Bradford

North Yorkshire motorists fined and given penalty points

Two failed to respond to court summons and were convicted and sentenced in their absence. 
Nathan Schofield, 34, of The Ridings, Norton, was fined £440, ordered to pay a £176 statutory surcharge and £90 prosecution costs and given five penalty points a…

Pay tribute to Bradford’s Shahid Ali after fatal M62 crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision, which happened on the eastbound carriageway close to junction 29, for Lofthouse, at around 3.30am yesterday.
West Yorkshire Police said the crash involved a white Audi A3 “travelling against…

Smoking and lung cancer—70 long years on

Nicholas S Hopkinson, professor of respiratory medicine

Imperial College London

Last week was the 70th anniversary of the UK government’s acceptance that smoking causes lung cancer.1 Cases of this previously rare disease had risen 10-fold since …

CAR REVIEW: Dacia adds a new dimension to its popular Jogger

The Dacia JoggerDACIA has added an extra ingredient to its quirky Jogger to further broaden its appeal.This flexible seven-seater already ranked well for space, practicality and equipment – and now there’s a hybrid engine to provide greater efficiency….

M18 accident today live as two lorries crash and traffic held

Traffic is being held temporarily on a stretch of the M18 after two lorries crashed.
According to the traffic management system, Inrix, there are currently long delays as traffic is being held following the lorry crash. This took place on the M18 North…

Bradford Schools Receive Electric Kit Car Donations Ahead of …

School pupils across Bradford have been tasked with building and racing their own electric kit cars thanks to an innovative new education partnership.  Bradford College is supporting the charity Greenpower Education Trust to launch the first Formula 24…

Wilmslow driver clocked speeding through roadworks on motorway

Ali Waheed, of Handforth Road, pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court to exceeding a temporary 50mph speed limit when the case was heard on December 27, last year.
The 37-year-old was caught on camera driving a vehicle at 68mph on t…

Grand Central now calls at Peterborough

The Office of Rail and Road has given the go-ahead for some of Grand Central’s trains to call at Peterborough – six years after its most recent proposal was rejected. Arriva-owned GC has been operating on the East Coast Main Line since December 2007, b…