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Linda set to honour heroes
The spotlight will be on unsung heroes next week at an awards ceremony recognising people and projects which help communities. Designer Linda Barker, pictured, who was born in Shelf, is hosting the event on Thursday, January 24, at Grattan Stadium,
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‘We are leading the way on green school lessons'
Children are being let down by boring geography lessons which fail to teach them about vital global issues such as climate change, a report by Ofsted has claimed. However, youngsters in Bradford schools believe they are bucking the national trend by
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Bulls off the pace in Deacon testimonial
Bulls 16 Wigan 28 It is a sign of Paul Deacon's standing in the game that more than 5,000 people turned out amid howling winds and slicing rain to watch his testimonial today. Those supporters were never going to see a classic given the shocking conditions
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Rubbish house is such a space of waste!
A building made entirely from commercial waste once destined for rubbish tips has been shortlisted for an architecture award. Bradford online waste exchange Why Waste, which marks its first anniversary next month, has already diverted more than 1,000
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Bad day all round for Leeds faithful
Leeds United 0, Doncaster Rovers 1 Leeds United supporters have had better days. Those who bought a club programme learned that season ticket prices for 2008-9 will leap by a minimum of ten per cent depending on when they are bought. And things did
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'Famous' sons Ford and Farrell picked for England 16s
Owen Farrell and George Ford, two sons of famous rugby fathers, have been named in the England Under-16 Elite squad for a training session at Broadstreet Rugby Football Club, near Coventry next Friday and Saturday. Centre Farrell is the son of Saracens
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Leach sent off as Keighley defeated
Bridlington 17, Keighley 6 Keighley slipped to their third defeat of 2008, going down 17-6 at Bridlington in Yorkshire Division One. They fell behind to a second-minute try by wingman Stevens, converted by full back Robinson, following a cross-kick
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Theatre group’s return
The Sheep Town Theatre Group returns to the stage with a play which was cancelled due to last year's foot and mouth outbreak. The Globalisation of Veg Boy tells the story of two friends, Guy and Jean, who manage to run their vegetable business as the
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Celts sank by late sickener
Kidderminster Harriers 2, Farsley Celtic 1 An injury-time winner for the mid-table hosts broke Farsley's hearts after they had taken the lead in their quest to pull out of the relegation zone. Damien Reeves put the Celts in the box seat in the 17th
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Solomona injury rocks Bulls
The Bulls were today left counting the cost of Paul Deacon's testimonial with THREE players crocked and David Solomona potentially missing six months of the new season. Bradford went down 28-16 against Wigan but the scoreline mattered little given the
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Bringing the 3Rs up to date!
Children in Bradford were learning about the three Rs at the weekend - rapping, rhythm and rhyme. A group of 14 youngsters, who had won a competition to write their own rap lyrics about fireworks safety awareness, had a lesson from a couple of professionals
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Chess group seeks cash
Bradford's Renaissance Academy chess campaign is appealing for assistance to allow it to continue its work. The Academy, which was founded 12 months ago, is aimed at introducing children from varied backgrounds to the game of chess as a positive mental
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Avenue run ended as ref gets it all wrong
Bradford Park Avenue 1, Curzon Ashton 2 An entertaining match was spoiled by some strange refereeing decisions as Curzon Ashton ended Avenue's ten-game unbeaten league run in this clash of the titans. For almost an hour the game was the classic that
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BULLS 16 WIGAN 28
Paul Deacon's testimonial ended in double disappointment this afternoon with defeat against hometown Wigan and team-mate David Solomona suffering a serious knee injury. The Bulls trailed just 12-10 at half-time after tries from Sam Burgess and Semi Tadulala
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'Minibus will be a big help'
After years fundraising by a dedicated group of volunteers, friends and staff, Age Concern North Craven has taken delivery of a new minibus. Thanks have been extended to Help the Aged which gave £5,000 towards the cost through its Senior Mobility service
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Baildon are getting better
Baildon 3, Moortown 35 In September 2005, Moortown played Baildon at Jenny Lane and were winning 10-3 at half-time - an identical score and venue to the Yorkshire Division Three match on Saturday. Another similarity was that Baildon were enjoying
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Winning start to Dudley-Trivella reign
Cleckheaton 8, Altrincham Kersal 3 Cleckheaton started the post John Bentley era with a scrappy victory over spirited North Division One basement club Altrincham Kersal yesterday. Having spent much of the first half watching from behind the posts,
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BULLS 10 WIGAN 12 (Half-time score)
BULLS: Michael Platt; Tame Tupou, Paul Sykes, Chris Nero, Semi Tadulala; Iestyn Harris, Paul Deacon; Joe Vagana, Terry Newton, Andy Lynch, David Solomona, Simon Finnigan, Jamie Langley. Subs: Jason Crookes, Dave Halley, Richard Johnson, Ben Jeffries,
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Relief as Kittrick notches first Guiseley win
Guiseley 3, Ashton United 1 Guiseley lifted the monkey off manager Steve Kittrick's back by earning their first win since the new man took over. The frustration and pressure has built up on Kittrick but mainly because there have been more postponements
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Westcombe blitzed by Otley try spree
Otley 46, Westcombe Park 8 For 62 minutes yesterday, Otley had control of this National League Two game without being able to put away a team they beat comfortably back in September. Alarm bells began to ring when the visitors from Kent reduced the
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Society’s cash helps growing art group
Members of the newly-formed Phoenix Art Club will soon be drawing on a donation from the Yorkshire Building Society. The Phoenix Art Club, set up last September to provide access to art tutoring for elderly and disabled Bradford residents, has received
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Silsden rained off
Silsden were the only local semi-pro side to be denied a fixture by the weather on Saturday. The Cobbydalers were due to travel to Manchester to take on Flixton in the Vodkat League top tier but a waterlogged pitch put the trip back. "We trained the
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Miners find holes in Thackley rearguard
Thackley 3, Nostell Miners' Welfare 4 Defensive frailties cost Thackley the points as they ended up with nothing from a seven-goal thriller in their meeting with Nostell Miners' Welfare in the Northern Counties East Premier Division. To score three
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"Church vandals make us pig sick"
Emergency repairs were taking place over the weekend at a Bradford church after the latest in a series of break-ins. Members of Bankfoot National Spiritualist Church are pig sick' because their place of worship is being repeatedly targeted by thieves
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Friends’ Red Sea luxury hotel not even built!
A group of friends say they were duped into booking a five-star holiday in a hotel which doesn't exist. The Grand Sharm in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, is only an artist's impression in an Airtours brochure, but Graham Summers, his wife Gill and friends Andy
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Lord Mayor backs heart appeal
The Lord Mayor of Bradford proved he is all heart by supporting a £1million fundraising campaign to help heart attack patients. The Love Note Campaign has been organised by the British Heart Foundation, and Councillor Robin Owens visited the charity's
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Library opened by author
Children's author Peter Murray opened a computerised library at Cowling School near Keighley. Mr Murray - who writes the Mokee Joe books - spent all day with the pupils. Work on the facility - which cost £5,000 - started a year ago and parents painted
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Art work on display
A celebration of the work of Craven's art teachers past and present is being presented at Craven Museum and Gallery in Skipton Town Hall. The exhibition is running until February 17 and includes pieces from artists Dan Binns and Kenneth Holmes. The event
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Pupils cut it fine on fire visit!
Pupils were on the cutting edge when they learned vital safety lessons. The students from Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College visited Odsal fire station in Bradford to learn about the dangers of causing blazes, the benefits of team building, confidence
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Take a charity hike!
People in Bradford are being urged to don their walking boots in the Yorkshire Dales to raise cash for the British Red Cross. The charity is staging a sponsored Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Saturday, July 12. Entry to the event - which takes in
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Cancer plans still being drawn up
Proposals for the transfer of Airedale Hospital's in-patient cancer services are still being drawn up. Local health bosses have been re-thinking their proposals to transfer emergency out-of-hours cancer care to Bradford Royal Infirmary following a barrage
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Firm builds on budget deal
A firm will be helping to bring the first budget Hilton hotel to the UK. Civil and structural engineering consultancy Paul Waite Associates, based at Cross Hills near Keighley, will work on the first hotels of the Hampton by Hilton chain to be built
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Orchestra set to play
A classical concert is to take place at Aireville School, Skipton. The Northern Chamber Orchestra will be performing on Saturday, February 2. Tickets are £10 for adults and £6 for the students and the unemployed and children will be admitted free.