Olympic Torch Relay

30,000 welcome Olympic Torch to city

Runner Thomas Stokes hands over the flame to swimmer Jamie Brown in front of a huge crowd in Bradford's City Park

7:00am Monday 25th June 2012

They came in their thousands to get a fleeting glimpse of the Olympic Flame as it arrived in Bradford on its mammoth 8,000-mile journey across the UK.

Tens of thousands greet Olympic Flame in the Bradford district

The Olympic Torch Relay coming through the district

6:15pm Sunday 24th June 2012

Crowds approaching 100,000 strong gathered across Bradford, Keighley, Skipton and Ilkley today as the Olympic Torch relay weaved across the district.

Thousands cheer Olympic Torch relay through Ilkley

5:30pm Sunday 24th June 2012

Thousands of spectators packed the streets in Ilkley as the torch made its way through a sun-drenched town centre today.

Thousands welcome Olympic Flame to Keighley

Rodger Davies carries the torch on North Street, Keighley

4:11pm Sunday 24th June 2012

Crowds turned out in their thousands today to welcome the Olympic Flame to Keighley.

Olympic Flame arrives in Bradford city centre

The Olympic Flame arrives at City Park

3:13pm Sunday 24th June 2012

The Olympic Flame arrived in Bradford city centre bang on schedule shortly before 3pm today to be welcomed by thousands of cheering inlookers.

Lord Mayor leads parade to mark Olympic Flame coming to Bradford

Children arrive at Bradford City Hall after a parade to mark the Olympic Flame in Bradford

2:47pm Sunday 24th June 2012

The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Dale Smith, proudly led a parade of more than a thousand schoolchildren to celebrate the Olympic Flame being in the city today.

Crowds gather to see Olympic Torch relay in Bradford

Ally and Stuart Watson, of Little Horton, wait for the Olympic Flame to arrive in Centenary Square, Bradford

1:40pm Sunday 24th June 2012

Crowds were gathering in Bradford city centre from mid morning today to witness history being made when the Olympic Flame arrives.

Bradford awaits arrival of Olympic flame

8:35am Sunday 24th June 2012

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has welcomed the return of the Olympic Flame to Yorkshire as Bradford awaits its arrival today.

Successful Barkerend slimmer to carry torch

Michelle Lay-Flurrie, who has turned her life around by losing half her body weight

9:00am Saturday 23rd June 2012

A hospital worker who showed the commitment of an Olympic athlete to lose half her body weight and transform her life will carry the Olympic Torch on Monday.

Proud moment for our athletes

Olympic Team GB rower Debbie Flood carries the Olympic Torch during the relay leg between Morecambe and Lancaster

9:00am Saturday 23rd June 2012

A double medallist and a talented teenage athlete both got their hands on the Olympic torch yesterday.

Excitement builds over flame’s arrival

Javayria Ali and Umar Mohammed in the Manningham schools' mini torch relay

4:44pm Friday 22nd June 2012

Big crowds are expected to line the streets when the Olympic Torch Relay passes through the Bradford district tomorrow.

Who is carrying the torch through the district

5:04pm Thursday 21st June 2012

Those who will carry the flame through Bradford are: 70-year-old Chiun-Ping Peng originally from Taoyuan City in Taiwan; Mu-Piao Shih, 59 from Taipei in Taiwan; Ben Cropper, 21, from Leeds; Jamie Brown, 18, from Bradford; Khalil Hussain, 38, from Bradford; Lucy Speakman, 38, from Manchester; Philippa Millage, 31, from Dumfries; Steve Newell, 46, from Ilkley; Thomas Stokes, 20, from Bradford; and Yolanda Bowler, 53, from Wetherby.

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