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Naylor comes through Leeds United Reserves test
Leeds United Reserves were 3-0 winners against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park tonight, David Somma scoring from the penalty spot after being brought down, with the other goals coming from Lewis Turner and Mike Grella, back from his loan spell at Carlisle
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Another away-day for Eccleshill United
The two local non-league clubs in knockout action tonight experienced vastly differing outcomes. Farsley progressed in the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League Cup with an away victory, while Thackley were dumped out of the President
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Search for a bridesmaid
Brenda Bradley writes: From 1958 to 1961, I was a nurse at the Royal Eye and Ear hospital, Hallfield Road, Manningham Lane, Bradford. During this time I had a close friend, Delicia Wilkinson, who was a bridesmaid at my wedding in 1961. I married a Gargrave
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Brownlee faces early start in race for 2012 Olympic selection
Jonathan Brownlee’s startling maiden senior season almost put former world champion Alistair in the shade – but the former Bradford Grammar School triathlete will still be casting jealous looks his older brother’s way this spring. Fresh
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School to host event to show services
Families are being invited to find out about what services are available to them at Shirley Manor Primary School in Wyke on Wednesday, January 19. The school, in Methuen Oval, is hosting a drop-in session to promote parental involvement and community
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Airienteers fill minor podium places
Airienteers held their first major event of the new year on Sunday – a cross-country orienteering event at Temple Newsam in Leeds which attracted more than 270 runners from across the region. The woods and parkland provided a series of fast
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Zumba dancing plans taking off at Skipton
Zumba classes start at Skipton Town Hall on Thursday night with a charity Zumbathon. The Latin-inspired dance-fitness programme blends international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and dance moves to form a “fitness party”. Since its
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Limb loss in the spotlight
A review into the prosthetics services provided by the National Health Service (NHS) to armed forces veterans who have lost limbs on active duty, was launched on January 3 by the Health Minister Andrew Lansley. The Department of Health has been informed
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Rafiq admits: I was a Twit over web rant
Azeem Rafiq has revealed his determination to bounce back from his infamous Twitter ban last August. The Yorkshire off-spinner’s season was ruined by an ill-advised and foul-mouthed rant at England under-19s manager John Abrahams during a series against
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Wyke give their all in valiant cup battle
Wyke fell at the first hurdle of the BARLA NATIONAL CUP with an 18-0 defeat to Birstall Victoria in the preliminary round. The Black and Whites surrendered home advantage and switched the fixture to Birstall when Towngate was declared unplayable. And
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Derrick delivers deadly double
Wibsey Warriors 34, Clayton 12 Full back Mike Derrick was the hero with a brace of tries, together with a superb defensive stint, as Wibsey moved to within a point of Division One West leaders Clayton after a rousing Pennine League encounter between
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Brownlee leaves rivals trailing to win Yorkshire cross-country title
Bingley Harriers’ Jonathan Brownlee is the new county cross-country champion following a dominant performance at the Yorkshire-Humberside Cross-Country Championships at Doncaster. Brownlee had over 100 yards in hand at the line, winning
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Leeds United season-ticket prices
Leeds United have announced season-ticket renewal prices for next term, with a top charge for adults of £711 for late renewals in the East and West stands. No prices have yet been announced for new season-ticket holders. Existing season-ticket holders
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Foxes through to last eight
Horton Foxes under-11s reached the quarter-finals of the Garforth League Supplementary Cup with a 2-0 win at Kirkstall Crusaders. The Foxes created numerous chances before Joshua Hutton got on the end of a Charlie Raywood cross to make the breakthrough
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Big meeting for Haworth
Haworth Cricket Club hold their annual general meeting at the Old White Lion Hotel in the village on Thursday from 8pm. This AGM is one of the most important ever for the club with all the improvements currently going on there. Players past, present
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Junior RL results
WEST RIDING YOUTH LEAGUE – Under-15, West Riding Cup, quarter-finals: Siddal 56, Sheffield HH 6. Under-14, West Riding Cup, semi-finals: Keighley Albion 14, Siddal 44. Premier Division: King Cross Park 4, Greetland All Rounders 36; Underbank Rangers
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Syers more hit than miss with Bantams this season
David Syers now knows what a cruel game football can be. Everything the midfielder has touched has generally turned to gold in his first season as a pro. But while 2011 may be still in its infancy, the new year has wasted no time in opening his eyes
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Inventive Wilsden nurse in running for award
A district nurse who developed an innovative early warning system to prevent elderly patients from getting pressure sores is in line for a prestigious national award. Carol Gill, who is based at Wilsden Health Centre and works for Bradford and Airedale
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Ben Smithson on the road to recovery
A nine-year-old boy is continuing to recover well from the operation set to change his life. Ben Smithson, of Ilkley, is five days into his recovery and rehabilitation from the pioneering surgery in America, which could help him walk unaided for the
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Driver hurt in Crossflatts crash as ice brings road chaos
A man has been badly hurt when his car crashed into a lamppost on the A650 Aire Valley Road. It was the most serious of a spate of accidents caused by black ice yesterday. Firefighters had to free the driver of the Peugeot car, a 44-year-old Lancashire
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Singer Emem in tune with success
Bradford gospel singer Emem Archibong has gone on record about her musical career. Emem was born in Nigeria, but grew up in the city where her soulful singing was nurtured by her local church. She started singing in choirs when she was eight. Her new
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Morrisons’ boss meets PM again!
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips was among business chiefs who met Prime Minister David Cameron to talk about job creation. His visit to Downing Street yesterday followed the announcement that Bradford-based Morrisons will create 6,000 jobs this
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Ben Rhydding surgery staff win national dental title
Staff at a dental surgery are wearing winning smiles after being awarded a national title. U Dentistry, in Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, beat 74 other practices in the James Hull & Associates group to be named best performing practice of 2010. The
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Burley-in-Wharfedale brothers win gold in sailing
Two sailing brothers are on top of the world after winning a global title Down Under. Matthew and Ben Lulham-Robinson, aged 13 and 11, have claimed the World Junior Mirror Class title off the coast of Australia after dominating five days of racing,
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Bradford firms are upbeat about 2011 prospects
Many local companies are remaining upbeat about the future and some are seeing a steady increase in sales or orders, ensuring that the district’s economic recovery continues. The latest quarterly economic survey from Bradford Chamber of Commerce
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Charity boss seeks help from Mohammed Ali
persuade boxing legend Mohammed Ali, known as The Greatest, to add his name to her Help Haiti appeal. Anjum Tahirkheli, chief executive of basic Human Rights, flies out to Haiti tomorrow to look at a wooden school built for 150 youngsters living in quake-victim
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Splashing plans for landmark Lido
Supporters of Ilkley Lido say they have big plans for the year ahead. Last year saw an increase in visitor numbers, mostly down to good early summer. And as well as hoping for plenty of sunshine in 2011, the Friends of Ilkley Lido have
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Wait is unacceptable
SIR – What is happening to the buses on First Bradford’s 610/612 route? They do not appear to be keeping to any sort of timetable, often a 40 minute wait. Not just sometimes, but often. In this cold weather, I feel this totally unacceptable. This route
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Law obstructs justice
SIR – Former Lord Mayor of Bradford Mohammed Ajeeb (pictured), as reported by Jim Greenhalf (T&A, January 7), is rightly appalled by the rapidly deteriorating situation in Pakistan. I fully accept his sense of horror at what is happening, as well as
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Prices are high – but be thankful for petrol
SIR – As painful as higher prices of petrol and diesel are going to be for many, due to increased duty and VAT, that is nothing compared to when you can’t buy any. Having been driving since 1964, I remember vividly two serious fuel shortages in the UK
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Help was not enough
SIR – In your editorial regarding the poor man who died near a takeaway toilet (T&A, January 5), you say you use the words “despite the kindness of strangers who gave him food”. They were indeed kind, but they would have been even more so had they insisted
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A troubled nation
SIR – Tragic though the assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer was, when he was killed by his own bodyguard, Malik Mumtaz Hussein Qadri, it comes as no real surprise (T&A, January 7). Taseer was killed for opposing Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
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Some sense at last
SIR – At last, after decades of maladministration, we have a Councillor with sense. Councillor Jeanette Sunderland has identified a sensible way for the City Council to make savings. She has correctly targeted the departments which have the highest
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Watching over faith buildings
From today, a pioneering initiative will be in place to protect churches and faith buildings from criminal attacks. West Yorkshire Police officially launch Faith Watch at Headingley Stadium rugby ground at 7pm tonight. The move follows several incidents
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
25 years ago: Bangladeshis in Bradford reacted angrily to a Government clampdown on children seeking to join their parents in this country. 50 years ago: If the threatened ‘soccer strike’, timed for January 21, happened, Bradford Park Avenue were to
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A story of love fit for the big screen
Jan Bostock calls his wife, Arati, his Indian Princess. The couple and their children, Alisha and Anya, live in Goa, running a guest house. But if it hadn’t been for a daring deep sea rescue, Jan’s life would be very different. Back when he was living
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Incentive is a novel way to develop
It’s somewhat shocking to learn that in Bradford there are almost 14,000 homes lying empty and unused. The figures from the Government highlight the way such empty homes – which become targets for vandals, crooks and vermin, as well as looking
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Enjoy a night of Beatlemania
The Bootleg Beatles (pictured) are coming to town, to recreate the styles and sounds of the Fab Four. Described as ‘the world’s premier Beatles band’, the foursome return to St George’s Hall on Friday, March 18, with a spectacular two-hour multi-media
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Dreaming of a different dynasty...
When the Prince and Princess of Wales got married 30 years ago, my sister kept a ‘Diana scrapbook’. As a little girl who believed in fairytales, she was captivated by the romance and, like the rest of the country, was intrigued by Lady Di and her outfits
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£15,000 claimed by Tyersal carer while working
A 42-year-old security worker falsely claimed more than £15,000 in benefit payments over seven years to care for his ill wife while working full-time. Azad Metcalfe, of Dudley Street, Tyersal, Bradford, was ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid
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Shipley ‘bully’ jailed for threats to tenant
A powerfully-built “bully,” who joined his landlord friend in violence and threats to a tenant who was said to owe money, has been jailed for 18 months. Paul Lawes, 38, was told by a judge that his “substantial size” was one of the main reasons
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VIDEO: Mum's anger over drug swoop... on her guinea pigs' heater
A mum has received an apology from police after officers swooped on her Bradford home, wrongly suspecting she had turned her garage into a cannabis farm. The officers, who had obtained a search warrant, went away empty-handed after finding
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Father who raped two of his daughters jailed for 12 years
A 50-year-old Bradford man who had sex with his three daughters – making two of them pregnant – has been jailed for 12 years. The man pleaded guilty to raping two of the girls and having sex with the third, who gave birth to his child last summer. Bradford
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Bradford City boss Taylor rounds on his critics
Peter Taylor has taken a swipe at the City fans who slated him during the Barnet loss. Taylor is determined to pick up the pieces from Saturday’s shock defeat which jolted his team’s push up the table. But while he is keen to move on
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Police to review kerb-crawl policy after actress receives warning letter
A policy review has been ordered by the commander of Bradford South Police after Vice Squad officers contacted a woman’s boss when she was seen innocently driving in Bradford’s red light district. Anne-Marie Carroll, 45, an actress with the
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Leeds United replay is a week on Wednesday
Leeds United's FA Cup third-round replay against Arsenal has been arranged for Wednesday, January 19, with an 8pm kick-off. The game, which is expected to attract a crowd similar to the 37,704 spectators who turned up for last season's fourth-round
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13,720 houses lie empty in Bradford
Councils will now have to wait two years before seizing back empty homes – but at the same time are being urged by Government to do more to solve the problem blighting communities. Latest figures show there are 13,720 empty properties in Bradford
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Manningham landlord is fined over unsafe home
A property landlord has been fined for putting students’ safety at risk in a house close to Bradford University. The 11-bedroomed house in Claremont Villas, owned by Enus Miah, 41, had sewage running into the back garden when Bradford Council environmental
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Orford unveiled as Canberra player
Reinforcements are already on the way as the Bulls prepare to finally unload wantaway scrum half Matt Orford. The veteran Aussie will likely finalise a move to Canberra Raiders within the next 24 hours, clearing the path for boss Mick Potter
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Ilkley to battle for Britain in Bloom
Ilkley’s bid to regain its Britain in Bloom title is under way after the town was formally entered into the competition. Yorkshire in Bloom yesterday confirmed the town would be put forward as the county’s representative in the ‘Town’ category of the
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Keighley pensioner cleared of offering girl £1,000 to sleep with him
A 67-year-old man has today been cleared of sexually assaulting a girl aged 15 and offering her £1,000 to sleep with him. Ray Spence, who nicknamed the teenager ‘Juicy’, said the cash was to pay for her modelling portfolio. He was found
