BRADFORD police have revealed that a 19 per cent increase in anti-social behaviour in the district over the last year is mostly down to illegal use of motor vehicles.

A MAN has written a book in memory of a well-known local sportsman to raise funds in an effort to keep Bingley Pool open.

THESE are the eight booze-fuelled men and women who have been punished for their loutish behaviour across Bradford in the past two months.

AN INQUEST ruled there was a “missed opportunity” to send an ambulance sooner on the day of a man’s tragic death.

This week's MP's column comes from Bradford South MP Judith Cummins

PROPOSALS to demolish a listed Bradford building have met with objections from two historical groups.

SOCIAL media will help influence what sweet treats will be on the menu at a new bakery and sandwich shop in Saltaire.

THE site of a Caravan sales business that shut last year can now be used by a car dealership after a decision by planning officers.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to site a 5G telecommunications mast the height of four double decker buses at the ‘main tourist route’ into Skipton have been thrown out by Craven District Council.

THE Prime Minister's former top adviser Dominic Cummings is set to make his long-awaited appearance before MPs this morning on the Covid-19 response.

A FIRE which caused extensive damage to two cars outside a house in Keighley in the early hours of this morning is believed to have been started deliberately.

A MOTORBIKE was stopped in the Windhill area yesterday evening, with the rider found to be in possesion and under the influence of cannabis.

AN UNINSURED car, which also had no MOT and no tax, was seized by Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) officers in Ilkley yesterday evening.

ATLAS Community Primary School in Manningham is taking part in a national competition to encourage pupils to learn more about food sustainability and the great outdoors.

A COMMUNITY organisation which gives women better access to sport is to return to action next week.

PLANS to build six houses on a field in Eldwick have been submitted to Bradford Council.

THREE houses belonging to Bradford Council will go to auction tomorrow - with one having a guide price of just £40,000.

The NHS Covid vaccination programme will today open up to everyone in their 30s as the biggest vaccination drive in NHS history begins inviting people aged 30 and 31 years old.

FAIRTRADE Bradford is committed to raising the profile for Fairtrade products and ethics in the district.

ARMED police have swooped on a Bradford street this afternoon, with one local resident describing it as "mayhem".

A 318-YEAR-OLD listed monument at the heart of a community has been severely damaged by a lorry.

A TRIAL date has been set for the two men accused of kidnapping and murdering a Bradford man, whose body was found in an old bank.

THE GOVERNMENT is to make it clearer that it is not imposing local lockdowns, as a Kirklees board announced the district is still service as normal.

A MOTORWAY road rager tailgated a car, continually flashed his lights, overtook and then punched the driver.

THE leader of Kirklees Council has urged people to be ‘very careful’ after he revealed his disappointment of finding out about the new restrictions through social media.

THE Mayor of West Yorkshire has called for urgent clarification from the government after Kirklees was named one of eight places across the country where people are being urged against all but essential travel in and out of the area.

THE return of the Bradford Bulls to Odsal stadium will “lift the spirit of the city” and has been heralded as a “massive boost” to the local economy.

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

BORIS Johnson's controversial comments about burka-wearing women gave the impression the Tories are "insensitive to Muslim communities", according to an independent review into alleged discrimination in the party.

A BRADFORD garden centre is continuing its collaboration with a Yorkshire gardener and TV presenter.

PEOPLE from Bradford have been urged to apply for then next series of a popular TV show.

A LILAC nine week old sheep dog puppy called Lassie sold for £7,600 at Skipton Auction Mart - a new world record for an untrained dog.

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

POLICE chased and arrested a man who dumped the stolen car he was driving to try escape.

POLICE have issued an image of a person they would like to identify.

NEW data released by Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has revealed the charity fell victim to 14 hoax phone calls in the last financial year.

A ROAD under a motorway and near an industrial estate in Bradford has been blocked after a crash.

A MAN has been given a community order after stealing razor blades worth more than £100 from a supermarket.

BRADFORD Literature Festival is returning to live venues, with a line-up that includes best-selling writer Caitlin Moran, TV presenter Anita Rani and former Great Britain rugby league captain Ellery Hanley.

POLICE want to speak to this person (pictured) in connection with a failed robbery which led to an 88-year-old woman being dragged on the floor.

THESE people from Bradford have been fined for stealing from petrol stations.

THIS is how the Covid situation in Bradford compares to the areas worst hit by the Indian variant of Covid-19; Bolton, Blackburn, Kirklees and more.

A LOCAL resident in Bingley has hit out at the "absolute bedlam" road resurfacing will cause on parking near Myrtle Park.

A SHOW performed in a Bradford car park explores the lives of three Muslim men and their passion for cars.

THE Government has been accused of “incompetence” after advising against all but essential travel in eight areas of England where the Covid variant first identified in India is spreading fastest.

BRADFORD can look forward to a warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekend, as the weather improves.

SAYING this past week had been a busy one for this Bradford policing team would be an understatement.

A POWER CUT has left more than 1,000 properties in the Bradford district without electricity this afternoon.

A NEW report looking at Bradford’s Clean Air Zone further highlights the opposition to the plans from many of the city’s taxi drivers.