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Baroness Eaton speaks out over legal aid plans
A peer and Bradford councillor whose child’s cancer was missed by doctors has urged the Government to rethink plans on removing legal aid from clinical negligence cases. Baroness Eaton joined members on all sides of the House of Lords in calling on ministers
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Saltaire man faces court over death of father
The 56-year-old son of a Bradford motoring stalwart and car expert has been charged with his murder. Robert Cordingley will appear in Court today accused of killing his father, 91-year-old widower George, at the home they shared in Bingley
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Lord Mayor of London David Wooton to visit Bradford firms
The Lord Mayor of London will visit several firms next week as part of a fact-finding tour of Bradford district. Bradford-born David Wooton, who represents the City of London, the UK's financial centre, will spend most of his visit in the Keighley area
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Lord Mayor of London David Wooton to visit Bradford firms
The Lord Mayor of London will visit several firms next week as part of a fact-finding tour of Bradford district. Bradford-born David Wooton, who represents the City of London, the UK's financial centre, will spend most of his visit in the Keighley
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Aire Valley Counselling & Therapy appeals for backing
Committee members are being sought by Aire Valley Counselling & Therapy. They want to hear from anyone who feels they could make a contribution to a growing organisation. Established in 1983, ACT is one of the oldest voluntary sector organisations in
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Bishop of Bradford Rt Rev Nick Baines addresses students on language
The importance of language and how it is used was food for thought given by Bradford’s Bishop to university students. The Rt Rev Nick Baines was addressing students at Huddersfield University with a lecture entitled The Moderation Of Rhetoric. He said
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Tyersal lead cut by Ovenden six of the best
Leaders Tyersal missed a golden opportunity to pull clear of the chasing West Riding County Amateur League pack as they lost 6-3 at closest rivals Ovenden West Riding. This was the only PREMIER DIVISION fixture to survive the frost that caused over half
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Eastbrook C 3, Eastbrook A 4; Great Horton 1, Bradford Deaf Centre 6; Princeville B 3, Pudsey 4. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook A) 43; S Wilman (Great Horton) 33; S Kershaw (Princeville B) 31; C Jarvis
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Keighley Cougars friendly with Batley rearranged
Keighley Cougars' home friendly fixture with Batley Bulldogs has been rescheduled for this Wednesday (7.30pm). The sides were due to meet at Cougar Park on Sunday but the pitch was frozen. It will be the first time Jason Demetriou's
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Rangers storm back to pull clear of danger
Just three Spen Valley League fixtures survived the icy weather and Ravensthorpe Rangers took advantage to ease any lingering relegation fears. Their home match against second-bottom Thornhill United Seniors was the only PREMIER DIVISION game
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Bradford Dragons dish out Capital punishment
Bradford Dragons moved up to fourth in English Basketball League Division One with a hard-fought victory over visitors PAWS London Capitals on Saturday but crashed out of the National Trophy the following day at Bristol Academy Fliers. There
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Bradford basketball women have six appeal
Bradford Dragons women continued their climb up the Premier Division table with a 42-26 home victory against Trinity All Saints College in the Leeds & District League. Dragons had already beaten them 54-43 in the Handicap Cup and knew a repeat would
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More funds for Duffey
Local leagues have swelled the fund for Bradley cricketer John Duffey to have his emergency brain operation in Greece. The Mewies Solicitors Craven League, in which Duffey plays, and the Gordon Bowers Under-Nines Eight-A-Side Competition have both contributed
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Bradford City: 'More help needed for players like Windass'
Mark Lawn insists the Professional Footballers’ Association must do more to help former players like Dean Windass cope with returning to “normal” life. Windass has claimed that he nearly took his own life because of depression. City’s joint-chairman
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Dates set for Bradford Beer Festival
Dates have been set for this year’s Bradford Beer Festival. The Camra event at Victoria Hall in Saltaire will run from Thursday, February 23, to Saturday, February 25. Sessions are from 6pm to 11pm on the Thursday for £3, 11.30am to 4pm on the Friday
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Ice wipes out full league schedule
The Bradford Sunday Alliance League suffered a total wipe-out of fixtures at the weekend. Frozen pitches ruled out any play in either the league or Bradford & District Cup, with the knockout ties rearranged for the third Sunday in February. Any outstanding
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Bumbles players ready for Warriors rematch
Bradford & Bingley Bumbles, England’s first mixed ability rugby union team, have had their second international match against Llanelli Warriors confirmed, and preparations for the Welshman’s weekend visit to Wagon Lane are now going ahead in earnest.
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Beckfoot School is new Quest Taekwondo venue
Quest Taekwondo have set up a new class at Beckfoot School on Saturdays (11am-12.30pm). The training will provide self defence, fitness, flexibility and kicking techniques.
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Sportshall athletics date at Odsal
The West Yorkshire under-13 and under-15 sportshall athletic trials are to be held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Odsal on Sunday. Any athletes who are aged over 11 after September 1, 2011 and under-15 at the same date can enter the trials. For
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In for The Count at Ogden
Two-time world champion Ted ‘The Count’ Hankey will be at The Moorlands pub on Keighley Road in Ogden, Halifax on Friday, March 16 for an exhibition evening (8.00). The 100-ticket event is on a first- come, first-served basis, with any team buying ten
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Child sex abuse investigation launched
An international investigation into allegations of online sexual abuse of children has been launched, following a tip off from West Yorkshire Police. A probe was started after the force contacted the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (
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Monday, January 16, 2012
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Ilkley: roof extension to form enlarged bedroom, 68 Curly Hill. Ilkley: single-storey rear extension, Moorview House, Langbar Road. Keighley: dormer to front, 68 Belgrave Road
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Bradford's Olympic hopefuls seeking to follow the Brownlees
Not all of West Yorkshire’s Olympic hopefuls have crossed the finish line yet. The 2012 Games are now just over six months away but of the district’s anticipated seven representatives, only two currently have their places confirmed.
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Keighley brain haemorrhage bridegroom discharged from hospital
A bridegroom struck down by a brain haemorrhage in Greece just days before his wedding has been discharged from hospital. John Duffey, of Keighley, collapsed on Christmas Day after suffering a potentially deadly aneurysm. Doctors carried out life-saving
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Thornton Grammar School progress too slow, say inspectors
A Bradford secondary school has made insufficient progress in reaching targets identified by Ofsted, the watchdog’s inspectors have found. Thornton Grammar was told to make improvements in several areas following an inspection in 2010, in which it was
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Olympic dream comes true for Bradford Esprit Diving Club official
A member of Bradford Esprit Diving Club says her Olympic call-up is a dream come true. The club's vice-chairman Nina Mewse, who has been involved on the committee of Bradford's premier diving club for over 25 years, will be a national technical
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Bretherton is buoyant about British tennis
Lawn Tennis Association president Peter Bretherton believes the groundwork has been done to ensure a bright future for British tennis. Bretherton, a Heaton Tennis and Squash Club member for over 30 years, said in the LTA’s 2011 annual report that he
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Train enthusiasts urged to help with work
Train enthusiasts are being invited to help bring a trinity of ageing rail carriages back into operation. Vintage Carriages Trust recently began restoration work on the three carriages at its Ingrow workshop. This followed completion of the trust's
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Otley footballers in shirt deal with Red Pepper restaurant
Young footballers in Otley are sporting a new kit, thanks to a restaurant. Red Pepper has become the sponsor of Otley Town's under-14s team. Red Pepper owner Khalik Miah said: “We are already involved with Otley RUFC and Otley Cricket Club, but this
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Yeadon hair salon offers model chance
Two people are being offered the chance to model for a year in competition by a Yeadon hair salon. The winners – one male and one female – will represent Yazz Number One Hair Studio at industry events and will model at hair shows throughout the year.
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Aire Valley parking proposals dubbed 'mad'
A senior councillor has criticised “mad” proposals to introduce on-street parking charges in Shipley and Bingley after an influential committee urged the Council to re-think its plans. Bradford Council’s Shipley Area Committee refused to
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Police carry out extra Tyersal patrols
Police are carrying out burglary patrols in the Tyersal area targeting hotspot areas where several prolific offenders were arrested recently. Last week there were two burglaries in the area where houses were broken into after UPVC door locks were attacked
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Rising singing star Lucy Watmough produces charity single
A 20-year-old singing sensation has teamed up with an old school friend to produce a fundraising single for charity. Memories of You is performed by rising opera star Lucy Watmough, of Otley, and written by Christopher Bevan. The song is available to
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Monday, January 16, 2012
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Philip Leslie Burton, aged 40, of Halifax Road, Odsal; using threatening or insulting words or behaviour, £70 fine, £100 costs. Babar Rashid, aged 33, of Athol Road
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Menston pupils aim to run at Olympic Stadium
A group of sporting schoolchildren could get a golden chance to run 100m at the London Olympic Stadium if they can raise money for charity. St Mary’s School, in Menston, which is a specialist sports college, is taking part in the 2012km Gold Challenge
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Dog seized from Lower Grange property
A police officer helped rescue a dog found living in poor conditions on his first day with North Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team. Police Constable Gaz Roberts executed a warrant under the Animal Welfare Act at a house in Lower Grange with officers
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Volunteer lock-keepers sought for Leeds-Liverpool Canal
Volunteer lock-keepers are being sought on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal as work continues on one of its famous landmarks. British Waterways, which looks after 2,200 miles of canals and rivers, is looking for volunteers to help out on the locks in Bingley
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Kathleen celebrates 100th birthday
A long-time Airedale resident is celebrating her 100th birthday today. Kathleen Burgess, widow of the Reverend Guthrie Burgess, a Methodist Minister in Cononley, is celebrating the landmark at Anchor’s Townend Close care home in Cross Hills
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'Shocking delays' of family court hearings in Bradford
The family court in Bradford has been accused of “shocking delays” in care cases that cause misery to parents and children. New figures released by the Government show it takes 13 months to reach decisions on the custody of youngsters following relationship
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder
A 56-year-old man is being questioned by detectives after being arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 91-year-old man. A search of the house in Bingley Road, Shipley, started yesterday after a patrol officer was approached by a man
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Where will you travel in 2012?
January may be a depressing month, but with a full holiday allocation at your fingertips, it’s time to think about this year’s big trip. Here are some of the best new destinations to give you some ideas. VIETNAM Best for... Grown-up backpackers
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When shops were the heartbeat of a village
Changes in shopping patterns through the ages form a large part of our social history. Supermarkets took the place of many of the good old corner shops, and many of today’s youngsters won’t remember what it’s like to go into a greengrocer’s or a hardware
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Reader Jury
Magazine – No Thyself (Wire Sound Ltd) ** After parting ways in 1981, post-punk group Magazine are back together with an album of new material. Despite a strong start to the album with opening track Do The Meaning, offering an eerie sound and decent
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Countryside ‘test’
SIR – This is an open letter to David Cameron. I watched your performance on Countryfile last Sunday night very carefully. You gave a nearly ‘cast iron’ guarantee that you would respect the English landscape. Most of the programme was devoted to the
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Foul-mouthed cop breaks the mould
The Guard (Cert 15, 92 mins, Studio Canal) Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, David Wilmot, Katarina Cas, Rory Keenan. **** Overweight, cantankerous, foul-mouthed and partial to a dalliance with the local prostitutes
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Do officers really know better than residents?
SIR – Recent planning decisions in our area have led me to doubt the competence of both planning officers and councillors. Three developments have been approved in an area already blighted by traffic. Despite considerable opposition, valid objections
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What’s the alternative?
SIR – Christopher Hindle (T&A Letters, January 9) has every right to have his criticiisms of me published, but I wish he would use better arguments than his hard-eyed political appraisal. I am not entirely sure what, in his parlance, his and my soft-eyed
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Big trouble in the Big Apple
Mokee Joe: Mutant Resurrection by Peter J Murray Atlantis Children’s Books, £6.99 Children’s author Peter J Murray says his stories are scaring youngsters into reading. If the 400,000-plus sales of the former Steeton-based teacher’s books are anything
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Licence rule is strange
SIR – I thank Mr Rhodes (Letters, January 11) for putting me straight regarding the fact that the ‘free’ TV licence is updated every three years and not annually, and that yes, it is a legal requirement. Does Mr Rhodes consider it to be a sensible requirement
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Yorkshire sausages made by Ilkley butcher go on sale at Morrisons
A true taste of Yorkshire is hitting the supermarket shelves after winning a search to find a new county favourite. Award-winning Ilkley butcher David Lishman cooked up more than 4,000 bangers and led the campaign to create a Yorkshire sausage
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Honour for Ronnie
SIR – Carl Gresham says Ronnie Corbett deserved to be knighted in the New Year’s Honours, instead of receiving a “mere” CBE (T&A, January 5). He underestimates the significance of the award, but I feel sure Mr Corbett was a proud recipient. David Rhodes
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Mayor no solution
SIR – Karl Dallas (T&A Letters, January 10) says that you know it makes sense to have an elected Mayor. The fact that it is he who is saying it, just makes me even more certain that we do not need one. We have elected MPs who elect a Prime Minister.
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Industry has a duty
SIR – How The Harley Medical Group, Transform and others can get away with saying no to removing these “industrial grade” PIP implants beggars belief. They hide behind the CE mark and the regulatory authority, but they surely have a duty of care regarding
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Murder and mystery are in full bloom
J J Jance – Queen Of The NIght (Harper, £7.99) **** The Tohono O’odham nation celebrate a sacred event commemorating the Queen of the Night flower blooming in the desert. But this year, a couple’s celebration is destroyed by gunfire. The only witness
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Cartoon a cracker
SIR – The cartoon in the T&A on Thursday, January 12, on the late rhubarb crops was a masterpiece! Well done – it certainly tickled my funny bone. Rita Robertshaw, Dalecroft Rise, Allerton
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A magical evening
SIR – Congratulations to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, to Billy Pearce and the entire cast of Robin Hood for giving my family, husband, children and grandchildren the most fantastic magical evening when we went to the pantomime last Monday. The recipe
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Care at Christmas
SIR – Recently people have said a lot about Bradford Royal Infirmary, so I wanted to tell you that I could find no faults. I was on Ward 27 over the Christmas period, the staff were kind and caring and did their utmost to help us all to enjoy the day
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January 16
25 years ago: A futuristic £9 million overhead monorail could have been built to link Bradford’s two city centre railway stations, it was reported. The scheme would have been the first of its kind in the country. 50 years ago: A ban on admissions, discharges
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January 14
25 years ago: A massive 23 per cent rate rise for the Bradford district from April 1 seemed almost certain after Environment Secretary Nicolas Ridley said the district would not get a promised £18 million extra grant. 50 years ago: The 16th Shipley Scout
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'Yorkshire Princess' remembered in Harewood House exhibition
Harewood House was home to Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, through four decades. Her love of the county, and the affection its people felt for her in return, led to her becoming known as ‘the Yorkshire Princess’. This spring, Harewood House is celebrating
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‘Homes more vital than green fields’
SIR – After reading different articles regarding building new homes and wind turbines, I firmly believe homes are more important than green fields. Thousands of people up and down the country are on housing waiting lists – many have been waiting for years
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Ways to keep fit in the garden
If your new year’s resolutions to lose weight and take up exercise are proving hard to sustain, a few hours a week in the garden will not only give you a head start to spring, but may help as part of a fitness programme too. Raking leaves, digging, weeding
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Flying the flag for British film
The 2003 film Calendar Girls would be the Prime Minister’s idea of what a popular British film should be. Made for about £8m, the comedy, based on the nude calendar created by ladies of the Rylstone and District WI, near Skipton, and filmed in Ilkley
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Passengers deserve a better deal
It is disappointing that commuters are, according to a new report, experiencing a ‘poor’ performance by Northern Rail in terms of overcrowding on its trains. A report by transport authority Metro criticises rail operator Northern Rail for its efforts
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This heritage crime must be stopped
The appalling theft of two tonnes of stone flagging from outside Bolling Hall Museum is rightly described by Councillor Dave Green as nothing less than cultural vandalism. The thieves who tore up the valuable Yorkshire Stone before loading it into a
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Hilary O'Neil has a passion for panto
Performing in the Alhambra pantomime, opposite Billy Pearce, has now been ticked off Hilary O’Neil’s ‘bucket list’. She was last in panto at the Bradford theatre 23 years ago – but performing with the city’s favourite funnyman has long been on Hilary
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Take a look at the man in the mirror
“Dad, you look massive in that top.” Unfortunately, for my husband, the massiveness commented upon by our eldest daughter wasn’t muscular. The top he’d put on wasn’t clinging to his defined pecs and bulging biceps. Sadly, it made him look like he’d
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Oliver absence sets back Bradford City
Luke Oliver’s injury may force Phil Parkinson to look for more defensive reinforcements during the transfer window. The giant centre half, City’s most consistent player this season, could face a month on the sidelines with a damaged hamstring
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Running London Marathon in brother's memory
A Bradford firefighter is preparing for a marathon charity challenge to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of his brother. Jarrod Stoney, 39, from Wrose, his wife Amanda, 33, a staff nurse at Bradford Royal Infirmary, and their
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Rail operator rapped for its 'chronic' overcrowding on rush hour trains
A transport authority has criticised a rail operator for its “poor” performance in tackling overcrowding on Bradford’s trains. Passengers using Northern Rail trains in the district also saw a decline in the quality of services at stations,
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Windfarm firm faces battle for Thornton mast
The company behind controversial proposals for a multi-million pound wind farm near Bradford has applied for permission to build a test mast at the site. Banks Renewables is looking to spend around £12.5 million building up to four turbines on moorland
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Menston pupils chase Olympic dream
A group of sporting school children could get a golden chance to run 100m at the London Olympic Stadium if they can raise money for charity. St Mary’s School, in Menston, which is a specialist sports college, is taking part in the 2012km Gold Challenge
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Baildon man in court for 'squaring up' to partner's former boss
A man who “squared up” to his former partner’s boss, has been sentenced to a community order. Lee Clubley, 22, of Otley Road, Baildon, was sentenced at Bradford Magistrates Court for using threatening words or behaviour to the man on December
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Chain Bar collision causes chaos to Low Moor and M606 traffic
There was chaos at the Chain Bar roundabout this morning after a lorry and a van collided just after the entrance to the M606. This meant only single file traffic could get on to the M606 and also blocked traffic travelling from Low Moor to
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Bradford Bulls youngster Olbison has surgery to repair shoulder
Rookie Tom Olbison has become the latest Bulls player to be sidelined by injury after being ruled out of action for up to three months. The young second-rower sustained ligament damage in his right shoulder during the pre-season friendly at Castleford
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Iranian, 26, 'beaten up in racially-motivated attack' in Greengates
Detectives are investigating after an immigrant was left with a broken cheekbone and shattered nose in an alleged racist attack at a district pub. Iranian Ismaily Rehman Pur was allegedly attacked by around ten people while out for a quiet
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Pantomime villain Ellison has last laugh against Bradford City
City 2, Morecambe 2 James Hanson would have been advised to switch his phone off on Saturday night. The City striker was in for a long evening otherwise from a text pest. Kevin Ellison planned to give Hanson a hard time after netting Morecambe’s dramatic
