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Silsden felled by bunch of five
There was more bad news for Silsden as they went down 5-1 at Colne tonight in the Vodkat Premier. Jamie Longley netted what was merely a consolation for the Cobbydalers. In Kool Sport NCE Division One, there were vastly differing fortunes for the two
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Guiseley climb to fourth after win
Guiseley 1 Kendal 0 Guiseley beat UniBond Premier Division promotion rivals Kendal Town 1-0 at Nethermoor tonight. The Lions went into the game just three points above their Cumbrian visitors but they doubled that gap with a narrow win. It turned
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Farsley future 'in limbo' as League call off game at Telford
There was another surprise development in the ongoing saga of Farsley Celtic’s efforts to secure their future tonight when their Blue Square North fixture at Telford was called off. The postponement was made by the Conference League early in the afternoon
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ALDERSHOT 1 CITY 0
Aldershot burst City's two-win bubble tonight after a disappointing display. Defender Anthony Charles fired the only goal in the 54th minute after the Bantams had failed to clear their lines from a corner. City, who were unchanged from Saturday, never
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Bradford United U-9s let the points slip from their grasp
Bradford United under-nines suffered a shock 4-3 defeat at Oakworth in the Keybury League red division, throwing away a 3-0 half-time lead. United started well, with man of the match Jack Holroyd firing home after some good work from Eisa Faulding.
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City team news
Peter Taylor named an unchanged side at Aldershot as City went hunting for a third straight win. The only change was on the bench where non-contract striker Gavin Grant made his first appearance in place of Louis Horne. CITY: Glennon, Ramsden, Clarke
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Patience is a virtue as Albion Sports U-13s progress
With spring just around the corner, the Craven, Aire & Wharfe League management are turning their attention to knockout football, and Albion Sports have progressed in the under-13 Phoenix Cup with a 5-0 victory at Settle United. Albion cashed in with
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Child's view of The Railway Children
Young film buffs in Bradford are being offered the chance to win tickets to the premiere of the digitally-enhanced version of The Railway Children. Educational organisation Film Club is providing schools in the district with copies of the film for a
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Bryson calls for help with clean-up
Best-selling author Bill Bryson has urged people who use the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Bingley to help tackle problems of rubbish and graffiti in this year’s Towpath Tidy. British Waterways staff, along with its partners and volunteers, will be aiming
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Blessed bell to ring again
A 19th century bell, found in a school basement, has been blessed by the Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend David James. Staff at Woodlands Church of England Primary School, Oakenshaw, Bradford, have brought the bell back into use, and
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Target in sight for young jobs
Bradford Council is on course to hit a target for reducing the number of young people who are out of work, education or training. Latest figures show 8.7 per cent of 16 to 18-year-olds were not in education, employment or training (Neet) in
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Junior soccer results
Craven, Aire & Wharfe League Under-11 C: Farsley 4, Queensbury 2; Myrtle Park 0, Silsden 7. Under-12 A: Albion 8, BD3 2; Oakworth 6, Farsley 1; Thackley 7, Shipley Lions 0. B: Bolton Woods 0, Keighley Stags 3; Nab Wood Eagles 6, Silsden
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Vaughan given Yorkshire role
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has agreed to return to Yorkshire on a consultancy basis ahead of the new season. The 35-year-old retired from professional cricket midway through last summer - and has since been working for International Sports
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Spencer forced to leave Cougars board
Former Keighley Cougars chairman Neil Spencer has been forced to step down from the club's board. Spencer, along with fellow former director Colin Farrar, are no longer allowed to be involved in the running of the club after failing the RFL's 'fit and
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Robber threatens man with a knife
A robber threatened a man with a knife before stealing his mobile phone and cash. The victim had left a shop and was walking along Albert Road, Queensbury, when he was approached by the attacker, who forced him down a small road to the car
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Man jailed for arson at girlfriend's
A 53-year-old man has been jailed for an arson attack at the home of his pregnant former girlfriend. David Westerman had drunk 15 pints of beer when he pushed an armchair against Claire Grimshaw’s front door and set it alight, Bradford Crown Court heard
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Man charged with attempted murder of 76-year-old
A man has appeared in court today charged with the attempted murder of a 76-year-old woman. Multalib Shaikh, of St Andrew’s Villas, Listerhills, Bradford, made his first appearance at Bradford Magistrates’ Court. The 24-year-old is also
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Like father like son
West Bowling A fought out a tough 14-14 draw with Halifax rivals Illingworth in Pennine League Division One. Aaron Chappell continues to follow in the footsteps of father Phil and is proving to be a real asset to Bowling, following up last week’s man-of-the-match
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Power play ruins giant-killing hope
Dudley Hill came close to pulling off a major shock in round three of the Ace Insurance BARLA National Cup before being beaten 28-18 by Leigh East. Hill suffered the same fate as local rivals West Bowling as they surrendered a hard-earned lead in the
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Call to help special day
This year’s Armed Forces Day will be held on Sunday, June 27. This is because of the on-going work in and around Centenary Square. The marquee and veterans’ village will be set up as usual and organisations will be able to set up stalls on the tables
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Barras back on the road again
Top Keighley road racer Tom Barras took a solid seventh spot in his first competitive outing of the year after tussling wi th some of the country’s best riders. Now one of the most senior riders in the new Team Raleigh outfit, Barras was just pipped
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Otley floral show aids charities
A floral demonstration in Otley will raise money for children’s charities. Celebrity florist Carl Wilde will appear at Prince Henry Grammar School, Farnley Lane, on Wednesday, March 31, making flower arrangements which will be raffled off at the end
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Saltaire to host Antiques Roadshow
BBC television’s popular Antiques Roadshow is coming to Saltaire’s Victoria Hall next month. For presenter Fiona Bruce, in her third series, this will be her first time in the 141-year-old building. She said: “The Antiques Roadshow isn’t just about
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Public pressure leads to new timetable
A bus company has agreed to improve services between Shipley and Wrose following public pressure. Residents complained that two buses left Shipley Market Place at the same time after 3pm, then there was a half-hour gap until the next two services. A
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Man is robbed at knifepoint in car park
Police are hunting a robber who threatened a man with a knife before forcing him into an empty car park and stealing his mobile phone and cash. The victim had left a shop and was walking along Albert Road, Queensbury, when he was approached
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Ilkley man set fire to wife's belongings
Heartbroken because his wife refused to be reconciled with him, Philip Brogan poured creosote over family photographs and harassed her. The 49-year-old also left a note for Tracy Brogan on her new partner’s car windscreen parked in Keighley saying: “
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Retailers set to get £1bn credit boost
An injection of more than £1 billion into the UK economy through point-of-sale retail credit is being led by a Bradford-born finance expert. Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance has launched the funding package to lend to consumers and boost high
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City Hall chips in for greener future
Bradford is to host a national renewable energy conference highlighting the use of biomass boilers which are run on wood chips. The venue for the major event on Monday, March 15, is City Hall, which is one of two key authority buildings in the district
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Pace moves up to second in world
Digital TV technology company Pace plc has seen confirmed as the world’s number two set-top box supplier to pay TV customers. The Saltaire-based group, which was today expected to announce it broke through the £1 billion sales barrier in 2009
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100 Co-op jobs at risk
More than 100 jobs at a Bradford food distribution centre are at risk following a decision to transfer work to St Helens in Merseyside. The move follows the takeover of Somerfield supermarkets by the Co-operative Group which led to a review of the
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Runners receive healthy cash boost
The Epilepsy Action 10k road race has been given a healthy cash injection by a Bradford not-for-profit organisation. Sovereign Health Care, based in Manningham Lane, has given more than £59,000 to the Yeadon-based epilepsy charity over the
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Experts probe bug mystery
An investigation has started into how guests and staff at one of Bradford district’s top hotels contracted what is believed to be a highly-infectious norovirus vomiting bug. The Health Protection Agency and Bradford Council are carrying out the probe
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
25 years ago: Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Robert Williamson, called on clergymen to consider sympathetically requests for divorcees to get married in church. 50 years ago: Increased charges at public baths and for the use of hosepipes
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Top-100 target in national spotlight
Running log Over 4,000 runners descended on a muddy Roundhay Park in Leeds for the National Cross-Country Championships. For top local athletes, it was an opportunity to pit their ability against the country’s best. For members of smaller clubs, it
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VIDEO: Top Tory is given message on crime
Troubled communities need investment to turn would-be offenders into budding entrepreneurs instead. That was the message given to Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling by Mohammed Almas, a co-founder of a new education organisation in Bradford
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Grandmother, 75, blinded in savage attack
An elderly woman has been blinded in one eye in a savage daylight attack after she was ambushed in an alleyway. The 75-year-old victim was hit with a blunt weapon as she walked to a friend’s home. Police found the grandmother with serious
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Mum’s the word with beauty gifts
We’re all guilty of forgetting to phone mum back or taking those legendary Sunday roasts for granted, so make sure Sunday, March 14, is all about mum. Rather than send wilting flowers, treat her to beauty goodies to brighten up her Mothers
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Capital style ideas
Just when you thought it was safe to stash away the scarves and gloves and look ahead to your summer wardrobe, the biting cold weather has other ideas. Luckily, Fashion Week holds all the insider clues for next season’s upcoming autumn/winter
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Mariam is making a difference
Mariam Ahmed hasn’t let her cultural struggles stand in her way. The idea of an arranged marriage complicated an issue Mariam had been comfortable with for many years, but which she’d had to be discreet about because of her culture.
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Service not worth tax
SIR – Thanks to Mr Rhodes for replying to my letter (T&A, February 22). I’m sorry he didn’t understand it – I was stating that the police should not receive any extra money from the Council Tax rates. Also, I was writing to explain why the fire service
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Turning full circle
SIR – The trouble with politicians across the world and Europe in particular, is that they are both stupid and deceitful. They want to spend money they do not have to buy votes to keep them in office, and if they can do it off-balance sheet, all the better
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Facts in the figures
SIR – The report of a marginal reduction in teenage pregnancies in Bradford may indeed be welcome, but my ‘inner statistician’ began to wonder whether there is much to celebrate. The quoted local rate of 45.5 per 1,000 girls aged between 15 and 17 already
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Lionel will be missed
SIR – The iconic film, The Railway Children, is being digitally-remastered and will be premiered at the Bradford International Film Festival to mark the 40th year since it was shot (T&A, February 10). How sad that its director Lionel Jeffries has just
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Ban is still rock-solid
SIR – It’s been five years since the cruelty of hunting with dogs was made illegal in this country, and more than 100 convictions show the Hunting Act is rock-solid and working well. Opponents of the Act will argue this is not the case, but new figures
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New train fare’s fair
SIR – Unlike Mr Murgatroyd (T&A, February 25), I do not see 65p train fares as an extra tax. As a retired person I know that my free prescriptions, free bus fares and cheap train fares are paid for by people’s taxes. I know many pensioners are hard-up
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Our beauty spot will be ruined by new estate
SIR – With the approach of Spring we can look forward to seeing the Aire Valley’s beauty spots coming into their best again. Unfortunately, this may not be the case in future years with the lovely canal side looking up to Rombalds Moor just beyond Bingley
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Tribute paid to Bradford charity pioneer
A cancer expert in Bradford has paid tribute to a man instrumental in helping patients in the city and the UK. Dr Chris Bradley, who is clinical director of cancer services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said Arnold Moore
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Mission to make Bradford mean film
Bradford City of Film officially starts later this month with the aim of making film an integral part of the city’s identity. Since becoming the first city in the world to receive the designation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific
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'We need to break the cycles of crime'
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling used a visit to Bradford yesterday to outline how the Conservatives would seek to tackle the crime and disorder issues affecting the district. Mr Grayling spoke in depth about a range of issues, from tackling
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System of choice leads to misery
Yesterday was a hugely important day for many parents across the district because they learned whether their child had been allocated a place at their first-choice secondary school. Sadly, more than one in five will have been disappointed in this regard
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Body blow for Brandon
Chris Brandon has been left out in the cold again for City’s trip to Aldershot tonight. Brandon started Peter Taylor’s first game against Accrington ten days ago but did not even make the bench for the wins over Rochdale and Darling-ton.
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Duckett relishing new chief exec role
After being appointed the Bulls’ new chief executive, Ryan Duckett predicts exciting times for the club. The 33-year-old, who has been at Odsal since the inception of Super League, was promoted from general manager this week. It comes at a time of
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'Killer in a mask executed gay man' court told
A gay man was “executed” and his partner was left fighting for life when they were attacked in their Bradford home by a masked gunman, a jury heard. Ernest Wright used a sawn-off shotgun to murder Neville Corby, 42, and left his partner Craig
