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Swanning about is a man's job!
Swan Lake at The Alhmabra Anyone who has seen a swan in full fury, hissing and flapping to protect a nesting mate, will know that, despite their grace and beauty, these winged creatures are far from fragile. So it seems perfectly fitting
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Director of recruiting firm returns to his roots
A Bradford businessman’s career has gone “full circle” after his company bought the building where he worked in his first job more than a decade earlier. When Azhar Hussain graduated from university 12 years ago, he joined a recruitment agency based
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Pudsey & Bramley AC celebrate centenary
Pudsey & Bramley Athletics Club celebrated their centenary with a dinner at Stanningley Rugby League Club last Saturday, with ex-World Mile Record Holder and Olympic medallist Derek Ibbotson as guest speaker. Ironically, Ibbotson was also a guest at
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Carver set to run round clock for UK
Chris Carver of Otley Athletics Club has been selected to represent the UK at the World 24-Hour Run Championship in Brive, France during May. The 46-year-old runner, originally from Bradford, has found his forte in the ultra-distance event – 34 years
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Park Avenue versus Guiseley clash is weather-beaten again
Tonight’s derby clash of the UniBond Premier Division titans was postponed at the 11th hour due to heavy rain. Bradford Park Avenue should have hosted Guiseley in what was already a rearranged match, the initial fixture being off on Boxing Day due to
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PR team serves up new deal
A Bradford public relations company has clinched its latest international client win. Approach PR, based in Little Germany, will provide national, consumer and trade media relations and event management for one of Europe’s leading kitchen manufacturers
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Learning duo get national position
Two of Bradford’s most prominent education leaders have been appointed to a national panel to develop young people’s learning. Gareth Dawkins and Michele Sutton OBE will play a key role shaping the future of education for young people aged 16 to 19 as
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Bridge deadline looms as bats head back
The race is on for major works on Ireland Bridge to be completed before a colony of about 300 bats return from hibernating in the Yorkshire Dales. Work on the 17th century bridge in Bingley had to be put back last year following the discovery
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Morrisons’ new boss takes tour of the firm
Morrisons’ new boss Dalton Philips spent his first day in the top job today visiting various parts of the business before taking up the reins at the Gain Lane head office tomorrow. Mr Philips, 41, has succeeded Marc Bolland, who left to become Marks
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Ecology building on green demand
Savers seeking a secure home for their cash and increasing demand for loans for green projects helped a West Yorkshire financial services minnow succeed in its toughest year in 2009. The Silsden-based Ecology Building Society boosted net profits along
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Put you shirt on me, says Kendall
Ryan Kendall got more than he bargained for with his first senior goal. The rookie striker also collected his first yellow card after whipping off his shirt in an excitable celebration. That is sure to have earned him a gentle rebuke
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Spin trio among best in country
Andrew Gale believes Yorkshire have got three of the best spin bowlers in England on their staff. The captain arrived back with his squad from their pre-season tour of Barbados yesterday, having seen both Azeem Rafiq and Adil Rashid get themselves amongst
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Dragons fade to miss play-off final
Bradford Dragons let slip an 11-point lead at half-time to lose 86-71 against London United and miss out on a place in the play-off final. The Dragons dominated the opening quarter to establish a 25-19 advantage led by Daumants Pabrieza’s lay-ups, with
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Just a cakewalk for Natasha!
Teenager Natasha Afford is turning her passion for baking into cold hard cash as part of an enterprising competition. The 13-year-old, a pupil at Titus Salt School, set up the Cup Cake Foundation with only £10 after taking on Enterprise UK’s Make Your
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Boogie on for contest success
These Jackson 5 wannabes – Dean Shaukat, Kyle Kumar, Syeed Miah, Henrich Krok and Aiman Hussain – stormed to victory in a school Pop Idol competition. They performed 1978 hit Blame It On The Boogie in the showdown at Heaton Primary School, Bradford.
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Pupils pack a lunch!
Children learned about the art of making healthy packed lunches when a supermarket’s team visited their school. Youngsters at Greengates Primary School, in Stockhill Road, Bradford, learned what sorts of food complemented each other to make up a lunch
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Watch bees at work in Dales event
A festival celebrating wildflowers in the Yorkshire Dales will start with a buzz this Easter with the chance to watch honey bees at work. Kilnsey Park will host the first Flowers of the Dales Festival events of 2010, including an opportunity to see
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Fazil inspires Manningham to revenge win
Manningham FC gained revenge over Buttershaw Celtic in a repeat of last year’s Intermediate League Cup final in an often ill-tempered semi-final clash. Manningham led 2-0 at the break with goals from Adam Jones and Mohammed Quisar. Captain Imran Fazil
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Missin a hit for White Star
West Bowling were made to pay for a series of first-half misses in their eagerly awaited top-of-the-table Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division clash with champions Buttershaw White Star. Bowling took the lead after five minutes through
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Pupils stick to their task
Children from Barkerend Primary School have been working with neighbourhood wardens and Bradford Council’s recycling team to place stickers on wheelie bins to promote recycling. The children, who recently became junior wardens, will be using the “Stop
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Eight days set aside for appeal
A public inquiry into Tesco’s bid to build a new supermarket in Ilkley is set to last eight days. The appeal hearing will begin on Wednesday, July 7, in a venue yet to be decided and is not expected to finish until July 20. The length of an inquiry
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Oakworth church to feature in survey
A historic Oakworth church is to be surveyed to discover whether it is at serious risk of decay. Christ Church is among many across the UK due to be assessed by English Heritage. Results of the Heritage at Risk investigation will be announced on June
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The sale must go on
Seven decades’ worth of theatre is up for sale today as Otley Little Theatre reluctantly waves goodbye to part of its history. Props including cutlasses, typewriters, uniforms and stage sets are being sold off as the theatre attempts to reduce required
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Rabbit fun on Gomersal museum trail
Families are invited to take Alice’s Easter Rabbit Trail at Red House Museum in Gomersal. To complete the trail, they will have to solve rhymes and riddles based on the original Alice in Wonderland story and drawings. The answers will be hidden in and
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Making light of power cut
Computers were shut down and light switches flicked off at a Bradford primary school this week. Children and staff at Bradford Moor Community Primary School, in Marchbank Road, marked Earth Hour, a global call to action to every individual, business
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Playground is now open for everyone
People of all ages packed into Addingham Memorial Hall to mark the official opening of the village’s new playground. Addingham Gala Queen Nell Carter was invited to open the new playground, near the hall, although wet weather meant the celebrations were
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An 'a-salt' on the senses
You wouldn’t really expect to find anything resembling a Siberian salt mine off a roundabout in Dewsbury. But in an upstairs room of an inconspicuous former office building lies Yorkshire’s first salt cave; an igloo-like re-creation of a natural salt
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Tuck into fine foods from around the world
Bingley Fine Food Festival is staged in the market square next Friday and Saturday, from 9am to 5pm, with dozens of stalls offering quality produce. There will be fresh meat and fish, vegetables and fruit, home-made breads, jams and preserves, cheeses
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Turn up heat on greenhouses
If you want to sow seeds earlier, have better crops of tomatoes and cucumbers, and tender plants during the cooler months, buy a greenhouse. Ilkley-born TV gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh loves pottering in his greenhouse, which measures 8ft x 15ft, but
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Ernest Wright jury considers verdict
A jury was sent out to consider its verdict today in the trial of an alleged gunman accused of executing a man by blasting him in the neck and seriously injuring his boyfriend. Neville Corby, 42, was killed at the home he shared with Craig Freear, 31
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Gordon Bowers draw
Holders Idle have been placed in Group Four of the Gordon Bowers Under-Nine Eight-A-Side Competition. Their opponents are Pudsey St Lawrence, Thackley and Undercliffe. Runners-up Pudsey Congs have been placed in Group Three with Drighlington
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Age no barrier as Crossland lifts Clough
Veteran Lee Crossland set Howden Clough on course for their first win in Group A of the Spen Valley League’s Sonder Heating Centenary Cup. Crossland, 41, scored in the first half and Jamie Clarke doubled the advantage after the interval as injury-hit
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Five-star Bay hit Albion’s title bid
Albion Sports’ run of nine unbeaten West Riding County Amateur League games came to a crashing halt as Bay Athletic blitzed the PREMIER DIVISION leaders 5-1. Albion had beaten Bay 1-0 in midweek to reach the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup final
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Train services hit by breakdown
Rail services into Bradford were disrupted for more than two hours this morning after a train broke down at Bingley station. Replacement buses were operating at Bingley and Shipley stations following the failure of the 5.48am service, which disrupted
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£1.9m plans to protect famous moor unveiled
Moorland which has inspired generations of artists and authors is to be conserved in a £1.9 million scheme. The Watershed Landscape project will focus on areas such as Rombalds Moor, near Keighley, and Ilkley Moor. Spearheaded by the regeneration
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TVR chase league and cup double
TVR United remain on course to mark their debut season in the T&A League with a double title celebration after storming into the League Cup final. They brushed aside West Bowling United 6-0 and are now just one victory away from further glory after sealing
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VIDEO: Why Jake, 11, is top of the Proms!
A gifted 11-year-old musician has written an orchestra composition for this year’s Bradford Schools’ Prom. Saltaire Primary School pupil Jake Jones, of Shipley, was shorter than his first trombone when he started to play three and a half
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The world of work is upon her...
My daughter started work last week – a paper round. I couldn’t believe how much she moaned on her first day: the time it took, the weight of the trolley, the state of people’s letterboxes. “Welcome to the rat race,” I told her. I admit, with almost
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Look to the future
SIR – Can I remind Patrica Ellis (Letters, March 25) that it is people who live in the past trying to save outdated buildings like the Odeon who have brought down Bradford. The Odeon is not unique and should not be treasured and has been sacrificed by
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Colourful look at gum
SIR – Re “Chewing gum alert” (T&A, March 22). They should either make chewing gum the same colour as pavements, start making pavements the same colour as chewing gum, ban chewing gum, or stop the pavement-polka-dotting chewing-gummers polka-dotting
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Is honesty the best policy?
SIR – A group of Eastern European fraudsters manages to claim £566.14 a month from the British benefit system, and to all intents and purposes they have not paid any money into the benefits system. Yet they are still entitled to claim. On December 31
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Stephen’s sound of Sinatra
“Nobody does Frank Sinatra better than Stephen Triffitt” says the blurb on a press release promoting the singer’s new show. In his Sinatra’s Live At The Sands Concert, Stephen is said to emulate the voice, moves, style and looks of Ol’ Blue Eyes so well
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Monday, March 29, 2010
25 years ago: Carpets firm Weavercroft, based in Toftshaw Lane, Bradford, announced it was axing almost 100 of its 866 workforce because of the “continuing depressed state” of the market. 50 years ago: A boom in flights to Jersey from Leeds-Bradford
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Raise funds, save lives
SIR – As a journalist reporting on major events like the Lockerbie plane crash or Omagh bombings, I witnessed the British Red Cross in action. They were there helping people affected and, much more importantly, were going to stick around long after the
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Retain some heritage
SIR – I am originally from Bradford and I am writing about the sad state of affairs regarding the Odeon. While I believe that there is certainly a case for redevelopment, the plans for New Victoria Place involve total demolition. Speaking as someone
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Memories of 18-week battle with diphtheria
We have had a huge response to our piece (Saturday, February 27), when reader Gaynor Fisher was asking for information about the old Fever Hospital in Bradford. We’re still going through all the fascinating letters and packaging them up to send on to
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We have lost our way
SIR – It comes as absolutely no surprise that Bradford has been voted one of the worst cities in the UK. Although proud to be from Yorkshire, I am feeling evermore ashamed to be from Bradford. From losing more and more of our heritage (the Odeon) and
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Illness is no excuse for awful
SIR – I was sorry to read about the cyclist who was attacked on the canal towpath (T&A, March 24) and was robbed of his cycle. I, too, ride the towpath and it is a simple, gentle pleasure. I take issue, however, with the barrister representing Andrew
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Thanks for kindness
SIR – My father, Edward John Bryan Trobridge, died on March 8 after a severe stroke on February 11. The hospital, BRI, was very sympathetic and helpful during his last illness in the York Suite, and they even let us play him Mozart CDs while he lay in
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Easing congestion
SIR – Living not far from The Branch pub, I have often wondered if a one-way system could be considered, using the apparently convenient triangle of Bradford Road, Saltaire Road and Otley Road. It seems logical to think in this direction. There will
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Store in a sorry state
SIR – I find it ironic to read in this month’s Community Pride that Marks & Spencer is to open its largest distribution centre in Europe at the top of the M606. Apparently the city is “perfectly positioned as a prime business location and many businesses
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'Enjoy' really is the name of the game
Alison Steadman has given us some of the nation’s best-loved comic characters, from the monstrous Beverly in Abigail’s Party to garrulous Essex housewife Pam in Gavin And Stacey. But when she put on her wig and pinafore for her latest role, an ageing
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Cheered by award for pub
SIR – I just wanted to say I totally agree with Martin Palliser’s letter (T&A, March 22), pubs are closing left, right and centre. This is not just due to the smoking ban and supermarkets’ low alcohol prices, but also because they are finding it harder
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A village history brought to life
Thornton is best known as the birthplace of the Bronte sisters and for its landmark 20-arch railway viaduct. People born and raised in the village have their own landmarks and places of importance. Bringing these to life is the purpose of Thornton
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Budget blunder?
SIR – Well, we’ve had the last budget from Alistair Darling, hopefully the last for a very long time! The only new proposals, a stamp duty cut and new University places, were stolen from the Conservatives! No credible plans to deal with
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Views are disregarded
SIR – Mr Mac Ruairi, regeneration director for the Council (T&A, March 16), tells us that there is now a department of 850 people in regeneration. Really? Is that number necessary, even accepting that some departments have merged? One hopes that they
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Fountains Coffee House couple celebrate 50 years' service
At his age most people would be well into their retirement, but Paul Georgiou, who turns 80 this week, is still busy serving customers. The grandfather works at Fountains Coffee House in Bradford’s Oastler Shopping Centre, which he has owned
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Holding out for a he:ro to fight the fat
Two years ago, Dr Foster’s Fat Map survey found that 7.3 per cent of people in Bradford were technically obese – the highest percentage in Britain. Instantly, Bradford was dubbed ‘fat city’. In October the same year, the National Obesity Forum
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Thefts that could lead to injuries
Stealing is bad enough, but when thieves’ activities put lives at risk it becomes an even more serious concern. So it is troubling to learn that a number of manhole and drain covers have been stolen from the district recently – together with street name
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New lease of life for morgue
The macabre history of Bradford’s former city morgue could go up in a cloud of smoke if plans are successful to turn it into a shisha lounge and cocktail bar. Former medical engineer and Bradford entrepreneur, Naser Iqbal, 30, snapped up the
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Match tribute to tragic Clare
Police officers took part in a memorial hockey match yesterday in memory of a colleague who died of cancer last year. They competed against Bingley Bees Hockey Club at Bradford Grammar School to remember Bingley PC Clare Lyness. The former PE teacher
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'Digital' premiere of iconic film
Stars of The Railway Children were in Bradford last night for the premiere of a digitally-enhanced version of the iconic film. Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins and Sally Thomsett visited the National Media Museum for a question and answer session
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City’s grounds for optimism
City have moved a step closer to securing Peter Taylor’s services after revealing plans to move training ground. The Bantams are preparing to quit Apperley Bridge for an improved site. Taylor and joint-chairman Mark Lawn have both checked out a potential
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Arson suspected after stable blaze
An investigation was continuing today after a stable block in Bradford was destroyed by a blaze which fire chiefs have described as suspicious. Firefighters spent about three hours tackling the blaze in Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, managing
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Study highlights new rail stations success
New research has revealed that 22 railway stations have been re-opened across West Yorkshire since the infamous Beeching cuts of the 1960s. A newly-published book, produced by the Railfuture campaign group, contains details of 350 stations
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Kearney goes back to his roots
More than a year down the line, playing full back still comes naturally to Brett Kearney. Friday’s outing against Harlequins was his first at No 1 since last year’s ill-fated opening game with Cronulla. A serious foot injury 27 minutes into that game
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Grieving family's torment at 'sick' website postings
The family of a teenage girl who died in a horrific car crash has condemned ‘sick and twisted’ website postings about her. Days after Charlotte Wilson, 16, was killed last October friends set up a condolence page on social networking site Facebook
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‘Forgotten’ author makes comeback
A “forgotten” Bradford author is coming back into print after a publisher read about his former best-selling books in the Telegraph & Argus. Windyridge by Willie Riley, originally published in 1912, is set to be republished next month by
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Danger warning over manhole cover thefts
A spate of thefts including manhole covers and even street-name signs are endangering lives, warn Council highways bosses and police. In the last week several pieces of ironwork as well as aluminium street-name plates and an electricity switching
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Bantams mess it up with own goal agony
City 3, Dagenham 3 Peter Taylor will not be encouraging any of his squad to watch the Champions’ League this week, saying: Forget Barcelona and focus on Bournemouth. City’s late collapse on Saturday was more messy than Messi as they