Eight motorists have been caught speeding on the Bingley Bypass today. Officers carried out a speed enforcement on the A650 Sir Fred Hoyle Way, where there have been long-standing concerns about the speed of vehicles. In addition to those caught
A licensee has pleaded guilty to six offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports football matches to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Casa Events Ltd, premises licensee of The Casa, in Brighouse
LEEDS United could hand new signing Laurens De Bock his debut at Ipswich Town on Saturday.The 25-year-old Club Brugge left back, who has moved for an undisclosed fee, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Elland Road.De Bock, who will wear the No
A MAN is facing a custodial sentence after admitting an assault in Bradford from almost two years ago.Imaar Rashid, 22, was due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court today but decided to change his intended plea.He pleaded guilty to assaulting Hamza
SIR - Your lead article in the T&A, January 10 applauds the Recorder of Bradford’s “tough line” in sentencing an uninsured and unlicensed driver to be jailed for 12 months for dangerous driving. The court appearance followed a 70 mph blue light police
NORTHAMPTON have been one of the busiest movers in the January transfer window. While City are currently waiting for responses to three offers, Saturday’s visitors have wasted no time in boosting their options. The Cobblers could not afford
Bradford’s busy A&E department has narrowly beaten the national December average for seeing patients within four-hours – but still fell way short of the Government target. Nationally, the number of A&E patients being treated within that
TRAIN passengers are being advised to plan their journey ahead of a third day of strike action tomorrow. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on Friday on Arriva Rail North (Northern), which runs services on the
THE Department for Education has announced that the Tauheedul Education Trust will take over three Bradford schools after another academy chain dramatically pulled out of running the organisations. Just days into the new school year, Wakefield
AN planning application to replace a bungalow in Idle with five houses has been withdrawn.The proposals, for a property at the corner of where Green Lane and Westfield Grove meet Highfield Road, would have seen five four-bedroom, three-and-a-half storey
SEVERAL stars and organisations will be chasing a hat-trick of victories when the 2018 Provident Bradford Sporting Awards take place.Two who will be hoping to pick up main prizes at Valley Parade on Thursday, March 8 are boxer Mohammed Harris Akbar and
ILKLEY and Bingley have been named among the country’s top house price hotspots for commuters. Ilkley has been ranked seventh in the list, with an average house price of £404,994, which amounts to an 8.52 per cent rise in house prices over the
Armed police swooped on a flat above a pizza restaurant on a busy Bradford road to arrest a man after a report of firearms. Four armed officers and three uniformed police remain outside Woody Joe's on Leeds Road, at the junction of Edderthorpe
A BRADFORD inventor is hoping to hit a £30,000 crowdfunding target in 25 days.Idorenyin Eno, 31, has come up with a green device that he says not only will save money but also precious energy too.Mr Eno, who studied his Masters in wireless, sensors and
SSANGYONG is certainly going places. After the successful launch of the Tivoli and Korando compact SUVs, the ambitious Korean company has just launched its third completely new model in two years. This time it’s hitting the UK with a new Rexton
BRADFORD will not be "fobbed off" with crumbs from the transport budget according to MP Judith Cummins. The Bradford South MP hit out at Government plans for a multi-million pound bailout of the East Coast rail franchise during a debate in the
SUPER League sponsors Betfred have agreed a deal to become the title partner of the Championship and League One until 2019.The bookmakers take over from Kingstone Press and now sponsor all three professional tiers of the sport, having agreed a three-year
An investigation has begun after the death of a woman who was found "unconscious and unresponsive" in a police cell in Bradford city centre. Claire Harper, 41, was detained by West Yorkshire Police early on Sunday morning and was being held at
OSCAR Thomas will make a quick return to Odsal on Sunday after joining Sheffield Eagles. Last season's leading points scorer for the Bulls has joined Mark Aston's side on a one-year deal. Scotland international Thomas will team up with former
A NEW temporary exhibition is set to open in Bradford to mark 60 years since the start of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).The Peace Museum, in Piece Hall Yard, has worked closely with CND Yorkshire to amass many items that have been used in
CRAIG Lingard believes the club's faith in youth has helped make the Cougars an attractive proposition for promising youngsters.The Keighley coach, whose side begin their pre-season friendly schedule with a trip to Barrow on Sunday (2pm), was willing
MENINGITIS tot Kia Gott could be home by Easter. Doctors caring for the one-year-old who had all four limbs amputated have told her family she should be back home in just months. Kia who will still have to be in high dependency at Leeds General
LIVERSEDGE were denied a game in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division last night following a tea-time pitch inspection at Harrogate Railway Athletic. The Station View playing surface was waterlogged after heavy downpours
TWO kittens 'close to death' were rescued after being dumped in a recycling bin outside a Bradford supermarket. The pair were left in an aluminium tin recycling bin in the car park outside Tesco on Canal Road. A crew from Stanningley Fire Station
AIRE-Wharfe League club Bolton Villas are starting their senior nets (school years seven to ten are also welcome) at Bradford Grammar School on Monday, January 29 (8-9pm). Sessions are £2 per week and all junior players are asked to bring their
CRAIG Lingard believes the club's faith in youth has helped make Cougars an attractive proposition for promising youngsters.The Keighley coach, whose side begin their pre-season friendly schedule with a trip to Barrow on Sunday (2pm), was willing
IT’S around this bit of January that our New Year resolve for self improvement starts to wane.Whether it’s exercising, giving up booze or eating healthily, it soon gets pretty boring. Of course it’s commendable, and often advisable, to adopt a healthier
HAVING crawled over the line in his semi-final, Richard Brook could not repeat the dose in the tenth Spen Winter Sweep final.The Mirfield Old Bank bowler had led David Hemsley (Oxenhope) 20-6 in their last-four clash but only ended up winning 21-17.Brook
WINDSOR CROSS should appreciate a switch back in trip in the 32Red.com Handicap at Newcastle.Malton trainer Richard Fahey has pitched his charge over a mile on his last two starts but the three-year-old has seemingly found it tough going in the closing
BRADFORD No 1 extended their lead at the top of Division One in snooker's Yorkshire Inter-District League with a 5-1 victory at Sheffield No 1.Gareth Green was in particularly good form with two excellent frames against Joe Markie.A clearance of 50
THERE’S only one resolution we should have made this new year, and it won’t surprise you that it’s to cut the CO2 and methane we produce with our self indulgent life styles.Nothing else matters if we properly value the lives of our descendants – we should
A STORM of protest from politicians in outlying parts of the district has greeted council plans for a multi-million-pound spending boost for Bradford city centre. They are angry that so much cash can be found for city centre residents and businesses
A NEW £94,000 trial is being started in an effort to get more people to take part in home bowel cancer screening.The money is being invested by Yorkshire Cancer Research to increase the number of people aged 60 to 74 taking up screening.Bradford City
JOHN Kear is tipping Ashley Gibson to be a creative force as the centre looks to kick-start his Bulls career.Gibson ruptured a bicep in only his second game after signing last summer – and surgery ruled him out for the rest of the season.Now fully fit
A 200-YEAR-OLD former Bradford pub is set to be converted into flats, dashing any final hopes a campaign group had of turning the building into a community hub and hostelry.Members of the Friends of the Kings Arms Community Benefit Society worked for
A 'CHAOTIC' organisation which provides support for disabled and vulnerable people in the community has been branded inadequate after visits were cancelled, relatives' complaints were ignored and accidents were not logged.Relatives of patients
A SPACE scientist who won a BBC show to find the best candidate to become an astronaut has been visiting pupils at a Bradford primary school.Suzie Imber, an associate professor at the University of Leicester, was put through her paces by former astronaut
LEEDS Bradford Airport is looking to get more staff on board with more than 100 jobs on offer. The Yeadon site will be hosting a recruitment fair on Saturday, January 20, to showcase the range of career opportunities on offer this year. The airport will
STUART McCall hopes to have defensive duo Nathaniel Knight-Percival and Matt Kilgallon back in harness against Northampton. But Tony McMahon's thigh injury is expected to keep him out for another week. Knight-Percival missed the FA Cup upset
Dramatic footage has emerged of a Mitsubishi Shogun repeatedly ramming a car on a Bradford street. Police say a family dispute is thought to be behind the “shocking” outbreak of disorder, which left one man with head injuries and about ten cars
A MAN caught dismantling a new £55,000 Mercedes that had been stolen in a house burglary has been jailed for 14 months.Hawsar Hooti, 25, was working at a garage in Bradford when he was caught by police taking parts off the silver Mercedes S350 on December
TWO of the district’s pupil referral units could soon be designated as special schools, a committee of head teachers has been told. The Bradford Schools Forum was told that many of the pupils that currently attend Park Primary PRU in West Bowling
