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Guiseley joy in last-ball drama
Guiseley boosted their survival hopes in Division A of the Aire-Wharfe League by claiming four points in a thrilling finish at title-chasing Steeton. Chasing 162 for seven, Steeton needed three to tie off the final ball with just one wicket remaining.
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Disgraceful scenes mar Avenue friendly
Bradford Park Avenue 0, Scunthorpe United 1: Somebody is going to have to think of a new word to describe these pre-season matches. After the disgraceful scenes at Horsfall Stadium last night, it would be inappropriate to use the word 'friendly' to describe
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Fight night at Horsfall Stadium
Avenue boss Trevor Storton branded Scunthorpe a disgrace after violence broke out on the field in a pre-season warm-up game. United youth team coach Paul Wilson ordered his players off the field after an ugly brawl, a decision Storton described as "diabolical
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Law running out of time
Gordon Gibb will hold an immediate meeting with boss Nicky Law once the new man is installed as City chairman. Gibb will succeed Geoffrey Richmond at the Valley Parade helm with Julian Rhodes appointed as the new chief executive. And Law wants urgent
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Predictable move is still a blow
The decision to shift the Bradford & Bingley bank's decision-makers to a new head office in London is depressing for the city and the town that gave the institution its name. It is, though, perhaps an inevitable consequence of the decision to demutualise
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US deal secures jobs
A Bradford business is bucking the downward trend in the manufacturing sector with orders for the next 12 months and jobs secured following a management buy-out by its American partner. CAE Cleaning Technologies, a specialist in water-based cleaning installations
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New health checks memorial to runner
A sports foundation which will provide health checks for young athletes has been set up in memory of a fell runner who died at the weekend. John Taylor, 33, had been a member of Bingley Harriers since the mid-1990s. He was a regular part of its championship-winning
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Delight as 'worst' homes demolished
A row of condemned bungalows on a Shipley estate - branded the worst housing in Bradford by a ward councillor - is due to be demolished. Councillor Phil Thornton (Lab, Shipley East) said he was delighted by news that demolition work on the dozen boarded-up
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T&A helps reunite siblings 50 years on
A brother ended his half century search for his long lost sister with the words: "So what have you got to say for yourself?" Derek Rigby, 55, was finally reunited with Marion Lander, 54, following an emotional appeal in the Telegraph & Argus. The
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Support for speed camera campaign
A campaign to introduce more speed cameras to cut the numbers of deaths and injuries on the region's roads has received overwhelming support, Bradford Council research revealed today. More than 1,000 members of Bradford Council's Speak Out panel, who
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Election trail looms for young hopefuls
Young people took the first steps towards their history-making election campaigns at a spectacular launch of the new Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament. More than 100 would-be MYPs will soon be out canvassing for support after the parliament was officially
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Setback for little Billy's donor hunt
A race against time is now on to find a bone marrow match for a four-year-old Bradford boy after test results revealed his sister is unable to help him. Little Billy Broxup has acute myeloid leukaemia and his best chance of survival lay with his eight-year-old
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Mr Boxing takes the gloves off in divorce battle
Bradford boxing nut John Burton, pictured, was today preparing himself for jail after refusing to hand over beloved sporting treasures in a divorce battle. He declared that the gloves were well and truly off in the fight to retain two unique oil portraits
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Two are killed in road crashes
Two men were killed last night in road accidents in Bradford and Gomersal. Police are still trying to identify a pedestrian who suffered fatal injuries in an accident with an F-registered Mercedes 190 saloon car in New Otley Road, Bradford, at 10pm. The
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Now it's the Bradford & Bloomsbury!
Bradford & Bingley is to move its head office to London - breaking a pledge it made only two years ago to stay true to its 150-year-old roots after its conversion to a bank. The firm, which has been linked with Barclays in merger rumours, has signed
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I read with interest Sally Clifford's article regarding new government legislation to safeguard sports pitches, playing fields and open spaces. In this legislation, she said, there was an emphasis on local authorities to vigorously ensure communities
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Bad-boy Barrie back to face foe
The Battle of the Yorkshire props is back on after the Rugby Football League cleared Barrie McDermott to play in the next Bulls-Rhinos grudge match. The Leeds hardman was handed a four-match ban by league bosses yesterday after his red card on Friday
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On This Day
In 1556, an Unidentified Flying Object was reported over the town of Basle, in Switzerland. In 1959, the U.S. satellite Explorer 6 relayed pictures of planet Earth from space. In 1960, Cuban leader Fidel Castro banned all religious broadcasting. From
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Car-smash church left with major bill
A Saltaire church is faced with a massive clean-up bill after vandals smashed a car into the building. The cost of repairing the damage at the United Reformed Church could run into tens of thousands of pounds, and the church could be left to foot part
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Bond's golden eye now on the world!
Bradford's James Bond exhibition is to tour the world. The Bond, James Bond exhibition at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television has proved so popular that it is now being sought after by museums as far afield as America, India and Australia
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Planners look again at city's missing link
Businesses and city centre traders are pressing for the final stage of Bradford city ring road to be built - six years after a decision was made to axe it. They spoke out as transport chiefs went back to the drawing boards to look at ways of getting rid
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Youthful duo are raring to get going
Bradford City's new co-owner Julian Rhodes stepped out of the shadow of departing chairman Geoffrey Richmond and declared: "I can't wait to get started". The 33-year-old businessman is poised to become the club's new chief executive by Friday when a takeover
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Chairman Gibb: I'll be City's No 1 fan
Millionaire businessman Gordon Gibb today pledged to become Bradford City's "greatest fan" when he takes over as chairman later this week. Mr Gibb, boss of the Flamingoland Theme Park in North Yorkshire, will - at 26 - become the youngest chairman in
