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UFC star heading to Bradford
An American professional mixed martial artist, who is a former world title holder in the popular Ultimate Fighting Championship, is to stage an instructional seminar in Bradford. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, 38, will conduct a training
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Asian fight night
Bradford fight fans can enjoy an Asian buffet at a dinner show with a difference next month. The Aagrah restaurant in Thornbury plays host to a bill featuring local cruiserweight Zahid Kahut. Popular Castleford new boy Nathan ‘The Outlaw’ Owens is also
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Veterans denied overtime by Dales Council League vote
A move to give over-50s more regular cricket in the Dales Council League has failed. A proposal by Farnley Hill, seconded by Pudsey St Lawrence, was brought to the annual meeting at Pudsey Congs to help the league’s side for the Grey Fox Trophy, a competition
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Tiler powers up
Fledgling weightlifter Rebekah Tiler could be on course for the Junior World Championships in 2012. The Denholme youngster won her category in the Northern Schools’ Championships at Ellesmere Port with a total of 100kg, which is almost double her body
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Schoolgirl wins silver prize
Horsforth schoolgirl Nimrah Haq is celebrating after winning a silver medal in a top competition. The 11-year-old, a Year Six pupil at the Froebelian School, achieved her success at the 29th Traditional Taekwondo Association British Individual Championships
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Police worker Angela Pearson charged in connection with mum's death
A police worker has been charged with causing the death of her 82-year-old mother through neglect. Angela Pearson, who works for West Yorkshire Police, will appear in court next week, after she was charged in connection with her mother Eileen
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Evening League meeting date
The Bradford Evening League will hold their annual general meeting on Wednesday, November 30 at East Bierley Cricket Club (7.45pm). Any clubs who would like to join the league for the 2012 season are asked to call secretary Steve Priestley on 01422-
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Farbrace: I’m at Yorkshire to stay
Former Kent director of cricket Paul Farbrace has assured his Yorkshire bosses that he does not view his new role as their second-team coach as a stepping stone to a bigger job. The 44-year-old ex-wicketkeeper arrives at Headingley as part of the new
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Bradford superstore chain to invest £100m in Christmas campaign
Morrisons is to spend £100 million on promotions to woo ‘bruised’ consumers in the cut-throat Christmas shopping market. The Bradford retailer, which has 470 stores, will spend the money on price cuts and promotions in the run-up to Christmas as it joins
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Mulcahy heads junior progress
Right On Cue Oliver Mulcahy made it through to the latter stages of the under-14s event as some of Bradford’s brightest young talent took part in the English Junior Snooker Championship qualifiers. Mulcahy finished second in his group after wins against
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Walker: I’ll still provide a helping hand at Otley
Gary Walker is confident Otley’s coaching future is in good hands. Walker, who stepped down as director of rugby last Tuesday, said: “The set-up down there is fantastic, with Tom Rock and Mark Luffman with the first team, and Steve Godwill
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Bradford Bulls supporters' trust building for a better future
It was the end of the 2009 season and the Bulls had finished outside of the Super League play-offs for the first time. A club that once gorged on silverware had become also-rans. Internet message boards were awash with fans venting their
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Hermits snatch marathon encounter
Bradford League auditor Peter Worger certainly gave Hermits E value for money as he played a key role in their DIVISION FOUR victory over Fastbats E. The match became a marathon, with two players in particular getting plenty of table time. Worger managed
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Taggart & Logue can’t be parted
Running Log A nine-mile off-road battle over 1500 feet of climbing failed to separate Lloyd Taggart (Dark Peak) and James Logue (Calder) in arguably the toughest local race of the weekend, which saw 140 runners tackle the WADSWORTH HALF TROG. Taggart
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Blaze breaks out at Bingley farmhouse
A fire has broken out at a derelict farmhouse opposite Bingley Grammar School. Three pumps from Bingley and Keighley fire stations were called to the blaze, off Keighley Road, at about 4.20pm today. The fire was under control by 5pm.
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Bingley Bees reveal their Premier qualities
Bingley Bees’ women posted their first YORKSHIRE LEAGUE win of the season with a 2-0 success at Wakefield Fourths, who have still to register a point. The second-bottom Bees first team began the game determined to show that they deserved to be in the
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Police probe after missing man's body found in Bradford
A body found in Bradford was today confirmed by police as being that of missing man 40-year-old Myles Nesbitt. Mr Nesbitt’s body was found in grounds behind the Royal Oak pub in Sticker Lane, Laisterdyke. The area has been sealed off with a
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Police probe as man's body is found in Bradford
Police are investigating after a body of a man was discovered in Laisterdyke, Bradford, today. The body is believed to have been found in grounds behind the Royal Oak pub in Sticker Lane. The area has been sealed off with a police cordon and
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Bradford ‘sham’ bride felt betrayed by husband
A woman accused of being a bride in a sham marriage plot claims she was “betrayed” when her husband would not return her calls after their wedding. Zlatica Holubova, a 29-year-old Slovakian of Brompton Road, East Bowling, Bradford, is accused of part
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Yorkshire: We’ll be playing to win in 2012, says Gillespie
New first-team coach Jason Gillespie has vowed that Yorkshire will go on the attack in a bid to return to the top tier of the LV= County Championship at the first attempt in 2012. The former Australian Test bowler, 36, leads a quartet of new
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Patients issue warning over mouth cancer
Mouth cancer patients spoke out yesterday to warn others of the dangers of smoking and using smokeless tobacco. At a mouth cancer screening event, organised as part of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week at the Shapla Community Centre in Bradford, Sunaban Bibi
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Public meeting over homes plan on green fields near Bingley
Objections to a proposed 73-home housing estate on green fields near Bingley were made during a public meeting last night. More than 50 people turned out to discuss plans submitted by Leeds-based developer Harron Homes to build a mixture of four and
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Putting spotlight on child marriage
One in seven girls under the age of 15 will become child brides in the world’s poorest regions, according to children’s charity Plan UK. The charity’s hard-hitting Breaking Vows report says girls face being pulled out of school and developing serious
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Bradford peer's fight over VAT inequality
A Bradford peer has told why he battled to defeat the Government in the Lords over its controversial health care reforms. Lord Patel of Bradford tabled an amendment to require the Health Secretary to report on the VAT treatment of supplies
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Wednesday, November 17, 2011
From the T&A... 25 years ago: City Hall housing chiefs launched an inquiry into reports of mystery cash aid to launch a revolutionary scheme to help Bradford householders. 50 years ago: Otley Chamber of Trade members thought Christmas arrived too early
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All too clear dangers of smoking
This paper has long campaigned about the dangers of smoking and encouraged any moves to try and help people give up, and we make no apologies for that. But the two brave women who today speak out about their own cancer diagnoses as a result of tobacco
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Son attacks standards of Steeton care home
Fresh allegations have been made about a nursing home where two careworkers were sacked for posting pictures of a resident online. Reuben Davison said he moved his 76-year-old mum and 80-year-old dad out of Currergate Nursing Home, in Skipton Road, Steeton
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Queen honours Brighouse helpline founder
A mother who founded a helpline for relatives of people killed in road accidents has been awarded an MBE by the Queen. Carole Whittingham, of Brighouse, set up Support and Care after Road Death following the death of her 27-year-old son Steven, who was
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A sensible approach
SIR – My Labour colleague, Vanda Greenwood’s attitude of “make up the facts to fit the argument”, is why politicians are derided (Letters, November 11). The Coalition – not “mine” – was forced on Lib-Dems when Labour deserted the mess they had presided
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No firm commitment
SIR – Westfields ‘commitment to Bradford’ has well and truly been laid bare this weekend. According to an article in on of the financial supplements on Sunday, Westfield are to collaborate with a Dutch company to split the cost (and risk) of the Broadway
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Some room for error?
SIR – I am amazed that five uninsured drivers per day are discovered by the police, but surely crushing the vehicles is not sensible, even if it is legal. I thought only magistrates and judges with juries could mete out punishment. I know there are
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A little give and take
SIR – Bridgepoint Capital, the private equity company with assets of £11.4 billion, who are the owners of Leeds Bradford Airport have a masterplan of improvements, which include a rail connection and a new link road from the A65. Councillor David Green
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Look to the future to keep our city great
SIR – I must say to Mr J Walker MBE (Letters, November 12) that people are and will continue to put something back into Bradford like the ‘Mirror Pool’ and the great facility at Culture Fusion. But there is a big problem. Bradford is trying to move forward
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Eight years for drug addict who killed gran, 89, for £15
A drug addict who killed a church-going grandmother for only £15 in a violent street robbery has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Paul Halstead grabbed the bag of frail pensioner Jean Myers, 89, who lost her balance and fell in Quarry Road, Cleckheaton
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Action support is solid
SIR – Some of your correspondents have criticised the 29 per cent turnout in Unison’s ballot for industrial action over the Government’s attack on pensions. I would like to make two things clear about this ballot. First, the Thatcher Government imposed
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Look in the mirror
SIR – Labour Council Leader Ian Greenwood (pictured) accuses his Tory counterpart Glen Miller of behaving “like a baby throwing a dummy out of the pram” (T&A, November 14). Well, how about looking in the mirror before making such comments, Councillor
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Haunting show is a triumph
As the villagers of Anatevka huddle together against the biting cold, a little girl in a vibrant red coat moves among them. Like a flickering flame, she re-appears throughout this haunting show, as Tevye the dairyman loses his daughters to a changing
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Campaign bid to cut road deaths
A dad whose teenage son died in a drink-drive accident is fronting a new hard-hitting road safety campaign. Tony Davison, of Otley, whose son Adrian was killed in a car crash nine years ago, will be telling his own story at a series of reality road-safe
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£18,000 cash boost for local Bradford community groups
A charity chaired by a former leader of Bradford Council has awarded nearly £18,000 to community projects across the district. Baroness Margaret Eaton was at the national launch of the Near Neighbours programme in Bethnal Green, East London
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Bradford arts company unveils £200,000 venue
Bradford-based South Asian arts company Kala Sangam has unveiled its new £200,000 auditorium, which will host performances and events from around the world. The 112-seat multi-purpose venue – the latest stage of development at Kala Sangam’s base at St
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Crime survey is welcome boost
Bradford boasts the second lowest re-offending rate across Yorkshire and Humber, according to a snapshot of figures. Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice show 8,729 offenders were monitored between July 1 last year and June 30 and of those
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Accidental death verdict on factory worker James Murphy
A factory worker who suffered fatal head injuries when an A-frame racking unit toppled over died accidentally, an inquest jury has found. The jury of seven women and three men returned a unanimous verdict of accidental death yesterday following
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Great finish but Wells only just getting started, says Bantams boss Parkinson
Phil Parkinson reckons globe-trotting Nahki Wells has put himself on the football map with his FA Cup wonder goal. And he has challenged the young Bermudian to prove he can live up to the hype. Wells flies back into England today after
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70 officers searching for Laisterdyke man
Up to 70 police officers have been searching outbuildings and open expanses of land in the Laisterdyke and Tyersal area of Bradford for a missing man. Since Myles Nesbitt, 40, went missing on Sunday from his home in Woolcombers Way, Laisterdyke, police
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Potter sings praises of Bradford Bulls' ‘X-factor’ star
Jarrod Sammut was due to land in the UK today, with Mick Potter predicting his “X-factor” will give the Bulls a potent attacking threat in 2012. The unorthodox Aussie playmaker, 24, signed a one-year deal with Bradford in the wake of the demise
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Unions fear 500 more jobs to go at Bradford Council
Union bosses believe an estimated 500 jobs are to be lost at Bradford Council as letters have been sent to employees warning of further cutbacks. They also say £30 million is to be stripped from the authority’s operating budget for next year
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Boy from Brazil in debut for Bantams' reserves
Bradford City reserves 1 Middlesbrough reserves 2 Edinho coined the nickname as City’s boy from Brazil but Alex Titton picked up the mantle yesterday. The blond 21-year-old, born in Porto Alegre, once interested Tottenham after a trial but had no European
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Bradford Park Avenue hold nerve in shoot-out
Bradford Park Avenue won through to the fourth round of the Doodson Sports Evo-Stik League Cup after beating Stocksbridge PS in a penalty shoot-out last night. In a game of few chances, the tie ended 1-1 after extra-time. Avenue’s Billy Law sent in
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Hall the hero for Albion Sports
Albion Sports won a nine-goal thriller at AFC Emley in Baris Northern Counties East League Division One. The victory saw them regain a share of the leadership. Joe Brown opened the scoring and Declan Normshield added a second soon after but Emley came
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Farsley speed to victory over Railway
Farsley AFC banked a second successive win in Evo-Stik Division One North with a home success over Harrogate Railway Athletic in a surprisingly one-sided derby contest. The home side were 2-0 up within 15 minutes as Dave Stead broke the deadlock and
