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  • Six cars seized as Operation Steerside continues in Bradford

    Police seized another six vehicles in Bradford today as Operation Steerside continues. The first confiscation came this morning in the West Bowling area of the city and involved an uninsured Peugeot. Police tweeted: “Operation Steerside continues

  • Grub's up! Bushtucker cafe menu serves up some unusual snacks

    YOU didn’t need to be hungry, just brave and with a strong stomach to sample some of the unusual snacks on offer at Airedale Shopping Centre this afternoon..And there were plenty of grimaces and gasps as Keighley shoppers were invited to try meal worms

  • Victorian mill girl to star in alternative Valentine's Day event

    A VICTORIAN mill worker will take visitors to a museum on a “journey through time, textiles and tragedy”.The character of Mary Ryan will lead sessions on February 14, between 10.30am and 11.30am and noon until 1pm, at Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside

  • Event to celebrate women in business

    'CELEBRATING Women in Business' is the theme for the Women's Enterprise Network meeting.The event, celebrating International Women's Day, runs from 11am until 1pm on March 8 at Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford.This

  • Keighley BID scheme helps businesses save over £27,000

    A KEIGHLEY BID scheme has helped its member businesses identify over £27,000 in savings.The scheme, now in its sixth month, utilises specialist advisor Meercat Associates' buying power in representing over 100 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)

  • Man, 22, dies after crash following police chase

    A MAN who suffered serious injuries in a crash following a police chase in Bradford has died. The 22-year-old, who police have not yet named, died last night in Leeds General Infirmary.  Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the

  • Cleckheaton roadworks will last three weeks

    RESURFACING works begin on Monday in Cleckheaton at the junction of the A638 Dewsbury Road and the A643 St Peg Lane in the town.The work is scheduled to take place between 7pm and midnight on weekdays and as required on weekends for a period of three

  • First woman to head Chamber of Commerce sets out her agenda

    THE first female president of the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Paula Dillon, has outlined her hopes for the future.Paula, a partner with law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, noted that while there are now many more women in leadership roles

  • RACING TIPS: Kalashnikov tipped to shoot and score at Newbury

    AMY Murphy's bold decision to take aim at the Betfair Hurdle with KALASHNIKOV can paid rich dividends at Newbury.The Newmarket handler pitches her star novice into one of the most competitive handicap events of the campaign on the back of a fair effort

  • White wants Bantams Women to be hot in front of goal

    BRADFORD City Women must be clinical with their chances against Middlesbrough in the FA Women's Premier League this weekend, says Ellie White.City's number nine could make her full return from injury tomorrow, having featured off the bench in

  • Cup semi-final carrot for Olympic Sports

    OLYMPIC Sports will face Ferrybridge Progressive WMC in the West Riding Sunday Cup semi-finals – if they can defeat Lee Mount tomorrow.The last-four clash will take place at Woodlesford on April 19, the weekend after Crossflatts Village face HT Sports

  • Strength in depth could be crucial for Avenue during run-in

    IT DID not take Wayne Brooksby long to announce his return after a hamstring injury.The 27-year-old forward rifled home a left-foot shot in the fourth minute of Bradford Park Avenue's home match against Gainsborough Trinity on Monday after a Nicky

  • Brighouse Town Women look to inflict cup upset

    BRIGHOUSE Town put their promotion push on hold for a fifth successive week tomorrow as they face Blackburn in the FA Women's Premier League Cup.Fresh from a 13-0 humbling at Super League outfit Sunderland in the SSE Women's FA Cup, Town are underdogs

  • Getting a taste for great outdoors at Bolton Abbey

    IF YOU were going to recommend one place to visit in the Yorkshire Dales, you couldn’t go far wrong in suggesting the Bolton Abbey area could you? After all, it’s got everything a village in the National Park could want. Stunning landscape?

  • Voting open for brand new Bradford Curry Awards competition

    A brand new curry awards competition is being launched to shine a spotlight on the district’s finest Asian food eateries. The inaugural Bradford Curry Awards is taking nominations now and will culminate with a glittering ceremony for the shortlisted

  • Kilgallon: McCall still onside with Bantams after fond farewell

    MATT Kilgallon has revealed how City are still under orders from Stuart McCall to beat Bury today.The experienced defender was among a group of players who arranged a night out with the former boss to say goodbye after his sacking.It highlighted the close

  • Gripping thriller set in Bradford

    IT STARTS with a telephone call. “I have some information which Amy really needs to know…concerning an event in the near future which will have a profound effect on her life,” retired firefighter John Braden tells the person on the other end of the line.So

  • CAR REVIEW: Kia Optima plug-in hybrid (PHEV)

    KIA is on a quest to lower the CO2 output of its range by 25 per cent before the end of the decade.That ambitious emissions mission has been greatly boosted by the introduction of the South Korean manufacturer’s first plug-in hybrid model.The all-new

  • Bradford danger driver warned he faces prison

    A BRADFORD man has been warned he faces prison after admitting two offences of dangerous driving.Akbar Hussain, 31, of Mayo Road, Bankfoot, Bradford, appeared at Bradford Crown Court to enter a guilty plea in connection with an offence on January 31 last

  • Kear praise for Cougars coach ahead of Bulls clash

    JOHN Kear reckons former protege Craig Lingard is well on the right track in his first senior coaching role.Lingard brings his Keighley side to Odsal tomorrow as the Bulls play the last of their five pre-season friendlies.The local derby is a spicy way

  • Bradford City: Everybody won in Blades deal, says Hanson

    JAMES Hanson admits he was disappointed with how his Valley Parade exit came across on the ‘Matter of Heart’ documentary. The big striker returns to the club that forged his career for the first time this weekend. Hanson, currently on loan