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Man, 33, dies in Keighley house blaze
An investigation was under way last night into the cause of a fire which claimed the life of a 33-year-old man and left a woman in hospital. Emergency services were scrambled to a house in Argyle Street, Keighley, shortly after 5pm following
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Airey injury mars Thackley win
Eccleshill’s pre-season friendly against Thackley tonight was subjected to a long delay after visiting centre back Shaun Airey suffered a bad injury in the opening minute. He went down in the centre circle after just 37 seconds, dislocating his kneecap
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Avenue set for useful Town test
Avenue are expecting a strong Huddersfield squad to arrive at Horsfall tomorrow night for their second pre-season friendly under new boss Simon Collins. The former Town midfielder has named the same 23 players that were involved in Saturday’s 2-0 win
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Opera fans brave rain to watch performance on Bradford big screen
Live opera was shown on the big screen in Centenary Square, Bradford, tonight. Simon Boccanegra was screened at 7.30pm from Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House. People were able to watch Placido Domingo make his Royal Opera baritone debut
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Sykes ban adds to Bradford Bulls half-back shortage
Paul Sykes has been slapped with a two-game ban after pleading guilty to a dangerous tackle during last week’s 35-18 defeat at Harlequins. The Bulls stand-off was charged with a grade C offence for a supposed spear tackle on Oliver Wilkes and also received
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Queensbury farmers feature at Great Yorkshire Show
Crowds flocked to the Great Yorkshire Showground today for the start of this year’s record-breaking event. Farmers in the Bradford district were among the 12,020 entrants taking part in the three-day show’s competitive classes, with eight of
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Skipton, Bingley and Denholme farmers feature at Great Yorkshire Show
Crowds flocked to the Great Yorkshire Showground today for the start of this year’s record-breaking event. Farmers in the Bradford district were among the 12,020 entrants taking part in the three-day show’s competitive classes, with eight of
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Vision search for new players
Wyke-based Vision Juniors are looking to recruit under-13 players, including a goalkeeper, for next season’s Huddersfield League campaign. They train Monday evenings and Saturday mornings on the school playing fields off Wyke Lane. Call Jane Dennison
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T20 roller-coaster toughens up Tykes
Captain Andrew Gale is confident that his Yorkshire team will learn from some tough experiences this term to become a stronger unit in next season’s Friends Provident Twenty20 competition. Gale’s men travel to face Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow
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Wrenthorpe eyeing double success
Premier Division leaders Wrenthorpe remain on course for a trophy double. Already holding a 14-point advantage over Methley, they booked a place in the Heavy Woollen Cup final. Former Yorkshire and Pudsey St Lawrence all-rounder Gary Fellows hit 169
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Pearson hot stuff to win in Eccup
Running Log Andrew Pearson of Longwood Harriers conquered hot and windy conditions to win the ECCUP TEN-MILE ROAD RACE. Second place went to Ian Fisher, formerly of Otley AC, and Bingley’s Tim Midgley was third. Other local runners included: Thomas
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Hard-hitting Azeems in runs again
Clocking up scores of more than 200 is getting to be a habit for Azeems in the West Riding Sunday Council. They did it again with a 237-run tally against Attock Sweet Centre, with Mohammed Qadeer (72) and Naveed Hussain (60no) leading the way. Junaid
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Leaders pass test to stay top
Bradley overcame a stiff test from Haworth to stay on top of Division One in the Craven League. Skipper Damian Rowell led the way in Haworth’s 209-5 with a fine knock of 75 to go with Peter Gower’s 51 and Jamie Rowell (44). For probably the first time
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It’s on the House
Norwood House Care Home in Keighley have agreed a sponsorship deal with Steeton Cricket Club. It will enable the Summerhill Lane outfit to enhance their ‘focus club’ status by further investment in the junior section. Baldev Chaggar, director of Norwood
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Captain calm in Haworth triumph
Haworth Road went two points above Denholme in the Bradford Evening League clash between second and third in Division One. Rob Weir top scored for Denholme with 22 in their disappointing total of 96-6. However it did not go all the home side’s way
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Champion is given the run-around
World and European triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee was the guest speaker at the prize-giving ceremony at Moorfield School for Girls in Ben Rhydding. The 22-year-old student, who lives in Horsforth, was at the school in between preparations for
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I’ll drink to Tong record breaker
Drinkers at the Greyhound in Tong were peppered with balls as Tong Manor set up a new Dales Council League record making 408-4 in their innings against Whitehall in Division C. Darren Holmes (95) and Andrew Allan set the pace with a stand of
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542 jobs face axe in health shake-up
More than 500 health jobs across Bradford will be axed within three years under a dramatic shake-up of the NHS. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley unveiled the coalition Government’s plans for the most radical reorganisation yet of the health service, which
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Leaders humbled by Barrow blast
It took 17-year-old Henry Barrow just 101 balls to smash 157 runs and put Addingham on their way to one of the shock wins of the season over Division Three leaders Ilkley. Despite Addingham’s recent good form, few expected them to overcome an unbeaten
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Minister's pledge on school overcrowding
Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted the Government will continue to invest in schools that are bursting at the seams. And he pledged in the House of Commons yesterday to work with MPs, parents and teachers to help resolve the overcrowding at
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Michaela Louise Duffy, aged 18, of Thyme Court, Allerton; drunk and disorderly, £50 fine, £65 costs; failure to surrender, no separate penalty. Warren Harrison, aged 21, of Marlborough Road,
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Gabrysia celebrates by having a real ball!
A year ago little Gabrysia Filarowski was close to death as she waited for a heart transplant. But now the lively two-year-old is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of her life-saving operation. Gabrysia, who is two, will be star guest at
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Bradley in control after early scares
Craven League leaders Bradley romped into the Wynn Cup final with an eight-wicket win at Haworth Road. The home side lost the previous day’s run-maker Chris Griggs without scoring and staggered to a modest 119. Only M Zahid (47), Will Burgess and extras
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Saltaire church's £900 gift to Bradford charity Headway
Members of the charity and support group Headway Bradford visited Saltaire Methodist Church to be presented with a cheque for £900. The money was raised by church members during Saltaire Festival through the sale of meals. A further £900 has been raised
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Honouring Battle of Britain veterans
Bromley town centre was brought to a standstill recently when six veterans in their 80s and 90s turned up in a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Bromley is the nearest town to RAF Biggin Hill, where these veterans served
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Council's blunder over parking fines
Bradford Council has admitted issuing ‘invalid’ parking tickets at the Mela. But despite getting it wrong, officials at the Council’s parking services department will not be offering to cancel all the penalty notice charges. Instead they have agreed
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Keighley Lions help for riding group
Keighley Lions Club has given £2,000 to a Worth Valley riding group. The past president of the club, Cyril Isherwood, presented a cheque for the total to Haworth Riding for the Disabled (RDA) at its stables. Haworth RDA secretary, Jackie Butterfield
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Room at the inn for film fans
Jurys Inn, which will open its new hotel in Bradford this month, has announced a deal to sponsor Bradford’s National Media Museum. The hotel chain is set to become one of the museum’s premier business partners, as part of its community partnership programme
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Legal firm beefs up its front line
A Bradford law firm continued its steady expansion today with the announcement of three new appointments, including two senior figures on the Yorkshire legal scene, who are joining as partners. Schofield Sweeney, which was established in Bradford in
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Charity's hospital beds gift
A charity set up by a group of women in Gomersal and Cleckheaton has made its latest gift in its mission to benefit children with illness. Members of Reuben and Friends visited the new children’s unit at Leeds General Infirmary to hand over £6,000, which
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Cyclists get to it for Ben
A couple of fundraisers are getting on their bikes to raise money for an Ilkley boy with cerebral palsy to go to America for a life-changing operation. The family of Ben Smithson are trying to raise £45,000 by next year to send the eight-year-old
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McNamara parts ways with Bulls
Steve McNamara's reign as Bulls boss has been brought to a premature end. The 38-year-old today departed Odsal by mutual consent despite having more than two months left to run on his contract. Appointed England coach in April, McNamara
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House-blaze mum loses fight for life
The mother of two children, who were killed in an alleged arson attack on their Bradford home, has lost her week-long fight for life. Iram Shah, 30, was critically injured in the intense house fire at Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, in the early
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Scam victims are urged to call unit
Police are urging people in Bradford who have been the victims of scams to report crimes to a new national fraud centre. West Yorkshire Police has joined forces with Action Fraud – the UK’s first reporting centre of its kind. The centre
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Convictions of police officers are quashed
Two Bradford police sergeants who reversed down a motorway have had their convictions for dangerous driving quashed. Response Sergeant Andrew Watson, 41, and Custody Sergeant Shelton Newsham, 35, both based at Trafalgar House, claimed they
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Odeon: Bradford site ownership undecided
Soon-to-be defunct regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has confirmed that the future ownership of the former Odeon building in Bradford is undecided. The agency, which is to be wound up by 2012 amid Government cuts, is undertaking
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Turn yourself into a glamorous globe-trotter
Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like filling up your suitcase with suntan lotion and flip-flops. But when it comes to replicating your beauty regime abroad, it’s tempting to pack everything and risk hefty excess baggage fees. Stop raiding the
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Open-air slice of the Bard
Open-air theatre is back at Bradford Cathedral later this month. Bradford’s Actors Community Theatre is back at Stott Hill performing Shakespeare’s romantic comedy As You Like It. Director Audrey Coldron has set the play in the 1960s, so expect hippy
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Top travel style for high-fliers
If you usually return from holiday unable to face the credit card bills, your suitcase might be more to blame than the sangria rounds and room service. Women splash more cash on their vacation wardrobe than the trip itself, according to recent
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Working together
Researchers believe they may have come up with a test which could eventually replace more invasive tests for Down’s Syndrome. The Dutch researchers recently told a fertility conference they were on the verge of developing an accurate way of testing the
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
25 years ago: Bradford MP Tom Torney launched a campaign to give rock star Bob Geldof the Nobel Peace Prize. 50 years ago: Shipley Finance and General Purposes Committee agreed to make grants of 70 per cent to churches and Sunday schools for adaptations
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Net gain in the fight to stop fraud
Most people are well aware of the need to bolt doors and fasten windows to keep thieves at bay, but there are some criminals who can’t be stopped by a good lock. Lies and deceit, not force, are the tools of the fraudsters’ trade as they try to manipulate
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Incomes policy rebuff
SIR – Let’s set the record straight. Forget bankers’ bonuses and all the emotive claptrap from politicians on the bandwagon. UKIP voted against what is an EU-regulated incomes policy. Unpopular bankers today, who will it be tomorrow? Godfrey Bloom,
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Event was a big hit
SIR – Sunday, July 3, saw a breathtaking kickboxing event in Queensbury. Villagers had been looking forward to it and turned up in their finery – the beautiful young girls of Queensbury could certainly show the celebrity wags a thing or two. As one
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True Mexican beauty
SIR – In 1848, 20 years prior to the founding of the T&A, a botanist by the name of Hooker first described the plant genus Lechtenbergia. It is a monotypic genus – the only species being L.principis, and was named for the then Prince of Leuchtenberg
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Village revamp
SIR – I refer to the article about Bronte Country bidding for World Heritage Site status (T&A, July 8). I was very pleased in the investment of £600,000 by Bradford Council for repairing the setts in Haworth. I wish to highlight two other areas in the
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Call to clean up House
SIR – News that five members of the House of Lords may stand down, so as to preserve their ‘non-dom’ tax-free status, looks like a positive step on the road to its eventual reform. However, many ordinary people wonder how it can be so easy for them to
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Tackling plague of fly-tippers
We have all seen it at the roadside – piles of black bin bags, a broken pushchair, and maybe a soggy mattress. Fly-tipping is a blight upon the environment, but the problem is getting worse as a growing number of people choose to dump their rubbish in
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Will rates rise create increase in uninsured?
SIR – I write regarding your story about Mark Watts (T&A, July 10), the hike in car insurance premiums and subsequent justification by insurance companies for the rise in premiums in certain postcodes followed by a drop in others. I find this difficult
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Competition for Yorkshire food to be staged in Ilkley
A Yorkshire Day food competition to find some of the true tastes of the county will take place in Ilkley. In honour of the day, Bradford Council is searching for the finest examples of chutney and parkin to do the county proud. The winning
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Man, 35, left his mum to die in a pool of blood
A man has admitted stabbing his mother to death in Bradford. John Makannah, 35, denied murdering Maria Nuni, 58, but pleaded guilty to her manslaughter when he appeared before Bradford Crown Court yesterday. Mrs Nuni was found lying
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Comedian Russell Howard backs student radio fundraiser
Comedian Russell Howard will headline a comedy extravaganza organised by the University of Bradford Students’ Union to raise funds for its student radio station RamAir. The station celebrates its 30th anniversary in October, a month after it
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Bradford City shock as Speight is jailed
Jake Speight will miss the start of City’s season – because he is in prison. The new striker, signed only a fortnight ago from Mansfield for £25,000, has been jailed for assault. Speight was handed a 12-week sentence, although he is
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Revenge attacker gets seven years
A hooded man who burst into a house and wreaked vengeance on two innocent teenagers has been jailed for seven years. Damian Jones lashed out with a knuckleduster, scarring one of his victims for life, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Jones, 31,
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Orford will return to Bradford, says Hood
Bulls chairman Peter Hood has dismissed fresh speculation linking Matt Orford with a move away from the club. Reports in Australia suggested the 32-year-old scrum half could be a target for NRL side Parramatta Eels as a replacement for the
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Bradford motorists hit by biggest insurance rise in UK
Bradford has seen the biggest hike in car insurance premiums in the country during the past year, with prices rising by almost half, according to a comparison website. The city topped Confused.com’s index with average premiums rising by
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United set to give run-outs to all in first tour match
Leeds United are expected to give a run-out tonight to most of the 22 players who have travelled to Slovakia for a week-long training camp and two pre-season friendlies. They play MFK Ruzomberok ,and, on Friday, MFK Kosice. As expected, club
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Bradford may lose seat under election changes
Bradford could be hit under proposals to slash the number of Westminster seats, analysis by the Telegraph & Argus suggests. The five seats of Bradford West, Bradford South, Bradford East, Keighley and Shipley are among the smallest in West
