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  • BMW stolen in Bradford is located in Keighley

    A car stolen in an overnight burglary in Bradford has been found in Keighley. The BMW, which was taken from Low Moor, was located found yndamage today. A spokesman for police in Keighley tweeted: “Stolen from a burglary overnight on the 2nd

  • Middlesbrough in wait for Bantams in FA Cup

    CITY'S FA Cup reward if they can get past Peterborough will be a trip to Championship Middlesbrough in round three. Tonight's draw handed David Hopkin's side with a trip to the Riverside - providing they win next Tuesday's replay against Posh.

  • Festive fun planned for Wibsey Christmas lights switch-on

    WIBSEY village is gearing up for its Christmas lights switch-on. Businesses and groups clubbed together to fund a tree, lights and the event itself, which will be held on Friday, December 7, from 4.30pm. School children have been practising

  • Anton McElhone confirmed as new Bantams assistant head coach

    CITY have officially announced the appointment of Anton McElhone as the club’s new assistant head coach. As revealed in the T&A last week, McElhone arrives at Valley Parade following a spell with MLS side New England Revolution, having previously

  • Sadler beats his opponents and the weather at Cowling test

    THE annual John Metcalfe Trophy Trial was battered by the weather on the exposed Ice Age Cowling Craggs. Dense hill fog and driving horizontal rain tested the Bradford Motor Club organising team over the weekend, and the observers and competitors

  • Scheme gives cash boost for local school

    A BRADFORD school is celebrating a welcome cash bonus to be used for resources. Parkside School, Cullingworth, has received £1,642 as part of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) loyalty scheme. The money comes in the form of vouchers

  • Simpson delighted with Northern second spot

    ANNIE Simpson thinks that she may finally have broken her Bradford hoodoo. The former Wilsden and East Morton resident did not stand on the top step of the podium in the women’s race at the North of England Cyclo-Cross Championships at Peel Park

  • Smartphone tech makes a difference for bus passengers

    BUS passengers across West Yorkshire have now scanned QR codes and NFC tags at stops across the district two million times. These allow people to access real time information about when their bus will arrive. A bus stop on Thornton Road was Bradford's

  • New era off to winning start

    Keighley 27 Hullensians 5 THE new era under head coach Danny McGee began in fine style with a bonus-point victory in Yorkshire Division One. McGee replaced previous boss Dave Duxbury who left the club by mutual agreement in the build-up

  • 'We don't want Pep Guardiola but we'll take Man United away!'

    EXCITEMENT is bubbling at Guiseley as the club eagerly anticipates tonight's second round FA Cup tie at home to Joey Barton's Fleetwood Town. Fleetwood are currently in League One, and Guiseley co-manager Russ O'Neill says that the club have Championship

  • Game for a laugh?

    SIR - I am told but cannot confirm that Baildon oracles John Hall and John Cole have been refused an appearance on TV quiz show Pointless on the grounds that the show's title describes their regular attempts in the letters page to overturn the democratic

  • Man in critical condition after gas explosion in flat

    A MAN is in a critical condition in hospital after a gas explosion.  Firefighters were called to a flat on Keighley Road, Frizinghall, at 7.30pm on Saturday and found two men with burns to their heads and shoulders. A senior firefighter at 

  • Harper takes eventual world champion to the limit

    KEIGHLEY’S very own Warrior Woman, Jackie Harper, competed in the world-renowned International Mixed Martial Arts Federation's (IMMAF) World Championships. She was matched against the eventual winner of the event, Daria Samchik, and despite securing

  • Victorian Fayre defies the weather

    Thousands of people have enjoyed a ‘fabulous’ 33rd Otley Victorian Fayre. The annual event’s traditional, early festive charms proved more powerful than the unappealing weather forecast on Sunday, December 2. The crowds were treated to everything

  • Tong Garden Centre's award treble

    FESTIVE displays at a Bradford garden centre have been named the best in the North East of England by a trade association for the third year running. Tong Garden Centre was judged on the range, presentation and displays of Christmas lines during

  • Teen arrested on suspicion of burglary

    A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.  Police shared this picture and said: "Officers attended the Long Lee area of #Keighley yesterday afternoon (December 2) following a report of a male acting suspiciously and arrested an 18-

  • School closes for the day after suspected norovirus outbreak

    A SCHOOL has been forced to close for the day due to a suspected outbreak of norovirus.  A letter to parents of children at Delius Special School, Barkerend Road, said: "Unfortunately we have a viral outbreak in school, it is suspected but not

  • Bradford Modelsearch winners are chosen

    THE finals of Kirkgate’s 16th annual Modelsearch turned out to be a family affair with both a mother and daughter and three siblings winning in different categories. Over 300 contestants attended heats for the event and the best 98 were invited

  • Flood risk likely to scupper plans for 150 homes

    A MAJOR housing development that has led to hundreds of objections is likely to be refused over concerns it could cause floods in the surrounding area. Alcuin Homes hopes to build 150 homes on a field of Leaventhorpe Lane, off Thornton Road, with

  • Former Bradford police officer backs festive gift appeal

    A FORMER Bradford police officer has backed a charity's campaign to give a gift to young victims of crime. Many will know Julie Clegg as one of the shrewd TV investigators on Channel 4’s popular reality shows Hunted and, spin-off, Celebrity Hunted

  • £1 million to be cut from street cleaning service

    STREET cleansing services will be cut by a quarter next year, with around 25 front line staff to be lost. The changes will also see five fewer mechanical sweepers out cleaning Bradford’s streets. Bradford Council says it is planning to “transform

  • Drinks licence for former Cooker store to be decided

    A DECISION whether to grant an alcohol licence to a new bar in Bradford’s top of town area will be made later this month. Plans to convert the vacant former Cooker Centre building at the corner of North Parade and Rawson Square into a cafe/bar was

  • Bulls fans deserve to see feelgood factor return

    JOHN Kear feels the Bulls fans deserve the promotion plaudits as much as the players. Kear and his squad were honoured by the Lord Mayor of Bradford Zafar Ali at a civic reception last week to mark their return to the Championship. The head coach

  • Mellor hopes Bantams can Kop Liverpool tie in third-round draw

    KELVIN Mellor says he wants Liverpool next after he helped put City's name in the hat for tonight's FA Cup third round draw. The defender would love a glamorous tie against Jurgen Klopp's high-fliers if David Hopkin's comeback kings can beat Peterborough