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Thomas takes full advantage of Deakin absence
Jorge Thomas emerged victorious from the gloom to take first place for Keighley & Craven AC in the Complete Runner West Yorkshire Country League at a foggy Northcliffe Park, Shipley on Sunday. The absence of Simon Deakin (Leeds City), winner of the
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Carr double drives Tigers to Key win
Leaders Shipley Tigers under-nines won their fourth successive Keybury League game as two Courbon Carr goals helped defeat Burley Spartans 5-0. Carr netted from 20 yards and with a delightful chip over the keeper, while Jacob Green, Sam Collet and Sam
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Queensbury get second wind to seal cup tie
Queensbury marched through to the second round of the PENNINE LEAGUE PRESIDENT’S CUP with a 28-6 home victory over Crigglestone All Blacks. The hosts initially had their work cut out to stay in the tie against determined opponents whose well-drilled
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Five-star Shakeel leads Tigers to double figures
Bradford Tigers under-16s completed back-to-back Craven, Aire & Wharfe League victories over Shipley Tigers with a 10-3 away success. Zubair Shakeel scored half the Tigers goals and combined well up front with Saif Ahmed, who bagged a hat-trick for the
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Smith a winner by some distance
Wyke Wanderers under-eights edged out Drighlington 2-1 in their Huddersfield League A team match. Reece Clay volleyed the opener from man of the match Jack Leach’s corner and although Drig equalised before half-time, Jacob Smith chipped a long-range
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Southwell double in vain as Bradford Dudley Hill bow out
Hunslet Warriors 24, Bradford Dudley Hill 18 Bradford Dudley Hill’s hopes of a Grand Final appearance were dashed after they were edged out at Hunslet in their National Conference League play-off semi-final. Hill fell behind after just three minutes
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Allstars a credit in cup defeat
East Bowling Allstars under-14s played well in tricky conditions but were knocked out of the West Riding Cup 3-1 by HX1 United. Ryan Pogson netted the consolation goal as Adam Akalach, Rowan Newman, Ethan Sangster and Ellis Coates also did themselves
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Junior soccer results
CRAVEN, AIRE & WHARFE JUNIOR LEAGUE – Under-ten A: Bradford Tigers 3, Oakworth 1; Weston Lane 0, Skipton LMS 2. B: Sutton Rogues 1, Shipley Tigers 4. Under-11 A: BPA Eagles 8, Oakworth Hornets 2; BPA Hawks 3, Silsden 5; Burley 2, Shipley Lions 2. B:
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Junior RL results
WEST RIDING YOUTH LEAGUE – Under-18, West Riding Cup semi-finals: Elland 19, Odsal 22; Sheffield HH 42, West Bowling 6. Under-17, West Riding Cup semi-final: Wyke 22, Brighouse 0. Under-16, West Riding Cup quarter-final: Slaithwaite 0, Siddal 42.
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Heavy loss for Whetley Lane
A severely depleted Whetley Lane side crashed to a 5-1 defeat against defending champions Harrogate in their latest West Riding County Vets Cup group game. Whetley missed several chances to make the game closer than the score suggests, with former Burnley
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The search is launched for inspitational young people in district
The Bradford Council-run awards are run in partnership with the Telegraph & Argus, Bradford’s Children’s Trust and Young Lives Bradford and aim to recognise the contributions made by children and young people to their communities. Nominations are
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Man held in sex assault probe
Police forensic teams investigating an alleged serious sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl have sealed off a bus turning circle at Wyke. Officers were called to the spot in Wyke Lane at about 10pm yesterday. A 19-year-old man was arrested
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Jazz saxophonist Gilad Atzmon at centre of Raise Your Banners festival row
Organisers of a Bradford festival of political song have defended the scheduled appearance of a controversial jazz musician. Israeli-born jazz saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, who is also a novelist, political activist and writer, will be performing
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Spot checks introduced at Currergate Nursing Home
by Kathryn Bradley T&A Reporter Spot checks have been introduced at a care home after separate allegations of inappropriate behaviour by staff. Bosses at Currergate Nursing Home, in Skipton Road, Steeton, near Keighley, say they have taken “quick
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Your chance to vote for the Community Stars
Time is running out for your chance to vote for those selfless heroes who really do make life worth living in the Bradford district. We've now put the voting form online (see the link) for you to print out with your chosen heroes and get back
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Author shortlisted for top book prize
A former Telegraph & Argus journalist is in the running for one of the UK’s biggest literary prizes. Martyn Bedford, who is now associate senior lecturer in creative writing at Leeds Trinity University College in Horsforth, has been shortlisted
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Bradford horse sanctuary facing an uphill struggle
Silverado was skin and bone when he was found tethered on a roadside, harassed by motorbikes. Once a well-known horse on the harness racing circuit, the 17-year-old stallion arrived at Roleystone Horse Sanctuary in a bad way. “You could count every
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Bradford City: Rowe making big strides at Barrow
With every kick for Barrow, Dominic Rowe is thinking of Bradford. The tricky little winger has impressed during his temporary stint at Holker Street. Barrow were so pleased with him that they badgered City to extend his original one-month loan spell
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Fire service cutbacks are 'a risk to life' warning
Fire crews have warned the “worst cuts” they have ever seen are a threat to the safety of the public and firefighters. The Fire Brigades Union has described plans to replace ten fire stations with five new stations – with the loss of 135 front-line firefighters
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Will 'freedom' help fill desks at Bradford school?
If all goes to plan, nearly two years from now, Bradford Girls’ Grammar School will open as a free school. While waiting to see headteacher Kathryn Matthews and chairman of governors Neil Shaw, I was given short tour by a dalmatian. It was Children
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Bradford Council fights to fix land use blunder
Senior councillors have passed a resolution they hope will protect land once earmarked for housing after the legality of a planning policy was called into question. An emergency meeting of Bradford Council’s executive was called to try to put right
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Man denies camper van sex attack
A young man curled up in a ball and cried after he was allegedly sexually assaulted by an older man while he was asleep in a camper van on remote moorland, a Court heard. The 23-year-old victim and two other men had spent a night drinking,
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Lottery bonanza for community
Community projects across Bradford district are celebrating after being given a funding boost. A total of 46 projects across the Yorkshire and Humber region are sharing more than £370,000 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme
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Tobias arrives in world... in a taxi!
It was a speedy delivery for a teenage mum when she gave birth to her first-born – on the back seat of a taxi. Charlotte Ford’s baby boy wasn’t due for another fortnight when the mum-to-be began having contractions at home in Griffe Road, Wyke, Bradford
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Students' film hit the big screen!
Films made by students, focusing on aspects of life in the city, from women’s boxing to the ‘Bradford Jesus’, are to be shown on the city centre’s Big Screen. The films will be premiered on Wednesday, December 14, then some of them will be
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Heartfelt tribute to ‘joker’ Andrew
A Bradford resident who lost his fight to cancer aged just 32 is being remembered as part of this year’s Christmas Star Appeal. Andrew Murgatroyd, of Jabez Hall, Manningham, died in July 2010 after a year-long battle with the disease. He had been a
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Bradford sham wedding gang may face jail
Immigration crimefighters have pledged that abuse of the system will not be tolerated, as seven Bradford people wait to be sentenced for a fake marriages scam. Four women and three men, along with two men from Leeds, could be facing custody
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Three admit role in huge drugs trafficking operation
Three men from the Bradford area were part of a large heroin and cocaine trafficking conspiracy that saw police seize more than £100,000 in suspected drugs money, a court heard. Mohammed Shaukat, of Allerton Road, Bradford, Abuhassan Rehman, of Peckover
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Work begins on new Birth Centre
Building work started yesterday on a new £1.2 million midwife-led maternity unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The new unit will be called the Birth Centre and will cater for women with a low-risk pregnancy and birth, with all care provided by midwives
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An incredible event
SIR – I am writing to say how fantastic the Fire and Ice Festival was on Saturday. My family and I had originally come into town because we knew the ice sculptures were there, and having spent a lovely hour following the trail and reading the accompanying
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Still a great city
SIR – In his letter (T&A, November 2) G Bailey said that money could have been found to bring the Odeon back to its former glory (ignoring the fact it was owned by Yorkshire Forward), so no doubt he will have berated Bradford Council for loaning developers
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It’s vital fog lights are used when required
SIR – Please can we do something to remind people that they need their fog lights on. My husband and I were walking home from Asda at Bierley with our three-year-old daughter, and the weather was like pea soup. Most drivers had headlights on, but many
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And now for a bit of a moan...
There is a theory that we Brits accept bad service because we’re too polite to speak out. I think that’s a dated generalisation of the British reserve and we are actually a nation of complainers. Don’t get me wrong; I indulge in a good moan as much
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Tasty tradition is something to relish
Celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager was in Bradford yesterday singing the praises of the great Yorkshire breakfast. The chef, who runs a cookery school in North Yorkshire, worked with local food producers, including the Blue Pig Company in Skipton, on her
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All in it together?
SIR – The recent report by leading accountants PWc highlighted the significant drop in incomes for those individuals in ‘money purchase’ schemes – usually private-sector workers. A decrease of up to 30 per cent due to the effects of quantitive easing
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Such a brave man
SIR – I hope your correspondent Karl Dallas was among your readers who read the tribute to Jim Brewer (T&A, November 3). The facts are that for some reason Nazi Germany turned on its Russian ally, and later sent its forces into the Russian winter ill-equipped
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A very telling image
SIR – The other day TV provided us with iconic images which will surely go down in the annals of media history of a group of (mainly) men luxuriously fed and watered and demonstrating overwhelming self-importance, desperately seeking to rescue an economic
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The extinct politician
SIR – It appears that J Lewis Nicholl (Letters, November 12) has a lot to learn about politics. He/she criticises people like myself for slating our incompetent councillors. We do not elect incompetents into office. Seventy-five per cent of the electorate
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Live within our means
SIR – If borrowing is the answer to all our problems we should not have the mess we have got. Mr Brown, Mr Miliband and of course Mr Balls borrowed enough for all of us. Mr Darling, who the three above tried and failed to sack, is the one who can hold
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November 22
25 years ago: The big breweries were asked to pay for West Yorkshire’s Christmas and New Year buses in the face of a police crackdown on drink-driving. But so far none had come forward with any cash. 50 years ago: Beck Hill Working Men’s Club, believed
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Concerns over cuts in fire service
The possibility of cuts to any of our emergency services is always an emotive issue and there are some serious concerns about the impact of changes proposed for the West Yorkshire Fire Brigade. There is little doubt that under current financial circumstances
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Bradford City: We can’t afford to dwell on past, says Ravenhill
Ricky Ravenhill has told his new City team-mates to forget their penalty agony. The on-loan midfielder was as gutted as the rest to see Conrad Logan save Michael Flynn’s spot-kick and rob them of a late draw with Rotherham. But wondering
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Foggy start to Bradford Bulls career but Purtell forecasts exciting times ahead
New recruit Adrian Purtell was greeted by thick fog when he arrived in England for the first time on Sunday – but he has forecast a bright future ahead for the Bulls. The 6ft 4in Aussie centre landed at Manchester Airport before linking up
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Bairstow looking to catch Strauss's eye in India
Jonny Bairstow is relishing the prospect of impressing England Test captain Andrew Strauss during the forthcoming England Performance Programme camp in India. Yorkshire’s Bradford-born 22-year-old is set for three weeks of training in Pune
