THE closure of a high street coffee shop has been described as a “loss” by a councillor who warned that people needed to use or lose their local stores. Costa Coffee, in Tong Street, shut over the summer after the high street coffee giant re-assessed
THE chief executive of one of the district’s most influential business groups says a Yes vote for Bradford BID could make a “critical difference” to the city centre’s future prospects. Trevor Higgins, of Bradford Breakthrough, said businesses in
A number of ‘ringleaders’ have been identified in a new push to tackle nuisance behaviour blighting a Bradford estate. Police have been holding talks today with partner agencies to devise a strategy to combat anti-social behaviour in Lower Grange
Gary Ballance hailed Yorkshire’s late evening bowling display as Jack Brooks and Tim Bresnan led the fightback from being bowled out for 184 on day one against Hampshire at Emerald Headingley. Hampshire closed day one on 79-5 to start this penultimate
A NEW book by Bradford-born author Dave Peel turns back the clock to the time when Bradford's Exchange railway station was demolished. Back in 1973 officials said the Exchange was old-fashioned and the city didn't need so many railway lines.
Yorkshire fought back well with five evening wickets after being bowled out for 184 during a weather-affected opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match with Hampshire at Emerald Headingley. Hampshire closed on 79-5 from 23 overs,
Former Bantams skipper Stephen Darby has announced he is retiring from the sport after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Here are some key questions and answers about the condition: - What is MND? MND describes a group of
NEW Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker has said she knows she is not being paid less than any of her male predecessors. She was named the first female Time Lord last year, shortly before the BBC got embroiled in an unequal pay row after it emerged many
YORKSHIRE are attempting to recover from the loss of three wickets for two runs midway through their opening session against Hampshire at Emerald Headingley. Rain prevented any play until 12.40pm in the penultimate Specsavers County Championship match
BRADFORD Bulls Women kept alive their mathematical chances of making the Super League top four with a 32-10 win over Featherstone at Odsal. But with just one game left, it remains highly unlikely that they could leapfrog Castleford, who are two
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘perfect gentleman’ who died following a road accident in the Yorkshire Dales. Gerald Long, 84, from Guiseley, died after the collision on the A65, near Ingleton, on Friday, September 14. The incident happened close
WEST Bowling's chance of making the play-offs in Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two ended with 36-8 defeat at Askam. Bowling were well beaten by a good side but the sin binning or dismissal of no less than three players
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has been taken from prison to hospital, it has been reported. National newspapers are reporting that the 72-year-old serial killer, from Heaton, Bradford, is believed to have been taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital
A NURSERY in Clayton has retained its ‘Good’ rating following a recent Ofsted inspection. Green Top Day Nursery, in Clayton Lane, was rated good in all areas in the visit on August 31. In the inspection report, Ofsted praised management for aiming
National League Two North: Sedgley Park 40 Otley 10 OTLEY were unable to stem Sedgley Park in the second half, with the home side's tries taking the game beyond the visitors. Nevertheless the final score does not represent the effort the visitors
SIR - "Game changing" 20m plans have been announced for Leeds Bradford Airport (T&A, September 14) which, according to chief executive David Laws, will "see an airport that becomes fit for purpose." Whilst much of what is planned is to be welcomed
POLICE have issued a picture of this man after an assault in Liversedge. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Christopher Doyle, 32, and efforts to locate him have been going on for some weeks. Anyone with any information about him or
SIR - Nearly 12 weeks for a disabled badge renewal. How can the council afford tens of thousands on recruitment of people for 'top' vacancies and pay them £100,000s of pounds but cannot afford an admin person to deal with the residents who pay Bradford
CHILDREN's charity Childline is helping young people spot the signs of peer-on-peer abuse after it held 3,878 counselling sessions with young people concerned about the issue in 2017/18. This represents a 29 per cent increase on the previous year
FORMER Bulls star Sam Burgess insists he wants the truth to come out over sexting allegations surrounding his NRL club South Sydney. The 29-year-old prop has spoken to the Australian media following allegations of a lewd video chat involving Rabbitohs
BRADFORD Peace Museum is to celebrate International Peace Day this weekend. On Friday, September 21, from 10am till 4pm you can visit The Peace Museum main galleries, including its new exhibition The Cell Block. This is a new travelling exhibition
Adil Rashid is close to signing a new contract for Yorkshire, according to reports. The Bradford-born leg spinner's future with the White Rose looked in doubt after being controversially recalled to the England Test side, despite having signed a
ALTHOUGH Eccleshill United Eagles went behind at home to Bingley Corinthian in the Craven, Aure & Wharfe Junior League's Under-16 Division C, they were spurred to victory by a James Spivey hat-trick. He equalised before half-time, with Ben Green's
TOM NOM MARSHALL had to be patient in order to take this shot of York’s famous Shambles without the usual crowds. Camera club member Jan Baranovski suffered for his art to take this photograph. First he broke his car’s exhaust pipe then he found
SALEM Athletic have become champions of Group A of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League, despite only getting a losing draw against Great Horton Church. In a game which was reduced to 28 overs per side, Church scored 180-8, with Mohammed Bilal
Two men who caused the death of a pregnant mum from Bradford in a crash after towing an unroadworthy van for 27 miles have each been jailed for three years and nine months. Lukasz Orywal, 32, constructed a "make shift" tow bar and arranged for
BRADFORD Council is to consider cutting the speed limit on the vast majority of the roads in Bradford city centre. If it goes ahead, apart froma few exceptions a blanket 20mph zone will cover all the city centre within the inner ring road, plus
YORKSHIRE Building Society staff in Bradford are asking the community to donate new pairs of socks and other items to help support homeless people. The society is relaunching its month-long Socktober appeal due to the impact of the campaign last
A traditional pub has become the first in Britain to go cashless, its landlord has claimed. There are no tills at The Boot in Freston near Ipswich, Suffolk, and customers must pay by card or phone. There is no minimum spend per transaction.
TWO SAS servicemen have been acquitted of charges in relation to a march on the Brecon Beacons in which three reservists died. The men, known only as 1A and 1B, denied negligently performing a duty by failing to take reasonable care for the health
THORNTON, who have led the Spenser Wilson Halifax League Premier Division for all but four weeks of the season, have finished as runners-up by one point! Booth, who won the previous week when Thornton's match was washed out, thus retained their
How clean is the kitchen in your favourite takeaway? How about the one at your kid's school or nursery? Now you can check, right here on the T&A website. Every business premises in the district that prepares or serves food - from takeaways
There was no play possible before lunch on day one in the penultimate round Specsavers County Championship match between Yorkshire and Hampshire at Emerald Headingley due to rain. Hampshire captain James Vince opted for an uncontested toss and to
A LATVIAN national living in Bradford has been sentenced to eight months in prison for arson. Klaus Abeele, 23, of Ashgrove, Great Horton, returned home from drinking and started a fire in the yard of the house using wood and tar. The property
MAYFIELD have been promoted in their first season in the Dales Council League. They played a 30-overs-per-side game at Mayfield Terrace in B Division and restricted Drighlington B to 62-7 (Ansar Mahmood 3-4, Mohammed Faisal 3-11). Mayfield then
A GROUP of football fans were greeted by Bradford City legend Chris Kamara this morning when they stopped off at Valley Parade on a charity walk around West Yorkshire. The ‘Walk for Idiots’ was organised by Leeds United fanzine The Square Ball,
FORMER City defender Stephen Darby has been forced to retire from football after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The 29-year-old, a key member of Phil Parkinson's "history makers" in 2013, has not played a game since December. Darby
SAM Tordoff has notched what he called a long overdue first victory of the season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The Rawdon man led home a Motorbase one-two with Tom Chilton – their first since Thruxton in 2010 – with Ricky
A CONVICTED sex offender was detained by members of Predator Exposure at the Bradford Interchange after he tried to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex. Homeless 36-year-old Matthew Frary had been sending Facebook messages to a “decoy” profile
ANTI social behaviour in Holme Wood forced a school bus to take a different route home last night. First Bus re-routed its T2 service from Tong School as a precaution after the driver and passengers had previously been met with inappropriate behaviour
SIX people arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm have been released under investigation, police have confirmed. They were called to reports of a disturbance on Clay Hill Drive at about 5.50pm last Friday. Officers, including
AS excitement builds for next weekends Broughton Hall Children’s Literature Festival, a local chocolatier has launched a Willy Wonka-inspired competition where 500 lucky children will receive a Golden Ticket. Skipton-based confectionery producer
THIS is the man police would like to trace following a bogus burglary in Bradford. The suspect, who pretended to be a council employee, called at the victim’s home, at Kipling Court, Greengates, at 3.30pm on Friday. He forced his way into
BRADFORD Council is to consider cutting the speed limit on the vast majority of the roads in Bradford city centre. If it goes ahead, apart from a few exceptions a blanket 20mph zone will cover city centre streets within the inner ring road, plus
PUPILS are being challenged to develop ideas to help keep each other safe online. Across England and Wales 1.5 million cyber offences were recorded last year and it is thought that many more were unreported. West Yorkshire Police and the county
EFFORTS to cut £2.4 million from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's budget will be discussed this week. A plan to "flatten management structures" would help reduce costs while still "protecting the current levels of fire cover" according to
HOW do you cope with losing a child? As a parent you cannot comprehend such a situation yet Fiona Dunne and her partner Carl were faced with this devastating reality TWICE after two of their three children were diagnosed with a rare genetic condition
“NEXT time you have an itch, try not to scratch. Leave it for as long as you possibly can and, when you finally give in, notice the feeling of sheer relief. “Imagine a similar sensation, but this time it’s all over your body. You can’t pinpoint
25 Years Ago: Staff at the Trough Brewery in Idle, were crying into their beer after the Inland Revenue had called time on their free booze. For the past two years staff had been given 20 free pints a week which could be used at the Brewery Arms.
AN MP has added a splash of pink to her clothes to support Breast Cancer Now’s Wear it Pink fundraiser. Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen, was joined by more than 200 other parliamentarians in Westminster encouraging people across the UK to take
PLANS to convert the former offices of a community council group into a shop have been submitted to Bradford Council. The unit, 554 Manchester Road, is the former offices of Bradford Trident, but has been empty for several years, and is now blighted
HOUSING provider Incommunities have appealed Bradford Council’s decision to refuse plans for a new housing development. Incommunities had partnered with developer Solo Developments and Construction to build 41 homes on land off Arthur Street in
A NEW exhibit will tell the story of the first ever twins to patrol Bradford's streets as police officers. Bradford Police Museum, based in City Hall, is commemorating the careers of Malcolm and Brian Procter, who became Police Constables 146 and
A NEW course backed by the Dalai Lama is due to begin in Bradford. Exploring What Matters will run for eight weeks at the Sedbergh Centre, Hudderfield Road, from Friday, October 5. The course is designed to help people discover how to live a
A MAN with “a history of driving offences and dishonesty” who ran away from police while handcuffed has been jailed for a total of 18 months. Ryan Heaton, 29, of Fell Lane, Keighley, was arrested in South Street, Keighley on August 18 after being
A brave mum has spoken about her harassment ordeal in a bid to persuade others to stand up for themselves. Fozia Mukhtar, 33, was left feeling shocked and scared when a relative smashed her car with a baseball bat following a family dispute.
A STUDENT will spend a night on the streets later this month to raise money for a Bradford charity. Connor Drake, 22, from Clayton, is a final year Social Policy student at the University of York and is in the process of writing his dissertation
A WEEK of action to tackle knife crime is being launched by West Yorkshire Police today (Tuesday). Officers continue to fight the growing threat of knife crime on a daily basis, but the Force’s awareness week will include educational activities,
A MOTHER has spoken out after her son has been left hospitalised and unable to walk following a collision with a car last Sunday. Reyhaan Shahzad, only 11 years old, was hit by a car on Harewood Street at around 5:25pm on September 9, police confirmed
A RANGE of flourishing Bradford companies and a number of top performers from the business industry have been nominated for awards. The shortlists for categories in the Yorkshire Asian Business Association Awards feature a host of Bradford names
THE NHS is urging all frontline healthcare workers to have a flu jab this winter to protect high-risk patients. Figures from Public Health England have revealed the uptake in the Bradford and surrounding district between September 2017 and February
A MAJOR Bradford business has stepped in to help an adventure playground which was torched in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters were called to the Eccleshill Adventure Playground, also known as the Big Swing Adventure Playground, at the beginning
POLICE had to accelerate up to 100mph to catch a danger driver who led them on a chase in the early hours of the morning, a court heard. Cheryl Siree, 38, of Kildare Crescent, Allerton, appeared before Bradford Crown Court to face charges of dangerous
THERESA MAY must consider alternatives to her Chequers blueprint that keep Britain aligned to Brussels to avoid a "chaotic and damaging" no-deal Brexit if it is rejected, MPs have warned. The Government should look at either a customs union or European
CHILDREN are most exposed to dangerous air pollution on the school run and while they are out in the playground, experts have warned. While youngsters only spend 40% of their time on the school run and at school, they receive 60% of their exposure
BULLS are hopeful Tuoyo Egodo can play a part in the play-offs if they end up in them. The 20-year-old centre left Sunday’s 24-16 win at Oldham on crutches with an injured ankle. Egodo is receiving treatment back at parent club Castleford as
DAVID Hopkin has warned City: “We can’t keep praising failure.” The Scot is still looking for his first point at the Valley Parade helm after two defeats in charge. Performances have picked up but the Bantams have paid the price for costly defensive
THEY are the three men who could have a big say for City over the next few weeks. Physios Chris Royston and Dale Avison and performance coach Ben Nicholson have had their work cut out with the number of absentees from David Hopkin’s plans right
