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  • Pregnant woman suffers 'serious' injuries in car crash

    A PREGNANT woman is in hospital with 'serious' injuries after a car crash in Bradford last night.  Emergency services were called to the incident on Keighley Road in Denholme just after 7.20pm.  A spokesman for the Illingworth fire crew said

  • 'Buster' bows out on a high as Cougars ease past Workington

    THE Cougars bowed out at Cougar Park for the 2017 season with a comfortable 28-6 victory over Workington Town.It was an emotional day as James 'Buster' Feather played his final home game for the club after 15 years of service, while Neil Cherryholme

  • Crowds enjoy vintage transport extravaganza

    CROWDS gathered in Otley today for the town's annual vintage transport extravaganza. A full house of classic cars, trucks and more were on show at the event, which was held at Knotford Nook in Pool Road, Otley. Some of the vehicles on show

  • Tourist information shake-up set for council debate

    CASUAL volunteers and themed visitor experiences are among two of the changes being mooted for the way visitor information centres are run. A report being put before Bradford Council’s Executive next week recommends a new approach to tourism across

  • Gloves are off in battle for Shipley seat

    HUNDREDS of Labour members attended a canvassing event in Shipley today led by the local Labour group and left-wing columnist and activist Owen Jones.Unseat Philip Davies - Win Shipley for Labour, is part of a national scheme targeting parliamentary seats

  • Cox is delighted with early impressions

    Vanarama National League: Guiseley 0 Eastleigh 0 NEW boss Paul Cox oversaw a draw in his first game in the hot seat as Guiseley ended a run of three straight defeats with a stalemate against visitors Eastleigh in the Vanarama National League.

  • Spot of bother as Avenue fail to beat ten men

    Vanarama National League North: Bradford Park Avenue 1 Nuneaton Town 1 BRADFORD Park Avenue extended their unbeaten run in Vanarama National League North to six games but still endured a frustrating afternoon against ten-man Nuneaton Town.

  • NATIONAL: Root has something special in his sights

    JOE Root is confident England are capable of doing "something special" in the Ashes after delivering successive victories in his first two series as captain.England clinched a 2-1 win against West Indies on the back of an outstanding career-best

  • Stolen car recovered in minutes by police

    A STOLEN car was found by police only 20 minutes after it had been taken.West Yorkshire Roads Policing Unit has tweeted this picture of the white Nissan Qashqai which was stopped by officers in Sticker Lane area of Bradford, on Saturday night.It is not

  • McDermott: Castleford the team to beat

    LEEDS head coach Brian McDermott hailed Castleford as the ones to beat as he watched his side suffer a 38-24 defeat at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle.The Rhinos came into the Super League Super 8s clash on the back of a seven-match losing streak to the Tigers

  • Cakewalk for whites as they find a new hero

    Sky Bet Championship: Leeds United 5 Burton Albion 0 RAMPANT Leeds United gift-wrapped an early birthday present for owner Andrea Radrizanni yesterday with a 5-0 Sky Bet Champioonship cakewalk against Burton Albion at Elland Road. The Whites

  • Car catches fire outside shop

    A CAR caught fire outside the Co-op store in Oakworth.One crew from Keighley fire station was called out to deal with the incident at about 8.30am today.The fire, which started in the engine compartment of the Vauxhall Insignia, was brought under control

  • Judge spares 'immature and naive ' drug dealer immediate custody

    AN “immature and naive” teenager has been spared an immediate custodial sentence for storing a stash of cocaine and cannabis at his home.“Some people will think I am being very lenient. I don’t think so in this case,” the Recorder of Bradford, Judge Jonathan

  • Wrenthorpe and Scholes face up on intriguing final day

    WRENTHORPE scored a dramatic one-wicket win off the final ball of their rain-reduced All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Championship Division One match at Yeadon. The victory came in a contest reduced to 20 overs per side, and enabled

  • VIDEO: Three cars damaged in police chase

    A DRIVER wrote off the car he was in and caused damage to two others trying to flee from police in Bradford last night. The red Vauxhall Corsa was left badly damaged in the crash, which happened 30 seconds after the driver tried to flee from police

  • Drama as six-times champions Pudsey Congs are relegated

    ONE run was the agonising margin between safety and relegation for Pudsey Congs as their All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League Premier Division tenure came to an end. Two runs from the final ball of their match with New Farnley would have

  • Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing

    LATEST: Man, 47, appears in court accused of murdering his stepfather A MAN has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Silsden on Friday. Alistair Throup, of Oakland Street, in Silsden, has been charged with the murder of 73

  • Father drove like an 'imbecile' during 13-minute police chase

    A FATHER-OF-TWO who drove like an “imbecile” during a 13-minute police chase has been spared jail. Shahid Iqbal, 26, reached speeds of 78mph in a 30mph zone and 60mph in a 20mph area as he sped away from officers who saw him driving a Seat Leon