CONTRACTS for work on the £275 million Broadway shopping centre have so far been awarded to 12 Yorkshire companies, it has been announced. Developer Westfield says more than three quarters of the value of contracts at the site have to date gone
FIRE chiefs reported no major incidents during the latest two strike periods by the FBU today (Wed).Fire Brigades Union members were on strike over proposed changes to their pensions between 6 am and 8 am then again from 5 pm until 7 pm as part of a national
SAM Burgess, Elliott Whitehead, John Bateman... the list of players to have come through the system at Bradford is endless. There have been plenty more in the past couple of seasons, namely Sam Wood, Oliver Roberts, Alex Mellor and Nathan Conroy
POLICE in West Yorkshire have made 21 arrests of suspected paedophiles, including some in the Bradford district, as part of a nationwide operation to protect children.Officers have arrested men across all five policing districts in West Yorkshire during
Ninety-eight years ago this month, at 7am on a sunny Saturday morning in France, a whistle blew and thousands of British soldiers clambered out of their trenches and were mown down by German machine guns across the other side of no man's land.
Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong time. The early years were fine; an idyllic childhood of long, hot Seventies summers - they seemed long and hot back then - then becoming a teen in the Eighties, when music and fashion underwent a revolution that
PHILIP Balmforth, former Inspector with Bradford and West Yorkshire police, who has been following this weekly series, has a story to tell about two of his uncles who fought in World War1. One of them was killed, the other survived with wounds but suffered
SUMMER is to be celebrated in a new art exhibition put together by apprentices.The Sum of Summer explores the beauty and happiness of summer through paintings chosen from the Calderdale Museums’ collections. The exhibition will run from July 26
BINGLEY driver Sam Bilham recorded a convincing Rally First 1.0litre win at the Nicky Grist Stages Rally across the forests of the Epynt military ranges in Wales. As if his runaway victory of more than four minutes in his class was not enough, the 17-
A "wild, out of control woman" refused to release her grip on two women's hair - despite police officers punching the back of her wrists and pressing their thumbs into her neck, magistrates heard.Qualified nurse Donna-Marie Campbell, 34,
KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins has welcomed a decision to allow women to become bishops.The General Synod of the Church of England this week voted in favour of the historic move, which had been rejected by lay members two years ago.“This is a good day
A GOMERSAL-based apprentice chef met one of his heroes when he bumped into Gordon Ramsey at his London restaurant. Ben Popplewell visited Mr Ramsey 'sThe Maze Grill in Mayfair with his father and just as they were about to leave, in walked the celebrity
A FUTURISTIC two-storey teaching block proposed for a prominent spot in Saltaire has got the backing of Bradford planning officers.They have recommended that Shipley College be allowed to demolish large greenhouses on its Exhibition Road site, currently
Tribute has been paid to a former Keighley headmaster who has died aged 85. Keith Whalley held the top post at the old Highfield School for 12 years, until his retirement in 1988. Former pupil David Kirkley said: "The church was packed for
POLICE smashed a substantial drugs conspiracy in an operation involving months of covert surveillance across West Yorkshire, a jury heard today.Officers seized ten kilos of "cutting" agents, a drugs press and heroin, cocaine and cash being transported
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Alexander Balog, aged 60, of Summer Hill Street, Lidget Green; two counts of failure to give identity of driver following offence; £50 fine, £20 costs, banned from driving
A MAN who set up a group in Bradford opposing racism and fascism in Britain has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage.Faizal Nawaz Khan was wanted for questioning about the smashing of windows at the city's magistrates court during
A BLIND and partially deaf Bradford man has gone on trial, accused of being the principal player in a conspiracy to supply class A drugs.Rizwan Arshad, 33, of Lower Rushton Road, Thornbury, is charged with conspiracy, along with Fezan Mahmood, 22, also
Two people were in custody last night following a police raid at a Bradford solicitors' office.They were arrested after police swooped on the business in Grattan Road at about 10am.West Yorkshire Police have declined to give further details of the
CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their disappointment after a major housing development was given the all-clear by planners.Skipton Properties was today granted permission to build 104 homes, including 16 affordable homes, on green fields off Ryedale Way, Allerton
THE first day of a eight-day long series of firefighter strikes passed without major incident in Bradford, according to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Contingency fire crews - who are standing in for striking firefighters for four hours
HUDDERSFIELD'S Alexis Lunn-Gadd (Cowcliffe Libs) almost had a national trophy to show for her suffering on Saturday. The Cowcliffe Libs member overcame strong back pain to win five rounds of the British Crown Green Ladies' Merit at Pennfields only
A BEEKEEPING taster session will be held in Bradford on Sunday between 11am and 1pm. Bradford Beekeepers Association will give people the chance to learn about the various tasks a beekeeper carries out during a hive inspection. The event will be held
POLICE have released this image of a man they believe exposed himself to a shocked onlooker in Centenary Square, Bradford. The incident happened on Wednesday, July 2, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm, and the victim, who was sitting 20ft away from the
Pensioners' rights campaigner Audrey Raistrick has died, aged 87, at a Bradford hospice. Mrs Raistrick, who had worked for decades to better the lives of the elderly, had been suffering from dementia and kidney failure for the last couple of the
Repeat victims of anti-social behaviour in the Bradford district can now have a bigger say in how their complaints are handled.People who make three separate complaints about anti-social behaviour in six months will have their case reviewed by representatives
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefits across Bradford district fell by almost 600 last month. Office of National Statistics data, published today, showed 14,955 people claimed Job Seekers' Allowance (JSA) across the Bradford district
CRAVEN Volunteer Centre is running a series of “taster” visits to encourage people to find out more about volunteering. They include a visit to the Cancer Research Shop in Caroline Square, Skipton, on Thursday, July 24, and another to Glusburn
A MUM whose son was killed in a workplace accident in Bradford has helped a rugby club that uses the Keighley fields where he played as a boy.Judith Allen has donated £135 to replace items stolen during a break-in at the Cowling Harlequins&rsquo
COMMUNITY groups in Keighley and being urged to apply for cash from the Craven Trust.The Keighley-based trust gives grants of between £100 and £1,000 for projects in areas including Keighley, Haworth, Oakworth, Denholme, and Wilsden.Suggestions
Dynamo is joined by One Direction and Coldplay in his new television series, which follows the Bradford illusionist around the world. In the fourth series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible, on the Watch channel in September, Dynamo visits LA, San Francisco
PUPILS at Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College are enjoying a week where they get to experience much more than their regular curriculum.The school is in the middle of its Learning and Rewards week, when pupils of all year groups step out of the
Disruption caused by planned gas pipe upgrading in Silsden must be accepted by residents, says a local councillor.Cllr Adrian Naylor said he accepted the £60,000 project, which will see part of Kirkgate closed for four weeks, was essential.He said
Local authorities such as Bradford Council are constantly facing difficult decisions with regards to allocating their spending. There is only a limited amount of money in the coffers and it is a balancing act to try to ensure that something approaching
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Bradford Council leader Eric Pickles denied reports the authority was considering plans to cash in on land at the edge of cemeteries in Thornton, Scholemoor, Oakworth, Silsden, Clayton and Menston to raise funds
SIR – Here we go again, DS Boyes telling half a tale. (Letters, July 15). The truth is that the Labour government took over the Tories’ mess in 1974. Inflation in double figures, three-day week, power black-outs, TV off air at 10.30pm. Cost
SIR – DS Boyes is only telling half the story when it comes to the so-called “Winter of Discontent” (Letters, July 15). This came about because the Labour government applied a prices and incomes policy that left wages lagging behind prices. Workers
SIR – Road safety is a major issue and that is why I have included it in my Police and Crime Plan as a new priority this year. Recent reports have shown that the amount of people killed on roads in West Yorkshire has gone up from 49 in 2012 to
SIR – With the news that executive pay has reached 162 times the average worker’s wage, following a 15% pay rise for the top 100 bosses in the UK, isn’t it time to consider a “maximum wage?” A report by the High Pay Centre think-tank called on
SIR – At last. The centre for Social Justice has come out and publicly stated that the demise of the traditional UK family and the growth of, what they call, the Disposable Dad, has in the past, is now, and will in the future, been the cause of a lot
SIR – I am writing to express my disgust and horror at the events taking place in Gaza. The Israelis have killed an estimated 170 people (mainly civilians and many children) and not a single Israeli has died. Yet our government remains silent and continues
SIR – Re: your article “Protesters call for Palestine ‘justice’” (T&A, July 14), Mr Galloway MP and the protesters could have saved themselves the trouble of protesting by advising Hamas to take the very easy action of stopping sending rockets
Anti-social behaviour can blight neighbourhoods. Whether vandalism, noise, fly-tipping or tearing around on quad bikes, it can have a detrimental effect upon people’s quality of life. This week, the issue come into sharp focus during Tackling
YOUNG people in Bradford met the star of big screen classic Kes at the start of a summer school offering them chance to make their own film. Hollywood in Yorkshire is run by Bradford-based production company Pocket Projects in association with Bradford
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save public toilets in Bingley, Shipley and the St Ives beauty spot have been offered a glimmer of hope.The groups descended on a meeting of Bradford Council yesterday to present three petitions, each signed by thousands of people
A MAN who spent an incredible 50 years working for the same local Keighley firm has finally called it a day.John Whitaker completed his last stint at machine tool manufacturing business Dean Smith & Grace last Wednesday (July 9) - the same day as
FIRMS worried about selling overseas have been urged to regard the world as 'a land of opportunity' by a Bradford company boss and regional export ambassador.Eric Hawthorn, founder and managing director of Shipley-based telecommunications technology
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has called on the government to outlaw first cousin marriages.The Tory said 63 per cent of Pakistani mothers who were part of the Born In Bradford medical study were married to cousins and within that group there was a doubling
FORMER Bradford & Bingley boss Richard Pym is to stand down later this year as chairman of the troubled Co-op Bank to lead Allied Irish Banks . He will be appointed to the AIB board as a non-executive director and chairman-designate from October
A 37-YEAR-OLD man, accused of murdering two people at a Bradford flat, made his first appearance at court today. Austin Brayford, 37, of Sawrey Place, Little Horton, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court. He is charged with the
JOUSTING knights, birds of prey and romantic misunderstandings made up a school day with a difference for Bingley pupils. Bingley Grammar School welcomed 300 students from local primary schools as it held an Elizabethan Day as part of the school's
A persistent shoplifter - arrested for giving the police a false name each time he was caught - then gave them another false name, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.Robert Kima, 20, repeatedly misled the police when given fixed penalty notices for
HIGH-speed fibre broadband is being rolled out to more areas across the district, it was announced last night.BT has revealed that the Superfast West Yorkshire project is being hugely expanded this summer.Within months, fibre broadband will be available
Tomorrow the new Bishop for West Yorkshire and the Dales will be enthroned at Bradford Cathedral in the middle of three ceremonies marking his selection for the historic role. Yesterday, Bishop Nick Baines was at Wakefield Cathedral and on Sunday
TONY Reeves is resigning as chief executive at Bradford Council after eight years in the post. He is to quit his City Hall role to become a partner in professional services network Deloitte's public sector advisory practice from January next year
COUNCIL bosses are to examine whether the authority needs a chief executive in the wake of Mr Reeves' departure, it has been revealed. Opposition Conservative councillors are calling on the cash-strapped authority to axe the £178,000-a-year chief
A GREASY haired man is being hunted by police after "outraging public decency" on a bus in Bradford city centre. Officers are appealing for information after an allegation was made of the man acting lewdly on the First 626 service last Thursday
UCD 3 Bradford City 2 LEWIS Clarkson continued his one-man campaign to force his way into the City picture with another double in Dublin. With four goals in four days, the youngster is fast making up for lost time with an explosive start to
ONE of Bradford's musical institutions is appealing for new talent to boost its ranks during its centenary year. The City of Bradford Pipe Band celebrated 100 years of existence with a mass reunion of members and supporters in April, and the group
MATTY Dolan reckons some neighbourly advice from City’s fitness chief Nick Allamby will get him up to speed this season.The former Middlesbrough midfielder turned his Valley Parade loan spell into a permanent move during the summer.Phil Parkinson
SAM Wood is hoping his stint at Dewsbury will soon be followed by Jimmy Lowes handing him an opportunity in the Bulls' first team. The home-grown 20-year-old has endured a frustrating campaign as he is no longer eligible for the Under-19s and has
CUSTOMER services at Bradford Council could go DIY in future in a move to save the authority £540,000 a year but which would leave most residents to find their own answers to problems. If approved, it would mean the loss of four of the district's
TREES which line an historic street in the village of Saltaire are to be cut down as part of £700,000 plans to make the area safer and more attractive to visitors by creating a centrepiece.But the idea has been slammed by Shipley MP Philip Davies
A UNION chief said people's lives were put in danger after fire engines were removed from two of the Bradford district's fire stations for an entire day.It emerged yesterday that Bradford and the retained station at Haworth were among eight stations
SECOND-placed Denholme triumphed over Shelf, who were third, in one of the most thrilling games of the season in the Bradford & District Evening League.Jaweed Waheed (37) helped to rescue Shelf from 55-5 to a respectable 126-9, which included five
A MOTHER who suffered a stillbirth has won a compensation payout after Bradford hospital bosses admitted nursing staff missed vital signs her baby's heartbeat was slowing during labour, it was revealed today. April Hall is now calling for closer
