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Local election results listed

Bradford Council BAILDON Mike Pollard (Con) 4,314, Joe Ashton (Lab) 2,079, Barney Lerner (Lib Dem) 967, Alec Suchi (UKIP) 683, Robert Nicholls (Green) 474. Turnout: 72.44% BINGLEY Mark Shaw (Con) 4,914, Joseph Wheatley (Lab) 2,572, Lynne Edgley

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Labour keeps control of Bradford Council in nail-biting local election

LABOUR has only just kept control of Bradford Council tonight in a nail-biting local election full of gains and losses on all sides. The group has 46 seats on the council - the minimum needed for a majority, and the same number they went into the

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High voter turnout in Bradford Council local elections

IN PARTS of the Bradford District, turnout for Thursday's local elections was as high at 79 per cent, and overall it was the highest turnout in years.With the local council elections coinciding with the General Election, many more votes were cast than

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New faces on Keighley Town Council following elections in four of the council's 15 wards

THE Labour party put in a strong performance in the four Keighley Town Council wards contested in the local election.The party, which was mounting its first ever concerted effort to gain representation on the 30-seat council, put forward 11 candidates

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Lyth spirit must be maintained says Moxon

MARTYN Moxon wants England hopeful Adam Lyth to relax and put a potential Test match debut to the back of his mind when he returns to Yorkshire colours this weekend.Lyth, along with Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid, are all available to face

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Tories hold on with comfortable majority in Shipley

PHILIP Davies comfortably held onto his seat in Shipley by almost 10,000 votes. The Tory MP, who received more than 25,000 votes, had tackled key local issues such as demolition of the Bradford & Bingley headquarters, while taking a no-nonsense

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Long night worth the wait for an emotional Kris Hopkins

THE Friday morning rush hour was under way before Keighley heard who its next MP would be. Conservative candidate Kris Hopkins was returned to Parliament with a 3,053 majority in one of the latest results to be announced. With 21,766 votes,

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Fraser is guest speaker

FORMER Middlesex and England bowler Angus Fraser is guest speaker at the JCT600 Bradford League's annual dinner at the Bradford Hotel (formerly the Norfolk Gardens) on Friday, November 20.Tickets are £33 or £300 for tables of ten.

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: New Bradford East MP vows to fight for hard-working families

THE Liberal Democrats lost the Bradford East seat to Labour by a large 7,000 majority. David Ward, who had been defending the seat, did not even appear on the podium as Imran Hussain's comfortable victory for Labour was revealed. To cheers

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Queensbury snowboarder Jamie Nicholls in jaw-dropping stunt

BRADFORD snowboarder Jamie Nicholls has defied the laws of gravity again with his second annual 'HemelRun'.The stunt, which is held at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, last year attracted six million views on YouTube, as well as appearances on Sky

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Perfect start as Shipley ace Pinder completes hat-trick

SHIPLEY'S Luke Pinder has made the perfect start to the 2015 Michelin Clio Cup Road Series at Rockingham by winning all three races for the Jade Developments team.The former rally driver secured pole position for each contest and went on to dominate each

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Etu Uaisele column: Henry magic lit up Sheffield victory

IT WAS a fantastic win over Sheffield last week and I was delighted to be on the end of some great play from Adam Henry.He produced a brilliant piece of skill to chip the ball forward and then collect it before sending me over the line.If Adam gets more

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England aim for Kirtland

BRADFORD Grammar School pupil Ross Kirtland has been selected for an England under-17 training camp after impressing for the school's first XV.The lower-sixth former has already represented Yorkshire under-16s and, with the help of coaching by staff Dan

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Yorkshire to face Bradford League

YORKSHIRE Vikings are to play the JCT600 Bradford League in a Twenty20 challenge match as part of the county's warm-up for the NatWest T20 Blast.The fixture will be played at Pudsey Congs on Monday, May 18 (6pm) and admission is £3, with accompanied under

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McNally ensures Thackley end on a high

THACKLEY Reserves ended their Lancashire League campaign with a 3-0 win against Harrogate Railway Reserves.A hat-trick by Nick McNally sealed the points, while Thackley keeper Matt Keen rounded off a fine season with a superb penalty save.The Halifax

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Champion display from Albion Sports

ALBION Sports under-11s won a thrilling derby against Dudley Hill Rangers to seal the inaugural 'Champions League' between Bradford & District Keybury League and Calderdale League sides.After coming through a tight semi-final against Ilkley, Albion faced

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Poignant service in Bradford marks VE Day

A POIGNANT two-minute silence was held in Bradford at 3pm today to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. War veterans, members of the armed forces, the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Mike Gibbons, and Canon Sam Chorley, the Chaplain to the Royal

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Trinity miss out in final

BAILDON Trinity Athletic lost 2-0 to Ilkley Town in the Wharfedale FA Cup final in front of a large crowd at Nethermoor, the home of Guiseley.The West Yorkshire League side went close to open the scoring when Ben Craven saw his shot go across the face

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BRADFORD DISTRICT LOCAL ELECTIONS: NEWS AND RESULTS

7:36pm LEADING local politicians kept their seats in Bradford Council elections in wards along the Aire Valley. But there was an important Conservative gain in Keighley. Senior Labour figure Susan Hinchcliffe enjoyed 55

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Shanghai trip inspires artist’s latest work

A NEW exhibition featuring the work of three painters opened this week at Jane Fielder’s Bingley Gallery. But that’s only part of the story, as Jane explained. She said: “It’s been a busy few months. I desperately wanted to paint the Bradford &

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Waking up to a brand new Government

MAY I be the first to welcome our new overlords, be they Tory, Labour, Lib Dem, ToryLibDem, LabourSNP, LabourSNPLibDem, or Camembert from the Planet Gong. Not Ukip, though. I swear to God, if I’m waking up this morning and you lot have gone and

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Spending our NHS money more wisely

SIR – THE funding/ privatisation of the NHS is an issue, but the emphasis is on the amount spent rather than how efficiently it is spent. Repeat prescriptions account for 80 per cent of all Government prescription costs and 90 per cent of patients

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Victoria's ancestry can be revealed

SIR – In reply to B Barraclough’s inquiry about the locomotive ‘Victoria’, - Number.45565, it was one of the ‘Jubilee’ class of locomotive introduced by the L.M.S. in 1934, and named after the Australian state. There were close to 200 of this successful

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Help me see the light about traffic slats

SIR – After months of misery and expense driving up and down the dual carriageway near Thornbury Barracks the works appear to have been completed and I have to say that once we get used to the new layout the early signs are that it has all been worth

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Royal Flying Corps' efforts for battle

SIR – Saturday, May 9, sees the anniversary of The Battle of Aubers Ridge. After an initial failed attempt on 25 April, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) made the first concerted attempt to mount ‘contact patrols’, consisting of low-flying aircraft seeking

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Hot Chocolate singer will be sadly missed

SIR – I was sad to hear of the death of Errol Brown, former lead singer of Hot Chocolate. Only the other day I was listening to their reggae version of John Lennon’s ‘Give peace a chance’ Lennon raved about their version and signed them to the

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Yarnbury host final

YARNBURY Seconds will have home advantage in the final of the Spray Plant (UK) Ltd Aire-Wharfe Plate final next Wednesday (7.30pm).They will face Wharfedale's Development XV, Yarnbury having defeated West Leeds Seconds 36-8 in their semi-final. Wharfedale

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Beware of pressured computer calls

SIR – Please be aware that ‘Michael’ from ‘Dell’ is targeting people via phone calls regarding their computers, which he emphasises are corrupted. I took a call from him last week regarding this, but a few years ago I was almost drawn into this

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Climb eight peaks for meningitis charity

SIR – There’s still time for your readers to join charity Meningitis Now on an exhilarating adventure to climb eight Lake District peaks and help conquer meningitis. But hurry, places are going fast. As an incentive to sign up, we’ve reduced the minimum

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The royal wool is seeing a resurgence

A FIBRE for which Bradford was once globally renowned frequently takes centre stage at regal occasions and celebrations. Overseas competition contributed to the demise of the city’s textile trade, but its growth in popularity during recent years

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On This Day - May 8, 2015

25 years ago: Bradford City Mission, which had folded more than a decade ago, was set to be revived to cater for the “growing number of homeless people” in the city, also offering support for drug addicts and single-parent families. 50 years ago

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Bradford East results

THE results for Bradford East are: Imran Hussain (Lab) 19,312 David Ward (Lib Dem) 12,228 Iftikhar Ahmed (Con) 4,682 Owais Rajput (UKIP) 4,103 Dave Stevens (Green) 871 James Lewthwaite (British Democratic Party) 210

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Keighley results

THE results for Keighley are: Kris Hopkins (Con) 21,766 John Grogan (Lab) 18,713 Paul Latham (UKIP) 5,662 Ros Brown (Green) 1,661 Gareth Epps (Lib Dem) 1,321 Majority: 3,053 Turnout: 71.3%

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Vital for family to get answers after tragedy

WHEN any family is struck by a tragic death it is obviously a very difficult time for those involved who may be struggling with a whole host of issues. What anyone in that situation deserves is sympathy, understanding and clear answers as to the

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Shipley results

THE results for Shipley are: Philip Davies (Con) 25,269 Steve Clapcote (Lab) 15,645 Waqas Khan (UKIP) 4,479 Kevin Warnes (Green) 2,657 Andrew Martin (Lib Dem) 1,949 Darren Hill (Yorkshire First) 543 Majority: 9,624

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Bradford South results

THE results for Bradford South are: Judith Cummins (Lab) 16,328, 43.4% share of the total vote Tanya Graham (Con) 9,878, 26.3% share of the total vote Jason Smith (UKIP) 9,057, 24.1% share of the total vote Andy Robinson (Green)

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Crossley and Baile back in frame for Whitehaven trip but Mullaney remains absent

STEVE Crossley and Jean-Philippe Baile look set to return to action this weekend after being included in the Bulls’ 19-man squad for Sunday’s trip to Whitehaven. The pair have shaken off hamstring injuries and come into the pre-match line-up, replacing

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Major roadworks to start at Chain Bar roundabout

DRIVERS have been warned that major roadworks scheduled to last ten months start at Chain Bar roundabout on Monday.Work is being carried out to add an extra lane at junction 26 on the M62 where it meets the M606 to Bradford.The roundabout will also be

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Bradford South welcomes new Labour MP

LABOUR held onto the Bradford South seat by a comfortable margin, with Judith Cummins replacing outgoing MP Gerry Sutcliffe. Cllr Cummins, who sits on Leeds City Council, said it would be an "honour and a privilege" to serve as the next MP for

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Bradford West's new MP opens with firey victory speech

DEFEATED George Galloway lost his seat by an even bigger majority than he swept into Bradford with in the 2012 by-election. Labour's Naz Shah beat the Respect leader by 11,420 votes, with Mr Galloway congratulating her on what he said was a "remarkable

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: Bradford West results

THE results for Bradford West are: Naz Shah (Lab) 19,977, 49.6% share of the total vote George Galloway (Respect) 8,557, 21.2% share of the total vote George Grant (Con) 6,160, 15.3% share of the total vote Harry Boota (UKIP) 3,140

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: How election night unfolded

IT was a night in which Labour were wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and the Liberal Democrats were crushed across the country. This is how the General Election unfolded throughout the night: 10pm: Exit poll puts the Conservatives ahead on

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Girl, 17, dragged into woods and raped in Bradford park

DETECTIVES today started a manhunt for a rapist who attacked a 17-year-old girl in a Bradford park. The attack happened at about 1.30pm yesterday as she walked home through Bowling Park and was dragged into woodland. Detectives believe she

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Jobs boost pledge as garden centre sold in multi-million pound deal

A 'DRAMATIC' increase in jobs at one of the Yorkshire's largest garden centres has been promised by the new owners after the business changed hands in a multi-million pound deal. Tong Garden Centre, in Tong village, has been required for an undisclosed

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Staff put out blaze at Baildon printers

STAFF at a Baildon printing company acted quickly to stop a blaze developing on the premises after a piece of machinery caught fire last night. Workers at Print Craft Ltd, on the Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown, used fire extinguishers

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Live daily news blog - Friday, May 8

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GENERAL ELECTION 2015: A night of change in Bradford

Respect's Galloway ousted in Bradford West David Ward loses Bradford East for the Lib Dems Labour holds in Bradford South with new MP Keighey's Kris Hopkins retains his seat for the Tories Comfortable victory for Philip Davies in

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Bay Athletic coming up on the rails in two-horse Premier Division title race

TWO divisional championships have still to be decided in the West Riding County Amateur League as the season comes to a close.Pacesetters Golcar United were firm favourites to win the Premier Division championship until they dropped points at Lower Hopton

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Time for Steeton's bowlers to join the party

STEETON will try to vent the frustrations from their three opening games on Otley tomorrow – but will need their bowlers to match the good form shown by their batsmen so far.Scoring at more than four an over in their first two matches brought them a tie

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Otley bring out 150th anniversary items

OTLEY Rugby Union Club, who celebrate their 150th anniversary this year, have brought out a tankard and wine glass to mark the occasion.The club's ladies' committee are behind the idea, with the tankard costing £25 and the wine glass £17, or both can

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Twickers chance is massive incentive for Salem

BRADFORD Salem have an added reason to win Sunday's Yorkshire Shield final against Bridlington at Hull Ionians (3.30).Victory for the SSE Yorkshire Division Two champions against the club that finished 11th in Yorkshire Division One would again put the

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UPDATE: Arsonists strike at tanning salon

ARSONISTS struck at a tanning salon in Bradford early today. Firefighters from Fairweather Green and Illingworth were called to Pro-Tan Thornton in Thornton Road, near the junction with Kipping Lane, at about 1.40am. A spokesman for the Fairweather

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'Lumberjack' out to show he can cut it for Bradford Bulls

KARL Davies has fixed his sights firmly on forcing his way back into Jimmy Lowes’ plans following his long-awaited comeback from injury.The Aussie prop, nicknamed ‘The Lumberjack’, has yet to feature for the Bulls this term after picking an ankle injury

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Lyth digs in for Yorkshire

ADAM Lyth marked his return to action with a determined knock as Yorkshire recovered from the early loss of Alex Lees on the first morning against Hampshire. Lyth, who has spent the opening month of the season in the West Indies with England, reached

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Plaque to commemorate Bradford City fire disaster to be unveiled at Brazil's national football museum

A PLAQUE to mark the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City fire disaster will be mounted at Brazil’s national football museum after being arranged by UK’s deputy head of mission who was injured in the tragedy. Wasim Mir, then aged 13, suffered burns to

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Jamie Stones, six, enjoys dream trip to Disneyland

A BOY with a rare bowel disorder enjoyed breakfast with his hero Mickey Mouse during a dream trip to Disneyland Paris.Six-year-old Jamie Stones, who suffers from Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), realised his Disney dream with a four-day visit to the French

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Female nurses brawled in front of patient at Bradford Royal Infirmary, misconduct hearing told

A ROW over form-filling led to a brawl between two female nurses in front of a patient just out of surgery, a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing has heard. The altercation, which involved hair-pulling and slapping, broke out between a staff

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Angling Lines

BRADFORD CITY AARain over the last week has led to higher water levels in Dales rivers, and fly anglers especially hope this will refresh the fishing after the long dry spell. The club has seen lots of new members this year, attracted by the stockings

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Ticket announcement does not herald Bantams takeover

CITY’s proposed takeover is by no means a done deal, the Telegraph & Argus understands.Yesterday’s release of cheaper season-ticket prices was viewed in some quarters as a farewell gesture to the fans from joint owners Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes.But

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Brain tumour patient faces fear of heights to raise £2,000 for charity

A brain tumour patient from the district faced up to her fear of heights by abseiling down a landmark building to raise money for charity.Lisa Brassington, 46, of Station Road, Baildon, raised more than £2,000 for Brain Tumour Research by lowering herself

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Family demands answers why dad-of-three was fatally injured at demolition site

THE heartbroken mother of a Bradford father-of-three last night demanded answers to why he was fatally injured while working on a demolition site. Andy Hagan, 35, suffered multiple crush injuries when a lintel fell on him at the former Deighton Centre

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Bradford Bulls urge fans to support family of Keighley Cougars player Danny Jones on Sunday

BRADFORD Bulls chairman Marc Green is calling on fans who cannot get to Sunday’s game at Whitehaven to show their support for the family of Danny Jones by going to the Keighley Cougars game instead. The Cougars, where the late Mr Jones was a stand-off

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Telegraph & Argus Children's Book Review competition proves a phenomenal success

THE Telegraph & Argus Children's Book Review competition has been a phenomenal success - and it will be soon time to unveil the winners.We received hundreds of entries in response to our call for budding young critics to pen us a review of up to 250 words

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Primary school told to improve by Ofsted inspectors

INCONSISTENCY in the quality of teaching at a primary school has led to the academy being told to improve by Ofsted inspectors.Harden Primary School converted into an academy 18 months ago and following its first inspection, which took place last month

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Images of Swiss Alps, Bridlington sea front and Bradford pub on show at new photographic exhibition

IMAGES of fairytales, the Swiss Alps and the original interior of one of Bradford's oldest pubs will be on show as part of a new college photographic exhibition in the city, starting today. 'Perspective of Difference' celebrates the work of three

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UPDATE: Worker dies after wall collapse at demolition site

A BRADFORD man has died of injuries he suffered when he was crushed on a demolition site. Andy Hagan, 35, was reported to have been partially buried when a wall collapsed at the former Deighton Centre in Huddersfield. He died of his injuries

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UPDATE: 'Catastrophic failure' of stairlifts caused two deaths, inquest hears

TWO men tragically died after their stairlifts manufactured by a Steeton company snapped in a "catastrophic failure", an inquest has heard. The men, both aged 79, died in separate incidents three months apart in 2013. George Bathmaker died

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Thousands of pounds raised in Bradford district to help Nepal earthquake victims

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised through bucket collections in the Bradford district to help victims of the Nepal earthquake.The Bingley Airedale Rotary Club has sponsored many previous projects in Nepal and one of its senior members, Mike Bamford