TWO men have been charged with theft-by-finding and fraud following an incident in Keighley. The pair – a 29-year-old from Keighley and a 25-year-old from Halifax – are due to appear before Bradford magistrates on Friday. They were charged
“I love her and miss her and I always will do.” These were the emotional words of the husband of a mother stabbed to death in the supermarket where she worked. The funeral was held yesterday of Jodie Willsher, 30, who died of multiple serious
FIREFIGHTERS have brought a large blaze at the old Unitarian Church, at the junction of Hastings Street and Broadway Avenue, Bradford, under control. At one point on Wednesday evening six fire engines were at the scene from Bradford, Fairweather
TWO Bradford girls have earned places in the Leeds Rhinos Netball High Performance Academy squad.Hannah Moulds of Oakenshaw and Jaya Krishna, from Apperley Bridge, are among 21 athletes from Yorkshire and the north west to be included.The High Performance
ELLAND ROAD will stage England's final World Cup warm-up friendly before they head off to Russia this summer.The Three Lions will take on Costa Rica at Leeds United's ground on Thursday, June 7 (8pm) five days after playing Nigeria at Wembley.England
SIR - Theresa May looked interviewer Andrew Marr straight in the eye on his Sunday TV show and gave the impression, despite all the well-documented problems, that she felt everything in the NHS is under control and going to plan. Does she really believe
SIR - The ancient Romans were right, I think, to name this month after their God Janus (who looked both backward and forwards) to start the year. Although nostalgia isn’t quite what it used to be perhaps the WEA course on offer at Shipley Library might
BATLEY & Spen MP Tracy Brabin used her childhood experience of being on the verge of homelessness to raise the "very real risk of eviction" faced by some of her constituents as the "devastating" rollout of Universal Credit continues.A
SIR - Re the letter in the T&A on January 9 about catching a bus to Valley Parade. I always caught the 680 bus which was excellent and dropped us off at the ground, but First Bus in their wisdom decided to axe this service, even thought the 680 still
A ROAD in Queensbury has reopened following work to temporarily repair a damaged sewer.Ford Hill, which lies on a busy route between Bradford and Halifax, had been closed since New Year's Day.Emily Brady, from Yorkshire Water, said: “We know this
SILSDEN travelled to Goole's Malt Shovel in the Flexible Football West Riding County FA Under-21 Floodlit League and came away with a 1-1 draw. The Cobbydalers opened the scoring midway through the first half via Danny Hunt's long-range lob, but
MORE than 80 per cent of union members at Bradford and Airedale’s NHS trusts have voted in favour of possible industrial action over proposed plans to set up new private companies at the two trusts.Union officials from Unison are due to be meeting the
TWO of the fearless friends from family favourite TV show Paw Patrol, will be making their grand return to The Broadway Shopping Centre, in Bradford, later this month. Chase and Skye, who have risen to fame since the debut of Paw Patrol in 2013, will
CONFUSION over the closure of a busy bridge in Apperley Bridge for repairs has been cleared up by Bradford Council.The Milman swing bridge in Apperley Road was closed earlier this week for repairs, causing traffic chaos on the road.The works are not due
CLECKHEATON, back in North One East action for the first time since December 2 due to frozen pitches and the festive break, went down 29-5 at fourth-placed Bridlington. There were also some unavailabilities to contend with as injuries kept both regular
UMPIRES whose names have passed into Dales Council League folklore were mentioned at the Dales Council Umpires' Association's diamond anniversary celebrations at Pudsey Congs Cricket Club."We miss them even today," said DCUA chairman
A barman died after becoming trapped in a lift at the pub where he worked, an inquest has heard. Former university undergraduate Cyran Stewart suffered fatal injuries when he was helping clear up after the popular Carnage student night at the Walkabout
A TILL was stolen in a raid on a convenience store this morning. Police were called to the Premier store on Cooper Lane at 7.45am. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the suspects are described as two males with covered faces, one who
A former health minister who said seats were available for patients without beds in a hospital may have held onto the post if he had clarified his remarks earlier, the shadow health secretary has suggested. Tory Philip Dunne, who was demoted to
The next few years could prove “really tough” for school budgets in Bradford, a panel of head teachers has been warned.Bradford’s School’s Forum, which helps allocate funding for the district’s schools, met today.Discussing funding for the coming years
THE first veterans' tournament of 2018 took place over the weekend and the Southern Masters at Redbridge Leisure Centre proved to be hugely successful for Bradford duo Helen Shields and Phil Cawser.On the first day, Shields qualified for the knockout
A PLANNING application has been submitted for 65 apartments in Rastrick to help older people and those with dementia to live independently.Calderdale Council and Home Group, a not-for-profit housing provider, are working together to provide the new '
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THE first evening meeting of the year for Bradford Family History Society takes place on Monday 15 January. Members will hear a talk by Phil Judkins, with a title of "Mirrors" – a case study of the German spy codenamed Klatt and how the Germans
BRADFORD-born Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Tony Greaves has said he will "do what he can" to help a campaign fighting to revive a disused railway tunnel. The Queensbury Tunnel Society fears Highways England’s Historical Railways Estate (HRE) - which
SHIPLEY MP has accused the BBC of acting illegally in paying its women less than men and claims it is run like an old boys' club. Philip Davies claims the appointment by Lord Hall in 2013 of former Labour minister James Purnell to a "very highly
AN uninsured driver has had his car seized after crashing while trying to escape from police.The man got into a short chase with police before losing control of his car in Cottingley yesterday evening after failing to stop for police.He was found to be
THE last hope of any silverware for Thackley this season was snuffed out as they were beaten at home in a League Cup tie by a club from the lower division in the Toolstation Northern Countries East League set-up.The Dennyboys were hoping to have a run
READ LIVE UPDATES ON OUR LIVE BLOG HERE THE family of a shop worker who was stabbed to death as she worked in a supermarket have promised her funeral will be a celebration of her life. Jodie Willsher, 30, died after she was attacked in the
TRAIN strikes are contributing to heavier than normal traffic on the roads as rail workers are said to be 'standing firm' during the latest wave of strikes. And they have accused the Goverment of being more interested in protecting the profits
MEWIES Solicitors Craven League champions Ingrow St John’s have folded. Saints, who are the defending champions but also won Division One in 2014, have not had their lease renewed at Street Lane and have been told to remove all their equipment
Up to ten cars have been damaged after a car rammed into them on a Bradford street. Residents living in Dorset Street, Marshfields, have described seeing a Mitsubishi 4x4 reversing into cars and ramming backwards then forwards 'like a game of skittles
A CONVENIENCE store chain has announced that it is moving into a vacant city centre unit. McColl’s has revealed that they are soon to open a store on Great Horton Road opposite the University of Bradford, a unit occupied by Sainsbury Local until
PLANS to create more flats in a city centre redevelopment project have been submitted to Bradford Council. Last year Dewsbury based Park Developments were granted planning permission to convert the vacant second floor, and part of the first floor
IT'S a campaign which is gaining momentum and with some high profile attention. Strictly Come Dancing stars Aston Merrygold and Brian Conley; West End star Beverley Knight, Britain's Got Talent's Alesha Dixon, Loose Women's Linda Robson and ITV
MANY with potentially life limiting conditions have lived to tell the tale.And the reason is they have been fortunate enough to receive the gift of life.However, many more whose lives depend on the kindness of strangers - someone who has signed up to
IF DONJUAN TRIUMPHANT can replicate his turf form on the Kempton Polytrack this evening, he will take all the beating in the 32Red Conditions Stakes.There is quite a disparity between his perch of 114 on grass and the 102 he starts off here – but he has
A TEXTILE company will gain national exposure tonight when it is featured in a documentary. AW Hainsworth, based in Spring Valley Mills, Stanningley, Pudsey, will feature on BBC Four’s A Stitch in Time series. The series on historic fashions will begin
THE concept of the model village grew from the squalid conditions that mill-workers lived in as the Industrial Revolution gained momentum.With the advancement of industrial machinery, and the swelling of profits, came a growing awareness that something
A JUNIOR football club marking its 30th anniversary is looking for funds to help it celebrate.General manager of Bolton Woods Junior Football Club Tony Miller is appealing for donations to make 2018 a year of fun and celebration.When he founded the club
THE revival of an underground club from the 1960s is back by popular demand after its initial comeback proved successful. Sunbridgewells will again bring back The Little Fat Black Pussy Cat Club, which was open between 1964 and 1965, for an event
A FILM shot near Keighley has been nominated in the Outstanding British Film category at the Baftas.God’s Own Country, a love story about a farmer’s son and a Romanian migrant worker, was filmed in and around Keighley and Haworth. The two lead actors
OVER the past two decades the Bradford district has become a whole lot greener.Swathes of woodland, copses, small pockets of trees and patchworks of hedgerow have all established themselves across the district.Both urban and rural areas have seen the
CITY remain on high alert to find support for Charlie Wyke after missing out on Kieffer Moore.The target man stayed in the Championship as expected when he joined Barnsley for £750,000 from Ipswich.The Bantams were among the clubs who had made an offer
A SECOND World War serviceman’s dream of having his memoirs published has finally been realised more than 20 years after his death.RAF wireless operator and air gunner Bill Kirkness, of Horsforth, flew on operations against Japanese targets in Burma and
COUNCILLORS moved by baby Kia Gott’s battle with meningitis could soon be urging the country’s top immunisation officials to re-think withdrawing a vaccine that could save lives.On Tuesday, Councillor Debbie Davies will put forward a motion at City Hall
THE Bulls will be the fittest team in League One, John Kear has promised.Kear has coached full-time and part-time players in his lengthy career – but never at the same time.The new 'hybrid' approach at Odsal this season, mixing both in the squad
A KEY stage of a long battle to try and stop a £150 million waste to energy incinerator being built in the Bradford district takes place in Leeds next week.The two-day Judicial Review of Bradford Council’s decision to permit the development next to the
THE INITIAL success of Keighley BID marks a step change in the fortunes of the town centre, claims a top-level council report.The pioneering initiative, which aims to attract more visitors and shoppers to Keighley, is having a positive effect on profits
Bradford’s top judge vowed there would be “no second chances” for danger drivers as he jailed a new father who led police on a “hair-raising” city centre chase.The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC, said taking a hard line on the issue
A bedbound man has spoken of his upset after up to £30,000 worth of fish were stolen from the pond in his back garden. David Hobson, 74, discovered a collection of 35 koi carp, worth between £25,000 and £30,000, were stolen from outside his home
THE result of a survey of union members is due today as bosses prepare to meet with NHS directors tomorrow following the announcement of possible ‘privatisation’ of part of the NHS in Bradford. Unison has polled its members in an indicative ballot
A CAT and kitten re-homing centre in near Keighley has rescued over 1,000 cats in a single year – superseding all its previous records. In 2017 Yorkshire Cat Rescue, based in Cross Roads, took in 1,018 cats, with an additional 26 cats being returned
