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Wyke robber is jailed for raids on Bradford shops

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A robber who used imitation guns to terrorise and steal from vulnerable women victims has been jailed for more than seven years.

Solicitor’s legal aid cuts warning

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A top Bradford solicitor has warned that city law firms will go out of business and members of the public will not get justice if the Government pushes through controversial legal aid proposals.

Holme Wood couple's joy as stolen laptop containing pictures of dead son is returned

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A couple have spoke of their relief and joy after their laptop containing thousands of photos of their late son, which was stolen, was returned to them.

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New figures show improvement in number of Bradford pupils at good schools

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Schools are continuing to become more successful since Bradford Council regained control of the Education Service with four out of five primary pupils going to schools rated good or better by Ofsted, it has been revealed.

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Tens of thousands expected for Bradford City open-top bus tour

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Tens of thousands of Bradford City fans are expected to “rock” the city centre tomorrow as they honour their promotion-winning Bantams heroes in a homecoming parade.

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Chaplain volunteer call goes out from Bradford hospitals

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Hospitals are appealing for people to join its chaplaincy service and help deliver ‘spiritual healthcare’ to patients.

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Eccleshill dad praises nurses and doctors who saved his son's life

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A grateful Bradford dad has sung the praises of the NHS for saving his baby boy’s life, bringing the tot back from the brink of death.

Status hopes for controversial Buck Lane site

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A bid is being made to register fields earmarked for a controversial business development at Buck Lane, Baildon, as an “Asset of Community Value” – thereby giving people the chance to buy them.

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Revamp cuts cost of Keighley Festival

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

This year’s Keighley Festival will concentrate several activities at single venues during its headline events to cut costs.

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Heavy horses hard at work in Cottingley

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Old-fashioned pulling-power was on show above Cottingley, Bingley, as heavy horses Nathan and Murphy harrowed fields for the summer.

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Bradford cafe evacuated after fire in basement of empty shop

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Firefighters had to smash a window and cut through shutters to get to a fire in the basement of an empty shop in Bradford.

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Knife-wielding robbers steal £400 in shop raid at Shipley

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Knife-wielding robbers stole £400 in an evening raid at a shop in Shipley, police revealed yesterday.

Appeal for witness to fatal crash on Bradford country lane

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Detectives yesterday appealed for witnesses to a crash on a country lane in Bradford that killed a 42-year-old motorcyclist.

Let’s make music says Emmerdale star

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden, who plays David Metcalfe, will officially unveil a new partnership aiming to get more children playing music.

Help Odsal community centre win a big spring clean

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A Bradford community centre needs people’s votes to get a big spring clean from a well-known cleaning brand.

Keighley cat charity makes space for unexpected arrivals

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Boxes and bin-loads of cats and kittens greeted staff at a cat welfare charity, who arrived to find the animals dumped on their doorstep.

Families can have wild time at Saltaire and Ilkley events

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Families are urged to get on their bike or get wet and wild during the bank holiday weekend.

Yorkshire Tour de France garden unveiled at Chelsea Flower Show

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A garden which shows the route of next year’s Tour De France through towns and villages in the Bradford district was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday Tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire is using the opportunity to show off the landscape that the world’s best cyclists will be riding through.

Coffee with Lord Mayor is mystery auction prize

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Lord Mayor of Bradford enjoyed a cuppa in aid of his appeal.

Haworth 1940s weekend 'Nazi uniform' claims rubbished

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

One of the organisers of Haworth 1940s Weekend has rubbished claims the event was marred by people attending in ‘Nazi uniforms’.

Bradford City victory parade announced - UPDATED

3:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

City’s promotion heroes will parade their League Two play-off trophy on an open-top bus tour on Wednesday.

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Off-road biker killed in crash with car near Tyersal

6:00am Monday 20th May 2013

An off-road motorcycle rider has been killed in a crash with a car in a country lane in Bradford.

Hunt for 'fake cash' customer in Clayton Heights

7:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A man who tried to pay with counterfeit money at a newsagents in Bradford is being hunted by police.

Smuggled birds found in luggage at Leeds-Bradford Airport

6:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

Attempts to bring live fighting birds through Leeds-Bradford Airport in suitcases were “astonishing”, the Border Force has said.