POLICE removed a man on his "daily walk" and instructed him to "leave town" after it turned out he had come to Bradford from Burnley to buy a car. Officers from West Yorkshire Police's Bradford West have been out on the beat on a daily basis to
A WOMAN pleaded guilty to assault today after she exhaled on a police officer and claimed she had coronavirus. The 37-year-old woman, from Huddersfield, pleaded guilty to the assault of a West Yorkshire Police officer in court today. She is
TODAY, the UK experienced its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak began, with a further 181 people dying from the virus. It brings the total UK death toll to 759. Confirmed cases in Bradford also rose from 23 to 29,
HAIRDRESSERS were inundated with requests for appointments from people wanting to get their hair done before the lockdown. I was in London just days before the lockdown and everywhere was winding down, with pubs and cafes closed or about to close
NOT one of us was really prepared for the life changes that have happened since the coronavirus outbreak. In the UK we were going about our lives, oblivious to what was about to hit, and the speed at which our lives would unravel. Let’s face
AS WE battle the coronavirus in an unprecedented lockdown of the country, consider the effects of the Black Death in days gone by. This deadly disease, also known as the Pestilence, Great Bubonic Plague, Great Plague or the Plague, first reached
EIGHTEEN rough sleepers in Bradford have been moved to temporary accommodation since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday local authorities across the country were told to find accommodation for all their rough sleepers by the weekend
THE coronavirus has shown how imaginative we can all be. We are learning to cook with leftovers, exercise in the smallest of spaces and curtail out once busy lives. One of the most innovative sights has to be that of a man walking his dog by drone
BRADFORD could require 30 times more intensive care beds than it normally has to look after people suffering from coronavirus. The figure was revealed in a Radio 4 programme ‘The NHS Frontline’, which followed Professor John Wright, who is helping
A woman motorist was pulled over and asked to pay a £60 "fine" for unnecessary travel by bogus police. Humberside Police had to explain that it was not stopping vehicles in relation to Covid-19 following the incident near Brandesburton, East Yorkshire
BRIGHTHOUSE is reportedly to go into administration on Monday - but these claims are as yet unconfirmed. The rent-to-own retailer is said to have been hit hard by the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic after already being in a difficult
Firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) are gearing up to support ambulance staff during the Coronavirus pandemic. If required, crews will be able to deliver food and medicine to the most vulnerable members of the public
A BRADFORD couple are stranded in Australia after attending a wedding, and have been quoted nearly £50,000 for a flight home. With more routes set to shut as airports close because of the spread of coronavirus, Sarah and Greg Yates of Horton Bank
BRADFORD City Women’s season in the FA Women’s National League Division One North has officially been declared null and void. The decision, made by the Football Association, was made yesterday afternoon - amid the continuing outbreak of coronavirus
LEEDS City Council has confirmed its managed zone, dubbed Britain’s first legal red light district, has been suspended, with no soliciting allowed at any time during the coronavirus lockdown. The authority says support will still be available for
A STREET near Bradford city centre has been cordoned off and police are present this afternoon. The back of Mannville Terrace, which is just off of Great Horton Road, was "blocked" and "taped off" according to one passer-by, who also said that
YORKSHIRE Water and United Utilities have asked their tenants and land managers to halt controlled burning on their land until further notice. Both water companies are significant landowners within their areas of operation, including owning moorland
THE chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire has broadly welcomed the Chancellor's self-employed support measures. Eleanor Temple, a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, said: "Even without the current coronavirus outbreak
AN appeal is being issued to the builders' merchant sector across West Yorkshire to provide much-needed personal protective equipment to NHS staff. With intense supply chain pressures affecting the ability of healthcare professionals to source
THE best value burger in Bradford can be revealed. Ocean Finance investigated the UK’s most popular burger joints and identified the top five establishments in each city that will deliver you the best burger for the best price. Using data from
A PEDAL bike belonging to an NHS key worker has been stolen, while they were working, according to West Yorkshire Police. In a Facebook post by West Yorkshire Police - Shipley, published at 9.45am today, it is said that the incident occurred yesterday
FORMER Widnes and Great Britain centre Frank Myler, the captain of the last Ashes-winning team, has died after a long illness at the age of 81. Myler, who won 24 caps and went on two tours, made 369 appearances for Widnes from 1955-67, helping them
These images show a group of friends discovered in a local beauty spot - having broken social distancing ban for a Shisha. More than half a dozen people were taking part in a picnic, smoking shisha pipes and eating kebabs when they were approached
THE owners of Chiquito restaurants, which has an outlet on the Birstall Retail Park, have said they intend to appoint administrators, as the business struggles to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. The Restaurant Group, which
A 16-year-old girl suffered serious head and leg injuries in a collision this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.25pm today following reports of a crash involving a female pedestrian and a car on Shipley Airedale Road.
POLICE are re-appealing for information regarding an incident that took place in Bradford on Wednesday night, where a woman was reported to have been injured and in a distressed state. Officers from West Yorkshire Police were called, at around
BRADFORD-based Christeyns UK, which manufactures and supplies a range of detergents and hygiene chemicals, has put procedures in place to ensure continued supply of much needed hygiene products. “Our first line of action has been to protect our
STUDYING at home is no mean feat and it can be difficult to get your head round how to adapt outside a university or school setting. Dr EMMA Young, Head of Student Success Services at the University of Bradford, has written the following article
HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus. He revealed the news in a video posted on Twitter. It follows the news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also tested positive and is self isolating. Following medical
KEIGHLEY Bus Company is urging key workers and others depending on the bus in the current coronavirus pandemic to check timetables carefully before making a journey. In common with transport providers across the country, the bus firm is carefully
FOLLOWING the introduction of a special, temporary weekday timetable on Monday this week, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will implement a revised weekend timetable on Saturday and Sunday. From Monday, additional timetable changes will see
FIRST West Yorkshire is moving all its bus services to a special timetable from Monday to ensure key workers, including health service and emergency workers, can get to and from their places of work and those who need to can still collect medical prescriptions
BRADFORD Council says it is looking at ways to reduce Council Tax for the poorest households during the Coronavirus crisis. Many people have called for Council Tax to be paused during the crisis to help those who have been hit financially.
MCARD is advising customers to hold on to their existing annual MCards if they have been forced to stop travelling following the Government’s instructions for people to stay at home and only use public transport if their journey is essential. MCard
BRADFORD Council has urged people not to visit care homes during this time to protect residents from the coronavirus. Care homes will be asking families not to visit except in exceptional circumstances, when only one visitor will be allowed at
YORKSHIRE CCC have taken the decision to furlough a large proportion of their staff due to the coronavirus pandemic. Emerald Headingley has been closed in accordance with the government’s ongoing advice during the nationwide lockdown. The club
WEST Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and West Yorkshire Trading Standards (WYTS) have joined forces to warn communities against being taken in by scams organised by those looking to exploit the situation created by Covid-19. National
PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. He announced the news on social media website, Twitter, at 11.15am. Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I
A DRIVER who fled from firearms officers was found "very muddy, very wet and very cold" hiding in a ditch. Police tried to pull over a black Land Rover last night in the Birstall area, but it failed to stop. A chase ensued and shortly after
THE police have urged people to only use the 999 number for essential calls, after a child called to ask for help with their maths homework. The West Yorkshire Police Contact Management Centre often tweet some of the more unusual phone calls they
CORONAVIRUS preparations at the Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) have been put in the spotlight in a special Radio 4 series. Professor John Wright, public health doctor and Director of the Bradford Institute of Health Research at the BRI, shared
A youngster with cystic fibrosis has also issued a plea for people to stay inside, so he can "get out, play football, go to school, see my friends". Frankie Colton, 10, of Wibsey, had to have a liver transplant at the age of three due to his condition
CHRIS Kamara has given people some unbelievable advice on self-isolation during the coronavirus crisis. The former Bradford City manager turned TV sports presenter was on national TV this morning to urge people about the importance of social distancing
6:13pm A woman motorist was pulled over and asked to pay a £60 "fine" for unnecessary travel by bogus police. Humberside
A TAKE-AWAY could soon open in a unit that was until recently occupied by a betting shop. The Ladbrokes at 33 Lilycroft Road, Manningham shut last month, and now a planning application has been submitted to convert the unit into a hot food take
A BUSINESS which provides produce to more than 100 Bradford schools has rapidly diversified to help support the nation. Fresh Pastures, which is based in Wakefield, operates across the North of England and normally makes more than 3,000 deliveries
THE son of a 98-year-old Bradford man is pleading for people to stop defying lockdown rules to help keep people like his vulnerable dad free from coronavirus. Prakash Patel, 40, has spoken out after a number of instances locally of residents ignoring
BRADFORD residents are also being encouraged to spread happiness during the Coronavirus pandemic by joining an initiative called #FromMyWindow. #FromMyWindow encourages people get creative, both adults and children and to show their colourful artwork
A NEW set of plans to transform an overgrown former garden centre have been submitted to Bradford Council. The former Saltaire Garden Centre and Nursery, next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal, has been empty for a number of years, and is now an overgrown
SCHOOLS across Bradford have been battling through the coronavirus outbreak and UK lockdown in a variety of creative ways. The Government's decision to shutdown schools at the end of last week, to all but children of "Key Workers" and vulnerable
SENIOR executives of the Rugby Football League have taken pay cuts to ease the financial pressures caused by the suspension of the game due to the coronavirus pandemic. All fixtures were postponed on March 16, initially to April 3 but then suspended
FORMER British Touring Car driver Sam Tordoff, grandson of JCT600 founder Jack, will be joining Acespeed Historic Motorsport for selected events during 2020, which should hopefully include Goodwood and the Silverstone Classic. The Shipley-based
NORTH One East clubs Bradford & Bingley and Cleckheaton are coping well with the coronavirus crisis. As they own their own premises, the Moorenders may not have any income coming in, but they have no major expenditure either. Meanwhile, Bradford
In part two of the Richmond Years, we look back on City's historic first time at Wembley. THE policeman at Wembley tapped Geoffrey Richmond on the shoulder and looked less than impressed. “Excuse me sir. I don’t know who you are - and I don
MARCH 1962 the Bradford Delius Centenary Festival opened at St George's Hall, in a blaze of musical and social glory in the presence of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. Never had Bradford's venerable hall-the place where Frederick Delius as a boy
CITY have no plans to follow Leeds and ask players to take a pay cut at this stage, the Telegraph & Argus understands. The Championship leaders yesterday announced that Marcelo Bielsa’s squad and coaching staff had volunteered to take a wage deferral
In the latest edition of our weekly look back through the T&A picture archives, here are three Eccleshill Cricket Club teams from years gone by. Do you remember any of the players? ECCLESHILL CC 1963: Seated left to right: D Hetherington,
THE Bulls must make sacrifices like the rest of rugby league to survive through the huge financial issues facing the sport. John Kear admits belts will have to be tightened across the board with the current lockdown squeezing resources at every
Deserted and eerie, these photos paint a picture of the first few days of coronavirus lockdown in the Bradford district. Much has been written about the crisis but, sometimes, pictures speak louder than words. These images, captured in normal
