The 'Lady of the Hills' found dead in a remote location in the Yorkshire Dales almost 15 years ago has been identified. Police, who have been conducting a cold-case investigation, say they believe the woman, found on a remote part of the Pennine
Troubled Bolton have suffered more frustration after talks over the sale of the club ended unsuccessfully. Owner Ken Anderson, 94.5 per cent shareholder, is looking to offload the club to someone who can offer more financial stability and a deal
THIS picture shows the state a grassy area was left in by yobs on bikes. One resident, who asked not to be named, said the land, near the Oddfellows Pub on Harrogate Road, was hit over the weekend. She slammed it as an "extreme mess" and said
CORONER'S officers are appealing for information to help trace the relatives of Nicholas James McVay from Manningham, Bradford. Mr McVay, aged 48, died last Friday (March 15) at his home on Blenheim Road. There are no suspicious circumstances
FIRE crews are at the scene of a large fire at a mill in Great Horton this evening. The fire at the Harris Court Mill, in Great Horton Road close to the junction with Southfield Lane and opposite the Tesco Extra Great Horton supermarket, is currently
BRADFORD cyclist Ella Curtis has bagged bronze at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. The 16-year-old is part of a 128 strong Great Britain team out in the Middle East competing across more than a dozen different sports. Curtis bagged third-spot
JONNY Tattersall ended Yorkshire’s pre-season tour on a high with an unbeaten century against Durham in Potchefstroom. The county’s senior wicketkeeper finished on 103 not out to underpin the county’s 294-7 from 90 overs, a solid response to the
FLY-TIPPING in Bradford is a growing concern, with even the city's historic football ground unable to escape the issue. The streets surrounding Valley Parade have seen litter piling up at an alarming rate, creating a depressing scene. Birkenshaw
A MAN refusing to come down from the roof of a building is causing traffic delays on the outskirts of Bradford city centre this afternoon. Officers were called to Express House in White Abbey Road to a concern for safety at 3.30pm, where a man
Bradford City are facing the prospect of further action from the FA following an incident which occurred during City’s 3-1 victory over Peterborough United. During the 86th minute of the fixture - when the Bantams scored their third goal - a number
A care worker who groomed a highly vulnerable woman with a learning disability before having sex with her in a toilet at a day centre has been jailed for four years and five months. Richard Buchanan, 56, exchanged 800 texts with his victim, signing
BRADFORD Civic Society have launched a new photography competition to showcase the district’s best streets and neighbourhoods. The competition, running throughout March, is encouraging residents of the district to send in creative or interesting
A TOTAL of eight awards were picked up by Bradford businesses at Britain's Asian Wedding Awards 2019 which were held on Monday night. The awards ceremony in Manchester honoured those involved in the growing Asian wedding industry in the North, and
MORE issues surrounding modern slavery are being reported to police, according to a National Crime Agency report. A rise in the number of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has not shown a rise in cases, but has shown that more vehicles
POLICE in Bradford South have seized more than 100 vehicles in just 21 days after a major operation in that area of the city. Officers targeted criminals on the roads in the south of the city, and seized 108 vehicles during the operation, making
THE WINNER of this year’s Otley Carnival Poster Competition has been announced. Ten year old Evie Crabtree’s design, featuring dancers on the carnival field, has been chosen to grace the cover of the event’s 2019 programme. Evie, from Ashfield
March 1999: CITY 4 (Moore 13, Beagrie pen 25, Mills 34, Lawrence 45) NORWICH 1 (Roberts 48) THE League One table makes incredibly depressing reading for City fans right now. Bottom and six points adrift of safety, the grim prospect of returning
Team Sky will stay on the road under a new guise as Team INEOS after securing the backing of Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe - and will make their bow under the new branding at the Tour de Yorkshire in May. The British-registered team had
OFFICE Outlet has gone into administration, putting the future of 1,200 jobs at risk. The retailer, which was formerly known as Staples, is not connected to the online-only business which currently trades under the Staples name. Partners at Deloitte
A CELEBRATION of legendary former Bradford Northern coach Peter Fox's life will take place at Odsal tomorrow following his funeral. The highly-respected coach, who died aged 85 last month, had two spells in charge of Bradford from 1977-1985 and
PUPILS from Horton Grange Primary School and members of Lidget Green Walking Club have created a display of public art for the Spencer Road Playing Fields. As part of a project to create five pieces of public art, funded by Greenmoor Big Local,
A Yorkshire council has apologised after flying the Welsh flag on St Patrick's Day. Social media users expressed their puzzlement on Sunday when the distinctive red dragon of Wales was spotted fluttering above Sheffield's Town Hall. The city
BRADFORD Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Dr Max Mclean (pictured above) as Non-Executive Chairperson. The Trust’s Council of Governors appointed Dr Mclean to the role following the departure of Professor
IT WAS a tale of two halves as Bradford City Women went down 3-1 at Hull City Ladies. Coach Luke Norris again took charge, looking for his side to carry all the positives from the previous Sunday’s battling performance at Derby against their seventh-placed
CHANNEL 4 has announced which departments and job roles will be moving to the Leeds City Region when its new National HQ moves to the region. Alex Mahon, chief executive of Channel 4, has said the new base will provide a big change for the channel
THERE was a limited women's football programme due to the weather last weekend, with Guiseley Vixens switching their Northern Premier Division match with Derby to Thornton Recreation Centre. The Ewes took an early 2-0 lead before Kirstie Hunt's
THREE young British tourists who plunged to their deaths in a Vietnam waterfall were not properly warned of the dangers ahead after they went down a water-sliding attraction, a coroner has ruled. Sisters Izzy Squire, 19, and Beth Anderson, 24, died
A POPULAR figure in the Bradford community for over 50 years passed away suddenly at the age of 80 last month, and his family have paid a glowing tribute to him, describing him as a man of many talents. Trevor Sharpe, whose funeral was on March
FORMER Bantam Oli McBurnie believes he is in a much better position to stake a claim for a Scotland striking role following his breakthrough campaign for Swansea. McBurnie has a real chance of featuring in the opening European Championship qualifiers
STUDENTS turned out in force at a recent Brexit Question Time featuring local and national political figures at Bradford College. The panel of Bradford West MP Naz Shah, former Council Conservative Group leader Councillor Simon Cooke, vocal supporter
FIRE crews from Fairweather Green came to the aid of as Bradford school yesterday morning, as a pipe fault caused basement flooding. It was not the ideal start to the school week for Sandy Lane Primary on Cottingley Road in Allerton, with the youngsters
SIR - I was appalled to read of Bradford Council's refusal to allow Arif Mehmood to install external shutters at his cafe to prevent vandalism and break-ins (T&A, March 8). This is just the latest of many such cases of the Council's out of touch
SIR - The main reason I voted to leave the European Union was to give our members of parliament the opportunity to run the country. I didn’t realise so many of them do not want the job! D Hodgson, Falcon Road, Bingley
ALTHOUGH adamant that he had scored the late try that could well have won the game for Bradford Bulls at Widnes Vikings on Sunday, makeshift half-back Elliot Minchella is taking the plus points out of their 25-20 defeat in what was a pulsating contest
DANE Chisholm hopes to be back in action within three weeks for Bulls. A scan on his injured knee revealed a cartilage problem which will keep him out until next month. He tweeted: "Quick update for everyone who’s asked. Hopefully back playing
THE best and brightest in Bradford’s education were celebrated last Thursday at the Bradford Schools Awards 2019. Almost 1,000 people filled the Aagrah Midpoint in Thornbury for the sixth annual awards dinner recognising the teachers, governors,
EDUCATION does not start and finish with school, and the home environment and how involved parents are in their child’s learning are crucially important to a child’s progress. This year’s winner of the Community Involvement Award was Shaheen Khan
CHILDREN are one of the most important parts of a school, which is why this year we decided to introduce two new awards recognising the best students the district has to offer. The first, Star Student - Under 16, honours the primary and secondary
THIS year’s winner of Governor of the Year, Cavendish Primary School’s Alix Mann, was the only winner unable to attend the awards ceremony. But he had a legitimate reason, as he works on oil rigs in the middle of the North Sea for two weeks at a
OVER the past 20 years, Josephine Bamford has gone the extra mile for her pupils. In total, that is 3,800 extra miles over the course of her career, which is why Mrs Bamford was a worthy winner of the Supporting Staff Member of the Year prize.
OUR final new award for 2019 also recognised the district’s start students, this time those in further education. The Star Student - Over 16 award was presented to 17-year-old Emeli Mumford of Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley, for her year
NEW for 2019 was the Teaching Assistant of the Year award, a prize specifically to recognise the crucial contribution made in class by teaching assistants to provide the best education possible for every child. The inaugural winners of the award
AFTER holding a leadership role at Saltaire Primary School for 16 years, Sally Stoker stepped down in December to move into her well-deserved retirement. It was for her years of dedicated service moulding the school into a fantastic learning environment
CHLOE Jukes was shaking after being named Newcomer of the Year she was so shocked to have won the award. The Wycliffe CofE Primary School teacher, who was praised for being “vibrant and full of energy”, and having a “stunning rapport with children
THE winner of Secondary Teacher of the Year was selected for the extra work she does to provide unique experiences and important life lessons for her students in the classroom. Sajeela Shah, who teaches Humanities at Bingley Grammar School, organises
VETERAN PE teacher Sue Roberts said she was “overwhelmed” after being named the Nursery/Primary Teacher of the Year. Mrs Roberts, who has taught physical education for almost 35 years and spent the last 18 years at Haworth Primary School, was praised
THIS week’s Meet the Teacher features returns with a teacher who took a more unusual route into teaching. The series of interviews is being held in collaboration with Bradford for Teaching, the campaign aiming to bring more newly-qualified teachers
VANS were torched in what is believed to be a deliberate fire in Buttershaw. Firefighters were called to Buttershaw Drive at 2.45am this morning. A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said it was initially reported as a fire in the open
AXE-wielding raiders hit Queensbury's Co-op store last night before fleeing with cash and cigarettes. It happened at around 7.30pm at the High Street supermarket and inquiries are continuing this morning. Nobody was injured in the raid
A COUNCIL project that uses stories of exploited children to advise safeguarding professionals has won another award. Bradford Council's Real Safeguarding Stories includes a website and YouTube channel that features video resources for safeguarding
A ROW has erupted over new contracts one Bradford academy trust is asking its staff to sign, with a union claiming the changes are “contrary to the Trust’s Christian values”. Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 17 primary and secondary
A NEW permanent observatory for use by astronomers and scouting groups could be created if proposals for a well-known scout site are given the go ahead. Plans have been submitted by Aire Valley Scouts at the Sconce Camp Site at Sconce Lane in Baildon
A FORMER University of Bradford student says her success in TV broadcasting and producing is thanks to her three years in the city and is glad she chose to head north for her degree. Gayani Wanigaratne, 37, from Purley, in Surrey, said she initially
A PROPOSED Greenbelt development that would see a crumbling building converted into a house will be decided by a government inspector. Last year Bradford Council refused plans to convert the Gatehouse at Upper Shibden Hall, off Halifax Road, into
A CONSULTATION on how Bradford Council will create over 350 new school places for pupils with special educational needs has begun. It comes as plans to create a new specialist school in the district have seemingly “hit a brick wall.” With government
A FILM that deals with the sensitive issue of street grooming will be screened in Keighley venues on Wednesday. Somebody’s Sister, Somebody’s Daughter started as a play aimed at educating young people about the warning signs of grooming. As part
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) face an almighty midweek clash this evening against a promotion rival. Avenue take a trip to third-placed Spennymoor Town knowing adding a victory to their five-game unbeaten streak will see them draw level on points with
DEFENDING champions Thornton will begin their Spenser Wilson Halifax League campaign with an intriguing home match this season. They open up against Triangle, who were third in the Premier Division last season, on Saturday, April 20. Oxenhope
GARGRAVE will host the Mewies Solicitors Craven League’s Wynn Cup and Cowling Cup finals on Sunday, August 11 – as long as either of their teams are not involved in the finals. The Cowling Cup final (for teams in Division Three or Four) will start
CITY’S reigning player of the year is gutted to see them looking up at the rest of League One. The list of mistakes made over the past nine months is likely to be a long one come the final inquest into a season as grim as many can remember.
SEAN Scannell has a chance of making his Valley Parade return against Blackpool on Saturday. Gary Bowyer will not take any risks with the winger after being out for five-and-a-half months. But he will monitor him closely in training in the next
Wyke loose forward Nathan Marchant stole the show in bagging a two-try haul in a towering performance which inspired the holders to a 20-6 Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup semi-final victory against West Bowling at Emsley's Rec. Both sides entered
A BIRSTALL HR consultants firm is to feature in The Parliamentary Review for 2019, demonstrating best practice within the industry. Lamont Jones has been selected to feature within publication which will be released later this year. Its release
BRADFORD’S live music scene could soon by flyin’ like an aeroplane when a new live music venue and bar opens in the city centre. Work is currently underway to turn the large former Yates unit on Queensgate into a hard rock venue that will host
A ‘VIOLENT and controlling’ man raped a woman and sexually abused her with a screwdriver after giving her 50 black eyes during almost daily violence, a jury heard. The complainant alleges that the man dislocated her nose, fractured her ribs, knocked
