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Hull FC 18 Bulls 6
The Bulls suffered their fourth defeat of the season after a tough game at the KC Stadium. Having dominated for much of the first half, they simply couldn't make their possession count and Matt Orford's absence was obvious. The Aussie scrum half was
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France trip offers added excitement, says Eaton
Barry Eaton insists Cougars will have no excuses if they let standards slip in Saturday’s trip to Toulouse. Cumbria is the furthest many of Keighley’s players have previously journeyed for a game but they are determined not to let travel affect preparations
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Photographer is jailed over child pornography
An Ilkley photographer who was paid to take pornographic pictures of teenage girls and negotiated with children as young as 13 to have sex with him on camera for cash has been jailed for five years. Robin Doherty admitted a string a sex
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Kieran honoured at awards night
A Bradford schoolboy whose friend has been a tower of strength as he battles a life-limiting illness has paid tribute to his friend. Reece Walker-Sharp, aged 13, needed a double lung transplant five years ago but the organs became infected,
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It’s green for go in the eco-homes!
The first eco-friendly social housing development designed to meet tough Government guidelines for reducing carbon emissions has opened in Bradford. The green homes, built by Shipley-based housing association Accent Foundation in Munby Street, Fairweather
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VIDEO: Mystery as bones discovered in secluded street
Mystery surrounds the discovery of bones in a secluded street in Bradford city centre. Police cordoned off Back Roundhill Place, near Westgate, to allow an investigation to take place yesterday afternoon. A doctor was called to the scene
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Top ten hit Thorne with no regrets
Dean Windass, in his modest manner, claimed City’s No 10 shirt was a big one to fill. Well, for two seasons at least, it fitted Peter Thorne a treat. He may have scored less than half the 87 goals that put his predecessor third on the
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Man in court on murder charge
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Bradford teenager who was stabbed to death. Mohammed Rohail, 22, of Sandford Road, Bradford Moor, is accused of killing Mohammed Rayaib, 19, of Gladstone Street, also in Bradford Moor
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Becks blow saves Capello headache
Disaster for David Beckham but not for England. Playing in the World Cup this summer meant everything to him. It was sad to see that dream destroyed by the ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered seemingly so innocuously for AC Milan. For all the hype
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Safety first, with a personal touch
The superbug MRSA puts a question mark against the cleanliness of Britain’s hospitals. Considering that hospitals are where we go to be treated, it isn’t acceptable for patients to fall sick with infections through a lack of hygiene. But is banning
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Dragons launch play-off bid
Bradford Dragons face Portsmouth City Smugglers in the EBL Division Three North quarter-final play-off at the Trinity Green Sports Hall at Bradford College, Trinity Road ton Saturday night (6.15). If Dragons win, they will be home again in the semi-finals
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Friday, March 19, 2010
25 years ago: Bradford City FC chairman Stafford Heginbotham set out to shame soccer hooligans in front of thousands of fans. 50 years ago: Baildon Council agreed to inform Shipley Council that they were prepared to contribute one quarter of the cost
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McGrath launches assault on Barbados Twenty20 Cup
Anthony McGrath says “keeping it simple” has been the key to his success in Twenty20 cricket. The former Yorkshire skipper is one of only two White Rose players to have broken the 1,000 career runs barrier in the shortest form of the game, with Jacques
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Brownlee: Olympic glory can be a family affair
Alistair Brownlee is convinced it could be a family affair when it comes to presenting the medals at London 2012 in one of sports toughest events. Bingley Harriers Athletic Club’s 21-year-old world champion triathlete believes there is every chance he
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Daz out to dazzle in national final
Darren Tetley is aiming to be punch perfect in the national novice boxing finals in London on Thursday. The 16-year-old, from the Cleckheaton Boxing Academy, faces Joe Pigford in the class B 60kg showdown. Pigford, who boxes for the Golden Ring club
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District Cup games take centre stage
Wyke Wanderers entertain Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division opponents Bolton Woods in a delayed Bradford & District Cup third-round tie this weekend. There are also three fourth-round ties, with Premier Division table-topppers
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Reape: Winter break ruined our rhythm
Manager Chris Reape is hoping for better luck regarding injuries but still expects it to be a long haul to the end of the season for the Cobbydalers. He admits the exceptionally bad winter and the resulting enforced lay-off has taken its toll on the
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Park Avenue chief in offer to City gents
Whipping boys Durham City finally broke their duck last week – and Avenue chief executive Bob Blackburn has more good news for them. The UniBond Premier Division side had lost 28 out of 28 games – including a 7-0 thrashing from the Horsfall side last
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Shedding light on our power cut
We have had a slight inkling of how badly-equipped we are to cope with the impending apocalypse that will doubtless cause our fragile society to revert to the Dark Ages. We had a power cut and didn’t have any matches in the house. I’d quite forgotten
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Johnson can do big job for Guiseley
Lions boss Steve Kittrick was delighted to land striker Simon Johnson this week as he looks for his squad to put in a final flourish and clinch promotion. Guiseley’s recent run has made it look like a three-horse race for the title and the
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Parlsey praise for the departed
Neil Parsley paid tribute to his former Farsley squad this week after players found new clubs. The former boss of the now defunct Conference North outfit – whose record has been expunged from this season’s table – said: “Our skipper Dominic
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Abbey Runners clinch league double
The final race in the Peco Cross-Country League, hosted by St Bede’s AC at Esholt woods, took place in gorgeous, spring-like conditions. Abbey Runners ran out easy winners of the men’s league with four members in the top eight places – beating
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New survey of conservation areas
Conservation areas in Cullingworth and Wilsden are due to be reassessed. The surveys will follow similar appraisals last year in Micklethwaite and Ryecroft. The areas were originally designated several years ago but they have to be reassessed every
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Drama students 'kill off' opposition
Drama students devised their own play to kill off the competition at a regional event. Grant Holmes and Danny Gustafson wrote a script based on the board game Cluedo and performed it with pupils from Performance Drama School to win the devised
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Community first responders praised for life-saving care
The commitment of West Yorkshire’s life-saving volunteers was recognised at an event held by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. About 220 community first responders received appreciation awards for their work alongside ambulance crews. The responders
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Friday, March 19, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Gary Clarke, aged 23, of Dixon Avenue, Scholemoor; going equipped for theft, 12 months’ community order, 120 hours’ unpaid work, £85 costs. Richard Firth, aged 21, of Terrington Crest, Clayton
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Grand way to celebrate in song
A community choir is inviting singers of all ages and types to join in a ‘Reet Grand Sing’ in Ilkley on Yorkshire Day. Moornotes, a choir based in Ilkley, says it wants to help create a positive atmosphere in the town on Sunday, August 1, traditionally
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Join the Army for night of big hits
Bradford rock veterans New Model Army are in West Yorkshire for a gig tonight. Formed by singer Justin Sullivan in 1980, the band was inspired by styles as diverse as punk and Northern Soul. This year the five-piece celebrates 30 years in the business
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Jones misses out on Penrith clash
Cleckheaton, Jeff Jones apart, are selecting from strength for their National League Three North game at Penrith tomorrow. Any win is precious for Cleck as they bid to avoid the drop but looming large is their clash with Rochdale next weekend. "That
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Salem bidding to halt slide down table
Bradford Salem’s current luck was summed up last Saturday night when a wooden table collapsed outside their clubhouse and fell on the ankle of flanker Dave Hutton, breaking it. “That’s the last thing we needed – another injury on top of those
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Inman delighted with his squad strength
Keighley may have won ten of their last 14 matches in Yorkshire Division One, and nine straight at home, but their director of rugby Jeff Inman isn’t upwardly revising his prediction of a top-six finish. With six matches remaining, the men from Rose
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Forward-looking Baildon aiming for hat-trick
Baildon, aiming for their third straight win in Yorkshire Division Three tomorrow, are at Northallerton. All Baildon’s points in their 13-5 win over Halifax Vandals last Saturday, which eased their relegation worries came from skipper Ali Beaumont (
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Father's plea for end to knife crime as son stabbed
A tearful dad has called for an end to knife crime on the streets of Bradford after his 15-year-old son suffered seven stab wounds and a fractured skull in a late-night attack. Abdullah Chunara, who lives with his family at Clifton Villas,
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Sabbath special for Otley and Wharfedale
Wharfedale and Otley are both aiming to put on their Sunday best this weekend in National League One. England Counties meet France Amateurs tonight in Lille and, with Wharfedale, their opponents Blaydon and Otley’s foes Tynedale each having
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Brothers jailed for 'cruelty' to sister
A teenager, who had broken away from her family, was bundled into a car from a Bradford street and kept at a house by relatives, a court heard. Tanzeela Hanif, then 19, was lured to the city centre before being taken to Blackburn, Lancashire, where she
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Parking ban not enough on its own
It would be surprising if local residents did not back plans to introduce match-day parking restrictions on the streets around Odsal stadium. After all, they must be understandably fed-up with fans parking outside their houses every time Bradford Bulls
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Mum loses £10,000 of jewellery in burglary
A Bradford mum has spoken of her devastation after intruders stole £10,000 worth of gold jewellery which she wore at her wedding. Saimah Iqbal, 21, of Washington Street, Girlington, said the family returned home to find their possessions all over the
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Food festival to go on without top chef James
Bingley Food Festival is set to return to the town’s market square at Easter – but it will be missing an ingredient. James Martin, the Yorkshire celebrity chef who had wowed hundreds of people at Bingley Arts Centre during the festival for the last two
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Anger as landmark mill 'left in ruins'
A 200-year-old Keighley cotton mill initially hailed as a major restoration and regeneration project is now just a “ruin in the middle of a building site” says a dismayed councillor. Bradford councillor Chris Greaves said he was “horrified
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City leaders refute 'ugly' poll finding
City leaders have hit back after Bradford was branded in a survey today as the place city travellers least wanted to visit due to it being “dangerous, ugly and boring”. The findings, from a poll of 5,000 people, have been branded as “poppycock” by Dale
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Match-day zones plan for parking
People living near Odsal stadium could get a reprieve from rugby fans parking outside their homes on Bradford Bulls match days. Plans have been drawn up to create four permit-only zones on match days covering hundreds of houses on the doorstep
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Cash boost for care projects
Three health projects designed to improve patient care have beaten off stiff competition to secure innovation funding. The NHS Bradford and Airedale projects have been successful in bids to the Yorkshire and Humber Innovation Fund. The fund was set
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19 held over bail and fine offences
More than 50 police officers descended on south Bradford yesterday to target offenders who had breached bail or failed to pay court fines. The second phase of Operation Lightwater saw 19 people arrested and almost £5,000 of outstanding fines recovered
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Build a car park
SIR – As a born-and-bred Bradfordian, it is annoying to hear “we are going shopping in Leeds”. How do we entice people at large to come and shop in Bradford? Could I humbly suggest that Bradford uses the site of the Odeon and police station for a massive
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Cancer support
SIR – In the T&A (March 16) Maureen Rutter, of Macmillan Cancer Support, said that hundreds of thousands of pounds of disability benefits were going unclaimed in Bradford by terminally-ill cancer patients. Bradford Cancer Support is an independent local
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Something to cherish
SIR – I very much reinforce the comments of Jack MacPherson and John Cook regarding Yorkshire Forward’s appalling lack of interest in maintaining the fabric of the former Odeon. At the moment this potentially beautiful building is, close-up, just an
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A taxing situation
SIR – The Government and the other (EU) coalition parties haven’t even sorted out their expenses scandal yet and we have another scandal brewing! This time we have party donors giving money to them but not bothering to pay tax. Harriet Harman claims
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Pleasure to be had
SIR – Re the letter from Terry Tordoff (March 15). As one of the fools who “points a digital camera in a general direction to obtain a reasonable picture”, all I can say is, what’s wrong with that? I think the use of these types of cameras have brought
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An early obituary!
SIR – Re the letter from Terry Tordoff (March 15), I do feel he has written the obituary of the SLR camera a little before its actual demise because SLR photography is alive and in rude health in the form of the DIGITAL SLR. It is true, as he writes
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The digital camera is a logical advance
SIR – Terry Tordoff (Letters, March 15) has perhaps missed the importance of digital image capture to photography. It is a natural progression which could be compared to the invention of the Kodak Brownie which put photography into the hands of the masses
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Contract talks not top of Sykes’ agenda
Paul Sykes has put any thoughts of a new deal on hold to concentrate on aiding the Bulls’ charge up the Super League table. Bottom after their first two games, Bradford have won three of their last four to sit eighth ahead of tonight’s visit to Hull
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Taylor: I've got the City bug
Peter Taylor has been bitten by the Bradford City bug. The City boss is relishing his time at the Valley Parade helm – and has reassured fans that he is 100 per cent committed to the club. Taylor was unhappy with reports earlier this
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Work starts on university student 'village'
Work has started on a landmark £40 million development that will provide state-of-the-art accommodation for 1,000 students in Bradford. The Sustainable Student Village, in the Listerhills area of the city, is scheduled for completion in summer
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Hold-ups hitting Bingley homes protest, say campaigners
Campaigners fighting a massive housing development which will swallow up huge swathes of countryside claim they are being hamstrung by delays in the planning process. Greenhill Action Group (GAG), which is fighting proposals for 475 homes off Sty Lane