BRADFORD has the highest child poverty rate in the region, amid warnings the pandemic will push more families into poverty.

A BRADFORD care agency once rated ‘inadequate’ is on the road to improvement and has been moved out of special measures.

A MAN devastated by loss of a friend to suicide is doing a 7in7 half-marathon challenge May 3 to 9 to raise money for a Bradford mental health charity.

THE amount Bradford Council spends on agency staff for its Children’s Services department will have almost quadrupled in three years - and is currently £17 million a year.

AFTER years of standing as local landmarks, two huge gas storage facilities will be demolished in the coming year.

LOCAL residents can find out today about plans to redevelop the former Crosslee tumble dryer site in Hipperholme after the demolition of the factory.

COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for the next stage of a multi-million pound business park at Brighouse.

THE latest quarterly economic economic survey from the region's business leaders indicates confidence is starting to return.

Bradford Bulls play their first Championship game of the season at Sheffield Eagles this Easter Sunday, with kick-off at 12:45pm.

HERE is today's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of positive cases of Covid-19 in Bradford.

A SPEEDING driver who was going at over 100mph on the M62 has been arrested after testing positive for cannabis, West Yorkshire Police has reported this afternoon.

AN AUTHOR from Bingley, who has released a book sharing the stories of survivors, is hoping she can encourage more people to come forward and talk about rape and sexual assault, despite the “stigma” which is often attached to the issue.

BRADFORD Council's online learning network used by schools across the district has been hit by a bout of cyber attacks, with one teacher claiming daily outages have "wreaked havoc".

THERE have been no further Covid-19-related deaths reported by hospitals in the Bradford district today, according to the latest NHS England figures.

IT HAS been a busy weekend for West Yorkshire Police's Wildlife & Rural Crime unit, with a host of animal-related incidents reported across the county.

STUDENTS at the University of Bradford are encouraging young people across the district to take the Covid-19 vaccine when it is their turn.

POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a man who was reported as missing from Leeds.

POLICE will "review footage" to try and identify the rider of quad bike who fled from them in Bradford South yesterday.

A PERSISTENT thief who struck again the day after he was released from prison has gone back to jail for 12 months.

Here are five Bradford homes that have recently reduced their asking price.

BRADFORD is the best place in Yorkshire and the Humber for starting a remote business, research has shown.

THE mother of a man with Down Syndrome, who was battling for his life after contracting Coronavirus, has provided an update to how her son has been coping in the last year.

Streaming giant Disney+ has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming in April.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and choking hazards are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

SPRING is finally here, and this weekend we will be cracking open the Easter eggs.

The best bargains hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl this Easter Bank Holiday.

Eating lots of chocolate has become the norm at this time of year - but have you ever wondered where exactly the tradition comes from?

AN INJECTION which cuts the amount of time breast cancer patients spend in hospital from two-and-a-half-hours to as little as five minutes is being rolled out across the country by NHS England.

THIS week saw the start of Kay Mellor’s new series of The Syndicate, filmed in Apperley Bridge and Burley-in-Wharfedale. The drama, about a group of kennel workers heading to Monaco to find their lottery ticket, continues on Tuesday, BBC1 at 9pm.

I BELIEVE the best way to explore Swaledale with a series of one-way walks.

SIR - Watching football on TV with no crowds is a dry, soulless undertaking.

A NEW application to build shops, an office and flats next to a prominent building has been submitted to Bradford Council.

Main repairs to a key local route are expected to begin in May.

AN APPLICATION to sell alcohol at a local golf club has been lodged with Bradford Council.

ONE person was taken to hospital after a crash in Bradford last night.

TWO cars suffered "major damage" after a crash in Bradford, believed to have happened in the early hours of this morning.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious injuries following reports of a fight in Bradford yesterday.

THE financial deficit of a Bradford secondary school is expected to have risen to £5.1 MILLION.

BRADFORD Council has extended its "heartfelt sympathy" to the family and friends of a 14-year-old boy who died in an incident at Goit Stock waterfall earlier this week.

A BRADFORD bar owner expects some form of Covid-19 restrictions to remain in place until Autumn and has called for “certainty” from the Government.

Using data from Zoopla, we can reveal where the cheapest areas to buy a house in Bradford are.

HERE is today's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of positive cases of Covid-19 in Bradford.

A BRADFORD MP has argued that the British Government "doesn't have a coherent strategy" in relation to its coronavirus 'red list', claiming that it is driven "by politics, not data" and is discriminatory.

A CAR being driven by a man was seized on the M62 after police found it was only insured to a woman.

Here are four Bradford businesses selling afternoon teas for takeaway or delivery.

A BRADFORD community figure is urging British Muslims to “stay safe” this Ramadan, amid the holy month coinciding with the easing of lockdown restrictions.

From The Syndicate to The King's Speech, here's and an interactive map of Bradford district filming locations.

WEST Yorkshire Police has released a statement following a protest in Leeds city centre yesterday.

A SHIPLEY man and amateur scientist claims he has deciphered an ancient stone found on Baildon Moor showing the oldest record of a supernova in the world.

A MAN has been jailed for 17 months after raiding a Bradford dental surgery and causing £4,500 loss and damage.