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Lister is captain for a day
Wharfedale's Dave Lister will be doubly honoured tomorrow in their National League Two game at Orrell. Not only will the second row break the record for consecutive appearances at National League level, but he has also been made captain for the day. It
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I can take the strain, says City boss Jim
Jim Jefferies today denied that he was feeling the pressure from Bradford City's recent wobble. The City boss takes his team to Birmingham tomorrow, their first game without Benito Carbone, needing to arrest a run of five defeats in the last six. Carbone's
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Cougars: Woody heads north
MARTIN WOOD was set to sign for Workington last night in what was billed as the biggest signing in 10-years for the Cumbrian club. The were delighted to get their hands on the former Cougar star, who topped the Northern Ford Premiership's points scoring
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Spreading the news
Spreading the news - and the Cougar message - in Malta is 11-years-old fan Harry Newton of Eastburn. Harry - pictured below - likes to read the KN, especially the sports pages, to find out what's happening with the Cougars. Harry Cougar Bear, as he is
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News heads for Malta
Above is Andrew Newton, of Steeton, who is pictured with the backdrop of the Grand Harbour in the Maltese capital, Valletta, during a holiday visiting family.
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Railway carriages come in from the cold
For years carriages at Oxenhope Station -- 665ft above sea level -- have been subjected to the harsh Pennine weather. But the opening of a new carriage shed at the station means they finally have some protection. MP Ann Cryer, who is president of the
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Charity to launch computer centre
A Keighley charity is celebrating a huge cash windfall that will enable it to provide VIPs with a first class introduction to computers. Keighley and District Association for the Blind has received more than £70,000 of government cash, which will be used
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School goes for tech status
South Craven School is bidding to become a centre of excellence for technology. If the bid to the Department for Education and Skills is successful the school will get almost £1 million over four years to spend on technology facilities. Not only the Cross
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Hospital gets £12 million boost
A groundbreaking contract worth over £12 million will provide Airedale NHS Trust with the latest high-tech X-ray equipment. Siemens Healthcare Systems is to supply and manage the equipment at the trust's hospitals, and at Keighley Health Centre, for the
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Blooming marvellous - nursery gets reprieve
The future of Keighley's threatened Cliffe Castle nursery looks set to be secured. A report drawn up by council officers recommends that the popular facility should be retained, the Keighley News can reveal. The document outlining several options for
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Inquiry after hospital patients die on railway
a hospital watchdog yesterday called for an independent investigation after two women patients -- one of them in a wheelchair -- were killed by a train Last night the distraught family of one of the women, 44 year-old Susan Steinker, a radiographer, of
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TV stars boost restaurant opening
The star-studded opening of a restaurant chain's new headquarters will help send a plane-load of terminally ill youngsters to Lapland to see Santa. Members of the Emmerdale cast are set to attend a charity dinner and auction to mark the official opening
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Down Memory lane with Ian Dewhirst
This youth is sitting outside a Morton Banks house struck by lightning in 1893, collecting money from curious sightseers. Ridingate, a former farmhouse occupied by the family of Emmott Clayton, a foreman mechanic at a Keighley toolmakers, stood near the
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Pensioner was taken hostage
A pensioner suffered a 90-minute ordeal after being taken hostage in her own car. The 68-year-old woman was forced to drive around Bradford after a man got into her P-registered metallic green Vauxhall Tigra as she was about to leave a retail park. The
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Start-up cash gives firms a flying start
Budding entrepreneurs on three Bradford estates have been given a helping hand to set-up their own businesses. Residents on the Buttershaw, Woodside and Delph Hill estates have won support from a special fund run by the Royds Community Association. The
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Thousands sign petition to save art gallery
A group campaigning against the closure of an art gallery has collected more than 5,000 signatures in opposition to the proposals. Calderdale Council earmarked the Smith Art Gallery, in Ridings Park, Brighouse, for closure as part of its best value review
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Champion Bulls go on parade!
Thousands of jubilant Bulls fans are expected to line the victory route from Odsal Stadium to the city centre for the team's Grand Final parade this Sunday. Club chairman Chris Caisley said he hoped the whole city would turn out for the parade and civic
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Teenager rioter is jailed
A teenager who admitted throwing ten bricks at police lines during violent disturbances on the Ravenscliffe estate has been locked up for 30 months. About 50 police officers in riot gear and the force helicopter were used to contain the violence which
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Top education role adds up for Mark
A former maths teacher has been appointed to the £110,000-a-year job to run education and social services in Bradford. Mark Carriline, 40, will take up the post of Assistant Chief Executive (education, community and social care) in the New Year. His role
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'Anthrax scare may ruin my business'
Anthrax scares sweeping Britain have left a Bradford soap powder company facing financial ruin. Mark Cahill, pictured, who owns Cleanall, based in Manningham Lane, has been warned by police to stop leaving free promotional samples of soap powder on people's
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Table tennis: Season gets off to flying start
The new table tennis season sees the Keighley & District League expand for the fifth successive year. The league now has 32 teams with seven new teams entering in an area that stretches from Crossflatts to Gargrave -- a district that is a hotbed for
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Man dies in hit-and-run
Police are hunting a hit and run driver who killed a man last night. The victim, thought to be in his early 20s, was walking at the junction of Barkerend Road and Barlow Street close to Bradford city centre at about 10.20pm. He was struck by a Volkswagen
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Crowbar gang in bank snatch
Three masked men attacked a bank customer in the centre of Bradford, beating him with a crowbar. Officers were called to Barclays Bank at Market Street shortly after 12.15pm on Friday when callers reported an attack on the man as he headed towards the
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Rugby League: Cats bounce back to form
Catleford Panthers 18 Albion Cats 30 Keighley Albion Cats returned to winning ways with a victory at old rivals Castleford Panthers. Although the scoreline reflects the Cats superiority they at times made hard work of beating a team that they dominated
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Rugby League: Chances go begging
Keighley Albion 4 Hunslet Warriors 22 Missed chances and tantalising errors cost Albion a chance of victory in their top-v-bottom clash with Conference new boys Hunslet Warriors. Although the Keighley side is wallowing at the bottom of the table and Warriors
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance League
DAVID NELSON hammered in six goals as Bocking handed out an 11-2 lesson to Cottingley. The experienced Bocking outfit scored eight first half goals while Cottingley found the net twice at the other end. In the second half Bocking were restricted to three
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Athletics: Helen takes British crown
Helen Glover has been crowned British Under-18 fell champion. The Oakbank School pupil ran in the Under-18 home internationsl in Belfast recently and won the 4.5K by a huge margin. She was 30 seconds ahead of her closest rival. The four-strong English
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Athletics: Fell running scene shines with talent
IAN HOLMES sept to victory in the Yorkshire Champ-ionship fell race at Haworth on Saturday. The 34-year-old British Champion was on home ground to retain the title he won in 1994 and 2000 in the Withins Skyline race. It was his fourth win in the event
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Athletics: Bronte challenge for Will
OAKBANK sports centre manager Will Smith mastered the mists of the Bronte Moors leave a 106-strong field chasing shadows in Sunday's Bronte Way. Smith, a member of Keighley and Craven Athletics Club, ran exactly the same time as last year's winner, Ian
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Wilkinson leaves internationals in her wake
WUTHERING Heights above Haworth may well be famous as the inspiration for the literary deeds of the Bronte sisters, but for local athletics supporters, the title triumph of Skipton Athletics Club's Mary Wilkinson at Sunday's Yorkshire Senior Fell Race
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Key league tests for Skipton and Rbblesdale
SKIPTON return to league action tomorrow with a daunting trip to South Yorkshire, where they take on current unbeaten league leaders, Dinnington. Last season the teams met in the Yorkshire Shield and Skipton won the fixture 25-12, although Dinnington's
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Dalesman Dude reaches record milestone
IS Wharfedale second-row forward David 'Dude' Lister the toughest player currently involved in English rugby? (writes Tony Simpson). On the evidence of the landmark the popular Dalesman reaches tomorrow, when the Greens visit Orrell, the answer must by
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I read with interest and pleasure the report (T&A, October 11) of the proposed regeneration of the Goitside district of Bradford. Some years ago I penned (in a T&A letter) my condemnation of a project that would, on completion, have destroyed
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Vital that ares is involved in capital idea
Is it any wonder that on a regular basis the pent up anti-Bradford feelings of those who believe in Keighley boil over? The latest justifiable eruption comes from several senior members of the Bront Country Partnership who are furious with tourism chiefs
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Barnett sets sights on world titles
Bradford body-builder Jason Barnett will have the world championships in his sights when he competes for the British title at Cambridge on Sunday. Barnett, who is a special needs assistant at Haycliffe School, Bradford, has been invited to go to Hungary
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Avenue prepare for a war of the roses
Bradford Park Avenue hauled themselves out of the bottom three of the UniBond Premier with a stunning 2-1 victory over Emley on Wednesday but will need another effort of mammoth proportions tomorrow. They travel to Giant Axe to take on second-placed Lancaster
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Blake benefits as Carbone goes
Robbie Blake is ready to show there is life in Bradford City after Benito Carbone. With the star attraction beginning a three-month loan stint with Derby - which could lead to a proper deal by January - the onus is on the remaining strikers to do the
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Johnson watches Leeds beat Troyes 4-2
Seth Johnson was given a breathtaking reminder of what lies in store at Leeds - only to witness a sting in the tail as ten-man Troyes handed themselves a UEFA Cup lifeline. Watching from the directors' box, £7million signing Johnson could have been nothing
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Withers will relish facing Aussies
Bradford Bulls' Australian-born full back Michael Withers says he will have no conflict of interest when he plays for Great Britain in the Ashes Series next month. The 25-year-old former Australian Junior Player of the Year, who qualifies for Britain
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Just the job for the local workforce
When jobs are lost, it is often on a grand scale with dozens, scores and even hundreds of people being thrown out of work and making the headlines. But not all the news on the employment front is bad. There are job gains too, but they come in smaller
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On This Day
In 1781, British General Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops to the American forces at Yorktown. In 1921, the League of Nations held a meeting in Bradford. In 1987, the Wall Street Stock Exchange experienced its biggest crash, with $500 billion dollars
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4x4 off road success
SUZUKI off-roader Darren Wilson got a result in the latest championship round. He made it three wins from as many outings in the Comp Safari series -- and sold his jeep. The KAP garage boss from Steeton put his machine up for sale on the morning of the
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Trio take the trail to stardom
Meet the young stars whose dance talents took them on a trail back to Primrose Valley. They won a free week's holiday at the east coast holiday park by choreographing their own dance routine. Jodie Swift, Jodie Hargreaves and Abigail Sharpe repeated their
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Fans catch up with the news
Cougars fans keep up with the gossip about their favourite team through the Keighley News - even when sunning themselves in Turkey. Graham Jarman went with wife Julia, their five children and 13 other Cougar fans to Calis Beach near Fethiye. Graham runs
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Wedding: Birkett - Cryer
Married at St Mary's Church, Riddlesden, were Allan James Birkett and Sharon Louise Cryer. Allan - a tyre repair specialist - is the only son of Bernard and Christine Birkett, of Western Avenue, Riddlesden. Sharon - a housewife - is the only daughter
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Credit where it's due
Bradford-based credit firm Provident Financial Management Services has invested more than £1m in its Sunbridge Road base. The money has been used to build a state of the art call centre which will eventually streamline its operations and result in more
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What the Victorians did for us
Youngsters at Cowling Primary School discovered Victorian values this week as they travelled back in time for a living history lesson. Pupils and teachers from the school donned Victorian costumes for a visit to Bradford Industrial Museum. There they
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Still birth support group launched
A mother who suffered the trauma of a still birth has set up a support group for women who are coping with the same heartache. Andrea Strickland, whose baby Katie died in her womb, has founded the Airedale branch of the Still Birth and Neonatal Death
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Depressed patient killed by train
A depressed hospital patient was killed when she stepped into the path of a moving train, an inquest was told on Tuesday. Elizabeth Clarke, 55, of Horrocks Close, Lothersdale, died from horrific multiple injuries when she was struck by an early evening
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Tourism group says - We're being ignored
City Hall tourism bosses have been accused of shunning a high-powered group dedicated to putting Keighley and Haworth on the map. The astonishing attack came this week as Bradford Council launched a public consultation exercise in readiness for developing
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Four held in murder probe
Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Keighley teenager Yasser Hussain Nazir. Yasser, 16, of Chatsworth Street, was shot in the head at close range at a Shell petrol station, in Haworth Road, Chellow Heights, Bradford, on September
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Rare letters goes under the hammer
A stamped envelope sent from Halifax to Keighley is expected to fetch up to £350 at an auction next month. The envelope is part of a collection being sold as separate lots at Spink, in London, on November 7. It is estimated the collection will go for
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Flag protest at dog fouling
Flagging up the problem of dog fouling at Keighley Tarn is council countryside officer David Parsons. He placed specially made flags in faeces around the popular spot this week to highlight the mutt-mess issue. In one morning alone he pinpointed 60 doggy
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Letters to the Editor
Sir - On behalf of Greenhead and the Holy Family Associated Sixth Form, we would like to offer our sincere thanks to the communities and organisations who kindly accommodated us for our recent Sixth Form Religious Education Day on Tuesday, October 9.
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Free map produced to draw visitors
A free map highlighting places of interest and activities in Cleckheaton and Spen has been launched. Around 10,000 pocket guides, put together by Spenborough Chamber of Trade, have been printed and are available from shops, businesses and information
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Underpass closes for roadworks
Pedestrians will have to use alternative routes as another phase of the Bingley Relief Road project gets underway. The Treaclecock Alley underpass, forming a public right of way under the railway line to the south of Bingley Three Rise Locks, will close
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Skateboard plea by village youngsters
Youngsters in Cottingley are fighting to get a village skateboard park off the ground. A group of 14 children, aged 11 to 14, presented their wish-list and a 305-signature petition to Shipley Area Panel at the Cottingley neighbourhood forum meeting. Spokesman
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Danny defies the odds for Pop Idol success
A second Bradford singer is bidding for stardom after overcoming personal adversity to impress TV's Pop Idol judges. When Danny Tetley, pictured, was born with a cleft palate and harelip his mother was told he may never be able to talk properly. But 21
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Pair are jailed for shooting at club
A judge today ordered two men to tell the truth about why they had blasted a couple with a shotgun outside a Bradford nightclub before he sentenced them to a total of 21 years in jail. Khawar Butt, 22, was given 12 years and Dean Carden, 22, jailed for
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Warning to speeding drivers
Motorists speeding through red lights face being caught on camera at dozens of roads across the district. They will face fines of up to £60 in the new safety scheme due next year. There are currently cameras at three junctions in Bradford - Manningham
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Disabled lose fight to keep cul-de-sacs
Disabled people have lost their battle to stop cul-de-sacs near their new complexes being turned into through roads. But an area panel of councillors said solicitors should have found out about plans to open up the road to through traffic. Councillors
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Firms urged to buy a seat for survival
The Priestley Centre for the Arts is urging businesses in Bradford to each donate £100 to help keep the theatre going. Bosses at the centre are considering a sponsorship scheme where seats at the theatre are named after businesses which pledge donations
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Alert as man is found in field
A man was recovering today after being found lying unconscious in a Baildon field. Police sealed off the area when the man was found by two people walking to work early yesterday. David Fawcett and Annette Smith were unable to wake the unconscious man
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Bowls club hit in racist attack
A picture of Osama bin Laden was put up alongside racist graffiti at a Keighley bowling club. Vandals daubed insulting messages on Lund Park Bowling Club and on the newly-refurbished veterans' pavilion and benches. Club committee member Derek Bell, who
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Cricket: Juniors enjoy awards night
The Craven & District Junior Cricket Association recently held its annual presentation for the Joe Lumb and Lord's Taverners competitions, at Keighley Rugby Club. The players, parents and other guests were welcomed by the chairman of the Association
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Rugby Union: Keighlians show sparkle
Ilkley 12 Keighley 15 Two sparkling tries in a late fightback carried Keighley through to the third round of the National Intermediate Cup. Both sides were often less than word perfect in this dress rehearsal for this weekend's important league meeting
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Bronte Wanderers
Bronte Wanderers -- Back (from left): Stuart Nicholson, Sean Kavanagh, Sean Binns, Neil Rollins, Nigel Smith, Mark Bingham. Front: Simon Waddington, Ben Utley, Dale Robinson, Revis Sharpe, Lee Bilbrough.
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Soccer: Junior round-up
Long Lee Under-8s kept up their impressive start with the fifth win. S far they haven't conceded a goal and have scored 49 times at the other end. Burley gave them a stern test until Tom Marshall, Luke Narey (2), George Wysocki and Liam Dickenson secured
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Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday
Wrose Albion lost their hundred per cent record as league leaders Keighley Juniors romped to an 8-1 victory after an even opening period. After 20 minutes Juniors were awarded a penalty which opened the flood gates. By the break they had a 4-0 lead. They
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Soccer: County Amateurs
MICK WARD saved Silsden in a close encounter with Golcar United. They were 1-0 down at the break after Chris Fawcett had scored an opener for the home side. Ward scored the second half goal which rescued a point for Silsden and kept them level on points
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Soccer: Craven League
Table-topping Oxenhope Recreation stamped their authority on the league with a 7-2 win over Keighley Lifts. They quickly established a 2-0 lead with goals from Steve Murray and Simon Knaggs and although Lifts pulled a goal back before the break, a strike
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Motorsport: Barton ends on a low note
Going into the final, double header meeting at Donington Park at the weekend Darren Barton knew exactly what he had to do if he was to stand any chance of lifting the 250cc British Motorcycle Championship for the MARC sponsored Colin Appleyard Honda team
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Netball: Girls get county call
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Lucy Mayho has been selected to represent West Yorkshire at netball. The Parkside School pupil, who is also a talented runner, has been chosen to join the country under-14 squad. She will be training with the rest of the West Yorkshire
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Motorsport: 4x4 off road success
SUZUKI off-roader Darren Wilson got a result in the latest championship round. He made it three wins from as many outings in the Comp Safari series -- and sold his jeep. The KAP garage boss from Steeton put his machine up for sale on the morning of the
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Cougars: Woody heads north
MARTIN WOOD was set to sign for Workington last night in what was billed as the biggest signing in 10-years for the Cumbrian club. The were delighted to get their hands on the former Cougar star, who topped the Northern Ford Premiership's points scoring
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Guscott calls in at Wharfedale on his leukaemia marathon
JEREMY Guscott's athleticism has decorated the world's premier rugby union venues during a career which has embraced every level of representative recognition, but in a project aimed at raising money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, the British Lion has
