A police helicopter joined the hunt for a man who fled from a car after crashing it into a wall in Bradford tonight. The crash happened at about 9.30pm in Undercliffe. A police spokesman said enquiries were last night ongoing to find the man.
Police were continuing house-to-house inquiries and searches of woodland and water today in the hunt for missing mum Seemberjeet Kaur. Mrs Kaur, 35, of East Bowling, Bradford, the mother of a three-year-old daughter, has now been missing for more
Two Bradford MPs have urged police to investigate a fraud scandal at a city school – dismissing ministers’ claims that a probe has already taken place. Both David Ward (Bradford East) and George Galloway (Bradford West) have demanded a proper inquiry
Eyebrows were raised when Danny Addy was named in Scotland’s squad for the World Cup but the Bulls star enjoyed arguably the best game of his career on Tuesday night. The Scots opened their campaign with a stirring 26-24 win over Tonga at Workington
A woman who stole money from the account of a pensioner would never have committed the crime had she known her victim was 70, a court was told today. Jacqueline Thompson, 42, of Wilson Road, Wyke, admitted a charge of handling stolen goods and
Coroners in Bradford are appealing for any relatives of Milan Hancar to get in contact. Mr Hancar, 53, was found dead at his home address in St Paul's Road, Bradford, on Thursday, October 24. He died of natural causes. Any relative of Mr Hancar
Eccleshill duo Nicky Bastow and Paul Rooks were joined by Ian Howard and Chris Daysh (Meanwood) as week three qualifiers in the Guiseley Winter Pairs. Bastow and Rooks saw off father and son pairing Richard and Adam Briggs (Harrogate) 21-9, before
Right on Cue Bradford’s billiards team opened the new Yorkshire Inter-District League season with a 5-2 defeat to Harrogate at Great Horton Cricket Club. John McEachran of the host club opened up a lead of 40 but at the halfway stage there
A former Bradford hairdresser is to go back to school as part of a campaign to avert what she describes as a potential timebomb. Christine Sharp, from Riddlesden, Keighley, is a volunteer for the National Osteoporosis Society. She has faced
A taxman's letter, moving house and worries about paying for petrol to get to a new job took their toll on a woman who had bravely faced her drinking problem, a Bradford inquest heard today. Amanda Bagshaw, 49, died from multiple knife wounds she
Bingley Bees recovered from an early setback to beat Huddersfield Dragons Fourths 2-1 in Division Five North of the Yorkshire League. The third-placed Bees made all the early running in what proved to be a good-natured but highly-competitive game
A 58-year-old Keighley man who was working as a sub-contractor at a South Yorkshire store has died following an incident at the premises. Emergency services were called to the Iceland supermarket in Sycamore Road, Rotherham, just after noon on
Bradford district boxers Harris Akbar and Muhammad Ali claimed victories as England schoolboy and youth teams beat Ireland by nine wins to four. Competing at the Castle Court Hotel in Westport, Akbar, of Bradford Police & College Boxing Academy
The Bradford League match of the week saw defending Division One champions Highdale edge out a buoyant Police side 6-4. Highdale had already suffered a heavy defeat to Dewsbury Tog and could not afford to lose any more ground on their opponents
The Dales Council Umpires’ Association hold their annual general meeting at Pudsey Congs Cricket Club tomorrow night (7.45). For further information call Colin White on 01274-670321.
Householders are being invited to comment on the way waste, including soil and rubble, is disposed of at Craven recycling sites. North Yorkshire County Council is looking at possible savings by changing the way it accepts discretionary non-household
A Brighouse schoolgirl has died in a car crash on holiday in Scotland. Caitlin Thaxter was a passenger in a silver Toyota RAV4 which went out of control while negotiating a left-hand bend a few miles east of Inveraray, near Dunderave Castle, leaving
A serious traffic accident involving an elderly pedestrian and a vehicle today blocked the centre of Silsden while police investigated the incident in Kirkgate. “Police were called to a serious road traffic collision at 12.21pm ivolving a vehicle
Three Bradford men were today further remanded in custody after appearing before a judge in connection with the killing of Barry Selby and a linked shooting incident on the Holme Wood estate. Bradford Crown Court was today told that Lee Calvert
One of the photographs we published on September 4, showing Bradford on Coronation Day in June 1953, showed the-then Lord Mayor Alderman Angus Crowther in procession with civic dignitaries. What we didn’t know at the time of publication was the
Airedale General Hospital managers considered how to strengthen relationships as part of their reaction to failings at Stafford Hospital. Members of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust debated their response to the Francis Report, commissioned after
On the wall of Mrs Jean Ackroyd’s home is a large photograph of the Bradford Nomads, the wandering rugby union amateurs whom we featured on October 16, so called because they didn’t have their own ground. Mrs Ackroyd’s late husband Jack was one
A specialist nurse from Airedale Hospital will talk about organ donation next month. The free talk, which will include information on the need for more people to join the donation register, what happens at donation and how this changes the lives
Skipton’s medieval High Corn Mill, has been officially listed as a ‘place of interest’ after a rigorous assessment by national tourism body Visit England under the body’s quality assurance scheme. Mill owner Andrew Mear (pictured) said: “Visit
Jim Greenhalf reports on the archive films being shown this weekend which cover many aspects of cricket in the years spanning the 1930s to the 1970s Caught on film over the years and now safely in the vaults at the Yorkshire Film Archive are many
SIR – Re G Steff’s letter (T&A, October 25) about the direct airport bus 737. I have travelled on every bus from early morning through the day every day through the week (not the same week). People get on the bus at Bradford, Shipley, Guiseley
SIR – Leader of the SNP Alex Salmond may not be the most popular politician in these parts, but at his party’s conference he summed up very well in his speech, the ‘deal’ done by the coalition government in selling off Royal Mail to private shareholders
SIR – Proof positive that George Gideon Osborne is the worst Chancellor in history emerged when two news items confirmed him in the No. 1 slot. Osborne’s ‘help to buy’ (votes) gambit is proving an absolute winner. House prices in London have increased
SIR – I am writing a short life of my father the late Walt Powell (Yorkshire comedian 1904-1959, pictured) who was a comic on the Bradford club circuit in the 1940s and 1950s. He worked at English Electric in Thornbury and starred in many of their
Sir – Russ Piper, chief executive of Sovereign Health Care, said he could sleep easy at night, knowing his organisation has done as much as it can to help deserving causes (T&A, October 25). As an example of this, we have been privileged to
SIR – The dictionary definition of “visionary” as being incapable of being realised or effected, is particularly apt in the circumstance of the Media Museum. During the near-enough four months since we were told that the Media Museum was safe from
Sir – Bradford is a great place to live. It is the biggest city in England with the majority of its buildings in sandstone instead of red brick. It is surrounded for the most part by moorland and hills which can be seen from the very heart of the
It’s confession time. I’ve just had a large tree cut down and I am trying to square this with my ambition to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by storing some of it, as carbon, in trees. It’s the first felled tree for me, but
More than three decades ago, fear rippled through the city of Bradford. Women were frightened to go out alone as the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper ensued. During his reign of terror, Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 women, but being told by police
Bradford has a long and troubled history with the issue of air pollution. In the middle of the nineteenth century it was regarded as one of the smokiest places in Britain, with row upon row of mill and factory chimneys churning out soot and a dreadful
Word-of-mouth recommendations by clients have enabled a Cleckheaton accountant to expand her business well ahead of schedule. Caroline Askin launched CJA Accountancy Services in Roberttown last May and aimed to grow the business and recruit a member
Bradford Council has pledged to “rigorously pursue” people suspected of benefit fraud. The warning was issued today after it emerged that more than £1m worth of benefit fraud has been prosecuted across the district since 2010. Figures released
Bonfire Night will be celebrated with an extra bang this year through a new firework extravaganza promised in Bradford. For the first time, a large firework display will be held in Bradford’s Peel Park which has been in the planning for about
A horticulturalist who has been a stalwart of In Bloom judging for four decades has received a coveted accolade. Maurice Baren, of Haworth, has been presented with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) outstanding contribution award. The 76
Bradford district’s Junior Chamber says it has exceeded expectations with its pilot harvest festival project. The appeal, from September 23 to October 25, collected donations from schools and businesses for those hit by poverty and hunger across
A Shipley-based security firm has extended its support for a successful youth football team. The Select Group is now sponsoring the under-18 team at Silsden AFC after supporting the players through various age groups. The team clinched the
Two parishes in the Worth Valley are poised to get greater control of future development in their neighbourhoods. Bradford Council’s executive will be asked on Tuesday to approve Neighbour-hood Area designations for Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury
Roxanne Denton and Danielle Atkinson have been promoted to trainee solicitors at Wilsons Solicitors, which has offices in Bradford and Leeds. Roxanne, who is based at the Ilkley office, joined the firm for work experience in 2011 after studying
A dental surgeon has relaunched the practice he bought after working there for two years, creating new jobs in the process. Dr Ritesh Lad has used a £330,000 loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking towards expansion and renovation of the NHS practice
A Christmas concert is to be given by The Yorkshire Fellowship Band of the Salvation Army. It will take place at 6.30pm on Saturday, November 23, in the Kings Hall/Winter Garden, Ilkley. Tickets are £5 for adults and £4 for concessions from Ilkley
A former textile technologist has become the new co-ordinator of a scheme which provides help for older and infirm residents do their weekly shop. Ilkley resident Wendy Cubie, who recently retired from the textile industry, has taken on the role
Hundreds of schoolchildren from across the district were treated to a taste of the Caribbean as part of a project to broaden students’ cultural experiences. The collaboration between Bradford Academy, University Academy Keighley, Holy Family Catholic
Menston Arts Club will hold an exhibition of paintings and crafts at Kirklands Community Centre, Main Street, on November 16 and 17. The exhibition will be open from 10.30am to 5pm on Saturday and from 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday. Admission
The living dead will return to Haworth tomorrow – but it promises to be an enjoyable experience. Organisers of the village’s latest Zombie Run have invited people to join in by coming to Parkside Social Club, off Butt Lane, from 5pm from 6pm to
An army cadet from Otley has returned from one of the Army Cadet Force’s most challenging courses – in Canada's Yukon. Helen Winpenny, 16, was one of only 12 cadets from across the UK to have been selected to attend Operation Maple Leaf 2013, a
A pedestrian fighting for his life in hospital after being in collision with a car in Bradford has undergone extensive surgery, say police. A spokesman said the man, aged in his 30s, was still in a critical but stable condition last night.
A public hearing got under way yesterday to scrutinise plans for a residential development on fields particularly popular with sledgers. The controversial plan to build about 54 homes on farmland near the grade II-listed Lower Blacup Farm in Cleckheaton
Campaigners wanting to increase the amount of woodland in the Aire Valley to help reduce flooding have highlighted the funding on offer to help landowners plant trees. A spokesman for Let’s Grow Keighley said: “There are other benefits to restoring
Groups will take to the small screen next month to do battle for a £50,000 windfall, with success in the Bradford area meaning a community brass band and city centre fashion show can go ahead. Six organisations have been shortlisted to vie for
A full church of more than 200 people welcomed the Rev Jill Perrett as the new rector of St Peter’s, Addingham. Members of the congregation, representatives from the local community, other clergy in the area, and Mrs Perrett’s family and friends
The University of Bradford has been shortlisted for a Prospects Postgraduate Award, recognising and rewarding excellence and innovation in postgraduate education. The University will compete against three other institutions for the title of Best
Different generations will team up to create Otley's first mosaic. Arts organisation The Big Hoo-Ha Co has been awarded nearly £5,000 from the town council's Voice Your Choice fund to carry out the project. Fellow winners Otley Action for Older
Almost 100 guests enjoyed an evening of fashion and fun at Ilkley Rugby Club while raising money for charity. Three local women with a shared love of fashion, style and accessories joined forces to put on the event. Image consultant Anna Mewes
Keighley’s Sainsbury’s is on the look-out for local carol singing groups to take part in ‘Sing While You Shop’ – a carol singing event in aid of charity is to be hosted by the business on December 14 and 15. Contact prl.keighley@sainsburys.co.uk for
Bradford Council has forecast it will underspend £2.7 million of its budget this financial year, but says the pressure to make further savings continues. A mid-year financial report, which will be presented to its executive next Tuesday, shows
Silsden’s bonfire night will be held on the Green, in Bradley Road, this Saturday. The fire will be lit at 6pm, with fireworks displays at 6.30pm and at 7.15pm. Admission is £1, and the event includes food stalls and live entertainment.
Manorlands is set to bag sackfuls of cash as Santas take to the streets. The Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice is among the beneficiaries from Skipton’s annual Santa Fun Run. Since the event was launched four years ago, Manorlands has received £14,500
Skipton mayor John Kerwin-Davey is to host a nostalgic Remembrance lunch at the town’s Rendezvous Hotel on Sunday, November 17. “Lest We Forget” will recreate the spirit of the wartime years, with a themed meal in a dining room decorated with memorabilia
A 25-year-old man has told a jury he had no idea his old school friend was involved in transporting guns and ammunition by minicab from Bradford to Keighley. Mobeen Hussain, of Fairbank Road, Girlington, Bradford, said he was innocently caught
Bradford City fans have been thanked for raising £1,188 for Prostate Cancer UK at the club’s clash against Wolves on Saturday. A collection was organised by the charity. Mark Bishop, director of fundraising, said: “This season football fans across
A week-long celebration of all things scientific will begin in Otley this weekend. Highlights of the 2013 Otley Science Festival will feature a presentation by BBC wildlife expert Mike Dilger, a Bonfire Night special “science cafe” focusing on
A illegal immigrant caught fleeing an industrial scale cannabis factory set up in a Bradford house told police she thought the 526 drugs plants she was nurturing were flowers. Vietnamese national Lan Le was jailed for six months at Bradford Crown
Specialist lender Provident Financial has launched a 21st century version of its traditional doorstep lending operation to win new customers and breathe new life into its consumer credit business which has been suffering from weak demand. The Bradford-based
The memory of an outstanding Victorian social reformer and statesmen was honoured in a ceremony at Burley-in-Wharfedale. A dedication was held for a new headstone for William Edward Forster, the politician who is remembered for bringing primary
Francis Cummins’ players will reap the rewards from a meticulous series of pre-season tests which will leave no stone unturned. On Monday the bulk of Cummins’ squad, including new recruits Luke George and Lee Gaskell, began a week-long programme
Phil Parkinson has hailed Raffaele De Vita’s statement of intent to force his way into City’s plans. The Italian winger marked his first starting appearance at Valley Parade with a goal in the 2-1 loss to Wolves. That followed an assist on his
Plans for a £120 million “clean energy” complex in Keighley – which will bring nearly 600 jobs to the town – have now been submitted to Bradford Council. Three plants for recycling waste would be constructed on the derelict former gas works site
The fire service will be at half its capacity this Friday – one of the busiest nights of the year – as firefighters stage the first of two strikes within four days. And the public have been asked to play their part in helping prevent bonfire celebrations
Baildon Methodist Church hosts a ‘Big Christmas Fair’ on Saturday, November 9, from 10am to 2pm. Father Christmas will be in his grotto and there will be many stalls including cakes, bath and beauty products, books, bulbs, gifts, jams and pickles.
A nurse told a 999 operator that a missing psychiatric patient was probably sitting somewhere with a couple of lagers because nine out of ten times that is what they do, an inquest heard. Donna Bingley, a senior nurse at the privately-run Cygnet
Bradford Council has rejected an idea to introduce an hour’s free street parking for shoppers in the city centre on Saturdays. A report to the authority’s environmental and waste management overview and scrutiny committee says there is “no business
Campaigners still fighting plans for two large housing developments in Menston are furious at the way news of Bradford Council’s final approval for one of them has been released to the public. Menston Action Group (Mag) has fought a lengthy battle
The “torpedoing” of a £300 million recycling scheme in Bradford is forcing the Council to look at different ways of dealing with waste. In January, Bradford and Calderdale councils will take the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
The new chief executive of Bradford Bulls is urging supporters to make one last effort to cast their vote as an initiative to give away £140,000 to 14 local good causes enters the final week. Robbie Hunter-Paul is backing the Good All Round Awards
Bradford teenager Ged Sykes has become a national champion in only his second competition. The 17-year-old, from Wibsey, had been training well but had to conquer his nerves to win the under-18 sub-junior category in the British Classic Championships
Denholme and District Motorcycle Club is holding another reunion. Around 120 former members of the now-defunct club meet annually. The latest gathering will be held at the Bronte Hotel, Haworth, next Saturday, November 9, from 7.30pm. The
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Isaac Lavender Davis, aged 23, of Thursby Street, Bradford Moor; using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, £50 fine, £20 costs; failure to stop a vehicle
Emmanuel College student Alicia Blum has become the British Classic sub-junior powerlifting champion. The 15-year-old from Thackley, who only took up the sport six months ago, qualified for the British Classic event after achieving a Yorkshire
Around 2,000 jobs are at risk after the new owner of Blockbuster Entertainment said it is putting the DVD and computer games rental chain into administration for the second time this year due to tough trading. Private equity group Gordon Brothers
Concern is growing for a vulnerable young Bradford mother who has been missing from home for a week. Seemberjeet Kaur, 35, the mum of a three-year-old child, was last seen in Roberts Park, Saltaire, last Wednesday. Police are urging anyone
More than 12,000 violent criminals on probation in West Yorkshire will be handed over to private firms, under explosive plans to be debated today. The offenders have committed crimes including domestic violence, burglary, robbery, violence against
Bradford looks set to become the first city in West Yorkshire and only the second in the country to enforce a hard-hitting action plan to slash air pollution, which causes one in 20 deaths in the district. Traffic fumes and exhaust emissions have
There is still not enough evidence that Bradford will benefit from the proposed HS2 rail link to London, according to Bradford Council’s leader. The Government has released its strategic case for the high-speed line between the capital and Leeds
Detectives have charged a man with murder following the death of acid attack victim Barry Selby. Lee Calvert, 22, was due to appear at Bradford Crown Court today. Calvert, of Stirling Crescent, Holme Wood, Bradford, has already appeared before
The following planning applications have been submitted to Bradford Council: Lidget Green: four new advertising boards with illumination, Car Sales, Beckside Road. Lidget Green: site clearance, remediation and landfill to existing previously developed
The following planning applications have been submitted to Bradford Council: Keighley: first-floor side extension, 66 Bracken Bank Grove. Keighley: private car standing to front, 16 Golden View Drive, Thwaites Brow. Keighley: two-storey side and
Carnaby Street The Alhambra Mini skirts – tick. Groovy dance moves – tick. Psychedelic shirts – tick. Ironic Beatles references – tick. Every box was crossed in this affectionate tribute to the Sixties, and the movers and shakers who made
Kidderminster Harriers 2, Bradford Park Avenue 1 (aet) Bradford Park Avenue exited this season’s FA Cup in heartbreaking fashion after taking Conference Premier high-flyers Kidderminster to extra time in tonight’s fourth-round replay. It was
