THE past year has been the most difficult for policing in decades - according to the head of Shipley’s local policing team.

YORKSHIRE’S universities have collectively offered to help local businesses recover from the pandemic through a programme of collaboration.

A BRADFORD dentist has had conditions placed on his registration for 18 months after a number of concerns were raised.

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This week's MP's column comes from Imran Hussain, Labour MP for Bradford East

A HEALTH and safety specialist company has bucked the trend in the last year by opening a new branch in Bradford and taking on five staff members.

According to Rightmove, buyer searches in Bradford have increased by 80 per cent in the last 12 months.

AN empty lodge at a Bradford cemetery could soon become a new dental surgery.

AN application to turn a “coffee shop” into a take away serving burgers has been refused by Bradford Council.

THE CEO of Yeadon-based Jet2 has reflected on an unprecedented year in the face of the pandemic.

A TERRIFYING blaze which ripped through a home and killed a mother and her six-year-old son was one of the worst some veteran firefighters had ever seen.

IN recent times, Bradford has been crying out for an outdoor hub where various sports can take place for the city's people to participate in and enjoy.

A SMALL firm in Cleckheaton has turned to making wax melts after demand for its wedding stationary plummeted during Covid.

For this week’s nostalgia feature we are taking a step back to the 80s. Every June, contestants would line-up at various nightclubs around the city in the hope of being crowned Miss Bradford.

YOU can still book your children into the Bulls Foundation's Easter Holiday Multi-Sports Camp.

THE star of a popular TV drama was spotted suited and booted for filming in Bradford today.

THIS was the scene on the M62 this evening as firefighters tackled a car blaze.

Police officers disturbed five men with machetes who were attacking a house to steal a £75,000 cannabis farm, Bradford Crown Court heard today.

CORONAVIRUS fines have been handed out to anti-social off roaders who gathered on a big field in Bradford at the weekend.

There have been calls for rigorous enforcement of mask-wearing on school buses after scores of children were sent home from a West Yorkshire school.

"SEVERAL" people have been injured in a serious crash on the M62 this afternoon.

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

A SKIPTON bar which only opened less than years ago has had its licence revoked.

KIRKLEES Council has explained why it refused lockdown-defying Quinn Blakey Hairdressing's Covid grant request, and said no fines have yet been paid.

POLICE are appealing for information after a memorial bench was vandalised in Silsden Park.

A man has been jailed for six months after he was caught with electrical equipment raided in a break-in at a Bradford gospel hall.

A "SMALL NUMBER" of staff from the West Yorkshire Police contact centre are having to isolate after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus.

LATER this month the Government's 'Stay Home' message will be dropped as more restrictions are set to be eased - but what will change in Bradford?

A father of three has been spared an immediate prison sentence after he was caught tending a £54,000 cannabis farm at a house in Bradford.

KIRKLEES Council’s Cabinet has backed plans to allocate £1.5million each to four of its smaller town centres to support local regeneration.

A PLANNING application for the One City Park office development is likely to be revealed this Summer.

From Bradford to Leeds, we’ve taken a look at the food hygiene ratings of Domino’s Pizzas in West Yorkshire.

Here are just five local railway stations and lines that have been abandoned or demolished in the  Bradford district- how many do you remember using?

POLICE are appealing for information to trace a man reported missing in Keighley.

NO further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported today in Bradford.

The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip has left hospital this morning following a stay of a one month due to heart problems.

A VAN that was used to illegally dump waste in West Bowling and Great Horton has been seized - making it the fourth fly tipping van seizure this year so far.

A MAN who was paralysed in the Manchester Arena bombing says he is ready for the ‘blood, sweat and tears’ as he gears up to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.

LOCKDOWN-defying hairdresser Sinead Quinn has revealed she was denied Covid grants due to an injunction against her from Kirklees Council.

A BRADFORD councillor has urged the public to "stand in solidarity" and challenge misogyny and sexism following the death of Sarah Everard, whose death has sparked debate and outrage across the country.

UNDERCOVER police officers could patrol bars and nightclubs around the country as part of plans to protect women from “predatory” offenders.

BRADFORD will become the first city in England to host a ‘pop up’ blood donation centre to help scientists working on a groundbreaking Covid-19 research study.

A STORAGE building is being converted into a new £1.7 million base for Bradford's school meals service.

A West Yorkshire Police Officer has been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault.

A NEW restaurant has teamed up with suppliers from across the Bradford district ahead of its opening tomorrow.

Racial slurs among probation officers were dismissed as “banter” and ethnic minority staff were handed the cases of race hate criminals without being consulted, a watchdog said.

SIR - With bandwagon jumping fast becoming a sport of Olympic proportions, politicians, press and public are having a field day criticising Cressida Dick. All seem to have forgotten that she was acting in response to a High Court ruling; that the ...

SOMEONE rang the 999 emergency line...because they had a snake in their bathroom.

According Born Free, 3951 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately as pets in Great Britain.

Here are the important Easter holiday dates that you need to be aware of if you are from Bradford.