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No happy homecoming for Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue 0, FC Halifax Town 3 Evo-Stik Premier Division leaders FC Halifax Town put neighbours and rivals Bradford Park Avenue out of the League Cup tonight. The first home game Avenue have played since mid- October ended in defeat after
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Brighouse Town ready for Premier Duel
Thackley face a difficult Kool Sport Northern Counties East League President’s Cup tie tomorrow night after the second round threw up a meeting with Scarborough Athletic but at least the Dennyboys will have home advantage. In the Premier
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Midfielder Cook makes debut for Farsley
Farsley AFC travel to Louth Town tomorrow night in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Cup. The second-round tie pits Farsley, who retained the leadership of the Premier Division with a 4-1 victory at the weekend, against the seventh-placed
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Norwich boss Lambert agrees to Adeyemi loan extension
Tom Adeyemi will spend the whole campaign at Valley Parade. City are set to extend the youngster’s loan from Norwich after receiving no objections from the Canaries. Peter Taylor confirmed he had got the green light after a chat with
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Brutal tag is unjustified for martial arts - Spencer
A Bradford martial arts club is hoping to benefit from the recent increase in popularity of combat sports. Interest in competitions such as Cage Fighting and the Ultimate Fighting Championship has risen after the sports have been regularly featured on
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Bairstow happy to take things one step at a time
Jonny Bairstow may dream of playing for England, but the Yorkshire star is determined to concentrate on his performances at county level first. The highly-rated 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was tipped to be playing international cricket within three
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Unbeaten Dragons shake off ring-rust with narrow win
Ring-rusty Bradford Dragons struggled to a 68-66 win against Mansfield Giants but are still unbeaten and stay top of English Basketball League Division Two. Despite a four-week lay-off, Dragons dominated the opening period and led 19-12 at the first
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Needham nudges Sports to cup win
A mix of county and domestic games saw the Bradford Sunday Alliance League make a reasonable start to the new year as some clubs returned to action for the first time since the end of October. There were still casualties due to the weather but away from
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Tyersal dig deep to win derby test
A band of volunteers who helped clear away the snow were rewarded with a victory as Tyersal beat Campion 2-0 in a West Riding County Amateur League local derby. Terry Ryan’s goal gave the hosts an interval lead and Alan Morley junior doubled the advantage
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BD3 clinch cup tie as Thornhill edge league battle
Just three games survived the latest snowfall – with another starting but not finishing – as the Spen Valley League looked to get back on track after six weeks of inactivity. Fairbank hammered Inter Batley 12-1 on New Year’s Day to go top of
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Whetley Lane miss out
Whetley Lane only had themselves to blame as they lost 3-2 to Commercial Old Boys in their latest FA Umbro Vets Cup group game. A poor defensive display and numerous chances were missed, with goals from Steve Galloway and Dean Calcutt not enough to
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Morrisons on track to deliver profits growth
A good sales performance over Christmas in the face of adverse weather conditions kept Morrisons supermarkets on track to deliver the biggest profits growth of the big four grocers when it reveals its full year results in March. The Bradford-based company
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Police will have faith in working together in Frizinghall
Police are hoping to start a Faith Watch in Frizinghall, Bradford, to encourage people of all faiths to work together to reduce crime and drug dealing in the area. Faith Watch is a partnership where the faith communities, including mosque and church
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Performers wanted for Ilkley Carnival
Ilkley Carnival Committee is urging schools and community groups to get creative to entertain the crowds this year. The theme is children’s literature, and organisers are encouraging groups to come up with imaginative ideas for the carnival parade through
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The graft that made a nation
A fascinating book about the working life of Yorkshire has found its way to the Remember When? desk. Entitled, suitably, Hard Graft: Yorkshire At Work, the handsome hardback coffee-table book comes courtesy of The Dovecote Press, based in Dorset. It
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Thornbury and Pudsey churches spice up course with 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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Monstrous nightmares hard to dismiss
Christopher Golden – Of Masques and Martyrs (Pocket Books, £7.99) **** Do we dismiss the fear of ghosts and vampires too easily? The answer is “yes” if this book is to be taken seriously. Thankfully it’s only fiction. If you enjoy blood, gore and
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Reader Jury
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Cert 15, 124 mins, Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment) Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson, Georgi Staykov, Micke Spreitz, Johan Kylen, Hans-Christian Thulin **** Adapted from the second
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Bevan Dale, aged 31, of Higher Coach Road, Baildon; speeding, £100 fine, £100 costs, banned from driving for 28 days. Martin Oxley, aged 44, of Maple Avenue, Thornbury; assault, criminal damage
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Could you help run your own restaurant?
They might stand accused of having too many cooks but a pair of Bradford businessmen are seeking no fewer than 20,000 people to help them start a restaurant. Paul Brook and Daniel Moran, both of Eccleshill, were inspired to create run yourownrestaurant.com
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Reader Jury
Isabel, The Choir Girl (Decca) *** A choirgirl from York Minster and only 12 years old – one has to marvel at the beauty and clarity of Isabel’s voice. She sings each of the 14 tracks on this album with a serenity and feeling that belies her age. The
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All aboard for lessons in being perfect crew
Wannabe cabin crew are to be trained at a specialist centre operated by Craven College following the signing of an agreement with budget airline Jet2.com. The college will test the potential of 75 new candidates from Yorkshire, Lancashire and the East
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Noel marks the Jowett century
Jowett A Century of Memories by Noel Stokoe, Amberley Publishing, £15.99 In 1906, Bradford brothers Benjamin and William Jowett designed and built their first car. Within four years they had started production of the Jowett, an ultra- economy light
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Ilkley company builds for the future
Jason Malick has joined Ilkley-based building services group NG Bailey as business development manager for the company’s manufacturing division, based in West Yorkshire. He will be responsible for developing the division’s external customer base, with
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Ilkley agency offers to lend out its staff
Staff at a thriving nursing agency could find themselves painting, decorating or even gardening as part of a new community project. For one day each month, Twenty Four Seven Nursing, based in Ilkley, will offer a member of staff to a good community
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So much to see and do at Media Museum
With seven floors of galleries to explore, a spectacular five-storey-high IMAX screen, two cinemas and a packed programme of events, there’s something for everyone at the National Media Museum. Younger members of the family will enjoy watching The Chronicles
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Laisterdyke firm celebrates 50th year
The 50th anniversary of Laisterdyke-based Thorite branching out into pneumatics has been celebrated. The company is now the biggest independent distributor of compressed air, vacuum and process products in the UK. Thomas Wright, the father of current
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Team proud to be driving bus project
Bradford property experts have played a key role in the development of a fuelling and maintenance site for hydrogen-powered London buses which are helping to create a cleaner environment for travellers in the capital. Experts from Rex Procter & Partners
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Billiards table
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Current positions (all played 12): Eastbrook A 53pts, Pudsey 48, Princeville A 47, Bradford Deaf centre 46, Great Horton 41, Princeville B 34, Eastbrook C 24. Highest break: S Kershaw (Princeville B
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Police speak out on grooming fears
Police and professionals in Bradford are long-accustomed to tackling the sexual grooming of young girls, according to a senior detective. The issue made national headlines after two Asian men who subjected vulnerable girls to rapes and sexual assaults
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Panto time for Academy
The New Community Arts Academy is throwing itself into panto season with a giant beanstalk, a comedy cow and a bag of magic beans. Founded four years ago, the theatre company is run by a team of volunteers, with both a professional and amateur background
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Candles lit in memory of children who have died
Bereaved parents lit candles in memory of their children at a moving service at Bradford Cathedral. The service on Saturday, now in its 15th year, is organised by the Bradford Bereaved Parents Group, which also runs self-help meetings and offers one-to-one
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Having a job is more important than wages, says survey
Having a job is more important to people than how much they are paid, a survey published today has found. The poll, by the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the things that matter most to people in this economic climate are job security, family
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A night of intrigue with tense thriller
When romantic novelist Janet Preston moves to an isolated cottage on the Yorkshire moors, she settles down for a weekend away from it all. But her peace is disturbed when a stranger turns up. Add a country vet, a secretary and her fiance, plus the obligatory
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MPs backing call to lift smoking ban
A call for the coalition Government to relax parts of the smoking ban is being supported by two of its Bradford MPs Bradford East MP David Ward and Shipley MP Philip Davies are backing efforts by the Working Men’s Club and Institute Union and
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Snow fails to halt the 'stampede of the reindeer'
People of all ages stampeded through Saltaire yesterday in a delayed festive fun run. Originally planned for December, the Epilepsy Action Reindeer Stampede was postponed due to icy conditions. Runners were still in the festive spirit for the race,
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Enjoy spring time in a woodland wonderland
In the depths of winter, TV gardening expert Carol Klein cannot wait until the spring when she can wander through the woodland area of her Devon garden to see what gems are emerging. “I love that feeling of intimacy and enclosure in my woodland garden
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Get fit the Bollywood way
tarting off 2011 with a fitness regime is all well and good, but a week into January those thrice-weekly workouts could be running out of puff. Exercise doesn’t necessarily mean joining a gym or jogging around the block in sleet, though. New taster
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Festive gratitude
SIR – As a resident of Thackley Grange Residential Home I would like to say thank you to all the staff for the extra efforts they made to make Christmas and the rest of the festive season so enjoyable for all the residents. We are very grateful. Ron
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Can shops survive?
SIR – I see that Stead & Simpson have put up the “closing down” signs – one of the last good shoe shops in the city centre and another empty shop to add to the increasingly desolate Broadway and Market Street. Businesses are clearly struggling down there
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Life on the lake is shore to delight
We made it past the war fields of France, lush green mountains of Switzerland and shimmering lakes of northern Italy without landing a yellow card. The nearest I’d been to a coach holiday was watching Channel 4’s Coach Trip, which involves
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Firth’s enjoying a royal flush
Colin Firth might not enjoy public speaking but he’d better prepare himself. Awards season is almost upon us and, since his portrayal of the stammering George VI in The King’s Speech is expected to win him an Oscar, among other gongs, the actor can
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Monday, January 10, 2011
25 years ago: A vital link in Bradford’s Inter City network had been illegally shut down, according to claims from a rail users group. 50 years ago: in 1960, for the first time ever, industrial savings of more than £1 million were made in
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Actor Steve Huison to host Saltaire cabaret nights
Life is a cabaret for a Bradford charity turning the spotlight on mental health. Coronation Street star Steve Huison, who plays Eddie Windass in the TV soap, is turning his talents to staging quarterly fundraising cabarets in Saltaire.
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Why 2011 got off to a shaky start
The earth moved for many people in and around the Bradford district last week, in what seemed like a freak earthquake, but according to seismologists, tremors are a frequent occurrence in the UK. Often they are so slight we don’t feel them. The 3.6-magnitude
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Rises are inevitable
SIR – Max Hey, (T&A, January 3) makes understandable criticism of Lib-Dems who were persuaded to support tuition fee increases. Making difficult decisions happens to all parties in Government – even without the need to accommodate coalition
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Experience is key
SIR – D S Boyes (T&A, January 3) rightly, in my view, suggests that the voting age should be increased from 18 to 21, rather than considering a reduction to 16. In a similar vein, there are simply too many career politicians in Parliament who have never
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Focus on water costs
SIR – After the recent problems, no-one is surprised that the head of Northern Ireland Water, Laurence MacKenzie, has resigned. However, the crisis there has unearthed yet another example of serious discrimination by the UK Government against the beleaguered
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A little bit of sunshine
SIR – As we look back on 2010, and perhaps particularly December, we must have mixed thoughts, and reactions. The children, by and large, love the snow and ice and the elderly remember when they felt the same delights of the children, but not any more
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Increase will offset Labour’s VAT losses
SIR – Jim Greenhalf’s enlightened comments on the 2.5 per cent VAT increase (T&A, January 6) displayed how Bradford people are taking change in their stride. The public and businesses are expecting to cope, but in complete contrast, Ed Miliband spreads
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Sights for sore eyes
SIR – During the pleasant interval between Christmas and the start of the new year, I came upon a couple of sights that I thought were consigned to history. The first, a once-familiar spectacle on the streets of Bradford, was a wagon heavily-laden with
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What a total mess!
SIR – May I take this opportunity to be the first person to congratulate all the inconsiderate canine owners of Wyke on their achievement of making their town the dog mess capital of the northern hemisphere? We decided to go for a New Year’s Day stroll
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Everyone has a right to a job
It might seem a little obvious, but a new survey for the Office for National Statistics says that a job, good health and family are the keys to happiness. Obvious, perhaps, but true. Many people’s general well-being relies on being able to
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Thinking of soldiers
SIR – Reading about L/Cpl Jonathan Boynton (T&A, December 29) made me think again about my grandson Cpt Philip Briggs, who is never far from my thoughts and prayers. Philip has been in the army for more than six years and has lost his best friend, Damien
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My ideal power plan
SIR – Regarding Geoff Southgate’s letter ‘Benefits of wind turbines are clear’ (T&A, December 31). It was superb, very positive and he has put his money where his mouth is and came out on-top – which is more than can be said for Graham Hoyle with his
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Cabbies injured in night-time robbery attacks
Two minicab drivers were injured in separate night-time attacks while working in Bradford at the weekend. Both men were taken to hospital after the two incidents, a robbery and an attempted robbery, which police do not believe are linked.
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We could introduce a new licence
SIR – Recent letters which suggest raising the minimum age to 21 for buying alcohol are perhaps a tad Draconian. That would, after all, discriminate against the majority of young adults who drink occasionally and responsibly as part of their process
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Bradford City boss Taylor driven mad by crazy six minutes
Bradford City 1 Barnet 3 It will be no consolation to Peter Taylor that he avoided one 3-1 embarrassment for another. Taylor could have been sat on the bench at Broadhall Way watching Newcastle get turfed out of the FA Cup by Stevenage. Instead he
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Driver held as man, 59, killed in horror smash
A pedestrian has been killed in an horrific accident involving a car which went out of control at a busy Bradford junction. The 59-year-old man was crossing the road when he was in collision with a white Vauxhall Corsa at Four Lane Ends. It is understood
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Accident causes major disruption on A650 at Crossflatts roundabout
Rush-hour traffic was facing major disruption this morning after an accident on the A650 Aire Valley Road. Police have said a red Peugeot 306 crashed into a lamppost near Crossflatts roundabout at around 6.30am. Firefighters freed the
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Not bad for starters, says Bradford Bulls boss Potter
Mick Potter hailed the contribution of the Bulls’ new boys after they opened their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 50-8 win against Halifax. Eight of the club’s ten off-season signings featured – only Matt Diskin and Olivier Elima missing
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Bradford City players on guilt trip, admits O'Brien
Luke O’Brien admits City face a long road to redemption after they blew up spectacularly against lowly Barnet. A three-goal blast midway through the second half left the Bantams reeling against a side who had not won away since March.
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Comedy legend Barry Cryer honours JB Priestley
Bradford-born writer and broadcaster JB Priestley is the subject of BBC Radio 4’s Great Lives series tomorrow. Broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter Barry Cryer and former Telegraph & Argus journalist Martin Wainwright remember the novelist, playwright
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Holme Wood attack victim may be scarred for life
A vulnerable man, badly beaten up in his own home, might have suffered permanent injuries in the apparently motiveless attack. Rodney Gledhill, 64, was repeatedly hit in the face by two assailants in the porch of his home in the assault. During the
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Langley celebrations go off with a bang in Bradford Bulls' nine-try rout of Halifax
Bradford Bulls 50 Halifax 8 On the day long-serving star Jamie Langley reflected on ten years at the Bulls, Odsal was treated to a glimpse of an exciting future. A team containing eight new signings and no fewer than 11 homegrown players
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Bradford College manager writes book on well-being in further education
Bradford College is giving lessons on how to be healthy. Its Healthy College manager Jane Marshall has written a book for other further education establishments on cultivating a well-being culture. The book is the first publication of
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Bradford guide dog charity needs your help
New volunteers are desperately needed to help support Bradford Guide Dogs fundraising branch. Helpers who can give up some of their free time to bring in funds and organise collection boxes are wanted to keep up the charity’s work in the district
