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Windhill Scouts in plea for £250,000 to buy HQ
A Shipley Scouts pack has called on the community to help it buy a disused church building to use as its base. Andrew Manley, group scout leader at 1st Shipley (Windhill) Scouts, said the group, which saw membership dwindle to a dozen six years
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Family's fury at "high-pressure" sales to Marion, 89
The family of an elderly woman living in Haworth are furious after she was targeted by a high-pressure salesman into parting with £100 for a stairlift she did not need. Now trading standards chiefs are investigating a mobility company after
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Steadiness is missing ingredient for Otley as chances go begging
Stourbridge 10, Otley 0 Otley slipped into the National League One relegation zone, where they clearly do not belong, by virtue of being unable to finish their excellent approach play. They magnified this deficiency when in the second
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Reds left feeling blue by setback
THACKLEY followed up the previous weekend’s excellent win at one of only four clubs above them in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League with a shock home defeat to struggling Parkgate. The 3-1 scoreline was massaged by a late penalty for the visitors
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Players will be on song for appeal
Anything you can sing, I can sing better…that’s what Bradford City’s goalkeeper Simon Eastwood and defender Luke O’Brien seem to be saying. The ace penalty saver and last season’s Player of the Year will be among the players and staff at a carol service
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Soldiers to get freedom of city
A West Yorkshire Territiorial Army battalion that has served in Afghanistan will be given the Freedom of the City of Bradford next week. The Parachute Regiment, 4 Para, is to be given the honour in recognition of its battlefield achievements
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Andrea's Gift memorial fund nears £1 million
Next year promises to be a momentous one for a Bingley charity set up in memory of a mum who died of a brain tumour. Six years since its launch, Andrea’s Gift is on course to appoint a senior scientist to lead a brain tumour research lab being
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Deacey isn’t bothered by narrow margins
Bradford Park Avenue 3, Nantwich Town 2 Avenue secured back-to-back victories over Nantwich but made it difficult for themselves in Saturday’s follow-up episode. They could have earned all six points far more comfortably had they taken their chances
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Keighley's winning run continues
Keighley’s winning Yorkshire Division One run continued with a hard-earned 14-3 victory at York yesterday. A penalty goal in the second minute by Alex Brown set them on their way before home fly half Ben Johnson equalised midway through the half with
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Experienced duo seal spoils for Silsden
Silsden 2, Ashton Athletic 0 Silsden put the disappointment of their 6-5 midweek West Riding County Cup defeat at home to Bradford Park Avenue firmly behind them by taking maximum Vodkat League points on Saturday. The Cougar Park venue was the same,
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Celts character ends rivals’ hopes
Farsley Celtic 4, Redditch United 3 There seems to be no stopping Farsley Celtic at the moment as they earned another three Blue Square North points after visitors Redditch United had twice taken the lead. The Celts would not lie down and edged out
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Chappell unable to complete a West’s recovery
West Bowling 10, Normanton Knights 16 Veteran war horse Phil Chappell came off the bench to inspire an ultimately unsuccessful West Bowling fightback in their National Conference Division One clash with Normanton Knights at Bankfoot Oval. Bowling made
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NHS refutes claims over health centre
Health bosses in Bradford have hit back at fresh claims that a Bradford treatment centre is putting patients at risk of harm. A report by the Healthcare Commission (now the Care Quality Commission), brought to light under the Freedom of Information Act
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Fundraising fun and games
Members of the Bradford City support group, the Shelf Bantams, helda games night to raise money for the Burns Unit Appeal. The event at the Shoulder of Mutton in Shelf, included a raffle with a hamper as the top prize. The group ran a race night and
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Battling Town give United a scare
Leeds United 2, Huddersfield Town 2 Leeds goalkeeper Casper Ankergren is backing Huddersfield to finish in the top six after seeing their quality and character at first hand. The Dane had some important saves to make in a pulsating West Yorkshire derby
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Bradford pair in cup draw
Bradford Dudley Hill and West Bowling will learn their Challenge Cup fates on Tuesday evening. The two National Conference Division One sides have been placed in Pool A for the preliminary and first-round draws at Leeds Metropolitan University. Pool
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Cruel ending as battling Salem are edged out at leaders
Wheatley Hills 33, Bradford Salem 20 Bradford Salem lost to Yorkshire Division One leaders Wheatley Hills yesterday but it was a much closer contest than the final scoreline of 33-20 suggests. A fired-up Salem were in the ascendancy
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Late heartbreak for Cleckheaton
Rochdale 19, Cleckheaton 13 In this battle of two teams striving to extricate themselves from the National League Three North relegation zone yesterday, Rochdale came out on top despite conceding territory and possession for the majority
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Gemmell and Cokell inspire Bees to victory
Bradford & Bingley 28, Preston Grasshoppers 18 Hoppers supporters in the crowd at Wagon Lane yesterday might point out that the bounce of the ball just was not with them throughout this National League Two North game. Even a kick from in front of
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Wharfedale are victims of second-half comeback
Cambridge 28, Wharfedale 21 Three converted tries with just half an hour played looked to have set Wharfedale on their way to a first-ever victory at Cambridge in National League One yesterday. With control of the game based on well organised and
