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It's honours even after keen battle of top two
A storming second-half display saw Buxton earn a deserved point from their visit to Clayborn but Liversedge played their full part in a game worthy of a meeting between the top two sides. The Derbyshire outfit remain at the summit of the Northern Counties
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Spireites cash in on comical City defending
The pranksters who pinched the Saltergate goal nets must have known what was going to happen. Fortunately they were discovered on Saturday morning, shoved in a black bin bag and left on the club doorstep after being gone for nearly two days. Maybe the
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West's fire warning to promotion rivals
West Bowling moved to just one point behind National Conference Division One leaders Ince Rose Bridge following a sparkling eight-try romp over Askam at the Bankfoot Oval. The writing was on the wall for the Cumbrian visitors as early as the fourth minute
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Young Bulls come of age
Steve McNamara hailed his young rookies for recovering their form in the Bulls' 28-20 success at Dewsbury. Tries from replacement hooker George Flanagan (2), Richard Atkins, Mick Withers and Ben Feehan put them on the road to success during the friendly
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Shares Week
Bradford's biggest company William Morrison, which has been plagued by profit warnings since it bought Safeway, is thought to be on the hunt for a new chief executive to replace Bob Stott. Although Sir Ken Morrison had said the present chief executive
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Enterprise at heart of the community
The £4.3 million enterprise and community centre in the heart of Manningham is set to expand during 2006 and Gurdev Dahele MBE, chief executive of the Carlisle Business Centre, hopes a state-of-the-art £80,000 gym and nursery facilities will build on
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Knowledge at the touch of a button
Learners drivers can now test their knowledge at the touch of button through their mobile thanks to an innovative revision aid. The Theory Tester is a new interactive download to take the pain out of studying for the motor theory test. Around 15 per cent
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Mentor visits are a big hit with pupils
Successful role models in Bradford have been visiting Bradford schools to inspire pupils to achieve their goals. More than 50 mentors have been going in to the schools as part of Education Bradford's Inspirers project to raise academic levels and encourage
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Meat to give aid to 'tent village'
Survivors of the devastating South Asia earthquake will receive meat from the qurbani sacrifice - thanks to donations to the Bradford-based Human Relief Foundation. The charity will distribute the equivalent of 1,760kgs of beef and lamb to people living
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Teachers declare: we mean business!
A Bradford school is teaming up with big businesses to help it launch the UK's first vocational centre of excellence in customer service. The district's schools have been chosen by the Government to pilot vocational centres of excellence as part its radical
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Poland is next in Jan's treks for aid
A dedicated fundraiser will saddle up her bike to raise even more money for her favourite cancer charity. Former Bradford head teacher Jan Cawley will cycle from Kracow to Warsaw in Poland in five days as part of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Great 500
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Man held over the death of mother-of-one
Police have started a murder inquiry after a 28-year-old mother was found dead at a house in Brighouse. Cherie Bandig was declared dead after police and paramedics were called to the house in Smith House Avenue. A post-mortem examination failed to ascertain
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Excluded pupils inquiry ordered
A top-level inquiry has started after a senior education officer admitted some Bradford schools are breaking the law by unofficially excluding pupils. Councillor Phil Thornton, the head of a committee set up to scrutinise education in the district, said
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Letters to the Editor
Proud to be both a Muslim and a Brit SIR - As a Muslim woman born and bred in Bradford, I have followed the ongoing debate on political correctness. Contrary to popular belief, ethnic minorities are not offended or insulted by symbols, pictures, etc,
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Oleksewycz bags a late cup winner
Steve Oleksewycz came off the bench to hit the winner for Avenue in his 100th appearance for the club at Ashton - and then urged the team to kick-start their league season again. The 86th-minute goal put Avenue into the next round of the UniBond League
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Otley's glory bid ends in the Chevin gloom
In many ways this Powergen National Trophy quarter-final mirrored Otley's league clash of two months ago at home to Pertemps Bees. For 50 minutes of both clashes, Otley struggled to find their form, the most obvious deficiencies this time being a failure
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Bees are at the races in spoiling home run
Fourth-placed Blaydon had won all six of their previous home matches this season in National League Three North, scoring an impressive 261 points while conceding only 62. Included among that desirable dozen were a 30-22 victory over fifth-placed Tynedale
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Brooks a key man as Bulls improve
The Bulls youngsters ensured they were not caught cold again as they ran in five tries to defeat an experienced Dewsbury Rams outfit. Six days earlier, the Bulls kids had been shocked by the intensity and power on display during their first friendly at
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The hunt is on after Crooks exit
Colin Todd is ready to kick-start his City reshuffle as Lee Crooks joined Notts County. Crooks, pictured above, was ending his 18-month stay today by signing for the League Two side until the end of the season. And Todd hopes the midfielder's departure
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Good - but could be better...
The police contact points around Bradford and in the Aire Valley have clearly been a useful addition to the service the police provide. In fact they have been such a success that they have impressed delegates from Sweden, Ireland, Wales and the West Midlands
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Corner shops could vanish
Traditional corner shops could vanish from the area if the progress of supermarket giants remains unchecked, according to a local MP. Greg Mulholland says that action needs to be taken by Parliament to prevent local businesses being driven out by the
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'I'm forced to teach my child at home'
A mother-of-three has been forced to teach her son from home after he lost his school place after he was withdrawn over bullying. Amanda Field took her eight-year-old-son James out of St James Church Primary School in Allerton after he complained he was
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'We are a force to be reckoned with'
A neighbourhood policing project in the Bradford district is creating widespread interest among other police forces. Rural police contact points - often staffed by volunteers - are viewed as one of the West Yorkshire force's most outstanding assets. Senior
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Tome Raider game wins cash for Steve
A take on the popular Tomb Raider computer game could be used to inspire Bradford youngsters to use libraries to broaden their knowledge. Steve Manthorp, special projects officer for Bradford Council, has been awarded £32,000 to achieve his dreams of
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Stars to step out for PC's family
A host of sporting and television stars have signed up to take part in a charity run to raise money for the family of Bradford PC Sharon Beshenivsky. Bradford boxing champion Junior Witter has thrown his weight behind the charity run as have actors TJ
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School meals rule 'harms migrants'
Council bosses are starting an urgent investigation into the effects of immigrant children being denied free school meals in Bradford. There are fears that hundreds of pupils in the district go hungry because their parents cannot afford school meals or
