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Firefighters warn of Bingley arson attacks
Firefighters are warning arsonists about the dangers of setting fire to derelict buildings after a series of incidents. Bingley firefighters have turned out three times in the last 18 months to blazes started deliberately at Cologardie Farm, in Keighley
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Aspire-i night praises Bradford youngsters
Dozens of young people who have overcome barriers had their achievements recognised at an awards ceremony in Bradford this evening. The first Aspire-i awards, at the Hilton Hotel, saw teenagers honoured for their hard work as part of training schemes
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Bradford & Bingley chief wants to raise bar higher
Bradford & Bingley director of rugby Martin Whitcombe says consistency is the key ahead of their trip to Penrith on Saturday. The Bees have won five of their last seven games, leaving them in sixth place in National League Three North. Whitcombe is
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Howson keen for Leeds United to repeat Turf Moor outcome
Jonny Howson has happy memories of Leeds’ trip to Burnley last season. The United captain scored the winning goal in a memorable 3-2 win for the visitors after they had trailed 2-0 at half-time. As Leeds prepare for their lunchtime kick-off at Turf
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Points mean prizes for Bradford City
Michael Flynn column I would swap all our cup wins for league points right now. While it’s great to be doing well in the JP Trophy and the FA Cup, I’d much rather sacrifice those four victories for another 12 points. Last week’s win over Rochdale was
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Angling lines
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SEA AC: The annual general meeting was well attended. Members voted for Brian Clarkson to be the clubman of the year for 2011. Our next trip is inshore to Whitby on Saturday, November 26 aboard Richard Ward’s boat ‘Shytorque 2000’
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Back to basics as Bradford Park Avenue seek league fillip
It’s back to the bread and butter of the Evo-Stik League for Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday as they make the short journey to Greater Manchester to take on Ashton United. Avenue have been sidetracked recently – and not just by their run to the first
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Eccleshill United prepare for Vase mission
ECCLESHILL UNITED will get the chance to test themselves against a team from the level above on Saturday when they host Armthorpe Welfare in an FA Vase second-round tie. The clubs are exactly a full division apart, with the Eagles ninth in Baris Northern
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Gillespie believes it’s good to talk at Yorkshire
Yorkshire players will be encouraged to go to the bar in a bid to secure an immediate return to the top tier of the LV= County Championship in 2012. The county’s hierarchy have unveiled a new coaching team led by Jason Gillespie, a member of the all-conquering
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Guiseley opponents have score to settle
Back-to-back draws may have damaged Guiseley’s tilt for Blue Square Bet North promotion but they will be hearted by still retaining a play-off spot. They will look to get back to winning ways on Saturday but it will not be easy against second-placed
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Silsden could do with a goals rush
A run of three straight North West Counties League wins has distanced Silsden from the Premier Division stragglers but the Cobbydalers need another positive result to stay above Saturday’s opponents. Runcorn Linnets travel to the ASDA Foundation Stadium
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Ikram Butt helps Pakistan make history
Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association in Bradford, is taking rugby league to Dubai as the Pakistan national team gears up for their first-ever game. Former England star Butt, who enjoyed spells at several top-flight teams
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Farsley keen to close in on opponents
Farsley AFC never appear to have problems scoring goals and they have now also tightened up at the back, which is good news ahead of Witton Albion’s visit to Throstle Nest on Saturday. A keenly-fought Evo-Stik League contest is expected as fifth meets
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Spartans aim for another upset
A number of top local sides are involved in the Bradford & District FA Saturday Senior Cup quarter-finals this weekend. West Bradford Spartans will be looking to cause an upset for the second successive tie after knocking out Northern Counties East League
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Wibsey Warriors eye repeat success over St Joseph's
Last season’s runners-up Wibsey Warriors aim to go one better when they start their Pennine Presidents Cup campaign against St Joseph's at Northfield Road on Saturday. The Warriors enjoyed a 44-34 success in the Premier Division clash against St Joe's
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Motorcyclist injured in crash in Bradford
A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash with a car at the junction of Pullan Avenue and Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, today. A passing police vehicle came across the accident, involving a red and blue Honda and a green Peugeot, at
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Armitstead will hit the road in quest for Olympic gold
Multi-talented Lizzie Armitstead faced an Olympic conundrum – and has opted to take the long road in pursuit of Games glory. Ideally Armitstead, a world champion on the track and national champion on the road, would ride in both disciplines next summer
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Bierley worshippers of decaying Bradford chapel move out
A Victorian chapel opened 125 years ago is to close its doors to worshippers next month due to spiralling repair bills and high running costs. Services at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Rooley Lane, Dudley Hill, are to move to a nearby church hall after
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Former Ponden Mill HQ in Keighley given new lease of life
The former base of a chain of mill shops is being transformed into a multi-million pound business park. The 180,000 sq ft former Ponden Mill headquarters in Royd Ings Avenue, Keighley, will be converted into seven smaller units. The eight-acre site
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Warning issued on Bradford school thefts
School staff are being warned to take extra security measures after a spate of thefts at Bradford schools led to lessons being disrupted. The problem has led to a Crime Reduction Officer issuing a warning on Bradford Council’s education website about
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
From the T&A... 25 years ago: A powerful call to allow DIY and other shops to open on Sundays was made by about 100 Conservative MPs, led by Sir Marcus Fox, MP for Shipley. 50 years ago: St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford, often criticised as out-of-date,
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101 number makes a lot of sense
The introduction of 101 as a new three-digit non-emergency contact number for the police in West Yorkshire should be welcomed. It undoubtedly gives the public a much easier contact point than the existing 11-digit (0845) number which few people will
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Locked-up luxury
SIR – So our prisons are bursting at the seams and the inmate population is at an all-time high of just short of 88,000 (T&A, November 12). Why should this be? Let me ask a question – what would happen if a pub landlord was idiot enough to advertise
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Potential is obvious
SIR – The T&A printed my letter dated November 14, 2000, concerning the congested top end of town with shoppers, traffic unable to park, but towards City Hall area there’s nothing, no people, no shops. When I was a child, from any corner of the City
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No knock-down price!
SIR – Regarding your report (T&A, November 1) that the Council will pay £4.9m to demolish the residual half of the old police station to create an open site. At this price I reckon they were seen coming. John Pashley, Westcliffe Avenue, Baildon
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Abuse beggars belief
SIR – I suspect that the vast majority of residents experienced the mixture of sadness, anger and utter revulsion that I felt when I read of poppy sellers being abused and spat on. It beggars belief that someone could abuse the freedom that many people
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Bradford District butcher trio are a cut above the rest
Three of the district’s best butchers have made it to the regional finals of the foodie ‘Oscars’ The Countryside Alliance has just revealed the finalists who are vying for one of four Yorkshire Champion titles and the chance of national acclaim. Nicknamed
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Police probe tragedy of drowned baby
Police have been called to Bradford Royal Infirmary following the death of a baby boy – believed to have drowned in a bath at his Bradford home. Doctors called in officers after the 13-month-old infant was pronounced dead early yesterday. The tragedy
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Where’s compassion?
SIR – Disabled man Philip Webster, along with his six-year-old son Harry, had to walk half-a-mile to visit his housebound father-in-law after the pair were kicked off a bus in Shipley because their fare was 10p short (T&A, November 8). The
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An act of ignorance
SIR – I was filled with both rage and revulsion after reading the headline article (T&A, November 15), relating to the abuse suffered by youngsters collecting for this year’s poppy appeal. These young collectors were playing their part in acknowledging
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Attitudes must not be allowed to fester
SIR – As a Bradfordian, I am thoroughly offended at the abuse and assault suffered by the poppy sellers (T&A, November 15) Sadly, this sort of behaviour is becoming common practice among a very small minority of individuals who claim to follow the religion
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Councillor remanded in custody over cat cruelty deaths
A Bradford councillor has been remanded in custody by magistrates after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Robert Payne, who represents Keighley West on Bradford District Council, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering
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League table joy for Bradford hospitals
Bradford Teaching Hospitals is the fifth highest-ranking NHS organisation in the first Government league table rating private and public sector efforts in carbon reduction. See Thursday's T&A for the full story
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Rally call move to save anthem
A bandleader is launching a campaign to save a historic Yorkshire anthem from dying out. Gordon Eddison, musical director of Otley Brass Band, says fewer young people than ever know the famous On Ilkla Moor Baht ’At anthem and he fears it risks being
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Bradford Girls’ Grammar School could turn free
A top Bradford independent school could join the growing number of free schools in the UK. An application for free school status is to be submitted to the Government by Bradford Girls’ Grammar School. It follows consultation between the governors, Bradford
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Broadway shopping scheme moves step closer
Westfield bosses say they are aiming to start work on the delayed £275 million Broadway retail mall ‘in the not too distant future’ but could not give a date. Two key executives from the Australian developer came to Bradford yesterday to update property
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'Danger to women' Kevin Chatterton is jailed for breach of violent criminal order
A Bradford man branded a “high risk to women and the public” was jailed for repeatedly flouting the first violent criminal order granted in West Yorkshire. Kevin Chatterton, 43, had “a propensity and willingness to inflict violence” on people, particularly
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Bradford City striker Hanson learns benchmark for success
City hope a spell on the bench will make James Hanson sit up and take notice. The five-goal striker has been reduced to a sub role in the cup wins over Sheffield United and Rochdale after a poor display against Cheltenham. Ross Hannah has started the
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One Direction aren't coming to Bradford lights switch-on, says Council
Organisers of Saturday’s Christmas lights switch-on in Bradford city centre are urging people to attend the show, but are keen to dispel rumours that teen band One Direction will be making an appearance. Bradford Council bosses have planned
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Referendum on Bradford mayor to be held in May
The referendum to decide if Bradford will be run by a directly-elected mayor will be staged next May, it was announced yesterday – ending 18 months of uncertainty. A call by Government advisers to delay the poll by 12 months – amid fears that widespread
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Police probe Laisterdyke site as missing man's body found
Detectives and forensic investigators have combed the scene behind a Bradford pub where the body of a missing man was found. A lone police officer discovered the body of Myles Nesbitt, 40, in grounds behind the Royal Oak in Sticker Lane, Laisterdyke,
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Bradford Bulls: Sammut gets call to arms after jetting in from Australia
New Bulls recruit Jarrod Sammut was thrust into a military training camp today – just 17 hours after touching down in the UK. The unorthodox Aussie half-back, 24, only arrived at Manchester Airport from Down Under yesterday lunchtime – but
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Aitchison planning on sticking around at Bradford Bulls
Highly-rated Keighley Cougar Cubs product Jordan Aitchison has set his sights on landing a full-time professional contract at Bradford Bulls after joining the junior ranks at Odsal. The stand-off, 18, has joined the Bulls’ academy set-up on a one-year
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Girlington man smashed up shop
A robber smashed up a shop with two terrified children inside before car-jacking a motorist and using his car in a drugs-fuelled wrecking spree. Amar Ali, 26, of Fairbank Road, Girlington, Bradford, had taken a cocktail of cocaine, valium and alcohol
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Tragic Long Lee bride's Paris joy
A terminally ill cancer patient and her husband have been given the chance to go on a dream honeymoon. Friends and family of Kirsty and Steven Deaken have rallied around to raise more than £5,000 to send them to Disneyland Paris with their four-year-old
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Police introduce new non-emergency number
A new number for non-emergency calls was today introduced by West Yorkshire Police. People should now call 101 to report a crime that has already happened, ask for crime prevention advice or give the police information. It replaces the old 0845 6060606
