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Bulls 22 Rhinos 30
A sterling effort yielded nothing as the Bulls suffered their third straight defeat in a nervy Odsal derby. Despite a vast improvement from the previous week's effort at Salford, Mick Potter's side came up short once more. Bradford started
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Notts blown off course by Gale force
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale went a long way to setting up an impressive victory against champions Nottinghamshire with a breathtaking hundred at Headingley today. The 27-year-old left-hander dominated a last wicket partnership of 82 with Oliver
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FA admit lack of knowledge over Leeds United owners
The Football Association have sent a clarification to MPs admitting they do not know who are the ultimate owners of Leeds, it can be disclosed. The FA have told the Culture, Media and Sport committee they do not know the identities of the people behind
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Man charged over 'chicken on bike' incident at store
Police were called to reports of a man riding a bicycle in a supermarket while dressed as a chicken. A 21-year-old man from Skipton has been arrested in connection with an incident at the town’s Tesco store. He has been charged with
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Compromise over Rooley Lane steak house hours
A Bradford restaurant owner has backed down over plans to open until the early hours after residents raised concerns over noise, litter and trouble. But plans to open a steak house on the site of the former Little Chef in Rooley Lane are still
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Bradford College more than doubles its higher education fees
Bradford College bosses have defended a decision to more than double its higher education tuition fees to £6,700 from next year. The college, which is one of the largest of its kind in the UK, will impose the new fees for students from 2012
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Travellers move on to Holme Wood recreation ground
Concerns have been raised by a councillor about potential damage to a Bradford park after travellers set up camp there. About 12 caravans have moved on to Knowles Lane Park, also known as Knowles Recreation Ground, in Holme Wood. Councillor John Ruding
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Wharfedale focus on survival fight
Wharfedale are one of the few local sides with something left to play for this season – although they will be wishing they weren’t. While fellow National League One side Otley host Coventry having already been relegated, the Greens are in a battle not
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Only one winner in dispute over Bradford City rent
Lee Bullock column Hearing stories about a possible move away from Valley Parade makes you realise the position the club are in. As players, nobody wants a relegation on their CV, especially from the bottom league. So the pressure is already on. But
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Yorkshire paceman Ashraf speeds in for Undercliffe debut
Yorkshire’s teenage fast bowler Moin Ashraf is set to make his debut for Undercliffe in Saturday’s JCT600 Bradford League Division One clash with Manningham Mills. It means that the talented 19-year-old will be in direct opposition to his elder
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Bradford Park Avenue chase play-off guarantee
Bradford Park Avenue go into their final home game of the Evo-Stik League regular season with boss John Deacey wanting a win for two reasons – not least to gain inclusion to the end-of-season Premier Division extras. Avenue would be guaranteed a place
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Bradford Dudley Hill smarting after letting rivals off hook
Bradford Dudley Hill’s National Conference Premier Division tenure is hanging by a thread as they take on bottom side York Acorn in their final home game of the season on Saturday. Defeat at the hands of West Hull on Tuesday night has left Hill needing
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Ausssie Jason looks just Wright for Ben Rhydding
Jason Wright knows the taste of success, having been part of Burley’s championship-winning side in the Aire-Wharfe League last season. Now, after three years at Hodson Park, the Australian has moved down a division where newly-promoted Ben
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Salts aim to close in on promotion
In-form Salts must maintain the tempo if they are to ensure a return to the top flight of the West Riding County Amateur League. Salts have won their last three games to move top of Division One but on Saturday face a tough trip to Heckmondwike Town,
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Parsley calls for flying finish by champions Farsley
FARSLEY AFC will be looking to put on a performance befitting the Kool Sport Northern Counties East League champions on Saturday when they host Lincoln Moorlands Railway knowing they have already landed the Premier Division title and promotion to the
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Wibsey Warriors on target for promotion
Pennine League Championship leaders Wibsey Warriors host Dewsbury Moor on Saturday in rampant form after last week’s stunning President’s Cup success at Siddal. The Warriors still regard promotion to the Premier Division as their highest priority, which
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Angling lines
BRADFORD No1 AA: The first members’ match of the year was last weekend at Raskelf Lake. It was won by Graham Jackson with 39lb 13oz of F1s. Second was Fred Prudham with 20lb and join-third were Stuart Hemingway and James Vickerman with 18lb 8oz
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Gale blasts Yorkshire into pole position
Andrew Gale is in the midst of the innings of his life as Yorkshire continue to ram home the advantage against Nottinghamshire at Headingley. The Yorkshire skipper went in to lunch on the second day on 143 not out with his side 334-9 from 90 overs in
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More bad news for Bradford City defender Ramsden
Injury-jinxed Simon Ramsden suffered another blow this morning when he had to pull out of training. The City defender, who has been limited to just three appearances this season, rejoined his team-mates today with a view to possibly featuring
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Guiseley look to get back in the zone
Guiseley host Gainsborough Trinity on Saturday looking for three points having dropped out of the Blue Square Bet North play-off zone following Tuesday’s home draw against struggling Gloucester City. But Lions boss Steve Kittrick has injury woes and
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Man charged with murder of teenager
Detectives have charged a 33-year-old man with the murder of Bradford teenager Beena Bhatt. Til Bahadur Rana has also been charged with wounding Miss Bhatt’s 43-year-old mother, during the same incident at a city centre flat almost two weeks ago. Rana
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Greengates' Sainsbury's store aids Haworth Cat rescue
This in-store collection at Sainsbury’s in Greengates raised more than £600 for Haworth Cat Rescue. The charity’s campaign manager Corinne Moore said it received many calls from housing associations, women’s refuges, social workers and friends or relatives
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St Ives estate set to get more parking places
Bradford Council has vowed to tackle major parking problems at a popular beauty spot. Visitor numbers to the St Ives estate near Bingley have risen hugely since its children’s play park opened. But guardians of the park claim this has
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'Holiday at home' urges Lord Mayor
Easter activities will be taking place across the Bradford district this bank holiday weekend. They range from learning about the history of cinematic trickery to challenging sports and Easter egg hunts. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Peter
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Pupils see health care in action
Nine students at Aire Valley School, Cottingley, visited Eccleshill Treatment Centre in Bradford to help with their A-level studies. Staff who operate the MRI scanner and other diagnostic equipment were on hand during the Year 13 students’ visit to
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Skipton voices raise cash for Japan
Skipton primary school children sang to help victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The reception and first year children at Water Street Primary School walked and sang their way to Skipton Woods. With the help of parents and friends, the sponsored
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Sohail Hussain, aged 20, of Cecil Terrace, Gathorne Street, Great Horton; failure to surrender to custody, £65 fine, £15 costs. Teymour Naseem, aged 29, of Halstead Place, Great Horton; failure
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Award for Bingley Scout leader Ronwen Mitchell
Aire Valley District Scouts presented a Silver Acorn award to Ronwen Mitchell, 8th Bingley Cub leader, in recognition of her especially distinguished service to Scouting. She has been the driving force behind her Scout group for the last 35 years and
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Gomersal walk will follow in footsteps of Charlotte Bronte's friend
A walk around Gomersal next month will celebrate the life of Mary Taylor, close friend of Charlotte Bronte. The pioneering early feminist who lived at Red House, Gomersal, in the early 19th century, refused to be bound by the traditional roles expected
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Nature trail could lead to a prize egg at East Riddlesden Hall
Children are being challenged to find the wildlife and plants and win a chocolate egg when they visit East Riddlesden Hall, in Keighley, over the Easter holiday. The National Trust is inviting youngsters to explore the gardens at the Jacobean house
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Open gardens event at Crossflatts
Crossflatts Village Society is staging its eighth annual open gardens event. Proceeds from the event, from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, July 2, will go to Manorlands hospice, with a donation to Crossflatts Primary School. As well as gardens open to the
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On course for learning at Shipley College
Shipley College has started its latest range of spring courses for adult learners to help improve employment prospects. Courses include digital photography for weddings, reflexology, reiki, modern languages, website design, painting and drawing. College
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Music and tours at Menston churchyard
Menston Parish Church will welcome visitors to its picturesque churchyard on Sunday, May 8. An open afternoon, including guided tours and music, will be held between 2pm and 4.30pm. Extensive work has been undertaken to maintain the borders in the
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‘Will ewe take this ram?’
A woolly couple from Otley will share their wedding day with Prince William and Kate Middleton. But Shirley and Cyril, being two model sheep, have not had much say in their wedding vows – or on how they’ll be dressed for the big occasion. Instead, Cock
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Tribute to fairy tale is unveiled
A central village green featuring an artwork dedicated to the famous Cottingley fairies hoax has been officially opened. It is nearly a century since cousins Frances and Elsie Wright fooled the world into believing fairies existed at the bottom
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Royston getting used to little changes at Bradford Bulls
Shad Royston has endured plenty of sleepless nights in the build-up to his first Odsal derby. But it is not the prospect of facing Leeds Rhinos that has been keeping the Bulls utility back up at night, rather a huge change in lifestyle. During the winter
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Successful firm's royal recognition
On the day his business was honoured by the Queen for its export performance, the boss of a Skipton healthcare products business was boarding a plane to settle in Atlanta, where the firm has established its first overseas base to develop the US market
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Hockney cat is cream of the crop
A ceramic cat made by Bradford-born, world-famous artist David Hockney was sold for £34,720 at auction yesterday. The black, white and yellow feline was made in 1955 when Hockney, now aged 73, was still at Bradford College of Art. Experts at Bonhams
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Merger will boost society's presence
A proposed merger with smaller rival Norwich & Peterborough will give Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society branches in a part of the country where it is thin on the ground – and provide the opportunity to develop new products, such as a current account
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Are Bradford's soap stars the hottest on the box?
Bradford actors Chris Fountain and Jennifer Metcalfe have been shortlisted for the hottest categories in this year’s British Soap Awards. The final shortlists for the soap world’s most glamorous event have been announced, following viewer voting
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State-of-the-art skin treatment unit launched
Patients with skin problems can now benefit from a new state-of-the-art treatment centre at St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford. The dermatology (photo therapy) day care unit, which has £50,000 of new equipment, was created to house five ultraviolet
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VIDEO: Cylinder scare in Bradford blaze
Factories, shops and industrial units were evacuated after firefighters discovered an acetylene cylinder in a burning building. Hundreds of workers from several businesses were forced to wait outside a 150-metre exclusion zone set up by crews
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Ward threat sparks fears for hospital
A ward at Wharfedale Hospital is on a “shortlist” for closure, raising fears for its future. Staff have been told that Ward 1 at the Otley hospital, an elderly care ward, could be closed as part of cost-cutting measures by Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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Driver dies after collision with bus
A man was killed when the car he was driving was in a crash with a bus in Pool-in-Wharfedale yesterday. The man, who has not been named, died at the scene of the incident on the A659 Pool Road, near to the Shell garage on the outskirts of the
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Crime figures fall in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire has fewer victims of crime and more offenders are being brought to justice, the latest British Crime Survey has confirmed. The Home Office also released statistics yesterday that show between April and December last year there were in
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VIDEO: Hunt for gunman after house is blasted with shotgun
A gunman who fired shots at a house on a quiet residential Bradford estate was being hunted by police last night. The suspect, who was wearing a balaclava, ran up to the modern detached house in Yateholm Drive, Clayton Heights, and aimed a
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TRAILER: Brand placement can’t outdo the original
ARTHUR (12A, 110 mins) ** Starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James, Luiz Guzman. Director: Jason Winer Money makes the world go around, but it can’t buy you love or a flawless update of the Oscar-winning
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Reworking of a classic tale just plain wretched
BEASTLY (12A, 86 mins) ** Starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Peter Krause, Mary-Kate Olsen. Director: Daniel Barnz Although it doesn’t live down to the lowly promise of its title, this modern-day
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VIDEO: Family vows to rebuild home after arson attack
A family made homeless by arsonists has vowed to rebuild their lives at the burned-out shell of their Bradford home. The Wooler family lost everything in the attack at their house at Chellow Grange Road, Heaton – apart from a clutch of precious
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Vin pulls another fast one
FAST & FURIOUS 5 (12A, 130 mins) *** Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Elsa Pataky, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Matt Schulze, Tego Calderon, Don Mar, Joaquim De Almeida. Director
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Work safety is vital
SIR – I am writing to invite readers who have lost a loved one or who have been affected by a work-related accident or illness to join in a rally on International Workers’ Memorial Day. This will take place at the new memorial garden at the back of
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Labour not up to it
SIR – It is annoying that every time the present Government puts up proposals, we hear someone from Labour contradicting them, saying: “They are not fair, will not work and are no good.” If Labour knew what was good, what would work and what wouldn’t
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Democratic legitimacy
SIR – I feel flattered to have drawn responses from Philip Bird of UKIP and John Cole of the Lib Dems on the Letters page with my thoughts about the Alternative Vote. I agree with UKIP that AV is a trivial issue compared with having a referendum on our
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The wrong places to look for savings
SIR – I refer to the story in the T&A (April 14) regarding mileage expenses paid by Bradford Council. According to the story, £2 million was paid out during 2009-10 at a rate of 65p per mile. The HMRC-approved mileage allowance for this period was 40p
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
25 years ago: Hundreds of Bradford shoppers defied Sunday trading laws to carry on buying in the city. 50 years ago: Several trout weighing over 2lbs were caught, including “a very nice fish” landed from the River Wharfe at Burley.
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A doubtful blueprint
SIR – Just who is running the country? Certainly not this Government, which is putting all its trust into a major French company, Atos Origin, and using its worldwide blueprints in managing the country. Atos Origin is heavily involved in all major European
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Brought to book
Sir – In reply to the letter by Councillor John Cole (T&A, April 7), if Councillor Watmough was against the closure of the libraries, or against any part of the Council budget, he should have done what his conscience said and either voted against or abstained
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On track for a better journey
On the eve of more bank holiday chaos on the roads, the time is right to look at recent railway developments in the Bradford district. On May 23 last year, Bradford got its first new rail service to King’s Cross for 30 years. Grand Central’s thrice-daily
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Some visitors need to show more respect
St Ives is an amenity for all and a terrific facility for the area. It is a great place for children to play in; it is a tranquil retreat for adults to walk in, and it is provided to those who use it as a privilege; a facility for all to enjoy
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Raynor determined to help Bulls go from zeroes to heroes
Gareth Raynor admits the Bulls have a heavy debt to repay in tonight’s Odsal derby. The veteran winger feels the players owe it to staff, supporters and themselves to deliver the goods against arch-rivals Leeds. An embarrassing 56-16 loss at Salford
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Hunt 1, Bradford City 0: Full back wins wage dispute
Peter Jackson has welcomed Lewis Hunt back into the City fold, insisting: He’s not the bad guy. The defender returned in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Burton, taking him up to 20 appearances and triggering another year on his contract. Hunt
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Plenty in store for Bradford Bulls v Leeds derby
Turnstiles open at 5.30pm for tonight’s Bulls v Rhinos derby clash, with a charity match between Bradford and Leeds legends kicking off at 6pm. In-bowl entertainment starts at 7pm, including live music, fairground rides and a new community
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Leeds United sweat on Becchio fitness
Leeds are leaving their decision on playing Luciano Becchio in tomorrow’s crunch match against Reading to the last minute, hoping their talisman striker can recover enough to play at least some part. The 27-year-old Argentinian injured his knee in a
