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Busy weekend for organised Hood
Yarnbury coach Bob Hood’s mental agility and his repu-tation as one of the best organised rugby union coaches in the business will be challenged over the next two days. He is simultaneously di-recting the efforts of the newly-formed England Counties
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Pack power helps Ilkley win Yorkshire Shield
Ilkley 26, York 10 Ilkley have won the Yorkshire Shield for the second time in their history. They defeated York 26-10 in the final tonight at Pontefract. Never behind, Ilkley scored four tries, and the fact that three of their forwards went over
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Leaders confident after Council polls
Leaders of the main political groups on Bradford Council were confident ahead of today’s local election results. After weeks of campaigning, thousands of people visited polling stations across the district yesterday to vote in Bradford elections
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Yorkshire businessman to be MCC president
Yorkshire businessman Phillip Hodson is to succeed Christopher Martin-Jenkins as president of Marylebone Cricket Club. The former Cambridge University batsman and long-standing MCC committee member will begin his one-year term on October 1.
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West Riding County Amateur Premier Division title race blown wide open
For most of the season the outcome of the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division title looked to be between Bay Athletic - champions for the last three seasons - and Albion Sports, who were the runners-up last season. However
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Morgan stands down at Thackley, and Brier goes too at Brighouse
Following a second relatively successful season, Thackley boss Dave Morgan has relinquished his post at Dennyfield, and similarly Mark Brier and his assistant Darren Attwood have stood down at Brighouse Town. Morgan has almost legendary status in the
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Bairstow's double ton puts Yorkshire in command
Jonathan Bairstow’s undoubted talent made it almost inevitabe that it would happen sooner rather than later. But, even in his wildest dreams, it is hard to imagine that he would have dared think that his maiden first-class century would be
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Syers was the obvious choice for player gong
I don’t think anybody was surprised to see Dave Syers pick up the players’ player of the year award. It was well deserved for the impact he has had. It was pretty unanimous and I imagine the only other vote was whoever he went for. Dave
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Airienteers duo selected for Great Britain
Two Airienteers have been chosen to represent Great Britain this summer. Florence Haines, of Ilkley, will be in the W18 age group at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, her brother Hector will compete
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Former Cougar Fogerty returns with Oldham
Former Cougars centre Mick Fogerty has returned to rugby league following a drugs ban. Fogerty has signed for Keighley’s Co-operative Championship One rivals Oldham after serving a three-month suspension for use of cannabis. The punishment was handed
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End of a long season for Bradford Salem
Bradford Salem wrap up what has been an unsuccessful campaign with a home Yorkshire Division One match against Bridlington on Saturday. "We are cobbling a side together but it should be a good day," said salem's first-team manager Neil Klenk
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Cleckheaton end with dinner and match
Possibly handicapped by having their annual dinner tomorrow night, Cleckheaton complete their North One East programme on Saturday with a home game against Morpeth. “The dinner was fixed a long time ago,” explained Cleckheaton spokesman Alan Bentley,
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Late team selections for Championship-chasing Wibsey Warriors
Wibsey Warriors' march to the Pennine League Championship title looks set to continue when they visit Dewsbury Moor on Saturday. The Warriors ran in a 50-plus total on home soil but they will wait until kick-off to decide their squad with a
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Helliwell questions wisdom of switching rugby league to summer
West Bowling coach Ricky Helliwell questioned the wisdom of moving to summer rugby prior to the trip to Egremont Rangers for the last game of the National Conference League Division Two campaign. The former Salford Reds and Keighley Cougar forward is
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Timely personal best for breaststroke ace Brown
A small squad of City of Bradford Swimming Club's National Potential squad members, who train under the guidance of Leisure Service’s senior coach Andy Pearce, travelled to Sunderland to compete in the North East Region Youth and Senior Championships.
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Bairstow and Sidebottom in record stand for Yorkshire
A glorious innings from Jonathan Bairstow is helping Yorkshire to an imposing first-innings total against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. At tea on day two of their LV= County Championship clash, he had reached 199 not out – with the Tykes
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Angling Lines
WASHBURN VALLEY FISHERY Catch details for week ending May 1 – Day ticket: Fewston 50, Swinsty 14, Thruscross (catch & return) 3. Total fish caught: Fewston 163, Swinsty 60, Thruscross 16. Average per rod: Fewston 3.3, Swinsty 4.3, Thruscross
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Ingram's success doesn't surprise former skipper Syers
There's no doubting which player has hogged the limelight in JCT600 Bradford League Division One this season – Farsley’s Lorenzo Ingram. The Jamaican has scored 368 runs in his first three innings and has yet to be out as the Red Lane club
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Villas looking to Lawrence to help them get off the mark
Two sides with similar recent histories but very different starts to the season clash on Saturday when Aire-Wharfe League Division Two front-runners Ben Rhydding take on Bolton Villas, who have yet to pick up a point. Both sides were part of the new
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Century delight for Bairstow
A maiden first-class century from Jonathan Bairstow has been the highlight so far on day two of Yorkshire’s LV=County Championship match against Nottinghamshire. At lunch he is unbeaten on 101 – with the Tykes on 388 for eight. Bairstow’s delight was
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Bradford high-rise flats drama
Three floors of a high-rise block of flats in Bradford have been smoke-logged. Firemen were called to Elsdon Grove, Little Horton, at 9.15am today. Five fire engines attended the scene, where crews were trying to establish the cause
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Work is started on £117,000 Otley Scout HQ
Work has started on a £117,000 project to revamp the headquarters of a Scout group. On Saturday, Sir Jimmy Savile will unveil a foundation stone for the work at the 2nd Otley Scout Group building in Craven Street, Otley. The group is also planning
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£5,000 boost for city farm at Girlington
A £5,000 grant will help to blaze a trail at an inner-city farm in Bradford. Bradford’s Prism City Farm, in Girling-ton, will use the cash to create a nature trail, treasure trail, erect new signs and produce educational materials. The grant has been
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Three men injured in Queensbury car smash
Three men were injured when a car they were in crashed into a garden wall in Queensbury early today. Firefighters were called to make safe a low pressure gas main following the incident in Brighouse Road at 3.30am. Paramedics treated
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Rescued Bradford pony well on road to recovery
A Shetland pony found in Bradford with her head almost severed as her collar and chain were so tight is well on the way to recovery. The Telegraph & Argus yesterday reported how the RSPCA said Susie the Shetland pony had to be sedated so the heavy chain
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Volunteers dig deep for Peel Park Primary School, Undercliffe
Green fingered volunteers at Yorkshire Water have created an outdoor learning space for youngsters at Peel Park Primary School, Bradford. The team of employees from the Bradford-based business and sister company Loop Customer Management installed a polytunnel
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Batley: erection of detached dwelling, rear of 53 Kester Road. Birstall: change of use from office into dwelling (within a conservation area), 1 Bond Street. Cleckheaton: erection
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Recipes to relish go under hammer
A hoard of secret recipes found by a demolition worker in the roof of the former Hammonds sauce factory in Apperley Bridge, Bradford, are about to go under the auctioneer’s hammer. Retired demolition worker John Senior, 52, of Heckmondwike
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Cross Hills girl Daisy Watkiss gets her Blue Peter date
Schoolgirl Daisy Watkiss, the youngest DJ in the country, will be featured on Blue Peter next week. Researchers from the children’s TV programme first discovered nine-year-old Daisy when she applied for one of the show’s coveted badges. Her popularity
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Spotlight on Baildon Moor history
A group set up to protect and promote Baildon Moor will tell a meeting about its 4,000 year history. The Friends of Baildon Moor Group will hold its annual meeting on Monday. Local historian Mike Lawson will give a talk about the history of the moor
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Former French monk to become priest at Buttershaw
A former French monk who served in a silent order for 20 years is to become a priest in Bradford. The Reverend Thierry Guillemin, who was born in Lille, France, will become priest-in-charge at St Paul’s in Buttershaw next month. Mr Guillemin, 48, was
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Concerns are increasing over cuts
The spectre of public spending cuts has dampened the confidence of Bradford’s business bosses who are increasingly concerned about future prospects for their companies. Confidence levels have dropped as businesses brace themselves for more tough challenges
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Students help HIV and Aids sufferers
School pupils have been working to improve the lives of people in southern Africa who have HIV and Aids. Sixth-form students at South Craven School, Cross Hills, near Keighley, learned about the extent of the problem in Zambia after receiving a visit
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Christina Louise Batty, aged 26, of Beverley Street, Laisterdyke; possession of cannabis, £115 fine, £100 costs; committing offence during period of conditional discharge, no action on breach
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Skipton bakery raising 'dough' for charity
Customers at a Skipton bakery are being urged to go ‘doughnuts’ in aid of charity. Baker and chocolatier Robert Walker, who runs Walkers Bakery, has pledged to donate 10p to charity for every doughnut sold in his four shops during National Doughnut Week
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
25 years ago: The right-wing British National Party planned to hold a meeting or a march in Bradford city centre before the week’s Council election. 50 years ago: Bradford police are seeking a ‘mean and despicable’ type of thief who, while
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MP demands Pakistan comes clean over Bin Laden
An MP has demanded the Pakistani government “come clean” over what it knew about Osama Bin Laden’s location if Britain is to keep supporting the country financially. Keighley MP Kris Hopkins said he wanted Pakistan to be a prosperous, peaceful and
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Lessons in the dark and lighter sides of history
When 40 school students visit the battlefields of Flanders and The Somme next month, they will each go with a photograph of a soldier who fought in the Great War. At the end of their visit, the pupils from Aireville School in Skipton will open sealed
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Return to football pitch, drug dealer told
A schoolboy caught street dealing drugs with a street value of almost £3,000 was spared three years behind bars and told by a judge: “Get back on the football pitch where you belong”. Police Community Support Officers saw the 16-year-old drop a plastic
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Haworth cricket club gets alcohol go-ahead
Haworth cricket club has been given permission to sell alcohol at its new clubhouse bar despite residents’ fears it would attract noise and trouble. People living near the ground, in West Lane, fear there will be all-day drinking, leading to
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Leeds United crowds at six-year high
Although Leeds United look set to miss out on the promotion play-offs they have attracted their biggest home crowds for six years. Total league attendances at Elland Road this season totalled 627,877 at an average of 27,299 – the highest figures since
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Only hard work will lift Bradford Bulls out of slump
Last rites have not been issued but already an inquest into the Bulls’ 2011 season has begun. Approaching the halfway point in a campaign once filled with hope, supporters sold the dream of an exciting new era claim to be stuck in a recurring
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Two schools win academy status
Two schools have been given academy status and another school is a step closer to receiving the designation. Skipton Girls’ High School and South Craven School, in Cross Hills, have become the first in the Craven area to become academies. Meanwhile
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You don’t need a card, voters told
Voters were reminded they do not need to have polling cards or letters from Bradford Council with them when they attend polling stations today. This year extra information explaining the Alternative Vote Referendum needed to be given to voters
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Torn betwen East and West
EVERYWHERE + NOWHERE (15, 96 mins) *** Starring James Floyd, Adam Deacon, Neet Mohan, Elyes Gabel, Alyy Khan, Katia Winter, Shaheen Khan, Shivani Ghai, Simon Webbe, Art Malik, Saeed Jaffrey, Dexter Fletcher In 2006, television director Menhaj Huda
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250 new jobs created at Bradford credit firm HQ
Bradford is to get a significant employment boost with plans by one of its leading businesses to create up to 250 new jobs in the city centre. Credit firm Provident Financial is to open a new call centre at its Thornton Road head office, where
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Hunt is on for Hanna
HANNA (12A, 111 mins) *** Starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Barden Opposites sometimes attract. Taiwanese director Ang Lee wasn’t an obvious choice to direct Brokeback Mountain
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TRAILER: Couple’s animal attraction
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (12A, 120 mins) *** Starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook, Paul Schneider Twilight pin-up Robert Pattinson puts a little colour in his cheeks in director Francis Lawrence’
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Shop for insurance
SIR – Saeed Butt (T&A, April 22) believes his car insurance has doubled because he happens to live in an area largely inhabited by Asians, yet the T&A frequently publishes reports of motorists living in areas predominantly inhabited by white people also
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Pub had its glory days
SIR – I was saddened to read Mark Neale’s letter (T&A, May 3) on the state of the Fountain Inn, Heaton, after a recent fire. Frank Lee (and his father John) were landlords of the first degree from their early days in Bramley, the Ring of Bells, Thornton
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Bus stop solution
SIR – Re Chris Hester’s letter on the free bus stop at the Interchange (T&A, May 2). He or she has only to wait a few minutes and another free city bus will be there! It runs far more frequently than the X6 and would save a long walk up town. Otherwise
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Mileage claims upheld
SIR – To inform David Rhodes (Letters April 27), the mileage figures quoted that Council officers like my husband can claim are not purely for the diesel bought, but are designed to offset in some small way the wear and tear on their privately-owned (
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Run to help sufferers
SIR – Diabetes UK has places available for this year’s Bupa Great North Run on Sunday, September 18. Last year our team of runners raised thousands towards finding a cure for diabetes and supporting people with the condition. We want to achieve even more
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Register metal sales
SIR – It was reported in your paper (T&A, April 26) that people are stealing manhole covers, drain grates, lead and copper. What should be done is register all people selling metals. Also people buying them should be responsible for accepting these items
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Workers paying for fuel would be unfair
SIR – Almost every time I visit the Co-op in Bingley I see ladies in Bradford Council Home Care tunics with lists in their hands doing shopping for their house-bound clients. How, I wonder, does David Rhodes (Letters, April 27) imagine that they get
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Provident plans to continue growing
Provident Financial, which has announced plans to create up to 250 jobs at its Bradford base, is on track to grow further this year. shareholders heard at the annual meeting. In an interim management statement covering the period from January to May
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Trio are jailed for rail graffiti attacks
Three men have been jailed for carrying out a six-year graffiti campaign that caused £250,000 of damage to trains across the north of England. Jack Rodgers, 26, of Bramble Grove, Pool-in-Wharfedale, James Steward, 27, of Mitchell Close, Simpson Green
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Awards will reveal stories of success
Reformed drug dealer Arfan Naseer has plans to make a UK-wide charity of his hard-hitting intervention programme that has been saving young Bradford people from a life of crime. Next week, the city’s Magic project that targets 13 to 16-year-olds will
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Good ideas make Bradford market the best
Exotic fruits of all description add to the colourful scene at St James’s Market. From the early hours of the morning, traders set up their wares at the market, off Wakefield Road, to provide retailers in Bradford with a vast array of goods to sell to
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Jobs a real boost for city economy
News that Bradford-based credit firm Provident Financial is to create 250 new call centre jobs is a real shot in the arm for the city centre economy. And the fact that it comes just a week after news that nearly 200 jobs could be created by
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Family angry over treatment of Baildon woman in leading hospital
The family of a woman who died eight weeks after an operation for a non-existent cancer have questioned the standards of one of the country’s top teaching hospitals. Christine Johnson died at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, in April last year
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Silsden man's invention used in world record attempt
A mountain biker has come up with an illuminating invention that is being used in a world record attempt. Christopher Hadaway Troutie has invented a night-light that he says is brighter than any other. It is being used in dog sled races in Scandinavia
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Gannon senses Challenge Cup upset against Bradford Bulls
Halifax prop Jim Gannon reckons the Bulls may be ripe for a fall in Sunday’s Challenge Cup fourth-round tie. Gannon believes Bradford are vulnerable after a run of five games without a win, despite his own side’s recent struggles. Fax
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Jackson: I couldn't see us picking up another point after Accrington loss
Peter Jackson today revealed that lifting City’s spirits after their Easter collapse at Accrington has been one of the toughest tasks he has faced. With the club delaying an announcement over the next manager, the interim boss is preparing
