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City 1 Burton 1
City slipped up to another late equaliser as two more home points went begging against Burton. The Bantams looked on course for their first win in 2012 after Andrew Davies netted a superb free-kick. But just like last week against Morecambe
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City team news
Rob Kozluk passed a late test to give Phil Parkinson a defensive boost ahead of Burton's visit. So with right back sorted, the City chief had to make only one change to the back four. With Luke Oliver out with a slight hamstring strain, Lee Bullock returned
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Simon Pickles, aged 39, of Aireworth Grove, Keighley; using threatening or insulting words or behaviour, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £85 costs. Aidan Horrocks, aged 18,
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Addingham Civic Society puts up membership costs
Addingham Civic Society is putting its membership costs up as it prepares to take on bigger roles and projects in the community. The society has more than 400 members and has seen an increase in membership applications since it jointly organised a public
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Buttershaw St Paul’s Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society to perform Oliver!
Buttershaw St Paul’s Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a production of family musical Oliver! The show, which runs at St George’s Hall from Tuesday until Saturday, is billed as the most expensive
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Bradford City: Cry for help from hard man with a soft centre
T&A City reporter Simon Parker knows Dean Windass well. He got inside the mind of the legendary Bantams striker when he ghost-wrote his autobiography. In this special feature, he explains why retiring from football hit Windass particularly
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Little princess who became sovereign
* The Queen is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. She is also 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert, King of Wessex from 802 and King of England from 827 to 839. * She is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror, who seized the crown
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Bittersweet anniversary for Queen
For the Queen, February 6 denotes the very beginning of her reign and a great sadness at the death of her beloved ‘Papa’. Although he faced several years of worsening health, including lung cancer, George VI died unexpectedly in his sleep at Sandringham
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‘Bike tragedy took away my soul mate’
A woman who was reunited with her childhood sweetheart after more than 20 years has spoken of her sadness at his death in a road accident just two months after they rekindled their love. Devastated Odette Lewis, 46, met her “soul mate” Stephen Summers
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Dawning of the age of protest
n a wet day in 1956, a group of men and women in flat caps and mackintoshes walked along Leeds Road in Thornbury carrying banners calling for the banning of nuclear weapons. Among them was a 34-year-old librarian from Bradford, John Braine, whose debut
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Keighley arts group pays tribute to one of its members after untimely death
A theatre and arts group for adults with learning disabilities is opening a filming suite in memory of one of its stars. The Big Soup in Keighley, which played its own starring role in 21-year-old Nathan Brotherhead’s life, will be honouring him later
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Panto star Billy Pearce presents award to Wrose boy who acted bravely
The bravery and quick thinking of a little boy was recognised yesterday at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre where he was presented with a trophy by pantomime star Billy Pearce. Six-year-old George Barnes, of Wrose, met Billy as a treat to honour his actions
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Visit to brighten a blackened city
On Thursday, October 28, 1954, nearly 18 months after her Coronation at Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to Bradford with her husband. It was part of a nationwide tour, and followed state visits lasting nearly six months to 11
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Still time to see classic Hockney
People have a few weeks left to see David Hockney’s largest and most ambitious painting on display in the artist’s native Bradford. Bigger Trees Near Warter depicts a scene in the East Yorkshire village of Warter, between Driffield and York. Comprised
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New recycling facility for Otley
Recycling containers for electrical goods have been introduced in Otley. Leeds City Council has installed the recycling facility at Sainsbury’s supermarket in a bid to reduce the amount of kettles, toasters and other small electrical goods ending up
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Business mystery in Bradford murder probe
Mysterious business dealings could be the key to the “brutal and calculated” murder of Bradford dad Amjad Hussain. Family man Mr Hussain, 31, worked evenings at the Four Seasons pizza restaurant in Burley-in-Wharfedale. But Detective
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Big chance to learn about church
A Shipley church is offering people the chance to take a look at activities available by visiting an open morning. The Big Invitation will be held at St Peter’s church, Moorhead Lane, on Saturday, January 28, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Church groups and
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MP sees work at 'lifeline' Bradford Foodbank
The shadow Secretary of State for Food and Rural Affairs, Mary Creagh, visited Bradford Foodbank yesterday ahead of a Parliamentary debate about food poverty. She met volunteers and people who benefit from the service, which is based at the Light Church
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Grill train bosses live on internet
Bradford rail passengers will get the chance to quiz train operator bosses at a real-time online forum. The directors and senior managers of East Coast will join the discussion with rail users between noon and 3pm on Tuesday, at talk.eastcoast.co.uk.
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'Four of the finest' to exhibit at Saltaire gallery
Four of the UK’s finest crafts people will showcase their talents in Saltaire next month. Jacqueline Mina, whose work in precious metals has been exhibited at the V&A and is held in museum collections worldwide; Jessica Poole, an award-winning jeweller
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Firm donates recording equipment to Skipton museum
Recording equipment dating back 100 years has been handed to Skipton’s Craven Museum and Gallery. Following a refurbishment, Skipton law firm AWB Charlesworth, based in Otley Street, took the opportunity to have a clean out – and donate a complete set
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Help Bradford get set to mark Olympics
A plea has gone out to Bradford’s sporting stars to share their memories for a landmark event being created to mark this year’s Olympics. Sarah Cartin, from Bradford’s People’s Centre, has joined forces with local organisations to decide how to mark
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Unhappy Buttershaw police worker ‘took her own life’
A police employee unhappy at a work transfer took her own life, an inquest has heard. Susan Firth, 52, whose job as a word processor for West Yorkshire Police had moved from Bradford to Leeds, hanged herself at the home where she lived alone in Moore
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Police probe Keighley flat fire
Police are investigating a flat fire in Keighley which broke out early today. A man and woman, believed to be in their mid-20s, managed to get out of the ground floor flat in Braithwaite Avenue safely although the male had slight smoke inhalation and
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Bierley woman's head shave raises £4,000
A woman being treated for cancer has shaved her head to show solidarity with others undergoing chemotherapy – and to raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Alison Burton, 29, of Burnham Avenue, Bierley, was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Divorcee died after fall down the stairs
An alcoholic died after falling down the stairs after he moved from a help centre to live independently, an inquest has heard. Divorcee John Burgess, 55, had previously been at Horton Housing Association’s New Cross Street Centre but at the time of his
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Haworth volunteers unite to save 1940s weekend
A group of more than 20 volunteers have vowed to save the Haworth 1940s weekend after the previous organisers stood down amid concerns about excessive red tape. Nikki Carroll, owner of Firth’s of Haworth, in Main Street, said the tourist event, which
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TV age dawns as Elvis rocks in
Elizabeth II began her reign in an age of austerity which those living in the second decade of the 21st century would have found quite unbelievable. Things we now find commonplace – television, foreign holidays, central heating – would have been regarded
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Building boss with smashed leg 'had to wait hour for ambulance'
A Bradford businessman endured an agonising hour-long wait for an emergency ambulance after falling seven feet from a fence and sustaining serious injuries. William Patchett, 43, who owns AWP Construction and Surfacing and Groundforce Builders
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Dedicated donors giving gift of life
Five long-standing blood donors from the Bradford area have been honoured for rolling up their sleeves to help save lives. The veteran blood donors were recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), at a recent awards ceremony, for donating
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Holme Wood and Tong green belt housing bid recommended
Leading councillors have pressed ahead with plans for Holme Wood and Tong which clear the way for up to 2,700 homes to be built despite residents’ objections. The neighbourhood development plan is designed to regenerate the estate to create a sustainable
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Attacker is jailed
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for assaulting a teenager with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. Gary Fisher, of Rooley Crescent, Odsal, Bradford, was convicted of the offence yesterday, after a week-long trial at Bradford Crown
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Minister visit is icing on the cake
Bradford’s new International Food Academy is set to get a high-profile visit in the form of Government Minister Eric Pickles in the near future. Details of Mr Pickles’ upcoming appearance at the academy were revealed yesterday at an event that saw Mohammed
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Pair in Bradford newsagent robbery jailed
Two men who robbed a Bradford newsagent while on bail for viciously mugging four students have been jailed for a total of almost eight years. Sakeeb Zaman and Hamdi Saleh were part of a gang that carried out a daylight raid on Carrbottom Convenience
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Aussies put to the sword by Laker
Arguably the single greatest sporting achievement by a Bradfordian in the 1950s belonged to Frizinghall-born Jim Laker. The right-arm off-spin bowler who had learned his cricketing craft playing for Saltaire in the Bradford League, took 19 out of 20
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Sudden death
Police were called to a house in Edge End Road, Buttershaw, on Thursday night after reports of a sudden death of a 17-year-old. A police spokesman said the young man’s death was not being treated as suspicious.
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Bradford Bulls boss Potter to wheel out the big guns against Dewsbury
Mick Potter says the Bulls are raring to go as they gear up for tomorrow’s pre-season friendly at Dewsbury Rams. Potter’s men were left frustrated after last Sunday’s clash at Featherstone was postponed due to a frozen pitch. But the fixtures will now
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Rain cannot ruin Coronation joy
The Queen’s Coronation was an elaborate ceremony, steeped in tradition and religious significance. Thousands took to the streets of London to celebrate the crowning of Elizabeth II despite the rain that fell on June 2, 1953. The service took place
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Bradford City: Hanson and Wells are flavour of month
Phil Parkinson has hailed City’s “exceptional” front two as he prepares to unleash new signing Deane Smalley. The 23-year-old Oxford striker is ready for the first action of his loan spell against Burton at Valley Parade this afternoon. Parkinson believes
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Plaque to hero former Haworth PCSO set to be unveiled
The “proudest father on earth” will be among Army and police top brass paying tribute to Bradford hero Martin Bell – a year on from his death on the battlefield in Afghanistan. Private Bell, a paratrooper and former police special constable, was killed
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Minister Baroness Warsi says diverse city should focus on emerging markets
Bradford already has what it needs to grow and be a economic success story, a Government minister claimed yesterday. Dewsbury-born Baroness Sayeeda Warsi got a first-hand view of how the city is faring in the current economic climate with a tour which
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New Queen’s ravaged land
Flying home from Kenya after the death of her father, King George VI, the new monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, came back to a Britain still recovering from the ravages of the Second World War. To greet her at London Airport was the man who had guided the
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Traders are keen on Bradford's City Park
Ice-cream vendors are already keen to take advantage of Bradford’s new City Park, with two inquiries a week regarding permission to sell there. Bradford Council is shortly to advertise plans to lift a street trading ban in the six-acre flagship park
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Whetley Hill Resource Centre given reprieve by Council
A Bradford day centre for disabled people which was earmarked for closure has been given a reprieve as Bradford Council admits it got it wrong. Whetley Hill Resource Centre in Manningham is used by more than 90 people and the Council announced plans
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Horsforth girl Bethany Hare wins Princess Diana Award
A schoolgirl who has launched her own charity to raise money for children’s hospices has won an award in memory of Princess Diana. Twelve-year-old Bethany Hare, who has already raised more than £18,000 for Martin House Hospice, has just launched her
