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  • Two new faces join board at Timothy Taylor's brewery

    TWO new non-executive directors have been appointed to Keighley brewery Timothy Taylor. John Walsh and James Simpson are attending their first board meeting this month. Their appointment follows the retirement last year of Diana Dent and Jonathan

  • Tumble dryer fire sees Bradford care home evacuated

    ELDERLY residents at The Flowers Care Home in Bradford had a lucky escape this evening, after a tumble dryer fire forced the property to be evacuated. Odsal Fire Station received a call at 4:58pm and spent over an hour attending to the blaze on

  • Shipley officers hoping to find owner of prized items

    WEST Yorkshire Police - Shipley would like to identify the owners of some valuable looking personal items. If anyone has any information regarding the items in the photo, they are encouraged to contact the NPT at shipleynt@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

  • Woman wanted since 2017 arrested in Bradford East

    WEST Yorkshire Police - Bradford East has confirmed on Facebook this evening that it has arrested a female that has been wanted since 2017, following some proactive enquiries and persistence. The Neighbourhood Team located and arrested a female

  • Yorkshire: Warner presses claims for debut with lively spell

    JARED Warner is targeting a competitive first-team debut after an impressive two-wicket display against Durham on day one of two in Potchefstroom. The 22-year-old quick returned 2-20 from eight overs, looking as threatening as anyone, including

  • £1 million boost to make town centre a 'healthier' place

    SHIPLEY town centre, and its outdoor market, could be transformed thanks to £1 million of funding that will be used to make it a “healthier” place. The town has been awarded a grant from West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Healthy Streets programme

  • New art gallery launched in the district

    A RAY of sunshine is set to light up Ilkley as a new “Solar” art gallery opens at the Manor House museum. The Solar Gallery opens to the public on Saturday March 30 with its inaugural exhibition showcasing work from most of the 30 founding artists

  • Wall comes crashing down on cars

    A wall came crashing down on two vehicles. Torrential rain brought down a section of the garden retaining wall at Weavers Walk, in Silsden. A Mercedes and a Volvo estate parked beneath it were both badly damaged. No one was injured.

  • Modern-day slavery 'going under-reported'

    HUMAN trafficking is happening in Calderdale and awareness is the key to helping prevent it, councillors heard. It was often a crime hiding in plain sight, members of Calderdale Council’s Place Scrutiny Board were told, with nail bars and car washes

  • Football club set to benefit from carnival profits

    ILKLEY Town Football club will be able to go ahead with two major projects thanks to being chosen as the 2019 Ilkley Carnival primary beneficiary. The club will receive half the profits of the annual event and use it to help build new all-weather

  • Bradford rider second in national trial at Matlock

    Bradford trials rider Charlie Smith excelled in bad conditions at Elton, Matlock, on Sunday, taking second place in the expert class in the national Youth Motorcycle Sport Association Championship trial. Over 70 competitors battled with deep streams

  • University of Bradford appoints first female Vice-Chancellor

    THE University of Bradford has appointed a new Vice-Chancellor - who will be the first woman to hold the role in the institution’s history. Professor Shirley Congdon, who currently serves as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) will take on the role

  • Pupils learn money saving skills with Lifesavers campaign

    BRADFORD District Credit Union has set up its latest Lifesavers programme in Bradford’s schools, with a special guest visiting for the opening. The programme has been set up at St John’s CE Primary School in Bierley, to give children an understanding

  • Opening of Bingley's new Lidl store could be delayed

    THE opening of Bingley's new Lidl store could be delayed. The store, on Main Street, was due to open its doors at 8am on Thursday, April 18. But a spokesperson said that ongoing utility works and roadworks may mean the opening is pushed back

  • Thackley suffer double cup exit

    THACKLEY Under-21s have been struggling at the bottom of the West Riding County FA Development League Division One and their fortunes didn't improve with two cup exits. The Dennyboys travelled to the Castleford Academy pitch and lost 5-0 against

  • Local chippy named one of the UK's top ten restaurants

    A POPULAR fish and chip restaurant in the district has been named one of the ten best restaurants in the UK for the second year running. The Wetherby Whaler in Guiseley has received the rating from industry publication Fry Magazine following a

  • Wigan seeking clarification from Edwards over future

    WIGAN are "seeking dialogue" with Shaun Edwards over comments the Wales coach made that seemed to cast considerable doubt on his proposed cross-codes switch to the Warriors next year. Edwards is set to leave his post as Wales' defensive guru at

  • Bradford celebrates social workers

    BRADFORD will celebrate World Social Work Day this week. The Bradford Social Work Teaching Partnership is organising a conference titled 'One day like this' to celebrate the event. The conference will take place at Lister Gallery, Bradford College

  • Penalty pressure sees Prospect seal cup final appearance

    ONLY nine of the 37 scheduled fixtures across the whole of the Yorkshire Amateur League went ahead at the weekend thanks to appalling weather conditions. There was penalty pressure for Prospect in a Hancock Cup Semi-Final home tie against fellow

  • Care home welcomes unusual visitors

    A CARE home in the district welcomed two rather unusual visitors. Therapy alpacas Sovereign and Pumpkin called at Summerfield, in Silsden. Residents had the chance to stroke and feed the duo, from Oxenhope-based Thornwood Alpacas. “The alpacas

  • Leeds United: Jansson facing three weeks out with knee injury

    LEEDS have announced that defender Pontus Jansson will be sidelined for three weeks by a knee injury sustained in Saturday's defeat to Sheffield United. The injury has ruled the centre-back out of Sweden's upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Romania

  • School's robot team visits RAF base

    RED ARROWS and robots challenged Cullingworth students when they visited an RAF base. Parkside School s Team Brute Force took their robots to RAF Scampton for the regional heat of the Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge. Team members

  • Town Council withdraws from 'little used' community building

    BAILDON Town Council has announced that it will be withdrawing from managing Ian Clough Hall in the centre of the town. From April 1 control of the civic building will revert to Bradford Council, which will now look for a “commercial or residential

  • Updated plans for £2.5m Wyke Sports Village are revealed

    UPDATED plans have been revealed for an ambitious £2.5 million sports development. Plans for the Wyke Sports Village, on the site of the old Wyke Manor School, were first unveiled and passed back in 2016. That application made use of the now-demolished

  • Five years in jail for drug dealer who made £1,000 a day

    A drug dealer making up to £1,000 a day selling heroin and crack cocaine on Bradford’s streets has been jailed for five years. William Gardiner, who hid wraps of class A drugs in a Kinder egg, was twice caught peddling his wares in less than a

  • Promoters mark 200th show in village

    SALTAIRE promoters The Live Room are celebrating their 200th show in the village with one of the hottest young bands on the American bluegrass scene. Mile Twelve, (pictured), who will be at the Caroline Street Social Club on Sunday, March 24, will

  • Pupils weave their magic in fascinating mill visit

    A SCHOOL in the Bradford district enjoyed its trip to the Industrial Museum, with pupils learning about life in the mills during the 19th Century. A class at Eastburn School in Keighley are studying Titus Salt, as a local person who made a difference

  • What is the law surrounding prostitution in the UK?

    THE LAW surrounding prostitution is quite complex in the United Kingdom. Exchanging or participating in sexual activities for money or other goods is legal in this country, but many of the activities surrounding it are not. The act of prostitution

  • Widnes 25 Bradford Bulls 20: Game guide and player ratings

    Bulls pushed Widnes Vikings all the way at Halton Stadium before losing 25-20, with a controversial decision to disallow a late try by Elliot Minchella proving crucial. Check out our player ratings and game review. Man of the match: Elliot Minchella

  • Wibsey brave the elements to move step closer to title

    Yorkshire Division Four Premier: Wibsey 10 York RI 3 SIMON Birkbeck was chuntering on a Beldon Lane touchline that had become a quagmire. “What are we playing this match for?” said the Wibsey prop as he looked out over a sodden scene as the Yorkshire

  • Baildon knife attacker Ross Hunter's Facebook page ban

    A PRISONER serving time for knifing a man who sent a Facebook friend request to his girlfriend has had his new account taken down for updating it from jail, after action by the Telegraph & Argus. Ross Hunter was jailed for seven years in January