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UPDATE: Four Bradford men arrested after woman, 25, killed in road smash
Four Bradford men have been arrested after a crash left a woman, 25, dead and a man and two young children badly injured today. The smash, which involved a Seat Leon and a Vauxhall Astra, happened in Boothtown Road, Halifax, at 3.30pm. The
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It's great Scott as Waites wins British Darts Organisation world title
Bradford-born Scott Waites cruised to his first BDO World Championship title after beating Tony O’Shea 7-1 in a one-sided final tonight at Frimley Green. Waites was ruthless as he raced to a 5-0 lead, taking ten legs in a row at one point as O’
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Late fade out for understrength Avenue
Brackley Town 3, Bradford Park Avenue 1 A goalless first half gave Avenue hope of coming away from high-flying Brackley with something but the home side stepped it up after the break to consolidate their third place in Blue Square Bet North.
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Grant scores on comeback trail but Farsley lose play-off berth
Farsley 1, Prescot Cables 1 Farsley lost their grip on the last play-off place in Evo-Stik Division One North as they were held to a draw at Throstle Nest by struggling Prescot Cables. The visitors caught the home side cold and took
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No repeat big scalp for Geary and Schofield
Runcorn Town 3, Silsden 0 The feel good factor of the recently-installed management team did not stretch into a second game as Silsden were beaten at high-flying Runcorn Town in the North West Counties League Premier Division. Andy Geary and
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March draws on the positives after Keighley Cougars let it slip
Batley Bullsdogs 32 Keighley Cougars 16 Keighley Cougars were beaten comfortably following a second-half collapse at Batley Bulldogs. Tries from new signings Joe Chandler and Sean Hesketh, alongside a score from Jesse Sheriffe, saw Keighley
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Keighley school is drumming up support for minibus
Life for a Keighley special school could be transformed, if a fundraising appeal is a success. Phoenix School in Braithwaite Avenue needs to buy a specially-adapted minibus to cater for its pupils who use wheelchairs. It is when the pupils,
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Ruthless streak is all that's missing for Guiseley
Guiseley 1 Oxford City 0 Guiseley consolidated second place in Blue Square Bet North with a regulation victory over a hard-working Oxford City side at Nethermoor. Their neighbours Oxford United may have got three points from their visit to
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Old Grovians' complete performance delights Whitcombe
Old Grovians 49, Ossett 3 Saturday was one of those rare occasions when everything fell into place for a team. “It was our most complete performance of the season,” said a proud Old Grovians director of rugby Martin Whitcombe.
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Injuries put Wharfedale in harsh light
Esher 64, Wharfedale 20 When you are playing a top side at the top of their game, you don’t need five injuries - but that’s what Wharfedale were up against in this SSE National League one match. The home side played a fast
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Liversedge suffer heavy defeat
Liversedge went down 4-1 at Maltby Main on Saturday. Mark Stewart put the home side into the lead after just three minutes and Brian Cusworth doubled their advantage in the 11th. Sedge pulled one back ten minutes into the second half through
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Red-hot Edwards salvages point for Eccleshill
In-form Marcus Edwards took his tally to four goals in three games as he earned Eccleshill United a point from a 1-1 draw at Clipstone Welfare. Robert Paling broke the deadlock in the 66th minute but Edwards struck nine minutes from time. The
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Brighouse find top gear after making slow start
Brighouse Town remain third in the top tier after they came from behind to beat Parkgate 2-1 at the Dual Seal Stadium. It was an uncharacteristically poor first-half display from Town and they trailed at the break after Craig Fletcher had put the
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Returning Hall's two-goal haul for Albion Sports
Albion Sports leapt above visitors Shirebrook Town as a 3-0 victory took them back into second place in Baris Northern Counties East Division One. Karl Hall returned to the starting line up after coming back from injury as a midweek substitute
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Defence wins the day as injury-hit Keighley notch rare away win
Middlesbrough 13, Keighley 20 On a bright, sunny day, Keighley made hard work of beating a heavyweight Middlesbrough team in SSE North One East. The visitors started brightly, with some excellent play from both forwards and backs, and indiscretions
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Start is all important as Baildon lose at leaders
Old Rishworthians 16, Baildon 9 Head coach Dave Duxbury's message to his team that the first 20 minutes of the game would be vital proved prophetic as Baildon conceded all 16 points inside the first quarter. The home side got off the mark
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£1m set aside to deal with firefighters' injuries
Nearly £1 million has been earmarked to deal with 225 accidents at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service sites during a 12-month period, an increase of £768,000 or 522 per cent from two years ago, the service has revealed. Although the numbers
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Late Twomey try brings Otley draw
Bromsgrove 24, Otley 24 Otley's interim director of rugby Ryan Duckett was delighted with the application shown by his players who were up against a side completely at home with the sticky underfoot conditions and adept at ball retention
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Bees triumph but miss out on bonus point
Bradford & Bingley 21, Kendal 10 Despite the freezing conditions, both sides did their best to play some open, running rugby in this SSE National League Three North clash, and for the most part put on an entertaining show for the Wagon Lane crowd
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Whitehead claims four tries as Bradford Bulls destroy Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams 6, Bradford Bulls 48 Elliott Whitehead’s four-try haul inspired an emphatic victory for the Bulls as Francis Cummins’ reign began in style today. The homegrown second-rower, 23, produced three clinical finishes and joint-captain
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Bradford Salem are the entertainers in derby victory
Bradford Salem 41, West Park Leeds 25 Bradford Salem secured their first victory of 2013, winning 41-25 in an entertaining SSE Yorkshire Division Two game against West Park Leeds at Shay Lane. The home side took an early 3-0 lead courtesy
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Cleckheaton take the spoils in tight contest
Morpeth 19, Cleckheaton 20 Cleckheaton just about deserved the victory in this keenly contested SSE North One East match - but it was very close. The first quarter of the game was all Cleckheaton, and it appeared that they would run up a big
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Leeds United fans call for Warnock’s head
Barnsley 2 Leeds United 0 Neil Warnock was left with the chants of ‘Warnock, time to go’ ringing in his ears after Chris Dagnall’s brace saw off Leeds. The Whites have lost 5-2, 4-1 and 2-0 on their last three visits to Barnsley – albeit two
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Bradford project is appealing for history volunteers
A project funded by the Heritage Lottery and aimed at educating people about the hidden history around Bradford is recruiting volunteers. Bradford Jewish Heritage tour guides are wanted for training beginning on Sunday, January 20. Making Their
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Wharfedale GP holds dance for medical charity
A doctor is organising her fifth annual dance night next month in aid of an international medical emergency relief charity. Dr Emily Muirhead, of Ilkley, will stage Bongo 5 at Hollygarth Social Club, Leeds Road, Ilkley, on February 2, raising money
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Funding appeal over Special Olympics athletes from Bradford
A Bradford charity for athletes with disabilities is calling for financial support from Sport England or the National Lottery to help with the cost of sending athletes to a major competition. More than 30 athletes and coaches are faced with each
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Retired Bradford headteacher Peter Whitford dies
Retired Bradford headteacher Peter Whitford died just hours after celebrating his 83rd birthday with his family. His son Nick said his father’s death was unexpected “but if he had to go, then that was the right time”. He said: “Dad had spent
