Five generations of a far-flung family travelled thousands of miles to celebrate a former dressmaker’s 100th birthday. Phyllis Clifford welcomed 80 guests, including her three-year-old great-great-granddaughter, Maiya, to a party at Wharfedale Court
The Bradford district is being considered for part of the route as Yorkshire bids to host the opening stages of the 2016 Tour de France. Talks have started between destination-management organisation Welcome to Yorkshire and the Tour’s Paris-based
25 years ago: Bradford City and Leeds United football clubs denied they had failed to denounce racial hatred on the terraces after a report had accused clubs of complacency in the face of a build-up of racial tension. 50 years ago: Fares over the West
In the long history of regeneration proposals for Bradford, it is rare indeed for there to be cross-party support from all the political leaders for a particular course of action. So it is welcome news that the leaders of all the main parties are throwing
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Vladislav Pajer, aged 56, of Granville Road, Heaton; keeping an unlicensed vehicle on a public road, £175 fine, £34.17 vehicle excise back duty, £60 costs. Hussain Patak, of Dalcross Grove,
Display driver Russ Swift is synonymous with the MINI brand. Slotting the motor in between two cars with inches to spare is a precision performance he has spent years perfecting. And Russ was only too happy to demonstrate the skill he has turned into
Mick Potter has urged his players to keep taking risks. Although performances so far have not been up to scratch, the Bulls boss would hate to see his side retreat into their shell. A more conservative approach could have been excused, considering a
The family of a missing man found dead in a beck wept with relief as an inquest dismissed the notion he killed himself. Four members of John Durkin’s family took turns in the witness box yesterday, insisting the 65-year-old, despite unfounded
A 15-year-old boy has been ruled a public danger and locked up for at least two years for a series of knife-point robberies on the city’s streets. The Bradford teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, threatened youngsters with weapons to steal
Pupils at a Bradford school have raised more than £3,000 for children less fortunate than themselves. Students from the Suffa-Tul-Islam (UK) School, in Sunbridge Road, presented Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust matron Denise Stewart
A leading Bradford GP has signed a letter calling for the Government’s Health Bill to be thrown out. Dr Jude Danby, an executive member of the newly-created Bradford and Airedale GP Commissioning Consortium and a partner at Ashwell Medical Centre in
Simon Parker column Crete is beautiful at this time of year. Who wouldn’t want a few days kicking back on the shore of the Mediterranean? But one tourist might feel a shade more reluctant this week as he basks in the Greek sunshine. Peter Jackson is
A “bubbly” hairdresser died after a Christmas Day fall because of a brain haemorrhage, an inquest has heard. Jodie Manley, who was 21, had been at her father’s house in Wibsey drinking and playing cards when she stumbled and fell going up the stairs
A Bradford police station had to be partially evacuated after a teenager threatened to blow it up, a Court heard. Matthew Dutton, 19, who had a history of making nuisance and bomb hoax calls to emergency services, was sentenced to two years
Bradford city centre’s bid for Enterprise Zone status has been given cross-party support from the biggest political groups on Bradford Council. The council’s Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties have backed Bradford’s case, which
Chelsea unveiled its new artisan gardens category for the first time this year, where designers were asked to use natural, sustainably resourced materials in an artistic manner. Driftwood, reclaimed bricks and cockleshell edgings were among the items
When she was nine years old, Verity Rushworth landed her first stage role – playing one of the Von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music at Yeadon Town Hall. Nearly two decades later, the Rawdon actress is back in the much-loved musical, this time playing
Imagine a dedicated tram service running on rails, linking Bradford to Halifax in the west, Leeds in the east, Huddersfield in the south and Skipton in the north. Manchester’s three Metrolink routes connect the city centre with Eccles, Altrincham
A “vile” paedophile has been jailed for seven years for the manipulative sexual abuse of a young girl. Peter Terry, 44, was branded a hypocrite by a judge after confessing his offending to the police – and then blaming the teenager for seducing
A Bradford artist is starting a life-drawing club in the city. Lindsey Holden recently returned from working as an art teacher in Vietnam, where she worked on art projects with children at a kindergarten. She also attended life-drawing
Police chiefs in Bradford insist they are reducing crime despite figures which show a force-wide increase. Crime in West Yorkshire rose by 2.1 per cent between January and March this year, compared with the previous year. But the force fared better
Kyle Briggs is determined to make the most of his second chance. Back in the side after an extended spell on the sidelines, the 23-year-old believes he can play a key role in the Bulls’ revival. A winter signing from Featherstone, Briggs has found the
A depraved Scout leader has been branded a danger to children and jailed for two years for molesting a ten-year-old girl. Gareth Inglis, 39, asked the child not to tell her mother after sexually assaulting her in the Keighley area on April 8 this year
Local bands are warming up for the Guiseley Station Music Festival. This is the eighth festival and in previous years it has raised funds for charities including Teenage Cancer Trust, Macmillan Nurses, the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes. Funds
Over at Bradford Playhouse, cast members of the Bradford Players show, The Full Monty, who are playing a troupe of steel workers-turned-male strippers, are busy putting the final touches to their racy routine. The cast got a rousing reception from crowds
Applause Theatre School is desperately seeking a Mother Superior. The Bradford theatre school has just ended its run of Pirates Of Penzance, at Batley Town Hall, and is already looking ahead to its production of Nunsense, which stars Amanda Harris
During the May bank holiday weekend, the UNESCO World Heritage village of Saltaire is hosting the fifth Saltaire Arts Trail. Residents of the village’s Grade II-listed houses will be opening their kitchens, living rooms, hallways and bedrooms to become
Woodlands coud have a surprise inclusion for their Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup second-round tie at Undercliffe on Monday. Albert Terrace all-rounder Chris Brice revealed last night: “I saw Grant Soames having a net today and I know he was going
City will be up against a stronger League Two next season. Peter Jackson is relishing the chance to build his own team from scratch and wipe out the memory of a wretched last campaign. But he admits they will be facing some decent competition
An allotment holder has called on vandals to stop targeting a site in Bradford after damage was caused for the second time in a week. David Bottomley, treasurer of Queens Road B Allotment Association, said he was devastated after being told rocks had
Tributes have been paid at the funeral of a “loyal, honest and intelligent” police officer who died in a road accident, aged 29. Police officers formed a guard of honour as the coffin carrying PC Scott Eastwood-Smith was carried into Bradford
Leeds United have lost patience with Neil Kilkenny over contract negotiations and announced that the midfielder is set to move on. Kilkenny, who is in Australia with his national squad preparing for two friendly matches next month, was hoping to sort
