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Connolly close to suspension
Leeds United right back Paul Connolly is just one booking away from his second suspension of the season. The former Derby defender, who joined the club in the summer, collected his ninth caution of the campaign in United's 2-2 draw at Portsmouth on Saturday
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Bradford Park Avenue thwarted by old boy Baker
Bradford Park Avenue 1, FC Halifax Town 3 A bumper crowd saw Park Avenue lose a feisty derby to neighbours Halifax as both sides finished with ten men. An entertaining game in front of over 1,300 spectators saw Town stretch their lead at the top of
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Forest adds fuel as Guiseley eye second
Guiseley could reclaim second spot in the Blue Square Bet North tomorrow night if they beat Hinckley United at Nethermoor. The visitors are a lowly 16th but will be keen to upset the third-placed Lions, who had to settle for a draw at Boston United on
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Work pays off for staff at care home
Staff at a Bradford residential home for people with learning disabilities are celebrating an outstanding contribution award for the improvements they have made to services. The award comes on the back of the staff’s hard work and commitment
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One step at a time for Yorkshire's Bairstow
Yorkshire’s Jonathan Bairstow believes talk of a full call-up to the England squad is premature. The wicket-keeper batsman’s comments come as he leaves Headingley to join the England Lions on a two-month tour of the West Indies. His inclusion in the
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Bradford City boss Taylor wary of Crewe hitmen
Peter Taylor has urged his players to keep on believing. City go looking for their first points since January 3 against free-scoring Crewe tomorrow night. Despite three losses on the bounce, Taylor is confident the visitors can lift
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Brothers found guilty of killing mum and children in fire
Two brothers have been found guilty of killing two young children and their mother who died after a fire ripped through their Bradford home. Asjid Mahmood, 22, was this afternoon found guilty by a Bradford Crown Court jury of murdering Iram
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Black belts all round for Blackburne family
Rose Blackburne has become the third generation of her family to gain a black belt. The 11-year-old Ilkley Grammar School student follows in the footsteps of grandfather David, who began the sport in 1975 and gained his first dan in shotokan karate
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New date for Burton Albion game
Bradford City's home game against Burton - postponed on Saturday due to a frozen pitch - has been rearranged for Tuesday, April 19
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Carnegie Challenge Cup draw
Bradford Dudley Hill and West Bowling have both been drawn away from home in the second round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Both sides have yet to complete their first-round ties, with Bowling still needing to overcome Wigan St Judes and Dudley Hill
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Brothers in arms
Bradford brothers in arms Dave and Phil Tempest are to compete in next month’s British Powerlifting Championships for a chance to represent Great Britain. Dave, who is registered disabled after breaking his back in 2002, is a serving soldier with the
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Hit and miss weekend for Bradford Dragons
Bradford Dragons retained their 100 per cent English Basketball League Division Two record but bowed out of the EBL Patrons Cup during a mixed weekend of results. The Dragons scored an impressive 86-73 victory at second-placed Tees Valley Mohawks to
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I’m no Jamie Oliver, but I’ll give it a stab
In a rare moment of actually contributing something useful to family life, I find myself at the Co-op buying tea. Holding up my bags in a completely over-the-top show of triumph, a little like a caveman brandishing a load of freshly-killed mammoth steaks
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Nelson sees Westwood Park to victory in County Cup
Visitors Westwood Park won the much-delayed third-round West Riding County FA Sunday Cup tie 2-0 yesterday at fellow Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division side Oakenshaw. Both teams were reduced to ten men from the 65th minute, and
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Buoyant Steeton climb to second
Steeton escaped the latest round of West Riding County Amateur League weather postponements to move second in the PREMIER DIVISION with a 3-1 home win over Brighouse Town Reserves. A heavy frost led to almost half the scheduled fixtures
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Ferrets making a name for themselves
A Bradford motor club are looking to drive up their membership after gaining official status. The imaginatively-titled Rotating Ferrets became fully recognised by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) earlier this month after meeting their criteria for
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Payment details for Craven officials
Officials in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League have had their annual honoraria increased by £50. League secretary Ann Coe will now be paid £450, fixture secretary Trevor Coe £350 and treasurer Richard Webster £350. The reimbursement will remain
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French setback for Dabill
James Dabill suffered a disappointing display in the second round of the SPEA FIM X-Trial World Championship in France. The Cookridge rider failed to progress through the initial qualifying process of the event in Marseille and finished last. Dabill
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Wellington give Bradford a Frosty reception
Ryan Frost had an outstanding game as leaders Wellington maintained their Premier Division title pursuit with a 2-0 victory over Bradford in the Spen Valley League. It was goalless at the interval but, with Frost pulling the strings, hosts Wellington
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MP David Ward vows to fight on over student grants
A Bradford MP has vowed to keep up pressure to help students from low- income families stay at school after being the only MP from the Coalition to call for a re-think on grants. Bradford East Liberal Democrat MP David Ward voted with Labour
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Over-60s urged to use bowel cancer home testing kit
Health chiefs are urging the over-60s to try to beat bowel cancer by using a home-testing kit. Bowel cancer screening is available free to over-60s in England, but only about half of those eligible are taking part. Today is Beating Bowel
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Money launder couple told to fork out £170,000
A Bradford couple have been threatened with jail if they do not stump up more than £170,000 deemed to be ill-gotten gains. Anthony Davey, 38, used mortgage frauds to finance a criminal lifestyle, which included mansions and flash cars. He also involved
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Historic Ilkley lodge goes back on the market
One of Ilkley’s most historic buildings has been put back on sale with a reduced price of nearly £2.5 million. The Grade I listed Myddelton Lodge, north of the River Wharfe, dates back to 1260 and was home for centuries to one of the town’s
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Kiernan returns to Watford
Rob Kiernan has gone back to Watford at the end of his City loan spell. The young centre half made eight appearances for the Bantams during a two-month stay. Peter Taylor said: "He has shown a good attitude towards training and matches
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Bradford Council defies order to publish bill details
Bradford Council leader Ian Greenwood is defying an edict issued by his predecessor Eric Pickles, now the Cabinet minister responsible for local government, in a bid to protect the interests of businesses. Coun Greenwood said Bradford Council
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New primary school 'not wanted'
Plans for any new primary schools would not be welcome in an inner-city area of Bradford, according to the Council’s education chief. Despite the district’s growing young population and a move to add almost 700 extra primary school places to
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Snooker bus is cue to engage with young
The Reverend Canon Gordon Dey, vicar of Holme Wood, Bradford, has praised the first visit of a youth club on wheels, complete with snooker table, to Bradford. The Snooker Bus was making its first visit to West Yorkshire and was supported by PC Craig
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Shipley actress has star role in new TV drama
Bradford actress has a major role in a new TV adaptation of Yorkshire saga South Riding, largely filmed in the district. Charlie Clark, 16, of Shipley, joined fellow cast members David Morrissey and John Henshaw at a screening of the drama at the National
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Funeral services change with the times
Funeral trends are changing in Bradford with more people doing it “My Way”. The Frank Sinatra classic tops the most popular funeral song, along with Celine Dion’s Titanic film tune and guaranteed tear-jerker Time to Say Goodbye, a survey published
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Ilkley church is debt-ree at last
The congregation at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley, is celebrating after starting the new year debt-free. The church has finally paid off a loan for its parish hall, thanks to more than five years of fundraising. The building was completed in 2005 with
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Monday, January 24, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: change of use of joiners workshop to form dwelling, Atkins and Son, Stockinger Lane. Addingham: change of use to barn two from a holiday let to a permanent residential
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Sapper Jordan Rossi's name added to Baildon War Memorial
The mother of a fallen Baildon soldier has spoken of her pride in her “exceptional” son after his name was the first to be inscribed on a new war memorial stone. Royal Engineer Sapper Jordan Rossi, 22, was killed by a hidden improvised explosive
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Blogging Bishop ready to take seat
Bradford’s new Bishop will be enthroned at the Cathedral in May. Exact details for the events on Saturday, May 21, are still in the planning but they will have pomp and ceremony. A guest list is also being worked on. The event
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Shipley pupils on song for record attempt
Youngsters from a Bradford primary school will be taking part in a world record breaking attempt next month for the most people signing and singing a song simultaneously. Pupils at High Crags Primary School, in Crag Road, Shipley, will be joining in
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Children to benefit from Bingley shop's efforts
Staff at a Bingley food store are ready to embark on a year of charity fundraising for children with learning disabilities. The Co-operative Food in the 5Rise shopping centre will be launching its Charity of the Year for 2011. Staff will be wearing
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‘Come and join us’ appeal
Heaton Amateurs, which has been going strong for 80 years, is appealing for new members to join its ranks. The society was founded in 1930 and has entertained audiences with a variety of shows in venues ranging from Bradford Playhouse to the Alhambra
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In fine voice for new season
Thornton Singers are starting their spring and summer season with new weekly evening rehearsals at Haworth Road Methodist Church, Heaton, on Wednesdays from 7.30-9.30pm. “We would like to welcome singers in all parts, both male and female, to come and
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Shipley railway station commuters say car park cones were moved
A pair of commuters claim they have been “cheated” after they say cones designating ‘no parking’ were mysteriously moved behind their cars – resulting in them getting parking tickets. Darran Hayes and Caroline Cummings said they believed they
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Best foot forward in revamped venue
Idle And Thackley Theatre Group will be putting its new-look theatre to good use when it stages its annual pantomime next month. The show, Puss In Boots, was originally due to run from January 28 to February 6, but the dates have now been changed to
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Man back at scene of jail hell in Africa
A Bradford businessman who was incarcerated in an African jail for a murder he did not commit is returning to the place where he faced the ordeal three years ago. French national Jacques Lapergue, 64, founder of the Antique Glass Studio in
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Unearth hidden gems
ith a wealth of visitor attractions on our doorstep, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to deciding where to go for a day out. The revamped, updated The Hidden Places Of Yorkshire offers bite-sized chunks of essential information about every
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Shops were best, just for the record
My youngest daughter got an iPod for Christmas. There was a bit of a battle beforehand, as she fretted about whether the model we bought could accommodate sufficient songs. It held 500 – far more than I had in my record collection when I was a teenager
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Proving the ‘Big O’ has still got it
What would have been the 75th birthday of singer Roy Orbison will be celebrated at a show in Cleckheaton next month. Barry Steele takes to the stage accompanied by a five-piece band, performing an upbeat, contemporary slant on Roy Orbison’s legacy.
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Turning up the heat on seeds
If you don’t have a heated greenhouse and want to start your seeds off early to get a head start on spring, it’s time to invest in a heated propagator. You can sow slow-growing tender perennials such as geraniums now, so they start flowering in time
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Puzzle of Hannah’s origins
We’ve had an e-mail from Richard Bent, who wants to know if any readers can shed any light on Hannah Green, who was also known as the “Ling Bob Witch”. Richard writes: “I read a brief mention of this in a reproduction of a very old document
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Yellowing pages on 100 years of history
Derek Mozley has written to us in response to another reader who had found a supplement from the T&A, dated 1973. Mr Mozley has an aged T&A supplement himself, dated July 16, 1968, which marks the centenary of the newspaper. He writes: “Though now yellowing
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Residents are assured over future of Burley library
The future of Burley-in-Wharfedale library is assured despite the cuts facing Bradford Council, residents have been told. Speaking to about 100 people at the Burley Neighbourhood Forum, district councillor Matt Palmer said rumours about the library
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Shipley Glen at the heart of a mythical tale
Mr Rudi Leavor, of Heaton Park Drive, Bradford, recently sent us some pages from newspapers and journals in the 1950s. Among them was an entire number of the review section of The New Statesman and Nation, price ninepence (about 4p), dated March 29,
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Reader Jury
Ensemble – Excerpts (Fat Cat) *** This is a rather strange album; it is difficult to pin down what exactly it is trying to achieve. It is a mixture of classical music, folk, pop and rock, sung in French and English, with guest artists joining Montreal-based
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Cop a load of these guys!
The Other Guys (Cert 12, 103 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment). Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Dwayne Johnson *** Explosive action sequences collide with polished
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Bygone days brought to life
Two lovely old photographs of Harden came our way thanks to David Riley, who lives in the village. The pictures have been loaned to him by fellow-villager Marjorie Elwin. In one picture a group of rather well-behaved-looking children are lined up outside
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VIDEO: Denholme pupils make meat-eating film
Children at a primary school have documented a debate about the responsibilities of a meat-eating society on film. Fifteen pupils in year six at Keelham Primary School, at Denholme Gate, have been learning about the issues behind the recent
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Jobs challenge facing Bradford district is laid bare
The economic strength of the district is laid bare today in a detailed assessment of how well placed Bradford is to overcome the recession. The city has the UK’s fourth worst employment rate and the 11th lowest-skilled working-age population
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Reeves in talks with the Bradford's big-hitters
Council chiefs have been holding talks with the bosses of some of Bradford’s major companies to get their active support for boosting the local economy as the baton for economic development passes to the private sector. Bradford Council’
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Parisian charm - in miniature
Pausing to consult my map on the pavements of France’s elegant second city, I found myself in excellent company. Leaning from the windows of the building in front of me were movie pioneers the Lumiere brothers, Little Prince writer Antoine
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Giving meaning to our names
Naming And Blessing by Andrew Tawn, Souvenir Press, £15 The public naming of a baby is a rite of passage around the world – and the name we are given becomes inextricably part of our being. It was the naming ceremony of Addingham vicar Andrew Tawn
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Officer battles his mutinous troops
Patrick Mercer – Dust And Steel (Harper, £7.99) *** Morgan, captain in the Honourable East India Company, saw distinguished service in Mercer’s last book set in the Crimean War, but nothing can prepare him for the breakdown of trust between British
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Bradford Council worker is sacked over fraud
A Bradford Council worker has been sacked after being caught running a cafe while on long-term sick leave. The authority decided to use its legal powers to set up a surveillance operation following a tip-off from the worker’s line manager last March,
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A once-great city
SIR – Further to the excellent letter from Nick Harrison (T&A, January 17), in the early 1900s Bradford was the wealthiest city in Great Britain and one of the wealthiest in Europe. It had the highest square footage of quality shops of any city in the
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Stars, every one...
SIR – We went to see Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs at our fabulous Alhambra theatre. What a show! The theatre was packed with hundreds of schoolkids which made all the difference as this was a matinee and I am sure the audience brought out
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Labour to blame
SIR – Re P Ruthven’s comment (‘Promise was broken’, Letters, January 14), on Lib Dems in Government who felt obliged to back an increase in tuition fees, I know of many parents who have had to break promises to their children: funds run out or a storm
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Make a difference
SIR – The Chernobyl Children’s Life Line – Halifax/Bradford Link, is dedicated to offering respite care to children aged ten to 13 from Belarus. April 26 marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and as a local link we have already started
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Needless expense of repairs to school
SIR – What a wringing of hands over the old All Saints School building! This problem was foreseen last year. On February 4, at a meeting, security issues were put to the local authority; they offered night patrols, inadequate in the face of the vandalism
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Ambulance praise
SIR – I would like to congratulate our ambulance service for their service to the public. I cannot thank the service enough, having had to use it a great deal over the last few years. The authorities should leave this service alone. It is a credit to
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Owners responsible
SIR – Mr Halliday’s letter (T&A, January 14) is a timely reminder about the dreadful state of the Carnegie Library building in Windhill. As it happens, I was speaking to Council officers the day before about a number of things, including the library
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Mixing up some 'urban pop'
radford artist Craig Everett is turning news into art, transforming old copies of the Telegraph & Argus into a 3D portrait of David Hockney. Craig, of Thackley, uses household waste, including newspapers, tin cans and bits of plastic, to create striking
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Pleasure to return
SIR – In 1939, I left Bradford as an 11-year-old evacuee. Now, every January, I return to see the panto at the Alhambra Theatre with Billy Pearce, the comedian. He’s fantastic and has the whole audience helpless with laughter. I would love to read his
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Information biased
SIR – Debating the EU with Jason Smith (Letters, January 4) is like flogging a dead horse. His information comes from the Bruges Group, an openly Eurosceptic organisation – hardly unbiased. For my part, I use National Statistics, where facts and figures
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One mother’s unimaginable grief
SIR – In life we all at one time or another have troubles and we cannot help but feel sorry for ourselves. Most of our troubles are probably insignificant compared with those suffered by Mrs Wallace (T&A, January 15) and her family. I remember when she
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Troubled youth inspired new tale
During his delinquent youth in Salford, Thornton-based writer and artist Michael Stewart taught himself a kind of self-sufficiency by living rough off the land for short periods. This experience seems to have made him thick-skinned to bad weather. Five-mile
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Graham’s a star!
SIR – Well done to Graham Duckworth for his walk to Sincil Bank, Lincoln, raising £5,000 for the Bradford Burns Unit. It’s not easy to walk that distance, but to do it in 24 hours is an achievement. Well done also to those who were involved
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Bus service diabolical
SIR – Being a 78-year-old widow and having lived in Baildon for 54 years, the bus service that operates, the 659 Hopper up Baildon Road, is diabolical, to say the least. The Hopper runs hourly, but misses at least once a day, if not more, every day of
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Raising a glass to pub victory
Regulars at a Bradford pub will tonight be raising their glasses to celebrate a famous victory that would surely have brought a smile to the face of the great statesman it is named after. The Winston Churchill’s future, in the short to medium
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Monday, January 24, 2011
25 years ago: Bradford metropolitan district’s 340,000 ratepayers were facing a 30 per cent rate increase. 50 years ago: Councillor Benjamin Wilfred Berry was chosen as the next Lord Mayor of Bradford in succession to Alderman Edgar Robinson. His wife
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
25 years ago: University students in Bradford were facing a debts crisis and they blamed Government education cuts. 50 years ago: Two appeals by a Bradford building firm against Spenborough Corporation’s refusal to grant permission to build
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Billiards results
Bradford & District Sunday School League – Eastbrook C 6, Pudsey 1; Great Horton 5, Princeville B 2; Princeville A 4, Eastbrook A 3. Breaks: B Royston (Great Horton) 39, 38; P Devitt (Eastbrook A) 30. Leading positions (played 14 unless stated): Eastbrook
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‘Spy’ power must be used fairly
Councils come in for a lot of criticism for the tactic of employing so-called snoopers to police their by-laws and, as highlighted today, to monitor their own staff. And at a time when swingeing cuts are being imposed, some might argue that
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Balancing plans with the people
egulars at the Winston Churchill pub showed the true value of people power when plans to demolish it to make way for a car park were withdrawn last week. Bosses at a neighbouring electrical company in Wakefield Road, Bradford, had intended to buy it
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Driver, 20, killed in high-speed car chase crash
A 20-year-old male driver was killed and a 15-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries when the car they were in crashed at high speed while it was being chased by police. Two other passengers in the black Seat Leon, a 16-year-old girl and
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VIDEO: Woman, 94, beaten up by burglar in care home
A police manhunt was being held last night for a burglar who attacked a 94-year-old woman at a Bradford care home leaving her with severe head injuries. The intruder broke in through a window at the ground floor flat at Rosewood Court in Shakespeare
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Stand-off the stand-out performer for Bulls, says Barrow
Player performance manager Stuart Barrow hailed ‘exceptional’ Kyle Briggs after the lively stand-off made an impressive start to his Bulls career. Signed from Featherstone less than two weeks ago, Briggs has spent much of that time getting
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Bradford Bulls new boy Briggs kicks stuffing out of Rams
There are still more questions than answers but the new-look Bulls continued to take shape in a comfortable win at Dewsbury. As a yardstick for the new Super League season it won’t have offered much – a mixed team of older heads and young hopefuls
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Rise in number of teachers facing disciplinary action
A total of 69 Bradford teachers faced disciplinary action last year, for allegations including theft, child protection issues, gross misconduct and, in one case, drugs misuse. The figure is an increase from 2009 when 45 teachers faced discipline
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Total nonsense I tried to influence ref, says Bradford City boss Taylor
Peter Taylor today denied that he had any part in City’s game with Burton getting called off. Referee Neil Swarbrick pulled the plug just 90 minutes before Saturday’s kick-off after ruling that the middle section of the Valley Parade pitch
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Furious Peschisolido insists Valley Parade pitch was safe
Paul Peschisolido believes there was nothing wrong with the Valley Parade pitch “in any way, shape or form.” Burton’s manager was livid that Saturday’s game did not take place – and angry that his team were not informed early enough by referee Neil
