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Young actor Ronan Carter stars in TV series Sadie Jones
A young Bradford actor who is becoming a veteran of the small and big screen is starring in a new children’s series. Ronan Carter, 15, has already played the lead role in Mam, a film directed by actor Hugo Speer, and appeared in another film, Life On
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OXFORD 2 CITY 1
City lost a game they had been winning at half-time for the second week running. Trailing to David Syers' seventh goal of the season, in-form Oxford hit back with two late goals to claim their sixth win in seven games. But the Bantams could have little
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Vintage wines
Take a look in your wine rack and find the oldest vintage bottle. I think it’s a fair bet that few of you will have any wine dating back much more than ten years. But I can guarantee that none of you has a wine from over 6,000 years ago! This week
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Tribute as former Keighley soldier David Mitchell found dead
Tributes have been paid to a former soldier who worked undercover for the Special Forces but struggled to readjust to civilian life and suffered from mental health problems. David Mitchell died suddenly aged 41 at his home in Church Street,
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Licence-holders of The Grove bar fined
Three people running a bar and restaurant have been fined almost £3,000 for allowing customers to drink outside after 10pm. Elliot Exley and Peter Shanks, licence holders of The Grove, in the Grove, Ilkley, were fined £1,000 each, while supervisor
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City team news
Mark Cullen was handed his first City start as Peter Taylor made three changes from the side that tripped up against Barnet. Cullen partnered Omar Daley up front as both James Hanson and Gareth Evans found themselves on the bench.
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Fire chiefs' arson warning after Emmerdale 'blaze'
As soap fans were gripped by the dramatic fire in Yorkshire drama Emmerdale last week, local fire chiefs have urged people to take some simple steps to avoid falling victim to arson. Scenes in the soap showed rubbish piled outside being set alight and
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Kenny will always be king of the Kop
I wonder what the Motherwell manager made of Liverpool’s latest loss to Blackpool. Aside from the natural antipathy of a former Everton player, Stuart McCall will recognise the signs. There will be a knowing nod at Kenny Dalglish’s record
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Bring back the Home Nations championship
The hype about a Home Nations championship revival was good while it lasted. No sooner had we all got excited at the prospect of seeing the British countries knocking seven bells out of each other again, than those hopes were dashed by a mealy-mouthed
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Experienced police officers forced to retire
Two experienced police officers, who have spent a decade working with schoolchildren, fear youngsters may suffer because of cash cutbacks. PCs Ian Walmsley and Brian Feather have been forced to retire after a combined 70 years’ service with West Yorkshire
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All Bradford hospital patients to be screened for MRSA superbug
All patients admitted to hospital in Bradford are now being screened for the superbug MRSA. Screening had previously applied to elective patients being admitted for surgery or other procedures, but this has now been extended to all admissions
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West Bowling man kicked and hit pregnant girlfriend
A drunken man who kicked and punched his eight-and-a-half-months pregnant girlfriend in the stomach has been jailed. Jason Leeming also grabbed Samantha Weston by the throat and threatened to stab her with a kitchen knife, yanked out her hair
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Greenwood fury at city cash shortfall
Bradford Council leader Ian Greenwood has challenged what he called an “unacceptable” Government policy which means the Labour-run authority will miss out on a major grant to help it cope with funding cuts. He told a meeting of the Council’s executive
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Plans for Saltaire Roundabout scheme approved
Plans to improve safety and traffic flow at the notoriously congested Saltaire roundabout, have been approved by Bradford Council’s executive. The new layout will see the roundabout replaced by a junction with traffic lights at the intersection
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Richard Horvat, aged 27, of Cragg Street, Great Horton; driving while disqualified, 12 months’ community order, £85 costs, banned from driving for three years; driving without insurance, no
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Undercliffe fire murder accused ‘was very worried’
A man accused of murdering a mother and her two children in a house fire was behaving abnormally in the hours before the fatal blaze, a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard. Asjid Mahmood, known as Ash, was very worried and had lost weight, mother-of-three
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Mother of suicide victim loses second son in crash
A mum is mourning the deaths of her two sons within months of each other. Christopher Wallace, 20, was killed in a horrific car crash in Halifax Road, Buttershaw, Bradford, early on Thursday. His devastated family were still struggling
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Cottingley brother of Ripper says he should never be freed
A brother of the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe last night backed a decision by some of the country’s most senior judges to dismiss his appeal against a ruling that he must spend the rest of his life behind bars. Mick Sutcliffe, of Cottingley
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It's like being in a new team, says Bradford Bulls ace Langley
Reinvigorated by a winter of change, Jamie Langley is ready to banish a disastrous 2010 from the memory banks. A 12-game losing run contributed to the Bulls’ worst campaign of the summer era last season but all that is now firmly behind them. The arrival
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New dad, 33, died in suicide tragedy
A new dad hanged himself in an isolated barn only hours after drafting a text to his family promising to get help because he was “rock bottom”. Martin Houlihan’s body was discovered in August last year in a derelict barn that belonged to his farming
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No takeover in pipeline, says Bradford City joint-chairman Lawn
Mark Lawn has dismissed any suggestion that mystery money men are circling City to take control. The club still field the occasional approach from interested parties but nobody with the financial clout they would demand. A wild rumour recently linked
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Dentistry workers hope Teddies will raise a smile
Two dentistry workers are hoping to raise smiles on the faces of poverty-stricken children in Ukraine by sending them 2,000 teddies. Practice manager Jill Dean and receptionist Carolyn Hayes are appealing for people to make the hand-knitted
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Ayla on the run to highlight epilepsy
A Bradford mum will run the Epilepsy Action 10k road race to raise awareness of a condition she was diagnosed with three years ago. For several years Ayla Maslin, 22, has suffered from “absences” – a temporary loss of concentration she described
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Bruce pressing for run in Leeds United team
Alex Bruce hopes his FA Cup heroics against Arsenal will be enough to cement his place in Leeds’ defence. Defender Bruce, 26, gave a passable impression of his famous dad Steve in his pomp at the Emirates. But the priority is to help United gather three
