A FRESH appeal for witnesses has been launched by investigators working on behalf of a Bradford man serving life for murder.

THE number of domestic abuse rapes reported in Bradford to police rose by more than 30 per cent last year.

TWO drivers were reported by police for offences, one of which crashed in Bradford and one of which was transporting a mattress in Mirfield.

BRADFORD is set to get a mixture of sleet and light snow showers today as then cold snap bites.

BRADFORD Council community testing teams will be back out across the district today handing out home testing kits to help people get tested for Covid-19.

THE Local Government Association (LGA) has said that Covid-19 status certification will bring significant implications for councils with regards to licensing, enforcement and support to venues and businesses who would have to use them.

PLANS to turn a building that dates back to the 1660s into a restaurant and offices have been submitted to Bradford Council.

A MAN who won a TV travel challenge is tackling his latest test - running 200km during Ramadan to help raise £100,000 to build a school in Nepal.

BRADFORD has been home to many legends in all sorts of different fields over the years and it is time to honour those who have made the biggest impact.

COLLAPSED fashion chain Peacocks has been saved by a senior executive with backing from an international consortium, it has been announced.

BRADFORD City had to settle for a share of the points at Stevenage in their bid for a late play-off push in League Two.

THE family of Captain Sir Tom Moore are encouraging people to celebrate his spirit of generosity by taking on their own "Captain Tom 100" charity challenge on what would have been the weekend of his 101st birthday.

A FORMER caravan sales site could soon become a used car dealership if a new planning application is approved.

MANNINGHAM Housing Association (MHA) has been shortlisted for two Northern Housing Awards including the blue ribband Landlord of the Year category.

MORE than 4,000 disabled people in Bradford have taken the Government to tribunal over benefit payments and nearly 45 per cent won, figures show.

A SURGICAL team from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has played a key role in a pioneering trial which could help improve quality of life for patients with rectal cancer.

NEW online training courses are being used at the Bradford Openreach training centre, as part of a key investment by the digital infrastructure company.

PEOPLE are making complaints about councillors based on how they vote on contentious planning applications.

BRIGHOUSE Library is among six historic buildings in Calderdale that will be heated in an eco-friendly way in the future, thanks to a £2.8 million grant.

FIRE badly damaged a first-floor bedroom of a house in Keighley early this morning.

CLAYTON Donaldson's first goal since December earned City a 1-1 draw with in-form Stevenage this afternoon.

BRADFORD has the highest child poverty rate in the region, amid warnings the pandemic will push more families into poverty.

HERE is today's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of positive cases of Covid-19 in Bradford.

POLICE searching for a missing Stanningley man found a body on Sunday night.

THERE has been one further Covid-19-related deaths reported by hospitals in the Bradford district today, according to the latest NHS England figures.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued three trapped geese from a drainage area at Chellow Dean Reservoir on Monday morning.

TWO cars and a weapon were seized in separate incidents in Cleckheaton and Batley on Sunday.

A DRIVER who allegedly failed to stop in Wibsey was arrested for drug and driving offences after a pursuit on Saturday evening.

FOUR people were arrested and a stolen quad bike was recoved in Idle on Sunday.

A BRADFORD care agency once rated ‘inadequate’ is on the road to improvement and has been moved out of special measures.

A MAN devastated by loss of a friend to suicide is doing a 7in7 half-marathon challenge May 3 to 9 to raise money for a Bradford mental health charity.

THE amount Bradford Council spends on agency staff for its Children’s Services department will have almost quadrupled in three years - and is currently £17 million a year.

AFTER years of standing as local landmarks, two huge gas storage facilities will be demolished in the coming year.

A MAN has been arrested following a series of shed burglaries in Bingley.

SIR Ken Dodd’s widow has revealed that the comic was proud of his record-breaking run at Bradford’s Alhambra theatre, and often heard from Sunbeams he worked with over 60 years ago.

LOCAL residents can find out today about plans to redevelop the former Crosslee tumble dryer site in Hipperholme after the demolition of the factory.

COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for the next stage of a multi-million pound business park at Brighouse.

KEIGHLEY’S planned new multi-million pound police station is moving a step closer.

THE latest quarterly economic economic survey from the region's business leaders indicates confidence is starting to return.

A KEIGHLEY man has stepped-up to help charity ­­– and smashed his target.

Bradford Bulls play their first Championship game of the season at Sheffield Eagles this Easter Sunday, with kick-off at 12:45pm.

HERE is today's latest breakdown, area-by-area, of positive cases of Covid-19 in Bradford.

A SPEEDING driver who was going at over 100mph on the M62 has been arrested after testing positive for cannabis, West Yorkshire Police has reported this afternoon.

AN AUTHOR from Bingley, who has released a book sharing the stories of survivors, is hoping she can encourage more people to come forward and talk about rape and sexual assault, despite the “stigma” which is often attached to the issue.

BRADFORD Council's online learning network used by schools across the district has been hit by a bout of cyber attacks, with one teacher claiming daily outages have "wreaked havoc".

THERE have been no further Covid-19-related deaths reported by hospitals in the Bradford district today, according to the latest NHS England figures.

IT HAS been a busy weekend for West Yorkshire Police's Wildlife & Rural Crime unit, with a host of animal-related incidents reported across the county.

STUDENTS at the University of Bradford are encouraging young people across the district to take the Covid-19 vaccine when it is their turn.

POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a man who was reported as missing from Leeds.

POLICE will "review footage" to try and identify the rider of quad bike who fled from them in Bradford South yesterday.