A CONSTRUCTION firm in the midst of a major crossroad redevelopment project has helped revamp a nearby school playground.

A COUNCIL leader has been urged to detail his involvement in plans for what is believed to be a massive Amazon distribution centre in Kirklees after backing promised employment at the site.

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

A WOMAN with a passion for coffee has opened up a new business at an underground leisure development in Bradford.

THE boss of Leeds Bradford Airport has welcomed the government's travel restriction changes, but warned there may be more months or years before airports reach sustainable levels of passengers due to uncertainty over international travel.

HERE is a look inside a flat in Bradford city centre that’s for sale.

TURN the pages of Martin Greenwood’s book, Every Day Bradford, and you will find a story for each day of the year about people places and events from the district’s rich history.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out after 'smoke' was spotted billowing from the Screwfix premises at Crossflatts last night.

A MOTORIST had to be helped out of his vehicle by firefighters following a crash near Silsden last night.

SHIPLEY'S former Job Centre will be turned into eight flats after an application to refurbish the building was approved.

A NEW investigation has revealed the identity of a West Yorkshire Police officer who was sacked in secret for gross misconduct.

A DOTING new mum faces the prospect of major heart surgery to treat the same condition which has taken a devastating toll on her family.

A RUGBY league community group has been praised by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin after launching its first girls’ rugby teams.

A GHOST-hunter believes spirits are alive in the Midland Hotel after making some interesting discoveries on a visit.

POLICE have issued an image of a person they would like to identify.

POLICE have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of murder.

POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man died in Halifax.

A VEHICLE sped past police, disappeared and then was found abandoned.

A VAN was first off the motorway after a serious crash, but not with the driver in it.

POLICE have issued images of two people they would like to identify.

THERE will be "pandemonium" if a Bradford pub football side wins a national final at the home of the beloved sport this weekend, according to one of the team's players.

BRADFORD Bulls boss John Kear has been left 'immensely disappointed' after he saw his side's Championship game with Sheffield Eagles postponed.

A man has been jailed for three and a half years for dishonestly handling high-performance cars and jewellery of great sentimental value stolen in professional house burglaries.

NEW data has found that the Bradford District has seen the highest levels of successful applications for alfresco seating in Yorkshire.

A NATIONWIDE football programme that has been proven to help men tackle obesity across the UK, is to kick off for the first time in Bradford next week.

A BRADFORD Garden Centre's wellbeing garden has been revitalised with a seasonal planting scheme.

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

LITTONDALE may well be my favourite of all the Yorkshire dales and this walk, although not long, encapsulates all the beauty of the area.

WHEN Chris Helme was pounding the beat as a police officer he did not only pick up on crimes in the locality.

IT’S about time that Latin was taught in state schools. Under government plans lessons will be offered to thousands of state school pupils as part of efforts to make the language less ‘elitist’. My husband studied Latin at boarding school and s...

ONE OF the funniest cartoons I saw last year depicted an overweight, slobby-looking man slumped in an armchair, a cigarette in his mouth, a slice of pizza in one hand and glass of wine in the other. On the floor beside him sat a take-away box and a c...

THERE’S no fiercer battleground among motor manufacturers than the SUV market, and the choice can be quite overwhelming.

THE PITHEAD buildings at Gomersal Colliery once stood on this piece of land, but these few pieces of scrap metal, pictured in 1976, were the only reminders of them, an article in the Telegraph & Argus reported.

HOLLYWOOD couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher sparked debate when they revealed they only wash their children when they can 'see dirt', with many taking to social media to say it is nowhere near enough.

EMPLOYABILITY, training and careers guidance services provider The Opportunity Centre, is to give 30 young people a chance to start their journey back into employment through the government's Kickstart scheme.

With its sporty looks, nippy acceleration and nimble handling, the Ford Puma is a likeable small SUV.

The warning comes ahead of results day next week when student across the country will be picking up their results.

A gran was forced to cancel her holiday losing £400 after she couldn't prove her vaccination status in Scotland after getting both jabs in West Yorkshire.

THE private equity-backed consortium vying to buy Morrisons has increased its bid for the supermarket chain to £6.7 billion amid speculation of a rival bid.

NIALL Canavan has been named as Bradford City's new club captain for the 2021/22 season.

A cannabis dealer who told the police his scales were solely for weighing pigeon rings was guilty of a flight of fancy when incriminating texts were found on his phone.

THE number of hospital patients with Covid-19 in the Bradford district has seen an overall rise, latest figures show.

GEORGE Galloway has said he is confident a judge will hear his legal challenge against the Batley and Spen by-election result, despite the initial deadline for challenging his defeat having passed.

A NEW festival is planned for later this month following the postponement of the Bingley Weekender.

BRADFORD rugby league star John Bateman will be auctioning off his match shirt to raise money to support the children of late friend Matthew Keenan.

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

PARAMEDICS and police are on the scene of a collision between a car and pedestrians in the car park behind Skipton Town Hall this afternoon.

HERE are the details of every walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centre in the Bradford district being held over the next week.

TWO men aged 74 and 23 were involved in a car crash in Bradford this morning.

BRADFORD can look forward to a mixture of sunshine and thunder this weekend, with a weather warning in place today.