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Wrenthorpe miss out in final again
Whitley Hall (South Yorkshire) retained the Black Sheep Yorkshire Champions Trophy by defeating Wrenthorpe (Central Yorkshire League) for the second successive year in another engrossing final at Elsecar. With one eye on the threat of rain and
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Garner leads Woodlands to second-team cup triumph
Woodlands won the all-JCT600 Bradford League clash with Baildon in the Solly Sports Crowther Cup final for second teams by two wickets with just three balls to spare at Shepley. Skipper Cieran Garner (83) and Adam Wood (55) were the players who
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McGuire kicks out Catalan challenge as Leeds advance
Catalan Dragons 20, Leeds Rhinos 27 Reigning Super League champions Leeds are 80 minutes away from the Grand Final after winning a thrilling preliminary semi-final tie in Perpignan. The Rhinos twice came from behind to take the lead but they
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Four teams scrapping to escape relegation
The Central Yorkshire League season concludes this weekend and although Wrenthorpe have secured the Premier Division title again, there is a basement battle royal expected with four teams fighting for survival. Moorlands have secured a top-two
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Folk fans enjoy Otley festival
Folk fans have descended on Otley to enjoy a four-day feast of traditional music. The 2012 Black Sheep Otley Folk Festival began at Korks Wine Bar, when Mark Lunn introduced Robin Garside, Dave Vermond, The Hall Brothers and The Gerry McNeice Band
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Coach Trip’s Brendan arrives in style for new panto role
To say Brendan Sheerin is used to coach travel is a bit like saying Bradley Wiggins knows his way around a bicycle. As the amiable presenter of Channel 4’s Coach Trip, Brendan has travelled across Europe and beyond with coachloads of passengers
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From lessons to lots of family fun
The Old School, Otley Road, Bingley £360,000 Your Move, Bingley (01274) 568240 Once it was alive with the sound of the school bell and children reciting their times tables. Now Eldwick ’s old village school, which dates back to the
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Bradford League praised for efforts to beat rain
The JCT600 Bradford League’s board of management have been given a pat on the back for the way they have handled the wettest season in living memory. Two club representatives praised them at the league’s rules revision meeting at Pudsey Congs on
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Bradford Park Avenue’s latest signing is the business!
The club have welcomed the addition of another high-profile figurehead. And chief executive Bob Blackburn revealed the new man was behind Avenue’s takeover bid for the Bradford Bulls. Local businessman John Cordingley has been appointed as
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Key Bradford Bulls trio agree Odsal return
Lee St Hilaire, Paul Medley and Stuart Duffy have agreed to return to the Bulls on a paid basis as the club begins to take shape under new owners Omar Khan and Gerry Sutcliffe. The key trio were made redundant by administrator Brendan Guilfoyle
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Parsley not ‘pressing the panic button’
It has been a very testing early season for Farsley but their backroom staff are happy in the knowledge that while form is temporary, class is permanent. Farsley have won just two of their nine starts this term and potential money-spinning cup
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Summit meeting as Bolton Woods defend top spot against Thornton United
Top spot in the Premier Division is up for grabs as clubs return to Bradford Sunday Alliance League action after a week of cup fixtures. Bolton Woods are the early leaders but would by knocked off the summit if they lose at third-placed Thornton
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Car overturns in two-vehicle crash in Bradford
A driver was taken to hospital after a car ended up on its roof in a two-car crash in Bradford today. Police were called to Cutler Heights Lane at 2.30pm following the collision involving a purple Nissan Micra and a red Volkswagen Golf, which saw
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Former Brighouse head teacher cleared of sex assaults
A former head teacher has been cleared of sexually abusing four boys at a residential school in Brighouse more than 30 years ago. A jury yesterday afternoon found Peter Merrick, 67, not guilty of all the offences alleged against him. Three
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Thackley striker Jordan won’t be missin’ for long
Rcent signing Jordan Missin is still bedding himself in at Dennyfield but the club is expecting him to weigh in with his share of goals. Spokesman Mick Lodge said: “Jordan has an outstanding record locally. He has been prolific in the Sunday League
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Woman injured trying to stop handbag theft in Bradford
A woman, 61, suffered a head injury when she tried to prevent thieves stealing her handbag from a parked car in Bradford. The woman was sitting in a blue Land Rover in Barham Terrace, Ravenscliffe , at about 5.15pm yesterday when two men opened
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Bradford City women unbeaten in push for summit
Bradford City maintained their unbeaten start to the Women’s Northern Combination season with a 3-1 win over Mossley Hill at Thackley . And they look certain to increase the pressure on the top two over the next week with games against basement
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Keighley Cougars youngsters stepping up
New Cougars coach Paul March has promoted six of last season’s reserves side to his first-team squad for 2013 – but half-back Jy-mel Coleman has joined rivals Dewsbury. Jack Copperwaite, Danny Snowden, Josh Lynham, Charlie Ecclestone and Ben Stead
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Ukrainian poetry night at Saltaire Bookshop
Saltaire Bookshop will present an evening of the works of Pavlo Tychyna, one of Ukraine’s greatest poets, on Thursday, September 27, at 7pm. Steve Komaranyckyj, Susie Speight and Sohail Khan will be reading extracts from his work. For details
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Farewell to summer... and my seat
Farewell, then, garden swing seat. We hardly knew ye. Those with long memories and poor social lives may well recall that back in May I wrote about the edifying experience of putting together a load of green metal tubes and screws of varying sizes
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A laughable suggestion
SIR – I was unable to pen a reply to Joe McHugh’s letter in which he claimed former Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt would make a good prime minister and put Ed Miliband in his place at PM’s questions (T&A, September 13), because I couldn’t stop
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Motorway madness
SIR – We have been reading short reports of accidents on the M62 in our area, mainly on the slip roads. When the roadworks are finished, the four lanes will solve the traffic jams. But why is there a 15-mile stretch being made into four lanes?
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Closure surprise
SIR – Having a bag of clothing to donate to charity, I rang the Salvation Army for information as to where to deliver the goods. To my surprise – and horror – I was informed that the hostel was closed. Has anybody thought through the repercussions
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Where is cash from?
SIR – Regarding the mirror pool and how much money it brings in etc. If a million people spend a pound each, there that that’s an extra £1m. But where did they come from? If for example they all travelled there from Shipley then presumably they
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Wait time may reduce
SIR – In his recent letter (T&A, September 19), Mr Lyons, of Baildon Lib Dems, uses the current fire station closures as an opportunity to bash the Labour-led Fire Authority. Not so fast, Mr Lyons! Surely he is also aware that it is the intention
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Ward staff ‘are not to blame over incident’
SIR – I was admitted to Ward 11 at BRI on Friday, September 14, for surgery and went home on Sunday. I have a lot of sympathy for dementia sufferer Margaret Taylor and her family after the 80-year-old walked off the secure ward (T&A September
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New domestic abuse work is welcomed
Widening the definition of domestic violence will bring recognition for teenage victims, and expose the extent of the abuse that goes on behind closed doors. According to Home Office figures, two women a week are killed as a result of domestic
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Money still the key to Odeon fate
Former US president Bill Clinton once famously said: “It’s the economy, stupid” – and that, of course, is the real reason why the redevelopment of the former Odeon site has gone back to the drawing board today after 12 wasted years. When the
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Celebrated poet makes a city visit
World-class poet Daljit Nagra will be the Beehive Poets’ guest this Monday, September 24. He will be reading and hearing some of the work produced by local writers. Daljit has won several prestigious prizes for his poetry. His first collection
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Delight as care trio for Ilkley man is appointed
A search for carers to help a 21-year-old Ilkley man with a rare degenerative disorder has been successful. Social care provider Care Dynamics (Yorkshire) reported last month it was having problems recruiting a team of young, male personal assistants
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Tragic loss sparks hike fundraiser
A mum whose dad and sister died within three months of each other will be walking in their memory in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for a leading cancer charity. Helen Hodson, of Baildon , will be walking with her ten-year-old daughter Harriet
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National Media Museum in Bradford cuts film matinees
Matinee film screenings at the National Media Museum in Bradford have been axed after they only attracted an average of 16 people in the City of Film. Bosses at the museum yesterday revealed plans to cut “unsuccessful screening times” at its Pictureville
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Inquiry goes on to trace killer
A poster appeal to find the killer of Bradford grandfather Clement Desmier has so far failed to give detectives the vital piece of information they need to move their investigation forward. Mr Desmier (pictured), 68, was found murdered at his ransacked
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Shotgun attack man due in court
A man found guilty of blasting a father-of-six in the leg with a shotgun more than five years ago was due to be sentenced today. Robert Whelan, 31, was convicted at Bradford Crown Court last week of having a firearm to commit an indictable offence
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Speeding Bradford motorist was late for work when he killed man
A 28-year-old man who knocked down and killed a great-grandfather was speeding because he was late for work, a Court was told. Bradford Crown Court heard Qasim Mir – who was due to start work in Wakefield at 11am on September 9 last year – was
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Bradford City ready to end league road trip duck
Phil Parkinson insists City’s away form is no big issue as they hunt a first road win at out-of-form Oxford tomorrow. The Bantams have made their best start to a home league campaign for more than half a century with four straight victories.
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Cummins needs right tools for Bradford Bulls job
Gary Tasker has paid tribute to new Bulls coach Francis Cummins and believes he can prove a resounding success – provided he is given sufficient resources to work with. Cummins was unveiled as successor to Mick Potter on a three-year deal by new
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Working families’ stroke anguish
Suffering a stroke is having a drastic impact on the finances of working-age survivors and their families in Yorkshire, according to a report published today by the Stroke Association. Short-changed by Stroke is based on a survey of more than 2,200
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The massive task facing any developer of the Odeon
Any scheme to bring the former Odeon building back into use will require a major engineering project at huge cost, according to experts. Its condition has steadily worsened since it was last used in July 2000 and a structural report by Lambert
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‘Devastation’ at Morrisons jobs’ bombshell
Supermarket giant Morrisons last night confirmed it intends to transfer the work of its payroll and associated departments from its Bradford headquarters to India making 215 jobs redundant. Letters were yesterday received by affected staff who
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Wilsden chicken slaughterhouse in breach of permit
Bosses at a controversial chicken slaughterhouse, who have been accused of blighting a village near Bingley with its “horrendous stink”, have been told to clean up their act. Chesterfield Poultry, which has a slaughterhouse in Station Road, Harecroft
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Bradford man denies hammer attack on neighbour
A man who has denied bursting into a neighbour’s home and hitting her on the head three times with a hammer told a jury he was also attacked during the fracas in Bradford . Craig Cordingley, 38, told Bradford Crown Court yesterday an Asian drugs
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McLaughlin and Duke keeping each other on their toes at Bradford City
Goalkeeping stand-offs are all the rage in the Premier League these days. Anders Lindegaard and David De Gea are slugging it out for the Manchester United starting job, while French international Hugo Lloris may have cost Spurs £8million but he
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Odeon decision 'could be good for the city'
Politicians within the district have reacted positively to the announcement by the HCA yesterday over the Odeon’s future. George Galloway , Respect MP for Bradford West, which covers the city centre, said he was delighted the agreement had been
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Langtree 'simply could not sign up to Section 106 agreement' in economic climate
The chief executive of Langtree Group, John Downes (left), has said that, while commercial realities were a major impediment to the New Victoria Place scheme getting off the ground, there were additional legal complexities that led to the HCA’s decision
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'All viable options open' after Odeon deal collapses
A key city centre site is once again up for grabs after the dramatic collapse of a long-standing deal to redevelop the former Odeon. But both the owner of the Prince’s Way building, the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency, and the leader
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Bid to be unveiled for 120 homes on Haworth site
A Bradford businessman is set to reveal plans to build 120 homes on greenfield land in Haworth . Pervez Abbas said that if this first phase for the land west of Weavers Hill is a success, he will apply for a second phase of another 200 houses.
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Bradford World Curry Festival gets under way
A host of food stalls have sprung up in Bradford’s City Park for the World Curry Festival , which was getting under way today. The event, which will run until Sunday, includes cookery demonstrations featuring chefs from local Indian restaurants
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Son admits murder of 91-year-old dad at Shipley house
A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering his 91-year-old father at the home they shared. Robert Cordingley, of Bingley Road, Shipley , was due to stand trial at Newcastle Crown Court on October 15 accused of the crime. But yesterday
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Literacy improves among Bradford pupils
Literacy levels among Bradford children have leapt forward according to new SATS results for this year’s primary school leavers. Provisional tables from the Department for Education show the percentage of pupils making expected progress in English
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Bradford Bulls to name bar in honour of Odsal legend Trevor Foster
A central figure in a fight to save the Bradford Bulls’ predecessor, Bradford Northern, when the rugby league club last faced collapse will be honoured in a tribute at Odsal Stadium. Bradford restaurant boss Omar Khan and former Sports Minister
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Former Bradford City defender O’Brien happy to be ‘one of the lads’ again
Luke O’Brien feels like a proper player again as he prepares for tomorrow’s reunion with his home-town club. The former City left back is likely to be on the Oxford bench after signing a deal last week until the middle of December. But O’Brien
