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Fire chiefs probe 'mini explosion' at house
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a "mini-explosion" damaged a house in Drighlington this morning. A spokesman for Odsal fire crew said the cause of the fire, which occurred at the property in Adwalton Close just before 10.30am, was still "under investigation
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Idle men make light work in comfortable victory
THE weather has not been kind to the Bradford & District Evening League so far, and only two games survived the latest round of fixtures.Idle must have been the place to avoid the rain as both Cambing and John Breare played and were rewarded with home
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Brooks takes three late wickets to put Yorkshire in sight of victory over Hampshire
Che Pujara’s first century for Yorkshire and three late wickets for Jack Brooks helped put the Tykes on the cusp of a second County Championship win of the season against Hampshire. Pujara, who had previously made just one half-century for the
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McGuire doubles up for Dennyboys
SKIPPER Pat McGuire picked up two of the three main awards at Thackley’s presentation evening.McGuire, who played a crucial role in keeping the squad together when the club encountered problems early in the season, landed the players’ player of the year
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Charity sets up in Bradford to help tackle teenage unemployment
A CHARITY has set up its first programme in Bradford in response to the city's high number of unemployed young people. Groundwork Leeds has opened a centre in Wyke to help local 16 to 18-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training
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Keighley MP Kris Hopkins given royal role in Government reshuffle
KEIGHLEY and Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has been given a senior position in the Government Whips' Office in the ministerial shuffle.Mr Hopkins has been made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, an ancient title which dates back to 1501.His duties will include
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Keighley man, 40, stepped into path of moving train, inquest told
A 40-YEAR-OLD man, who suffered from schizophrenia, died when he stepped into the path of a moving train perhaps to escape the delusional voices he heard, an inquest heard today. Philip Blackburn, of Canal Road, Riddlesden, Keighley, had threatened
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'Abide by rules to protect your pet and keep stray dogs off the streets'
“Can you remember the last time you saw a dog wandering about on its own?”Joanne Housley recalls the days, at least two decades ago, when this sight was not uncommon, neither was it rare to see two or three dogs together, unaccompanied in a public place
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Homeless man jailed for starving three dogs to death
A HOMELESS man has been jailed for starving three Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppies and causing them a "long and painful" death. Mark Alred, 39, was supposed to be looking after the dogs at an address in Prospect Road, Wapping, Bradford, but the
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On This Day – May 12, 2015
25 years ago: Two men escaped with hundreds of pounds in a raid on a city centre building society. No-one was injured in the robbery at the Leeds and Holbeck branch in Westgate, Bradford. 50 years ago: A Keighley veterinary surgeon was attacked
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Silsden get ball rolling over pre-season friendly plans
SILSDEN may have had to put their awards night back but they are the first cab off the rank in terms of confirming pre-season friendlies. The Cobbydalers have announced games against Thackley, Brighouse Town, Town’s Evo-Stik First Division North
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Leng gives Harden big Philip
PHILIP Leng grabbed three wickets in four balls to give Harden an Aire-Wharfe League victory at Tong Park Esholt, who were left wondering how on earth they had lost.Lyle D’Rozario (5-33) and Nadeem Hanif (3-40) never let the Harden batting off the hook
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Trust fund formed for children of tragic rugby star Danny Jones
MONEY raised in memory of Rugby League player Danny Jones will be put into a trust fund for the couple's children. Lizzie Jones hopes to protect the future of five-month-old twins, Phoebe and Bobby, using Mr Jones's legacy. She has also called
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Narrow Wynn for Haworth Road in derby
THERE was a dramatic finish at Haworth Road in the first round of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League's Wynn Cup.Mohammed Zahid held the home innings together with 44 out of their 115 as Craig Green took 4-16 and Jonathan Thompson 3-33 for Hepworth &
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Howell is all-round star as second string take the Craven League spoils
GARGRAVE must have thought they were in with a good chance of victory after they knocked over visitors Oakworth Seconds for just 79 in Division Two of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League. Ben Howell top-scored with 39 for Oakworth as skipper Will Smith
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Treatment review needs to be effective
A root and branch overhaul of drug and alcohol treatment in the district is something that is overdue to tackle the changing face of substance abuse which represents a huge health problem for too many people. Bradford Council’s decision to open
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Queensbury off the mark and off the bottom
QUEENSBURY beat the rain to notch their first victory of the season and climb off the bottom of the Foster's Halifax League Premier Division.Bury only made 118 at Sowerby Bridge, Jason Slator top-scoring with 41, but the hosts replied with 72, just two
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Green results show change must come
SIR - The full slate of Green Party candidates who stood across our district in the recent council and parliamentary elections attracted over 20,000 votes and showed that tens of thousands of Bradfordians want to live in a fairer and more environmentally
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Democracy is the loser in this voting system
SIR - What are we to learn from Harry Smith’s analysis of the outcome of the General Election? (T&A Letters, May 9). To any observer from any other country in the world, gaining half the parliamentary seats from just over a third of the vote
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We need George Galloway to stick around
SIR - At a time when most politicians are a bunch of colourless and nondescript nonentities, George Galloway has been a maverick ray of sunshine on our political life in Bradford. With GG our lives have been never dull, always more exciting. Of
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Sturgeon’s ill-advised threat backfires
SIR - Contrary to what Harry Smith claims regarding the recent General Election results, the fact that the Conservative party gained 99 more seats than Labour, reflects more the distortions of our current system than an overwhelming mandate from the
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The fight for fairness remains despite defeat
SIR - Democracy (of a sort) has spoken and the winning party now has a mandate to carry out all its manifesto commitments if it so wishes. As usual under our polling system, there are more people who didn’t vote for the winning party than those
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Final resting place for Ed’s Stone
SIR – Following the swift demise of the Labour Party leader Ed Miliband the question immediately arises what should he do with his 8ft stone plinth? I circulated by text message to many friends for assistance on his behalf asking could they help
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Pujara closing in on maiden Yorkshire century
CHE Pujara registered his highest score in a Yorkshire shirt as the Tykes pushed towards a declaration in their second innings against Hampshire. The India batsman hit 12 fours and a six as he reached tea unbeaten on 92 having shared in a stand
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West Yorkshire Police reminded how to use handbrakes after £10,000 repair bill
POLICE have been reminded how to use handbrakes after the West Yorkshire Force totted up a repair bill of more than £10,000 because officers hadn't parked properly.Figures released under a Freedom of Information request show there were seven incidents
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Snetterton podium finish for Brook
BRADFORD racer David Brook continued his surge up the Thundersport GP1 and Superstock 1000 motorcycling rankings with solid performances and a podium finish in rounds five and six at Snetterton in Norfolk.The Team Arkoni ace said: "I was pleased
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Rimmington earns Liversedge promotion
LIVERSEDGE have appointed Jonathan Rimmington as their new first-team manager after Alan Colquhoun stepped down last week.The Clayborn outfit didn’t advertise the position but several candidates did contact the club, however they decided to appoint from
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Shelf and Park Chapel on the right end of cup shocks
SHELF notched a stunning success in the first round of the Foster's Halifax League's Parish Cup. The Division Two side, who made 216 (Leigh Butterfield 57) having been 70-5, dismissed Premier Division Blackley for 130, Babar Nawaz Malik taking
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Pickles loses his job in Cabinet as part of PM's post-election reshuffle
ERIC Pickles has lost his job as Local Government Secretary in David Cameron’s reshuffle, ending the Cabinet career of the former Bradford Council leader. The prime minister promoted Greg Clark to the key role, in an attempt to build bridges with
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Yorkshire's own political party vows to learn and improve after General Election
YORKSHIRE'S regional political party has vowed to "learn, understand and improve" after last week's General Election. Yorkshire First fielded 14 candidates across Yorkshire in its first General Election, after being formed just a year ago. None
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Sign up for a roaring charity race for Bradford Hospital
YOUNG fundraisers behind a sponsored walk later this month for Bradford Hospitals' Charity are hoping it will be a 'roaring' success.The district's newest Leo Club - the youth arm of Lions Clubs International - set up at the Dixons Kings Academy in Northside
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Green fingered residents of BD3 are being encouraged to take part in a new competition
NOMINATIONS are needed for the annual Beautiful BD3 Garden competition which is run by the Anchor project and supported by Bradford Council's neighbourhood teams. Council wardens will be on the lookout for beautiful gardens in the area over the
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VIDEO: Champion triathlete Jonny Brownlee officially opens Airedale Hospital's new emergency department
World champion triathlete Jonny Brownlee has formally opened Airedale General Hospital's new Emergency Department. His visit today also celebrated the hospital's success in raising the £100,000 target for its Emergency Department Appeal. A
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Police chief still suspended while review continues
WEST Yorkshire Chief Constable Mark Gilmore remains suspended while a review of his case continues. Mr Gilmore (pictured) learned last month that he would not face charges in relation to a bribery and misconduct investigation in Northern Ireland
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Three care homes in district rated inadequate after inspection
THREE Bradford district care homes have been rated inadequate after being inspected. Duchess Gardens Care Centre, in Lady Lane, Bingley, run by Elder Homes, was rated as inadequate overall after it was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (
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£3,400 raised at Great Daffodil Appeal collections in Ilkley
A TOTAL of £3,400 has been raised in the Ilkley area during March and April as part of Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal.The money was raised at the collections held at supermarkets and on the street during the appeal.Leah Mitchell, local community
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Keighley trio completes charity bike ride
THREE friends have cycled the length of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath to raise money for charity.Neil Shackleton, Andrew Kirkland and Carl Mawer covered the 127-mile route over two days.Together they raised about £2,000 – about double their target.The
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Fairweather Green school can now welcome two-year-olds after £850,000 building
A PRIMARY school can now welcome two-year-olds to its site after opening up a new £850,000 nursery building.Crossley Hall Primary School and Children's Centre in Thornton Road, Fairweather Green, Bradford, will now welcome 124 extra children aged two
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BRADFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL: Author Will Self takes steps to discover elusive gravitons
IN JANUARY Will Self began a 50km walking tour of the Large Hadron Collider at Cern near Geneva for BBC Radio 4.He was invited by leading physicist Akram Khan to "feel the wonder" of particle physics.It wasn’t that long ago, says Will, that
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BRADFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL – FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
All the events taking place during the Bradford Literature Festival Wednesday, May 13 The first event of its kind: Tribe Talks 7.00pm – 10.00pm | National Media Museum, Pictureville | More details | More details Friday, May 15 Ziauddin
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BRADFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL: It would be a crime not to hear thriller writer Sophie Hannah
Crime writer Sophie Hannah will be returning to the Bradford district for an event on Sunday. Sophie has made a name for herself with a series of taut psychological thrillers, the latest of which is The Telling Error. But she hit the headlines
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Three inquiries took place into fire disaster
THREE official inquiries took place within 21 months of the fire. The first was Oliver Popplewell's inquiry under the 1975 Safety at Sports Grounds Act looked into the cause of the fire and ground safety at Valley Parade. The second was inquest
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Future Bradford City captain’s snap decision proved a life-saver as fire disaster struck
ONE of the spectators sitting in the stand that dreadful day would go on the become Bradford City captain. For Lee Duxbury the things he witnessed then will never leave him. He said: “I’ve kept quiet about it for all these years. People tell their
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Swift work that ensured Valley Parade fire disaster fund was able to meet the challenge
WHEN the Bradford City Fire Disaster Fund was wound up in the autumn of 1986, £4.25m had been paid out to 400 people. Two of the many people who did invaluable work behind the scenes to ensure its success were Bradford lawyer Roger Suddards and
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New campaign group formed to fight plans for 72 homes
A NEW campaign group quickly forged to fight council-backed plans for 72 homes on the site of a demolished school holds its first meeting tonight. A planning application by Bradford Council to build houses on fields beside Cliffe Lane West, Baildon
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Pioneering burns unit looks to the future as £1m target nears
IF the £300,000 target for Bradford University's Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit (PSBRU) is reached - and, based on past experience, there's no reason to believe it won't be - it will bring the total amount raised for the organisation to more
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‘Today’s fans can’t imagine the Valley Parade of 1985’
LIFELONG Bradford City fans John Dewhirst and Andy Tyne don’t want to see the 30th anniversary of the fire become a display of emotional exhibitionism. Though they hope for something simple, low-key and dignified, though they accept that younger
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They came to cheer but left in mourning – The day of celebration that turned into catastrophe
MORE than 11,000 spectators were inside Valley Parade on that strange and terrible afternoon 30 years ago. City had already secured the Third Division Championship on April 23 - St George's Day - by thrashing Cambridge United 4-0 away. Bobby Campbell
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Bradford City fire disaster victims will never be forgotten
THERE are a number of reasons for drawing public attention to the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City fire disaster. Not just to remind a younger generation that on Saturday, May 11, 1985, on the last day of the 1984/85 Football League season
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Yorkshire lead Hampshire by 214 at lunch
YORKSHIRE continued their push for victory in their County Championship clash with Hampshire as they set about imposing a formidable fourth-innings target on their visitors. Jack Brooks and Adil Rashid took the two wickets required to wrap up the
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Saints are alive in Bierley qualifier
ALL Saints Primary School have become the first team from Bradford to win through to the regional stages of this year’s Drax Cup – the country’s biggest cricket competition for under-nines. They secured a 112-78 victory over St Stephen’s in the
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Albion Sports are lovin' their new kit!
ALBION Sports' Junior Football Club are dressing to impress – thanks to their local McDonald's Restaurant. Their under-11s have received a stylish new kit thanks to the fast-food chain's Forster Square Retail Park branch. The kits have been
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Val Slater is revealed as new deputy leader of Bradford Council
THE new second-in-command at Bradford Council has been revealed as Val Slater. She was elected as new deputy council leader at a Labour group meeting last night, after the former deputy, Cllr Imran Hussain (Toller), was elected as the new Labour
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Bradford College and Leeds City College Keighley campus staff could strike over 286 jobs at risk
STAFF at Bradford College and Leeds City College's Keighley campus could strike over proposed job losses. The University and College Union is preparing for ballots for industrial action at the two institutions. The union says that up to 140
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Trust fund set up for Danny Jones' twins
LIZZIE Jones has requested that all monies raised for the family of Danny to be put into a special trust fund for their five-month-old twins, Phoebe and Bobby. The family want to help protect Phoebe and Bobby's future using Danny's legacy.
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Heckmondwike involved in thriller
HECKMONDWIKE Cycle Speedway played host to Hull, who had three-times British champion Andy Angel on their team. Heckmondwike, whose team consisted of Darren Kent, Mick Knowles, Pawel Idziorek, Adam Watson, Laura Watson and Chris Summersgill were
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UPDATE: District's A&E departments meet waiting times target
THE district's hospitals are still meeting national A&E department waiting time targets, according to the latest weekly figures released yesterday. Statistics for the week ending May 3 show that 2,508 patients visited Bradford Royal Infirmary's
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Live daily blog - Tuesday, May 12
5:25pm That's all from today's live blog. We'll be back in the morning to update you on all the latest from Bradford. 4:44pm VIDEO: Here's our video of top triathlete Jonny
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Frenchman plots new Rout if Bradford City keep the faith
CITY will see a "different" Chris Routis if they choose to keep him at Valley Parade for another season.The club have a second-year option on the versatile Frenchman – one they are expected to take up.Phil Parkinson has decisions to make on
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Yes Pur-lease! Aussie ace keen on staying at Bradford Bulls
ADRIAN Purtell is open to the prospect of staying at the Bulls beyond the end of this season.The Australian centre arrived in Bradford ahead of the 2012 campaign and is currently midway through his fourth season at Odsal.He signed a one-year deal to remain
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Cancer survivor and cycle novice to tackle 100km ride through London
A BREAST cancer survivor who has only learned to ride a bike last year at the age of 62 will join more than 2,000 women this month to take on a 100km night ride through London.Retired teacher Christine Lumb, of Woodside Road, Wyke, was diagnosed with
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Pensioner's shock as lorry crashes into house
A PENSIONER has told of her shock after a lorry crashed into her house in Queensbury. Robina Allan said she was terrified when she heard an "enormous bang" at the side of her property in Park View, off Albert Road. The 72-year-old rushed to
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The years move on but Bradford pays its respects to Valley Parade fire victims with same dignity and restraint
THE drill whirred away on a distant building site; brakes squeaked as a bus pulled in at a stop nearby. But more than 1,000 people stood ram-rod straight in contemplation. Blotting out normal life, they remained deep in their own thoughts.
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Queensbury ready to turn back the clock for second 1940s weekend
THE organisers of the second Queensbury 1940s event have promised an all-singing, all-dancing affair. Chapel Lane in the village will be closed off on June 20 and filled with entertainment, music, stalls, army and display vehicles, a climbing wall
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Public asked to have say over district's drug and alcohol treatment programmes
BRADFORD residents have been invited to have their say as part of a full review of the drug and alcohol treatment system in the district. A consultation has been started by Bradford Council, which aims to improve the system used to treat alcohol
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Mental health awareness highlighted by housing group
RAISING awareness of how mental health issues can affect people's lives was the aim of a special event yesterday organised by the district's largest social landlord, Incommunities. The organisation teamed up with West Yorkshire Fire Service and
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Theatre director on trial accused of sexually abusing three under-age girls
A THEATRE director in Bradford is on trial accused of sexually abusing three under-age drama students.Samuel Collier, 27, denies 12 allegations involving the girls, who were aged 14 and 15 at the time.The jury at Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that
