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Hare on top of world after Roman conquest
Going underground? Into overdrive more like. James Hare entered the ring in Manchester to the strains of The Jam and left it to the sweet praise of Matchroom supremo Barry Hearn describing his display as the best he had seen in ten years. Hearn's words
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It's Valley of tears again for Cougars
Sheffield Eagles 33, Keighley Cougars 6 - Even the momentum of seven wins in a row couldn't help the Cougars beat their Don Valley hoodoo. Gary Moorby's men fell to their fourth defeat in four visits to the Eagles' vacuous stadium, and their first of
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Misery piles up as Tykes go nap
A century from Leicester-shire Foxes' Australian Brad Hodge condemned Yorkshire Phoenix to their fifth consecutive National League defeat at Headingley yesterday and left them embedded at the foot of the Division One table. The defeat meant Yorkshire
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Smith's joy of six
Knocked out of the Priestley Cup in the first round and lying seventh in Bradford League Division One, Pudsey St Lawrence haven't had a lot to smile about so far this season. But James Smith lightened the mood at Tofts Road on Saturday by smashing a half-century
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New-look City get the ball rolling
City's new brigade met the squad for the first time today to kick-off pre-season training. Luke Cornwall, Robert Wolleaston and Gareth Edds joined their team-mates at the Bradford & Bingley Stadium as the Bantams blew away the cobwebs. The only players
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Loop makes mark in fight on crime
Staff from a Bradford company have turned crime fighters in their latest bid to help their community. Loop customer management employees pounded the beat with police officers as they blitzed householders with crime prevention advice. The ten volunteers
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City 'graveyard of insolvency'
Bradford businesses are being urged to improve their debt collection after the district was branded an 'insolvency graveyard'. The city has the third highest rate of business failures anywhere in the UK, behind only Manchester and Bolton. And today business
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Prince to open £4.5m car HQ
Prince Andrew will visit Bradford next week to mark the rebirth of the car dealership burned to the ground during the riots of two years ago, it was announced today. The Duke of York, who is the UK's special representative for international investment
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New police 'snatch squad' on the streets
A new police 'snatch squad' hit the streets of Bradford today with orders to weed out the city's most wanted criminals. It is hoped the move will prevent offenders becoming 'lost in the system' and left free to roam the streets and commit more offences
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Helping victims to beat the criminals
Burglary victims will receive a property-marking kit to deter potential raiders, thanks to the Great Horton Community Partnership receiving a Water Works Award. The group plans to spend the cash on Alpha Dot, a system that labels property with a micro-sized
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Cleric to stars takes a final bow
A former chaplain of the Alhambra Theatre, who was partly responsible for converting comedians Cannon and Ball to Christianity, is retiring from the clergy. Canon Max Wigley, who is vicar of St John's Church in Yeadon, was the theatre's chaplain for almost
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Villagers win fight to stop store plans
Bradford villagers fighting a proposed supermarket are celebrating after the plans were withdrawn. United Co-operatives had submitted applications to Bradford Council to demolish the former Clayton Middle School on John Street and build a superstore.
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University leads way in search for new energy
Researchers at Bradford University are investigating how solar and hydrogen energy can be used to save power in homes across the country. The aim is to produce a device which could use alternative forms of energy to power the huge array of household goods
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Why wouldn't police listen to me?
Traffic police locked up a disabled grandfather for refusing to take a breath test - even though his medical condition made doing so impossible. After being pulled over in Bradford, David Bradbury, pictured, repeatedly told officers that his poorly-functioning
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Windhill are blown away by super Salts
Salts made hay in Bradford League Division Two, hitting 324 for six at home to Windhill - the highest team total in the Specialist Ducting Supplies Bradford League centenary season so far. Mazhar Bhatti led the way in the lower middle-order with 105 not
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Wigan breach fortress Odsal
Bradford Bulls 22, Wigan Warriors 35 - There are some things you never thought you'd hear at a rugby match. And a visiting coach stating: "Thank goodness they moved back to Odsal" definitely falls into that category. Of course Stuart Raper, as Australians
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Beaten Bulls 'dumb' struck
Jamie Peacock believes the Bulls can still achieve Grand Final glory if they can just stop playing "dumb football". The Bulls forward made the bold declaration after his side suffered their second straight defeat at Odsal. An error-strewn and indisciplined
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Together, crime can be beaten
The fear of crime is a constant background worry all across Bradford as much as in the rest of the country. However, there are ways in which ordinary, law-abiding citizens can work together to counter the blight of criminality, real or imagined. In Great
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On This Day
In 1683, William Penn, he English Quaker, signed a peace treaty with American Indian chiefs to ensure peace in his 'New World' colony. In 1916, English cricket legend Sir Leonard Hutton was born In 1927, "Cabaret" choreographer Bob Fosse was born. From
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Boost for firms in £130,000 cash gifts
Ten Bradford firms are celebrating a share of around £130,000 of regeneration cash to help boost business in a deprived part of the city. Regeneration agency Regen 2000 has awarded the hand-outs to the companies based in the Undercliffe, Laisterdyke,
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Bride of the '50s in appeal for dress
A Bradford woman is appealing for help in making her silver wedding anniversary a day to remember. Susan Trudgill, who runs rock and roll classes in Shipley and Lightcliffe, is planning to re-create her wedding day and needs help tracking down an original
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'Cruising' enthusiast slams boy racers
A car 'cruising' enthusiast from Bradford has hit out at boy racers who use a Brighouse street as a race track on Sunday evenings. Tim Crookes, pictured, has been a regular visitor to the car cruises on the Armytage Road industrial estate for more than
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Lottery cash boost helps local groups
Sports and community groups in the Bradford district were celebrating today after being awarded lottery grants worth more than £75,000 The National Lottery's Awards for All programme gives groups the chance to improve their communities with money for
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Now we've made a real Mela of it!
The Mela - the biggest and most colourful event in Bradford's calendar - wrought its magic again as tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Peel Park. The dry, sunny conditions were perfect for the festivities and numerous ice cream vans parked about
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Mystery of injured man in alleyway
Detectives hope the public can help them solve a mystery by identifying a man found unconscious in an alleyway. The man, thought to be in his late 20s, has suffered head injuries. Sedated and on a ventilator in hospital, he has so far been unable to tell
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Which is the wackiest art show of all?
A Bradford artist is risking years of bad luck by appealing for broken mirrors to use in her latest work at an exhibition of 200 artists' creations in the city. And the weird and wacky works that have just gone on show also include a washing machine that
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - My wife and I moved to the Hill Top area of Thornton about a year ago. It is a relatively quiet and peaceful area, or so we thought. Odd items have been removed from our car: aerial (£15), wheel trims (£17 each), part of bumper, wing mirrors kicked
