POLICE have seized a car which was being driven illegally and in an anti-social manner. Officers from the Steerside Enforcement Team received reports of the vehicle in Shipley earlier this afternoon. They spotted the black Alfa Romeo 1.6 litre
Staff have won their battle against the “backdoor privatisation” of some Bradford NHS services after new proposals were scrapped. During the summer, more than 300 Unison members, who work for the NHS, went on strike for a total of three weeks.
“ARE we there yet?” That’s the familiar cry from children fed up with being stuck in the car on long journeys. My brother, sister and I would utter it countless times as my dad negotiated the motorway network on the way to our holiday destinations
A TYPEWRITER with a mind of its own plays matchmaker between two young people. A young man moves mountains to buy the girl of his dreams a pair of beautiful white mittens. And an advent calendar transforms the gloomy home of one woman. These
ON BONFIRE night in 1983 Renwick’s Freight on the junction of Thornton Road and Preston Street in Listerhills caught fire. The warehouse was demolished and in its place a vast warehouse was built for the Bradford-based mail order company Grattan
PEOPLE in Bradford living with dementia are among groups who have created special banners that are now to go on show. Internationally-acclaimed artist and photographer Ian Beesley, award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband and poet and playwright Ian
THREE supermarket giants have announced a cut in fuel prices amid a fall in wholesale costs. Asda reduced the price of a litre of petrol and diesel by up to 2p on Friday morning. The announcement means drivers will pay no more than £1.20 per
HIGH street lender TSB has been forced to apologise after some customers were left without wages in their accounts on Friday, following delays to overnight payments. The bank said a "small number" of customers failed to receive payments, and it
BINGLEY Weekender was a roaring success in its inaugural year and now the first headliners for 2020 have been announced. Just a few days after the end of the festival this year, organisers SSD Concerts announced the much-loved event would return
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) has secured the services of left back, Reece Staunton on work experience from Bradford City, until December 8. The highly rated youth prospect made his senior debut for City in 2017 at the age of 15 years and 332 days, becoming
John Kear's men will visit Hunslet to open up the new year in their second match of the club's pre-season schedule on Sunday, January 5 at 3pm at the South Leeds Stadium. Hunslet have several ex-Bulls amongst their ranks going into the 2020 season
A MISSING pensioner has been found "safe and well". James Telford, 77, of Allerton went missing on Friday morning. There was concern for his welfare at the time from his family and police. But he has since been located, officers confirmed
John Kear's men will visit Hunslet to open up the new year in their second match of the club's pre-season schedule, on Saturday January 5 at 3:00 at the South Leeds Stadium. Hunslet have several ex-Bulls amongst their ranks going into the 2020 season
A MERCEDES A-Class car has been stolen from a home in Wilsden while the owner slept. The owner said that burglars ransacked his house looking for the keys, rooting though drawers and cupboards in his kitchen without any luck after having broken
A BRADFORD Garden Centre is continuing its fundraising drive for Bradford Stories and the National Literacy Trust with an initiative that encourages children to write a letter. Tong Garden Centre's Christmas Letterbox Appeal encourages children
BRADFORD-based industrial design bistro Bear’s Den is marking its first year in business by partnering with local mental health charity Mind in Bradford to stage a celebratory first anniversary evening. It is staging a first anniversary party on
BRADFORD Grammar School has been named as the fifth best independent secondary school in the North of England. The school is listed as 146th in the country overall in Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2020, published in The Sunday Times
POLICE have responded to social media claims of a 'spike' in burglaries and robberies in the BD5 area. In a joint message, Inspectors Carl O’Brien (Bradford South) and John Toothill (Bradford East) said they wanted to provide reassurance amid the
CROWD control barriers have been put in place at The Broadway ahead of a visit from 11-year-old Youtube star Tiana Wilson. The Broadway said it is expecting "huge numbers" of fans will come down this weekend with the hopes of meeting the famous
A 26-YEAR-OLD man was branded “a drunken thug” by a judge after he watched CCTV footage of a woman being punched in the face outside a city centre nightclub a year ago. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that Dylan Devanney, who had no previous
The EFL has appealed against Bolton's suspended five-point penalty for failing to fulfil two league fixtures, declaring the sanction "too lenient". The League One side, who began the season on minus 12 points after entering administration, cancelled
POLICE have issued new CCTV footage of a pensioner who went missing on Sunday. Colin Vasey, 81, from Dewsbury, was reported missing from his home address five days ago, on November 17. West Yorkshire Police have now released footage, that officers
The driver of a seven-and-a-half tonne Mercedes box van which had been crudely-converted into a “campervan” is facing a substantial prison sentence after he admitted causing the death of 28-year-old man in a crash on a North Yorkshire road last year
IT’S BEEN more than four years but Andrew Davies is finally coming back to Valley Parade. The defensive cornerstone in that iconic City era has not set foot at the club since leaving in the summer of 2015. But Davies returns to familiar ground
A PENSIONER and his passenger had to be taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries after a late-night crash. The incident happened at around 9pm last night, on Otley Road, just further down from its junction with Idle Road. It involved
UNLIKE high-flying Bradford City, Plymouth Argyle have found it harder to adjust after relegation to League Two but an improved run of form has pushed them up to 11th ahead of the Bantams' visit to Home Park tomorrow. It was an agonising end to
A BRADFORD woman who is registered as sight impaired is appealing to the public for help in finding her lost dog. Lisa McConnell, from the Swain House area, is the owner of two dogs, Busta, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Max, a Caucasian Shepherd
FAITH groups, community representatives and parents will be attending a special safeguarding conference on Saturday at the University of Bradford. The conference has been organised by Bradford Council in partnership with faith organisations.
Alone among the Bradford district seats, Bradford South has returned a Labour MP at every election of the post-war period, with the closest-run fight coming in 1983 when Tom Torney held off his Conservative rival by a majority of just 110 votes.
FROZEN II (U, 103 mins) **** Featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Alfred Molina, Evan Rachel Wood, Ciaran Hinds According to lovable snowman Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad), who is a permafrosted font of wisdom
Chris Moncrieff, one of the most respected lobby journalists of his generation and a former Telegraph & Argus columnist, has died. He was 88. The former political editor of PA, who was hailed as "the one journalist who mattered" by former Prime
TWO males aged 17 and 19 have been charged with a burglary which happened in Shipley on Wednesday. Bradford Police said the pair will appear before Bradford magistrates today.
THE ONLINE world of shopping has taken off in the past decade with most of us finding Christmas gifts for families and friends in the comfort of our own homes. And, while it's nice to have our purchases sent direct to the door, sometimes these
A MAN, who had been the subject of a missing person appeal, has been found "safe and well". Police issued an appeal to trace Daniel Findlay, who went missing yesterday. But he has since been found "safe and well". A police spokesperson said
POLICE have raised concerns for missing man Daniel Finley, 35, from Bradford. He was last seen in a silver Mercedes. He is described as 6ft 1in tall and weighing 12 stones. There is no description of what he was wearing. Anyone who
FURIOUS residents in part of the Bradford district have hit out at Hermes over a spate of “mysteriously disappearing parcels”. Anger has been mounting in the Cottingley area as a number of customers gave accounts of “vanishing” packages - some
BRADFORD has been named as one of the most “historic” cities in the North of England. The the survey, which looked at how many historic features each city has, also revealed that Bradford has the highest number of “scheduled monuments” in the North
FIFTY years after it was opened, Spenborough Pool has been demolished to clear the way for a new £15m leisure complex. It’s been described as “the end of an era”. The forthcoming Spen Valley Leisure Centre is the first major leisure infrastructure
SHIPLEY is one step closer to getting a Town Council after residents voices support for the idea. However, just 8.2 per cent of the town took part in the survey held to gauge public opinion on the proposed new Parish Council. For several years
With explosive force Bradford’s John Street Market burst into flames on November 4, 1977, destroying dozens of stalls, ten large shops and cafes and severely damaging Morrisons Supermarket. Many of the shops and stalls were already loaded with
WELL-wishers are rallying round to support a veteran Paratrooper whose treasured red beret was stolen on remembrance day. Family and friends were left disgusted after Cyril Bayliss’ beloved military cap was taken from a table in a Bradford pub.
OLDER people and families in West Yorkshire are increasingly having to use taxis to get around due to cuts to bus services, it has been claimed. The comments came during a discussion on improving bus services, during which it was suggested that
PLANNING officers have cleared up the ambiguity over what a long empty city centre unit can be used for. The £3.5million Travelodge Hotel on Valley Road was opened in 2012, and plans for the building included ground floor commercial space and a
TOP television creator, writer, producer and director Sally Wainwright is to be made an Honorary Freewoman of Calderdale. Councillors gave enthusiastic support to the proposal, recognising the impact setting much of her work in the borough is having
A DAUGHTER has called for lessons to be learned after her mother was seriously injured in a stairwell fall at a care home. Margaret Kay, who has dementia and often had to use a wheelchair due to reduced mobility, became a resident at Duchess Gardens
THE NUMBER of trains stopping at Low Moor station is set to nearly double when the new railway timetables come into force on Sunday, December 15. There will be two Northern services on weekdays every hour instead of one meaning the number of stops
BINGLEY ANGLING CLUB Coppice was stocked this week with 45-50 2-3lb carp, members are asked not to target these fish or retain them in keep nets to give the fish time to settle. Pike and Perch anglers are enjoying good sport on the canal especially
BRADFORD (Park Avenue) manager Mark Bower wants to ‘upset the odds’ when his side travel down to Gloucester City in the FA Trophy third qualifying round on Sunday. Avenue will be hoping the cup can offer some light relief after being on a dismal
IT MAY be City’s longest trip of the season but don’t expect to hear Adam Henley complaining. The Bantams make the trek to Plymouth tomorrow as their League Two campaign cranks back into action after a three-week wait. For Henley, though, journeying
Check out our game preview as the Bantams travel to Plymouth. Kick-off: Saturday, November 23 (3pm) Venue: Home Park Possible line-ups PLYMOUTH GK Alex Palmer RCH Scott Wootton CH Niall Canavan LCH Gary Sawyer DM Joe Edwards
A SECTION of a Bradford pub could be turned into a car sales showroom if new plans are approved. Bradford Council has received a planning application to split the Hand and Shuttle pub on Tong Street into two businesses. The pub will be retained
ANTHONY England expects no honeymoon period as he settles in with the Bulls. The towering former Wakefield forward came straight off his holiday to link up with his new club in pre-season training. But England is confident of getting up to speed
A NEW head teacher has been appointed at Moorfield School in Ilkley. Mrs Tina Herbert, who has been acting head, has now officially stepped up from deputy to take over as the new head. With over 30 years’ experience in teaching, 20 of those
In the latest edition of our 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? FIELD 1990: Front row: Darren Norman, Garry Lambert, Andy Wilson, Andy Greenwood
GARY Bowyer is confident City have enough up front to cope after sanctioning a loan move for striker Omari Patrick. Shay McCartan was back in full training yesterday, although he will not be considered for tomorrow’s clash at Plymouth. But his
SMASH hit musicals, world-class dance, top comedy names and lively family shows are all lined up for Bradford Theatres’ new winter/spring season. The Lion King, We Will Rock You, Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes and an Amy Winehouse tribute show
