A motorist caught by police driving at 90mph and undertaking vehicles on a motorway near Bradford told officers: “I need the loo desperately.” The driver’s desire to reach a toilet was just one of several explanations offered for the scenes that
THE REGIONAL boss of Network Rail has detailed the £2.9bn of investment in the Transpennine route upgrade - but said the five-year plan would cause significant disruption for rail travellers. In a letter to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, Rob
PLANS for the future of a former Bingley school house will be discussed by councillors tomorrow (Wednesday) - although much of the important details will not be made public. In June Bradford Council agreed to sell the Priestthorpe Annexe, on Mornington
PLANS to turn a former school building in Bradford, recently described as one of the most "at risk" Victorian buildings in the UK, into a restaurant have been revealed. The Grade II* Gothic style Feversham Street First School off Leeds Road has
YORKSHIRE are closing in on victory in their Roses battle royal at Emerald Headingley as Lancashire pursue a target of 230. This Specsavers County Championship relegation clash is pretty much a winner takes all affair at the foot of Division One
The desire for police to "play an active role" within Bradford's mosques was discussed at a meeting designed to build stronger relationships between officers and residents. The Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team visited the Al-Hikam Institute
BRADFORD had the highest rates of reported fly tipping in Yorkshire last year, according to a new report into how the crime is hitting the district. The annual report into fly tipping shows that reports are increasing in many areas of the district
AN MP is urging the Government to listen to the “dire warnings” from the struggling early years sector after new research showed an alarming number of nurseries are being forced to close. The closed nurseries, which includes Windy Millers in Birstall
OPTICIANS in Bradford have taken part in a region-wide virtual relay race to raise money for two charities. Fourteen Specsavers stores across North and West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Idle, Keighley, Skipton, Ilkley and Otley took part in the
A GOLF club has opened a new shelter for its hard-pressed members. The ‘Packett Inn’ at Shipley Golf Club has been providing welcome relief on the course for 25 years, but has been revamped to provide comfort for players who need to take a break
A BURGLAR has been branded “disgusting” after breaking into a charity shop in Baildon and stealing a charity box and a laptop. The suspect broke into the Age UK shop in Westgate, Baildon, between 2.40am and 2.55am yesterday, and is believed to have
WITH Josh Hutchinson and Ben Burkill at the crease, Thornton seemed on course for victory at the Spenser Wilson Halifax League's Foster's T20 finals day at Stones. Warley had made 111-3 in the final of what were three T10 matches, thanks chiefly
SIR - I was reading an article in the KBB which is the 'bible' for all kitchen and bathroom manufacturers. Miele GB said 42per cent of British companies outsource manufacturing abroad but 83per cent of these companies have experienced quality issues
SIR - The volume of retrospective planning applications has been an unacceptable feature of Bradford for far too long. It is surely preferable for the vast majority of these to be refused to get the message across that building work should not be undertaken
DOUGLAS Jarvis used a 100mm macro lens on his Pentax DSLR to capture this pin-sharp close-up of a bee. A macro lens allows a photographer to focus much closer than would otherwise be possible and can produce some stunning shots. Graham Keegan
IF THE BID goes ahead, its five-year term will be governed by its Business Plan which was brought together after months of consultation with city centre businesses. As part of a feasibility study carried out at the end of 2017, when 70 per cent
THE CRUCIAL ballot on the future of the proposed £2.5 million business improvement district for Bradford starts tomorrow. More than 630 businesses and other organisations have just under a month to vote on whether they wish to pay an annual levy
A WOMAN has been reminded that “community spirit” is alive and kicking, after being presented with flowers following a terrifying ordeal at the shop she works at. Claire Hainsworth, a staff member at the McColl’s convenience store, on Otley Road
Lancashire will require 230 to beat Yorkshire in their Specsavers County Championship relegation battle at Emerald Headingley. Yorkshire, who started their second innings with a deficit of 43 after tea on day two, have been bowled out for 272 on
THE first images of the interior of the new V&A Dundee have been released ahead of its official opening at the weekend. Described as a "living room for the city", the £80.1 million Kengo Kuma-designed building opens to the public on Saturday
Police have named an 85-year-old woman who died in a road accident in Otley this week. Otley resident Bridget Curzon was hit by a green DAF tipper truck on Bridge Street just before 11am on Monday. She was with her husband, Samuel, at the time.
DIVORCED women may be losing out on substantial sums of money in retirement without even realising it - due to their husband's private pension often being left out of the process, according to Age UK. While divorcing couples routinely consider how
LEADING Tory Brexiteers have dismissed claims of a plot to oust Theresa May over her controversial Chequers blueprint for leaving the EU. Around 50 Conservative MPs are understood to have attended a meeting on Tuesday of the pro-Brexit European
AN Ilkley resident has celebrated her 100th birthday with a party for family, friends and fellow care home residents. Phyllis Todd has lived at HC-One’s Straven House Care Home in Ilkley for the past two years. A care home spokesperson said:
THE resolve shown in Silsden's incredible comeback at Irlam showed why the Cobbydalers are still riding high at the summit of the Hallmark Security League Premier Division. The visitors somehow nabbed a 3-3 draw with a triple strike in the last
BRADFORD city centre was transformed into a film set once again earlier today, as a major Bollywood blockbuster took over a section of the city for filming. Production crews could be seen around the Midland Hotel, where action sequences including
THERE are delays on the M62 this afternoon after police received reports of concerns for safety of a man on a bridge. A full motorway closure was put in place in both directions between junctions 22 and 24. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson
IT’S a question lots of people have wondered – who are the couple behind the Win A Megahome competition and why have they decided to sell their Dorset house via an online contest rather than through an estate agent? The answer, says Mark Beresford
Yorkshire are very much in the hunt for a crucial Specsavers County Championship win over Roses rivals Lancashire at Emerald Headingley. Their relegation battle hangs in the balance after Yorkshire, trailing by 43 on first innings, advanced from
THREE stolen cars were seized in an area of Bradford this morning. Two officers, PC Singh and PC Thornton, located and seized the three vehicles in the Barkerend area of the city. One was a blue Suzuki Liani which looked to have a cover over
BRADFORD SATURDAY LEAGUE Division One (Naylor Premier): Akroydon Victoria A 163 (11) Crossgates 186 (19), Brighouse Sports A 163 (16) Eccleshill A 162 (14), Whitkirk 141 (7) Pudsey A 195 (23), Akroydon Victoria A 177 (11) Ladyhill A 199 (19),
THE Pennine Bowling Club for the visually impaired are on the hunt for new players, and long-serving member John Palmer is hoping they can recruit some more from Bradford. They train in flat green bowling every Tuesday between 12 and 2:30pm at Wellholme
With only a few weeks left till the end of the English cricket season, this week we’ve brought you ten fabulous pictures of local teams showing off those cricket whites.
INJURIES from last week’s tough game against Sedgley Park have meant changes to Wharfedale's team for their National League Two North clash at Hinckley on Saturday. The most notable is man of the match Matty Houghton. With Joe Altham unavailable, George
Yorkshire Division One: Bradford Salem 9 Middlesbrough 10 BRADFORD Salem could consider themselves unlucky to come away with only one point against a strong and well-drilled Middlesbrough side, who many see as being the title favourites in Yorkshire
National League Two North: Otley 18 Huddersfield 11 OTLEY grabbed a dramatic last-minute derby win over Huddersfield in National League Two North at Cross Green. The hosts had been under the cosh for most of the second half, but, in the dying
DETECTIVES investigating a series of high value burglaries across the country have released photographs of two Rolex watches and other items of jewellery which they believe to be stolen property. The watches – a Submariner and an Oyster Perpetual
WEST Bowling kept their Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two play-off hopes alive with a 40-4 demolition of fellow play-off chasers East Leeds. Centre Adam Reardon grabbed a five-minute brace for hosts Bowling just after the
JACK Brooks hailed Yorkshire’s second-day display with ball and then bat as the White Rose dragged themselves back into their Roses Championship match with Lancashire at Emerald Headingley. Lancashire enjoyed much the better of the first day of this
BRADFORD Tradesmen’s Homes celebrated its 150th anniversary with a garden party. The Grade II listed almshouses, in Manningham, were developed by Sit Titus Salt in 1868, with an initial donation of 5,000 guineas, supported by other local entrepreneurs
A BROKEN down vehicle caused delays on the M62 this morning. The disruption was on the westbound carriageway, Junction 27 A650 Gelderd Road (Gildersome). Lane one, of four, was closed but has since reopened.
Controversial litter enforcer Kingdom has been binned by Kirklees Council. After months of complaints from the public about the over-zealous activities of the unpopular “litter police” the company has had its contract terminated. Kirklees Council
THE consumption of sugar-laden drinks can have a significant impact on our health. Positive steps have already been taken to tackle issues such as obesity and diabetes through initiatives such as the introduction of the sugar tax in April which
TO Anne Fletcher, the story of her great great great uncle - a Bradford mill worker who broke the bank of Monte Carlo - was just an amusing tale passed down through the family. How, in 1880, could a man who had worked in mills since childhood and
25 Years Ago: Attendance figures for the city’s very own Tour de Bradford was at an all-time low. The race, which had been organised by the Bradford Economic Development Unit and sponsored by Yorkshire Cable was highlighting the launch of Bradford
OVER 91 gritting treatments took place in Bradford over the past winter, with over 19,000 tonnes of salt spread on the district's roads. At a meeting of Bradford Council's Executive yesterday, members were told details of this year's Winter Service
A MAJOR city centre apartment block will finally be completed in six months after administrators secured a deal to tie up its future. Pinnacle (Bradford) Limited, part of the Manchester-based Pinnacle Group, went bust in April, leaving 126 flats
THE trial of a man who emigrated to Australia 16 years ago who is accused of sexually abusing two girls more than 35 years ago has begun at Bradford Crown Court. Christopher Hardaker, 62, of Hodd Way, Western Australia allegedly abused the girls
A DOCTOR has regained consciousness and is communicating with her family through sign language after she and her son were seriously injured by a giraffe. Dr Katy Willams, a wildlife biologist, and her three-year-old son Finn, were attacked last
THE number of midwives working in hospitals in the Bradford district has risen in the past year. NHS Digital statistics from May this year, the latest monthly figures, show there were 229 midwives in the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This
A DOG has been found dead after it was hanged from a tree in a Bradford park. RSPCA inspectors were called to Brackenhill Park, off Hollingwood lane, on Thursday when a dog walker found the lifeless brindle and white pet hanging from a tree with
A MAJOR multi-million pound retail park on the site of a former packaging firm is taking shape, with a number of units now visibly on their way to completion. The scheme, on the former Fields printers and packaging site at Scott Works in Hollingwood
DAVID Hopkin will not rush into making up his mind on City’s backroom staff. The new boss is focusing all his efforts for now on getting the players up to speed. Talk of his coaching team will be put on the backburner in the chase for immediate
JY HITCHCOX was swiftly brought down to earth after his hat-trick of tries for Bradford Bulls against West Wales Raiders at Llanelli on Sunday. On being told that he was the oldest player in the team at 29, the right winger revealed after their
DESPITE a disappointing end to the season, things are looking up ahead of the 2019 campaign at Cougar Park. It is hoped that the hard work off the field to launch the supporters' club and improve facilities at the ground will be reflected in results
A 20-YEAR-old threatened to “slice” a man with a knife in Bradford’s Lister Park as horrified families looked on, a court heard. Sime Kamal, of Athol Road, Manningham, chased Muhammad Ali with a lock knife through the park on June 27 this year.
