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Top award for Armitstead
Otley’s Lizzie Armitstead is to be presented with a top award in recognition of her achievements in international road and track cycling. The Great Britain rider will collect the CA Rhodes Memorial for 2010, which is regarded as the greatest distinction
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Sampson closing in on century
Almost 15 years after he was plucked by Jack Rowell from the obscurity of Third Division Otley and Woodhouse Grove School and thrust into the Five Nations spotlight, Paul Sampson is now just one game away from making his 100th league appearance for London
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Tuesday seven-a-side league returns
GOALS Bradford will be reintroducing their popular Tuesday night seven-a-side league next month. Games are 40 minutes in length, fully officiated and affiliated to the West Riding County FA. Every team entering will receive free kit and free league
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Moses earns British squad call-up
Keighley’s Joe Moses has been selected for the World Cyclo-Cross Championships later this month. Moses, who was fourth in the junior men’s race during the National Championships last weekend in Derby, is part of a 13-strong squad for the races at St
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Wednesday nets for juniors
Bradford Junior League nets have been arranged for Wednesdays at Carlton Bolling School (6-8pm). Under-13 nets will be on February 2, 9, 16 and 23 and under-15s on March 2, 9, 16 and 23. Places are limited and further information is available from Paul
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New date for umpires meeting
The JCT600 Bradford League Umpires’ Association annual meeting, postponed on December 2 due to snow, has been rearranged for Tuesday, March 1 at Cleckheaton Sports Club (7.30pm).
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Upper Airedale Junior invitation
Clubs wishing to put teams in the Upper Airedale Junior League this season are invited to attend the annual meeting next Thursday at Cononley Sports Club (7.30pm).
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Yorkshire ready to tap in to England experience
The old adage that a strong Yorkshire means a strong England can work both ways. That is the view of the county’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon after Australia narrowly beat England by four runs in the second and final Twenty20 international. While
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Home form holds key to Park Avenue's promotion hopes
Chairman John Dean believes that results at fortress Horsfall will decide whether Avenue book a place in the end-of-season extras. The Bradford club have a glut of home games and their target is a place in the Evo-Stik Premier Division play-offs
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Adeniji a leading light for Bradford
Tobi Adeniji was a star performer during the West Yorkshire section of the UK Sportshall Athletics Series held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre. The Bradford youngster topped the standings in three events as over 100 children from across the county
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Buckley clinches local honours
Running log A tight battle for local supremacy took place between Jo Buckley (Bingley), Spenborough junior Jennifer Walsh, Laura Kirk of Skyrac and Buckley’s team-mate Mary Wilkinson at the Senior Women’s County Cross-Country Championships. The overall
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Reape 'convinced relegation will not be an issue'
Like all managers involved in the game, Silsden’s Chris Reape is desperately hoping the worst of the weather is over. The Cobbydalers are struggling at the lower end of the Vodkat Premier Division but Reape is working hard to turn their fortunes around
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Fell fixture a test of Keighley Cougars mettle
Cougars chief Jason Demetriou has called on his players to prove they can handle the pressure. Entering the campaign among the favourites for promotion from Championship One, expectation will weigh heavy on Keighley and their rookie coach. But Demetriou
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Juniors offered Bradford Bulls ticket initiative
The Bulls have reiterated their commitment to junior rugby through a new ticket scheme. Players aged 16 and under who are registered with amateur clubs within the Bradford and Keighley service area are entitled to a complimentary 2011 season membership
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Rivals' games in hand can work in our favour, says Parsley
Farsley were the first team in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division to break through the 40-point barrier this term. However, the table-toppers have played more games than many of their promotion rivals and they are glancing nervously over
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Saddle-up on the Santa Fe trail!
So, the 4x4 is dead? Tell that to the people who happily coped with the terrible weather which brought the rest of the country to a freezing stop recently. Whatever critics say, 4x4s come into their own at these times. I had the fortune to be in a Santa
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Wrose home wins the space race
Built between 1907 and 1910 for a local quarry master, Lyndhurst has been the current owners’ home for almost 30 years. “The main features which attracted us to the property were the outside space and the aspect. In addition to the double garage, there
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Sunday league sides up for the cup
This weekend sees the rearranged Bradford Sunday Senior Cup and Sunday Cup ties take place. The two all-Premier Division ties should produce some good football. Relay Recruitment Rovers entertain Westwood Park at the new Myra Shay in
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Oakwell Hall, Birstall, host exhibition by local artists
An exhibition of work by local artists opens later this month at Oakwell Hall, Birstall. Subject matters include landscapes, wildlife, and birds and flowers. Sandra Hirst, a spokesman for Kirklees Council, said: “The work by the artists is quite varied
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Family hope for inquest closure
An inquest into the death of a Bradford mother-of-three, who collapsed in a police cell, is now likely to go ahead in the summer. But relatives of Sharon Batey fear they may not get the justice they are seeking – after a three-year wait. Mrs Batey,
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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe must serve 'whole life' tariff
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe lost a challenge today against an order that he can never be released. A High Court judge ruled last year that the serial killer of 13 women must serve a "whole life" tariff. The former Bradford lorry
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Bradford's Winston Churchill Inn set to be demolished
A thriving Bradford pub will be knocked down to be replaced by a car park, after a decision by councillors at City Hall. The Winston Churchill Inn, in Wakefield Road, will be demolished after the Bradford Area Planning Panel found it had no
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New-look Idle theatre is the cat's whiskers
A theatre group will be showing off its purr-fect new-look premises with a family pantomime. Idle and Thackley Theatre Group is putting on Puss in Boots, which showcases the talents of junior performers as well as long-standing members. The show, which
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Axed 999 plan hits fire service budget
Firefighters in West Yorkshire are being threatened with further funding cuts unless a use is found for the mothballed 999 supercentre. Fire Minister Bob Neill has started a consultation on the future of the service in the wake of abandoned plans
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Sahir Fazal, aged 25, of Durham Road, Girlington; speeding, £45 fine, £15 costs, licence endorsed. Patrick Joseph John Doyle, aged 25, of Brendon Walk, Holme Wood; assault, £100 fine, £165 costs
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Sam Riley is a rock in iconic role
Actor Sam Riley is on his way to becoming a Hollywood A-lister, after taking on heavyweight roles in two new movies. The Menston actor plays sinister young gangster Pinkie Brown in Brighton Rock, due for release next month. The role was made famous
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Amanda's goal to raise funds for guide dogs
A woman who found out she was going blind after being injured in a road accident is now spearheading Bradford’s fundraising for guide dogs. Amanda Wainwright, whose mum was registered blind after an almost identical accident more than 20 years earlier
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Friday, january 14, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: construction of single storey rear extension, demolition and rebuild of garage into a kitchen and other internal alterations including new lean to roof over existing
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Queensbury School pupils to cut ribbon as Co-op re-opens
Pupils at Stocks Lane Primary School will perform the opening ceremony at a Queensbury food store following a £150,000 upgrade. They will cut a ribbon to re-open the Co-operative in High Street on Thursday. To mark the occasion, the Co-op is giving £200
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'Be our guest' say Yeadon Amateurs
Yeadon Amateurs are inviting audiences to ‘be our guest’ at family show Beauty and the Beast. The show, based on the Disney classic, tells the much-loved tale of a prince who, after treating a beggar woman badly, is turned into a beast. When the beast
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Flu jab plea to Bradford mothers-to-be
Public health chiefs at NHS Bradford and Airedale have issued new factsheets to be used by GPs across the district explaining why it is important for pregnant women to have a jab to guard against swine flu. This year, for the first time,
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Provident profits set to reach £141 million
A strong finish to 2010 has set Bradford-based specialist lender Provident Financial on track to achieve better-than-expected profits for the year to December 31. The company, which in September transferred its 700 head office staff to a new base on
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McLaren admits he didn't do himself justice at Valley Parade
It will always be the biggest regret of Paul McLaren’s career. When the time arrives for the 34-year-old to hang up his boots, he will still be bugged by his season at Valley Parade. The ball-playing midfielder was supposed to be the
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Silsden boy Evan Whitton to fly to America for life-changing surgery
A young boy is set to become the second child from the district this month to fly to America for life-changing surgery. Six-year-old Evan Whitton is preparing to follow nine-year-old Ben Smithson to St Louis Children’s Hospital, in Missouri, for the
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VIDEO: Horror smash leaves one dead, one critical
A man in his 20s was killed and another left fighting for life in hospital after a horror crash in Bradford. The pair were in a black Ford Focus which went out of control in Halifax Road, Buttershaw, shortly before 4am yesterday.
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Warning as thieves steal horse rugs
Horses have been left in the cold by thieves who are literally taking the coats from their backs. Owners have been warned by police to be vigilant after a spate of more than 90 thefts across West Yorkshire. In one of them, a horse owner at Hunsworth
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Bradford and District Senior Power given £33,000
Bradford and District Senior Power has moved another step nearer to securing a community centre for older people in the city. The group, set up by Bradford resident Jean Walker, received a further boost to its fundraising when the former Lord
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Glittering awards night is on the cards
The Bradford Means Business Awards 2011 will culminate in a glittering Gala Dinner. The event will take place at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite at Thornbury on Saturday, March 26. Further details regarding tickets will be released soon, but this is definitely
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Friday, January 14, 2011
25 years ago: Claims that Government tight-fistedness was threatening the future of Bradford’s £6m Transport Museum project were rejected by a Tory councillor. 50 years ago: An early morning fire caused £24,000-worth of damage to a lorry load of oil-combed
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Manningham landlord admits housing offences
A landlord who housed tenants in rundown Bradford bedsits has been fined £250 for eight breaches of the Housing Act. The city’s magistrates heard that the building in Cornwall Road, Manningham, had piles of rubbish stacked up against it, a
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Figures don't tell the whole story
According to the Government’s Communities and Local Government office, there are 13,720 empty and boarded-up homes in Bradford. Across West Yorkshire the number is reportedly 47,477. The Secretary of State in charge of this department is former Bradford
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Celebrations left me with a sinking feeling
It’s the early hours of Sunday morning, and I am being kicked awake. I’m lying on an unfamiliar bathroom floor. It’s dark and disorientating. The kicking continues. I am told to get off the floor, stop being naked, and get into a more suitable place
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Sentence on crook defies belief
It beggars belief that one lone criminal can rack up almost 600 offences... and then be let off with a non-custodial sentence on their next appearance before the courts. But that is what has happened, and many people will share Shipley MP Philip
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Bradford firm Morrisons set to buy 16 former Netto stores
Morrisons’ plan to expand by buying 16 former Netto discount stores from rival Asda has been described as an important move in the firm’s plans for growth. The £28 million purchase will increase the Bradford-based supermarket’s network to 453
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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe to get ruling on appeal
The outcome of an appeal by Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe over a ruling that he should never be released was due to be announced by the country’s most senior judges today. The Court of Appeal was expected to announce its decision on a challenge
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Grayson calls for action replay from Leeds players
Simon Grayson hopes to celebrate his manager of the month award for December by seeing Leeds United complete a double over tomorrow’s opponents Scunthorpe at Elland Road, and start another long unbeaten run. United were 4-1 winners at Glanford Park
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Shots fired in Keighley road are condemned
A councillor has condemned a daylight shooting on a quiet residential street where many families live. Coun Khadim Hussain (Lab, Keighley Central) said he was “thankful” nobody had been killed or injured in the incident in Eel Holme View Street
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Bradford dad texted arson accused: ‘I know you’ve done this’
The father of two children killed in a house fire immediately blamed one of the brothers who is on trial for their murders and that of their mother, a jury heard. Zaheer Shah sent a text message to Asjid Mahmood saying: “Ring me now. I know
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MP's outrage as criminal with 50-year record gets slap on wrist
A Bradford district MP has branded the Criminal Justice System “a mockery” after he forced the Government to admit one criminal was let off with a slap on the wrist last year despite having almost 600 previous cautions or convictions. Justice
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Bradford City boss Taylor gives Speight a clean slate
Peter Taylor believes Jake Speight can justify his £25,000 price tag over the second half of the season. Speight – the only signing the City boss has paid money for – is back in the squad at Oxford tomorrow. It will be the striker
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Bradford firefighter tells jury of finding body
The fire that ravaged 113 Hendford Drive was “severe and rapidly developing”, the trial heard. Forensic scientist, Greg Waite, said it was started by igniting paper soaked in petrol outside the back door. The UPVC door melted and flames
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Police continue inquiries into Heaton cannabis farm
Inquiries were ongoing today after more than 100 small cannabis plants were found in a raid on a Bradford house. Police were sent to the house in Emerson Avenue, Heaton, Bradford, shortly before 6pm yesterday. An electricity provider
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Life's no beach for Bradford Bulls in Lanzarote
A week in the sun will not offer any respite for Mick Potter’s busy Bulls. The first-team squad jetted out to Lanzarote yesterday for seven days at the La Santa resort but their trip will be more boot camp than holiday camp. Following a 4am start at
