POLICE seeking a burglar who entered the home of a 90-year-old woman as she slept have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.Officers are making inquiries in connection to the burglary which happened overnight
LATEST: Man apologises after swearing at judge in videolink outburst A BRADFORD judge has criticised hearings held via videolink from prison after being sworn at by an angry defendant. Mark Rawson, 26, of Bierley Lane, Bradford, was appearing
PLANS to turn a former public house into apartments have been granted by Bradford Council.The decision will see the ground floor of the former Peel Park Hotel in Otley Road, Undercliffe, turned into five apartments.The building has not been open as a
THE three New Look stores in the Bradford district will remain open, despite the retail giant's woes. Today the chain confirmed it would be closing 60 shops across the UK in the next 12 months, leading to 1,000 job losses. Locally the fashion
BRADFORD pantomime legend Billy Pearce has been honoured with a ‘Pride of Yorkshire’ award. The much-loved star of the stage was presented with the surprise accolade at Welcome to Yorkshire’s Y18 tourism conference. Held at the Alhambra Theatre
POLICE are appealing for information following a report of people being hit by a car in Bradford. The incident is said to have happened at about 9pm on Tuesday in Flockton Road, East Bowling, when a silver car, described as being of similar size
Outgoing Lord Mayor of Bradford Cllr Abid Hussain was presented with an unusual gift as he officiated at his last full council meeting on Tuesday - a vacuum cleaner! Cllr Hussain and his wife were asked what they wanted after fellow councillors
A RE-ENACTMENT of Jesus' entrance to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is being created in Bingley this weekend to mark the holy day.The procession, which will include people in period outfits and a real-life donkey, will begin at 2pm on Sunday, March 25,
BRADFORD Bulls have boosted their ranks with a triple swoop. Harvey Burnett, Danny King and Jordan Andrade have all signed for the Odsal club until the end of this season after impressing on trial. King joined the Bulls after a stint with Super League
SIR - I read with amusement John Cole's letter in the T&A on March 14, saying that Brexit voters should admit they were wrong and we should all change our minds, accusing 'Leave' voters of pig-headedness. I feel he's missing the point. What
SIR - The 'evidence' pointing to Russia and President Putin being responsible for the recent nerve agent poisonings in Salisbury seems damning. All the logic backing up the whys and the wherefores motivating such an attack, also points in this
SIR - A wiser head than mine wrote last year that proceeding with Brexit was “Putin's dream policy”. The logic here is that Brexit will isolate Britain and weaken the EU. It is 99.9per cent certain that Putin's Russia was responsible for the appalling
SIR - A few years ago, fossil fuel companies were banned from fracking in Britain's national parks. Now some are back, trying to get around restrictions on fracking, using a technique called 'acid drilling' in south eastern England. This procedure
SIR - Sunday, April 1 sees the centenary of the founding of the Royal Air Force. The RAF is the world’s oldest independent air force and was formed by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). At the
SIR - I have just come back from Austria were I was admitted to hospital. The BRI needs to adopt the income recovery strategy utilised by our European friends. As I was wheeled off to the ambulance the form for credit card payment was stuck in front
CONSERVATIVE party leader Simon Cooke has penned a last speech as he attended his last meeting as head of the Tory Group in Bradford.He said: "Cullingworth nestles in Yorkshire's wonderful South Pennines and I have the pleasure and delight to
SEMI-finalists, and probably losing quarter-finalists, from the Yorkshire County Parks Merit on Good Friday (March 30) at Hove Edge WMC (10am) will qualify for the British Parks Individual Merit.The latter event will be held on Sunday, August 12 at Irlam
SILSDEN'S Jamie Kidd has been selected to represent Great Britain in two major championships next month.The 15-year-old Ilkley Grammar student has been named for the Junior World Championships and the Youth Olympics qualification event, both in Hammamet
HOSPITAL bosses will be grilled by councillors over plans to set up separate companies to run hospital services. Both Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital and Airedale NHS
ONE of Bradford’s biggest disability groups has been celebrating World Down Syndrome Day today.The Down Syndrome Training and Support Service, based in Bingley, marked the day with an event at Cedar Court Hotel on Saturday to mark the day, which brought
CLUBS in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League have voted against a slimmed-down season for 2019.The league's executive committee, prompted by Craven area responses to an ECB player survey, proposed to an extraordinary general meeting of the league
The semi-final line-up has now been completed in the Bradford Snooker Championships, with Lewis Walsh and Josh Walker joining four-time champion Gareth Green and Stefan Risidi in the last four.Walsh overcame a determined Chris Hegarty 4-2, while Walker
DEFENDING champions Embassy Police A moved into top spot in Division One following a crucial encounter with title rivals Dewsbury Tog A.Along with Tog B, it is a three-horse race for the crown, and the defending champions put a marker down as the season
MAJOR announcements for Bradford were made at a tourism conference this morning. The Alhambra Theatre hosted Welcome to Yorkshire's Y18 conference, where Bradford was unveiled as a start for the 2019 UCI Road World Cycling Championships. Lizzie
THE Broadway shopping centre in Bradford has unveiled new electric vehicle charging bays in its car park this week.Customers of The Broadway and car park users can use two electrical vehicle charging bays free of charge during the car park opening times
ENTRY for the postponed Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k has re-opened after snow forced the organisers to re-schedule the event.The race was due to take place last Sunday, but an amber weather warning meant it was put back to Sunday, April 29.Carl Foster
A RECORD 40 teams, including 14 from Britain, have today been announced in Bradford for this year's Tour de Yorkshire.The men's race will take place on May 3-6 and the women's race, backed by Asda which will also have 20 teams, will be on
POETIC pupils of a Bradford school had their creative writing skills recognised by the Lord Mayor.Councillor Abid Hussain visited pupils at Barkerend Academy to present awards to the winners of a World Book Day inspired poetry competition.The children
UNEMPLOYMENT in the district has reached its lowest February figure in 12 years, according to the latest data released today. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there was a total of 9,090 people claiming unemployment
WYKE marched into the semi-final stages of the Andrew Bennett Trophy with a splendid 18-4 victory in a bone-crunching second round tie at East Leeds. The black and whites' brilliant second row forward Johnny Fawthrop opened the scoring early doors
YOUTH did not hold goalkeeper Alexandra Rowe back, as she put in a stunning performance for St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College to help them reach the semi-finals of a national water polo tournament.Rowe, who was the youngest player in
A POLICE team has spoken of its "amusement" after a colleague ended up mistakenly prosecuting himself for having an untaxed vehicle. West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit (RPU) posted an image on Twitter of a letter, dated March 15, highlighting
THACKLEY emerged from their enforced winter break last night with a home victory from their first run-out in March, and elsewhere Silsden also banked three points.Four consecutive postponements had sidelined Thackley since their 6-0 win at rock-bottom
THREE in five people will become a carer at some point in their lives. Anyone can become a carer at any time. It can be instant - the result of a road traffic accident or a stroke, for example, or it can creep up, when an elderly relative becomes
BRADFORD City Women's manager Charlotte Stuart believes this year’s West Riding County Cup final will be the most exciting of recent years.The Bantams secured their place in the final with a 2-0 win over Farsley Celtic last Wednesday, with goals from
AN empty five storey building on one of Bradford’s main shopping streets will go under the hammer at a property auction next month.Last used as a furniture store, 46 Darley Street will have a £290,000 guide price when it is listed at the Pugh auction,
TWO Bradford women, a business owner and a biomedical scientist, have been recognised at an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of Northern women.The English Women Awards - North, was held in Manchester on Monday evening, and saw awards given
A BRADFORD cash and carry has opened a new 89,000 sq ft store and taken on more staff as a result of a £2 million expansion.The new United Foods Cash and Carry has opened on Planetrees Road, off Leeds Road, in Laisterdyke, with plans to increase its product
A Bradford man who needs monthly blood transfusions has backed an urgent appeal from the NHS.Describing blood donations as a “lifeline”, Tahir Mahmood, 47, of Frizinghall said, “I would ask the public to keep on donating.”He said: “You never know how
ON THE year in which Queen Victoria came to the throne a Guiseley man founded what was to become one of the country’s leading textile manufacturers. Abraham Moon founded the company which bears his name and which today holds an enviable position as one
An 'angry' driver who led police on a 100mph-plus motorway chase that ended with a crash on a Bradford industrial estate has been jailed for 14 months. Balfour Padley, 31, was seen behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Passat that sped past officers
YORKSHIRE assistant coach Rich Pyrah has hailed Kane Williamson’s leadership qualities as the club’s overseas batsman prepares to skipper New Zealand in their forthcoming two-Test series with England, starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning.Pyrah
LINE HOUSE can be backed with a certain degree of confidence when she rocks up at Southwell today.The three-year-old filly spent the winter in Dubai and while she failed to cut much ice in some big races, it obviously did her no harm as she won on her
SIMON Grayson is demanding City do not let their season peter out into nothingness.The Bantams head into the final ten games with only two points from a possible 30 – and could drop into the bottom half with another defeat at home to Gillingham.It has
MIKEY Wood revealed he got the seal of approval from the Bulls old boy contingent at Huddersfield before making the loan switch to Odsal.The second row had no hesitation in grabbing the chance of a year at the club after seeking out the advice of the
A Bradford academy trust responsible for running 14 schools in the district pays its female staff 44 per cent less than its male staff on average.Government figures show how Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs schools including Bradford Forster
