JOHN Kear says Halifax and marshal Murrell have given the Bulls a lot to think about. The Bradford-side lost out 21-14 in this local derby which was played in Blackpool for the Summer Bash. Kear said lessons would be learnt from the match and
9:55pm That's all from us here at Bloomfield Road today though. Join us next Sunday for the visit to Featherstone
IN ITS stunning location overlooking the city, Bradford’s Underfcliffe Cemetery attracts visitors from across the globe. Whether people visiting the graves of relatives, tourists coming to walk among the ornate memorials or people looking for links
This selection of images from the Manchester Road area come courtesy of local historian Jeff Halmshaw. They include pictures of pubs that no longer exist such as the Truncliffe Gate, not the site of the slip road from Odsal roundabout into Mancherster
LAST week I received an email at work beginning ‘Hey there’. It was about a fundraising event to raise money for mental health charities, inspired by the death of a musician who is believed to have taken his own life. Is ‘hey there’ an appropriate
A FIRE at a first floor flat in Bradford city centre attracted large crowds this evening The blaze on Market Street, which crews were called out to at around 5pm, appears to have taken place in a bedroom and involved about 40 per cent of the room
A STOLEN bike has been recovered by Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team officers, PC Lomax-Newton and PC Wharton. The pair sighted a known person riding the bike around the Lower Grange area. The bike has been recovered, to the owner's delight
WEST Yorkshire saw a significant increase in recorded homicides in the year ending December 2018, showing a rise of 69 per cent compared to the previous year, according to the Office for National Statistics. There were worrying figures elsewhere
BRADFORD’S annual Race for Life has proved successful yet again, with one particular community throwing itself into the event with relish. The race’s area events manager, Simon Round, said he was blown away by the response from Sikhs in Bradford
WEST Yorkshire Police's Wildlife and Rural Crime team said its officers had dealt with a number of incidents involving dogs left in hot cars on Thursday and Friday. During that time period, they also attended an address in Bradford to assist with
A man has been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal after reports of shed and garage burglaries in the Bolton and Undercliffe area. On Wednesday evening, officers from Bradford East's Neighbourhood Policing Team were deployed in plain
WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to a large moorland fire on Ilkley Moor this morning, less than a month after the devastating Easter Weekend fires up there. Meanwhile West Yorkshire Police issued a statement, confirming that
A MAN was rescued from a flat fire off Briggate in Shipley at around 3:30 this morning, the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed. Three engines attended from Bradford, Shipley and Bingley and firefighters helped out a man on the
PUPILS at one primary school have been working with homelessness charity Bradford Nightstop. Children at Dixons Manningham have been learning about the causes of homelessness and hearing the experiences of rough sleepers. The project came after
A NUMBER of changes to bus and train timetables in Bradford have come into effect today. On the railways, most hourly trains which run from Leeds to Bradford to Manchester Victoria will be extended to Warrington and Chester from Mondays to Saturdays
SHOP fronts in Saltaire are being dressed in period signage for a major Netflix drama by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. The English Game, a six-part series about the origins of football, will explore how football spanned the class divide
‘No flies on us’, goes the saying..... Well, many of us experienced plenty this week during what can only be described as a greenfly invasion. Taking advantage of the recent warm weather we set out on a stroll and within a few steps I had accumulated
Around 65 workers are facing an uncertain future after they were told of proposals to relocate their jobs to India. According to a source, the financial service centre of Smiths News, in Centurion Way, Cleckheaton, made an announcement to staff
A NEW boys' school in Bradford will have to be based in a temporary location for up to two years, the academy trust behind it has confirmed. Eden Boys Leadership Academy is due to open to its first pupils in September, but will first open at a
A PRIMARY school on one of the district’s most deprived estates is celebrating after scoring an Outstanding rating in its recent Ofsted inspection. Merlin Top Primary Academy, in Braithwaite, Keighley, had previously been rated requires improvement
NEWS of the sale of the former Boyes department store building has been welcomed by city centre champions. The 40,000 sq ft department store, on North Parade, went under the hammer through Auction House at the Norman Hunter Banqueting Suite at
A BRADFORD nursing home has been told to improve by inspectors from health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC). A planned inspection of Greystones Nursing Home, on Parsons Road, Heaton, took place in early April. It was rated as ‘requires
A FORMER pub in Heckmondwike is to become a convenience store. The Junction, on Halifax Road, has been sold to father and son team Aman and Joga Barhgota. The pub had been on the market with the potential for redevelopment, having already been
CHRONIC overcrowding is blighting rail services through Keighley. And there is a warning for peak-time passengers that even new trains will not signal an end to the misery. Campaigners are calling urgently for more investment on the Airedale
ELLIOT Minchella says he will continue to put the team first after stepping down from kicking duty against Leeds Rhinos. The Bradford-born second row missed his first two conversion attempts in the Coral Challenge Cup sixth round upset, handing
TEAM unity has been key to Bulls' fine form, according to young ace Jordan Lilley. The Odsal side are on a crest of a wave following their Challenge Cup upset over Leeds Rhinos and are sixth in the Betfred Championship, with the defeat at leaders
RECRUITMENT and the return of a "never-say-die" attitude for Bradford City will be key to success in League Two, says Steve Parkin. The former Bantams assistant manager, who is taking on the coast to coast cycle ride to raise funds for the Stephen
Unbelievably the Challenge Cup quarter-final draw has pitted us at Odsal against our old friends and rivals from Halifax. It seems like every other match is against our old foes. Having played them in the Yorkshire Cup, then on Good Friday and today
IT IS difficult to put into words just how special last weekend was to the club and its legion of supporters - and it is near impossible to say 'thank you' enough to all those who made it happen. Thanks to the 10,000 plus rugby league supporters
JOHN Kear insists Bulls' Summer Bash clash against Halifax is more than just a dress rehearsal for their Challenge Cup quarter-final. Bulls will round off tonight's action at the Championship extravaganza with a derby against their West Yorkshire
