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Lightcliffe tied-up by spirited Kinder
The first tie of the SDS Bradford League centenary season came at Morley where Lightcliffe were the visitors in the Second Division on Saturday. The home side, who scampered a bye off the final ball of their innings, made 172 for nine batting first, and
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Cougars are top class at Knight school
Keighley Cougars 38, York City Knights 26: York scored 16 points in the last nine minutes to give the scoreline an air of respectability, but other than for that period the Cougars dominated this National league Two contest. In the first half they played
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Wethers hails fan-tastic support
David Wetherall today saluted the unsung heroes of City's First Division survival - the fans. Wetherall believes the supporters played just as big a part in keeping the club afloat as the board or players. And he praised the Supporters' Trust for ploughing
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Paul's case for the defence
Robbie Paul praised his side's defence as they once again overcame the odds to take the spoils on a wet and wild night at Odsal. The skipper (pictured) was delighted as the Bulls survived the first-half sending off of Leon Pryce to maul the Castleford
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Challenge well worth meeting
The idea of making a community garden in the heart of Baildon, on the site of a derelict former school playground, is an excellent one. Ideally every village should have such a facility, created and cared for by members of the community, where local people
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On This Day
In 1909, a scheme for a limited liability company at Park Avenue, Bradford, was proposed. In 1926, Roald Amunsden flew over the North Pole. In 1971, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger married Bianca Perez Morena de Macias in St. Tropez. From the Telegraph &
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Bad news is new growth industry
The number of negative announcements made by firms in the region increased by more than 12 per cent in the first three months of 2003 as compared to the same period last year. Firms in Yorkshire and the North East made 126 such announcements, including
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Tips to help business talent to stick around
Young graduates from the University of Bradford are to be offered tips on setting up new businesses as part of a project to encourage them to stay in the district. Yorkshire Forward is backing an open day on Wednesday which aims to improve the level of
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Karen bids to bring joy to children
Mum Karen Webster, of Bingley, has 200 babies! They're the start of a cuddly toy appeal for the children of Iraq, sparked by all the heartbreak pictures on television. Karen is aiming to get 1,000 Beanie Babies as part of a Send a Smile campaign. And
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Bigger Aagrah plan could be refused
Expansion of a Shipley curry restaurant and headquarters looks set to be refused. Shipley Area Planning Panel has been advised by Bradford Council officers to refuse permission because of a lack of parking. The Managing director of the Aagrah chain of
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'Waiting list cuts may hit services'
Fears by an Airedale NHS Trust boss that the Government's demand to reduce waiting lists may cause cuts to services have been mirrored by a national health watchdog. Doug Farrow, Airedale's planning and marketing director, has warned that ambitions to
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Labour club plan is delayed by rethink
Plans to rebuild a century-old club which was burned down by rioters have hit a planning hiccup. Manningham Labour Club is in the process of buying an empty allotment site from Bradford Council after a desperate search for land for new premises. But the
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Meet the Road Gang!
As young boys growing up in West Bowling they were inseparable. They were born in the same street, were pupils in the same class at school, and shared a passion for Western films at the cinema. They all pursued a career in engineering, married and had
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'Blundering vicar spoiled funeral'
A grieving widow today claimed that a "bungling" vicar turned her husband's funeral into a shambles. Tracy Kendall, pictured, whose husband Michael died from a sudden heart attack, claimed a catalogue of errors made the funeral at Queensbury's Holy Trinity
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - What a mean-spirited letter by a Bulls supporter (May 4). He might be ashamed that he is from Bradford, but his club have not been too proud to accept the massive multi-million cash injection from the Bradford Council indirectly paid by Bradford
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Saints are no match for classy Baildon
Baildon were the prime movers as rain hit the SDS Bradford League for a third successive Saturday. They beat Pudsey St Lawrence by six wickets at Jenny Lane to go joint top of the table with East Bierley. Saints made 185 for five, being boosted by an
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Hamilton to get a seconds chance
Gavin Hamilton's future will come under the microscope tomorrow when he plays for Yorkshire seconds in their opening four-day championship match against Durham at Stamford Bridge. It will be a tough examination for the 28-year-old all-rounder, who bowled
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Match report: Noble's Super 12
Bradford Bulls 30 Castleford Tigers 10: Deep in the first-half, both starting stand-offs left the field in contrasting ways. Danny Orr was carried off by two members of the Castleford medical staff looking to be suffering from some form of concussion
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Sales set to grow in US merger
A Yeadon IT firm has announced its merger with an American media company, in a bid to expand its sales team. IT firm Logcom Solutions Ltd has now merged with MICG, a cross platform media company based in London and Texas. The two companies aim to combine
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'Nothing fishy about our beer'
A brewer today slammed a new European law which could force him to label his beer pumps with a warning that the bitter 'contains fish products'. Steve Taylor, boss of the recently established Skipton Brewery, said the proposals being discussed in the
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Tracey's tans will be a tropical treat
A Bradford woman hopes to give people summer tans with a difference - thanks to the help of Business Link. Business Link, part of Bradford's Chamber of Commerce, has offered to pay 50 per cent of the start-up costs of Tracey Butler's mobile Tropical Airbrush
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Millionaire to speak at charity's event
The man dubbed Britain's answer to Bill Gates will address an audience of more than 250 people at the annual review of a Bradford-based charity tomorrow. Businessman Reuben Singh, said to be the world's youngest self-made millionaire, tops the guest list
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'Tram-sformation' is on the right lines
A Grade II listed building, transformed from a tram shed into a residential and leisure complex by a Bradford developer, has gone on show to the public. The Tramways development at White Cross, Guiseley, was opened to the public for the first time at
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John happy to be in the driving seat
In some respects, you have to say that John Tordoff was born to be in the business. Not because he bears the family name synonymous with car sales in Bradford, but simply because he was literally born above the shop. As he sips on a coffee from a mug
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Motor group shows £10m worth of confidence in Bradford
Bradford-born car group JCT 600 is to invest more than £10 million in the city over the next two years. And that figure doesn't include the £4 million-plus already being poured into the new BMW dealership taking shape on Sticker Lane, a replacement for
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Aid campaign plea to avoid cholera crisis
An aid-to-Iraq campaigner from Bradford is calling for more cash and medical donations amid fears the country is on the verge of a cholera epidemic. Dr Nabeel Al-Ramadhani, managing director of the Human Relief Foundation (HRF) charity in Great Horton
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Gardens project at risk of collapse
A community garden project could collapse within months if volunteers fail to raise £6,000 immediately. The Hall Cliffe Community Garden, planned for a derelict former school playground in the centre of Baildon, has been awarded 90 per cent of a £66,000
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Rhyme confessions good for the soul
It will be a sight to stop people in their tracks. Three poets on a mission to get Bradford talking in verse will be making their way around the city centre, complete with a confession box and urging people to step inside for a spot of private poetry.
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Club legend joins memorial service
Bantams legend Stuart McCall joined the congregation for a poignant memorial service for those who died at Valley Parade 18 years ago. And as the sunshine broke through over Centenary Square yesterday his appearance lifted the sombre gathering. McCall
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Dogs sent in to sniff out dealers
Drugs sniffer dogs will be sent into Bradford's schools in a move to keep dealers out of its playgrounds and classrooms. Bradford Police's new passive-scanning dog, which has already been used to pinpoint offenders in pub and nightclub queues, will be
