WSET Yorkshire Police - Bradford West posted on Facebook earlier today that PCSO Gatenby has recovered two stolen vehicles from the Lower Grange area. These vehicles have recently been stolen and will be sent off for a full CSI examination. Bradford
A BIZARRE incident has caused delays to drivers coming on to the M62 from the M606 this evening, after a SEATBELT which was being used to tow a van snapped. In case anyone was wondering why they were held up coming off the #M606 onto the #
A LARGE commercial cannabis cultivation has been shut down after being found in residential property in the Highfield area of Keighley. DC Edwards, a Keighley Central Early Intervention and Prevention Officer tweeted about the haul at around 5:30pm
DOG walkers are up in arms after trees was cut down yesterday on a Bradford lane. The mature sycamores were on the side of Woodhall Road, off Gain Lane, in Thornbury. Helen Cartwright said: "Local residents were not made a were of this, its a
A MAN who died in a house fire on Christmas Day is thought to have fallen onto a heater, a report from the fire service has revealed. The fire happened early on December 25 on Prospect Street, Cleckheaton and led to the death of a 63-year-old man
OPERATION Steerside has been busy again today in Bradford, with the team joining forces with the West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit, Bradford South NPT and the council in cracking down on driving offences. Today's main location was on Halifax
LOCAL agencies and councils are working on a plan to create a self-declared South Pennines Park, the first of its kind in the UK and one which would pioneer a radical new approach to caring for the landscape. Writer Julian Glover is leading an independent
IT has taken 125,000 man hours and around 21 months of hard work, but Bradford’s St George’s Hall is ready to reopen. The Telegraph & Argus has been given an exclusive tour inside the historic listed building as the £9.5 million restoration
AWARD-winning local author Michael Stewart is to host a pre-screening talk ahead of the classic The Godfather at Thornton Community Centre’s Sunday Cinema on March 3. The 1970s movie is a blockbuster film which also attained cult status. Stewart
POLICE investigating a report of a sexual offence which is alleged to have occurred in Bradford more than 20 years ago have issued a description of a man they would like help in identifying. The man is reported to have been known as ‘Mick’ and
Residents on a key route between Bradford and Leeds are “extremely unhappy” at plans to convert the Stanningley Road two-plus lane into a bus lane, a meeting has heard. Leeds City Council’s executive board met this week to give the green light to
BRADFORD Council is among the cities that has signed up to what is billed as the world’s most ambitious clean air plan City leaders representing 20 million people were at the National Clean Air Summit. The event saw the cities network UK100 bring
LOCAL road safety charity Brake is calling for a zero tolerance approach to drink driving, after Government figures revealed a rise in the number of fatal car crashes involving drink. The latest figures revealed in 2017 there were 290 deaths in
CAKE chain Patisserie Valerie will not be reopening in The Broadway Shopping Centre despite news today the chain has been saved. The chain which collapsed on January 22 has been bought out of administration by an Irish private equity firm Causeway
TOP LEVEL talks over Shipley Eastern Bypass will take place next week between Bradford Council and Government, an MP has been told. The revelation came after questioning from Shipley MP Philip Davies during Commons transport question time when he
CITY are deciding on whether to pursue free agent David Edgar. The former Canada international defender is continuing to train with the club and David Hopkin has promised a decision on his future. The Bantams boss said: “He’s looked good in
POLICE investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Leeds this week have released the identity of the teenager who died, as officers continue to appeal for witnesses. Mason Foster, aged 17, from Morley, can now be named as the rider of an Aprilia
INVESTING in more evening buses on West Yorkshire’s roads is not a high priority, the region’s transport bosses have said. The absence of reliable public transport to and from big town and city centres late in the day is a bugbear for travellers
REVISED bus timetables are being introduced from Saturday, February 23, with some services being introduced, some restricted and some being withdrawn altogether. Among the new services being introduced are a half-hourly 612 from Bradford to Shipley
JUDITH Cummins, Labour MP for Bradford South, has asked in the House of Commons today what the Government will do to support the city's work in the media industry. Ms Cummins was congratulating Bradford on its 10th anniversary of being named the
THE Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating six police officers after a man was arrested at a hotel and died a short time later. Roberto Villa, aged 37, was arrested on the morning of December 4, at the Edgerton Hotel on New
BRADFORD Council's leader has grilled a rail operating company on when the much-hated 'Pacer' trains will be removed from the district's rail network. Rail bosses stopped short of a cast-iron guarantee that ageing trains, which have been compared
A “THRILL-SEEKING” paedophile who abused one of his victims on a trampoline and in a swimming pool has been jailed for 19 years. Supermarket manager Michael Cooley used his good character to hide eight years of sexual depravity against two young
Half-term holidaymakers are being warned to watch out for cold calling fraudsters offering cheap flights abroad. Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, has received 110 reports with total losses of £98,043 relating to
THE taste of New Orleans will come to Bradford's historic Ivegate as the street's "renaissance" gets underway. The city's new Business Improvement District is supporting a Mini Mardi Gras event to help attract visitors to the street. The event
IT’S difficult to know what would persuade Donald Trump to believe that humans are responsible for the way the climate is changing. He maintains that the record number, the extent and the severity of the fires that have recently ravaged California
ILKLEY residents have just two weeks to make their views known on proposed parking restrictions for town. Bradford Council last week formally advertised phase one of the parking proposals it plans to put into operation. People now have until just
JOINT NCEL Division One leaders Campion are giving football back to the fans with a special offer for this weekend's game. The Bradford side will hope for a bumper crowd when they host bottom-placed FC Bolsover on Saturday, with entry free for all
IT is estimated more than 150,000 people are experiencing mental health problems in the Bradford district. To help support people from across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven districts who are experiencing mental health problems, ACS Business
Bradford & Bingley 29 Pocklington 29 ALTHOUGH the game finished with honours even and the general consensus was that a draw was about the right result, this was a game that the Bees could have won right at the death, had Lance Taylor landed
BULLS Women's squad will include 11 new signings and 10 Bradford-based players this season. Formed in 2017, Bulls’ Women enjoyed unprecedented success - finishing their debut season unbeaten having won the inaugural Challenge Cup, League Leaders
A MAN has avoided an immediate jail term after he went on a graffiti spree in Otley. Robert O'Brien, 29, from York, appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court on Friday, February 8, where he was convicted of several counts of causing criminal damage over
THE BULLS have made a storming start to the Betfred Championship season with two wins out of two. It was a tight and nervy first half against Swinton Lions on Sunday, but John Kear's men eventually stormed through to win come the final hooter.
A PUBLIC consultation on plans to introduce 20mph zones across Bradford city centre has now begun. Bradford Council plans to reduce the speed limits on city centre roads, although not main roads like Manchester Road or Hall Ings. The plans
HIBERNIAN highlighted Paul Heckingbottom's commitment to attacking football as they appointed the former Leeds and Barnsley manager as their new head coach. Heckingbottom - who was heavily linked with the Bantams head coach role last summer - has
MARCELO Bielsa was left frustrated by Leeds' finishing after they clung on against Swansea despite dominating the Sky Bet Championship clash. First-half goals from Pontus Jansson and Jack Harrison set Bielsa's side up for a commanding victory but
INADEQUATE fire alarms and structures incapable of containing fire are the two main reasons around 120 residents of a city centre apartment block were turfed out of their flats at just 15 hours notice. Residents at Appleton Point, in Hamm Strasse
DESPITE riding high with League One table-toppers Luton Town, Matty Pearson says he has never forgotten his Keighley roots. The former Oakbank School student still takes a keen interest in the plight of local clubs including Silsden and Steeton
Sir - Report in T&A "It cannot continue." I watch traffic cops on TV where some car chases were filmed in and around Bradford. I've been watching programmes like this for some years now and begin to realise what our police have to put up with
TRAFFIC is moving slowly on the M62 this morning after a van broke down between Junction 25 and Junction 26. Highways officers have closed one eastbound lane after the van stopped just after Hartshead Moor Services at 6.30am.
WHARFEDALE coach John Feeley will hoping for another clinical display as the Greens look to keep their winning run going against South Leicester this Saturday. "There were signs in the first half of us being the dominant team," said Wharfedale coach
GUISELEY joint-manager Marcus Bignot hopes his side can move to the next level and turn their flurry of draws into wins. The fourth-from-bottom Lions recorded their 14th draw of their Vanarama National League North season on Tuesday night, as they
A TENNIS player from Bradley is aiming to play for England at the World Championships at Lisbon in August. Andrew Hutchinson, a member of Ilkley Tennis Club who competes in the Over 55s category, recently won the Scottish Open in Glasgow and reached
December 1972, Bradford firm Demolition and Commercial Disposals Ltd., had bulldozed more than 1,000 tons of earth for a new speed track at the junction of Mayo Avenue and Manchester Road. Grateful for the company’s generosity, the Bradford Bees
RHYS Morgan hopes his Ilkley side can secure a winning double over Wirral on Saturday. Ilkley grabbed a 39-17 victory at the Merseyside club in the reverse fixture on October 29. Now the seventh-placed side hope history repeats itself against
CRAIG Lingard says it is time for Keighley Cougars to put their nightmare pre-season behind them and focus on their season's big kick-off. The head coach admits it is surreal to be preparing his side for Sunday's trip to Whitehaven after a rollercoaster
A HEARTBROKEN brother says he will not rest until the people responsible for his sibling's murder are behind bars. Majid Saddique has revealed the agony his brother Sajid's disappearance from an Asda car park in Shipley twelve years ago today has
A PRIMARY school in Bingley has been rated Good by Ofsted after being told it required improvement for five years. Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School, in Church Street, Bingley, received the rating following an inspection last month. Following
THE partner of a much-loved nurse who tragically died following a brain heamorrhage is urging people to speak to their family about organ donation. Malcolm Rogers' call comes as new figures reveal that the number of donors in Bradford has jumped
SO how much have you spent on your Valentine? The average spend for today’s slush-fest was £52, says a meaningless poll, but over half of us pay less than ten quid on love tokens - and 30per cent spend nothing at all. According to research by Bloom
FATHERS For Justice has launched a campaign to get Facebook sites that allow women to name men who they say have been abusive or violent shut down. The group says it believes the Prick Advisor pages are sexist and could encourage a "counter productive
THE Queensbury 1940s event planned for June this year has been cancelled. A change in circumstances has led the committee to take the decision to cancel this year's event and focus on ensuring it returns in 2020. The event first began in the
CLECKHEATON made the short journey to West Leeds hoping to gain a first North One East victory in 2019 after a solid performance last time out against Morpeth - but they were easily beaten 33-5. The visitors had the same squad as last time, just
GEORGE Flanagan has challenged his Championship opponents to try stop him pulling off his trademark trick. The experienced Bradford Bulls hooker has been known to favour a "show and go" dummy when near the opponents try-line. And it nearly
A STUNNING comeback saw Fairbank snatch the Craven, Aire & Wharfe League Division 13D title from opponents Thornton United's grasp. Fairbank needed three points to secure their second title in as many years but their visitors took the lead at
WEST Bowling A completed an impressive double for the Odsal club as they beat Queensbury in a thrilling Bradford ARL Jack Senior Memorial Cup preliminary round tie. The visitors won 24-22 in extra-time to set up a semi-final with Wyke after the
Manningham AllStars Under-12s comfortably overcame Crossley U12s at Trinity School in Halifax, cruising to an 8-3 win. Chief among the Manningham scorers were Subhan Mahroof and Hasan Ghaffar Khan, who both helped themselves to hat-tricks. Yasin
SAM Bilham says he has “no expectations” ahead of the opening round of this year’s Jordan Road Surfacing BTRDA Rally Series which sees the Bingley rally driver make his debut in the Greenlight Sports and Entertainment Ford Fiesta R5 at the Cambrian
BILLY Clarke has been backed for a “massive” role in City’s fight to beat the drop. The Irishman is pushing to make his first league start for 14 months in Saturday’s vital Valley Parade showdown with Plymouth. Clarke has made two sub appearances
BRADFORD is the eighth most affordable place to live in England and Wales for single people to get on the property ladder. Zoopla made the findings after comparing the costs of one-bedroom flats in local authority areas with local average wages.
Burglaries in Baildon, traffic transgressions in Thornton, and begging in Barkerend. These are just some of the ‘Neighbourhood Priorities’ for the Bradford district, identified by police and their partner agencies. West Yorkshire Police has
All this week the T&A has been playing Cupid, asking readers to send in their Valentine's messages - and we've had a great response. We knew our readers were a romantic bunch, and you haven't let us down with more than 50 submissions so far
A TERRIFIED driving instructor and his pupil were chased around the streets of Bradford by an infuriated driver annoyed at being held up at traffic lights. Perwaiz Rajput, of Central Driving School, in Wibsey, claims the incident began on Scotchman
Police are concerned for a missing West Yorkshire man. Adam Grant, 41, from Mirfield, is described as 5ft 6, stocky build, brown hair and beard. He has a three lions tattoo on his arm and a red indian on his chest. He was wearing a grey coat
