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Missing Bingley teacher found safe
A Bradford school teacher who sparked a major police search when he went missing from home is receiving medical help after turning up safe and well. Neil Broadbent was found in the Keighley area only hours after his family made a desperate plea for him
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'Awful' Bowling fall at the first
Eccles & Salford 22 West Bowling 10 National Conference Premier Division side West Bowling's hopes of reaching the final of the Ace National Cup in May came to an untimely end against Division One outfit Eccles in one of the few first-round ties that
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Leeds lack firepower in Kandol's absence
Walsall 1 Leeds 1 Jonathan Douglas, Leeds' influential midfielder, will have a scan on the knee injury that saw him carried off on a stretcher just before the end of an untidy draw at Walsall. Douglas twisted his knee when his studs caught in the turf
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Avenue look well set for future
Bradford Park Avenue manager Benny Phillips jetted back into the country in time to oversee yesterday's fixture at Newcastle Blue Star - but he could have extended his stay at the club chief executive's Spanish villa instead. The game in the north east
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Two-goal cushion goes to waste
Formby 2, Silsden 2 The west coast missed out on the lowest of the temperatures this weekend, meaning Silsden's visit to Formby in Vodkat League Division One was frost free - but it did not stop their defence getting caught cold twice. It took the visitors
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Morgan earns second bite for Deacey
Gateshead 1, Farsley 1 John Deacey has been confirmed as Farsley manager on a permanent basis - and he will be thankful to have a second bite of the cherry with an FA Trophy first-round replay against Gateshead at Throstle Nest on Tuesday. The Celts
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Frost wipes out NCE games for locals
The Bradford contingent in the Northern Counties East Premier Division were all left frustrated by the continuing cold snap. THACKLEY, after the debacle with their match referee leaving it until the last minute before accepting the pitch was waterlogged
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Kittrick 'curse' strikes again
Kidderminster Harriers will have to make the long journey to Nethermoor for an evening kick off on Tuesday after their FA Trophy first-round tie against Guiseley was postponed on Saturday. The home club had the pitch inspected at 9am to ensure their
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Yellow cards can't keep Otley off top
Blackheath 12, Otley 17 Otley overcame three sin-binnings to beat third-placed Blackheath and go top of the table. They were in complete control of this vital game and heading for a big score until Kris Fullman and Richard Snowball received yellow
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Morrison: King will be a Super star
Glenn Morrison believes former binman Matt King will be a Super League hitman next season. Bulls favourite Morrison was one of the top overseas imports this year, making an instant impact on the competition along with former Aussie star Trent Barrett
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So near yet so far again for Bees
Macclesfield 9, Bradford & Bingley 8 For the fourth week in a row the Bees had to settle for a consolation bonus point as two late incidents took the game away from them. The first of those inevitably involved a yellow card for a Bees player. With
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Sin-binnings cost Cleck dear
Birkenhead Park 27, Cleckheaton 0 The one-sided scoreline didn't reflect the game between these two evenly-matched teams in the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup third round north tie. But the penalty count went heavily in the hosts' favour and three sin-binnings
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Anti-racism honour for Wethers
David Wetherall has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for his work with football's anti-racism campaign. The City skipper has been added to an illustrious list that includes the likes of Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright. Show Racism the
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Todd enjoying life in Denmark
It was one of the most surprising career moves of the year. When Colin Todd got the push from the City hot-seat in February, he insisted he had at least one more management job in him. But not many would have seen that coming in the Superliga in Denmark
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Art workshop
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Art Society will be holding a painting workshop at the Rest Centre in Park Road, Brighouse, on Tuesday, January 8, at 7.30pm. For more information contact the society on (01484) 713624.
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We’ll fight tooth and nail to keep greenery
God's Own Country' is a phrase often used to describe Yorkshire - and with very good reason. Among the many delights that England's largest county has to offer is a green rural landscape to rival any in the world. Unfortunately it is a landscape now
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McCall: We were desperate to play
Stuart McCall voiced his frustration at seeing City's Yorkshire derby with Rotherham frozen off. Referee Danny McDermid pulled the plug less than three hours before the scheduled kick-off after carrying out two inspections of the Valley Parade pitch.
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History walk
The annual Christmas walk around some of the oldest parts of Ilkley town centre will be taking place on Friday, December 28. Alex Cockshott will lead the Romans to Victorians Heritage walk at 11am from Manor House, Ilkley. The walk will take an hour-and-a-half
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Parking charges frozen
Charges for Craven Council's car parks will not increase next year. The council's policy committee has agreed that the fees will remain unchanged. Current charges range from 90p an hour at High Street car park in Skipton to 50p an hour at North Street
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Accident firm wins libel apology
A Bradford businessman and his brother have won a public apology from a national newspaper over an article which linked his company to a major car crash insurance scam. Mohammed Shokat, director of Premier Accident Management UK (Yorkshire) Ltd, had
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Singers go roving on train
A brass band, choir and about 350 passengers will be on a train for the 19th annual Roving Carol Service. The service, conducted by Canon Bruce Grainger, will be on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Line on Saturday. The train begins at Oxenhope
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Sunday bus is given a reprieve
A popular Sunday bus service to Wharfedale has been given a reprieve. The Cravenlink service had been faced with the axe because of funding difficulties. But financial support from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has meant that the 784/884
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CD song to help fund dog welfare
A Bradford radio presenter and singer has joined forces with a pan-continental array of musicians to raise funds for Bulgarian street dogs. Tim Moon, a presenter on Bradford Community Broadcasting, provided a song for a charity CD to raise funds and
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Church 'to reopen in March'
A Baildon church is planned to reopen early in March after being rebuilt 23 yards from its original position. St James's, a Grade II listed building, was closed in April to enable it to be dismantled and rebuilt as part of a £750,000 project, financed