The three most-read stories from each month of 2014 from telegraphandargus.co.uk.
JANUARY
1. CCTV caught man performing sex act in Bradford car park
"A chef has admitted outraging public decency in a city centre car park after being spotted by a CCTV operator. Hassan Butt, 33, of Victor Road, Heaton, was caught committing a sex act on himself in a car he had borrowed from a friend in the early hours last Monday in Randell Well Street car park right opposite the busy Love Apple club"... READ MORE
2. Ambulance and sports car crash in Manningham narrowly misses shopfront
"A shopowner has told how his niece was a few feet away from serious injury after a spectacular crash involving a car and an ambulance on an emergency call. The ambulance was about six feet away from crashing through the window of Freshco food store in Oak Lane, Manningham, after it was in a collision with a Peugeot RCZ sports car at about 12.10pm"... READ MORE
"The boss of a Bradford fast food restaurant has been jailed for six months, suspended for a year, after a judge branded the cockroach and mice-infested kitchen as a danger to the public. Shaukat Zaman Khan, then owner of Rafiqs Takeaway Ltd in Woodroyd Road, West Bowling, “wilfully” ignored repeated warnings from Bradford Council environmental health officers and was “unable to maintain even the most basic standards of food hygiene”, Bradford Crown Court heard"... READ MORE
FEBRUARY
1. Police issue rogues gallery of 10 most wanted over drug dealing in Bradford district
"Police have released a rogues gallery of ten wanted drug dealers, caught peddling their evil wares in Bradford. The fugitives were captured on camera during an ongoing major police operation to crack down on the street supply of heroin and cocaine. Operation Stalebank has so far seen 80 drug dealers put behind bars for a total of 260 years"... READ MORE
2. Parents warned to be vigilant after man approaches boy at gates of Bradford school
"Police are investigating reports of a man approaching a nine-year-old boy at the gates of an Eccleshill primary school. The alleged incident happened at around 9am yesterday as the child, who was not hurt, was walking into Cavendish Primary School's grounds in Hall Road"... READ MORE
3. Brawl over pork pie ruins couple's wedding reception in Bradford
"A club steward said he had never seen scenes like it after a brawl broke out at a wedding reception over a pork pie and water pistol. Any couple’s big day will be memorable, but one Bradford bash got more people talking than most after social media reports of the out-of-hand celebrations which led to three arrests"... READ MORE
MARCH
1. Woman who killed herself in Shipley supermarket 'stabbed herself in throat with knife'
"A supermarket in Shipley where a woman killed herself has re-opened. The woman, said to be aged between 20 and 40, died at Asda shortly after 8.30am. One female witness said the tragedy happened at the top of the hardware aisle where the woman was found lying in a pool of blood"... READ MORE
2. The premises that scored zero ratings for food hygiene
"A list of Bradford restaurants and takeaways that scored a zero hygiene rating. Results based on information published at www.food.gov.uk/ratings, correct as of 4.30pm on Friday, March 8, 2014. Businesses should not be confused with establishments of a similar name elsewhere)"... READ MORE
3. Buttershaw school sorry after boy has letter taped to chest by teacher
"A head teacher at a Bradford primary school has apologised after an autistic pupil was sent home with a letter taped to his chest. David Hawkes’s mum Shelley said her 11-year-old son was “publicly humiliated” when a teacher used sticky tape to fix the letter to his jumper"... READ MORE
APRIL
1. Police hunt car jackers who struck at Bradford supermarket
"A terrified woman was attacked in a supermarket car park by two robbers who grabbed her keys and drove off in her car in Bradford last night. The car-jacking happened at Tesco in Great Horton Road at 8.10pm"... READ MORE
2. Woman went to court in just her bra and hotpants
"An animal cruelty case was adjourned by magistrates because the 62-year-old defendant turned up at court in a bra and hotpants. Eileen Colman, of St Mary’s Crescent, Wyke, was deemed to be inappropriately dressed by staff at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court when she arrived"... READ MORE
3. Parents' warning as fitness fanatic, 20, is killed by steroids after suffering third heart attack
"A bodybuilding obsessive who had already suffered two heart attacks and three strokes due to his intake of anabolic steroids died aged only 20 after ignoring warnings to stop working out"... READ MORE
MAY
1. Racist outburst led to man transforming the life of his homeless abuser
"A man who turned the other cheek when a homeless man shouted racist slurs at him has since helped his abuser find a home and work. Aminur Chowdhury hopes his forgiving nature and the subsequent turn-around of Ben Gallon’s attitude will help educate others"... READ MORE
2. Three stabbed in Bradford city centre dawn street brawl
"Three men were stabbed in an early morning fight between two groups of people in Bradford city centre. The brawl happened just before 6am on Bank Holiday Monday in Sackville Street and five people were taken to hospital for treatment as a result"... READ MORE
3. Takeaway owner 'had scant regard for food safety' in filthy fast food outlet
"Filthy conditions and hygiene breaches including a lack of a staff toilet were uncovered at a Bradford fast food restaurant in a swoop by environmental health officers, a court heard"... READ MORE
JUNE
1. VIDEO: Father's grief as six-year-old daughter killed in road tragedy in Bradford
"Bereaved dad Jack Davies last night tearfully visited the scene of a tragic road accident which claimed the life of his six-year-old daughter Lilly"... READ MORE
2. VIDEO: Air ambulance called to young girl in Wibsey road accident
"The air ambulance has been called to a road accident involving a young girl. Ambulance and police attended Beacon Road, Wibsey, shortly after 8.30am today after receiving reports of the accident"... READ MORE
3. Four men jailed for a combined 126 years for acid attack murder
"Four men convicted of the acid attack murder of Barry Selby have been given life prison sentences totalling 126 years"... READ MORE
JULY
1. VIDEO: Child trapped under car after accident in Greengates
"Emergency services were called after a child was trapped under a vehicle inGreengates this morning. The boy sustained serious injuries in an accident involving a silver Renault Scenic"... READ MORE
2. Man seriously injured in Bradford street brawl
"A man has suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a car during a street brawl in Bradford. Police have sealed off an area near the Bankfoot Spiritualist Church, in Bowling Old Lane"... READ MORE
3. VIDEO: Man arrested as murder investigation gets under way after bodies found at Bradford flat
"Police have mounted a murder investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at a flat in Bradford. Officers were called to Sawrey Place, Little Horton, and found the couple with serious injuries"... READ MORE
AUGUST
1. Bradford shop worker sends armed raiders packing after laughing off gun threats
"Armed robbers fled empty handed from a Bradford convenience store after the shopkeeper mistook them for customers playing a prank and repeatedly refused their demands for cash"... READ MORE
2. Police appeal as cyclist, 32, found dead after Dales road collision
"Police are appealing for the public’s help after a cyclist was killed on a Dales road. It happened some time between 7pm on Wednesday and 10.30am on Thursday at Dibble Bridge, between Hebden and Greenhow"... READ MORE
3. VIDEO: Dramatic CCTV footage as 'hooligans' attack Bradford family's car
"A frightened family has called for police to take action after youths damaged their car during a night of hooliganism in Bradford. The gang was caught on dramatic CCTV footage during the wrecking spree"... READ MORE
SEPTEMBER
1. VIDEO: Hunt for driver who abandoned critically injured passenger after high-speed crash in Bradford
"Police were hunting a driver who fled the scene of road smash leaving one of his passengers critically ill and another with serious injuries"... READ MORE
2. Government warns city's unemployed: 'Look for work from nine to five or face losing benefits'
"Unemployed people in Bradford must hunt for jobs from 'nine to five' or be stripped of benefits, under a controversial new crackdown. The city, which has more than 14,500 people claiming Jobseekers' Allowance, has been picked for the first trial of a Government scheme to target benefit claimants who 'lack motivation' to find work"... READ MORE
3. Boy, 16, dies in hospital after high-speed car crash
"A teenage car passenger has died after a car he was travelling in was involved in a high-speed collision in Bradford"...READ MORE
OCTOBER
1. Bradford restaurant closed down after inspectors find 120 cockroaches
"A Chinese takeaway in Bradford has been closed down after environmental health officers discovered a cockroach infestation. More than 120 of the pests were found when Bradford Council paid a visit to the premises"... READ MORE
2. UPDATE: Police treat deaths of Bradford family of four as murder
"The discovery of four bodies at a house in Bradford is being treated as murder. Police were called to the large detached property in Blackberry Way, Clayton, after the bodies of the family were found"... READ MORE
3. VIDEO: Murder probe started after house party death
"Detectives have started a murder investigation after a man's body was found at a Bradford house. Police were called to a party in Great Horton in the early hours of this morning where two men had been arguing"... READ MORE
NOVEMBER
1. Army veteran loses medals after being attacked by youths on way to Remembrance service
"An old soldier was jumped by a gang of thugs who stripped him of his beret and poppy in a heartless attack as he made his way to a Remembrance Sunday service"... READ MORE
2. 'Abducted' school teacher raped by two men in Bradford park, jury told
"A school teacher was raped in turn by two men on a Bradford park bench after she was abducted and trafficked from a minicab late at night, a jury heard"... READ MORE
3. UPDATED: Two arrested after teenagers die in Bradford car smash
"Two people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after two 18-year-olds were killed in a car crash in Manningham"... READ MORE
DECEMBER
1. VIDEO: Bradford teenager gets surprise of his life as he wins £40,000 car in competition
"A Bradford teenager got the surprise of his life as he received a £40,000 car, and £10,000 cash, that he won in an online competition"... READ MORE
2. Hollywood film makers pick Saltaire as location for new movie
"Sites in Saltaire, Shipley, and Ilkley have become the backdrop to filming for a Hollywood movie and popular TV series. 'The Hunter's Prayer', a thriller starring Sam Worthington, has been shot on locations including the landmark Salts Mill"... READ MORE
3. On the run rapist arrested in Italy
"A Bradford rapist, who went on the run halfway through his trial, has been arrested in Italy. Wakar Akhtar, 21, drove from Bradford to Dover after giving evidence at his Bradford Crown Court trial, and caught a ferry to Calais"... READ MORE
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