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Finbow in points as Great Britain go close in fightback
Great Britain’s wheelchair basketball men could not quite recover from a nightmare start to their Paralympic opener against Germany as they eventually went down in overtime in a pulsating encounter. Bradford-born Pete Finbow chipped in with a
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Mixed emotions as Brown's worst is still best of day
Danielle Brown shot her worst score of the year as she began her London 2012 Paralympic archery campaign with the ranking round – but it was still good enough for first overall. The 24-year-old shot a score of 338 from her first 36 arrows at the
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No glamour tie for Bradford City
City will host fellow League Two side Burton in the Capital One Cup third round. After away wins at Notts County and Watford, the Bantams were finally given a home draw tonight. But they missed out on the big guns who all joined the competition
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Coaching changes will provide Pennine League talking point
The new Pennine League season starts on Saturday, and with a number of teams having appointed new coaches, it promises to be an interesting season. For example, former Bradford Northern colt Leigh Beattie joins forces with Mark Dunning and Elliot
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One more win will make Saltaire safe - skipper Khan
With four matches to go in the JCT600 Bradford League Division One season, Saltaire skipper Ijaz Khan reckons there are still five clubs trying to avoid relegation, including his own. Farsley , who are currently bottom on 130 points, visit Roberts
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Rawdon can climb into promotion berth with victory
With only three games to go there is no room for error from sides in the Aire-Wharfe League promotion and relegation battles and no-one will be more aware of that than the players of Rawdon as they make their way to Pool on Saturday. Victory will
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Injuries hindering Keighley's cause
Director of rugby Graeme Sheffield knows that one player’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity as Keighley start their much-awaited SSE North One East league campaign on Saturday at home to Durham City. A big crowd is expected at Rose Cottage
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Carjackers drag woman from vehicle in Shipley car park
A young woman was left terrified when a pair of carjackers dragged her out of her high-powered vehicle before speeding off. The 26-year-old victim was “badly shaken” after two men demanded she got out of her black Volkswagen Golf R32, before pulling
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Tyersal hoping for a change of fortune
With only three games played by the majority of West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division teams, only Hall Green United and last season's champions Ovenden West Riding can claim perfect starts. Tyersal , who have lost two of
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Injury-hit Avenue hope to show their steel at Corby
Bradford Park Avenue are in the unusual position of being unbeaten in the league but in need of points from Saturday's away game. John Deacey’s men have not lost since being promoted to the Blue Square Bet North Division but they have
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Guiseley bidding to go nap against Gloucester City
Guiseley are flying high with a faultless beginning to the campaign and the Blue Square Bet North’s player of the month leading their attack. The Lions will be hunting their fifth straight victory when Gloucester City make the long trip to Nethermoor
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Farsley manager Parsley is content with his troops
Farsley will be champing at the bit on Saturday after missing out on a midweek fixture in Evo-Stik League Division One North. Bank Holiday Monday’s derby trip to neighbouring Garforth Town was off due to health and safety
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Contrived declaration is Yorkshire's only hope of winning
Andrew Gale is hopeful that a manufactured finish can be arranged ahead of tomorrow's final day of Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Scarborough. Today’s washed-out third day was the second of this match
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Sedge hoping to avoid another Northern League setback
The Carlsberg FA Vase gets underway on Saturday with the first qualifying round and three of the local semi-pro clubs are looking to get over this first hurdle. Only one has home advantage, however. Liversedge will host
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Angling lines
The latest from the local angling scene. WASHBURN VALLEY FISHERY Catch details for the week ending August 26 – Day ticket: Fewston 29, Swinsty 9, Thruscross (catch and return) 2. Total fish caught: Fewston 126, Swinsty 20, Thruscross 9. Average
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Brown's worst is still good enough for top spot
Danielle Brown shot her worst score of the year as she began her London 2012 Paralympic archery campaign with the ranking round – but it was still good enough for first overall. The 24-year-old from Lothersdale shot a score of 338 from her first
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Magic of Narnia at Bingley church
A flower extravaganza with a Chronicles Of Narnia theme held by Bingley United Reformed Church impressed many people. The display, held over the Bank Holiday weekend, had flowers arranged as scenes from the popular children’s story, complete with
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Elima back to boost Bulls
Olivier Elima returns to the Bulls squad for the final home game of the regular season against Hull FC. The France captain replaces John Bateman after the rookie back-rower sustained a shoulder injury in the recent win at Huddersfield. Michael
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Police mount CCTV appeal as hunt goes on for Bradford pensioner's murderer
CCTV images were today released by police of the last known movements of a Bradford pensioner who was found murdered in his home. A £5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and a conviction of the person or persons reponsible for
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Animal magic at Keighley police open day
Police horse and dog displays will be held at an annual open day organised by Keighley police. There will be attractions including martial arts, face-painting, games and a bouncy castle at the event, at the police’s headquarters in Royd Ings Avenue
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Planners turn down proposal for new Bradford homes
Plans for half a dozen new houses in a Bradford street have been refused. Under the outline plans, six semi-detached houses would have been built on land between number 3 and 13 Burnham Avenue, East Bowling , Bradford. But Bradford Council
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Robbie cheques in at Odsal
Odsal legend Robbie Hunter-Paul was back at his spiritual home yesterday to hand over almost £3,000 to the BullBuilder Hardship Fund. The former Bulls star and current Huddersfield Giants business development manager presented a cheque for £2,923.75
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Bradford alcohol misuse ‘a priority for action’
Despite a higher-than-average number of abstainers and low-risk drinkers, alcohol misuse continues to cause harm, especially to the health of people in the district and remains a priority for action, a new report reveals. Local Alcohol Profiles
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Bradford expert on Baltic countries Prof John Hiden dies at 72
A prolific author and leading authority on the history of the Baltic states in the 20th century has died, aged 72. Professor John Hiden devoted the bulk of his career to summarising and interpreting the histories of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
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Is this the best Range Rover ever?
We’ve heard so much about the Evoque that it’s been easy to overlook the proper Range Rover. The Evoque has been a stunning success, offering some of the glamour and style of the big 4x4 for a much-reduced price. But the proper Range Rover
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Gun charged dad from Heaton weeps with relief
A father-of-two wept with relief when a judge ruled that a pistol seized from under the seat of an uninsured car in Bradford was not a lethal weapon which would attract a five year jail sentence. Daniel Loukota faced the lengthy stretch behind
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Saltaire firm Pace plans to break into new markets
Boffins at Saltaire -based digital technology group Pace plc have helped the company break into new markets with software that operates on rivals’ equipment. The company, which has its head office and a key development centre in Salts Mill, has
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Hot-shot Dean proves a real one-hit wonder
A Riddlesden Golf Club member has holed-in-one for an incredible 14th time. Just two weeks after Brian Dean had won the club’s prestigious Scratch Cup for the eighth time, the 59-year-old claimed yet another ace at Riddlesden’s 125-yard sixth hole
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Pryce says love affair with Odsal is stronger
You would think that a season in which the Bulls have been embroiled in a financial meltdown would have driven the club’s players to despair. There have been constant doubts about whether monthly salaries would be paid, of their subsequent ability
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How a £90,000 Porsche can be good value for money
Would you believe it, a car costing £90,000 can be such good value for money? OK, so the Porsche 911 Carrera Convertible tested here costs more than a three-bed house in parts of Yorkshire, but in can still be seen as a sensible buy. To get
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Family’s hope for Otley man in Greek jail
There was fresh hope today that a man languishing in a Greek jail could get a chance to put his case forward next month. Father-of-one Fran Prenga, 34, from Otley , was arrested in May on suspicion of carrying out armed robberies in Athens in 2004
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'Mindless hooligans' damage vehicles in Baildon
Graffiti vandals have been branded “mindless hooligans” for targeting cars and vans in Baildon . Residents faced a huge clean-up operation after discovering their vehicles had been sprayed with silver paint while they were parked in St Aidan’s
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Plucky Bradford boy Ryan’s golden transplant games
A Bradford schoolboy is celebrating after winning gold in the British Transplant Games. Ryan Siddall beat off stiff competition at the games in Medway, Kent, to bag the gold medal in table tennis. He was also a medallist in the ball-throw competition
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Two bailed over attack outside city station
Two teenagers have been arrested after an 18-year-old had his jaw broken outside a railway station. The victim, from Silsden , was assaulted near Leeds station on Sunday, August 5, at 4.30am as he was waiting for a taxi with a group of friends
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Major £1m storm tank project completed in Shipley
A major project worth nearly £1 million to cut the risk of sewers flooding into homes and businesses in Shipley has been completed. In what is one of the biggest projects of its kind to be carried out in the Yorkshire region, engineering specialists
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Who do we believe?
SIR – In a rare interview, Viscount Astor said he could not understand all the “doom and gloom”, as things were brighter, in the future, as they have been recently. Prime Minister (David Cameron) has said recently: “There are many tough years ahead
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Learning to share
SIR – It would seem that all the Tory party can do of late is moan, moan, moan. Their latest beef is about being asked to share accommodation at their party conference; what is wrong with that for heaven’s sake? We are in the midst of a recession
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Put workers to use
SIR – If the miscreants we read about in the Telegraph & Argus Court File who are sentenced to do unpaid work were given the job of clearing Haworth Parish Church’s graveyard of the waist-high grass it would save Bradford Council a fair amount
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Bargain shops thrive
SIR – What has become of our once famous department store, Brown, Muff's/Rackhams? Now it is home to many different businesses including a betting office, cash loan shop and yet another bargain shop. Don’t get me wrong, you can save a lot of
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Waste site concerns
SIR – As a concerned resident within the Bowling Back Lane area I am concerned the proposed incinerator on this site will reduce even further the value of housing within a two-mile radius of the site and cause health risks due to the hazardous chemicals
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Doing our fine public transport a disservice
SIR – Bradford commuters are indeed car-reliant (T&A, August 28), causing serious congestion. One reason is because politicians are continually talking down our bus services. Bradford has 16 main routes with ten-minute frequency bus services
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Keighley-born Alastair Campbell writes of his experience of mental health problems
Former press secretary to Tony Blair and now a strategist and communicator, Keighley -born ALASTAIR CAMPBELL appeared this week on the BBC drama Accused, which dealt with mental illness. Campbell had a well-documented breakdown in the 1980s and has
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Mixed signs on district drink habits
The latest report into how alcohol is being used and abused in the Bradford district makes for a mixed bag of reading. There does appear to be some good news in the report – Bradford is ranked 18th out of 326 for having the highest number of those
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George Galloway urged to 'champion clarity' on rape law
Organisers of a protest against George Galloway ’s controversial comments on rape have urged the MP to help “champion clarity” on the law. The Bradford West MP sparked outrage by claiming the substance of rape allegations against Wikileaks campaigner
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Bradford Bulls: No news is bad news, says Cummins
Francis Cummins admits the proposed takeover of the Bulls cannot happen quickly enough after warning that any further delays could seriously hamper the club’s on-field progress. The Bulls players and coaching staff were yesterday addressed by RFL
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Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank collects festival left-overs
Food left behind by festival-goers has boosted stock at the Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank. Volunteers from the charity joined Bradford Bronte Rotary Club and Scouts to collect tinned food from the Leeds Festival site once the festival had finished
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Bradford City: Thompson glad to be a problem for Parkinson
Garry Thompson wants to be a real headache for Phil Parkinson. The experienced forward hopes his Capital One Cup winner at Watford has given the City boss a painful selection dilemma ahead of Saturday’s trip to Rotherham. Thompson missed a
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Crime probe over Denholme leak which killed 2,500 fish
The Environment Agency has begun a criminal investigation after identifying the source of the pollutant which resulted in thousands of fish dying in Doe Park reservoir in Denholme last month. It comes as the agency warns residents and businesses
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Three in court over spate of armed raids
Three Bradford teenagers are to go on trial in connection with a string of armed robberies across the district in which thousands of pounds were stolen from bookmakers, supermarkets and off-licences. Luke Rubery, 18, of Harewood Street, Barkerend
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Bradford man denies robbing patient in hospital bed
An elderly stroke victim was robbed in her hospital bed by two male intruders on the cancer ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary , a jury heard. Christine Brown had the engagement ring she had worn for 52 years pulled from her finger and her mobile
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Bradford director’s film is ‘inspiring’ story for Paralympics opening ceremony
A Bradford-born director’s film about a 7/7 survivor-turned-athlete was broadcast during last night’s television coverage of the opening of the Paralympic Games. The Channel 4-commissioned short film, called The Journey and narrated by actor Sean
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Grief over school ruling ‘bombshell’
Another worried parent has spoken out after the Government’s decision to pull funding for a free school in Bradford left her son, who suffers from learning difficulties, in tears and refusing to eat. Farzana Hussain, 35, said herself and her
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Bradford gym’s golden girl Nicola Adams shows off Olympic medal
Young boxers training at a Bradford gym yesterday got a glimpse of the first gold medal to be won by a woman boxer. Nicola Adams, who trains at weekends at Huggy’s gym in Spring Mill Street, off Manchester Road, was greeted with a round of applause
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Dance, music and heritage all in store at Saltaire Festival
Shoppers in Saltaire are being urged to turn history detectives to help uncover the stories behind shops in the world heritage site. The village’s shops past and present are part of the distinctive character and atmosphere of the model village
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Osmond family visits Bradford to launch UK Hearing Fund
Members of the Osmond family yesterday brought music to the ears of children, parents and staff at a Bradford family centre which supports pre-school children with hearing loss. Earlier this year, the world-famous Osmond family set up a new foundation
