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Otley rattled by spate of injuries
Director of rugby Gary Walker insists injuries to the spine of his team have led to Otley’s slow start to the season in SSE National League Two North. Already missing second-rower Howard Parr (in Afghanistan) and No 8 Rob Afoa-Peterson (close-season
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Team switch helps Hoyle to third place
Matthew Hoyle took third place in the first race of the penultimate British Superbike Championship round at Silverstone. The Queensbury rider had changed team to MWR Kawasaki for the weekend’s events but unfortunately he had to retire from the second
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Yorkshire quartet get EPP call-up
Four Yorkshire players, including former Bradford League fast bowlers Ajmal Shahzad and Moin Ashraf, have been selected in two separate England Performance Programme squads ahead of the forthcoming winter. Shahzad, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root have all
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Woodlands push for Bradford League points revision
Woodlands want the JCT600 Bradford League to follow the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League and only award bonus points to losing sides. The league champions want 20 points to be awarded to the winners or, in the case of a tie or incomplete match, five
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Bradford City Women must rediscover goal touch
Bradford City go into their FA Northern Women’s Combination game against Liverpool Feds at Thackley FC on Sunday looking to bounce back from a second defeat in three outings. A 1-0 setback at the hands of South Durham saw City surrender top spot, dropping
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes is first speaker at Ilkley Literature Festival
A man described as “the world’s greatest living explorer’ got one of the country’s biggest literature festivals off to a fine start yesterday. The description of Sir Ranulph Fiennes came from the Guinness Book of World Records and he was in West Yorkshire
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Does your charity need extra funds?
Forward-thinking charity organisations which make a lasting difference to communities in Bradford district are invited to apply for grants of up to £50,000 from the charitable arm of the Telegraph & Argus. Funds are awarded twice a year to registered
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Thunderbirds send out message before big derby
Bradford Clayton Thunderbirds warmed up in style for Sunday's derby against Bradford Dudley Hill Diamonds at Parry Lane (2.00). The Thunderbirds defeated a young Hunslet Hawks Ladies 78-6. Both teams were a bit rusty in the opening exchanges but Thunderbirds
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Cougars craving final flourish
Jason Demetriou says a “burning desire” is fuelling the Cougars’ bid to secure an immediate return to the Co-operative Championship. Keighley were relegated to the third tier last season amid financial woes and a nine-point deduction but Demetriou has
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Tevez episode just classic Man City
Simon Parker column The one-man soap opera Carlos Tevez can be accused of many things. He may change colours like the wind and is the last person you would want alongside you in the trenches. He may also stubbornly refuse to speak the lingo, though
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Floodlit coaching at Salts Tennis Club
Salts Tennis Club, off Victoria Road, are holding floodlit adult coaching sessions on Wednesdays up to November 30 (7.45pm-9pm). For further information, contact head coach Richard Senior on 07855-764777.
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Class of 2009 can give Cougars advantage - Duffy
Co-operative Championship One all-star team member Gavin Duffy is hoping Cougars’ Grand Final experience can bring them success on Sunday. The Keighley winger, who was voted into the division’s dream team for the season this week, was part of the Cougars
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Millward back to shatter glass ceiling
Simon Parker column The overseas domination when it comes to Super League coaches is a thorny issue in the game. Decent English candidates, like Bulls assistant Francis Cummins, are routinely overlooked for their counterparts from Down Under. Hull
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Covey prevents a German one-two but its close
Local runners made a mark on the world scene with Bingley Harriers’ Pete Covey winning a world silver medal on September 17. He was second over-70 finisher in the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Paluzza in the Dolomites. The race took
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Avenue run the rule over 'Ammers'
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is tracking a striker to add to his squad but he is also keeping former player Amjad Iqbal under close scrutiny. Although he is Bradford born, Iqbal is a full Pakistan international and has played in World
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Eccleshill are not underdogs in Thackley derby
Thackley are looking towards their forthcoming derby clash with Eccleshill United with trepidation. Once upon a time, fixtures between the Bradford neighbours, who are separated by just two miles, were epic encounters. The clubs were
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Liversedge can't carry form into 'cash' ties
Cup form is definitely a worry at Liversedge, and it has not helped the club’s coffers this term. Sedge have won five and drawn two of their 13 fixtures so far. That means they have lost six - just under half - but exactly half of those defeats
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Cost is barrier to FA Sunday Cup entry - Adams
The Sunday League’s equivalent of the FA Cup gets underway next month, and Bradford has two teams in the hat. Bradford Sunday Alliance League sides Bolton Woods and West Bowling have both been drawn away in the FA Sunday Cup - to Belt Road
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Sir Patrick Stewart gets his hands on Shakespeare in Skipton
Hollywood legend Sir Patrick Stewart got his hands on a piece of history during a visit to Skipton yesterday. The Shakespearian actor and Star Trek and X-Men star spent an hour at the Craven Museum, where a rare copy of William Shakespeare’
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School's £1m eco extension
Developers behind a £1 million project for a major expansion at a Baildon primary school have revealed details of the scheme. Bradford Council approved planning permission for the extension at Hoyle Court Primary School in Fyfe Grove, to accommodate
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Bradford Theatres have a new varied programme of dance attractions
The passion and drama of ballroom, the grace of ballet and the theatrical athleticism of contemporary dance are all part of a new season of dance at Bradford theatres. The city’s fifth dance season continues a tradition which has attracted large audiences
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Vicious rapist beat up two call girls
A violent rapist has been locked up indefinitely after brutally attacking two vice girls, one at knifepoint. Dimitri Cojan attacked his victims in the red light areas of Bradford and Leeds, subjecting one to an hour-long ordeal in his car. Leeds Crown
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Good reason to shop
SIR – David Crompton’s idea of relocating a market to the Marks & Spencer store in Darley Street, Bradford, is an excellent one (T&A, September 29). If the space could be used by food sellers reflecting multi-cultural Bradford, this would be an important
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There’s no interaction
SIR – What planet is Baroness Warsi living on? Faith schools do not promote religious tolerance and understanding. They promote bad feelings in a lot of communities. She wants to come to Bradford and see how these so-called schools have pupils walking
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Well done, Alice
SIR – Congratulations to the Alhambra Theatre and the entire cast of Keeler for a marvellous production. It is a thoroughly entertaining play. Former Emmerdale actress Alice Coulthard gives a superb performance – she is enthralling as Christine Keeler
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Talking of bins...
SIR – The T&A (September 28) begs two questions. If we are going to have ‘talking and singing bins’, should we first check on the continuing benefit from the talking and singing bus shelter at the bottom end of Manchester Road which the Royal Society
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Councillors’ duties
SIR – I can reassure Mr. Pashley (Letters, September 21) that the planning process at Bradford Council is democratic. Councillors do make decisions, after consultation with local people and after receiving advice from officers about whether planning
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Puppies abandoned outside Allerton vets' practice
A three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier was found tied to a fence, along with her six puppies in a bag, outside a Bradford veterinary surgery. Veterinary nurse Shaun Fisher, who works at the Gatehouse Veterinary Group, Allerton, discovered the abandoned
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Virgin Media is to back Bradford International Film Festival
The National Media Museum has announced Virgin Media as the sponsor of the Bradford International Film Festival for the next three years. The move follows an agreement between festival organisers, the museum and the multimedia provider which specialises
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Animal waste firm fined £32,000 for Bradford offal spillages
A company which transports animal by-products has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 by a judge after allowing offal to spill or leak from its vehicles on to roads in the district. Prosecutor Peter Hampton yesterday gave Bradford Crown Court details
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Fagan poised for Bradford City start
Phil Parkinson is set to let Craig Fagan off the leash as City try to send their poor run for a Burton. Fagan is in line to make his first start for 12 months at the Pirelli Stadium tomorrow. Given the 28-year-old’s recent injury history and lack of
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The Bradford children waiting to find families
More than £200,000 has been spent in the last year on paying outside agencies to place 14 Bradford children with adoptive parents, it has been revealed. The huge cost of caring for “looked-after children” was revealed as national figures show that adoption
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Police must be on right side of law
It is right of the Divisional Commander of Airedale and North Bradford police, Chief Supt Ian Kennedy, to pledge that he will not tolerate poor behaviour by his officers in the wake of the incident involving the policeman spotted littering in a public
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Time for a clear-out!
SIR – Along with many other charities, we at Duckworth Lane Oxfam find ourselves appealing to your readers to respond immediately to our plea for donations of clothes, items for the home, all household goods, books, toys and games. It is perhaps a
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Officers, too, are subject to the law
SIR – To clear up some misunderstandings, police officers who break the law are dealt with under the criminal law and also discipline procedures. People who did read your article (T&A, September 22) will have noted that the officer was issued with a
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Peter Marks joins Thopmas Cook board
Bradford-born Co-op boss Peter Marks, who has led significant expansion of the mutual business, is joining the board of troubled travel giant Thomas Cook as a joint venture between the two companies to form the UK’s largest high street travel agency chain
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Baildon couple's premature twins born on holiday are flown home
A couple who spent 14 years trying for a baby welcomed their twins into the world six weeks early – while on holiday 300 miles from home. Alix and Saran Raven-Sarai, of Baildon, conceived twins Tyler and Aliza after having IVF in Thailand last December
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Bradford Bulls must come back in top nick for pre-season work
Bulls coach Mick Potter has warned his players they must return for pre-season in better physical condition than ever. Despite playing their last game at Wakefield on September 9, Potter’s men continued to train for two weeks after the end of the campaign
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Older idols take to talent show stage
From opera and rock singers to comedy double acts and a euphonium soloist, Bradford’s older people showed the wealth of talent in the district at the hotly contested Op Idol. Talented artists from across the district battled it out in front
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Wibsey mum Sarah Holdsworth says premature baby is 'my little miracle'
A family have hailed their latest addition a “miracle” as she continues to confound doctors with her amazing progress after being born at just 24 weeks, weighing 1lb 4oz. Grace Hope Holdsworth was not due until January 5, but she was born on September
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Davies upbeat about Bradford City prospects during loan spell
Andrew Davies is a game lad – and that’s all he wants from City. The former England under-21 international has played at the top level and believes he can get back up there. But he needs the platform to prove it and sees his three-month stint at Valley
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Bradford mother tackled man who killed daughter, court told
A distressed mother broke down as she told a jury she snatched a knife from her daughter’s killer moments before he stuck another weapon into her heart. Geeta Bhatt wept in the witness box at Bradford Crown Court as she described seeing Til
