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Bradford Park Avenue march on
Bradford Park Avenue moved up to third place in the Evo-Stik Premier Division with a 2-0 win at home to Ashton United tonight. The hosts were without leading scorer Tom Greaves, skipper Rob O’Brien and the versatile Adam Clayton but gained victory to
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Bursary to be set up in name of Bradford Grammar School head teacher
A bursary scheme to help pupils join an independent school will be the legacy of its retiring head master. Stephen Davidson, who will step down as head of Bradford Grammar School in December, will have the fund named in his honour after 15 years at the
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Drugs plot accused tells of shock at arrest
A mother-of-two has told a jury she was shocked to be arrested for a multi-million pound drugs plot she had no knowledge of. Maxine Robinson, 39, said she believed wagon deliveries to a Bradford business where she was company secretary were
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Wharfedale line to get extra train services
A rail users’ group has given a cautious welcome to timetables changes on the Wharfe-dale line as a result of additional carriages arriving in West Yorkshire. The Telegraph & Argus reported last week how an investment of £10 million will provide 20
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Police warn election fraud won't be tolerated
Police have warned a robust stance to fraud or malpractice will be taken at the local elections. Electoral fraud experts from the police, local authorities, Crown Prosecution Service and the Electoral Commission have been working together for months
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Bradford's London Marathon runners raise thousands
Thousands of pounds are now rolling in for charities after Bradford runners completed the gruelling London Marathon. Bradford East Liberal Democrats MP David Ward, hopes to have raised £2,000 for Bradford’s Marie Curie Hospice with his efforts on Sunday
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Robin Hood snatch win to book final spot
Robin Hood kept their treble hopes alive by booking their place in the Bradford & District Sunday Cup final with an extra-time victory over Harold Club. The Bradford Sunday Alliance Division 2A side took the lead but a penalty from Ben Ullah brought
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Woodlands win after last-ball drama
Bradford League sides Woodlands and Spen Victoria won through to the second round of the Heavy Woollen Cup. Woodlands lost three early wickets chasing Methley’s 251 and looked certain to lose but won by one wicket thanks to a four off the last
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Corrie's Steve a star with a big heart
Steve Huison remembers the days when, halfway through a night out in a social club, a man with a basket of seafood would turn up. “I should remember it – I was that man!” he grins. “I used to go round pubs and clubs selling wet fish. The trick was to
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Network web launch
The new Bradford Amateur Theatre network, set up following a £5,000 grant from Bradford Council and BCreative, is launching its website at a special event next month. The network is aimed at encouraging, promoting and celebrating the district’s amateur
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The Dales are just waiting for you
The Yorkshire Dales has long been a jewel in the county’s crown, and now it has become something of a national treasure, thanks largely to a TV show pulling in more than four million viewers. The Dales, a 12-part ITV series presented by Bradford-born
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Have you got the winning Touch?
The summer Touch Rugby League starts on Thursday, May 12 (registration night) at Bradford Salem RUFC, Shay Lane, Heaton (7pm-8.30pm). Each team has a squad of ten for the six-a-side matches, and two females or males must be on the pitch at any one
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The summer of forbidden love
Secret Summer, by Narvel Annable, The Nazca Plains Corporation, £12.99 Narvel Annable knows all about homophobia. Bullied as a child and an adult, he has endured the agony of being treated as an outsider, simply because he is gay. Narvel,
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Don’t run so fast with those beans
At this time of year, no-nonsense TV gardener Christine Walkden’s dining room table looks like a potting shed paradise, disappearing under a sea of seed trays, plant pots and other bits and pieces to encourage young plants into growth. Some of the space
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Riding club's fifth place at nationals
Eldwick Riding club enjoyed success at the prestigious British Riding Club (BRC) National Winter Dressage Championships at Hartpury College Equestrian Centre in Gloucestershire. The team of Jenny Lucas, 15, riding Gangsters Moll, Emily Wilkinson, 16
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Hodge goal to win world pairs crown
Hebden’s Andrew Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed have set their sights on the world championships and overhauling arch rivals New Zealand after winning the GB Rowing trials. Hodge and Reed produced a commanding finish in still conditions at Eton-Dorney, the
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Keeping trolleybus memories alive
A while ago we had some correspondence from Mrs J Spencer, inquiring about when the last trolleybuses in Bradford ran. As you might imagine, our old Remember When? friend Stanley King, formerly Lord Mayor of this parish, was quick off the buffers. Mr
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Bradford Grammar School girls fall at final hurdle
Bradford Grammar School’s senior netball team were runners-up in the inaugural National Independent Schools’ Cup. Having competed in a number of local and regional matches, the girls reached the final by beating Bishop’s Stortford in the semi-final
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Adeyemi out of Bradford City crunch game
Midfielder Tom Adeyemi faces a couple of weeks on the sidelines with a thigh strain. City's on-loan teenager, who suffered the injury during the Southend defeat, has gone back to parent club Norwich for treatment. But there is better
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Same again for Khan in repeat win
Tasif Khan claimed his fifth win as a professional with a repeat points victory over Pavel Senkovs at the MEN Arena. The Girlington super-bantamweight won all four rounds on referee Michael Alexander’s scorecard. Khan, 28, had previously beaten Mansfield
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Cusack hits four in six of the best
Alex Cusack netted four goals as Albion Sports kept up the pressure on West Riding County Amateur League pacesetters Bay Athletic with a 6-2 trouncing of Storthes Hall. The battle for the PREMIER DIVISION title is very much a two-club race and although
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Final honours even for BD3 and Park
BD3 United and Park shared the honours as the Spen Valley League rivals faced each other twice in a week in two different semi-finals. It needed extra-time to split the sides in the SONDER CUP, with BD3 finally winning a penalty shoot-out 3-1 after a
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Dabill on a roll
James Dabill retained his unbeaten 2011 record with victory in the third British Trials Championship event of the year. The Cookridge Beta-UK international won by a clear margin at Kinlochleven in Scotland, ahead of Scarborough rival Michael Brown.
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It's ladies night for Bradford Dragons
Bradford Dragons are reforming their senior women’s team. Players of all abilities aged over 14 are invited to join the summer workout sessions at Bradford College Sports Hall, Trinity Road on Thursday nights from 8pm to 9.30pm. For more information
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School gets good mark from inspectors
A Shipley primary school has been judged “good” following its latest Ofsted inspection. Inspectors found Low Ash Primary School, in Wrose Road, Shipley, to have many strengths, while pupils “enjoy school and consider themselves as ambassadors for Low
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Children take centre stage in musical
Popular children’s film High School Musical was brought to the stage at a Bradford primary school as 80 seven to 11-year-olds took part in a singing and dancing extravaganza. The Swain House Primary School pupils had rehearsed twice a week for the show
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Silsden pub festival will raise a glass to ale
At least 17 traditional cask-conditioned ales will be on offer at a pub’s beer festival. Emphasis will be on a selection of ales not normally found in the area during the event at the Kings Arms, Silsden. The festival runs from next Friday until Sunday
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Monday, April 18, 2011
The following applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Ilkley: single-storey extension to rear, Dalehurst, 2 Middleton Avenue. Ilkley: construction of Class B1 business units, Arc Car Wash, Riverside Business Park, Dansk Way. Ilkley: installation
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Morrisons unveils plans for more parking at Thornbury HQ
Supermarket giant Morrisons has submitted plans for hundreds of new parking spaces at its Bradford headquarters. More than 2,500 staff work at Hilmore House, in Gain Lane, Thornbury, and residents in the area have complained about workers parking
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Market share leads to three appointments
A significant increase in market share has led to the expansion of estate agency Dacre Son & Hartley’s Ilkley operation . The firm has appointed three extra staff made three appointments. The firm said it had increased its market share in both the residential
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Do you need funding? Get in touch!
Two expanding Bradford firms were among those benefiting from more than £5 million worth of investment by regional funding body Finance Yorkshire over the last seven months. And the body which provides various types of funding from £15,000 to £2 million
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Arson-hit Addingham shop may have to be torn down
The owner of a shop targeted by arsonists fears the building might have to be demolished as a result of fire damage. The village shop in Addingham was attacked twice in less than 48 hours earlier this month, with the second attack causing at
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Burley residents show off their green fingers
Residents at a nursing home are getting ready to show off their green fingers as part of a nationwide project. From 11am on Tuesday, staff and residents at the Burley Hall Nursing Home, Burley-in-Wharfedale, will take part in the Community Crops ‘sow
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Pupils take charge at Riddlesden school
The tables were turned at a primary school when two pupils became headteachers for the day. Hannah Rashid and Hammaad Wasim took on the roles at St Mary’s Primary School, Riddlesden, as reward for their fundraising efforts on Red Nose Day. Hannah, nine
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Fire in woodpile damages Bradford house
A blaze at a house in Heaton, Bradford started when a pile of wood in a back garden caught fire last night. The flames spread to the semi-detached house in Chellow Grange Road, damaging the back of the property. The occupants evacuated the house on
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Plea for help with Ilkley charity ball
A date has been set for the 25th anniversary charity Christmas ball in Ilkley. This year’s Holly Ball will take place at the Craiglands Hotel, Cowpasture Road, on Saturday, December 10, raising money for Yorkshire Cancer Research. A glittering ABBA
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Heckmondwike teenager turns his life around
Heckmondwike teenager Jonathan Kirby has turned his back on anti-social behaviour and signed up for a career in the Army. The 17-year-old attended an Army Community Challenge in York last May through the Kirklees Anti-Social Behaviour Unit after he was
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Injuries trigger dog-fight worries
The trustee of a welfare organisation believes a severely-injured animal it rescued could have been a victim of dog fighting in Bradford. Members of Yorkshire Rose Dog Rescue were called to Rooley Lane, Bierley, to aid a lurcher which had serious injuries
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Anti-freeze poison alert as more cats die
More cases of suspected poisoning of cats with anti-freeze in Bradford have been reported to police. Katie Lloyd, a co-ordinator for Bradford Cat Watch Rescue, believes the deaths of two of her pets have been caused deliberately. The
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VIDEO: Taking the plunge for civic charity
More than 60 brave volunteers abseiled 30 metres from the top of Bradford Central Library at the weekend to raise money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Among those taking part in the challenge, held in aid of the Nell Bank outdoor centre in Ilkley, was
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'Virtual bus lane' bid gets green light
Bradford is to pilot a “virtual bus lane” scheme which is aimed at reducing journey times and could eventually replace traditional bus lanes. Satellite tracking GPS technology has been adapted to allow traffic lights to be changed to give buses priority
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New bid for Euston to Bradford train link
A train company bidding to run direct services between London and Bradford along the West Coast Main Line is preparing to resubmit plans after the rail regulator refused its original submission. Alliance Rail Holdings has produced a ‘briefing note’ outlining
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Event puts Muslim women in the spotlight
Muslim women in Bradford have organised what they believe to be the first national residential conference of its kind in the city. All women are welcome to attend the Daughters of Eve conference at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, in Bradford Road,
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Bradford police issue social-network website crime warning
Computer-savvy criminals are now scrutinising social network sites for clues to homes they can target in burglaries, police in Bradford have warned. The would-be burglars are checking up on Facebook, Twitter and other easily-accessible sites
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Ilkley station security boost welcomed
A rail users’ group has backed plans to introduce 16 new security cameras to a station – and called for more cameras at other stations in the district. Northern Rail has applied to Bradford Council for permission to install the CCTV cameras as part
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4,000 chasing just 50 trainee jobs at company
Cut-throat competition for jobs caused by record unemployment among young people has resulted in more than 4,000 hopefuls applying for 50 engineering apprenticeships at a building services group. Ilkley-based firm N G Bailey was inundated with
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A vested interest
SIR – The debate on the referendum regarding the proposal to change the long-established parliamentary voting system is regularly the subject of published correspondence, and both sides are putting the case for support or rejection. One of the significant
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Fair and simple votes
SIR – It’s sad that most opponents of the alternate vote and getting rid of our unfair voting system lack some very basic knowledge. I wrote to correct one correspondent (T&A, April 12) , when Emmerson Walgrove, on the same page, wrote a totally erroneous
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Set the trees free
SIR – Re your report (T&A, April 2) on a new Forestry Commission grant scheme to encourage local landowners to plant trees. Well, two cheers for that! It would be three, if only there were a guarantee that some time in the next ten years someone would
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National day is a cause for celebration
SIR – Speaking as a long-standing English nationalist incensed by the appropriation of my nationhood by the idiot fringes of fascism, I welcome the Centenary Square celebration of our national day (and Shakespeare’s birthday) on April 23, though I shall
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Laundry overload won’t wash
This morning I put three loads in the washing machine, one dark colours and two whites. The laundry basket is still not empty, and in a couple of days’ time it will once again be full to the brim. I seem to spend half my life keeping on top of it, so
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Simple skip solution?
SIR – With regard to fly-tipping, a trained monkey would realise people on benefits or low wages cannot afford skip hire charges. If the local authority could place a skip within walking distance once a fortnight, for 24 hours or whatever, people could
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Strange comparison
SIR – How can Graham Hoyle (Letters, March 30) compare Libya’s supplying of weapons to the IRA, and our support today of the Libyan rebels today? The UN did not support Libya’s intervention in the UK but does support our and others’ intervention – including
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Sweet turns sour
SIR – It is scandalous in these times of severe cut backs that resources in the police force are still being wasted. It was recently reported that officers were dispatched by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary to investigate a case of a pink marshmellow
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System is unfair
SIR – OAPs must be reeling from the latest assault on them, this time by Tory work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Bad enough that Labour ‘mugged’ many with small personal pensions by means-tested pension credits, but for the coalition
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No cuts at hospital
SIR – Cuts can be made in most firms and organisations, but Airedale Hospital is not one of them. Over the past four years I have had excellent treatment there including two nights’ stay on two separate occasions. And in the last six weeks, my wife has
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Club is the wheel deal for a fun time
A cycling club for children with disabilities in the Bradford district has been formed. More than 70 people attended Sunday’s opening of Bradford Wheels4All, which provides specially-adapted bikes for youngsters with mental and physical disabilities
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Playing blame game
SIR – To those moaning about the Coalition Government blaming Labour for the appalling financial mess they left the country in just a mere ten months into their term of office, do remember Labour blamed the Tories for a full 13 years. Additionally, the
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Sad end for place full of memories
SIR – I read with regret about the closure of Drummond Road baths. Once again it is a matter of getting rid of everything that is old. I was brought up in the area, and with family and friends I learned to swim there. We joined the thriving Manningham
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Ironman Samuel's marathon challenge
When Samuel Fuller completed the London Marathon yesterday, he was preparing for an even greater challenge this summer. The former pupil at Keighley’s Oakbank School, who now lives in Highbury, London, is to take part in the Ironman triathlon
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'Sorry for school's closure' says head
A head teacher has apologised to parents for closing a secondary school for an extra fortnight while it moves to new buildings on its site. The majority of pupils at Beckfoot School, Bingley, have been told to stay at home for ten school days before
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Can 'free school' be the answer?
In October 1986, the Telegraph & Argus reported that a “political storm” was brewing over a proposal by the-then Conservative Government to create 20 city colleges of excellence with a bias towards science. Labour’s shadow education spokesman Giles Radice
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Monday, April 18, 2011
25 years ago: Schoolboy Simon Rhodes, ten, won applause from councillors by presenting a petition to save the city's Park Avenue Cricket Ground. 50 years ago: Glasgow police were to stop a wedding between a 17-year-old Bradford girl and a 62
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Careful with that social networking
Social media is a very wonderful tool, and one that has transformed the lives of many in the 21st century. Even ten years ago, the thought of being able to share in a matter of seconds a photograph taken at, say, a birthday party with family
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Everyone should be considered
Homes. It might be a traditional, perhaps an old-fashioned view, but we still regard places where we live as our castles. Perhaps there is nothing wrong with that, yet some people find that this, among the basic human rights, is often challenged. In
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Potter takes the blame for Bradford Bulls flop
Mick Potter admits the buck stops with him for the Bulls’ embarrassment at Salford. The shocking 56-16 defeat represented a low point of the Aussie’s tenure in the Odsal hot-seat but he refused to seek excuses. Bradford have slipped to tenth in the
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Daley in Bradford City squad to face Burton
Omar Daley is being urged to provide the “spark” for City to kill off any lingering fears of relegation. The Jamaican trained with the team again yesterday after Rotherham agreed to send him back early from his loan spell. And Daley, who has spent
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Woeful Bradford Bulls are left Red-faced after rout
Salford City Reds 56 Bradford Bulls 16 Disappointment doesn’t come close. Embarrassing, inept and unacceptable are probably closer to the mark but whatever way you look at it, the Bulls have some serious soul-searching to do. The time for excuses has
