Shops selling counterfeit cigarettes on Bradford’s high streets may be operating in a similar way to the franchise model used by fast food giant McDonalds.

A HAULAGE group has revealed plans to bring a Low Moor site back into use, and create 20 new jobs in the area.

A PARADE of puppets will take over Bradford city centre on Saturday thanks to two local arts groups.

AN exhibition of contemporary South Asian artists will be in place when a Bradford gallery re-opens its doors this weekend.

Two senior nurses in Bradford, Mandy Blackburn and Kath Kitchen, are retiring after a combined 92 years of service.

Kirklees tenants have shared their experiences of living in council properties, with rats, fly-tipping, and a sewage-filled hole among the problems reported.

Local parents will soon be able have their children looked after by a Government-funded school-based nursery in north Halifax.

CUSTOMERS of a city centre phone shop have given “positive feedback” to its unauthorised shopfront – an appeal has claimed.

People should be given more chance to see the resplendent Halifax Town Hall – and that might involve getting married or even having a dinner party there!

Plans to make a long-delayed re-development of a city centre building “more appealing” to future residents has been withdrawn.

A Bradford resident says Royal Mail has “held back” weeks’ worth of important post for multiple households on a city street.

True9 Limited, a West Yorkshire tech consultancy, relocates to Salts Mill, Saltaire. Celebrating 10 years, the firm supports UK businesses with digital platform modernisation.

Bradford couple launch Britain in Lines colouring book in memory of daughter Freya, donating proceeds to Martin House Hospice. Features UK town illustrations.

A Bradford cafe hopes its strong customer base will help it bag a top award.

New research published today highlights the alarming rate of suspensions among nearly 900 Roma pupils in Bradford, with three suspensions per pupil at secondary school level.

A Bradford psychotherapist has launched a series of workshops aimed at improving access to counselling and mental health support for British Muslim women.

A pizza shop has been refused permission to serve food until 5am after concerns were raised over noise and public nuisance.

An Indian-themed bar and grill is set to open after agreeing not to serve people on a famous pub crawl.

The RFL Council appointed former Bradford Bulls chief Nigel Wood OBE as its chair yesterday and voted in four independent non-executive directors.  

Just under 1,600 away fans went to Burton Albion last Saturday to witness a 2-1 defeat for Bradford City, but can you spot yourself in our picture gallery?

WITH the cloudless blue skies of spring we have enjoyed lately, we have an appropriate theme - pictures of local people taking to the skies to take part in parachute jumps for various causes, many to raise funds for charity

THIS week we are taking a look back at Beckfoot School in Wagon Lane, Bingley. We have dipped into the many fun activities that have taken place over the years.

This week's MP column is written by Shipley MP Anna Dixon

BRADFORD (Park Avenue) were on their way down to oblivion from the Fourth Division, but this was still a famous old club with pride to fight for.

Bradford South MP Judith Cummins visits Ryecroft Primary Academy to support NHS Community Dental Service’s supervised toothbrushing scheme for children.

Dixons Academies Trust appoints ex-professional Maroof Khan as first head of cricket to launch new programme boosting cricket for students across the North of England.

A Bradford Chand Raat charity event at Worldwide Foods Al Halal raised £1,684 for Imran Khan Cancer Appeal, supporting free cancer care for UK patients.

Tesco launches Easter Holiday Helps in Bradford, offering pre-packed food donation bags (£2–£5) to support families via FareShare, The Felix Project & Trussell.

Here is a list of the cheapest fuel prices in and around Bradford, according to petrolprices.com.

Pupils at a school in Manningham took part in the Great Bradford Spring Clean, clearing up Kashmir Park.

Families in Bradford are invited to enjoy a Peter Pan-themed event in the city centre.

FleetCheck is urging fleet operators to tighten fuel security in response to rising petrol and diesel prices.

West Yorkshire NHS urges residents to order repeat prescriptions early and check pharmacy hours ahead of Easter bank holiday closures and reduced GP services.

The Peace Museum unveils Everyday Objects Transformed by the Conflict.

Ray Chapman Motors Bradford marks 70 years of Volvo’s seatbelt with showroom events, talks on Volvo safety, test drives, and previews of the new EX60 SUV.

Operation Henhouse 2026: Over 550 arrested in major UK fraud crackdown led by NCA, City of London Police and NECC, seizing £18m and freezing £9m assets.

Nearly six in ten women in Bradford don't walk home at night due to safety concerns.

The Early Music Shop's Saltaire Recorder Weekend is coming to Titus Salt School.

Greggs and easyJet have combined to launch five new sausage roll dips to celebrate easyJet’s new base at Newcastle International Airport.

More than 300 teenagers in the UK are set to take part in a social media ban trial - do you think this kind of ban should be permanent in the UK?

A child rapist from Bradford has been jailed for 14 and a half years.

Work has begun on a controversial late-night coffee shop and convenience store which will be housed in a former bank.

England’s 2026 World Cup games will be broadcast on a huge screen on the main stage inside Bradford Live’s vast auditorium.

Nigel Farage is predicting a "big shift" in the make-up of Bradford Council at the upcoming local elections.

Two tonnes of waste that was fly-tipped in a Bradford woods took six men six and a half hours to clear.

Police have issued a warning after finding several cannabis farms in a Bradford village.

A judge has praised a woman for her tenacity and courage in bringing a rapist to justice.

Residents living near Mannville Terrace have been asked to review their CCTV and doorbell footage after a burglary at a multi‑occupancy property.

Police are investigating after reports of men fighting with machetes on a large Bradford estate.

POLICE in north-west Leeds are appealing for information after a report of a sheep having been attacked by a dog which resulted in it having to be put down.