A PERVERTED sex script killer from Cleckheaton who took his son's ex-girlfriend's life during sordid acts was not given the same care in prison before his death as he would have received on the outside, a report has revealed.

A 38-year-old cannabis farmer told by his drugs masters to pretend he was 16 if he was caught at the Bradford house where he was tending 90 plants has been jailed for 12 months.

BRADFORD Council must not become a “backseat driver” when a new trust takes over the District’s Children’s Services.

IT'S the weekend so you might be looking to call up for a takeaway over the next two days.

A MAN has been fined after being caught in possession of cocaine at a Bradford train station.

TWO people were arrested, including a man who allegedly assaulted a police officer, during a successful police operation targetting the anti-social use of vehicles in a Bradford area.

SOMEONE called the 999 emergency line...because they wanted officers to come and fix their boiler.

An assault victim and his cousin have both been sentenced to custody over their part in a violent street attack which left one man with a stab injury.

A MAJOR shake up of children’s homes in Bradford has been approved by Council bosses.

An ex-Bradford Bulls player has hit out at “unreasonable and inflexible” council officers, who’ve opposed his plan to build new visitor accommodation in Headingley.

The Tennants Auctioneers’ Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale will take place on July 16, featuring one watch worn by NASA astronaut Edward Higgins White.

TWO men have been jailed after an elderly lady was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when they broke into her home and stole her car.

A MAN was rushed to hospital after he had a bottle smashed over his head and was punched repeatedly while on the ground by a suspect who had the appearance of a rough sleeper in a city centre street robbery.

MY recent piece on the Fire Brigade in Southfield Lane prompted Malcolm Toft, who has kindly passed to me much information about the district’s former breweries, to remind me of the other Fire Brigade in Stott Hill, which runs behind the Cathedral ...

NOW here’s a fascinating fact: one of the last trolleybus routes in the UK was in March 1972 at Thornton.

Bradford Council is holding an open recruitment event for anyone interested in a job in either adults’ or children’s social care. The event will take place on June 15 from noon to 6pm at Margaret McMillan Tower, Prince's Way, Bradford BD1 1NN.

“ONCE people have discovered us, they come back.”

SHANAZ Gulzar - Chair of Bradford’s Bradford 2025 team - writes about the winning bid, and how the title will put the district on the map.

DARREN Day made his name as the fresh-faced, boy-next-door star of Summer Holiday in the Nineties.

WHAT set Bradford’s bid apart from the rest was its strong local engagement, particularly with young people.

BECOMING City of Culture 2025 will put Bradford on the national and international map, say civic, business, cultural and community leaders in the district.

A MAN has been jailed for the murder of another man in West Yorkshire.

THE Sportage has been around in the UK since 1995 and is the biggest-selling Kia model in Britain, Europe and across the world.

The global celebration is marked every year on June 11 and here are some top gifts for you to mark the boozy occasion.

Live coverage of the trial into the alleged murder of 19-year-old Kian Tordoff, who died in a stabbing in John Street, Bradford, on October 10 last year. Today is the fourth day, with the final eyewitnesses listened to.

SEVERAL young women have revealed the horrific moment Kian Tordoff died in their arms saying "tell my mum I love her" after being fatally stabbed.

The Keighley man was put on remand and will next appear at Bradford Crown Court on July 6.

MEN who flew out of car moments before a fatal stabbing were targeting males and laughed as one declared “ha we’ve f**king killed him now”, witnesses say.

A BBC TV show documenting the struggles of Bradford's emergency services hit our screens last night.

A MAN was found dead in Bradford city centre this morning.

Further outdoor places have been recommended for smoking bans in a new report

THE mother of a father of three who tragically died in a collision near the Horsforth roundabout has launched a petition to reduce the speed limit on the road.

Happy Planet Play Centre, found in Baildon Green Mills, has been a long-held dream for Chantelle Buck-Forrest.

Three teenagers were today sentenced for their roles in a ‘sustained and brutal attack’ on a college student when they and their victim were aged 16.

AN urgent appeal has been issued to find a man who, after serving part of his sentence for a serious sexual offence, is wanted on recall to prison following a breach of the terms of his release.

An adorable police dog in training has joined the Shipley force for the day.

A CATALOGUE of fire safety issues have been found after a blaze broke out in the basement of a high-rise building in Bradford earlier this week.

A BRADFORD-born photographer has revealed the opening date of an exhibition looking back at his 45-year career.

NO further Covid-19-related hospital deaths have been reported over the last five days in Bradford hospitals.

MORRISONS is set to become the highest paying UK supermarket for store staff after announcing a new hourly wage deal.

A BRADFORD man has been banned from driving after being clocked at 100mph on a motorway.

STAFF at a Shipley garage were threatened with violence after refusing to sell petrol to two men as arrests have been made in a new clampdown on nuisance riders.

DEBATE over a planned health hub in Keighley turned ugly at a Council meeting, with opponents of the scheme being escorted out of the Council chamber by security.

A BRADFORD district married father of three who admitted to speeding did not get banned from driving because he would have been unable to run his Cumbria-based Indian restaurant.

A SCHEME has launched to help clampdown on the impact of ‘menace’ nuisance bikes and quads in a Bradford district town by restricting the sale of fuel to them.

A SKIPTON finance technology firm has unveiled plans to create more than 100 new jobs.

A MAN has been jailed after police busted one of the biggest cannabis farms raided in the Bradford area in recent months.

A former West Yorkshire Police employee has avoided an immediate prison sentence after he admitted stalking a Kirklees mum over a six-week period.

THE MANAGER of a Bradford food bank has said that the cost of living crisis is continuing to push more people into poverty, while the number of people using its services is still more than double pre-pandemic levels.

A BRADFORD community figure is urging mosques and Muslim faith schools in the district to make use of new government funding aiming to reduce the risk of hate crime.