A retired police officer who travelled from Spain back to his hometown of Bradford to attend a comedy show ended up spending the night in the wrong hotel room.

A driver has been reported to court after being caught using a vehicle insured under a female-only policy.

A tribute to football heritage is turning heads once again on a West Yorkshire street.

BRADFORD is “increasingly recognised across the country” for how it has reduced the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

A WAVE of planning applications for padel courts in Bradford have recently been put forward – and it is claimed almost 50 new courts are needed to meet demand in the city.

A FORMER town centre pharmacy could soon become the latest branch of a chicken restaurant.

A man who previously lost seven stones has shared an update on his journey, warning against relying on “quick fixes” such as weight loss jabs.

NORTHERN Monk was set up in Bradford, with a fresh approach to brewing beer.

MY journey into the story of my great aunt Barbara Waterhouse began with a box.

A WALKER was taken to hospital after falling and injuring a leg on the path between Clapham and Austwick.

Two new social rent flats will soon be available to help tackle housing need in rural North Yorkshire.

A web developer from Skipton who defrauded his employer of more than half a million pounds will pay back just £70,941.88.

RESIDENTS of visitor 'hot-spots' in Wharfedale are being urged to have their say about badly parked cars, littering and other anti-social behaviour.

BINGLEY’S bandstand’s programme is back and bigger than ever in 2026.

“EVERYBODY always asks me what’s the most important thing my parents ever taught me,” says John Carter Cash. And his answer is... “Persistence! In the face of struggle and hardship you continue on. My dad stuck with it, he kept making music. ...

A NOVEL with strong Bradford connections has won the gold medal in the Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards 2025.

IF you want to feel good about the world, get yourself along to the Loading Bay in Bradford city centre.

“IT’S bold, joyful and unapologetically full of heart,” says Kevin Clifton - and he’s not talking about Strictly.

The new Mayor of Calderdale’s job has taken him all around the world – and he is looking forward to his new role taking him all around the borough.

A Mediterranean-inspired home with dramatic views and a distinctive roofline is up for sale.

A LIFELONG love of cycling and good exercise is her secret to a long life. That’s the message from Leeds care home resident Evelyn Simpson.

Work begins at Huddersfield bus station on Monday (June 1), with the project led by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Kirklees Council

Active Minds CIC, in Thornbury, offers a safe space for women experiencing isolation and mental health challenges.

A BRADFORD road will be temporarily closed for railway works.

Halifax Road will be shut from its junction with Odsal Roundabout to its junction with Hatton Close for telecommunication works

A sporting-themed fundraiser has raised more than £19,000. A sporting-themed fundraiser has raised more than £19,000.

ON this day last year, a Skipton man faced magistrates after putting a traffic cone on his ex-partner's car, described as a "reckless act".

ASPIRING business owners are invited to attend a practical sales workshop designed to support entrepreneurs.

A new survey by CV-Library found that 53 per cent of candidates feel they were dismissed by AI without their CVs ever being seen by a human.

COMEDIAN Rich Hall is set to perform at Ilkley.

The owner of a boutique in a Bradford district suburb responds to being crowned the best independent retailer in the Bradford district

A Bradford district MP has written to Nigel Farage asking him if he was aware of the Bradford Council Leader's social media presence before he was elected - and whether he considers Cllr Stephen Place's online record appropriate for public office.

A Bradford councillor has described a stabbing that left a teenager seriously injured as “very concerning”, urging the public to come forward with information.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was seriously injured in a stabbing at flats in Bradford's west end.

A suspected stolen motorbike has been recovered by police in Yeadon following information from the public.

Firefighters were called to two separate vehicle fires in the Bradford district within an hour on Thursday afternoon.

A teenager who punched and robbed a taxi driver has been locked up for three years.

New energy-efficient homes are bringing fresh life to a former railway site.

A Bradford mum who turned her personal experience of the education system into a nationwide campaign has received national recognition.

The new leader of a West Yorkshire council has called for his borough to be included in the national inquiry into grooming gangs.

BRADFORD City’s latest campaign has led to “lively conversations” in Seattle, Montenegro and Cambodia – according to the CEO of a multinational company.

The first Black player in Sunderland AFC’s history is bringing the premiere of a new documentary about his life to Bradford for the world premiere.

A FORMER reservoir site – currently home to six large water storage tanks – could be demolished to make way for housing.

A GREEK restaurant and takeaway is set to open after plans were agreed for the conversion of a town centre shop.

Police are searching for a young woman from Bradford who has been missing for four days.

A PLANNING inspector has overturned a Bradford Council decision to block a 17.5 metre high phone mast on a busy Bradford street.

AN application to keep signage on a city centre bargain store has been refused, as it would prove “harmful to the setting” of a neighbouring Grade I listed building.

A “Jekyll and Hyde” man who had sex with a teenage girl has been jailed for six years.

Traffic disruption continues on the M606 following a collision involving a car and a wagon.

Parking charges across Calderdale are being reviewed, pledges the council’s new ruling group.