Bradford news

• Road plan set to progress after park path decision

  17-01-2026 12:03 via bbc.com
  Wakefield Council says the loss of land in Pontefract Park will not damage the park's character.
  
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• Yorkshire sign Afghanistan bowler Ul-Haq for Blast

  20-01-2026 10:07 via bbc.com
  Yorkshire sign Afghanistan bowler Naveen Ul-Haq as an overseas player for the 2026 T20 Blast.
  
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• Town down to 'final space' for Muslim burials

  20-01-2026 09:40 via bbc.com
  Council denies that it is not working hard to find more space for Muslim interments.
  
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• Taxi driver loses licence over Covid fraud claim

  20-01-2026 09:39 via bbc.com
  Driver tells court he did not know he'd been given £50,000 loan and that it was a gift from stranger.
  
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• M62 delays after roadworks machinery breakdown

  20-01-2026 09:12 via bbc.com
  National Highways is warning drivers about lengthy delays on Tuesday morning.
  
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• The day I discovered the Everton contract Revie never signed

  20-01-2026 07:39 via bbc.com
  This is the story of how an unsigned contract that lay hidden in a bungalow for more than 50 years could have changed the course of English football.
  
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• Food charity delivers nearly 100,000 meals

  20-01-2026 07:34 via bbc.com
  The Bread and Butter Thing provides healthy, fresh food for those in need.
  
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• Bereaved family raise thousands for heart scans

  20-01-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  The family of Anja Wilson, from Bradford, want to raise awareness of sudden cardiac deaths.
  
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• Week-long walkout over pensions starts at hospital

  20-01-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  The dispute at Airedale General Hospital relates to jobs outsourced to NHS subsidiary AGH Solutions.
  
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• Sheff Utd visit Man City in Women's FA Cup

  19-01-2026 20:32 via bbc.com
  Holders Chelsea will take on Manchester United in the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup - a repeat of last year's final.
  
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• Furniture firm collapses into administration

  19-01-2026 19:55 via bbc.com
  Moores Furniture Group blames their problems on low housebuilding activity and rising costs.
  
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• Investment in Bradford's high street is vital, says Green Party leader during visit

  19-01-2026 19:05
  
  GREEN Party Leader Zack Polanski delivered a speech to a packed out suite at Valley Parade stadium, Bradford.
  
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• Why CSI were spotted at a substation in Bradford today

  19-01-2026 18:56
  
  Crime Scene Investigation officers were spotted at a substation in Bradford today.
  
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• Slow traffic after crash at junction on top of steep hill in Bradford

  19-01-2026 18:39
  
  There is slow traffic at a junction on top of a steep hill in Bradford.
  
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• Huge queues after crash on motorway next to Bradford

  19-01-2026 18:17
  
  There are huge queues after a crash on a motorway next to Bradford this evening.
  
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• Bradford man handed extended sentence for 'horrible crimes'

  19-01-2026 17:42
  
  A man is beginning an extended jail sentence for raping a child.
  
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• Bradford star says this panto was 'up there with the best we've ever done'

  19-01-2026 17:10
  
  One of Yorkshire’s most beloved pantomime stars says the festive season’s run of shows was “up there with the best we’ve ever done”.
  
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• Long-standing Bradford clothes store to shut - here's the closure date

  19-01-2026 17:00
  
  A long-standing clothing retailer in Bradford is set to close its doors for the final time this weekend.
  
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• Demolition work continues on collapsed Bradford building as excavator brought in

  19-01-2026 16:50
  
  Demolition work has been carried out recently on a collapsed building in Bradford city centre.
  
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• Flats could be built above ex-department store

  19-01-2026 16:06 via bbc.com
  Bradford Council grants permission for 34 flats to be built above premises dating back to 1870.
  
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• Former home boss 'used power to isolate children'

  19-01-2026 15:26 via bbc.com
  A man and a woman are on trial for sex offences at a Halifax children's home dating back 50 years.
  
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• Bradford Best Gym 2026 top ten finalists revealed

  19-01-2026 14:25
  
  The top ten finalists in the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Best Gym 2026 competition have now been revealed.
  
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• Plans for new accessible buses set to be approved

  19-01-2026 14:16 via bbc.com
  The new fleet of buses will cost £6.5m and will be "ultra-low emission" and fully accessible.
  
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• Emergency services called to scene of crash on major Bradford road

  19-01-2026 12:45
  
  Emergency services scrambled to the scene of a crash on a major Bradford road this past weekend.
  
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• The criminals jailed at Bradford Crown Court over the last week

  19-01-2026 12:44
  
  Here are criminals, including sex offenders, a violent drunk, a shoplifter, a cannabis dealer, and pub brawlers that appeared at Bradford Crown Court last week.
  
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• Cordon removed in Bradford after police confirm 'nothing had happened there'

  19-01-2026 12:20
  
  A cordon that was put up in a Bradford wooded area over the weekend was taken down after "nothing had happened there".
  
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• Upper floors of iconic former department store can be converted into flats

  19-01-2026 12:17
  
  THE upper floors of a former department store in Bradford city centre can be converted into flats – planners have agreed.
  
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• Woman who fled to Barbados with suspect jailed

  19-01-2026 11:31 via bbc.com
  Rashawn Bedeau fled with Ellis Thornton and then funded him as he moved to Mexico and Suriname.
  
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• Man admits murdering woman, 62, found dead at house

  19-01-2026 11:30 via bbc.com
  John Bootland pleads guilty to killing Colleen Westerman, who was found dead at a house in Leeds.
  
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• Police swarm Bradford village after man 'in possession of knives'

  19-01-2026 11:10
  
  A man in possession of knives was arrested in connection with an incident in a Bradford village centre.
  
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