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Celebrations - but not for everyone!
Tomorrow all over the world some will be celebrating the New Year. But for millions of others, 2009 has either already started or won’t be starting until long after January 1. So when Big Ben bongs 12 tonight, followed by the popping
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Christmas crunch for 192 suspects
A Christmas crime blitz by police in South Bradford has been hailed a success after it yielded almost 200 arrests in less than three weeks. Operation Christmas Crime Crunch was a joint operation by Bradford South CID and Neighbourhood Policing Teams
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Delight at final guilty verdict
A third Bradford man has been convicted of his part in a multi-thousand pounds drugs conspiracy. David Romani, 47, of Beacon Brow, Buttershaw, was found guilty yesterday of conspiracy to produce cannabis. Terence Wilcock, 46, of Westgate Hill Street
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Charity starting year with a boost
A charity that takes severely-ill children and their families away on holiday is celebrating a cash-boost that has given them the best possible start to next year. Batiaboutkidz, now in its tenth year, says the donation’s timing could not be
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Pair take plunge for charity appeal
Two Bradford supermarket workers have been plunged into shark infested waters to raise money for charity. Melanie Cropper, who works for Tesco in Cleckheaton, and Toby Farnell, who works for the chain’s Brighouse branch, swam with sharks the size of
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Lost dog Poppet back at RSPCA
A dog who was found wandering Bradford’s streets after going missing from her home more than a decade ago has been taken back to find her owner – 140 miles away in Norfolk. Collie-cross Poppet went missing when she was a one-year-old puppy living with
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Christie joy at ending goal drought
No one was more pleased to score on Sunday than Malcolm Christie, whose fierce shot helped seal Leeds United’s 3-1 win at Stockport. The goal came as a relief to all Leeds players, staff and fans because it made sure Stockport couldn’t grab a late equaliser
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On their bikes to help charity
Workers at a Baildon-based industrial and commercial equipment supplier have raised more than £1,500 for Breast Cancer Campaign. A team of employees at Slingsby held a range of events, including a 118-mile cycle ride in ten hours. The
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‘Next year will be the worst in decades’
The gloom surrounding two high street chains that operate stores in the district appeared to intensify today – on a day when experts warned that next year could be the worst for jobs in two decades. Childrenswear chain Adams, which has stores
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The year's been quite a journey!
To say that Natalie Anderson has had a busy 2008 would be something of an understatement. The Bradford actress and singer got married, released her debut album and single, filmed a video – then rounded off the year by getting killed off! Natalie
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A new business is born
Three mums have used their birthing experience as the catalyst for setting up a new business. Rachel Cline, of Calverley, Julia Kijanski, of Bingley, and Emma Tomlinson, of Idle, have established Mother Nurture Doulas to help women and their
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Queensbury's cup draws prove kind
Queensbury have been granted a bye in both the first round of the Northern Rail BARLA National Youth Cup for under-14s and under-16s in mid-January. However, there is no such luck for Wibsey or Keighley Cougars Cubs. Wibsey have a derby at home to Stanningley
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Hill get financial boost from RFL
Bradford Dudley Hill, who have been drawn at Halifax Irish on Saturday in the preliminary round, are to receive £500 from the Rugby Football League to help towards their travelling costs in the Carnegie Challenge Cup. All community clubs playing away
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Rare defeat for Lampkin on home soil
Beta ruled supreme at Howden Woods on Boxing Day where the Bradford Motor Club staged their annual battle of the woods. For the first time on British soil for many years, Dougie Lampkin went down to his young Preston adversary, and Beta–UK colleague
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1908 Cup final programme expected to fetch £1,000 at Odsal auction
Potentially the oldest Challenge Cup final programme in existence is likely to be the most prized item at a Rugby League Collectors’ Federation (RLCF) fayre and auction at Odsal on Saturday. It is from the 1908 decider between Hull and Hunslet and Richard
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National boost for County Amateur League
The West Riding County Amateur League, the West Yorkshire League and the Yorkshire Old Boys’ League have been invited into the FA Carlsberg National League System Cup. The competition, which started in 2004, is played every two years and is only available
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Langton's Mutual award
League vice-chairman and dinner organiser Graham Langton has won the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League’s Leslie B Briggs Trophy for services to the league.
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Indoor captains' meeting
There is a meeting of all captains in the Bradford Indoor Bowls League on Tuesday, January 6 at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre (10.30am).
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Canal tragedy inquest opened
An inquest has been opened today into the death of a 30-year-old Bradford man who drowned in a canal three days before Christmas. Richard Simon Keating, of York House, Thorpe Edge, was found at Dobson Lock, on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Apperley
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College's name to live on in Kenya
A school in Kenya has finished building two new classrooms thanks to a £7,000 donation from its sister school in Bradford. Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College may be closing in 2010 but its name will live on in Marigat, Kenya, where the new school block
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Girls are in demand
A third and final Yorkshire show has been added to the Girls Aloud ‘Out Of Control’ tour. Due to “phenomenal demand”, Bradford’s Kimberley Walsh and the girls have announced an extra gig at Sheffield’s Hallam FM Arena. The girl band will be mixing old
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Danielle to mix it with boys
Fourteen-year-old Silsden schoolgirl Danielle Whitham is on a mission next year. The South Craven School pupil aims to retain her Auto Cycle Union National Youth Class B championship title. The youngster won four of the seven rounds, including
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Woman punched in racist attack
Police are hunting a man who made racist remarks to a woman before punching her. The woman was leaving the Netto supermarket in Batley when the man bumped into her, making a racist remark. He then followed her before punching her once in the back of
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Baildon grind out tough win
Baildon Colts, doubtless spurred on by the words of their coach Andy Pollard – “It may be Christmas, but we give no presents” – ended their 2008 fixtures with an 11-0 home cup victory over Hull. It was a hard-fought game, with the hosts’ back row tackling
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Classical jubilation
The new Bradford International Orchestral concert season starts with the Hallé New Year Viennese concert. St George’s Hall’s resident orchestra, the Hallé, will present its classical New Year celebration concert, featuring Viennese favourites Radetsky
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Players please for 'Prov'
Shipley Providence Cricket Club are on the lookout for new players for next season. Winter nets start on January 14 and anyone interested in joining can contact Ashley Free (07958-029159) or e-mail recruitment@shipleyprov.co.uk. The
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Yeadon hoping for a 'Great' reunion
Players from across the globe have been contacted to help Yeadon Cricket Club celebrate their 150th anniversary next year. Second-team captain Andrew Pickering has been co-ordinating the search for former players and is currently trying to locate former
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Atkins fights pitch battle for council
Bradford Council’s decision to call off all football matches on their pitches is a more thorough process than many people think. Area parks and landscape manager Graeme Atkins does not, for example, merely look outside his office in Peel Park – as some
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Football training is a real pain
Q: Our 14-year-old son trains with his local junior football team, part of which includes a long run. Recently he has had to stop running for a while because of a pain in his right shoulder. Could this be his heart? He doesn't get it playing football,
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The old remedies that still work
It’s usual, in the last column of the year, to look back on the stories that have caught my eye, that don’t seem to have attracted the attention of the general press. This month provided several. For example, how many people know that a dreaded disease
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Care over cause of back pain
When I was a young GP, an elderly woman came to me with pain in the middle of her back on mild exercise. At first I thought it was a form of angina, the pain coming from her heart, but an electrocardiogram was normal. However, she did have diabetes,
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Council to take over Ilkley gardens
Ilkley’s award-winning Millennium Green finally looks set to pass into the hands of the town’s council. The trustees of Darwin Gardens plan to hand over the nature haven and visitor attraction on Wells Road to Ilkley Parish Council in January. The Darwin
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Shipmates invited to reunion
The 25th Anniversary reunion of HMS Middleton’s association will be held at the RNA Club, Leamington Spa, on April 24 and 25. %mp3 ('http://newsquest.coull.com/newsquestflash/bradford/BrianLaws.mp3') %mp3(http://newsquest.coull.com/newsquestflash
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Discover it's great outdoors!
Groups of young people are being given the chance to get fit in the new year by trying some of the adventure sports on offer in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Organisers of the Go Dales project say there is something for everyone aged 18 to 25, with
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Denholme tree festival success
A Christmas tree fair at Denholme Shared Church was a great success. Village organisations were invited to display decorated Christmas trees and there were 18 entries. Visitors were invited to vote for their favourites and winners were Baa Humbug by
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Shipley fundraiser nominated for national award
A veterinary charity volunteer has been nominated for a national award. Julie Gutsell, 39, of Shipley, has made the shortlist for the PDSA Volunteer of the Year Award. For more than three years, she has given up at least two days a week to help out
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Mum raises cash in son's memory
The mother of a man who died in an accident on a Bradford building site has funded children’s projects in his memory. Judith Allen, 43, of Highfield Road, Keighley, held fundraising events in the name of her son, Steven, who died in March last year.
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Children make a date with buses
Pupils at 80 West Yorkshire primary schools served by Metro’s yellow buses have been making sure 2009 will be a date to remember. The youngsters took part in a competition to draw pictures of a yellow bus to be included in a special Mybus calendar
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We’re spoilt for choice this festive season
It has been a good Christmas break. Granted, I have been suffering from a ruthless sore throat, but I have limited its effect by the taking of a couple drinks for medicinal purposes. Opening the presents was fun, and everyone seemed to get things that
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Men fought in a new kind of war
A DVD has just been released called The Battle Of The Somme. It is an 80-minute documentary that was originally shown in cinemas in August 1916 and was reportedly seen by 23 million people in Britain. It is said to be the first feature-length documentary
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A request too far
SIR – Is it not barefaced cheek for David Blundell and the Bradford and Bingley Shareholder Action Group (T&A Business, December 18) to demand compensation because the Government was forced by circumstances to take control? As part owners, Mr Blundell
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Amazing generosity
SIR – May I thank all the people who helped raise the £9,400 for the off-road wheelchair for Olivia Payne. The young lady, who is disabled, was presented with her chair at the Otley Farmers’ Market just before Christmas and I, as chairman of the appeal
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We’ve enough space
SIR – As two-thirds of the Bradford Metropolitan District is rural, does it need a park at the heart? Is it what people go into city centres for? Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
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Is dome the answer?
SIR – Bradford Council should have forced The Bulls to buy Odsal or shut up years ago, and still should, except for the present financial crisis. Bradford Council sold off the airport and will probably waste the money on silly schemes like Odsal Sporting
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Give us credit... we can get through the crunch
SIR – As if the recession wasn’t enough, Bradford bus drivers threatened to ruin people’s plans with a strike in the run-up to Christmas but, thankfully, they got a pay rise above inflation and called it off. Then Royal Mail bosses allegedly tried bullying
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Beware the pedlars of fake goods
The picture on our high streets shows that shoppers still have money to spend but are keen to make it go that little bit further. Bargain hunting, it would seem, is now all the rage as households look to make the most of their budgets in uncertain times
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
25 years ago: Family and friends rallied around to help mother-of-two Debra Scholes after a sneak thief had left her penniless days before Christmas. They gave her cash and goods to turn what had looked like being a bleak Christmas into one to
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Here's to old friends and new beginnings
The end of the year is as good a time as any to look back and see what, if anything, you would like to do differently in the future. I have no doubt that many people will be doing things differently for a variety of reasons in January, and that’s certainly
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Father, Son and Holy Toast
A recipe book featuring the favourite meals of some of Britain’s best-loved celebrities could help transform one of the district’s oldest churches. The congregation at All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley, has produced the book, called Saints and Celebs
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Gareth’s loving spoonful
In just a few weeks Gareth Gates will be pulling on a multi-coloured dreamcoat and hitting the West End stage, but in the meantime there’s another treat in store for his fans. The Bradford singer is featured on a new album celebrating the work of one
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Lucky Mick is here to help
Globally, it is the third biggest killer condition. Many people will associate a stroke with a heart attack – it is the ‘brain equivalent’ of one – yet despite the information and advice from the groups and organisations promoting awareness of strokes
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Oxenhope: change of use of land to site 12 x tenting pods at Upwood Caravan Park, Upwood Caravan Park, Black Moor Road. Oxenhope: construction of two storey side extension and
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Matthew Tasker, aged 21, of Salcombe Place, Holme Wood; failure to comply with community order, order to continue with ten hours unpaid work. Marek Gorol, aged 34, of Thorn Lane, Heaton; speeding
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Thorne injury blow for City
Peter Thorne could miss the whole of January as Stuart McCall steps up his search for an attacking reinforcement. The City boss was already in the market for a striker to bolster his squad for the promotion run-in. But there will be an added urgency
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City review of the year - part two
JULY 1 Paul McLaren snubs a new deal at Tranmere to join City. 16 Pre-season opens with a traditional defeat against Farsley. 19 Peter Thorne is off and scoring in win over Avenue. 20 Michael Boulding ends the summer saga
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No more signings likely at Odsal
Peter Hood says it is “unlikely” any more players will be signed for the Bulls ahead of their 2009 campaign. There is space on the salary cap and with Andy Lynch set to miss the start, another prop could be an option. But chairman Hood
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Shops booming but 'it won't last' say retailers
Retailers in Bradford are enjoying an “exceptionally busy” start to the post-Christmas sales period on the back of unprecedented price cuts. Since Boxing Day, bargain hunters have flocked into Bradford city centre and Forster Square Retail
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'Don't forget the children' plea by charity
A recession-hit charity is calling on the public not to forget the needs of disabled and terminally ill children in Bradford as the credit crunch hits people’s pockets and the ability to give. The Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children has
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City is rising up pay league table
Bradford has rocketed up the average earnings league table, it emerged today. New analysis shows full-time men and women in the district earned an average £27,320 during 2008, compared to £23,471 in 2006. The increase of nearly £4,000 in
