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Albion Sports win again but Silsden slip up
Albion Sports stretched their winning Baris NCE League run to four games with a 3-1 victory at Shirebrook Town to keep them right in the mix at the top of the Division One table. Alex Cusack gave Sports a 17th-minute lead following an assist
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Bradford jobs boost as supermarket expands
Ten new jobs will be created at a Bradford supermarket which is undergoing a major refurbishment. The former Netto at New Line, Greengates, will re-open on October 25 after a £500,000 refit by new owners Asda, which acquired the UK stores of the Danish
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Peacock happy to be back on board with Bradford Bulls
Former Odsal star Jamie Peacock is teaming up with the Bradford Bulls Foundation. The Jamie Peacock All Star Activity Camp will take place during the half-term school holidays at Bradford Dudley Hill RLFC. The camp will include a chance to meet the
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Like father like son as Mordue junior scoops title
Brighouse Sports’ Josh Mordue edged out Guiseley’s Emma Ramsey to win the Walter Worsman Teenage Handicap – 27 years after his dad Chris won it. Josh beat Emma 21-17 in the final of the B&M Motors of Wibsey-sponsored event held at Clayton
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Top award for referee Bennison
Undercliffe referee Sarah Bennison has received the Neil Whittaker Award for match official achiever of the year in recognition of an historic season. Bennison made headlines by becoming the first female referee ever to take charge of a men
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Hit and run driver hunted after woman, 43, injured in Bradford
Police are hunting a hit and run driver after a woman was seriously injured as she crossed a busy road in Bradford. The 43-year-old was crossing Killinghall Road with her two adult daughters when she was hit by a red or maroon Ford Focus at
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No need for Bees women to worry
Promoted Bingley Bees suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Doncaster-2 in their first match in the Yorkshire Women’s Premier Division. But the hosts’ strong start, via good teamwork and accurate passing, showed that they deserved their elevation. Doncaster
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Rehman's form is first-class for Saltaire
It was long odds on Fahid Rehman reaching 1,000 runs in the JCT600 Bradford League this season going into the last weekend. The Saltaire batsman stood on 799 before the final two matches but made 53 on the Saturday in the loss against Morley and an unbeaten
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Bowls results
Bradford Saturday League Bartle – Oakenshaw A 191 (21), Tyersal A 159 (9); Harold Club 166 (12), Hipperholme & Lightcliffe 178 (18); Harold Park 197 (29), Lister 83 (1); Queensbury A 192 (21), BBA 153 (9); Clayton B 172 (14), Pudsey C 178 (16); Eccleshill
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Watson smashes Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross under-23 record
Eight-times winner Rob Jebb (Wheelbase.co.uk) may have been a spectator due to shoulder surgery but Bingley still had a good day in the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross last Sunday. Robert Watson (Paul Milnes RT/Bradford RC), winner of a Yorkshire
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Bradford rowers make strong start to season
In the first long-distance race of the Head of the River season, Bradford Amateur Rowing Club had a number of entries at Chester Long Distance Sculls, a race of 5km. There were some very strong performances from the women’s double sculls, with Vicki
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Sam is setting his sights on the world
Sam Thornton announced himself to Europe’s best juniors this year but the Baildon diver hasn’t ruled out doing the same to the rest of the world in just over a year’s time. The 14-year-old Woodhouse Grove School pupil has enjoyed a fine 2011, culminating
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Firth a big hit in England triumph
Bradford’s Kevin Firth enjoyed an excellent week of snooker at Pontins in Prestatyn, where he made his debut for the England Masters side at the Home Internationals. He joined seasoned internationals Steve Judd and Dave Brown, helping England whitewash
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Katie is set for stardom after British title win
Katie Ormerod is tipped to be the next nig thing in British snowboarding after being crowned national indoor women’s snowboarding champion. The 14-year-old from Brighouse was crowned at SNO!Zone Castleford, and also lifted her age-group category
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Nap hand of victories for Quest Taekwondo
Quest Taekwondo, which has clubs in Keighley, Bingley, Cottingley, Baildon and Greengates, took a team of sparring players, coached by Rick Simpson, to a One-On-One Match Day in Barnsley. Competing for Quest were: Jake Barnett, 15 of Baildon; Natasha
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Champions Dewsbury Sedbergh lose their star man
The Bradford Table Tennis Winter League begins this week and reigning Division One champions and cup holders Dewsbury Sedbergh make the defence of their trophies without their best player from last season, Mark Land. Sedbergh were unbeaten throughout
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Windhill residents’ joy at Council cash for speed bumps
Concerned residents have won a battle to improve safety for children and residents on a busy road used by rat-runners and speeding motorists. People living in West Royd Avenue and Wrose Brow Road, Windhill, Shipley, have welcomed Bradford Council’s decision
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MEP joins fight to keep museum's work horses
by Kathie Griffiths T&A Reporter The fight to keep working Horses at Bradford’s Industrial Museum has been joined by the MEP for Yorkshire and Humber. Conservative Timothy Kirkhope has come down on the side of supporters wanting to keep
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Speaking up for city’s homeless
A new street magazine revealing the raw life of rough sleepers and addicts in Bradford is starting to make an impact – and a profit. Dad-of-three Gary Staniforth, who has experienced life on the streets himself, has now started his own business by producing
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Details emerge of £1bn transport bid
Further details have emerged of a bid by councils in West Yorkshire to create a £1 billion regional transport fund. The Telegraph & Argus exclusively revealed last month how the leaders of the five West Yorkshire authorities had been meeting to discuss
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Fake firearm used to threaten Shipley father and son
A teenager who brandished a realistic imitation handgun in the street to scare a father and son has been spared a custodial sentence. Troy Mackrell, 19, was disarmed and knocked unconscious after hitting Kevin Snowball with the gas-powered BB gun and
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Performers get ready for Bradfactor final
Talented performers from across the district will be battling it out in the Bradfactor final this weekend. Saturday’s grand final follows weeks of auditions, with 200 hopefuls whittled down to a final 17. Organised by Zap Promotions, Bradfactor is supported
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Positive Bradford Day gets off to a flier!
Police have highlighted their success in giving communities sky-high confidence and satisfaction levels by reducing anti-social behaviour as they play their part in today’s Positive Bradford event. Positive Bradford Day celebrates the city with events
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Thanks for your help
SIR – Would you please pass on my grateful thanks to the three motorists who came to the aid of my husband on the evening of Tuesday, September 20, after he suffered a head injury after falling in Baldwin Lane, Clayton. I am pleased to say he is making
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It’s all Greek to me
SIR – Beware of Greeks carrying gifts! The EU fell for that, and their accounts have never been verified either. One for all, and all for one – was that a Greek saying ? Gary Lorriman, North Walk, Harden, Bingley
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Not enough MPs
SIR – I was under the impression that the population of the Bradford Metropolitan District was growing substantially towards 500,000 and thus should be represented at Westminster by all five MPs. Why should we be pulled to pieces by people who obviously
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Question of faith
SIR – I was amused at your article on Baroness Warsi, an enthusiastic but naive Tory Minister, declaring in a recent debate among other passionate statements: “Faith schools can promote tolerance” (T&A, September 21). In the same edition, it was reported
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Woman faces jail over £113,000 Bradford charity theft
A financial assistant who stole £113,000 while she was working for disabled people’s charity Bradnet has been warned to expect a jail sentence. A judge told Bhupinder Kaur it was “an eye-watering amount of money” when she pleaded guilty to the theft
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Calls for Keighley mayor to quit after guilty verdict
The mayor of Keighley has been found guilty of stealing players’ wages from the town’s rugby league club. And now fellow councillors have called on him to resign his post. Michael Westerman, 49, of High Spring Road, Keighley, denied one charge of stealing
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PC caught in the act
SIR – Regarding the policeman flytipping (T&A, September 22). The response from Chief Superintendent Ian Kennedy of Airedale and North Bradford Police: “If proven, this type of conduct is totally beyond what we expect of our staff.” If proven? This policeman
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Referendum response
SIR – The letter from Mr Boyes (T&A, September 21) regarding the 1975 referendum was a little inaccurate. Yes, Ted Heath was the Prime Minister who took us into the Common Market, but he was not the one who had the referendum. That was Harold Wilson
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Joseph was delightful
SIR – I must put pen to paper and say what a wonderful evening my husband and I had recently at the Alhambra watching Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat. What a show! Keith Jack has it all – talent, voice, and charisma. He is a work of art and all
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Celebration was a joy
SIR – I had the pleasure recently to join the Lord Mayor at the Midland Hotel’s celebrations for Older People’s Day. Fifty elderly people from residential homes and sheltered housing, and their carers, were invited to the hotel for afternoon tea.
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Supporting solar power strategy
You have until teatime on Friday to do something simple that will really help an exciting initiative in Bradford. A small not-for-profit community group is doing all it can to help people out of fuel poverty and to reduce the amount of CO2 produced in
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Novelty litter bins for Bradford
There are few things more infuriating than seeing someone casually tossing litter to the ground. More than two million pieces of litter are dropped on our country’s streets every day – and not just by careless youths. In Bradford city centre, I recently
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Woman quizzed over rat poison in man's coffee
A woman was in police custody last night after her boyfriend unwittingly drank from a cup of coffee that had been laced with rat poison. The 44-year-old man was rushed to hospital by ambulance after swallowing some of the poison. Paramedics were called
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Glorious sunshine makes a Positive Bradford impact!
Positive Bradford was declared a resounding success today after hundreds of people poured into Centenary Square to see the best the city has to offer. Nearly 200 businesses joined the city’s creative talent for the first seven-hour event which
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Housing scheme approval is likely
SIR – Your Leader (T&A, September 24) is correct in implying that the decision of six councillors to throw out the Sty Lane development could be but a transient and hollow victory. There is no way that the developers are going to acquiesce, foregoing
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Oh Boy, Buddy is reborn
The legend of Buddy Holly is reborn on a Bradford stage this autumn. Starring Stars In Their Eyes winner Marc Robinson, the show pays tribute to the rock’n’roll hero, delivering much-loved hits such as Peggy Sue, That’ll Be The Day and Oh Boy. Backed
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September 28
25 years ago: The Football Association’s four-man Board of Inquiry watched a police video of the Odsal soccer riot. 50 years ago: A Spenborough house owner told an inquiry at Cleckheaton that less than two years after paying back a five-year loan from
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Danger of drivers who use phones
There can be few people by now who do not know that it is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving a car. Which means that those who continue to flout the rules can no longer hide behind the excuse of ignorance – they are breaking the law and simply
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Bradford police hunt cyclist with knife who raped prostitute
Detectives are hunting a cycling sex beast who raped a woman at knifepoint in a terrifying attack. The 33-year-old victim, who is understood to have been working as a vice girl, was assaulted after walking down a passageway with the cyclist in Bradford
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Fury as Menston homes plan meeting ends in farce
Campaigners and councillors have attacked Bradford Council after a major meeting to discuss plans for 300 homes was cancelled. The Council has been accused of an “utterly appalling” waste of time and public money and of conducting a “farce” after the
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Bradford Bulls coach Potter heads home to Australia on a busman's holiday
Mick Potter will spend the next month picking the brains of Australia’s top coaches as he bids to transform Bradford into a serious force in 2012. The Bulls boss is currently Down Under visiting friends and family during the off-season but
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Bradford walk-in health unit hours to be cut
The opening hours of the country’s first walk-in health centre will be cut following a public consultation in which the majority of people agreed with the proposal. The board of NHS Bradford and Airedale yesterday approved the reduction in access to
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Blimey Riley, as defender nets one but has two headers cleared off line in Avenue draw
Stocksbridge PS 2 Bradford Park Avenue 2 Park Avenue were let down by defending at set-pieces against second-from-bottom Stocksbridge Park Steels last night but they came from behind to snatch a point. John Deacey’s men had the better chances in the
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Bradford City: Lilleshall trip helps accelerate Ramsden's recovery
Simon Ramsden is preparing for a second stint at Lilleshall Sports Injury Rehab after making big strides on the comeback trail. Phil Parkinson believes the injury-ravaged defender could be only three weeks away from rejoining City for full training.
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Liversedge Pick up a point
Liversedge picked up a valuable away point as they played out a 2-2 draw at Pickering Town in the Northern Countis East League Premier Division. James Hurtley gave Sedge a first-half lead but it was a late header from centre back Darryl Leach that earned
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Grant goal gains revenge for Farsley
Farsley exacted their revenge on Durham City with a 1-0 win but it was not the three points they lost up in the north-east that they regained. Last night’s narrow win saw them progress in the Doodson Sports Evo-Stik League Cup, just a fortnight after
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Morrisons wins praise for backing cattle sales
Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons is supporting 12 specialist cattle sales around the country to provide a boost to some of Britain’s best known traditional and native breeds. The move is part of a new incentive scheme by the retailer to encourage
