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Bradford businessman's fantastic car museum to be auctioned
The entire collection of a classic car museum which was set up as the retirement project of a former Keighley businessman will go under the hammer next month. The Exmoor Classic Car Collection will be sold by Bonhams on Saturday, September 8, after
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Whiteoak leads the way again
Will Whiteoak was once again the star performer as Bingley St Ives won the Bradford Union Team Championship for the first time since 1987. The Haworth -based player, who has already won the Bradford Open, Bradford Amateur and Bingley St Ives Salver
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Olympic hero Lizzie comes home to big welcome in Otley
Townspeople in Otley turned out in their thousands tonight, despite appalling weather, lining the streets to show their appreciation for homecoming cycling queen Lizzie Armitstead. Heavy downpours resembled the conditions in which the 23-year-old
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Girl power still reigning at Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton’s strength in girls’ golf continues to grow. After Olivia Hamilton produced a stunning victory to win the Yorkshire Under-18 Girls' Championship at Abbeydale at the age of just 12 earlier this year, there have been more
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Yorkshire Building Society seeks good causes to support
Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society has asked the public to help it choose five local charities or good causes at each of its eight branches in the city for its Make A Difference Week giveaway. From tomorrow, the branches will be inviting
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RFL staying silent on Bradford Bulls take-over
The Rugby Football League last night remained tight-lipped about emergency talks with the administrator of Bradford Bulls over potential takeover bids for the struggling side. Chiefs from the governing body met joint administrator Brendan Guilfoyle
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Maximum man Tordoff climbs to second
Rawdon racing driver Sam Tordoff clinched a double victory last weekend at Snetterton and is sitting in second place in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB following a great start to his second season in the series. Tordoff climbed to second from fourth
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Bandana boy, 14, locked up for muggings in Thornbury
A 14-year-old street robber who hid his face with a bandana and terrorised one of his victims with his mother’s potato peeler has been locked up by a judge at Bradford Crown Court . The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, arrived in custody
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Woman sentenced for stabbing pregnant cat in the back
A Bradford woman who stabbed her pregnant cat because it had urinated on her sofa has been sentenced to a 12- month community order. Donna Murgatroyd, 30, appeared before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court today for the second time after
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Keighley residents win apology from Barratt Homes over housing signs
Campaigners who have battled against a new housing estate have forced the developer to apologise for putting up advertising signs without permission from Bradford Council. National house builder Barratt Homes has ordered contractors to tear down
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Hodd hopes to earn longer contract with Yorkshire
Andrew Hodd has revealed that his aim over the next month or so is to win himself a permanent deal with Yorkshire. The 28-year-old is making his debut for the Tykes this week after signing on loan from Sussex at the weekend. Hodd is providing
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Train fares set to soar in region
Bradford’s commuters face more misery as train fares are set to rise – with some season tickets costing hundreds of pounds more by 2016. An announcement of July’s Retail Prices Index figure yesterday paved the way for the hikes which come into
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Shipley woman's head shave in honour of ill pal
A newly-qualified children’s nurse has shaved off her crowning glory in a show of support for a friend who is battling breast cancer. As well as supporting her pal, the move by 24-year-old Rebecca Rose, will raise more than £500 for the charity
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Clayton A chasing title hat-trick
Clayton A are closing in on the Bradford Monday Evening League title after a crushing 23-3 Division One victory over Ladyhill A. They were given a great start by David Scott’s 21-9 win and Clayton go into their final game at Drighlington A next
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Bradford Tigers seeking new blood
Bradford Tigers under-16s are seeking new players, including a goalkeeper, for their forthcoming Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League season. Interested players should contact Chris Clayden (01274-636612 or 07778-949360) or Ken Gilroy (01274
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Pair hunted after 'nasty' street robbery
Detectives are hunting robbers who may have used a knife to threaten their teenage victim in a “nasty, frightening and unprovoked” incident. The 16-year-old suffered minor injuries when he was put in a head lock and had what he believed to be a
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Bowls results
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor: Crossgates 204 (25), Brighouse Sports A 144 (5); Clayton A 170 (13), Pudsey Littlemoor A 181 (17); Asa Briggs A 168 (14), Pudsey A 178 (16); Cross Roads 180 (17), Eccleshill A 172 (13); Rufford A 193 (22),
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Congs triumph in Twenty20 run-fest
Pudsey Congs will play Morley Phoenix in tomorrow night's floodlit final of the JCT600 Bradford League's Dyson Insulations Twenty20 Cup at Wagon Lane. They reached the final by defeating East Bierley by 42 runs when their rain-delayed
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Fields owner denies Village Green usage claim
The owner of fields earmarked for 170 new homes today told a public inquiry he had never seen any recreational use of them by villagers. Adrian Horner, who owns three of the four fields in Derry Hill, Menston , which are the subject of a Village
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Lyth leads promising Yorkshire start
Yorkshire made an encouraging start to their LV= County Championship clash with Division Two leaders Derbyshire at Headingley. By lunch on day one the hosts had reached 123-2 in their first innings, with Adam Lyth unbeaten on 56 and Gary Ballance
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Bradford City off to Watford again
City will go back to Watford in the Capital One Cup second round. The Bantams missed out on a money-spinning reward for their win at Notts County when they were handed another trip to Vicarage Road in lunchtime's draw. City were
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Updated; Man dies after 50ft fall from rocks
A man has died after falling 50ft from Cow and Calf Rocks at Ilkley Moor today. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called at 10.45am to reports that a man had fallen at the beauty spot. An air ambulance was called and police
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Church-goers launched a £270,000 public appeal to save the historic Bingley Mornington Road Methodist Church. 50 years ago: Road patterns for the next 60 years would be influenced by a four-year traffic inquiry
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Young futures hang in the balance
Tomorrow will be nail-bitingly tense for teenagers across the district, who will finally get their hands on that slip of paper that determines their fate. According to recent figures by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, more than a third
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Keep positivity going
SIR – Isn’t it wonderful that a tiny country like ours can do almost as well as the biggest countries in the world at the Olympics? I’m hoping that our success will evoke a new feeling of patriotism and pride. The nation has been united over the
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Losing all credibility
SIR – May I make one final response to Mr Hall’s, apparently incurable, political myopia (Letters, August 9). Mr Hall may be surprised to discover that I actually voted Lib Dem at the last General Election. It was my hope that a coalition between
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City can claim credit
SIR – Apropos of the Brownlee brothers’ (pictured) success in the Olympic games, and the comments by “Prisoner Cell Block A” (Postings From Our Website, August 10) that they “don’t live in Bradford and weren’t born in Bradford”. That may be so
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Facts are damning
SIR – John Hall asks for facts when writing about Nick Clegg (Letters, August 9). Here are three damning facts. The Liberal Democrats gave a solemn pledge to abolish tuition fees if they were to gain power. They went into power in a coalition,
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Give smokers shelter
SIR – After a recent visit to Bradford Royal Infirmary it was very pleasant to enjoy a cup of tea in the new tea bar by the main entrance. What a pity something cannot be done for the smokers, mainly patients, who congregate at the entrance to
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Shoppers beware
SIR – May I, through your column, say a big thank you to the police, also to the lady at the information kiosk in the Arndale Centre, who was so kind to me when I had my purse stolen. How it happened I can’t imagine, as my handbag was on my arm
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Feelings were made clear over footpath
SIR – Re footpath clearances in Bradford (T&A, August 6), Ashton Walk to Highfield Road. In the letter from the Council, which I received on July 24 about the above work, I was told the clearance will have “a significant impact on the area and
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Food solution is in our own backyards
Some 20 years or so ago, the old Soviet Union collapsed and with it the policy of providing Cuba with many of the foodstuffs required by that island of more than 12 million people. Such a sudden change in Cuban fortunes could give us food for thought
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Why exams still fill me with dread
A three-hour maths exam is looming, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Then there’s French, and geography and English literature – and I haven’t even read the set text yet. With exams just around the corner, my nerves are shot to pieces
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Bradford City have drawn up a £5 million plan to almost double the crowd capacity of Valley Parade. 50 years ago: Heckmondwike Urban Council is to oppose the Boundary Commission’s proposal to include the town in
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Stopping danger on the doorstep
Answering the door to a stranger can be unsettling, particularly for the elderly. The anxiety increases when the caller attempts to pressure the householder to sign up to buy goods or services that they may not necessarily want or need. In
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The history of a curious mind
Special Relationships by Asa Briggs Frontline Books, £19.99 As a Bletchley Park code-breaker and one of the most eminent, influential historians of our time, Lord Asa Briggs could probably fill several volumes of autobiography with his experiences
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Tributes paid to Bradford pub landlord
A former Bradford pub licensee, who believed he had beaten cancer, has died shortly after learning the disease had returned. John Collins, 62, who ran The Thornbury pub in Leeds Road 15 years ago and had lived in Clayton , died a week after the
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Marie Curie Bradford Hospice inspires fundraising walk
A daughter whose mother was cared for in the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford will be taking part in a fundraising celebration at Bolton Abbey on Saturday. The summer fundraising celebration Walk Ten, is a 10k walk through the grounds from 6pm,
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All aboard for a seaside trip
There was a buzz in the air on Platform One as crowds gathered, cameras poised, eagerly anticipating the arrival of a rather special grande dame. Suddenly, in a cloud of steam, the Duchess of Sutherland was making her entrance, working the crowd
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Get your career in fast lane
Shoppers in Pudsey took a pit stop at Asda to check out a Marussia Formula 1 car. The racing team took its show car to the Owlcotes Centre supermarket for learndirect’s Pit Stop Tour to put residents in pole position for taking their skills up
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Skipton police issue plea after child sex predator is jailed
Detectives have made a final plea to potential victims of a predatory paedophile to contact them. Grandfather and self-styled community leader Abdul Razaq, 57, of Greenfield Street, Skipton , was jailed for eight years at Bradford Crown Court last
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Pickaxe fetched in fight over dog
A man was pursued with a garden fork and a pickaxe was brandished in a violent skirmish outside a Bradford supermarket. The fighting in daylight by the Co-op store in Allerton Road stemmed from a row about a dog, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday
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Volunteer groups to showcase activities
More than 40 voluntary and community groups from the Ilkley area will converge on the Kings Hall and Winter Garden next month to show case their activities. The Ilkley and District Community Showcase is being staged by Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary
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Bradford Council tackles long waiting list for allotments
Details of the district’s most sought-after allotments have been revealed with figures showing the waiting list at one location in Bingley has reached a staggering 178. The site at Beck Lane has 41 plots, and is among five extremely popular allotments
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Burglary left dad feeling ‘violated’
A Bradford father-of-two said he was left feeling “violated” after his house was burgled while he visited his wife in hospital. Daniel Gorman, 32, who lives with his wife and daughters in Bradford Road, Clayton , said his family had been “really
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Volunteer groups to showcase activities
More than 40 voluntary and community groups from the Ilkley area will converge on the Kings Hall and Winter Garden next month to showcase their activities. The Ilkley and District Community Showcase is being staged by Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary
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Bradford consultant urges motorists to use seatbelts
A Bradford consultant is urging people across the city to wear their seatbelts after a family who were not wearing theirs were brought into accident and emergency following a car accident. Tony Shenton said he was surprised that the group had escaped
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Nicola Adams' Olympic success 'inspiring huge interest' in boxing
A Bradford gym made famous by the first women’s Olympic boxing champion, Nicola Adams, is experiencing a gold rush of its own. Huggy Osman, who owns the gym in Springmill Street, off Manchester Road, where the 29-year-old trains at weekends, said
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Brave little Eve on road to recovery
The parents of a youngster who is back home after a life-changing operation say she is making “great progress”. Eve Williams underwent a specialist operation in the St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri, in the US, last month in a bid to help
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Tributes to dedicated Addingham fundraiser
A funeral service will be held for a charity fundraiser killed on a long-distance motorcycle trek in central Asia. David John Rayner, known to most as Sid, died last month when his bike collided with a cow in remote Kazakhstan. Mr Rayner of
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Relaunch for Otley housing protest group
A group fighting to stop 100 homes being built on fields at Otley has relaunched its online page to match its new name. Residents Against Greenfield Erosion (RAGE) is the new name for what was the Stop Taylor Wimpey Developing North of the Weston
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Action plan needed for shopping
Bradford, without a doubt, needs some kind of retail therapy, and quickly. There might be those who question the wisdom of Bradford Council employing an outside team of consultants to draw up a plan of action to improve the shopping landscape of
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Ainscough eager to celebrate Bradford Bulls pay day
Shaun Ainscough has spoken of his relief at getting paid and set his sights on a long-awaited try away from Odsal at Huddersfield on Sunday. The in-form winger and the rest of the Bulls squad received their monthly wages yesterday after initial
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Appeal for witnesses after knife raid attack
Police are continuing to hunt armed robbers who threatened a bookmakers shop assistant at knifepoint. The 48-year-old member of staff was confronted by two men in black balaclavas and gloves as he worked alone behind the counter at Coral’s, in
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Bulls fans’ anger at takeover ‘secrecy’
Fans of crisis-hit Bradford Bulls last night spoke of their frustration at the “secrecy” surrounding potential takeover bids for the ailing club. Supporters have logged on to internet forums and social networking websites to voice their despair
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Sunday kick-off for memorial Stiggy Cup
An annual charity football tournament in memory of a Keighley man killed in a construction accident in Bradford will take place this Sunday. The Stiggy Cup commemorates Highfield man Steven Allen, known to friends as Stiggy, who played football
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Officers get in the saddle for charity
Officers in the Manningham and Toller Neighbourhood Policing Team in Bradford have raised about £600 for Yorkshire Cancer Research through a 60-mile plus cycle ride. Sergeant John Redding, PC Craig Snowden, PC Dave Hudson and his wife Vicky,
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Public's views wanted on Bradford Council spending budget
Bradford Council has begun asking for the public’s views on the authority’s spending ahead of the 2013/14 budget which could lead to a 2.5 per cent rise in council tax bills. This is the first stage in a consultation process as there will be more
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Sutton pub attack left man with broken jaw
A pub customer was left with a broken jaw after he was rude about a member of the bar staff, magistrates heard. Frank Fairbank, 21, responded badly when a crude remark was made about his mother when he went to collect her after her shift at the
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Lizzie Armitstead to get heroes' return home
A cycling cavalcade will welcome home an Olympic medal winner tonight. Women’s cycling silver medalist Lizzie Armitstead will be given a hero’s welcome when she returns to Otley at 6.30pm. She will be escorted through the town by the calvalcade
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Bradford City pair vying to be No 1 keeper
Phil Parkinson has thrown down the gauntlet to both City goalkeepers by insisting: Saturday’s starting spot is up for grabs. The Bantams boss is giving no clues as to who will get the nod when the curtain goes up on the League Two campaign at Gillingham
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Council gets in expert help to give us a dose of retail therapy
Retail experts are set to embark on a far-reaching study to “get into the minds” of Bradford’s shoppers to help map out the district’s shopping needs for the next 15 years. The investigation, to be carried out by an international consultancy over
