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Bairstow turns up the heat with century for Yorkshire

JONNY Bairstow’s 12th first-class century put Yorkshire in a strong position in their County Championship encounter with Hampshire at Headingley.The England wicketkeeper struck 11 fours and three sixes on his way to making 102 from just 106 deliveries

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Speedway exhibition organiser overwhelmed by support

A SPEEDWAY enthusiast has told how overwhelmed he has been at the support he has received for his exhibition on the sport.John Murphy said he felt emotional at the swell of people who came forward to donate or lend items for a display at Bradford Industrial

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Royal Navy veteran Austin Byrne recalls horrors of WW2 Arctic convoys

A ROYAL Navy veteran hailed for his bravery on the treacherous Arctic convoys during the Second World War is set to be appear in a new documentary for the BBC. Austin Byrne, now 93, features in two episodes of the four-part 'Britain's Greatest Generation

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Plan submitted to transform historic Keighley hotel into flats and shops

PLANS have been unveiled to transform the historic Victoria Hotel in Keighley into shops and flats.The long-awaited project moved forward this month with the submission of a planning application to Bradford Council.Owner Harendra Patel has applied for

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Bradford to fly special flag to remember genocide victims

A SPECIAL flag is to be flown in the Bradford district remembering victims of the Srebrenica genocide 20 years ago.The move has been welcomed by councillors who are Remembering Srebrenica champions. Councillor Adrian Farley (Lab, Keighley West), has twice

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Sarfraz makes early strikes as Woodlands secure comfortable victory

A DEVASTATING opening spell by Sarfraz Ahmed helped second-placed Woodlands to win at Hanging Heaton by 68 runs on a day of disruption following Friday night's heavy rain.The giant overseas pace bowler removed key batsmen Gary Fellows, David Paynter and

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Thousands pack Cougar Park to honour Danny Jones

THOUSANDS of rugby league fans gathered at Keighley's Cougar Park today to pay their respects to the home side's playmaker Danny Jones who died last week from a heart attack at the age of 29. A crowd of 4,066 turned out, taking the numbers back

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Super subs guide Guiseley to promotion

Chorley 2, Guiseley 3GUISELEY are celebrating promotion after second-half goals from substitutes Liam Dickinson and Nicky Boshell helped them overturn a two-goal deficit.The Lions overcame a travel nightmare as well as a 2-0 interval scoreline to win

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Andrabi shines as Bradford Moor retain league leadership

NAVEED Andrabi made 57 as Division A leaders Bradford Moor eased to a seven-wicket win over New Wortley after chasing down their opponents' score of 191-7.Harcharan Seehra's 5-4 return helped second-placed Leeds Sikh bowl out Shipley Providence for 91

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Interlink dish out defeat to Omars to stay top of Group A

INTERLINK are top of Group A after recording a five-wicket win over Omars.Shmile Khan (65) dominated the Omars innings of 119 as Mohammed Pandor took 4-31 to set up his side's victory. Apperley Bridge moved into third place with a four-wicket win over

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Bronte Vintage Gathering attracts the crowds

THOUSANDS of people descended on an annual extravaganza in aid of the Manorlands Hospice over the weekend.The Bronte Vintage Gathering spectacular took place in fields off Haworth Road, Cullingworth, attracting plenty of excited visitors.The good turnout

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Shocked councillors urge people to help catch park rapist

SHOCKED councillors have urged people to help police catch a rapist who attacked a 17-year-old girl as she walked through a Bradford park.She was dragged into woodland by the athletic-looking man in his 20s who had followed her through Bowling Park at

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Yorkshire accelerate with Bairstow at crease

ADAM Lyth and Jonny Bairstow marked their returns to Yorkshire action with a half-centuries on the opening day of the clash with Hampshire at Headingley. Opener Lyth, who along with Bairstow and four other Yorkshire players spent the first month

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FT: Whitehaven 16 Bradford Bulls 32

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VIDEO: Thrills and spills as Bradford's first dragon boat race raises thousands of pounds for Lord Mayor's Appeal

HUNDREDS of people descended on Roberts Park in Saltaire to watch Bradford's first Dragon Boat racing event. Twenty-two teams, many kitted out in fancy-dress, battled it out on Saturday in a series of enthralling - and wet - 200-metre sprints along

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Range Rover damaged in arson attack in Bingley

A RANGE Rover parked on the driveway of a house in Bingley was targeted by arsonists early today. Firefighters who were called to the blaze in Dobb Kiln Lane at about 1.30am said the owners of the vehicle had tried to put out the flames with jugs

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Dog blamed for Calverley house fire

A DOG started a fire at a house in Calverley last night after knocking a clothes horse on to a woodburning stove.Firefighters from Idle and Rawdon stations were called to the blaze, which happened at a property in Carr Road, at about 10.45pm.Watch commander

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Thief branded 'mini crimewave' jailed for four years

A DRUG addict who stole a purse from a churchgoer's handbag while she was at the altar taking communion has been jailed for a total of four years after a judge described him as a "mini crimewave".The victim was taking part in a service at St