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Tour match finale for Baildon
Baildon finish their season with a touring team from Uxbridge facing a President’s XV at Jenny Lane tomorrow afternoon (2.15), followed by a barbecue. The club’s floodlight appeal is already two-thirds of the way to its £15,000 target, set only six
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Quarry and TVR through to final
TVR United will face Quarry in the final of the Spen Valley League Cup after both emerged from close last-four ties. An own goal saw Quarry fall behind to BD3 United after a goalless first half but Luke Newsome equalised 12 minutes from time and Mo
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Soccer results
WEST RIDING COUNTY AMATEUR LEAGUE – Division One: Bay Athletic Res 1, Halifax Irish 0. Division Two: Steeton Res 3, Rawdon Old Boys 2.
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Bradford district in resounding referendum 'No' to AV
Nick Clegg’s nightmare at the polls was completed last night as British voters decisively rejected the Liberal Democrats’ cherished project of electoral reform. The party’s resounding defeat in the referendum on the Alternative Vote came after Lib
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Yorkshire can’t finish off dogged Notts
Letting teams off the hook is rapidly becoming the theme of Yorkshire’s season. For the fifth time this year, the Tykes had opponents on the ropes today but ultimately failed to land the crucial knock-out blow which would have seen them on their way
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Horrocks double seals cup joy for Ventus Sports
Ian Horrocks was the two-goal hero as Ventus Sports beat Westwood Park 2-1 in the BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SENIOR CUP final at Eccleshill United. Westwood had taken the lead against their fellow Bradford Sunday Alliance League side just before the
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Thackley taking stock of situation
Thackley will be under new stewardship next term following the departure of Dave Morgan, although his number two Graham Clifford could still be involved. Morgan met with the club’s hierarchy soon after the end of the Kool Sport Northern Counties East
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Departing Brier reflects on job well done at Brighouse Town
Brighouse Town are looking for a new management team following the resignation of Mark Brier and assistant Darren Attwood after the season had drawn to a close. It had been a promising but difficult campaign and the Hove Edge club’s first in the Kool
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Dream on – A case of what might have been for Bradford City
Simon Parker column It’s Valley Parade on the final afternoon of the season. Just picture the scene. Nine months of hard work and toil have come down to this. City need one more point; let’s hope Peter Taylor’s dressing room rhetoric has done the trick
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Huge incentive for Guiseley in return leg
Guiseley will be hoping Sunday’s game at Boston United will not be the last of their marathon season. The Lions take on the Pilgrims in the return leg of the Blue Square Bet North semi-final and have a narrow lead, Steve Kittrick’s men having overcome
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Biggest letdown was our last plays
As players, we need to take responsibility for recent results. The defeat to Warrington was just not good enough and that’s down to us rather than the coaching staff. The coaches are giving us good gameplans every week and are working
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Salts host open day
LTA national tennis club of the year Salts are holding a free open day on Sunday from 1-4pm. Members and non-members are welcome to the club at Salts Sports Association, off the bottom of Victoria Road. Coach Richard Senior will be on hand to offer
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Charity boss Rich is officially happy!
He’s happy and he knows it! But Rich Jones, who founded Bradford’s Joshua Project, does not want people to clap their hands – he wants them to dig them deep into their pockets and give generously. The 27-year-old, who has been included
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Injured woman airlifted from canal in Shipley
A passer-by was praised by firefighters last night for jumping into a canal to pull a woman in difficulties to safety. The 53-year-old woman was dragged to safety from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal near Victoria Street, Saltaire, yesterday afternoon by
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Gran joins battle to save heart unit
A campaigning grandmother has handed out hundreds of leaflets in a bid prevent the closure of a children’s heart unit which saved the life of her grandson. Seventy-one-year-old Irene Pickles, of Roundhill Avenue, Cottingley, has been handing out the
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Doherty exit could kick off Valley Parade exodus
Peter Jackson is ready to wield the axe through City’s squad – even if he is no longer manager. Jackson has drawn up the retained list which will be announced once the final game has gone. Nearly a dozen players are out of contract in
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Course to tackle ‘curry chef crisis’
A world-class cooking academy has been set up in Bradford in response to a “curry chef crisis” caused by tighter immigration laws. Bradford College has teamed up with acclaimed chefs from Bradford-based restaurants to create a range of innovative courses
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Enjoy it but let's finish with a flourish, says Bantams boss
As attention switches to matters off the field, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a game on tomorrow. The tension of recent weeks is off as City bring down the curtain against Crewe. But while safety may be secure, Peter Jackson
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Red-letter day for greenest centre
One of the country’s first zero-carbon community centres will officially open its doors to the public tomorrow. It has been three years since plans were first put forward for the £1.25 million Baildon Community Link centre in Cliffe Avenue. The environment-friendly
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Plans for new Ilkley hospital are still on hold
Health trust heads are awaiting national guidance on the management of NHS estates before any further progress can be made on Ilkley’s long-awaited Coronation Community Hospital. Coronation Hospital owner NHS Bradford and Airedale says the rebuilding
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Friday, May 6, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Maria Mikerova, aged 18, of Garfield Avenue, Manningham; theft, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £85 costs; failure to surrender to custody, detention in courthouse. Vaqar Rehman
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Frozen bodies are subject of new exhibition
A photographic exhibition exploring the practise of cryonics – freezing a human body after death in the hope that scientific advances may one day bring it back to life – is premiering in Bradford. The Prospect of Immortality, by young British
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Christopher treks on without four-legged friend Zidane
A former Ilkley man is continuing his quest to trek 2,000 kilometres across the Pyrenees despite the death of his donkey. Christopher Stanfield, 23, is continuing alone on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrim route in northern Spain, raising
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Friday, May 6, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Allerton: installation of one 10kw turbine to the north-west of the farmhouse, Rapefield Farm, Allerton Road. Allerton: rear extension, Dene Cottage, Prune Park Lane. Allerton
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Celebrations over bin Laden death ‘will return to haunt us'
The incoming Bishop of Bradford has warned the killing of terrorist Osama bin Laden could lead to more trouble for the West. The Right Reverend Nick Baines, who will be officially enthroned later this month, has said in his blog how the scenes of jubilation
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Unjust accusations
SIR – Labour in Windhill and Wrose appear to think that if you repeat a tale often enough people, will begin to believe it is true (Letters, April 19). They accuse Councillor John Watmough of voting to close Wrose Library, as part of the overall Council
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Britain must move on
SIR – It is revealing to find Mr Bird, with his UKIP connection, supporting an unelected Head of State in this country ie The Queen and her family (Letters, May 4). Many UKIP supporters constantly hit out at the European Union for their ‘so-called’
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Bradford drink-driver killed her husband
Police have warned of the dangers of drink- driving after a Bradford woman was jailed for four years for causing the death of her husband. Tina Panesar, 28, of Baring Avenue, Bradford Moor, was twice the drink-drive limit when she crashed a BMW at high
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Wedding was special
SIR – It was not just another Friday, it was the special Friday, April 29, the day of the Royal Wedding. It was said that worldwide billions would be watching television and it was estimated that a million people were in London for this, the event of
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Tragedy as Cleckheaton solider dies, aged 53
A Cleckheaton soldier has died on deployment with the United Nations in Cyprus. Graham Bean, a Territorial Army soldier, of 73 Engineer Regiment (V), collapsed when he was patrolling the buffer zone which separates the Turkish-occupied north of the island
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Charity faces far bigger challenge
The recession may be over, but the nation is still reeling from the impact. We don’t need a reminder that it was the worst for 60 years, and talks of a double-dip recession have compounded the financial anxiety many of us have been facing as we all tighten
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Rates too generoust
SIR – In reply to Mrs Oldcorn’s letter, ‘Mileage claims upheld’ (T&A, May 5), I would like to highlight a few points. I’m sure everyone is fully aware that the allowance isn’t just for fuel, and it also factors in for wear and tear and insurance
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Friday, May 6, 2011
25 years ago: A secret message of love guided Bradford’s Joe Johnson to the world snooker crown. 50 years ago: Recorded crimes in Bradford in 1960 totalled 5,826, the highest-ever in the city – 1,131 more than in 1959.
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Rock solid idea for the crisis bank
The call by Iain Cornish to re-mutualise the state-owned Northern Rock is a poignant reminder of the fate of one of the district’s great businesses. The de-mutualising of the Bradford & Bingley Building Society in 2000 proved to be the beginning
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Grayson dismay as Leeds fall foul of FA
Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has called for more consistency after his club and Burnley were yesterday charged by the FA with failing to control their players during last Saturday’s game at Elland Road. A melee broke out in the 57th minute when
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Impressive response
SIR – I was one of your readers who attended the meeting to speak to Nick Clegg and was the first to be asked to put a question to him. My question was concerning present day pensioners who will be excluded from receiving the new flat-rate pension when
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Directors’ wage rise decision is a disgrace
SIR – The decision to award the non-executive directors at Airedale Hospital pay increases in excess of 100 per cent, smacks of the hypocrisy and contempt we’ve come to expect from the bosses in relation to their staff. This scandalous decision is being
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VIDEO: Chip shop proves it’s batter by far!
A Bradford fish and chip shop has become the first in the country to receive top marks from a national trade body. Towngate Fisheries in Idle was given a perfect score for the National Federation of Fish Friers’ Fish and Chip Quality Award
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Highly-regarded woollen industry chief dies at 91
The funeral has been held of former wool textile industry leader Roy Stroud, who died over the Easter period at the age of 91. Mr Stroud, who retired in 1985, was managing director and then chairman of worsted manufacturers Stroud Riley Drummond on Lumb
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Bradford remains a 'hung' council
Labour were the biggest winners in the Bradford Council elections as the results were declared early this morning. The party gained the Bowling & Barkerend ousting deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Mohammed Jamil, and Keighley Central wards from
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Hospital admits 'shortcomings' over Baildon woman's death
Bosses at one of the country’s leading teaching hospitals have admitted a series of “shortcomings” in the care of a Baildon woman who died eight weeks after an operation for a non-existent cancer. Last night, a spokesman for St James’s University
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Morrisons makes a good start to year - but there's trouble ahead
Morrisons has made a flying start to 2011, attracting record numbers of customers to its stores with Easter and Royal Wedding promotions – but the retailer is braced for tougher trading ahead in uncertain economic times. The Bradford-based
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Last chance to be on the catwalk
Aspiring models have until today to enter a competition which could see them land a spot on the catwalk. So far, almost 300 people have entered the Bradford Modelsearch contest, which offers participants the chance to be spotted by talent scouts
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Leaving Valley Parade is better than having no club at all, says Bantams legend McCall
Stuart McCall today opened his heart about the “absolute nightmare” threat of seeing City quit Valley Parade but admitted: The club’s future must come first. There is a growing fear that Crewe’s visit tomorrow, which brings down the curtain
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Bradford Bulls boss Potter wary of Halifax banana skin
The Bulls will take nothing for granted in their first Fax derby for eight years. Sunday’s Challenge Cup fourth-round tie pits them against a Halifax side sitting tenth in the Championship but there is no question of players being rested.
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Attackers guilty of the murder of Bradford student Tony Ho
Two brutal robbers are facing life behind bars for murdering a University of Bradford student and viciously wounding his sister and her boyfriend. The jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday returned guilty verdicts in what the judge described
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Re-mutualise Northern Rock, says Bradford businessman
A Bradford finance chief has called for the state-owned Northern Rock bank to be returned to its mutual roots to help ministers achieve their aim of diversifying the financial services industry. Speaking at the Building Societies Association
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Jokers lined up for nights of laughter in Bradford
Comics Dylan Moran, Freddie Starr and Mark Thomas will be among the funnymen tickling ribs in the district as part of a sizzling summer season of comedy. The Bradford Theatres season, ranging from old-school comedy to rising stand-up talent, starts
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VIDEO: Amelia is happy to be the top of the T&A tots!
The mother of this year’s overall winner in the Telegraph & Argus Happy Tots competition said she was nearly in tears when she heard that her daughter had won. Amelia Johnson, who is just 16 months old, was not only voted the winner of the
