POLICE recovered a stolen bike and seized two vehicles during an operation in the Thornton and Allerton ward today. Officers from the Operation Steerside team were in the area to tackle vehicle crime when they discovered the stolen vehicle.
ENGLAND international Gareth Widdop says he will realise a childhood dream when he joins Warrington in 2020. The 29-year-old Halifax-born goal-kicking full-back or stand-off signed a three-year deal with the Wolves after his NRL club St George
A CONTROVERSIAL care home in Pudsey is now “effectively shut down”, it has been revealed. Radcliffe Gardens Care Home, which was rated as “inadequate” following its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, hit the headlines in December when
NEW courses in barbering and beauty have been launched in response to demand from young people in the Bradford area. Aspire2work, a vocational training programme for young people run by aspire-igen, has started the courses at their Bradford Opportunity
A GIRL aged 14 believed she was in love with the older man who picked her up from a Bradford children’s home to have sex with her, a jury has heard. Now in her mid-twenties, the woman fought back tears as she told Bradford Crown Court: “At the
Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan has branded as "stupid" the Rugby Football League's decision to ask Catalans Dragons for a £500,000 bond to defend the Challenge Cup. The governing body suffered an £800,000 shortfall in its financial budget for the 2018
JORDAN Gibson is hoping his loan move to Stevenage can be sorted this week. The young winger, who is out of the picture under David Hopkin, was given permission by City to speak to the League Two club and met them for talks yesterday. Nothing
The EFL has launched a formal investigation into the Leeds spying row. Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted before Friday night's 2-0 win over Derby that he was responsible for sending a member of club staff to watch the Rams training on Thursday
SIR - The T&A editorial on January 11 was unusual in the aspect it was not supportive of the view expressed by Bradford senior judge, Mr Durham Hall QC. He stated his support of the intentions of vigilante groups, a very emotive and provocative
SIR - I remember going to the Alhambra to see Laurel and Hardy and also George Formby, the Billy Cotton Band and many more famous artists. My late wife and I also went to see the great Mario Lanza at St George's Hall. We paid the princely sum of
THOUSANDS of trees will be planted at St Ives Estate in Bingley over the next two weeks to replace those lost to disease. Bradford Council’s Trees and Woodlands Section will be working in partnership with the charity Trees for Cities, who have secured
BRADFORD Council has revealed more details of why it is planning to spend £45 million replacing the district’s 60,000 street lights in a time of austerity. Last year the Council announced that it will be replacing every street light in the district
JACK Payne and Lewis O’Brien are staying at City for the rest of the season. The Bantams thrashed out a revised contract with parent club Huddersfield to keep top scorer Payne. It is understood that they will now pay a significantly larger proportion
Former England full-back Zak Hardaker will make his comeback from a 14-month drugs ban on Sunday, his new club Wigan have announced. The 2015 Super League Man of Steel, who has completed his suspension for cocaine use, will make his first appearance
THE organisers of Saltaire Festival, which takes place each year in the historic World Heritage Site, is appealing for volunteers for this year's event. Attracting over 30,000 people to the village annually, the event is organised and run entirely
THE shambolic chaos that’s surrounded Brexit for months has suddenly morphed into something approaching panic or hysteria. People, whether for or against Brexit, have suddenly realised that the critical vote on the Prime Minister’s much-maligned deal
DOES anyone recognise this ‘Unknown Soldier’ from the First World War? The young man’s photograph was found in items belonging to a family who are appealing for information. “I should be grateful to readers of the Telegraph and Argus for any
THE fatal crush at Hillsborough happened after an exit gate was opened to alleviate crowds outside, the jury in the trial of match commander David Duckenfield has heard. Opening the trial of Duckenfield and former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary
THE "naive" brother of a 16-year-old jihadi bride has been found guilty of funding Islamic State in Syria. Salim Wakil, 25, from Fleet, Hampshire, arranged the transfer of $3,000 via Western Union for his sister Sumaiyyah in February last year,
A project involving railway staff and the treatment of people with dementia has been heralded. The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) formally marked the local involvement of both Arriva Rail North (Northern) and Carlisle Support Services
A TRAINEE search dog for Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team can now take part in operational duties after passing a final assessment. Border collie Wynn joined the team in 2015 as a ten-week old trainee and has been trained by CVSRT chairman
A SHOPLIFTER was arrested on Tuesday when he was spotted running out of a high street store with stolen goods. Police were on patrol in the Airedale Shopping Centre, in Keighley, when an officer saw a man running out of the Peacocks shop "at speed
PROVIDENT Financial shares have taken a hit after the lender revealed that its results for 2018 will be at the lower end of expectations. The firm says it expects to report profits for 2018 of £159 million. The news led to an 18% fall in the
RETAILER Booths recorded strong Christmas sales with a 3.3% sales increase over the key three-week trading period to January 5, with Christmas profits growing ahead of sales, 4.5% up on 2017. Chairman and CEO Edwin Booth said: “Booths performed
BRADFORD is the most expensive area outside of London to insure a car according to the latest figures from Confused.com. The price comparison site says the average premium quote was £1,111, a 1% increase over the past quarter – equivalent to £8
MARKS & Spencer has announced 17 more proposed store closures following on from the Keighley branch closing down last year. The latest stores under threat include three in Yorkshire - Huddersfield, Hull and Rotherham - meaning the remaining
The second half of the Bradford Table Tennis League season got underway with Division Four promotion rivals Baildon D and Hermits I meeting for the second time. Leaders Baildon were looking to avenge their only defeat of the season so far, as Hermits
CORONERS in Bradford are appealing for information to trace relatives of a man who died in Manningham recently. Martin Sprogis, of Park View Rest Home, died of natural causes aged 60 on Friday, January 11. Any next of kin or anyone who has
PLANS have been unveiled that would see a development of shops, flats and a cafe built on the site of a Bradford car wash. This artists’ impression shows what the site, at 1222 Leeds Road, could look like if the development plans are approved by
STAFF at Bradford College are set to walk out later this month for two days in a dispute over pay. Members of the University and College Union will take strike action on Tuesday, January 29, and Wednesday 30. The strike is over a dispute between
STEVE Winterburn’s reign as Bradford City WFC manager got off to a bad start as the Bantams were soundly beat 10-1 away at high-flying Sunderland in FA Women's National League, Northern Premier Division. The young City side were a goal down after
Renowned relegation fighter Sam Allardyce admits Huddersfield's predicament at the bottom of the Premier League is too bleak for even him to tackle. The 64-year-old has gained a reputation for saving relegation-threatened clubs from the drop, but
BUSINESSES in Bradford can now take advantage of new. more flexible funding to boost broadband speeds. The Government-backed Digital Enterprise programme has been extended to offer funding for a wider range of connectivity and broadband projects
ANDREW Gale has returned to Emerald Headingley after what he describes as an extremely productive pre-Christmas trip to Tasmania on a coaching reconnaissance. The Yorkshire coach spent approximately a month as a member of the support staff with
THIS week's round of fixtures was a mixed bag for local women's football teams. Brighouse Town fought hard for a point at Liverpool Feds on Sunday, in the Women's National League Division One North, with a flurry of four goals coming in the second
WINTER fell running reverted to type at this weekend’s Stanbury Splash race. The hot dry summer and warm dry autumn/winter have lulled and pampered everyone into a false sense of easy running security. High winds, including gusts of over 40mph
TRIBUTES have been paid to a lifelong Bradford City fan, affectionately known as ‘Carrier Bag Man’, following his unexplained death at the weekend. Kenny Morse, who had cheered the Bantams on from the stands both home and away since the 1980s,
A NUMBER of cars and vans have been destroyed following a fire at an industrial estate in Baildon last night. Fire crews from Shipley were called to the blaze at Tong Park Industrial Estate, Baildon, at 11.30pm to reports of a car fire. However
A BROKEN down bus in Wibsey is causing major delays for people on their way to work or on the school run this morning. The bus has broken down close to the St Enoch's roundabout, Wibsey, which is calling tailbacks in the area. Motorists are
A CONTROVERSIAL Bradford pension fund has come in for more criticism, after it emerged money had been invested in companies implicated in Saudi Arabia's war with Yemen. Council pension funds have large shareholdings in companies including, BAE
TWO schools in Bradford have been awarded an accreditation which recognises them as providing a “world class” education to their students. Carlton Bolling College, in Undercliffe, and Dixons Kings Academy in Lidget Green, have both been given the
A BRADFORD oven valeter has been celebrating his ten-year anniversary in the business. Richard Greenwood owns Ovenu Bradford, and in the past decade has valeted more than 25,000 ovens across West Yorkshire. As well as his Bradford franchise,
A PUG wearing a mortarboard is not a sight you expect to see every day when attending school, but at one college this has become an almost daily occurrence, having a highly positive effect on the wellbeing of students and staff. Chummy the dog
A 10 goal thriller at Southfield Grange School saw St Bedes pegged back several times before they eventually came through to secure three points keeping them in the title race. The Yorkshire Amateur League Championship top of the table clash pitted
NOMINATIONS for Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s governor elections open tomorrow. The nominations are an opportunity for members of the public who are also trust members to put themselves forward for a seat on the trust’s council of
AN ILKLEY bar will find out tomorrow if it will can remain open until 2am on weekends. Banyan, on Brook Street, currently has a licence to sell alcohol to 1am on Thursday to Saturday, and remain open until 1.30am on those days. The chain recently
AT 85 author Florence Remmer is living proof that age really is a number. Florence’s latest children’s book ‘Tales of Tulgey Wood’ is the fourth book she has penned since she began writing two years ago. Her inspiration came while visiting the
THE party season is well and truly over and the finale of the festivities leaves everyone feeling pretty flat. January is also the month when we really count the cost of Christmas so contemplating those red letter bills, as we try to get our finances
FEMALE Italian immigrants who settled in Bradford during the 1950s and 60s are fearing for their future due to Brexit. The women came to work in the mills around the district and have lived here without any issues for around 60 years. Now, they
BRADFORD Civic Society has expressed its disappointment after a government inspector decided an "inappropriate" shop front can remain on a listed city centre building. In 2011 Bradford Council approved plans for a replacement timber shop front on
THE budget for Bradford's libraries is due to be slashed by almost £1 million in the next 12 months. Although all the Council run libraries in the district will remain open, library staff are likely to bear the brunt of the cuts, with a swath of
BRADFORD'S litter police could soon be patrolling the streets of the district's towns, villages and suburbs if a motion is passed by the Council tomorrow. In 2017 Bradford Council brought in private firm 3GS to tackle litter louts. They would fine
A MAN aged 24, with 38 criminal convictions for 90 offences, has been locked up as a “third strike” housebreaker. Thomas Ward, of Whiteways, Bolton, Bradford, was jailed for three years, minus credit for his guilty plea, after admitting two burglaries
LOCAL groups and politicians have welcomed news that the centre of Keighley will become a "core walking zone." West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Transport Committee approved plans to create walking zones in five areas across the County at a meeting
AN elderly man returning home to Poland after visiting family ended up stranded in Malta thanks to a blunder at Leeds-Bradford airport (LBA). Pawel Lawreniuk, 75, was due to fly back to his hometown of Gdansk on Sunday, January 6 with Ryanair,
IF DECEMBER is the most wonderful time of the year then January is certainly the most testing. That’s not just for those trying to shed the excess pounds or climb back on the wagon after the festive excesses. Football clubs up and down the
In the Northern U19 Alliance League, bottom of the table Bradford (Park Avenue) were thrashed 7-0 at AFC Emley. Avenue boss Alex Meechan said: "Injuries played a part for us in this defeat but the players who had the chance to come in and stake
JULIAN Rhodes admits City are facing a “chaotic” transfer window – just as he expected. The Bantams are actively trying to bolster David Hopkin’s squad for their battle against the League One drop. But they are also looking to move on several
ROWAN Milnes is intent on trying to gate-crash the half-back hierarchy at Odsal this year. The youngster’s winning penalty for the Bulls against Dewsbury clinched a spot in Sunday’s Yorkshire Cup final at Batley. And Milnes is determined to keep
A SERIAL house burglar who smashed into a wall fleeing the police in a car stolen from one of his victims has been jailed for a total of four years and seven months. James Keat refused to take a breath test at the crash scene, telling officers
