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  • UPDATE: Missing teenagers have been found safe and well

    POLICE in Bradford have said two teenage girls who were reported missing from the city have been found safe and well.. Jarmila Holubova aged 15 and Denisa Kotlarova also aged 15 were last seen in the Haycliffe Lane area of Bradford around 12 noon

  • Thornton Hoping for cup progress

    THE FA Sunday Cup takes the spotlight this weekend as Thornton United tackle Leeds-based Hope Inn Whites at Manningham Mills.Fellow Bradford Sunday Alliance League outfit Oakenshaw have a bye through to the second round of the national competition.West

  • More recognition for Bulls Women

    WELCOME to Yorkshire will recognise the county's rugby league success at the White Rose Awards later this month.Bradford's women, Leeds, Castleford and Hull FC have all been invited to show off their silverware at the 'Big Night Out' event.Yorkshire

  • New eatery celebrates opening by giving out free food

    A NEW city centre food venue selling a Canadian delicacy will open in Bradford tomorrow by offering free food to its first customers. Brooklyn Fries on Upper Millergate will be dedicated to the little known dish poutine, made up of French fries

  • Yorkshire seniors crowned champions

    YORKSHIRE are celebrating after being crowned English senior men's county golf champions for the first time after sealing the title by defeating Warwickshire.A tough match at Goswick Golf Club in Northumberland saw Yorkshire snatch critical points

  • Bumbles pick up two awards in world tournament

    THE Bumble Bees may have only won one of their five matches at the International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament (IMART) 'World Cup' in northern Spain.Yet they did walk away with two prestigious trophies as they set the standards for behaviour

  • Local derbies await cup winners

    BY REMOTE chance there were no local derby ties in the first round of the West Riding County Cup for sides in the Bradford area – but supporters can look forward to three in the second round.In the first week of next month, the county's most prestigious

  • JAILED: Bradford man beat up his partner for third time

    A BRADFORD man has been jailed for 20 months for beating up his partner for a third time. Sajad Ayub punched and kicked Sarah Bashir when she came home from work to find him drunk, Bradford Crown Court heard. Miss Bashir, 35, suffered two black

  • Work continues to fill in huge sinkhole

    WORK to fill in sinkhole which appeared in a street in Baildon will continue next week. An area of pavement on a pedestrian crossing in Browgate (pictured) gave way last month causing a large cavity underground. Louanna Winch, Baildon Town

  • Angling Lines

    BRADFORD No 1 AA ANDY Jacques claimed his third members' match win of the year on Sunday as he sealed his second aggregate weight title – and with a new record weight! Andy's 38lb 11oz catch of F1 carp on pole from Raskelf Lake was enough to win

  • Lender Provident confirms losses as turnaround continues

    TROUBLED subprime lender Provident Financial confirmed that it will book heavy losses at its consumer credit business this year, but claimed that it is making progress with a turnaround plan. A management shake-up at the firm's consumer credit

  • Man found dead near railway line is named

    LATEST: Man whose body was found near Bradford rail track may have fallen from bridge An inquest is due to open today into the death of a man found close to a railway line in Bradford. The man has been named as 23-year-old Daniel Paul Collins

  • Bradford can play a big part in beating childhood obesity

    EVERY parent will tell you that, sometimes, you just have to opt for an easy life and give in to your child’s demands.When it comes to food, taking the path of least resistance can often make the difference between a desperately-needed period of calm

  • Dance-inspired sculpture gives off sounds and smells

    AN innovative work of art, designed by tracking the motion of dancers, is on display in Bradford.The sculpture, called Moving Memories, produces sounds and smells, and forms part of a collaborative performance by dance artiste Lucie Lee and renowned local

  • Man, 19, arrested over string of burglaries

    A 19-YEAR-OLD man was arrested from a suspect vehicle in Swain House, Bradford. The vehicle had been identified as being involved in a number of burglaries in the Bingley Rural ward. The man, who was arrested on Wednesday, October 11, is under

  • Men escape electrical heater house fire

    THREE men escaped a house fire which started when an electrical heater was knocked over in a bedroom. The portable electrical heater, which was plugged in, was knocked over and caught fire in a third floor bedroom of a terraced house in Harlow Road, Lidget

  • Lorry and car crash on busy Bradford road

    A LORRY and a car crashed on a busy Bradford road, causing traffic delays.  The accident, between a black Skoda Citigo and a blue Volvo heavy tractor-style lorry, took place on the Shipley Airedale Road at just after 6.40am today.  An ambulance

  • Gold Star and Zabeel Prince tipped for glory at York

    GOLD Star can bring up his hat-trick in the Unibet Handicap at York this afternoon.He impressed with a bloodless three-and-three-quarter-length win at Wolverhampton last time, assuming control inside the distance in a 12-furlong heat and there is no reason

  • Guiseley strengthen defence with triple swoop

    GUISELEY have announced a hat-trick of further signings as manager Paul Cox continues to overhaul the squad. Cox has added French defenders Jean-Yves Koue Niate and Chris M’Boungo as well as South African-born left-back Darren Holden to a squad that has

  • VIDEO: Tony McMahon free-kick wins goal of the month

    TONY McMahon has been awarded the Sky Bet Goal of the Month for September for his superb free-kick against Northampton. Take a bow, Tony McMahon. 🎯#FreeKickFriday brought to you by the @officialbantams defender. pic.twitter.com/tI1aigE9AW

  • Bantams defender Hendrie will not return favour with Bury boss

    LUKE Hendrie admits Lee Clark has played a big role in developing him as a player.But the right back intends to show no gratitude when City face the Bury boss at Gigg Lane tomorrow.The 23-year-old Burnley defender steps in for the injured Tony McMahon

  • Firm's chemical plans are criticised by neighbours

    A ROW has erupted over plans for a chemical treatment at a company located at a Baildon business park. Produmax, a precision engineering firm, has applied to Bradford Council for the chemical treatment of metal parts, including storage of chemicals

  • Sandwich firm picks up an award to go

    A BRADFORD-based sandwich firm has claimed a tasty national award victory. Tiffin Sandwiches, which has its head office on the Euroway Trading Estate, was named the Barclays Scale-up Entrepreneur of the Year at the Barclays High-Growth & Entrepreneur

  • Long-standing Bradford fish and chip shop under new ownership

    A COUPLE who have taken over a long-standing Bradford fish and chip shop saw the opportunity as a “new start.” Former nurse Lisa Thompson, 36, and her delivery driver husband Paul Thompson, 47, have taken over the lease at 713 Wakefield Road, Bradford

  • Bradford City key men playing for keeps

    STUART McCall reckons more new deals could be on offer if City continue to impress.Centre halves Matt Kilgallon and Nathaniel Knight-Percival face Bury tomorrow on the back of extending their current contracts by a further year.Skipper Romain Vincelot

  • 'Very good family' deeply upset at drug dealing son's behaviour

    AN ACCOUNTANCY student who dropped out of university after he began taking drugs has been jailed for 32 months for trafficking cocaine.Ashfaq Yaqub, 23, threw away a promising future when he got in with the wrong crowd and began taking cannabis and dabbling