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Great Dane at the double to seal Clayton win
Clayton 33, West Bowling 14 The arrival of second-half substitute Dane Bairstow spurred Clayton to a convincing win in the Premier derby against West Bowling at Lidget Green. Defence was the order of the day in the early exchanges, with home wingman
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Shane McGowan fails to appear for Jools Holland show at St George's Hall
Former Pogues frontman Shayne McGowan failed to appear at St George’s Hall tonight. He was billed to appear as a special guest of Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. But a notice posted up in the theatre announced that he
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Bolton Woods car blaze said to be 'suspicious'
A blaze which destroyed a car in Bolton Woods, Bradford, tonight is being treated as suspicious, firefighters have said. A crew from Shipley was called to Mexborough Road at about 7.45pm.A spokesman for the crew said the car, a Citroen, was "totally
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Scroggling festival in Haworth takes place
The festive season got under way in Haworth this weekend with the village’s Scroggling The Holly celebrations. The event had previously been organised by the Haworth Village Association, which disbanded in June, but some local people vowed
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Bradford man's joy at becoming Lord Mayor of London
A Bradford-born lawyer, who has family in Silsden, has taken up his post as the 684th Lord Mayor of London. Alderman David Wootton, 61, was at the centre of an 800-year-old spectacle yesterday, as the Lord Mayor’s Show paraded three miles around
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Checkm-eight for Bradford Park Avenue
AFC Totton 8, Bradford Park Avenue 1 Bradford Park Avenue’s glorious FA Cup run ended in ignominious defeat as they slumped to their worst ever defeat in the competition. They ended their first-round tie in Hampshire with nine men as the floodgates
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Baldry strikes late to salvage point for Guiseley
Eastwood Town 2, Guiseley 2 Guiseley needed a late equaliser to gain a point at relegation-threatened Eastwood Town after they had dominated plenty of the game even with ten men. The Lions were reduced in numbers midway through the first half of the
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Old Grovians suffer penalty pain
Old Grovians 17, Hemsworth 18 Adam Weaving missed a difficult penalty with two minutes to go as Old Grovians lost a riveting contest to their promotion rivals. The hosts struck first with a move straight from the training ground. Scrum half
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Williams turns from provider to scorer for Farsley
Cammell Laird 0, Farsley AFC 3 Farsley picked up a much-needed three points from their trip to the south bank of the Mersey but remain tenth in the Evo-Stik League Division One North table despite their victory. The only goal of the first half came
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Wasteful Otley pay the price
Otley 20, Luctonians 36 The scoreline was given a lop-sided look as Otley conceded a last-minute try while attempting to grab a second bonus point. They had already bagged one with four tries and tried to run from their own 22 in search of another
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Thackley let slip two-goal cushion
THACKLEY earned an excellent 2-2 draw at home to Premier Division leaders Bridlington Town in the Baris Northern Counties East League – but they could have expected much better after dominating the first half. The visitors may have fashioned the first
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Lee and Douglas wrap up Silsden surge
Ashton Athletic 0, Silsden 2 Silsden moved up one place to 14th in the North West Counties League Premier Division after a 2-0 victory at lower mid-table rivals Ashton Athletic. Cobbydalers spokesman Jim Rosser said: “It is our third win on the trot
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Bonus is all Wharfedale deserve
Blaydon 22, Wharfedale 17 Wharfedale’s woes continue unabated as victory continues to evade them. For the fourth game in succession - and sixth time this in all season - they ended with the meagre compensation of a losing bonus point, falling short
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Bradford & Bingley off to flier before losing sting
Bradford & Bingley 37, Burnage 25 For the first 30 minutes it looked like the Bees were on course for a huge winning margin as they shredded a bewildered looking Burnage side. However, after leading 28-3 the hosts then had a fight on their hands as
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District pays Remembrance Sunday tribute to victims of war
Crowds fell silent at Bradford Cenotaph today in remembrance of those killed in conflicts past and present. Veterans of war, serving soldiers, cadets and members of the public of all ages wore their poppies with pride at the city centre’s Remembrance
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City handed home draw in FA Cup
City will play the FA Cup second round at Valley Parade - but must wait to find out their opponents. The Bantams face the winners of AFC Wimbledon and Scunthorpe, who drew 0-0 yesterday.
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Five-try Bradford Salem beat Breakwell boot
West Leeds 15, Bradford Salem 30 Bradford Salem maintained their promotion challenge but, despite outscoring their opponents by five tries to none, were given a fright thanks to the accurate boot of West Leeds fly half Dale Breakwell. The deadlock was
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No walk in the Park for Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton 6, Percy Park 24 Park ran out deserved winners in a highly-competitive encounter to keep the pressure on leaders Billingham. Cleckheaton were first on the scoreboard with an Iain Gordon penalty but the visitors soon replied with a penalty
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Wibsey couple 'hours from death' by carbon monoxide poisoning
A young couple who were just hours away from possible death from carbon monoxide poisoning have urged people to check for the “silent killer”. Sarah Conway and Ben Petty, both 22, had to be rushed to Bradford Royal Infirmary from their home in St Enoch
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Pollard & Son join forces for Baildon
Baildon 12, Old Modernians 3 Many may wonder about it but few get to realise the dream of playing in the same side as their son. “It was only supposed to be for a season,” laughed Andy Pollard about his partnership with son Danny in Baildon’s pack.
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Plans for Low Moor railway station to go on show
Plans for a £5 million railway station in Low Moor are to go on show this month – after nearly a decade of campaigning from rail users’ groups. Transport authority Metro will be holding a public consultation on the plans, which go back to 2007
