2+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) NORTHERN retailer Booths, which has a store in Ilkley, has been recognised with a 2026 Princess Royal Training Award for its Specialist Training Academies, which help preserve traditional food skills and develop employee expertise. The independent food and drink retailer received…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (410+ words) A mother whose baby survived a 10-storey fall "deliberately propelled herself" from a tower block window, a coroner has found. Emma Atkinson, 38, died after falling from the ninth floor of Shakespeare Towers in Burmantofts, Leeds, on October 22, 2024. Her baby daughter…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (757+ words) A police community support officer from Bradford shared confidential information about a brutal machete attack with a man later accused, with others, of carrying it out, a jury has heard. Alice Dobson’s actions were described by prosecution barrister Stephen Wood…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (732+ words) Andy Burnham was sworn in as prime minister on Monday, becoming the seventh occupant of No. 10 in a decade. With plans for a ‘No. 10 north’ central to his aim to rebalance power away from Westminster, I headed into Bradford city…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (155+ words) QUIZ fans have the chance to race for glory—while competing for a cash prize. The BBC One quiz show The Finish Line, hosted by Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene, is returning for a fifth series and is open for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (648+ words) Andy Burnham will face an online question session on Friday after hinting he would be prepared to hike taxes for out-of-town businesses if he becomes prime minister later this month. The Makerfield MP is effectively the prime minister-in-waiting as the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (431+ words) Andy Burnham is “extremely liberal”, Donald Trump has said in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer. The US president told reporters Mr Burnham “probably won’t…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (457+ words) THE recent tragic death of a teenage girl from Bradford in the River Wharfe has been brought up by Skipton's MP during a Parliamentary debate on water safety. Speaking during the Westminster Hall debate, Sir Julian referred to the death…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1006+ words) This week's MP column is written by Bradford West MP Naz Shah I had the privilege of proposing the Loyal Address, following the King’s Speech in the Chamber earlier this month. As the first ever Muslim to do so, I…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (187+ words) MASS disruption has been caused after a fire broke out next to the railway line. National Rail said all lines have now reopened, but passengers, travelling between Leeds and Shipley, are still being warned to expect delays and cancellations on…...