An inspirational Bradford head teacher and a police officer based in the city are among those recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Gill Edge, a teacher in Bradford for four decades and former head of Killinghall Primary School, has been
TWO PEOPLE have been taken to hospital after a car crashed through a wall into St Paul's churchyard in Shipley this afternoon. The incident happened at about 5pm at the church on Kirkgate in the town. Interested in all things Aire Valley? Join
TWO people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing incident this afternoon near Hanson Academy, Swain House. The males were believed to have been involved in a fight between Sutton Avenue and King's Road at about 3pm.
SCRATCHCARDS can often be seen on the ground among other pieces of litter, discarded after their numbers failed to bag a prize. But for James Owen Thomas used scratchcards are artist’s materials, used to create beautiful collages ranging from well-known
THE University of Bradford has climbed one place in the 2020 Guardian University league tables. The university was ranked in 72nd position in last year’s guide, but has now climbed a spot to 71st place out of 121 higher education institutions in
A MAN and two women have been arrested by the West Yorkshire Police’s Modern Slavery Team during an operation in the Liverpool area on Thursday. Officers, who were supported by colleagues from Merseyside Police, raided two properties as part of
TOPPS Tiles has closed its Bradford store after investing in its Shipley branch. The store on Wakefield Road has closed following the investment of £160,000 in its outlet on the Baildon Bridge Retail Park, Otley Road, Baildon. A spokesperson
Bingley's popular Brown Cow pub has been given a 4-star hygiene rating in its latest Food Standards Agency inspection. The new rating marks a turnaround for the business, on Ireland Bridge, after being given a zero rating in January this year,
BULLS CAPTAIN Steve Crossley is set to miss his first league game of the season at home to Batley on Sunday. The prop is not named in the 19-man squad to face the Bulldogs due to illness, with the injured Rowan Milnes the other player to step down
The ever-popular Cleckheaton Folk Festival returns for its 32nd year with a variety of performances billed as ‘Something for everyone’ over a three-day run taking place on its traditional first complete weekend of July (5th, 6th and 7th). Many of
A DRIVER has been arrested in Bradford East after refusing to provide a drugs wipe today. Operation Steerside officers said they stopped a vehicle stopped on Leeds Road at Eccleshill this morning for a routine check. They said the driver refused
HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a young biker who was killed in a crash on the Isle of Man. Josh Thornton, 23, from Baildon, died at the scene in Colby. The Isle of Man Constabulary said the crash involved three bikes - one of which was
A woman has described her fury after the grave of her war-hero uncle was one of several to be damaged in the lead up to the D-Day anniversary. Julie Watson, 63, said the vandalism of war graves at the Hirst Wood burial ground in Shipley, Bradford
BRADFORD motorbike ace Dean Harrison has won the Senior TT Race on the Isle of Man. The former Hanson School pupil won the event's premier race for the first time, having finished runner-up last year. Harrison was pipped by Peter Hickman in
A MAN aged 62 has admitted illegally importing a child sex doll into the country from China. Graeme Seward was warned by a judge at Bradford Crown Court today that he was likely to receive a prison sentence. Seward, of Park Avenue, Sutton in
BRADFORD motorcycle racer Dean Harrison has won the blue riband event at the Isle of Man TT. Harrison took victory on the Senior race this morning finishing 53 seconds ahead of his nearest rival Peter Hickman For Hickman second place was a bitter-sweet
A Brighouse pub is among ten finalists in a prestigious competition to find Yorkshire's favourite pub. The Millers Bar, a family-friendly pub with its own canalside beer garden, is set to go head to head for the award. Now in its ninth year,
THE former Chief Inspector of Schools in England and head of Ofsted will be speaking at a special lecture later this month. Sir Michael Wilshaw, who lead Ofsted from 2012 until 2016, will be appeared at Tong Leadership Academy on Thursday, June
SIR - It could reasonably be argued that Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Opposition should have attended the state banquet held in honour of the US President, Donald Trump. Instead he chose to decline his invitation and address a protest rally against
SIR - Your article dated June 4 reports on Bradford Council's plan for new sports hubs. I write to you concerning the document that underpins the resulting “strategy” - Bradford Council Pitch Strategy 2019. Anyone who has played sport at grassroots
BRADFORD Bulls Women fell to a 42-22 defeat at the hands of Castleford Tigers Women in a mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash at Odsal Stadium. With three wins out of the first four Women’s Super League games in 2019, the home side went into the
MATTY Clarke has become the second signing of the summer for Bradford (Park Avenue). An athletic left midfielder, Clarke spent last season at Penrith attracting interest from League Two clubs and is a highly-rated young prospect. Manager Garry
PLANNING approval to upgrade a number of phone masts to 5G is “not required” according Council officers. In April the first applications for 5G upgrades were made to Bradford Council. They included applications to replace a mast at the top of New
JOHN Kear insists his side face a considerable threat on Sunday as an in-form Batley Bulldogs side travel to Odsal Stadium on the back of three successive wins. Victories over Dewsbury Rams, Halifax and Rochdale Hornets have seen Matt Diskin’s team
The Rugby Football League is investigating an allegation of racism from former Keighley Cougars player Jose Kenga made against Toronto owner David Argyle. The governing body is examining comments made on social media by the Swinton prop, who claims
EMERGENCY services were called to a crash on Cooper Lane last night. It happened at around 9.40pm at the mini roundabout at the road's junction with Carr House Lane. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said it involved two vehicles and it's
THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission has said it is "deeply upset" about the vandalism to graves of World War heroes at Hirst Wood Burial Ground, Shipley. RELATED: Fury after war graves damaged in Hirst Wood Burial Ground, Shipley
BRADFORD Council has been praised for its support in helping to bring Channel 4 to West Yorkshire. The broadcaster made the decision to move to Leeds last November, following a lengthy bid process which saw the city battle it out with Manchester
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) have today announced the signing of Ben Hedley from Morecambe as the first signing of Garry Thompson’s tenure as manager. Hedley joins Avenue from League Two Morecambe last season where he was named reserve team player of
LATEST: Tributes paid to Baildon biker Josh Thornton who died in Isle of Man crash A YOUNG biker from Baildon has died in a three-bike crash on the Isle of Man. Josh Thornton, 23, died at the scene of the accident in Colby, which happened at
VINTAGE fans are in for a treat this weekend when a new festival gets underway. Live bands, free dance classes and classic cars are just some of the highlights of the "Jumping in the Aire" festival taking place at Bingley Sports Club. Wagon Lane
A PCSO was bitten in Bradford city centre while detaining a man over theft and assault offences. PCSO James Clarke tweeted: "This aft, I became a victim of crime for offences against emergency workers. "Whilst detaining a male for shop theft
A NEW mountain bike trail will be officially launched this month. The Oakwell mountain bike trail which has been created within the country park surrounding the museum in Nutter Lane, Birstall, has been developed by rangers at Oakwell Hall along
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in a derelict pub last night. It happened at the old Blue Pig Inn on Fagley Road at around 8.15pm. A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said 50 per cent of the first floor was on fire. Four
BRADFORD-born director and writer Sean Grundy's radio drama about Bradford writer Andrea Dunbar is taking to the airwaves. The drama 'Rita Sue and Andrea Too,' focuses on Andrea during the making of 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' and will be aired on BBC
THE 21st anniversary of a children's Saturday bike club will be marked tomorrow. East Bradford Cycling Club's weekly session began on Saturday, June 6, 1998 and has taught more than 50 youngsters to ride each year since with almost 3,000 children
AN DENTISTRY firm is bidding to convert former Bradford Council offices into an orthodontist practice. Trinity House Orthodontics has applied for the change of use of the ground floor of 55 Well Street, Bradford, from offices employing six staff
THE final stages of putting together a bid to entice a mystery finance company to Leeds have been completed, a report has confirmed. But a Bradford Councillor has raised concerns about £1 million of public money being spent encouraging such a company
A MAN has been jailed for 15 years for raping a teenage girl multiple times. Bradford Crown Court heard Peter Wright’s victim had suffered severe psychological harm as a result of the abuse she suffered at his hands over a period of around 16 months
A weekend of live music and craft beer is coming to Bingley Arts Centre this weekend all in the name of charity. Five Rise Beer Festival will serve up over 60 different craft beers, real ales, ciders and perry’s as well as gin and Prosecco.
PLANS for the multi-million pound expansion of an industrial site have been withdrawn, with the developers criticising a “lack of support” for the scheme. The proposed expansion of Keighley Industrial Park would have seen almost £60 million invested
A housebreaker voluntarily returned precious heirlooms and silverware burgled from an elderly couple after shouting out in court: “I’ve got the stuff in an outhouse.” Michael Dubej reunited four carrier bags of stolen property with the Saltaire
YOBS who smashed and damaged graves of war veterans in the run up to the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings have been branded “a disgrace”. Gravestones in Hirst Wood Burial Ground, Shipley – of soldiers who fought in the First and Second World
STACKS of objections are flooding in against plans to seal the historic Queensbury Tunnel up - just one day after the application was officially lodged. It was the moment campaigners, galvanised by the Queensbury Tunnel Society (QTS), had been
A print fair dedicated to the art of letterpress printmaking is returning to Shipley for its third consecutive year. The Shipley Wayzgoose is the only print fair of its kind in the North with 30 tables showcasing work made by printers, paper marblers
BINGLEY ANGLING CLUB The little rain we had last week improved fishing on the River Aire with trout and grayling being caught mainly to small worm. Hopefully the rain this week will refresh the rivers before the course fishing season re-opens
WEST Bowling continue their quest for promotion from Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two this weekend with a long journey to face Cumbrian side Askam. Bowling sit third in the table with the division’s best points difference,
JOE Keyes is finally poised to play his part in the Bulls’ play-off push. The Ireland international has had a nightmare 2019 because of a prolonged problem with his back. The half-back has not stepped on the field since pre-season – when the
LIGHTCLIFFE are looking to build momentum after a shock win at one of the front-runners in the top-flight of the Bradford Premier League. The Premier Division strugglers had only one win before Saturday and faced what seemed to be an insurmountable
CHRIS Foster is hoping to build on a flying start to his Bradford Union captaincy on Sunday. Having taken over at the helm from Martin Gaffney this season, his squad came from behind in fine style to secure a 20-16 victory over York at Malton and
KYLE Carter scooped two awards at Wibsey Rugby Union’s end-of-season prize presentation at Clayton Golf Club. The influential scrum half was named as top try-scorer with 21 but also received the coveted players’ player of the year trophy for the
THE BOY from Brazil is back in City colours. Former striker Edinho, the only Brazilian ever to play for the club, made a guest appearance for a veterans team on tour in Portugal. Edinho remains an iconic figure among City supporters. He arrived
GARY Bowyer savoured the prospect of City locking horns with Liverpool next month and declared: “It’s an unbelievable fixture for us.” The announcement that the reigning European champions are heading for Valley Parade in pre-season has got created
