A MALE has been arrested for criminal damage in a joint operation using a 'Trojan bus'.

THERE were plenty of toasts to celebrate yesterday as people across the Bradford district flocked to their locals to mark the reopening of pubs.

The Duke has been portrayed by Matt Smith and more recently Tobias Menzies in the show’s four seasons so far.

FIREFIGHTERS are damping down this morning after a major fire broke out an industrial premises in Dewsbury.

Residents in part of West Yorkshire were advised to keep their windows shut last night after an intense fire sent plumes of smoke billowing across their neighbourhood.

A STOCK car expert claims hosting the World Championship Final of the BriSCA F1 at Odsal Stadium later this year will bring in "a few hundred thousands of pounds" to Bradford.

A NEW business park, including office space, 20 business units and a cafe could be created in Keighley town centre.

A "HUGELY significant milestone" has been reached in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout as all people in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered the jab.

The law change could be coming into place to maximise safety of journeys of disabled and visually impaired pedestrians.

The Vaccines Taskforce has secured 17 million doses of the Moderna vaccine for the UK.

All adults in the UK aged over 50 have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

POLICE officers were out yesterday conducting an operation in south Bradford trying to catch drivers exceeding 30mph speed limits.

The BBC has reportedly received more than 100,000 complaints about its coverage of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, a record in British TV history.

Women in Bradford are more likely than men to be admitted urgently to hospital for self-harm injuries, figures reveal.

DARCY, a Shire horse who was well known to resident of Bradford and who lived in the Bradford Industrial Museum with his friend, Murdoch, has passed away at Hillside Animal Sanctuary in Norfolk.

THE first Moderna jabs will be delivered in England today as the NHS vaccination programme reaches another milestone.

Sports chiefs in Leeds want to convert Headingley Stadium into one of the region’s largest boxing and wrestling venues, new Leeds City Council documents have revealed.

THE Range has announced it is planning to open its new store in Skipton on June 4.

The sunflower seeds will be offered to customers in packs of ten by checkout colleagues.

The scam is the latest in a long line of fraudulent attempts to cheat people out of cash throughout lockdown.

The increase marks the second year of benefits rising in line with inflation following a six-year benefits freeze.

Although mosques will be able to welcome worshipers, there will still be changes to celebrations of Ramadan this year.

A BRADFORD web design and development agency has doubled the size of its team by adding a development hub in Lahore, Pakistan.

AN empty unit in Keighley could become the town centre's latest micropub.

STAFF from Bradford-based LCF Law have raised over £800 for cancer charity Macmillan by taking part in the Mighty Miles challenge.

A NEW online feature from the Environment Agency will make it easier for Bradford residents to avoid getting into trouble by using rogue waste carriers.

PLANS to build houses on a site in Thornton have been approved, after the properties were re-designed to make them more "modest."

A LOCKDOWN-DEFYING hairdresser reopened her salon today, but is refusing to wear a mask or PPE (personal protective equipment).

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

PARKING will be suspended on the main road through Saltaire tomorrow as filming for the hit BBC show Gentleman Jack gets underway.

A BRADFORD teenage boy who died at a popular beauty spot in Bingley last month has been named locally as 14-year-old Muhammad Abu Farhan.

TRADERS in Shipley were delighted to be back in business today as shoppers flocked to the town today.

RESIDENTS of Idle and surrounding areas were pleased to “bring back a sense of normality”, whether it was enjoying a pint in the sunshine or getting that long-awaited hair cut.

A member of a burglary gang that raided cash, property and a car to the value of £23,000 from a family home was today jailed for three years.

POLICE boxed in a car and arrested a man on suspicion of a drug offence near a park this afternoon.

WHILE shoppers have flocked to 'big name' high street stores like Primark today, it has also been an important day for independent traders.

A FORMER West Yorkshire Police staff member has been given a community order after admitting possession of indecent images of children.

"OVER the moon."

A BRADFORD gym owner said it is "amazing" to reopen after months of closure due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

BRADFORD's shopping centres have welcomed people back on a momentous day for the retail sector.

A BRADFORD man has been jailed for a number of historic child sex offences.

PEOPLE in Bradford have braved the cool temperatures for an early morning pint as the pubs reopened.

ONE woman and two men have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Keighley.

ODSAL Stadium in Bradford will host the World Championship Final of the British Stock Car Drivers' Association Formula One this September.

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.

NORTHERN Gas Networks have apologised for any inconvenience caused by urgent repair works taking place in Bradford city centre on a day when many shops and businesses re-opened.

MORRISONS is giving away 25 million sunflower seeds to customers this week in an effort to spread hope and lift the spirits of the nation.

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

Punters enjoyed a lunchtime drink at the Halfway House on Huddersfield Road, Wyke, this afternoon, as the sun shone on the first day of reopening.