A MAN had downed five litres of cider when he threatened to “blast” police officers in a public stand-off on Bradford’s Holme Wood Estate.

FORMER Bradford City stars are to lace up their boots again next month for a charity game in aid of Bantams legend Allan Gilliver and dementia.

POLICE patrols have been stepped-up in the Worth Valley after a string of quad bike thefts – mainly from farms.

A NURSERY is celebrating after being rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted on its first inspection.

THREE creatives from the Bradford District will be taken on as ‘Artists in Residence’ at Bradford City Hall in a project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A MAN caught with an £88,000 cannabis crop at his Bradford home has been jailed for two and a half years.

NEW food hygiene ratings for eateries across the Bradford district have been published by the Food Standards Agency.

HERE is a look inside a one-bedroom flat in Bradford city centre that’s due to go under the hammer.

HIGH-profile health experts and community leaders came together to bust persistent myths around Covid-19 vaccination.

“PHOTOGRAPHY has done the Caribbean a great disservice,” says Tim Smith. “If you Google ‘Caribbean Images’ 99per cent of the thousands of photos that pop up are of turquoise seas and white sandy beaches lined with palm trees, designed to en...

TRIBUTE has been paid following the sudden death – aged 55 – of a popular Keighley businessman.

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Pictured above, July 1973 is the Exchange Post Office on Bank Street, once considered as one of Bradford’s biggest and busiest city centre post offices.

ONE reader questions why millions are being spent on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations while the UK is gripped by a cost of living crisis.

If you're looking for some garden furniture inspiration or need a cosy chair for a conservatory, egg chairs are the way to go.

Book a getaway this Valentine's Day with the UK's most romantic cities revealed.

THE Mayor of West Yorkshire has visited a business that has benefitted from a scheme to boost apprenticeship.

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The Cinncinatti Bengals will take on the Los Angeles Rams in the pinnacle of American Football.

A VULNERABLE pensioner is facing a weekend without any heating following problems fixing her faulty gas meter which have dragged on for a month.

WHILE no one plans a day out to a motorway station it's always worth planning ahead even if only to make sure you can use the toilet and grab a cup of decent coffee.

TWO cars have crashed into buildings during three separate incidents last night.

THE mother of a baby who was raped by paedophile Geoffrey Rooney has said he should have been jailed for life after his latest grotesque offending.

A LOCAL councillor has slammed the "pack of animals" who seriously assaulted a teenager with an axe in Bradford.

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A PROLIFIC thief has been handed a behaviour order banning him from four shops following a major stealing spree last year.

FOLLOWING the success of their winter appeal, Bradford City are urging fans to support families struggling to make ends meet during half-term.

ALMOST 1,000 children in Bradford had to be admitted to hospital in 2019-20 to have rotten teeth removed.

JUST 77 people out of Bradford’s entire population had their say on how Bradford Council should spend its budget in the coming year.

A BRADFORD waste collection firm is making its bin runs for people's rubbish greener with the unveiling of its first zero-emission electric bin lorry.

A young driver who had a head-on crash during a high-speed police chase has been spared an immediate custodial sentence.

A BUS service in Bradford has been forced to cut its route short due to vandalism.

A FAST food takeaway has been hailed as the best in Bradford following a taste test by a YouTuber.

A MAN has been jailed after admitting to three offences of theft, targeting a supermarket in Keighley to steal.

A BRADFORD Afro-Caribbean education project has won a share of £100,000 funding to boost excellence in STEM subjects for disadvantaged youngsters.

A MAN was left stranded in the rain as his car was seized by police after getting caught driving without valid insurance.

A LARGE cordon was in place this morning outside St James' Hospital following a street fight between two men.

SIRAZUL Islam was born in a refugee camp in Bangladesh and spent almost the first decade of his life there.

THOUSANDS of people across Bradford and Yorkshire are skipping meals due to financial concerns caused by the growing cost of living crisis.

KFC is one of the most popular fast-food chains in the world with more than 22,000 branches across the globe.

IT'S the weekend so you might be looking to call up for a takeaway over the next couple of days.

A MOTORBIKE suspected to have been stolen and used in an anti social manner was seized in Keighley.

RIEVAULX is my favourite abbey in Yorkshire. Not so much because of the stone work and character of the abbey itself but its setting in the valley floor.

Two soon-to-be-released films - The Duke and Ali & Ava - were shot in Bradford, continuing a long tradition of move-making in the world’s first UNESCO City of Film.

AS a teenager growing up in Bradford, I often felt drawn to the ‘top of town’, especially the stretch of Westgate between what used to be the old Morrisons store and the start of Lumb Lane.

‘WOULD your man wear a lace G-string for Valentine’s Day?’ a news website asked.

YASSER Ejaz remembers the first time a car caught his attention.

WHEN Ray Banyard found out that a group of fire service colleagues were about to dress up to appear in a film, he made sure he was on hand with his camera.

A FIGURE SKATER who trains at Bradford Ice Arena has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Special Olympics in Russia next year.

A BRADFORD man will appear in court in May to answer multiple charges relating to thousands of counterfeit cigarettes.