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Residents demand action over 'rat run'
Fed-up residents of a quiet Shipley street are sick of the road being used as a rat-run by motorists and fear there will be an accident unless highways chiefs take urgent action. Two cats have been killed by speeding motorists in Bankfield Drive, Nab
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No joy for Sinnott as Leeds cruise
Leeds United 3, Port Vale 0 There was no happy return to West Yorkshire for Lee Sinnott at Elland Road tonight. It was not vintage Leeds but a first-half header from David Prutton and second-half goals from Jermaine Beckford and sub Tore Andre Flo put
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No joy for Sinnott as Leeds cruise
Leeds United 3, Port Vale 0 There was no happy return to West Yorkshire for Lee Sinnott at Elland Road tonight. It was not vintage Leeds but a first-half header from David Prutton and second-half goals from Jermaine Beckford and sub Tore Andre Flo put
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: David Goggs, aged 22, of Hillcrest Drive, Queensbury; driving without insurance, £15 compensation, £140 costs, licence endorsed; driving without a licence, £80 fine. John Christopher Trotter
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Bingley Harriers snatch title back
Bingley Harriers pulled out the stops to win Sunday's final West Yorkshire Cross-Country League fixture at Thornes Park, Wakefield and so regain the club title from Leeds City. A strong last lap in heavy underfoot conditions from Chris Cariss took him
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Bonny is back at home
A family who offered a £500 reward for the return of their missing pedigree dog has been reunited with their pet. Bonny, a pedigree Bichon Frise, turned up on a traveller's site in Leeds said owner Terry Wilcock. Bonny had last been seen near the family's
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Driving trial set for April
A 30-year-old man accused of causing the death of an elderly van driver by dangerous driving has been told his trial will take place in April. Shaqil Khokhar, of Fitzroy Road, Bradford Moor, Bradford, appeared before a judge at the city's crown court
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Staff made redundant in take-over
Thirteen workers have been made redundant after a Cleckheaton-based IT business was acquired by a Leeds-based firm. Premier IT Consultants, based on Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, has been taken over by Blue Logic which says the acquisition will further
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Bradford cyclists to the fore
The North of England Cyclo-Cross Championships in Manchester were dominated by riders from the Bradford area, with three of the six categories being won by local riders. Veteran Chris Young, the former British champion, proved he is the man to beat with
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Beeston hit for six by Vision
Vision Juniors under-13s maintained their 100 per cent league record with a convincing 6-0 win against Beeston in the Garforth League. Scorers were Josh Eastwood (2), Chris Wilk-inson, Connor Docherty, Joel Riach and new signing Jordan Buck, who was
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Masked men hunted after armed raid
Police are hunting three masked men after an armed robbery at a Bradford post office. The raiders, believed to be wearing hoods and balaclava masks, struck at Bell Dean Post Office, Greenway Drive, Allerton, shortly before 10.30am today. A police spokesman
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Man denies attempted murder charge
A Bradford man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder following an alleged serious assault on a woman. Ladislav Kovac, 19, of Daisy Hill, appeared before the Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier, QC, at Leeds Crown Court to deny the charge. A
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Man is fined for architect claim
A Bradford man who falsely claimed he was an architect has been fined £2,000 by magistrates. Mohammed Farooq Hussain, of Steadman Street, off Leeds Road, was found guilty in his absence of breaching the Architects Act by Bradford JPs, who also ordered
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Drunken man spat at officer
A man said to have drunk about 20 pints of beer stood on a bench at a police station and spat at a police officer, a court heard. Shortly after, when he was searched, Christopher Eustace was found to be in possession of a knuckleduster. Eustace of Halifax
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Murder-probe police charge two
Police investigating the murder of a pensioner from Mirfield have charged two women with perverting the course of justice. The body of Annie Garbutt, 76, was found at her home in The Clough on May 7. Her grandaughter, Joanne Hussey, of Grange Mount,
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Work halted in planning row
Work has been halted on a building site in a conservation area where planners say developers have begun a conversion without planning consent. Morley-based developers KHD could face a fine of up to £20,000 if it continues work on a building in Kirkgate
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Man faces heroin charges
A 23-year-old Bradford man has been charged with drug offences after he was arrested in Great Horton last week. He has been charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine and possession of cannabis.
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Bulls buoyed by season-ticket sales
Optimistic supporters are getting behind the Bulls with season-ticket sales currently up by 1,000 on the same time last year. The club expects plenty of further business with its seat renewal deadline looming on Friday. Super League doesn't kick off
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Don't be Staggered if Clarke scores
Matt Clarke will not feature too prominently in the bookies' scoring odds tomorrow. You have to go back to April 1, 2006 for the last time he hit the target. But Mansfield will still be wary if the big defender rumbles forward - and with good reason
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McCall sets target mark
City set out on a four-point mission at Mansfield tomorrow. Stuart McCall wants at least a win and a draw from trips to Field Mill and Chesterfield's Saltergate over the next four days. The Mansfield clash kicks off a hectic spell of seven league games
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Student trapped in Gaza returns to UK
A Bradford University student who has been trapped in Gaza for months was due to arrive back in the UK today. Khaled al-Mudallal, of Great Horton, Bradford, had returned to his native Gaza to marry but found himself caught up in an ongoing siege by the
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Brett of alright for Queensbury
Queensbury earned a trip to Conference Division One outfit East Leeds following their 38-14 Ace Insurance National Cup preliminary-round success against visitors Cadishead Rhinos. Loose forward Brett Marriott was the star of the show with a hat-trick
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Bowling are raising their game
West Bowling may be second bottom of the National Conference Premier Division but they are certainly giving the big boys a run for their money, which they proved once again in the 34-18 defeat at leaders East Hull on Saturday. Bowling began where they
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Passenger numbers 'to rise by fifth'
Rail passenger use at peak periods is expected to grow by 20 per cent in the five years between 2009 and 2014, the Network Rails Strategic Business Plan estimates. Passenger pressure group the Aire Valley Rail Users Group has welcomed the recommendation
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Towpath gets dog waste bins
Ten dog waste bins have been installed along the Leeds-Liverpool canal towpath, thanks to £10,000 from British Waterways. The action follows a campaign by canal bosses, Bradford Council and Riddlesden and Morton Urban Village Partnership, which commissioned
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Call for vigilance after break-ins
Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in Bradford. Raiders struck three times in one day at unoccupied houses just a few streets apart. Police believe the burglaries are linked. The incidents happened between noon and
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Pinder joy at class win
Shipley's Luke Pinder and co-driver Martyn Taylor added another award to their tally with a class victory at the Wales Rally GB. The pair had an almost completely trouble free run in the 225-mile event. The only worries were confined to a fuse that
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Rally ace dies, aged 67
Former Baildon international rally ace Tony Fall died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack while assisting the organisers of the East African Safari Classic Rally during a holiday in Tanzania. He was 67 and lived at Newmarket. Bradford-born
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Tempers flare in Bulldogs defeat
The Bradford Bulldogs lost an ill-tempered match against Blackburn Hawks at the Blackburn Ice Arena 7-4. The Bulldogs got off to a flying start with two goals inside the first five minutes. Josh Stockton scored from a Matt Viney pass then Viney took
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Bowling belt Wyke in Sunday Cup
The first bad weekend of the year took its toll on the clubs in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League. Only four of the scheduled West Riding County Sunday Cup ties were played involving Sunday Alliance clubs. One of these only went ahead after a lot
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Semi-final incentive for Keighley Minors
Keighley Minors play their final Group One game on Wednesday, December 12, in the West Riding County FA Minor Cup. They meet Craven Minors in a derby at Cougar Park (7.30) needing a victory to qualify for the semi-finals. Keighley lost 4-2 at unbeaten
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Record numbers at coaching camp
Manningham Mills Sports Association reckon they have created something of a record when it comes to Football Association Level One coaching. Byron Francis, centre manager at the Scotchman Road site, said: "It is the norm for 18 or 19 players to attend
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Olympian ideals can inspire all
Chris Earle, who is director of sport at Loughborough University, was the guest of honour at Hipperholme Grammar School's Speech Day last week at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax. He not only discussed what impact next year's Beijing Olympics would have
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Mixed fortunes for RU schools
Mirfield Free Grammar School have been beaten 34-10 at Birkdale in the second round North of the Daily Mail Schools' Under-15 Vase. Roundhay School were 35-5 victors over Birkdale ina the Daily Mail Under-18 Vase. They face Hymers College from Hull in
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Graham Kaye, aged 41, of Burnham Avenue, Bierley; theft, £45 costs, 12 months' conditional discharge. Juris Petrovs, aged 33, of Ackworth Street, West Bowling; drink-driving, £250 fine, £15
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Young guns
Proskills Coaching has announced a raft of new sessions at GOALS Soccer Centre in Bradford. They include skills coaching indoors for three to six-year-olds (Thursdays 5pm to 6pm, Saturdays 1pm to 2pm) and advanced indoor coaching for under-sevens (Mondays
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Batley: erection of two detached dwellings, 88 White Lee Road. Birkenshaw: outline application for erection of one detached dwelling, land adjacent to 59A Old Lane. Birstall:
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Bretherick's top award
Salts Tennis Club is looking back on a highly satisfactory year for its junior jennis development programme. Among the achievements were taking coaching into Salt Grammar School and six primary schools, coaching more than 420 children and providing coaching
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Perfection without the practice
Ilkley Karate Club's team kata (set moves) trio proved that there can be perfection without practice in the Taikai Karate Association Open tournament at Barnsley. Sam Simons and Georgia Breadley, who are both nine, and seven-year-old Lois Beardley had
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Tuesday, December 4
In 1154, Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to become Pope, was elected. In 1961, Birth control pills were first made available on the National Health Service. In 2000, Linguists at Leicester University claimed the English language started in
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Thornton smitten again with league
There might not have been much rugby league at Thornton Grammar School a year ago but their Year 11 boys' team have certainly made up for lost time. They defeated John Smeaton College from East Leeds 18-8 at the new Leaventhorpe Lane Rugby Ground in
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Suzy's in hockey queue for glory
Bradford Ladies' first-team player Suzy Petty, has been selected to play hockey for the England Girls' Under-16 squad. Suzy, who plays for Leeds Girls' High School's senior team, as well as their under-16 team, usually plays either centre forward or
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National award for Oakbank School
Oakbank School in Keighley has won one of the seven national awards presented at the School Sport Partnership Conference in Telford. They took the Sportsplan Award for Inter-School Competition, which was presented to Oakbank Partnership Ddevelopment
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Early defeat for O'Brien in China
Former Woodhouse Grove pupil Katie O'Brien, who was seeded fifth, was beaten 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the $75,000 tennis tournament in Xiamen, China. However, despite this defeat, the 21-year-old is world ranked No 128, which is only seven places
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Two BGS old boys in Varsity RU clash
Two old boys of Bradford Grammar School are playing in rugby union's Lehman Brothers Varsity match at Twickenham on Thursday (4pm). Flanker Peter Wright and No 8 Anthony Jackson are in the Oxford line-up, which is captained by 86-times capped Australian
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Liversedge join Bradford Junior Cricket League
The Bradford Junior Cricket League gained one club and lost one at their annual meeting at Cleckheaton Sports Club. Clayton resigned but Liversedge have been admitted at under-13 level. Sedge feel that the Bradford Junior League will provide them with
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McNamara bursting with ideas
Invigorated Bulls coach Steve McNamara is ready to impart the fruits of his "busman's holiday". McNamara returned from his three-week fact-finding mission in Australia yesterday admitting it had left him bursting with ideas ahead of Super League XIII
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£40,000 pledged for orphan Kirsty
Orphaned teenage student Kirsty Oldfield is to continue her A-level studies after wellwishers have pledged more than £40,000 to support her in less than a week. Last Tuesday, the Telegraph & Argus exclusively revealed the desperate plight of 17-year-old
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Three brutal killers get life
The brutal murderers of a lonely and vulnerable pensioner, who had predicted his own death, were today starting life sentences. Jonathon Langley, 22, repeatedly stamped on the head and face of 72-year-old Jankee Jaimungal after the widower made lewd
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O, Scrum all ye faithful!
Christmas came early at Bradford hospitals. Bradford Bulls stars Simon Finnigan and David Solomona were at Bradford Royal Infirmary yesterday to switch on the lights and hand out awards to youngsters who won a design-a-card contest. More than 100 children
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Pupils pay tributes to death crash pals
Weeping teenagers have placed a mound of floral tributes at the spot where two 15-year-olds died in a car crash. Pupils stood with heads bowed in memory of Chloe Benn and Isaac Bishop. Flowers, cuddly toys and poems have been piled up in Kipping Lane
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Designs are real winners
Youngsters with a bright future in marketing have been honoured in a Telegraph & Argus competition. Every year, local pupils get to design adverts to go in our Ad Attack supplement. Children from six of the district's schools submitted an array of
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Gambia or bust for birthday challenge
Instead of celebrating two big birthdays in traditional style, Peter and Pat Hammond decided to join a charity challenge taking a minibus crammed with other gifts to one of Africa's poorest countries. They will be joining friend Jeremy Wilkinson on a
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Council leader’s housing pledge
Kris Hopkins, leader of Bradford Council, has pledged not to carve up the countryside to meet housing targets. Councillor Hopkins was addressing leaders of ten other councils from across Yorkshire as the Leeds City Region Leaders Board discussed housing
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Blind call for equal rights on benefits
Visually impaired people from Bradford and the rest of the UK will lobby parliament today demanding an improvement in Disability Living Allowance payments. The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) argues that visually impaired people are having
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The great divide over Bingley 5Rise plans
A multi-million pound plan to revamp Bingley town centre has been branded "cheap" by civic guardians. But the developers of the proposed 5Rise scheme have insisted that their design is "high quality" and warned that if it doesn't go ahead Bingley will
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Police appeal following crash
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries when he became trapped under a stolen car in Listing Lane, Gomersal. Three cars, a red Vauxhall Astra, a blue Vauxhall Astra and a grey Mercedes coupe, were involved
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‘Council has spent £5m on advertising’
More than £5 million of taxpayers' money was spent by Bradford Council on advertising in 12 months. Council chiefs paid out £2.2m on staff recruiting and property and a further £3.3m on publicity and promotional services in 2006/7 - a total of £5.5m
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Pub’s loos clean up at awards
A Bradford pub is flushed with success after being awarded a top five star rating in the 2007 Loo of the Year awards. The Turls Green, in Centenary Square, was judged against more than a hundred different inspection criteria, including decor and maintenance
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DIY store hopes to boost charity
A new DIY store in Bingley has started a campaign to raise thousands of pounds to pay for the care of people with cancer. Bosses at Homebase in Keighley Road, Crossflatts, hope to raise £2,000 this year for their chosen charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care
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Sunday licence granted
A sex shop in Mannigham has been granted a licence to start opening on Sundays again. The Private Shop on Manningham Lane can now trade between 10am to 4pm on Sundays after a mistake on a renewal application form earlier this year. Bradford Council's
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Tenants flocking to city centre offices
Confidence in the city centre office market looks to be continuing to improve with occupancy levels at a landmark office block improving dramatically in recent months. The 50,000 sq ft Broadacre House on Vicar Lane, Bradford, has enjoyed an influx of