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Bristol Rovers 2 City 1
Ten-man City suffered a self-inflicted defeat at Bristol Rovers - but left frustrated that they were not given a late chance to grab a point from the penalty spot. The Bantams were trailing to two poor goals and then had Rob Kozluk sent off
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Waitrose store to enter Otley Carnival parade
A supermarket will be entering this year’s Otley Carnival parade. The organisers of the 2012 event, on Saturday, June 16, say they are delighted to have the Waitrose store on board – and hope the town’s other superstores will follow suit. This year’s
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City team news
New boy Will Atkinson went straight on to the left side of City's midfield at Bristol Rovers. The other change from the 1-1 draw with Burton was the return of suspension of David Syers. He came in for Ritchie Jones, who dropped to the bench. The subs
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Otley town council takes lead in development guide
Otley Town Council has agreed to take the lead in drawing up a Neighbourhood Plan to help control development in the town. The council has allocated £20,000 of its budget for the coming year to helping cover costs of the project. Once complete, the
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South Craven School pupils learn justice lessons
A team of pupils considered an allegation of ‘shoplifting’ before magistrates at South Craven School, Cross Hills, Keighley, as part of a project to help them understand how the justice system works. A school spokesman said: “It was a re-enactment of
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Man dies after three-vehicle collision
A 47-year-old man has died after the 4x4 he was driving was in collision with two other vehicles in Otley. He was travelling in a Toyota Hilux along Otley Road towards Ilkley when the collision occurred. One of the other two vehicles was travelling
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Mumtaz hopes to create 200 new jobs in Bradford
Proposals have been lodged by an curry restaurant and food manufacturing group to build a new food factory, offices and a warehouse in Bradford creating 200 extra jobs. Mumtaz Food Group has applied to Bradford Council to revive proposals for
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Councillor resigns over plans complaint
An Ilkley parish councillor suspended for not declaring an interest during a planning debate has resigned. Councillor Andrew McKie handed in his resignation to Ilkley Parish Council this week, branding the complaints procedure “farcical”.
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'Belly-flop' caused Bradford dad's heart to fail
A Bradford father-of-four died on holiday in Ibiza when he “belly-flopped” into a hotel swimming pool, causing his heart to fail. Paul Doherty, 45, and his family were staying at the Maritim Hotel, in San Antonio Bay, at the time of the tragedy
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What a result for Rochdale and Bantams as Coleman leaves Accrington
He was the true nemesis of Bradford City managers. The dastardly operator in the rival dug-out who always gained the upper hand. While the headlines are dominated by Harry Redknapp, another equally significant football boss slipped under
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Addingham residents to face council tax rise
Addingham Parish Council is to increase its council tax precept in the coming financial year after losing rent from Bradford Council for the village library. The council has agreed to charge the community a total of £27,146 for its services in 2012-2013
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Sale of Odsal Stadium throws up more questions than answers
News of the Rugby Football League snapping up the Odsal lease has thrown the cat among the pigeons. Peter Hood insists it will be “business as usual” for the Bulls but the new arrangement is a strange one. How often do you hear of a
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Dedicated Jeffrey’s up for a top award
An 80-year-old Bradford fundraiser has been nominated for a National Retirement Award. Former paratrooper Jeffrey Long (pictured), of Bingley, raised £9,000 by walking 90 miles last year in aid of the Royal British Legion. He also supports Battle Back
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Energy-efficiency work begins at Esholt sewage treatment plant
Work will begin on Monday to turn Yorkshire Water’s sewage works at Esholt into the UK’s first energy-neutral treatment plant. The Bradford-based water company is investing £30 million to install specialist equipment which will be used to create energy
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MP David Ward: Housing comment is ‘class warfare’
A political row has erupted over comments made by the councillor in charge of housing that Bradford Council would “stand up to the middle classes” in the battle over the development of greenfield sites. Bradford East Liberal Democrat MP David Ward has
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Four quizzed over Lidget Green shooting
Detectives were last night questioning four men following months of inquiries into a street shooting in Bradford. Officers probing an incident in Lidget Green last August, when the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, swooped on two homes
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Bradford shotgun robber jailed for nine years
A drug-crazed armed robber who threatened a property company boss with a sawn-off shotgun has been jailed for nine years. Michael Stenhouse was high on cocaine when he carried out the bungled robbery at Bradlon in Peckover Street, Little Germany, Bradford
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Tesco donate £200 to Clayton Heights school
Pupils at a Bradford primary school have received a sponsorship cheque for £200 from a supermarket to spend on more netbook terminals. Stocks Lane Primary School, Clayton Heights, received the money from the Tesco store in Queensbury. The store
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Bradford students to benefit from university initiative
Pupils in Bradford will be among 200 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds taking part in scheme to help them gain places at leading universities. A-level students at schools including Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Carlton
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Hanson can be future of Bradford City
City have been urged to build their future around James Hanson and not think about cashing in on him. Phil Parkinson has got Hanson playing his best football since his debut year in the league. That form is attracting inevitable rumours of
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Psychiatric unit plan is approved
Plans have been approved to build a new psychiatric intensive care unit at Lynfield Mount Hospital in Bradford. The planning permission includes approval of new 3.5metre high anti-climb paladin fencing to the perimeter of the site, to separate the unit
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Bradford and Leeds join forces in faster web bid
Bradford and Leeds councils are set to submit a joint bid for a share of £100 million to boost broadband speeds in the two cities. The Government’s super-connected cities project will provide funding to ten cities to provide faster broadband access.
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Rally call for savings theft victim Phyllis
A financial watchdog and an MP are preparing to see what they can do to help a pensioner who was swindled out of thousands of pounds by a care company boss. The Telegraph & Argus reported last week how Suzanne Firth, 41, who runs Able Hands home help
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Cash case adjourned for former boxer
Former Bradford boxing champion George Bailey faces a £100,000 confiscation hearing after he was caught growing and harvesting £40,000 of cannabis. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing, scheduled for yesterday at Bradford Crown Court, was postponed until
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Bradnet cash stolen by Bhupinder Kaur to be repaid
The Bradnet charity for disabled people looks set to get back almost half of the £113,000 stolen from it by dishonest financial assistant Bhupinder Kaur. Kaur, 25, was brought to Bradford Crown Court from prison yesterday for a confiscation hearing under
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Bus injury man said to be ‘stable’
A 63-year-old man seriously injured in an accident with a bus was in a stable condition in hospital last night. The man was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary for treatment after the incident in Market Street, on Thursday. A police spokesman said his
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Yorkshire Building Society raises funds for RNLI
Managers at a Bradford branch of Yorkshire Building Society spent yesterday trapped in a lifeboat to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Bosses, including the new chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society Chris Pilling
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Closure threat for Bronte-link house
The director of the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth has condemned proposals to close a popular museum with strong connections to the famous literary family. The future of Red House Museum, Gomersal, will be discussed at Kirklees Council’s Cabinet
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Firm fined £106,000 over death of site worker Steven
A mum has spoken of a five-year battle to get justice for her son who was killed when his head was crushed by a grab machine on a Bradford building site. Skipton-based construction company, JN Bentley Ltd, was yesterday fined more than £100,000 for causing
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Holocaust memorial speaks volumes
Members of Bradford’s Jewish community gathered to remember the Holocaust yesterday. Among them were survivors of the Holocaust, and people who have fled other genocides across the world. They attended a ceremony at Victoria Hall, Saltaire, commemorating
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Otley Courthouse Community Choirs raise money with winter event
Otley Courthouse Community Choirs, led by Dave Stewart, raised more than £600 for The Chameleon Charity, which supports schools in South Africa, by hosting a ‘winter soiree’, featuring winter songs, poems and readings, at Farnley Hall. The Courthouse
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Horse riders boost hospice fundraising
Aireview Pony Club has raised a total of £765 for Manorlands by staging a five-mile sponsored walk from its Long Lee base around the St Ives Estate. And it held a fun day with a bouncy castle – donated by Bouncytastic – coconut shy, hook-a-duck stall
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'Turbine would be blot on Bingley moorland'
Critics say plans to build an 85-metre wind turbine near an historic pub on the moors above Bingley will become a “blot on the landscape.” Kelda Water Services wants to build the turbine to power its water pumping station at Graincliffe Reservoir, in
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New date for Bolton street light switch-on
Residents of a Bradford street, who have been waiting more than a fortnight for a street light to be switched on, are expected to see the electricity supply reconnected next week. The lamp in Myers Avenue, Bolton, was knocked down in an accident on January
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Man hit by train has been confirmed as missing Skipton man
Police have confirmed that the body of a man struck by a train in the North East nearly two weeks ago is that of a missing Skipton man. Matthew John Thornton, 45, had been missing from his home in Petyt Grove, for nearly two weeks when his disappearance
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Keighley Cougars class tells but Bradford Bulls show spirit
Keighley Cougars 28, Bradford Bulls 12 Almost a year ago to the day, a rookie Bulls outfit were stuffed 46-12 in a local pre-season friendly at Cougar Park. Last night, against a full-strength Cougars team, a repeat of that scoreline rarely looked likely
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Barrow's boys show promise for Bradford Bulls
Bulls under-20s coach Stu Barrow saluted his spirited young guns after they slipped to a 28-12 defeat at star-studded Keighley last night. Jason Demetriou’s Cougars, featuring former Super League stars such as Semi Tadulala, Richie Barnett, Sam Obst
