A MAJOR road in the district was closed last night due to a serious crash. The collision happened on the A650 Bingley Road, in Nab Wood, and resulted in injuries. In a statement this morning, West Yorkshire Police said: “Police attended Bingley
TRYING to bridge a ranking gap which was sometimes almost 500 places proved too much for most British men on the opening day of the $137,560 Ilkley Trophy ATP Challenger tournament. However, former semi-finalist Brydan Klein, who didn’t face such
BRADFORD-born presenter Anita Rani pushed the case for greater diversity within the media industry as she opened Channel 4's annual DIVERSE festival today. The Countryfile presenter, who was born in Bradford to Indian parents, told the audience
Manager Lee Bowyer is set to leave Charlton after failing to agree terms on a new contract. The former Leeds and Newcastle midfielder helped the Addicks achieve promotion to the Sky Bet Championship via the play-offs in his first full season at
DEDICATION to frontline policing, running rewarding initiatives and protecting vulnerable victims of crime are among the achievements that were honoured at this year’s West Yorkshire Policing Awards. Several Bradford officers were rewarded for their
THE world famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band - which featured in hit film Brassed Off - will perform at St George’s Hall on Saturday. Established in 1917, during the First World War, the band's performances include the FIFA World Cup, BAFTA Awards
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has confirmed the company’s state-of-the-art Azuma trains will be introduced on the route connecting London King’s Cross with Skipton from today. The first Azuma train from London to Skipton will be the weekday
SKIPTON CI jump into top spot in Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League Division Three after they managed to beat Bradley and the weather at Sandylands. They did have the patience to wait around for more than two hours before completing the
A WHOLE £20,000 worth of drugs has been taken off the streets of Keighley today, with one male arrested with a positive disposal. West Yorkshire Police - Keighley confirmed that the man was arrested following community information, which led officers
The Duke of Sussex was branded a "race traitor" and pictured with a gun to his head in an image posted online by an extremist teenager from West Yorkshire. The image of Harry, against a blood-spattered background and featuring a swastika, was shared
INDEPENDENT Saltaire Brewery has expanded the ownership of the business, doubling its board. Saltaire had been wholly owned by founder, Tony Gartland, and managing director, Ewen Gordon, but now sales director, Nick Helliwell, and operations director
BOTH Foulridge teams have been deducted nine points, the Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League has announced. Clubs have been reminded numerous times about failure to comply with child welfare policies. Clubs were also reminded that points
BRADFORD born playwright and actor Asif Khan returns to his hometown with new play Imaam Imraan, which receives its world premiere at this year’s Bradford Literature Festival. Compellingly directed by National Theatre and RSC director Iqbal Khan
GUISELEY finalised its pre-season fixtures by confirming that Leeds United will be making the trip to Nethermoor for a friendly at 7.45pm on Thursday, July 11. Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa will bring his squad to Nethermoor, and many of his players
ST George's Hall, which re-opened this year following a £9.5 million refurbishment, has won a Best Public Service Building award. The historic venue won the prize at the West Yorkshire Local Authority Building Excellence Awards, where five awards
CITY are remaining tight-lipped over speculation linking them with a move for James Vaughan. The former Premier League striker is on the lookout for a new club after being released from Wigan at the end of last season. Reports have emerged claiming
Two men have each been jailed for seven years for a vigilante drive-by shooting on the streets of Bradford. Usman Nawaz and Mohammed Yasin took the law into their own hands to scare off Rohid Ali by discharging the firearm towards him at close
Three people from Bradford have been arrested in recent weeks in separate investigations into drug dealing in Harrogate. Officers working on Harrogate’s proactive drugs team were on patrol on the morning of Saturday 15 June 2019 and spotted suspicious
A man tried to con Yorkshire taxpayers out of almost £25,000 after falsely claiming he’d hurt himself tripping over a pavement. A Wakefield Council audit committee heard that the fraudulent claim against the local authority, which was made last
FUN, friendship, presentations and surprises were the order of the evening on Saturday at the Bradford Central Lions Club's sixth Annual Charter celebration. Guest speaker was Dr Michael Nolan, who spoke of the work done by Lions UK for the Hearing
The Bantams will find out who their Carabao Cup opponents are on Thursday night - from Morrisons! A London branch of the supermarket, whose headquarters are in Bradford, has been announced as the venue for the first-round draw (7pm). Former England
PARENTS have rated six Bradford nurseries run by Kinder Haven Nurseries among the top 20 nurseries in Yorkshire and The Humber. They all received an award from the leading day nurseries reviews site, daynurseries.co.uk, with the award based on feedback
JERMAINE Anderson has signed a new one-year deal which will see him remain at the Bantams until at least the end of next season. The 23-year-old becomes the second player this summer to agree a contract extension after fellow midfielder Danny Devine
AIREBOROUGH Civic Society is urging people to leave their cars at home for Clean Air Day. The call comes as the group steps up local efforts, following tests conducted on the A65 and A658 last summer, to reduce environmental pollution and improve
AN OPTICIAN who started out as a Saturday girl has been named Young Contact Lens Optician of the Year. Eleanor Hill, who works at Benjamin Opticians in Newmarket Street, Skipton, picked up her award at the British Contact Lens Association awards
West Yorkshire Police is looking to identify a woman in connection with theft from shop. The offence took place on Sunday, June 16. Anyone with information should report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
HOLDERS Bowling Old Lane overcame a spirited Heckmondwike & Carlinghow side by 18 runs in a Jack Hampshire Cup second-round tie which was reduced to 25 overs per side by rain. Old Lane raced to 197-3 in 21.1 overs with opener Amjid Hussain (49no
A PROMINENT restaurant unit which has stood empty for more than a year in Bradford city centre is set to be brought back into use today. Frankie’s – which opened its first branch in Batley in August 2016 – is scheduled to open its Bradford branch
A convenience store in Bradford has fallen victim to a ram raid in the early hours of the night. Police arrived at McColl's, found at Broadstone Way on the Holme Wood estate, in response to a tip-off just after 2am. A bollard has been
Two people will appear before Bradford Magistrates today in relation to an attempted robbery and burglary on June 15. A 31-year-old woman has been charged with attempt robbery and burglary in relation to incidents in Morley Street and Rothesay
Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old from Shipley with 'serious concerns' for her safety and welfare. Alyssa Drury, who is from the Norwood area of Shipley, is likely to be wearing an off shoulder blue shirt with red and dark blue stripes
STEVE Patterson will, more than likely, take his 400th first-class wicket at some point during Yorkshire’s next two Specsavers County Championship matches, both of which will be special occasions. Seven shy, Patterson could achieve the milestone
A ROW of long derelict properties in a Bradford Conservation Area will soon be brought back into use. Bradford Council has approved plans to turn Fairmount, a stretch of seven empty terraced houses off North Park Road and near Lister Park in Manningham
FEARS that more disadvantaged parts of Bradford could lose out due to a major shake up of local NHS services have been raised by Councillors. And a health boss admitted that the changes are down to budget cuts - rather than a grander scheme
A CAR club and a local museum have teamed up to restore a piece of Bradford automotive history. Bradford Museums and Galleries will be working with the Jowett Car Club on a project to conserve and restore a Jowett 10, which is owned by the council
BRADFORD City Women’s manager Stephen Winterburn has committed his future to the club - and will remain at the helm next season. The 53-year-old returned to the role during the second half of last season, having separated his two spells at the club
GARY Bowyer has warned it could take him up to three transfer windows to mould City exactly how he wants. As City prepare for a return to League Two in August, Bowyer intends to create a squad strong enough to stand up to the physical demands they
JOHN Kear says his side surrendered to Leigh Centurions and showed a lack of defensive resolve in a damning defeat against their promotion rivals. Bradford Bulls succumbed to their heaviest loss of the season, losing 52-20 in their trip across the
A COUPLE have spoken of the anguish they felt at the tragic death of their baby son just hours after he was born - a death they say could have been avoided if they had had the proper care. Yvette Crook and Paul Swaine, of Wyke, Bradford, were heartbroken
