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Hull KR 49 Bulls 24
Bradford slumped to their worst losing run since the club's reformation in 1964 after suffering a 49-24 defeat at Hull KR. It was the confidence-shot side's tenth straight reversal - ninth in Super League - and leaves any hopes of a play-off bid
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Chelmsford 0 Bradford City 3
Gareth Evans scored twice as City rounded off their southern tour at Chelmsford City this afternoon on a winning note. Evans gave them the lead from the penalty spot after Tom Adeyemi had been pulled down. The striker then doubled the
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Leeds-Liverpool Canal war memorial towpath work under way
Work has started on improving the Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath near the Polish Memorial near Bradley, Skipton. The memorial was erected in 2007 in memory of seven Polish airmen who died when their Wellington Bomber crashed there at Hamblethorpe Bridge
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Health chief in summer fun warning
Health chiefs at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber are urging people to enjoy the summer holidays safely. During the summer months GPs and hospitals see an increased number of people with injuries and illness which are connected to the season and
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Skipton High Street trees to be tidied up
The historic trees in Skipton High Street are to be tidied up. The 14 lime trees, believed to be more than 100 years old, have started to cause problems for market traders, shops and people parking their cars. So for the first time in several years,
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The world of Buddy Greco is still swinging
Interviewing living legends can be a futile business. Nothing you ask in a short exchange is likely to correspond to the lived experiences that made them what they are. Michael Parkinson found that out when he once asked George Best what was going through
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Horsforth bar and takeaway licence policy could change
Changes to licensing policy could limit the number of bars and takeaways in Horsforth. Proposed amendments to the Leeds Council policy would see an enlarged zone within the town in which applications for alcohol and takeaway licenses are more
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Syed Mehebub Ali, aged 25, of Barkerend Road, Barkerend; speeding, £30 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed. John James Lamude, aged 37, of Morpeth Street, Queensbury; assault, community order
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Queensbury: construction of conservatory, 39 Chapel Lane. Queensbury: construction of two detached houses and double garages, including upgrading of access, Greenfield House,
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Get on the trail to make new friends
Hundreds of children are to plot heritage trails aimed at forging new friendships among 22 Bradford schools. The youngsters will visit each others schools as they develop the routes and also learn to become trail guides. Involved will be 17 primary
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Sex beast facing 'long sentence'
A 58-year-old man has been warned to expect a long prison sentence after he was convicted of sexually abusing four young girls over two decades. Derek Dearing, of Leafield Way, Eccleshill, Bradford, was taken down to the cells at Bradford Crown Court
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Police link jewel raid to previous Bradford robberies
Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a Bradford jewellers have confirmed they are linking the suspects to two other raids in the city. Two men, aged 22 and 24, were still being questioned in police custody last night in connection with
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Keighley car thieves set 4x4 ablaze
Car thieves hot-wired a 4x4 vehicle before crashing it into a fence and torching it in a residential street today. Firefighters from Keighley were called to Guardhouse Grove, after the Ford Maverick crashed through a garden fence at 2.05am. They put
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Road in Bradford is closing for City Park
A city centre road closes for good tomorrow marking a milestone in the creation of Bradford’s City Park. The new bus canopy at Hall Ings opens for use, as the road through the centre of the project closes to allow the six-acre pedestrian park
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M62 plan is held up by review
Plans to cut congestion by allowing traffic to use the hard shoulder of the M62 motorway near Bradford have been delayed. Construction work was due to start in October on a scheme between junction 25 at Brighouse and junction 30 at Rothwell
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
25 years ago: High Court judge Sir Oliver Popplewell said that 56 people perished in the Valley Parade fire because basic safety guidelines were ignored and the disaster could have been avoided. 50 years ago: The proposal by Aireborough
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Keeping the streets safer is a result
The number of people enjoying nights out on the town grows during the summer months, and while many strike the right balance between letting their hair down and remaining in control, there are those who go too far. Some revellers are drunk
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Adeyemi: Why I had to give cricket the slip
Football’s gain is cricket’s loss with Tom Adeyemi. City’s on-loan midfielder comes with a good reputation at Norwich, who see him as a rising talent, but he was also an equally dab hand with the bat in his younger days. The 18-year-old
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Bradford's Bite the Mango world film festival cancelled
Bite the Mango has bitten the dust at the National Media Museum. The world cinema strand has been abandoned following diminishing audience figures and reduced funding available to Screen Yorkshire. No redundancies are involved and international
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Drinkers targeted in new summer street safety initiative
Anti-drink spiking devices were being handed out last night as police launched a new initiative aimed at reducing the amount of sexual offences in the city centre. Groups and individual revellers were approached by volunteers in Centenary Square
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Bradford City striker found guilty of rival's murder
Bradford City striker Gavin Grant was today facing life in prison after being found guilty of murder. Grant was involved in a series of “tit-for-tat” shootings in and around a “lawless” council estate, the Old Bailey was told. Grant,
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Let's do it for McNamara, says Lynch
Andy Lynch insists the Bulls players owe it to Steve McNamara to secure a spot in the Super League play-offs. McNamara stepped down last week following a string of eight consecutive defeats, yet Lynch feels his former boss was let down by faltering
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Sainsbury’s buys B&B former headquarters
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s announced it has bought Bradford & Bingley’s former headquarters in a multi-million pound deal. The company is to put in a planning application to Bradford Council for a 40,000 sq ft food store on the site before
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Fire crews beat their target for Bradford Burns Unit
Fire service employees in West Yorkshire have exceeded their £25,000 fundraising target for the Bradford Burns Unit Appeal. Firefighters and support staff have raised almost £30,000 for the appeal, set up to mark the 25th anniversary of the
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Ashford go to Town on Bantams
Ashford Town 3 Bradford City 0 Jamie Lawrence has been called many things down the years but you can bet centre forward isn’t one of them. Lawrence was a huge favourite at Valley Parade for the way he would run through brick walls in City
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Jonny becomes a pilot at the age 17
At 17 most people are grappling with learning to drive a car but one former Bradford schoolboy has been busy taking to the skies above Yorkshire. Jonny Lee, of Eldwick, near Bingley, has proved the sky is the limit, gaining his pilot’s licence shortly
