A woman clutching a young child was nearly struck by passing vehicles as she walked along the M62 motorway near Bradford in abysmal weather conditions on Tuesday night. Nearly a dozen people made emergency calls to police to report the shocking
A 73-YEAR-OLD man from Bingley has been found safe and well, police say. Concerns for Brian Chippendale were first raised by police this Tuesday and an appeal was launched. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson confirmed that he has been found
A SERIOUS road traffic accident is causing major disruption in Keighley. The crash on North Street has caused Keighley Bus Company services to be re-routed. The following diversions are in place: the 67 BronteBus B2 & B3, KeighleyJets K6 K7
A TOYOTA Yaris has been seized in Brighouse by police officers on motorbikes. West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit stopped the vehicle on Armytage Road as the driver had no insurance. The driver was reported.
A STOLEN Audi A1 has been recovered by police in Bradford. Officers tweeted that the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Bishop Auckland area. The car was stopped on Harrogate Road, Greengates.
A CAR has burst into flames on Tong Street. The dramatic moment was caught by a T&A reader. It is not known how many vehicles were involved or if anyone was injured in the incident this afternoon. The incident happened outside
TRAFFIC is queuing on the M62 eastbound after a car broke down. The breakdown was one-mile prior to junction 28 Lane one was closed as the vehicle was towed off the motorway. There are delays between junction 27 for Gildersome to junction
FESTIVE fun is coming to markets across the district with a series of events organised in Bradford Council-run markets. A special pop-up farm with all the favourite animals from the nativity will bring the true meaning of Christmas to Bradford’s
AN ESTIMATED 2,000 people were in attendance on Tuesday at the Janazah (funeral) of a Bradford father and son, who tragically passed away last week. Abdul Farid, 41, and son Raees Kabir-Farid, a year 9 pupil at Beckfoot School, were on a family
FEATHERSTONE Rovers have expressed their devastation after learning of the passing of Natalie Harrowell, a key member of their women’s team. Natalie, 29, was one of the longest-serving players in the side, and a leader both on and off the field
THE number of drug seizures by West Yorkshire Police rose by 14% in 2018/19 compared to the previous year. The increase was comparable to national figures which saw a 13% rise overall though those figures are still well below their 2008/9 peak.
BRADFORD Bulls have announced the signing of Adam Rooks on a season-long loan from Super League outfit Hull Kingston Rovers. The 19-year-old, who is a versatile forward, made six appearances for the Humberside club in 2019. The forward also
KIRKLEES Council is to spend more than £120,000 on middle managers known as “group leaders” to run its green spaces. The three roles include responsibility for allotments, woodland management, playable spaces and play maintenance. Gardeners working
TV stunt performers Atkinson Action Horses have been announced as the Main Ring attraction for the 162nd Great Yorkshire Show. The East Yorkshire-based troop will wow crowds at the show which will be held from Tuesday, July 14, to Thursday, July
MORE than £1,500 has been shared by several charities after a Guiseley based funeral director wrote a book about funeral planning and vowed to donate the proceeds from it to deserving causes. Sarah Jones, from Full Circle Funerals, which has sites
AN ESTIMATED 2,000 people were in attendance at the Janazah (funeral) of a Bradford father and son who tragically passed away last week. Abdul Farid, 41, and son Raees Kabir-Farid, a year 9 pupil at Beckfoot School, were on a family holiday
STEETON have appointed former Silsden coach Brian Blackwell onto their first-team backroom staff as they look to move off the bottom of the North West Counties First Division North. The Chevrons have struggled so far this season, propping up the
THE Conservative Party is investigating a complaint made by Bradford West parliamentary candidate Naz Shah that a local Tory candidate re-tweeted Islamophobic material. Ms Shah has written to James Cleverley, Chairman of the Conservative Party,
THE Academy at St James has been deemed by Ofsted to be “good” in many areas. The two-form primary school in Allerton, which had been rated as inadequate prior to academy conversion three years ago, has now been judged as “requires improvement”.
It's all to play for in Keighley, a key marginal seat ranked 8th on the Conservatives' target list. A swing of just 0.24% would see the seat change hands once again after John Grogan won it for Labour just two years ago - one of only two occasions
THE KEIGHLEY director of a security firm has pleaded guilty to repeatedly deploying an unlicensed doorman to venues around Leeds. Haidar Mumtaz, a former director of 2 B Secure, sent Steven Hare from Bradford to work as security at the Baracoa,
A new Banksy mural in Birmingham has been covered in protective perspex after a member of the public got creative with the image overnight. Red noses have been added to Banksy's reindeer, which are designed to look as if they are pulling a bench
A VOLKSWAGEN Touran has been seized after being stopped in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit tweeted that they stopped the vehicle and the driver gave false details but their true identity was quickly established. They were
MCDONALD'S is to launch its first fully vegan meal in the New Year. Veggie Dippers will go on sale on January 2 in both adult meal and Happy Meal sizes. They are made with red pepper, rice, sundried tomato pesto and split peas surrounded by
A 26-YEAR-OLD man arrested in Bradford West yesterday was due to appear in court today charged with drugs offences. The man has been charged with five counts of supplying Class A drugs, two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs
THE Bradford district has been hit by high winds and rain today with yellow weather warnings in place. Trees have been blown down in the Shipley area. One blocked New Close Road near the main road in Nab Wood, Shipley. And another tree
DO you know anyone in your community who deserves a Christmas treat this year? The Bradford Hotel in conjunction with the Telegraph & Argus, is offering a free Christmas lunch for 150 local people deserving that special treat. It will be held
Scunthorpe 24 Otley 62 OTLEY got back to winning ways in fine style with a convincing victory over National League Two North strugglers Scunthorpe. Otley had the bonus point by half-time, and ran riot in the second scoring another six.
A GANG of shoplifters wore expandable knickers to hold booty stolen from shops at York Designer Outlet. Three members of the gang, that travelled from Liverpool to stage the large-scale raid, have been jailed. A fourth, Anne-Marie Raducanu,
In the first of a regular series, Oakwell Hall ranger Les Hughes reveals what's happening at the Birstall country park this week - inside and out: IT’S BEEN a hectic time here at Oakwell Hall Country Park in the run-up to the festive season.
Boris Johnson's attempt to lighten the mood of the election campaign by releasing a video based on festive film Love Actually has backfired - after it emerged a Labour candidate released a near-identical video two weeks ago. The Conservative leader's
Boris Johnson's attempt to lighten the mood of the election campaign by releasing a video based on festive film Love Actually has backfired - after it emerged a Labour candidate released a near-identical video two weeks ago. The Conservative leader's
HOLYCROFT Primary School remains closed today, after being the latest school in the Bradford district to experience an outbreak of norovirus. The school, in Keighley, announced on Friday that it would be closed on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 December
A VEHICLE was stolen in the Shipley area yesterday, before being returned to its owner just twenty minutes later. West Yorkshire Police Steerside Enforcement Team tweeted, at 7.28pm last night, how a search was carried out by members of their team
WEST Bowling have qualified for the last 16 of the West Riding FA Sunday Cup with a 3-1 home win over Wakefield Golf Club FC at a very blustery Emsley's Recreation Ground. A Kyle Dyche hat-trick sealed the win for Bowling, but the windy conditions
HOME Secretary Priti Patel visited a Bradford company yesterday as the main political parties take part in one last electoral push. Mrs Patel made an early morning visit to Shipley Transport - based in Low Moor. The business is in the Bradford
RESIDENTS of a city centre high rise have expressed their concern that action has still not be taken over flammable cladding on the building. Landmark House is one of two blocks of flats in the city included in a letter from West Yorkshire Fire
ALL but one of the Bonfire Night attacks on firefighters in West Yorkshire happened in the Bradford District - a new report has revealed. One incident saw a gang of around 20 youths surrounding a fire crew in a Keighley park and launching a barrage
ST Bede's missed the chance to go top of the Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division after a shambolic 9-2 home defeat against Middleton. Scott Burns smashed home five for the visitors, while Danny Chadwick scored a brace of fantastic free-kicks
A MARTIN Charles hat-trick sealed a thrilling Bradford Sunday Alliance Division Two win for Clayton Albion, as they beat fellow high-flyers Great Horton 4-3 at home. Hayden Sykes was also on target for the hosts, who overtook Horton to go second
A HUSBAND and wife duo both achieved a degree in Sport and Physical Activity from Bradford College on the same day. Beata and Mohammad Kamran, who live in Bradford with their three children, had to balance their studies with school runs and both
A PLOT of land in the Shearbridge area of Bradford has sold at auction for £255,000. The 2,359 square metre site off Summerville Road was one of several local properties and pieces of land to go under the hammer at a Pugh property auction on Thursday
A CAMERA gifted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the girls behind the Cottingley Fairies hoax has been acquired by the National Science and Media Museum. The museum is home to several objects relating to the fairy story that fooled the world, including
IT was a battle between two terrific teams in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup Third Round at the weekend, with Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division leaders Farsley Celtic Juniors thumping West Yorkshire League pacesetters Beeston St Anthony
THREE clubs have resigned from the Bradford & District Evening League, with Bradshaw, Ciroc and Muff Field all bidding farewell after a season which saw nearly a third of fixtures not started or completed. However, there was some good news, as secretary
THE Spenser Wilson Halifax League are toughening up on rules regarding ineligible players. Previously the offending club have merely forfeited the points gained in any matches in which they have fielded an ineligible player, with the opposition
THE Bulls have been warned to get running as the pre-season countdown continues. With just over a fortnight to the opening friendly at Castleford, John Kear’s squad have switched their training focus to the field. After a month of intensive gym
SCHOOLS, hospitals and other key services in Bradford take a quarter of an hour on average to reach on foot or public transport, figures reveal. Each year the Department for Transport calculates journey times from neighbourhoods across England to
North One East: Bradford & Bingley 12 Cleckheaton 18 CLECKHEATON coach Thiu Barnard had a warning for Bradford & Bingley and the rest of North One East after a fifth successive win over their derby rivals. He admitted: "If someone had told me
FORMER Bradford (Park Avenue) players attended the successful launch of a new book at Horsfall stadium. In attendance were Bill Barnes, Terry Dolan, Peter Brannan, Colin Penrose, Allan Ham and Kevin Hudson as subscribers to the book turned out in
GARY Bowyer has hailed the growing impact of “new signing” Jake Reeves for City. The midfielder has hit the ground running since his return from nearly two years out of action. Reeves followed up his impressive return at Macclesfield 10 days
A TEENAGE boy plunged to his death during a family hike on a mountain in the Highlands, an inquest has been told. Timothy Murray, 16, from Brighouse, died after reaching the summit of Stac Pollaidh, Wester Ross, Scotland, in August last year.
IN the last General Election Keighley was one of the closest run contests - with just 239 votes separating Labour’s John Grogan and then sitting Conservative MP Kris Hopkins. The small majority means Keighley will be one of the most closely watched
THE BOSS of the Bradford-based Little Heroes Cancer Trust enjoyed fine dining, went on holiday to Florida and the Caribbean and bought Chanel sunglasses for his partner, a jury heard yesterday. Colin Nesbitt told the charity’s chief executive he
