Police investigating a shooting incident at a takeaway on Bradford Road, Huddersfield, on Monday, March 5, have charged two men with offences including attempted murder. Dale Donaldson, 24, and Brandon Copperwaite, 22 are due to appear at Kirklees
A car that was spotted being driven at “high speed” in the south of Bradford has been seized by police. Officers from the district’s Quad Squad stopped the Mercedes 5320 after it caught their attention in Rooley Lane. On further investigation
Transport representatives have discussed how to help prevent heavy goods vehicles falling foul of an arched railway bridge over a Keighley street.Members of Keighley Public Transport Watch raised the issue, which relates to the bridge that carries the
THE growth of women's and girls' rugby league in the UK has been welcomed by MPs on International Women's Day.Judith Cummins, MP for Bradford South and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group, said it is an "exciting time
New research has shown people in Bradford will be spending £9.5 million on gifts, family meals and days out this Mother's Day. The survey by British Land, which owns Bradford Forster Square Shopping Centre, found Bradfordians will spend £790,000
AN untaxed car has been seized by police in Bradford. A black BMW was seized by officers in Grange Road, Allerton, today. A picture of the vehicle was posted by West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit.
A man who took matters into his own hands after a series of insults on social media left his mother in tears has been given a conditional discharge by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. Cameron Foulston, 23, of Cross Hills, near Keighley, was fed
THE first time I came across a security blanket was in the Peanuts cartoon strip.It was in the late 1970s and showed the character Linus carrying his blanket around while sucking his thumb. Peanuts’ storylines usually include Linus’s older sister Lucy
Airedale General Hospital has performed strongly in a national staff survey.The vast majority of those who responded said they would recommend the NHS trust to family and friends for treatment.Just less than half the workforce took part, but bosses at
Nearly 1,000 people turned out today to take part in the annual Keighley BigK 10K and 5K. People of all ages – some in fancy dress – ran and walked a multi-terrain route around the town, raising money for Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands.
A CAMPAIGN group which fights to protect green space is to hold its annual general meeting.The Greenhill Action Group will hold the meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday, March 22, at Oakwood Hall in Bingley.The group had fought a long battle against plans for
Vanarama National League North: Bradford Park Avenue 3 Alfreton Town 3 BRADFORD Park had to battle for a point from a game that they dominated which left manager Mark Bower declaring: "It would have been a travesty if we hadn’t got anything from
TWO men are delighted to have shed a total of 11 stones.Allan Clark and Chris Lund have received 'Greatest Loser' awards from Slimming World in recognition of their achievements.After just over a year with the organisation's Oakworth group
A FAMILY-run Keighley construction firm has opened new offices for its own staff off Lawkholme Lane. RN Wooler & Co Ltd has also named the property after one of its long-serving employees. A spokesman for the business, which employs 250
THE southbound carriageway linking the M606 to the M62 westbound will be fully closed overnight from tomorrow (Monday).It will be shut from Junction 2 for the Euroway Trading Estate for five nights from Monday, March 12, for bridge works. The closures
A new-look store reopens on Thursday.Aldi, in Gresley Road, Keighley, has undergone a fortnight-long refurbishment and redesign.The supermarket giant says the revamp is part of a £300 million programme, based on customer feedback, to improve its stores
A PETITION protesting at cuts to school funding in the area was signed by 1,530 people.It is being presented to parliament by Keighley MP John Grogan this week, when the Government announces its Spring Statement.The petition was organised by Craven ward
Vanarama National League: Bromley 2 Guiseley 1 A STOPPAGE-time goal ended a brave attempt by ten-man Guiseley to snatch a draw from their trip to Bromley’s H2T Group Stadium at Hayes Lane.The Lions had lost Victor Nirennold to a second yellow card in
THREE stolen cars, all with false number plates, have been found by officers on patrol in Bradford. The first car, a blue Volkswagen Golf, was found by police on Anerley Street, East Bowling, today. PC Sam Brown, of Bradford East Police, tweeted
Evo-Stik League Division One North: Clitheroe 3 Brighouse Town 2 A THIRD consecutive defeat for Brighouse Town leaves them perilously close to the drop zone in Evo-Stik Division One North, but it was a much-improved performance from Vill Powell’s men.They
A SHIPLEY school won a regional theatrical performance competition. High Crags Academy, Crag Road, finished first in the J Rock section of the Rock Challenge competition held in Rotherham last night.They won for their performance called Demons in my head
Hallmark Security League Division One: Alsager Town 0 Silsden 2 THE Cobbydalers have increased their lead in Division One of the Hallmark Security League after a straightforward win at seventh-placed Alsager Town.The Bullets were just outside the play-off
TRAINS of yesteryear took centre stage to help Keighley and Worth Valley Railway start its 50th anniversary celebrations in style. T&A Camera Club member Neil Terry, of Neil Terry Photography, captured these stunning images of some of the engines
Yorkshire Division One: Bradford Salem 22 Wheatley Hills 16CONOR Wood isn't getting carried away after this victory.Bradford Salem had indeed triumphed in their 'must-win' game at home to bottom club Wheatley Hills.But flanker Wood – the forward
SEVERE wet weather, following the previous weekend’s big freeze caused by the ‘Beast from the East’ again decimated the Toolstation Northern Counties East League and led to six of the area’s 10 semi-pro clubs facing postponement frustration.The highest-ranking
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones is ready to make changes in response to the alarming power deficit exposed by the surrender of their Six Nations title to Ireland.For a second successive match, the fallen champions were over-run at the breakdown as France sealed
TRAINS of a different size stopped off at an annual exhibition. Keighley Model Railway Club held their annual event his weekend at University Academy Keighley, Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley. The two-day event, now in its 43rd year, attracted
Bradford ARL Jack Senior Memorial Cup semi-final: Queensbury 6 Wyke 28WYKE booked themselves a Bradford Cup final place for the first time in over 30 years after a hard-fought and bruising 28-6 win over Queensbury in the Jack Senior Memorial Cup.The visitors
JONNY Bairstow was delighted to play the starring role in a "clinical and ruthless performance" as England trounced New Zealand by seven wickets to seal their sixth successive one-day international series victory.Bairstow hit 104 to make a mockery
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche reserved some sympathy for West Ham as ugly crowd scenes at the London Stadium marred his sie's 3-0 victory.Hammers owners David Gold and David Sullivan were forced to leave their seats for their own safety after being confronted
DAVID Wagner focused on only the positives after Huddersfield were held to a goalless draw by ten-man relegation rivals Swansea.The early omens looked good for Huddersfield when Swansea forward Jordan Ayew was shown a straight red card in the 11th minute
Sky Bet Championship: Reading 2 Leeds United 2HEAD coach Paul Heckingbottom still believes Leeds United can make the Sky Bet Championship play-offs following their 2-2 draw at struggling Reading.United fell behind in the 16th minute when Reading striker
A MAN found with nearly 600 illegal images of children and extreme pornography on his computer has been spared jail.Police found the content when they seized hard drives belonging to Donald Kershaw, 51, from his home in Wagtail Close, Westwood Park, Bradford
SIR – Congratulations to my old colleague at Bradford City Football Club, David Baldwin, and current CEO of Burnley FC, in his role as chairman of the Bradford Economic Partnership. With a genuine, committed Bradfordian, the project produced by
SIR – Harold Macmillan once said that Britain lived by trade and nothing should be done to unnecessarily hinder the free flow of imports and exports. When Ted Heath became Prime Minister he continued the trend by negotiating membership of the Common
Sir – I read with interest two letters (T&A Wednesday, March 7) regarding Brexit. The first from J Appleyard was a voice of reason regarding accepting the result of the referendum. The second from P Moreland wants to know how people would vote
SIR – Once again we were surprised by an early morning covering of snow on Thursday. My journey to drop off my wife at St Luke’s Hospital became quite an unnecessary ordeal because of a mixture of impatient, discourteous and inexperienced drivers
SIR – In the T&A dated March 8 there was an article regarding the council’s launch of the economic vision for Bradford, with the leader of the Lib Dems, Jeanette Sunderland, saying: “It has all happened before.” She then goes on to say: “In the
THE way people react to tragedy says a lot about us as human beings. On Saturday hundreds of people came together in Lister Park to mark the first anniversary of the death of much-loved father Hamid Musa. Mr Musa, who lived and worked in Bradford
POLICE have appealed for witnesses following a burglary and damage to a number of cars in three Bradford streets. Officers were called to a burglary at an address in Muirhead Drive, Holme Wood, at just after 10.10pm yesterday. They also received
A LARGE police cordon was in place in Shipley following reports of an assault on a woman. The woman reported the assault herself to staff at the Nisa Local convenience store in Valley Road, Shipley, who contacted police at just after 5.50am today
It’s Mother's Day - so we thought we'd ask schoolchildren across Bradford to draw a picture of their mum and tell us why their mum is the best! We've put them together into a special supplement in the T&A (Saturday March 10 edition), and here
A DISCOUNT store chain will open its new shop on one of Bradford’s main shopping streets next week.Pound World is relocating from Kirkgate to a much larger unit on Darley Street, the former Blue Inc store next to Primark.The Darley Street store (pictured
A “PERSISTENT” Hanoi burglar who was part of a gang who stole two cars from the driveway of a honeymooning couple has been jailed for four years. Faizal Bahadur, 31, and a group of unidentified men targeted an Audi A3 and a Mini Cooper parked outside
A stolen motorcycle with false plates has been recovered by police in Bradford. The Honda XR bike, stolen in Leeds, was found by officers in Thorpe Edge, Bradford. A tweet from the Bradford Quad Squad said: “Officers have recovered a stolen
