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Ritchie returns for Whetley Lane
Whetley Lane Vets hope to bounce back from last week’s shock defeat when they entertain last year’s losing finalists Rochdale in a FA Umbro Vets Group game on Sunday (2pm). Whetley are strengthened with the return of ex-Leeds United player Andy Ritchie
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Double whammy for Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw have suffered a significant blow to their chances of overturning visitors Wibsey Warriors in Pennine League Division One West with the absence of goal-kicking hooker Matt Honeysett and prop Graham Trueman from their line-up. Birky, however
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West Bowling want cup of cheer
West Bowling return to action with a challenging BARLA National Cup visit to fellow National Conference strugglers Ovenden on Saturday. Both sides will regard the first-round tie as a welcome distraction from the battle to escape the Division
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Guiseley boss hoping for calmer contest
Guiseley’s boss Steve Kittrick hopes Saturday’s visit of Stalybridge Celtic in the FA Trophy will not see a repeat of the stormy league encounter last November. The bad-tempered affair saw three players sent off in his side’s 3-1 victory, with Callum
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Bradford Park Avenue boss can't wait to feel at home
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey finally had the first home game of his current spell in charge last Monday night – but feels Saturday’s match at Horsfall will be more special. Avenue lost to neighbours FC Halifax Town in a third-round
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Parsley hoping blip put to bed
Farsley are hoping they have turned the proverbial corner after winning their last two games by a margin. Neil Parsley’s men had been experiencing a wobble as they lost four out of five games in the Kool Sport NCEL Premier Division. Despite that run
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Silsden seaside trip is six-pointer
The stakes are high for Silsden on Saturday as they travel to the Lancashire coast to take on Formby in a bottom-four Vodkat Premier Division clash. The Cobbydalers are one place above their hosts with two more points but the home side have a game in
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Wibsey the prize in delayed tie
A tie against Wibsey is the reward for either West Horton or Salts reserves in the Bradford & District FA Saturday Senior Cup. The match at Myra Shay is one of two second-round games on Saturday which have already been postponed twice.
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Bees are backing the potential of Scully
Bradford & Bingley have added to their playing strength. The promotion-seeking National League Three North club, who are third in the table, have offered a contract to Aiden Scully. The 18-year-old, who has played rugby league since
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Talisman Parr set to return for Otley
Otley are hoping it will be a case of second time lucky and that their talismanic second row Howard Parr can make his return in Saturday's National League One home match with Blackheath. Parr had been due to pull on an Otley shirt again in last week’
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Wharfedale need to deliver another victory
Blink and you might have missed Wharfedale’s first-team selection meeting this week. “It only took a 30-second conversation,” said coach Tom McGee as the Greens named an unchanged side for the National League One trip to Stourbridge on Saturday
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VIDEO: Man dies in Bradford accident
Halifax Road, in Buttershaw, Bradford, is closed this morning while police investigate a car crash which has left one man dead. Police said the road is likely to be shut for some time. The accident occurred at about 3.50am and involved
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Absentees set to return for Cleck
Cleckheaton hope to have last weekend’s absentees available for their North One East home match against Durham City on Saturday. Lock Dave Freeman, fly half Iain Gordon, hooker Steve Worsley and flanker Ed Chappelow should all figure having missed the
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It never rains, it pours for Salem
Bradford Salem could be missing second row John Morrell when they host Selby in Yorkshire Division One on Saturday as his partner is about to give birth. Salem are already without flanker Jonny Luxton (rib injury) and Damien Pearson (moving house).
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Nick Lister returns for Baildon
With Joe Moore and Olly Shaw back at university, Baildon make two changes to the side that beat Old Otliensians 40-0 last week in Yorkshire Division Three. Nick Lister returns at Old Modernians after holidaying in Thailand, while Matt Oddy is promoted
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Sheffield's warning for high-flying Keighley
Head coach Graeme Sheffield has told high-flying Keighley to ignore the Yorkshire Division One table when they visit lowly Dinnington on Saturday. His side travel to the second-from-bottom South Yorkshire outfit having snatched third place
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We've got to break our bad habit
It’s been a tough week for us after what happened in the Barnet game. Unfortunately, it’s a bad habit of ours when we’ve had a bit of a run. We tend to respond when we’ve had a nightmare and pull results out but when we start talking
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Robson: Zesh has not taken a step down
Bryan Robson believes Zesh Rehman will only improve by moving to Thailand. Eyebrows were raised when Rehman last month ignored interest from other clubs in England to leave City for Thai champions Muangthong United. But according to former Bantams boss
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Angling lines
BRADFORD No1 AA Last Sunday’s open match at Cowthorpe was won by Adrian Lewis with 5lb 14oz. Second was S Edson with 2lb 2oz. The next open match at Cowthorpe is on February 13. Tickets are available from Simon on 01274-571175 or from Tackle
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Orford trains with Canberra Raiders
Bulls rebel Matt Orford started work with new employers Canberra Raiders yesterday at the end of a four-month fight to leave Odsal. The former Dally M Medal winner attended the club’s Northbourne Oval practice facility after reaching a verbal agreement
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Police and pupils link up safely at Bowling
Community-proud pupils have been helping police catch illegal motorists outside their school. Bowling Park Primary School pupils monitored traffic in Usher Street, Bradford, as part of a ‘Safer School Community Project’ led by pupil eco-safety
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A winter of motorist discontent
While temperatures are expected to stay relatively mild for the rest of the week, the jagged holes puncturing roads around the district are a stark reminder of the damage caused by recent severe weather. Roads become gradually weakened by the freeze-and-thaw
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Honduras international Nunez to remain at Leeds for rest of season
While Leeds fans wait to see if Simon Grayson is planning any major signings in the January window, United’s manager has extended the loan of Ramon Nunez. Nunez, an attacking midfielder or striker, has only made two sub appearances since joining from
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Simon Beaufoy tipped for second Oscar
Keighley writer Simon Beaufoy looks set for Oscar success a second time around after teaming up with director Danny Boyle on new film 127 Hours. Two years ago Mr Beaufoy won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire, which won a
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Award honour for Bradford birth team
Bradford midwives have been shortlisted for a national award after the success of a workshop which is boosting the number of home births. The home birth workshops, piloted last year, increased awareness and support for those interested in having
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Yeadon pupils get a taste of exotic lands
A well-kept secret meant that children at Yeadon Westfield Junior School returned from the Christmas holidays to a surprise imaginary world created by staff in the school hall. The theme of ‘Unknown Lands’ incorporates areas of Ancient Eygpt
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Plan to cut number of MPs causes concern
The Government has been warned not to rush through plans which would reduce the number of MPs across West Yorkshire because of the low registration of voters in Bradford. There are concerns proposals to equalise all constituencies within five
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The best yet, but Bradford slips down league tables
Record GCSE results by Bradford schools last year failed to sustain a climb up the national school league tables, it has been revealed. In ten years, the proportion of the district’s secondary school pupils achieving five GCSEs at grades A*
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Stephen Lowley, aged 59, of Bempton Place, Great Horton; failure to notify change of registered keeper of vehicle, £175 fine, £75 costs. Matthew Charles Lumsden, aged 28, of Eel Holme View
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VIDEO: MP in appeal to stop fuel price increases
An MP is leading the campaign to introduce a fuel stabiliser amid fears only rich people will be able to drive as petrol creep ever higher. Shipley MP Philip Davies said “outrageous” prices are damaging struggling families and the economy.
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Workers get their chapters in history
A member of a mill-owning family has immortalised the faces of staff from the long history of a Bradford textile mill in a new book. Former Bradford magistrate Roger Davy recalls memories of local legends who worked at The Bradford Waste Pulling Company
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Kelda Water considers Addingham turbine study
A company planning to build 80-metre high turbines overlooking Chelker Reservoir near Addingham is to analyse the results of a sound monitoring study. Kelda Water Services – a sister company of Yorkshire Water – has completed a sound study monitoring
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Concern over ‘at-risk’ Ilkley services
Ilkley could lose its museum, other leisure facilities and public toilets under plans being drawn up by Bradford Council, a councillor has warned. Coun Mike Gibbons has told fellow parish councillors at a meeting of Ilkley Parish Council he has “grave
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Jane Glaister leaves in Bradford City Hall cutback
A highly-paid Bradford Council director has been made redundant at the start of a senior management restructure which is expected to save the authority £1.1 million. Jane Glaister, the strategic director for culture, tourism and sport, has
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Poignant plea of Queensbury mum whose son committed suicide
A heartbroken mother who urged suicidal young men to speak out about their feelings after her own son was found hanged in a park, has made another poignant appeal. One week after her son Nicky’s inquest, Adele Wallace is this time urging people
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‘Engineering helps leads a recovery'
by Chris Holland Business Reporter While manufacturing is expected to continue leading the UK’s economic recovery, Government cuts could hit one in five firms through reduced order books, a new report warns. EEF, the manufacturers’ body,
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We'll keep firms safe and secure, says Keighley company
Helping businesses keep on top of ever tighter fire safety regulations is proving a winner for the specialist arm of a Keighley security group. An increasing number of firms and organisations are turning to Fire Key to assess their fire risk
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
25 years ago: Gale force winds, gusting to storm forces, were set to cause structural damage to houses and buildings in the Bradford district. 50 years ago: More than £70,000 may be saved by Bradford Transport Committee by having trolleybus bodies built
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Lessons that must be learned
These are the last GCSE and A-level league tables which will be published under the tenure of Education Bradford’s control of the district’s schooling. The private company, an arm of Serco, completes its ten-year contract this year, after being
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Flying the flag for protest messages
An exhibition at the Pop Up art space on Centenary Square celebrates peace banners and related objects created by women. Visible Voices – The Art Of Women’s Protest is a joint collaboration between the Peace Museum and the Pop Up art space
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Just a fact of life
SIR – Regarding your reader’s letter about dog mess (T&A, January 8), this is not a pleasant subject, but every single one of God’s creatures defecates. That’s just the way it is. Indeed, the very earth upon which we walk is, to a greater degree than
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Bullying experiences
SIR – Could I, through your Letters page, ask for assistance with a project I am undertaking. I am attempting to put a book together with regards to bullying in the workplace, of which I have been a victim, and would like to ask any of your readers if
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The course of nature
SIR – Geophysicists and climatologists, who have examined in minute detail their ice-cores and done their maths, have published on the internet their findings. They say that, as far back as they are able to go through the 4,000 million years of its
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Holiday extravagance
SIR – It has been reported that while the whole country is in the process of ‘belt tightening’ due to cut backs, the Prime Minister has honourably decided to cancel a family break to Thailand. George Osborne (pictured), the Chancellor, on the other hand
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Denying the obvious
SIR – Your correspondent Jack MacPherson (T&A, January 10) asks how much longer businesses can hang on until Westfield becomes a reality, implying that it will eventually happen. My long-standing opinion is that, like the parrot in the Monty Python
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Sign me up for shops
SIR – I was disappointed to read of the closure of Stead & Simpson on Broadway, and totally agree with the view the Westfield debacle is at the centre of much of the demise of the city centre. Perhaps it is time for a new approach to the Westfield saga
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Our health should be a primary concern
SIR – I read with dismay that David Ward and Philip Davies want to lift the smoking ban for pubs and clubs (T&A, January 10), shame on them. Mr Davies says: “But what we have to accept is that it is an addiction and people have a right to do with their
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Bradford drivers counting cost as potholes damage vehicles
Motorists are facing bills running into thousands of pounds for damage to their vehicles caused by potholes in the district’s roads. Shahid Iqbal, manager of Girlington taxis, said his drivers had complained about the state of roads, weakened
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Family 'were killed in blaze as act of revenge' court told
Vengeful hatred drove two brothers to murder a mother and her children by lighting a raging fire at their home, a jury heard. Asjid and Arshed Mahmood were targeting Iram Shah’s former husband when they killed the family in a ferocious blaze, fuelled
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Jobs set to go at Shelf flooring firm
A flooring manufacturer which has its European base near Bradford is set to shed jobs and move some manufacturing to Holland, bosses have confirmed. InterfaceFLOR, which makes carpet tiles at Shelf Mills, Shelf, and across Europem is expected to make
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Two held over Keighley street shooting
Two men were in police custody being quizzed by detectives last night about a shooting in a residential area of Keighley. The arrests were made late yesterday afternoon following the gun blast aimed at a house in Eel Holme View Street in the
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Bradford Bulls young guns lose out in numbers game
Mick Potter has thrown down the gauntlet to the Bulls’ aspiring stars, urging them to justify a spot in the first-team squad. The Bradford boss today unveiled squad numbers for the coming season, with only 26 players granted a shirt ahead of
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ASBOs handed to ‘anti-social’ alcoholic pair
Full Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) have been issued in Ilkley for the first time. George McKenzie, of Ilkley, and John Bulmer, of Langbar, have been banned from getting drunk in public, acting in a threatening manner and begging for
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: change use of land from agricultural to residential, 46 Allerton Upper Green. Allerton: construction of garden annex and store, 67 Dale Croft Rise. Allerton: construction
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Over before it really began for Eccleshill
Bottesford Town 3 Eccleshill 1 Eccleshill missed a good opportunity to haul themselves up the Kool Sport Northern Counties East Division One table last night after a nightmare start at Bottesford. The home side started well and raced into
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Bradford City crock Ramsden counting days to his return
Simon Ramsden is geared up for his new start in the new year. After five months stuck on the sidelines, the City skipper is getting close to a return to first-team action. And with Michael Flynn also back in training, Peter Taylor expects to have both
