A TOP West Yorkshire firefighter has told Councillors that a derelict Bradford school is one of the most problematic buildings in the area.

Plans to build a multi-storey car park in Guiseley have been branded “outdated” and “inappropriate”, after council chiefs signed off more cash to develop the idea.

RESIDENTS of a Bradford district village have been urged to sign up to get creative this Christmas for an annual event.

PREMIER League footballers are among the clients having their luxury motors given a makeover at what is billed as the ‘world’s first car hotel’ based in Bradford.

HERE is a look at a house in Bradford that is up for sale.

MYSTERY surrounds the back story to why a classic Ford car seems to have been parked in the same spot in Bradford for a number of years.

Sarah's Law means that we are now able to check if any sex offenders live near us.

FEWER knife crime offenders in West Yorkshire were sentenced to prison last year, figures reveal.

BRADFORD’S Kirkgate Shopping Centre has been a backdrop to many people’s lives.

THIS autumn Thornton’s South Square Centre will host an exhibition of new and previously unseen work by Sue Sands and Steven Spencer.

SING from the Heart was set up in January 2013 because our son, Kristian, and his friend Alexander who had Down Syndrome and other health problems wanted to sing in a group.

SKIPTON business leader Andrew Mear welcomed a team of charity cyclists to the town when they set off from High Corn Mill on the final leg of a gruelling 300-mile charity bike ride in aid of a furniture industry charity.

Significant culture change is needed if Leeds is to eliminate all road deaths over the next two decades, local councillors have been told.

A BRADFORD woman and her swim team smashed a longstanding world record in Windermere, after swimming for 77 hours and 39 minutes.

QUEENSWAY Primary School, in Coppice Wood Avenue, in the Yeadon area of Leeds could close in 2023 after a "huge fall" in numbers.

THE Prevent programme was described as a “toxic brand” at a heated Council meeting this week, where Councillors said more focus needed to be placed on right wing terrorism.

POLICE have arrested a second man in relation to high-value fraud in the Batley and Dewsbury areas.

A LONDONER was caught wandering near Allerton Primary School, in Garforth Street with a large kitchen knife.

POLICE are "increasingly concerned" about Kathryn McCairns who has been missing from Bradford for two days.

POLICE have arrested a man in relation to high-value fraud in the Batley and Dewsbury areas and warned the public to exercise caution.

THE Bradford Clean Air Zone will go live on Monday, almost four years after Bradford Council was ordered to draw up a plan to improve air quality in the city.

A LIFELONG Bradford City fan was left starstruck after being presented with a signed shirt from goalkeeper Harry Lewis at a surprise celebratory event.

WITH the Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ) set to come into force on Monday, residents of the city have taken to social media to voice their opinion about the charges and how they will affect businesses and other people coming to the city.

A MAN has appeared in court charged with an assault on a police officer and another assault at a Bradford leisure complex.

THE owner of a coffee business has been left devastated after the van from which he operates was stolen.

BRADFORD-based fans of American sports fans can get kitted out at a new store at a city shopping centre.

A BRADFORD man has been fined for obstructing police in the Brixton area of London.

A SINGING star will celebrate 50 years as a recording artist with a show in Bradford.

BRADFORD Council says they will remove waste spotted in a bin and trolley in the city centre.

A LOVE Island star is set to appear at an event at The Broadway in Bradford next month.

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

Hundreds of people queued for hours after a Yorkshire fish and chip shop served portions for just 45p - the price their first takeaway charged in 1972.

MANY will have climbed Pen-y-Ghent, but this walk is for those who have not.

Two men have been before the courts over charges they took part in a race meet in Bradford.

MEET Willow - Yorkshire Cat Rescue’s ‘Cat of the Week’.

I AM sick of reading how people who work from home are lazy good-for-nothings who need a kick up the backside to motivate themselves.

BEN SNOWDEN is a contemporary artist based in Bradford.

“IT WAS the location that sold it to us.”

ANDREW Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for schools, and the youth ethos remains - with a children’s choir on stage throughout each performance.

Some nightclubs have jumped on the controversy of Holly and Phil supposedly queue jumping to see the Queen lying in state

Thousands of sex-crazed spiders are about to invade UK homes

More than half of motorist on UK roads are unaware that flashing your lights could result in a fine

Karen Pirie will be adapting the first book in Val McDermid's book series about the title character

Everyone is paying more attention to the energy they are using and how to cut down, but do you know what kitchen appliances cost you the most to run?

The presence of “well-known name” Meggy Khan at a meeting in a Bradford café was assumed by police to be significant in the progression of a potential kidnap plot, a court has heard.

A BANNED and uninsured driver was deliberately rammed by two pursuing police vehicles as he sped across rush-hour Bradford after injuring a woman in a collision.

A DANCE loving duo have been fined hundreds of pounds for repeatedly playing loud music in their Keighley home.

BURLEY Oaks Primary School had been judged to be 'outstanding' in all areas following a two-day Ofsted inspection in June.

BRADFORD Girls’ Grammar School (BGGS) will join Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) following an agreement by the Department for Education to a merger between the two Bradford education Trusts.

A MAN has been jailed for removing his colostomy bag when he was arrested in Bradford.