Two people were summoned to appear in court and two others were told to provide their vehicle licence documents after a crackdown by Bradford South Police on metal theft, as part of a national day of action. Thirteen vehicles were stopped and 15 individuals
Police cordoned off a road near to the university of Bradford after reports of an assault early today. Woodhead Road, at the junction with Rugby Place, was sealed off while police began an examination of the scene of the alleged assault. Inquiries are
Police have pledged to put revellers on the road to a safer Christmas after suspending the licences of unlawful taxis in Keighley. Officers from Airedale and North Bradford were out in force on Friday and Saturday to check if taxis were road legal, stopping
A Baildon man is fighting for his life after he was involved in a collision with a taxi early today as he walked across a road. Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which happened shortly after midnight as the 49-year-old pedestrian was
Today's football match between Bradford Park Avenue and Chorley has been postponed because of the icy weather.
The former chairman of Metro believes transport links could pose the biggest problems to plans to build 500 new homes in Burley-in-Wharfedale. The figure has been sug-gested as part of the plans for the village outlined in the draft Local Development
A second private school in Bradford has announced its intention to become a free school. Netherleigh and Rossefield School in Parsons Road, Heaton, which caters for pupils aged three to 11, is to submit an application to the Government for free school
A Bradford firefighter who organised a weekend food appeal after being moved by the plight of the homeless has collected enough food to feed 150 families. Fairweather Green Station Commander Mark Helliwell was at Morrisons at the Victoria Centre with
Detectives are investigating after a woman was found unconscious in the street. The woman was discovered in Thornton Road, near to Thornton village, at around 7am today. She is thought to have suffered injuries but it is not known how. She was taken
Anti-littering leaflets printed by Bradford Council which invoked the name of Allah to encourage Muslims to keep their neighbourhoods clean had actually been circulated previously, it has emerged. A Conservative councillor discovered a stack of a later
Shoppers are being given advice about how to avoid debt and dodgy traders this Christmas. Liz Reveley, the Citizens Advice Bureau’s specialist services manager for Bradford and Airedale, said shoppers could be caught out if they did not know their rights
A Liberal Democrat councillor has criticised a lack of debate by Bradford Council when it met to agree the preferred bidder for a long-term waste contract. Councillor Jeanette Sunderland spoke out after the meeting held last Tuesday, when Earth Tech
A woman burdened by chronic pain died after taking excess morphine. Yesterday, Acting Bradford Coroner Professor Paul Marks recorded an open verdict into 63-year-old Karen Purdie’s death. Mrs Purdie, of North Parade, Skipton, was rushed to Airedale
Hospital bosses in Bradford have defended their policies after a national audit found “significant improvement” is needed in the way care is delivered to patients with dementia. The study found that while hospitals say they have policies in place, these
World Thai-boxing champion Rachael MacKenzie returned to her former school in Bradford this week to present prizes to pupils at an awards evening. Miss Mackenzie, who won the title in 2006, visited St Joseph’s Catholic College, in Heaton, on behalf of
Two young Bradford actors have starring roles in a television period drama this weekend. As reported in the T&A earlier this week, Shipley actress Charlie Clark plays schoolgirl Grace Ellis in wartime drama Just Henry. Charlie made her TV debut earlier
Volunteers are hoping to solve the mystery of a large copper medallion discovered behind an old fireplace. Glenis Kounnas, a volunteer at the Fresh Waters Christian charity shop in Bridge Street, Keighley, said the medallion was uncovered when the formerly
An animal psychologist has saved a shopkeeper’s dog from a court destruction order after it bit two women. Buster, a seven-year-old German shepherd, was reprieved at Bradford Crown Court yesterday when Dr Roger Mugford told the judge he was confident
Final approval has been given on funding for a new through-age academy building for Dixons Allerton Academy, giving the green light to construction starting next month. The £32 million project includes £5m of funding from Bradford Council which will
Police are continuing inquiries into the motive for a shooting incident in Bradford. Officers were called at around 7:30pm on Monday to reports of shots being fired in Thorn Street, Girlington. It is believed a man discharged a firearm towards a dark-coloured
A father found his epileptic daughter drowned in a bath, an inquest heard yesterday. Emma Wild who lived with her father at Prospect Close, Windhill, Shipley, had run a bath for herself, but had a fit and fell forwards, the Bradford hearing was told.
A landscape gardener, who had heart disease, died after taking amphetamines. Stuart Horsfall, 40, of Halstead Place, Little Horton, Bradford, collapsed at his home on August 20 after drinking with friends and allegedly taking amphetamines
The consultation period for residents to share their views on a key document which aims to manage development and growth in the district over 15 years is to be extended. Bradford Council had set up a 12-week public consultation on the draft Local Development
Phil Parkinson reckons City’s win at second-placed Southend will make the rest of the division sit up and take notice. Luke Oliver’s scrambled late goal earned their first away victory of the season and gave the Bantams a crucial three-point cushion
A Bradford charity which helps young people re-engage with education has been left counting the cost after thousands of pounds of equipment was stolen by burglars. Ripple Education and Diversion, based at The Basement, Cooperville and Buttershaw Methodist
Fire chiefs have warned drivers to take care in the wintry conditions, after a car overturned into a field when it skidded on ice today (Sat). The Volkswagen Golf left the road, went down a banking and through a fence before landing on its side in the
A dangerous paedophile with a fetish for girls’ knickers has been detained indefinitely in a secure hospital after indecently exposing himself outside a Bradford nursery school Paul Collins pulled down his trousers and “flashed” at a terrified woman
Controversial reforms to fire services, including the loss of 100 full-time posts and the closure of ten stations across the region, have been approved. The West Yorkshire Fire Authority yesterday approved a plan by chief fire officer Simon Pilling,
A man has been charged with buying a prohibited weapon, after police raided a house in Bradford. The 42-year-old man was held for questioning, and then released on police bail pending further forensic inquiries, after officers attended an address in
Bradford College has teamed up with a Dragons’ Den star to help spur on a new generation of entrepreneurs to combat rising unemployment. They have created a Level 2 and Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the
An inquest has heard how a first set of routine jabs would not have been a risk-factor leading to the sudden death of a two-month-old girl. Yesterday a Bradford inquest was told Lexie Paige Murgatroyd had other recognised risk factors including her age
West Yorkshire Police chiefs have hit back after a watchdog found complaints against officers had risen, defying the national trend. They yesterday said part of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report was “out of date” and “misleading
A businessman who moved his operation to Bradford at a cost of £7 million today revealed that thieves had left his 60 workers without any work after causing damage to his premises. Alan Moss, who is chairman of The London Oil Refining Company
Bulls duo Elliot Kear and Olivier Elima are facing a race to be fit for the start of the season. New recruit Kear is to undergo a double hernia operation on Tuesday and second-rower Elima is nursing a knee problem. Kear’s operation is procedural and
Southend 0, City 1 City can enjoy Christmas after Luke Oliver’s late goal earned a first away win of the season. The big man’s close-range prod was nothing to write home about but it seemed like a Lionel Messi special as the Bantams
