GEORGE Galloway has said he is confident a judge will hear his legal challenge against the Batley and Spen by-election result, despite the initial deadline for challenging his defeat having passed.

A NEW festival is planned for later this month following the postponement of the Bingley Weekender.

BRADFORD can look forward to a mixture of sunshine and thunder this weekend, with a weather warning in place today.

A NEW arcade with a mixture of retro and modern day games will open in Bradford city centre this weekend.

It was feared that the latest travel update would see Spain demoted to England’s red list due to an increased prevalence of Covid-19 and variants.

The announcement will impact half of the population and is mainly down to rising wholesale fuel costs, particularly gas, Ofgem say.

Brits are hoping soaring temperatures can return once more this month.

WhatsApp is part of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire which includes Facebook and Instagram and is used by millions worldwide.

POLICE are renewing an appeal for information to locate a wanted Dewsbury man who was found guilty of sexual offences.

A NEW Costa Coffee could be built in the car park of a Morrisons store if new plans are approved.

A WEST YORKSHIRE charity has released a new report claiming that a "toxic combination" of government policy, Brexit and the pandemic has had a "devastating impact" on migrant communities across the UK.

PLANS to use a historic Grade-II listed mill outside Keighley as a venue to host weddings and other parties have been granted by Bradford Council.

SIR - There is a severe litter problem in Manningham, causing health and safety concerns. Roads and streets are full of rubbish; street bins are full with rubbish spilling out, and not emptied on time - it's smelly and sickening! Some residents speak...

A MAN was disqualified from driving for one year and had to pay a total of more than £200 after he drove with drugs in his system on a Bradford road.

MILLSIDE Community Centre, on Grattan Road in Bradford city centre, has received a grant of £19,348 to provide weekly exercise and fitness sessions for two years following a donation from the Morrisons Foundation.

The 56-year-old TV presenter has been out of work since his exit from ITV’s Good Morning Britain in March.

The popular PERi-PERi restaurant is giving away free chicken to help students celebrate.

POLICE have issued a high risk missing person appeal to try locate an elderly woman who has dementia.

A 'COMMUNITY funfair' will be held at a Bradford school tomorrow, with some high-profile guests set to be in attendance.

WEST Yorkshire had the second-highest number of car seizures in the UK across 2019 and 2020, new research has claimed.

RETROSPECTIVE plans for a cupcake shop based inside a shipping container have been submitted to Bradford Council.

MEMBERS of staff from GP surgeries across Craven, Airedale and Wharfedale have walked, run and cycled thousands of miles to raise more than £1,500 for the charity Carers Resource.

THE leader of Kirklees Council has cautioned fellow councillors against criticising contractors that work for the authority.

Two lanes of the M62 motorway were closed earlier tonight after a collision.

THE owner of a Bradford shop has been stripped of his licence to sell alcohol after raids found the store was selling counterfeit cigarettes.

A MAN has been jailed for 18 months for a Bradford city centre robbery that left a student and his girlfriend frightened and unnerved.

A GRANDMOTHER tragically died after suffering a spontaneous bleed on the brain due to an undiagnosed and aggressive form of cancer, an inquest heard.

ANOTHER 13 people died following contact with police in West Yorkshire last year, figures reveal – among more than 100 since 2004.

Over 2,000 swimmers and would-be bathers were caught risking their lives during reservoir patrols mounted by Bradford-based Yorkshire Water.

A man jailed for tending 344 cannabis plants at a Bradford house was anxious to get back to his homeland to rescue his wife from “unsavoury characters” who were threatening her, his barrister said.

Boris Johnson has been criticised by Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Keir Starmer after he said Margaret Thatcher gave the UK a “big early start” in the fight against climate change when she closed coal mines across the UK.

POLICE have revealed another male has been arrested in connection with a robbery which is part of the investigation into a serious crash in Bradford.

MORE than 1,500 people in Bradford were contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app and told to isolate in the latest week, figures reveal.

POLICE are investigating after reports of an aggravated burglary where four men with machetes stormed a Bradford house.

POLICE across West Yorkshire have seized more than 45,000 cars over a two year period, data has shown.

THUNDERSTORMS are to hit Bradford tomorrow, forecasters have warned.

THE new head of the NHS in England has urged young people to get a coronavirus vaccination, warning that more than a fifth of those admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are aged between 18 and 34.

THESE stunning photographs were taken by a budding young snapper - who is only 10 years old. 

This bizarre photo shows the moment a motorist driving to the coast was stopped by police because he had a SURFBOARD sticking out the back of his convertible.

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

POLICE are appealing for information following a report of an indecent exposure earlier this week in which a female cyclist was flashed.

A WILSDEN man will be taking part in a 10-mile hike from Otley to Leeds – 18 months after fearing he may never walk again.

A BRADFORD MP has written to the Transport Secretary asking why Pakistan has not been removed from the red list for overseas travel.

A BRADFORD care home has been rated ‘inadequate’ and plunged into special measures following a visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

PLANS to transform a derelict building in the city centre into new high-end apartments with hot tubs have been submitted to Bradford Council.

PEOPLE who are wanting to give Jewish Community Leader Rudi Leavor a well-deserved send-off have been told not attend the Bradford Synagogue as his funeral will be a strictly family-only service due to necessary social distancing measures.

PHILIP Davies is one of a dozen MPs who have backed a new report by a fossil fuel campaign group condemning plans to ban the sale of petrol cars from 2030.

HEAVY Goods Vehicle operators are being invited to bid for funding to help them adapt to the Clean Air Zone, coming to parts of Bradford District in early 2022.

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

AN MP has praised a project aimed at getting people in the Bradford district into work - and vowed to do anything possible to support them and ensure continued employment opportunities.