West Yorkshire Police have issued a Force-wide appeal in a bid to trace two missing girls. Police in Kirklees are appealing for information to trace the children. Officers and staff have been conducting extensive enquiries to locate Bernadett
Counter terrorism police are heading up an inquiry into the vile ‘Punish a Muslim’ points scoring letter circulating in Bradford, it has now emerged. As first reported on this website yesterday, police are investigating a possible hate crime after
A car stolen in a Hanoi burglary two months ago has been found by police in Bradford. The sporty Audi S1 was recovered in the Undercliffe area of the city today. The discovery came a day after the driver of the vehicle failed to stop for officers
HUNDREDS of people attended a poignant fundraising event to mark the first anniversary of the death of a father-of-two. Hamid Musa died of a heart condition on March 10 last year aged 52 and his family chose to hold an event in Lister Park on Saturday
POLICE to want speak to these four people after an 82-year-old woman had her purse stolen in a charity shop. An 82-year-old female was browsing in the Oxfam shop in Darley Street, Bradford, when she hung her handbag on her walking frame. The suspect/suspects
CITY'S match at home to MK Dons today is off. Referee Ben Toner pulled the plug two hours before the scheduled kick-off time because areas of the pitch were waterlogged. Ground staff had been at Valley Parade since 6.30am forking the surface
VOTING has begun to elect public governors to Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.Voting packs have been sent out to trust members. The deadline for postal votes is March 22.Successful candidates will have an induction next month, before taking
RENOWNED poet and spoken word musician Dr John Cooper Clarke will be bringing his new stage show to Bingley later this month in a sold out gig.The Salford-born poet, 69, has released six studio albums throughout his poetry career, which began in the 1970s
A BRADFORD school finished fourth in a regional theatrical performance competition.Southfield School, Haycliffe Lane, missed out on the top prize in the 2018 Be Your Best Rock Challenge event held last night. They performed This Is Us. Confident. Resilient
A SUPERMARKET chain has applied to increase the size of a new store in Thornbury.Last year Aldi was granted planning permission to build a new supermarket on the the former site of Thornbury Middle School, which was demolished in 2003.The approved store
POLICE are investigating after a car crashed into a number of parked vehicles and the driver 'left the scene'. A Volkswagen Golf crashed into the cars on Wilsden Road at the junction with Cottingley Road and Haworth Road in Allerton at around 7.50am
I ENJOYED the trip to Dudley Hill on Thursday night to watch the first game for our reserve team, as the Bulls drew first blood against the Keighley Cougars club. Whilst the score was a comfortable result in the Bull's favour, what was more important
SIR - We live in a day and age where women have as many opportunities to become an artist as men.Iain Morris, BA (fine art), Caroline Street, Saltaire
SIR - 2018 looks already set to be yet another year disfigured by war atrocities, as the news from Ghouta in Syria sadly makes clear. The aid group, Medicines Sans Frontieres has revealed 13 hospitals that it supports have been destroyed or damaged in
LOCAL magic and folklore is being explored in a new exhibition themed around the boy wizard - Harry Potter.Launched recently at Cleckheaton Library, 'Harry Potter: History of Magic' is in association with the British Library in London to commemorate
THE push for women’s equality has never been more prevalent.March 8 saw women’s achievements celebrated around the World through International Women’s Day - this year’s campaign theme being #PressforProgress.According to the International Women’s Day
SIR - Can I take this opportunity to describe Brexit in a very short yet accurate statement.BREXIT: A decision taken by just over half of the people that voted, to take back control that we never lost, while in the process losing the very best of what
DANE Chisholm can’t say he hasn’t been warned as he prepares for his first taste of derby action against Keighley.The Aussie is expected to play about an hour at Cougar Park tomorrow as he continues to step up his comeback from last year’s serious knee
THE Lord Mayor of Bradford has officially opened a new training centre in Bradford city centre.Qube Learning, which specialises in vocational courses and e-learning is now based in a unit on Rawson Place, a former salon.The new “Kickstart” centre will
SIR - I was led to believe that we are a nation of animal lovers and to allow the ritual slaughter of animals by slashing at an animals throat, whilst still conscious, to satisfy a medieval ideology to appease Islam is barbaric to say the least. This
SIMON Grayson is demanding City show that there is life without Charlie Wyke.Grayson finally takes his place in the home dug-out at Valley Parade for the first time this afternoon.But he will face MK Dons without top scorer Wyke, who begins a three-game
BULLS captain Lee Smith insists the recent disruption to fixtures won't affect the momentum his side has built up over recent weeks.After the postponement of their previous match, the Bulls go into the round three clash against Keighley Cougars ready
JOHN Kear is relishing leading the Bulls into derby battle at Keighley tomorrow and admits: It’s going to be special.Around 4,000 fans are set to cram into Cougar Park as the neighbours meet on level ground in the league for the first time since 1976.
AFTER the enforced break last week for the weather, it's fair to say we will be presented with difficult opposition this week when we visit Keighley Cougars. I list Keighley in the same bracket of games as York, Workington, Whitehaven, Hunslet and
THE caseloads of children’s social workers in Bradford has risen again - and a new report reveals that the department has a high turnover of staff.It shows that many workers are tempted to move to work with other councils, which offer better pay and conditions
KEIGHLEY Cougars head coach Craig Lingard is hopeful that a large crowd can inspire a famous victory for his side on Sunday, as they go head to head against local rivals and title favourites Bradford Bulls.He said: "I hope that it will affect the
YOUNG filmmakers who have honed their skills at a Bradford film academy will see their work premiered on the big screen today.All shot in Bradford, the three films will explore themes like anxiety and the dangers of social media.The students have been
TRADERS are being urged to sign up to a scheme designed to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour. Police and businesses from Bradford South met on Thursday night to hear about a Shop Watch scheme which will be piloted in the Wibsey, Wyke and Royds
A UNION which represents dentists across the UK has dubbed Bradford as “ground zero” for a broken NHS dental system. It comes as the British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for money to be ploughed into NHS dental services in places like Bradford
With a shorter tail than the saloon-like Rapid, the Skoda Rapid Spaceback has the appearance of a conventional hatchback. Inevitably, it’s lost a little boot space in the squeezing process so it does, in fact, now have less space at the back, which makes
THE Bantams family is a term regularly pushed by the club during the recent years of progress. City have prided themselves on building a tight relationship with a fanbase that is the envy of most clubs in League One. But like any family, there
CALL Me Lord can tee up a potential £100,000 bonus bid by winning the Matchbook Imperial Cup at Sandown.The huge cash prize traditionally associated with this race will be won if any successful horse can follow up at the Cheltenham Festival next week.And
CRAVEN planners are being urged to approve plans to build new homes and a village green in Broughton, west of Skipton. The application by the Broughton Hall Estate to build ten two and three bedroom homes for rent off Gargrave Road was set to be
