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Maroons' winning run is over
Bradford Maroons’ winning run came to an and with a 104-62 home defeat to Rossendale Raptors. The result was pretty much sealed after a first quarter which finished with the Maroons trailing 35-15, and the impressive Mancunian team extended their lead
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Brindle is selected for New Zealand tour
Craven League product Arran Brindle has been named in England women’s 15-player squad for their tour of New Zealand in February. The former Barrowford player joins her Sussex county colleagues Sarah Taylor and Georgia Elwiss. The latter
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Three in, three out for Evening League
Salem Athletic, Great Horton Church-based Smart Moves and Tong Park Esholt have joined the Bradford & District Evening League. They replace Baildon Meths and Sandy Lane, who resigned after the 2011 season finished, and Calverley, who quit before the
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Keighley are top of the pops
Keighley is the best ground in the JCT600 Bradford League according to the annual pitch markings. The Lawkholme Lane club has come top of the ratings for their outfield from both the captains and the umpires and was ranked second for pitch
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No whining from retiring chairman Pearson!
On his own admission, it’s not often that umpire Glyn Pearson is lost for words – but he was last night at the JCT600 Bradford League Umpires’ Association's annual meeting at Cleckheaton Sports Club. He had just performed his last duty before
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Gary Speed – So many questions, so few answers
I was due to share a Christmas dinner with Gary Speed next week. The annual Yorkshire football writers and managers shindig is always a good chance for the two sides of the divide to enjoy a convivial common cause. And despite his promotion from club
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Yorkshire cricketers to raise money for charity - by playing football!
Anthony McGrath is helping to organise a charity football match to be held in Bradford later this month in aid of Marie Curie Cancer and Brain Tumour Research. McGrath and a number of his Yorkshire team-mates will make up a Celebrity-Legends XI, also
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There’s only one obvious BBC winner
It’s an absolute scandal of a shortlist. Who decides on these things? No wonder there are cries of bias and sexism. How can you possibly come up with a list of finalists that does not include the delectable Emily, or her from Sheffield with the double-barrelled
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England face French test first in Euro 2012
England have been drawn in the same group as joint hosts the Ukraine for Euro 2012. The other opponents for Fabio Capello's team in Group D are Sweden and France, who England will face in the opening game of their campaign in Donetsk on Monday
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New boys to tackle Avenue’s shortage of goals
Bradford Park Avenue will have two new forwards in their squad for tomorrow’s home game against Matlock Town after signing Curtis Bernard just in time. Bernard is returning for a second spell at Horsfall, having previously played for Farsley as well.
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Georgina on bench to face New Zealand
Bulls fan Georgina Roberts (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), who scored a try on Tuesday as England Women clinched a series-winning 2-0 lead over world champions New Zealand at Esher, is on the bench against them tomorrow afternoon at the same venue as
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Milnes helps Farsley recovery process
A sequence of five straight Evo-Stik League victories has pitched Farsley right back into the Division One North promotion-chasing pack and Mark Jackson feels things are still on the up. Jackson is one of boss Neil Parsley’s two assistant managers, alongside
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Ilkley Grammar squash boys are a knockout
Ilkley Grammar School have confirmed their place in the National Schools’ Under-19 Boys’ Squash Championship’s knockout stages. Already with a win over Ripon Grammar in Group D, Ilkley booked their knockout berth with a victory over St Aidans Church
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Emsleys Rec is magnet for West Riding County Sunday Cup fans
Most of the West Riding County Sunday Cup and Sunday Trophy ties take our clubs out of Bradford this weekend. But a fourth-round Cup tie that should attract a good crowd is at Emsleys Rec - an all-Bradford Sunday Alliance League tie between
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City's women hanging onto leading duo's coat-tails
Bradford City stay on the title trail in the Northern Women's Combination - but only just. With leaders Sheffield Wednesday and second-placed Newcastle seemingly unstoppable at the moment, City cannot afford to drop points but they nearly let two slip
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Soaring Eagles back on course
Eccleshill United boss Ian Banks was delighted with the response from his squad this week as they returned to league action with a huge win after a disappointing cup defeat. Former Bantams player and assistant manager Banks stated at the start of September
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Army bomb squad called to Keighley
An army bomb squad raced to the district early today following reports of a flare being fired in the street. Police called in the squad after investigations uncovered apparent military items at a nearby house. Officers were called to
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Bradford clubs seeking cross-country promotion
West Yorkshire clubs were the primary source of runners for three well-supported cross-country league events. Although some runners take part in more than one league, it bears testimony to the strength of endurance athletics in the county that the combined
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Quest Taekwondo build up for big championships
Head coach Rick Simpson was delighted with his students’ performances as Quest Taekwondo took a team of 15 to the All Stars One On One competition at Doncaster Dome last weekend. The event was about providing valuable match time ahead of the
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Elderly man injured in Shipley crash
An elderly man has been injured after the car he was travelling in collided with a parked vehicle in Shipley. Carr Lane has been closed in both directions following the accident between Wrose Road and Crag Road at 1.45pm. The man was able to free
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Alice is star-struck at the O2 Arena
Baildon’s Alice Copland couldn’t hide her delight after getting up close and personal with the cream of world tennis at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last week. Having won a nationwide competition, the Guiseley School pupil shared the court at the
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Bradford meat trader jailed for role in £300,000 fraud
A Bradford meat trader has been jailed for his role in a national £300,000 fraud that ripped off food wholesalers. Yakub Yusuf, 58, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at Leeds Crown Court today for the sophisticated scam. The court
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Britain's tallest man set to star in Bradford's panto
It’s going to be a tall order to beat this year’s Alhambra pantomime. The cast of Robin Hood, which opens this month, includes Britain’s tallest man Neil Fingleton – who is playing Little John. Standing at 7ft 7in, he will be head and
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Teenager who held mum at gunpoint in front of her children jailed for 9 years
Hassan Ellahi, 19, was told by a judge that he wanted his two accomplices in the robbery to think he was a strong, tough man. Recorder Sandra Knapton, sentencing Ellahi to seven years in custody for robbery and two years, consecutively, for possessing
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Trust urges carers to seek help
Bradford District Care Trust is urging people to seek help if they are caring for a family member or friend with a long-term illness or disability. The trust is supporting Carers Rights Day, today, by advising those who look after people with long term
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Idle Cricket Club hope to get stolen trophies back
A cricket club is hoping to retrieve some of the irreplaceable trophies that burglars stole from its prize cabinet. Police have told Idle Cricket Club that at least seven of the stolen trophies have been recovered and are ready to be reclaimed. On Thursday
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Advisers ready to help Bradford businesses
A Bradford textile chief has welcomed the launch of a new service to help go-ahead small and medium firms and business people. The move has been made by Connect Yorkshire, a not-for-profit company founded more than ten years ago by leading Yorkshire
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Community Spirit Recognition Award 2011 - Kath Dewhirst
Judges were so impressed with 89-year-old Kath Dewhirst’s nomination that they created a special award just for her because she did not fit any of the other categories. Described as the “heart and soul” of Idle village she has run a garment alteration
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Young Active Citizen 2011 - Sadiyya Mahmood
Bradford Academy pupil Sadiyya Mahmood, 12, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was 15 months old. Despite her condition she raised hundreds of pounds for charity when she unfalteringly got out of her wheelchair and walked through Lister
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Fundraisers 2011 - Amy Walker and Emma Dick
Shipley's Isis Service has had such an impact on Amy Walker, 24, and Emma Dick, 36, they have been raising funds to give something back to the organisation which helped them. They share their creative talents with other users of the service and
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Volunteer 2011 - Hamaad Shahid
For the past five years community DJ Hamaad Shahid has been working to get young people to build self-esteem, gain encouragement and show their talents to a wider audience through his radio programme for Muslim community radio. His work also opens
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Good Neighbour 2011 - Vera Allott
Vera Allott, 84, has dedicated most of her life to helping others working as a home carer for Bradford Council for 20 years and after retiring continuing to support people in need. Mrs Allott, of Thurley Road, East Bowling, visited a blind elderly
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Suspected arson attack on Bradford house
An investigation has started following a suspected arson attack on a terraced home in Bradford. A dozen firefighters from Odsal station spent nearly an hour battling two separate blazes at a house in Daisy Street, Great Horton, at 10.53pm yesterday
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Community Champion 2011 - Nazim Ali
Nazim Ali is a familiar face on the junior football scene in Bradford, having coached Fairbank United under-12s for the past four years. The 31-year-old, of Temple Street, Manningham, is also secretary of Naqshbandia Active Development Association
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Community Group 2011 - Friends of Harold Park
The creation of a sensory garden for disabled people is a feather in the cap of The Friends of Harold Park. The group this summer led a £70,000 transformation of a run-down tennis court at the Low Moor park into an area now featuring plants which
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Tallest man in Britain is set to play Little John in Bradford pantomime
It’s going to be a tall order to beat this year’s Alhambra pantomime. The cast of Robin Hood, which opens this month, includes Britain’s tallest man Neil Fingleton – who is playing Little John. Standing at 7ft 7in, he will be head and shoulders above
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Just rewards for Bradford's Community Stars
Bradford’s most dazzling stars came out last night at a glittering awards ceremony celebrating the district’s top community heroes. Hard-working Bradfordians who have made valuable contributions to their communities were rewarded with medals
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Bradford City players warned: Don’t be Twits
Phil Parkinson has vowed to come down hard on any Twitter leaks as City prepare for a crucial week in their season. Players will be fined if they reveal any sensitive information on social networks after a run of recent tweets from those left out of
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No faith in scheme
SIR – Having told the Council’s Scrutiny Meeting and Coun Dave Green that two sources had told me the ‘hole in the ground’ will not happen and having much comment from the property world outside Bradford to the same end, I attended the recent Bradford
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Place of beauty
SIR – Margaret Southern teacher of deaf children in Bradford is quite right when she says what a great place the St Ives Estate at Harden is (Letters, November 30). In fact, so much so, I believe that when Disraeli, our 19th century Jewish Prime Minister
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Support for strikers has been moving
SIR – I along with many others from Airedale Hospital where I work, reluctantly went on strike today and stood on the picket line. As a nurse, it’s something I never thought I would be doing but the proposed changes to our pensions have caused real
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End of an era as ‘palace’ to close
The iconic Harry Ramsden’s restaurant at White Cross, Guiseley, where the world-famous brand began, could close next month, bringing to an end more than 80 years of business history. Harry Ramsden’s turned fish and chips into a fine dining experience
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Friday, December 2, 2011
25 years ago: Bradford Council was desperately trying to find £1.8 million over three years so it could start levelling Newby Square. 50 years ago: The Boundaries Commission was to suggest the East and North Ridings should be amalgamated into one local
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Fantastic stories to be proud of
When we announced our Community Stars awards, in conjunction with Bradford Council, to find those in the Bradford district who go above and beyond to help those around them, we knew that we would get a good response. Because although the headlines might
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Contamination concern
SIR – The news that poisons have been found on the Buck Lane site (T&A, November 28) must be a concern for any resident of Baildon. More worrying is the Council’s approach to remediation published in their phase II report. The source of the pollution
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Water won’t distract
SIR – John Pashley says the mirror pool fountains will distract motorists on Thornton Road, and cause accidents (T&A, November 25). There have been hundreds of accidents on roads in the Bradford district with not a fountain in sight. If drivers can’
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More social housing
SIR – How ironic that the Tories have finally come up with a cure for the housing crisis they created. I welcome an initiative to build more homes and help first-time buyers. What I condemn is the Tories’ policy during the Thatcher years of selling council
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Grimmer up North
SIR – The autumn statement by George Osborne admitted complete failure of this Government’s economic policy. Their promise to electors was to reduce public borrowing, to wipe out the deficit in five years. But they now have to borrow £150 billion more
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Problem is common as muck
We are on our way to school and performing a weird little dance that is a cross between hopscotch, Twister and the Adventure Game that used to come on the telly with a grumbling alien plant called Uncle. The reason for this strange ballet is that the
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'Big name stores plan to open in Keighley'
Shoppers are set to benefit from the expansion of a shopping centre. Bosses at Airedale Shopping Centre, in Keighley, claim they are in negotiations with “household names” as part of plans to expand into an adjacent empty factory. Three large units
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Bradford residents say 'no' to cold callers
Cold callers could soon be given the push from an area of Bradford as police and trading standards officers try to improve the safety of vulnerable residents. A Cold Calling Control Zone is in the pipeline for the Hudson Gardens area of Great Horton
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Anger after pupil held back a year
Children at a Catholic primary school in Keighley are being forced to repeat a year of their education because the governing body wants to reduce the size of classes. Mum Kelly Wilson is furious after her five-year-old daughter Jennifer
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New clues in hunt to find cycle sex attacker
Detectives hunting a cycling sex beast, who raped a woman at knifepoint in Bradford’s red light district, today issued new photographs in a bid to get the public’s help to catch him. Images of a striped jumper and black jeans, similar to those worn by
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Keighley smash-and-grab raiders jailed
Three men caught red-handed raiding a pub minutes after they committed a smash-and-grab attack at a post office have each been jailed for a total of nine years. CCTV footage of the trio hurling a rock though the door of the sub post office in Cross Roads
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Girlington driver fined for using dead mum’s blue badge in Bradford
Drivers who abuse the blue badge parking scheme were last night warned they will be hauled through the courts after a woman was fined for using her dead mother’s permit to park in a disabled space in Bradford city centre. Nassra Gondal, 51, of St Leonards
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Healthy competition for Bradford Bulls new boy Sammut
Jarrod Sammut reckons the competition for places at Odsal will ensure Bulls fans see the best of him next season. The unorthodox Aussie half-back has joined Bradford on a one-year deal from Crusaders following the Welsh club’s demise. Although stand-off
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Former Bradford City ace Jacobs recalls cup cracker like it was yesterday!
Valley Parade may have been shrouded in fog but Wayne Jacobs can still remember the game as clear as day 16 years later. Jacobs scored both goals for City – one with a spectacular overhead kick – as they beat Preston 2-1 in an FA Cup tie shown live on
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Bradford City season-ticket scheme put on ice
City have shelved their Christmas season-ticket campaign until they pull away from the relegation zone. The club traditionally launch the scheme with an early-bird offer in December. But director of operations David Baldwin today revealed that will
