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Bradford cyclists launch fundraising appeal
Members of the University of Bradford’s new Cycling Club have signed up to join cyclists from across the district to ride 500 miles to Germany and back for the 11th Bradford To Hamm Charity Bike Ride. The event is for Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure
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Bradford Help our group raise cash for a good cause’
Members of the University of Bradford’s new Cycling Club have signed up to join cyclists from across the district to ride 500 miles to Germany and back for the 11th Bradford To Hamm Charity Bike Ride. The event is for Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure
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Angling Lines
BRADFORD No1 AA The final round of this year’s Calder League was won by Dave Armitage with 9lb of roach and perch from just above Cooper Bridge. Paul Clarke had 6lb 15oz for second place from River Street and joint third was Dave Pollitt and
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Your chance to vote for Bradford's Community Stars
Here it is... your chance to vote for those selfless heroes who really do make life worth living in the Bradford district. In July we unveiled the Active Citizens Community Stars campaign we are running in conjunction with Bradford Council. We asked
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Leeds United: Howson contract talks 'going well'
Jonny Howson is close to agreeing a new deal at Leeds which will keep him at Elland Road beyond the end of next season. The 23-year-old skipper is currently under contract until the end of the 2012/13 campaign but is in talks over extending his stay
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Warriors chief misses battle with Queensbury
All four Bradford Pennine League Premier Division teams will be looking claw their way up the table when they meet in the local derby games on Saturday. Wibsey Warriors coach Rob Hustler misses the home clash against Queensbury and leaves the
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Totton's pitch could give Avenue edge in big FA Cup tie
Bradford Park Avenue make the long journey down south tomorrow to give themselves the best possible preparation for Saturday's FA Cup first-round proper tie at AFC Totton. Totton are between Oxford and Cambridge in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier
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Early tester for Whetley Lane Veterans
Whetley Lane face a tough first FA Umbro Veterans’ group game on Sunday when they travel to last year’s winners Burnley Vets. Manager Sean Kerry gives a debut to former Ayr United player Michael Reynolds and hopes ex-Bradford Park Avenue striker
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Roberts selected to face New Zealand
Bradford’s Georgina Roberts (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks) has been named in the England squad to face New Zealand in three internationals later this month and next month. The first match is at Twickenham on Saturday, November 26 (5pm), after the Australia
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Guiseley hoping to gain psychological edge
Guiseley’s trip to face Eastwood Town in the Blue Square Bet North Division on Saturday will be a precursor to the two clubs meeting in the FA Trophy later this month. The Lions head to their Nottinghamshire rivals this weekend clear favourites to win
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Farsley hoping to sign right back
Defensive frailties continue to blight Farsley’s season and it will remain a concern even though they are expected to win when they head to lowly Cammell Laird on Saturday. Farsley have picked up just one point from their last four Evo-Stik Division
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Silsden bidding to keep momentum
In the North West Counties League Premier Division, Silsden travel to Ashton Athletic on Saturday looking for another win. The Cobbydalers went above Ashton with a 3-0 home victory over Squires Gate on Wednesday, and they also banked three points last
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Lack of bonus points frustrates Bees boss
Bradford & Bingley’s director of rugby Martin Whitcombe says his team must aim for five-point wins from their remaining SSE National League Three North home fixtures. In the wake of their 19-7 setback at Rossendale last weekend, he says: “We were second
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Frustating wait on the sidelines for Wharfedale skipper
Wharfedale skipper Rob Baldwin had to endure another afternoon of watching last weekend. The No 8 said: “I have a rib cartilage injury and I tried running on Tuesday night and it was no good.” Last weekend’s 29-28 defeat at home to Sedgley
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Another blank for Albion Sports
In Division One of the Baris Northern Counties East League, joint leaders Albion Sports look set to lose ground as they have no fixture this weekend, despite their rented home Horsfall Stadium being available. Eccleshill United, on the other hand, could
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Another tough test for Thackley
Thackley face a second difficult home encounter on the trot as they host leaders Bridlington Town in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division on Saturday. The Dennyboys hosted promotion-chasing Scarborough Athletic last weekend and ended
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Experienced Murphy returns for Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton, with their first away victory of the season safely under their belt in SSE North One East, have Pete Murphy back at centre for the home match against Percy Park on Saturday. They also switch James Wilson to full back and put Ross Hayden
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Campion have eyes on third place
After two weekends of cup football, it is back to the basics for the majority of the West Riding County Amateur League teams, and for many of them it will be the halfway stage in their league programme. Campion, who occupy fourth place in the Premier
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Now it's Bradford Salem v Yarnbury in Shield
Bradford Salem have booked themselves a re-match at Yarnbury – this time in the Centurion Yorkshire Shield. Salem won 13-7 last night at Huddersfield YMCA to confirm their derby, with Matt Steel getting a late try and Jonny Robinson a conversion and
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Isaacs boost for Wibsey
Wibsey have the pivotal Ryan Isaacs back at fly half for their SSE Yorkshire Division Five home match against Wensleydale on Saturday. The hosts also try Andy Dutton at hooker in what is the middle of a difficult three-game run for the High Street club
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Skipper Dawson misses out for Baildon
Baildon are without injured captain James Dawson and centre Andy Patchett for their home derby against Old Modernians in SSE Yorkshire Division Three on Saturday. Ben Newton is at scrum half and Nick Oddy on the wing, allowing Hayden Lister to move
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Strength in depth delights Keighley director
Ahead of their SSE Yorkshire Division One trip to Scarborough on Saturday, Keighley’s director of rugby Graeme Sheffield stressed how delighted he is about the club’s strength in depth. He said: “We had no Danny McGee, Marco Ferrazzano, Danny Lester
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Interest at Ilkley is reaching all-time high
Ilkley officials are expecting a bumper crowd when England manager Martin Johnson opens their new clubhouse a week on Saturday. Rugby operations manager Tom Gillon has been staggered by the amount of interest being shown. Johnson is due to arrive by
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Banker Katie Pattison-Hart bids to row Atlantic Ocean
A banker is undergoing a gruelling training regime in a bid to row the Atlantic as part of a six-woman crew. Katie Pattison-Hart, who grew up in Baildon, will be part of a team bidding to set a double world record. They will compete to become the fastest
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Five young Bradford chefs win through in curry contest
Five aspiring curry chefs are through to the next round of a national cooking contest after battling it out at Bradford’s International Food Academy. Competitors as young as 12 prepared, cooked and presented a curry dish of their choice for the regional
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Salary cap debate kicks off again
Sam Tomkins’ decision to commit himself to Wigan has been hailed as a major shot in the arm for English rugby league – but also brought the salary cap into sharp focus once again. Super League clubs met in Harrogate yesterday and the likes of Wigan and
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Morrisons attracts record numbers of customers
Bradford-based Morrisons attracted record numbers of customers to its stores in the latest quarter, it was revealed today. The supermarket chain, which boasts an 11.8 per cent share of the grocery market, said like-for-like sales were up 2.4 per cent
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£700,000 Ilkley church revamp planned
One of the region’s most historic churches is launching a £700,000 refurbishment bid to bring it into the 21st century. The Victorian pews at All Saints Parish Church in Ilkley could be replaced by moveable chairs and an extension linking it to nearby
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Special effects galore promised for the Bradford panto Robin Hood
A giant animatronic dragon flying over the audience and a ‘rainfall of letters’ pouring down on stage are some of the spectacular special effects in this year’s Alhambra pantomime. Executive producer Michael Harrison said the production of Robin Hood
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
25 years ago: About 100 jobs were to go at two Bradford factories in the Renold engineering group. 50 years ago: Repairs at Cliffe Castle cost about £250 a month and there was a likelyhood that the committee would ask for estimates of £3,000 a year for
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Should Britain cut ties with Europe?
Tomorrow night, Britain’s membership of the European Union will be debated by a local Conservative MP and a peer of the realm in Baildon. Irrespective of the ongoing crisis lurching from Greece to Italy and France which, unlike Britain, are members of
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Make the right choice
SIR – I was delighted to hear that a new £23.9 million fund has become available to the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership Fund. I was then disappointed to hear that Councillor David Green is considering using the money for infrastructure
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Building on an idea
SIR – It is with great sadness I read that English Heritage has rejected the appeal to preserve the Odeon. So perhaps now is the time to rethink ideas. English Heritage say that there is not enough left of the interior, and, in my opinion, the Odeon
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Just a matter of time
SIR – Plans to move Britain on to Central European time, which would mean moving the UK’s clocks forward an hour all year round, have been vetoed by the Scots because they claim it would mean that dawn wouldn’t break in Scotland until nearly 9am. However
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54 Bradford war heroes to be named on new memorial
by Jo Winrow City Hall Reporter A total of 54 names have so far been collated to be included on a new war memorial to be installed in Bradford city centre. It will honour those soldiers from the district who have died since 1945 and will be placed
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£375,000 plan to improve River Wharfe
A major £375,000 scheme is being launched to improve the water quality in the River Wharfe. From Monday, Yorkshire Water will begin a five-month project to upgrade its Ilkley waste water treatment works. See Thursday's T&A for the full story
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Elderly are deserving of dignity
When the Telegraph & Argus launched its With Respect... campaign in July we highlighted the case of a pensioner who, her daughter said, had been ‘left to rot’ in a side room at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The campaign is designed to throw the spotlight
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Harsh punishment
SIR – I understand that David Cameron is keen to cut the benefits of people who have been found guilty of criminal offences, but won’t that make them more likely to re-offend? It is arguable that an individual’s poor living standard has a contributing
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Voice for the elderly
SIR – I am writing to ask your readers to join Anchor’s Grey Pride Campaign and sign our petition calling for a Minister for Older People to help end the prejudices faced by the elderly. We hope the Minister would be called upon when the Cabinet
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Drain cover solution
SIR – I am putting pen to paper about an idea I have to solve the current theft of drain and sewer covers by the criminal element in Bradford. This problem is vastly rising and every time one is stolen for scrap, the Council has to replace them with
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Depp’s talent is wasted
THE RUM DIARY (15, 120 mins) *** Starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi. Director: Bruce Robinson. Johnny Depp, a close friend of iconic American writer Hunter S Thompson, takes another
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TRAILER: Yule love festive fun with Arthur
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 3D (U, 97 mins) **** Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Bill Nighy, Ramona Marquez. Director: Sarah Smith. As all intelligent children know, Santa Claus and his team
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Bradford student Tehseen meets Chris Huhne to debate climate change
A Bradford campaigner has won Government backing in her bid to help save the planet. Eco-activist Tehseen Mirza, of Undercliffe, has got support from Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne, for her One Step campaign which asks people to make
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Busy Bradford road to close at weekend
A large section of the busy Manchester Road in Bradford will be closed this weekend as part of preparation works for a new pedestrian and cyclist-friendly bridge to be constructed there in the spring. Works on the central reserve are being
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Refusing legal aid will cause misery
SIR – So the Coalition Government has refused legal aid in domestic violence cases. Can they sink any lower? Despite evidence from the WI, dozens of other women’s groups, specialist lawyers and female victims, the Government persists in refusing legal
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Ingrow vicar used gravestone to launch fireworks
A church has been criticised for using a grave to launch fireworks during a bonfire night event. A visitor at St John’s Church, Ingrow, hit out after witnessing the vicar of the church discharge fireworks from the base of a tombstone in front of revellers
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Step back in time with club classics
Bradford singer Janet Jaye (pictured) is aiming to recreate Bradford’s nightclub past at a concert this weekend. “The nightclub scene for people of a certain age has lost its flavour,” says Janet. “There used to be many nightclubs in Bradford city centre
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Bradford, Keighley, Shipley and Bingley car park charges to rise 50p a day
Long-stay parking charges are to rise by 50p a day in an effort to raise an extra £90,000 to help ease Bradford Council’s budget. A total of 17 Council-owned car parks across the district are to have their all- day charges increased, some from £3.50
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Pervert dad who locked naked daughters in cellar jailed
An incestuous paedophile who “abused and defiled” his three daughters over a 13-year period has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. The 70-year-old retired Bradford lorry driver, who cannot be named to protect their identities, was responsible for
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Bradford firm expands into Texas
Bosses from a Bradford-based steel group converged on Texas to mark the official launch of the firm’s latest venture as part of growth and diversification plans. Barrett Steel, based at Dudley Hill, has marked out oil and gas exploration as a potential
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Bradford driver counting cost of collision with uninsured driver
Police have pledged to investigate after a motorist was left in thousands of pounds of debt when he was in a crash with an uninsured vehicle. James McMahon, 22, was in the middle of a five-car pile-up in Killinghall Road, Bradford, and his car was so
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Time to walk the walk, says Bradford Bulls hooker L’Estrange
Heath L’Estrange has admitted that talk is cheap and has urged the Bulls to deliver where it really matters next season – on the field. Bradford are gearing up for a pivotal campaign after last season saw them fail to make the play-offs for a third successive
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We're on our way to Wembley, says Bradford City ace Ramsden
Simon Ramsden has put his shirt on giving City’s fans a dream date at Wembley. The rejuvenated right back played his part in steering the club into the last eight of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy in Tuesday’s penalties win at Sheffield United
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Youth unemployment in Bradford doubles within a year
Long-term youth unemployment across the district has almost doubled since the start of the year, with Keighley being the blackspot for struggling youngsters. Official figures show in January 660 people aged between 18 to 24 across the district had been
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Workers tell of desperate bid to save buried trench digger
Rescuers clawed at rubble in a desperate bid to save a workman buried in a collapsed trench, an inquest jury heard. Andrew Lancaster, 23, was covered by the rubble after the trench fell on him when he and a colleague were working at a housing
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Bradford Bulls: Ainscough looking forward to a fresh start
Shaun Ainscough could have been forgiven for thinking that it was just not meant to be for him at Bradford. He became a Bull this time last year on a one-year deal from Wigan, his hometown club. Five tries in his first nine games for Mick Potter’s side
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John Peters staff are hoping to get their jobs back
Sacked retail staff at a well-known furniture store which closed after its parent company went into liquidation are hoping new owners will re-open the site and give them their jobs back. The John Peters store at Guiseley is among five outlets
