Trio jailed for violent 'honey trap' attack

Rohail Khan

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Three violent men have been given prison sentences totalling more than 20 years for setting up a “honey trap” robbery in Bradford.

New library to be built in Bradford city centre

Councillors Andrew Thornton and Susan Hinchcliffe outside the new City Library building in City Park

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A new library in Bradford city centre is to be created after it was discovered that the existing Central Library is no longer fit for purpose.

Councillor Khadim Hussain is sworn in as new Lord Mayor of Bradford

Councillor Khadim Hussain was installed as the Lord Mayor of Bradford at City Hall

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The new Lord Mayor of Bradford has been sworn in – and he has invited people to be his consort.

Manningham knife attacker to be locked up

Bradford Crown Court

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A drug-crazed psychotic who plunged a kitchen knife into a stranger in the street is to be locked up in a secure hospital.

Kimberley Walsh: 'How I've finally learned to love my curves'

Kimberley Walsh as featured in the summer edition of Cosmopolitan Body

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bradford pop star Kimberley Walsh has revealed that she thought she had a big bum when at school in Bradford – but has now learned to love her curvy behind.

Bradford's starring role in new BBC films about Great Train Robbery

Film location: Oxenhope Railway Station

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent heads up the starry cast of a film about the Great Train Robbery being filmed in Bradford.

Charities for carers in pioneering link-up

From left, project development officer Helen Berry, care manager Debbie Fisher and head of care provision Sam Dawson look forward to the merger of the two charities

11:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

More than 40 years of expertise are being combined as two charities working to support carers in the Bradford district join forces.

Have your say on the district's children's centre services

Councillor Ralph Berry

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

People are being urged to have their say about how children’s centres in the Bradford district could change in the future.

Bradford Council calls for legal review of Government's decision to withdraw waste contract cash

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bradford Council has applied for a judicial review of the Government’s 11th hour decision to withdraw cash from a £300 million contract to deal with household waste which has left its – and Calderdale Council’s – plans in tatters and cost the authorities £5m.

Bishop of Bradford backs T&A Crocus Appeal

The Bishop of Bradford, the Right Rev Nick Baines

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The Bishop of Bradford is backing the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal and has urged people across the district to support our £1 million fundraising campaign.

Baildon Parish Council endorses plans to turn village into a town

6:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A new plan to switch Baildon’s identity from being a village to a town was endorsed by councillors last night.

Investigation after Bradford City fans are hit by internet hacking fraud

victim: The Reverend Dale Barton, whose account was targeted

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bradford City fans hit by an internet hacking fraud after buying tickets to the club’s League Two play-off final victory at Wembley are being asked to complete questionnaires to help police establish ‘patterns’ behind the scam.

New Canal Road greenway given go-ahead, despite concerns on anti-social behaviour

6:50am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A new ‘Canal Road Greenway’ linking Shipley and Bradford has been approved by planners.

Girlington couple attend Buckingham Palace garden party

Karam and Kartari Chand who have just celebrated their 86th year together

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A couple thought to have the world’s longest marriage were visiting the Queen today.

Police issue warning to 'anti-social' biker

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Police have issued a warning to a biker who is riding his motorcycle in an anti-social way around an area of Bradford. Officers from the Manningham and Toller neighbourhood policing team said the nuisance rider had been out and about in West Park, Girlington. Police insist the bike will be seized if the rider is spotted again.

Cannabis found in city centre shop basement

10:30am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A ‘significant’ cannabis farm was discovered after firefighters smashed their way into an empty Bradford shop to get to a blaze in its basement, it has been revealed .

Man with children threatened over cash in Duckworth Lane, Bradford

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A robber threatened to shoot a man who was at a bus stop with two young children in a buggy.

Eco-friendly funding for small firms in Kirklees

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Small to medium enterprises in Kirklees can apply for funding of up to £5,000, for environmental improvements.

Waiting times spike at Bradford Royal Infirmary and Airedale Hospital A&E

Bradford Royal Infirmary

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Patients are waiting longer to be seen in A&E departments in the Bradford area, as evidence grows of a crisis across England.

British Red Cross in Yorkshire seeks runners for Great North Run

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The British Red Cross in Yorkshire is making an unusual plea – for bananas, bears, giraffes, dinosaurs, and ‘celebrities’ to take part in the Great North Run.

Spesavers celebrates 25 years in Idle

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

An optician is looking to the future as it celebrates 25 years.

Jury resumes deliberations after sexual abuse trial

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The jury considering its verdicts in the trial of a 62-year-old man accused of sexually abusing three children decades ago was today resuming its deliberations after being sent home overnight.

Tyersal men fined for cannabis

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Two men have been fined £80 each after being found in possession of cannabis.

Route for Bradford City Wembley heroes victory parade is revealed

City celebrate picking up the League Two play-off trophy

3:42pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The route for tomorrow night's Bradford City homecoming parade celebrating the club’s promotion to League One has been announced.

New Lord Mayor takes office at City Hall meeting today

The new Lord Mayor, Khadim Hussain

3:36pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Bradford has a new first citizen after a ceremonial meeting at City Hall today.

Action taken against motoring offences

The operation today

3:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Police officers stopped 20 vehicles to check their road worthiness and documents today.

Child porn man warned he faces long jail sentence

Bradford Crown Court

4:15pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A Bradford man is behind bars awaiting a long jail sentence for sexual abuse of boys, while two other defendants have admitted linked offences of child pornography.

Police plea after shooting threat

8:47am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A would-be robber threatened to shoot a man who was at a bus stop with two young children in a buggy.

Keighley family facing slavery charges over Manningham business

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A family has been accused of using fellow Czech citizens as slave labour in Bradford and Keighley.

Wyke robber is jailed for raids on Bradford shops

Richard Fearn

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.

Toddler trapped in his house

7:09pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A two-year-old boy locked himself in his house when his mum took some rubbish out to the bin.

£65m funding gap will impact on Bradford Council services, says leader

Councillor Imran Hussain

5:57pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The range and quality of Council services will inevitably suffer because of budget cuts, Bradford Council’s leader has warned.

Car dealership bought in £31m deal

5:09pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A historic Bradford motor dealership has been snapped up by an expanding North East-based motors group as part of a £31 million deal.

Tyersal pair fined after drugs found

3:50pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Two men have been fined £80 after drugs were found at a house in Dudley Street, Tyersal.

Police make further appeal over hit-and-run crash in Bradford

10:59am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Detectives investigating a hit-and-run crash in Bradford which left a male pedestrian badly injured today released the registration of a car they are keen to trace.

Bradford Council seeks judicial review over Government's axing of £300m waste contract

9:34am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Bradford Council has lodged papers in the High Court calling for a judicial review of the Government’s 11th hour decision to pull the plug on a £300 million waste treatment scheme.

Solicitor’s legal aid cuts warning

Solicitor Alan Petherbridge, who is concerned about the Ministry of Justice’s plans to cut legal aid

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

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.

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

Bradford Council’s executive member for children’s services, Councillor Ralph Berry

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.

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

Delighted City fans

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.

Chaplain volunteer call goes out from Bradford hospitals

St Luke's Hospital

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

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

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

Baby Talha Al Affan Choudhury at home with his family

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.

How you can help us hit our Crocus Cancer Appeal target

Mohammed takes the plunge

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

So far we’ve had a 15,000ft parachute jumper, a dress-down day at a supermarket giant, charity dinners and generous donations from major Yorkshire societies.

Bradford projects celebrate £400,000 Big Lottery Fund windfall

John Sheen, community development work manager for the Thorpe Edge Community Project

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Two volunteer projects in Bradford have told of their joy at receiving a cash boost of more than £400,000 between them from the Big Lottery Fund.

Heavy horses hard at work in Cottingley

HARROW: Peter Coates with heavy horses Nathan and Murphy helping to harrow fields in a field above 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.

Bradford cafe evacuated after fire in basement of empty shop

The scene of the fire

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.

Little Horton man jailed for drug dealing

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Cannabis dealers who continue to sell the drug on Bradford’s streets after they have been caught and bailed will be locked up, a judge has warned.

Man accused of failing to surrender to bail in Bradford four years ago

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A man has appeared in court charged with failing to surrender to bail in Bradford four years ago.

Actors in Bradford sought for new film

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Budding actors are being sought for a new film.

Man in court after Cottingley firearms incident

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A 47-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with firearms licence-related offences.

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