ALL lanes of the Greengates junction in Bradford will be reopened to motorists next Tuesday, including the new P-loop. A spokesperson for Howard Civil Engineering, which is carrying out work at the Greengates junction, said: "The next four weeks
YORKSHIRE brewery T&R Theakston is celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the launch of its most popular seasonal ale, Royal Salute. A 5 per cent ABV Pale Ale, Royal Salute was originally brewed for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
THE NUMBER of people in Bradford on Universal Credit has hit its highest level since August last year, latest figures show. According to provisional Department for Work and Pensions data from April 14, 63,594 people were receiving Universal Credit
The latest data reveals a stark drop in the number of people being hospitalised with Covid-19 in Bradford. NHS England data shows Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was caring for 19 coronavirus patients in hospital as of May 24.
A MAN has been banned from owning animals for two years after he and a woman admitted to mistreating several dogs and puppies. John Lowther, of Kidacre Road, and Marina Lowther, of Westway, Farsley, appeared in Bradford Magistrates Court earlier
THE Government’s Levelling Up agenda fails to work for Bradford, a business meeting has heard. Property specialists met in Bradford for the first time in more than two years at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast event, and both Levelling Up and devolution
PAUDIE O’Connor’s future is still to be confirmed but it looks safe to say that it won’t be in a City shirt. Reports in south Yorkshire may suggest that Sheffield Wednesday’s interest is cooling but there are understood to be other offers for the
A city centre bank that has been closed for two months will remain shut after a structural review revealed it would take ‘some time to fix the issues.’ The Santander branch in the city centre, at the junction of Darley Street and Kirkgate, closed
SKIPTON'S first ever 'Pride in the Park' event marks a major step forward in showing the town's support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, say the joint organisers. The event in Aireville Park, on July 2, will mark the end
TWO UKRAINIAN refugees are set to receive a warm welcome in Bradford thanks to a local school. Lubnya, 43 and Vladamir, 15 are due to arrive in Bradford in June after fleeing from the war in Ukraine. And their second cousins, Louise and Tatiana
A BRADFORD community figure said he was honoured to have been invited to the Queen’s garden party after being recognised for his selfless charity work. Nazim Ali, who is from Manningham, was invited to rub shoulders with the royals on account of
Horton Grange Primary school, part of Exceed Academies Trust, celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee today with a whole school Royal picnic. Children dressed in red, white and blue and enjoyed a picnic lunch in the sunshine on the school field. Headteacher
A man from West Yorkshire has been fined £2,000 for tweeting far right racist abuse at Labour’s shadow foreign secretary. Glenn Broadbent, 62, of Greenside Mews, Greenside Road, Lower Wortley, sent two threatening tweets to Tottenham MP David Lammy
A MAN who waved a large kitchen knife in a busy Bradford dessert parlour during Ramadan has been jailed for eight months. Aaron Coates laughed continually on the video link to Bradford Crown Court today as he listened to the judge’s sentencing
WALKERs were left disgusted after they happened upon an unemptied council bin in the Baildon area, which was overflowing with bags of dog waste. The bin, which has now been emptied by Bradford Council, is located at the top of The Knoll, a historic
A FULLY traceable hand-knit yarn using fleeces from Dales farms has been launched by Clapham based country wear clothing firm Glencroft - and it is hoped it will reduce the amount of wool being sent to landfill. The project, thought up by Glencroft
A BABY has tragically died at a property. Cleveland Police has issued a statement after emergency services rushed to an address in Guisborough on Thursday. Officers were called to Derby Road alongside three vehicles from the North East Ambulance
Two men who sexually abused a vulnerable young girl and "ripped away" her childhood have been jailed for a combined 40 years. Khurum Raziq, 40, from Heckmondwike, and Nasar Hussain, 44, from Dewsbury, were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (
A £6 MILLION sports village that has been built on a former school site in Wyke has been handed over to Bradford Council this week as it is almost ready for use. The new venue, built on the site of the former Wyke Manor School, will house a new
Pupils, parents and staff at St Stephen's CE Primary School have come together to make a tribute fit for the Queen. The school community in West Bowling gathered in the playground to spell out the number 70, following celebrations for the Queen's
THE sequel to the much-loved action fuelled Top Gun hits cinema screens today, 26 years on from the original, but did you know a former Bradford Grammar pupil has contributed to the movie? Addingham-born Nick Mitchell helped one of the main characters
THIS is what a new state of the art health and wellbeing hub in Keighley Town Centre will look like. Plans to build a new health centre on the former Keighley College site at the corner of North Street and Cavendish Street date back years.
A LOCAL community group will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with an event at a well-known park. Bradford 4 Better (B4B) will be hosting a day of celebration at Lister Park on Sunday, June 5, featuring music, dance, food, and arts and
A SITE in Idle that has planning permission for 14 houses has gone on the market with a £500,000 asking price. In April 2020, early into the Covid 19 pandemic, Bradford Council granted planning permission to demolish buildings on the former COS
A CRAVEN election candidate who lost his bid to get onto North Yorkshire County Council on the drawing of straws has joked how he had offered to settle the dead-heat result with a game of poker. Labour councillor Peter Madeley, and Independent,
A BRADFORD woman has been fined in court for failing to test for Covid-19 while on holiday. Vernice Poynter, of St. Margarets Place in Great Horton, flew into Gatwick Airport on March 19 last year. She arrived in the country without a reasonable
WEST YORKSHIRE Police has renewed an appeal to trace a missing Kirklees man who may be in London. Kirklees District CID want to speak with anyone who has seen or has information about Monyaka ‘Monty’ Serutla, 45, who was reported as missing from
SEVEN MEN have been arrested following a serious assault in Bradford in the early hours of today. The incident occurred at around 12.24am, when it was reported that a large group of men were fighting on Mortimer Avenue, off Gain Lane. The group
THERE are reports of heavy traffic following an accident in Keighley this morning. The accident is reported to have happened on the Alston Roundabout, at the junction of the A6035 Bradford Road and the A650 Hard Ings Road. It is unclear if
IT’S okay to not feel okay. You hear this statement quite often. One reason is that the pattern for male suicides is still one of the highest on record. This works out at around three quarters of overall suicide statistics and something definitely
The Walt Disney Travel Company has today launched ‘The Magic is Yours’ package, an incredible offer for 2023 holidays at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Guests who book this package before July 27, will receive up to $1200 Walt Disney World
The Range has brought back its best-selling garden bar in time for summer and now we know how we're spending our Platinum Jubilee weekend. Whether you're looking for an unbeatable gift for Father's Day (which is fast approaching - don't forget
One of the most sought-after kitchen gadgets of 2022, air fryers can also help you save on your energy bills. With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to cause concern for families across the UK, we have looked at the best ways to save money on
Pandora has unveiled its 'Free to Be Me' festival mode collection that will have you sizzling in style all summer long. The summer range is part of the jewellery brand's Pandora ME banner and is for the "every ME you want to be, all summer long
Rishi Sunak has said that he will give his £400 energy rebate to charity, and has suggested that other wealthy people could do the same. The Chancellor yesterday doubled the planned £200 universal rebate to £400 and converted it from a loan to
FOLLOWING the success of the mock trials last year, the University of Bradford is once again giving its students the chance to win a smart car in partnership with a local law firm. The competition runs in conjunction with the law firm Proctor &
A protest is to be held outside Downing Street today (Friday, May 27) amid growing anger over revelations in the ‘partygate’ report over the way cleaners and security staff were treated. Sue Gray said in her report that she learned of multiple
Morrisons has announced a meal deal price hike as cash-strapped shoppers continue to compete with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The supermarket has raised the price of its meal deal by 50p to £3.50 amid rising food costs. Customers are
After six weeks of evidence and details of violent altercations between the pair, closing arguments are due in the US defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Mr Depp is suing his former partner over a 2018 article she wrote in the
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
A DANGER driver who sped off from the police through a pedestrian area in central Bradford accused them of ‘making everything up’ because his car wasn’t insured. Noor Ahmadzai was spotted on the city’s Laisteridge Lane at the wheel of a friend’
MORE than 45 casualties from the First and Second World Wars are buried in Pudsey Cemetery. They include Private George Mason of the 2nd Bradford Pals, who was wounded then taken as a prisoner of war. On Sunday, May 29 there’s a chance to see
A CHARITY is appealing for new volunteers as it works to open a residential community for homeless people. Emmaus Bradford, a homelessness charity, has been working towards opening its community home for a decade and has recently purchased a new
POLICE have issued an updated appeal to trace a man who is wanted on recall to prison. Daniel Lomas, who is 32 and from Wakefield, breached the terms of his release in 2018 after serving a sentence for a sexual offence. Extensive enquiries
POLICE are appealing for information on a man who may be in West Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police is trying to locate Jeffrey Smith, who officers want to speak with about burglary and robbery offences. Jeffrey has links to West Yorkshire and
CITY have made midfielder Ryan East their fifth signing of an increasingly hectic summer. The 23-year-old has been snapped up by Mark Hughes after a season with play-off semi-finalists Swindon. East, who has joined on an initial two-year deal
POLICE are investigating after a teenage girl was threatened in West Yorkshire earlier this week. The incident happened at around 4.30pm on Tuesday, 24 May at the bus stop opposite the B&M on Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge. The victim was
POLICE were in attendance following a spectacular crash in Bradford last night (Thursday). Pictures from the scene show a car flipped over on to its side on Keighley Road. The car – a white Volkswagen – was said to have crashed somewhere between
ARMED POLICE were in attendance after a vehicle was in collision with a child in Leeds yesterday. Officers descended on Harehills Lane in Harehills following the incident, which happened near the road’s junction with Nowell Grove. A police
JOE Cullen insists he has “shut a few people up” after qualifying for the Premier League play-offs. Bradford’s Cullen won his showdown with world number one Peter Wright in Newcastle last night to seal his top-four spot. He will now face defending
A DEVELOPER planning to build on a Wrose field will have to provide future residents with bus passes. A planning committee yesterday approved an application to build 30 homes on land off Westfield Lane, despite pleas from neighbours to the site
THE FABIA was already a compelling package – having proved itself a success for Skoda over the last two decades. The latest changes – including sharper styling, better practicality and improved tech – have further cemented its place as an appealing
Have you ever had a “lucky” accident? Sometimes accidents can lead to good fortune. This is exactly what happened to a woman in California, whose initial misfortune lead to her becoming a millionaire. Back in November, 2021, LaQuedra Edwards was
TWO cyclists were struck with a baseball bat by an angry driver in a serious incident of road rage in central Bradford. Amani Rahman attacked brothers Daniel and Michael Stocchero after accidentally almost knocking one of them off his bike on Manningham
A HABITUAL criminal with 106 offences on his record, including theft and battery, has been jailed for breaching court orders within days of them being imposed. Jason Caswell’s plan to start a new life in Ilkley has been put on hold after a 12-month
A site is back before planners with a proposal to build five homes near Brighouse. Mr Brearley has applied to Calderdale Council seeking outline permission for a revised scheme to build the new homes at land to the northeast of Ings Croft, Field
MPs and leaders of opposition parties on Bradford Council have called for leadership changes following the release of a report that paints a "damning picture" of Children's Services and of "shocking" missed opportunities that contributed to the death
BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins has issued a fresh call for the Government to tackle the misery and disruption wrought by quad bikes. Speaking in a debate on anti-social behaviour and off-road vehicles, the MP again called on the Government to
SAM Hallas believes his side will return "all guns blazing" after their small break. The Bulls aren't scheduled to play this weekend and it will give Hallas and the squad a chance to re-energize ahead of a busy couple of weeks. Mark Dunning's
ENTRIES are now open for the third annual Yorkshire Asian Young Achiever Awards – the YAYAs. They are open to any young person – aged between 16 and 30 – of South Asian heritage who was born in, or lives and works in, Yorkshire. Aimed at rising
A SCHOOL for those kicked out of mainstream settings has been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, but it will always struggle to “overcome assessments” designed for regular education providers, a spokesperson said. Prism Independent School, in
A BRADFORD car dealership has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for failing a police request. HS Enterprise, in Westcliffe Road, Shipley was found guilty of not providing police with the identity of a driver who was alleged to have committed
DESPITE the football season coming to a close, Campion manager Lee Ashforth has described this period as the "busiest" for those in charge. Him and joint manager James Bicknell are working tirelessly to get a number of key transfer incomings over
A MAN has been ordered to abstain from alcohol after appearing in court to face two charges. Arif Khan, 30, of Chellow Dene View, in the Daisy Hill area of Bradford, appeared before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.
AN old Bradford convent is still on the market for nearly £1 million. The vast property, on Bradford Road in Clayton, has been on the market for a number of months and is set within its own "expansive" grounds, with large gardens, a huge car park
BOASE Christine Passed away after a long illness with great courage and dignity. Loving mum, doting grandma and friend to many. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. The funeral service will be held on Friday 17th June at Scholemoor Crematorium
NICHOLSON Terry 27th May 2021 This day we shall remember with heartache, tears and regret the day you was taken from us but in our hearts you will always stay loved and remembered every day. Betty and Family
FIELDHOUSE David On 7th May 2022, aged 70 years. A much loved dad, grandad, partner, brother and friend to many. The funeral service will take place at Scholemoor Crematorium on Wednesday 1st June at 12.40pm. Would friends please accept this intimation
HARRIS Graham Paul Graham passed away peacefully on 19th May 2022 after a short illness, aged 81 years at Wells Springs Nursing Home. A dear dad to Jean and David, father-in-law to Jeannie, brother to Pauline, grandad, great-grandad, uncle and friend.
The biggest food awareness day of the year, National Fish and Chip Day, is back for its 7th year. A week before the nation prepares for a special four-day Bank Holiday to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the country will come together to celebrate
MARK Dunning hopes there will be no punches pulled in tomorrow’s heavyweight showdown between Featherstone and Leigh at Tottenham. The Championship’s strongest duo square off in the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup final as part of the Challenge Cup showpiece
MARK Hughes is not worried about National League money men skewing the player market this summer. His hometown club Wrexham, backed by the deep pockets of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are bidding for promotion through the play-offs
Toby Carvery, Harvester and Stonehouse are offering customers a range of deals during the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend. If you like to eat at restaurants but don’t want to fork out for expensive meals, look no further. You and your
