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Titterrell gets new job at North Wales Crusaders
North Wales Crusaders have added former British and Irish Lion Andy Titterrell to their coaching staff. The former England hooker has swapped codes to become the head of strength and conditioning at the Co-operative Championship One side. A former Premiership
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Wilcox heads West Bradford Barbarians' try spree
Four tries from full back Callum Wilcox were the highlight in West Bradford Barbarians’ 50-18 success over Rotherham Roosters in the Yorkshire Men’s League. He opened and closed the scoring as the Barbarians built a 28-0 half-time lead, Elliot Cousins
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Boy, 8, badly injured as car overturns in Manningham horror crash
A badly-injured eight-year-old boy was rushed to hospital by air ambulance yesterday after a car went out of control in Bradford. Up to ten police cars were scrambled to Keighley Road, Manningham, along with ambulances and fire engines after
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Improving Hutchinson praises pit crew after finishing sixth
Bingley’s Ian Hutchinson paid tribute to his team after his remarkable recovery from injury continued with his best finish of this year’s Isle of Man Tourist Trophy today. Hutchinson ended up sixth in the second Monster Energy Supersport race, a far
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Sidebottom signs contract extension with Yorkshire
Yorkshire restricted Glamorgan to 117-3 on day one of their LV= County Championship match in Colwyn Bay after only 34 overs were possible before rain intervened. After a full morning’s play, despite heavy overnight rain, only two overs were possible
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Car thrown on to roof in road smash
Emergency services were today at the scene of a crash in Manningham Lane at its junction with Oak Lane, Bradford. Police said a car was found on its roof after the incident, which happened near to the hand car wash, shortly after 5.30pm.
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Work starts on Crow Nest clubhouse extension
Work has started on the recently-approved plans for the Crow Nest Golf Club clubhouse extension, with local builders Jaytee Construction Ltd removing part of the car park. Many members didn`t dare believe that the plans would be approved but they now
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Young South Bradford duo are called up for city
After their 29-7 defeat away to Halifax-Huddersfield, Bradford have brought in young South Bradford pair Ben Cheetham and Tom Hall and Bingley St Ives’ Rob Hillas for Sunday’s Yorkshire Inter-District Union match against York at Woodhall Hills. Bradford
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Greenberry has a day to remember at Crow Nest
Crow Nest Rabbit Captain’s Day 2012 will remain in Mike Greenberry’s memory for many years to come. The course was in excellent condition, and the pin positions encouraged good scoring, with a full field playing from 7.30am, with the presentations
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Matthew gets better of twin Chris in Jacques showdown
Matthew Jacques recovered from 16-11 down to defeat twin brother Chris 21-17 in the final as he retained the BRADFORD JUNIOR HANDICAP at Queensbury. The Shipley Club duo had overcome another pair of siblings, the Mordues of Brighouse Sports
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Hodge, Wells and Flood get nod for London 2012
Three rowers from the Bradford area have been named in the Great Britain team for London 2012 this afternoon. They are Andy Hodge, from Hebden, near Skipton, in the men’s four, Guiseley’s Debbie Flood in the women’s quadruple scull and Bradford’s Matt
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Bowls results
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Bartle: Harold Park 178 (21), Cleckheaton Moorend 142 (9). Haigh: Bradford Moor A 184 (17), Cleckheaton Sports A 174 (13). MONDAY EVENING Worthington Sports: Clayton B 104 (14), Wibsey C 101 (
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Green joins Bradford's snooker's elite list
Lifeline Leisure player Gareth Green successfully defended his Bradford Snooker Championship title with a 4-2 victory over Undercliffe Cricket Club’s England international Kevin Firth at Eccleshill Victoria Conservative Club. The players traded breaks
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McArdle becomes Bradford City's second summer signing
Rory McArdle has become City’s second summer signing after being handed a two-year deal at Valley Parade. The Sheffield-born defender was a free agent after his contract at Aberdeen expired and his arrival follows the permanent signing of fellow
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Sidebottom signs new Yorkshire deal as rain frustrates at Glamorgan
Glamorgan had advanced to 117-3 at tea after only two overs were possible in the afternoon session of day one against Yorkshire at Colwyn Bay before rain halted proceedings. The first over after the break from Mitchell Starc was dismissed for 18 runs
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Starc strikes twice to give Yorkshire encouraging start
Yorkshire restricted Glamorgan to 99-3 at lunch on day one at Colwyn Bay after the hosts won the toss and predictably opted to bat first on a pitch that looked short of pace, bounce and movement despite heavy overnight rain. Gareth Rees (35) and William
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Sedbergh Youth Centre faces cash problems
Bosses of a community club in Bradford are warning that they might have to reduce services and redirect limited funding to repair leaky roofs because they cannot afford to do both. It costs £100,000 a year to run the Sedbergh Youth and Community Centre
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Raiders flee after attack at Ilkley jewellers
Raiders smashed windows at an Ilkley jewellers before making a high-speed getaway through the busy town centre today. Armed police and a police helicopter were called to Lister Horsfall in Brook Street at about 10.10am. Shoppers reported
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Plea to get into the Olympic spirit
People across the district are being urged to get into the Olympic spirit as the 50-day countdown to London 2012 starts tomorrow. With the Olympic torch relay passing through the district later this month, organisers of the Games have compiled a list
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Armed robbers strike at Ilkley jewellers
Raiders fled following an attempted robbery at an Ilkley jewellers today. Armed police sealed off the area after two robbers burst into the Lister Horsfall shop in Brook Street, at 10.10am. The robbers fled in a getaway car, witnesses
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Fabulous memories of following Fifties Bradford football
MAURICE TILLOTSON, who played football for Huddersfield Town and Stockport County in the early Sixties, recalls the halcyon days of watching football in the 1950s As the years passed there was no respite in my passion for football. Every weekend
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Crossing campaign aims to save lives
Drivers and pedestrians in the Bradford district have been urged to safely use level crossings in a new campaign by British Transport Police and Network Rail. Both organisations are using International Level Crossing Awareness Day tomorrow to highlight
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Danger warning as 'nail traps' laid on track
Walkers, joggers, horse riders and farmers are being warned to watch out for dangerous ‘nail traps’ set along a disused railway line. At least one jogger has been hurt and farmers have reported injuries to livestock and punctured tyres, due to a series
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Bulls young guns win one and lose two in RL Nines
The Bulls won one and lost two games in the latest round of the RL Nines at Headingley Carnegie on Tuesday night. The Bulls lost out to Hull in the first game 14-4 before a Marcus Elliott inspired performance saw them beat Featherstone Rovers
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Potter names unchanged 19-man Bradford Bulls squad for St Helens trip
Bulls coach Mick Potter has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Friday's trip to St Helens. The Bulls have only a four-day turnaround following Monday's win over Castleford and Potter has reported no new injury concerns. Bulls squad:
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Haworth Parish Church to shut for restoration
Historic Haworth Parish Church will be having its last service next month – but only for the time being. The Victorian church (pictured) will temporarily shut its doors on Sunday, July 8, until mid-October for the first stage of a major restoration project
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Adjusting to quake aftermath
You might think that the most damage we can suffer from earthquakes in the United Kingdom is a few cracks in the plaster and a teacup shaken from the table. Such are the normal responses to a slight movement on the Craven Fault at Giggleswick or in the
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Violent home link to pupil exclusions
Youngsters who witness family violence are more likely to get excluded from school, carry a weapon or seriously harm someone, a children’s charity has warned. The NSPCC said the latest Department of Education figures show 20 secondary school children
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MP Galloway pulls out of meeting over Westfield site
Bradford West MP George Galloway has pulled out of a scheduled meeting with Bradford Chamber of Commerce after its president claimed the Westfield site occupation was damaging the city's reputation. As reported in Saturday’s Telegraph & Argus, Chamber
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Protesters’ joy as cafes win reprieve
Cafes at three leisure centres across the district which were due to close down this weekend have been given a temporary three-month reprieve. Bradford Council took a budget decision in February to save £40,000 a year by closing the cafes at three authority-run
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Shelf woman celebrates 100th birthday
A great-great-grandmother from Shelf was celebrating her 100th birthday today. Emma Verity, a former mill worker, was marking the occasion with a family meal, her son Arthur said. She met and married Arthur senior before having a son and daughter. She
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A Bradford royal knees-up
The bunting was strewn, the flags flown and the trestle tables laid. This bank holiday weekend the district was alive with street parties celebrating the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. Bradfordians were out in force marking the Diamond
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Questions remain...
SIR – The occupation of the Westfield site (T&A, May 28) probably has the support of many readers, as does the demand of the protesters for a public enquiry. There have been many questions over the years regarding this debacle, none of which appear
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Music to my ears
SIR – Unemployed teenagers who aimlessly hang around street corners playing loud music should take a leaf out of Dean Allen’s book (T&A, May 28). Despite having three A-levels, every time this young Bradfordian went for an interview they told him he
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Move puts more lives at risk on the roads
SIR – It is sadly a sign of our times that we read headlines like ‘Fury at lollipop sacking’ (T&A, May 30). It appears that Mrs Lund of Cross Hills is being dismissed from her job of keeping children safe after 26 years of loyal service, as part of a
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Shipley Market traders fear for future of site
Traders in Shipley say they fear town’s historic market is under threat as a feasibility study is carried out by Bradford Council. Stallholders claim the Council is seeking to move the market to the town’s pedestrianised shopping area and replace its
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Stomach for a fight
SIR – Terry Tordoff has tasted the excellent field rations that the modern British Army enjoy, including a decent curry, pointing out that it was Napoleon who once stated that an army marches on its stomach. We learned in history classes at school that
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Action could misfire
SIR – Anybody and everybody is allowed to protest, providing the protesters do so within the law, which the ones occupying the Westfield site have infringed by trespass. It is absurd, as one of them demanded, to expect to be given not only fixed dates
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Tax claim is wrong
SIR – I was disapointed to read the misinformed letter by Philip Bird (T&A, May 28). To quote, ‘car drivers want to drive on as much road as possible, paying road tax for the right – which cyclists do not.’ Road tax doesn’t exist. It’s car tax, a tax
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Test failures demand to be probed
There may be an argument that it is time for the roads around the driving test centre on Farfield Street in Heaton to be looked at closely by independent inspectors. The unnamed woman who took 29 attempts to pass the test at the centre would probably
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Pudsey M&S hit by blaze
Firefighters are attending a blaze in the food hall of the Marks and Spencer store in the Owlcotes Centre at Pudsey. Crews from Bradford and Stanningley fire stations were called to the scene just after 5am today. A major salvage unit
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Lung transplant technique that is giving the gift of life
Despite the demand, only one in five of the potential donor lungs available in the UK are currently used in transplants. The rest are turned down as they are in too poor condition to safely transplant, according to experts. However, a pioneering transplant
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Hanson gets head down to prove Bradford City worth
James Hanson reckons the tough times have helped mould him into a striker now feared by League Two defences. Boss Phil Parkinson rates City’s attacking combo of Hanson and Nahki Wells among the best in the division. As he tries to beef up the squad
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Purtell starting fight to save career at Bradford Bulls
Bulls coach Mick Potter says Adrian Purtell will undergo further tests in the next six to eight weeks as he battles to save his career. The Australian centre suffered a heart attack in the aftermath of the Magic Weekend defeat to Leeds on May 27.
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Rare sight of astronomical phenomenon
As dawn rose over the Whitby coastline today, researchers at the University of Bradford were waiting on the West clifftop next to the Captain Cook Memorial Statute with some of the town’s schoolchildren to give them a chance to see the rare Transit
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Man quizzed in murder probe
Murder squad detectives were last night quizzing a suspect in connection with the killing of a 38-year-old man in Bradford. The victim, who has not been named by police, died at Bradford Royal Infirmary early yesterday morning. He had been found with
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Jubilee celebrations draw to close
Patriotic Bradfordians were out in force again yesterday for a final day of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations across the district. Young and old braved chilly temperatures to pay tribute to the Queen in a series of events that highlighted the
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Bradford set to mark Refugee Week
Bradford will be warming up for Refugee Week by putting on a day of dancing, music and performances at the city’s Mela on Saturday. Helen Kemp, chairman of Bradford’s Refugee Week Planning Group, said activities in the Mela Sanctuary Tent would mark