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Slingsby ready for a harsh winter
Workplace equipment firm Slingsby has taken action to help businesses keep moving if another bad winter strikes. The firm has invested in a salt distribution centre and bagging plant at its Baildon headquarters to meet demand from an increasing number
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Thackley hoping to right a drubbing
Thackley will be looking to put Saturday’s 5-0 humbling at home to Scarborough Athletic behind them when they return to action tomorrow night. Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division rivals Liversedge also have a fixture and they
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Guiseley should fancy their chances
Guiseley were paired with Blue Square Bet North Division counterparts Eastwood Town in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy when the draw was made yesterday lunchtime. The Lions should fancy their chances of progressing as they have home advantage
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Just perfect from Dragons Women
Dragons Women continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 65-36 victory over visiting Harrogate Raiders in the Leeds & District League – shattering their perfect start of five consecutive wins. Leading scorers were Rhianna Mae Laing (13) and
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Bradford Dragons inflict more misery on Leeds
There was more derby delight for Bradford Dragons as they followed up their National Cup win over Leeds Carnegie with a nail-biting 64-58 league triumph. Both teams played ferocious team defence from the start as Dragons shaded the first period 22-20
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Your chance of vote for local heroes in Bradford's Community Stars Active Citizens Awards
This week we will be unveiling those individuals and groups who are in the running to pick up the first ever Bradford and District medals for their hard work in their communities. The Community Stars Active Citizens Awards, which are being run jointly
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Twickenham honour for Bradford & Bingley
Previous winners Bradford & Bingley helped to launch the 2012 President’s XV Awards at Twickenham earlier this month. The Bees were given the ‘Social Inclusion’ award earlier this year in recognition of their creation of the first mixed abilities team
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Prestigious accolade for racing driver Hawksworth
Jack Hawksworth said it was a “huge honour” to be awarded the coveted Rising Star accolade by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC). The talented Cullingworth speed demon joins an organisation that includes members of the calibre of F1 world
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Bradford's fab four are a Brit of all right
What Bradford lacked in quantity they made up for in quality at the British Junior Wrestling Championships recently. A small team of wrestlers from the city travelled to the event, with the Hawthorns again adding to the family collection under coach
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TVR hang on to edge out Oakwell
Oakwell went closest to causing an upset in the SONDER HEATING CUP as they pushed higher-ranked Spen Valley League visitors TVR United all the way before missing out 3-2. TVR led just 2-1 at the interval and the second half was an equally tight affair
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Watson is best of British
Bingley’s Rob Watson (Paul Milnes RT/Bradford Olympic RC) was the best of the British contingent in the Elite Event at the GVA Koppenberg Cross in Belgium recently. The cyclist finished 36th in the competition, which featured a strong field including
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Guiseley land a home tie in FA Trophy
Guiseley have landed a home tie against Blue Square Bet North strugglers Eastwood Town in he FA Trophy third qualifying round. Last season Steve Kittrick's men reached the quarter-finals before being defeated 1-0 at home by Luton Town.
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Brogan hat-trick lifts Wibsey out of basement
Wibsey hauled themselves off the foot of the PREMIER DIVISION table with a 4-3 home victory over fellow West Riding County Amateur League strugglers Lower Hopton. Phil Brogan’s hat-trick and a goal by Joe Crossland proved decisive for Wibsey, with Mick
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Training times for Bingley Harriers
Bingley Harriers are now settled into new facilities at Beckfoot School on Wagon Lane and are hosting athletics sessions to meet all standards and specialities. The club cater for all abilities covering sportshall athletics, track and field
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 3, Princeville A 4; Eastbrook A 4, Great Horton 3; Pudsey 3, Eastbrook C 4. Breaks: C Jarvis (Eastbrook C) 57 unfinished; R Jagger (Eastbrook C) 38. Leading positions (all played
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VIDEO: Car hits tree in Canal Road
A BMW car hit a tree in Canal Road, Bradford, on Saturday afternoon with all three occupants needing hospital treatment. One of them was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary, but the nature of the injuries has not been disclosed. Firefighters
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Family flees chip pan blaze at Bradford home
A Bradford family had a narrow escape when a chip pan caused a fire in the garage of their home early today. The incident has led to firefighters issuing a warning to people with electrical items in outhouses to ensure they are unplugged and safe. A
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Bradford Council housing consultation 'too daunting'
Campaigners fighting to protect green fields in Bradford have argued that consultation forms on plans for 2,700 new homes are “counter-productive” as most residents are finding them “too daunting” to complete. The Save Tong and Fulneck Valley Association
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Game on for Bradford Animation Festival
The game’s afoot as the 18th Bradford Animation Festival gets the city animated from tomorrow – with a special emphasis on games kicking off the proceedings. As video games achieve cinema-quality levels of lifelike animation, a special two-day strand
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Night out gets brains whirring
What is the closest country to the North Pole? In which river did Amy Johnson die? Which Bronte sister wrote Napoleon And The Spectre? These were among the 100 questions fired at a packed school hall as it hosted a quiz night. On the first, our team
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Dementia cases in Bradford and Airedale 'to rise by a quarter'
A national £2 million campaign to increase dementia awareness started today as it was revealed the number of sufferers in Bradford and Airedale will rise by more than a quarter in the next decade. In 2010 there were 5,113 people with diagnosed and undiagnosed
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More wardens to keep watch on Bradford
Bradford Council’s new-look warden service looks set to take to the streets from January. The new uniformed service will see neighbourhood wardens, park rangers and civil enforcement officers merge at an extra cost of £620,000 on top of money
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The early airstrips
SIR – Mrs Galilee (Letters, November 3) is right about Yeadon and the involvement of Air Vice-Marshal Geoffrey Ambler. However, the real story begins during the First World War when Yeadon was part of the air defences put together for West Yorkshire in
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Bonus undeserved
SIR – Why the heck are SERCO getting a bonus? And for what? As far as it goes all I can see is they have messed up the applications for schools, causing misery. If this was a business and you could see the downfalls of placements in schools being a
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The way forward
SIR – Congratulations to the Bradford business leaders who have persuaded the Government to honour part of their moral responsibility to Bradford and cough up £17 million. However, who else but Bradford Council would intend to use some of this money
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What Jesus would do
SIR – The other evening while watching the news, an item appeared concerning the protesters camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral who are protesting against the greedy bankers who are building themselves riches on earth. Some of the very worthy clergy have
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Satisfied customer
SIR – I was looking for old photographs of the Whetley Hill area of Bradford and wrote to you on October 10. I believe you published my letter (October 17) and a reader sent me a newspaper cutting which was an old aerial photograph of the relevant area
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Sort out priorities
SIR – After tackling Grange School about the traffic situation and getting a lot of help from the school, police, etc, the situation is still ongoing and will not be sorted until 2012. Local residents are still not able to park in front of their houses
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Keighley charity keeps tracks on rare big cat
A vet has hailed a breakthrough in his campaign to save one of the most endangered big cats in the world. Keighley-based Dr John Lewis, co-founder and director of charity Wildlife Vets International, is spearheading a team of experts studying the endangered
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Long may she reign
SIR – David Cameron’s changes to the succession laws will mean the eldest child of a monarch will now inherit the British throne, whether a boy or girl. Thank heaven this rule was not in force when Queen Victoria died, as her eldest child Victoria would
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Charge for badge certainly is unfair
SIR – May I voice my disgust at the attitude of Council leader Ian Greenwood after his comment that the £10 charge for a blue badge disabled parking permit is not unfair (T&A, November 2). It probably isn’t to him, a mere pittance out of the allowance
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Thanks to Marcia
SIR – Clayton is a very fortunate village with many thriving groups and a vibrant village hall serving Clayton on a daily basis. We have active church communities and are fortunate enough to have Scout groups, Guides, Brownies, Cubs and Rainbows and
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Credit to rail firm
SIR – I spent £3.30 on a First Day Rover bus ticket to go to Bradford Interchange and book a ticket to Scotland with National Rail. I asked to travel on October 26, arriving at Wishaw at about 4pm and returning on Sunday, October 30, leaving Wishaw at
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What can be done with a bit of initiative
SIR – Re ‘It is vital to invest in future of country’ (Letters, November 3). I agree with many points that Miss Petrie makes in the importance of helping young adults with employment. I would certainly, for example, rather see investment in this area
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November 7
25 years ago: Bradford Council, health workers and voluntary organisations called on the Government to help the city keep Aids at bay at the launch of Bradford Aids Control Forum. 50 years ago: The Worth Valley passenger service line was to be withdrawn
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November 5
25 years ago: Almost 2,000 pupils had been sent home from Bradford’s 87 upper and middle schools during the last month because their teachers were off ill. 50 years ago: Proposals to build Bradford’s new abattoir in St James’s Wholesale Market brought
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Lighting up lives amid the gloom
Billboards and television advertisements remind us that Christmas is coming. But as the festive season gets under way, Shelter, the national charity working to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing, is asking us to spare a thought
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A £24m chance to give Bradford a boost
Council and business leaders across Bradford can today put in their bids to get their hands on a slice of a £24 million handout. The cash will be available via the new Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for “shovel-ready”
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Making sure Olympic ideal burns bright
The passage of the Olympic torch across the United Kingdom promises to be one of the most iconic and spectacular events during next year’s London Games. So the news that Bradford, along with Keighley and Ilkley, have been chosen as locations to host
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Dubious TV show cause for concern
Community leaders in Bradford are right to be angry at the decision by Channel 4 to yet again use Bradford as a platform for a dubious form of television entertainment. Of course there is a great deal of value in looking at the issue of multiculturalism
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Stadium dream in tatters as land sold off
Bradford Park Avenue’s long-term plans to move to a new 20,000 seat stadium are in tatters after the site was sold by a receiver to satisfy a debt owed by club owner Bob Blackburn’s property company Kelvic Holdings. The sale of the 36-acre
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Landing Bradford Bulls captaincy would be a bonus, says L’Estrange
Heath L’Estrange today admitted the prospect of becoming the Bulls’ new skipper was appealing – but insisted his overriding priority was to return to full fitness. The club captaincy remains vacant after long-serving prop Andy Lynch ended a
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Depleted squad 'dealing effectively' with major crime despite cutbacks
West Yorkshire Police’s crack crimebusting squad has been judged to be dealing effectively with major investigations, despite a greater workload and cutbacks in the number of detectives. The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team’s budget for this year was
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Bradford City serve up a stinker as rotten week gets even worse
Bradford City 0 Cheltenham Town 1 It was a result and performance that the Valley Parade powers-that-be needed like a hole in the head. After all that has happened off the field in the previous couple of days, the last thing City could afford was to
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Parkinson reads the riot act to his Bradford City flops
Phil Parkinson showed his tough streak after accusing City of treating Saturday’s home defeat “like a testimonial”. The Bantams boss was left fuming by such a flat performance as high-flying Cheltenham cruised to a 1-0 win at Valley Parade.
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VIDEO: Freedom of City soldiers march in celebration
Soldiers awarded the Freedom of the City of Bradford paraded through the city streets yesterday with their black Shetland pony mascot Pegasus to celebrate their special accolade. More than 100 members of 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment
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Melvin double makes it easy for Campion
Eight West Riding County Amateur League clubs are left in the COUNTY FA CHALLENGE CUP after a mixed set of results in the second round. Campion made sure of their place in round three as they beat Halifax League side Ryburn United 2-0, with Damian Melvin
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Olympic torch relay to pass through Bradford, Keighley and Ilkley
The Olympic torch will blaze through the Bradford district next summer as the country prepares for the London 2012 games. Bradford, Keighley and Ilkley Skipton and Brighouse were today announced as host locations to welcome the flame as part
