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Johnson is the big attraction at Ilkley
Martin Johnson was the centre of attention as he opened Ilkley’s new £1.7m clubhouse. Just three days after quitting as England coach, he discovered that he is still as popular as ever in Ilkley. After arriving by helicopter to a rousing cheer from
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Bresnan keen for extended t20 role with Yorkshire
Tim Bresnan is desperate to brush up on his skills in Twenty20 cricket in a bid to help England retain their world 20-over crown in Sri Lanka next year – and he wants Yorkshire to help him do it. Bresnan is keen to play a bigger role for his county
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Rachubka and Bruce leave Leeds United on loan
Two players have left Leeds United on short-term loan deals this afternoon. Out-of-favour goalkeeper Paul Rachubka has joined Tranmere Rovers on a month's loan, while defender Alex Bruce has made the short hop to Huddersfield Town, who he is eligible
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Queensbury eye derby lift-off against Clayton
Queensbury are hoping success in the home clash against neighbours Clayton will kick-start a move away from the basement area of the Pennine League Premier Division. The local derby always brings out the best in both sides, which is reflected in the
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Angling Lines
BRADFORD PALS AC The result of our Christmas Cheer match at Pine Lake Fisheries was: 1 Dave Whitrick 20lb 10oz; 2 Bernard Hook 16lb 10oz; 3 John Foreman 16lb 6oz. Section winners were Alan Lynn 16lb 2oz and Steve Butler 8lb 6oz. The season
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Draw specialists Guiseley look to kick habit
Guiseley will need to snap out of their recent run of stalemates if they are to avoid an unwanted replay in the FA Trophy when they take on Eastwood Town at Nethermoor on Saturday. The Lions have drawn all of their last four games, one of
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Liversedge squad shaping up well
Liversedge seem to play one of their mid-table rivals every week in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division and Saturday is no different as they host Hall Road Rangers, the club immediately below them. Sedge are currently 11th and
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Haye is chief guest at Elland Road
David Haye will be the guest of honour at Elland Road tomorrow night for the CYP boxing finals. The former WBA heavyweight champion will be giving a talk and participating in a question-and-answer session at the sold-out event. Organiser Mark Bateson
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Baldwin returns to back row for Wharfedale
Wharfedale skipper Rob Baldwin reverts to his natural back-row position at Cambridge in SSE National League One on Saturday as the Dalesmen make minimal changes to the side that comfortably defeated Barking 29-3 at The Avenue last weekend. Steve Graham
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Otley hand Temm 14-day suspension
Otley have banned Daniel Temm for a fortnight. Club secretary Marc Lawrence said: “We hadn’t heard from the RFU about a hearing date so we held our own disciplinary meeting on Monday and banned him for a fortnight in order to try and assist
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Yarnbury out for revenge over Bradford Salem
Derby rivals Bradford Salem and Yarnbury, who met four weekends ago in a remarkable SSE Yorkshire Division Two clash at Brownberrie Lane, resume hostilities on Saturday at the same venue in the Centurion Yorkshire Shield. The Horsforth club led 22-0
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Brown kicking on for Keighley after glandular fever
Alex Brown provided further evidence he is fighting fit last weekend after being one of three Keighley players to contract glandular fever during the summer. The fly half played an important role in his side’s 32-5 home victory over North Ribblesdale
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Front-row switches as Leeds prepare for big derby
Leeds Carnegie have revamped their front row for tomorrow night’s big Championship clash at home to Rotherham Titans. United States international Mike MacDonald returns to the starting line up at loose-head prop after playing the second half last week
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Silsden hoping for fitness fillip ahead of St Helens trip
Silsden boss Chris Reape will be hoping he has some key players back from injury for the journey to St Helens Town in the North West Counties League Premier Division on Saturday. The Cobbydalers’ four-match unbeaten run came to a grinding halt in midweek
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Bradford Park Avenue on Chase for new firepower
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is hopeful he can snap up a new striker before Saturday's trip to Chasetown in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division. Deacey has spent the last few days trying to find a frontman after being frustrated by missed chances
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Tyersal hot streak put to the test
Two form sides clash in the West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division on Saturday as Tyersal visit Marsden. The Bradford side, who have moved up the table into fifth after winning their last four league games, take on their Huddersfield
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Rugby ref gets crunched
The referee in any sporting clash is the wielder of the game's rules and regulations, the voice of authority, the arbiter to which all must bow down. Unless, of course, he gets himself too much in the thick of the action, in which case
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Menston homes protesters complain to Bradford Council
Campaigners fighting controversial applications for almost 300 homes in Menston have lodged an official complaint with Bradford Council over its planning process. Menston Action Group has written to the authority’s chief executive Tony Reeves to raise
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Red-hot lover sets undercarriage on fire!
Meet the last of the red hot lovers! Most men would make an effort to cheer up a girlfriend who was down in the dumps... perhaps a box of chocolates, maybe a romantic DVD, perhaps even a few candles and a back rub. But few would
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Melling aims to put on a show in Vegas
Keighley’s Chris Melling will be dining at Europe’s top pool table next month when he takes part in the Mosconi Cup. The event is known as the Ryder Cup of pool, pitting the best from Europe and America against each other in a team tournament. Melling
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Bradford Bulls: There's more to signing an overseas player than meets the eye
You would think that signing a player from overseas and bringing him to Odsal might be a relatively straightforward process. Player is offered contract, player signs contract, player flies over for pre-season training. Simple, right? Well,
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Pupils learn graphic lesson in road safety
A school worried about the safety of its pupils has resorted to shock tactics to make parents think twice about where they park on nearby roads. Heaton Primary School, in Haworth Road, Bradford, and newly- formed Chellow Community Group called in help
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Future unclear for Thomas Cook holiday firm
More than 1,000 Bradford-based staff of travel giant Thomas Cook are awaiting the outcome of talks with the 170-year-old group’s lenders. The company should have published its annual results today, but postponed the announcement to focus on winning more
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Call for a minister to protect elderly
A champion for the rights of older people in the district has called for the appointment of a Minister for Older People after the publication of a report condemning England's home care service. And Bradford Council pledged to investigate any concerns
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Fatal crash driver's speed 'ridiculous'
A car approached Saltaire Roundabout at a “ridiculous” speed seconds before it hit a motorcycle, fatally injuring its 58-year-old rider, a jury heard. Eyewitness Jacqueline Collier told Bradford Crown Court she knew there was going to be a collision.
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TRAILER: Suspense absent from this old house
DREAM HOUSE (15, 91 mins) ** Starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Claire Geare, Taylor Geare, Elias Koteas, Marton Csokas, Rachel G Fox. Director: Jim Sheridan Irish film director Jim Sheridan’s psychological thriller suffers
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Locals want action after shots are fired
Police and council bosses have been accused of failing to tackle crime in a neighbourhood where a drive-by shooting took place. Part of Girlington Road, Bradford, was closed off yesterday after the shooting close to a primary school and elderly people
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HE:ROic effort from top stars
An innovative project designed to combat the rising levels of obesity among children has won celebrity backing. Singer Kimberley Walsh and football star Tom Cleverley have given their support to Project HE:RO (Health Engagement: Real Outcomes), an initiative
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Clayton lake stock for fishing for the disadvantaged
Hundreds of fish have been released into a lake in Clayton as part of a project for disadvantaged children. The Environment Agency invested £21,000 from the sale of rod licences to help Fogarty Care Services complete the Haven Project, which
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'No hiding place' for Asian grooming gangs
Gangs of Asian men who groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in the Bradford district have been branded “sick and evil” as the Government announced a major new crackdown on child exploitation. And a leading Muslim organisation has called for Asian communities
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Poundworld opens its first convenience store in Bradford
Fifteen jobs have been created at Britain’s first pound shop convenience store which opened in Bradford today – a day ahead of schedule. The Poundworld Express store in Ivegate sets a new trend for the Wakefield-based single-price retailer
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TRAILER: Monroe mystique frozen in time
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (15, 98 mins) *** Starring Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench, Zoe Wanamaker, Emma Watson, Dougray Scott, Dominic Cooper. Director: Simon Curtis In the summer of 1956, Marilyn
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Man guilty of sex attack facing jail
A 52-year-old man has been warned by a judge to expect a jail term for sexually assaulting a young man in a camper van on the moors above Baildon. Peter Macmillan-Collins broke down in the dock at Bradford Crown Court after he was convicted by a jury
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Bradford City target Benson still a wanted man
City boss Phil Parkinson was today aiming to beat off competition from a number of rival clubs and tie up the signature of Charlton striker Paul Benson. As revealed exclusively in the T&A last Friday, the Bantams want Benson on loan until January, when
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TRAILER: Pitt turns sporting tables
MONEYBALL(12A, 133 mins)*** Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright. Director: Bennett Miller In the sporting arena, money doesn’t just talk, it chatters incessantly. Success is measured by financial worth
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Consultancy firm Orchard Energy welcomes Ofgem's energy market reform plans
Plans to reform the energy market to help UK businesses change their energy supplier more easily have been welcomed by the head of an expanding consultancy that helps firms manage and monitor energy prices and consumption. Gareth Henderson
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Astonishing diatribe
SIR – A concert at Bradford Cathedral on Friday, November 25, has aroused a chorus of fury. What has made them so angry? The fact that the concert will feature the saxophone playing of Gilad Atzmon, an Israeli musician who opposes the occupation of Palestine
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Controlling our lives
SIR – The French and German governments’ decision to force Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to abandon plans for a referendum on Greece’s bail-out exposes how undemocratic the European Union is, but why is it so difficult for Greece to leave the
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Bank was on the ball
SIR – On Saturday evening I purchased three small items from the online Apple store. The amounts were no more than £5 for each one, which I had to purchase seperately. Twenty minutes later I received an automated phone call from supposedly the Santander
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Mail firm had me going in circles
SIR – Does the Post Office ever listen to or answer the messages on its answerphone? On November 2, I had a card left by the postman saying he had attempted to deliver a ‘large brown packet’ which was too big. I could e-mail (no computer), collect (no
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Anti-social street drinkers to be named and shamed
Trouble-making street drinkers and the shops and pubs that sell them booze, will be named and shamed in an internet campaign run by Bradford city centre police. Photographs of drinkers given anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) will be posted alongside
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New look Ilkley railway station unveiled
A new-look train station has been unveiled following a £625,000 revamp. A 19-week project to improve Ilkley train station has been completed, including the construction of a new station building which houses a ticket office, heated waiting room and new
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TRAILER: A sad but uplifting journey
50/50 (15, 100 mins) **** Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Philip Baker Hall, Matt Frewer, Serge Houde. Director: Jonathan Levine Laughter is the best medicine for a 20-something
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What about victims?
SIR – I think Max Hey will find that David Cameron was talking about cutting the benefits of re-offenders, not everyone who has been found guilty and sentenced for breaking the law, so he can stop worrying that some of the ‘poor souls’ will be punished
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Get on with shops
SIR – Bradford Rail Users’ Group has campaigned for a cross-rail link since being formed in 2001. Such a link connecting the two separate networks would confer several benefits, for example, allowing continuous rail journeys from the north of Bradford
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Policy debate on admissions fraud
Calls to overhaul Bradford Council’s school admissions procedure to make it better at detecting fraud will be discussed by councillors next week. Members of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee will examine a report on the
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Migrants with a stake in Bradford's future
The Bradford charity QED-UK, which works to improve the economic position of disadvantaged ethnic minorities, this week celebrates its 21st anniversary. Here, founder and chief executive MOHAMMED ALI describes the challenges ahead for Bradford
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November 24
25 years ago: West Yorkshire Fire Service received a letter warning of a fire hazard in Valley Parade’s main stand nearly a year before the Bradford City fire, the High Court in Leeds was told. 50 years ago: A new £155,000 sewage treatment plant at Spenborough
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Asians, too, want an end to grooming
There has been a great deal of concern in our community for a long time that police may have been too cautious in their approach to the issue of gangs grooming young girls for sex. There is a whole folklore that has developed about it over many years
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Ambulance cover vow on strike day
The ambulance service union Unison has agreed a number of measures to provide emergency cover to protect vulnerable patients during the one day strike next week. The agreement reached with the Yorkshire Ambulance service this week will see A&E vehicles
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Keighley mosque teacher jailed for ten weeks for assaulting children
A religious teacher caught on camera kicking and slapping children in an undercover documentary has been jailed for ten weeks. Sabir Hussain, 60, admitted four charges of assaulting pupils at the Markazi Jamia Mosque, in Emily Street, Lawkholme, Keighley
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Wales experience to benefit Bradford Bulls pair
Bulls coach Mick Potter believes Craig Kopczak and Elliot Kear could reach even greater heights next season following their rise to prominence on the international scene. Home-grown prop Kopczak, 24, and new recruit Kear, 22, excelled for Wales during
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All Saints reach top of hit ‘Parade’
All Saints Primary School have been crowned My BD5 Inter-Local Area Partnership champions. This season’s campaign was fiercely contested and went down to the final week, with All Saints needing to avoid defeat against second-placed St Joseph’s Catholic
