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Westfield park in Bradford is opened up
A temporary green space in Bradford city centre has been opened to the public ahead of its official opening next week. The Bradford Urban Garden has sprung up on the Broadway site while Westfield’s £320 million shopping centre development is
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VIDEO: Feathers fly in Centenary Square poverty protest
Visitors to Bradford city centre were taken by surprise today when a giant pillow fight broke out in Centenary Square. The random ‘flash mob’ stunt, which involved about 60 people, aimed to raise awareness of poverty in the city. Participants
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Jealous Manningham man jailed for throttling wife
A “jealous and controlling” husband who throttled his wife unconscious after she refused to have sex with him has been locked up indefinitely. Talib Hussain, 50, attacked her at their home and then ordered her to tell the police she had tried
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Jones shows glimpse of future with mature diving display
Thackley starlet Michael Jones belied his tender years to impress at the British Gas ASA National Senior Diving Championships in Sheffield. Despite being the youngest competitor in the men’s events, the 14-year-old Bradford Esprit member held
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Regan urges fans to back neutral Test at Headingley
Stewart Regan hopes that next week’s match between Pakistan and Australia will not be the last neutral Test staged at Headingley. The Yorkshire chief executive wants the county’s strong Asian community to vote with their feet to ensure the club have
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Simon Grayson plays down McArthur link
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has denied making a bid for Hamilton midfielder James McArthur. Reports in Scotland suggest United are willing to pay £750,000 for the 22-year-old, who has also been interesting Wigan, but Grayson said: “There is
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Moxon anguish at loose Yorkshire batting
Yorkshire director of professional cricket Martyn Moxon has bemoaned the shot execution of his batsmen as the county’s hopes of qualifying for the Friends Provident Twenty20 quarter-finals hang by a thread. The Tykes have to win their remaining
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Walker at helm for England under-18s
Prince Henry’s Grammar School pupil Chris Walker captains England at under-18 level for the first time tomorrow in South Africa. The Leeds Carnegie flanker leads the team against a Namibia Invitation side at the Borders Stadium in East London on the
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Watkins hits four as Bees impress
Claire Watkins scored four of Bingley Bees Ladies’ goals as they eased to a 7-2 victory over Leeds Adel Carnegie Thirds in their final Tuesday Summer League match. The Bees set the early pace and always looked likely to score, which they did frequently
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Bradford Moor fire cuts electricity supply to homes
Police are investigating the cause of a fire at an electrical substation in Bradford which caused power supplies to be cut off to thousands of homes. Firefighters were called to the substation in Dick Lane, Bradford Moor, shortly before midnight yesterday
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The wonder of Williams
Joe Williams picked up the man of the match award after guiding Low Moor under-11s to Collinson Cup glory with a fine all-round display. Williams was one of three batsman to score 13 runs for his side but his two wickets for one run clinched the individual
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Hughes’ bowling may hold key for Olicanian against leaders
Olicanian have the chance of slowing Bilton’s charge at the top of DIVISION TWO and reinforcing their own position as Aire-Wharfe League promotion hopefuls when the sides meet on Saturday. Three straight wins have lifted the Ilkley outfit into second
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Mills host challenge Mela game
An Australian leg-spinner named Warne is aiming to be a star turn at Manningham Mills on Sunday. Michael Warne – cousin of Australian legend Shane – is playing in a special challenge match as part of the Yorkshire Cricket Mela. Warne
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Woodlands still in with Bradford League title shout
Resurgent Woodlands are ready to keep proving their Bradford League critics wrong. A win on Saturday at Undercliffe would lift them into third spot in Division One and turn up the pressure on the top two – both of whom they still have to face in the
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Former Bradford City striker Conlon on move – again
Barry Conlon will be back at Valley Parade next season – with Stockport. The well-travelled former City striker was released by Chesterfield at the end of last season after scoring seven goals in 18 appearances. Conlon, 31, left the Bantams for Grimsby
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Angling lines
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC: Our next general meeting is on Tuesday at the New Inn, East Bierley, starting at 8pm. We will be having a talk about booking trips for next year. There is also a pre-trip meeting for those people who are going on the
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School delighted at Ofsted findings
Education watchdogs have praised a Bradford primary school after an inspection. St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Shipley, has been rated “good” with “outstanding features” by Ofsted. Its report highlighted “outstanding level of care, guidance and
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Pupils make new friends at match of the day
Boys and girls from a mixture of cultural backgrounds made new friends during a football tournament at a Bradford school. Pupils at Southmere Primary School in Great Horton, hosted children from three other city primaries, Home Farm, Brackenhill and
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British Waterways seeking to become a charity
British Waterways is seeking to become a charity in a bid to generate more cash to protect inland waterways such as the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. It is aiming to become a ‘National Trust for Waterways’ on the lines of the National Trust, which looks after
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Dole queues drop for fifth successive month
The number of people on dole queues across Bradford has fallen for the fifth consecutive month. Figures published yesterday show there are now 14,572 people claiming job seeker’s allowance (JSA) across the district – down from 15,137 the previous month
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Idle businessman invited to Buckingham Palace garden party
A Bradford businessman and his wife have been invited to Buckingham Palace in recognition of their community work. Mohinder Singh Khinda and Gurmit Kaur Khina, of Lyndean Gardens, Idle, will join The Queen at a garden party on Tuesday, July 20. Mr Khinda
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Iftekar Matloob, aged 41, of Leamington Street, Manningham; knowingly furnishing false/misleading information, £835 fine, £2,475 costs; six counts of contravening a provision of the Food Hygiene
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Ilkley residents thanked for £7,900 donation to Christian Aid
Ilkley residents gave almost £8,000 to Christian Aid in a week of house-to-house collections. Members of the Ilkley Christian Aid Group and helpers collected around £7,900 during Christian Aid Week in May. Ilkley Christian Aid Group co-ordinator Jenny
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West Bowling project needs last bit of spit and polish
Residents can leave their mark on a revamped community hall by getting stuck in and giving it a final lick of paint. A project putting “a shine” on the streets around St Stephen’s Church, in West Bowling, Bradford, is looking for volunteers to join in
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'Town' bid fails to win backing of Ilkley Parish Council
The chairman of Ilkley Parish Council failed to win support over his bid to change the council to a ‘town council’. Councillor Brian Mann asked for a discussion of his idea at the full council meeting, but was met with a tepid response. He said there
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New sports hall at South Craven School, Cross Hills, gets go-ahead
A plan to build a new sports hall at South Craven School, Cross Hills, near Skipton, has been given the go-ahead. North Yorkshire County Council’s planning and regulatory functions committee approved an application for the new building to the south-east
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
The following planning applications have been lodged with Leeds City Council: Farsley: first floor side extension with Juliet balcony and velux window to front, 8 Wesley Street. Guiseley: single storey side and rear extension, 8 Silverdale Crescent.
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West Yorkshire bus users among country's happiest
West Yorkshire has the second most highly-rated bus services in the country, a survey has found. The poll of 1,846 customers in the region by watchdog Passenger Focus revealed 91 per cent were satisfied overall with their bus journeys. Satisfaction
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Eight new sponsors sign up to Ilkley Literature Festival
Ilkley Literature Festival has attracted more corporate backing than ever. Eight new sponsors have signed up to support the event, including the regional tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire which has promised new street banners and ticket stocks
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Ilkley Lido concert site decision defended
Councillors have defended the staging of an open-air concert at Ilkley Lido after complaints about noise from residents. People from around the town contacted Ilkley parish councillors, police, and Bradford Council’s environmental health department as
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Police across Bradford throw doors open to public
Communities in the Bradford district are to be given an insiders’ guide to the life of the emergency services through a major project to open up police stations to the public. Police are to hold open days at stations across the district to give people
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More responses needed to Ilkley 'no cold calling' zone bid
The police need more responses to a survey if a ‘No Cold Calling’ zone is to be set up in Ilkley, according to police Inspector Sue Sanderson. Police and trading standards officials are consulting people in the Grove Park area about setting up a zone
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Burley pupils prove they're top of the pops on stage
The triumph of good over evil – and of fizzy drinks over weapons – has been celebrated in a Burley-in-Wharfedale school’s end-of-term play. All of the junior children at Burley & Woodhead C of E Primary were involved in staging three performances of
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Closure of Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College marks end of an era
Catholic education has reached the end of an era in Bradford. Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College, in Westgate Hill Street, Tong, closes this summer and leaves behind a 49-year legacy. Pupils are being divided between two other city Catholic secondary
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Motorcyclist killed in Skipton crash
A motorcyclist was killed on the A629 road near Cononley Lane Ends, Skipton, yesterday. Police said the male rider lost control of his blue and white Yamaha YZF R6 machine and collided with a metal pole. The crash occurred at about 5.40pm
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Hundreds join tribute to Otley soldier David Ramsden
Otley town centre fell silent yesterday as hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to a soldier killed on duty in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal David Andrew Ramsden, of the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, died alongside three other soldiers
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Ilkley Parish Council backs new dog laws bid
Ilkley councillors are supporting a bid for a new order which could result in dog walkers being fined up to £1,000 for allowing their pets to foul on Ilkley Moor. Ilkley Parish Council is to write to Bradford Council in support of proposals for a Dog
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More allotments open in Addingham
Addingham now has 120 allotments after work was completed on 34 new plots at the Lower Stamp Hill site. The land has been divided into 20 half-plots of 250 square metres and 14 full-size areas, with water butts delivered which will be partly sunk into
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Office letting boost to confidence over economy
Property specialists have reported a flurry of office lettings in the Aire Valley and Leeds-Bradford corridor amid signs that confidence is returning to the market. DTZ said the take-up of office space in the ‘Leeds out-of-town’ zone, which includes
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The Right time to start agency!
A new public relations agency has been launched in Bradford. The Right Agency will focus on the B2B, trade and professional services sectors. The agency has been set up by former Telegraph & Argus journalist Sarah Giangregorio and Eloise Garrett. The
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Bradford bosses urged to back Bantams
Business bosses from across the district have been urged to give their backing to Bradford City Football Club to help the team win promotion in the coming season. Addressing the Bradford Property Forum yesterday, Roger Owen, City’s commercial director
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Yorkshire Water chief calls for balanced debate over industry
The current debate on the water industry needs to be more balanced, with more focus given to important issues such as affordability and flooding, according to Richard Flint, chief executive of Bradford-based Yorkshire Water. In a speech delivered this
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TRAILER: Leo in dreamland in a mindbender of a movie
INCEPTION (12A, 148 mins)**** Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Tom Berenger, Pete Postlethwaite Every night, the dream world provides
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Shelf sink title rivals
An opening stand of 148 helped Shelf return to winning ways against fellow Halifax League Division Three title contenders Queensbury after the previous week’s shock defeat at Bridgeholme. Queensbury were made to regret putting their local rivals in to
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TRAILER: Buzz and Woody are just three-mendous
TOY STORY 3 (U, 108 mins) ***** Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, John Morris, Jodi Benson, Timothy Dalton The toys
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A picturesque dream
SIR – I like the idea of rows of spouting fountains in the mirror pool – providing everything works to order! If the stunning restored Odeon, as pictured in the T&A months ago, had been on its way, what a beautiful backdrop it would provide. Images
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Shades of those bad old days
We travelled back from one of our regular trips to York to visit Mrs Molineaux’s youngest. The usual purpose of these visits is to either shop or help to fix something that is urgently required by our university student daughter. Invariably our journeys
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Trade I left behind
SIR – Having recently read a marvellous book about the suburb of Manningham, it reminded me of my time in the textile trade in Bradford. I spent 11 years at Listers Mill (1966 to 1977) in the pattern weaving department with some wonderful people. I
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Who’s for a Full Monty?
Next June, Bradford Players plan to stage the musical version of The Full Monty at Bradford Playhouse. Directed by Giles Atkinson, with musical direction from Anthony D Martin, this adaptation of the 1997 hit movie about six unemployed steelworkers who
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Sites to be proud of
SIR – If Haworth becomes a World Heritage Site, Bradford, which often gets a bad press, will have two World Heritage Sites within the metropolitan district. Plus there’s Ilkley Moor, Baildon Moor, Shipley Glen and St Ives Estate, all within an authority
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
25 years ago: Footballers playing at Valley Parade on the day of the tragic fire were invited to lead a procession on to the Bradford City pitch at the start of the memorial service. 50 years ago: Could Blackpool Tower be seen from Soil Hill, which lies
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It’s a washout
Heavy rain prevented any play in either division in this week’s round of Bradford Evening League fixtures.
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Wasted opportunity
SIR – How I agree with your leader headline, “Preserving heritage is the priority” (T&A, July 8)! And how I admire Scarborough for the stand it is taking in preserving its heritage, staking every penny of its capital reserve on redeveloping its historic
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Join in with plant talk
SIR – It was good to see the photograph of Mr Gibb’s cactus (Letters, July 13) and to note his appreciation of the flower. This year has seen many of the cacti in our members’ collections flowering well despite the cold start to the year and so we have
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Where’s the benefit?
SIR – The great songwriter and poet Bob Dylan once said: “If a man can get up in the morning, do what he wants all day, then go to bed at night, then he’s a success.” More and more people are believing this, with less incentive to work for a poor day
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Let us have our say on Council’s many posts
SIR – There has rightly been much comment in recent times concerning the number of “non-jobs” in local councils (and quangos) throughout the country. It was therefore good to see Eric Pickles, the new Communities Secretary, joining the debate and suggesting
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Bus journey pride must be built on
Bus operators in the district should be rightly proud that a poll of passengers has rated them the second-highest in the country for user satisfaction. Although the survey of less than 2,000 people is just a fraction of the numbers who use public transport
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Junior cricket results
UPPER AIREDALE JUNIOR LEAGUE – Barritt-Stephenson Cup for Under-11s semi-finals: Cullingworth Cobras 100-5, Silsden 59-9; Steeton 70-4, Wharfedale 71-2. Final at Oxenhope, Sunday, July 18 (10am, 20 overs per side). Raleigh Hargreaves Cup for
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New system will put the patient first
The Government has revealed proposals for a major shake-up of the NHS system in England. The NHS White Paper Equality and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, unveiled this week, aims to free the system of bureaucracy and tick-box targets. It will see the
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Morrisons drops stars from television adverts
Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has swapped famous faces in its adverts for inquisitive children asking questions about the origins of its fresh food. The supermarket chain has ditched the celebrities and focused on “more believable” children, visiting
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Bradford students' successes in the face of adversity
Three Bradford College students have won prestigious awards for completing courses and progressing into higher education after overcoming difficulties and personal issues. The Helena Kennedy Foundation awards annual bursaries to students who
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Police wait to question Keighley woman over fatal fire
Police were last night waiting to talk to a woman in hospital as they try to piece together what caused a fatal house fire in Keighley. The 24-year-old fled the house in Argyle Street, police said. A 33-year-old man was discovered inside
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'Drunk' Keighley GP bit policeman on arm
A drunk family doctor swore at a police officer and bit him hard on the arm after crashing her car into a wall, a Court heard. Jane Hornsey sank her teeth into PC Jason Payne with such force he had to strike her twice to the side of the head
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Shipley woman honoured for promoting the Dales
Community champion Nurjahan Ali Arobi has won the 2010 Ken Willson award which is presented by the Yorkshire Dales Society. Bradford-born Nurjahan, who lives in Shipley, was nominated by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority for her involvement
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Bradford Council's promise to union over job losses
Union bosses have held urgent talks with Bradford Council chiefs in an effort to minimise the need for redundancies in the face of massive Government cuts in the authority’s budget. Linda Crowther, Bradford branch secretary of public sector
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Chance to ask questions about £3m Manchester Road footbridge
People living around Bradford’s Manchester Road will be able to learn more about a new £3 million footbridge across the route this weekend on a guided walk. Saturday’s walk will be led by leader of Bradford Council Ian Greenwood and engineers
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Witness in murder trial tells of screams at Bradford house
A man has told a jury he saw a neighbour with blood gushing out of him after hearing a disturbance at his home. Tajuddin Ali said he heard smashing glass and screaming at the house in Little Horton Lane, Bradford. Mr Ali was giving prosecution
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Bradford dance teacher backs call for more organ donors
A young woman whose declining health means she is no longer able to indulge her passion for dance is calling on people to sign up to the organ donor register and make their wishes clear to their next of kin. Sharee McPhail suffers from cystic
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Residents in Thornton, Queensbury, Shelf and Denholme oppose 'smelly' lorry plans
Residents are mounting a protest against attempts by a company to increase the number of its vehicles travelling through Bradford. Omega Proteins, part of the recycling enterprise the Leo Group, is appealing against Bradford Council’s refusal
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Olympic hopeful diver films TV body double role
An Olympic diving hopeful has landed a body-double part in a BBC drama. Jenny Cowen, of Cross Roads, Keighley, performed a dazzling diving routine in the BBC2 two-part drama Dive, which ended last week. The 19-year-old carried out
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Loan recruit: Bradford City belong in higher division
Loan capture Tom Adeyemi can see the similarities between City and his parent club Norwich. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder is ready to throw himself into Peter Taylor’s promotion plans. Adeyemi, who made 17 appearances for the Canaries last term
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VIDEO: Five suspects held in 'stolen luxury cars to Japan' probe
Police swooped on two homes and a used-car dealership in a probe into the theft of luxury cars which are then shipped to Japan. Officers simultaneously raided all three addresses in the Allerton area of Bradford yesterday in a pre-planned operation
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Hood: St Hilaire a top-drawer Bradford Bulls caretaker
Bulls chairman Peter Hood is confident caretaker boss Lee St Hilaire can lead the club into the Super League play-offs. The former assistant assumed control of first-team matters following Steve McNamara’s departure on Tuesday and is immediately
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Somma ready to stake claim at Leeds United
Davide Somma has already done enough in pre-season to put him in contention for a place in the Leeds squad for the new season. The striker spent time on loan at Lincoln last season, getting experience of English conditions. But his work in training
