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Ice rink ban on smokers
Smoking is to be banned in the whole of Bradford's Ice Arena as part of a campaign to clear the air in the city's public buildings. From next Saturday, the groups of teenagers who regularly smoke in the cafe and other spectator areas will no longer
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Otley pack hold sway in emphatic derby win
Rotherham 6 Otley 26 It took Otley 40 minutes to subdue a Rotherham side which had eight foreign players in their starting line-up for this National League One derby. In that time, Otley's awesome defence killed off any ambitions the home side may have
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Rosser double boosts Silsden
Darwen 0 Silsden 2 Silsden recovered from a double-injury setback to put themselves firmly back in the hunt for promotion from North West Counties Division Two with a comfortable win in Lancashire. The game was far from a classic, and the bumpy pitch
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Keeper sees red as Thackley march on
Thackley 2 Armthorpe Welfare 0 Armthorpe underlined their battling qualities when they proved hard to beat - even after losing their goalkeeper to a red card before this Northern Counties East League Premier Division clash was an hour old. At that stage
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Atkins set for baptism of fire
Promising 19-year-old centre Ryan Atkins makes his first team debut at St Helens today. Atkins - who spent time in rugby union with Leeds Tykes and Bramley - should start, resuming his regular Under-21 academy partnership with left wing Andy Smith as
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Owen out to take stock!
Owen Morrison reckons he has played only one good game for City so far. The 23-year-old admits he has not done himself justice since bursting on to the scene with the winner at Huddersfield in December. And while he hopes to face former club Stockport
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Harness creative energy
There is more to regeneration than fabulous buildings and architecture. The reshaping of a city depends on its people and how they use the facilities which are made available for them. Bradford's aims are clear: better shopping; a cleaner, safer, brighter
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Katy walks away with design prize
A teenager has wowed designers in a national competition with her dazzling walk-to-school outfit. Katy Lawson, 14, of Baildon, won praise from judges as she won the runner-up prize in a competition called Step Out In Style. The contest was held as part
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CRash victim Emma has defied all odds
Few people can fail to be inspired by Burley-in-Wharfedale teenager Emma Danskin's astonishing story. Not only did she cheat death in a horrific car smash and then confound doctors with her remarkable recovery, but now the iron-willed 18-year-old plans
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Letters to the Editor
Let's bang ASBOs on these menaces SIR - It's 10pm on a Monday night in March. It's cold outside, it's raining and it's the official start of the fireworks season in Bradford. The mad people are at it again and it's only eight months until Bonfire Night
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Hill arrive at 'first station' in Northern Rail Cup
Bradford Dudley Hill 76 Bramley Buffaloes 0 Bradford Dudley Hill won Group Six of the Northern Rail Cup in emphatic style with a game to spare. They scored 14 tries in this derby, scrum half Tony Williams adding ten conversions. And the final try was
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Focused Clayton keep their heads
Clayton 36 Westgate Redoubt 16 Prop forward John Parkinson posted two tries as Clayton kept their cool to run out worthy winners against a fiery Westgate Redoubt in their last home match of the Pennine League Premier Division campaign at Lidget Green.
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Halifax look assured of promotion
Halifax 53 Cleckheaton 3 Halifax increasingly look like they are consigning last season's 18-16 National League's play-off defeat at home to Launceston to the back of their minds. After their seven-try demolition of derby rivals Cleck-heaton, Halifax
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On This Day
In 1483, the Italian artist Raphael was born. In 1944, MPs voted to pay women teachers the same as male teachers. In 1973, Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar for his role as Vito Corleone in the Godfather, in protest at the way Native Americans
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Setting the agenda for Youth Parliament
Young people across Bradford are preparing for one the biggest political gatherings of their age group that the district has ever seen. Members of the recently-elected Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament will be taking their orders from more than 250
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Hostel plan angers elderly residents
A plan to open a hostel for homeless young people in an area close to sheltered housing for the elderly has prompted anger among residents. The City Centre Project, which helps young people with nowhere to live, wants to take over a block of flats in
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DJ music lessons in the 'key' of life
A volunteer music project which aims to help pupils in deprived parts of Bradford aspire to become DJs and producers is set to branch out to more schools. The Community Music scheme has offered 140 hours teaching and support to schools and community organisations
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Youngsters pay tribute to disaster victims
Youngsters from across Europe took part in a memorial tournament to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bradford City fire disaster. Around 700 young footballers from Bradford, Lincoln, Holland, Germany and Ireland took part in the Valley Parade Memorial
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Talks bring new hope on pension worries
Union officials have held showdown talks with Pensions Minister Malcolm Wicks over the fate of a benefits scheme belonging to hundreds of Bradford textile workers. Peter Booth, national organiser for the Transport & General Workers Union (T&G)
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Ice rink ban on smokers
Smoking is to be banned in the whole of Bradford's Ice Arena as part of a campaign to clear the air in the city's public buildings. From next Saturday, the groups of teenagers who regularly smoke in the cafe and other spectator areas will no longer be
