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Ruck-star quality the key for Bradford Bulls
The Bulls must beat the masters at their own game to stand any chance of reaching the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Mick Potter has warned his players to be up for a ruck or risk embarrassment at the hands of Wigan on Sunday. The reigning Super League
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‘Baby had died days before grim find’
Detectives investigating the discovery of a baby’s body at a waste management site believe she may have died up to three days before she was found. West Yorkshire Police said the baby girl was “unlikely” to have been born in hospital but a
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Sayers and Gale rain on Lancashire's victory parade
Yorkshire pair Joe Sayers and Andrew Gale have given the county hope of a draw going into tomorrow’s final day of the Roses match against Lancashire at Liverpool. Aided by three and a half hours of rain during the afternoon and evening sessions of today
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Leeds-Bradford Airport wins go-ahead for large car park
A Government planning inspector has given developers the go-ahead to build a large car park at Leeds-Bradford Airport after a planning appeal. The Learmonth Property Investment Company has been granted planning permission for a 643-space 24-hour car
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Bingley Harriers' Athersmith in weekend double
Last weekend’s Skipton Tough 10 saw 63 runners complete the aptly-named ten-mile circuit from Aireville School with some early climbs through Carleton and Lothersdale. Amy Green of Keighley & Craven was the convincing winner of the ladies race, her
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Brighouse Town run out of steam
Brighouse Town went into the 2010/11 season on the back of a promotion and with a proven management team but will start the next one in less settled circumstances. They began like an express train last August and were threatening to challenge for
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Silsden enjoy home comforts - eventually
The first season back at their spiritual home of Keighley Road after more than four years as tenants at Cougar Park proved to be a troublesome but ultimately satisfying one. Financial reasons made the Cobbydalers’ desire to return to their own ground
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Gut-wrenching end to a brilliant season for Guiseley
The Lions enjoyed some thrilling highs in what was a wonderful season but also suffered the ultimate low thanks to the nature of the play-offs. Guiseley ended their first Blue Square Bet North campaign in the play-off final last Sunday when the statistics
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Bradford boxing legend's big night
Local boxing legend Huggy Osman will be mixing it with a host of MMA up-and-coming stars from around the world in Bradford tomorrow tonight. On display, in addition to homegrown talent such as Osman and Nathan Joseph, will be rising French MMA star Thibeault
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Departing Leeds United skipper keen to stay in Yorkshire
Former Leeds United captain Richard Naylor is likely to be in demand from Yorkshire clubs after indicating he wants to stay in the area. The vastly experienced central defender was released by his home-town club at the end of a frustrating
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Police renew appeal to mum of dead baby girl
Police have renewed their appeal for the mother of a newborn girl to come forward after the baby's body was found in a Bradford waste treatment plant. Since yesterday’s appeal, detectives have received information from the public and are following
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No easy answers but victory would make all the difference
Jamie Langley column: It only takes one good display to turn things around. The last few weeks have been frustrating for us and I’m sure they’ve been frustrating for the fans as well. We know performances haven’t been good enough. But we’re in a strange
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Roses honours even before lunch
Honours have been shared during the third morning of the Roses match at Liverpool. Both sides have taken two wickets each, with Lancashire being bowled out for 329 in the first innings before Yorkshire reached 60-2 from 26 overs at lunch in
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Silsden couple dance the years away
A couple from the district have danced their way to 70 years of married life. Leonard and Nora Atkinson, of Skipton Road, Silsden, celebrated the milestone anniversary with family members. The pair spent many years enjoying old-time and sequence dancing
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Sporting celebration for Cononley
A sports club will hold a fun day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in its history. Cononley Sports Club has arranged the event for Sunday, August 28, to mark half a century since a grant was received from the
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Author to sign books at library
Author George Mitchell will be signing copies of his book, Michael’s War, at Cleckheaton Library next month. The book tells the tale of the Spencer family during the Second World War and how their everyday lives change dramatically. The protagonist
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Thornton gallery to give artists a showcase
South Square Gallery in Thornton is looking for proposals from artists working with photography, film or video for a solo exhibition. The exhibition is planned for October, providing a supportive, professional environment for the artist to present new
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Florence’s frog helps land prize
Year seven pupil Florence Waudby showed her creative side when she won a photographic competition at Skipton Girls’ High School. Youngsters had been challenged to come up with the best photograph on the themes of colour, nature and friends. The competition
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Friday, May 20, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Rosalyn Anne Edmondson, aged 29, of Croscombe Walk, Little Horton; failure to attend initial assessment, six months’ conditional discharge. Nosheen Khan, aged 25, of Heidelberg Road, Heaton;
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600 apply for 7 Incommunities jobs
A recruitment campaign has attracted more than 600 applicants for just seven jobs on offer. The closing date for social housing group Incommunities’ summer recruitment drive has just ended, with interest from a bumper number of job hopefuls
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Bradford fights for Enterprise Zone benefits
Council chiefs and business leaders are keeping their fingers crossed that Bradford wins Enterprise Zone status to give a significant boost to regeneration and economic development. The city centre has been shortlisted to become the new Enterprise Zone
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Property specialists urged to cast minds to the future
Bradford’s Business Personality of the Year stepped into the breach at the last minute to address a gathering of around 90 West Yorkshire property and construction specialists. Andrew Mason, managing director of Shipley-based Newmason Properties, urged
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Bradford travellers welcome new railway plan
Transport groups in Bradford have welcomed the publication of a report which calls for better value for money on Britain’s railways. The report by former Civil Aviation Authority chairman Sir Roy McNulty recommended a full review of rail fares as well
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Man charged with Keighley mosque assaults
A religious teacher has been charged with ten assaults on children at a Keighley mosque. It comes after secret video footage, which appeared to show children being beaten, was shown on a Channel Four Dispatches programme in February, prompting
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Graduates set for the front line
A Bradford motors group is planning to recruit more graduate sales trainees this year after the success of its first intake. JCT600 took on its first six graduates in October as part of the group’s new sales executive recruitment and training programme
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Objectors fail to stop new houses
Plans to build eight new houses on the outskirts of Silsden have been approved by councillors. The proposals for Crossfield at 132 Skipton Road had faced opposition with a petition signed by 89 people, along with ten individual letters of objection.
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Tributes paid to leading Keighley magistrate
The funeral service of a leading magistrate on the Keighley Bench, who died on his 64th birthday, has taken place. Tributes have been paid to Stirling Moore, a deputy chairman of the Bench, who died in Bradford Royal Infirmary. He had a long-standing
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Police get a 'park and ride' boost!
Police patrolling a Bradford park have been given a boost in their bid to tackle the problem of anti-social behaviour. The Friends of Bowling Park sold ice creams, sweets, tea and coffee to raise money for a new mountain bike to help officers travel
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Horsforth's Bethany is charity inspiration
A youngster has been nominated for a national award after dressing as Charlie Chaplin for a charity video. Horsforth schoolgirl Bethany Hare, who has raised more than £7,600 for Martin House Children’s Hospice by singing part of Chaplin’s
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Expert to tell tale of rare Bard find
The story of how a first volume of the works of William Shakespeare was unearthed in a Council storeroom is to be told to leading Shakespearean scholars from around the world. And to illustrate the find, Dr Anthony West, a global expert on
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Police inquiries police will delay inquest
An inquest into the death of an alleged wife-killer, who was found hanging in his prison cell, has been postponed for at least a year to allow further police inquiries into the case. A Coroner’s hearing before a new jury into how Bradford father-of-two
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Get saddled up for the big event
The popularity of a mass cycle event in Bradford this summer is expected to be sky-high. Thousands of cyclists of all ages will be wheeling their way in to the city centre on Sunday, July 31, celebrating the joy of riding on two wheels.
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Trekkers' £70,000 helps cancer fight
Two Bradford charity trekkers have helped to raise more than £70,000 for cancer patients across the region. Seventy-four-year-old John Ackroyd, of Denholme, and Lila Patel, 50, of East Bowling, were part of the Yorkshire Cancer Centre’s
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Accusers 'bitter I rejected brother' claims Bradford woman
A woman accused of harassing her next-door neighbours has told a court they turned against her because she refused to marry either of their brothers. Razia Aziz, 26, had been friendly with Noreen Waheed and her husband Waheed Faisal when they first moved
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Internet security alert to smaller businesses
An IT expert has warned the district’s smallest firms to be on their guard against computer hackers after seeing a surge in demand for advice on security issues. Martin Clark, who heads the IT consultancy division of Cleckheaton and Keighley accountants
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‘Christianity has no place for fairy stories’
Tomorrow afternoon’s ceremony at Bradford Cathedral, to be witnessed by up to 700 specially-invited guests, is in reality a formality. The Right Reverend Nick Baines was officially drafted in as Bishop of Bradford at York Minister on April 1. Professor
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Still coffee for me!
SIR – Be afraid! Be very afraid! On top of the long list of things which are dangerous such as playing conkers, smoking, eating hamburgers etc, it now seems that blowing your nose, having sex or drinking coffee can cause a stroke. Too bad, and whatever
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Some explaining to do
SIR – I’m sure most of your readers would like to believe that we can trust David Cameron on the NHS. Sadly there are at least three reasons for mistrusting him: 1) He promised before the 2010 election there would be no major reorganisation of the
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Third of Bradford children in poverty – report
Nearly a third of children in Bradford district are living in poverty, a new survey has revealed. A report by the Campaign to End Child Poverty showed a staggering 29 per cent of youngsters are blighted by poverty. In some wards that
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Grateful for honesty
SIR – I would like to thank the very kind person who found my daughter’s Metro bus pass near Chathas on Beacon Road and kindly handed it in to the shop. The pass had a full month’s money on it and therefore if it had not been handed in that would have
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Challenge on facts
SIR – Our Conservative MP for Shipley, Philip Davies, appeared on the BBC Politics Show claiming that the UK sends few criminals to prison and that if any other country sent fewer criminals to prison he’d “like to hear it”. Thankfully he can now “hear
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Now for an EU vote?
SIR – Now we have had a referendum on the alternative vote, will the Government have a referendum on leaving the European Union? M Coulter, Norman Avenue, Bolton, Bradford
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Hunt for mum as body of baby girl found at waste plant
The mother of a new-born baby girl whose body was discovered at a waste recycling plant was being sought by police last night. The girl’s naked body was found at the Associated Waste Management (AWM) site in Valley Road, Shipley, early yesterday
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Challenge on facts
SIR – Our Conservative MP for Shipley, Philip Davies (pictured), appeared on the BBC Politics Show claiming that the UK sends few criminals to prison and that if any other country sent fewer criminals to prison he’d “like to hear it”. Thankfully he
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A limited profit
SIR – Re the letter from David Rhodes (May 10). We all know the high prices we pay for a tea or a coffee in restaurants, but we also know that they will not buy their tea bags, Typhoo or otherwise, from the pound shop. He does not know, and neither
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Storm in a teacup
SIR – Is David Rhodes on your payroll? Whenever I read the T&A I can guarantee there is a letter in from him. It can’t just be me who doesn’t understand half of what the heck he is talking about! He reminds me of Bradford’s literary Victor Meldrew
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Driving us ‘oldies’ away from internet
SIR – There is currently a movement to persuade over-70s to get on to the internet. I will be 91 this month and I tried to renew my GB Photocard Driving Licence on the internet. What a joke! Switch on and try to find the renewal form amid scrolls of
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Friday, May 20, 2011
25 years ago: The role of Lord Mayor of Bradford was saved in a dramatic change of heart – thanks to its citizens. 50 years ago: Delays in the preparation of Bingley’s comprehensive plan of redevelopment was viewed with concern by the Urban
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Shame of children in poverty level
The new report by the Campaign to End Child Poverty makes grim reading. It is staggering to think that in 21st-century Britain there are pockets of our city where as many as 44 per cent of our children live in poverty, and that, over the district
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The high street's future in doubt
Accountants Ernst & Young have warned of a decade of gloom for high-street retailers as shoppers try to reconcile the rising cost of living with falling incomes. As reported in the T&A, the Prime Minister, worried about low-level activity in
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Manningham prowler jailed for rape of teenager
A night prowler who violently raped a vulnerable teenager in a dark alleyway was given a 16-year extended sentence. Powerfully-built Paul Lupton was high on butane gas when he stalked his victim and attacked her among rubbish bins in a secluded
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Wigan memories give Bradford Bulls player cup fever
Bulls back-rower Ian Sibbit will turn Wigan’s own proud history against them in a bid to end their Challenge Cup dreams. Born and raised there, Sibbit developed an undying passion for the cup after watching his home-town club win eight straight
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Bradford City flops get silent treatment
City have not received a single inquiry for any of their under-achieving players. Peter Jackson is ready to plot his own “uprising” after the club’s lowest finish in 45 years and has been busy sounding out potential targets. The interim
