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Elstub stars as Yorks ease relegation fears
Chris Elstub, playing his first match of the season, grabbed four for 25 to earn Yorkshire Phoenix an easy win by 67 runs over Surrey Lions yesterday in the Norwich Union League. They were also the first wickets the 20-year-old Spen Victoria seamer has
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Sharpe is aiming to capture the attention
Bradford City 0, Blackburn 2 - Lee Sharpe wants to be noticed - and not just because of his spiky ice-white haircut. City boss Jim Jefferies has been trying to find a natural winger to supply the head of Ashley Ward. Sharpe could be that man. A couple
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Ashley kept under wraps
Ashley Ward will be wrapped in cotton-wool to make sure he is fit for Bradford City's First Division curtain-raiser against Barnsley on Saturday. The big centre-forward will sit out tomorrow night's final pre-season friendly at Huddersfield to rest the
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Bully boys are bashed
Warington Wolves 18, Bradford Bulls 14 - You don't know what you're doing", came the chant from the large travelling Bulls army near the end of another Wilderspool nightmare. One trusts they were referring to a shaky spell from referee Stuart Cummings
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End this fiasco on our trains
There seems to be no end in sight to the inconvenience caused to rail travellers by the unreliable local services. How much longer must it be allowed to continue? We have a Government which is keen for drivers to leave their cars at home and use public
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On This Day
In 1886, Colonial and Indian representatives visited Bradford. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. In 1945, at 8.15 am US Air Force B-29 "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. From the Telegraph
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Dream mission to Africa for Beth...
A Bingley Grammar School pupil has flown out to Africa to help build a school for deprived youngsters. Beth Owen, 17, has swapped her comfortable home in Eldwick to spend three weeks in the poverty-stricken slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. "It is like
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Two hurt as gangs clash in street
A business dispute escalated into violence when two groups of Asian men clashed at the junction of Donisthorpe Street and Ryan Street, West Bowling, Bradford, last night. One 25-year-old Bradford man was stabbed in the abdomen and a 23-year-old man suffered
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New group to work for racial harmony
Asian and black community groups are joining forces under one banner to work towards racial harmony and secure funding. The Consortia of Ethnic Minority Organisations (COEMO) comes into being on Wednesday and intends to ensure that policy leaders in Bradford
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Chaos caused by driver and train shortage
A shortage of train drivers and rolling stock is causing more misery for Bradford rail travellers. Trains are being cancelled regularly because of the shortages and teething problems with new trains are adding to the months of chaos caused by the redevelopment
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The return of the lone park ranger
Former Lister Park ranger Bernard Barry made an emotional return to his old workplace - and met the man charged with finding his replacement - 19 years on. Bernard, who is now 82, was ranger at the Bradford park for 23 years. And he took his first walk
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Farmers hit back on disease cash
Farmers in Skipton have defended foot and mouth compensation payments after two public-spending watchdogs said they were launching an investigation. Unconfirmed payments of £1 million each to three farmers in the area will be scrutinised by the National
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200 calls from riot suspect pictures
Detectives trying to identify suspects involved in the Bradford riots were expecting three more men to hand themselves in today. On Friday Detective Chief Superintendent Max McLean, who is leading the inquiry, released 20 more photographs of men he wanted
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People who care earn their reward
A group has won a national award for its pioneering work with disabled women in Bradford. The Asian Disability Network, which was established in 1997, received funding for the Outreach Project to help Asian disabled women access mainstream facilities.
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Boy, 16, killed at blackspot
A sixteen-year-old boy has been killed at a notorious accident blackspot - the sixth fatality there in less than a year. The teenager was on his BMX bike when he was involved in the accident with a minicab late on Saturday night. Luke Doyle was trapped
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - A major Bradford company is sponsoring the police to the tune of £15,000 a year for increased patrols around its premises (T&A, July 31). I feel the motives must be challenged. To suggest that because employees feel threatened when going to/
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Ilkley would like to be a Wimbledon warm-up
Ilkley want to upgrade their tournament, but might have to wait until at least 2005 - providing Wimbledon moves back a week - if they want to be in the frame to host a pre-Wimbledon warm-up event. There has been talk for many years about the gap between
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Woodlands are set fair for Bowes title
Woodlands are favourites to be promoted in their first season in the Bradford League after an easy 148-run win over main rivals Bankfoot in the crucial match of the year in the Bowes Section. Only two points separated the teams at the start, but Woodlands
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Davies the key again as Congs beaten at last
Left-handed opener Simon Davies demonstrated his taste for the Pudsey Congs attack by guiding Baildon to a four-wicket win to cut Congs' lead at the top to three points. It was crucial that Baildon won this top-of-the-table clash to keep the title race
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Super Saints head for a cleansweep
Buttershaw St Paul's stayed on course for a cleansweep of four trophies in the Bradford Central League when they beat Girlington by 48 runs in yesterday's Waddilove Trophy final at Low Moor. Now, skipper Simon Lee will be keeping his players' efforts
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Henry change 'was no slip-up'
Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble today defended his decision to substitute ace goalkicker Henry Paul at a crucial stage during Saturday night's shock defeat at Warrington. The Kiwi stand off, who joins Gloucester Rugby Union Club at the end of the season
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Plugging the skills gap
Pitman Training Centre is hoping to plug a major skills gap among Bradford's workforce with its new range of courses. The company, based in Little Germany, has teamed up with a range of IT giants, including Microsoft and Cisco, to run a set of accredited
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A lesson for the world in Bill's book
Children's author Bill Forde hopes Bradford schools will follow his lead in helping to stamp out racism and build a better community following recent riots in the city. Mr Forde, of Nettleton Road, Mirfield, is currently involved in a scheme to twin West
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Health hazard of the uncollected rubbish
Tenants fear their health is being put at risk by piles of fly-infested bin bags which have been uncollected for weeks. They are calling for urgent action to clear the scores of bin bags piled several feet high in the two communal bin areas at their block
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A taste for the tourists
The organiser of the Bradford Food Festival is calling for a hospitality association made up of hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions, to promote the district around the world. Festival organiser Simon Dunn says a central association, providing
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Toys stolen from autistic brothers
A widow has condemned thieves who are taking toys belonging to her autistic children. Karen Fletcher, 40, says Aaron, five, and Ben, three, are devastated because toys, including their slide, sandpit and tractor, have been stolen from the back garden
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Sisters fail to beat lake record
ACTwo Bradford sisters saw their hopes of breaking a world swimming record sink at the weekend. Dee Llewellyn, 23, and her sister Liane, 19, had hoped to swim the length of England's largest lake, Windermere, in under nine hours and 15 minutes. But halfway
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Pair's key role in hunt for Hood
Two Bradford businessmen have helped to locate the wreck of the famous World War Two battle cruiser HMS Hood. Electrical engineers Terry Clifford and Tony Cooper, pictured, who run Bradford-based European Engineering Services Ltd, worked on outfitting
