Thu, 23rd Feb 2012

Bradford News

CCTV images of Bradford petrol thieves released

7:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Jean Cole, manager of Morrisons filling station at Girlington and PC Dave Hudson

Police have released a rogues’ gallery of wanted suspects after a huge increase in motorists driving off from petrol stations without paying for fuel.

Homes in Haworth and East Morton are approved

9:10am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Proposals to build 38 homes on a field in Haworth were passed by councillors yesterday.

Barbara Windsor gets Bradford Film Festival honour

9:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Barbara Windsor

Bubbly Barbara Windsor, star of the Carry On comedy films and long-running TV soap EastEnders, is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th Bradford International Film Festival in April.

Bradford Council departments spend £37,000 on free parking for staff

9:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Council departments pay £37,000 to rent spaces in this Little Germany car park

The Conservative group leader has criticised Bradford Council for spending thousands on leasing car parks in the city centre to allow its staff to park for free.

Keighley Cougars cash grant U-turn

9:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Keighley Cougars have been told that they will now receive a badly-needed £20,000 grant from Bradford Council after all.

'Bingley accident blackspot could be improved'

7:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Developers behind plans for a huge housing estate could include safety improvements at an “accident blackspot” in a bid to persuade the authority to drop its last remaining major objection to the controversial scheme.

Arsonists blamed as blaze destroys Keighley business

7:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Firefighters tackle the blaze

A huge blaze gutted one company's premises and spread to the next-door business.

‘Eye’ in the sky spotted over City Park

8:10am Thursday 23rd February 2012

A helicopter camera is prepared to fly around the City Park for the BBC’s One Show

A remote-controlled helicopter could be seen hovering over City Park yesterday, prompting inquiring looks from bemused onlookers.

41 jobs saved in Bradford as Peacocks is sold

7:30am Thursday 23rd February 2012

More than 40 Bradford retail jobs have been saved following the sale of stores operated by struggling budget retailer Peacocks’ administrators to Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

Thousands expected at Bradford Beer Festival

7:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Bradford Camra chairman Tony Constable gets ready for the Bradford Beer Festival, in Victoria Hall, Saltaire

Thousands of real ale lovers were expected to flock to the district today for the beginning of this year’s Bradford Beer Festival.

Bradford men locked up for drug-fuelled robbery and kidnap

6:00pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Two men have been locked up after a drug-fuelled robbery and kidnap in which their terrified victim was punched, kicked and bundled into a car.

Man arrested in connection with shooting

10:18am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

The scene of the shooting

Detectives investigating a shooting on a Bradford street, in which the victim suffered a head injury, have arrested a 21-year-old man.

Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Beck Street, Keighley

7:46am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Firefighters tackle the blaze

Firefighters were this morning tackling a huge building blaze in Beck Street, Keighley.

Drug driver jailed for 110mph chase in city centre 30-zone

11:00am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Joseph Sharpe crashed in Manchester Road at the junction with Senior Way

A drug-fuelled driver who drove at speeds of 110mph through 30mph zones in Bradford has been jailed for 18 months.

Hunt for gunman after driver is shot in head

7:00am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

The crashed car with its windscreen shot out after the incident

Detectives were today continuing to hunt a gunman who blasted a man in the head after a car chase in Bradford.

Public inquiry begins into plans for homes on greenfield site in Sty Lane, Micklethwaite

7:00am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Greenhill Action Group members outside City Hall before the start of the public inquiry

A campaign group has described plans for a huge housing estate as a “crack-pot scheme doomed to failure” at the start of a public inquiry into the controversial proposals.

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