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Dalby is sound as Steeton battle on
Andrew Dalby, Steeton's strike bowler from Western Australia, kept his side's Division A survival hopes flickering in the Aire-Wharfe League. It was vital for Steeton to take maximum points off bottom-of-the-table Collingham and they were victorious by
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Gough fit but Taylor's the big hit
Darren Gough seemed to come through his 'fitness test' without mishap yesterday at Undercliffe. The former England paceman was playing for his county in a Bradford League centenary match and bowled eight overs in what proved a thrilling contest. Gough
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Forshaw delays a decision on future
Mike Forshaw has played down reports of an end-of- season switch to Warrington but admitted that his future is far from clear. The veteran loose forward is out of contract at the end of the season but a potential selection by Great Britain coach David
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Windass beats the City drum
Dean Windass is backing Nicky Law to produce a City side capable of matching any First Division opposition. The Bantams have taken four points from their opening two league games despite a Carling Cup flop against Darlington, who currently sit bottom
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On This Day
In 1913, Adolphe Pegond jumped from an airplane at 700 feet, becoming the first person to parachute from a plane. In 1940, Leon Trotsky, who once said "from being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an afwul reality" was murdered. In 1968
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Working mums will get web link to baby
Working mums will be able to keep an eye on their children while they are at nursery thanks to a revolutionary product invented by a Baildon woman. Debbie Frankland, 32, has launched her own company to market the innovative web-based SeeMyBaby product
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Youngsters back to days of sail
Children from schools across Bradford have been taking to the water and learning how to sail. Eight youngsters aged between 11 and 14 have attended a five-day Royal Association training course at the Doe Park Activity Centre in Denholme. The course caters
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Five-star food for thought
Food experts - backed by lottery cash - are aiming to get Bradford people to eat more fruit and veg. The "five-a-day" co-ordinators have been appointed to help people, especially those aged under 30, eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables
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Last farewells to 'a beautiful person'
The family and friends of tragic mum Teresa Innes were today preparing to say their last goodbyes. The former care worker, who died in hospital following an allergic reaction to penicillin, was described by her aunt as "a beautiful person" who had her
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Water babies make a splash
Bradford babies will be taking the plunge next month when a new swimming scheme arrives in the city. Water Babies was set up in Ilkley by Paul and Jess Thompson who discovered the benefits of swimming for babies when they were living in the south of England
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Desperate mum camps outside MP's offices
A mother who faces being thrown out of her home staged a sit-in with her children in a desperate attempt to get help from her Bradford MP. Debbie Moore, of Ravenscliffe, claims she is unable to feed her two daughters and they are now facing eviction from
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The wedding that took place at Bradford City football club on Sunday night was OK until they started letting off fireworks at midnight. My brother and niece were woken up by the deafening sounds of loud bangs one after another for about ten minutes
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Doidge fails to finish League's good work
The Bradford League should be going into the last representative match of their centenary season having achieved six wins out of six. Instead, however, they will face the formidable Pudsey Congs at the Britannia Ground on September 21 having won only
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Halifax fined for article
Halifax have been handed a suspended fine of £1,000 by the Rugby Football League for an article published in their matchday programme. A hearing of the RFL's advisory panel concluded that the article concerning Bulls fans had caused offence. The fine
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Catalogue of CSA blunders
The case of desperate mother Debbie Moore, who faces eviction because of rent arrears which she blames on non-payment of maintenance for the care of her two daughters, highlights yet again the appalling shortcomings of the Child Support Agency. The CSA
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Antiques TV star in festival line-up
TV's Antiques Roadshow expert Eric Knowles is among a top line-up for the first Saltaire Festival next month. He will be giving a talk on Art Deco during the 16-day event which has been planned to celebrate the bicentenary of Sir Titus Salt's birth, the
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Thieves steal pet-rescue car
An animal sanctuary faces an uncertain future after its car was stolen. The vehicle, belonging to Buckwood Animal Sanctuary, of Buck Mill Lane, Thackley, was used to rescue animals in danger. It was taken from Apperley Bridge on Saturday at 3.30pm. Alan
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'Horror house unfit to bring up my baby'
A single mum claims she has finished up with a "house of horror" when she expected to move into a pleasant home. The run-down two bed-roomed house in Sutton Avenue, Swain House, Bradford, has broken windows, damaged plaster, and a leak in the bathroom
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Ideas wanted on future of health service
People are being invited to come up with ideas to help improve health services in the Ilkley and Burley area. Airedale Primary Care Trust has dropped plans to close Ilkley's Coronation Hospital after huge opposition from people afraid that services would
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Better marks as schools catching up
Bradford secondary schools have shown a marked improvement with test results beating the national average improvement rate. Early statistics from the Department for Education and Skills show that 64 per cent of 14-year-old pupils in Bradford achieved
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Mill's rebirth to start with procession
Jubilant families in Manningham will take part in a procession to historic Lister's Mill to celebrate a start on the £18 million redevelopment after years of disappointment. The march up Oak Lane from Lister Park gates on October 18 will be led by a mechanical
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Family wire firm hit by pay strike
Half the workforce at a family-owned Bradford manufacturing firm has walked out in protest at what union leaders branded a "derisory" pay offer. About 100 workers at wire company Cold Drawn Products, which has sites at Scholes and Low Moor, took part
