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End of the world for Thompson
Jan Dekker produced a stunning comeback to dump Silsden’s Garry Thompson out of the BDO World Championships, winning a classic quarter-final at Frimley Green. The unseeded Dutchman fell 3-0 down to the tenth seed before fighting back to win 5-4 and set
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Brassington eyes University Games
Ilkley’s Kyle Brassington hopes he has boosted his bid to compete in the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, later this year. The Leeds Metropolitan University student, who was originally a reserve but replaced Stirling’s Joe Gill, represented
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Bradford churches spice up course with a special curry
Two churches in the Bradford Diocese came up with a satisfying idea to spice up the start of the New Year. St Margaret’s Church in Thornbury and St James the Great in Pudsey opted for a curry night to start off a course for new Christians. The South
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Dragons warned of Giants danger
After almost a month out of action, Bradford Dragons will try to make it eight wins out of eight in Division Two of the English Basketball League when they host Mansfield Giants tomorrow night. The Dragons’ last outing was a 95-70 win over Sheffield
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Network looking good for 2011
Running log Trust status, its own legal standing and a dedicated fundraising arm form a three-pillared approach to 2011 for the Bradford Athletics Network. The network has gained another year of funding worth £37,100 from England Athletics. This is
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Demetriou to give current Cougars a chance
New Cougars coach Jason Demetriou insists he will not necessarily be ringing the changes after taking over from Barry Eaton. The former Wakefield skipper will continue to turn out on the pitch himself, as well as taking charge of the team. And the 34
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Saber's awesome foursome!
Four Saber Taekwondo students – Daniel Klein, Gabrielle Williams, Oliver Klein and Harvey Baxter passed their black-belt gradings at the 89th BTCB dan gradings in Mansfield. The long day included a two-hour technical seminar, as well as going in front
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Whetley on song ahead of Commercial visit
Whetley Lane Vets entertain Commercial Old Boys from Colne on Sunday (2.15pm), with manager Sean Kerry in confident mood. His side have already beaten the same opposition 2-0 away last month, while ex-Watford player Paul Atkinson and striker Dean
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West Bowling credentials put to test
West Riding Sunday Senior Cup holders West Bowling visit Fforde Grene in one of the ties of the fourth round this weekend. Their Leeds hosts should prove tough opponents, having demolished Bradford Sunday Alliance side Manningham 11-1 in the previous
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Park Avenue boss Deacey: January will sort men from boys
John Deacey has emphasised how important January will be to his club’s promotion hopes. The Park Avenue manager enters the third month of his current tenure still waiting to oversee a game from the home dugout at Horsfall Stadium. But
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Bradford pace ace Ashraf in Oldham tribute
Rising star Moin Ashraf has hailed Yorkshire’s veteran bowling coach Steve Oldham’s influence on his fledgling career. Bradfordian Ashraf burst on to the first-team scene in stunning fashion at the back end of last summer with nine wickets
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Sack race just gets more popular
Like dominoes, managers just keep on falling. One after another have tumbled as club owners grow twitchy and impatient. The “out with the old” maxim is alive and well within football circles. Former Bantams boss Chris Hutchings was one of three
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Schools close as Bradford hit by more heavy snow
More than 20 schools across Bradford district have been shut this afternoon because of heavy snowfall and un-gritted roads and paths causing hazards to pupils and staff. Hanson School in Undercliffe, Bradford and Dixons Academy in Allerton
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Guiseley play if safe over Ellis
Centre back Danny Ellis may have been forced to sit out one game too many to complete his last suspension because the club did not want to invite sanctions from the FA. The Lions understood their defender had a one-game ban but he ended up missing both
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Bradford City boss Taylor's number one reason to stay
It was certainly a 58th birthday that Peter Taylor won’t forget for a while. A memorable home win over the side he rates the best in League Two followed by a media interrogation over the link with Newcastle. But you sense that Taylor wouldn’t have it
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Brighouse Town youngsters hit hard by cold snap
Town boss Mark Brier has been as frustrated as the next man by the enforced break brought about by the cold snap – but had a special word of sympathy for the club’s youth team. With mass postponements, financial worries because of no paying public and
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New Baildon cafe opens to boost well-being
The official opening of a new well-being cafe in Baildon took place yesterday. The free service provides live entertainment, activities and access to support for older people who are isolated or depressed. Their spouses or carers can also join in
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Stones fall off at new East Morton slimming group
A Slimming World group launched less than four months ago is going from strength to strength. The class, in East Morton, near Keighley, now has 30 members who together have lost a whopping 48 stones so far. Consultant Tina Shepherd, who launched the
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Friday, January 7, 2009
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Arhfan Arif, aged 29, of Maidstone Street, Bradford Moor; drink-driving, £100 fine, £65 costs, banned from driving for 12 months. Ryan Heffernan, aged 26, of Finch Street, Canterbury; failure
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Skipton hotel in fundraising drive for Oxenhope hospice
A hotel has launched a weight-loss venture that will help Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope. The Rendezvous Hotel at Skipton is asking members of the Rendezvous gym to donate a £1 to the hospice for every pound in weight they lose, and the donation
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New retail life rises from the ashes of ill-fated Woolworths
It was early January, 2009, when the doors closed for the last time at Woolworths shops, potentially leaving a gaping hole in the retail heart of towns such as Shipley, Ilkley, Otley, Brighouse and Keighley. However, despite the poor state of the economy
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Cautious welcome for support system
Plans to help develop small businesses have been given a cautious welcome by a business leader. Ministers have announced measures to help entrepreneurs and the growth of existing small firms, including expanding the scope of a fund to help
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‘Recruits will help Morrisons expand’
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips has tempted three experienced retailers to the top management of the Bradford-based supermarket group – including one from Canada. The new management appointments also include an internal promotion. The new directors,
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Legal firm link-up is complete
The tie-up between a UK law firm with Bradford roots and a leading US practice has been completed. The merger between US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Hammonds LLP has created a legal practice with around 1,275 lawyers around the world. Talks between
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Experts assess how much of Keighley blaze mill can be saved
Experts are deciding how much of a Grade II-listed mill that was gutted by fire can be salvaged. Conservation officers are investigating the roofless and charred remains of a section of Dalton Mills, in Keighley, that was engulfed by flames
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Three jailed over tragic house raid
Three men who went on a burglary expedition with a friend who was fatally stabbed by a householder, would be punished by the memory for the rest of their lives, a Court heard. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that Shazad Rehman, 32, died
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So it’s all in the stars – or is it?
It is New Year’s Day and I am trying my best to ignore the growing pile of newspapers rising up like some latter-day Tower of Babel just to the left of where I like to slump on the sofa after a hard day of journalisting. The reasons for
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A model crowd at Odsal used in The King's Speech
Central scenes in multi-award-winning film The King’s Speech involve large crowds of Bradford people – but among them are 1,500 inflatable mannequins. The Inflatable Crowd Company in Bingley used life-size models for the movie, partly filmed at Odsal
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Friday, January 7, 2011
25 years ago: A safe containing vital, confidential information was stolen from a Bradford school of commerce. 50 years ago: In a surprise development, it was confirmed that manager Walter Galbraith would be leaving Bradford Park Avenue.
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A bleak time for nation’s people
As Pakistan comes out of three days of official mourning following the assassination of Salman Taseer, governor of the Punjab province and a senior member of the Pakistan People’s Party, people in Bradford are angry and anxious. They are angered that
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We must tell it like it is
SIR – Two replies on the inefficiencies of wind-power warrant response. Geoff Southgate (T&A, December 31) maintains that his self-financed windmill attracted no grants. Yet any excess electricity he sells to the Grid earns money through an inflated
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Improve recycling
SIR – It’s all very well Councillor Khaliq urging people to recycle (T&A, January 3), but that is not just the problem. When are the companies going to take responsibility for their part in cutting back on waste? Some large cardboard boxes, for example
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Send a clear message on green space
The threat to the district’s green fields from housing development is back on the agenda as the country pulls itself out of recession. Mothballed building sites have been re-started all across the district, and while this is good news for the
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Thanks for support
SIR – May I, through your newspaper, thank the people of Keighley and district for their generosity when Keighley Lions went around the district with Father Christmas and his sleigh in the run up to Christmas. I would also like to thank Colin Appleyard
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Let us eat meat!
SIR – A new year and I suppose it may end up like last year, with people moaning about the cost of taxi’s over the festive time, the lack of buses etc. One thing that did annoy me is a letter from Richard Mountford, Development Manager, for Animal Aid
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Get in touch with God
SIR – How refreshing to see the article by Jim Greenhalf on David Ison, the Dean of Bradford Cathedral, and the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Bible (T&A, January 3). Many local Christians will echo the Dean’s desire for many of
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Why was cash spent?
SIR – I read with some interest the item ‘£235,000 wasted on school plans’ (T&A, December 30) in which it refers to the costs, so far, on the development of the proposed new Ilkley Grammar School. I wondered if I was missing something here, as within
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Ambulance Service launches new 4x4 vehicle in Yorkshire Dales
A new state-of-the-art 4x4 vehicle is helping Yorkshire Ambulance Service reach casualties in the most remote locations in the Craven area. The Mercedes Sprinter 515 van has been built to incorporate all the facilities of other front-line Accident
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Weapons must not be allowed to be sold
SIR – A while ago, I complained in a letter to the T&A about the display of samurai swords at Barkers newsagent in Sunbridge Road, and now the Reverend Chris Howson has condemned the sale of imitation crossbows in the city centre shop (T&A, December 24
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‘Let’s give Bradford City boss all we’ve got’
Lee Bullock is urging City to prove that Peter Taylor was right to reject Newcastle. The club captain was relieved to see Taylor turn down the Toon and remain at Valley Parade. Now Bullock feels it is the turn of the team to show the boss how much that
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Cycling for the Heroes
Seven soldiers were this morning expected to complete a marathon cycle – on exercise bikes in the window of Bradford’s Army recruitment office. They were cycling the equivalent of the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats, in aid of the
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Holme Wood pensioner beaten in his own home
A vulnerable, defenceless pensioner was in hospital today after he was viciously beaten in his Bradford home. Detectives last night described the apparently motiveless assault on 64-year-old Rodney Gledhill as a “sustained and cowardly” attack
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Residents in battle to half homes plan
Protesters against a bid to build homes on an undeveloped site in Bradford have invited groups fighting other green field developments to join forces against the Council’s planning policies. Heaton Township Association chairman Elizabeth Hellmich
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Free-for-all on adverts could pay for in-cab cameras
Strict rules on adverts carried on taxis and minicabs have been relaxed by Bradford Council to encourage CCTV systems to be fitted to the vehicles to help protect passengers and drivers. Private hire firms will now be allowed to cover the entire
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Bradford Bulls all on mend in countdown to season
The Bulls’ injury outlook is getting brighter by the day. Despite a crowded treatment room at their Tong training base throughout pre-season, the omens look good ahead of the new campaign. Dave Halley is likely to be the only first-team
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Man denies behaviour towards teenager was sexually motivated
A 67-year-old man, accused of offering £1,000 to a 15-year-old girl for sex, told a jury it was inappropriate for him to put cigarettes down the front of her top, but denied it was sexually motivated. Grey-haired Ray Spence, who uses a hearing
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Leeds United boss Grayson insists league the priority
Manager Simon Grayson would rather see Leeds United defeat Scunthorpe in the Championship next week than glamour side Arsenal in tomorrow’s FA Cup third round tie at the swanky Emirates Stadium. And if Leeds do manage to pull off an unlikely victory
