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SOUTHEND 4 CITY 0
City were crushed 4-0 at Roots Hall tonight to stay locked in the fight for survival. Jon McLaughlin's reflex save kept out a Graham Coughlan header before Southend took the lead from the penalty spot. Luke O'Brien, forced to play right back, fouled
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Cup final clash
Whetley Lane face old rivals Harrogate in the final of the West Riding County Vets Cup, who have former Bradford City players Dean Windass and Peter Beagrie in their side. But Whetley Lane will be in confident mood after demolishing Wortley 6-0 in the
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Yorkshire crumble to Onions bowling
England bowler Graham Onions made a successful return from injury to put Yorkshire firmly behind the eight-ball in their LV= County Championship match against Durham at Headingley. The White Rose county lost their last eight wickets for 49 runs in 31.1
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City team news
Peter Jackson was thrown a late defensive headache for the Southend game when Steve Williams pulled out with a training injury. With Lewis Hunt not available, City's back four included Luke O'Brien at right back and Lee Bullock centre half. Gareth Evans
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Crucial we all give the beer a rest over Easter
It’s that time of year again. The Easter period is upon us and it could be massively important to our chances this year. We need to get a few wins under our belt to set ourselves up for the rest of the season because the next few weeks
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Sue's 30 enjoyable years at Bradford school
Children and staff said ‘thank-you’ to their stalwart dinner supervisor for sticking with them for 30 years. Sue Winning (pictured with pupils) started work at Ley Top Primary School, in 1981. She joined the staff on a voluntary basis but she was
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Hume takes to Avenue No 2 role like a duck to water
Bradford Park Avenue manager John Deacey said this week that he had been amazed how well his assistant Mark Hume had adapted to management. When Deacey returned to Horsfall Stadium for a third spell in the hot-seat midway through this season
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It's lift off as Rebekah makes it a hat-trick
Denholme’s Rebekah Tiler has taken gold in the Aviva Sportshall Athletics United Kingdom finals in Birmingham for a third successive year. The Bingley Harrier won the under-13 girls’ vertical jump for West Yorkshire at the LG Arena inside the
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Choosing my 16 for final was the hardest part - Thackley boss Morgan
Thackley boss Dave Morgan felt all of their players deserved to be in the squad for Wednesday night’s West Riding County Cup final at Valley Parade, and admitted it was his worst job as boss deciding who made the cut. Morgan said: "For weeks, ever since
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Eccleshill United are still waiting for answers from the FA
Eccleshill United are still awaiting a date for their meeting with the authorities regarding their overseas players. The players began the season for the Eagles, but their inclusion seems to have stirred up a hornet’s nest Mark Ellis is running
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Double Bunny triumph for Adams
With Easter fast approaching, and despite many looking to the London Marathon this weekend, Penistone Hill near Haworth has been the venue for the fast and furious Bunny Run series on Tuesday nights. These popular races are contested over
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Leeds unchanged against Wasps
Leeds Carnegie head coach Neil Back has been able to name an unchanged 23-man squad for the Aviva Premiership trip to Wasps. Skipper Marco Wentzel has not recovered in time from a hamstring injury that ruled him out at the last minute last week for the
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Gloucestershire Under-20s will provide stiff test
Yorkshire face arguably the biggest hurdle they are likely to encounter in the defence of their National Under-20 Championship crown when they take on Gloucestershire - the side they beat last season to claim the title - at Halifax RUFC on Sunday (2,15
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Joe takes Root as Yorkshire start reply
Joe Root has made an encouraging start to life as a Yorkshire opener in LV= County Championship cricket against Durham at Headingley today. The 20-year-old, who is 35 not out at lunch on day two, has played a couple of eye-catching strokes as the hosts
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VIDEO: Masked raiders in Thornbury store attack
A woman shopkeeper suffered head injuries during a robbery carried out by two masked men in Bradford today. Moor Stores in Leeds Old Road, Thornbury, has been cordoned off by police following the morning raid.
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Robin Hood arrowing in on the treble
Bradford Sunday Alliance League Amateur Cup champions Robin Hood will be looking to reach the final of the Bradford & District FA Sunday Cup when they take on Division 2B side Harold Club in Sunday's semi-final at Rawdon Meadows. The treble-chasing Division
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First-rate results for Bradford fencers
Bradford Fencing Club have scored their first hits on the Yorkshire fencing scene after three years building from beginners classes at Thornton Recreation Centre. Kat Robinson and Bex Dunn, both taking part in their first-ever competition
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Bowman a winner at Bramham Park
More than 270 runners competed in the sunshine at Bramham Park last Sunday in a ranking event which attracted orienteers from across the region. The fast terrain of parkland and mixed woodland was more of a physical than a technical challenge
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'Big knit' launches Shipley fundraising effort
Knitters at an arts studio wrapped a 102-metre scarf round their ageing building to kick-start a £3,000 fundraising drive for its refurbishment. Kirkgate Art and Crafts Studio in Shipley is hosting a series of events in the run-up to its 30th anniversary
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Pudsey mum and daughter in charity bounce
A mother and daughter have signed up for a sponsored space hopper bounce for charity. Susan Hartland, 47, and daughter Pippa Hartland-Knightley, 11, from Pudsey, decided to take part in Bounce for Leeds after Susan’s uncle was diagnosed with terminal
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Friday, April 15, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Terence Paul Cooper, aged 39, of Radwell Drive, Broomfields; handling stolen goods, committing offences during period of conditional discharge, dealt with for the original offence of theft,
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Silsden ball set to boost heart unit
A Silsden woman is organising a ball to raise money for heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. Jody Ellis, a leading light with Silsden All-Star Majorettes, is organising the June 4 event with her aunt and friends. She said: “One of the reasons for
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German students visit Skipton
Dozens of students from Germany spent eight days in Skipton as part of an annual exchange visit. A total of 45 children and three members of staff from Tassilo Gymnasium, Simbach-am-Inn, visited the area as part of a reciprocal arrangement with Skipton
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Skipton quiz night raises cash for worthy causes
An annual quiz night and auction has raised a record £3,500 for two charities. The event, staged at Skipton’s Rendezvous Hotel, was organised by Skipton police officer Steve Menzies. Now he has split the proceeds between Children’s Cancer Research
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Ilkley Moor pool work underway
Improvements to the traditional outdoor paddling pool on the edge of Ilkley Moor should be completed by Easter. Diggers have moved in to dredge the water feature and landscape the area off Wells Road. The £5,000 project carried out by Bradford Council
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Friday, April 15, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Baildon: construction of single- storey gable extension, 31 Ferncliffe Drive. Baildon: change outer leaf of built to artificial stone and conversion of garage to living area,
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Musical youth get ready for first show
Seven new bands will take to the stage of the Mart Theatre, Skipton, today. It is the culmination of the theatre’s schools project, which allows students to work with musicians. Since February there have been after-school workshops where youngsters
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Tyre depot site set to be sold off in £10m land sale
A former tyre depot in Bradford is being offered for sale as part of £10 million of property belonging to the former regional development agency Yorkshire Forward. The National Tyres Site, in Leeds Road, is among 15 sites owned by Yorkshire
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Girls are tops in rugby competition
Girls from Haworth Primary School won the Oakbank cluster tag rugby competition, played against seven other local schools. The girls went on to the area finals to win another trophy, defeating Eastwood, Merlin Top, St Anne’s and Burley Woodhead schools
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100 jobs created by recycling company
More than 100 new jobs are due to be created by a specialist West Yorkshire waste management firm which already has 40 staff, only months after it starting trading. Sunersol, based in Heckmondwike and Mirfield, was officially launched this
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University honours business excellence
Academics who are supporting local businesses, running their own enterprises or helping to put Bradford on the map for social care have been recognised in the Bradford University annual Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Awards. University staff member
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Top Liberal Democrat tours Bradford
Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes voiced his support for the party’s local election campaign during a visit to Bradford yesterday. Speaking to party members at the Impressions Gallery in Centenary Square, he admitted it had taken the Liberal
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Urgent plea to blood donors
Blood donors are being asked to make an effort to keep appointments over the four-day Easter break, closely followed by the Royal Wedding and May bank holiday weekend. The call comes from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the organisation responsible
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Saltaire exhibition serves up a pinch of Salt
A collection of memorabilia associated with industrialist Sir Titus Salt and artefacts used by the first people to work at Salts Mill will go on display as part of Saltaire’s World Heritage Day celebrations. The exhibition will include pieces
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Ceremony marks ‘bear house’ work
A ceremony will take place tomorrow to mark the official reopening of a park’s summerhouse. The stone building, near the entrance to Oakworth Park, Keighley, has undergone an extensive £3,000 refurbishment. The building will now contain historic displays
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Urban Garden attack 'a shame'
A tree planted to mark the opening of Bradford Urban Garden has been damaged. The fruit tree was planted last summer when the temporary green space – a £300,000 project, between Westfield, Bradford Council and Yorkshire Forward – was officially
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‘Old-timer’ O’Brien desperate to perform in new division with Bradford City
These may be changing times for Luke O’Brien but one scenario remains frustratingly the same. In a season that has seen him pass 100 league games, the local lad has become the unofficial longest-serving player in the City dressing room.
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Drug dealer who sold shotgun to undercover officer jailed
A drug dealer who provided a sawn-off shotgun for an undercover police officer has been jailed for nine years. Raja Hanif , 24, obtained the firearm when the officer pretended he was in dispute with another man over a drugs debt. Prosecutor
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Plans pose a danger
SIR – I am writing to express my concern regarding Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s (pictured) plans for the NHS. I am very worried about these drastic changes being pushed through without being successfully trialled first. David Cameron and Nick Clegg
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Change is only way
SIR – On four separate days and locations within the Shipley constituency, when canvassing in the last General Election, I encountered four retired NHS managers. All volunteered the same independent comment – they were fully aware of massive waste within
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Bankers still to blame
SIR – We have all seen the appalling images of rioting in the centre of London, the rent-a-mob and thugs-r-us faction hijacking what was basically a peaceful march highlighting strong feeling of the country against unfair and unjust government cutbacks
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Link is so important
SIR – Proposals to grant grandparents legal rights to maintain contact with their grandchildren after family breakdown are to be welcomed. Grandparents play an increasingly important role in these days when so many couples both work. But if divorce or
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Hear patients’ voices
SIR – The Government has just announced its intention to ‘pause’ and listen on NHS reform. Various health and social care organisations were delighted when the bill was first announced, and the Government promised that the principle of ‘no decision about
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VIDEO: Bradford communities gear up for big wedding
With only a fortnight to go until the big day, plans for Royal Wedding celebrations across the Bradford district are taking shape. Bradford Council has received applications to close roads in Cullingworth, Baildon, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale from
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Are scares making us all to cautious
SIR – In the latest cancer-scare, we’re now told that any consumption of alcohol will give us all cancer. Add this to tobacco, red meat, sunlight, coffee and all the other hysterical outputs from over-funded time-wasters. What they never say is that
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Bradford Bulls would throw open door to city neighbours
Bulls chairman Peter Hood has opened the door for Bradford City to move to Odsal. Hood admitted he would welcome talks with the Bantams board if they decided to move away from Valley Parade. City are faced with an annual bill of around £1.25million
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VIDEO: Youths blamed for Thornton mill arson
A blaze that badly damaged a Bradford mill building is being treated as arson. More than 80 firefighters were called to Prospect Mill, off Thornton Road, Thornton, with many working until the early hours of yesterday to bring it under control. Hayden
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Friday, April 15, 2011
25 years ago: Businesses staged demonstrations of their work at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Dudley Hill to mark the 40th anniversary of Bradford and District Industrial Safety and Welfare Association. 50 years ago: An invasion by more than
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Teenage robber is jailed for Bradford bat raid
A teenager who threatened to “smash” a filling station worker’s head in with a rounders bat during a robbery has been locked up for two-and-a-half years. Joshua Bottomley, 18, escaped with only a packet of cigarettes during the raid at the
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Manningham man accused of dawn sex attacks
A supermarket worker raped one woman and sexually assaulted another after grabbing them on the streets of Bradford as they walked to work, a jury heard. Rehees Ali, 27, raped the shop assistant in Valley Road, saying he had a knife and was
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Dark side of the need for a tan
If I thought I could have potentially left my children without a mum, through having a tan, I would never have done it.” Jane Cain began using sunbeds at a time when awareness of the dangers of sun exposure wasn’t what it is today. Under recent regulations
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Confusion that needs sorting out
The handling by the Government of the disposal of sites and properties owned by Yorkshire Forward seems somewhat confused at the least. When the Regional Development Agencies were closed down, what would happen to the land in their possession
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Royal do’s aren’t really my thing...
It is 1977 and I am seven years old. The world is a very different place from what it is now. There is no internet, there are only three channels on the telly, and punk rock is new and frightening and strangely alluring. It is also the year that the
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High-fashion shop set to open in Ilkley
A new high-end fashion shop in Ilkley is set to break new ground for a successful German company. Businessman Chris Batley has won the right to open an Oska shop in the town – the first outside London. The popular brand currently has only one shop
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Jackson: Bradford City may have to move
Peter Jackson today admitted that City’s emotional ties to Valley Parade won’t pay the bills. The club are facing an uncertain future after conceding that they cannot afford the stadium overheads while stuck in League Two. If attempts
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Armed police swoop on Keighley shop
Eye-witnesses have spoken of their shock after armed police swooped on a town centre shop following reports of a man with a gun. A 39-year-old shop worker was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and a handgun was recovered during
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Tourism students take to the slopes
Students from the district jetted off to Italy for an exciting work placement at a popular ski resort. The travel and tourism students took part in lessons based around the snow-covered slopes of Folgarida. To gain an in-depth insight
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Car crash survivor to run London Marathon for charity
A Bradford man who nearly died in a car crash last year is set to run the London marathon on Sunday. John Swift, 49, of Horton Bank Top, spent more than two weeks in hospital after crashing his car in Queensbury last March. He suffered
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Archive footage to be shown on Odsal big screen
Archive footage of Odsal Stadium will be played to rugby fans on the venue’s big screen next week. The Yorkshire Film Archive has been working on the production with support from the Bradford Bulls Foundation and funding by Screen Yorkshire. A limited-edition
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Widening Watford gap is Leeds United aim
The Watford gap takes on a whole new meaning for Leeds United when they tackle Malky Mackay’s Hornets at Elland Road tomorrow. A Watford win would sentence United to three successive defeats for the first time in just over a year and keep alive
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Safety first before kids get Bradford City chance
Peter Jackson will show more faith in City’s youth – once the spectre of relegation has gone. Alex Flett and Dominic Rowe are travelling down with the squad to Southend today. With numbers stretched, Jackson also considered taking Adam Robinson. But
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Children's wards chosen for new block at Bradford Royal Infirmary
Children’s services has emerged as the preferred speciality for a £28 million ward block planned for Bradford Royal Infirmary. The public was asked to join staff, patients and governors of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in deciding
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Bradford Tory MPs back leader over immigration
A speech on immigration by the Prime Minister yesterday drew support from Bradford’s Conservative MPs but others have accused him of timing it to coincide with the election period. In his speech to Tory activists Mr Cameron said reducing immigration
