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Stylish Hare Lords it over Aussie champ
England beating Australia is worth celebrating in any sport. And someone who can force the Aussies to throw in the towel - that's pretty unheard of. So step forward James Hare who earned all the plaudits for his crushing of holder Julian Holland to whisk
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Matt's the way with century '
Matt Page's first Bradford League century spurred East Bierley to their second win over Spen Victoria in six days. On an overcast day, the Aussie, who admitted to being "absolutely freezing" while batting, notched an unbeaten 113 in a home score of 241
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Assured Farsley stroll to vital win
Farsley 3, Matlock 0: Farsley Celtic put a difficult season to bed when they strolled to victory in the penultimate match of the campaign to ensure their UniBond status for next term. Celtic assumed an air of assurance and an attitude of confidence that
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Let's hit them early, says McAvoy
Bradford Bulls utility back Nathan McAvoy wants his side to hit Salford City Reds hard and early tonight at Valley Parade. The 25-year-old - a former star turn at The Willows - feels the visitors will have gathered confidence by outplaying Widnes, even
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Bulls are heading into the unknown
The real St Helens side didn't turn up at Valley Parade nine days ago. And the question hanging over tonight's Super League clash at the same venue is 'Which Salford City Reds side will arrive?' It isn't that visiting coach Steve McCormack is 'doing an
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Union's schools protest
Kirklees Unison is organising a demonstration and rally on Bank Holiday Monday to highlight the plight of school support staff. The union is fighting to bring an end to term-time contracts, which many people have instead of the year-round salary enjoyed
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Walkers needed for canal ramble
People are being invited to 'walk on water' in a new charity event on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Families can take part in a six-mile walk from Saltaire to Bingley, taking in Shipley Glen and the Five Rise Locks, on Sunday, July 14. The hike, expected
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A seed for Oak Lane's future
Traders in Manningham have joined forces to improve the image of Oak Lane and bring back business to the area after the devastating riots last summer. More than £30,000 has been awarded to the area to provide a portable CCTV camera and stage a clean-up
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Landlord injured in village pub raid
A pub landlord was left lying in a pool of blood following a vicious assault by masked raiders. Licensee Graham Overend, 40, was taken to hospital after the attack at the George Hotel in Cullingworth early yesterday. Detectives say at least two men forced
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Best-selling author backs culture bid
Best-selling novelist Tony Parsons has shown his affection for Bradford by pledging to return to launch the city's book festival. The best-selling author revealed he has squeezed the event into his busy schedule before jetting off to America for a three-week
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Holocaust horror remembered
The millions of Jews murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust have been remembered in Bradford. At the city's Cenotaph yesterday afternoon, the annual Holocaust Memorial Mee-ing, organised by Bradford Trades Union Council, marked the anniversary of
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Schools to get offer of full-time police officers
Police officers could soon be stationed in Bradford secondary schools under proposals being unveiled today by Education Secretary Estelle Morris. Schools in the 30 or 40 local education authorities with the most serious discipline and truancy problems
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Conference creates school for leaders
A pioneering peace conference starts today which aims to build the next generation of leaders in Bradford. The Intercultural Leadership School aims to develop young people's understanding of different faiths so they can look at a long-term resolution
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Hat-trick hero has Max-imum impact
Park Avenue 5, Colwyn Bay 0: A Jason Maxwell hat-trick was the highlight of another high-scoring win as Park Avenue left their opponents in the UniBond Premier relegation play-off place. It was a sixth straight league win for Trevor Storton's men and
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Spoilsport can't ruin the party
Bradford X1 2, Rangers X1 4: Stuart McCall has always known him as The Goalie. Andy Goram's new nickname - as from 5.10pm yesterday - should be The Spoilsport. Goram had clearly not read the testimonial script. Or if he had, perhaps the veteran keeper
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McCall pays special tribute to City's 'wonderful fans'
Stuart McCall today looked back on a wonderful career with Bradford City and declared: I've been a very lucky man. McCall signed off in front of an adoring Valley Parade in yesterday's testimonial game with the other footballing love of his life, Rangers
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Sensible way to cut accidents
If 140 West Yorkshire people were killed in a plane crash, it would be rightly regarded as a major tragedy and there would be widespread shock. That same number killed individually in separate road accidents over a single year might not make the same
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On This Day
In 1859, Messrs. Wickham and Salt were elected MPs for Bradford. In 1922, Bradford City AFC were beaten by Woolwich and relegated to the Second Division. In 1968, the musical 'Hair' opened in New York to comments of "vulgar", "dirty" and "the most significant
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Weigh-heh! Firm raises extra £1.5m in flotation
A Bradford-based business which is set to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) will raise £4.5 million - rather than the £3 million it expected. PM Group Plc, which designs and manufactures weighing systems for the bulk haulage and waste management
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Walkers needed for canal ramble
People are being invited to 'walk on water' in a new charity event on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Families can take part in a six-mile walk from Saltaire to Bingley, taking in Shipley Glen and the Five Rise Locks, on Sunday, July 14. The hike, expected
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Angry residents say joyriders have turned their cul-de-sac into a dumping ground for burned-out, sto
Angry residents say joyriders have turned their cul-de-sac into a dumping ground for burned-out, stolen cars. Now householders are demanding action to stop them getting on to Gondal Court on Bradford's Canterbury estate. Maria Houston, 39, a member of
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Motorists blamed for 'rat-run' danger
A councillor has blasted motorists for putting lives at risk by turning a town centre street into an illegal rat-run. Councillor Phil Thornton is now calling for police action to stop car drivers using the buses-only section of Shipley's Market Square
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Parents say thank-you with a big party
Parents were so grateful for the care taken of their children at school they decided to spoil the staff. Mums and dads put on a slap-up lunch not only for teachers at St Anne's Catholic Primary School in Keighley but for every member of staff - from the
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Stars in town for calendar girl film
Movie crews have converged on the Skipton area to prepare for a film about 11 Yorkshire Dales woman who stripped naked for a charity calendar in aid of leukaemia research. They are looking for suitable locations and securing accommodation for the cast
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Road deaths soar
Road deaths and serious injuries have soared to a ten-year high in Bradford, mainly because of dangerous driving by reckless young motorists. The new figures show the toll of people killed on the city's roads rose by 15 per cent to 31 in 2001. And the
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Rachel weds her teacher
It was a love their critics believed would never last. But Rachel Russell and Mick Edson, both pictured, proved their doubters wrong when they were married on Saturday - four years after they started their controversial relationship as schoolgirl and
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Reports of the failed investigation into Damilola Taylor's murder were a cruel reminder of the power that ruthless gangs of alienated youngsters can exert in menacing their communities. This added a tragic irony to how leading councillors and others
