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Frustrating end to Demetriou's final league game at Cougars
Keighley Cougars 0, Leigh Centurions 26 Jason Demetriou’s final home game in charge of the Cougars ended in bitter disappointment tonight as Co-operative Championship play-off rivals Leigh claimed victory with a clinical first-half display.
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Rashid shines again in comfortable Yorkshire victory
Yorkshire clinched only their third Clydesdale Bank 40 win of the season against Northamptonshire tonight as Bradfordian Adil Rashid played a crucial part with both bat and ball. After Andrew Gale lost the toss, Rashid hit a brisk and inventive
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Wibsey girl Nicole Bowers doing well after cancer op
The mum of a ten-year-old girl who travelled to America to undergo pioneering cancer therapy says her daughter has responded “fantastically” to the treatment. Nicole Bowers, who was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour earlier this year, flew out
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Yorkshire pair shine for England Lions
Yorkshire duo Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow added 128 for the second wicket as England Lions took control on the third day against Australia A at Old Trafford. The Lions took a first-innings lead of 38 which had been extended by the close to
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Bairstow replaced by Roberts as Pudsey Congs skipper
Glenn Roberts will lead Pudsey Congs into their crucial JCT600 Bradford League Division One relegation encounter at Undercliffe on Saturday after Andrew Bairstow confirmed he has stepped down from the captaincy. Congs – title winners six times
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Ali-inspired Adams celebrates historic golden moment
Ending an inspired performance with an Ali Shuffle as a mark of respect for the man who inspired her to take up boxing when she was 12 years old, Nicola Adams sealed her place in history as the first ever women’s Olympic boxing champion. Adams
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Husband dies just hours after wife’s funeral
The husband of Bradford-born former Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm died only hours after giving a eulogy at her funeral, her agent said yesterday. Marcus Ringrose, 60, is believed to have had a heart attack at home in Battersea, south London, after
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Serial killer Donald Neilson died by natural causes
Bradford-born serial killer Donald Neilson had asked prison staff not to keep him alive if his health deteriorated, an inquest heard today. The 75-year-old, formerly of Grangefield Avenue, Thornbury , known as the Black Panther following his 1970s
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Fundraising event for amputee group
A charity which evolved out of a patient support group at the Bradford Royal Infirmary and Airedale General Hospital for people who have lost limbs is holding its first fundraising event later this month. Out On A Limb members and supporters
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Yorkshire set Northants 263 for victory
Yorkshire have posted a competitive 262-8 in the first half of their Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road this evening. Boosted by 87 off 83 balls from opener Phil Jaques, a former Northants player, the White Rose were
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Solid gold is forged in Bradford
Nicola Adams’ arm is raised in triumph as she becomes the first ever women’s boxing champion at the Olympic Games. And Bradford can lay claim to the 29-year-old flyweight’s golden success story, with Adams having honed her skills as a world-beating
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Esholt Village Nature Reserve 'a big boost for area'
A new nature reserve created with a Lottery grant of nearly £30,000 has been hailed as a major boost for the Bradford district ahead of its official opening tomorrow. Volunteers have worked for more than four months to create the two-acre Esholt
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Bradford dad's plea as son goes missing
A worried dad is urging the public to help find his vulnerable missing son. Tony Dickinson, 31, who has only one eye, has not been seen since leaving his mother’s home in Westburn Crescent, Keighley , at 10am on Wednesday to go for a walk.
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Brighouse Town's trip to Silsden takes centre stage
The FA Cup takes centre stage for the lower league semi-pro clubs this weekend as the extra-preliminary round comes on the second Saturday of their season. All five of the clubs involved at this stage have played two competitive fixtures, so there
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Yorkshire home comforts key to Brownlee triathlon triumph
Alistair Brownlee has revealed a diet of Yorkshire puddings and pies helped him become the men’s Olympic triathlon champion. Brownlee had time to walk across the finish line draped in a Union flag as he easily won gold in one of the Olympics’ most
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Burley Summer Festival builds on Olympics legacy
Organisers of a summer festival are hoping they can contribute to the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games with a series of activities. The fourth Burley -in-Wharfedale Summer Festival begins next week, with a raft of physical events on offer for all
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Man beat up his new neighbour
A 21-year-old man who beat up his new neighbour, leaving him with bruised ribs and a cut above his eye, has been sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to an intensive community order. Kayle Williams pleaded guilty to causing Brian Smith actual bodily
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Bradford-trained Nicola Adams secures historic boxing Olympics gold
Bradford-trained boxer Nicola Adams won Olympics gold today. She sealed her golden moment with an Ali shuffle as she overwhelmed China's double world champion Ren Cancan 16-7 to be crowned the first ever Olympic women's boxing champion at ExCeL
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Adams dances her way to boxing gold
Former Bradford College student Nicola Adams sealed her golden moment with an Ali shuffle as she overwhelmed China's double world champion Ren Cancan 16-7 to be crowned the first ever Olympic women's boxing champion at ExCeL this afternoon. Adams
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Civic centre is granted drinks licence
A £1million civic centre has been granted a licence to sell alcohol until the early hours on weekends. Keighley Town Council, which runs the Civic Centre building in North Street, was told to re-submit an application to Bradford Council after an
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Final test for new cycling bridge over Bradford main road
People strode out across a new cycling and walking bridge over Manchester Road today as a final test took place on the 210-metre long structure. Engineers planned the extra dynamic loading checks to test the comfort for users after it opened to
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A new era in Sir Fred’s quest to find life on Mars
Mars is back in the news as NASA’s Curiosity rover begins its exploration of the Red Planet. DAVID BARNETT looks at why our nearest space neighbour fascinates so... and why a Bradford-born astronomer and physicist was convinced there might have indeed
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New deadline set for further offers to buy Bradford Bulls
A deadline of noon tomorrow has been set for any further unconditional offers for the Bradford Bulls. The club's joint-adminstrator Brendan Guilfoyle, said there had been a flurry of interest from potential buyers this week.
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Final test takes place on new cycling bridge in Bradford
People strode out across a new cycling and walking bridge over Manchester Road today as a final test took place on the 210-metre long structure. Engineers planned the extra dynamic loading checks to test the comfort for those using the bridge,
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Angling lines
The latest from the local angling scene. WASHBURN VALLEY FISHERY Catch details for week ending August 5 – Day ticket: Fewston 19, Swinsty 4, Thruscross (catch and return) 0; Total fish caught, Fewston 97, Swinsty 25, Thruscross 0; Average per
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Chasing pack rooting for Otley
It won’t only be Otley supporters rooting for them to do well when they host Beckwithshaw at Cross Green in the Aire-Wharfe League on Saturday. Several other sides will be hoping Matt O’Grady’s side can at least dent the Division One leaders’ progress
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Asylum seekers plight revealed in new research project
The extent of destitution among asylum seekers in Bradford and its impact will be explored in a research project, the findings of which will be unveiled next month. The study, which was carried out by independent researcher Dr John Lever over a
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Laser light offences down at Leeds-Bradford Airport
The number of laser attacks on planes flying into Leeds-Bradford Airport has fallen since a change in the law made it a criminal offence – but it remains one of the worst-hit airports in the country. Figures from the Civil Aviation Authority
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We'll be one big happy family... Bradford Bulls prop Burgess on move Down Under
Two brothers playing together in the same team is special enough and three quite remarkable. But four? That incredible prospect could become reality next year after it was revealed that Tom Burgess will join siblings Sam, Luke and twin George
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We’re rooting for you!
Impressive floral displays and bright sunshine showed Addingham in a good light when the village made its first Britain In Bloom bid. Two Royal Horticultural Society judges visited the village to assess its entry in the Small Town section of the
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Car sales rise fuels hopes of a recovery
Bradford motor dealers have given a cautious welcome to national figures which suggest an acceleration in new car sales. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released figures suggesting new car sales increased last month. They
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Bradford business chief out to hit the heights
A leading Bradford businessman is gearing up to take on the mammoth task of completing the National Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours to raise money for a Bradford-based children’s charity. Paul Mackie, vice-president of the Bradford Chamber of
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Just one burglary in Bradford ‘too many’
Last week just one burglary occurred in the Bradford Moor , Bowling and Barkerend Neighbourhood Policing Team area. But Inspector Andy Gallant said burglaries remain a priority for the team, and one burglary is too many. Addressing an online
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Man caught selling drugs at Loungeabout festival is jailed
A drug dealer has been jailed for more than three years after pushing ecstasy tablets at a music festival in Skipton . Elliott Pickard, 46, from Pontefract, was sentenced to 38 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to offering to supply a
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Birkenshaw soldier hurt in blast back with regiment
A Birkenshaw soldier badly injured in an explosion in Afghanistan which killed his friend is back fighting fit and hoping to join his fellow squaddies on a training expedition to Kenya. Private Matthew Light, son of Kirklees Council Tory leader
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Talks on moving of Bradford cells still ongoing
Discussions regarding new cells for Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court are still ongoing, Bradford Council has revealed. The authority has set aside £4.4 million to create new cells for the city centre courthouse so that the remainder of
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Robot Da Vinci to help with Bradford Royal Infirmary operations
Patients in Bradford are putting themselves in the hands of a new £2 million surgical robot. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become only the second centre in the region to buy the revolutionary Da Vinci robot to perform critical
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Can I win boxing gold? Yes I Cancan, says Adams
Nicola Adams stands one more win away from realising her 17-year-old dream of hanging an Olympic gold medal around her neck after cruising through her flyweight semi-final against India’s five-time world champion Mary Kom. Adams will fight old
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Fawcett rebuffs Cougars administration rumours
Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett has denied the club are in financial difficulties and revealed all players and staff have been fully paid up to date. Rumours circulated earlier this week that Cougars were again in the midst of a monetary crisis,
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
25 years ago: Security video cameras were to be installed on some of Bradford's worst vandal hit estates. 50 years ago: Ministry of Housing and Local Government approval had been given to Bradford’s latest smoke control order – for 2,014 acres
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Yorkshire Water's vital work is life-changing for communities living in poverty
We think nothing of turning on a tap in our home to have a drink of water or take a bath. But for 783 million people across the globe – roughly one in ten of the world’s population – having such easy access to a supply of clean, fresh water is
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Stress of paying for elderly care
Care of the elderly – and the huge costs associated with it – is one of the most troubling and contentious issues of modern life. As our population expands and we live longer, we must find ways of providing the care we need when we get beyond our
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Dog event success
SIR – I would like to say a huge thank-you to everyone who turned up on Sunday, July 29, for the Novelty Dog Show at the Causeway Foot Inn, at Ogden. There were frequent, heavy showers, but dog walkers are a hardy lot! The rain eventually stopped
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Opposition not failure
SIR – I enjoy engaging with fellow socialist and Tory correspondents, many of whom won’t let the truth get in the way of their prejudices. For example, Christopher Hindle (Letters, August 3) accuses Nick Clegg (pictured) of reneging on manifesto
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Traffic lights nuisance
SIR – Bradford roads are congested, but what baffles me is to where all the cars with just the driver come from/going to after 9am. Shift workers will start 6am, others at 8am and office workers 9am, but the roads are still packed after this.
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Why the optimism?
SIR – The latest ‘news’ you gave us about Westfield evinces your usual optimism. It would be interesting to know how many – or more likely, how few – Bradford residents believe that Westfield will ever do anything to the bomb site that was Forster
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Payment problems
SIR – Re your editorial comment (T&A, August 2) “We have to stop drain on the NHS”. It is quite right that we must fulfil our obligations to treat foreign nationals who need health checks or urgent medical treatment. In view of the large
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Will justice be served?
SIR – With regards to the bee hives attack (T&A, August 2), thousands of bees have been lost and I wish those who did it had been stung. The report said those responsible, if found, could be fined or imprisoned. There are those words again
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Yorkshire Olympic heroes are fantastic
SIR – What proud moments for Yorkshire we have been witnessing in the 2012 London Olympic Games. The London Games are the perfect podium to show the world what Yorkshire folk are made of. The other week, we witnessed Otley ’s own Lizzie Armitstead
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Tyersal robbery victim punched in face
A robbery victim suffered a suspected broken nose after he was punched in the face. The 28-year-old man was in a bus shelter at the junction of Dick Lane and Sutton Road, Tyersal , Bradford, when he was approached by two men. He was grabbed from
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Public inquiry set to start over land at Derry Hill, Menston
A public inquiry to decide the fate of land earmarked for 179 new homes begins on Monday. An inspector will lead the hearing into a bid – orchestrated by the Menston Action Group – to have land at Derry Hill, in Menston, granted village green
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Jail for cabbie who ferried heroin around county
A Bradford cabbie was jailed for more than three years after ferrying heroin across the county for a major drugs dealer. Detectives carried out a four-month covert surveillance operation during which they trailed Mohammed Yasin, 38, as he delivered
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Go-ahead given for Ilkley community cafe
Work can begin on a £100,000 project to develop a cafe providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities after planning permission was granted for the scheme. The community group behind the venture can now transform the former Glovers
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Family win £33,000 back in wrongly paid care home fees
A man has reclaimed £33,000 from Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trust (PCT) after he wrongly paid out care home fees for his elderly father – and their case could be just the tip of an iceberg. But anyone who thinks they might be due a refund
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'Pick me' plea from Bradford City striker Thompson
New City recruit Garry Thompson says he is raring to go ahead of Saturday’s Capital One Cup showdown at Notts County. The former Morecambe and Scunthorpe frontman has been hampered by a hamstring injury during pre-season but played for an hour
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Little Horton man held knife to former partner's neck
A 25-year-old man has been jailed for two years and nine months after breaking into his former partner’s home and holding a kitchen knife to her neck. Damien Cafferky was labelled “a coward and a bully” by Judge Jonathan Rose, who sentenced him
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Bradford City in last-ditch bid to rescue the Bulls
Bradford City football club has tabled a shock eleventh-hour bid for struggling Bradford Bulls, the Telegraph & Argus can exclusively reveal. The last-ditch deal, which carries no conditions, was discussed by the Rugby Football League during
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MP Greg Mulholland calls for golden postbox scheme to be extended
An MP has written to the Royal Mail to ask the company to extend its post box painting scheme for Olympic gold medal winners after triple success in his constituency. Currently, the Royal Mail is painting one post box gold in the hometown of each
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Who says play-offs are impossible? – Bradford Bulls skipper L’Estrange
Heath L’Estrange believes the Bulls are proving all their Super League rivals wrong as they gear up for tomorrow’s crunch clash with Hull KR. The joint-captain and hooker has been delighted with the manner in which his side have responded to being
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Silsden get off the mark
Silsden picked up a first victory of the season at the second time of asking when they beat Bacup Borough 1-0 at home last night in the North West Counties Premier Division. The Cobbydalers’ winner came from the penalty spot just after the hour
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Penalty shoot-out woe for Eccleshill
Eccleshill United are out of the Northern Counties East League Cup at the first round stage after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak at Appleby Frodingham. Goals from Joe Penn and trailist Shihaz Mahmood had seen the tie end 2-2 after 90
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Police hunt Leeds railway station attackers
Detectives are hunting two men they would like to speak to in connection with an assault at Leeds railway station which left a Steeton teenager with a broken jaw. British Transport Police have released these CCTV images of the two men they want
