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Fiery farewell to the Urban Garden
A firey farewell was given to the Bradford Urban Garden by a Bradford artist collective, in anticipation of the site’s future development by Westfield. Fire sculptures, installations, hot food, a lantern parade, live music and a giany puppetry
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Leeds Carnegie win again
Leeds Carnegie 25, Rotherham 19 A club record three drop goals by Joe Ford helped Leeds Carnegie defeat Rotherham Titans in a Championship thriller at Headingley Carnegie tonight. Three penalties by Garry Law to two by Tommy Bell had given the Titans
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Villagers' fears over Idle Tesco Express plans
A supermarket giant’s plans to build a convenience store in Idle have sparked an “astonishing” response, a ward councillor has said. Local shopkeepers have set up a petition against the plans for a Tesco Express store in Leeds Road, which they believe
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Raptors will test Bradford Maroons' play-off ambitions
Bradford Maroons overcame a slow start to notch their third straight win in English Basketball League Division Four North, defeating Mold Magic 86-60. Trailing 15-12 at the end of the first quarter, the Maroons stepped up a gear in the second
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Merseyside fighter next on Nadim's hit-list in national novice quarter-final
Boxer Mohammed Nadim is hoping to crown his debut season with success at the Senior Novice Championship. The Bradford fighter has already clinched the Yorkshire title at 63.5kg during the regional stage of the event, with the national crown
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Charlotte's special to Dales Council League
Rodley’s Charlotte Preston received a special award at the Dales Council League’s annual dinner at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford. It came for her contribution to women’s and girls’ cricket. Charlotte made her debut for Rodley in 2000, and has since
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Eastburn boxers are a knockout success
Eastburn Amateur Boxing Club in Keighley enjoyed six victories as their annual show at Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium proved a big hit. A sell-out crowd were treated to 13 bouts as several host club members made winning debuts. Among them was
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Runners in a Dash for 10K top spot
Running log Local runners were among the pick of the bunch in the ABBEY DASH 10K round Leeds city centre in support of Age UK. There were 6,000 taking part on the fast out-and-back course to Kirkstall Abbey, which offered personal-best opportunities
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Prunella Scales hosts workshop with University of Bradford students
Actress Prunella Scales today returned to the University of Bradford as an honorary graduate to share her experience with students and emerging artists in the city. The renowned English actress, made famous by her role as Sybil alongside John
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Jinxed Iqbal faces new Bradford Park Avenue injury hell
Pakistan international Amjad Iqbal is sidelined once again as his injury nightmare continues. Iqbal, widely considered one of the best Bradford-born players never to have played in the Football League, only recently signed for Bradford Park Avenue following
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Cougars squad means nothing without results - Demetriou
Keighley Cougars player-coach Jason Demetriou has been delighted with how his squad has shaped up – now he has urged them to fulfil their potential in 2012. Demetriou enjoyed a remarkable first season in charge at Cougar Park, guiding his men to promotion
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Bradford City fans urged to vote for Flynn goal in JP Trophy
City’s run in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy could land another award for Michael Flynn’s goal against Sheffield United. The City skipper’s stunning strike during the victory at Bramall Lane has been shortlisted for the goal of the round prize. The Bantams
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Liversedge looking up under Miller
Billy Miller’s personal appraisal on his first year as Liversedge boss amounts to something akin to a half-term report – steady but could do better. They are currently 11th in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and with the club in a
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League make a stand on keeper antics
Eccleshill United boss Ian Banks is convinced that justice has been done regarding the Eagles’ home game against Emley that was abandoned in bizarre circumstances at the beginning of October. The Emley keeper was beaten in the 87th minute to make the
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Man hurt in car park robbery
A man was left with facial injuries after he was robbed by a gang of four in a Bradford car park. The 33-year-old victim was attacked in the car park on New Southgate at around midday yesterday (Thursday). The four men set on him, then took his wallet
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Bradford City Women storm into cup quarter-finals
Bradford City powered into the quarter-finals of the Women’s West Riding County Cup with a 9-1 victory over Ossett Albion. The luck of the draw has always been a key to success in cup football and City have had a lifetime’s portion of that this season
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Top two can’t afford to slip up
It’s back to domestic action in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League with a full programme planned across all nine divisions. National and area knockout competitions took centre stage last weekend but picking up points is now the primary focus. Premier
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Heart attack incident in Cottingley street
Airedale Avenue in Cottingley was closed off following a man suffering a heart attack in the street. First Bus reported that their 615/675/7 services had been turned back at Manor Road at around 2.20pm They later said that police and
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Simpson family's 'extraordinary' success at taekwondo
Keighley-based Quest Taekwondo have just gained their youngest and oldest black belts – a nine-year-old and a 61-year-old! And it was very much a family affair as club coach Rick Simpson’s mum, Margaret Simpson, and his son, Jamie Kidd, were the students
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The Mousetrap to be staged at Alhambra theatre
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the world’s longest-running stage production – is coming to Bradford on its first-ever UK tour. Today, the famous who-dunnit enters its 60th year in London’s West End and, to celebrate, 60 professional productions of
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Bradford cat to open his own takeaway!
Can we just say right now that we love Bradford Cat. Who could fail to be moved by his tail of woe. Almost dragged off the street and turned into a kebab? And rising from such an indignity to open his very own kebab shop? That's the
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Inquisitive Coati jumps on head
When this little feller wants to get on camera, he really gets on camera. He's a coati - which is apparently a type of Brazillian aardvark - which was one of the stars at the petting zoo at this year's Bingley show. While having a crawl
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I'm revved up and raring to go, says Bradford City defender Davies
Andrew Davies is raring to go after completing a four-match ban he still feels was harsh. The Stoke defender has not played for City since picking up the second red card of his loan spell during the goalless draw at Swindon on October 29.
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Pedestrian injured in collision in Bradford city centre
A pedestrian, believed to be an elderly woman, has been injured in a collision with a vehicle in Bradford city centre. Police were called shortly before 10am today to reports of the accident, in Hall Ings. The woman was thought to have
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Bigger premises for logistics firm
A logistics firm will be celebrating the success of its first year by moving into a bigger premises in the home town of its Bradford-based managing director. Imports expert Lee Meadowcroft has announced plans to move his logistics firm Sabre Ocean Solutions
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Urgent call for madrasa reforms
There is an urgent need for wide-ranging reforms to take place within the madrasa system, an influential British Muslim has warned after a Keighley man was sent to prison for kicking and slapping children in a mosque. Javed Bashir, the director of the
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Our window saga
SIR – Once again the brainless, mindless idiots have struck. We’ve had one more window broken. It was done at 01:30, and the were police informed, the repair team as well. We had to wait until 07:02 before the window was boarded-up. They did call at
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Language problem
SIR – At long last an MP has dared to bring up the problem of children not speaking English on entering primary school. This should not be still happening. How about a charge to every child that doesn’t speak English and has to go through an interpreter
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Fountains distraction
SIR – The distraction of viewing the carnage of road accidents causes them to be repeated. On a similar basis, the trial of the Mirror Pool fountains caused drivers on the congested Thornton Road to be distracted. There were no accidents, but it is only
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Support the protest
SIR – Unlike N Shaw (Letters, November 22), I don’t look at my neighbour and think life is unjust because he seems to have a better deal in life. I work in the public sector, and have done for 23 years. By the time I retire I will have worked a total
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Chance to enjoy a leading musician
SIR – In the last few years I have seen Gilad Atzmon play twice. The last occasion was at the Alhambra Studio in 2009, and the musicianship of Atzmon and the multi-ethnic Orient House Ensemble was fabulous. A couple of years previous to that, I had
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Punter makes off with seller's car
A car seller has spoken of his shock after a would-be buyer stole his vehicle during a test drive and left him stranded in the countryside. Azhar Iqbal, of Leylands Avenue, Heaton was stunned after the man in his 50s drove away in his silver VW Passat
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Drug farmer jailed after years on run
Police today warned they will relentlessly track down drugs criminals after an illegal immigrant was captured and jailed more than three years after fleeing a £34,000 cannabis factory in Bradford. Illegal Vietnamese immigrant Hai Ngo was arrested
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Elected mayor benefits
SIR – Bradford Council’s Labour leader Ian Greenwood considers that an elected mayor is not appropriate for our city (T&A, November 18), and is supported in this by the other party leaders. While I have my doubts, depending on the powers that are given
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Some cold comfort!
SIR – Thanks to Jamie Wardley (pictured) and the Sand In Your Eye team for the fantastic ice sculptures that were on display around Bradford on Saturday. Each one had a constant throng of people around, taking photographs and reading the story of the
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A Left-wing fall-out?
SIR – You report today (T&A, November 23) about strong objections to the allegedly anti-semitic and Holocaust-denying saxophonist, Gilad Atzmon, performing in Bradford tonight, objections coming particularly from Paul Meszaros, of Bradford TUC, as well
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Don’t count on me for maths...
We are at school for parents’ consultation evening. This involves a ten-minute chat at a table facing a teacher, and when you have more than one child in the same school, it feels a bit like some weird version of speed-dating, where all the chairs are
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November 25
25 years ago: A campaign against the closure of a psychiatric hospital has been stepped up. Shipley Constituency Labour Party is to step up its protest over the closure of Scalebor Pary Hospital in Burley-in-Wharfedale. 50 years ago: A Bingley Civic
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Enter our great Christmas lights decoration contest!
Who has the best-dressed ho-ho-house in the Bradford district? Every year we spotlight those festive folk who like to go the extra mile when it comes to celebrating Christmas, but this year we thought those who go out of their way to make life jolly
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The right to a dignified old age
To those who have yet to grow old and become dependent on carers, the idea of being deprived of food, suffering indignity and neglect and left feeling worthless and wanting to die is beyond comprehension. But that is what’s happening to hundreds of thousands
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'Bestial and barbaric' child rapist is jailed for 24 years
An “evil, monstrous and predatory” child rapist and serial sexual abuser has been jailed for 24 years for a string of offences against victims as young as three. David Leslie Pratt, 47, was branded “bestial and barbaric” by a judge at Bradford
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Weeping motorist tells of accident horror
A father-of-three wept as he told a jury he still could not explain why he failed to see a motorcyclist before a fatal collision on Saltaire Roundabout. Stephen Rawlinson said he thought brawlers outside a pub had smashed his car windscreen with a missile
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A matter of choice over village shop
There are legitimate concerns about the opening of a Tesco Express store in Idle and the effect it could have on other traders. Businesses undoubtedly find it difficult to compete with the supermarket chains when they open this type of store in their
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Union duties’ bill sparks bitter row
Union officials in the district’s public sector have cost taxpayers more than £800,000 in the space of a year, according to a report released today. Figures released by the Taxpayers’ Alliance show the money was paid to representatives of Bradford Council
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Bradford Ghanaian group named best in UK
Bradford’s Ghanaian community has been named the best in the UK at an awards ceremony in London. The Ghanaian Community in Bradford (GCB) were the only northern-based representatives from the African country at The Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) awards
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Airport man is a life-saver
A security supervisor has received an award for saving two lives at Leeds Bradford Airport. James Webber, from Baildon, used an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to help two passengers when they suffered suspected heart attacks at the
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Brothers among six held in arms raid
Two managers at a family-owned curry house in Bradford are among a group of six men charged with firearms offences. Brothers Zeeshan Azad Khan, 32, and Aaris Azad Khan, 29, who work at Saffron Desi restaurant in Leeds Road, appeared at court yesterday
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Big screen comes to historic Calverley church
Villagers are in for a big screen treat next weekend when their 12th century church becomes home to a community cinema. St Wilfrid’s Church in Calverley has joined up with a community project called Creative Calverley to ‘reel in’ locals’ imagination
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Bradford student jailed for attempted rape
A student from Bradford was starting a five-year jail sentence today for trying to rape another university student. A Court heard how the 19-year-old woman was attacked on October 7 last year. She had only arrived at Essex university a short
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Schools set to expand as Bradford population rises
Pupil numbers could rise at another four primary schools across the district to meet increasing demand for school places as Bradford’s population continues to rise. A widespread consultation is under way on school admissions, which could lead to the
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Bradford brothers serve on frontline
Two Bradford brothers serving together in Afghanistan have spoken of their time in one of the most dangerous areas on Earth. Brothers Lance Corporal Marc O’Connor, 24, and Private Simon O’Connor, 21, of Buttershaw, are serving in Helmand, Afghanistan
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Bradford City pull plug on Benson signing
Phil Parkinson was left bitterly frustrated yesterday as his bid to bring Paul Benson to City finally ended in defeat. Parkinson had been working to get the Charlton striker, 32, on board for the past week, initially on loan with a view to a permanent
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Former Birmingham keeper Taylor joins Leeds United on loan
Leeds United have added experienced goalkeeper Maik Taylor to their squad on a short-term deal. The 40-year-old, who made his 88th appearance for Northern Ireland last month when he captained them against Italy, has joined the club until January.
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Penalty miss was a real pain
Last week’s game against Rotherham was bitterly disappointing – and nobody felt the pain more than myself. At the start of the second half we gave ourselves too much to do but I still had the chance to get us out of jail with that second penalty.
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Appeal for fatal crash witness
Police have released this CCTV image in a bid to trace a possible witness to a fatal collision in Bradford. Andrew Simpson, 39, had got out of a taxi and was crossing Great Horton Road near its junction with Old Road, when he was killed in a collision
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Bradford Bulls kick off with ‘nice and spicy’ clash against Catalan Dragons
Bulls coach Mick Potter will begin and end the 2012 campaign with matches against his old club Catalan Dragons after the fixtures for next season were published today. Bradford host the Dragons at Odsal in their season-opener on Sunday, February
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Labour hold on easily to Great Horton ward
Labour romped to an expected victory in the Great Horton ward by-election tonight. Labour candidate Abdul Jabar (above), 43, triumphed convincingly. Mr Jabar won 1,993 votes, well clear of Mehrban Hussain (Conservative) who polled 705
