaton, Bradford, were married in 1953
Bradford has the second-highest rate of infant mortality in England, according to a health report. In the most deprived areas of the district, the number of children dying before their first birthday is as high as one in every hundred. The
Bingley clothing firm Damart has given thermal coats to Bradford District Care Trust Working Women’s Service which which helps street prostitutes. Phil Anderson, the company’s marketing director, said: “As we are based in Bingley, we are aware
A ten-year-old Bradford girl who is tackling a mountain for charity is also selling her toys to help raise money. Alisha Shehzadi is raising money for Orphans in Need by climbing Snowdon in Wales. The youngster, who is a pupil at Hollingwood
Controversial plans to merge the running of eight primary schools have moved a step closer. Eight Bradford schools hope to come together to form a trust, called the Bradford Co-operative Learning Trust. The eight schools are Atlas Community
The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has defended his plan to appoint a deputy on a salary of £53,000 a year. Mark Burns-Williamson has come under fire from political rivals over his decision – with some insisting the cash would be
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager had his phone stolen in a robbery. Huddersfield CID want to speak to anyone who witnessed or has information about the offence which took place between 7.55pm and 8pm on St Johns Road, Birkenshaw
A man driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs killed his soldier brother when he crashed a car into a tree after a police pursuit at speeds of around 100mph, an inquest found. A crash investigator said the smash on Woodside Road in Wyke
People were seeing red across the district as they had a giggle to raise Comic Relief cash. From pyjama-clad Gangnam style dancing to wacky hair days and the ‘World’s Worst Tombola’ it was all happening for Red Nose Day. Joanne Ballantyne,
A care home looking after people with eating disorders and mental health problems is due to close within the next eight weeks, it has been revealed. Rookwood Nursing Home in Victor Road, Heaton, Bradford, is reportedly closing its doors because
Francis Cummins believes John Bateman has undergone a minor transformation as he prepares to make his comeback tomorrow. The 19-year-old back-rower has not played in Super League since last August due to a shoulder reconstruction but he is set
Keighley Cougars’ assistant coach Glenn Barraclough has admitted his side are growing increasingly desperate as they bid to kick-start their campaign at the seventh time of asking this weekend. Paul March’s side host York City Knights tomorrow
Adrian Purtell admits his emotions will be running high ahead of his long-awaited comeback tomorrow – but says he could not be any better prepared for it. The Bulls centre has been included in Francis Cummins’ injury-hit 19-man squad for the visit
Phil Parkinson’s new City contract should be based around the division they are in, according to John Hendrie. The former Bantams winger believes Parkinson will take up their offer to remain at Valley Parade. Parkinson continues to be linked
