A BOY who suffered catastrophic brain damage as a baby after a catalogue of errors at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) is to receive millions of pounds in compensation.

A 16 year old boy is due in court today charged over an incident in Osmondthorpe, Leeds, involving machetes where two youths were seriously injured.

A GROUP of local film extras who met on a set have got together to make their own movie.

MANNINGHAM Lane Turkish restaurant Nusret Shawarma has been named a semi-finalist in the British Kebab Awards 2021.

THREE schools in the Bradford district are closed today due to the local elections.

A CARE home said it had been “severely tested” by the Covid-19 pandemic in response to an inspection which saw it rated as ‘inadequate’ and plunged into special measures.

A ‘DANGEROUS’ man who manufactured and fired a homemade shot gun through the window of a Bradford house has been jailed.

A man from the Bradford district has been jailed for the manslaughter of a woman at a holiday park in Wales.

A STUDENT from the Bradford district is set for a trip to NASA and the Pentagon after winning the final of a national cyber security challenge.

A SCHEME aiming to improve parking at one of the most popular visitor sites in the Dales has been approved, despite features of the scheme being likened to a city centre multi-storey car park.

A BRADFORD doctor who regularly writes a coronavirus 'diary' for the BBC says city schools are missing pupils due to travel restrictions to red list countries including India and Pakistan.

CREATIVE sensation Kiera Heckman did Craven College proud to take home this award.

This month, we will see further sectors of the economy allowed to reopen, as well as the possible resumption of international travel.

CREWS were called to a car fire in Keighley last night.

BRADFORD residents will today go to the polls for the first time since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

PEOPLE have until next Wednesday to comment on proposals to limit traffic in Shipley town centre.

A PLANNING panel has raised concerns over plans to turn a barn at a rural Keighley site into a four-bedroom house.

PRIVATE hire drivers held a "slow drive" protest in front of Bradford City Hall yesterday over plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone in the city next year.

THE next six local artists displaying their works on Bradford’s big screen are helping to carry on the “strong art tradition” of the city.

FASTING Friday is once again upon us as people of all faiths and backgrounds will not be eating or drinking for the majority of tomorrow to raise funds and awareness for a brilliant cause.

EDUCATION is so pivotal to a child’s upbringing. It teaches them all the essential skills needed in life.

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation” at the Channel Island.

There are key issues at play in what will be the biggest indicator of public opinion outside a general election. 

MAY is National Walking Month and Bradford Council is encouraging people to enjoy the health benefits of walking at the same time as exploring the district’s great scenery.

A LEADING supplier of cutting tools to engineers throughout the country is set to a achieve a £25 million turnover in its 25th anniversary year.

A MAN and a woman have been found dead in a Harrogate hotel.

The owner of a holiday park could have died when a large powerful dog jumped up and sunk its teeth into her throat, Bradford Crown Court heard today.

MORRISONS has been fined more than £500 for failing to provide police with the identity of a driver who was alleged to have committed an offence.

A POLICE cordon and white forensics tent are still in place today in a Bradford park where a woman died.

POLICE are appealing for information following an incident involving machetes in which two youths were seriously injured in Leeds last night.

THE construction of a new Lidl store in Bradford is now well underway and is tipped to open in summer.

POLICE have stopped the sale of fake aftershave and perfume in a town centre.

KEIR Starmer has made light of a political row which has seen Labour face accusations of allegedly campaigning with chocolate brownies.

THE billionaire Issa brothers have offered to sell 27 of their petrol stations in a bid to get the £6.8 billion takeover of Asda over the line.

IT was looking a lot like Christmas at the summit of Penyghent in the Dales this morning (Wednesday).

HERE is Wednesday's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Bradford.

A YORKSHIRE-MAN has been charged alongside two others after more than £10 million worth of heroin and cocaine was seized in an operation.

HEALTH chiefs and scientists are stepping up preparations for autumn booster vaccinations to protect against a third wave of Covid-19 in the UK.

A TEENAGER and man have died and woman is seriously injured after a crash in a stolen car.

NO further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported today in Bradford – for a sixth successive day.

AN arrest has been made after a driver crashed into a number of parked cars, including two police vehicles, in Lidget Green, last night.

BRADFORD’S worst areas and streets for car crime over the last six months have been revealed through a new crime map.

WHAT is it about the British and sheds?

A MAN has been banned from keeping animals for five years following a prosecution brought by the RSPCA.

A FORMER Bradford Bulls Women star has revealed what life has been like on the NHS front line during the pandemic.

THE role the community plays in each child’s life has never been more called upon than in this last year, and one individual has truly gone above and beyond for those at her school.

POLICE arrested one person, seized four vehicles and issued 21 notices of intended prosecution for various traffic offences as part of an operation.

MANY staff who are viable for this award go under the radar.

ACCLAIMED Bradford theatre company Freedom Studios will host an eight-week ‘Introduction to Playwriting Course’ this summer.

GOVERNORS are often the backbones of schools.