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'Drink responsibly during Euro 2012' plea issued
The region’s ambulance service is urging football fans in Bradford to drink responsibly during the 2012 European football championships. Bosses at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust have issued the plea in a bid to tackle alcohol-related emergencies
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England fans out to enjoy the game
by Dolores Cowburn Bradford Chief Reporter Locals poured into city centre pubs last night to watch England and France battle it out in the nation’s opening match in the European Championships. The result was a 1-1 draw, but that did not stop some
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Mystery remains over cause of electric shocks suffered by horses
Mystery still surrounds the cause of a power fault which led to four horses suffering electric shocks while trekking along a dirt track. The shocks, believed to have been caused by an electricity supply fault in underground cables, happened on a trail
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Yorkshire skipper Gale remembers his debt to Cleckheaton
Andrew Gale says he owes a lot to Cleckheaton for helping to develop his cricketing career ahead of Yorkshire’s visit to Moorend for Wednesday's Twenty20 match. But the White Rose skipper also admits that the county will not be taking the clash lightly
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Young Bradford cyclists again show their worth
Bradford’s strength in schools’ cycling has again been demonstrated. East Bradford Cycling Club youngsters took four first places, two second places and three thirds, as well as a team victory, in the British Schools’ Regional Time Trial Championships
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Quest Taekwondo members are Dutch Masters
Quest Taekwondo sent a select group of athletes to the Dutch Masters competition in Rotterdam - but they came away with five gold medals and two silvers. Anf youngsters Jamie Kidd, Liam Burdock and Jake Barnett hope that their performances will add further
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Holt so close to Olympic Games qualification mark
Cleckheaton hammer thrower Sarah Holt has not given up hope of making the Great Britain Olympic squad. She retained her England Athletics Closed Championships title in Birmingham with a lifetime best throw of 68.50 metres. It bettered the qualification
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Man remains in serious condition after shooting
A man remained in a serious but not life-threatening condition in hospital today after he was shot in a “targeted attack” in Bradford. Detectives are appealing for information after the 31-year-old was shot in the leg as he walked to his car after visiting
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Bogey side Wrenthorpe strike again as Woodlands are beaten
Wrenthorpe continue to be a bogy side for JCT600 Bradford League champions Woodlands. Having already beaten the Oakenshaw club convincingly in a pre-season match for the Worthington Trophy at Wren-thorpe, the Wakefield club repeated the dose
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Freemasons backing Idle Juniors
Idle Juniors Football Club have gained a £1,000 sponsorship from the Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West Riding. Club secretary Marcus Strudwick said:"We are hugely grateful for the freemasons' kind contribution to Idle Juniors. "This money will help
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Calvert shows his class for Airienteers
Fine concentration and quick speed was needed as orienteers navigated their way through the intricate lanes and back alleys of the popular market town of Knaresborough. The courses also included the newer housing estates on the edge of the town centre
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Big entry for Otley ten-mile road race
More than 300 runners will be in Otley on Wednesday to take part in the annual ten-mile road race. The event, which is organised by Otley Athletic Club and is celebrating its 23rd birthday, starts on Gallows Hill at 7.30pm, with the top runners
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Otley loanees help England Under-20 triumph
Dominic Barrow helped England Under-20s make it two wins from two in the IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa as they came from behind to defeat Ireland 20-15 in Stellenbosch. Lock Barrow, who was sin-binned in the first half, played for 62
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Euro 2012 fever at Goals
Goals Soccer Centre in Bradford is showing all Euro 2012 games live on multiple big screens. Facilities at the centre include giant mega-screens and surround sound and a bar area which will be running promotions and competitions throughout the tournament
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England select four Bradford Thunderbirds
Four Bradford Thunderbirds – Lauren Stallwood, Amy Hardcastle, Kirsty Moroney and Rachel Twibill – have been named in the England women’s squad to face France at Odsal on Friday (4.30pm). It is the curtain raiser to the England Academy clash
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Baldwin leads England Counties to win
Wharfedale's Rob Baldwin captained England Counties to victory in the second game of their African Tour. The tourists defeated Elgon Warriors 39-5 in Kampala, Uganda in what was a classic game of two halves. It was only 6-5 to England Counties at half-time
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Hawksworth not 'oval-ly' pleased with performance
Bradford-born Jack Hawksworth admitted that his oval racing baptism in the fifth round of the 2012 Star Mazda Championship at Lucas Oil Raceway “didn’t go to plan”. But he said he came out of the high-profile ‘Night Before the 500’ meeting stronger for
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Pupils make tracks in tribute to teacher
Staff and pupils at Bradford Moor Primary School have raised £3,728 for Cancer Research UK in honour of their late head teacher, Stewart Duxbury, who died from cancer aged 54 in October last year. The children raised the money by taking part in a sponsored
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Experience of Polish immigrants on display
An exhibition looking at the experiences of Polish people since their post-war settlement has gone on display in the district. Bradford freelance photographer Tim Smith has captured images of Polish people at events around the country, ranging from big
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‘MoT’ health checks could save men’s lives
Men in Bradford are being urged to take their health more seriously and seek medical advice. This week is Men’s Health Week and health bosses at Bradford District Care Trust are urging men and boys to look after themselves in a bid to reduce
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Care home set for flats development
A former care home for the elderly, which closed after the owners went into administration, is set to be transformed into nine flats. Last autumn, 22 residents, including 108-year-old Daisy Rayner, were forced to move into new homes when Fezdene
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Bradford mum is backing call for blood donors
A mum whose son’s life was saved thanks to donated blood is backing National Blood Week. Starting today, the campaign by NHS Blood and Transplant aims to highlight how the simple and selfless act of giving blood saves lives each day.
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Race organisers are tickled pink!
More than 900 women and children laced up their running shoes and set off on a race against cancer in Ilkley yesterday. Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life was hailed a great success, with many of the runners dressed in pink tutus and fake bunny ears
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Football fans are urged to drink responsibly
With the first England match taking place today, the region’s ambulance service is urging football fans to drink responsibly and stay safe during the 2012 European Football Championships. The enjoyment of alcoholic drinks is expected to play a big part
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Rain can't stop Riddlesden Gala fun
Heavy rainfall didn’t stop more than 800 people flocking to Riddlesden Gala on Saturday. A parade featuring majorettes, a samba band and people in fancy dress set off from the Marquis of Granby pub at 1pm, but downpours started as it arrived
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MP's whiplash scheme could prove tricky, warn GPs
Getting doctors to engage in a pilot scheme to deter people from making fraudulent whiplash claims could prove to be a ‘headache’, the chairman of a committee representing local GPs has warned. The Telegraph & Argus revealed this week that
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Customers pay twice for their holidays
Some customers at Gain Travel have paid for their holidays again after the firm went into liquidation. Holidaymakers say they have been told it is “highly unlikely” they will get their money back for any trips booked with the Wibsey travel company, which
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Credit charity speaks out on Bradford's debt crisis
The squeeze on household finances is tightening in Bradford, according to new figures from a UK debt advice charity. Up to 1,014 Bradford residents contacted the Consumer Credit Counselling Service for help last year, with each one an average of £18
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Council agrees to repairs on town road in 'appalling state'
A senior councillor has confirmed that road repairs will be made to a deteriorating High Street little more than two years after it was part of a £1m regeneration scheme. Numerous complaints have been made about the state of Yeadon High Street following
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Root granted freedom to go on attack for Yorkshire
Forget the Dilscoop, watch out for the Rootscoop is the message from the Yorkshire camp as they prepare for this summer’s Friends Life T20 competition, which starts for them on Friday with a home match against Durham. We heard England Lions batsman
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Bradford shows Prince Andrew it has the tools for the job
he post-millennium years saw Prince Andrew venture north of Watford several times – between 2001 and 2011 he was here ten times. In December 2008 he came here in his role as UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment. Although
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Princess Anne wins new friends in Bradford
n the past 60 years the people of Bradford and surrounding areas have seen approximately 50 official royal visits, starting on October 28, 1954, when the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II and her husband and consort, the Duke of Edinburgh, were here.
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Celebrations music to the Queen’s ears!
Last weekend saw the likes of Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney headlining at the Diamond Jubilee concert in honour of the Queen outside Buckingham Palace. The concert was one of the highpoints of a holiday weekend during which people
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Staying true to her high ideals
Throughout her reign the Queen has been an enduring figure in the life of the nation, and her importance has been recognised worldwide by successive leaders. The celebration of 60 years as Queen culminated in the four-day long bank holiday weekend.
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Prince of Wools backs Bradford industry
The only other senior royal to come here on official duty since 2000, besides Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, was Prince Charles. His fourth trip, on November 23, 2010, was perhaps the most significant, for he came to launch Campaign for Wool,
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A night of bombs in Bradford
Extensive damage was done to central Bradford when Nazi bombs fell on the city nearly 72 years ago. Between 10.33pm on Sunday, August 31, 1940, and just after 3am the following morning, 116 bombs hit roads and buildings between Thornton Road and eastwards
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New jobs are turning back time
When I was a teenager I’d walk down to the garage just outside our village and sit with my friend who had a part-time job manning the petrol pumps. Every time a car pulled in, up she jumped and ran out to fill it up. It was easier then, not having to
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How tone was set
SIR – Bob Watson asks (Letters, June 6) why the Westfield contract with the Council did not include a cast-iron guarantee that a shopping centre would be in place within a laid-down timescale. The Council did attempt to impose such a guarantee, Westfield
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Thanks for help
SIR – Could I publicly thank Bob and Paula Howe for helping me on Saturday? While approaching Myrtle Park on my disabled buggy, it suddenly went dead – it would not move an inch in any direction. These two amazing people and their three delightful children
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Public let down
SIR – Once again, Bradford’s planners are undermining public confidence in their competence. A public meeting took place in Heaton on the highly-contentious Ashwell Farm planning application concerning new developments. The Heaton Woods Trust, a neighbour
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Floating an opinion
SIR – When millions were ready to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, did you have to be the elephant in the room and call it a farce, republican Max Hey! (Letters, May 31). A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometimes strike on
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Puzzled over bags
SIR – I cannot understand why Michael T Healy seems to think that we need some central point for unused charity bags (Letters, May 25) when they stipulate, usually on the bags, that if we do not have anything to give at that time, we can then just pop
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Capitalism to blame
SIR – In a final desperate measure to get some dosh, the Chancellor is contemplating raiding the country’s piggy banks. Displaying his usual breathtaking arrogance, he is asking the nation’s savers to, effectively, give money to the Government to fund
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Queen and her faith
SIR – Re Faith Matters by Canon Andy Williams (T&A, June 2). He says, “Do we expect prayers to be answered? Surely this one has? God has saved the Queen. He has saved her from ill-health and from corruption or bitterness”. How can anyone talk such drivel
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I’ve no sympathy
SIR – I find it hard to generate any sympathy whatsoever for the country’s poverty-stricken doctors who are planning, what they laughingly refer to, as ‘strike action’ because of a slight reorganisation of their pension entitlements. Let us not forget
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Occasion to treasure
SIR – On behalf of Windhill & Wrose councillors and local residents we would like to congratulate Wrose Parish Council on the magnificent jubilee beacon event they organised on Monday night at Wrose Hill. The fireworks display was spectacular and the
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Misleading adverts should be outlawed
SIR – Thinking I would save money by responding to the car insurance advertisements aimed at people over 50, I duly did so. “Paying more than £195?” asked the advertisement. I thought I would be the ideal person for this insurance. Only driving 3,000
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Republican future?
SIR – In a democracy we must, of course, celebrate the right of Republican protesters to wave their vaguely offensive but puerile banners during the Jubilee celebrations. The one that caught my eye was the deliciously fatuous one that asked ‘1 Queen
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Penalties are a joke
SIR – Following the arrest of eight people in police raids during a clampdown on brothels (T&A, June 2), Inspector Vicky Lawrance said that it was important that they disrupt those involved and prevent their activities from continuing. In the same article
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Carrot and stick for quad bikers
SIR – I would like to thank Mrs Bower, from Denholme (Letters, June 5), for raising a petition highlighting the issue of quad biking at the Flappit. Ever since this facility closed, my community in Baildon has been plagued by the menace of quad bikers
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Help in providing better parenting
Earlier this month, the Government announced a £100 voucher scheme for parenting classes, in a bid to improve family discipline. The free vouchers, allowing parents up to ten sessions on how to handle their children, are to be distributed through
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Easing the pain of car insurance
The Bradford East MP David Ward has proved a tireless campaigner in tackling the problem of huge insurance premiums for drivers. One of the issues he has identified is that the cost of insurance is driven up by the increasing number of personal injury
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A new look at priorities is needed
Every Government department has had to take its share of the cuts imposed under the Coalition’s austerity measures to pay off the deficit and try to get the country’s economy on a more even keel. The Ministry of Defence is no different to any other
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Kearney backs Potter to stay at Bradford Bulls
Brett Kearney would love to see Mick Potter remain as Bulls coach beyond this season. Odsal is awash with uncertainty as the club’s new board of directors seek to raise the cash needed to avoid entering administration. In the interim
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Marine Liam Brentley to carry Olympic torch
A Bradford Royal Marine commando chosen to carry the Olympic torch was worried he would not be able to make the relay as he recovered from an operation to repair part of his skull left shattered by a bullet. Liam Brentley, 26, cheated death on his first
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Parkinson on mission to reward Bradford City fans
Phil Parkinson admits the onus is on him to build a squad to give City’s huge army of fans something to shout about next season. The Bantams have already secured the services of Andrew Davies and Rory McArdle this summer and more new faces are expected
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Aborted trial sparks court translators firm probe
An investigation is being carried out by the company at the centre of a nationwide outcry over its failure to provide interpreters after a Bradford Crown Court robbery trial was abandoned because a translator failed to turn up. But after a spokesman