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Community is divided over Ilkley Grammar School plans
The community is divided over £30 million plans to rebuild Ilkley Grammar School on Green Belt land, a meeting heard tonight. Feelings were running high as 150 people turned up at the Clarke Foley Centre to debate the planning application for
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Lifelines ready to aid householders
Three schemes are now available to homeowners and tenants in the district who are in danger of repossession. Bradford Council’s housing service has set up the programmes to offer a vital lifeline to those having difficulty with their mortgages
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Hospital food is ‘atrocious’, health meeting is told
A review into the quality of hospital food in the district has been called for tonight by members of Bradford Council’s health improvement committee. The call came during a discussion into what is being done to tackle obesity in the district
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Hats off to them!
Silly hats were the order of the day during fundraising at a school in Shipley. Wycliffe CE Primary pupils and staff donned colourful and imaginative head wear to collect money towards the Haiti earthquake aid effort. Among the most wacky creations
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Children’s Mybus fares to be raised
Many children who use the Mybus yellow bus scheme to get to secondary schools across the district are facing an increase in fares. A new minimum fare of 70p per journey is set to be introduced from September to increase revenue and offset increased
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Bradford and Bingley cricket clubs celebrate centenary
Bradford and Bingley cricket clubs, who both joined the Bradford League in 1910 before merging for the 1988 season, are holding several events this year to mark their 100-year membership. They are holding a past players’ day on Saturday, September 11
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Kendal victory is so vital for Bees
Bradford & Bingley’s player-coach Stuart Dixon knows how vital a win is at home to Kendal on Saturday. The Bees, who went down 28-13 at home to Fylde last week, are two points behind third-from-bottom Huddersfield in National League Two North but the
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Adventure racing in Haworth
Adventure racing is coming to Haworth on Sunday. The event – staged by Open Adventure and organised by Emma Van den Gucht – combines fell running and mountain biking. Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear, the Open 5 Winter series will feature some of
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Hood: Entertaining style of rugby key to increasing crowds, not just results
Bulls chairman Peter Hood knows the team cannot afford to make a false start this season. Last year Bradford were sluggish out of the blocks – winning only two of their opening nine games – and the knock-on effect was huge. Not only
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Gordon returns to Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton have Iain Gordon back in the fold for their National League Three North match at West Hartlepool on Saturday. The utility back has returned to Moorend after spells at Halifax and Hull Ionians. Cleckheaton's forwards may be
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Positional switch for Tincknell
James Tincknell, who scored twice for Wharfedale at Redruth last weekend in National League One, moves into the centre to cover for Andy Hodgson at Esher on Saturday, Simon Horsfall resuming on the wing. Adam Mason continues at prop, and is joined by
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Salem's Twickers trail is put on hold
Bradford Salem are only two victories away from a Twickenham final. The Heaton club, who won the Provincial Insurance Cup at headquarters in both 1991 and 1992, are Yorkshire’s sole representatives in a pared-down Intermediate Cup this season. Salem
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Skipper Sugden hoping to return for Keighley
Keighley hope to welcome back Leigh Sugden at Yorkshire Division One leaders Wheatley Hills on Saturday. The visitors’ skipper injured a foot in the win over Scarborough a fortnight ago and faced a fitness test tonight. Sugden’s inclusion would allow
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Diners boost appeal
The Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Appeal, which has so far raised £25,697, is being bolstered by donations from the district’s restaurants. Bradford and District Senior Power and the Little Heroes cancer charity, the chosen charities of Lord Mayor
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City Park will be a class act
Teachers are being invited to a special day of training to learn about the construction of Bradford’s City Park in the hope they can encourage their students to get involved. The six-acre £24.4 million park will contain the largest city centre
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Wibsey's player resources are too thin
Wibsey look like they will have to call off their Yorkshire Division Five match at Stanley Rodillians on Saturday. Wibsey’s Matt Hartley explained: “We have seven players away this weekend but we should be okay for a week on Saturday at Pontefract
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Thorne feels miles better after trip to the seaside
Six hours stuck on a coach is not many people’s idea of fun. But Peter Thorne lapped up every minute of City’s hike to Torquay last week. After so long out, the veteran striker wondered if he would ever get the chance to be part of the
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Phantom yoghurt thief had better watch out
It’s about time we got out on the pitch again and we can’t wait to get going tomorrow night. Huddersfield away is about as tough as it gets but it’s a really exciting prospect and we want to go out there, put a good performance in and get off
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Mentors teach a valuable lesson
A Bradford secondary school is pairing teenagers with professionals in a mentoring scheme to raise their aspirations. Staff at Carlton Bolling College, in Undercliffe, are identifying a group of 15 Year Ten students who need extra motivation to understand
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Blaze not to blame for pensioner's death
An elderly man who was found dead at the scene of a fire at his home died of natural causes, a post-mortem has revealed. The examination, at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, revealed the 83-year-old’s death was not as a result of the fire at his home
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Guiseley and Farsley go head to head
Lancashire League leaders Guiseley reserves are due to entertain local rivals Farsley Celtic reserves on Saturday (3pm) at Nethermoor, weather permitting. Guiseley reserve boss Mick Couzens can be contacted on 07881-716217 if the game is in doubt
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Nothing to choose between Bradford rivals
The Pennine League Division One promotion race is reaching a crucial stage, with Clayton and Birkenshaw meeting at Lidget Green on Saturday. The sides are running neck and neck with almost identical records so far. A win for either side could be central
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Company defends out-of-hours doctors’ system
The manufacturer of a software system used by the district’s out-of-hours GP services which was criticised in a report this week has issued a statement denying the system has problems. A review of systems used by West Yorkshire Urgent Care, which is
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Bingley war veteran assaulted officer
A former Gulf War veteran and former member of the SAS assaulted a detention officer at Keighley police station, after being arrested for making nuisance telephone calls, magistrates in Bingley heard. At the time, Phillip Giles, of Bromley
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West Bowling skip hopes to hold aces on return
West Bowling playmaker and captain Steve Illingworth is set to return from a knee injury in the long-delayed Ace BARLA Nat-ional Cup second-round tie at home to Askam on Saturday (2pm). Wests are confident the anticipated warmer weather will see the
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'I don't know why she said I raped her'
A 50-year-old man accused of raping a teenager with a mental age of five told a jury he could not explain why she has made the allegations. David Bentley¸ of Bath Street, Huddersfield, denies raping the girl, now 16, at her home in the Bradford
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Massive boost for team spirit
Torquay has been a lucky ground for me in my career – and I’m glad that’s still the case. It was a win-at-all-costs game for us last week and for a long time that didn’t look like it would happen. We weren’t at it at all in a terrible
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Drug addict locked up to escape criminal life
The solicitor for a 17-year-old drug addict today asked a judge to put the boy behind bars so he could escape from hardened criminals. The youth, cast out by his family and left to fend for himself, fell easy prey to drug dealers on the streets
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Yorkshire Old Boys eye four in a row
The Yorkshire Old Boys’ League hope to make it a quartet of away wins on Saturday in the third round of the FA National League Systems Cup. The Old Boys’ League face the West Cheshire League at Vauxhall Motors FC in Ellesmere Port (3.00). Already
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A Bronte for One night only
Stand-up comedian Arthur Smith took to lying down when he paid a call to the Bronte shrine at Haworth. In his latest assignment for the BBC’s The One Show, he spent a night sleeping in the Reverend Patrick Bronte’s bedroom at Haworth Parsonage
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Angling Lines
KEIGHLEY ANGLING CLUB The club’s latest match on the river at Steeton was won by Jeff Noon with 6lb 2oz (eight grayling). Second went to Kevin Wright with 3lb 10oz (five grayling) and third was John Williams with 2lb 9oz (four grayling).
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Campion start cup quarter-final quest
Campion and Albion Sports are among four West Riding County Amateur League sides bidding to reach the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup on Saturday. Campion, who will be playing the first of three consecutive quarter-finals, entertain
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Contrasting tests for Thackley and Liversedge
Bradford’s two sides in the Kool Sport NCEL Premier Division could not be facing more different challenges this weekend as Thackley host the basement outfit, while Liversedge travel to the leaders. Fourth-placed Thackley stepped over the 40-point threshold
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Farsley boss boosted by Grant return
Farsley Celtic manager Neil Parsley hopes to have striker Gareth Grant back as his side chase a third straight league victory at home to Gloucester City on Saturday. The return of the former Bantams player will boost the Celts as they aim to bounce back
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Guiseley with a score to settle
Guiseley will not have time to feel sorry for themselves following their FA Trophy exit to Tamworth as they have a huge game in the UniBond Premier Division to contend with. The fifth-placed Lions, who have up to six games in hand on some promotion
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Avenue boss Deacey not getting dizzy at top
Park Avenue boss John Deacey is playing down the fact his side are leaders of the pack. The Horsfall side took over at the UniBond Premier summit last weekend and aim to stay there with a win at Burscough on Saturday. Though they are only top on goal
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Three arrested over Leeds Road armed bank robbery
Police arrested three people today in connection with an armed robbery at Yorkshire Bank in Leeds Road, Laisterdyke, Bradford. Two men, aged 22 and 29, were arrested from addresses in Tong Street and Laisterdyke on suspicion of robbery. A 25
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Better roads are vital for progress
Most frequent users of the district’s roads will testify that rush-hour delays yesterday were out of the ordinary. A ‘perfect storm’ of events – including, perhaps, higher than usual road usage, freezing weather, long-term roadworks (including the closure
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Mother fined for false theft claim
A 26-year-old mother has been fined by police after she falsely claimed her children’s Christmas presents had been stolen by burglars. The woman, of Utley, Keighley, told police that electrical goods valued at £350 were taken when she reported a break-in
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Mind over matter for losing weight
Approximately one-third of adults in Bradford are overweight and a fifth are obese. Four years ago, Bradford Council’s health improvement committee set up an obesity review group, with recommendations for action. Today the committee is being
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School plans 'will increase roads chaos'
Campaigners fear plans to rebuild a secondary school under Bradford’s £400 million renewal programme will result in traffic chaos on already hugely-congested roads. Cottingley Community Association (CAA) has started a petition and poster campaign against
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
25 years ago: Vandals in Bradford were reported to be literally painting the town red at night with New York-style graffiti. 50 years ago: High numbers of road accidents were predicted for the year after the total for January reached 336, the first time
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Thackley man goes free after case dropped
A man accused of causing grievous bodily harm to a woman walked free from court “without a stain” on his character after the prosecution offered no evidence. Jason Knapton, 36, of Town Lane, Thackley, Bradford, had pleaded not guilty to wounding with
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates for not having a TV licence (£175 fine, £75 costs unless stated): Farah Ayub, aged 43, of Tamar Street, Little Horton, £225 fine; Dezider Balog, aged 50, of Ashwell Road, Manningham; Antony
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Movie time in Addingham
Addingham villagers will be rolling out the red carpet to welcome stars of the silver screen this summer. The theme for this year’s annual gala is ‘The Movies’ and will include a parade of film characters along Main Street to the gala field and an afternoon
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Guiseley fundraiser for cat group
A fundraising event will be held in Guiseley to raise money for a cats protection group hit by the recession. Wharfe Valley Cats Protection has been trying to help more abandoned pets while less money has been coming in. Spokesman Graham Hoult said
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Racing pundit to make appearance at Bingley bookies
Television horse racing pundit Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson will meet punters at a bookies tomorrow. Known to millions as the face of Channel 4’s racing coverage, he also makes daily radio appearances and commentates at race courses across the country. Tommo
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School makes lessons clearer
A revolution in the education of hearing-impaired children has started in Bradford. The first of three centres with acoustically-tuned classrooms has opened at Girlington Primary School, in Girlington Road, Bradford. About 30 pupils
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The Gillettes to play fund razor!
Two brothers who are members of a popular Bradford soul band will next month play a tribute concert in honour of their “beautiful and lovely” mum. Shirley Dumican, of Lower Grange, died peacefully on March 26 last year, aged 62 in Bradford’s Marie Curie
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Delays in rape cases 'unacceptable' says MP
Rape victims across West Yorkshire are waiting almost two months to find out if their case will go to court – double the length of time of other areas. West Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service takes 55.4 days on average to decide whether to
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Seniors show way to fitter lifestyle
A range of health support and advice was on offer to Bradford & Bingley’s 900 head office staff at a health awareness event. Members of the Seniors Show the Way project, joined other partner organisations, to give advice to staff during their working
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Jazz trio get Bach to the rhythm
The worlds of jazz and classical music will collide when Jellymould Jazz present Bach ReLoaded at Otley Courthouse tomorrow. The Bach ReLoaded album, hailed by critics as one of the best albums of 2009, is inspired by Bach’s rhythmic and melodic ideas
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Rush-hour traffic hit by congestion
A combination of factors created a nightmare commute for motorists in the Aire Valley during yesterday’s peak periods. Some travellers reported journey times of an hour and 40 minutes to drive the seven miles between Bingley and Bradford city
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Pick your own on the high street
Coping with global warming, being more sustainable and relying less on others will require adaptation and change to some of our behaviour. There are excellent examples of this new way of thinking in the small communities that are developing the
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TRAILER: Frog's fate sealed with a kiss
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (U, 97 mins) **** Featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings In an extraordinary career, producer Walt Disney redefined
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TRAILER: About a boy...
ASTRO BOY (PG, 94 mins)*** Featuring the voices of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Kristen Bell, Sterling Beaumon, Madeline Carroll, Moises Arias, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Samuel L Jackson, Charlize Theron From an
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War hero Simon launches polio campaign
Falklands veteran Simon Weston will be in Bradford later this month to help start a charity campaign aimed at wiping out polio. Mr Weston, who suffered horrific burns when the ship he was aboard was bombed by Argentinean planes, will be guest speaker
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TRAILER: Will the geek get the girl?
YOUTH IN REVOLT (15, 89 mins) *** Starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Ari Graynor, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, Fred Willard, M Emmet Walsh Michael Cera, star of Juno, Nick And Norah’s Infinite
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Our greed destroying their future
We wouldn’t think well of a relative who knew that the bread and milk had to last for the next three days and yet wolfed the lot, nor do we tolerate adults who neglect children. There is an element of self-interest and a misuse of power in
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Playing by the unwritten house rules
For the last few weeks we have been house-hunting with our second daughter and her husband. This is a thrill for Mrs M and I, not only because we get the chance to be nosey, but we can do so safe in the knowledge that we don’t have to move house. The
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Mum's shock at baby milk past best-before date
A mum has spoken of her shock after midwives at Bradford Royal Infirmary provided milk for her new-born baby that was nearly five months past its best-before date. Brenda-Leigh Berry was born at the hospital early last Friday – the first child
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Housing scandal
SIR – Anne-Marie Caldwell (Letters, February 1) highlighted one serious failure in housing provision by our Government, but I wonder if she and others are aware of an even greater scandal? Twenty-five thousand units of Social Housing Stock around the
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Alarms would help
SIR – Given that taxi drivers are easy prey for the scum of society, why don’t they have an alarm fitted in their car which can easily be activated unbeknown to their passengers? I have a personal alarm which emits a deafening screech that can be heard
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TRAILER: Field of dreams
INVICTUS (12A, 133 mins)**** Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Adjoa Andoh, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones. On February 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked free from Robben Island after more than a quarter of
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Thanks for care
SIR – Could I please thank, through your paper, the staff from auxiliaries, staff nurses, sisters to the top doctors on Ward 5 and 8. The NHS is always being criticised but I had wonderful care while in hospital and nothing was too much trouble for any
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The true situation
SIR – The most important employment figures are not the massaged ones of about 2.6 million, but the true figure of people economically inactive (not working) which is 8.05 million. These are official figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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Right sort of growth
SIR – Is Simon Cooke threatening us with the rebuilding of Bingley, or is it just another Tory pipedream? Yes it would be great for this to happen, but who would pay for it? The Council cannot even afford to fill in the bomb site in Bradford. The Bradford
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Where money goes
SIR – In response to the letter ‘Integration Ignored’ (T&A, January 27), I would like to present the facts of the situation. The Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund is allocated to Bradford district for young people to distribute to ensure
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Getting into debt is inevitable for many
SIR – In response to D Rhodes’s letter (T&A, February 2) about a recent survey explaining that one in ten people went into debt, and six per cent will still be repaying this debt next year, does he not realise that for a lot of people this is the only
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Bradford company blazing trail across world
A specialist trailer manufacturer is bouncing back after seeing its turnover fall by half last year at the height of the recession. W Trailer Co, of Keighley, which has developed new eco-friendly trailers to help freight companies reduce their carbon
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Pledge to keep fighting
A campaign by building societies to change the rules governing compensation for savers in failed institutions, which they say could force up mortgage charges, is to be stepped up. Iain Cornish, chief executive of the Bradford-based Yorkshire Building
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Ten years on run will end in jail
A rapist on the run for ten years has been warned by a judge that he will spend a long time behind bars. James Rhule fled the country after a judge granted him bail in September 1999. He was arrested in Milton Keynes in October last
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Alhambra panto breaks box office records
This year’s Alhambra pantomime has broken box office records, despite audience figures being down on last year’s production. The 2009/2010 panto, Jack and the Beanstalk, which ended its seven-week run last Sunday, attracted audiences of more than
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'Once a legend always a legend'
Stuart McCall will always deserve the full respect of City and their fans, a former Valley Parade team-mate today insisted. John Hendrie believes McCall’s place in the club’s hearts should not be affected despite the growing uncertainty over
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'Quick library decision is vital'
A councillor is calling for a quick decision on a proposed library. Coun David Robinson (Lab) believes a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” could be missed if a public library is not designed into the new Appleton Academy at Wyke, Bradford
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Roadshow will help to defeat criminals
Drama will be used next week to show older people how they can spot bogus callers and prevent burglaries. The Action Against Burglary Roadshow in Queensbury is aimed at the elderly who are concerned about crime. It will show how to identify and prevent
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VIDEO: Teenager who raped woman, 86, may never go free
A teenager who abducted an 86-year-old woman from a Bradford care home and raped her in its grounds has been locked up indefinitely. A judge told Dale Boocock, 19, he was a serious danger to the public and might never be released.
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Elderly man's body found after house fire
Mystery surrounds the death of an elderly man whose body was found following a fire at a house in Keighley. Police have said the fire was not being treated as suspicious and the cause of the man’s death was under investigation. Officers
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Will you be flushed with success?
Bradford-based Yorkshire Water is on the hunt for the region’s most quirky toilet. The company wants to encourage people to love their loo after recording an increase in people flushing away their rubbish, causing clogged pipes and sewer flooding
