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Cleckheaton need to be consistent
Hull Ionians 10 Cleckheaton 5 Cleckheaton travelled east hoping to build on their well-earned win at Leicester Lions, but Hull Ionians came out on top in a low-scoring National League Three North game. With some early pressure from Ionians and tension
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Frustrating afternoon for Wharfedale
Wharfedale 3 Henley 19 Last season Wharfedale completed a comfortable National League Two double over Henley (34-10 and 30-6). However, the Oxfordshire side, strengthened by a number of new signings, are a different proposition this season. They major
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Newton back on the trophy trail
Terry Newton aims to immediately banish his Grand Final disappointment by bringing home the Tri-Nations trophy. After the gutted Bulls missed out on Old Trafford, the majority of their squad must now wait until the start of a new Super League season
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Two mistakes laet Law men off the hook
Buxton 2 Bradford PArk Avenue 0 Another chance to underline their credentials as UniBond Division One title hopefuls, or at least promotion candidates, eluded Avenue as they slipped to defeat at one of their rivals. Buxton, managed by former Bradford
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Farsley duo double up in big win
Farsley Celtic 4 Redditch United 0 The Celts had to wait until the last minute of the first half to open the scoring but it catapulted them to their biggest win in this first season in the Conference North. They hammered in four goals without reply
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'I'm no cheat' insists Doyle
Nathan Doyle today denied he took a dive to get a Huddersfield player sent off. Away fans lobbed several bottles on to the pitch from the Yorkshire First Stand after Danny Adams was red-carded for a late lunge on Doyle on the touchline. The City youngster
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Doyle shows a lotta bottle to become toast of Bantams
Bradford City 0 Huddersfield Town 1 It was appropriate that Nathan Doyle should be clutching a bottle as he walked out of Valley Parade. After all, the youngster had been pelted with a fair few of them as the derby turned nasty. Doyle didn't mind taking
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We want to rebuild whole communities
On October 8, 2005, a massive earthquake devastated parts of northern Pakistan, India and Kashmir killing tens of thousands of people and leaving millions homeless. It prompted a huge fundraising drive in Bradford for charities which provided emergency
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Sutcliffe to act on crowded jails crisis
Bradford MP and Home Office Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has revealed that more inmates will be transferred to open jails as prison overcrowding reaches crisis point. But he stressed that no violent or sexual offenders would be considered for re-categorisation
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Mum tells of girl's rape horror
The mum of a 15-year-old girl abducted and twice raped today bravely told of her daughter's horror ordeal to help convict the monster responsible. She urged people in the Windhill and Shipley community to come forward with any new information or evidence
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Packs' Back gets crucial Otley try
Otley 16 Moseley 13 Otley have made a commitment to play a more attractive, less forward-orientated style of rugby this season. Their experienced fly half Simon Binns said after this match: "We have greater speed in the backs and in the back row."
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Monday, October 9, 2006
Addingham: Back Beck Lane bridge, road closures apply, ongoing for three weeks. Baildon: Malt Shovel public house to cattle grid for two weeks. Baildon: The Grove, construction of zebra crossing and associated works, minor delays, off-peak working,
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Textile firm's designer coup
A small weaving company is proving how successful textiles manufacture can still be, despite fierce competition, especially from abroad. One of Ezra T Lee's latest coups is an order for scarves, from top British fashion designer Paul Smith, which have
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Town hall needs £40,000 makeover
A thriving historic community centre is set for a revamp if enough funds can be raised. Trustees of Cottingley Town Hall are trying to secure £20,000 to transform the overgrown back yard into a play area for children. Ambitious plans also include plastering
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In praise of older workers
A new specialist service has been launched in Bradford which organisers say could help open up companies to vast untapped areas of experience and talent. Bradford-based Relay Recruitment, has set up Premier Selection, a specialist service to help companies
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Warnings on legal review
The quality of legal help available could suffer if proposed shake-ups to the legal aid system are approved, it is feared. A Government-backed review of the system by Lord Carter could mean public defence lawyers are no longer paid by the hour and instead
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Monday, October 9, 2006
In 1779, the first Luddite riots began in Manchester. In 1876, the first telephone conversation using outdoor wires took place. In 1986, Phantom of the Opera premiered in London's West End. 25 Years Ago From the Telegraph & Argus of October 9, 1981
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Coach is a grassroots inspiration
It is one of the most common generalisations in sport today to say that Asians don't play football. It's true that there aren't many Asian faces in the Premiership; there was great excitement a couple of years ago when Michael Chopra became the first
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Pav's out to prove he's on the ball
A Bradford City youth coach is being used as an ambassador by the Football Association to encourage more British Asian players into the game. The FA hope Pav Singh's appointment with the Bantams will help the talented youngsters join the ranks of the
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'End this illegal fly-tip menace,' plead residents
Residents have been left sickened by flytippers who have left a mountain of rubbish - including potentially-deadly asbestos - near their homes. Brian Hughes and his brother Alan Parkinson, who both live in Rouse Street, East Bowling, Bradford, say the
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Pub in bid to help tragedy family
Caring customers are raising money for the family of a teenage girl who was found bleeding to death outside their pub. Tragic Gemma Louise Roberts, 18, collapsed after staggering into the car park of The Swan Hotel in Liversedge. She had suffered a
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Watson fumes at Eccleshill's exit
Eccleshill 0 Newcastle Blue Star 3 A home tie could not help United stave off an early exit from the FA Vase as they were reduced to ten men following Scott Price's sending-off midway through the second half against Newcastle Blue Star. The hosts had
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Jackson inspires Guiseley progress
Guiseley 2 Grantham Town 0 Another solid performance laid the groundwork for Guiseley's latest win in the UniBond Premier Division as they stretched their unbeaten run to a round dozen with victory over Grantham at a canter. The most disturbing aspects
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Leaders stung by Bees' late show
Bradford & Bingley 24 Launceston 23 A Tom Rhodes penalty in the 16th minute of injury time earned Bradford & Bingley their first victory of the campaign. Many in the Bees camp had been saying that they felt their side were on the verge of a special
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The posters I'm not so wild about
Last week I wrote about the invasion of our green and pleasant land by daddy longlegs. Now, I am afraid, we are being invaded by just about every creature that has ever drawn breath in the British Isles. Everywhere I look - in my children's school,
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Curtain up on the festival aimed at opening minds
Before you shuffle off your mortal coil you might well pass through a phase of mental ill-health, usually chronic depression or anxiety; many people do. Some people soldier on alone and struggle through darkness into sunshine again. For others
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'Iron chain' links poor areas and smoking
An iron chain' linking high levels of smoking to areas of deprivation has been revealed by a major new mapping project published today. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) commissioned the maps to show the smoking rates and deprivation in every council
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Prop star Rossi is king of the Hill
Brighouse Rangers 6 Dudley Hill 34 Two blockbusting tries from long-serving prop forward Marco Rossi saw Dudley Hill to a comprehensive National Conference League Division Two success at Brighouse Rangers. Hill camped in the Rangers half straight from
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Firemen are all hot stuff for 2007
Red hot dates were on offer this weekend when West Yorkshire firefighters revealed their new charity calendar - and more than a little flesh. Temperatures positively soared at the launch party held at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford on Saturday night
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Former tearaway set to leap for charity
A tearaway who turned his life around after spending a month of 1950s-style national service is to take part in a skydive in aid of a cancer charity. Phillip Hodgson, whose experiences were caught on camera for the ITV1 programme Bad Lads' Army, is
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Pilot scheme will counter self-harm
An innovative new service for treating people who self-harm is being piloted in Bradford. A six-month project has started in GP surgeries and Eccleshill Community Hospital to treat people who self-harm, rather than in accident and emergency units. Patients
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Beaten Bulls 'hard done by'
Crestfallen Steve McNamara surveyed the Bulls' play-off heartache and admitted: "It hurts like hell." The Engage Super League champions lost their title last night after falling 19-12 against Hull FC in a titanic Grand Final eliminator. Bulls were heartbroken
