THERE were dramatic scenes on a busy town centre road this evening. Police swooped on Dewsbury Road, outside Kirklees Mobility, at around 5.45pm. Frederic Thomas Miller took this photograph of the dramatic scene. He said armed police blocked
THERE has been a heavy police presence on a street in Bradford this afternoon. Photographs from the scene showed a number of police cars, plus an ambulance and rapid response vehicle, on Pasture Walk, Clayton. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire
A SPARK from a welding torch set some rubbish on fire which then spread to a conservatory, causing damage to a UPVC window. Firefighters from Bingley were called to reports of a house fire at Hill Top Lane in Allerton at around 2.25pm. The
YOUNGSTERS from Saltaire Primary School enjoyed a festive tram ride as part of Sparkling Bradford Christmas. Pupils were invited to Shipley Glen Tramway for a Christmas-themed ride to kickstart the district-wide programme of festive events. The
STAFF from Bradford Council’s Youth Service are working in partnership with the Rockwell Community Centre and the Dubrovnik Hotel to provide more than 100 meals for flood victims in Doncaster. The Youth Service staff involved have been volunteering
THE Rockwell Community Centre is launching a new project to provide real working opportunities for Bradford people with learning disabilities. Participants will be able to join in with a wide range of activities that are needed to contribute to
BRADFORD Council has moved to dispel rumours in the district that EU citizens will be deported after the upcoming General Election. In a statement, the local authority said: "These rumours are not true. "Citizens who need to secure their rights
IT will be David v Goliath this Saturday as Steeton face the tough task of downing AFC Emley in a Yorkshire derby. The First Division North side sit 20th and were unable to overturn their dismal run of form in midweek when they were beaten on penalties
A HIGHLY-respected Bradford police officer has announced her retirement. PC Firzana (Fiz) Ahmed, joined in 1990 and has served in both Leeds and Bradford. She is currently based in Bradford, where she is highly respected for her work with communities
AMERICA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman … James Mason’s “fixture” list has suddenly grown far more exotic. City’s former chief operating officer is loving his jet-setting lifestyle working for FirstPoint USA. Further trips to Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia
BRADFORD City Women fell to a 3-0 defeat at home to Leeds United in a fixture that should have originally been played in September. The first game was abandoned before half time after City’s Chelsea Sandford and Leeds’ Molly Hovard sustained serious
ONE third of Northern’s fleet of brand new trains is now in service as the company says customers are getting where they need to be each day in more comfort than ever before. The operator says the £500 million investment in 101 trains is well on
BOOSTING business confidence and avoiding a no-deal Brexit need to be at the heart of party manifestos in the General Election, says the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. The business support organisation has been working with its national
A RESTAURANT owner and his brother have been jailed for stealing more than £87,000 tax. Atikul Hoque, 34, of Idle Road, and Samsul Hoque, 38, of Delberne Road, both in Bradford, hid business earnings and pocketed VAT and Corporation Tax which should
THE long-running saga of last year's forfeited Priestley Cup final is over. With both sides realising that a resolution should be found to a disagreement that has lasted for 14 months, an agreement over the punishment for Farsley, who conceded the
BRADFORD Bulls have appointed a film star and former rugby league ace as a shareholder. Adam Fogerty, an original founder of Super League side Toronto Wolfpack alongside Eric Perez and David Argyle, played for Halifax, Warrington Wolves and St Helens
THE Dales Council League Umpires' Association is reaching a tipping point. Umpires' secretary and appointments' secretary Maria Vasudev told their annual meeting at Pudsey Congs: "We have lost loads of umpires, including our vice-chairman Andrew
A 25-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a Bradford motorcyclist by careless driving following a hit-and-run crash last year. Members of victim John Naylor’s family were allowed to sit in the jury box today during a hearing
SIR - As someone who, like many, has sampled the banality of cosy sofa-based breakfast television and prefers not to watch, why is anyone surprised that one of the BBC Breakfast presenters, Naga Munchetty, made a comment about Donald Trump’s blatant
A CANNABIS farm was uncovered in Ravenscliffe. Officers from the Bradford East Neighbourhood Policing Team made the discovery earlier this week. A police spokesperson said: "The electricity had been badly tampered with making it a huge fire
SIR - Most people value and would stand up for freedom of the press. Yet, at times political bias in some of the stories and headlines in our tabloids and even the so-called ‘quality press,’ would make the editors of journals in a dictatorship blush
BRADFORD Urban Wildlife Group has had to change the venue of its next meeting from Shipley Library because of a strike by Bradford Council Museum and Library staff. It is holding a slide show on Fungi, Birds, Mammals and Butterflies by David Alred
THE SECOND crash in less than 24 hours on Wakefield Road saw a car hit a fence and end up in a garden. Police were called to the incident on Wakefield Road, heading into Bradford city centre, at around 9:13 this morning. The crash involved
A CAR was flipped onto its side in a three-vehicle collision earlier today. The crash occurred on Bradford Road, in Birkenshaw, outside Birkenshaw St Paul's Church, at around 11:20am this morning. One person was trapped in a vehicle. There
In the latest edition of our new weekly look back through the T&A picture archives, here are three football teams from years gone by. Do you remember any of the players? EAST BOWLING UNITY 1985: Front (from left): G. Faal, F. Stirk, M. McDonnell
A BRADFORD City shirt from the 1990s is set to take pride of place at a national exhibition. The Bantams' home shirt from the 1993-94 season is set to feature in a new exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The kit, sponsored
THE Bulls will take on Featherstone in next year’s Summer Bash at Blackpool. The West Yorkshire rivals will face off at Bloomfield Road on Saturday, May 30 to bring the curtain down on day one of the Championship’s weekend double-header. Their
A DRIVER was caught doing more than double the speed limit outside a school. The Steerside Enforcement Team have been carrying out speed checks on Bradford Road, outside Beckfoot School, for the past few days. On Wednesday, three drivers were
THE full list of candidates who will be standing locally in next month's general election has been revealed. On December 12 the British public will go to the polls for the third election in five years in an election that is likely to be dominated
POLICE have confirmed that a pedestrian involved in a major collision yesterday died "at the scene". The crash occurred on Wakefield Road, at 5:50pm on Thursday. Read more about that here... A pedestrian, a woman in her sixties, was sadly
A CALDERDALE councillor kicked out of the Conservative party over alleged Islamophobia denies he is racist. Long-serving Shelf councillor Roger Taylor is one of a number of Tories in a dossier of people named as posting anti-Islamic material on
A SPECIALIST flood team from Bingley has been sent to South Yorkshire again. Bingley Fire Station houses a powerboat and two flood vehicles which can be deployed nationally, if needed. A spokesperson for the station said the day team were mobilised
POLICE have seized a scooter from a driver who committed two offences. The West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit spotted the vehicle in Bradford. Officers brought the scooter to a halt because the driver was "found to be driving otherwise
A MAN, who had been the subject of a missing person appeal, has been found "safe and well". Police issued an appeal earlier today to trace 39-year-old Naveed Khaliq, who went missing yesterday. But he has since been found "safe and well".
THACKLEY manager Pat McGuire has lavished praise on teenage talent Asa Mitchell, who netted an extraordinary five-minute hat-trick in midweek against Campion in the West Riding County Cup Second Round. He admitted there is a lot of competition for
A MOBILE gallery of curious and surprising medical objects is coming to Lister Park. An ‘Emergency Museum’ ambulance from the Thackray Medical Museum and will be parked close to the Bradford Council-run Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in the park on
A NEW nail bar and beauty salon could open its doors in Bradford city centre if plans are approved. Ha Thu Pham, of Fairy Nail and Spa Beauty, has submitted an application to Bradford Council to turn a retail unit on Kirkgate into the new venture
A NEW micropub will be the latest addition to Bingley's drinking scene after planners approved the conversion of a former town centre estate agent. The former Your Move unit on Main Street was the subject of an application by Darren Marks that was
November 1974, and the Queen had gone on a walkabout in Bradford, talking to people about the poor weather which marked one of the wettest Royal visits to the North for 20 years. The torrential rain soaked the official party as well as thousands
A CHRISTMAS fair will be held this weekend. The Sedbergh Youth and Community Centre, on Huddersfield Road, Odsal, will host the event tomorrow and it will run between 10am and 3pm. There will be 23 stalls full of Christmas goodies and gifts including
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) take on Leamington tomorrow in the Vanarama National League North, with manager Mark Bower calling it their "biggest game of the season". He is happy to be taking on the Warwickshire outfit at Horsfall, where he says his team
RESIDENTS of the Bradford District can now download the replacement version of the Bradford Council mobile app. After installing the updated app, people can continue to get alerts about bin days, job vacancies, school closures and access to key
A MAJOR housing developer has submitted its plans to redevelop a mill site that was devastated by fire nine years ago. Ebor Mills in Haworth was devastated by a huge fire in 2010, when the imposing building was home to Airedale Springs. Following
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA ANGLING CLUB On Tuesday, November 19 at 8pm, we will be having our AGM. We want as many members as possible to turn up at this meeting as we want to project the club forward for the future. Plenty to discuss so try and
TWO major traffic projects for Bradford are likely to move to the next stage next month. West Yorkshire Combined Authority, made up of representatives from local councils, has proposed a number of major road and infrastructure schemes across the
CONSERVATIONISTS are planning to restore peat bogs on Ilkley Moor in a bid to combat climate change and flooding. Restoring the peat bogs is the single most effective measure to help the town become carbon neutral, according to the Friends of Ilkley
HOUSE prices increased in Bradford in September, new figures show. The boost contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area achieve 0.7% annual growth . The average Bradford house price in September was £141,036
GARY Bowyer hopes City’s free weekend will give James Vaughan enough time to return to leading the line. The skipper is recovering from an ankle injury that forced him off after an hour of the FA Cup draw at Shrewsbury. Vaughan sat out the Leasing.com
YOU would think that getting promotion last season and having a full fixture list for the current campaign would give players a lift in terms of regular commitment. Wibsey won Yorkshire Division Four last term and have so far won four of their eight
JOHN Kear has promised a brave new era from the rebuilt Bulls next season. Sam Hallas was yesterday confirmed as the new vice-captain to back up Steve Crossley. And Kear insists they will set the tone for a squad that will stand up to their critics
A BEER shop targeted by raiders several times over the past year has had shutters fitted thanks a community fundraising effort. Just under £5,000 was raised with a Go Fund Me page and auctions of artwork so The Triangle on Bradford Road in Shipley
A MUM has spoken of the horrifying moment her little girl was driven away in an Uber taxi. The distraught Low Moor mum was left to watch in terror as her three-year-old daughter disappeared alone in the car. She had booked the Uber to take
