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Eccleshill again seeking big crowd
Eccleshill United have already begun their pre-season friendly fixtures with last Friday’s defeat at home to Bradford City, and they are back in action tomorrow night. The visitors, for a 7.30 kick off, are neighbours Thackley. It will be the second
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Pals locked up for Brighouse armed raid
Two teenagers who carried out a terrifying robbery at a convenience store armed with a samurai sword and a carving knife have been locked up for a total of seven years. Liam Keane, 19, and Scott Brady, 18, threatened staff at the One Stop shop
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Girl, 14, is attacked by man in Keighley park
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a 14-year-old girl in a Keighley park. A man approached the girl at the Park Avenue entrance to Lund Park and tried to speak to her before walking off. Minutes later he walked
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Wines to accompany a barbecue
I had promised myself not to write about the “B” word ever again. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the food at a B party, I have been to a couple of B’s already this summer and thoroughly enjoyed myself, but there are two very good reasons why I
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Patterson quietly making an impact
Twenty20 is widely seen as a batsman’s game but Yorkshire seamer Steve Patterson believes that it is helping him become a better bowler in all forms. The 26-year-old has broken into the White Rose county’s first team this year on a regular
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Don’t expect Tony Adams!
Shane Duff would like to make one thing clear – he is not the second coming of Tony Adams. That was the grandiose description given by Peter Taylor when the Cheltenham stalwart was unveiled as City’s latest signing on the eve of pre-season. But even
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Lampkin happy with fifth in rain
Dougie Lampkin took a hard-fought fifth place at the French Grand Prix in St Michele De Maurienne, which marked round five of the 2010 SPEA FIM World Trials Championship. Torrential rain besieged the steep-sided valley to dramatically change conditions
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Home-town funeral for soldier killed in Afghanistan
The funeral of a 26-year-old soldier who died while serving in Afghanistan will be held in his home town of Otley on Wednesday. Lance Corporal David Andrew Ramsden, of The Yorkshire Regiment, was one of four British soldiers who died in a road accident
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Forum to hear about new project for town
A pilot scheme to tackle underage drinking will be the topic of discussion at Bingley Town Neighbourhood Forum this week. Sally Heaton, of the HALE project, will talk about the pilot scheme at the forum, which will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday at Bingley
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Cancelled cheque boosts coffers
City have thanked a local engineering firm for waiving a four-figure bill for improvement work at Valley Parade. Low Moor-based Mitton Mechanical Services have been carrying out an energy audit at the ground, which highlighted the pitch-side water leak
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World Cup fun
Vision Juniors hosted their own World Cup fun day for youngsters aged four to 18. Teams competed over various challenges, including technical dribbling races, penalty shoot-outs and kick-up competitions. Points were awarded for children in their team
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Ladies bag three wins on the trot
Bradford Ladies have pulled things round after a disappointing first half of the season with three straight wins. The second team beat Anston in the White Rose League by nine wickets. Halima Khan and Wendy Brown took three wickets each as the visitors
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Taylor to keep Dean spirits up
City have promised to help Luke Dean through his broken leg hell. The young midfielder faces a lengthy absence after the injury he suffered at Eccleshill on Friday was confirmed as a break. Dean, who turns 21 next month, is only on a short-term contract
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King Henry crowns Farsley run chase
Farsley skipper Chris Henry hit a four off the last available ball to clinch a dramatic one-wicket win over Woodlands and a place in the Priestley Cup final for the second successive year. Henry’s men will now play Bradford & Bingley, who were six-wicket
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City summer courses
Bradford City’s community foundation are running summer activities throughout the holidays. Courses are available for boys and girls aged from five to 13. All abilities are welcome and players will be recommended to the club’s centre of excellence if
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Crowds flock to Fire service Gala
In Birkenshaw, about 10,000 people flocked to West Yorkshire Fire Service’s Gala at its Bradford Road headquarters to see hundreds of different attractions at the major event. Representatives from the fire service, the police and ambulance service gave
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All our yesterdays at Heckmondwike Forties Festival
Visitors’ eyes turned skywards as a magnificent World War II Dakota aircraft flew over a tourist attraction as part of a 1940s-themed weekend. Nostalgia was in the air as thousands of people, many dressed in period costume, visited the Ponderosa 1940s
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Crowds turn out for Cottingley Fun Day
There was lively entertainment at Cottingley Recreation Ground for the annual Cottingley Community Association Fun Day. Cottingley village school choir performed alongside members of the May School of Dance and Performing Arts, from Cross Hills. Organiser
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Crowds turn out for Cullingworth Gala
At Cullingworth Gala, queen Alisha Horsfield, ten, was crowned by last year’s queen before leading a procession with the Imperial Crusaders Marching Band from Station Road. Energetic runners joined an afternoon fell race while children’s races were held
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Crowds turn out for Baildon Carnival
About 2,000 people were at the Baildon Carnival opened by MP Philip Davies and carnival queen Amy Barry. Bands organised by promoters from Bankside Studios played on the main stage. They included Redemption who have just returned from recording in Los
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Crowds turn out at Manorlands
Fund raisers at Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, near Keighley, held their annual garden party yesterday. The event was football-themed to coincide with last night’s World Cup final and raised thousands of pounds for Sue Ryder Care. The money will go
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Addingham villagers plead for traffic claming
Villagers are putting more pressure on highways bosses over speeding drivers. A petition is to be presented to Keighley Area Committee later this month calling for more traffic-calming measures in Bolton Road, Addingham. The move is part of
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Chance to be a park ranger for the day
Youngsters aged ten to 16 have the opportunity to help the park rangers at Oakwell Country Park in Birstall to carry out conservation work over the summer. The country park’s young rangers scheme gives young people the chance to do more challenging practical
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Monday, July 12, 2010
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Oakworth: replacement of porch, 9 Chapel Lane, Colne Road. Oxenhope: retrospective application for alterations to existing outbuildings, North Ives Farm, Marsh Lane. Wilsden:
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Cross Roads Gala covers the world
Youngsters in fancy dress celebrated the Nations of the World theme for this year’s Cross Roads Gala. The gala King and Queen were followed by the Spen Valley Scout and Guide Marching Band, vintage tractors and a disabled riding group in a
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Fell race returns to Addingham Gala
A traditional fell race returned to the Addingham Gala after more than 20 years. Runners dashed to the summit of Beamsley Beacon, climbing 1,000 feet and covering nearly six miles during the race, organised by Ilkley Harriers. The theme
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Village turns out for East Morton Gala
Villagers turned out in force forEast Morton Gala, to spend an afternoon in the sun, with children enjoying crowd favourites such as a bucking bronco and bouncy slide. People lined the streets to see the biggest parade in the gala’s 49-year
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Africa day is reward for pupils' progress
A school celebration afternoon to herald the progress of its youngest pupils took on an African theme. It was most appropriate to the achievements of two young boys who were recognised for broadening their horizons by sharing the school’s ‘Knowledge
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Monday, July 12, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Darren Edward Barraclough, aged 38, of Huddersfield Road, Wyke; assault, 24 months’ community order, 40 hours’ unpaid work, £85 costs. Jonathan Phillips, aged 19, of Felcourt Drive, Holme Wood
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Car dealer riding high after £14m deal
Securing funding for a £350,000 Porsche and a £265,000 Rolls Royce helped Yorkshire’s luxury car finance specialist return record half-year figures for 2010. Bridford Financial Solutions has continued its strong performance having arranged £14.5 million
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Women can reach the top, says Debbie
Debbie Mellor is a woman in a male-dominated world. The managing director of Keighley Laboratories has been elected as director to the management committee of the Contract Heat Treatment Association (CHTA) – the only woman among 19 officers. She is
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Zenith staff clock up long service
An MP congratulated staff at Calverley-based Zenith Provecta for clocking up a total of 160 years long service. This year 16 employees are celebrating ten years with the group. They join a group of 29 employees who have all been with the company for
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Yeadon to tackle Baildon in final
Yeadon and Baildon will contest the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Shield final at Keighley on Sunday, August 8. Yeadon reached their first final for five years when they defeated Lightcliffe by 35 runs, while Baildon overcame holders Hanging Heaton
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Sports arena is 'One in a Million'
Bradford City assistant manager Wayne Jacobs has helped to open a new games arena as part of a £77,000 community project. The football club’s charity partner, One In A Million, has been working with young people for more than two years to create the
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Anthony given medal for service
A Shipley soldier has been honoured for serving in Afghanistan. Corporal Anthony Williams, of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 Yorks), was based in the Babaji region of Afghanistan for six months. The Wrose dad-of-three was originally deployed
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Record crowds for sunshine events
Brilliant sunshine and clear blue skies ensured record turn-outs at galas across the district over the weekend. About 2,000 people were at the Baildon Carnival opened by MP Philip Davies and carnival queen Amy Barry. Bands organised
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Skipton Beer Festival tops up Mayor's fund
Skipton Beer Festival raised more than £1,000 for the mayor’s charities through prize draws and donations. Former town mayor Coun Chris Harbron received a cheque for £1,080.60 from volunteers at the festival, organised by the local branch of the Campaign
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Londoner's long road to Bradford...
We’ve had a lovely package from Mr C E Clark, of Bradford, who wants to share with us his memories and wonderful photographs of Baildon at the end of the First World War. Take it away Mr C: “My grandfather, Daniel Clark, kept the Angel Hotel, Baildon
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Get in the Zone with Matt Damon
Green Zone (Cert 15, 114 mins, Universal Pictures (UK. Starring: Matt Damon, Khalid Abdalla, Greg Kinnear, Jason Isaacs. **** Four weeks after a 1993 blitzkrieg on Baghdad, US soldier Roy Miller (Damon) and his team careen through the war-torn capital
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Reformed drug dealer's scheme celebrates success
The success of a project founded by a reformed drug dealer to stop youngsters following the same path will be celebrated tomorrow. Arfan Naseer, 28, of Girlington, Bradford, said a nine-year jail sentence had changed his outlook on life and
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Reader Jury
Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali (Because Music) **** Could this be the feelgood record of the year? I’m pretty sure it will certainly be ranking highly, even if it does come up against some stiff opposition. Husband-and-wife team Amadou & Mariam seem
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This policeman’s lot is a happy one!
Mike Pannett – You’re Coming With Me, Lad (Hodder & Stoughton, £7.99) **** What a lovely easy-to-read book about policeman Mike’s day-to-day life in rural Yorkshire. A mad swordsman, violent wedding parties, milk bottle thefts, floods and visiting politicians
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Ben returns to beastly role
National Media Museum film festival producer Ben Eagle is acquiring a taste for playing beasts. The co-founder of Bradford theatre company Paper Zoo was a Nazi in The Sound Of Music at the Alhambra. He played O’Brien, the sinister torturer in Paper Zoo
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Hats off to a picture special
Ilkley Revisited by Mike Dixon The History Press, £12.99 Having just left Ilkley after 25 months holed up on the dark side of The Grove, I had not intended to revisit Charles Darwin’s favourite spa until at least September. But then Mike Dixon’s
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Upstagers go West for tragic love story
Ilkley-based Upstagers theatre company’s production of West Side Story starts a five-show run at the Alhambra from Wednesday. Leeds College of Art graduate Maddy Ayres, 19, who is off to university in September to study fashion and design, has designed
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Scent-sational summer garden
Scent comes into its own when you’re sitting outside on a balmy summer evening, taking in all the delicious fragrances the garden has to offer. I have two neighbours to thank for the sweet scent of mock orange which fills the air in my own
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Village visit is no boar
We had long fancied a day out at Ripley Castle, ever since my parents visited and raved about the historic house and gardens. Our trip took place on a baking-hot day and when we arrived, the picturesque village – itself a tourist attraction – was swarming
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Turning the iPad into an art form
Age is supposed to make people slower and more set in their ways: somebody should tell David Hockney. Seventy-three yesterday, the Bradford-born artist is long past the age when people stop working, start taking multi-vitamins and worry whether their
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Visitor who was just so refreshing
Last week we had a German teenager staying in our home. Nina from Munster visited a year after my daughter stayed with her family as part of a school exchange. Arriving just hours after England’s convincing defeat by Germany in the World Cup, I was a
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Landlord launches new competition for tenants
Tenants of Bradford’s largest social landlord are being invited to celebrate the district’s best in a new competition. Incommunities’ 1st Choice awards will highlight the ways in which people are making a difference by brightening up their
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Monday, July 12, 2010
25 years ago: A Bradford textile union leader warned against firms’ pensions funds becoming an “easy way” to solve some, if not all, cash-flow problems. 50 years ago: In the view of Bradford Education Committee, the proposals to build extensions to the
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Theatre is key to Emi’s art
Emi Avora’s picture Dictionary Of Ornaments is like looking at a scene from Caspar The Friendly Ghost, painted by Edvard Münch. The real and the imaginary, the theatrical and the cinematic, feature strongly in her exhibition next month at Thornton’s
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Finding strength to move forward
"We piled our bags on a chair where we could see them, so I don’t understand how my purse got stolen. “The thief got away with £5 and change, but I lost that photo of my dad and me with that big smile of his in ’93, a month before he died.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
25 years ago: A controversial key kit which opened any car in seconds was advertised publicly in Bradford. 50 years ago: Bradford had had 1.47in of rainfall since July 4 – more than half the average rainfall for the whole of July.
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Best wishes to Liam for full recovery
It is no exaggeration to say that Bradford Royal Marine Liam Brentley cheated death. The Commando, a former professional rugby league player, was serving his country in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province when he was shot in the head. The bullet entered
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We all end up paying the price
Most readers will share Mark Watts’s sense of outrage at what he was told when he queried a massive hike in his car insurance premium. The person on the end of the phone apparently said the £1,000 rise was because the company, Esure, no
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No return to cruelty
SIR – We believe that the repeal of the Hunting Act would be barbaric and a backward step for a civilised society. Hunting with dogs was consigned to the history books because the majority of the public found it abhorrent. Those calling for repeal of
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Prioritise spending
SIR – Having read the T&A on Tuesday, July 6, I am struggling to understand the Government’s way of thinking. Yes, they need to get our country out of debt, and to do so, they make massive cuts in spending. But why cut millions from schools when they
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Not-so picture perfect
SIR – What a terrific picture they made (T&A, June 30)! Two public schoolboys, a multi-millionaire, one ex-Tory Councillor, and the rest, sat on the very outskirts of a city they apparently think of as “the heart of the industrial north”. This perceptive
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Quango cutback call
SIR – It was reported (T&A, July 2) that the salaries of the bosses of certain quangos are to be made public. What is a ‘quango’? Don’t bother looking it up in your dictionary, unless it is an ultra-modern one – it won’t be there. Successive governments
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Our gardens are a joy to patients
SIR – I refer to the letter “Couldn’t offenders maintain gardens?” (T&A, July 7). I am assuming Mrs Fairbank is referring to the grounds of the Leeds Road Hospital, not to the grounds of the Marie Curie Hospice. Although we use the same main gate for
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Won’t change my diet
SIR – In Tuesday’s T&A (July 6), there was a letter from Mr Justin Kerswell, Viva campaign manager. Every time something crops up about meateaters, according to him we should all change and become rabbits, like he presumably is. I eat vegetables with
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Cost-cutting solution
SIR – When virtually all public-funded regeneration is coming to a full-stop and the private sector has no money and even less confidence in Bradford, do we really need Barra Mac Ruairi and his 840-strong regeneration department? Are they going to sit
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Nonsense sentences
SIR – Wouldn’t it be interesting if Doctor Who transported Mr Bumble from Oliver’s Dickensian time to the present day, via the Tardis? I think his comments on our judicial system may be a bit more colourful than his original assessment. What sort of
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End the overspend
SIR – There seems to have been a rapid expansion in “Big Boys’ Clubs” over the last ten years or so, who operate like wolfpacks, their motto: “Safety in numbers”. They make sure they are all obscenely over-paid to the detriment of the general public
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Making position clear
SIR – I am writing to provide clarification on a number of recent articles made in the Telegraph & Argus. Firstly, the report on the sum of money carried forward by our school was incorrect. Southmere’s carry-forward was well within the permitted eight
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Cash crisis closes Caleb rehab project
A community drug and alcohol rehabilitation project saved from closure earlier this year will shut its doors for good on Friday. Bosses at Caleb Alcohol and Drug Services in Bolling Road, Bradford, have been unable to find an additional £8,000
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Accept party’s faults
SIR – It’s rich of Councillor Berry to lose his rag about the reductions in the Building Schools for Future programme (T&A, July 6). After 13 years of utter financial incompetence by the Labour Government, to hear one of its party members take the high
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Volcanic chaos was dealt with efficiently
SIR – In response to your article re Jet2.com and the volcanic dust cloud (T&A, July 3). My family and myself were stranded in Benidorm and have nothing but praise for the company and staff who were more than helpful during the four days we were stranded
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Sign up to join league
The Leeds Red Triangle Invitation League are accepting new teams to compete in their 90th season up to the closing date of August 1. So far 12 new teams have joined the league, including from Bradford and Cleckheaton, to compete in three divisions with
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M&S warehouse is ready to open on former golf club site
The new Marks & Spencer distribution centre in Bradford is due to be officially opened next week. The warehouse, constructed by Prologis, occupies a large part of a site bounded by the M606 and Rooley Lane. A spokesman for M&S said:
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Pupils could play chess for Yorkshire
Four disaffected Bradford teenagers have been scouted to play chess for Yorkshire. The boys were taught to play the board game by coach Charles Wood, managing director of the Renaissance Academy, a chess academy which helps children learn new
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Hero soldier shot in head by Taliban survives
A Bradford Commando has amazingly survived after a bullet went through his head during a battle in Afghanistan. Former professional rugby league player Liam Brentley, 25, was on a routine patrol with the Royal Marines in Afghanistan’s Helmand
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Media Museum hosts Nintendo DS world record bid
Computer gamers are wanted for a world record attempt in Bradford later this month. The National Media Museum hopes to smash the record of the most people playing a Nintendo DS in the same space, which stands at 586. It is urging people
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Tipton hoping to win City contract
City hopeful Matthew Tipton quit professional football for two years to give his body a break. The 30-year-old free agent is hoping to win a contract from Peter Taylor and will be training with the Bantams again this week. Tipton is
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Haworth heritage report 'a lot of hysteria'
A report which claims that Haworth is on the slide and losing its historic quality has been branded “hysterical”. John Huxley, chairman of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council, said English Heritage had overstated the issues
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Crossley: We can still end on a high
Instead of a moment to remember, Steve Crossley’s first senior try became a rather subdued affair. The rookie prop was unable to even celebrate after crossing the whitewash during Friday’s clash with Harlequins, with more pressing matters to worry about
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Patients wanted for arthritis study
Arthritis patients in Bradford are being recruited to a new £500,000 clinical trial which could transform treatment. Psoriatic arthritis is a common type which affects the joints and the skin, causing joint pain and swelling, leading over time
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Anger as couple can't get £3,000 court award
A woman fighting for compensation over a poorly-built conservatory is being thwarted in her attempts to claim nearly £3,000 awarded to her by a county Court judge. Tina McMahon, of Flawith Drive, Fagley, paid Bradford-based Boss Secure &
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MP fights for Bingley and Ilkley grammar schools
An MP was today setting out the case for Bingley and Ilkley Grammar Schools to be rebuilt – after the announcement the schemes were not getting the cash. Shipley MP Philip Davies has secured the first question at the Commons Education questions
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Barkerend family still waiting for inquest
The family of a mother-of-three who died in police custody today told of their frustrating two-year wait for an inquest. Sharon Batey, 41, an alcoholic, died of acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome on July 8, 2008, after collapsing in a cell at
