Regular updates as the Bradford district’s pubs, bars, gyms, non-essential shops and hairdressers among the services to re-open from today

SHOPPERS and visitors are being urged to “rediscover” Bradford city centre as non-essential retailers and hostelries with outdoor seating get back to business today.

SHOPPERS have been queuing up outside Bradford’s shopping centres with one shop in particular proving popular.

HUNDREDS of people have objected to plans to build housing on a field on the edge of Clayton.

POLICE officers requested to attend the Little Horton area due to ongoing issues with speeding quickly stopped a driver after arriving in the area on Sunday.

A POWER CUT has left more than 2,000 properties in Bradford without electricity this morning.

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.

POLICE are appealing for information to locate a missing teenager who is believed to be in or around the Cottingley area.

A FORMER head of fundraising at a West Yorkshire charity - who has now left after six years of service - has taken a look back at the "brilliant journey" she has been on, with her latest venture already well underway.

COSTA Coffee will mark its 50th birthday by offering customers in Bradford any of its hot-drinks for just 50p.

FINES have been handed out to 20 motorists who parked in a "dangerous and inconsiderate manner" at Ilkley Moor.

A MAN has been served with a £10,000 fine for a breach of Coronavirus restrictions after police shut down an unlicensed music event in Keighley.

THESE are the rules beer gardens will have to follow as hundreds prepare to reopen for outdoor food and drink tomorrow.

IT may well be spring - but try telling that to the weather.

DID you know children can have strokes?

NON-essential shops are making last-minute preparations as they look forward to reopening their doors - including Bradford's shopping centres.

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

PEOPLE from across the faith groups in Bradford united to pay their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh at a special service.

ONE further Covid-19-related hospital deaths has been reported today in Bradford.

A DRIVER in Bradford after class and B drugs were found in their car.

A DRIVER had his car seized by police on his first trip in Bradford after committing a number of traffic offences.

A FAMILY support group set up following the Hillsborough disaster has decided to disband, it has been announced.

SEABROOK have teamed up with Northern Monk to brew the world’s first crisp-flavoured beers.

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KAY Mellor has met several lottery winners and, she says, “it’s not always a happy ending”.

MORRISONS is set to open 107 of its cafés in England with outdoor seating areas from tomorrow, meaning customers can enjoy their much-loved favourites as lockdown restrictions are eased.

BRADFORD’S cold snap will continue to bite with further sleet and light snow showers expected today.

A NUMBER of buildings in Bradford city centre were lit in purple last night to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

BRADFORD City maintained their League Two play-off push with a victory on a bizarre afternoon.

MOSQUES are preparing for Ramadan after the holy month had to be observed during last year's coronavirus restrictions without the usual community prayer gatherings.

A PRIVATE hire firm is doing its bit to kickstart the Shipley economy by offering free lifts home to residents who have used the town’s supermarkets.

A CITY fan is once again on the quest to raise funds for the Bradford Burns Unit by releasing another clothing line remembering the 56 people who sadly lost their life in the Valley Parade fire.

ONE of the services many of us have been waiting for over the last few months will make a welcome return on Monday - hairdressers and barbers.

HERE is a look inside a two-bedroom cottage in Bradford that's up for sale.

A SCIENTIST has warned over a third wave of Covid in areas including West Yorkshire on the eve of the re-opening of many services.

POLICE are continuing to appeal for information to help trace a missing girl from Leeds.

AN uninsured driver has been reported to court by police in Bradford.

NEW figures have revealed how hard it is to pass your driving test in Bradford.

LAST year everyone was talking about Tiger King, the Netflix show about big cat collector Joe Exotic and his nemesis, animal conservationist Carole Baskin. I gave it a miss, it all looked too weird.

WITH the second series of All Creatures Great and Small currently being filmed across the Dales there is no better time to discover the unique beauty of the area that inspires such affection. This walk between Askrigg and Aysgarth is perfect.

VOLUNTEERS at historic Undercliffe Cemetery have unearthed a memorial to a ‘lost Bradford Pal’ whose story shaped the Battle of the Somme.

THIS week I should have been winding through hairpin bends of the Austrian Alps, gazing at gorgeous views and taking in lungfuls of pure mountain air.

A SUPERMARKET in the Bradford district has handed out grants totalling £3,000 to good causes.

AMENDED plans for the redevelopment of Horsfall Stadium have been submitted to Bradford Council.

TICKETS are still available as Odsal Stadium will reopen as a drive-in cinema later this month and next – kicking off with a series of classic Hollywood and Bollywood films.

A KEIGHLEY nursing home has been sold.

A SKIPTON man who stole two bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey has been given a conditional discharge after magistrates decided it was a ‘one off’.

CITY continued their late push for the play-offs with an unconvincing Valley Parade victory over bottom club Grimsby - who played the second half down to 10 men after fighting among themselves.

ONE of Bradford’s most loved fish and chip takeaways has been ranked in the nation’s top 50 chippies for the sixth year in a row.

THE Duke of Edinburgh's final farewell will be a royal funeral like no other, with the Queen and her family following guidelines and wearing face masks and socially distancing as they gather to pay tribute.