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Upbeat Otley Folk Festival a big hit
About 80 acts performed at 12 different venues in Otley as the organisers of the town's folk festival tried to build on the success of recent years. One of the event organisers, Steve Fairholme, said tickets had sold well for the event, which began
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World Curry Festival spices up city centre
Spices and flavours from across the globe were tantalising tastebuds in Bradford as thousands visited one of the district’s main attractions at the weekend. A range of events were taking place across the district including the World Curry Festival
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West Bowling win feisty derby
West Bowling A 46, Bank Top Harriers 24 The bragging rights belong to West Bowling A as they claimed victory 46-24 against Bank Top Harriers in the big Pennine League Championship Division game yesterday. The scene was set at Emsley's Rec
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Danny's double delight for Bradford Park Avenue
Curzon Ashton 1 Bradford Park Avenue 3 Park Avenue booked themselves a place in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup courtesy of a double from Danny Holland against Evo-Stik Division One North outfit Curzon. It was good news for the club
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Cook dishes up three points for Albion Sports
Albion Sports are a comfortable fourth in Division One of the Northern Counties East League after stretching their unbeaten run to five games. However, they did come close to throwing away what should have been an unassailable lead at Dinnington
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Brighouse bounce back
Brighouse Town broke their two-game losing spell to earn a win that keeps them fourth in the Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Brighouse had not won since going top the midweek before last but they won 2-1 at home to Arnold
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Missin on target for new club in Thackley romp
Thackley were in inspired form at mid-table rivals Heanor Town and the three points from a 5-0 win saw them leapfrog the Derbyshire outfit in the Northern Counties East Premier Division table. James Firth headed the first following an early
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Eccleshill blow themselves out after whirlwind start
Eccleshill United 1 Bottesford Town 2 A bright opening soon faded as Eccleshill United’s Jekyll and Hyde season continued with another home defeat. The desire and the determination of the side that had beaten league leaders Athersley Recreation
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Liversedge no match for league leaders
Liversedge had a damaging day at Worksop Parramore as the Northern Counties East Premier Division leaders romped to a 4-1 win thanks in the main to a second-half hat-trick from leading scorer Lee Whittington. Sedge actually took the lead
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Back to the drawing board for Farsley boss
Farsley 1 Ramsbottom United 1 Farsley failed to break their seven-game winless run when Saturday’s clash against newly-promoted Ramsbottom ended in frustration. The home side had taken the lead but were pegged back and had to settle for a point
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Walshaw leaves it late for Guiseley
Bamber Bridge 0 Guiseley 1 Guiseley were by no means at their best but they earned victory by the narrowest of margins at Bamber Bridge. They will be in tomorrow’s FA Cup third qualifying-round draw thanks to James Walshaw’s late winner at
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Silsden are given boot by leaders
Bootle 2 Silsden 1 The Cobbydalers came close to causing an upset but ended the day on the end of a narrow defeat. Bootle went into Saturday’s clash as North West Counties Premier Division leaders after an unbeaten eight-game start but they
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Bees must digest lessons before visit of Harrogate
Kendal 39, Bradford & Bingley 32 Bradford & Bingley returned from Kendal with two league points which was enough to lift them out of the bottom three of SSE National League Three North yesterday. However, they face a very tough looking fixture
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Close scoreline can't disguise Wharfedale's superiority
Wharfedale 18, Esher 15 Wharfedale secured a second notable SSE National League One scalp at The Avenue in defeating Esher yesterday in a game they dominated for long periods in either half. Neither a strong rearguard finish nor their three
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Cleckheaton show cutting edge at last
Cleckheaton 39, Morpeth 17 This SSE North One East match was held up for almost an hour for a Morpeth player to receive medical attention following a collision with his own player. Cleckheaton eased to their first SSE North One East bonus-point
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Blaze destroys takeaway shop near city centre
A major fire ripped through a popular takeaway restaurant near the centre of Bradford this afternoon. The entire Uncle B’s pizza and fish and chip shop on Great Horton Road, next to Bradford University, was caught up in the blaze which started
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Gardner scores on debut as Salem win away again
West Park Leeds 19, Bradford Salem 25 Bradford Salem secured a second successive away win in SSE Yorkshire Division Two yesterday after overcoming West Park Leeds at The Sycamores. Salem took an early 5-0 lead when former Otley and Keighley
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Late tries preserve Otley's winning start
Otley 24, Bromsgrove 18 Otley preserved their 100 per cent record in SSE National League Two North yesterday - but it was a close-run thing. They trailed 18-9 to Midlanders Bromsgrove with five minutes of normal time remaining but then scored
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Keighley edge victory as defences dominate
Keighley 19 Middlesbrough 17 Both teams started well yesterday's SSE North One East clash well, early Middlesbrough pressure being rewarded with a penalty from fly half Jack Bircham. After a period of midfield attrition, Keighley’s Alex Brown
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Fortress Jenny Lane still intact as leaders fall
Baildon 10 Old Rishworthians 3 Under-strength Baildon put together a stirring performance yesterday to maintain an unbeaten SSE Yorkshire Division Three home record which stretches back almost 12 months. Despite being without key players
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Warnock proud of players as Leeds United avenge 7-3 hammering
Leeds United 2 Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds boss Neil Warnock had few complaints about his side’s performance as they ended Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten start to the Champ-ionship season with a 2-1 victory at Elland Road. Goals from leading scorer
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Fundraiser Tony Handy to run marathon inspired by Harry Beck, of Idle
A teenager with a life-threatening muscle weakness condition has inspired a fundraiser to run his first marathon. Harry Beck, 14, of Idle , is one of only two people in the country with a rare form of myotubular myopathy, a condition affecting
