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Former Bees president Harrison dies aged 75
Former Bradford & Bingley Rugby Union Club president Peter Harrison, also a former Yorkshire RFU committee man, has died of cancer aged 75. Born at Coal House Nursing Home in Odsal, he attended Horton Bank Primary School and Grange Grammar
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Bradford tots are in the swim
Swimming sessions for young children and their parents have started at pools in the district. The Aqua Tots classes, aimed at helping youngsters aged six months to five years become safe in water, are under way at Shipley, Bowling and Eccleshill pools
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Guy answers SOS from ailing Yorkshire
Simon Guy was supposed to be working this week - but now he is set to spend the next four days 'having fun with my friends' after answering Yorkshire's SOS call for a wicketkeeper ahead of their Roses match against Lancashire at Liverpool tomorrow. The
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Zumbathon in Roberts Park for breast cancer charity
Hundreds of people are to descend on Roberts Park, Saltaire, for a Zumbathon to raise funds for a breast cancer charity. The mass zumba workout is being organised by Deana Morgan, proprietor of Shipley dance school the DM Academy. She is aiming to get
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Police identify badly burned body found in Bradford park
A man whose burning body was found on a bonfire in a Bradford park has been named by police as Duane Eddy Coleman. The 33-year-old’s body was found in Pit Hill Park, off Holme Lane, by firefighters early on Thursday. He was believed
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Brown running Adams close for John Carr title
Esholt host the final race of the John Carr 5k Series tomorrow night, organised by Saltaire Striders. The popular series features a course through Yorkshire Water’s estate roads, although a short, sharp climb after 3.5k can test the strongest of legs
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Classy Kashmir beat their Skipton rivals
It’s been a big-score week for three teams in the West Riding Sunday Council but not so good for others. Manningham’s Mohammed Alyas (107) and Amir Khan (59) helped them to 264, and then Zarshad Khan’s 5-47 restricted AMCC to 230, with Rehan Butt getting
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Ecc of a victory as Brighouse beaten
Eccleshill A produced a superb 23-7 win over Brighouse Sports A in the Naylor Premier League, thanks to big wins from Paul Hillam (21-3), Neil Mylan (21-4) and Ian Dewhirst (21-7). Brighouse have started the season poorly, losing two out
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Bishop takes light-hearted view of apocalypse on day of enthronement
The Bishop of Bradford has taken a light-hearted look at predictions that the world will end on the very day of his enthronement at Bradford Cathedral. According to a group of Christ-ians who are travelling across America on buses emblazoned with the
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Bids made to run closure-threatened pools
Eleven groups or individuals have expressed an interest in running two closure-threatened Bradford swimming pools, it was revealed. Bradford Council, which has decided to withdraw funding for Manningham Pool and Rhodesway Pool, has been seeking business
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Ingrow's Cowling Cup defence falls flat
In a re-match of last year's final, Mewies Solicitors Craven League Cowling Cup holders Ingrow fell at the first hurdle at home to Barrowford. The red-rose side batted first and rattled up 246-3, Ajmal Choudry (118no) and R Harris (59no)
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Hemsley's dismissal crucial as leaders Bingley Congs slide to defeat
There were a couple of cracking finishes and one bizarre ending on Saturday in the Mewies Solicitors Craven League. In the clash of the day, First Division leaders Bingley Congs, travelled to Thornton and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Bowls results
Bradford Saturday League Naylor – Clayton A 175 (10), Crossgates 196 (20); Eccleshill A 196 (23), Brighouse Sports A 137 (7); Shipley Club A 194 (17), Pudsey A 175 (13); Ladyhill A 154 (9), Pudsey Littlemoor A 188 (21). Godwin – Guiseley
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Five-a-side final woe for Lizards
A total of 180 teams played almost 500 matches in Burley Trojans’ junior five-a-side tournament at the Recreation Ground. The hosts lifted the under-14 girls’ title and there were also winning boys’ trophies for Guiseley Yellows (under-nines), Horsforth
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Ali is all-round star as Green Lane climb out of relegation berth
Green Lane clinched their first win of the season in Aire-Wharfe League Division One and climbed out of the bottom two when they overcame Guiseley with just one ball to spare. A half-century from Yasser Ali and an unbeaten 37 from Mike Ellis helped Lane
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Denholme and Thornton setting Evening League pace
With three games of the season gone, Denholme and Thornton remain unbeaten at the top of Bradford & District Evening League Division One. James Davies, who plays his cricket on a Saturday for Bradford & Bingley in the JCT600 Bradford League
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Bradford pair Hoyle and Lodge fly around Croft
Queensbury’s Matthew Hoyle made a welcome return to the British Supersport Championship riding his 600cc Kawasaki to 18th place, claiming second in the Supersport Cup Class. Elsewhere at a windy Croft circuit, another Bradford resident was
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Donaldson is guest star at presentation night
Bradford-born Clayton Donaldson, who plays for Bradford City’s rivals Crewe in League Two, gave up some of his time to present trophies at Campion Juniors’ presentation night. A brilliant turn-out helped celebrate the under-nines and under-tens
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Sally Army opens cafe in Wibsey
A community coffee shop run by the Salvation Army has opened in Wibsey High Street. The organisation has taken out a three-year lease on the shop to provide a place for people to meet. Major Martin Wheeler, of Wibsey Salvation Army, said: “There was
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Time capsule of Bradford life unveiled
Twenty-five years ago, the BBC asked people in Bradford and throughout the country to submit articles and photographs about their local area to be stored in an electronic time capsule. An estimated one million people took part in what became
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Wrose: alterations to planning approval 10/05475/FUL dated 07/02/11: construction of 45 new dwellings, former Oswin Mills site, Livingstone Road, Bolton Woods. Wyke: closure
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Katherine Cowling, aged 41, of Crag Road, Windhill; criminal damage, six months conditional discharge, £85 costs. Muazim Hussain, aged 23, of Middlebrook Drive, Fairweather Green; driving while
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Cash puts wind in Otley Sailing Club sails
A sailing club is celebrating after receiving a cash boost. Otley Sailing Club has been given help in funding its Sailability Sailing Sessions for the coming season through donations of £1,000 from NG Bailey, in Ilkley, and £2,000 from the Heating &
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Menston drama group doing the rounds!
A group of actors will make a break from tradition by putting on a play with a difference. For the first time in more than 50 years of existence, Menston Thespians will perform a show ‘in the round’ rather than in their usual format. It means the
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Students gear up for literacy
Flash cars were the subject of study to improve the writing skills of boys at Blakehill Primary School, in Idle, Bradford, yesterday. Head teacher Trevor Patterson took the morning assembly in a Jeremy Clarkson mask to introduce his pupils to the day
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Medicines amnesty turns up 1930s tonic
A Bradford woman has found an 80-year-old ointment that is believed to be the oldest medicine in the district. Christine Willan found the medication during Lloyds pharmacy’s hunt for the oldest medicine in the UK. The 63-year-old has been given a prize
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Jobless risk losing benefits under new rules
People out of work in Bradford can now be forced to take up job placements or face losing their benefits under a Government scheme being piloted in the region. Jobcentre Plus advisers across the district can refer people claiming jobseekers’ allowance
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Flynn says Bantams board ‘would be daft’ not to consider offers for its top young talent
Michael Flynn fears City could struggle to hang on to their prize playing assets. Every member of the squad has been made available in the belt-tightening measures which accompany the club’s attempts to find a solution to their Valley Parade rent problems
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Weekend ‘ruined’ by rogue traders
Haworth’s popular 1940s Weekend lost hundreds of pounds due to unofficial traders, it has emerged. Now organisers of the annual extravaganza, which draws thousands of people to the village, warn that next year’s event could be under threat.
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‘Our lend-a-million plan is a success’
A Bradford-based fund which supports small firms that cannot access loans from mainstream lenders has smashed a ‘lend a million’ target set 12 months ago. The not-for-profit Business Enterprise Fund exceeded its target of lending £1 million to entrepreneurs
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Sisters get set for world record bid
Two top long-distance swimmers from Bradford are hoping to smash the world record for the longest fresh water relay. Sisters Dee and Liane Llewellyn are part of a team of six swimmers who will attempt 12 lengths of Windermere in the Lakes – a distance
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Will present live up to the past?
It was when I woke up in a sleeping-bag on the filthy living-room floor of a grotty Brixton flat that I decided I wasn’t the reunion type. It was meant to be a fun gathering, organised by some people I’d been to journalism college with, but it felt forced
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World of music with folk duo
The Hut People are rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the hottest world/folk acts around. Taking audiences on a voyage across the globe with their material, they perform a high-octane blend of home-grown tunes mixed with British, Nordic and European
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Sky's the limit for tribute to soldier Jordan
The sister of a Baildon soldier who died in Afghanistan will jump 14,000 feet from a plane to mark the second anniversary of her brother’s death. Lynsay Fallon, and her friends Amy Chester and Kelly McGhee, will take part in the tandem skydive to remember
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Feel pampered with some TLC
Victoria Beckham’s A-list pals recently threw the star a baby shower, Hollywood style. With luxury pink-wrapped gifts from celeb pals Eva Longoria, Demi Moore and Selma Blair, Posh and her daughter – due this summer – are likely to be the most
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Summer styles to make your children smile
Selieve it or not, Suri Cruise has been named one of the world’s best-dressed women – at just five years old. In her jelly shoes and party dresses, the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has been deemed stylish enough to land 21st position in Glamour
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Road boss pledges action at roundabout blackspot
A pensioner has called for improvements at a busy roundabout regularly damaged by lorries after his car almost hit fallen masonry lying in the middle of the road. In the incident, 78-year-old William Johnson had to brake suddenly to avoid striking large
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Emergency meeting over Thornton homes plan
An emergency public meeting has been called for residents concerned about a bid to build 17 homes on a field in their village. Patchett Homes Ltd wants to redevelop land to the north of Sapgate Lane, Thornton. A decision on whether to grant
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Focus on frozen state
The only thing I knew about cryonics – preserving bodies at freezing temperatures in the hope that scientific advancements will bring about eventual resuscitation – was that Walt Disney had opted for it. But according to photographer Murray Ballard,
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Bradford Council Tories: We won’t challenge leader
Bradford Council’s Conservative group will not attempt to form a coalition to contest Labour’s leadership of the local authority. Tory leader and Worth Valley Councillor Glen Miller said the group will not put forward a candidate to stand against Councillor
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Clegg’s failings
SIR – It has been apparent for some time that Nick Clegg is not only a poor deputy Prime Minister, he’s also a lousy leader for the Lib Dems. Where he claimed principle he offered political opportunism; where he offered concerned Government, he delivered
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Turbine madness
SIR – And so it continues. The relentless creation of wind farms, blighting our beautiful land and seascapes. I was pleased the Committee on Climate Change has called on the Government to scale back plans to build thousands of turbines off the coast.
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Science not in doubt
SIR – Messrs Goldsbrough and Murphy (T&A Letters), in claiming there is no proof of climate change, are perpetuating a misconception about the nature of scientific proof. The popular view of the crucial experiment that proves the theory forever is wrong
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Training in skills for the future is vital
SIR – After reading the article (T&A, May 10) about apprenticeships, it got me thinking about why our society is in such a mess and failing. For decades now we have been hearing pathetic bleatings from governments and businesses, eg, we don’t have enough
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Larvae in Frizinghall park trees 'not harmful to health'
A caterpillar infestation at a Bradford park is to be left alone for nature to take its course. Residents living near the park in Shipley Fields Road, Frizinghall, said the grey moth larvae covering the trees were like something out of a
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My faith shaken
SIR – Labour’s lack of financial sense has led to the severity of the country’s mess. I did think that locally they had a bit more integrity, but this has been shaken. Mr Bonallie (Letters, April 21), pens some half-truths and falsely-based aspersions
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
25 years ago: Princess Diana was praised for boosting West Yorkshire’s textile and fashion industry. Mr John Packer, an influential figure in the design world, told Bradford Textile Society that the princess was a “potent force” for the fashion industry
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Bradford Bulls vice-captain Langley wades into new rugby league betting scandal
Bulls ace Jamie Langley has rubbished suggestions of a widespread betting scandal in rugby league. Authorities have opened an investigation into two games after Doncaster captain Shaun Leaf allegedly put money on his own team to lose. It is believed
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A helping hand for youngsters
With more children entering the care system, demand for foster carers has never been greater. There is currently a shortage of 10,000 foster carers throughout the UK, yet last year, an extra 3,700 children needed a foster family compared with 2009.
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Man, 49, accused of raping two boys
A 49-year-old man is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing two boys over a 12-year period. Patrick Kerin is said to have given the youngsters sweets, money, cigarettes and alcohol to keep them quiet. He
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Project seeks business backing
A state-of-the-art youth centre is seeking the support of Bradford businesses as it prepares to open later this year. The £7.38million Culture Fusion project, which will be housed in a converted mill in Thornton Road, will include a rooftop
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It’s time to outlaw forced marriages
The recommendation by a House of Commons committee to finally make forced marriages a criminal offence will hopefully clear the way for long overdue legislation. Existing legislation brought in three years ago allows victims and third parties
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Bradford City issue call for help over rent
City are appealing to local businesses to assist with the Valley Parade rent in exchange for sponsorship – and buy them time to talk. Delicate negotiations are taking place involving the club’s life president Jack Tordoff and former chairman Gordon Gibb
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£1 rent? That’s a tailor-made deal for Saltaire entrepreneur!
Entrepreneur Austen Pickles is taking advantage of rock bottom commercial property prices to expand his Bradford-based tailoring business by setting up ‘pop up’ shops in key town centres, The boss of bespoke tailoring firm Norton & Townsend is
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West Bowling addict is jailed for robbing Bradford pensioner
A heroin addict who robbed a pensioner in his home while on the run for beating up a shopkeeper has been jailed for three years and seven months. William Corbett, 35, of New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, had jumped bail when the 72-
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Victim: Don’t be afraid to report sex attacks
A former prostitute today urged vulnerable women to report attacks on them after the man who raped and beat her was locked up for seven years. The woman, a former drug addict, said the sustained and brutal assault she suffered at the hands of
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Little Horton Happy Tots winner gets a picture perfect prize
The family of this year’s overall winner in the Telegraph & Argus Happy Tots competition has been presented with a framed copy of the successful picture. Amelia Johnson, who is just 16 months old, was voted winner of the one-to-two-year-old
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Bradford murder suspect cabbie believed to have fled country
Police have put out an international alert for a Bradford cab driver wanted in connection with a double murder investigation, after two women appeared in Court. Arab Sultana, 63, and her daughter-in-law Kainat Bibi, 27, both of Heath Terrace
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Daring move by the Navy
The latest of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 air defence destroyers was formally commissioned into the fleet last week. HMS Diamond (a Daring Class destroyer) is one of six multi-role vessels being built to provide air defence using the Sea Viper missile
