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Demetriou poised for Keighley Cougars debut
Jason Demetriou could pull on a Cougars shirt for the first time in the friendly at Hunslet Hawks on Sunday (3pm). Appointed as player-coach three weeks ago, the former Wakefield star has seen his debut delayed by a long-standing knee problem. After
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Keighley cyclist Moses beats Olympic ace Clancy to take Madison silver
Oakworth’s Tom Moses has won his first national senior cycling medal – beating an Olympic champion in the process. The 18-year-old Team 100% ME rider partnered Jon Mould to the silver medal in the British Madison Championship at Manchester
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Moxon frustrated about tour timing
Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon admits the county’s preparations for the new season have been dealt a blow by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). His comments come as four of the Tykes’ most valuable players prepare to leave for a two-month
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Goals not the issue for Farsley
Following their 1-0 win over Scarborough Athletic last Saturday Farsley boss Neil Parsley believes clean sheets are the key to the side’s success because they are always capable of scoring. The Throstle Nest leaders are the NCE League’s
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Veteran cyclist Young still has the legs
Chris Young (Wheelbase) again showed stamina was a virtue in the sixth and final round of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series at Rutland Water. The Keighley rider worked his way up the field to clinch second place in the over-40s veteran
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Do not stop weeding out the cheats
Simon Parker column The American’s remarks slipped under the radar in the grand hoop-la surrounding the return of rugby union’s prodigal son. Matt Stevens made all the right noises on his comeback press conference following a two-year ban for taking
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It was an inside job, your honour
Simon Parker column I had a nervous scan of the West Lancashire police reports on Thursday morning. Just wanted to check there was no mention of a break-in at, err, any professional football clubs. Well, at Preston North End to be exact. You see,
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Bradford Park Avenue reinstated after Halifax error
Avenue will be in the fourth round of the Evo-Stik League Cup despite their home defeat to FC Halifax Town in the competition. The terraces were rife with rumours at last Saturday’s home game against Colwyn Bay in the Premier Division. Nothing had been
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Police name couple found dead in Manningham bedsit
A man and woman found dead in a Bradford bedsit were today named by police as Polish nationals Bartlomiej Jakub Bozek, 33, and his partner Karolina Wasilewski, 28. Mr Bozek was found hanged when a rent collector entered the property in Hallfield
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Lampkin puts his foot on the Gas
Silsden’s Dougie Lampkin is revving up for his Gas Gas debut at Eddy’s Xtreme Enduro at Tong near Leeds on Sunday. The event will be ideal preparation for the 12-times world trials before he competes in the second round of the FIM Indoor Enduro World
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Another step in the right direction for Bradford Athletics Network
The Bradford Athletics Network (BAN) took a significant step forward this week by approving a new constitution. The agreement between running and athletics clubs from a catchment area stretching from Settle to Kirklees is a step forward in
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RZM aim to carry on 2010 form
Keighley RZM are intent on entering the record books again in 2011. The club won the Quaid-e-Azam League for the third successive season last year, making it four titles in total since they were promoted to the top division in 2003.
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Delayed tie finally set for action
The much-delayed WEST RIDING COUNTY FA SUNDAY CUP tie between Oakenshaw and Westwood Park is finally set to go ahead at the third time of asking this weekend. Whichever side wins the all-Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division third-round clash
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Runner-up Watkins has a good night in Lancashire
Baildon’s Steve Watkins had to settle for second spot at the Northern Night Orienteering Championships in Lancashire. He finished runner-up to Martin Bagness of Cumbria on the 5.4km blue course in 49.22, with Rob King of Ilkley in 28th place
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Eagles on way to flying high again
Manager Ian Banks and stand-in club secretary Adrian Benson insist the Eagles have made massive strides over the last six months on and off the pitch. The half-term appraisal from former Bantams player Banks, who was also assistant-boss to
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Health scheme in good shape after five years
January is a good a month for health trainers across Bradford and Airedale as they celebrate their fifth anniversary of helping people live a healthier lifestyle. The district-wide service, funded by NHS Bradford and Airedale, has encouraged
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Questions of age
SIR – Cars and alcohol are two big causes of damage and death. Paradoxically, a licence is needed to sell one of them and a licence is required to buy one of them, so I have to agree with Graham Hoyle (Letters, January 8) about the introduction of drinking
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VIDEO: Police investigate after body found at Bingley
A community was left in shock after the body of a 64-year-old man was discovered on an embankment in Bingley. Police were called to the scene near the junction of Crosley Wood Road and Kingsway, in Bingley, at about 7.30am yesterday following the
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There’s no justice
SIR – The moron who committed such cruelty to his dog (T&A, January 14) reckons he’d only owned it for three days. He refuses to turn up to court in a prison bus. He should have been made to do so, and given no chance to object. He is already a serving
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Plague of quangos
SIR – As I think most of us suspected, the promise to axe the quangos was just another broken promise. Successive governments have devolved government responsibility to the EU and quangocracy for many years. They cannot be axed – too many of the great
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Donor legislation
SIR – In response to the letter from Naomi Philips, ‘The need for organs’ (T&A, January 4), I would like to clarify to readers that NHS Blood and Transplant is neither for nor against a change to presumed consent legislation. While we welcome any debate
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Only Napoleon left?
SIR – Yet again a councillor tells us that his hands are tied and he has to approve the demolition of the historic Winston Churchill public house in Wakefield Road. As a boy attending Usher Street School, I remember six pubs or clubs between Prospect
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Receivers’arrogant behaviour over pub
SIR – A thriving Bradford pub to be knocked down for a car park (T&A, January 14). Bradford Area Planning Panel found “its hands were tied” – by who? KPMG, the receivers, have reportedly not replied to at least one offer to buy the Winston Churchill,
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‘Government will dismantle state’, says Bradford Council boss
Bradford Council’s chief executive surprised an audience of business professionals by delivering a blistering attack on the Coalition Government, which he accused of wanting to dismantle the state. Tony Reeves also accused ministers of favouring the
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Skipton school's vision for academy status
A school that celebrates its 125th anniversary this year is looking to apply for academy status. Skipton Girls’ High School is currently a foundation school. But chairman of governors, John Goodfellow, told guests at the annual prizegiving that there
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Cut in rate relief could hit groups
Bradford Council is looking to save money by reducing its “over-generous” discretionary business rate relief for not-for-profit organisations. At present, some organisations get 80 per cent relief out of the local authority’s budget. But under
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Queensbury pupils help at Co-op opening
The Co-operative food store on Queensbury’s High Street has unveiled a smart new look following a £150,000 refit. It features The Co-operative Group’s new business identity, which aims to highlight its commitment to supporting local communities and ethical
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Friday, January 21, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Waqas Arfan, aged 22, of Wood View, Manningham; driving without insurance, £115 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed; driving without a licence, obstruction of police officer, no separate penalty
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VIDEO: Heigh-ho...it's off to BRI we go!
The cast of the Alhambra pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs brought laughter and smiles to a children’s ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary. In full colour costume and make-up, they paid a welcome visit to ward two at BRI, a 28-bed paediatric
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Baroness Warsi claims back by Bradford Muslim leaders
Muslim leaders in Bradford have backed a politician’s claims that prejudice against Muslims has “passed the dinner-table test” and become widely socially acceptable in Britain. Yesterday, Conservative chairman Baroness Warsi delivered a speech warning
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Pancakes at the ready for Ilkley race
Hundreds of people are expected to grab their frying pans and head for Ilkley town centre in March for the town’s first pancake race. Ilkley Rotary Club wants to establish the pancake race as an annual event, following the tradition of towns such as
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Work under way on £122,000 recreation area
A £122,000 project to create a playground and recreation area next to a community centre is taking shape. Work has started to transform a patch of mud next to Bolton Woods Community Centre in Livingston Road, into a community garden. It will be landscaped
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Ilkley mum says thanks to hospital that treated daughter
The mother of a two-year-old girl with an irreparable heart defect has said a big thank you to family, friends and businesses in Ilkley after raising more money for charity. Olivia Wilkinson was treated at Leeds General Infirmary hours after she was
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Football hooligan jailed after clash
A Keighley man who took part in violent clashes between football fans on the day of his stag party has been jailed. Joshua Gornall, 22, of Northview, Eastburn, Keighley, kissed his pregnant wife in the public gallery before being sentenced to two years
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Pupils set for visit to Sri Lanka
A group of pupils has been chosen to travel to a school in Sri Lanka. The four students, from Holy Family Catholic School in Keighley, wrote application letters to win places on the ten-day trip to Matara Central College. Elsie O’Dwyer and Harriet Purvis
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Praise for Keighley's Central Hall
Keighley’s Central Hall (pictured) has been held up as a shining example for community groups wanting to take over historic buildings. English Heritage has produced a new national guide on community ownership of such buildings and now hopes other groups
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Keira on shortlist for award
A woman was shortlisted for an award recognising her determination to cope with a chronic, debilitating illness. Keira Berman, who lived in Keighley for more than eight years, has familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) – a condition affecting the large
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Rescued Skipton brewery is in good health
More expansion is firmly on the cards at a brewery business which was rescued by its founder after bankers threatened to pull the plug during the credit crunch. Skipton’s Copper Dragon Brewery is looking to maintain its growth after boosting turnover
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Top bridalwear designer calls in at Pudsey shop
Top bridalwear designer Ian Stuart made a surprise visit to an open day at fashion shop Ragdoll of Pudsey held for mothers of potential brides and grooms. The event included three fashion shows in which models presented Mr Stuart’s Neapolitan spring
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Reviving Bradford city centre 'central to council strategy'
Reviving Bradford city centre and bringing back shoppers remains central to the Council’s economic regeneration strategy, local business professionals heard. Council leader Ian Greenwood said the centre was the city’s front window and currently created
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Tell us your favourite retailer and employer
We’re searching for the best businesses in Bradford… and we need your help. We launched our Bradford Means Business Awards 2011 just before Christmas, with a host of categories for the district’s companies – from single entrepreneurs to organisations
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Arncliffe GP who put car into Kilnsey wall was ‘in crisis’
A suspended doctor blamed the heartbreak of her husband’s cancer and the stress of a dispute with her fellow GPs in Keighley for her state of mind when she impaled her car on a stone wall. Dr Jane Hornsey was found guilty of drink-driving
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‘Hatred’ turned man into killer
A man burned a family home, killing a mother and two children, because he was “caught in a never-ending nightmare” and out for revenge, it is alleged. Andrew Stubbs QC, the Crown’s barrister in the trial of two brothers accused of murder, told
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Bradford MPs' fury at crime facts 'kept secret' by police
A new police policy across Bradford to withhold some crime details from Neighbourhood Watch groups to avoid raising the fear of crime has been slammed as “unjustifiable”, “secretive” and “silly”. Until recently, Neighbourhood Watch schemes
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Friday, January 21, 2011
25 years ago: Ilkley councillors welcomed plans for a £3 million development of the former railway station. 50 years ago: The perfect telephonist was 29-year-old Mrs Maureen Phelps, of Bradford Road, Shipley, employed by Busbys’ (Bradford) Ltd. She won
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Thorpe Edge driver used dead grandfather’s blue badge
A woman who used her grandfather’s disabled person’s blue badge illegally eight days after he died has been fined in the first prosecution of its kind by Bradford Council. The parking services department of the Council has vowed to continue
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Off the radar and left with nothing
They come seeking work, often to support families, but many Eastern Europeans end up destitute and officially “off the radar”. The Telegraph & Argus recently reported that there could be hundreds of ‘invisible’ Eastern European migrants sleeping rough
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Crime details must be more transparent
What is the police’s obsession with reducing so-called “fear of crime”? It is bad enough that so little real information about the extent of crime in our community is released without the Bradford District Safer Neighbourhoods and Partnerships
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Bradford City must win over restless fans
City are braced for a Valley Parade battle tomorrow – to win over their own fans. Three defeats on the trot have left Peter Taylor’s side desperately chasing three points against Burton. But James Hanson admits that they may have to get the home crowd
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Eccleshill newsagent man, 72, foils two robbers
A plucky pensioner has been praised by police after fighting off would-be robbers during a shop raid. The 72-year-old man was working behind the counter at the newsagents’ when two teenage suspects burst in. One of the robbers leaped on to the counter
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Lidget Green ambush accused ‘wearing splints’
A man arrested on suspicion of violent armed robbery was wearing splints and ankle supports when he arrived at the police station, a jury was told. Mariusz Wolkowicz, 38, of Thornbury Drive, Thornbury, Bradford, who attends Court in a wheelchair
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Briggs to take on Rams in Bradford Bulls debut
Kyle Briggs is in line for a swift Bulls debut in Sunday’s friendly at Dewsbury Rams (3pm). The promising stand-off, who arrived from Featherstone just last week, will strike up an intriguing partnership in the halves with 18-year-old Cain
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Johnson going nowhere, insists Leeds United boss
Bradley Johnson has been told he must stay at Leeds United until the end of the season when his contract expires. The midfielder, who scored a spectacular goal in the 3-1 FA Cup defeat against Arsenal on Wednesday night, won’t be allowed to
